Al-W¥^idÏ's Asb¥b al-Nuz‰l - The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies ...
Al-W¥^idÏ's Asb¥b al-Nuz‰l - The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies ...
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Chapter 112: Surah <strong>al</strong>-Ikhlas<br />
In the name of <strong>Al</strong>lah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.<br />
(Say: He is <strong>Al</strong>lah, the One! <strong>Al</strong>lah, the etern<strong>al</strong>ly Besought of <strong>al</strong>l…) [112:1-4].<br />
Qatadah, <strong>al</strong>-Dahhak and Muqatil said: “A group of Jewish people went to the Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him<br />
and give him peace, and said to him: ‘Describe to us your Lord, for He has reve<strong>al</strong>ed His description in the<br />
Torah. Tell us: what is He made of And to which species does He belong Is He made of gold, copper or<br />
silver Does He eat and drink Who did He inherit this world from And to whom will He bequeath it’<br />
And so <strong>Al</strong>lah, gloried and ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, reve<strong>al</strong>ed this Surah. It is <strong>Al</strong>lah’s specific lineage. 1<br />
Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn Ibrahim <strong>al</strong>-Mihrajani informed us> ‘Ubayd <strong>Al</strong>lah ibn Muhammad <strong>al</strong>-Zahid><br />
Abu’l-Qasim ibn Bint Mani‘> his grandfather Ahmad ibn Mani‘> Abu Sa‘d <strong>al</strong>-Saghghani> Abu Ja‘far<br />
<strong>al</strong>-Razi> <strong>al</strong>-Rabi‘ ibn Anas> Abu’l-‘<strong>Al</strong>iyah> Ubayy ibn Ka‘b who related that the idolaters said to the<br />
Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, <strong>Al</strong>lah bless him and give him peace: “What is the lineage of your Lord” and so <strong>Al</strong>lah,<br />
ex<strong>al</strong>ted is He, reve<strong>al</strong>ed (Say: He is <strong>Al</strong>lah, the One! <strong>Al</strong>lah, the etern<strong>al</strong>ly Besought of <strong>al</strong>l). <strong>The</strong> etern<strong>al</strong>ly<br />
Besought of <strong>al</strong>l (<strong>al</strong>-Samad) is Him Who (begetteth not nor was begotten) for anyone who is begotten will<br />
certainly die and whoever dies will be inherited. <strong>Al</strong>lah does not die nor is He inherited. (And there is<br />
none comparable unto Him), He does not have anyone who resembles Him or is like Him (Naught is as<br />
His likeness…) [42:11].<br />
Abu Mansur <strong>al</strong>-Baghdadi informed us> Abu’l-Hasan <strong>al</strong>-Sarraj> Muhammad ibn ‘Abd <strong>Al</strong>lah <strong>al</strong>-Hadrami><br />
Surayj ibn Yunus> Isma‘il ibn Muj<strong>al</strong>id> Muj<strong>al</strong>id> <strong>al</strong>-Sha‘bi> Jabir who said: “<strong>The</strong> Prophet, <strong>Al</strong>lah<br />
bless him and give him peace, was asked: ‘O Messenger of <strong>Al</strong>lah, tell us about the lineage of your Lord!’<br />
And so this Surah (Say: He is <strong>Al</strong>lah, the One!...) was reve<strong>al</strong>ed”. 2<br />
1<br />
Tabari, :343; Durr, :670-671.<br />
2<br />
Tabari, :342; Durr, :669.
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