جزء 6
سورة النساء
The statement regarding the interpretation of the verse: "O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion or say about Allah except the truth."
Abu Ja'far said: When He, exalted be His mention, says: "O People of the Scripture", He is addressing the people of the Gospel among the Christians. "Do not exceed the limits in your religion" means do not go beyond the truth in your religion and fall into error, and do not say anything about Jesus that is not true. For your claim regarding Jesus that he is the Son of God is an untruthful statement about Allah, because Allah has not taken a son; thus, Jesus or any of His creation cannot be His son. "And do not say about Allah except the truth."
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The root of "ghulu" is, in every matter, exceeding its limit which is its proper boundary. It is said in the context of religion: "he has exceeded his limit, he exceeds in excess." Moreover, "he exaggerated with the girl, her size and flesh." This refers to a young woman who rapidly surpasses her peers in youth, becoming excessive in it="he exceeds her in excess, and in exceeding." From that is the saying of Al-Harith bin Khalid Al-Makhzumi:
خُمْصَانَـــةٌ قَلِـــقٌ مُوَشَّـــحُها
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10853- Al-Muthanna reported, saying: Ishaq told us, Ibn Abi Ja'far narrated from his father, from Al-Rabi' who said: They became two groups: one group exceeded in the religion, their excess being doubt in it and aversion to it, and another group fell short of it, thus committing disobedience to their Lord's command.
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The interpretation of the saying: "Indeed, the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was a Messenger of Allah and His Word, which He bestowed upon Mary, and a Spirit from Him."
Abu Ja'far said: This means His praise with His statement: "Indeed, the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary." What is the Messiah, O those who have gone to extremes in their religion from the People of the Book, to be the son of God, as you claim? Rather, he is Jesus, son of Mary, with no lineage other than that. Then Allah, Exalted is His praise, described him with his description and said: He is the Messenger of Allah, whom Allah sent with the truth to whom He sent him among His creation.
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The origin of "The Messiah" is derived from "The Anointed", turning from "Maf'ool" to "Fa'eel". Allah named him this way to purify him from sins. It is said that he was anointed from the sins and impurities found in humans, just as something is wiped clean of the dirt it carries, thus it is purified from it. That is why Mujahid and others who supported his statement said: "The Messiah" is the truthful one. (2)
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Some people have claimed that the origin of this word is Hebrew or Syraic " مشيحا ", which was Arabized to become " المسيح ", just as the names of other prophets in the Quran were Arabized, such as: " إسماعيل ", " إسحاق ", " موسى ", and " عيسى ".
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Abu Ja'far said: And what has been mentioned as a comparison with that to the "Messiah" has no parallel. This is because "Ishmael" and "Isaac" and similar names are not attributes, whereas the "Messiah" is an attribute. It is not permissible for the Arabs, or for other races of creation, to be addressed with an attribute of something except in a manner that they understand from whom they are being addressed. If the "Messiah" were not part of the language of the Arabs, and the Arabs did not comprehend its meaning, they would not have been addressed with it. We have previously provided sufficient clarification regarding similar matters, so there is no need to repeat it. (3)
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And as for " the Antichrist ", it also means: the one with a wiped eye, derived from " the passive form " to " the active form ". Therefore, the meaning of: " the Messiah " in Jesus (peace be upon him): the one whose body is wiped clean from impurities and sins = and the meaning of: " the Messiah " in the Antichrist: the one with the wiped right or left eye, as narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) regarding that. (4)
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As for His saying: "And His word which He conveyed to Mary", it means: by "the word", the message that Allah commanded His angels to bring to Mary, as a glad tidings from Allah to her, which Allah mentioned in His saying: When the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him" [Surah Al Imran: 45], meaning: a message from Him, and a glad tidings from Him.
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And Qatadah said regarding this:
10854 - Al-Hasan bin Yahya reported to us, he said, Abdul-Razzaq informed us, he said, Ma'mar informed us, from Qatadah: "And [mention, O Muhammad], when the angels said, 'O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him.' He said: It is His saying: "Be", and it was.
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And we have clarified the differences among the divergent opinions of the people of Islam regarding this matter in the past, which renders it unnecessary to repeat it in this context. (5)
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And His saying: "He cast it to Mary", means: He informed her about it and conveyed it to her, as it is said: "I have cast a good word to you", meaning: I have informed you about it and spoken to you about it. (6)
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And as for His saying: "And a Spirit from Him", the scholars have differed in its interpretation.
Some said: The meaning of His word: "And a spirit from Him" refers to the breath from Him, because it was mentioned about the breath of Gabriel, peace be upon him, into the garment of Mary by Allah's command to him to do so, (7) so it is attributed to be "a spirit from Allah", because it was with His command. He said: And the breath is named "a spirit", because it is a wind that comes out from the spirit, and they cited as evidence for that the saying of Dhuh al-Rumma in the description of a fire he characterized:
When she appeared, I covered her up while she was a little girl.
In a state of inertia, it did not complete an arm's length or a span. (8)
And I said to him, "Raise it up to You, and make it alive."
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And they said: meaning by His saying: "Give her life with Your Spirit", that is: give her life with Your breath.
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And some of them said regarding His statement: "And a spirit from Him" that it means that he was a human being brought to life by Allah's command with His saying: "Be". They said that the meaning of His statement: "And a spirit from Him" is life from Him, meaning the revival of Allah to him by His creation.
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And others said: (9) The meaning of His saying: "And a spirit from Him" is a mercy from Him, as He, the Exalted, said in another place: "And He supported them with a spirit from Him" [Surah Al-Mujadila: 22]. They said: Its meaning in this context is a mercy from Him. (10) They said: Thus, Allah made Jesus a mercy from Him for those who followed him, believed in him, and affirmed him, because he guided them to the path of righteousness.
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And others said: The meaning of that is: And a spirit from Allah created it, then it was sent to Mary, and it entered into her mouth, and Allah made it the spirit of Jesus, peace be upon him.
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*Mention of those who said that:*
10855- Al-Muthanna told me, saying, Ishaq narrated to us, that Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah ibn Sa'd said, Abu Ja'far informed me, from al-Rabi', from Abu al-Ala, from Ubayy ibn Ka'b regarding the saying: وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ مِنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ [Surah Al-A'raf: 172], he said: He took them and made them spirits, then shaped them, then asked them to speak, so the spirit of Jesus was among those spirits from which the covenant and the pact were taken, and that spirit was sent to Mary, so it entered into her, and she conceived that which spoke to her, and it is the spirit of Jesus (peace be upon him). (11)
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And others said: The meaning of "the spirit" here is Gabriel (peace be upon him). They said: And the meaning of the statement is: And His word which He cast to Mary, and He also cast to her a spirit from God. They said: Thus "the spirit" is correlated to what is mentioned in the saying: "He cast it" from the mention of God, meaning that the casting of the word to Mary was from God, then from Gabriel (peace be upon him).
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Abu Ja'far said: All of these statements have a valid perspective and are not far from the truth.
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The interpretation of the verse: "So believe in Allah and His messengers, and do not say, 'Three'—desist; it is better for you."
Abu Ja'far said: His saying, Exalted is His Mention: "So believe in Allah and His messengers", means, O people of the Scripture, believe in the oneness of Allah and His Lordship, and that He has no children, and believe His messengers in what they brought you from Allah, and in what I have informed you that Allah is one, without any partners, nor any spouse, nor any children = "And do not say, 'Three'", meaning: And do not say that there are three deities.
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And the word "three" is raised, with an omitted subject indicated by what is clear, which is "they". The meaning of the statement is: do not say they are three. This is permissible because "saying" is narration, and the Arabs do this in narration, as in the saying of Allah: "They will say, 'Three; their fourth is their dog.'" [Surah Al-Kahf: 22]. Likewise, everything that is reported as raised after "saying" has no subject with it, so there is an implied subject for that noun.
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Then He (Glory be to Him) said to them, warning them for their grave statement about Allah: "Stop." O you who say: Allah is the third of three, refrain from what you are saying of falsehood and polytheism against Allah, for ceasing from that is better for you than continuing to say it, due to the immediate punishment you will receive from Allah for such statements, if you persist in them and do not revert to the truth which you have been commanded to return to—both with regard to the immediate consequences and those in your afterlife. (12)
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The interpretation of the verse: "Indeed, Allah is One God; Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs."
Abu Ja'far said: What he means by His saying: "Indeed, Allah is one God" is what you, who say: "Allah is the third of three," assert, because whoever has a child, is not a God. Similarly, whoever has a partner cannot be a worshipped God. But Allah, who has divinity and worship, is one worshipped God, without a child, nor a parent, nor a partner, nor a rival.
Then He glorified His praise and elevated Himself above what His disbelieving enemies said about Him, saying: "Glory be to Him to have a son", meaning: Exalted is Allah, High and Mighty, and He is exalted and free from having a son or a companion. (13)
Then, His Exalted Mention informs His servants that Jesus and His mother, and those in the heavens and the earth, are His servants and creations, (14) and that He is their provider and creator, and they are in need and poverty to Him - asserting this against those who claim that the Messiah is His son, and that if he were indeed His son as they say, he would have no need for Him, nor would he be a owned servant. He said: " To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth ", meaning: To God belongs everything in the heavens and the earth, in terms of ownership and creation. He provides for them, sustains them, and manages them. So how can the Messiah be a son of God, while he is in the earth or in the heavens, never being outside of being in any of these places?
And His saying: "And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs" means: And everything in the heavens and the earth is dependent on Allah, who is the Sustainer, Planner, and Provider, without the need for anyone else. (15)
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(1) Al-Aghani 9:226, Majaz al-Qur'an by Abu Ubaydah 1:143, Al-Lisan (Ghala). In Al-Aghani "Ala" with the neglected 'ayn, which is a mistake that needs to be corrected.
And a verse from this poem has already passed in 1:116, Commentary: 3, and I mentioned its story there, which is one of the verses in which he mentions his beloved and the days that have passed for him and for her:
When it is pure love, and its vision...
Wishful thinking, and her words are a treasure.
The translation of the Arabic text "لَفَّــــاءُ مَمْلُـــوءُ مُخَلْخَلُهَـــا" is: "The binding is full of its unsettlement."
The text translates to: "It is an unusual thing, for it has no size to its greatness."
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And as if a very precious thing (is) approaching it.
Under the clothes, when the star tilts.
And it is good hair, a nice quality for a woman. "Lafaa", wrapped in thighs, her flesh is plump, and it is beautiful in women, ugly in men. "Mamlou' makhalkhalha", the place of her anklet, her bones are hidden under the flesh, and it is a good quality; her bones do not appear as if they were hammered with nails. "Ajza": good in the hips. "Khamsana" (with the opening and closing of the ‘kha’): a slim stomach. "Qaliq mowashaha", her creation is balanced, the shawl moves on her due to her slimness, not filled with flesh that makes her a single mass!! "Rawd al-shabab": a beautiful young woman who sways with grace and has a radiant complexion. And "al-ghaliyah": a kind of perfume. "Sakha al-najm": leaned to dusk, and that is at dawn when the mouths and bodies of people change, and there appears a scent that is not liked. And there are few people who possess this quality!!
(2) Look at what has preceded 6 : 414, for there you will find the statement of Mujahid. I commented there and referred to the abbreviation of Abu Jaafar, and I preferred that in the speech there is a deficiency. This part of his words indicates that Abu Jaafar himself is the one who abbreviated the speech there, either due to forgetfulness as I prefer, or because he composed his commentary over periods that were spaced apart. Had it not been for that, he would have referred here – as was his habit – to the previous place where he explained the meaning of "the Messiah".
(3) Look at what has passed 1: 13-24.
(4) It is what has come in the authentic hadiths from a group of companions regarding the description of the Antichrist, may Allah protect us from his trial. Among that is the hadith of Hudhayfah (Muslim 18:60) who said:
(The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: The Dajjal is one-eyed, with vision in the right eye only, and has messy hair. He will have with him a paradise and a fire; his fire is a paradise, and his paradise is a fire.)
And the narration of Ibn Umar:
(The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, mentioned the Dajjal among the people and said: Indeed, Allah is not one-eyed; verily, the Messiah, the Dajjal, is one-eyed, with his right eye resembling a floating grape.)
And the hadiths about the Dajjal (Antichrist) are numerous, with varying expressions, some brief and some lengthy. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the torment of Hellfire, and from the punishment of the grave, and from the trials of life and death, and from the trial of the Messiah, the Dajjal.
(5) Look at the تفسير"the word" in what has preceded 6: 411, 412.
(6) This is a meaning that is restricted in the language books, as you rarely find it therein, and it is a very clear explanation.
(7) "The armor of a woman": It is her garment that protects her from the eyes of the corrupt, just as armor protects its wearer. It is far-fetched to call anything from a woman's clothing today "armor", for it does not protect her from anything, and a man does not refrain from anything!! And Allah is the one whose help is sought.
(8) His Diwan: 176, and in Lisan (Ruh), and in Al-Mazhar 1: 556, and others. This, and there are only the first three verses in the manuscript, while the printed version added a fourth verse, but before it in the poetry of Dhi Al-Rumma there is a line, so I added it from his Diwan and placed it in parentheses, because it completes the meaning of the verses.
And before these verses, there are verses describing the extraction of the spark of fire from the flint with the striking. So when it is struck, it is wrapped as mentioned in other poetry. His saying: "So when it appeared", means the spark of fire appeared from the upper flint at the striking, "he wrapped it" in a dirty cloth, which was not even an arm's length or a hand's breadth, and it is what he called "dark-colored", for its blackness from its dirt. And it was "a newborn" because it fell from its mother at that moment, so it was caught in the cloth which he made for it as a shroud. And it was only made "a shroud" for it because the spark falls from the flint illuminating and shining while alive, but when it falls in the cotton, it is not seen to shine, as if the spark has died. However, it again follows the spark until it brings it back to life, so he said to his companion: "Lift it to you", meaning take it by your hand and lift it to your mouth, then "revive it with your breath", meaning blow a gentle breath to it, "and give it sustenance in moderation", instructing him to be gentle and to blow lightly bit by bit, as if he was giving the breath as nourishment to this newborn, allowing it to develop gradually, bit by bit until it is complete.
Then, when he was finished with that, and the fire had grown somewhat, he said to him: "Arrange for it dried firewood", meaning to place the fine dry firewood on top of each other, and feed this newborn— and "the firewood": the finely chopped form of everything— this is so the fire can grow faster in it. Then he says to him: face it towards the southeastern wind so that it may grow, "and make your hands a cover for it", meaning: to protect it from other directions until the southeastern wind strikes it, so it does not die again.
Then it returned to describe its growth, saying: "And when it grew" and rose, "it consumes the dry", it consumes what has dried from the branches of trees, leaving no dry or green of what they had gathered for it. This was when it became stable and reached its peak. When they saw the fire running afterwards in "the thick" - which is the stout and dry kindling - as if its light was the brightness of lightning, they raised their hands in gratitude to the One who created them and created the fire.
And this is good poetry that is straight in its path.
And among what is restricted here, is what Al-Suyuti narrated in Al-Muzhir, from Abu Ubayd in Al-Gharib Al-Musatf that Al-Asma'i said: 'I was informed by Isa ibn Umar, who said: "Dhu al-Rumah recited to me:"
وَظَـاهِرْ لَهَـا مـن يَـابِس الشَّـخْتِ
Then he recited after this:
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Abu Ubaid said: I said to him: Did you recite to me "from the dry of the shakht"? He replied: The dry is from the misery. Al-Suyuti said: And that is a connected and sound chain of narration, for Abu Ubaid heard it from Al-Asma'i.
And it was in the printed text: "It happened for the abundant" and "for its Creator", and the narration of the poem was confirmed.
(9) In the printed version: "And some said", and I confirmed what is in the manuscript.
(10) In the printed version: "He said" in the singular form, and I have confirmed what is in the manuscript.
(11) In the printed edition: "She became pregnant, and the one who spoke to her was the spirit of Jesus ..." The "و" (and) has been omitted from the end of the sentence and confirmed at the beginning; thus, I reverted it to its original form in the manuscript, which is correct. This refers to Allah's saying in Surah Maryam 24: (So he called her from below her, 'Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.').
And this narration was not mentioned in the interpretation of the verse of Al-A'raf in its appropriate place there, and it is one of the evidence of Abu Ja'far's conciseness in his interpretation, and one of the aspects of his method in brevity.
(12) The statement: "And the delayed in your return" is connected to the statement: "from the immediate punishment for you ..."
(13) See the interpretation of "Glory" in what has preceded 1: 474-476, 495 / 2: 537.
(14) In the printed version: "and His dominion and creation", and in the manuscript: "and His bending and creation". Thus, I preferred to read it as I have recorded it.
(15) Look at the interpretation of "the trustee" in the preceding sections: p. 297, comment: 2, and the references there.
Abu Ja'far said: When He, exalted be His mention, says: "O People of the Scripture", He is addressing the people of the Gospel among the Christians. "Do not exceed the limits in your religion" means do not go beyond the truth in your religion and fall into error, and do not say anything about Jesus that is not true. For your claim regarding Jesus that he is the Son of God is an untruthful statement about Allah, because Allah has not taken a son; thus, Jesus or any of His creation cannot be His son. "And do not say about Allah except the truth."
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The root of "ghulu" is, in every matter, exceeding its limit which is its proper boundary. It is said in the context of religion: "he has exceeded his limit, he exceeds in excess." Moreover, "he exaggerated with the girl, her size and flesh." This refers to a young woman who rapidly surpasses her peers in youth, becoming excessive in it="he exceeds her in excess, and in exceeding." From that is the saying of Al-Harith bin Khalid Al-Makhzumi:
خُمْصَانَـــةٌ قَلِـــقٌ مُوَشَّـــحُها
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10853- Al-Muthanna reported, saying: Ishaq told us, Ibn Abi Ja'far narrated from his father, from Al-Rabi' who said: They became two groups: one group exceeded in the religion, their excess being doubt in it and aversion to it, and another group fell short of it, thus committing disobedience to their Lord's command.
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The interpretation of the saying: "Indeed, the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was a Messenger of Allah and His Word, which He bestowed upon Mary, and a Spirit from Him."
Abu Ja'far said: This means His praise with His statement: "Indeed, the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary." What is the Messiah, O those who have gone to extremes in their religion from the People of the Book, to be the son of God, as you claim? Rather, he is Jesus, son of Mary, with no lineage other than that. Then Allah, Exalted is His praise, described him with his description and said: He is the Messenger of Allah, whom Allah sent with the truth to whom He sent him among His creation.
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The origin of "The Messiah" is derived from "The Anointed", turning from "Maf'ool" to "Fa'eel". Allah named him this way to purify him from sins. It is said that he was anointed from the sins and impurities found in humans, just as something is wiped clean of the dirt it carries, thus it is purified from it. That is why Mujahid and others who supported his statement said: "The Messiah" is the truthful one. (2)
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Some people have claimed that the origin of this word is Hebrew or Syraic " مشيحا ", which was Arabized to become " المسيح ", just as the names of other prophets in the Quran were Arabized, such as: " إسماعيل ", " إسحاق ", " موسى ", and " عيسى ".
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Abu Ja'far said: And what has been mentioned as a comparison with that to the "Messiah" has no parallel. This is because "Ishmael" and "Isaac" and similar names are not attributes, whereas the "Messiah" is an attribute. It is not permissible for the Arabs, or for other races of creation, to be addressed with an attribute of something except in a manner that they understand from whom they are being addressed. If the "Messiah" were not part of the language of the Arabs, and the Arabs did not comprehend its meaning, they would not have been addressed with it. We have previously provided sufficient clarification regarding similar matters, so there is no need to repeat it. (3)
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And as for " the Antichrist ", it also means: the one with a wiped eye, derived from " the passive form " to " the active form ". Therefore, the meaning of: " the Messiah " in Jesus (peace be upon him): the one whose body is wiped clean from impurities and sins = and the meaning of: " the Messiah " in the Antichrist: the one with the wiped right or left eye, as narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) regarding that. (4)
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As for His saying: "And His word which He conveyed to Mary", it means: by "the word", the message that Allah commanded His angels to bring to Mary, as a glad tidings from Allah to her, which Allah mentioned in His saying: When the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him" [Surah Al Imran: 45], meaning: a message from Him, and a glad tidings from Him.
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And Qatadah said regarding this:
10854 - Al-Hasan bin Yahya reported to us, he said, Abdul-Razzaq informed us, he said, Ma'mar informed us, from Qatadah: "And [mention, O Muhammad], when the angels said, 'O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him.' He said: It is His saying: "Be", and it was.
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And we have clarified the differences among the divergent opinions of the people of Islam regarding this matter in the past, which renders it unnecessary to repeat it in this context. (5)
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And His saying: "He cast it to Mary", means: He informed her about it and conveyed it to her, as it is said: "I have cast a good word to you", meaning: I have informed you about it and spoken to you about it. (6)
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And as for His saying: "And a Spirit from Him", the scholars have differed in its interpretation.
Some said: The meaning of His word: "And a spirit from Him" refers to the breath from Him, because it was mentioned about the breath of Gabriel, peace be upon him, into the garment of Mary by Allah's command to him to do so, (7) so it is attributed to be "a spirit from Allah", because it was with His command. He said: And the breath is named "a spirit", because it is a wind that comes out from the spirit, and they cited as evidence for that the saying of Dhuh al-Rumma in the description of a fire he characterized:
When she appeared, I covered her up while she was a little girl.
In a state of inertia, it did not complete an arm's length or a span. (8)
And I said to him, "Raise it up to You, and make it alive."
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[And when she fed the meat, she did not refrain]
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And when it flowed in the wadis, flowing as if it...
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And they said: meaning by His saying: "Give her life with Your Spirit", that is: give her life with Your breath.
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And some of them said regarding His statement: "And a spirit from Him" that it means that he was a human being brought to life by Allah's command with His saying: "Be". They said that the meaning of His statement: "And a spirit from Him" is life from Him, meaning the revival of Allah to him by His creation.
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And others said: (9) The meaning of His saying: "And a spirit from Him" is a mercy from Him, as He, the Exalted, said in another place: "And He supported them with a spirit from Him" [Surah Al-Mujadila: 22]. They said: Its meaning in this context is a mercy from Him. (10) They said: Thus, Allah made Jesus a mercy from Him for those who followed him, believed in him, and affirmed him, because he guided them to the path of righteousness.
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And others said: The meaning of that is: And a spirit from Allah created it, then it was sent to Mary, and it entered into her mouth, and Allah made it the spirit of Jesus, peace be upon him.
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*Mention of those who said that:*
10855- Al-Muthanna told me, saying, Ishaq narrated to us, that Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah ibn Sa'd said, Abu Ja'far informed me, from al-Rabi', from Abu al-Ala, from Ubayy ibn Ka'b regarding the saying: وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنْ بَنِي آدَمَ مِنْ ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ [Surah Al-A'raf: 172], he said: He took them and made them spirits, then shaped them, then asked them to speak, so the spirit of Jesus was among those spirits from which the covenant and the pact were taken, and that spirit was sent to Mary, so it entered into her, and she conceived that which spoke to her, and it is the spirit of Jesus (peace be upon him). (11)
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And others said: The meaning of "the spirit" here is Gabriel (peace be upon him). They said: And the meaning of the statement is: And His word which He cast to Mary, and He also cast to her a spirit from God. They said: Thus "the spirit" is correlated to what is mentioned in the saying: "He cast it" from the mention of God, meaning that the casting of the word to Mary was from God, then from Gabriel (peace be upon him).
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Abu Ja'far said: All of these statements have a valid perspective and are not far from the truth.
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The interpretation of the verse: "So believe in Allah and His messengers, and do not say, 'Three'—desist; it is better for you."
Abu Ja'far said: His saying, Exalted is His Mention: "So believe in Allah and His messengers", means, O people of the Scripture, believe in the oneness of Allah and His Lordship, and that He has no children, and believe His messengers in what they brought you from Allah, and in what I have informed you that Allah is one, without any partners, nor any spouse, nor any children = "And do not say, 'Three'", meaning: And do not say that there are three deities.
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And the word "three" is raised, with an omitted subject indicated by what is clear, which is "they". The meaning of the statement is: do not say they are three. This is permissible because "saying" is narration, and the Arabs do this in narration, as in the saying of Allah: "They will say, 'Three; their fourth is their dog.'" [Surah Al-Kahf: 22]. Likewise, everything that is reported as raised after "saying" has no subject with it, so there is an implied subject for that noun.
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Then He (Glory be to Him) said to them, warning them for their grave statement about Allah: "Stop." O you who say: Allah is the third of three, refrain from what you are saying of falsehood and polytheism against Allah, for ceasing from that is better for you than continuing to say it, due to the immediate punishment you will receive from Allah for such statements, if you persist in them and do not revert to the truth which you have been commanded to return to—both with regard to the immediate consequences and those in your afterlife. (12)
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The interpretation of the verse: "Indeed, Allah is One God; Exalted is He above having a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs."
Abu Ja'far said: What he means by His saying: "Indeed, Allah is one God" is what you, who say: "Allah is the third of three," assert, because whoever has a child, is not a God. Similarly, whoever has a partner cannot be a worshipped God. But Allah, who has divinity and worship, is one worshipped God, without a child, nor a parent, nor a partner, nor a rival.
Then He glorified His praise and elevated Himself above what His disbelieving enemies said about Him, saying: "Glory be to Him to have a son", meaning: Exalted is Allah, High and Mighty, and He is exalted and free from having a son or a companion. (13)
Then, His Exalted Mention informs His servants that Jesus and His mother, and those in the heavens and the earth, are His servants and creations, (14) and that He is their provider and creator, and they are in need and poverty to Him - asserting this against those who claim that the Messiah is His son, and that if he were indeed His son as they say, he would have no need for Him, nor would he be a owned servant. He said: " To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth ", meaning: To God belongs everything in the heavens and the earth, in terms of ownership and creation. He provides for them, sustains them, and manages them. So how can the Messiah be a son of God, while he is in the earth or in the heavens, never being outside of being in any of these places?
And His saying: "And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs" means: And everything in the heavens and the earth is dependent on Allah, who is the Sustainer, Planner, and Provider, without the need for anyone else. (15)
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(1) Al-Aghani 9:226, Majaz al-Qur'an by Abu Ubaydah 1:143, Al-Lisan (Ghala). In Al-Aghani "Ala" with the neglected 'ayn, which is a mistake that needs to be corrected.
And a verse from this poem has already passed in 1:116, Commentary: 3, and I mentioned its story there, which is one of the verses in which he mentions his beloved and the days that have passed for him and for her:
When it is pure love, and its vision...
Wishful thinking, and her words are a treasure.
The translation of the Arabic text "لَفَّــــاءُ مَمْلُـــوءُ مُخَلْخَلُهَـــا" is: "The binding is full of its unsettlement."
The text translates to: "It is an unusual thing, for it has no size to its greatness."
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And as if a very precious thing (is) approaching it.
Under the clothes, when the star tilts.
And it is good hair, a nice quality for a woman. "Lafaa", wrapped in thighs, her flesh is plump, and it is beautiful in women, ugly in men. "Mamlou' makhalkhalha", the place of her anklet, her bones are hidden under the flesh, and it is a good quality; her bones do not appear as if they were hammered with nails. "Ajza": good in the hips. "Khamsana" (with the opening and closing of the ‘kha’): a slim stomach. "Qaliq mowashaha", her creation is balanced, the shawl moves on her due to her slimness, not filled with flesh that makes her a single mass!! "Rawd al-shabab": a beautiful young woman who sways with grace and has a radiant complexion. And "al-ghaliyah": a kind of perfume. "Sakha al-najm": leaned to dusk, and that is at dawn when the mouths and bodies of people change, and there appears a scent that is not liked. And there are few people who possess this quality!!
(2) Look at what has preceded 6 : 414, for there you will find the statement of Mujahid. I commented there and referred to the abbreviation of Abu Jaafar, and I preferred that in the speech there is a deficiency. This part of his words indicates that Abu Jaafar himself is the one who abbreviated the speech there, either due to forgetfulness as I prefer, or because he composed his commentary over periods that were spaced apart. Had it not been for that, he would have referred here – as was his habit – to the previous place where he explained the meaning of "the Messiah".
(3) Look at what has passed 1: 13-24.
(4) It is what has come in the authentic hadiths from a group of companions regarding the description of the Antichrist, may Allah protect us from his trial. Among that is the hadith of Hudhayfah (Muslim 18:60) who said:
(The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: The Dajjal is one-eyed, with vision in the right eye only, and has messy hair. He will have with him a paradise and a fire; his fire is a paradise, and his paradise is a fire.)
And the narration of Ibn Umar:
(The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, mentioned the Dajjal among the people and said: Indeed, Allah is not one-eyed; verily, the Messiah, the Dajjal, is one-eyed, with his right eye resembling a floating grape.)
And the hadiths about the Dajjal (Antichrist) are numerous, with varying expressions, some brief and some lengthy. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the torment of Hellfire, and from the punishment of the grave, and from the trials of life and death, and from the trial of the Messiah, the Dajjal.
(5) Look at the تفسير"the word" in what has preceded 6: 411, 412.
(6) This is a meaning that is restricted in the language books, as you rarely find it therein, and it is a very clear explanation.
(7) "The armor of a woman": It is her garment that protects her from the eyes of the corrupt, just as armor protects its wearer. It is far-fetched to call anything from a woman's clothing today "armor", for it does not protect her from anything, and a man does not refrain from anything!! And Allah is the one whose help is sought.
(8) His Diwan: 176, and in Lisan (Ruh), and in Al-Mazhar 1: 556, and others. This, and there are only the first three verses in the manuscript, while the printed version added a fourth verse, but before it in the poetry of Dhi Al-Rumma there is a line, so I added it from his Diwan and placed it in parentheses, because it completes the meaning of the verses.
And before these verses, there are verses describing the extraction of the spark of fire from the flint with the striking. So when it is struck, it is wrapped as mentioned in other poetry. His saying: "So when it appeared", means the spark of fire appeared from the upper flint at the striking, "he wrapped it" in a dirty cloth, which was not even an arm's length or a hand's breadth, and it is what he called "dark-colored", for its blackness from its dirt. And it was "a newborn" because it fell from its mother at that moment, so it was caught in the cloth which he made for it as a shroud. And it was only made "a shroud" for it because the spark falls from the flint illuminating and shining while alive, but when it falls in the cotton, it is not seen to shine, as if the spark has died. However, it again follows the spark until it brings it back to life, so he said to his companion: "Lift it to you", meaning take it by your hand and lift it to your mouth, then "revive it with your breath", meaning blow a gentle breath to it, "and give it sustenance in moderation", instructing him to be gentle and to blow lightly bit by bit, as if he was giving the breath as nourishment to this newborn, allowing it to develop gradually, bit by bit until it is complete.
Then, when he was finished with that, and the fire had grown somewhat, he said to him: "Arrange for it dried firewood", meaning to place the fine dry firewood on top of each other, and feed this newborn— and "the firewood": the finely chopped form of everything— this is so the fire can grow faster in it. Then he says to him: face it towards the southeastern wind so that it may grow, "and make your hands a cover for it", meaning: to protect it from other directions until the southeastern wind strikes it, so it does not die again.
Then it returned to describe its growth, saying: "And when it grew" and rose, "it consumes the dry", it consumes what has dried from the branches of trees, leaving no dry or green of what they had gathered for it. This was when it became stable and reached its peak. When they saw the fire running afterwards in "the thick" - which is the stout and dry kindling - as if its light was the brightness of lightning, they raised their hands in gratitude to the One who created them and created the fire.
And this is good poetry that is straight in its path.
And among what is restricted here, is what Al-Suyuti narrated in Al-Muzhir, from Abu Ubayd in Al-Gharib Al-Musatf that Al-Asma'i said: 'I was informed by Isa ibn Umar, who said: "Dhu al-Rumah recited to me:"
وَظَـاهِرْ لَهَـا مـن يَـابِس الشَّـخْتِ
Then he recited after this:
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Abu Ubaid said: I said to him: Did you recite to me "from the dry of the shakht"? He replied: The dry is from the misery. Al-Suyuti said: And that is a connected and sound chain of narration, for Abu Ubaid heard it from Al-Asma'i.
And it was in the printed text: "It happened for the abundant" and "for its Creator", and the narration of the poem was confirmed.
(9) In the printed version: "And some said", and I confirmed what is in the manuscript.
(10) In the printed version: "He said" in the singular form, and I have confirmed what is in the manuscript.
(11) In the printed edition: "She became pregnant, and the one who spoke to her was the spirit of Jesus ..." The "و" (and) has been omitted from the end of the sentence and confirmed at the beginning; thus, I reverted it to its original form in the manuscript, which is correct. This refers to Allah's saying in Surah Maryam 24: (So he called her from below her, 'Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.').
And this narration was not mentioned in the interpretation of the verse of Al-A'raf in its appropriate place there, and it is one of the evidence of Abu Ja'far's conciseness in his interpretation, and one of the aspects of his method in brevity.
(12) The statement: "And the delayed in your return" is connected to the statement: "from the immediate punishment for you ..."
(13) See the interpretation of "Glory" in what has preceded 1: 474-476, 495 / 2: 537.
(14) In the printed version: "and His dominion and creation", and in the manuscript: "and His bending and creation". Thus, I preferred to read it as I have recorded it.
(15) Look at the interpretation of "the trustee" in the preceding sections: p. 297, comment: 2, and the references there.