Tafsir al-Sadi - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (609)

Tafsir al-SadiAbd al-Rahman al-Sadi’

(79–81) “So put your trust in Allah; surely you are upon the manifest truth. You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs and depart. Nor can you guide the blind away from their error. You can make only those who believe in Our signs hear, for they are those who submit.”

That is, rely upon your Lord to bring about benefits and ward off harm, to convey the message, establish the religion, and strive against the enemies. “Surely you are upon the manifest truth”—the clear truth. One who stands upon the truth, calls to it, and strives to uphold it is more entitled than anyone else to place his trust in Allah, for he is pursuing a cause whose certainty and truth are known, without doubt or misgiving. Moreover, it is a truth of the utmost clarity, with neither obscurity nor ambiguity. If you fulfill the duty entrusted to you and place your trust in Allah while doing so, the error of those who go astray will not harm you, and you are not responsible for guiding them. Hence He says: “You cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call.”

That is, when you call and summon them—especially “when they turn their backs and depart,” for this makes their inability to hear all the more pronounced.

“Nor can you guide the blind away from their error,” as Allah Most High says: “You cannot guide whomever you love, but Allah guides whomever He wills.” “You can make only those who believe in Our signs hear, for they are those who submit.” That is, these are the people who yield to you: those who believe ⦗610⦘ in Allah’s signs and yield to them through their deeds and submission. As Allah Most High says: “Only those who hear will respond. As for the dead, Allah will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.”

﴿٧٩ - ٨١﴾ ﴿فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّكَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ الْمُبِينِ * إِنَّكَ لا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتَى وَلا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَاءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ * وَمَا أَنْتَ بِهَادِي الْعُمْيِ عَنْ ضَلالَتِهِمْ إِنْ تُسْمِعُ إِلا مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ﴾ . أي: اعتمد على ربك في جلب المصالح ودفع المضار وفي تبليغ الرسالة وإقامة الدين وجهاد الأعداء. ﴿إِنَّكَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ الْمُبِينِ﴾ الواضح والذي على الحق يدعو إليه، ويقوم بنصرته أحق من غيره بالتوكل فإنه يسعى في أمر مجزوم به معلوم صدقه لا شك فيه ولا مرية. وأيضا فهو حق في غاية البيان لا خفاء به ولا اشتباه، وإذا قمت بما حملت وتوكلت على الله في ذلك فلا يضرك ضلال من ضل وليس عليك هداهم فلهذا قال: ﴿إِنَّكَ لا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتَى وَلا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَاءَ﴾ . أي: حين تدعوهم وتناديهم، وخصوصا ﴿إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ﴾ فإنه يكون أبلغ في عدم إسماعهم. ﴿وَمَا أَنْتَ بِهَادِي الْعُمْيِ عَنْ ضَلالَتِهِمْ﴾ كما قال تعالى: ﴿إِنَّكَ لا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَنْ يَشَاءُ﴾ ﴿إِنْ تُسْمِعُ إِلا مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُمْ مُسْلِمُونَ﴾ أي: هؤلاء الذين ينقادون لك، الذين يؤمنون ⦗٦١٠⦘ بآيات الله وينقادون لها بأعمالهم واستسلامهم كما قال تعالى: ﴿إِنَّمَا يَسْتَجِيبُ الَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ وَالْمَوْتَى يَبْعَثُهُمُ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ﴾ .