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 11.6

Dan tidak satupun makhluk bergerak di bumi melainkan semuanya dijamin Allah rezekinya. 

(He knows its mustaqarr and its mustawdaʿ.

This word comes from the root q-r-r (قرّ), which conveys the idea of settling, becoming cool, becoming firm, or becoming stable. From this root come meanings such as calmness, permanence, and established residence. Morphologically, mustaqarr follows the pattern musta- + root form X structure, often indicating a place or state associated with the action. In usage, it can mean: A place of settlement. A point of stability. A fixed term. A final destination.

This word comes from the root w-d-ʿ (ودع), which relates to depositing, leaving something in trust, or placing something temporarily. The basic verb awdaʿa means “to deposit” or “to entrust.” Mustawdaʿ is formed on a similar morphological pattern and typically denotes: A place where something is deposited. A repository. A place of safekeeping. A temporary lodging. The root carries a strong sense of entrustment and temporariness. Something placed in a mustawdaʿ is not necessarily permanent; it is kept there until retrieved or moved.

If mustaqarr implies settled stability, mustawdaʿ implies entrusted placement, possibly temporary or transitional.)

11.7

Dan Dialah yang menciptakan langit dan bumi dalam enam masa, dan ‘Arsy-Nya di atas air, agar Dia menguji siapakah di antara kamu yang lebih baik amalnya.

11.15-16

Barangsiapa menghendaki kehidupan dunia dan perhiasannya, pasti Kami berikan penuh atas pekerjaan mereka di dunia dan mereka di dunia tidak akan dirugikan. 

Itulah orang-orang yang tidak memperoleh di akhirat kecuali neraka, dan sia-sialah di sana apa yang telah mereka usahakan dan terhapuslah apa yang telah mereka kerjakan.

11.18-19

Dan siapakah yang lebih zalim daripada orang yang mengada-adakan suatu kebohongan terhadap Allah? Mereka itu akan dihadapkan kepada Tuhan mereka, dan para saksi akan berkata, “Orang-orang inilah yang telah berbohong terhadap Tuhan mereka.” Ingatlah, laknat Allah kepada orang yang zalim, mereka yang menghalangi dari jalan Allah dan menghendaki agar jalan itu bengkok. Dan mereka itulah orang yang tidak percaya adanya hari akhirat.

11.41

(The word majrāhā (مَجْرٰىهَا) comes from the root j-r-y (جرى), meaning “to run” or “to flow.” The form majrā is a verbal noun or noun of place meaning “course” or “running.” When the attached pronoun -hā (“its”) is added, it becomes majrā + hā.

Now, in normal spelling, it is written with alif maqṣūrah (ى) at the end of majrā. When a pronoun is attached, that alif maqṣūrah represents a long ā sound, but it is not a full consonant like a regular alif. So phonologically you get: majrā + hā → majrāhā.

In Arabic, many words that end with a long ā written as alif maqṣūrah (ى) originally came from a final yāʾ consonant. Over time in Classical Arabic, that final yāʾ often turned into a long ā sound in pronunciation. But in some dialectal and recitational traditions, traces of the original yāʾ quality were preserved.

Take majrā (مجرى). Its root is j-r-y (جرى). The final radical is yāʾ. Historically, the underlying form relates to something like majray. Because its origin is yāʾ (a front vowel sound), some reciters incline the long ā slightly forward in the mouth toward an ē sound. That inclination is called imālah.)

(In the Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim recitation, however, it is often heard with a sound closer to majrēhā.

The recitation commonly called “Ḥafṣ” refers to the transmission of the Qur’an by Ḥafṣ ibn Sulaymān from his teacher Asim ibn Abi al-Najud. More precisely, it is Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim — meaning Ḥafṣ’s narration from ʿĀṣim.

ʿĀṣim (d. 745 CE) was one of the major reciters of Kufa. He had two well-known transmitters: Ḥafṣ and Shuʿbah. 

Over time, the Ḥafṣ transmission became the most widespread in the Muslim world. Today it is dominant across the Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, and much of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia.

A qirāʾah is not a different Qur’an, but a canonically transmitted way of pronouncing the same consonantal text (the ʿUthmānic rasm). Differences occur in: Pronunciation of vowels. Lengthening (madd). Imālah (vowel inclination).

Assimilation (idghām).Occasional variation in word vocalization.

Ḥafṣ is often considered phonetically “clear” and structurally straightforward, which helped its global spread. Some notable traits include:

Limited imālah. Unlike the recitation of Hamzah al-Zayyat or Al-Kisai, Ḥafṣ applies imālah in very few places. That is why the imālah in 11:41 (majrēhā) stands out — it is specific and transmitted, not widespread.

Clear distinction in madd lengths. Ḥafṣ typically lengthens certain vowels four or five counts in obligatory elongations.

Specific hamzah treatment. Compared to some other recitations, Ḥafṣ keeps hamzah pronunciation relatively direct and less eased.

Consistency in case endings. Many grammatical vowel endings are preserved clearly in connected recitation.)

(In early Islam, Qur’anic recitation was transmitted orally. A master reciter would teach many students. Each student memorized not only the consonantal text, but also detailed pronunciation: vowel lengths, assimilation, pauses, imālah, and subtle phonetic choices. Because teaching was oral and highly precise, even small differences in how a teacher recited on different occasions could be preserved by different students.

ʿĀṣim had many students, but two of them became especially authoritative transmitters: Hafs ibn Sulayman & Shuba ibn Ayyash)

(Ḥafṣ ʿan ʿĀṣim (the globally common reading):

Mālik(i) yawmi d-dīn

“Master / Owner of the Day of Judgment”

Shuʿbah ʿan ʿĀṣim:

Malik(i) yawmi d-dīn

“King of the Day of Judgment”

The difference is in the first word:

Ḥafṣ reads Mālik with a long ā, meaning “Owner” or “Possessor.”

Shuʿbah reads Malik with a short a, meaning “King.”

Both words are linguistically correct in Arabic. Both meanings are theologically sound and complementary. The consonantal skeleton in the ʿUthmānic script (ملك) allows both vowelings. The difference lies purely in transmitted vocalization.)

(The ʿUthmānic muṣḥaf (the early consonantal text standardized under Uthman ibn Affan) was written in a script called rasm, which recorded mainly consonants and long vowels, but did not include full vowel marks, dots, or detailed pronunciation signs in its earliest form. Because of that, certain consonant patterns could linguistically allow more than one correct vocalization in Arabic.

But this does not mean unlimited freedom. Not every possible vowel combination is acceptable. A reading must meet strict classical criteria:

It must match the ʿUthmānic rasm.

It must have a sound chain of transmission.

It must be linguistically valid in Arabic.

Only readings fulfilling all three were accepted as canonical qirāʾāt.)

( the sound chains (isnād) of the canonical recitations ultimately trace back to the Prophet Muhammad.

the Qur'an was revealed orally to Muhammad. He recited it to his companions, and they memorized it directly from him. The Qur’an was primarily preserved through memorization and oral repetition during his lifetime.

After his death, students learned from companions, then their students learned from them, forming chains of reciters. By the second and third Islamic centuries, major reciters like Asim ibn Abi al-Najud became central authorities in cities such as Kufa. Each of these reciters had their own teachers, and those teachers had learned from earlier authorities, ultimately linking back to companions of the Prophet.)

11.46

jangan engkau memohon kepada-Ku sesuatu yang tidak engkau ketahui. Aku menasihatimu agar tidak termasuk orang yang bodoh.

11.59

Dan itulah kaum ‘Ad yang mengingkari tanda-tanda Tuhan. Mereka mendurhakai rasul-rasul-Nya dan menuruti perintah semua penguasa yang sewenang-wenang lagi durhaka.

11.84-87

Dan kepada Madyan saudara mereka, Syuaib. 

Dia berkata, “Wahai kaumku! Sembahlah Allah, tidak ada tuhan bagimu selain Dia. Dan janganlah kamu kurangi takaran dan timbangan. Sesungguhnya aku melihat kamu dalam keadaan yang baik. Dan sesungguhnya aku khawatir kamu akan ditimpa azab pada hari yang membinasakan.

Dan wahai kaumku! Penuhilah takaran dan timbangan dengan adil, dan janganlah kamu merugikan manusia terhadap hak-hak mereka dan jangan kamu membuat kejahatan di bumi dengan berbuat kerusakan.

Sisa dari Allah adalah lebih baik bagimu jika kamu orang yang beriman. Dan aku bukanlah seorang penjaga atas dirimu.”

Mereka berkata, “Wahai Syuaib! Apakah agamamu yang menyuruhmu agar kami meninggalkan apa yang disembah nenek moyang kami atau melarang kami mengelola harta kami menurut cara yang kami kehendaki? Sesungguhnya engkau benar-benar orang yang sangat penyantun dan pandai.”

(The core issue here is economic injustice. His people were known for cheating in trade — manipulating weights and measures. The command to give full measure addresses commercial dishonesty. The phrase “do not deprive people of their things” expands the issue beyond trade into general violation of rights. Corruption on earth here includes systemic injustice, fraud, and moral decay tied to economic exploitation. Tafsir literature often emphasizes that their wrongdoing was institutional, not occasional.

The phrase “what remains from God” is interpreted as lawful profit after honest trade. In other words, even if honest dealing brings less immediate gain, it is spiritually and morally better than wealth gained through fraud.

Two objections appear:

Religious tradition: they resist abandoning ancestral worship.

Economic autonomy: they reject limits on how they use their wealth.

The phrase “that we not do with our wealth what we want” shows they viewed moral regulation of trade as an attack on personal freedom. They considered financial control a private right, not a moral responsibility.)

11.91

(They are implying that his message is irrelevant, impractical, or unworthy of attention. It reflects intellectual arrogance rather than confusion.

In tribal Arabia, protection came from clan alliances. Authority was social before it was legal. Here they admit openly that they are restraining themselves only out of fear of tribal retaliation. This shows that their society operated on collective protection systems. They are effectively saying: your tribe protects you, not your truth. Classical tafsir often notes the irony here. They rejected divine authority but respected tribal authority. Their moral compass was social, not spiritual.

11.97

tetapi mereka mengikuti perintah Fir‘aun, padahal perintah Fir‘aun bukanlah yang benar.

11.100

Di antara negeri-negeri itu sebagian masih ada bekas-bekasnya dan ada yang telah musnah.

11.106-108

Maka adapun orang-orang yang sengsara, maka di dalam neraka, di sana mereka mengeluarkan dan menarik nafas dengan merintih, mereka kekal di dalamnya selama ada langit dan bumi, kecuali jika Tuhanmu menghendaki. Sungguh, Tuhanmu Maha Pelaksana terhadap apa yang Dia kehendaki.

Dan adapun orang-orang yang berbahagia, maka di dalam surga; mereka kekal di dalamnya selama ada langit dan bumi, kecuali jika Tuhanmu menghendaki; sebagai karunia yang tidak ada putus-putusnya.

(The clause “except what your Lord wills” has generated theological discussion. Classical interpretations include:

It affirms divine absolute authority — nothing occurs outside His will. It may refer to stages before final settlement.

Some minority theological discussions considered whether certain sinners might eventually be removed from punishment.)

11.112

dan janganlah kamu melampaui batas. Sungguh, Dia Maha Melihat apa yang kamu kerjakan.

11.113

Dan janganlah kamu cenderung kepada orang yang zalim yang menyebabkan kamu disentuh api neraka, sedangkan kamu tidak mempunyai seorang penolong pun selain Allah, sehingga kamu tidak akan diberi pertolongan.

(The key word here is tarkanū (from the root r-k-n), which means to lean, rely upon, feel comfortable with, or incline toward. It does not necessarily mean committing the same injustice. Even sympathy, approval, or supportive closeness to wrongdoing falls under this warning.

Classical exegetes explain that the verse prohibits: Supporting oppressive rulers. Approving of injustice. Seeking comfort in alliance with corrupt power. Remaining silent out of convenience.)

11.114

Dan laksanakanlah salat pada kedua ujung siang dan pada bagian permulaan malam. Perbuatan-perbuatan baik itu menghapus kesalahan-kesalahan. Itulah peringatan bagi orang-orang yang selalu mengingat .

(The command to “establish prayer” uses the verb aqim, which implies regularity, structure, and conscious maintenance, not merely performing prayer occasionally. Prayer here functions as moral discipline, not just ritual.

“The two ends of the day” has been classically interpreted as referring to the prayers at the beginning and end of daylight. Most exegetes identify these as Fajr and Maghrib, while “approaches of the night” includes ʿIshāʾ. Some scholars also include ʿAsr, depending on how broadly “ends” is understood. )

11.115

Dan bersabarlah, karena sesungguhnya Allah tidak menyia-nyiakan pahala orang yang berbuat kebaikan.

11.116

Maka mengapa tidak ada di antara umat-umat sebelum kamu orang yang mempunyai keutamaan yang melarang kerusakan di bumi, kecuali sebagian kecil di antara orang yang telah Kami selamatkan. 

Dan orang-orang yang zalim hanya mementingkan kenikmatan dan kemewahan. Dan mereka adalah orang-orang yang berdosa.

(The Arabic expression is ulū baqiyyah. The word baqiyyah literally means something remaining, a remnant, or what is left behind. Many exegetes interpret it here as people of moral substance or people of enduring goodness — individuals whose integrity “remains” when corruption spreads. The rhetorical question implies regret: why were there not more morally courageous individuals who actively resisted societal corruption?

“Who forbade corruption on the earth”

The verb implies active resistance, not silent disapproval. The verse emphasizes social responsibility. Civilizations do not collapse only because of widespread wrongdoing, but also because too few stand up against it. The Qur’an repeatedly links survival with moral reformers. Here, only “a few” were saved — those who did not join corruption.)

11.117

Dan Tuhanmu tidak akan membinasakan negeri-negeri secara zalim, selama penduduknya orang-orang yang berbuat kebaikan.

11.118

Dan jika Tuhanmu menghendaki, tentu Dia jadikan manusia umat yang satu, tetapi mereka senantiasa berselisih.

11.123

dan bertawakallah kepada-Nya. Dan Tuhanmu tidak akan lengah terhadap apa yang kamu kerjakan.

12.8

(Their jealousy is not only about affection; it is about status, recognition, and inheritance within a tribal family structure. 

In that society, paternal favor was deeply tied to identity, authority, and future leadership. Being closest to the father could imply future honor and influence.)

12.17

(we already see something important: Ya‘qub expresses fear that a wolf might devour him. When the exact excuse later comes from their mouths, many classical exegetes understood that he immediately recognized the lie.

First, practical reality. They brought a blood-stained shirt. Yusuf was already gone, thrown into a well far away. There was no clear evidence of where he was taken afterward. Even if Ya‘qub suspected them, he had no location, no witnesses, no leverage. Confrontation without proof could tear the family apart further.

Second, divine knowledge. According to tafsir, Ya‘qub had already sensed something special about Yusuf because of his dream in 12:4. He likely believed that Allah had a decree unfolding. 

Third, the concept of ṣabr jamīl — beautiful patience. It is controlled grief without rebellion against God’s decree.

Could Yusuf have been saved immediately?

From a purely human perspective, maybe if Ya‘qub had physically followed them or investigated aggressively. But the narrative structure of Surah Yusuf is built around divine orchestration:

The well leads to slavery.

Slavery leads to the house of al-‘Aziz.

Prison leads to political elevation.

Political elevation leads to famine relief.

Famine relief leads to family reunion.

The hardship is the pathway.

The Qur’anic storytelling emphasizes that human betrayal becomes the instrument of divine elevation. If Ya‘qub had “rescued” him immediately, the larger wisdom would not unfold.)

12.20

(One explanation is fear. The caravan likely thought he might be a runaway slave. If his family appeared and accused them of kidnapping, they could face trouble. So they sold him quickly and cheaply to avoid risk.

Another explanation is concealment. The verse earlier says they “hid him as merchandise.” They wanted to get rid of him fast before anyone claimed him.

He is: – A prophet. – The future savior of Egypt from famine. – The means of saving his own family. – A bearer of divine wisdom.

Yet he is sold for a handful of coins.

This is a recurring Qur’anic theme: divine worth is often unrecognized by people. Human markets misjudge value.)

12.37

(And this continues the pattern of the surah: every hardship becomes an avenue for elevation — even imprisonment becomes a platform for guidance.)

(If Yusuf had been freed immediately through that connection, he would have exited prison as a former inmate seeking favor. Instead, years later, he is summoned by the king because the entire royal court fails to interpret a dream. He emerges not as a petitioner — but as the only solution.

His delay preserves his dignity.

when Yusuf asked the prisoner to mention him to the king, he momentarily relied on a human intermediary. The extended stay in prison redirected his reliance fully to Allah.)