مَعَانٍMeaningsأُخْرَىotherلِقَوْلِهِمْfor their sayingنَزَلَتْIt was revealedفِيconcerningكَذَاsuch and such
Other meanings for their saying: It was revealed concerning such and such
وَلْيَعْلَمْAnd let it be knownأَيْضاً،also,أَنَّthatالصَّحَابَةَthe companionsوَالتَّابِعِينَand the followers
And let it be known also, that the companions and the followers
رَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedاللَّهُwith Allahعَنْهُمْwith themأَجْمَعِينَall of themكَانُواused toيَحْكُونَrelate
- may Allah be pleased with them all - used to relate
أَحْيَاناًsometimesقِصَّةًa partial storyجُزْئِيَّةًpartial storyلِبَيَانِto clarifyمَذَاهِبِthe doctrinesالْمُشْرِكِينَof the polytheists
- sometimes - a partial story to clarify the doctrines of the polytheists
وَالْيَهُودِand the Jewsوَعَادَاتِهِمُand their customsالْجَاهِلِيَّةِof the pre-Islamic eraحَتَّىso thatتَتَضَحَbecome clearعَقَائِدُهُمْtheir creeds
and the Jews and their pre-Islamic customs so that their creeds become clear
وَتَتَجَلَّىand become manifestعَادَاتُهُمْtheir customsهَذِهِtheseفِيinضَوْءِthe lightالْوَقَائِعِof the eventsوَالْقَصَصِ،and stories,
and these customs of theirs become manifest in the light of events and stories,
وَيَقُولُونَand they sayفِيregardingذَلِكَthatنَزَلَتِwas revealedالْآيَةُthe verseفِيconcerningكَذَاsuch and such
and they say regarding that "the verse was revealed concerning such and such"
وَيُرِيدُونَand they meanبِذَلِكَby thatأَنَّthatالْآيَةَthe verseنَزَلَتْwas revealedفِيinزَمَنٍa timeقَرِيبٍcloseمِنْtoهَذِهِtheseالْوَقَائِعِ،events,
and they mean by that that the verse was revealed in a time close to these events,
فَيُرِيدُونَso they intendإِبْرَازَto highlightهَذِهِthisالصُّورَةِpictureلَاnotتَخْصِيصَهَا،to specify it,
so they intend to highlight this picture, not to specify it,
بَلْratherإِنَّindeedهَذِهِthisالْحَادِثَةَincidentصُورَةٌis a pictureصَادِقَةٌtrueلِلْأُمُورِto the mattersالْكُلِّيَّةِ.universal.
rather, this incident is a true picture of universal matters.
سَبَبُThe reasonاخْتِلَافِfor the differenceأَقْوَالِin the statementsالصَّحَابَةِof the companionsوَالتَّابِعِينَand the followersفِيinهَذَاthisالْبَابِ:chapter:
The reason for the difference in the statements of the companions and followers in this chapter:
وَلِأَجْلِAnd forذَلِكَthatكَثِيراًoftenمَاwhatتَخْتَلِفُdifferأَقْوَالُهُمْ،their statements,
And for that reason, their statements often differ,
وَتَتَنَازَعُand conflictتَعْبِيرَاتُهُمْtheir expressionsرَغْمَdespiteأَنَّthatقَصْدَهُمْtheir intentوَاحِدٌ،is one,
and their expressions conflict despite the fact that their intent is one,
وَإِلَىand toهَذِهِthisالنُّكْتَةِsubtletyأَشَارَpointedأَبُوAbuالدَّرْدَاءِal-Darda
and to this subtlety Abu al-Darda pointed
رَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedاللَّهُwith Allahعَنْهُwith himحِينَwhenقَالَ:he said:
- may Allah be pleased with him - when he said:
لَاnotيَكُونُwill beالرَّجُلُa manفَقِيهاًa juristحَتَّىuntilيَحْمِلَhe carriesالْآيَةَthe verseالْوَاحِدَةَsingleعَلَىuponمَحَامِلَmeaningsمُتَعَدِّدَةٍmultiple.
"A man will not be a jurist until he carries the single verse upon multiple meanings."
أُسْلُوبُThe styleالْقُرْآنِof the QuranالْكَرِيمِNobleفِيinبَيَانِclarifyingجَوَانِبِaspectsالشَّرِّof evilوَالْخَيْرِ:and good:
The style of the Noble Quran in clarifying the aspects of evil and good:
وَعَلَىAnd uponهَذَاthisيَكْثُرُit is frequentفِيinأُسْلُوبِthe styleالْقُرْآنِof the QuranالْعَظِيمِMagnificent
And upon this, it is frequent in the style of the Magnificent Quran
أَنَّهُthat itيَعْرِضُpresentsصُورَتَيْنِ،two pictures,صُورَةًa pictureسَعِيدَةًhappyوَيَذْكُرُand mentionsمَعَهَاwith itبَعْضَsomeخِلَالِtraitsالسَّعَادَةِ،of happiness,
that it presents two pictures: a happy picture and mentions with it some traits of happiness,
وَصُورَةًand a pictureشَقِيَّةًwretchedوَيَذْكُرُand mentionsمَعَهَاwith itبَعْضَsomeصِفَاتِqualitiesالشَّقَاوَةِ،of wretchedness,
and a wretched picture and mentions with it some qualities of wretchedness,
وَلَاand notيَكُونُisالْغَرَضُthe purposeمِنْofعَرْضِهَاpresenting themإِلَّاexceptبَيَانَto clarifyأَحْكَامِthe rulingsهَذِهِof theseالْخِلَالِtraitsوَالصِّفَاتِand qualities
and the purpose of presenting them is only to clarify the rulings of these traits and qualities.