إِلَيْهِ يُرَدََُّ ْ 1211 الجاثية
حم ﴿۱﴾ تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ ﴿۲﴾ إِنَّ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَآيَاتٍ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿۳﴾
﴾1﴿ Haa-Meeem
﴾2﴿ Tanzeelul Kitaabi minal laahil 'Azeezil Hakeem
﴾3﴿ Innaa fis samaawaati wal ardi la Aayaatil lilmu'mineen
﴾1﴿ Haa-Meeem
﴾2﴿ The revelation of this Book is from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise
﴾3﴿ Indeed, in the heavens and the earth are signs for the believers
Relevancy:
This has several connections with the previous surah.
The first connection is that the previous surah contained warnings of punishment, whereas this surah mentions the way to salvation from that punishment.
The second connection is that the previous surah spoke of blessings upon the Children of Israel, while this surah mentions their ingratitude.
Claim of this surah:
It is a command to follow the Sharia and a prohibition against following desires in (18).
Along with this, the oneness of Allah is established through both rational and revealed evidences, with the mention of five beautiful names of Allah and the assertion of Tawhid in (36, 37).
Additionally, it addresses the doubts of the polytheists, who claim that they seek help from other than Allah and worship them because their forefathers did so. The response given is that following the Sharia is obligatory, while the elders who followed their desires went astray.
Summary of the surah:
This surah is divided into two sections:
The first section extends up to (22).
It encourages adherence to the Quran.
It presents revealed evidences (آیات وحییه) in (2, 6, 11, 20).
It presents rational evidences (آیات عقلیه) in (3, 4, 5, 12, 13).
It includes warnings and threats against the deniers of these signs and those who follow their desires in (7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 21).
It uses the example of the Children of Israel as a lesson.
It addresses the Prophet (ﷺ) directly in (14, 15).
The central claim of the surah is found in (18).
[1] This discussion has already been covered before.
[2] This encouragement toward the Quran means that within it, there are revealed evidences (revealed verses) for teaching, establishing Tawhid, and guiding toward Shariah.
[3] This is the first of the rational evidences .
In these verses, the cosmic , both upper (علویه) and lower (سفلیه), are mentioned.
The phrase "فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ" does not include the word "خلق" (creation), so that the meaning remains general.
This implies that within the very essence of the heavens, which include the sun, the moon, the stars, and so on, and within the very essence of the earth, which includes minerals, plants, and other means of sustenance, there are distinct and separate signs of Tawhid.
The phrase "لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ" indicates that faith is, in reality, the cause of reflection and reasoning. However, for those who persist in denial, such signs provide no benefit.