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سُورَةُ الحِجۡرِ · 15:49
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۞ نَبِّئْ عِبَادِىٓ أَنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

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[O Muhammad], inform My servants that it is I who am the Forgiving, the Merciful.

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Introduction

This is āyah 49 of Sūrat Al-Hijr (The Rocky Tract), the 54th sūrah in the traditional order of revelation. It was revealed in the Meccan period and sits within Juzʾ 14. Meccan verses tend to address faith, the oneness of God, and the hereafter.

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Revelation & occasion

Asbāb al-Nuzūl
Period
Meccan
Order revealed
54 of 114
Surah
Al-Hijr (15)
Occasion of revelation · Al-Wahidi

(Announce, (O Muhammad) unto My slaves that verily I am the Forgiving, the Merciful�) [15:49]. Ibn al-Mubarak reported through his chain of transmission from a Companion of the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, that he said: �The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, came out to us from the door which the Banu Shaybah use and found us laughing. He said: 'I see that you are laughing!' He retreated but when he reached the buttress, he came back to us and said: 'When I left, Gabriel, peace be upon him, came to me and said: 'O Muhammad, Allah, glorious and majestic is He, says: Why are you driving my servants to despair? (Announce, (O Muhammad) unto My slaves that verily I am the Forgiving, the Merciful)' ' �.

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Tafsir

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Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Truly, those who have Taqwa, will dwell in Gardens and water springs (45)(It will be said to them): "Enter it in peace and security. (46)And We shall remove any deep feeling of bitterness from their breasts. (So they will be like) brothers facing each other on thrones (47)No sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they be asked to leave i (48)Declare to My servants that I am truly the Forgiving, the Most Merciful (49)And that My torment is indeed the most painful torment (50) Description of the People of Paradise Since Allah mentioned the condition of the people of Hell, He followed that by mentioning the people of Paradise. He tells us that they will dwell in Gardens and water springs. ادْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَامٍ (Enter it in peace) meaning free of all problems. آمِنِينَ (and security.) meaning free from all fear and concern. They will not have any fear of expulsion, nor will they …
Provenance

Chains of transmission

Oral — isnād

  1. ~610–632 CERevelation & memorisation

    Received by the Prophet ﷺ and preserved by the ḥuffāẓ (memorisers) among the Companions.

  2. 1st century AHMutawātir transmissionawaiting curation

    Carried by mass-transmission through the generations of qurrāʾ.

  3. TodayLiving chainsawaiting curation

    Continuous ijāzah chains link reciters today back to the Prophet ﷺ.

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Written — the manuscript record

  1. ~650 CEʿUthmānic codicesawaiting curation

    The standardised muṣḥaf sent to the great cities (e.g. the Topkapı and Samarqand codices).

  2. 8th–10th c.Early Ḥijāzī & Kūfic foliosawaiting curation

    Surviving leaves in Birmingham, Sanaa, Paris (BnF) and beyond.

  3. Modern printModern printawaiting curation

    The 1924 Cairo edition → today: the standard printed muṣḥaf used worldwide.

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