Commentary on Tafsir al-Jalalayn: “Is he to whom Allah has opened his breast to Islam, so he has guided himself, upon a light from his Lord, like one whose heart has been sealed?”

The author, may Allah have mercy on him, the commentator, said: “Is he to whom Allah has opened his breast to Islam, so he has guided himself, upon a light from his Lord, like one whose heart has been sealed? Like one who is guided to this? His saying is:

Woe

فويل

” and so on. This is how the author, may Allah have mercy on him, proceeded in his commentary, meaning that he used what was mentioned afterward as evidence for an omitted phrase. If we wanted to use what was mentioned afterward as evidence for the omitted phrase in a way that matches it exactly, we would say “like one whose heart has hardened,” and we would not say “like one whose heart has been sealed,” because Allah said: And if you want to derive the answer from what was mentioned, make it match it, and in that case we would say “like one whose heart has hardened.” But what we mentioned first is the correct approach: to mention the equivalent in a way that contrasts with what was stated. The meaning would be: “Is he to whom Allah has opened his breast to Islam like one whose breast Allah has constricted for Islam, or like one whose breast Allah has not opened for Islam?” The author said, “Woe” is here. Perhaps we will explain or interpret it according to what we have, and then return to the author’s words so that our discussion does not become disjointed.