Surah Jumuah ayat 6 Tafsir Quran 62:6

﴿قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ هَادُوا إِن زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ لِلَّهِ مِن دُونِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ﴾
[ الجمعة: 6]

62:6 Say, "O you who are Jews, if you claim that you are allies of Allah, excluding the [other] people, then wish for death, if you should be truthful."

Say ‘O you of Jewry if you claim that you are the favoured friends of God to the exclusion of other people then long for death if you are truthful’ in kuntum sādiqīna is semantically connected to tamannū ‘long for’; as for the two conditions the first is dependent on the second that is to say if you are truthful in your claim that you are the favoured friends of God and given that such a friend would prefer the Hereafter to this world and that it the Hereafter begins at death then long for it.

Say to them O Muhammad: O you who lay claim to Judaism: if you Presume that you are the chosen people of Allah to the exclusion of all others, then appeal to Allah for the encounter with death if you are truthful

Admonishing the Jews and challenging Them to wish for Death Allah the Exalted admonishes the Jews who were entrusted with the Tawrah and were ordered to abide by it.
However, they did not abide by it, and this is why Allah resembled them to the donkey that carries volumes of books.
Surely, when the donkey carries books, it will not understand what these books contain because it is only carrying these books using its strength.
This is the example of those who were entrusted with the Tawrah; they read its letter but did not understand its meanings nor abided by them.
Rather, they even corrupted and changed the Tawrah.
Therefore, they are worse than the donkey, because the donkey cannot understand.
They, on the other hand, could have understood using their minds, but their minds were of no benefit.
This is why Allah the Exalted said in another Ayah, أُوْلَـئِكَ كَالأَنْعَـمِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ أُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْغَـفِلُونَ ( They are like cattle, nay even more astray; those! They are the heedless. ) ( 7:179 ), and said, بِئْسَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِـَايَـتِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الظَّـلِمِينَ ( How bad is the example of people who deny the Ayat of Allah.
And Allah does not guide the people who are wrongdoers. ) Allah the Exalted said, قُلْ يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ هَادُواْ إِن زَعمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ لِلَّهِ مِن دُونِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُاْ الْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ ( Say: "O you Jews! If you pretend that you are friends of Allah, to the exclusion of other people, then long for death if you are truthful." ) meaning, `if you claim that you are on the correct guidance and that Muhammad ﷺ and his Companions are being led astray, then invoke Allah to bring death to the misguided group among the two, if you are truthful in your claim.' Allah said, وَلاَ يَتَمَنَّونَهُ أَبَداً بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْديهِمْ ( But they will never long for it, because of what their hands have sent before them! ) meaning because of the disbelief, injustice and sins that they commit, وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالظَّـلِمينَ ( And Allah knows well the wrongdoers. ) We mentioned this challenge to the Jews before in Surat Al-Baqarah, where Allah said, قُلْ إِن كَانَتْ لَكُمُ الدَّارُ الاٌّخِرَةُ عِندَ اللَّهِ خَالِصَةً مِّن دُونِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُاْ الْمَوْتَ إِن كُنْتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ - وَلَن يَتَمَنَّوْهُ أَبَدًا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالظَّـلِمينَ - وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمْ أَحْرَصَ النَّاسِ عَلَى حَيَوةٍ وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ يُعَمَّرُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمُزَحْزِحِهِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ أَن يُعَمَّرَ وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ ( Say: "If the home of the Hereafter with Allah is indeed for you specially and not for others, of mankind, then long for death if you are truthful." But they will never long for it because of what their hands have sent forth before them.
And Allah is Aware of the wrongdoers.
And verily, you will find them the greediest of mankind for life and (even greedier ) than those who ascribe partners to Allah.
One of them wishes that he could be given a life of a thousand years.
But the grant of such life will not save him even a little from punishment.
And Allah is Seer of what they do.) ( 2:94-96 ) We explained these meanings there, stating that the challenge was for the Jews to invoke Allah to destroy the misguided group, either they or their enemies.
We also mentioned a similar challenge against the Christians in Surah Al `Imran, فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْاْ نَدْعُ أَبْنَآءَنَا وَأَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَنِسَآءَنَا وَنِسَآءَكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَتُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَـذِبِينَ ( Then whoever disputes with you concerning him `Isa after (all this ) knowledge that has come to you, say: "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves -- then we pray and invoke the curse of Allah upon those who lie.")( 3:61 ) and against the idolators, in Surah Maryam, قُلْ مَن كَانَ فِى الضَّلَـلَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ الرَّحْمَـنُ مَدّاً ( Say whoever is in error, the Most Gracious will extend circumstances for him. )( 19:75 ) Imam Ahmad, may Allah be pleased with him recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Abu Jahl, may Allah curse him, said, `If I see Muhammad ﷺ praying at the Ka`bah, I will step on his neck.' When the Prophet heard of that, he said,
«لَوْ فَعَلَ لَأَخَذَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عَيَانًا وَلَوْ أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ تَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ لَمَاتُوا وَرَأَوْا مَقَاعِدَهُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ، وَلَوْ خَرَجَ الَّذِينَ يُبَاهِلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِصلى الله عليه وسلّم لَرَجَعُوا لَا يَجِدُونَ أَهْلًا وَلَا مَالًا»
( Had he done so, the angels would have snatched him away in public.
Had the Jews wished for death, they would all have perished and saw their seats in Hellfire.
Had those accepted for invoking the curse of Allah with Allah's Messenger ﷺ, they would not have found families or property when they returned home. )" Al-Bukhari, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i recorded it.
His saying; قُلْ إِنَّ الْمَوْتَ الَّذِى تَفِرُّونَ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ مُلَـقِيكُمْ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَى عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَـدَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ( Say: "Verily, the death from which you flee will surely meet you, then you will be sent back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, and He will inform you about what you used to do." ) is like His saying in Surat An-Nisa': أَيْنَمَا تَكُونُواْ يُدْرِككُّمُ الْمَوْتُ وَلَوْ كُنتُمْ فِى بُرُوجٍ مُّشَيَّدَةٍ ( Wheresoever you may be, death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high. )

(62:6) Tell them: 'O you who have become Judaised, *10 if you arrogantly fancy that you are Allah's favourites *11 to the exclusion of all people, then wish for death, if you are truthful in your claim.' *12

Say, "O you who are Jews, if meaning

*10) This point is noteworthy.
It has not been said: " O Jews ".
but " O you who have became Jcws, or who have adopted Judaism ", the reason being that the way of life brought by the Prophet Moses ( peace be on him ) and the Prophets after and before him, was Islam itself.
None of those Prophets was a Jew, nor bad judaism been born in their time, but Judaism as such came into being much later.
It is ascribed to the tribe which descended from Judah, the fourth son of the Prophet Jacob ( peace be upon him ).
When after the Prophet Solomon ( peace be upon him 1 his kingdom broke into two parts, this tribe became ruler over the state which came to be known as Judaea.
The other tribes of the Israelites established their separate state which became famous as Samaria.
Then Assyria not only destroyed Samaria but also wiped out those Israelite tribes which had founded that state.
After that only the decedents of Judah besides those of Benjamin remained.
Who because of the predominance of the descendents of Judah, began to be called the " Jcws " .
Judaism is the name of the framework of the doctrines, customs, and religious rules and regulations which the priests, rabbis and Iearned men'of this race prepared according to their own ideas, theories and trends for many centuries.
This framework started being shaped in the 4th century B.C.
and continued to develop till the 5th century A.D.
It contains a very small element of the Divine guidance brought by the Messengers of AIIah, and even that element has been corrupted That is why at many places in the Qur'an they have been addressed as alladhina hadu " O you who have become Jews ".
AII of these were not the Israelites but there were among them also converts who had embraced .ludaism.
.Whenever in the Qur'an the children of Israel have been addressed, the words 'sad are: " O children of Israel ", and where the followers of Judaism have been addressed, the words are; alladhina hadu " O you who have become Jews " .

*11 ) At several places in the Qur'an their claim has been described in detail, as in AI Baqarah: 111: " They say: none shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew', in AI-Baqarah: 80: "The fire of Hell is not going to touch us, and even if it does at aII, it will be only for a few days', and in AI-Ma'idah: 18: " We are the sons of AIIah and His beloved ones. " Sane such claims arc also found in the books of the Jews themselves The world at least knows that they regard there.
selves as the chosen people of God, and cherish the false notion that Cod has a special relationship with them, which is not shared by any other human group or class.

*12) This has been stated for the second time in the Qur'an, addressing the .lews First, in Al-Baqarah: 94-96, it was said: " Say to them: If the abode of the Hereafter with AIIah is exclusively reserved for you and Trot for the rest of mankind, then you should long for death, if you are sincere in your claim.
Believe it that they will never wish for it, for ( they arc fully aware of ) what they have sent before them for the Hereafter.
And Allah knows well the mentality of the transgressors.
You will find that of aII mankind, they are the greediest for life; any they are even greedier than the idolators.
Each one of them longs to have a life of a thousand years, but a long life can by no means remove them away from the Doom, for AIIah is watching whatever they are doing. " Now the same thing has been repeated here.
But this is not a mere repetition.
In the verses of Al-Baqarah, it was said when no war had yet take place between the Muslims and the Jews.
In this Surah it was reiterated at the time when after several battles their power in Arabia had been finally and absolutely, crushed.
These battles and their results proved by experience and observation that what had been said in AI-Baqarah was correct.
In Madinah and Khaiber the Jewish strength was much superior to that of the Muslims both in numbers and in resources.
Then they had the pagans of Arabia and the hypocrites of Madinah also as their allies who were bent upon wiping out the Muslims.
But in spite of this great disparity in numbers the Muslims overwhelmed the Jews mainly because they were least afraid of dying for the cause of Allah; they were rather fond of it, and would enter the battlefield fully prepared to embrace death.
For they believed that they were fighting in the way of God and had complete faith that the one who fell martyr in His way would be blessed with Paradise.
Contrary to this, the Jews were not prepared to fight and lay down their life for any cause, neither the cause of God, nor the cause of their nation nor for their own self, properties and honour.
They only loved to live, in whatever way or fashion it be.
T his had made them cowardly.

 

Admonishing the Jews and challenging Them to wish for Death Allah the Exalted admonishes the Jews who were entrusted with the Tawrah and were ordered to abide by it.
However, they did not abide by it, and this is why Allah resembled them to the donkey that carries volumes of books.
Surely, when the donkey carries books, it will not understand what these books contain because it is only carrying these books using its strength.
This is the example of those who were entrusted with the Tawrah; they read its letter but did not understand its meanings nor abided by them.
Rather, they even corrupted and changed the Tawrah.
Therefore, they are worse than the donkey, because the donkey cannot understand.
They, on the other hand, could have understood using their minds, but their minds were of no benefit.
This is why Allah the Exalted said in another Ayah, أُوْلَـئِكَ كَالأَنْعَـمِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ أُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْغَـفِلُونَ ( They are like cattle, nay even more astray; those! They are the heedless. ) ( 7:179 ), and said, بِئْسَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِـَايَـتِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الظَّـلِمِينَ ( How bad is the example of people who deny the Ayat of Allah.
And Allah does not guide the people who are wrongdoers. ) Allah the Exalted said, قُلْ يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ هَادُواْ إِن زَعمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ لِلَّهِ مِن دُونِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُاْ الْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ ( Say: "O you Jews! If you pretend that you are friends of Allah, to the exclusion of other people, then long for death if you are truthful." ) meaning, `if you claim that you are on the correct guidance and that Muhammad ﷺ and his Companions are being led astray, then invoke Allah to bring death to the misguided group among the two, if you are truthful in your claim.' Allah said, وَلاَ يَتَمَنَّونَهُ أَبَداً بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْديهِمْ ( But they will never long for it, because of what their hands have sent before them! ) meaning because of the disbelief, injustice and sins that they commit, وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالظَّـلِمينَ ( And Allah knows well the wrongdoers. ) We mentioned this challenge to the Jews before in Surat Al-Baqarah, where Allah said, قُلْ إِن كَانَتْ لَكُمُ الدَّارُ الاٌّخِرَةُ عِندَ اللَّهِ خَالِصَةً مِّن دُونِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُاْ الْمَوْتَ إِن كُنْتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ - وَلَن يَتَمَنَّوْهُ أَبَدًا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالظَّـلِمينَ - وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمْ أَحْرَصَ النَّاسِ عَلَى حَيَوةٍ وَمِنَ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُواْ يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ يُعَمَّرُ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمُزَحْزِحِهِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ أَن يُعَمَّرَ وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ ( Say: "If the home of the Hereafter with Allah is indeed for you specially and not for others, of mankind, then long for death if you are truthful." But they will never long for it because of what their hands have sent forth before them.
And Allah is Aware of the wrongdoers.
And verily, you will find them the greediest of mankind for life and (even greedier ) than those who ascribe partners to Allah.
One of them wishes that he could be given a life of a thousand years.
But the grant of such life will not save him even a little from punishment.
And Allah is Seer of what they do.) ( 2:94-96 ) We explained these meanings there, stating that the challenge was for the Jews to invoke Allah to destroy the misguided group, either they or their enemies.
We also mentioned a similar challenge against the Christians in Surah Al `Imran, فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْاْ نَدْعُ أَبْنَآءَنَا وَأَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَنِسَآءَنَا وَنِسَآءَكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَتُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَـذِبِينَ ( Then whoever disputes with you concerning him `Isa after (all this ) knowledge that has come to you, say: "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your women, ourselves and yourselves -- then we pray and invoke the curse of Allah upon those who lie.")( 3:61 ) and against the idolators, in Surah Maryam, قُلْ مَن كَانَ فِى الضَّلَـلَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ الرَّحْمَـنُ مَدّاً ( Say whoever is in error, the Most Gracious will extend circumstances for him. )( 19:75 ) Imam Ahmad, may Allah be pleased with him recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Abu Jahl, may Allah curse him, said, `If I see Muhammad ﷺ praying at the Ka`bah, I will step on his neck.' When the Prophet heard of that, he said, «لَوْ فَعَلَ لَأَخَذَتْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ عَيَانًا وَلَوْ أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ تَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ لَمَاتُوا وَرَأَوْا مَقَاعِدَهُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ، وَلَوْ خَرَجَ الَّذِينَ يُبَاهِلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِصلى الله عليه وسلّم لَرَجَعُوا لَا يَجِدُونَ أَهْلًا وَلَا مَالًا» ( Had he done so, the angels would have snatched him away in public.
Had the Jews wished for death, they would all have perished and saw their seats in Hellfire.
Had those accepted for invoking the curse of Allah with Allah's Messenger ﷺ, they would not have found families or property when they returned home. )" Al-Bukhari, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i recorded it.
His saying; قُلْ إِنَّ الْمَوْتَ الَّذِى تَفِرُّونَ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ مُلَـقِيكُمْ ثُمَّ تُرَدُّونَ إِلَى عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَـدَةِ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ( Say: "Verily, the death from which you flee will surely meet you, then you will be sent back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, and He will inform you about what you used to do." ) is like His saying in Surat An-Nisa': أَيْنَمَا تَكُونُواْ يُدْرِككُّمُ الْمَوْتُ وَلَوْ كُنتُمْ فِى بُرُوجٍ مُّشَيَّدَةٍ ( Wheresoever you may be, death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high. )

( Say ) O Muhammad: ( O ye who are Jews! ) O you who have deviated from Islam and became Jews. These are the sons of Judah ( If ye claim that you are favoured of Allah ) if you claim you are the beloved of Allah ( apart from (all ) mankind) apart from Muhammad ( pbuh ) and his Companions, ( then long for death ) then ask for death ( if ye are truthful ) that you are favoured by Allah apart from Muhammad ( pbuh ) and his Companions. That is to say, say: O Allah! Make us die! For by Allah, there is not a single one of them who says this except that he will die.

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "O you Jews! If you pretend that you are friends of Allah, to the exclusion of (all) other mankind, then long for death if you are truthful."

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