Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah An-Nahl -> The Reason why the Qur'an was revealed |
Then Allah says to His Messenger that He has revealed the Book to him to explain the truth to mankind in matters which they dispute over. So the Qur'an is a decisive arbitrator for every issue that they argue about. ﴿ظˆظژظ‡ظژط¯ظژظ‰﴾ (and (as) a guidance) meaning, for their hearts. ﴿ظˆظژط±ظژطظ’ظ…ظژط©ظ‹﴾ (and a mercy) meaning, for the one who adheres to it. ﴿ظ„ظ‘ظگظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظچ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾ (for a people who believe.) Just as Allah causes the Qur'an to bring life to hearts that were dead from disbelief, so He brings the earth to life after it has died, by sending down water from the sky. ﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظپظگظ‰ ط°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظ„ط¢ظٹظژط©ظ‹ ظ„ظگظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظچ ظٹظژط³ظ’ظ…ظژط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظژ﴾ (Surely that is a sign for people who listen.) meaning those who understand the words and their meanings. ﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒظ†ظ’ط¹ظژظ€ظ…ظگ ظ„ظژط¹ظگط¨ظ’ط±ظژط©ظ‹ ظ†ظ‘ظڈط³ظ’ظ‚ظگظٹظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظ…ظ‘ظگظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ظپظگظ‰ ط¨ظڈط·ظڈظˆظ†ظگظ‡ظگ ظ…ظگظ† ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظگ ظپظژط±ظ’ط«ظچ ظˆظژط¯ظژظ…ظچ ظ„ظ‘ظژط¨ظژظ†ظ‹ط§ ط®ظژط§ظ„ظگطµظ‹ط§ ط³ظژط¢ط¦ظگط؛ظ‹ط§ ظ„ظگظ„ط´ظ‘ظژط§ط±ظگط¨ظگظٹظ†ظژ - ظˆظژظ…ظگظ† ط«ظژظ…ظژط±ظژطھظگ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط®ظگظٹظ„ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط¹ظ’ظ†ظژظ€ط¨ظگ طھظژطھظ‘ظژط®ظگط°ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈ ط³ظژظƒظژط±ظ‹ط§ ظˆظژط±ظگط²ظ’ظ‚ظ‹ط§ طظژط³ظژظ†ظ‹ط§ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظپظگظ‰ ط°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظ„ط¢ظٹظژط©ظ‹ ظ„ظ‘ظگظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظچ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ‚ظگظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ﴾ (66. And there is indeed a lesson for you in the An'am (cattle). We have made a drink for you out of what is in its belly, from between excretions and blood, pure milk; palatable to the drinkers.) (67. And from the fruits of date palms and grapes, you derive strong drink and a goodly provision. There is indeed a sign in this for those of reason.)
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