Surah Araf ayat 57 Tafsir Quran 7:57

﴿وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِ ۖ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَقَلَّتْ سَحَابًا ثِقَالًا سُقْنَاهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ فَأَنزَلْنَا بِهِ الْمَاءَ فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نُخْرِجُ الْمَوْتَىٰ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ﴾
[ الأعراف: 57]

7:57 And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be reminded.

He it is Who sends the winds unfolding with His mercy that is dispersing before the rains a variant reading for nushuran ‘unfolding’ has nushran; another reading has nashran as the verbal noun; and a third variant has bushran meaning mubashshiran ‘with which He is bearing good tidings of His mercy’; the singular of the first reading is nashūr similar in pattern to rasūl ‘messenger’; the singular of the last is bashīr until when they the winds bear heavy clouds clouds heavy with rain We lead it that is We lead the clouds herein is a shift from the third to the first person to a dead land one devoid of any vegetation in other words We lead it there in order to revive it and then We send down thereon on that land and bring forth thereby by this water fruits of every kind. Like that bringing forth We shall bring forth the dead from their graves through revivification so that you might remember and believe.

He is it Who sends forth the wind as a forerunner of His mercy heralding a joyful event The watery vapor condenses and floats in the upper air and when it is about to gender a storm We drive it by high winds to a dead or droughty land where it pours its rain and with it We cause the various products to spring up from the soil*. Similarly do We resurrect the dead; an action consequent on Allahs will and it is hoped people will ponder

Among Allah's Signs, He sends down the Rain and brings forth the Produce After Allah stated that He created the heavens and earth and that He is the Owner and Possessor of the affairs Who makes things subservient ( for mankind ), He ordained that He be invoked in Du`a', for He is able to do all things.
Allah also stated that He is the Sustainer and He resurrects the dead on the Day of Resurrection.
Here, Allah said that He sends the wind that spreads the clouds that are laden with rain.
Allah said in another Ayah, وَمِنْ ءَايَـتِهِ أَن يُرْسِلَ الرِّيَـحَ مُبَشِّرَتٍ ( And among His signs is this, that He sends the winds with glad tidings ) 30:46.
Allah's statement, بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِ ( going before His mercy ) means, before the rain.
Allah also said; وَهُوَ الَّذِى يُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُواْ وَيَنشُرُ رَحْمَتَهُ وَهُوَ الْوَلِىُّ الْحَمِيدُ ( And He it is Who sends down the rain after they have despaired, and spreads His mercy.
And He is Al-Wali (the Guardian ), Al-Hamid ( the praiseworthy ) 42:28 and, فَانظُرْ إِلَى ءَاثَـرِ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْىِ الاٌّرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَمُحْىِ الْمَوْتَى وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ( Look then at the results of Allah's mercy, how He revives the earth after its death.
Verily, that is the one Who shall indeed raise the dead, and He is able to do all things ) 30:50.
Allah said next, حَتَّى إِذَآ أَقَلَّتْ سَحَابًا ثِقَالاً ( Till when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud ) when the wind carries clouds that are heavy with rain, and this is why these clouds are heavy, close to the earth, and their color is dark.
Allah's statement, سُقْنَـهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ ( We drive it to a land that is dead ) that is, a dry land that does not have any vegetation.
This Ayah is similar to another Ayah, وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ الاٌّرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَـهَا ( And a sign for them is the dead land.
We give it life ) 36:33.
This is why Allah said here, فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَتِ كَذَلِكَ نُخْرِجُ الْموْتَى ( Then We produce every kind of fruit therewith.
Similarly, We shall raise up the dead. ) meaning, just as We bring life to dead land, We shall raise up the dead on the Day of Resurrection, after they have disintegrated.
Allah will send down rain from the sky and the rain will pour on the earth for forty days.
The corpses will then be brought up in their graves, just as the seeds become grow in the ground ( on receiving rain ).
Allah often mentions this similarity in the Qur'an when He gives the example of what will happen on the Day of Resurrection, and bringing life to dead land, لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ( so that you may remember or take heed. ) Allah's statement, وَالْبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ ( The vegetation of a good land comes forth (easily ) by the permission of its Lord;) meaning, the good land produces its vegetation rapidly and proficiently.
Allah said in another Ayah ( about Maryam, mother of `Isa, peace be upon him ); وَأَنبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا ( He made her grow in a good manner. ) 3:37 The Ayah continues, وَالَّذِى خَبُثَ لاَ يَخْرُجُ إِلاَّ نَكِدًا ( and that which is bad, brings forth nothing but with difficulty. ) Mujahid, and others such as As-Sibakh, etc.
also said this.
Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Musa said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«مَثَلُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَالْهُدَى كَمَثَلِ الْغَيْثِ الْكَثِيرِ أَصَابَ أَرْضًا فَكَانَتْ مِنْهَا نَقِيَّةٌ قَبِلَتِ الْمَاءَ فَأَنْبَتَتِ الْكَلَأَ وَالْعُشْبَ الْكَثِيرَ وَكَانَتْ مِنْهَا أَجَادِبُ أَمْسَكَتِ الْمَاءَ فَنَفَعَ اللهُ بِهَا النَّاسَ فَشَرِبُوا وَسَقَوْا وَزَرَعُوا وَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا طَائِفَةً أُخْرَى إِنَّمَا هِيَ قِيعَانٌ لَا تُمْسِكُ مَاءً وَلَا تُنْبِتُ كَلَأً، فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ مَنْ فَقُهَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ وَنَفَعَهُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ فَعَلِمَ وَعَلَّمَ وَمَثَلُ مَنْ لَمْ يَرْفَعْ بِذَلِكَ رَأْسًا وَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ هُدَى اللهِ الَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِه»
( The parable of the guidance and knowledge with which Allah has sent me is that of an abundant rain falling on a land, some of which was fertile soil that absorbed rain water and brought forth vegetation and grass in abundance.
And another portion of it was hard and held the rain water; and Allah benefited the people with it, they utilized it for drinking, making their animals drink from it, and for irrigation of the land for cultivation.
And a portion of it was barren which could neither hold the water nor bring forth vegetation.
The first is the example of the person who comprehends Allah's religion and gets benefit which Allah sent me with, by learnign and teaching others.
The last example is that of a person who does not care for it and does not accept the guidance Allah sent me with. )

Among Allah's Signs, He sends down the Rain and brings forth the Produce After Allah stated that He created the heavens and earth and that He is the Owner and Possessor of the affairs Who makes things subservient ( for mankind ), He ordained that He be invoked in Du`a', for He is able to do all things.
Allah also stated that He is the Sustainer and He resurrects the dead on the Day of Resurrection.
Here, Allah said that He sends the wind that spreads the clouds that are laden with rain.
Allah said in another Ayah, وَمِنْ ءَايَـتِهِ أَن يُرْسِلَ الرِّيَـحَ مُبَشِّرَتٍ ( And among His signs is this, that He sends the winds with glad tidings ) 30:46.
Allah's statement, بَيْنَ يَدَىْ رَحْمَتِهِ ( going before His mercy ) means, before the rain.
Allah also said; وَهُوَ الَّذِى يُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُواْ وَيَنشُرُ رَحْمَتَهُ وَهُوَ الْوَلِىُّ الْحَمِيدُ ( And He it is Who sends down the rain after they have despaired, and spreads His mercy.
And He is Al-Wali (the Guardian ), Al-Hamid ( the praiseworthy ) 42:28 and, فَانظُرْ إِلَى ءَاثَـرِ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْىِ الاٌّرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَمُحْىِ الْمَوْتَى وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ( Look then at the results of Allah's mercy, how He revives the earth after its death.
Verily, that is the one Who shall indeed raise the dead, and He is able to do all things ) 30:50.
Allah said next, حَتَّى إِذَآ أَقَلَّتْ سَحَابًا ثِقَالاً ( Till when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud ) when the wind carries clouds that are heavy with rain, and this is why these clouds are heavy, close to the earth, and their color is dark.
Allah's statement, سُقْنَـهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ ( We drive it to a land that is dead ) that is, a dry land that does not have any vegetation.
This Ayah is similar to another Ayah, وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ الاٌّرْضُ الْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَـهَا ( And a sign for them is the dead land.
We give it life ) 36:33.
This is why Allah said here, فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَتِ كَذَلِكَ نُخْرِجُ الْموْتَى ( Then We produce every kind of fruit therewith.
Similarly, We shall raise up the dead. ) meaning, just as We bring life to dead land, We shall raise up the dead on the Day of Resurrection, after they have disintegrated.
Allah will send down rain from the sky and the rain will pour on the earth for forty days.
The corpses will then be brought up in their graves, just as the seeds become grow in the ground ( on receiving rain ).
Allah often mentions this similarity in the Qur'an when He gives the example of what will happen on the Day of Resurrection, and bringing life to dead land, لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ( so that you may remember or take heed. ) Allah's statement, وَالْبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ ( The vegetation of a good land comes forth (easily ) by the permission of its Lord;) meaning, the good land produces its vegetation rapidly and proficiently.
Allah said in another Ayah ( about Maryam, mother of `Isa, peace be upon him ); وَأَنبَتَهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا ( He made her grow in a good manner. ) 3:37 The Ayah continues, وَالَّذِى خَبُثَ لاَ يَخْرُجُ إِلاَّ نَكِدًا ( and that which is bad, brings forth nothing but with difficulty. ) Mujahid, and others such as As-Sibakh, etc.
also said this.
Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Musa said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «مَثَلُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَالْهُدَى كَمَثَلِ الْغَيْثِ الْكَثِيرِ أَصَابَ أَرْضًا فَكَانَتْ مِنْهَا نَقِيَّةٌ قَبِلَتِ الْمَاءَ فَأَنْبَتَتِ الْكَلَأَ وَالْعُشْبَ الْكَثِيرَ وَكَانَتْ مِنْهَا أَجَادِبُ أَمْسَكَتِ الْمَاءَ فَنَفَعَ اللهُ بِهَا النَّاسَ فَشَرِبُوا وَسَقَوْا وَزَرَعُوا وَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا طَائِفَةً أُخْرَى إِنَّمَا هِيَ قِيعَانٌ لَا تُمْسِكُ مَاءً وَلَا تُنْبِتُ كَلَأً، فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ مَنْ فَقُهَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ وَنَفَعَهُ مَا بَعَثَنِي اللهُ بِهِ فَعَلِمَ وَعَلَّمَ وَمَثَلُ مَنْ لَمْ يَرْفَعْ بِذَلِكَ رَأْسًا وَلَمْ يَقْبَلْ هُدَى اللهِ الَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِه» ( The parable of the guidance and knowledge with which Allah has sent me is that of an abundant rain falling on a land, some of which was fertile soil that absorbed rain water and brought forth vegetation and grass in abundance.
And another portion of it was hard and held the rain water; and Allah benefited the people with it, they utilized it for drinking, making their animals drink from it, and for irrigation of the land for cultivation.
And a portion of it was barren which could neither hold the water nor bring forth vegetation.
The first is the example of the person who comprehends Allah's religion and gets benefit which Allah sent me with, by learnign and teaching others.
The last example is that of a person who does not care for it and does not accept the guidance Allah sent me with. )

( And He it is Who sendeth the winds as tidings heralding His mercy ) before the rain, ( till, when they bear a cloud heavy (with rain ), We lead it to a dead land) with no vegetation, ( and then cause water to descend thereon ) on that dead land, ( and thereby bring forth ) by means of this water ( fruits of every kind. Thus ) just as We revive the earth with vegetation ( bring We forth the dead ) We revive and bring forth the dead from their graves. ( Haply you may remember ) haply you may take heed.

And it is He Who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before His Mercy (rain). Till when they have carried a heavy-laden cloud, We drive it to a land that is dead, then We cause water (rain) to descend thereon. Then We produce every kind of fruit therewith. Similarly, We shall raise up the dead, so that you may remember or take heed.

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