Surah Fussilat ayat 26 Tafsir Quran 41:26

﴿وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَسْمَعُوا لِهَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ وَالْغَوْا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ﴾
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41:26 And those who disbelieve say, "Do not listen to this Qur'an and speak noisily during [the recitation of] it that perhaps you will overcome."

And those who disbelieve say during the Prophet’s s recitation of the Qur’ān ‘Do not listen to this Qur’ān and hoot it down make a din and so forth and clamour whenever he is reciting that perhaps you might prevail’ so that he will then desist from recitation.

And insolently did the infidels say to each other: Do not listen to this Quran and, when recited, contrive and contradict the provisions of its edicts loudly as to make it nearly nugatory; perhaps you will gain the upper hand

The intimate Companions of the Idolators make Evil Actionsattractive to Them Allah tells us that He is the One Who sends theidolators astray, and that this happens by His will and decree.
He isthe All-Wise in His actions, when He appoints for them closecompanions from among the devils of men and Jinn. فَزَيَّنُواْ لَهُم مَّا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ( who have made fair seeming to them, what was before them and what was behind them. ) means, they made their deeds attractive to them in the past.
As far as the future is concerned, they only see themselves as doing good, as Allah says: وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَـنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطَاناً فَهُوَ لَهُ قَرِينٌ - وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ ( And whosoever turns away blindly from the remembrance of the Most Gracious, We appoint for him a Shaytan to be a companion for him.
And verily, they hinder them from the path, but they think that they are guided aright! ) ( 43:36-37 ) وَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ ( And the Word is justified against them ) means, the Word of torment, just as it was justified against the nations of the past who did what they did, men and Jinn alike. إِنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ خَـسِرِينَ ( Indeed they (all ) were the losers.) means, they are all equal in terms of loss and being doomed. How the disbelievers advised One Another not to listen to the Qur'an, and the Recompense for that وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لاَ تَسْمَعُواْ لِهَـذَا الْقُرْءَانِ ( And those who disbelieve say: "Listen not to this Qur'an..." ) means, they advised one another not to pay heed to the Qur'an or obey its commands. وَالْغَوْاْ فِيهِ ( and make noise in the midst of its ) means, when it is recited, do not listen to it.
This was the view of Mujahid.
"And make noise in the midst of its ( recitation )" means whistling and trying to make the Messenger of Allah ﷺ confused when he recited Qur'an, which is what the Quraysh did. لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ ( that you may overcome. ) means, this is the practice of these ignorant disbelievers and those who follow in their footsteps, when they hear the Qur'an.
Allah commanded us to be different from that, and said: وَإِذَا قُرِىءَ الْقُرْءَانُ فَاسْتَمِعُواْ لَهُ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ( So, when the Qur'an is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy. ) ( 7:204 ).
Then Allah says: فَلَنُذِيقَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ عَذَاباً شَدِيداً ( But surely, We shall cause those who disbelieve to taste a severe torment, ) meaning, in return for what they do when they hear the Qur'an. وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَسْوَأَ الَّذِى كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ ( and certainly, We shall requite them the worst of what they used to do. ) means, for their evil deeds. ذَلِكَ جَزَآءُ أَعْدَآءِ اللَّهِ النَّارُ لَهُمْ فِيهَا دَارُ الخُلْدِ جَزَآءً بِمَا كَانُوا بِـَايـتِنَا يَجْحَدُون - وَقَال الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ رَبَّنَآ أَرِنَا اللَّذَيْنِ أَضَلَّـنَا مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالإِنسِ نَجْعَلْهُمَا تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِنَا لِيَكُونَا مِنَ الاٌّسْفَلِينَ ( That is the recompense of the enemies of Allah: the Fire.
Therein will be for them the eternal home, a recompense for that they used to deny Our Ayat.
And those who disbelieve will say: "Our Lord! Show us those among Jinn and men who led us astray, that we may crush them under our feet so that they become the lowest." ) It was reported that `Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said, concerning the phrase, اللَّذَيْنِ أَضَلَّـنَا ( those who led us astray ): "Iblis and the son of Adam who killed his brother." As-Suddi reported that `Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said; "Iblis is followed by everyone who commits Shirk and the son of Adam is followed by everyone who commits a major sin.
So Iblis is the one who calls people to every evil thing, such as Shirk and lesser sins." As for the first son of Adam, it is as confirmed in the Hadith:
«مَا قُتِلَتْ نَفْسٌ ظُلْمًا إِلَّا كَانَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ الْأَوَّلِ كِفْلٌ مِنْ دَمِهَا،لِأَنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَنْ سَنَّ الْقَتْل»
( No soul is wrongfully killed, but a share of the burden of that sin will be upon the first son of Adam, because he was the first one who set the precedent of killing another. ) نَجْعَلْهُمَا تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِنَا ( that we may crush them under our feet ) means, `make them beneath us in the torment, so that they will be punished more severely than us.' لِيَكُونَا مِنَ الاٌّسْفَلِينَ ( so that they become the lowest. ) means, in the lowest level of Hell, as already mentioned in Al-A`raf, where the followers ask Allah to multiply the torment for their leaders: قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَـكِن لاَّ تَعْلَمُونَ ( (Allah ) said: "For each one there is double ( torment ), but you know not.") ( 7:38 ) i.e., Allah will give each of them the torment and punishment they deserve for their deeds.
This is like the Ayah: الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ زِدْنَـهُمْ عَذَابًا فَوْقَ الْعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يُفْسِدُونَ ( Those who disbelieved and hinder (men ) from the path of Allah, for them We will add torment to the torment because they used to spread corruption.) ( 16:88 ).

(41:26) The deniers of the Truth say: 'Do not give ear to the Qur'an and cause interruption when it is recited; thus perhaps you will gain the upper hand.' *30

And those who disbelieve say, "Do not meaning

*30) This was one of those plans of the disbelievers of Makkah with which they wanted to frustrate the Holy Prophet's mission of preaching his message.
They knew fully well haw impressive was the Qur'an, how high was the character of the man presenting it, and how effective and inspiring the style of his preaching.
They knew that anyone who heard such matchless discourses in such an attractive style from such a noble person could not help being hued and charmed.
Therefore, they planned that they should neither hear it themselves nor Iet anyone else hear it; whenever Muhammad ( upon whom be Allah's peace ) should start reciting it, they should create noise, clap hands, pass taunting remarks and raise All sorts of objections and such a hue and cry as to drown his voice.
By this plan they hoped they would be able to defeat the Prophet of Allah.

 

The intimate Companions of the Idolators make Evil Actionsattractive to Them Allah tells us that He is the One Who sends theidolators astray, and that this happens by His will and decree.
He isthe All-Wise in His actions, when He appoints for them closecompanions from among the devils of men and Jinn. فَزَيَّنُواْ لَهُم مَّا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ( who have made fair seeming to them, what was before them and what was behind them. ) means, they made their deeds attractive to them in the past.
As far as the future is concerned, they only see themselves as doing good, as Allah says: وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَـنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطَاناً فَهُوَ لَهُ قَرِينٌ - وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ ( And whosoever turns away blindly from the remembrance of the Most Gracious, We appoint for him a Shaytan to be a companion for him.
And verily, they hinder them from the path, but they think that they are guided aright! ) ( 43:36-37 ) وَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ ( And the Word is justified against them ) means, the Word of torment, just as it was justified against the nations of the past who did what they did, men and Jinn alike. إِنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ خَـسِرِينَ ( Indeed they (all ) were the losers.) means, they are all equal in terms of loss and being doomed. How the disbelievers advised One Another not to listen to the Qur'an, and the Recompense for that وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لاَ تَسْمَعُواْ لِهَـذَا الْقُرْءَانِ ( And those who disbelieve say: "Listen not to this Qur'an..." ) means, they advised one another not to pay heed to the Qur'an or obey its commands. وَالْغَوْاْ فِيهِ ( and make noise in the midst of its ) means, when it is recited, do not listen to it.
This was the view of Mujahid.
"And make noise in the midst of its ( recitation )" means whistling and trying to make the Messenger of Allah ﷺ confused when he recited Qur'an, which is what the Quraysh did. لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ ( that you may overcome. ) means, this is the practice of these ignorant disbelievers and those who follow in their footsteps, when they hear the Qur'an.
Allah commanded us to be different from that, and said: وَإِذَا قُرِىءَ الْقُرْءَانُ فَاسْتَمِعُواْ لَهُ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ( So, when the Qur'an is recited, listen to it, and be silent that you may receive mercy. ) ( 7:204 ).
Then Allah says: فَلَنُذِيقَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ عَذَاباً شَدِيداً ( But surely, We shall cause those who disbelieve to taste a severe torment, ) meaning, in return for what they do when they hear the Qur'an. وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَسْوَأَ الَّذِى كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ ( and certainly, We shall requite them the worst of what they used to do. ) means, for their evil deeds. ذَلِكَ جَزَآءُ أَعْدَآءِ اللَّهِ النَّارُ لَهُمْ فِيهَا دَارُ الخُلْدِ جَزَآءً بِمَا كَانُوا بِـَايـتِنَا يَجْحَدُون - وَقَال الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ رَبَّنَآ أَرِنَا اللَّذَيْنِ أَضَلَّـنَا مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالإِنسِ نَجْعَلْهُمَا تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِنَا لِيَكُونَا مِنَ الاٌّسْفَلِينَ ( That is the recompense of the enemies of Allah: the Fire.
Therein will be for them the eternal home, a recompense for that they used to deny Our Ayat.
And those who disbelieve will say: "Our Lord! Show us those among Jinn and men who led us astray, that we may crush them under our feet so that they become the lowest." ) It was reported that `Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said, concerning the phrase, اللَّذَيْنِ أَضَلَّـنَا ( those who led us astray ): "Iblis and the son of Adam who killed his brother." As-Suddi reported that `Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said; "Iblis is followed by everyone who commits Shirk and the son of Adam is followed by everyone who commits a major sin.
So Iblis is the one who calls people to every evil thing, such as Shirk and lesser sins." As for the first son of Adam, it is as confirmed in the Hadith: «مَا قُتِلَتْ نَفْسٌ ظُلْمًا إِلَّا كَانَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ الْأَوَّلِ كِفْلٌ مِنْ دَمِهَا،لِأَنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَنْ سَنَّ الْقَتْل» ( No soul is wrongfully killed, but a share of the burden of that sin will be upon the first son of Adam, because he was the first one who set the precedent of killing another. ) نَجْعَلْهُمَا تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِنَا ( that we may crush them under our feet ) means, `make them beneath us in the torment, so that they will be punished more severely than us.' لِيَكُونَا مِنَ الاٌّسْفَلِينَ ( so that they become the lowest. ) means, in the lowest level of Hell, as already mentioned in Al-A`raf, where the followers ask Allah to multiply the torment for their leaders: قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَـكِن لاَّ تَعْلَمُونَ ( (Allah ) said: "For each one there is double ( torment ), but you know not.") ( 7:38 ) i.e., Allah will give each of them the torment and punishment they deserve for their deeds.
This is like the Ayah: الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَصَدُّواْ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ زِدْنَـهُمْ عَذَابًا فَوْقَ الْعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يُفْسِدُونَ ( Those who disbelieved and hinder (men ) from the path of Allah, for them We will add torment to the torment because they used to spread corruption.) ( 16:88 ).

( Those who disbelieve ) the disbelievers of Mecca, Abu Jahl and his host ( say: Heed not this Qur’an ) which is recited to you by Muhammad ( pbuh ) ( and drown the hearing of it ) by causing uproar; ( haply ye may conquer ) Muhammad ( pbuh ) and make him keep quiet.

And those who disbelieve say: "Listen not to this Quran, and make noise in the midst of its (recitation) that you may overcome."

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