Allah swears by His creation, a testimony to His great ability, that His
torment will surely befall His enemies; they will have no way of escaping it.
At-Tur is the mount that has trees, similar to the mount where Allah spoke to
Musa, while Musa was on it, and the mount on which Allah started the prophethood
of `Isa. A mount that does not have trees is called Jabal, not Tur. Allah said,
[وَكِتَـبٍ
مُّسْطُورٍ ]
(And by the Book inscribed), it is said that it means Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz, (the
Preserved Table). It is also said that is refers to the divinely revealed
inscribed Books that people recite, and this is why Allah said,
[فِى رَقٍّ
مَّنْشُورٍ - وَالْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ ]
(In parchment unrolled. And by Al-Bayt Al-Ma`mur.) In the Two Sahihs it is
confirmed that the Messenger of Allah said in the Hadith about Al-Isra', after
ascending to the seventh heaven:
«ثُمَّ رُفِعَ بِي
إِلَى الْبَيْتِ الْمَعْمُورِ، وَإِذَا هُوَ يَدْخُلُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سَبْعُونَ
أَلْفًا، لَا يَعُودُونَ إِلَيْهِ آخِرَ مَا عَلَيْهِم»
(Then, I was taken to Al-Bayt Al-Ma`mur. It is visited every day by seventy
thousand angels who will not come back to visit it again.) The angels worship
Allah in Al-Bayt Al-Ma`mur and perform Tawaf around it just as the people of the
earth perform Tawaf around the Ka`bah. Al-Bayt Al-Ma`mur is the Ka`bah of those
who reside in the seventh heaven. During the Isra' journey, the Prophet saw
Ibrahim Al-Khalil, who was reclining with his back on Al-Bayt Al-Ma`mur. It was
Ibrahim who built the Ka`bah on earth, and surely, the reward is compatible with
the action. Al-Bayt Al-Ma`mur is parallel to the Ka`bah; every heaven has its
own house of worship, which is also the direction of prayer for its residents.
The house that is located in the lower heaven, is called Bayt Al-`Izzah. And
Allah knows best. The statement of Allah the Exalted,
[وَالسَّقْفِ
الْمَرْفُوعِ ]
(And by the roof raised high.) Sufyan Ath-Thawri, Shu`bah, and Abu Al-Ahwas,
all narrated from Simak, from Khalid bin `Ar`arah, from `Ali bin Abi Talib:
[وَالسَّقْفِ
الْمَرْفُوعِ ]
(And by the roof raised high) "Meaning the heaven.'' Sufyan added, "Then `Ali
recited,
[وَجَعَلْنَا
السَّمَآءَ سَقْفاً مَّحْفُوظاً وَهُمْ عَنْ ءَايَـتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ ]
(And We have made the heaven a roof, safe and well-guarded. Yet they turn
away from its signs.)(21:32)'' Similar was said by Mujahid, Qatadah, As-Suddi,
Ibn Jurayj, Ibn Zayd and preferred by Ibn Jarir. The statement of Allah the
Exalted,
[وَالْبَحْرِ
الْمَسْجُورِ ]
(And by the sea that is Masjur.) The majority say it refers to the oceans of
the earth. Masjur, means, the sea will be kindled with fire on the Day of
Resurrection just as Allah said in another Ayah,
[وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ
سُجِّرَتْ ]
(And when the seas become as blazing fire.)(81:6) i.e., it will be kindled
with fire and become a raging fire that surrounds the people in the gathering
area, this was reported by Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib from `Ali bin Abi Talib. It was
also reported from Ibn `Abbas, and it is the view of Sa`id bin Jubayr, Mujahid,
`Abdullah bin `Ubayd bin `Umayr and others. Qatadah said, "Masjur is the `filled
sea.''' Ibn Jarir preferred this explanation saying, "The sea is not lit with
fire now, so it is filled.'' Allah's statement;
[إِنَّ عَذَابَ
رَبِّكَ لَوَاقِعٌ ]
(Verily, the torment of your Lord will surely come to pass.) contains the
subject of the vow, indicating that His torment will surely strike the
disbelievers, as Allah stated in another Ayah;
[مَّا لَهُ مِن
دَافِعٍ ]
(There is none that can avert it.) indicating that when Allah decides to send
the torment upon them, none can prevent it or stop it from striking them.
Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Ad-Dunya recorded that Ja`far bin Zayd Al-`Abdi said,
"One night, in Al-Madinah, `Umar went out investigating the welfare of Muslims
and passed by the house of a man who was standing in voluntary prayer. `Umar
stood quietly, listening to his recitation; the man was reciting,
[وَالطُّورِ ]
(By At-Tur), until he reached the Ayah,
[إِنَّ عَذَابَ
رَبِّكَ لَوَاقِعٌ - مَّا لَهُ مِن دَافِعٍ ]
(Verily, the torment of your Lord will surely come to pass. There is none
that can avert it.) `Umar said, `By the Lord of the Ka`bah, this is a true vow.'
`Umar dismounted his donkey and sat next to a wall for a while. He then went
back to his house and fell ill for a month. During his illness, the people would
visit him, not knowing what caused his illness.'' May Allah be pleased with
`Umar.
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