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Ayah 72 of Surah al-Isra
Verse's Information
Suraal-Isra' (Qur'an 17)
Verse72
Juz'15
Content Information
Cause of
Revelation		Yes
Place of
Revelation		Mecca


Qur'an 17:72 addresses those who possess spiritual blindness in this world, stating that they will consequently be resurrected blind in the Hereafter.[1] According to Allama Tabataba'i, the blindness mentioned in this verse refers not to a physical loss of sight, but rather to a lack of spiritual insight and inner vision.[2]

Commentators have derived several interpretations regarding Qur'an 17:72 based on various hadiths:[3]

  1. The Position of the Imam in Guidance: Allama Tabataba'i[4] and Nasir Makarim Shirazi[5] interpret this verse as underscoring the necessity of Imamate, asserting that those who fail to recognize their Imam will not attain salvation in the Hereafter. For instance, a tradition attributed to Imam Ali (a) identifies the severest form of blindness as the failure to acknowledge the superiority of the Shia Imams.[6]
  2. Attention to Divine Signs: Imam al-Baqir (a) stated that whoever is not guided to the truth by the signs of God will remain blind in the Hereafter.[7] Tafsir Majma' al-bayan suggests that blindness toward worldly blessings results in blindness in the Hereafter.[8] Furthermore, the inability to find the path to Paradise in the Hereafter is described as the divine punishment for blind-heartedness and the failure to discern the path of salvation in this world.[9]
  3. The Importance of Performing Hajj: Imam al-Sadiq (a) applied this verse to those who have abandoned the Hajj, stating that they will be resurrected blind in the Hereafter.[10] Makarim Shirazi adds that the Hajj pilgrimage cultivates spiritual vision and facilitates a deeper understanding of truth.[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1375 Sh, vol. 12, p. 202.
  2. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, 1352 Sh, vol. 13, p. 169.
  3. ↑ Ḥuwayzī, Tafsīr nūr al-thaqalayn, 1415 AH, vol. 3, p. 195; Baḥrānī, al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, 1415 AH, vol. 3, p. 557.
  4. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, 1352 Sh, vol. 13, p. 169.
  5. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 Sh, vol. 12, p. 204.
  6. ↑ Ḥuwayzī, Tafsīr nūr al-thaqalayn, 1415 AH, vol. 3, p. 195.
  7. ↑ Baḥrānī, al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, 1415 AH, vol. 3, p. 557.
  8. ↑ Ṭabarsī, Majmaʿ al-bayān, 1412 AH, vol. 6, p. 663.
  9. ↑ Ṭabarsī, Majmaʿ al-bayān, 1412 AH, vol. 6, p. 663; Ṭabarsī, Tafsīr jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ, 1408 AH, vol. 2, p. 339.
  10. ↑ ʿAlī b. Ibrāhīm al-Qummī, Tafsīr al-Qummī, 1404 Sh, vol. 2, p. 24.
  11. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 Sh, vol. 12, p. 207.

References

  • Baḥrānī, Hāshim b. Sulaymān, al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, Qom, Muʾassasat al-Biʿtha, Markaz al-Ṭibāʿa wa l-Nashr, 1415 AH.
  • Ḥuwayzī, ʿAbd ʿAlī b. Jumʿa, Tafsīr nūr al-thaqalayn, Qom, Ismāʿīliyān, 1415 AH.
  • Ṭabāṭabāʾī, Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn, al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, Beirut, Muʾassasat al-Aʿlamī li-l-Maṭbūʿāt, 1352 Sh/1393 AH.
  • Ṭabarsī, Faḍl b. Ḥasan, Tafsīr jawāmiʿ al-jāmiʿ, Qom, Ḥawza ʿIlmiyya Qom, 1412 AH.
  • Ṭabarsī, Faḍl b. Ḥasan, Majmaʿ al-bayān, Beirut, Dār al-Maʿrifa, 1408 AH.
  • Qummī, ʿAlī b. Ibrāhīm, Tafsīr al-Qummī, Qom, Dār al-Kitāb, 1404 Sh.
  • Makārim Shīrāzī, Nāṣir, Tafsīr-i nimūna, Dār al-Kutub al-Islāmiyya, 1374 Sh.
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