سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 214
وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ ﴿214﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And warn your tribe (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) of near kindred.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنذِرْ
wa-andhir
And warn
عَشِيرَتَكَ
ʿashīrataka
your kindred
ٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ
l-aqrabīna
[the] closest
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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214. And warn your closest family members [127] (of the terrible end).
[127]
The First Invitation to the Quraysh:
After your ﷺ prophethood, for three years you continued to fulfill the duty of preaching in a very secret manner at Dar al-Arqam. Later, this command was revealed that you should now openly invite your close relatives to abstain from shirk and warn them of the consequences of shirk. The way you acted upon this verse is made clear by the following hadiths: Hazrat Ibn Abbas ؓ says that when this verse was revealed, you ﷺ went out and climbed Mount Safa and began to call out: "O descendants of Fihr, O descendants of Adi," and thus called all the clans of Quraysh. They gathered; whoever could not come himself sent someone on his behalf to see what the matter was. Abu Lahab himself came and other people of Quraysh also arrived. You ﷺ asked them: "If I were to tell you that horsemen are gathering on the other side of this valley to attack you, would you believe me?" They said, "Certainly! For we have always found you truthful." Then you ﷺ said: "I warn you of a severe punishment that is to befall you (on the Day of Resurrection)." At this, Abu Lahab said: "May you perish for the rest of the day! Did you gather us for this?" At that moment, this surah was revealed: ﴿تَبَّتْ يَدَآ اَبِيْ لَهَبٍ وَّتَبَّ ...﴾ [بخاري۔ كتاب تفسير]
Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ states that when this verse was revealed, you ﷺ stood up and began to say: "O people of Quraysh! (or something similar) Save yourselves! I will not be able to do anything for you before Allah. O Banu Abd Manaf! I will not be able to do anything for you before Allah. O my aunt Safiyyah! I will not be able to do anything for you before Allah. O Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad ﷺ! Ask me for whatever you want from my wealth, but before Allah, I will not be able to do anything for you." [حواله ايضاً]
[127]
The First Invitation to the Quraysh:
After your ﷺ prophethood, for three years you continued to fulfill the duty of preaching in a very secret manner at Dar al-Arqam. Later, this command was revealed that you should now openly invite your close relatives to abstain from shirk and warn them of the consequences of shirk. The way you acted upon this verse is made clear by the following hadiths: Hazrat Ibn Abbas ؓ says that when this verse was revealed, you ﷺ went out and climbed Mount Safa and began to call out: "O descendants of Fihr, O descendants of Adi," and thus called all the clans of Quraysh. They gathered; whoever could not come himself sent someone on his behalf to see what the matter was. Abu Lahab himself came and other people of Quraysh also arrived. You ﷺ asked them: "If I were to tell you that horsemen are gathering on the other side of this valley to attack you, would you believe me?" They said, "Certainly! For we have always found you truthful." Then you ﷺ said: "I warn you of a severe punishment that is to befall you (on the Day of Resurrection)." At this, Abu Lahab said: "May you perish for the rest of the day! Did you gather us for this?" At that moment, this surah was revealed: ﴿تَبَّتْ يَدَآ اَبِيْ لَهَبٍ وَّتَبَّ ...﴾ [بخاري۔ كتاب تفسير]
Hazrat Abu Hurairah ؓ states that when this verse was revealed, you ﷺ stood up and began to say: "O people of Quraysh! (or something similar) Save yourselves! I will not be able to do anything for you before Allah. O Banu Abd Manaf! I will not be able to do anything for you before Allah. O my aunt Safiyyah! I will not be able to do anything for you before Allah. O Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad ﷺ! Ask me for whatever you want from my wealth, but before Allah, I will not be able to do anything for you." [حواله ايضاً]
