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Surah Ya-Sin—Makkan (1)

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

“Ya-Sin. By the wise Quran, you are surely one of the messengers, upon a straight path.” (1–4)

Regarding Ya-Sin and Nun, Ibn ‘Amir, al-Kisa’i, and Abu Bakr recited the nun in both with concealment. Qalun concealed the nun in Ya-Sin but pronounced it clearly in Nun, while the rest pronounced it clearly in both.

They differed concerning the interpretation of Ya-Sin, in accordance with their disagreement regarding the isolated letters (2). Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “It is an oath” (3). It is also narrated from him that it means, “O man” (4), in the language of Tayy’, referring to Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. This was also the view of al-Hasan, Sa‘id ibn Jubayr, and a group of scholars.

Abu al-‘Aliyah said: “O man.” (5)

Abu Bakr al-Warraq said: “O master of mankind.”

“By the wise Quran.”

“You are surely one of the messengers”: Allah swore by the Quran that Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is one of the messengers. This refutes the disbelievers when they said, “You are not a messenger” (al-Ra‘d: 43).

“Upon a straight path”: this is a second predicate; that is, he is one of the messengers and is upon a straight path. It was also said that its meaning is: You are surely one of those messengers who are upon a straight path.

(1) Ibn Durays, al-Nahhas, Ibn Mardawayh, and al-Bayhaqi reported from Ibn Abbas that Surah Ya-Sin was revealed in Mecca. Ibn Mardawayh also reported this from Aisha. See al-Durr al-Manthur, 7:37. (2) See al-Tabari, 1:205-224; and see above, 1:58-59. (3) Reported by al-Tabari, 22:148. (4) In al-Durr al-Manthur, 7:41, al-Suyuti attributed it to Ibn Abi Shaybah, Abd ibn Humayd, Ibn al-Mundhir, and Ibn Abi Hatim. See also al-Bahr al-Muhit, 7:323. (5) Al-Farra transmitted in Maʻani al-Quran, 2:371, from al-Hasan, who said: “Ya-Sin means: O man.” In Arabic, it is comparable to the isolated letters of the alphabet, such as Ha-Mim and similar expressions.

سُورَةُ يس مَكِّيَّةٌ (١) بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿يس (١) وَالْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ (٢) إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ (٣) عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ (٤) ﴾ ﴿يس﴾ و"ن" قَرَأَ بِإِخْفَاءِ النُّونِ فِيهِمَا: ابْنُ عَامِرٍ وَالْكِسَائِيُّ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ. قَالُونَ: يُخْفِي النُّونَ مِنْ "يس" وَيُظْهِرُ مِنْ "ن"، وَالْبَاقُونَ يُظْهِرُونَ فِيهِمَا. وَاخْتَلَفُوا فِي تَأْوِيلِ ﴿يس﴾ حَسْبَ اخْتِلَافِهِمْ فِي حُرُوفِ التَّهَجِّي (٢) ، قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ﵄: هُوَ قَسَمٌ (٣) ، وَيُرْوَى عَنْهُ أَنَّ مَعْنَاهُ: يَا إِنْسَانُ (٤) بِلُغَةِ طَيْءٍ، يَعْنِي: مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ، وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الْحَسَنِ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، وَجَمَاعَةٍ. وَقَالَ أَبُو الْعَالِيَةِ: يَا رَجُلُ. (٥) وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْوَرَّاقُ: يَا سَيِّدَ الْبَشَرِ. ﴿وَالْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ﴾ ﴿إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ﴾ ، أَقْسَمَ بِالْقُرْآنِ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ، وَهُوَ رَدٌّ عَلَى الْكُفَّارِ حَيْثُ قَالُوا: "لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا" (الْرَّعْدِ-٤٣) . ﴿عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ﴾ ، وَهُوَ خَبَرٌ بَعْدَ خَبَرٍ، أَيْ: أَنَّهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَأَنَّهُ عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ. وَقِيلَ: مَعْنَاهُ إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ.

(١) أخرج ابن الضريس والنحاس وابن مردويه والبيهقي عن ابن عباس قال: نزلت سورة يس بمكة، وأخرج ابن مردويه عن عائشة. انظر: الدر المنثور: ٧ / ٣٧. (٢) انظر: الطبري ١ / ٢٠٥-٢٢٤، وانظر: فيما سبق ١ / ٥٨-٥٩. (٣) أخرجه الطبري: ٢٢ / ١٤٨. (٤) عزاه السيوطي في الدر المنثور: ٧ / ٤١ لابن أبي شيبة وعبد بن حميد وابن المنذر وابن أبي حاتم، وانظر: البحر المحيط: ٧ / ٣٢٣. (٥) نقله الفراء في معاني القرآن ٢ / ٣٧١ عن الحسن قال: "يس" يا رجل. وهو في العربية بمنزلة حرف الهجاء كقولك: حم وأشباهها.