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his community, making it one of the greatest favors: “Allah has sent down to you the Book and wisdom and has taught you what you did not know. The bounty of Allah upon you is truly immense” (al-Nisāʾ 4:113). This is therefore among the most magnificent blessings that Allah has bestowed upon this noble Prophet and upon his ummah until the Day of Resurrection, for their happiness and salvation in this world and the Hereafter depend upon it. Yet Allah is perfectly able to remove this Qur’an and take away this favor—just as He is the One who sent it down, He is able to lift it up. Realizing this obliges the servants to thank Allah, majestic and exalted, for this blessing so that they may draw benefit from it and profit by it.

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Interpretation of Sūrah Tāhā

Question: Allah the Exalted says, “But whoever turns away from My remembrance, for him is a constricted life, and We shall raise him on the Day of Resurrection blind” (Tāhā 20:124). What is the explanation of this verse? May Allah reward you with every good.

Answer: Allah, majestic and exalted, says, “He said, ‘Descend from it, both of you, all together; some of you are enemies to others. Then, whenever guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance will not go astray nor will he be miserable. But whoever turns away from My remembrance, for him is a constricted life, and We shall raise him on the Day of Resurrection blind’” (Tāhā 20:123–124).

In the first verse Allah informs us that whoever follows the Qur’an and acts upon it, He—exalted is He—guarantees that such a person will neither go astray in this world nor be wretched in the Hereafter.

In the second verse He clarifies that whoever turns away from the Qur’an and does not act upon it will be punished with two punishments:

He will live a constricted, miserable life. This has been interpreted as the punishment of the grave, for he will be tormented therein. It can also encompass hardship in worldly life as well as in the grave; thus the verse is general. In sum, Allah has threatened him with a wretched life filled

أمته، فهو من أكبر النعم، ﴿وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَكَ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَعْلَمُ وَكَانَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ عَظِيمًا﴾ [النساء: ١١٣] ، فإنه من أعظم النعم التي أنعم الله بها على هذا النبي الكريم، وعلى أمته إلى يوم القيامة؛ لأن به سعادتهم ونجاتهم في الدنيا والآخرة، والله قادر على أن يرفع هذا القرآن، وأن يزيل هذه النعمة، كما أنه هو الذي أنزلها، فهو قادر على رفعها، وذلك مما يوجب على العباد أن يشكروا الله ﷾ على هذه النعمة، ليستفيدوا منها وينتفعوا بها. *** تفسير سورة طه سؤال: قال الله تعالى: ﴿وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنْكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَى﴾ [طه: ١٢٤] ، ما تفسير هذه الآية، جزاكم الله كل خير؟ الجواب: يقول الله ﷾: ﴿قَالَ اهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ مِنِّي هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقَى وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنْكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَى﴾ [طه: ١٢٣، ١٢٤] ، في الآية الأولى أخبر الله تعالى أن من اتبع القرآن وعمل به فإنه ﷾ قد تكفل له بأن لا يضل في الدنيا، ولا يشقى في الآخرة. وفي الآية الثانية، أن من أعرض عن القرآن، ولم يعمل به، فإن الله جل وعلا يعاقبه بعقوبتين: الأولى: أنه يكون في معيشة ضنك، وقد فسر ذلك بعذاب القبر؛ لأنه يعذب في قبره، وقد يراد به أيضًا المعيشة في الحياة الدنيا، وفي القبر أيضًا، فالآية عامة، والحاصل: أن الله توعده بأن يعيش عيشة سيئة مليئة