شُرُوطُConditionsالْمُفَسِّرِof the exegeteفِيinبَابِthe chapterأَسْبَابِof the occasionsالنُّزُولِ:of revelation:
Conditions of the exegete in the chapter of the occasions of revelation:
وَكُلُّAnd allهَذِهِof these- فِي- inالْحَقِيقَةِ -reality -
And all of these - in reality -
لَيْسَتْare notمِنْfromأَسْبَابِthe occasionsالنُّزُولِof revelationفِيinشَيْءٍany way
are not from the occasions of revelation in any way
وَلَيْسَand it is notمِنْfromشُرُوطِthe conditionsالْمُفَسِّرِof the exegete
and it is not from the conditions of the exegete
اسْتِيعَابُهَاcomprehending themوَالْإِحَاطَةُand encompassingبِهَا.them.
comprehending them and encompassing them.
إِنَّمَاIt is only thatيُشْتَرَطُit is stipulatedعَلَىuponالْمُفَسِّرِthe exegeteفِيinهَذَاthisالْبَابِchapter
It is only stipulated upon the exegete in this chapter
مَعْرِفَةُknowledge ofشَيْئَيْنِ:two things:
knowledge of two things:
1 - Knowledge of those stories which the noble verses include alluding to them
فَإِنَّfor indeedفَهْمَunderstandingإِيمَاءِthe hintهَذِهِof theseالْآيَاتِversesوَإِشَارَتِهَاand their indication
for indeed understanding the hint of these verses and their indication
لَاdoesيَتَيَسَّرُnot become easyإِلَّاexceptبِمَعْرِفَةِby knowingتِلْكَthoseالْقَصَصِ.stories.
does not become easy except by knowing those stories.
2 - The second: knowledge of that story which benefits the specification of the general
وَأَمْثَالِand likesذَلِكَof thatمِمَّاfrom whatيُصْرَفُis divertedفِيهِin itالْكَلَامُthe speechعَنْfromظَاهِرِهِits apparentالْمُتَبَادَرِreadily understoodمِنْهُfrom it
and likes of that from what speech is diverted in it from its apparent meaning readily understood from it
إِذْsinceأَنَّthatفَهْمَunderstandingمَقَاصِدِthe objectivesالْآيَاتِof the versesوَمَرَامِيهَاand their goals
since understanding the objectives of the verses and their goals
لَاdoesيَتَأَتَّىcome aboutبِدُونِwithoutذَلِكَ.that.
does not come about without that.
أَكْثَرُMostقَصَصِof the storiesالْأَنْبِيَاءِof the prophetsالسَّابِقِينَformerمِنْis fromرِوَايَاتِnarrationsأَهْلِof the Peopleالْكِتَابِ:of the Book:
Most stories of the former prophets are from narrations of the People of the Book:
وَيَنْبَغِيAnd it is fittingأَنْthatيُعْلَمَit be knownهُنَا،here,
And it is fitting that it be known here,
أَنَّthatقَصَصَthe storiesالْأَنْبِيَاءِof the prophetsالسَّابِقِينَformer
that the stories of the former prophets
لَمْwere notتُذْكَرْmentionedفِيinالْأَحَادِيثِthe traditionsالصَّحِيحَةِauthenticإِلَّاexceptقَلِيلًا،a little,
were not mentioned in the authentic traditions except a little,
وَأَنَّand thatهَذِهِtheseالْقَصَصَstoriesالطَّوِيلَةَlongالْعَرِيضَةَand broad
and that these long and broad stories
الَّتِيwhichيَتَجَشَّمُundertakeرِوَايَتَهَاnarrating themالْمُفَسِّرُونَ،the exegetes,
which the exegetes undertake narrating,
وَيَحُكُونَهَاand they recount themفِيinتَفَاسِيرِهِمْtheir exegesesكُلَّهَاall of them
and they recount them in their exegeses all of them
مَنْقُولَةٌare transmittedعَنْfromأَهْلِthe Peopleالْكِتَابِof the BookإِلَّاexceptمَاwhatشَاءَwilledاللَّهُGod- تَعَالَى -.- Most High -.
are transmitted from the People of the Book except what God - Most High - willed.
وَقَدْAnd indeedجَاءَit cameفِيinصَحِيحِSahihالْبُخَارِيِّ:al-Bukhari:
And indeed it came in Sahih al-Bukhari:
"لَا"Do notتُصَدِّقُواbelieveأَهْلَthe Peopleالْكِتَابِof the Bookوَلَاand do notتُكَذِّبُوهُمْ".disbelieve them".
"Do not believe the People of the Book and do not disbelieve them".