23. Book of Quranic Exegesis (Tafsīr)
٢٣۔ كِتَابُ التَّفْسِيرِ
[Machine] "The Quran was revealed in one complete sentence on the night of Al-Qadr to the sky of this world, which was in the position of the stars. Allah would reveal it to His Messenger ﷺ bit by bit. Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said: 'And those who disbelieved say, "Why was the Qur'an not revealed to him all at once?" Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your heart. And We have spaced it distinctly.' [Surah Al-Furqan: 32]."
فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ} [القدر 1] قَالَ «أُنْزِلَ الْقُرْآنُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً إِلَى سَمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا كَانَ بِمَوْقِعِ النُّجُومِ» فَكَانَ اللَّهُ يُنَزِّلُهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ بَعْضُهُ فِي أَثَرِ بَعْضٍ قَالَ ﷻ {وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً كَذَلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِهِ فُؤَادَكَ وَرَتَّلْنَاهُ تَرْتِيلًا} [الفرقان 32]
[Machine] The Quran descended in its entirety from the highest heavens to the lower heavens in one night. Then it was revealed gradually over the years. He (Prophet Muhammad) said, and recited this verse: "So I swear by the positions of the stars - and indeed, that is a great oath, if you only knew." [Surah Al-Waqi'ah 76]
نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ الْعُلْيَا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا جُمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ فُرِّقَ فِي السِّنِينَ قَالَ وَتَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَاقِعِ النُّجُومِ وَإِنَّهُ لَقَسَمٌ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ} [الواقعة 76]
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) mentioning the night of Al-Qadr. So, I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, tell me about the night of Al-Qadr. Is it in Ramadan or outside of Ramadan?" He replied, "Indeed, it is in Ramadan." I then asked, "O Messenger of Allah, is it among the nights of the prophets, during which they were elevated? Or is it until the Day of Resurrection?" He said, "No, it is until the Day of Resurrection." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, tell me in which ten nights of Ramadan it is." He became extremely angry with me, more than he had ever been before or after. He said, "If Allah willed, He would have made it known to you. Seek it in the last ten nights of Ramadan. Do not ask me about anything after that." I then said, "I swear to you by my right upon you, O Messenger of Allah, in which ten nights is it?" He became very angry with me, angrier than he had ever been before or after. He said, "If Allah willed, He would have informed you. Seek it in the last seven nights of Ramadan. Do not ask me about anything after that."
سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَذْكُرُ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ أَفِي رَمَضَانَ أَمْ فِي غَيْرِ رَمَضَانَ؟ قَالَ «بَلْ فِي رَمَضَانَ» قُلْتُ أَخْبِرْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَهِيَ مَعَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ مَا كَانُوا فَإِذَا قُبِضَ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ رُفِعَتْ أَمْ هِيَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ «لَا بَلْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي فِي أَيَّ رَمَضَانَ هِيَ؟ قَالَ «فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ لَا تَسْأَلْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا» فَقُلْتُ أَقْسَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ بِحَقِّي عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي أَيِّ عَشْرٍ هِيَ؟ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ عَلَيَّ غَضَبًا شَدِيدًا مَا غَضِبَ عَلَيَّ قَبْلُ وَلَا بَعْدُ مِثْلَهُ وَقَالَ «لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَأَطْلَعَكُمْ عَلَيْهَا الْتَمِسُوهَا فِي السَّبْعِ الْأَوَاخِرِ لَا تَسْأَلْنِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا»
[Machine] About the soul, say: the soul is from the affair of my Lord, and you have not been given of knowledge except a little. They said: "We have only been given a little knowledge, and indeed, we have been given the scripture in which is the judgement of Allah. And whoever is given the scripture has certainly been given much good." He said: "Then it was revealed: Say, 'If the sea were ink for (writing) the words of my Lord, the sea would be exhausted before the words of my Lord were exhausted, even if We brought the like of it as a supplement."
عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا} [الإسراء 85] قَالُوا نَحْنُ لَمْ نُؤْتَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا وَقَدْ أُوتِينَا التَّوْرَاةَ فِيهَا حُكْمُ اللَّهِ وَمَنْ أُوتِيَ التَّوْرَاةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ {قُلْ لَوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّي لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْفَدَ كَلِمَاتُ رَبِّي وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِ مَدَدًا} [الكهف 109]