Surah Furqan ayat 8 Tafsir Quran 25:8

﴿أَوْ يُلْقَىٰ إِلَيْهِ كَنزٌ أَوْ تَكُونُ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا ۚ وَقَالَ الظَّالِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُورًا﴾
[ الفرقان: 8]

25:8 Or [why is not] a treasure presented to him [from heaven], or does he [not] have a garden from which he eats?" And the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."

Or a treasure thrown down to him from the heaven for him to spend from so as not to be in need of walking through the marketplaces in order to earn his livelihood. Or he has a garden an orchard for him to eat from?’ that is to eat from its fruits and satisfy himself therewith a variant reading for ya’kulu ‘for him to eat’ has na’kulu ‘for us to eat’ and thus possess because of that garden an advantage over us. The wrongdoers namely the disbelievers say to the believers ‘You are just following a man bewitched!’ one duped his mind overcome. God exalted be He says

Or a treasure were sent down to him from heaven or an orchard put in his possession to use as a source of food. This is besides the allegation of the wrongful who say to those who think alike: You simply follow a man who has witchcraft on his lips and you foolishly hang on to them

What the Disbelievers said about the Messenger , refutation of Their Words, and Their ultimate Destiny Allah tells us about the disbelievers' stubborn resistance to and rejection of the truth, with no proof or evidence for doing so.
Their excuse was, as they said: مَا لِهَـذَا الرَّسُولِ يَأْكُلُ الطَّعَامَ ( Why does this Messenger eat food, ) meaning, `as we eat, and why does he need food as we need it' وَيَمْشِى فِى الاٌّسْوَاقِ ( and walk about in the markets. ) means, he walks around and goes there often seeking to trade and earn a living. لَوْلا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُ نَذِيراً ( Why is not an angel sent down to him to be a warner with him ) They were saying: why doesn't an angel come down to him from Allah, to be a witness that what he is claiming is true This is like when Fira`wn said: فَلَوْلاَ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ ( "Why then are not golden bracelets bestowed on him, or angels sent along with him" ) ( 43:53 ).
These people had a similar mentality and said the same kind of thing.
They said: أَوْ يُلْقَى إِلَيْهِ كَنْزٌ ( Or (why ) has not a treasure been granted to him) meaning, treasure that he could spend on his needs and wants. أَوْ تَكُونُ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا ( or why has he not a garden whereof he may eat ) meaning, a garden that would go with him wherever he went.
All of this is easy for Allah, but He had a reason for not doing any of these things, and with Him is the perfect proof and argument. وَقَالَ الظَّـلِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلاَّ رَجُلاً مَّسْحُوراً ( And the wrongdoers say: "You follow none but a man bewitched." ) Allah said: انْظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُواْ لَكَ الاٌّمْثَالَ فَضَلُّواْ ( See how they coin similitudes for you, so they have gone astray, ) meaning, they accused you and belied you when they said that you were a sorcerer or bewitched or crazy or a liar or a poet, but all of these are false ideas.
Everyone who has the slightest understanding will recognize that they are lying.
Allah says: فُضِّلُواْ ( so they have gone astray ) from the path of guidance. فَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعْونَ سَبِيلاً ( and they cannot find a path. ) Everyone who steps outside of the way of truth and guidance has gone astray, no matter what direction he takes, because the truth is one and its methodology is unified, parts of it confirming other parts.
Then Allah tells His Prophet that if He willed, He could bestow on him in this world something far better than what they were saying.
He said: تَبَارَكَ الَّذِى إِن شَآءَ جَعَلَ لَكَ خَيْراً مِّن ذلِكَ ( Blessed be He Who, if He wills, will assign you better than (all ) that...) Mujahid said, "This means in this world." And he said: "The Quraysh used to call every house that was made of stone a `palace', whether it was large or small." بَلْ كَذَّبُواْ بِالسَّاعَةِ ( Nay, they deny the Hour, ) means, they say this in stubborn disbelief, not because they are seeking insight and guidance, but because their disbelief in the Day of Resurrection makes them say what they say. وَأَعْتَدْنَا ( And We have prepared ) means, `We have made ready,' لِمَن كَذَّبَ بِالسَّاعَةِ سَعِيراً ( for those who deny the Hour, a flaming Fire. ) means, an unbearably hot and painful torment in the fire of Hell. إِذَا رَأَتْهُمْ ( When it sees them ) means, when Hell sees them, مِن مَّكَانِ بَعِيدٍ ( from a far place, ) means from the place of gathering ( on the Day of Resurrection ), سَمِعُواْ لَهَا تَغَيُّظاً وَزَفِيراً ( they will hear its raging and its roaring. ) means, ( it will make those sounds ) out of hatred towards them.
This is like the Ayah, إِذَآ أُلْقُواْ فِيهَا سَمِعُواْ لَهَا شَهِيقًا وَهِىَ تَفُورُ تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ الغَيْظِ ( When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible ) drawing in of its breath as it blazes forth.
It almost bursts up with fury) ( 67:7-8 ), which means that parts of it almost separate from other parts because of its intense hatred towards those who disbelieved in Allah.
Imam Abu Ja`far bin Jarir narrated that Ibn `Abbas said: "A man will be dragged towards Hell, which will be expanding and contracting, and Ar-Rahman will say to it: `What is the matter with you' It will say: `He is seeking refuge from me.' So Allah will say, `Let My servant go.' Another man will be dragged towards Hell and he will say, `O Lord, I never expected this from You.' Allah will say, `What did you expect' The man will say, `I expected that Your mercy would be great enough to include me.' So Allah will say, `Let My servant go.' Another man will be dragged towards Hell, and Hell will bray at him like a donkey braying at barley.
Then it will give a moan that will instill fear in everyone." Its chain of narrators is Sahih. سَمِعُواْ لَهَا تَغَيُّظاً وَزَفِيراً ( they will hear its raging and its roaring.
) `Abdur-Razzaq recorded that `Ubayd bin `Umayr said: "Hell will utter a moan such that there will be no angel who is close to Allah and no Prophet sent to mankind, but he will fall on his face, shaking all over.
Even Ibrahim, peace be upon him, will fall to his knees and say: `O Lord, I do not ask You for salvation this Day except for myself."' وَإَذَآ أُلْقُواْ مِنْهَا مَكَاناً ضَيِّقاً مُّقَرَّنِينَ ( And when they shall be thrown into a narrow place thereof, chained together, ) Qatadah narrated from Abu Ayyub that `Abdullah bin `Amr said: "Like the point of a spear, i.e., in its narrowness." مُقْرِنِينَ ( chained together, ) Abu Salih said, "This means, tied from their shoulders." دَعَوْاْ هُنَالِكَ ثُبُوراً ( they will exclaim therein for destruction. ) means, they will utter cries of woe, regret and sorrow. لاَّ تَدْعُواْ الْيَوْمَ ثُبُوراً وَحِداً ( Exclaim not today for one destruction... )

(25:8) Or why has not at least a treasure been sent down for him or a garden given to him for (easy) sustenance?" *16 And the wicked people say, "You are following a man bewitched." *17

Or [why is not] a treasure presented meaning

*16) That is, " If nothing else, Allah should at least have made extraordinary arrangements for his livelihood.
But this man has no treasure and no gardens; yet he claims to be a Messenger of the Lord of the universe. "
*17) The disbelievers of Makkah made the false propaganda against the Holy Prophet that he had been bewitched by some jinn or by the sorcery of an enemy or by the curse of some god or goddess for his insolence.
But it is strange that they also admitted that he was a clever man who could make use of extracts from the ancient writings for the sake of his " prophethood ", could practise sorcery and was also a poet.

 

What the Disbelievers said about the Messenger , refutation of Their Words, and Their ultimate Destiny Allah tells us about the disbelievers' stubborn resistance to and rejection of the truth, with no proof or evidence for doing so.
Their excuse was, as they said: مَا لِهَـذَا الرَّسُولِ يَأْكُلُ الطَّعَامَ ( Why does this Messenger eat food, ) meaning, `as we eat, and why does he need food as we need it' وَيَمْشِى فِى الاٌّسْوَاقِ ( and walk about in the markets. ) means, he walks around and goes there often seeking to trade and earn a living. لَوْلا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُ نَذِيراً ( Why is not an angel sent down to him to be a warner with him ) They were saying: why doesn't an angel come down to him from Allah, to be a witness that what he is claiming is true This is like when Fira`wn said: فَلَوْلاَ أُلْقِىَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ ( "Why then are not golden bracelets bestowed on him, or angels sent along with him" ) ( 43:53 ).
These people had a similar mentality and said the same kind of thing.
They said: أَوْ يُلْقَى إِلَيْهِ كَنْزٌ ( Or (why ) has not a treasure been granted to him) meaning, treasure that he could spend on his needs and wants. أَوْ تَكُونُ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا ( or why has he not a garden whereof he may eat ) meaning, a garden that would go with him wherever he went.
All of this is easy for Allah, but He had a reason for not doing any of these things, and with Him is the perfect proof and argument. وَقَالَ الظَّـلِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلاَّ رَجُلاً مَّسْحُوراً ( And the wrongdoers say: "You follow none but a man bewitched." ) Allah said: انْظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُواْ لَكَ الاٌّمْثَالَ فَضَلُّواْ ( See how they coin similitudes for you, so they have gone astray, ) meaning, they accused you and belied you when they said that you were a sorcerer or bewitched or crazy or a liar or a poet, but all of these are false ideas.
Everyone who has the slightest understanding will recognize that they are lying.
Allah says: فُضِّلُواْ ( so they have gone astray ) from the path of guidance. فَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعْونَ سَبِيلاً ( and they cannot find a path. ) Everyone who steps outside of the way of truth and guidance has gone astray, no matter what direction he takes, because the truth is one and its methodology is unified, parts of it confirming other parts.
Then Allah tells His Prophet that if He willed, He could bestow on him in this world something far better than what they were saying.
He said: تَبَارَكَ الَّذِى إِن شَآءَ جَعَلَ لَكَ خَيْراً مِّن ذلِكَ ( Blessed be He Who, if He wills, will assign you better than (all ) that...) Mujahid said, "This means in this world." And he said: "The Quraysh used to call every house that was made of stone a `palace', whether it was large or small." بَلْ كَذَّبُواْ بِالسَّاعَةِ ( Nay, they deny the Hour, ) means, they say this in stubborn disbelief, not because they are seeking insight and guidance, but because their disbelief in the Day of Resurrection makes them say what they say. وَأَعْتَدْنَا ( And We have prepared ) means, `We have made ready,' لِمَن كَذَّبَ بِالسَّاعَةِ سَعِيراً ( for those who deny the Hour, a flaming Fire. ) means, an unbearably hot and painful torment in the fire of Hell. إِذَا رَأَتْهُمْ ( When it sees them ) means, when Hell sees them, مِن مَّكَانِ بَعِيدٍ ( from a far place, ) means from the place of gathering ( on the Day of Resurrection ), سَمِعُواْ لَهَا تَغَيُّظاً وَزَفِيراً ( they will hear its raging and its roaring. ) means, ( it will make those sounds ) out of hatred towards them.
This is like the Ayah, إِذَآ أُلْقُواْ فِيهَا سَمِعُواْ لَهَا شَهِيقًا وَهِىَ تَفُورُ تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ الغَيْظِ ( When they are cast therein, they will hear the (terrible ) drawing in of its breath as it blazes forth.
It almost bursts up with fury) ( 67:7-8 ), which means that parts of it almost separate from other parts because of its intense hatred towards those who disbelieved in Allah.
Imam Abu Ja`far bin Jarir narrated that Ibn `Abbas said: "A man will be dragged towards Hell, which will be expanding and contracting, and Ar-Rahman will say to it: `What is the matter with you' It will say: `He is seeking refuge from me.' So Allah will say, `Let My servant go.' Another man will be dragged towards Hell and he will say, `O Lord, I never expected this from You.' Allah will say, `What did you expect' The man will say, `I expected that Your mercy would be great enough to include me.' So Allah will say, `Let My servant go.' Another man will be dragged towards Hell, and Hell will bray at him like a donkey braying at barley.
Then it will give a moan that will instill fear in everyone." Its chain of narrators is Sahih. سَمِعُواْ لَهَا تَغَيُّظاً وَزَفِيراً ( they will hear its raging and its roaring.
) `Abdur-Razzaq recorded that `Ubayd bin `Umayr said: "Hell will utter a moan such that there will be no angel who is close to Allah and no Prophet sent to mankind, but he will fall on his face, shaking all over.
Even Ibrahim, peace be upon him, will fall to his knees and say: `O Lord, I do not ask You for salvation this Day except for myself."' وَإَذَآ أُلْقُواْ مِنْهَا مَكَاناً ضَيِّقاً مُّقَرَّنِينَ ( And when they shall be thrown into a narrow place thereof, chained together, ) Qatadah narrated from Abu Ayyub that `Abdullah bin `Amr said: "Like the point of a spear, i.e., in its narrowness." مُقْرِنِينَ ( chained together, ) Abu Salih said, "This means, tied from their shoulders." دَعَوْاْ هُنَالِكَ ثُبُوراً ( they will exclaim therein for destruction. ) means, they will utter cries of woe, regret and sorrow. لاَّ تَدْعُواْ الْيَوْمَ ثُبُوراً وَحِداً ( Exclaim not today for one destruction... )

( Or (why is not ) a treasure thrown down unto him) for him to use, ( or why hath he not a Paradise ) a garden ( from whence to eat ) and be full? ( And the evil-doers ) the idolaters: Abu Jahl, al-Nadr and Umayyah and their hosts ( say: Ye are but following a man ) Muhammad ( bewitched ) who is possessed and mad.

"Or (why) has not a treasure been granted to him, or why has he not a garden whereof he may eat?" And the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.) say: "You follow none but a man bewitched."

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