Surah shura ayat 35 Tafsir Quran 42:35

﴿وَيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَ يُجَادِلُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا مَا لَهُم مِّن مَّحِيصٍ﴾
[ الشورى: 35]

42:35 And [that is so] those who dispute concerning Our signs may know that for them there is no place of escape.

And that those who dispute concerning Our signs may know read indicative wa-ya‘lamu ‘and they know’ beginning a new sentence; or subjunctive wa-ya‘lama ‘and that they may know’ as a supplement to an implicit reason in other words ‘He drowns them in order to exact vengeance against them and so that they may know that …’ they have no refuge no escape from the chastisement the negation represents two direct objects of the verb ya‘lamu or ya‘lama ‘they know’; the negation is also a comment on the implied action of ‘escaping’.

A matter of fact to be apprehended by the minds of those who contend with opposing arguments against Our signs, and seem resolved to dispute the truth of Our revelations, that there is no escape nor can they go unpunished

Ships are also among the Signs of Allah Allah tells us that another sign of His great power and dominion is the fact that He has subjugated the sea so that ships may sail in it by His command, so they sail in the sea like mountains.
This was the view of Mujahid, Al-Hasan, As-Suddi and Ad-Dahhak.
In other words, these ships on the sea are like mountains on land. إِن يَشَأْ يُسْكِنِ الرِّيحَ ( If He wills, He causes the wind to cease, ) means, the winds that cause the ships to travel on the sea.
If He willed, He could cause the winds to cease, then the ships would not move and would remain still, neither coming nor going, staying where they are on the surface of the water. إِنَّ فِى ذلِكَ لآيَـتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ ( Verily, in this are signs for everyone patient ) means, who is patient in the face of adversity شَكُورٍ ( and grateful. ) means, in the fact that Allah has subjugated the sea and He sends as much wind as they need in order to travel, there are signs of His blessings to His creation for everyone who is patient, i.e., at times of difficulty, and grateful, i.e., at times of ease. أَوْ يُوبِقْهُنَّ بِمَا كَسَبُوا ( Or He may destroy them because of that which their (people ) have earned.
) means, if He wills, He may destroy the ships and drown them, because of the sins of the people on board. وَيَعْفُ عَن كَثِيرٍ ( And He pardons much. ) means, of their sins; if He were to punish them for all of their sins, He would destroy everyone who sails on the sea.
Some of the scholars interpreted the Ayah أَوْ يُوبِقْهُنَّ بِمَا كَسَبُوا ( Or He may destroy them because of that which their (people ) have earned.) as meaning, if He willed, He could send the wind to blow fiercely so that it would take the ships and divert them from their courses, driving them to the right or the left, so that they would be lost and would not be able to follow their intended path.
This interpretation also includes the idea of their being destroyed.
This also fits the first meaning, which is that if Allah willed, He could cause the wind to cease, in which case the ships would stop moving, or He could make the wind fierce, in which case the ships would be lost and destroyed.
But by His grace and mercy, He sends the wind according to their needs, just as He sends rain that is sufficient.
If He sent too much rain, it would destroy their houses, and if He sent too little, their crops and fruits would not grow.
In the case of lands such as Egypt, He sends water from another land, because they do not need rain; if rain were to fall upon them, it would destroy their houses and cause walls to collapse. وَيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَ يُجَـدِلُونَ فِى ءَايَـتِنَا مَا لَهُمْ مِّن مَّحِيصٍ ( And those who dispute as regards Our Ayat may know that there is no place of refuge for them.
) means, they have no means of escape from Our torment and vengeance, for they are subdued by Our power.

(42:35) Then those who wrangle about Our Signs will come to know that there is no escape for them. *54

And [that is so] those who dispute meaning

*54) The Quraish, in connection with their business and trade, had also to visit Habash and the coastal lands of Africa, and in these journeys they used sailing ships and boats for crossing the Red Sea, which is a very dangerous sea.
It is generally stormy and abounds in submerged rocks which are a serious hazard for navigation especially during the storms.
Therefore, the state that has been depicted here by Allah could be fully realized by the people of the Quraish in the light of their personal experiences.

 

Ships are also among the Signs of Allah Allah tells us that another sign of His great power and dominion is the fact that He has subjugated the sea so that ships may sail in it by His command, so they sail in the sea like mountains.
This was the view of Mujahid, Al-Hasan, As-Suddi and Ad-Dahhak.
In other words, these ships on the sea are like mountains on land. إِن يَشَأْ يُسْكِنِ الرِّيحَ ( If He wills, He causes the wind to cease, ) means, the winds that cause the ships to travel on the sea.
If He willed, He could cause the winds to cease, then the ships would not move and would remain still, neither coming nor going, staying where they are on the surface of the water. إِنَّ فِى ذلِكَ لآيَـتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ ( Verily, in this are signs for everyone patient ) means, who is patient in the face of adversity شَكُورٍ ( and grateful. ) means, in the fact that Allah has subjugated the sea and He sends as much wind as they need in order to travel, there are signs of His blessings to His creation for everyone who is patient, i.e., at times of difficulty, and grateful, i.e., at times of ease. أَوْ يُوبِقْهُنَّ بِمَا كَسَبُوا ( Or He may destroy them because of that which their (people ) have earned.
) means, if He wills, He may destroy the ships and drown them, because of the sins of the people on board. وَيَعْفُ عَن كَثِيرٍ ( And He pardons much. ) means, of their sins; if He were to punish them for all of their sins, He would destroy everyone who sails on the sea.
Some of the scholars interpreted the Ayah أَوْ يُوبِقْهُنَّ بِمَا كَسَبُوا ( Or He may destroy them because of that which their (people ) have earned.) as meaning, if He willed, He could send the wind to blow fiercely so that it would take the ships and divert them from their courses, driving them to the right or the left, so that they would be lost and would not be able to follow their intended path.
This interpretation also includes the idea of their being destroyed.
This also fits the first meaning, which is that if Allah willed, He could cause the wind to cease, in which case the ships would stop moving, or He could make the wind fierce, in which case the ships would be lost and destroyed.
But by His grace and mercy, He sends the wind according to their needs, just as He sends rain that is sufficient.
If He sent too much rain, it would destroy their houses, and if He sent too little, their crops and fruits would not grow.
In the case of lands such as Egypt, He sends water from another land, because they do not need rain; if rain were to fall upon them, it would destroy their houses and cause walls to collapse. وَيَعْلَمَ الَّذِينَ يُجَـدِلُونَ فِى ءَايَـتِنَا مَا لَهُمْ مِّن مَّحِيصٍ ( And those who dispute as regards Our Ayat may know that there is no place of refuge for them.
) means, they have no means of escape from Our torment and vengeance, for they are subdued by Our power.

( And that those who argue concerning Our revelations ) those who disbelieve in Muhammad ( pbuh ) ( may know they have no refuge ) or escape from Allah’s chastisement.

And those who dispute (polytheists, etc. with Our Messenger Muhammad SAW) as regards Our Ayat (proofs, signs, verses, etc. of Islamic Monotheism) may know that there is no place of refuge for them (from Allah's punishment).

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