Tafsir al-Sadi - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (380)

(23–24) “Indeed, those who believe, do righteous deeds, and humbly submit to their Lord—they are the people of Paradise, where they will remain forever. * The likeness of the two groups is that of the blind and the deaf compared with the seeing and the hearing. Are they equal in likeness? Will you not then take heed?”

Allah Most High says: “Indeed, those who believe” in their hearts—that is, they affirm and acknowledge what Allah has commanded them to believe concerning the foundations and fundamental principles of the religion.

“And do righteous deeds,” encompassing the deeds of the heart and limbs and the words of the tongue. “And humbly submit to their Lord”—that is, they yield to Him, submit before His greatness, humble themselves before His authority, and turn to Him with love, fear, hope, and earnest supplication.

“They”—those who combine these qualities—“are the people of Paradise, where they will remain forever,” because there is no good aim that they have failed to attain and no good deed in which they have not hastened to take the lead.

“The likeness of the two groups”—that is, the group of the wretched and the group of the blessed—“is that of the blind and the deaf,” which describes the wretched, “compared with the seeing and the hearing,” which describes the blessed.

“Are they equal in likeness?” They are not equal at all; rather, the difference between the two is beyond description. “Will you not then take heed” of the deeds that benefit you and perform them, and of the deeds that harm you and forsake them?

﴿٢٣ - ٢٤﴾ ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَأَخْبَتُوا إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ أُولَئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ * مَثَلُ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ كَالأعْمَى وَالأصَمِّ وَالْبَصِيرِ وَالسَّمِيعِ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلا أَفَلا تَذَكَّرُونَ﴾ . يقول تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا﴾ بقلوبهم، أي: صدقوا واعترفوا، لما أمر الله بالإيمان به، من أصول الدين وقواعده. ﴿وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ﴾ المشتملة على أعمال القلوب والجوارح، وأقوال اللسان. ﴿وَأَخْبَتُوا إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ﴾ أي: خضعوا له، واستكانوا لعظمته، وذلوا لسلطانه، وأنابوا إليه بمحبته، وخوفه، ورجائه، والتضرع إليه. ﴿أُولَئِكَ﴾ الذين جمعوا تلك الصفات ﴿أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ﴾ لأنهم لم يتركوا من الخير مطلبا، إلا أدركوه، ولا خيرا، إلا سبقوا إليه. ﴿مَثَلُ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ﴾ أي: فريق الأشقياء، وفريق السعداء. ﴿كَالأعْمَى وَالأصَمِّ﴾ هؤلاء الأشقياء، ﴿وَالْبَصِيرِ وَالسَّمِيعِ﴾ مثل السعداء. ﴿هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلا﴾ لا يستوون مثلا بل بينهما من الفرق ما لا يأتي عليه الوصف، ﴿أَفَلا تَذَكَّرُونَ﴾ الأعمال، التي تنفعكم، فتفعلونها، والأعمال التي تضركم، فتتركونها.