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Meccan · Surah 38 of 114

Saad 38:29

The letter Saad · ayah 29 of 88

كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَٰرَكٌۭ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

Kitabun anzalnahu ilayka mubarakunliyaddabbaroo ayatihi waliyatathakkara olooal-albab

"[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded."

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"This is a blessed Scripture which We sent down to you [Muhammad], for people to think about its messages, and for those with understanding to take heed."

Pickthall (classic)+

"(This is) a Scripture that We have revealed unto thee, full of blessing, that they may ponder its revelations, and that men of understanding may reflect."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"(Here is) a Book which We have sent down unto thee, full of blessings, that they may mediate on its Signs, and that men of understanding may receive admonition."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

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The Wisdom behind the Creation of This World

Allah tells us that He did not create the creatures in vain; He created them to worship Him Alone, then He will gather them on the Day of Gathering and will reward the obedient and punish the disbelievers. Allah says:

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَآءَ وَالاٌّرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَـطِلاً ذَلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ

(And We created not the heaven and the earth and all that is between them without purpose! That is the consideration of those who disbelieve!) meaning, those who do not think that the resurrection and the place of return will occur, but they think that there is nothing after this world.

فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنَ النَّارِ

(Then woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire!) means, woe to them on the Day when they will be resurrected, from the Fire that is prepared for them. Then Allah explains that because of His justice and wisdom, He does not treat the believers and the disbelievers equally. Allah says:

أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّـلِحَـتِ كَالْمُفْسِدِينَ فِى الاٌّرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الْمُتَّقِينَ كَالْفُجَّارِ

(Shall We treat those who believe and do righteous good deeds as those who do mischief on the earth Or shall We treat Those who have Taqwa as the evildoers) meaning, `We shall not do that.' They are not equal before Allah, and since this is the case, there must inevitably be another realm in which those who obey Allah will be rewarded and the wicked will be punished. This teaching indicates to those of a sound mind and upright nature that there must inevitably be a resurrection and recompense. We see evildoers and criminals are prospering and increasing in wealth, children and luxury, until they die in that state. We see oppressed believers dying of grief and distress, so by the wisdom of the All-Wise, All-Knowing, All-Just who does not do even a speck of dust's weight of injustice, there should be a time when the rights of the oppressed are restored with due justice. If this does not happen in this world, there must be another realm where recompense may be made and consolation may be found. The Qur'an teaches sound aims based on a rational way of thinking, so Allah says:

كِتَـبٌ أَنزَلْنَـهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَـرَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُواْ ءَايَـتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُوْلُو الاٌّلْبَـبِ

((This is) a Book which We have sent down to you, full of blessings, that they may ponder over its Ayat, and that men of understanding may remember.) meaning, those who are possessed of wisdom and reason.

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Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

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Аллах напомнил Пророку Мухаммаду, да благословит его Аллах и приветствует, о том, что ниспослал ему благословенное Писание, в котором содержится великое благо и могущественное знание. Коран выводит людей на прямой путь, избавляет их от болезней и недугов, освещает им путь во мраке невежества и содержит мудрые законы, в знании которых нуждаются все люди и джинны. Он указывает людям путь ко всему заветному и желанному и поэтому является самым великим Писанием, которое было ниспослано на землю со времен мироздания. А ниспослал его Аллах для того, чтобы люди размышляли над его аятами. В этом состоит подлинный смысл ниспослания Священного Корана. Люди обязаны размышлять над его чудесными аятами, постигать их истинный смысл, задумываться над их тайнами и предписаниями. Только благодаря долгим размышлениям над удивительными значениями коранических аятов человек может постичь заключенное в них великое добро. Каждый раб Божий обязан задумываться над кораническими откровениями, и это занятие является одним из самых прекрасных и самых лучших деяний. Из всего этого становится ясно, что чтение Священного Корана, при котором человек размышляет над его смыслом, лучше, чем беглое чтение коранических аятов, при котором человек не может осмыслить их божественного смысла. Затем Всевышний отметил, что только обладающие здравым смыслом люди смогут уразуметь великое благо Священного Корана. Когда они задумываются над его аятами, им открывается чудесное знание. Это - заветное желание каждого благоразумного человека, и чем выше сознательность человека, тем больше пользы он извлекает из Священного Корана.

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

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In verse 28, it was said: أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَالْمُفْسِدِينَ فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الْمُتَّقِينَ كَالْفُجَّارِ‌ (Shall We make those who believe and do righteous deeds equal to those who commit mischief on the earth? Or shall We make the God-fearing equal to the sinners?) - that is, this can never be. In fact, the end of both will be totally different. Right from here, we learn that this difference between a believer and disbeliever is there in terms of the injunctions of the Hereafter. While living in the present world, it is quite possible that a disbeliever has a lot more comforts than a believer. Likewise, it cannot be deduced thereby that the material rights of the disbeliever cannot be equal to the rights of the believer, instead, the truth of the matter is that a disbeliever could be allowed human rights equal to a believer. Accordingly, non-Muslim minorities who live in an Islamic state under mutual pledges shall be given all human rights that will be but equal to those of Muslim.

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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