Surah Insan ayat 23 Tafsir Quran 76:23

﴿إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ تَنزِيلًا﴾
[ الإنسان: 23]

76:23 Indeed, it is We who have sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Qur'an progressively.

Assuredly We nahnu reiterates the subject of innā ‘assuredly for the purpose of emphasis; alternatively it is a separating pronoun have revealed the Qur’ān to you as a gradual revelation tanzīlan is the predicate of inna ‘assuredly’ in other words We have divided it into parts instead of not revealing it all at once.

We are revealing to you the Quran in successive stages to be impressed upon your heart, and your effort be imprinted by the Divine hand

Verily, it is We Who have sent down the Qur'an to you by stages ( 23 )Therefore be patient with constancy to the command of your Lord, and obey neither a sinner nor a disbeliever among them ( 24 )And remember the Name of your Lord every morning and afternoon ( 25 )And during the night, prostrate yourself to Him, and glorify Him a long night through ( 26 )Verily, these love the present life of this world, and put behind them a heavy Day ( 27 )It is We Who created them, and We have made them of strong build.
And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement ( 28 )Verily, this is an admonition, so whosoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord ( 29 )But you cannot will, unless Allah wills.
Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise ( 30 )He will admit to His mercy whom He wills and as for the wrongdoers – He has prepared a painful torment ( 31 ) Mention of the Qur'an's Revelation and the Command to be Patient and remember Allah Allah reminds His Messenger ﷺ of how He blessed him by revealing the Magnificent Qur'an to him. فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ ( Therefore be patient with constancy to the command of your Lord., ) meaning, 'just as you have been honored by what has been revealed to you, then be patient with His decree and decision and know that He will handle your affairs in a good manner.' وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ آثِمًا أَوْ كَفُورًا ( And obey neither a sinner (Athim ) nor a disbeliever ( Kafur ) among them.) meaning, 'do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites if they wish to deter you from what has been revealed to you.
Rather convey that which has been revealed to you from your Lord and put your trust in Allah, for verily, Allah will protect you from the people.' The Athim is the sinner in his deeds and the Kafur is the disbeliever in his heart. وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ( And remember the Name of your Lord every morning and afternoon. ) meaning, at the beginning of the day and at its end. وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَاسْجُدْ لَهُ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا ( And during the night, prostrate yourself to Him, and glorify Him a long night through. ) This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَكَ عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا ( And in some parts of the night offer the Salah with it (the Qur'an ), as an additional prayer ( Tajhajjud ) for you.
It may be that you Lord will raise you to Maqam Mahmud.)( 17:79 ) Similarly, Allah also says, يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ - قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا - نِصْفَهُ أَوِ انْقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا - أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا ( O you wrapped! Stand all night, except a little.
Half of it or a little less than that, or a little more.
And recite the Qur'an Tartil. )( 73:1-4 ) The Censure of Love for the World and informing about the Day of the Final Return Allah reprimands the disbelievers and those similar to them who love the world and are devoted and dedicated to it, who put the abode of the Hereafter behind them in disregard.
He says; إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ يُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَاءَهُمْ يَوْمًا ثَقِيلًا ( Verily, these love the present life of this world, and put behind them a heavy Day. ) meaning, the Day of Judgement.
Then Allah says, نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَاهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَا أَسْرَهُمْ ۖ ( It is We Who created them, and We have made them of strong build. ) Ibn 'Abbas, Mujahid and others have said, "This means their creation." وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَا أَمْثَالَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا ( And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement. ) meaning, 'when We wish, We will resurrect them on the Day of Judgement and change them, repeating their creation in a new form.' Here the beginning of their creation is a proof for the repetition of their creation.
Ibn Zayd and Ibn Jarir both said, وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَا أَمْثَالَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا ( And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement. ) "This means, if We wish We can bring another group of people besides them ( in their place )." This is like Allah's statement, إِنْ يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ وَيَأْتِ بِآخَرِينَ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ قَدِيرًا ( If He wills, He can take you away, O people, and bring others.
And Allah is capable over that. )( 4:133 ) This is also like His statement, إِنْ يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ - وَمَا ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ ( If He wills, He can remove you and bring a new creation! And for Allah that is not hard or difficult. )( 14:19-20 ) The Qur'an is a Reminder, and Guidance comes from the Help of Allah Allah then says, إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ ( Verily, this is an admonition, ) meaning, this Surah is a reminder. فَمَنْ شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا ( so whosoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord. ) meaning, a path and a way.
This means, whoever wishes to be guided by the Qur'an.
This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِمْ لَوْ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ( And what loss have they if they had believed in Allah and in the Last Day. )( 4:39 ) Then Allah says, وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ ( But you cannot will, unless Allah wills. ) meaning, no one is able to guide himself, enter into faith or bring about any benefit for himself, إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ( Unless Allah wills.
Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. ) meaning, He is Most Knowledgeable of who deserves to be guided.
So, He makes guidance easy for him and He predestines for him that which will be a cause for it.
However, whoever deserves misguidance, He averts guidance from him.
Unto Him belongs the most excellent wisdom and the most irrefutable argument.
Thus, He says, إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ( Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. ) Then He says, يُدْخِلُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ ۚ وَالظَّالِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ( He will admit to His mercy whom He wills and as for the wrongdoers – He has prepared a painful torment. ) meaning, He guides whomever He wishes and He leads astray whomever He wishes.
Whoever He guides, there is no one who can lead him astray; and whoever He leads astray, there is no one who can guide him. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Insan.
And all praise and thanks are due to Allah.

(76:23) (O Prophet), indeed We have revealed the Qur'an to you in portions. *27

Indeed, it is We who have sent meaning

*27) Though the addressee here apparently is the Holy Prophet ( upon whom be peace ), the discourse is directed to the disbelievers, who said " Muhammad ( upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings ) himself composes the Qur'an deliberately piece by piece; had it been from Allah, it would be revealed all at once.
At some places on the Qur'an this objection bas been cited and answered ( e.g.
see E.N.'s 102, 104, 105, 106 of An-Nahl and E.N.
119 of Bani Isra'il ), but here Allah has answered it without citing it, saying emphatically: "It is We Ourself Who are sending it down: it is not the composition of Muhammad: and it is We Ourself Who are sending it gradually.
That is, it is the requirement of Our wisdom that We should not send down Our message all together in book form, but should send it piece by piece."
 

Verily, it is We Who have sent down the Qur'an to you by stages ( 23 )Therefore be patient with constancy to the command of your Lord, and obey neither a sinner nor a disbeliever among them ( 24 )And remember the Name of your Lord every morning and afternoon ( 25 )And during the night, prostrate yourself to Him, and glorify Him a long night through ( 26 )Verily, these love the present life of this world, and put behind them a heavy Day ( 27 )It is We Who created them, and We have made them of strong build.
And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement ( 28 )Verily, this is an admonition, so whosoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord ( 29 )But you cannot will, unless Allah wills.
Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise ( 30 )He will admit to His mercy whom He wills and as for the wrongdoers – He has prepared a painful torment ( 31 ) Mention of the Qur'an's Revelation and the Command to be Patient and remember Allah Allah reminds His Messenger ﷺ of how He blessed him by revealing the Magnificent Qur'an to him. فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ ( Therefore be patient with constancy to the command of your Lord., ) meaning, 'just as you have been honored by what has been revealed to you, then be patient with His decree and decision and know that He will handle your affairs in a good manner.' وَلَا تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ آثِمًا أَوْ كَفُورًا ( And obey neither a sinner (Athim ) nor a disbeliever ( Kafur ) among them.) meaning, 'do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites if they wish to deter you from what has been revealed to you.
Rather convey that which has been revealed to you from your Lord and put your trust in Allah, for verily, Allah will protect you from the people.' The Athim is the sinner in his deeds and the Kafur is the disbeliever in his heart. وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا ( And remember the Name of your Lord every morning and afternoon. ) meaning, at the beginning of the day and at its end. وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَاسْجُدْ لَهُ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلًا طَوِيلًا ( And during the night, prostrate yourself to Him, and glorify Him a long night through. ) This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَكَ عَسَىٰ أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا ( And in some parts of the night offer the Salah with it (the Qur'an ), as an additional prayer ( Tajhajjud ) for you.
It may be that you Lord will raise you to Maqam Mahmud.)( 17:79 ) Similarly, Allah also says, يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ - قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا - نِصْفَهُ أَوِ انْقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا - أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا ( O you wrapped! Stand all night, except a little.
Half of it or a little less than that, or a little more.
And recite the Qur'an Tartil. )( 73:1-4 ) The Censure of Love for the World and informing about the Day of the Final Return Allah reprimands the disbelievers and those similar to them who love the world and are devoted and dedicated to it, who put the abode of the Hereafter behind them in disregard.
He says; إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ يُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَاءَهُمْ يَوْمًا ثَقِيلًا ( Verily, these love the present life of this world, and put behind them a heavy Day. ) meaning, the Day of Judgement.
Then Allah says, نَحْنُ خَلَقْنَاهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَا أَسْرَهُمْ ۖ ( It is We Who created them, and We have made them of strong build. ) Ibn 'Abbas, Mujahid and others have said, "This means their creation." وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَا أَمْثَالَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا ( And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement. ) meaning, 'when We wish, We will resurrect them on the Day of Judgement and change them, repeating their creation in a new form.' Here the beginning of their creation is a proof for the repetition of their creation.
Ibn Zayd and Ibn Jarir both said, وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَا أَمْثَالَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا ( And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement. ) "This means, if We wish We can bring another group of people besides them ( in their place )." This is like Allah's statement, إِنْ يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ وَيَأْتِ بِآخَرِينَ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ قَدِيرًا ( If He wills, He can take you away, O people, and bring others.
And Allah is capable over that. )( 4:133 ) This is also like His statement, إِنْ يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ - وَمَا ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ ( If He wills, He can remove you and bring a new creation! And for Allah that is not hard or difficult. )( 14:19-20 ) The Qur'an is a Reminder, and Guidance comes from the Help of Allah Allah then says, إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ ۖ ( Verily, this is an admonition, ) meaning, this Surah is a reminder. فَمَنْ شَاءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِ سَبِيلًا ( so whosoever wills, let him take a path to his Lord. ) meaning, a path and a way.
This means, whoever wishes to be guided by the Qur'an.
This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِمْ لَوْ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ( And what loss have they if they had believed in Allah and in the Last Day. )( 4:39 ) Then Allah says, وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ ( But you cannot will, unless Allah wills. ) meaning, no one is able to guide himself, enter into faith or bring about any benefit for himself, إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ( Unless Allah wills.
Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. ) meaning, He is Most Knowledgeable of who deserves to be guided.
So, He makes guidance easy for him and He predestines for him that which will be a cause for it.
However, whoever deserves misguidance, He averts guidance from him.
Unto Him belongs the most excellent wisdom and the most irrefutable argument.
Thus, He says, إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ( Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. ) Then He says, يُدْخِلُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ ۚ وَالظَّالِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ( He will admit to His mercy whom He wills and as for the wrongdoers – He has prepared a painful torment. ) meaning, He guides whomever He wishes and He leads astray whomever He wishes.
Whoever He guides, there is no one who can lead him astray; and whoever He leads astray, there is no one who can guide him. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Insan.
And all praise and thanks are due to Allah.

( Lo! We, even We, have revealed unto thee the Qur’an ) We have sent you Gabriel with the Qur’an, ( a revelation ) in instalments: one, two and three verses at a time;

Verily! It is We Who have sent down the Quran to you (O Muhammad SAW) by stages.

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