سُوْرَةُ الْحَشْرِ
Surah Al-Hashr (59) — Ayah 21
لَوْ أَنزَلْنَا هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ لَّرَأَيْتَهُۥ خَـٰشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَتِلْكَ ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Had We sent down this Qur’ân on a mountain, you would surely have seen it humbling itself and rent asunder by the fear of Allâh. Such are the parables which We put forward to mankind that they may reflect.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَوْ
law
If
أَنزَلْنَا
anzalnā
We (had) sent down
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
l-qur'āna
Quran
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
جَبَلٍۢ
jabalin
a mountain
لَّرَأَيْتَهُۥ
lara-aytahu
surely you (would) have seen it
خَـٰشِعًۭا
khāshiʿan
humbled
مُّتَصَدِّعًۭا
mutaṣaddiʿan
breaking asunder
مِّنْ
min
from
خَشْيَةِ
khashyati
(the) fear
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَتِلْكَ
watil'ka
And these
ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلُ
l-amthālu
examples
نَضْرِبُهَا
naḍribuhā
We present them
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
to the people
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
yatafakkarūna
give thought
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 21) ➊ { لَوْ اَنْزَلْنَا هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنَ عَلٰى جَبَلٍ … :} That is, these Jews and hypocrites do not fear Allah even after hearing the verses of the Qur’an, although it is such a magnificent and impactful Book that if We had sent it down upon a mountain, even that would have humbled itself and been shattered to pieces out of fear of Allah, as He said: « ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوْبُكُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ فَهِيَ كَالْحِجَارَةِ اَوْ اَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً » [ البقرۃ : ۷۴ ] “Then after that your hearts became hardened, so they are like stones or even harder in hardness.” From this, it is understood that Allah has placed perception and understanding even in the mountains. The trust was presented before them, but they feared it and refused to bear it. (See Al-Ahzab: 72) For the existence of perception in mountains and inanimate objects, refer to the exegesis of Surah Al-Baqarah (73), Al-Isra (44), An-Nahl (49,48), and Surah Sad (18).
➋ { وَ تِلْكَ الْاَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ …:} That is, We present these examples before people so that they may reflect on why such a powerful and impactful thing is not affecting their hearts, and then strive to remove the cause of this.
➋ { وَ تِلْكَ الْاَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ …:} That is, We present these examples before people so that they may reflect on why such a powerful and impactful thing is not affecting their hearts, and then strive to remove the cause of this.
