Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Ghafir, Ayah 35

Ghafir · Ayah 35 · View Ayah
ٱلَّذِينَ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ سُلْطَٰنٍ أَتَىٰهُمْ ۖ كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعِندَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ قَلْبِ مُتَكَبِّرٍۢ جَبَّارٍۢ
Those who dispute concerning the signs of Allah without an authority having come to them - great is hatred [of them] in the sight of Allah and in the sight of those who have believed. Thus does Allah seal over every heart [belonging to] an arrogant tyrant.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

Those who dispute the signs of God His miracles alladhīna yujādilūna fī āyāti’Llāhi the subject without any warrant any evidence that has come to them — greatly hateful is that disputing of theirs kabura the predicate of the subject in the sight of God and in the sight of those who believe. So just as they have been led astray God sets a seal of misguidance on the heart of every arrogant tyrant read qalbin ‘the heart of’ with nunation or without qalbi. As the heart grows arrogant so does the individual and vice versa kulli in both readings is meant to indicate the totality of the misguidance of such hearts not the totality of the hearts.

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(Those who wrangle concerning the revelations of Allah) those who deny Muhammad (pbuh) and the Qur'an (without any warrant) without any proof (that hath come unto them) from Allah; the reference here is to Abu Jahl and his host who mocked the Prophet, (it is greatly hateful in the sight of Allah) on the Day of Judgement (and in the sight of those who believe) in the life of this world. (Thus doth Allah print on every arrogant) who is too proud to accept faith, (disdainful heart) of accepting the Truth and guidance.

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