Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “We said: ‘Descend from it, all of you. Then, whoever follows My guidance, there will be no fear upon them, nor will they be grieved.’”
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Then Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: [Al-Baqarah 2:38] The waw indicates the plural. Is the intended meaning the plural, or is it the dual, based on the fact that the minimum number for the plural is two? The scholars differ on whether the minimum number for the plural is two or three. Those who say the minimum is two state that the intended meaning here is Adam and Eve only. Those who say the minimum is three state that it is Adam, Eve, and Iblis, because Iblis, although he was not in Paradise, came out of it when he refused to prostrate to Adam, but he was around it whispering to them and speaking to them. So it was said to all of them: [Al-Baqarah 2:38] Is there in the Qur'an "descend" with an alif? Yes, there is "descend" (dual form), and this supports that the pronoun here, the waw, indicates only two. [Taha 20:123] meaning the two, and it is a state (hal) from the waw in . [Al-Baqarah 2:38] "If" (Ima) is originally "In" (if) with "ma" (what), so "In" is conditional and "ma" is extra for emphasis, and is also a verb emphasized with the nun of emphasis. Therefore, it was not in the jazm (subjunctive) state but was built on what? Why? Because it is connected to the nun of emphasis in both wording and meaning. [Al-Baqarah 2:38] Good. [Al-Baqarah 2:38] meaning knowledge, and that is through the revelation that Allah the Exalted reveals to His prophets and messengers. The fa here is a connector for the answer, the answer to the condition, because the sentence after the fa is the answer to the condition. Is the sentence after the fa here nominal or verbal? It is nominal. And His saying: "Man" (whoever) is conditional and is the verb of the condition. The fa in His saying: is a connector for the answer as well, and "la" is a negator, and "khawf" (fear) is the subject. Look, you will take the conditions now. The sentence [Al-Baqarah 2:38] is the answer to "In" in His saying: And the sentence: is the answer to: [Al-Baqarah 2:38] meaning they took it, believing in His news and complying with His rulings. Allah attributed it to Himself because He is the One who revealed it (Mighty and Majestic) and commanded His servants to follow it. [Al-Baqarah 2:38] regarding what is to come. [Al-Baqarah 2:38] regarding what has passed. Rather, they are at the peak of tranquility. There is no fear upon them regarding what is to come, because they are safe, and they are not grieved regarding what has passed, because they have taken advantage of it and performed righteous deeds in it.
