Surah Al-Isra • Ayah 74

How the Prophet would have been punished if He had given in at all to the Disbelievers' Demands that He change some of the RevelationAllah tells us how He supported His Prophet and protected him and kept him safe from the evil plots of the wicked transgressors. Allah is the One Who took care of him and helped him, and would not leave him to any of His creation. He is the One Who is His Helper, Supporter and Protector, the One Who is to help him achieve victory and make His religion prevail over those who resist him and oppose him and fight him in the east and in the west. May Allah send peace and blessings upon him until the Day of Judgement.

بابمکار و فجار کی چالاکیوں سے اللہ تعالیٰ ہمیشہ اپنے رسول کو بچاتا رہا، آپ کو معصوم اور ثابت قدم ہی رکھا، خود ہی آپ کا ولی و ناصر رہا، اپنی ہی حفاظت اور صیانت میں ہمیشہ آپ کو رکھا، آپ کی تائید اور نصرت برابر کرتا رہا، آپ کے دین کو دنیا کے تمام دینوں پر غالب کر دیا، آپ کے مخالفین کے بلند بانگ ارادوں کو پست کر دیا، مشرق سے مغرب تک آپ کا کلمہ پھیلا دیا، اسی کا بیان ان دونوں آیتوں میں ہے۔ اللہ تعالیٰ آپ پر قیامت تک بےشمار درود و سلام بھیجتا رہے۔ آمین۔صفحہ نمبر4752

آیت 74 وَلَوْلَآ اَنْ ثَبَّتْنٰكَ لَقَدْ كِدْتَّ تَرْكَنُ اِلَيْهِمْ شَـيْــــًٔـا قَلِيْلًایہ بہت نازک اور اہم مضمون ہے۔ حضرت یوسف کے بارے میں سورة یوسف آیت 24 میں اسی طرح فرمایا گیا تھا : وَلَقَدْ هَمَّتْ بِهٖ ۚ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوْلَآ اَنْ رَّاٰ بُرْهَانَ رَبِّهٖ یعنی عزیز مصر کی بیوی نے تو قصد کر ہی لیا تھا اور یوسف بھی قصد کرلیتے اگر وہ اللہ کی برہان نہ دیکھ لیتے۔ یعنی یہ امکان تھا کہ بر بنائے طبع بشری وہ بھی ارادہ کر بیٹھتے مگر اللہ نے انہیں اس سے محفوظ رکھنے کا اہتمام فرمایا۔ حضور کے لیے بھی یہاں اسی طرح فرمایا کہ اگر ہم نے آپ کے پاؤں جما کر آپ کے دل کو اچھی طرح سے مضبوط نہ کردیا ہوتا تو قریب تھا کہ آپ کسی نہ کسی حد تک ان کی طرف مائل ہوجاتے۔ بہرحال ان الفاظ سے اندازہ لگایا جاسکتا ہے کہ رسول اللہ پر اس دور میں قریش مکہ کی طرف سے کس قدر شدید دباؤ تھا۔

CommentaryOut of the verses appearing above, the first three relate to a particular event. To determine it precisely, Tafsir Mazhari carries some relevant reports. The event which is closer and more supportive in terms of the indicators set in the Qur'an is what has been reported by Ibn Abi Hatim as based on a narrative of Sayyidna Jubayr ibn Nufayr. According to this report, some chiefs of the Quraysh of Makkah came to the Holy Prophet ﷺ and said: 'If you have been really sent to us, you should remove these poor and broken down people from around you, for sitting with such people is a matter of insult for us. If you do that, we too will become your companions and friends.' When they said this, the Holy Prophet ﷺ somewhat leaned towards the idea that he might do someth-ing like that as suggested by them in the hope that they may, perhaps, become Muslims. Thereupon, this verse was revealed.Through this verse, the Holy Prophet ﷺ was sounded that their suggestion was a fitnah and the friendship they were talking about was also a fitnah (a trial or test or a ruse to tempt him into creating discord in his ranks). Therefore, he should not accept it. After that, the text says: Had your Lord not been particular about your grooming and fortitude, it was not too far out that you could have come somewhat closer to tilting towards their proposal.From this verse, says Tafsir Mazhari, it is clearly understood that there was just no probability of the Holy Prophet ﷺ ever tilting towards such absurd demands from the Quraysh disbelievers. Yes, coming close to tilting, and that too within a very insignificant limit, was probable. But, by making him ma` sum (protected, infallible), Allah Ta’ ala saved him from drifting even to that limit. If we were to think about it, this verse provides a great proof of the highest moral disposition with which all prophets (علیہم السلام) were blessed. So, had there been even no shield of prophetic infallibility, still such was the natural disposition of the Prophet of Islam that tilting towards the absurd proposal of disbelievers would have never been possible for him. However, there did exist the probability of his coming somewhat closer, in an insignificant measure, towards the act of tilting - something terminated by the prophetic infallibility.