Chapter :74 Section: The Qur'an is a Reminder

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Then Allah says,

[كَلاَّ إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ ]

(Nay, verily, this is an admonition.) meaning, truly the Qur'an is a reminder.

[فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُ وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ]

(So, whosoever wills receives admonition (from it)! And they will not receive admonition unless Allah wills;) This is similar to Allah's statement,

[وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ]

(And you cannot will unless Allah wills.) (81:29) Concerning Allah's statement,

[هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَى وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ]

(He is the One, deserving the Taqwa and He is the One Who forgives.) This means that He deserves to be feared and He is eligible to forgive the sin of whoever turns to Him and repents. This was said by Qatadah. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Muddaththir, all praise and thanks are due to Allah. ffer the Salah, nor did we feed the poor.'') meaning, `we did not worship Allah, nor did we do good to His creatures of our own species (i.e., other people).'

[وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الُخَآئِضِينَ ]

(And we used to speak falsehood with vain speakers. peakersieA ھ The Qur'an is a Reminder Then Allah says,

[كَلاَّ إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ ]

(Nay, verily, this is an admonition.) meaning, truly the Qur'an is a reminder.

[فَمَن شَآءَ ذَكَرَهُ وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ]

(So, whosoever wills receives admonition (from it)! And they will not receive admonition unless Allah wills;) This is similar to Allah's statement,

[وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ]

(And you cannot will unless Allah wills.) (81:29) Concerning Allah's statement,

[هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَى وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ]

(He is the One, deserving the Taqwa and He is the One Who forgives.) This means that He deserves to be feared and He is eligible to forgive the sin of whoever turns to Him and repents. This was said by Qatadah. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-Muddaththir, all praise and thanks are due to Allah.


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