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Ayah 67 of Surah al-Isra
Verse's Information
Suraal-Isra' (17)
Verse67
Juz'15
Content Information
Place of
Revelation		Mecca
AboutGod-worship and Monotheism
Related VersesQur'an 29:65, Qur'an 30:33, Qur'an 10:12, Qur'an 10:22, Qur'an 39:8[1]


Qur'an 17:67 illustrates that when individuals face dire peril, such as a storm at sea, they abandon all previously worshipped deities and turn exclusively to God.[2] This verse highlights the innate monotheistic nature of humanity and the instinctive need for a higher power during moments of danger.[3] It suggests that when material means fail, individuals instinctively remember God, who alone is capable of resolving the most intractable crises.[4] 'Allama Tabataba'i interprets this verse as evidence for Monotheism in Lordship (al-tawhid al-rububi),[5] positing that in such extremities, humanity places its trust solely in the power of God as the Creator and Disposer of affairs.[6]

Exegetes explain that the phrase "mass al-durr" refers specifically to the terror of drowning at sea.[7] Scholars note that "dalla man tad'un" signifies that in such dire circumstances,[8] one forgets all false deities and seeks refuge solely in God.[9] Some commentators argue this expression demonstrates the inability of imaginary gods to provide salvation.[10] The phrase "Fa-lamma najjakum ila l-barri a'radtum" indicates that human beings tend to turn away from God once they have been delivered from hardship to safety.[11] 'Allama Tabataba'i views this verse as an indication that the remembrance of God is embedded in human nature; humanity is never truly heedless of God, but rather, God is present in the human consciousness during both hardship and ease. The act of turning away after rescue is, in this view, a testament to this innate guidance toward God.[12]

Human ungratefulness is defined here as the disregard for divine blessings.[13] While individuals seek refuge in God during adversity, they often turn away and resort to other entities during times of ease.[14] This ingratitude is described as a human disposition that leads to forgetting the "Causer of Causes"[15] and the denial of blessings.[16]

... A man once asked Imam al-Sadiq (a): "O son of the Messenger of Allah! Guide me to Allah..." The Imam replied: "Have you ever boarded a ship?" The man answered: "Yes." The Imam continued: "Did it ever happen that your ship was wrecked when you did not know how to swim, and there was no other vessel to save you?" He replied: "Yes." The Imam asked: "In that moment, did your heart cling to the hope that something could save you from that abyss?" He said: "Yes." The Imam declared: "That is God, the One capable of saving you when there is no savior, and the One who aids you when there is no helper..."[17]

Notes

  1. ↑ See: Qurashī, Tafsīr aḥsan al-ḥadīth, 1378 Sh, vol. 6, p. 111.
  2. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1371 Sh, vol. 12, p. 189.
  3. ↑ See: Mullā Ṣadrā, Sharḥ uṣūl al-Kāfī, 1383 Sh, vol. 3, p. 277; Māzandarānī, Sharḥ al-Kāfī, 1382 AH, vol. 3, pp. 10-11; Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1371 Sh, vol. 12, pp. 189-191.
  4. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1371 Sh, vol. 12, p. 190.
  5. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1390 AH, vol. 13, p. 154.
  6. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1371 Sh, vol. 12, p. 191.
  7. ↑ Qummī Mashhadī, Tafsīr kanz al-daqāʾiq, 1368 Sh, vol. 7, p. 447; Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, vol. 13, p. 153.
  8. ↑ Fayḍ Kāshānī, al-Tafsīr al-ṣāfī, 1415 AH, vol. 3, pp. 204-205; Qummī Mashhadī, Tafsīr kanz al-daqāʾiq, 1368 Sh, vol. 7, p. 447; Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1390 AH, vol. 13, p. 153.
  9. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1390 AH, vol. 13, p. 153; Fakhr al-Rāzī, al-Tafsīr al-kabīr, 1420 AH, vol. 21, p. 371.
  10. ↑ Ṣādiqī Tehrānī, Tarjumān al-furqān, 1388 Sh, vol. 3, p. 149; Qurashī, Tafsīr aḥsan al-ḥadīth, 1378 Sh, vol. 6, p. 107.
  11. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1390 AH, vol. 13, p. 154.
  12. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1390 AH, vol. 13, p. 154.
  13. ↑ Fakhr al-Rāzī, al-Tafsīr al-kabīr, 1420 AH, vol. 21, p. 371.
  14. ↑ Fayḍ Kāshānī, al-Tafsīr al-ṣāfī, 1415 AH, vol. 3, p. 205; Qummī Mashhadī, Tafsīr kanz al-daqāʾiq, 1368 Sh, vol. 7, p. 448.
  15. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1390 AH, vol. 13, p. 154.
  16. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1390 AH, vol. 13, p. 154.
  17. ↑ al-Shaykh al-Ṣadūq, al-Tawḥīd, 1398 AH, p. 231.

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