Tafsir al-Baghawi - Al-Baghawi - (7/37)

Tafsir al-BaghawiAl-Baghawi

“When we have died and become dust and bones, shall we truly be resurrected—along with our forefathers of old?” (16–17)

Say, “Yes, and you will be utterly humbled.” (18) It will be but a single blast, and at once they will be looking on. (19) They will say, “Woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense.” (20) “This is the Day of Decision which you used to deny.” (21) “Gather together those who wronged themselves, their like-minded companions, and whatever they used to worship besides Allah, (22) and lead them to the path of Hellfire. (23) Detain them, for they will be questioned.” (24)

“When we have died and become dust and bones, shall we truly be resurrected?”

“Along with our forefathers of old?” That is, along with our forefathers of old.

“Say, ‘Yes’”: you will be resurrected, “and you will be utterly humbled”—that is, abased. Such humiliation is the most severe form of abasement.

“It will be but”: that is, the matter of resurrection or the Resurrection itself, “a single blast”—that is, a cry—“and at once they will be looking on”: alive.

“They will say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense’”: that is, the Day of Reckoning and requital.

“This is the Day of Decision”: the Day of Judgment. It was also said: the day on which the righteous and the wicked will be separated—“which you used to deny.”

“Gather together those who wronged themselves”: that is, those who committed shirk. Gather them at the standing-place for reckoning and requital, “their like-minded companions”: those resembling them, their followers, and those like them.

Qatadah and al-Kalbi said: everyone whose deeds were like theirs. Thus, the people of wine will be with the people of wine, and the people of fornication with the people of fornication.

Al-Dahhak and Muqatil said: their accompanying devils; every disbeliever will be chained with his devil. Al-Hasan said: their polytheist wives.

“And whatever they used to worship besides Allah” in this worldly life: that is, idols and false deities. Muqatil said: this means Iblis and his hosts, citing His words: “Do not worship Satan” (Surah Ya-Sin, 60).

“And lead them to the path of Hellfire.” Ibn ‘Abbas said: Direct them to the way leading to the Fire. Ibn Kaysan said: Lead them forward. The Arabs call the one who goes ahead a guide.

“Detain them”: hold them back. One says, “I detained him,” and so he remained standing.

The exegetes said: When they are driven toward the Fire, they will be detained at the Bridge, for the questioning takes place at the Bridge. Then it will be said:

﴿أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَئِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ (١٦) أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ (١٧) قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنْتُمْ دَاخِرُونَ (١٨) فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ (١٩) وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ (٢٠) هَذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ (٢١) احْشُرُوا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا وَأَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ (٢٢) مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ فَاهْدُوهُمْ إِلَى صِرَاطِ الْجَحِيمِ (٢٣) وَقِفُوهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ مَسْئُولُونَ (٢٤) ﴾ ﴿أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا أَئِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ﴾ ﴿أَوَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ﴾ أَيْ: وَآبَاؤُنَا الْأَوَّلُونَ. ﴿قُلْ نَعَمْ﴾ تُبْعَثُونَ، ﴿وَأَنْتُمْ دَاخِرُونَ﴾ صَاغِرُونَ، وَالدُّخُورُ أَشَدُّ الصَّغَارِ. ﴿فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ﴾ أَيْ: قِصَّةُ الْبَعْثِ أَوِ الْقِيَامَةِ، ﴿زَجْرَةٌ﴾ أَيْ: صَيْحَةٌ، ﴿وَاحِدَةٌ﴾ يَعْنِي: نَفْخَةُ الْبَعْثِ، ﴿فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ﴾ أحياء. ﴿وَقَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا هَذَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ﴾ أَيْ: يَوْمُ الْحِسَابِ وَيَوْمُ الْجَزَاءِ. ﴿هَذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ﴾ يَوْمُ الْقَضَاءِ، وَقِيلَ: يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ بَيْنَ الْمُحْسِنِ وَالْمُسِيءِ، ﴿الَّذِي كُنْتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ﴾ . ﴿احْشُرُوا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا﴾ أَيْ: أَشْرَكُوا، اجْمَعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْمَوْقِفِ لِلْحِسَابِ وَالْجَزَاءِ، ﴿وَأَزْوَاجَهُمْ﴾ أَشْبَاهَهُمْ وَأَتْبَاعَهُمْ وَأَمْثَالَهُمْ. قَالَ قَتَادَةُ والكلبي: كل من عَمَلٍ مِثْلِ عَمَلِهِمْ، فَأَهْلُ الْخَمْرِ مَعَ أَهْلِ الْخَمْرِ، وَأَهْلُ الزِّنَا مَعَ أَهْلِ الزِّنَا. وَقَالَ الضَّحَّاكُ وَمُقَاتِلٌ: قُرَنَاءَهُمْ مِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ، كُلُّ كَافِرٍ مَعَ شَيْطَانِهِ فِي سِلْسِلَةٍ. وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ: وَأَزْوَاجُهُمُ الْمُشْرِكَاتُ. ﴿وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ﴾ فِي الدُّنْيَا، يَعْنِي: الْأَوْثَانَ وَالطَّوَاغِيتَ. وَقَالَ: مُقَاتِلٌ: يَعْنِي إِبْلِيسَ وَجُنُودَهُ، وَاحْتَجَّ بِقَوْلِهِ: "أَنْ لَا تَعْبُدُوا الشَّيْطَانَ" (يس -٦٠) . ﴿فَاهْدُوهُمْ إِلَى صِرَاطِ الْجَحِيمِ﴾ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: دُلُّوهُمْ إِلَى طَرِيقِ النَّارِ. وَقَالَ ابْنُ كَيْسَانَ: قَدِّمُوهُمْ. وَالْعَرَبُ تُسَمِّي السَّابِقَ هَادِيًا. ﴿وَقِفُوهُمْ﴾ احْبِسُوهُمْ، يُقَالُ: وَقَفْتُهُ وَقْفًا فَوَقَفَ وُقُوفًا. قَالَ الْمُفَسِّرُونَ: لَمَّا سِيقُوا إِلَى النَّارِ حُبِسُوا عِنْدَ الصِّرَاطِ لِأَنَّ السُّؤَالَ عِنْدَ الصِّرَاطِ، فَقِيلَ: