Surah 44:1
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حمٓ
Ḥā Mīm.
وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ
By the clear Book!
إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ فِي لَيۡلَةٖ مُّبَٰرَكَةٍۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ
Surely We sent it down on a blessed night – surely We were warning –
فِيهَا يُفۡرَقُ كُلُّ أَمۡرٍ حَكِيمٍ
during which every wise command was divided out,
أَمۡرٗا مِّنۡ عِندِنَآۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ
as a command from Us – surely We were sending –
رَحۡمَةٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
as a mercy from your Lord. Surely He – He is the Hearing, the Knowing,
رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, if you (would) be certain.
لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
(There is) no god but Him. He gives life and causes death – your Lord and the Lord of your fathers of old.
Allah tells us that He revealed the Magnificent Qur'an on a blessed night, Laylatul-Qadr (the Night of Decree), as He says elsewhere:
{Verily, We have sent it down in the Night of Al-Qadr} (97:1).
This was in the month of Ramadan, as Allah tells us:
{The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur'an} (2:185).
We have already quoted the relevant Hadiths in (the Tafsir of) Surat Al-Baqarah, and there is no need to repeat them here.
{Verily, We are ever warning.} means, telling them what is good for them and what is harmful for them, according to Shari'ah, so that the proof of Allah may be established against His servants.
means, on Laylatul-Qadr, the decrees are transferred from Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz to the (angelic) scribes who write down the decrees of the (coming) year including life span, provision, and what will happen until the end of the year. This was narrated from Ibn 'Umar, Mujahid, Abu Malik, Ad-Dahhak and others among the Salaf.
{Hakim} means decided or confirmed, which cannot be changed or altered. Allah says:
{As a command from Us.} meaning, everything that happens and is decreed by Allah and the revelation that He sends down - it all happens by His command, by His leave and with His knowledge.
{Verily, We are ever sending,} means, to mankind, sending Messenger who will recite to them the clear signs of Allah. The need for this was urgent.
means, the One Who sent down the Qur'an is the Lord, Creator and Sovereign of the heavens and the earth and everything in between them.
{if you (but) have a faith with certainty.} Then Allah says:
— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 8, Page 670-671)