Draft:Verse 5 of Surah Ibrahim
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| Sura | Ibrahim (Qur'an 14) |
| Verse | 42 |
| Juz' | 13 |
| Topic | Divine awareness of the oppressors' deeds and the delay of their retribution |
Qur'an 14:42 asserts that God is not oblivious to the actions of oppressors; rather, He defers their retribution until the Day of Resurrection.[1] Regarding the interpretation of the phrase tashkhaṣu fīhi l-abṣār (the eyes will stare [in horror]), commentators state that the eyes of the oppressors will remain fixed open in terror of Hell, rendering them unable to blink or close them.[2]
| “ | وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصَارُ
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| “ | Do not suppose that Allah is oblivious of what the wrongdoers do. He only grants them respite until a day when the eyes will be glazed.
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| — Qur'an 14:42 | ||
This verse addresses the inquiry regarding why oppressors often escape punishment in this world.[3] The Quran clarifies that the postponement of their punishment implies neither God's unawareness nor His acquiescence.[4] Certain exegetes, such as the author of Min huda l-Qur'an, suggest that this delay may lead humans to doubt, erroneously assuming God is oblivious to acts of oppression.[5] Similarly, the exegesis Majma' al-bayan characterizes this verse as a promise of chastisement for the oppressor and a source of solace for the oppressed.[6]
According to commentators, worldly life serves as a trial for humanity, the ultimate outcome of which will be determined on the Day of Resurrection.[7] Allama Tabataba'i notes that while retribution is often delayed, God occasionally inflicts punishment within this world,[8] as exemplified by the chastisement of Pharaoh in both this life and the Hereafter.[9]
Notes
- ↑ Khusrawānī, Tafsīr-i Khusrawī, 1390 AH, vol. 5, p. 102.
- ↑ Qurashī, Tafsīr-i Aḥsan al-ḥadīth, 1377 Sh, vol. 5, p. 317.
- ↑ Jaʿfarī, Tafsīr-i kawthar, 1376 Sh, vol. 5, p. 626.
- ↑ Mudarrisī, Min hudā l-Qurʾān, 1419 AH, vol. 5, p. 424.
- ↑ Mudarrisī, Min hudā l-Qurʾān, 1419 AH, vol. 5, p. 424.
- ↑ Ṭabarsī, Majmaʿ al-bayān, 1372 Sh, vol. 6, p. 493.
- ↑ Faḍl Allāh, Min waḥy al-Qurʾān, 1419 AH, vol. 13, p. 123.
- ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1417 AH, vol. 12, p. 81.
- ↑ Qur'an 79:25.
References
- Jaʿfarī, Yaʿqūb, Tafsīr-i kawthar, Qom, Hijrat, 1st ed., 1376 Sh.
- Khusrawānī, ʿAlī-Reḍā, Tafsīr-i Khusrawī, edited by Muhammad Baqir Behbudi, Tehran, Islāmiyya, 1st ed., 1390 AH.
- Ṭabāṭabāʾī, Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn, al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, Qom, Islamic Publications Office, 5th ed., 1417 AH.
- Ṭabarsī, Faḍl b. Ḥasan, Majmaʿ al-bayān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān, introduction by Muhammad Javad Balaghi, Tehran, Nasir Khusraw, 3rd ed., 1372 Sh.
- Faḍl Allāh, Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn, Min waḥy al-Qurʾān, Beirut, Dār al-Malāk, 2nd ed., 1419 AH.
- Qurashī, Sayyid ʿAlī-Akbar, Aḥsan al-ḥadīth, Tehran, Bi'that Foundation, 3rd ed., 1377 Sh.
- Mudarrisī, Sayyid Muḥammad Taqī, Min hudā l-Qurʾān, Tehran, Dār Muḥibbī l-Ḥusayn, 1st ed., 1419 AH.
- Makārim Shīrāzī, Nāṣir, Tafsīr-i nimūna, Tehran, Dār al-Kutub al-Islāmiyya, 1st ed., 1374 Sh.