Tafsir of Ad-Dhariyat 51:35

Adh-Dhariyat (51): Verse 35 - "So We brought forth those who were..."

1. Clarification of Power and Choice (Ikhtiyār):

• Those who adhere to the doctrine of Ittifāq (mere coincidence/agreement) claim that both the righteous person (al-Barr) and the wicked person (al-Fājir) are afflicted equally.
• However, when God distinguished the criminal (al-Mujrim) from the benefactor (al-Muhsin), it demonstrated that choice (divine selection/agency) is operative.

2. Demonstration that the Wicked are Saved by the Blessing of the Righteous:

• The village was not destroyed as long as a believer remained within it.
• The pronoun in "We brought forth those who were..." refers back to the village (al-Qaryah), which is understood even though it was not explicitly mentioned just before this verse.