Tafsir al-Sadi - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (520)

Tafsir al-SadiAbd al-Rahman al-Sadi’

(18–20) “Rather, We hurl the truth against falsehood, and it crushes it; at once, falsehood vanishes. Woe to you for what you ascribe to Him! To Him belong all those in the heavens and on earth. Those who are with Him are neither too proud to worship Him nor do they grow weary. They glorify Him night and day without ceasing.”

Allah Most High informs us that He has undertaken to establish the truth and nullify falsehood. Whenever any false claim is made or defended in argument, Allah sends down such truth, knowledge, and clarification as will crush it, whereupon it fades away and its falsity becomes evident to everyone. “At once, falsehood vanishes”—that is, it fades away and perishes.

This applies universally to all matters of religion. No advocate of falsehood can advance any specious argument, whether rational or transmitted, to establish falsehood or refute the truth without there being, among Allah’s proofs, decisive rational and transmitted evidence that dispels and suppresses that false claim, until its falsity becomes evident to everyone.

This becomes clear by examining religious matters one by one, for you will find each of them to be so. Then He says: “Woe to you,” O you who ascribe to Allah what is unbefitting of Him—such as taking a child or consort, or having rivals and partners. Your lot and the portion you will receive from this is woe, regret, and ruin.

You derive no benefit from what you have said, nor does it bring you any gain that you hope for, work to attain, and strive to secure. Instead, you obtain the very opposite of what you seek: disappointment and deprivation.

He then informs us that the dominion of the heavens, the earth, and everything between them belongs to Him. All are His servants and possessions. None of them possesses any dominion or even a share in it, nor does anyone assist Him in exercising it; and no one intercedes except by Allah’s permission. How, then, can any of them be taken as gods? And how can a child be ascribed to Allah from among them?! Exalted and holy is He—the Supreme Sovereign before whom all necks bow, every formidable thing is subdued, and the angels brought near to Him humble themselves. All of them submit to Him in constant and unceasing worship.

Hence He says: “Those who are with Him”—that is, the angels—“are neither too proud to worship Him nor do they grow weary.” That is, they neither tire nor become weary of worship because of the intensity of their desire, the perfection of their love, and the strength ⦗521⦘ of their bodies.

“They glorify Him night and day without ceasing.” That is, they are wholly absorbed in worship and glorification at all times. Not a moment of their time is empty or devoid of worship. Despite their great number, they are all of this description. This demonstrates His greatness, the majesty of His dominion, and the perfection of His knowledge and wisdom, all of which necessitate that none but He be worshipped and that no act of worship be directed to anyone besides Him.

﴿١٨ - ٢٠﴾ ﴿بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ وَلَكُمُ الْوَيْلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ * وَلَهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأرْضِ وَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ لا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَلا يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ * يُسَبِّحُونَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لا يَفْتُرُونَ﴾ . يخبر تعالى، أنه تكفل بإحقاق الحق وإبطال الباطل، وإن كل باطل قيل وجودل به، فإن الله ينزل من الحق والعلم والبيان، ما يدمغه، فيضمحل، ويتبين لكل أحد بطلانه ﴿فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ﴾ أي: مضمحل، فانٍ، وهذا عام في جميع المسائل الدينية، لا يورد مبطل، شبهة، عقلية ولا نقلية، في إحقاق باطل، أو رد حق، إلا وفي أدلة الله، من القواطع العقلية والنقلية، ما يذهب ذلك القول الباطل ويقمعه فإذا هو متبين بطلانه لكل أحد. وهذا يتبين باستقراء المسائل، مسألة مسألة، فإنك تجدها كذلك، ثم قال: ﴿وَلَكُمْ﴾ أيها الواصفون الله، بما لا يليق به، من اتخاذ الولد والصاحبة، ومن الأنداد والشركاء، حظكم من ذلك، ونصيبكم الذي تدركون به ﴿الْوَيْلُ﴾ والندامة والخسران. ليس لكم مما قلتم فائدة، ولا يرجع عليكم بعائدة تؤملونها، وتعملون لأجلها، وتسعون في الوصول إليها، إلا عكس مقصودكم، وهو الخيبة والحرمان، ثم أخبر أنه له ملك السماوات والأرض وما بينهما، فالكل عبيده ومماليكه، فليس لأحد منهم ملك ولا قسط من الملك، ولا معاونة عليه، ولا يشفع إلا بإذن الله، فكيف يتخذ من هؤلاء آلهة وكيف يجعل لله منها ولد؟! فتعالى وتقدس، المالك العظيم، الذي خضعت له الرقاب، وذلت له الصعاب، وخشعت له الملائكة المقربون، وأذعنوا له بالعبادة الدائمة المستمرة أجمعون، ولهذا قال: ﴿وَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ﴾ أي من الملائكة ﴿لا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَلا يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ﴾ أي: لا يملون ولا يسأمونها، لشدة رغبتهم، وكمال محبتهم، وقوة ⦗٥٢١⦘ أبدانهم. ﴿يُسَبِّحُونَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لا يَفْتُرُونَ﴾ أي: مستغرقين في العبادة والتسبيح في جميع أوقاتهم فليس في أوقاتهم وقت فارغ ولا خال منها وهم على كثرتهم بهذه الصفة، وفي هذا من بيان عظمته وجلالة سلطانه وكمال علمه وحكمته، ما يوجب أن لا يعبد إلا هو، ولا تصرف العبادة لغيره.