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Surah Al-A'raf • Ayah 152

Para 9 Surah 7 : 152
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ ٱلْعِجْلَ سَيَنَالُهُمْ غَضَبٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَذِلَّةٌ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُفْتَرِينَ

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إِنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟
ٱلْعِجْلَ
سَيَنَالُهُمْ
غَضَبٌ
مِّن
رَّبِّهِمْ
وَذِلَّةٌ
فِى
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
ٱلدُّنْيَا
ۚ
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
نَجْزِى
ٱلْمُفْتَرِينَ

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Classical Tafsir: Ibn Kathir en

فَتُوبُواْ إِلَى بَارِئِكُمْ فَاقْتُلُواْ أَنفُسَكُمْ ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ(So turn in repentance to your Creator and kill yourselves (the guilty), that will be better for you before your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance. Truly, He is the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.) 2:54 As for the humiliation mentioned in the Ayah, it pertains to the disgrace and humiliation that the Jews suffered in the life of this world. Allah's statement, وَكَذَلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُفْتَرِينَ(Thus do We recompense those who invent lies) is for all those who invent an innovation (in religion). Surely, the disgrace resulting from inventing an innovation (in religion) and defying Allah's Message, will be placed in the heart and from there on to the shoulders. Al-Hasan Al-Basri said; "The disgrace of innovation will weigh on their shoulders even if they were to gallop on their mules or trot on their work horses." Ayyub As-Sakhtiyani narrated from Abu Qilabah Al-Jarmi that he commented on this Ayah, وَكَذَلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُفْتَرِينَ(Thus do We recompense those who invent lies.) "By Allah! This Ayah is for all those who invent a lie, until the Day of Resurrection." Also, Sufyan bin `Uyaynah said, "Every person who invents a Bid`ah (innovation in the religion) will taste disgrace."Allah tells His servants that He accepts repentance from His servants for any sin, even Shirk, Kufr, hypocrisy and disobedience. Allah said: وَالَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ السَّيِّئَاتِ ثُمَّ تَابُواْ مِن بَعْدِهَا وَءَامَنُواْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ(But those who committed evil deeds and then repented afterwards and believed, verily, your Lord) O Muhammad, Messenger of Repentance and Prophet of Mercy, مِن بَعْدِهَا(after that) after committing that evil action, لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ(is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) Ibn Abi Hatim reported that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud was asked about a man committing fornication with a woman and then marrying her, and Ibn Mas`ud recited this Ayah, وَالَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ السَّيِّئَاتِ ثُمَّ تَابُواْ مِن بَعْدِهَا وَءَامَنُواْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِن بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ (But those who committed evil deeds and then repented afterwards and believed, verily, your Lord after (all) that is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) `Abdullah recited this Ayah ten times, neither allowing nor disallowing it.

Classical Tafsir: Ibn Kathir Urdu ur

باہم قتل کی سزا ٭٭ان گوسالہ پرستوں پر اللہ کا غضب نازل ہوا۔ جب تک ان لوگوں نے آپس میں ایک دوسرے کو قتل نہ کر لیا، ان کی توبہ قبول نہ ہوئی۔ جیسے کہ سورۃ البقرہ کی تفسیر میں تفصیل وار بیان ہو چکا ہے کہ انہیں حکم ہوا تھا کہ اپنے خالق سے توبہ کرو اور آپس میں ایک دوسرے کو قتل کرو۔ یہی تمہارے حق میں ٹھیک ہے پھر وہ تمہاری توبہ قبول فرمائے گا۔ وہ توبہ قبول کرنے والا اور رحم و کرم والا ہے۔ اسی طرح دنیا میں بھی ان یہودیوں پر ذلت نازل ہوئی۔ ہر بدعتی کی جو اللہ کے دین میں جھوٹا طوفان اٹھائے، یہی سزا ہے۔ رسول کی مخالفت اور بدعت کا بوجھ اس کے دل سے نکل کر اس کے کندھوں پر آ پڑتا ہے۔ حسن بصری رحمہ اللہ فرماتے ہیں: ”گو وہ دنیوی ٹھاٹھ رکھتا ہو لیکن ذلت اس کے چہرے پر برستی ہے۔ قیامت تک یہی سزا ہر جھوٹے، افترا باز کی اللہ کی طرف سے مقرر ہے۔“ سفیان بن عیینہ رحمہ اللہ فرماتے ہیں کہ ”ہر بدعتی ذلیل ہے۔“صفحہ نمبر3073پھر فرماتا ہے کہ اللہ توبہ قبول کرنے والا ہے خواہ کیسا ہی گناہ ہو لیکن توبہ کے بعد وہ معاف فرما دیتا ہے، گو کفر و شرک اور نفاق و شفاق ہی کیوں نہ ہو۔ فرمان ہے کہ جو لوگ برائیوں کے بعد توبہ کر لیں اور ایمان لائیں تو اے رسول رحمت اور اے نبی کریم! تیرا رب اس فعل کے بعد بھی غفور و رحیم ہے۔ سیدنا ابن مسعود رضی اللہ عنہ سے سوال ہوا کہ اگر کوئی شخص کسی عورت سے زناکاری کرے۔ پھر اس سے نکاح کر لے؟ تو آپ نے یہی آیت تلاوت فرمائی۔ کوئی دس مرتبہ اسے تلاوت کیا اور کوئی حکم یا منع نہیں کیا۔صفحہ نمبر3074

Classical Tafsir: Bayan-ul-Quran ur

آیت 152 اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّخَذُوا الْعِجْلَ سَیَنَالُہُمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّھِمْ وَذِلَّۃٌ فِی الْْحَیٰوۃِ الدُّنْیَا ط۔ غضب سے آخرت کا غضب بھی مراد ہے اور قتل مرتد کی وہ سزا بھی جس کا ذکر ہم سورة البقرۃ کی آیت 54 میں پڑھ آئے ہیں۔

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

The first verse (152) has warned those who took to the worship of the calf and persisted in it, of their sad fate in the Hereafter, and of disgraceful life in this world.The worldly life is also affected by the sinful deedsA part of punishment of some sins is also given in this life. This is what happened to Samiri. The Prophet Musa (علیہ السلام) commanded him to live apart from the people not touching any one with his hand nor is he touched by any one of the people. Consequently for the rest of his life he lived a deserted life of seclusion, walking about with animals. No human did come near him.Al-Qurtubi has reported on the authority of the Companion Qatadah ؓ that his punishment from Allah was that whenever he touched someone or was touched by anyone of the people both suffered from fever. The author of Ruh al-Bayan has observed that the symptoms of this disease are still inherited by his generations. This verse has ended with this sentence. وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُفْتَرِ‌ينَ "And this is how we recompense the fabricators." The Sheikh Sufyan ibn ` Uyainah has said that those who invent new things in the Shari'ah (take to Bid'ah) also commit the sin of fabrication and deserve such punishment. (Mazhari)Imam Malik (رح) has also inferred from this verse that those who invent new practices in the Shari'ah deserve the same punishment of Allah's wrath in the Hereafter and disgrace in this life. (Qurtubi)

Historical Context: Children of Israel — Worship of the Golden Calf c. 1450–1200 BCE (debated)

While Moses was receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai for forty nights, the Samaritan (al-Samiri) fashioned a golden calf from the people's jewelry, declaring it their god. The people began worshipping it. Moses returned furious and reproached his brother Harun (Aaron) for failing to stop them, then confronted the Samaritan. The Quran uses this event to illustrate the danger of materialism replacing spiritual devotion and the swiftness with which hearts can deviate even after witnessing miracles.

🏛️ Civilization: Ancient Israelites
📍 Region: Sinai Peninsula
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