Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And if We had sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain"
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner says: I hope the Shaykh will address the noble verse in His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: I seek refuge[An-Nahl 16:98] [Al-Hashr 59:21].
The Shaykh:
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2]. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, explains the greatness of this Qur'an and the strength of its impact on the one upon whom it is cast. If He had cast it upon a mountain, and the mountain is known for its hardness and firmness, [Al-Hashr 59:21]. You would have seen it humbled to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and subservient. Humble and split, the mountain split despite its firmness due to the impact of the Qur'an in it, and it is inanimate, yet it splits out of fear of Allah. [Al-Hashr 59:21]. And this is a parable that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, struck for the greatness of this Qur'an and its impact on the one who hears it and the one to whom it is revealed.
[Al-Hashr 59:21] They reflect upon its meanings, so the parables of the Qur'an are great and impactful for the one who understands them. He said, Exalted and Majestic is He: [Al-Hashr 59:21] [Al-'Ankabut 29:43]. So in this noble verse is the explanation of the greatness of the Qur'an and its impact. Even if it had been sent down upon a mountain, it would have humbled itself to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and been affected by this Qur'an. So Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He,
made clear that the hardness of the hearts of the children of Adam is more severe than the hardness of the firm mountain. And this is for the one who does not contemplate the Qur'an and reflect upon it and its admonitions and its explanations, but rather the Qur'an passes over him without affecting him due to the hardness of his heart. There is no power and no strength except in Allah, the Most High, the Greatest. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner says: I hope the Shaykh will address the noble verse in His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: I seek refuge
in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِIf We had sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of Allah.
لَوْ أَنزَلْنَا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ لَّرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِThe Shaykh:
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَIf We had sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain
لَوْ أَنزَلْنَا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍyou would have seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of Allah. And these examples We present to the people
لَّرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِyou would have seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of Allah. And these examples We present to the people that perhaps they will give thought.
لَّرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَAnd these examples We present to the people
وَتِلْكَ الْأَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِbut none will understand them except those of knowledge.
وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَا إِلَّا الْعَالِمُونَmade clear that the hardness of the hearts of the children of Adam is more severe than the hardness of the firm mountain. And this is for the one who does not contemplate the Qur'an and reflect upon it and its admonitions and its explanations, but rather the Qur'an passes over him without affecting him due to the hardness of his heart. There is no power and no strength except in Allah, the Most High, the Greatest. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (169) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-01-09] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:45)
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