Surah Al Araf Ayat 188 Translation Tafseer

Para 9 - قَالَ الْمَلَاُ

سورة الاعراف

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

7.188

قُلْ لَّاۤ اَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِیْ نَفْعًا وَّ لَا ضَرًّا اِلَّا مَا شَآءَ اللّٰهُؕ-وَ لَوْ كُنْتُ اَعْلَمُ الْغَیْبَ لَا سْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَیْرِۚۛ-وَ مَا مَسَّنِیَ السُّوْٓءُۚۛ-اِنْ اَنَا اِلَّا نَذِیْرٌ وَّ بَشِیْرٌ لِّقَوْمٍ یُّؤْمِنُوْنَ۠ (188)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Say, “I am not independently in control of benefit and harm for myself except what Allah wills; [1] and had I known of the unseen, then I would have accumulated goodness in abundance and adversity would not have befallen me. I am but a warner and bearer of glad tidings for the people of faith.” [2]

Commentary

[1]

In this verse, the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has been instructed to express utmost humility, the Greatness of Allah Almighty, and the belief of monotheism, as Absolute Power or Sovereignty belongs to Allah Almighty. If anyone has even the slightest aspect of authority, it is due to Allah’s Bestowal; Prophet ꜤĪsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام curing the sick, making the blind see and resurrecting the dead was with the authority granted by Allah Almighty.

[2]

The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was granted knowledge of the unseen as it is definitively established from the Quran and Sunnah. Some explanations are cited for the apparent negation of unseen knowledge: 1. Personal (unseen) knowledge is negated, not granted knowledge; 2. This is an expression of humility; 3. This was expressed before he was granted this knowledge, so it is not proof against attaining this knowledge in the near future.

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