52. Surah At-Tur

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Ayahs 52:38–43

اَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ یَّسْتَمِعُوْنَ فِیْهِ١ۚ فَلْیَاْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُمْ بِسُلْطٰنٍ مُّبِیْنٍؕ Open ayah 52:38 in the Quran reader

Or have they a stairway (to the heavens) by means of which they listen (to the divine decrees)? If so, their listener must bring a clear proof.2

اَمْ لَهُ الْبَنٰتُ وَ لَكُمُ الْبَنُوْنَؕ Open ayah 52:39 in the Quran reader

Is it that He has daughters and you have sons?

اَمْ تَسْئَلُهُمْ اَجْرًا فَهُمْ مِّنْ مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُوْنَؕ Open ayah 52:40 in the Quran reader

Or is it that you (0 prophet) ask them for a fee, and therefore they are burdened with a debt?

اَمْ عِنْدَهُمُ الْغَیْبُ فَهُمْ یَكْتُبُوْنَؕ Open ayah 52:41 in the Quran reader

Or have they the knowledge of the Unseen, and they are recording it?

اَمْ یُرِیْدُوْنَ كَیْدًا١ؕ فَالَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا هُمُ الْمَكِیْدُوْنَؕ Open ayah 52:42 in the Quran reader

Or do they intend to conspire (against the prophet)? Then the disbelievers themselves shall be the victim of the conspiracy.

اَمْ لَهُمْ اِلٰهٌ غَیْرُ اللّٰهِ١ؕ سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ Open ayah 52:43 in the Quran reader

Or do they have a god other than Allah? Pure is Allah from what they associate with Him.

{ 1} It means that their arguments against Islam having failed on rational grounds, the only possibility was that they had a direct link with Allah whereby they have ensured that their faith was true, but no one could bring any proof of having such a link with Allah. (Muhammad Taqi Usmani) { 2} This points out to the demand of the pagans of Makkah that they would not believe in the Holy Prophet unless he brings some pieces of the sky falling down from above. (See 17:92 and 26:187 in the Qur an) The answer given is that even if Allah fulfils this absurd demand, they would still not believe and would seek other excuses like claiming that the mass they are seeing is nothing but a cloud. (Muhammad Taqi Usmani)
Ayahs 52:44–47

وَ اِنْ یَّرَوْا كِسْفًا مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ سَاقِطًا یَّقُوْلُوْا سَحَابٌ مَّرْكُوْمٌ Open ayah 52:44 in the Quran reader

And even if they see a piece falling down from the sky, they would say, "It is a cumulated cloud."3

فَذَرْهُمْ حَتّٰى یُلٰقُوْا یَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِیْ فِیْهِ یُصْعَقُوْنَۙ Open ayah 52:45 in the Quran reader

So, leave them until they face their Day in which they will be struck by a thunderbolt,

یَوْمَ لَا یُغْنِیْ عَنْهُمْ كَیْدُهُمْ شَیْئًا وَّ لَا هُمْ یُنْصَرُوْنَؕ Open ayah 52:46 in the Quran reader

the Day their planning will not avail them in the least, nor will they be helped.

وَ اِنَّ لِلَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا عَذَابًا دُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ وَ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ Open ayah 52:47 in the Quran reader

And for those who did wrong there is another punishment before that, 4 but most of them do not know.

{ 1} It refers to the punishments faced by the disbelievers right in this world, like famines and the deterrent defeat in the battle of Badr. (Muhammad Taqi Usmani).
Ayah 52:48

وَ اصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ فَاِنَّكَ بِاَعْیُنِنَا وَ سَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ حِیْنَ تَقُوْمُۙ Open ayah 52:48 in the Quran reader

And (0 prophet) be patient about the decision of your Lord, because you are before Our Eyes. And proclaim the purity of your Lord along with His praise when you stand (in Prayer),

Commentary فَإِنَّكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا (...you are before Our Eyes....) The hostility of the enemies towards, and their opposition to, and rejection of the Holy Prophet ﷺ depressed him. At the conclusion of the chapter, the Qur'an says 'You are before Our eyes', that is, under Our care and We shall protect you from every evil. Do not be anxious about it. On another occasion, the Qur'an says, وَاللَّـهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ 'And Allah shall protect you from the people'. Then the verse goes on to say, وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَ‌بِّكَ حِينَ تَقُومُ (And proclaim the purity of your Lord along with His praise when you stand [ in Prayer ]... 48]. To proclaim the purity and praise of Allah is the real purpose of life, and also the real cure of every calamity. Thus the Qur'an enjoins it upon the Holy Prophet ﷺ . 'When you stand' could mean to stand up for the Salah or to arise or get up from sleep or bed. The latter meaning is preferred by Ibn Jarir. This view is supported by the Tradition recorded in the Musnad of Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (رح) on the authority of Sayyidna ` Ubadah Ibn Samit ؓ who reports that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever gets up at night and recites: لَا اِلٰہَ ِالّا اللہُ وَحدَہُ ، لَا شَرِیکَ لَہُ ، لَہُ المُلک وَ لَہُ الحَمدُ وھُوَ علیٰ کُلِّ شیٔ قَدِیر، سُبحَانَ اللہِ وَالحَمدُ للہِ وَ لا إلہ إلا اللہُ و اللہُ اَکبَر وَلَاحولَ وَلَا قُوَّۃَ اِلَّا بِاللہِ 'There is no God except Allah. He is One without partners. For Him is the kingdom and all praise is due to Him. He has power over all things. Glory be to Allah and all praise is due to Allah, and there is no God except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. There is neither might nor power except with Allah.' Then, if he intends to pray, and performs prayer after ablution, the prayers will be accepted. (Ibn Kathir) Kaffarat-ul-Majlis : A recitation at the end of a meeting that expiates sins Sayyidna Mujahid, Abul Ahwas and other leading authorities on Tafsir have interpreted "when you stand" in this verse to mean that when a person wants to stand from a gathering or a meeting, he should recite: سُبحَانکَ اللَّھُمَّ وَ بِحَمدِکَ 'I proclaim Your Purity, 0 Allah, along with Your praise'. Sayyidna ` Ata' Ibn Abi Rabah, interpreting this verse, has said: "When you stand from a gathering, proclaim the purity and praise of Allah. If you have done any good work, your good work will be increased and enhanced. If you had done any bad deed, these words of proclamation will serve as an expiation and atonement". On the authority of Sayyidna Abu Hurairah ؓ ، the Holy Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said: "Whoever sits in a gathering in which he speaks idle excessively, but says before he stands up to depart that gathering, سُبحَانَکَ اللَّھُمِّ وَبِحَمدِکَ اَشھَدُ اَن لَّا اِلٰہَ اِلَّا اَنتَ اَستَغفِرُکَ وَ اَتُوبُ اِلَیکَ ('I proclaim Your Purity, 0 Allah, along with Your Praise', I testify that there is no God except You, I seek Your forgiveness, I repent to You.' ) Allah will forgive him what he has said in that gathering ".
Ayah 52:49

وَ مِنَ الَّیْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَ اِدْبَارَ النُّجُوْمِ۠ Open ayah 52:49 in the Quran reader

] And, in parts of night too, proclaim His purity, and at setting of the stars.

وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ (And, in parts of night too, proclaim His purity, and at setting of the stars...52:49) 'Proclaiming the purity of the Lord in parts of night' includes Maghrib and ` Isha' prayers, as well as the general tasbihat (proclamation of the purity of the Lord). The concluding part of this verse; "...and at setting of the stars" refers to the Fajr prayer and the tasbihat recited at that time. (Ibn Kathir) Alhamdu1i11ah The Commentary on Surah At-Tur Ends here