Allah tells us how the disbelievers sought to hasten on the punishment, and
to bring the wrath and vengeance of Allah upon themselves, because they thought
this punishment would never happen, and because of their disbelief and
stubbornness.
[وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَى
هَـذَا الْفَتْحُ]
(They say: "When will this Fath be...'') meaning, `when will you prevail over
us, O Muhammad, since you claim that there will be a time when you will gain the
upper hand over us and take your revenge on us, so when will that happen All we
see of you and your companions is that you are hiding, afraid and humiliated.'
Allah says:
[قُلْ يَوْمَ
الْفَتْحِ]
(Say: "On the Day of Al-Fath...'') meaning, `when the wrath and punishment of
Allah befall you, in this world and the next,'
[لاَ يَنفَعُ
الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِيَمَـنُهُمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ]
(no profit will it be to those who disbelieve if they (then) believe! Nor
will they be granted a respite.) This is like the Ayah,
[فَلَمَّا
جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَـتِ فَرِحُواْ بِمَا عِندَهُمْ مِّنَ
الْعِلْمِ]
(Then when their Messengers came to them with clear proofs, they were glad
with that which they had of the knowledge...) (40:83-85) Those who claim that
this refers to the conquest of Makkah go too far, and have made a grievous
mistake, for on the day of the conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah
accepted the Islam of the freed Makkan prisoners-of-war, who numbered nearly two
thousand. If what was meant by this Ayah was the conquest of Makkah, he would
not have accepted their Islam, because Allah says:
[قُلْ يَوْمَ
الْفَتْحِ لاَ يَنفَعُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِيَمَـنُهُمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ
]
(Say: "On the Day of Al-Fath, no profit will it be to those who disbelieve if
they (then) believe! Nor will they be granted a respite.'') What is meant by
Al-Fath here is Judgement, as in the Ayat:
[فَافْتَحْ بَيْنِى
وَبَيْنَهُمْ فَتْحاً]
([Nuh said:] So Aftah (judge) between me and them) (26:118). and:
[قُلْ يَجْمَعُ
بَيْنَنَا رَبُّنَا ثُمَّ يَفْتَحُ بَيْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّ]
(Say: "Our Lord will assemble us all together, then He will judge between us
with truth'') (34:26).
[وَاسْتَفْتَحُواْ
وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ ]
(And they sought judgement and every obstinate, arrogant dictator was brought
to a complete loss and destruction. ) (14:15)
[وَكَانُواْ مِن
قَبْلُ يَسْتَفْتِحُونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ]
(although aforetime they had invoked Allah to pass judgement over those who
disbelieved) (2:89)
[إِن تَسْتَفْتِحُواْ
فَقَدْ جَآءَكُمُ الْفَتْحُ]
(If you ask for a judgement, now has the judgement come unto you) (8:19).
Then Allah says:
[فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ
وَانتَظِرْ إِنَّهُمْ مُّنتَظِرُونَ ]
(So turn aside from them and await, verily, they (too) are awaiting.)
meaning, `turn away from these idolators, and convey that which has been
revealed to you from your Lord.' This is like the Ayah,
[اتَّبِعْ مَآ
أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ لا إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ]
(Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord, there is no God but
Him.) (6:106) `Wait until Allah fulfills that which He has promised you, and
grants you victory over those who oppose you, for He never breaks His promise.'
[عَنْهُمْ
وَانتَظِرْ]
(verily, they (too) are awaiting.) means, `you are waiting, and they are
waiting and plotting against you,'
[أَمْ يَقُولُونَ
شَاعِرٌ نَّتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ ]
(Or do they say: "A poet! We await for him some calamity by time!'') (52:30).
`You will see the consequences of your patience towards them, and the
fulfillment of the promise of your Lord in your victory over them, and they will
see the consequences of their wait for something bad to befall you and your
Companions, in that Allah's punishment will come upon them.' Sufficient unto us
is Allah, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs. This is the end of the Tafsir
of Surat As-Sajdah.
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