Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Ahqaf, Ayah 10

Al-Ahqaf · Ayah 10 · View Ayah
قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَفَرْتُم بِهِۦ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌۭ مِّنۢ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ عَلَىٰ مِثْلِهِۦ فَـَٔامَنَ وَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Say, "Have you considered: if the Qur'an was from Allah, and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to something similar and believed while you were arrogant...?" Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

Say, O Muhammad, to the Jews: (Bethink you) O Jews: (If it is from Allah) if this Qur'an is from Allah (and ye disbelieve therein) and you disbelieve in the Qur'an, (and a witness of the Children of Israel) Benjamin (hath already testified to the like thereof) to the same testimony of 'Abdullah Ibn Salam and his followers regarding Muhammad (pbuh) and the Qur'an (and hath believed) 'Abdullah Ibn Salam and his followers believed in Muhammad (pbuh) and the Qur'an, (and ye) O group of Jews (are too proud) to believe in Muhammad (pbuh) and the Qur'an ((what plight is yours)? Lo! Allah, guides not) to his religion (wrong-doing folk) a folk that does not deserve it.

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Say ‘Have you considered? say inform me what will be your predicament if it the Qur’ān is from God and you disbelieve in it wa-kafartum bihi the sentence is a circumstantial qualifier and a witness from the Children of Israel has already testified this was ‘Abd Allāh b. Salām to the like of it that is to say to it the Qur’ān that it is from God and he the witness has believed in it while you act with arrogance …’ you are disdainful of faith the response to the conditional ‘if …’ is given by implication in what has been supplemented to it in other words ‘Would you not then be considered wrongdoers?’; this understanding of the response is indicated by what follows. Truly God does not guide wrongdoing folk’.

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