Allah says,
[وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ
شَيْطَـنٍ رَّجِيمٍ ]
(And it is not the word of the outcast Shaytan.) meaning, this Qur'an is not
the statement of an outcast Shaytan. This means that he is not able to produce
it, nor is it befitting of him to do so. This is as Allah says,
[وَمَا تَنَزَّلَتْ
بِهِ الشَّيَـطِينُ - وَمَا يَنبَغِى لَهُمْ وَمَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ - إِنَّهُمْ عَنِ
السَّمْعِ لَمَعْزُولُونَ ]
(And it is not the Shayatin who have brought it down. Neither would it suit
them nor they can. Verily, they have been removed far from hearing it.)
(26:210-212) Then Allah says,
[فَأيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
]
(Then where are you going) meaning, where has your reason gone, in rejecting
this Qur'an, while it is manifest, clear, and evident that it is the truth from
Allah. This is as Abu Bakr As-Siddiq said to the delegation of Bani Hanifah when
they came to him as Muslims and he commanded them to recite (something from the
Qur'an). So they recited something to him from the so called Qur'an of
Musaylimah the Liar, that was total gibberish and terribly poor in style. Thus,
Abu Bakr said, "Woe unto you! Where have your senses gone By Allah, this speech
did not come from a god.'' Qatadah said,
[فَأيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
]
(Then where are you going) meaning, from the Book of Allah and His obedience.
Then Allah says,
[إِنْ هُوَ إِلاَّ
ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَـلَمِينَ ]
(Verily, this is no less than a Reminder to the creatures.) meaning, this
Qur'an is a reminder for all of mankind. They are reminded by it and receive
admonition from it.
[لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ
أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ ]
(To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.) meaning, whoever seeks
guidance, then he must adhere to this Qur'an, for verily it is his salvation and
guidance. There is no guidance in other than it.
[وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ
إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَـلَمِينَ ]
(And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills -- the Lord of all that
exists.) This means that the will is not left to you all, so that whoever wishes
to be guided, then he is guided, and whoever wishes to be astray, then he goes
astray, rather, all of this is according to the will of Allah the Exalted, and
He is the Lord of all that exists. It is reported from Sulayman bin Musa that
when this Ayah was revealed,
[لِمَن شَآءَ مِنكُمْ
أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ ]
(To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight.) Abu Jahl said, "The
matter is up to us. If we wish, we will stand straight, and we do not wish, we
will not stand straight.'' So Allah revealed,
[وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ
إِلاَّ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَـلَمِينَ ]
(And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allah wills the Lord of the all that
exists.) This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat At-Takwir, and all praise and
thanks are due to Allah.