Surah Tariq ayat 11 Tafsir Quran 86:11

﴿وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ﴾
[ الطارق: 11]

86:11 By the sky which returns [rain]

By the heaven of returns of the rain that returns time and again

By the heaven and what it returns of condensed water vapour as rain and what it reflects of the various kinds of waves

Swearing to the Truthfulness of the Qur'an and the Failure of Those Who oppose it Ibn `Abbas said, "Ar-raj` means rain." It has also been narrated from him that he said, "It means the clouds that contain rain." He also said, وَالسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ ( By the sky (having rain clouds ) which gives rain, again and again.) "This means that it rains and then it rains ( again )." Qatadah said, "It returns the sustenance of the servants ( creatures ) every year.
Were it not for this, they would all be destroyed and so would their cattle." وَالاّرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ ( And the earth which splits. ) Ibn `Abbas said, "Splitting to bring forth plant growths." This was also said by Sa`id bin Jubayr, `Ikrimah, Abu Malik, Ad-Dahhak, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, As-Suddi and others.
Concerning Allah's statement, إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ ( Verily, this is the Word that separates. ) Ibn `Abbas said ( Fasl is ), "True." Qatadah also said the same.
Someone else said, "A just ruling." وَمَا هوَ بِالْهَزْلِ ( And it is not a thing for amusement. ) meaning, rather it is serious and true.
Then Allah informs about the disbelievers saying that they reject Him and hinder others from His path.
Allah says, إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْداً ( Verily, they are but plotting a plot. ) meaning, they plot against the people in their calling them to oppose the Qur'an.
Then Allah says, وَ اَكِيْدُ كَيْدًا ( and I, too, am plotting a scheme ) meaning, I am plotting such that all disbelievers plots will fail and success will be attained by believers. فَمَهِّلِ الْكَـفِرِينَ ( So, give a respite to the disbelievers; ) meaning, wait for them and do not be in haste concerning them. أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْداً ( deal gently with them for a while. ) meaning, a little while.
This means that you will see what befalls them of torment, punishment and destruction.
This is as Allah says, نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلاً ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَى عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ ( We let them enjoy for a little while, then in the end We shall oblige them to (enter ) a great torment.) ( 31:24 ) This is the end of the Tafsir Surat At-Tariq, and unto Allah is all praise and thanks.

(86:11) By the heaven with its recurring cycle of rain, *6

By the sky which returns [rain] meaning

*6) The words dhat ar-raj`e have been used for the sky.
Literally raj`e means to return, but metaphorically this word is used for the rain in Arabic, for rain does not fall just once, but returns over and over again in the season and of season as well.
Another reason for calling the rain raj `e is that vapour from the oceans of the earth and then falls back as rain on the sometimes out water rises as the same earth.

 

Swearing to the Truthfulness of the Qur'an and the Failure of Those Who oppose it Ibn `Abbas said, "Ar-raj` means rain." It has also been narrated from him that he said, "It means the clouds that contain rain." He also said, وَالسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ ( By the sky (having rain clouds ) which gives rain, again and again.) "This means that it rains and then it rains ( again )." Qatadah said, "It returns the sustenance of the servants ( creatures ) every year.
Were it not for this, they would all be destroyed and so would their cattle." وَالاّرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ ( And the earth which splits. ) Ibn `Abbas said, "Splitting to bring forth plant growths." This was also said by Sa`id bin Jubayr, `Ikrimah, Abu Malik, Ad-Dahhak, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, As-Suddi and others.
Concerning Allah's statement, إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ ( Verily, this is the Word that separates. ) Ibn `Abbas said ( Fasl is ), "True." Qatadah also said the same.
Someone else said, "A just ruling." وَمَا هوَ بِالْهَزْلِ ( And it is not a thing for amusement. ) meaning, rather it is serious and true.
Then Allah informs about the disbelievers saying that they reject Him and hinder others from His path.
Allah says, إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْداً ( Verily, they are but plotting a plot. ) meaning, they plot against the people in their calling them to oppose the Qur'an.
Then Allah says, وَ اَكِيْدُ كَيْدًا ( and I, too, am plotting a scheme ) meaning, I am plotting such that all disbelievers plots will fail and success will be attained by believers. فَمَهِّلِ الْكَـفِرِينَ ( So, give a respite to the disbelievers; ) meaning, wait for them and do not be in haste concerning them. أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْداً ( deal gently with them for a while. ) meaning, a little while.
This means that you will see what befalls them of torment, punishment and destruction.
This is as Allah says, نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلاً ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَى عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ ( We let them enjoy for a little while, then in the end We shall oblige them to (enter ) a great torment.) ( 31:24 ) This is the end of the Tafsir Surat At-Tariq, and unto Allah is all praise and thanks.

( By the heaven which giveth the returning rain ) Allah swore by the heaven which accumulates clouds after cloud, year after year,

By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.

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