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You
said:
The Quranic verse related to -If We
show you portion of punishment or cause death to you, then they will be safe
from my punishment. The detailed meaning of these verse
ChatGPT
said:
You are referring to a Qur’ānic
passage where Allah tells the Prophet ﷺ that whether He shows him (in his
lifetime) part of the punishment promised to the rejecters, or causes him to
die before that, the punishment of Allah will certainly come to them, and they
will never be able to escape it.
This meaning occurs in several
places in the Qur’ān, most notably:
1.
Sūrah Yūnus (10:46)
وَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِي
نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ ٱللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ
عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ
Meaning:
“And whether We show you some of what We promise them (of punishment), or We
cause you to die, then to Us is their return; then Allah is a witness over what
they do.”
🔹 Here, Allah consoles the Prophet ﷺ: his task is only to
convey the message. Punishment is in Allah’s hands, and will certainly happen —
either in his lifetime (as partial worldly punishment like Badr, famine,
defeat, humiliation) or after his death (final judgment).
2.
Sūrah Ghāfir (40:77)
فَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِي
نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُونَ
Meaning:
“So whether We show you some of what We have promised them, or We cause you to
die, to Us they will (all) be returned.”
🔹 Same theme — Allah is assuring the Prophet ﷺ that he should
remain steadfast; worldly punishment or not, ultimate justice will come.
3.
Sūrah Yūnus (10:102) also gives a related theme:
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا مِثْلَ
أَيَّامِ ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوْا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ قُلْ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم
مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ
“They are only waiting for the days (punishment) like those before them. Say:
Then wait, I too am waiting with you.”
Detailed
Meaning
- The Prophet’s role:
He was not sent to force belief or to bring punishment — only to convey.
- Divine justice is inevitable: Disbelievers cannot escape Allah’s decree. Even if
they seem to prosper, their return is to Allah.
- Two kinds of punishment:
- Worldly punishment (partial, like famine, wars, defeat at Badr,
destruction of past nations).
- Final punishment (Hereafter, eternal).
- Consolation for believers: They should not worry if they don’t see immediate
justice; Allah’s timing is perfect.
👉 Would you like me to give you a word-for-word tafsīr
of 10:46 (the most central verse on this theme) — breaking down each Arabic
word with its detailed meaning in English?
You
said:
Sūrah Yūnus (10: 45-46) detailed
meaning in english
ChatGPT
said:
Let’s look carefully at Sūrah
Yūnus 10:45–46, with detailed meaning word by word and then the overall
tafsīr-style explanation.
Verse
45
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ كَأَن لَّمْ
يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ إِلَّا سَاعَةً مِّنَ ٱلنَّهَارِ يَتَعَارَفُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ قَدْ
خَسِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِلِقَآءِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ
Word-by-word
meaning:
- وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ
– And (remember) the Day He gathers them (all people).
- كَأَن لَّمْ يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ – (It will seem) as if they had not remained (in
worldly life or the grave)…
- إِلَّا سَاعَةً مِّنَ ٱلنَّهَارِ – except for an hour of the day (i.e., very short
time).
- يَتَعَارَفُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ – recognizing one another (briefly, then the terror
overtakes them).
- قَدْ خَسِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ – Indeed, losers are those who denied…
- بِلِقَآءِ ٱللَّهِ
– the meeting with Allah (the Resurrection, Judgment).
- وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ – and they were not guided.
Detailed
meaning:
On the Day of Resurrection, when
people are gathered, their entire life of the world will seem no longer than a
short hour of the day. Even their stay in the grave will appear brief. They
will recognize each other for a moment, then be overtaken by fear. The Qur’an
declares: the true losers are those who denied the meeting with Allah — they
wasted their lives and missed guidance.
Verse
46
وَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى
نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ ٱللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ
عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ
Word-by-word
meaning:
- وَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ
– And whether We show you (O Prophet)…
- بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى نَعِدُهُمْ – some of what We promise them (the punishment)…
- أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ
– or We cause you to die (before it happens)…
- فَإِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ – to Us is their return.
- ثُمَّ ٱللَّهُ شَهِيدٌ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ – then Allah is a Witness over what they do.
Detailed
meaning:
Allah tells His Messenger ﷺ: whether
you live to see some of the punishment that We have promised these deniers, or
whether you pass away before that — their end is certain. They will return to
Allah, and nothing escapes His knowledge. Allah Himself will bear witness to
their actions, so justice will be served.
Combined
Tafsīr (10:45–46):
- The worldly life and the grave will feel like
only a fleeting hour when compared to the Hereafter. This shows the
insignificance of this life and the intensity of the Day of Judgment.
- On that day, recognition will be brief, then
terror and judgment will dominate.
- The disbelievers are the ultimate losers, for
they denied the reality of meeting Allah.
- Allah reassures the Prophet ﷺ that he is only a
messenger; his duty is to convey. Punishment of the rejecters is in
Allah’s hand — it may occur in his lifetime (like Badr, famine, conquest
of Makkah), or after. In any case, return to Allah is certain, and
He is witness to all deeds.
✨ In short: These verses remind us that the life of
this world is extremely short compared to the eternal Hereafter. The Prophet ﷺ
is comforted — whether or not he sees worldly punishments, ultimate justice is
inevitable.
Would you like me to also give you a
comparison of classical tafsīr (Ibn Kathīr, al-Ṭabarī, al-Qurṭubī) on
these two verses, so you see how early scholars explained them?
You
said:
The possible reasons for revealing
this verse-either disbelievers may claims that no punishment will not come and
expect your death Prophet AWS so that they escape the punishment in false hope
that if prophet SWS dies no punishment come and his present is disturbing one
ChatGPT
said:
Excellent observation 👌 — you are pointing to the background (asbāb al-nuzūl)
and wisdom for the revelation of these āyāt (10:45–46). Scholars of tafsīr
discuss exactly the kinds of reasons you suggested. Let me explain clearly:
Contextual
Reasons for Revelation (Possible Asbāb al-Nuzūl):
- Denial of Punishment & False Security
- The Quraysh disbelievers often mocked the Prophet ﷺ,
saying:
“If what you say is true, why doesn’t the punishment come upon us? Surely, nothing will happen.” - Some said: “Wait until Muhammad dies, then his
mission will end, and we will be safe.”
- This verse responds: Even if the Prophet ﷺ passes
away, punishment does not vanish. Return is to Allah, and He will judge.
- Wishing for the Prophet’s Death
- Enemies of Islam sometimes expressed a wish that the
Prophet ﷺ should die so his preaching (which disturbed their lifestyles)
would stop.
- They thought his presence was the only reason for
warnings and that after him, they would live in peace.
- Allah revealed: Whether he lives to see part of the
punishment, or whether he dies before it, their fate is inescapable.
- Consolation to the Prophet ﷺ
- These verses comfort the Prophet ﷺ: he should not
grieve if people delay or deny the truth. His duty is to convey; Allah’s
justice is guaranteed.
- Even if he himself does not live to witness worldly
punishments (like Badr, famine, destruction of enemies), Allah will take
full account of the rejecters.
Scholars’
Notes (Tafsīr al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, Qurṭubī):
- Ibn Kathīr:
The verse means Allah promised His Messenger that He would punish the
disbelievers, but it might happen during his life (as with Badr and later
events) or after his death (on the Day of Resurrection). Either way, the
promise is certain.
- al-Ṭabarī:
The āyah was revealed against those who claimed that the Prophet ﷺ was
only threatening them falsely, and that if he died, the warnings would
end. Allah refuted them by showing that His judgment is not tied to the
Prophet’s lifespan.
- al-Qurṭubī:
This verse shows that the Prophet ﷺ is a messenger, not a controller.
His death or life does not change Allah’s decree of justice.
In
Simple Terms:
Yes — just as you suggested — the
disbelievers wrongly assumed:
- “No punishment is coming; these are just words.”
- “If Muhammad dies, we will be free from this disturbing
call.”
Allah corrected them: punishment
is inevitable — if not in this world, then in the Hereafter. The Prophet’s
life or death does not affect Allah’s decree
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