Surah Insan ayat 28 Tafsir Quran 76:28

﴿نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَاهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَا أَسْرَهُمْ ۖ وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَا أَمْثَالَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا﴾
[ الإنسان: 28]

76:28 We have created them and strengthened their forms, and when We will, We can change their likenesses with [complete] alteration.

We created them and made firm their frames their limbs and their joints and whenever We will We can completely replace them with others like them in terms of their created form in place of them by destroying them tabdīlan ‘completely’ is for emphasis; idhā ‘when’ functions in the sense of in ‘if’ similar to where God says in several places in yasha’ yudhhibkum If He will He can take you away cf. Q. 1419; but because He exalted be He has not willed this it has not happened thus far.

We created them and gave them enough will power to withstand temptation. When We will, We can replace them by others and effect a new creation

Mention of the Qur'an's Revelation and the Command to be Patient and remember Allah Allah reminds His Messenger 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.' وَلاَ تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ ءَاثِماً أَوْ كَفُوراً ( 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 وَأَصِيلاً ( And remember the Name of your Lord every morning and afternoon. ) meaning, at the beginning of the day and at its end. وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَاسْجُدْ لَهُ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلاً طَوِيلاً ( And during the night, prostrate yourself to Him, and glorify Him a long night through. ) This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ عَسَى أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَاماً مَّحْمُودًا ( 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, يأَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ - قُمِ الَّيْلَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً - نِّصْفَهُ أَوِ انقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلاً - أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلاً ( 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 هَـؤُلاَءِ يُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمْ يَوْماً ثَقِيلاً ( Verily, these love the present life of this world, and put behind them a heavy Day. ) meaning, the Day of Judgement.
Then Allah says, نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَـهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ 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 بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلاً ( 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 بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلاً ( 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, إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ وَيَأْتِ بِـاخَرِينَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَى ذلِكَ قَدِيراً ( 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, إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُـمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ وَمَا ذَلِكَ 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 هَـذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ ( Verily, this is an admonition, ) meaning, this Surah is a reminder. فَمَن شَآءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَى رَبِّهِ سَبِيلاً ( 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 ءَامَنُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الاٌّخِرِ ( And what loss have they if they had believed in Allah and in the Last Day. ) ( 4:39 ) Then Allah says, وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ 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, إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً ( 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 عَلِيماً حَكِيماً ( Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. ) Then He says, يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِ وَالظَّـلِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً ( 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.

(76:28) We created them and strengthened their joints; and whenever We wish, We can change their faces entirely. *32

We have created them and strengthened their meaning

*32) The sentence, "Whenever it be Our will We can change their forms', can have several meanings:
( 1 ) That whenever We please We can destroy them and replace them by other people of their own kind, who will be different from them in conduct;
( 2 ) that whenever We please We can change their forms; that is, just as We can make someone healthy and sound in body, so also We have the power to make somebody a paralytic, cause someone to be struck with facial paralysis and other to fall a victim to some disease or accident and become a cripple permanently; and
( 3 ) that whenever We will We can recreate them in some other form after death.

 

Mention of the Qur'an's Revelation and the Command to be Patient and remember Allah Allah reminds His Messenger 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.' وَلاَ تُطِعْ مِنْهُمْ ءَاثِماً أَوْ كَفُوراً ( 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 وَأَصِيلاً ( And remember the Name of your Lord every morning and afternoon. ) meaning, at the beginning of the day and at its end. وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَاسْجُدْ لَهُ وَسَبِّحْهُ لَيْلاً طَوِيلاً ( And during the night, prostrate yourself to Him, and glorify Him a long night through. ) This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ عَسَى أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَاماً مَّحْمُودًا ( 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, يأَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ - قُمِ الَّيْلَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً - نِّصْفَهُ أَوِ انقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلاً - أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلاً ( 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 هَـؤُلاَءِ يُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَيَذَرُونَ وَرَآءَهُمْ يَوْماً ثَقِيلاً ( Verily, these love the present life of this world, and put behind them a heavy Day. ) meaning, the Day of Judgement.
Then Allah says, نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَـهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ 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 بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلاً ( 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 بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَـلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلاً ( 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, إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ وَيَأْتِ بِـاخَرِينَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَى ذلِكَ قَدِيراً ( 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, إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُـمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ وَمَا ذَلِكَ 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 هَـذِهِ تَذْكِرَةٌ ( Verily, this is an admonition, ) meaning, this Surah is a reminder. فَمَن شَآءَ اتَّخَذَ إِلَى رَبِّهِ سَبِيلاً ( 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 ءَامَنُواْ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الاٌّخِرِ ( And what loss have they if they had believed in Allah and in the Last Day. ) ( 4:39 ) Then Allah says, وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ 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, إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً ( 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 عَلِيماً حَكِيماً ( Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise. ) Then He says, يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِ وَالظَّـلِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَاباً أَلِيماً ( 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.

( We, even We, created them ) i.e. the people of Mecca, ( and strengthened their frame ) and made their constitution strong. ( And when We will, We can replace them, bringing others like them ) i.e. We destroy them ( in their stead ) He says: if We had willed, We would have destroyed these sinful and disbelieving people and brought instead of them people who are better and more obedient.

It is We Who created them, and We have made them of strong built. And when We will, We can replace them with others like them with a complete replacement.

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