Surah Al An'am Tafseer

The Meaning of Basa'ir

Allah says;

قَدْ جَاءكُم بَصَأيِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَنْ أَبْصَرَ فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ عَمِيَ فَعَلَيْهَا

Verily, Basa'ir (proofs) have come to you from your Lord, so whosoever sees, will do so for (the good of) himself, and whosoever blinds himself, will do so against himself,

Basa'ir are the proofs and evidences in the Qur'an and the Message of Allah's Messenger.

The Ayah,

فَمَنْ أَبْصَرَ فَلِنَفْسِهِ

(so whosoever sees, will do so for (the good of) himself) is similar to,

فَمَنُ اهْتَدَى فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا

So whosoever receives guidance, he does so for the good of himself, and whosoever goes astray, he does so at his own loss. (10:108)

After Allah mentioned the Basa'ir, He said,

وَمَنْ عَمِيَ فَعَلَيْهَا

(And whosoever blinds himself, will do so against himself),

meaning, he will only harm himself.

Allah said,

فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَعْمَى الاٌّبْصَـرُ وَلَـكِن تَعْمَى الْقُلُوبُ الَّتِى فِى الصُّدُورِ

Verily, it is not the eyes that grow blind, but it is the hearts which are in the breasts that grow blind. (22:46)

وَمَا أَنَاْ عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍ

And I (Muhammad) am not a Hafiz over you.

neither responsible, nor a watcher over you. Rather, I only convey, Allah guides whom He wills and misguides whom He wills.

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