Tafsir al-Baghawi - Al-Baghawi - (7/72)

Tafsir al-BaghawiAl-Baghawi

“The leaders among them went away, saying, ‘Carry on, and remain steadfast to your gods. This is surely something being plotted. We have never heard of this in the latter religion. This is nothing but a fabrication. Has the Reminder been sent down to him alone from among us?’ Rather, they are in doubt about My Reminder; rather, they have not yet tasted My punishment. Or do they possess the treasuries of the mercy of your Lord, the Almighty, the Bestower?” (6–9)

“The leaders among them went away,” that is, they departed from the gathering they had held with Abu Talib, saying to one another, “Carry on, and remain steadfast to your gods,” meaning: persist in worshipping your gods. “This is surely something being plotted,” meaning, something is being planned against us. This was because, when ‘Umar embraced Islam and the Muslims gained strength through his position, they said: This increase that we see in Muhammad’s followers is surely something being plotted against us.

It was also said: something is being planned concerning the people of the earth; and it was said: Muhammad is being intended to be made ruler over us.

“We have never heard of this,” that is, of the monotheism Muhammad calls to, “in the latter religion.” Ibn ‘Abbas, al-Kalbi, and Muqatil said: They meant Christianity, because it was the last of the religions, and its adherents do not affirm Allah’s oneness; rather, they say that He is the third of three.

Mujahid and Qatadah said: They meant the religion and creed of Quraysh which they themselves followed.

“This is nothing but a fabrication,” that is, a lie and an invention.

“Has the Reminder”—the Quran—“been sent down to him alone from among us,” although he is neither the greatest nor the most noble among us? This was said by the people of Mecca. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:

“Rather, they are in doubt about My Reminder,” that is, My revelation and what I have sent down; “rather, they have not yet tasted My punishment.” Had they tasted it, they would not have uttered this statement.

“Or do they possess”—that is, do they possess—“the treasuries of the mercy of your Lord,” meaning, the bounty of your Lord: the keys to prophethood, so that they may grant it to whomever they wish? Its parallel is: “Is it they who distribute the mercy of your Lord?” (al-Zukhruf 43:32), meaning, the prophethood of your Lord—“the Almighty, the Bestower”: the Almighty in His dominion, the One who bestowed prophethood upon Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. (1)

(1) The text within the parentheses is omitted in manuscript B.

﴿وَانْطَلَقَ الْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ امْشُوا وَاصْبِرُوا عَلَى آلِهَتِكُمْ إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ يُرَادُ (٦) مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْآخِرَةِ إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌ (٧) أَؤُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ مِنْ بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِنْ ذِكْرِي بَلْ لَمَّا يَذُوقُوا عَذَابِ (٨) أَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ الْعَزِيزِ الْوَهَّابِ (٩) ﴾ ﴿وَانْطَلَقَ الْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ امْشُوا وَاصْبِرُوا عَلَى آلِهَتِكُمْ﴾ أَيِ: انْطَلَقُوا مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِمُ الَّذِي كَانُوا فِيهِ عِنْدَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، يَقُولُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: امْشُوا وَاصْبِرُوا عَلَى آلِهَتِكُمْ، أَيْ: اثْبُتُوا عَلَى عِبَادَةِ آلِهَتِكُمْ ﴿إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ يُرَادُ﴾ أَيْ لَأَمْرٌ يُرَادُ بِنَا، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ لَمَّا أَسْلَمَ وَحَصَلَ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ قُوَّةٌ بِمَكَانِهِ قَالُوا: إِنَّ هَذَا الَّذِي نَرَاهُ مِنْ زِيَادَةِ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ لَشَيْءٌ يُرَادُ بِنَا. وَقِيلَ: يُرَادُ بِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ، وَقِيلَ: يُرَادُ بِمُحَمَّدٍ أَنْ يُمَلَّكَ عَلَيْنَا. ﴿مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَذَا﴾ أَيْ بِهَذَا الَّذِي يَقُولُهُ مُحَمَّدٌ مِنَ التَّوْحِيدِ، ﴿فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْآخِرَةِ﴾ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ﵄، وَالْكَلْبِيُّ، وَمُقَاتِلٌ: يَعْنُونَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ، لِأَنَّهَا آخِرُ الْمَلَلِ وَهُمْ لَا يُوَحِّدُونَ، بَلْ يَقُولُونَ ثَالِثُ ثَلَاثَةٍ. وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ وَقَتَادَةُ: يَعْنُونَ مِلَّةَ قُرَيْشٍ وَدِينَهُمُ الَّذِي هُمْ عَلَيْهِ. ﴿إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌ﴾ كذب وافتعال. ﴿أَأُنزلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ﴾ الْقُرْآنُ ﴿مِنْ بَيْنِنَا﴾ وَلَيْسَ بِأَكْبَرِنَا وَلَا أَشْرَفِنَا، يَقُولُهُ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ. قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷿: ﴿بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِنْ ذِكْرِي﴾ أَيْ وَحْيِي وَمَا أَنْزَلْتُ، ﴿بَلْ لَمَّا يَذُوقُوا عَذَابِ﴾ وَلَوْ ذَاقُوهُ لَمَا قَالُوا هَذَا الْقَوْلَ. ﴿أَمْ عِنْدَهُمْ﴾ أَعِنْدَهُمْ، ﴿خَزَائِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ﴾ أَيْ: نِعْمَةُ رَبِّكَ يَعْنِي: مَفَاتِيحَ النُّبُوَّةِ يعطونها من شاؤوا، نَظِيرُهُ: "أَهُمْ يقسمون رحمة ١٠٠/أرَبِّكَ" (الزُّخْرُفُ -٣٢) أَيْ نُبُوَّةَ رَبِّكَ، ﴿الْعَزِيزِ الْوَهَّابِ﴾ [الْعَزِيزِ فِي مُلْكِهِ، الْوَهَّابِ] (١) وَهَبَ النُّبُوَّةَ لِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ.

(١) ما بين القوسين ساقط من "ب".