سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 15
قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ فَٱذْهَبَا بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسْتَمِعُونَ ﴿15﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Allâh) said: "Nay! Go you both with Our Signs. Verily We shall be with you, listening.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
كَلَّا ۖ
kallā
Nay
فَٱذْهَبَا
fa-idh'habā
go both of you
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۖ
biāyātinā
with Our Signs
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
مَعَكُم
maʿakum
(are) with you
مُّسْتَمِعُونَ
mus'tamiʿūna
listening
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Allah said: "Never! So go, both of you, with Our signs; We are surely with you, listening (to everything)."
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The Requests of Sayyiduna Musa (علیہ السلام) to Allah and Their Acceptance:
In response to Musa’s (علیہ السلام) supplication and these concerns, it was said:
(1) Your request is accepted; I grant prophethood to Harun, and he will remain with you and be your helper in this task.
(2) As for your fear that they might kill you, remove this thought from your heart. Those people will not be able to harm even a hair on your head. And there are two reasons for this: one is that you are being sent with two such miracles which are definite proof that you are truly the Messenger of Allah, and the second reason is that I am the third with you both. I hear all your words and will take complete care of you.
The Example of Allah’s Companionship and the Refutation of the Mu'tazilah and Jahmiyyah:
From this verse and some other similar verses, the Jahmiyyah have argued that Allah’s Being is present everywhere, and they interpreted those verses in which Allah’s being established above the Throne is mentioned. However, in the verses where Allah’s companionship or nearness is mentioned, such companionship or nearness is not in terms of His Being, but in terms of His attributes. To understand this with a simple example: the sun and the moon are lifeless and insignificant creations of Allah, which remain with the traveler. Wherever the traveler goes, they remain with him, even though they are in the sky and humans are hundreds of thousands and millions of miles away. In the same way, despite Allah being established above the Throne, He is absolutely near to every human in terms of His knowledge, power, and help, and the true reality of this is best known to Allah alone.
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The Requests of Sayyiduna Musa (علیہ السلام) to Allah and Their Acceptance:
In response to Musa’s (علیہ السلام) supplication and these concerns, it was said:
(1) Your request is accepted; I grant prophethood to Harun, and he will remain with you and be your helper in this task.
(2) As for your fear that they might kill you, remove this thought from your heart. Those people will not be able to harm even a hair on your head. And there are two reasons for this: one is that you are being sent with two such miracles which are definite proof that you are truly the Messenger of Allah, and the second reason is that I am the third with you both. I hear all your words and will take complete care of you.
The Example of Allah’s Companionship and the Refutation of the Mu'tazilah and Jahmiyyah:
From this verse and some other similar verses, the Jahmiyyah have argued that Allah’s Being is present everywhere, and they interpreted those verses in which Allah’s being established above the Throne is mentioned. However, in the verses where Allah’s companionship or nearness is mentioned, such companionship or nearness is not in terms of His Being, but in terms of His attributes. To understand this with a simple example: the sun and the moon are lifeless and insignificant creations of Allah, which remain with the traveler. Wherever the traveler goes, they remain with him, even though they are in the sky and humans are hundreds of thousands and millions of miles away. In the same way, despite Allah being established above the Throne, He is absolutely near to every human in terms of His knowledge, power, and help, and the true reality of this is best known to Allah alone.
