Surah Yunus Tafseer

The Story of Nuh and His People

Allah instructed His Prophet, saying:

وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ

And recite to them,

relate to the disbelievers of the Quraysh who belied you and rejected you,

نَبَأَ نُوحٍ

the news of Nuh,

meaning, his story and news with his people who belied him. Tell them how Allah destroyed them and caused every last one of them all to drown. Let this be a lesson for your people, lest they will be destroyed like them.

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ إِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكُم مَّقَامِي وَتَذْكِيرِي بِأيَاتِ اللّهِ فَعَلَى اللّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ

When he said to his people:"O my people, if my stay (with you), and my reminding (you) of the Ayat of Allah is hard on you, then I put my trust in Allah."

Meaning, `if you find that it is too much of an offense that I should live among you and preach to you the revelation of Allah and His signs and proofs, then I do not care what you think, and I will not stop inviting you.'

فَأَجْمِعُواْ أَمْرَكُمْ وَشُرَكَاءكُمْ

So devise your plot, you and your partners,

`get together with all of your deities (idols and statues) that you call upon beside Allah,'

ثُمَّ لَا يَكُنْ أَمْرُكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ غُمَّةً

and let not your plot be in confusion for you,

meaning, and do not be confused about this, rather come and let us settle this together if you claim that you are truthful,'

ثُمَّ اقْضُواْ إِلَيَّ

Then pass your sentence on me,

وَلَا تُنظِرُونِ

and give me no respite.

`Do not give me respite even for one hour. Whatever you can do, go ahead and do it. I do not care, and I do not fear you, because you are not standing on anything.'

This is similar to what Hud said to his people,

إِن نَّقُولُ إِلاَّ اعْتَرَاكَ بَعْضُ ءَالِهَتِنَا بِسُوءٍ قَالَ إِنِّى أُشْهِدُ اللَّهِ وَاشْهَدُواْ أَنِّى بَرِىءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ

مِن دُونِهِ فَكِيدُونِى جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ لَا تُنظِرُونِ إِنِّى تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّى وَرَبِّكُمْ

I call Allah to witness, and you bear witness, that I am free from that which you ascribe as partners in worship with Him (Allah). So plot against me, all of you, and give me no respite. I put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord! (11:54-55)

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