Surah Naml ayat 93 Tafsir Quran 27:93

﴿وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ سَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا ۚ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ﴾
[ النمل: 93]

27:93 And say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allah. He will show you His signs, and you will recognize them. And your Lord is not unaware of what you do."

And say ‘Praise be to God. He will show you His signs and you will recognise them. Thus on the day of Badr God showed them how it was to be killed to be taken prisoner and to be beaten by the angels on their faces and backs; and God hastened on for them the punishment of the Fire. And your Lord is not oblivious of what they do’ ya‘malūna; or read ta‘malūna ‘what you do’ but grants them respite until their appointed time of requital.

And say to them: Praise be to Allah and extolled are His glorious attributes, He shall exhibit to you His authoritative divine signs and His marvels which you shall inevitably recognize. Allah, your Creator, is not unmindful nor is He oblivious of all that you do

The Command to worship Allah and to call People with the Qur'an Allah commands His Messenger to say: إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ رَبِّ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ الَّذِى حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُ كُلُّ شَىءٍ ( I have been commanded only to worship the Lord of this city, Who has sanctified it and to Whom belongs everything. ) This is like the Ayah, قُلْ يأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن دِينِى فَلاَ أَعْبُدُ الَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلَـكِنْ أَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ الَّذِى يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ ( Say: "O you mankind! If you are in doubt as to my religion, then (know that ) I will never worship those whom you worship besides Allah.
But I worship Allah Who causes you to die.) ( 10:104 ) The fact that the word "Rabb" ( Lord ) is connected to the word city ( in the phrase "the Lord of this city" ) is a sign of honor and divine care for that city.
This is like the Ayah, فَلْيَعْبُدُواْ رَبَّ هَـذَا الْبَيْتِ - الَّذِى أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خوْفٍ ( So let them worship the Lord of this House (the Ka`bah ), Who has fed them against hunger, and has made them safe from fear.) ( 106:3-4 ) الَّذِى حَرَّمَهَا ( Who has sanctified it ) means, the One Who made it a sanctuary by His Law and by His decree, making it sanctified.
It was recorded in the Two Sahihs that Ibn `Abbas said: "On the day of the conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«إِنَّ هَذَا الْبَلَدَ حَرَّمَهُ اللهُ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ، فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ بِحُرْمَةِ اللهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، لَا يُعْضَدُ شَوْكُهُ، وَلَا يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهُ وَلَا يَلْتَقِطُ لُقَطَتَهُ إِلَّا مَنْ عَرَّفَهَا وَلَا يُخْتَلَى خَلَاهَا»
( Verily, this city was made sacred by Allah the day He created the heavens and the earth, so it is sacred by the sanctity of Allah until the Day of Resurrection.
Its thorny bushes should not be cut, its game should not be chased, and its lost property should not be picked up except by one who would announce it publicly and none is allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs... )" This was reported in Sahih, Hasan, Musnad narrarations, through various routes, by such a large group that it is absolutely unquestionable, as has been explained in the appropriate place in the book Al-Ahkam, to Allah is the praise and thanks. وَلَهُ كُلُّ شَىءٍ ( and to Whom belongs everything. ) This is a statement of general application following a specific statement, i.e., He is the Lord of this city, and the Lord and Sovereign of all things, there is no god worthy of worship besides Him. وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ( And I am commanded to be from among the Muslims.
) means, those who believe in Allah alone, who are sincere towards Him and who obediently follow His commands. وَأَنْ أَتْلُوَ الْقُرْءَانَ ( And that I should recite the Qur'an, ) means, to people, so as to convey it to them.
This is like the Ayah, ذَلِكَ نَتْلُوهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الآيَـتِ وَالذِّكْرِ الْحَكِيمِ ( This is what We recite to you of the Ayat and the Wise Reminder. ) ( 3:58 ) نَتْلُواْ عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَى وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِالْحَقِّ ( We recite to you some of the news of Musa and Fir`awn in truth. ) ( 28:3 ) meaning, `I am a conveyer and a warner.' فَمَنِ اهْتَدَى فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَاْ مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ ( then whosoever receives guidance, receives it for the good of himself; and whosoever goes astray, say (to him ): "I am only one of the warners.") meaning, `I have an example to follow in the Messengers who warned their people, and did what they had to do in order to convey the Message to them and fulfil the covenant they had made.' Allah will judge their nations to whom they were sent, as He says: فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ ( your duty is only to convey and on Us is the reckoning ) ( 13: 40 ). إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ نَذِيرٌ وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَكِيلٌ ( But you are only a warner.
And Allah is a Protector over all thing ) ( 11:12 ). وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ سَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَـتِهِ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا ( And say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah.
He will show you His Ayat (signs ), and you shall recognize them.) means, praise be to Allah, Who does not punish anyone except after establishing plea against him, warning him and leaving him with no excuse.
Allah says: سَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَـتِهِ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا ( He will show you His Ayat (signs ), and you shall recognize them.) This is like the Ayah, سَنُرِيهِمْ ءَايَـتِنَا فِى الاٌّفَاقِ وَفِى أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ( We will show them Our signs in the universe, and in themselves, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the truth ) ( 41:53 ). وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَـفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ( And your Lord is not unaware of what you do. ) means, on the contrary, He witnesses and sees all things.
It was recorded that Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy upon him, used to recite the following two lines of verse, whether they were written by him or someone else: "If you are alone one day, do not say, `I am alone.' Rather say, `Someone is watching me.' Do not think that Allah will let His attention wander for even an instant, or that anything is hidden from Him." This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat An-Naml.
All praise and thanks be to Allah.

The Command to worship Allah and to call People with the Qur'an Allah commands His Messenger to say: إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ رَبِّ هَذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ الَّذِى حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُ كُلُّ شَىءٍ ( I have been commanded only to worship the Lord of this city, Who has sanctified it and to Whom belongs everything. ) This is like the Ayah, قُلْ يأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِى شَكٍّ مِّن دِينِى فَلاَ أَعْبُدُ الَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلَـكِنْ أَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ الَّذِى يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ ( Say: "O you mankind! If you are in doubt as to my religion, then (know that ) I will never worship those whom you worship besides Allah.
But I worship Allah Who causes you to die.) ( 10:104 ) The fact that the word "Rabb" ( Lord ) is connected to the word city ( in the phrase "the Lord of this city" ) is a sign of honor and divine care for that city.
This is like the Ayah, فَلْيَعْبُدُواْ رَبَّ هَـذَا الْبَيْتِ - الَّذِى أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خوْفٍ ( So let them worship the Lord of this House (the Ka`bah ), Who has fed them against hunger, and has made them safe from fear.) ( 106:3-4 ) الَّذِى حَرَّمَهَا ( Who has sanctified it ) means, the One Who made it a sanctuary by His Law and by His decree, making it sanctified.
It was recorded in the Two Sahihs that Ibn `Abbas said: "On the day of the conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «إِنَّ هَذَا الْبَلَدَ حَرَّمَهُ اللهُ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ، فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ بِحُرْمَةِ اللهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، لَا يُعْضَدُ شَوْكُهُ، وَلَا يُنَفَّرُ صَيْدُهُ وَلَا يَلْتَقِطُ لُقَطَتَهُ إِلَّا مَنْ عَرَّفَهَا وَلَا يُخْتَلَى خَلَاهَا» ( Verily, this city was made sacred by Allah the day He created the heavens and the earth, so it is sacred by the sanctity of Allah until the Day of Resurrection.
Its thorny bushes should not be cut, its game should not be chased, and its lost property should not be picked up except by one who would announce it publicly and none is allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs... )" This was reported in Sahih, Hasan, Musnad narrarations, through various routes, by such a large group that it is absolutely unquestionable, as has been explained in the appropriate place in the book Al-Ahkam, to Allah is the praise and thanks. وَلَهُ كُلُّ شَىءٍ ( and to Whom belongs everything. ) This is a statement of general application following a specific statement, i.e., He is the Lord of this city, and the Lord and Sovereign of all things, there is no god worthy of worship besides Him. وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ( And I am commanded to be from among the Muslims.
) means, those who believe in Allah alone, who are sincere towards Him and who obediently follow His commands. وَأَنْ أَتْلُوَ الْقُرْءَانَ ( And that I should recite the Qur'an, ) means, to people, so as to convey it to them.
This is like the Ayah, ذَلِكَ نَتْلُوهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الآيَـتِ وَالذِّكْرِ الْحَكِيمِ ( This is what We recite to you of the Ayat and the Wise Reminder. ) ( 3:58 ) نَتْلُواْ عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَى وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِالْحَقِّ ( We recite to you some of the news of Musa and Fir`awn in truth. ) ( 28:3 ) meaning, `I am a conveyer and a warner.' فَمَنِ اهْتَدَى فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَاْ مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ ( then whosoever receives guidance, receives it for the good of himself; and whosoever goes astray, say (to him ): "I am only one of the warners.") meaning, `I have an example to follow in the Messengers who warned their people, and did what they had to do in order to convey the Message to them and fulfil the covenant they had made.' Allah will judge their nations to whom they were sent, as He says: فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ ( your duty is only to convey and on Us is the reckoning ) ( 13: 40 ). إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ نَذِيرٌ وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَكِيلٌ ( But you are only a warner.
And Allah is a Protector over all thing ) ( 11:12 ). وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ سَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَـتِهِ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا ( And say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah.
He will show you His Ayat (signs ), and you shall recognize them.) means, praise be to Allah, Who does not punish anyone except after establishing plea against him, warning him and leaving him with no excuse.
Allah says: سَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَـتِهِ فَتَعْرِفُونَهَا ( He will show you His Ayat (signs ), and you shall recognize them.) This is like the Ayah, سَنُرِيهِمْ ءَايَـتِنَا فِى الاٌّفَاقِ وَفِى أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ( We will show them Our signs in the universe, and in themselves, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the truth ) ( 41:53 ). وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَـفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ( And your Lord is not unaware of what you do. ) means, on the contrary, He witnesses and sees all things.
It was recorded that Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy upon him, used to recite the following two lines of verse, whether they were written by him or someone else: "If you are alone one day, do not say, `I am alone.' Rather say, `Someone is watching me.' Do not think that Allah will let His attention wander for even an instant, or that anything is hidden from Him." This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat An-Naml.
All praise and thanks be to Allah.

Allah then commanded him to fight, saying: ( And say ) O Muhammad: ( Praise be to Allah ) gratitude and divine Oneness are Allah’s ( who will show you His portents ) the signs of His divine Oneness and power by inflicting torment upon you on the Day of Badr ( so that ye shall know them ) so that you shall know that what Muhammad ( pbuh ) tells you is true. ( And your Lord is not unaware ) oblivious ( of what ye do ) in your state of disbelief and idolatry. The reference here is to the disbelievers of Quraysh. This can also be considered a threat from Allah to them because of their disbelief and idolatry; it is also said that this means: Allah will not forgo the torment you deserve for your acts of plotting, treachery and corruption’.

And say [(O Muhammad SAW) to these polytheists and pagans etc.]: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah. He will show you His Ayat (signs, in yourselves, and in the universe or punishments, etc.), and you shall recognise them. And your Lord is not unaware of what you do."

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