طس تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْقُرْآنِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ
Ta, Seen. These are the signs of the Quran and a manifest Book,
Commentary on Quran 27:1
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:1] Refer to the commentary of al Baqarah: 1 for Ta, Sin (huruf muqatti-at); and Ma-idah : 15; Yunus: 1 and Hijr: 1 for the verses of the Quran and the book that makes truth manifest.
هُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
a guidance and good news for the faithful
Commentary on Quran 27:2
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:2] Refer to the commentary of al Baqarah: 2 to 5, wherein the Quran describes the qualities of true believers as it does in these verses. It does not mention names. When a quality is spoken in general terms it obviously refers to its highest degree of excellence. As said in the commentary of verses 2 to 5 of al Baqarah the perfection had only been attained by the Holy Prophet and his Ahl ul Bayt. Other believers also possess such qualities in different degrees depending on resignation and submission to the will of Allah.
الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ
—those who maintain the prayer and pay the zakat, and who are certain of the Hereafter.
Commentary on Quran 27:3
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:3] (see commentary for verse 2)
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ زَيَّنَّا لَهُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَهُمْ يَعْمَهُونَ
As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds seem decorous to them, and so they are bewildered.
Commentary on Quran 27:4
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:4] As AR RAHMAN (see commentary of al Fatihah: 1) Allah gives His bounties to one and all, whether believers or disbelievers, but the disbelievers, self-conceited, deny the beneficent Lord and follow evil by using the bounties given to them, to spread corruption in the earth. In this way they not only deceive their own souls but lead others astray. This verse particularly refers to men of means and rulers. Zayyanna lahum amalahum (We have made their deeds fairseeming to them) refers to the bounties which make most of men self-conceited and arrogant, whereas they should be grateful to the Lord. A true believer always gives thanks to Allah, glorifies and remembers Him. In verse 43 of An-am it is said that "Shaytan made their deeds fairseeming to them" which refers to their hardened hearts and inherent wickedness created and developed in them on account of following the satanic promptings.
أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَهُمْ سُوءُ الْعَذَابِ وَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ هُمُ الْأَخْسَرُونَ
They are the ones for whom there is a terrible punishment, and they are the ones who will be the biggest losers in the Hereafter.
Commentary on Quran 27:5
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:5]
وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى الْقُرْآنَ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ عَلِيمٍ
Indeed you receive the Quran from One who is all-wise, all-knowing.
Commentary on Quran 27:6
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:6]
إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِأَهْلِهِ إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا سَآتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ آتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ
When Moses said to his family, ‘Indeed I descry a fire! I will bring you some news from it, or bring you a firebrand so that you may warm yourselves.’
Commentary on Quran 27:7
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:7] Refer to the commentary of Ta Ha: 9 to 98 and other references mentioned therein for prophet Musa, and Bani Israil: 101 for the "nine signs" given to Musa. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: The fire Musa saw was a divine manifestation, so whosoever was in it and around it (Musa and the angels) were blessed. There is no possibility to take it as the identification or incarnation of God. "Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds" confirms it. It was Allah (not the fire) who called unto Musa. The voice came from the direction of the fire, or the right side of the valley, or from the tree (Qasas: 30). The fear Musa felt was not the fear of the serpents, nor was Musa afraid of the harm that could occur to him but he was apprehensive of the possible confusion that could mislead the people. No Prophet could have any fright in the presence of Allah. So the false accusation of fright attributed to the Holy Prophet when Jibrail came with the first revelation should be rejected outright as a blasphemy. Refer to the commentary of Ali Imran: 48.
فَلَمَّا جَاءَهَا نُودِيَ أَن بُورِكَ مَن فِي النَّارِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
When he came to it, he was called: ‘Blessed is He who is in the fire and who is [as well] around it, and immaculate is Allah, the Lord of all the worlds!’
Commentary on Quran 27:8
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:8] (see commentary for verse 7)
يَا مُوسَى إِنَّهُ أَنَا اللَّهُ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
‘O Moses! Indeed I am Allah, the All-mighty, the All-wise.’
Commentary on Quran 27:9
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:9] (see commentary for verse 7)
وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَانٌّ وَلَّى مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ يَامُوسَى لَا تَخَفْ إِنِّي لَا يَخَافُ لَدَيَّ الْمُرْسَلُونَ
‘Throw down your staff!’ When he saw it wriggling, as if it were a snake, he turned his back [to flee], without looking back. ‘O Moses! ‘Do not be afraid. Indeed the apostles are not afraid before Me,
Commentary on Quran 27:10
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:10] (see commentary for verse 7)
إِلَّا مَن ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًا بَعْدَ سُوءٍ فَإِنِّي غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
nor those who do wrong and then make up for [their] fault with goodness, for indeed I am all-forgiving, all-merciful.’
Commentary on Quran 27:11
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:11] (see commentary for verse 7)
وَأَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِي جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوءٍ فِي تِسْعِ آيَاتٍ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ
‘Insert your hand into your shirt. It will emerge white and bright, without any fault—among nine signs meant for Pharaoh and his people. Indeed they are a transgressing lot.’
Commentary on Quran 27:12
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:12] (see commentary for verse 7)
فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْهُمْ آيَاتُنَا مُبْصِرَةً قَالُوا هَذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ
But when Our signs came to them, as eye-openers, they said, ‘This is plain magic.’
Commentary on Quran 27:13
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:13] (see commentary for verse 7)
وَجَحَدُوا بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَا أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًا وَعُلُوًّا فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
They impugned them, wrongfully and out of arrogance, though they were convinced in their hearts [of their veracity]. So observe how the fate of the agents of corruption was!
Commentary on Quran 27:14
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:14] (see commentary for verse 7)
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ عِلْمًا وَقَالَا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي فَضَّلَنَا عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Certainly, We gave knowledge to David and Solomon, and they said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, who granted us an advantage over many of His faithful servants.’
Commentary on Quran 27:15
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:15] Refer to the commentary of Anbiya: 78 to 82 for the wisdom given to Dawud and Sulayman. "We gave knowledge to Dawud and Sulayman" refers to the general divine design and arrangement of giving knowledge and wisdom to messengers and prophets directly. As stated in the commentary of al Baqarah: 78 and Ali Imran: 48 all the divinely appointed representatives of Allah, prophets and Imams of the Ahl ul Bayt, never received knowledge or learned anything from any one save Allah, because of which they were the fountainheads of knowledge and wisdom. It is stated in Minhaj al Sadiqin that prophet Dawud had nineteen sons, and every one of them wanted to inherit his father's kingdom. Allah sent Dawud nine questions with answers and asked him to appoint the son who gives the correct answers as his successor. QUESTIONS ANSWERS (i) Which is the nearest thing? Hereafter. (ii) Which is the farthest thing? Time passed away (iii) What phenomenon manifests love? Body with soul. (iv) What phenomenon manifests dread? Body without soul. (v) Which things remain the same? Sky and earth. (vi) Which things ever remain different? Day and night. (vii) Which things are opposed to each other. Life and death. (viii) What ends in - goodness? Patience and forbearance at the time of anger. (ix) What ends in evil? Haste at the time of anger None save Sulayman, the youngest son, gave the correct answers, so he was made the heir of Dawud. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: The law of inheritance stated in this verse is the law of the Lord, and no one can ever make changes in the laws of the Lord save Himself or the Holy Prophet under His command (Bani Israil : 77). Now refer to the commentary of Bani Israil : 26; Nahl: 90 and Maryam: 2 to 15 for the issue of Fadak. To deprive Bibi Fatimah of her rightful inheritance a false tradition (The prophets of Allah neither inherit nor leave inheritance) was quoted. The Holy Prophet was a law-giver, therefore he could never break any law made by Allah. He was the best exemplar of the laws and doctrines preached by him. The Holy Prophet said: "Whenever you hear a tradition attributed to me, compare it with the Quran, and, if there is no contradiction between the two, accept it, otherwise reject it outright." Dawud who chose Sulayman, a prophet, to inherit his kingdom was also a prophet, therefore the tradition quoted to deprive Bibi Fatimah of her rightful inheritance was undoubtedly false. Please note that the superior most prophet of Allah, Muhammad al Mustafa, was granted all the wisdom, knowledge and authority over all created beings which was given to other prophets, in the highest degree by the most generous giver of all givers.
وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ وَقَالَ يَاأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَأُوتِينَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ إِنَّ هَذَا لَهُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِينُ
Solomon inherited from David, and he said, ‘O people! We have been taught the speech of the birds, and we have been given out of everything. Indeed this is a manifest advantage.’
Commentary on Quran 27:16
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:16] (see commentary for verse 15)
وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَانَ جُنُودُهُ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ وَالطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ
[Once] Solomon’s hosts were marched out for him, comprising jinn, humans and birds, and they were held in check.
Commentary on Quran 27:17
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:17] All varieties of Allah's creation (men, animals, birds, jinn and spirits) were among the hosts of Sulayman.
حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَوْا عَلَى وَادِ النَّمْلِ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ يَاأَيُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا مَسَاكِنَكُمْ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَانُ وَجُنُودُهُ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
When they came to the Valley of Ants, an ant said, ‘O ants! Enter your dwellings, lest Solomon and his hosts should trample on you while they are unaware.’
Commentary on Quran 27:18
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:18] When Sulayman with his large army of men, jinn, spirits and animals entered a valley where several thousand ants were carrying on their daily routine on the surface of the earth, they at once decided to enter into their holes inside the earth so that they might not be inadvertantly crushed by the hosts of Sulayman. According to Imam Jafar bin Muhammad as Sadiq there were large deposits of gold, silver and other very useful metals in that valley.
فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Whereat he smiled, amused at its words, and he said, ‘My Lord! Inspire me to give thanks for Your blessing with which You have blessed me and my parents, and that I may do righteous deeds which please You, and admit me, by Your mercy, among Your righteous servants.’
Commentary on Quran 27:19
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:19] As Sulayman was given supernatural powers, he understood the language of the ants and ordered a halt to his hosts till the ants clear the way. The ant is a very small and humble creature, yet they are given necessary intellect to manage their lives in orderly manner by doing that which is useful and avoiding that which is harmful. In spite of his great kingdom and supernatural powers, Sulayman humbly prays that his power and wisdom and all other gifts may be used for righteousness and for the benefit of all around him. Awzini actually means-"Make me refrain from all activities save being thankful."
وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَا أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَائِبِينَ
[One day] he reviewed the birds, and said, ‘Why do I not see the hoopoe? Or is he absent?’
Commentary on Quran 27:20
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:20] These verses narrate the story of Saba or the queen of Sheba of the Bible (refer to chapters 10 and 11 of I Kings) whose Arabic name was Bilqis. Hudhud (hoopoe) is a light, graceful bird, with a yellow crest on its head. This bird served Sulayman as an efficient scout, and also used to discover water beneath the surface of the earth, as if a X-ray device was fixed in its eyes. Tafaqqad literally means to find out a defect, but in verse 20 it is used for making an enquiry. When Sulayman took a muster of the birds, he did not find the hoopoe, because he had a good reason for his absence. At that time he was surveying the vast realm of Saba, the queen of Sheba, where he went along with another hoopoe who met him while he was flying to report to Sulayman and (the other hoopoe) gave him an explicit description of the grandeur of her dominion, after hearing the might and glory of Sulayman's kingdom. Sulayman's hoopoe came back and told him what he saw, particularly about their religion that she and her people were the worshippers of the sun. It is desirable (mustahab) to prostrate one's self in adoration before Allah after reciting verse 26. To test the hoopoe's report Sulayman wrote a letter to Saba; and asked the hoopoe to go and deliver his letter to her and bring her reply. Sulayman expressly began his letter with bismillahir rahmanir rahim, on which is based the true religion of unity of Allah, and invited her and her people to the true faith, not for worldly conquest but for the spreading of the light (guidance and wisdom) of Allah. The queen, after consultation with her courtiers, decided to send a few gifts to Sulayman in order to find out that Sulayman was not like ordinary kings who conquer by violence. When her embassy came to Sulayman with the gifts, he refused to accept them because firstly Allah had given him better than that which He had given her, and secondly he was expecting her submission to the true religion. He told the embassy that soon his army would drive them forth from there, disgraced and humbled. After the embassy had departed he asked his chiefs: "Who can bring me her with her throne, before they come to me in submission." A large, powerful jinn offered his services and assured Sulayman that he would do it before he would rise from his council. However strong and big a creature might be, it was not possible for him to go to a distant land and bring her and her throne in a few moments, unless the jinn had supernatural powers to do it. Although the jinn had boasted of his strength and supernatural power, yet when a man who had knowledge of the book said that he would bring them to him within the twinkling of an eye, Sulayman gave him permission. Soon the Queen, with her throne, was before him. See commentary of Rad: 43 to know about him who had the knowledge of the book. It is reported by Abu Ishaq Thalabi that Abdullah bin Salam asked the Holy Prophet to give the name of the man who had knowledge of the book and brought the queen of Sheba with her throne within the twinkling of an eye. The Holy Prophet said: "It was Ali." It is stated in Minhaj al Sadiqin and Umdat al Bayan that then the Holy Prophet said to Ali: "O Ali, you helped all the prophets of Allah incognito (concealed from view), and you help me in propria persona (in person) manifestly." Ali ibn abi Talib is known as mazhar al aja-ib and mazhar al ghara-ib because, as willed by Allah, he used to appear in different forms to carry out divine plans under very special circumstances. These two epithets are exclusively reserved for Ali. Even today the true believers invoke Allah to send him for help. The famous dua, known as Nadi Ali, which the Holy Prophet recited, as commanded by Allah, at Khaybar refers to Ali as mazhar al aja-ib. Ali ibn abi Talib is also known as mushkil kusha, the remover of hardships. In every age, to many persons he comes personally to remove hardships. Through his name great spiritual achievements are attained. The Holy Prophet, and after him, Ali are acknowledged as the most superior possessors of the spiritual powers. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: The last sentence of verse 40 asserts that man's submission and devotion to Allah is in his own interest. Allah is supreme in glory. He is self sufficient. He is free of all needs. The queen was lodged in another building of the palace. To make the queen see the fallacy of outward appearance the floor of the palace was made of slabs of smooth glass that glistened like water. When she was brought into the palace she thought it was water, and tucked up her clothes to pass through it, showing her bare feet and ankles. Sulayman told her the real fact. She then realised that she had been wrongly worshipping the creation of God, the sun, deceived by outward appearance, instead of worshipping the creator. At once she submitted herself to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, whom Sulayman worshipped.
لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَذْبَحَنَّهُ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّي بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
‘I will punish him with a severe punishment, or I will behead him, unless he brings me a credible excuse.’
Commentary on Quran 27:21
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:21] (see commentary for verse 20)
فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ
He did not stay for long [before he turned up] and said, ‘I have alighted on something which you have not alighted on, and I have brought you from Sheba a definite report.
Commentary on Quran 27:22
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:22] (see commentary for verse 20)
إِنِّي وَجَدتُّ امْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ
I found a woman ruling over them, and she has been given everything, and she has a great throne.
Commentary on Quran 27:23
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:23] (see commentary for verse 20)
وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ
I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allah, and Satan has made their deeds seem decorous to them—thus he has barred them from the way [of Allah], so they are not guided—
Commentary on Quran 27:24
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:24] (see commentary for verse 20)
أَلَّا يَسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يُخْرِجُ الْخَبْءَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُخْفُونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ
so that they do not prostrate themselves to Allah, who brings forth the hidden in the heavens and the earth, and He knows whatever you hide and whatever you disclose.
Commentary on Quran 27:25
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:25] (see commentary for verse 20)
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Allah—there is no god except Him—is the Lord of the Great Throne.’
Commentary on Quran 27:26
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:26] (see commentary for verse 20)
قَالَ سَنَنظُرُ أَصَدَقْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ
He said, ‘We shall see whether you are truthful, or if you are one of the liars.
Commentary on Quran 27:27
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:27] (see commentary for verse 20)
اذْهَب بِّكِتَابِي هَذَا فَأَلْقِهْ إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَانظُرْ مَاذَا يَرْجِعُونَ
Take this letter of mine and deliver it to them. Then draw away from them and observe what [response] they return.’
Commentary on Quran 27:28
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:28] (see commentary for verse 20)
قَالَتْ يَاأَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ إِنِّي أُلْقِيَ إِلَيَّ كِتَابٌ كَرِيمٌ
She said, ‘O [members of the] elite! Indeed a noble letter has been delivered to me.
Commentary on Quran 27:29
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:29] (see commentary for verse 20)
إِنَّهُ مِن سُلَيْمَانَ وَإِنَّهُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
It is from Solomon, and it begins in the name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
Commentary on Quran 27:30
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:30] (see commentary for verse 20)
أَلَّا تَعْلُوا عَلَيَّ وَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ
[It states,] ‘‘Do not defy me, and come to me in submission.’’ ’
Commentary on Quran 27:31
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:31] (see commentary for verse 20)
قَالَتْ يَاأَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِي فِي أَمْرِي مَا كُنتُ قَاطِعَةً أَمْرًا حَتَّى تَشْهَدُونِ
She said, ‘O [members of the] elite! Give me your opinion concerning my matter. I do not decide any matter until you are present.’
Commentary on Quran 27:32
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:32] (see commentary for verse 20)
قَالُوا نَحْنُ أُولُو قُوَّةٍ وَأُولُو بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ وَالْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكِ فَانظُرِي مَاذَا تَأْمُرِينَ
They said, ‘We are powerful and possess a great might. But it is up to you to command. So consider what orders you will give.’
Commentary on Quran 27:33
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:33] (see commentary for verse 20)
قَالَتْ إِنَّ الْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوا أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَا أَذِلَّةً وَكَذَلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ
She said, ‘Indeed when kings enter a town, they devastate it, and make the mightiest of its people the weakest. That is how they act.
Commentary on Quran 27:34
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:34] (see commentary for verse 20)
وَإِنِّي مُرْسِلَةٌ إِلَيْهِم بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَنَاظِرَةٌ بِمَ يَرْجِعُ الْمُرْسَلُونَ
I will send them a gift, and see what the envoys bring back.’
Commentary on Quran 27:35
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:35] (see commentary for verse 20)
فَلَمَّا جَاءَ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ أَتُمِدُّونَنِ بِمَالٍ فَمَا آتَانِيَ اللَّهُ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا آتَاكُم بَلْ أَنتُم بِهَدِيَّتِكُمْ تَفْرَحُونَ
So when he came to Solomon, he said, ‘Are you aiding me with wealth? What Allah has given me is better than what He has given you. Indeed, you are proud of your gift!
Commentary on Quran 27:36
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:36] (see commentary for verse 20)
ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُم بِجُنُودٍ لَّا قِبَلَ لَهُم بِهَا وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُم مِّنْهَا أَذِلَّةً وَهُمْ صَاغِرُونَ
Go back to them, for we will come at them with hosts which they cannot face, and we will expel them from it, abased and degraded.’
Commentary on Quran 27:37
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:37] (see commentary for verse 20)
قَالَ يَاأَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِي بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتُونِي مُسْلِمِينَ
He said, ‘O [members of the] elite! Which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?’
Commentary on Quran 27:38
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:38] (see commentary for verse 20)
قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ أَنَا آتِيكَ بِهِ قَبْلَ أَن تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِكَ وَإِنِّي عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِيٌّ أَمِينٌ
An afreet from among the jinn said, ‘I will bring it to you before you rise from your place. I have the power to do it and am trustworthy.’
Commentary on Quran 27:39
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:39] (see commentary for verse 20)
قَالَ الَّذِي عِندَهُ عِلْمٌ مِّنَ الْكِتَابِ أَنَا آتِيكَ بِهِ قَبْلَ أَن يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ مُسْتَقِرًّا عِندَهُ قَالَ هَذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّي لِيَبْلُوَنِي أَأَشْكُرُ أَمْ أَكْفُرُ وَمَن شَكَرَ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ رَبِّي غَنِيٌّ كَرِيمٌ
The one who had knowledge of the Book said, ‘I will bring it to you in the twinkling of an eye.’ So when he saw it set near him, he said, ‘This is by the grace of my Lord, to test me if I will give thanks or be ungrateful. Whoever gives thanks, gives thanks only for his own sake. And whoever is ungrateful [should know that] my Lord is indeed all-sufficient, all-generous.’
Commentary on Quran 27:40
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:40] (see commentary for verse 20)
قَالَ نَكِّرُوا لَهَا عَرْشَهَا نَنظُرْ أَتَهْتَدِي أَمْ تَكُونُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ
He said, ‘Disguise her throne for her, so that we may see whether she is discerning or if she is one of the undiscerning ones.’
Commentary on Quran 27:41
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:41] (see commentary for verse 20)
فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ قِيلَ أَهَكَذَا عَرْشُكِ قَالَتْ كَأَنَّهُ هُوَ وَأُوتِينَا الْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِينَ
So when she came, it was said [to her], ‘Is your throne like this one?’ She said, ‘It seems to be the same, and we were informed before it, and we had submitted.’
Commentary on Quran 27:42
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:42] (see commentary for verse 20)
وَصَدَّهَا مَا كَانَت تَّعْبُدُ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا كَانَتْ مِن قَوْمٍ كَافِرِينَ
She had been barred [from the way of Allah] by what she used to worship besides Allah, for she belonged to a faithless people.
Commentary on Quran 27:43
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:43] (see commentary for verse 20)
قِيلَ لَهَا ادْخُلِي الصَّرْحَ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةً وَكَشَفَتْ عَن سَاقَيْهَا قَالَ إِنَّهُ صَرْحٌ مُّمَرَّدٌ مِّن قَوَارِيرَ قَالَتْ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي وَأَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمَانَ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
It was said to her, ‘Enter the palace.’ So when she saw it, she supposed it to be a pool of water, and she bared her shanks. He said, ‘It is a palace paved with crystal.’ She said, ‘My Lord! Indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.’
Commentary on Quran 27:44
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:44] (see commentary for verse 20)
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَالِحًا أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ فَإِذَا هُمْ فَرِيقَانِ يَخْتَصِمُونَ
Certainly We sent to Thamud Salih, their brother, [with the summons:] ‘Worship Allah!’ But thereat they became two groups contending with each other.
Commentary on Quran 27:45
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:45] Refer to the commentary of Araf: 73 to 79; Hud: 61 to 68 for prophet Salih and the people of Thamud. There were nine men among the people of Thamud who hatched a plan to kill prophet Salih, but their plot was foiled, and the whole community, which was involved in evil, was destroyed. A similar plot was made against the Holy Prophet by the tribal chiefs of Makka. See commentary of al Baqarah: 207.
قَالَ يَاقَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ الْحَسَنَةِ لَوْلَا تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
He said, ‘O My people! Why do you press for evil sooner than for good? Why do you not plead to Allah for forgiveness so that you may receive His mercy?’
Commentary on Quran 27:46
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:46] (see commentary for verse 45)
قَالُوا اطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَ قَالَ طَائِرُكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تُفْتَنُونَ
They said, ‘We take you and those who are with you for a bad omen.’ He said, ‘Your bad omens are from Allah. Indeed, you are a people being tested.’
Commentary on Quran 27:47
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:47] (see commentary for verse 45)
وَكَانَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
There were nine persons in the city who caused corruption in the land and did not set things right.
Commentary on Quran 27:48
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:48] (see commentary for verse 45)
قَالُوا تَقَاسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُ وَأَهْلَهُ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ أَهْلِهِ وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ
They said, ‘Swear by Allah that we will attack him and his family by night. Then we will tell his heir that we were not present at the murder of his family and that we speak the truth.’
Commentary on Quran 27:49
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:49] (see commentary for verse 45)
وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا وَمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
They devised a plot, and We [too] devised a plan, but they were not aware.
Commentary on Quran 27:50
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:50] (see commentary for verse 45)
فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ مَكْرِهِمْ أَنَّا دَمَّرْنَاهُمْ وَقَوْمَهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
So observe how was the outcome of their plotting, as We destroyed them and all their people.
Commentary on Quran 27:51
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:51] (see commentary for verse 45)
فَتِلْكَ بُيُوتُهُمْ خَاوِيَةً بِمَا ظَلَمُوا إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ
So there lay their houses, fallen in ruin because of their wrongdoing. There is indeed a sign in that for a people who have knowledge.
Commentary on Quran 27:52
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:52] (see commentary for verse 45)
وَأَنجَيْنَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ
And We delivered those who had faith and were Godwary.
Commentary on Quran 27:53
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:53] (see commentary for verse 45)
وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَتَأْتُونَ الْفَاحِشَةَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ
[We also sent] Lot, when he said to his people, ‘What! Do you commit this indecency while you look on?
Commentary on Quran 27:54
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:54] Refer to the commentary of Araf: 80 to 84; Hud: 77 to 83 and Hijr 57 to 77 for prophet Lut.
أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِّن دُونِ النِّسَاءِ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ
Do you approach men with [sexual] desire instead of women?! Indeed, you are a senseless lot!’
Commentary on Quran 27:55
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:55] (see commentary for verse 54)
فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِ إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا أَخْرِجُوا آلَ لُوطٍ مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
But the only answer of his people was that they said, ‘Expel Lot’s family from your town! They are indeed a puritanical lot.’
Commentary on Quran 27:56
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:56] (see commentary for verse 54)
فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ إِلَّا امْرَأَتَهُ قَدَّرْنَاهَا مِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ
So We delivered him and his family, except his wife. We ordained her to be among those who remained behind.
Commentary on Quran 27:57
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:57] (see commentary for verse 54)
وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا فَسَاءَ مَطَرُ الْمُنذَرِينَ
Then We poured down upon them a rain [of stones]. Evil was that rain for those who had been warned!
Commentary on Quran 27:58
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:58] (see commentary for verse 54)
قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَى آللَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, and Peace be to the servants whom He has chosen.’ Is Allah better, or the partners they ascribe [to Him]?
Commentary on Quran 27:59
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:59] According to the Ahl ul Bayt "His (Allah's) servants whom He has chosen for His message" are the Holy Prophet and his Ahl ul Bayt.
أَمَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَنبَتْنَا بِهِ حَدَائِقَ ذَاتَ بَهْجَةٍ مَّا كَانَ لَكُمْ أَن تُنبِتُوا شَجَرَهَا أَإِلَهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ يَعْدِلُونَ
Is He who created the heavens and the earth, and sends down for you water from the sky, whereby We grow delightful gardens, whose trees you could never cause to grow...? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Indeed, they are a lot who equate [others with Allah].
Commentary on Quran 27:60
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:60] Refer to the commentary of An-am: 100.
أَمَّن جَعَلَ الْأَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَجَعَلَ خِلَالَهَا أَنْهَارًا وَجَعَلَ لَهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ حَاجِزًا أَإِلَهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
Is He who made the earth an abode [for you], and made rivers [flowing] through it, and set firm mountains for it [’s stability], and set a barrier between the two seas...? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Indeed, most of them do not know.
Commentary on Quran 27:61
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:61] Refer to the commentary of Nahl: 15 and Furqan: 53.
أَمَّن يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَاءَ الْأَرْضِ أَإِلَهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Is He who answers the call of the distressed [person] when he invokes Him and removes his distress, and makes you successors on the earth...? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Little is the admonition that you take.
Commentary on Quran 27:62
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:62] Recite this verse 12000 times to remove humanly unmanageable distress and hardships. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: Man is the vicegerent of Allah on the earth, but all are not equal in spiritual excellence. Refer to the commentary of An-am: 166. According to verse 11 of Mujadilah there are grades among the believers. The highest position is occupied by those whom Allah gave knowledge and wisdom.
أَمَّن يَهْدِيكُمْ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَمَن يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِ أَإِلَهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى اللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Is He who guides you in the darkness of land and sea and who sends the winds as harbingers of His mercy...? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Exalted is Allah above [having] any partners that they ascribe [to Him].
Commentary on Quran 27:63
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:63] Refer to the commentary of Furqan: 48.
أَمَّن يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَمَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَإِلَهٌ مَّعَ اللَّهِ قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
Is He who originates the creation, then He will bring it back, and who provides for you from the sky and the earth...? What! Is there a god besides Allah? Say, ‘Produce your evidence, if you are truthful.’
Commentary on Quran 27:64
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:64] Refer to the commentary of Yunus: 34.
قُل لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ
Say, ‘No one in the heavens or the earth knows the Unseen except Allah, and they are not aware when they will be resurrected.’
Commentary on Quran 27:65
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:65] What has been stated in this verse is true (refer to the commentary of al Baqarah: 3), but the prophets and divinely appointed Imams also know the secrets taught to them by Allah (refer to the commentary of rasikhuna fil ilm in Ali Imran: 7).
بَلِ ادَّارَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِّنْهَا بَلْ هُم مِّنْهَا عَمُونَ
Do they comprehend the knowledge of the Hereafter? No, they are in doubt about it. Indeed, they are blind to it.
Commentary on Quran 27:66
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:66] Refer to the commentary of Rad: 5; Bani Israil: 49 and An-am: 25.
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَإِذَا كُنَّا تُرَابًا وَآبَاؤُنَا أَئِنَّا لَمُخْرَجُونَ
The faithless say, ‘What! When we and our fathers have become dust shall we be raised [from the dead]?
Commentary on Quran 27:67
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:67] (see commentary for verse 66)
لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هَذَا نَحْنُ وَآبَاؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
We and our fathers were promised this before. [But] these are just myths of the ancients.’
Commentary on Quran 27:68
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:68] (see commentary for verse 66)
قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
Say, ‘Travel over the land and observe how was the fate of the guilty.’
Commentary on Quran 27:69
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:69] Aqa Mahdi Puya says: "Travel" in this verse implies study of the history of nations to know the consequences of their theories, policies and actions. Imam Ali said: "O my son, although I have not lived with the people gone by but I have so closely studied their deeds, the events which took place, and the traditions and vestiges they have left behind, as if I have become one of them, as if I have lived with the first and the last of them." (Nahj al Balagha)
وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُن فِي ضَيْقٍ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ
Do not grieve for them, and do not be upset by their guile.
Commentary on Quran 27:70
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:70] Refer to the commentary of Nahl: 127.
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَى هَذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
They say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?’
Commentary on Quran 27:71
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:71]
قُلْ عَسَى أَن يَكُونَ رَدِفَ لَكُم بَعْضُ الَّذِي تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
Say, ‘Perhaps there is right behind you some of what you seek to hasten.’
Commentary on Quran 27:72
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:72]
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ
Indeed your Lord is gracious to mankind, but most of them do not give thanks.
Commentary on Quran 27:73
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:73] Aqa Mahdi Puya says: Refer to the verse 10 of an Nur to understand the grace of Allah mentioned in this verse.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ
Your Lord knows whatever their breasts conceal, and whatever they disclose.
Commentary on Quran 27:74
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:74]
وَمَا مِنْ غَائِبَةٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ
There is no invisible thing in the heaven and the earth but it is in a manifest Book.
Commentary on Quran 27:75
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:75] The manifest book is inscribed in the lawhin makfuz (Buruj: 21 and 22); and verses 77 to 79 say that its knowledge is with no one except those thoroughly purified (Ahzab: 33). Verse 12 of Ya Sin says that Allah has confined everything in a manifest Imam (guide) for which refer to the commentary of al Baqarah: 2. Historically the Holy Prophet and the Imams of the Ahl ul Bayt were the only persons who did not receive knowledge, or learned anything, from any teacher or scholar. They were taught by Allah, therefore they were the fountainheads of knowledge and wisdom.
إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَقُصُّ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَكْثَرَ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
This Quran recounts for the Children of Israel most of what they differ about,
Commentary on Quran 27:76
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:76]
وَإِنَّهُ لَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
and it is indeed a guidance and mercy for the faithful.
Commentary on Quran 27:77
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:77]
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِي بَيْنَهُم بِحُكْمِهِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْعَلِيمُ
Your Lord will decide between them by His judgement, and He is the All-mighty, the All-knowing.
Commentary on Quran 27:78
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:78]
فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ الْمُبِينِ
So put your trust in Allah, for you indeed stand on the manifest truth.
Commentary on Quran 27:79
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:79]
إِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتَى وَلَا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَاءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ
You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf listen to your call when they turn their backs,
Commentary on Quran 27:80
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:80] The dead, the deaf and the blind are the disbelievers whose obstinancy and perversity never allowed them to pay attention to the call of the Holy Prophet, so they turned away from Allah's signs and rejected the truth.
وَمَا أَنتَ بِهَادِي الْعُمْيِ عَن ضَلَالَتِهِمْ إِن تُسْمِعُ إِلَّا مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُم مُّسْلِمُونَ
nor can you lead the blind out of their error. You can make only those hear you who believe in Our signs and have submitted.
Commentary on Quran 27:81
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:81] Aqa Mahdi Puya says: Allah can make whomsoever He wills to hear the call inviting to truth, but only the men of understanding who have the ability to believe will listen to the preaching of the Holy Prophet.
وَإِذَا وَقَعَ الْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَخْرَجْنَا لَهُمْ دَابَّةً مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ تُكَلِّمُهُمْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا لَا يُوقِنُونَ
When the word [of judgement] falls upon them, We shall bring out for them an Animal from the earth who shall tell them that the people had no faith in Our signs.
Commentary on Quran 27:82
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:82] The literal meaning of dabbah is slowly moving, crawling animal; beast of burden. Generally all commentators have chosen the word "beast" and interpreted the phrase dabbatan minal ard as the beast coming forth as the first sign of the day of judgement, touching the believers with the staff of Musa and marking the faces of the disbelievers with the seal of Sulayman. The last portion of this verse says that "he" who shall be brought forth from the earth will speak to the unjust that they did not believe with sure conviction in the signs of Allah, so it should be translated as an alive created being. The following note of Aqa Mahdi Puya correctly interprets the true meaning of this verse. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: Read verse 82 in the light of the commentary of verse 110 of Ali Imran wherein Allah addresses the best group raised among men to enjoin good and to prevent them from doing evil and mischief. In the end, before the final judgement is to be passed, the alive created being who will be brought forth from the earth to speak to the people should be of the same class and category, a human being of utmost accomplishments duly privileged to address the good as well as the wicked people. It is stated in the next verse that a group of disbelievers from every people will be gathered together before the day of resurrection. This is a day of partial resurrection (qiyamat sughra or raj-at). According to authentic traditions of the Ahl ul Bayt the living being referred to here is Imam Ali ibn abi Talib.
وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ فَوْجًا مِّمَّن يُكَذِّبُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ
On that day We shall resurrect from every nation a group of those who denied Our signs, and they will be held in check.
Commentary on Quran 27:83
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:83] (see commentary for verse 82)
حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءُوا قَالَ أَكَذَّبْتُم بِآيَاتِي وَلَمْ تُحِيطُوا بِهَا عِلْمًا أَمَّاذَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
When they come, He will say, ‘Did you deny My signs without comprehending them in knowledge? What was it that you used to do?’
Commentary on Quran 27:84
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:84]
وَوَقَعَ الْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِم بِمَا ظَلَمُوا فَهُمْ لَا يَنطِقُونَ
And the word [of judgement] shall fall upon them for their wrongdoing, and they will not speak.
Commentary on Quran 27:85
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:85]
أَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا جَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَالنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Do they not see that We made the night that they may rest in it, and the day to provide visibility. There are indeed signs in that for a people who have faith.
Commentary on Quran 27:86
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:86] Aqa Mahdi Puya says: The purpose the day and the night serve bears clear evidence to the purposefulness of the plan of the creator.
وَيَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ فَفَزِعَ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَن شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَكُلٌّ أَتَوْهُ دَاخِرِينَ
The day when the trumpet is blown, whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will be terrified, except such as Allah wishes, and all will come to Him in utter humility.
Commentary on Quran 27:87
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:87] Refer to the commentary of An-am: 73; Kahf: 99 and Ta Ha: 102 to 109 for the day of resurrection. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: The continuous change in the material substance or substantial change in the matter is the basis of evolution and is the evidence of the purposefulness of the creation in the sense that motion means change-from past to present and from present to future. What follows is the summing up of that which has passed. The ultimate is a sum total of the whole process that has taken place. The term sun-allah (the work of Allah) refers to the soundness and thoroughness of the divine artistry of creation.
وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِ صُنْعَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ إِنَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَفْعَلُونَ
You see the mountains, which you suppose, to be stationary, while they drift like passing clouds—the handiwork of Allah who has made everything faultless. He is indeed well aware of what you do.
Commentary on Quran 27:88
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:88] (see commentary for verse 87)
مَن جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهَا وَهُم مِّن فَزَعٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ آمِنُونَ
Whoever brings virtue shall receive [a reward] better than it; and on that day they will be secure from terror.
Commentary on Quran 27:89
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:89]
وَمَن جَاءَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَكُبَّتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِي النَّارِ هَلْ تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
But whoever brings vice—they shall be cast on their faces into the Fire [and told:] ‘Shall you not be requited for what you used to do?’
Commentary on Quran 27:90
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:90]
إِنَّمَا أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ الَّذِي حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
[Say], ‘I have been commanded to worship the Lord of this city who has made it inviolable and to whom all things belong, and I have been commanded to be among those who submit [to Allah],
Commentary on Quran 27:91
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:91]
وَأَنْ أَتْلُوَ الْقُرْآنَ فَمَنِ اهْتَدَى فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِي لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ
and to recite the Quran.’ Whoever is guided is guided only for his own good, and as for him who goes astray, say, ‘I am just one of the warners.’
Commentary on Quran 27:92
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:92]
وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ
And say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah. Soon He will show you His signs, and you will recognize them.’ Your Lord is not oblivious of what you do.
Commentary on Quran 27:93
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 27:93]
