Tafsir as-Saadi (تيسير الكريم الرحمن في تفسير كلام المنان) — Page 1116

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وَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ أَيْضًا السَّفِينَةَ، أَيْ جِنْسَهَا آيَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ يَعْتَبِرُونَ بِهَا رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِمُ، الَّذِي قَيَّضَ لَهُمْ أَسْبَابَهَا، وَيَسَّرَ لَهُمْ أَمْرَهَا، وَجَعَلَهَا تَحْمِلُهُمْ وَتَحْمِلُ مَتَاعَهُمْ مِنْ مَحَلٍّ إِلَى مَحَلٍّ وَمِنْ قُطْرٍ إِلَى قُطْرٍ. 22-16

Allah also created the ship—that is, its kind—as a sign for all people, so they may reflect on the mercy of their Lord, who provided the means for it, eased its operation, and enabled it to carry them and their goods from place to place and from land to land.

{وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ * إِنَّمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْثَانًا وَتَخْلُقُونَ إِفْكًا إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ لَكُمْ رِزْقًا فَابْتَغُوا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الرِّزْقَ وَاعْبُدُوهُ وَاشْكُرُوا لَهُ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ * وَإِنْ تُكَذِّبُوا فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أُمَمٌ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَمَا عَلَى الرَّسُولِ إِلَّا الْبَلَاغُ الْمُبِينُ * أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَيْفَ يُبْدِئُ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ * قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ بَدَأَ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ اللَّهُ يُنْشِئُ النِّشْأَةَ الْآخِرَةَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ * يُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُقْلَبُونَ - * وَمَا أَنْتُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مِنْ وَلِيٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ}

{Mention Abraham, when he said to his people, 'Worship Allah and fear Him. That is better for you, if you only knew. * You worship only idols instead of Allah and invent falsehoods. Indeed, those you worship besides Allah have no power to provide for you. So seek provision from Allah, worship Him, and be grateful to Him. To Him you will be returned. * If you deny the truth, nations before you have also denied it; the Messenger is only responsible for clear notification. * Do they not see how Allah originates creation and then repeats it? That is easy for Allah. * Say, 'Travel through the land and observe how He began creation. Then Allah will bring about the final creation. Indeed, Allah is capable of all things.' * He punishes whom He wills and shows mercy to whom He wills, and to Him you will be turned. * You cannot escape Him on earth or in heaven, and you have no protector or helper besides Allah.}

يَذْكُرُ تَعَالَى أَنَّهُ أَرْسَلَ خَلِيلَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ إِلَى قَوْمِهِ، يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ أَيْ وَحِّدُوهُ، وَأَخْلِصُوا لَهُ الْعِبَادَةَ، وَامْتَثِلُوا مَا أَمَرَكُمْ بِهِ {وَاتَّقُوهُ} أَنْ يَغْضَبَ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَيُعَذِّبَكُمْ، وَذَلِكَ بِتَرْكِ مَا يُغْضِبُهُ مِنَ الْمَعَاصِي، {ذَلِكُمْ} أَيْ: عِبَادَةُ اللَّهِ وَتَقْوَاهُ {خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ} مِنْ تَرْكِ ذَلِكَ، وَهَذَا مِنْ بَابِ إِطْلَاقِ أَفْعَلِ التَّفْضِيلِ بِمَا لَيْسَ فِي الطَّرَفِ الْآخَرِ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ، فَإِنَّ تَرْكَ عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ وَتَرْكَ تَقْوَاهُ، لَا خَيْرَ فِيهِ بِوَجْهٍ وَإِنَّمَا كَانَتْ عِبَادَةُ اللَّهِ وَتَقْوَاهُ خَيْرًا لِلنَّاسِ، لِأَنَّهُ لَا سَبِيلَ إِلَى نَيْلِ كَرَامَتِهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا بِذَلِكَ، وَكُلُّ خَيْرٍ يُوجَدُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ آثَارِ عِبَادَةِ اللَّهِ وَتَقْوَاهُ.

The Exalted mentions that He sent His close friend Abraham, peace and blessings be upon him, to his people to invite them to Allah. He said to them, 'Worship Allah'—that is, acknowledge His oneness, devote your worship purely to Him, and follow His commands. 'And fear Him'—lest He become angry with you and punish you; this is achieved by abandoning the sins that anger Him. 'That'—meaning the worship and fear of Allah—'is better for you' than abandoning them. This is a case of using the superlative for something that has no equal, for there is no good whatsoever in abandoning the worship and fear of Allah. Worship and fear of Him are good for people because there is no way to attain His honor in this world or the Hereafter except through them; every good found in this world and the next is a result of worshipping and fearing Allah.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (60 verbs · 82 nouns)

• جَعَلَ — to make, to place
• اعْتَبَرَ — to consider, to learn a lesson
• قَيَّضَ — to make available, to destine
• سَفِينَة — ship
• جِنْس — kind, gender
• آيَة — sign, verse