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Surah Ad-Dukhan • Ayah 6

Para 25 Surah 44 : 6
رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

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رَحْمَةً
مِّن
رَّبِّكَ
ۚ
إِنَّهُۥ
هُوَ
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
ٱلْعَلِيمُ

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Classical Tafsir: Ibn Kathir en

Which was revealed in MakkahIn Musnad Al-Bazzar, it is recorded from Abu At-Tufayl `Amir bin Wathilah from Zayd bin Harithah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ibn Sayyad:«إِنِّي قَدْ خَبَأْتُ خَبْأً فَمَا هُوَ؟»(I am concealing something, what is it) And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was concealing Surat Ad-Dukhan from him. He (Ibn Sayyad) said: "It is Ad-Dukh." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,«اخْسَأْ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ (كَانَ)»(Be off with you! Whatever Allah wills happens.)بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.The Qur'an was revealed on Laylatul-QadrAllah tells us that He revealed the Magnificent Qur'an on a blessed night, Laylatul-Qadr (the Night of Decree), as He says elsewhere:إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَـهُ فِى لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ(Verily, We have sent it down in the Night of Al-Qadr) (97:1). This was in the month of Ramadan, as Allah tells us:شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِى أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ(The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'an) (2:185). We have already quoted the relevant Hadiths in (the Tafsir of) Surat Al-Baqarah, and there is no need to repeat them here.إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ(Verily, We are ever warning.) means, telling them what is good for them and what is harmful for them, according to Shari`ah, so that the proof of Allah may be established against His servants.فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ(Therein (that night) is decreed every matter, Hakim.) means, on Laylatul-Qadr, the decrees are transferred from Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz to the (angelic) scribes who write down the decrees of the (coming) year including life span, provision, and what will happen until the end of the year. This was narrated from Ibn `Umar, Mujahid, Abu Malik, Ad-Dahhak and others among the Salaf.حَكِيمٌ(Hakim) means decided or confirmed, which cannot be changed or altered. Allah says:أَمْراً مِّنْ عِنْدِنَآ(As a command from Us.) meaning, everything that happens and is decreed by Allah and the revelation that He sends down -- it all happens by His command, by His leave and with His knowledge.إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ(Verily, We are ever sending,) means, to mankind, sending Messenger who will recite to them the clear signs of Allah. The need for this was urgent.رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ رَّبُّ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا((As) a mercy from your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them,) means, the One Who sent down the Qur'an is the Lord, Creator and Sovereign of the heavens and the earth and everything in between them.إِن كُنتُمْ مُّوقِنِينَ(if you (but) have a faith with certainty.) Then Allah says:لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ يُحْىِ وَيُمِيتُ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ(La ilaha illa Huwa. He gives life and causes death -- your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.) This is like the Ayah:قُلْ يَأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا الَّذِى لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ يُحْىِ وَيُمِيتُ(Say: "O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah -- to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. La ilaha illa Huwa. He gives life and causes death...) (7:158)

Classical Tafsir: Ibn Kathir Urdu ur

تفسیر سورۃ الدخان:ترمذی شریف میں ہے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم فرماتے ہیں ”جو شخص رات کو سورۃ «حم دخان» پڑھے اس کے لئے صبح تک ستر ہزار فرشتے استغفار کرتے رہتے ہیں“۔ (سنن ترمذي:2888،قال الشيخ الألباني:باطل و موضوع) یہ حدیث غریب ہے اور اس کے ایک راوی عمرو بن ابی خثعم ضعیف ہیں۔ امام بخاری رحمہ اللہ انہیں منکر الحدیث کہتے ہیں۔ ترمذی کی اور حدیث میں ہے کہ جس نے اس سورۃ کو جمعہ کی رات پڑھا اس کے گناہ معاف ہو جاتے ہیں۔ (سنن ترمذي:2891،قال الشيخ الألباني:ضعیف) یہ حدیث بھی غریب ہے۔ اور اس کے ایک راوی ابوالمقدام ہشام ضعیف ہیں اور دوسرے راوی حسن کا ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ سے سننا ثابت نہیں۔ مسند بزار میں ہے کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ابن صیاد کے سامنے اپنے دل میں سورۃ دخان کو پوشیدہ کر کے اس سے پوچھا کہ بتا میرے دل میں کیا ہے؟ اس نے کہا «دخ» آپ نے فرمایا ”بس پرے ہٹ جا نامراد رہ گیا جو اللہ چاہتا ہے ہوتا ہے“، پھر آپ لوٹ گئے۔ (طبرانی کبیر:4666:ضعیف)عظیم الشان قرآن کریم کا نزول اور ماہ شعبان ٭٭اللہ تبارک وتعالیٰ بیان فرماتا ہے کہ اس عظیم الشان قرآن کریم کو بابرکت رات یعنی لیلۃ القدر میں نازل فرمایا ہے۔ جیسے ارشاد ہے «اِنَّآ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ فِيْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ» ‏ [ 97- القدر: 1 ] ‏ ہم نے اسے لیلۃ القدر میں نازل فرمایا ہے۔ اور یہ رات رمضان المبارک میں ہے۔ جیسے اور آیت میں ہے «شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيْٓ اُنْزِلَ فِيْهِ الْقُرْاٰنُ ھُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَ بَيِّنٰتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدٰى وَالْفُرْقَانِ» ‏ [ 2- البقرة: 185 ] ‏ رمضان کا مہینہ وہ مہینہ ہے جس میں قرآن اتارا گیا۔ سورۃ البقرہ میں اس کی پوری تفسیر گذر چکی ہے اس لیے یہاں دوبارہ نہیں لکھتے بعض لوگوں نے یہ بھی کہا ہے کہ لیلة المبارکہ جس میں قرآن شریف نازل ہوا وہ شعبان کی پندرہویں رات ہے یہ قول سراسر بے دلیل ہے۔ اس لیے کہ نص قرآن سے قرآن کا رمضان میں نازل ہونا ثابت ہے۔ اور جس حدیث میں مروی ہے کہ شعبان میں اگلے شعبان تک کے تمام کام مقرر کر دئیے جاتے ہیں یہاں تک کہ نکاح کا اور اولاد کا اور میت کا ہونا بھی وہ حدیث مرسل ہے [تفسیر ابن جریر الطبری:222/11:مرسل و ضعیف] ‏ اور ایسی احادیث سے نص قرآنی کا معارضہ نہیں کیا جا سکتا ہم لوگوں کو آگاہ کر دینے والے ہیں یعنی انہیں خیر و شر نیکی بدی معلوم کرا دینے والے ہیں تاکہ مخلوق پر حجت ثابت ہو جائے اور لوگ علم شرعی حاصل کر لیں اسی شب ہر محکم کام طے کیا جاتا ہے یعنی لوح محفوظ سے کاتب فرشتوں کے حوالے کیا جاتا ہے تمام سال کے کل اہم کام عمر روزی وغیرہ سب طے کر لی جاتی ہے۔ حکیم کے معنی محکم اور مضبوط کے ہیں جو بدلے نہیں وہ سب ہمارے حکم سے ہوتا ہے ہم رسل کے ارسال کرنے والے ہیں تاکہ وہ اللہ کی آیتیں اللہ کے بندوں کو پڑھ سنائیں جس کی انہیں سخت ضرورت اور پوری حاجت ہے یہ تیرے رب کی رحمت ہے اس رحمت کا کرنے والا قرآن کو اتارنے والا اور رسولوں کو بھیجنے والا وہ اللہ ہے جو آسمان زمین اور کل چیز کا مالک ہے اور سب کا خالق ہے۔ تم اگر یقین کرنے والے ہو تو اس کے باور کرنے کے کافی وجوہ موجود ہیں پھر ارشاد ہوا کہ معبود برحق بھی صرف وہی ہے اس کے سوا کوئی عبادت کے لائق نہیں ہر ایک کی موت زیست اسی کے ہاتھ ہے تمہارا اور تم سے اگلوں کا سب کا پالنے پوسنے والا وہی ہے اس آیت کا مضمون اس آیت جیسا ہے «قُلْ يٰٓاَيُّھَا النَّاسُ اِنِّىْ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ اِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيْعَۨا» ‏ [ 7- الاعراف: 158 ] ‏ الخ، یعنی تو اعلان کر دے کہ اے لوگو میں تم سب کی طرف اللہ کا رسول ہوں وہ اللہ جس کی بادشاہت ہے آسمان و زمین کی۔ جس کے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں جو جلاتا اور مارتا ہے۔صفحہ نمبر8315

Classical Tafsir: Bayan-ul-Quran ur

آیت 6 { رَحْمَۃً مِّنْ رَّبِّکَط اِنَّہٗ ہُوَ السَّمِیْعُ الْعَلِیْمُ } ”رحمت کے طور پر آپ کے رب کی طرف سے۔ یقینا وہی ہے سب کچھ سننے والا ‘ سب کچھ جاننے والا۔“ یہ تمام فیصلے یقینا اللہ تعالیٰ کی رحمت پر مبنی ہوتے ہیں۔ خاص طور پر قرآن کا نزول اور نبی آخر الزماں ﷺ کی بعثت تو نوع انسانی کے لیے اللہ تعالیٰ کی عظیم رحمت کا مظہر ہے۔

Classical Tafsir: Ma'arif al-Qur'an en

لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَ‌كَةٍ 'blessed night', in verse 2 according to majority of the Commentators, refers to 'laylatul Qadr' or the 'Night of Power' which occurs in the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan. During this night Allah sends down countless blessings for his slaves/servants. It has been explicitly mentioned in Surah Al-Qadr, thus:إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ‌"We sent it (the Qur'an) down in the Night of Qadr". (97:1)This clearly indicates that the phrase 'laylah mubarakah' (blessed night) occurring in the verse refers to the 'Night of Power'. It is narrated in a Tradition of the Prophet ﷺ that all Prophets (علیہم السلام) since the inception of man till the end, received their respective Books in the month of Ramadan on different dates. Sayyidna Qatadah ؓ reports on the authority of Sayyidna Wathilah ؓ that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said that Prophet Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) received his Scriptures on 1st Ramadan, Torah was revealed on 6th Ramadan, Zabur was revealed on 12th Ramadan, Injil was revealed on 18th Ramadan and the Holy Qur'an was revealed on the night of 24th, that is, on 25th Ramadan. (Qurtubi).The statement that the Qur’ an was revealed in the Night of Power’ means that it was revealed in its entirety from the Preserved Tablet to the lowest Firmament in one night of the month of Ramadan. But, it was revealed to the Prophet ﷺ gradually over a period of twenty-three years. Some scholars have expressed the opinion that the installment of the Qur'an that was destined to be revealed in a given year used to be sent down on the Night of Power from the Preserved Tablet to the Firmament of the Earth. (Qurtubi).Some other scholars of Tafsir, like ` Ikrimah ؓ ، interpret the phrase 'laylah mubarakah' (blessed night) as referring to 'laylat-ul-bara'ah' (the Night of Immunity), that is, the 15th night of Sha` ban. But to say that the Qur'an was revealed during this night goes against the clear texts of the Qur'an: In شَهْرُ‌ رَ‌مَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْ‌آنُ ! and in إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ‌ we come across "The month of Ramadan is the one in which the Qur'an was revealed...(2:185) " and "We have sent it (the Qur'an) in the Night of Qadr - (97:1) ". In the presence of such clear texts, it cannot be accepted, without any strong evidence, that the Qur'an was revealed in the Night of Immunity. There are, however, certain Traditions that speak highly of this night - that it is a night of blessings and that it is a night during which Allah showers His mercy. Some versions of the Tradition use exactly the same words as the Qur'an uses in the verse to describe 'laylah mubarakah' فِيهَا يُفْرَ‌قُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ‌ حَكِيمٍ أَمْرً‌ا مِّنْ عِندِنَا . "In that (night), every wise thing is decided (4) through a command from Us...(5) ". In interpreting this verse Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ says that it refers to the Night of Power, in which the Qur'an was revealed. In it all matters are decreed to happen from the present Night of Power to the next, relating to all creation, their births, their deaths, their provisions and other details. Other leading authorities on Tafsir, like Sayyidna Hasan, Qatadah, Mujahid and others ؓ concur with Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ . Mahdawi says that all matters decreed by Allah are, on this night, transferred to the angelic scribes who record the decrees of the coming year. Other texts of Qur'an and Sunnah bear testimony to the fact that Allah had decreed all matters in pre-eternity (azal) even before the creation of man. Therefore, the statement that man's destiny is decreed in this night simply means that the decrees for the whole year are handed over, in this night, to the relevant angels for implementation. (Qurtubi).Because some versions of the Tradition state that births, deaths and sustenance are decreed in the night of immunity or 15th night of Sha'ban, some of the scholars have interpreted the phrase 'laylah mubarakah' in the current verse as referring to 'laylat-ul-bara'ah' or 'the Night of Immunity'. But this is not correct, because here the revelation of the Qur'an is mentioned first; and its revelation in the month of Ramadan is confirmed by the clear texts of the Qur'an. Some versions state that sustenance and other things are decreed in the Night of Immunity. Ibn Kathir, first of all, says this Tradition is mursal and such Tradition cannot be reliable in the presence of clear/express texts. Qadi Abu Bakr Ibn ` Arabi asserts that no authentic Tradition relating to mid-Sha'ban is available which may show that sustenance, births and deaths are determined and decreed in that night. He further rejects the idea that there is any reliable Tradition on the merit of this night. Ruh-ul-Ma` ani, however, cites a Tradition, without a chain of transmitters, narrated by Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ in which he says that sustenance, life and death are determined in the mid-Sha'ban night, and in the Night of Power the decrees are handed over to the angels. If this Tradition is confirmed, then the two interpretations can be reconciled and synchronized. Otherwise, the express words of Qur'an and authentic Traditions relating to 'laylah mubarakah' and 'fiha yufraqu...' in the verse of Surah Dukhan فِيهَا يُفْرَ‌قُ clearly show that they refer to the 'Night of Power'. As far as the merit of the night of mid-Sha'ban is concerned, it is a separate issue. Some Traditions do speak about it but they are weak. Therefore, Qadi Abu Bakr Ibn ` Arabi denied any merit of this night. Chains of Transmission of Traditions concerning mid-Sha'ban are all weak but, it may be suggested that, if the various ways of transmission are put together, they gain strength. Therefore, many great scholars have accepted the Traditions about mid-Sha'ban because there is room to act upon weak Traditions relating to meritorious actions. Allah knows best!

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