Surah Nuh 71:27
ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ ﳍ ﳎ
Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.
Tafsir of Nuh 71:27
Tafsir
Mafatih al-Ghayb
Verse range: 71:27
Surah Nuh (Noah): Verse 27
Original Text Segment:
إنك إن تذرهم يضلوا عبادك ولا يلدوا إلا فاجرا كفارا
Translation:
If You leave them, they will lead Your servants astray, and they will not beget except wicked disbelievers.
Exegesis (Tafsir) based on Fakhr al-Din al-Razi's approach:
Query: How did Noah (peace be upon him) know this certainty (that they would only beget wicked disbelievers)?
Answer: This knowledge comes from two sources:
- Explicit Text (Nass): The statement of the Almighty: "And it was revealed to Noah that none of your people will believe except those who have already believed." (This confirms the divine decree regarding their future).
- Empirical Observation (Istiqra'): He remained among them for a thousand years minus fifty years. Through this long period, he became intimately familiar with their nature and tested them thoroughly.
Example of their influence: A man would go to his son and say: "Beware of this man (Noah), for he is a liar. My father commanded me with a similar command [to reject him]." When the elder generation died, the younger generation grew up adhering to the same instruction.
Regarding the phrase: {ولا يلدوا إلا فاجراً كفاراً} (and they will not beget except wicked disbelievers):
There are two interpretations for this statement:
- In Your Knowledge (God's Knowledge): That they will be known to be so in God's eternal decree.
- Future Outcome: That they will inevitably become so in reality.
Next Verse (Verse 28):
رب اغفر لي ولوالدي ولمن دخل بيتي مؤمنا وللمؤمنين والمؤمنات ولا تزد الظالمين إلا تبارا
Translation:
My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer, and [forgive] the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction.