Surah Al Isra ayat 109 Tafsir Quran 17:109

﴿وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًا ۩﴾
[ الإسراء: 109]

17:109 And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur'an increases them in humble submission.

And they fall down on their faces weeping yabkūna is a supplement to yakhirrūna ‘they fall down’ also containing an adjectival qualification of those falling down; and it the Qur’ān increases them in humility’ in humbleness before God.

The Quran influences their senses and minds and excites their emotion that it prompts weeping and as they stand in awe of their Creator they prostrate themselves in profound reverence and humility

Those Who were given Knowledge before truly admit the Qur'an Allah says to His Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: قُلْ ( Say ) O Muhammad to these disbelievers concerning what you have brought to them of this Glorious Qur'an: ءَامِنُواْ بِهِ أَوْ لاَ تُؤْمِنُواْ ( "Believe in it (the Qur'an ) or do not believe ( in it ).) meaning, it is all the same whether you believe in it or not, for it is true in and of itself.
It was revealed by Allah, Who mentioned it previously in the Books that He revealed to other Messengers.
Hence He says: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهِ ( Verily, those who were given knowledge before it, ) meaning righteous people among the People of the Book, who adhered to their Books and appreciated them without distorting them. إِذَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ ( when it is recited to them, ) means, when this Qur'an is recited to them, يَخِرُّونَ لِلاٌّذْقَانِ سُجَّدًا ( fall down on their chins (faces ) in humble prostration.
) means, to Allah, in gratitude for the blessing He has bestowed on them by considering them fit to live until they met this Messenger to whom this Book was revealed.
Hence they say: سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَآ ( Glory be to our Lord! ), meaning, they extol and glorify their Lord for His perfect power and for not delaying the fulfillment of the promise which He made through His earlier Prophets, that He would send Muhammad ﷺ.
Hence they said: سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَآ إِن كَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُولاً ( Glory be to our Lord! Truly, the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled. ) وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلاٌّذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ ( And they fall down on their chins (faces ) weeping) means, in submission to Allah, may He be glorified, and in expression of their belief and faith in His Book and His Messenger . وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًا ( and it increases their humility. ) means, it increases them in faith and submission.
As Allah says: وَالَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْاْ زَادَهُمْ هُدًى وَءَاتَـهُمْ تَقُوَاهُمْ ( While as for those who accept guidance, He increases their guidance and bestows on them their Taqwa.
) ( 47:17 ). وَيَخِرُّونَ ( And they fall down ) is a description rather than an action ( i.e., this is a further description of their humility as referred to in Ayah 107; it does not imply that they prostrate twice ).

(17:109) And they fall down on their faces, weeping when they listen to it, and this increases their Humility *121 all the more. *122

And they fall upon their faces weeping, meaning

*121) That is, " When they listen to the Qur'an, they at once recognize that its bearer is the promised Prophet mentioned in the Books of the former Prophets.
"
*122) This attitude of the righteous people of the Book has been mentioned at several places in the Qur'an, e.g., III: 113-114, 199, V: 83-84
 

Those Who were given Knowledge before truly admit the Qur'an Allah says to His Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: قُلْ ( Say ) O Muhammad to these disbelievers concerning what you have brought to them of this Glorious Qur'an: ءَامِنُواْ بِهِ أَوْ لاَ تُؤْمِنُواْ ( "Believe in it (the Qur'an ) or do not believe ( in it ).) meaning, it is all the same whether you believe in it or not, for it is true in and of itself.
It was revealed by Allah, Who mentioned it previously in the Books that He revealed to other Messengers.
Hence He says: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهِ ( Verily, those who were given knowledge before it, ) meaning righteous people among the People of the Book, who adhered to their Books and appreciated them without distorting them. إِذَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ ( when it is recited to them, ) means, when this Qur'an is recited to them, يَخِرُّونَ لِلاٌّذْقَانِ سُجَّدًا ( fall down on their chins (faces ) in humble prostration.
) means, to Allah, in gratitude for the blessing He has bestowed on them by considering them fit to live until they met this Messenger to whom this Book was revealed.
Hence they say: سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَآ ( Glory be to our Lord! ), meaning, they extol and glorify their Lord for His perfect power and for not delaying the fulfillment of the promise which He made through His earlier Prophets, that He would send Muhammad ﷺ.
Hence they said: سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَآ إِن كَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُولاً ( Glory be to our Lord! Truly, the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled. ) وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلاٌّذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ ( And they fall down on their chins (faces ) weeping) means, in submission to Allah, may He be glorified, and in expression of their belief and faith in His Book and His Messenger . وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًا ( and it increases their humility. ) means, it increases them in faith and submission.
As Allah says: وَالَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْاْ زَادَهُمْ هُدًى وَءَاتَـهُمْ تَقُوَاهُمْ ( While as for those who accept guidance, He increases their guidance and bestows on them their Taqwa.
) ( 47:17 ). وَيَخِرُّونَ ( And they fall down ) is a description rather than an action ( i.e., this is a further description of their humility as referred to in Ayah 107; it does not imply that they prostrate twice ).

( They fall down on their faces ) in prostration, ( weeping ) in their prostration, ( and it increaseth humility in them ) this was revealed about ’Abdullah Ibn Salam and his companions.

And they fall down on their faces weeping and it adds to their humility.

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