Commentary on Tafsir al-Jalalayn: “And those who disbelieved said” when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was reciting “Do not listen to this Qur'an and make noise against it”

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And those who disbelieved

وقال الذين كفروا

[Ibrahim 14:13]

when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was reciting ” meaning the Qur'an. He said: meaning that some of them would advise others, saying: Do not listen to this Qur'an. That is, do not pay attention to it, do not listen to it, and stay away from it. This is because the Qur'an has a profound effect on the heart of whoever hears it, to the extent that some of the major polytheists would come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to listen to his recitation in secret at night, so that they would not be noticed. This is because they heard words that seize the minds and capture the souls. So they would advise one another, saying: Do not listen to this Qur'an. The Qur'an is the speech of Allah, and it is on the pattern of fu'lan, and is a verbal noun like al-ghufrān and al-shukrān. Is it from or from or from both? We say: it is suitable for all. If it is from , it is from al-qirā'ah, which is recitation. If it is from , it is from qara yaqri, meaning to gather. From this comes al-qaryah (the village), because it gathers groups of people. So the Qur'an is a gatherer. Then, is it an active participle or a passive participle? We say: if it is from , it is a passive participle, because it is a recited Qur'an, so it is a verbal noun in the sense of a passive participle. If it is from , it is in the sense of an active participle and in the sense of a passive participle, meaning that it is shared between an active and a passive participle. It is a gatherer and it is gathered, because it is written and its letters are gathered together, some to some. What is meant by it is what was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), What is meant by the demonstrative pronoun here? And why did they not say: Do not listen to the Qur'an? What is meant by it is belittlement, meaning this is not worth anything, do not listen to it. This resembles, in some respects, their saying: Belittlement, meaning: Is this the one who insults them? Who is he? This is for belittlement, but it is derived from the interrogative. As for here, it is derived from the demonstrative pronoun indicating belittlement. Come with chatter and the like, and shout during the time of its recitation ”

And make a commotion against it

الغوا فيه

meaning when you hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reciting, make noise and shout, in order to confuse his recitation and prevent people from hearing it. That is, they did this for two reasons: first, to confuse the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his recitation, and second, so that no one would hear his recitation because of the noise and chatter.

and speak noisily during [the recitation of] it that perhaps you will overcome."

والغوا فيه لعلكم تغلبون

[Fussilat 41:26]

This

Perhaps

لعل

is for the purpose of explanation, and as you know,

Perhaps

لعل

comes for explanation, comes for fear, comes for hope, and comes for wish. All these meanings differ according to the context, because the context is what determines the meanings of words. “ so that he would stop reciting ” because when he heard the voices, the commotion, and the noise, and his recitation became confused, he would not see any benefit in reciting, and at that time he would stop. This is what these polytheists did.