As-Sajdah: 1

Ayah

Word by Word

الٓمٓ

Alif Lam Mim

Translation

A. L. M.

Tafsir

Tafsir of Surah As-Sajdah

The Qur'an is the Book of Allah in which there is no Doubt

Allah says;

الم

Alif Lam Mim.

We discussed the individual letters at the beginning of Surah Al-Baqarah, and there is no need to repeat it here

تَنزِيلُ الۡكِتَابِ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيهِ

The revelation of the Book in which there is no doubt,

means, there is no doubt whatsoever that it has been revealed.

مِن رَّبِّ الۡعَالَمِينَ

from the Lord of all that exists.

Then Allah tells us about the idolators

أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ افۡتَرَاهُ

Or say they:He has fabricated it:

they say, he has fabricated it, i.e., he has made it up by himself.

بَلۡ هُوَ الۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوۡمًا مَّا أَتَاهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٍ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَهۡتَدُونَ

Nay, it is the truth from your Lord, so that you may warn a people to whom no warner has come before you, in order that they may be guided.

means, in order that they may follow the truth

Allah is the Creator and Controller of the Universe

Allah says;

اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالاَۡرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسۡتَوَى عَلَى الۡعَرۡشِ

Allah it is He Who has created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them in six Days. Then He Istawa over the Throne.

Allah tells us that He is the Creator of all things. He created the heavens and earth and all that is between them in six days, then He rose over the Throne -- we have already discussed this matter elsewhere.

مَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلَاا شَفِيعٍ

You have none, besides Him, as a protector or an intercessor,

means, only He is the Sovereign Who is in control of all affairs, the Creator of all things, the Controller of all things, the One Who is able to do all things. There is no Creator besides Him, no intercessor except the one to whom He gives permission.

أَفَلَ تَتَذَكَّرُونَ

Will you not then remember! --

this is addressed to those who worship others apart from Him and put their trust in others besides Him -- exalted and sanctified and glorified be He above having any equal, partner, supporter, rival or peer, there is no God or Lord except Him

يُدَبِّرُ الاَۡمۡرَ مِنَ السَّمَاء إِلَى الاَۡرۡضِ ثُمَّ يَعۡرُجُ إِلَيۡهِ

He directs the command from the heavens to the earth; then it will go up to Him,)

means, His command comes down from above the heavens to the furthest boundary of the seventh earth.

This is like the Ayah,

اللَّهُ الَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبۡعَ سَمَـوَتٍ وَمِنَ الاٌّرۡضِ مِثۡلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ الاٌّمۡرُ بَيۡنَهُنَّ

It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof. The command descends between them,(65:12)

Deeds are raised up to the place of recording above the lowest heaven. The distance between heaven and earth is the distance of five hundred years traveling, and the thickness of the heaven is the distance of five hundred years.

Mujahid, Qatadah and Ad-Dahhak said,

The distance covered by the angel when he descends or ascends is the distance of five hundred years, but he covers it in the blink of an eye.

Allah says:

فِي يَوۡمٍ كَانَ مِقۡدَارُهُ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ

ذَلِكَ عَالِمُ الۡغَيۡبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ

in one Day, the measurement of which is a thousand years of your reckoning. That is He, the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen,

meaning, He is controlling all these affairs. He sees all that His servants do, and all their deeds, major and minor, significant and insignificant, ascend to Him. He is the Almighty Who has subjugated all things to His control, and to Whom everybody submits, and He is Most Merciful to His believing servants. He is Almighty in His mercy and Most Merciful in His might. This is perfection:might combined with mercy and mercy combined with might, for He is Merciful without any hint of weakness.

الۡعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ

the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful

The Creation of Man in Stages

Allah tells us that He has created everything well and formed everything in a goodly fashion.

Malik said, narrating from Zayd bin Aslam:

الَّذِي أَحۡسَنَ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ خَلَقَهُ

Who made everything He has created good,

means, He created everything well and in a goodly fashion.

When Allah mentions the creation of the heavens and the earth, He follows that by mentioning the creation of man.

Allah says:

وَبَدَأَ خَلۡقَ الاِۡنسَانِ مِن طِينٍ

and He began the creation of man from clay.

meaning, He created the father of mankind, Adam, from clay.

ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسۡلَهُ مِن سُلَلَةٍ مِّن مَّاء مَّهِينٍ

Then He made his offspring from semen of despised water.

means, they reproduce in this fashion, from a Nutfah which comes from the loins of men and from between the ribs of women

ثُمَّ سَوَّاهُ

Then He fashioned him in due proportion,

means, when He created Adam from clay, He created him and gave him shape and made him upright.

وَنَفَخَ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِهِ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمۡعَ وَالاَۡبۡصَارَ وَالاَۡفۡيِدَةَ

and breathed into him the soul; and He gave you hearing, sight and the sense of deduction.

means, reason.

قَلِيلً مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ

Little is the thanks you give!

means, for these strengths with which Allah has provided you; the one who is truly blessed is the one who uses them to worship and obey his Lord, may He be exalted and glorified.

Related Q&A

Why muqotto'at verses exist in Quran?

Many scholars say that no one knows the meaning of Huruf Muqatta'at (Disjointed-Letters) except Allah. Then why they exist in the Qur'an which was sent down to the humankind?

ANSWER:

Firstly, to say that no one understands the meaning of these letters except Allah is not the consensus of all scholars. Indeed, some scholars beginning from some Shahabah (Companions) explained their meanings. Yasiin, for example, means "O human" according to Ibn 'Abbas. He also told that "Alif Lam Ra'" stands for "Ana Allah Araa" which means "I -Allah- see."

On the other hand, we should acknowledge that there are several Shahabah and scholars believe that only Allah who knows the meaning of these Huruf Muqatta'at. Abu Bakr said: "There is secret in every book. Then the secret of Allah in the Quran is these letters in the beginning of surahs." Ali ibn Abi Thalib and others also stated the same thing.

Ash-Sha'bi, a Tabi'i, was once asked about these letters. He then answered, "Every book have their secret. The secret of the Qur'an is the letters in the beginning of surahs. So, leave it and ask me other question beside it."

Yet even from this perspective, these Huruf Muqatta'at are not useless. They even show us many benefits, of them are:

- to examine our faith

- to show us that our knowledge is limited

- to show us that the Quran is in Arabic since it is arranged from these Arabic letters

- to attract listeners' attention due to their uniqueness

- to make a pledge

- to be names for some surahs

There are also interesting facts from this Huruf Muqotta'at. Of them is the total amount of these letters is 14 which is a half of 28 Arabic letters. They can be drawn up to be a sentence like this:

نص حكيم قاطع له سر

The wise, absolute text which has secret.

In short, some scholars exegete these letters while the others did not but still say that these letters have benefits and wisdoms.

Allah knows best.

See:

Ma'alim Al-Tanzil (II/249) & (VII/7)

Al-Kashshaf (I/20-28)

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