Surah Tariq ayat 14 Tafsir Quran 86:14

﴿وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ﴾
[ الطارق: 14]

86:14 And it is not amusement.

and it is not a jest frivolity or falsehood.

And not the object of ridicule nor is it derisive

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.

(86:14) not a flippant jest. *7

And it is not amusement. meaning

*7) That is, just as the falling of rain froth the sky and the splitting of the earth to put out shoots is no jest but a serious reality, so also the news which the Qur'an gives that ntan has to return to his God is no jest but a definite and decisive reality and an unchangeable truth which has to be fulfilled.

 

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.

( It is no pleasantry ) it is no falsehood.

And it is not a thing for amusement.

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