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Ayah
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وَمِنَ
And among
ٱلنَّاسِ
men
وَٱلدَّوَآبِّ
and moving creatures
وَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ
and the cattle
مُخۡتَلِفٌ
(are) various
أَلۡوَٰنُهُۥ
[their] colors
كَذَٰلِكَۗ
likewise
إِنَّمَا
Only
يَخۡشَى
fear
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
مِنۡ
among
عِبَادِهِ
His slaves
ٱلۡعُلَمَٰٓؤُاْۗ
those who have knowledge
إِنَّ
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
عَزِيزٌ
(is) All-Mighty
غَفُورٌ
Oft-Forgiving
وَمِنَ
And among
ٱلنَّاسِ
men
وَٱلدَّوَآبِّ
and moving creatures
وَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ
and the cattle
مُخۡتَلِفٌ
(are) various
أَلۡوَٰنُهُۥ
[their] colors
كَذَٰلِكَۗ
likewise
إِنَّمَا
Only
يَخۡشَى
fear
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
مِنۡ
among
عِبَادِهِ
His slaves
ٱلۡعُلَمَٰٓؤُاْۗ
those who have knowledge
إِنَّ
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
Allah
عَزِيزٌ
(is) All-Mighty
غَفُورٌ
Oft-Forgiving
Translation
And so amongst men and crawling creatures and cattle, are they of various colours. Those truly fear Allah, among His Servants, who have knowledge: for Allah is Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving.
Tafsir
And of humans and beasts and cattle, there are diverse hues likewise, like the diversity of the [hues of] fruits and mountains. Indeed only those of God's servants who have knowledge fear Him, in contrast to the ignorant, such as the disbelievers of Mecca. Truly God is Mighty, in His kingdom, Forgiving, of the sins of His faithful servants.
The Perfect Power of Allah
Allah says;
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاء مَاء فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا بِهِ ثَمَرَاتٍ مُّخۡتَلِفًا أَلۡوَانُهَا
See you not that Allah sends down water from the sky, and We produce therewith fruits of various colors,
Allah tells us of His complete and perfect power of creation. He tells us how He makes different kinds of things from one thing, which is the water that He sends down from the heaven. From water He brings forth fruits of various colors, yellow, red, green, white and other colors, as we can see in the immense variety of their colors, tastes and scents.
This is like another Ayah where Allah says:
وَفِى الاٌّرۡضِ قِطَعٌ مُّتَجَـوِرَتٌ وَجَنَّـتٌ مِّنۡ أَعۡنَـبٍ وَزَرۡعٌ وَنَخِيلٌ صِنۡوَنٌ وَغَيۡرُ صِنۡوَنٍ يُسۡقَى بِمَأءٍ وَحِدٍ وَنُفَضِّلُ بَعۡضَهَا عَلَى بَعۡضٍ فِى الاٍّكُلِ إِنَّ فِى ذلِكَ لايَـتٍ لِّقَوۡمٍ يَعۡقِلُونَ
And in the earth are neighbouring tracts, and gardens of vines, and green crops, and date palms, growing into two or three from a single stem root, or otherwise, watered with the same water; yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. Verily, in these things there are Ayat for the people who understand. (13:4)
وَمِنَ الۡجِبَالِ جُدَدٌ بِيضٌ وَحُمۡرٌ مُّخۡتَلِفٌ أَلۡوَانُهَا
and among the mountains are Judad, white and red, of varying colors,
means, He created the mountains like this, with different colors, as we also see that there are indeed white and red mountains, and in some of them there are streaks which are also of varying colors.
Ibn Abbas said Al-Judad means pathways.
This was also the view of Abu Malik, Al-Hasan, Qatadah and As-Suddi.
وَغَرَابِيبُ سُودٌ
and (others) Gharabib black.
And there are some mountains which are very black.
Ikrimah said,
Al-Gharabib means mountains which are high and black.
This was also the view of Abu Malik, Ata' Al-Khurasani and Qatadah.
Ibn Jarir said,
When the Arabs describe something as being very black, they say Ghirbib.
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ وَالدَّوَابِّ وَالاَۡنۡعَامِ مُخۡتَلِفٌ أَلۡوَانُهُ كَذَلِكَ
And likewise, men and moving creatures and cattle are of various colors.
means, the same is true of living creatures too, humans and animals, all creatures which walk on their feet, and cattle. Here something general is followed by something specific. These are all different too, for among mankind there are Berbers, Ethiopians and some non-Arabs who are very black, and Slavs and Romans who are very white, and the Arabs who are in between, and the Indians.
Allah says in another Ayah:
وَاخۡتِلَـفُ أَلۡسِنَتِكُمۡ وَأَلۡوَنِكُمۡ إِنَّ فِى ذلِكَ لَايَـتٍ لِّلۡعَـلَمِينَ
and the difference of your languages and colors. Verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge. (30:22)
Similarly, animals and cattle vary in their colors, even within one species, and a single animal may have patches of different colors. Blessed be Allah, the Best of creators.
Allah then says:
إِنَّمَا يَخۡشَى اللَّهَ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِ الۡعُلَمَاء
It is only those who have knowledge among His servants that fear Allah.
meaning, only those who have knowledge truly fear Him as He should be feared, because the more they know about the Almighty, All-Powerful, All-Knowing Who has the most perfect attributes and is described with the most beautiful Names, the more they will fear Him.
Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas commented on the Ayah:
إِنَّمَا يَخۡشَى اللَّهَ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِ الۡعُلَمَاء
(It is only those who have knowledge among His servants that fear Allah),
those who know that Allah is able to do all things.
Ibn Abbas said,
The one among His servants who knows about Ar-Rahman, is the one who does not associate anything in worship with Him; the one who accepts as lawful that which He has permitted and accepts as unlawful that which He has prohibited. He obeys His commands and is certain that he will meet Him and be brought to account for his deeds.
Sa`id bin Jubayr said,
Fear is what stands between you and disobeying Allah, may He be glorified.
Al-Hasan Al-Basri said,
The knowledgeable person is the one who fears Ar-Rahman with regard to the Unseen, who likes that which Allah wants him to like, and who shuns that which angers Allah.
Then Al-Hasan recited:
إِنَّمَا يَخۡشَى اللَّهَ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِ الۡعُلَمَاء إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ غَفُورٌ
It is only those among His servants who have knowledge that fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Almighty, Oft-Forgiving.
Sufyan Ath-Thawri narrated from Abu Hayyan At-Taymi from a man who said,
It used to be said that the knowledgeable are of three types:
first, one who knows Allah and the command of Allah,
second, one who knows Allah but does not know the command of Allah, and
third, one who knows the command of Allah but does not know Allah.
The one who knows Allah and the command of Allah is the one who fears Allah and knows the limits (Hudud) and the obligatory duties (Fara'id).
The one who knows Allah but does not know the command of Allah is the one who fears Allah but does not know the limits (Hudud) and the obligatory duties (Fara'id).
The one who knows the command of Allah but does not know Allah is the one who knows the limits (Hudud) and the obligatory duties (Fara'id) but does not fear Allah.
The Muslims will be the Ones Who gain in the Hereafter
Allah says;
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَتۡلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَةَ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقۡنَاهُمۡ سِرًّا وَعَلَنِيَةً
يَرۡجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَّن تَبُورَ
Verily, those who recite the Book of Allah, and perform the Salah, and spend out of what We have provided for them, secretly and openly, they hope for a (sure) trade-gain that will never perish.
Here Allah tells us that His believing servants, who recite and believe in His Book, and do the deeds prescribed in it such as establishing regular prayer at the prescribed times, night and day, spending (in charity) out of that which Allah has provided for them secretly and openly,
يَرۡجُونَ تِجَارَةً لَّن تَبُور
(they hope for a (sure) trade-gain that will never perish).
means, they hope for a reward from Allah which will inevitably be theirs.
Allah says
لِيُوَفِّيَهُمۡ أُجُورَهُمۡ وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضۡلِهِ
That He may pay them their wages in full, and give them (even) more, out of His grace.
meaning, that He may give them a reward for what they have done, and multiply it by adding more, such as has never occurred to them.
إِنَّهُ غَفُورٌ
Verily, He is Oft-Forgiving,
means, He forgives their sins,
شَكُورٌ
Most Ready to appreciate.
means, He appreciates even a little of their good deeds.
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