النَّاسُ،People,الأوَّلُ:First:عِلْمُKnowledgeالسَّاعَةِof the Hour::فَعَلِمَSo the knowledgeالسَّاعَةَof the Hourمَبْدَأُis the beginningمِفْتَاحٌkeyلِحَيَاةِto the lifeالْآخِرَةِ،of the Hereafter,وَسُمِّيَتْand it is calledالسَّاعَةَthe Hourبِهَذَا؛by this;لِأَنَّهَاbecause it isسَاعَةٌan hourعَظِيمَةٌ،great,يُهَدِّدُ بِهَاit threatens with itجَمِيعَallالْحَاقَّةُ وَالْوَاقِعَةُ وَالسَّاعَةُthe Inevitable, the Event, and the HourعِلْمُهَاIts knowledgeعِندَis withاللَّهِ،Allah,لَاnoيَدْرِيone knowsأَحَدٌanyoneمَتَىwhenتَقُومُit risesإِلَّاexceptاللَّهُAllahعَزَّ وَجَلَّ.the Almighty.
People, first: the knowledge of the Hour: so the knowledge of the Hour is the key to the life of the Hereafter, and it is called the Hour because it is a great hour, with which it threatens all the Inevitable, the Event, and the Hour. Its knowledge is with Allah; no one knows when it will rise except Allah the Almighty.
وَهِيَAnd it isالثَّانِيَةُthe second::تَنزِيلُSending downالغَيْثِthe rain::لِقَوْلِهِFor His words,﴿﴿وَيُنَزِّلُAnd He sends downالْغَيْثَthe rain,الْغَيْثَthe rain:مَصْدَرٌThe sourceوَمَعْنَاهُand it meansإِزَالَةُremovalالشِّدَّةِof hardship;وَالْمُرَادُand the intendedبِهِby it;الْمَطَرُ؛the rain;لِأَنَّهُbecause itبِالْمَطَرِwith the rainتَزُولُit removesشِدَّةُthe severityالْقَحْطِof droughtوَالْجَدْبِ،and of famine,وَإِذَاand ifكَانَit isهُوَHeالَّذِيwhoيُنَزِّلُsends downالْغَيْثَ؛the rain;كَانَHe isهُوَwhoالَّذِيwhoيَعْلَمُknowsوَقْتَthe timeنُزُولِهِ.of its coming down.
And the second: sending down the rain: For His words, ‘And He sends down the rain,’ the rain is the source, and it means the removal of the hardship; and it is intended by it the rain; because with the rain, the severity of drought and famine is removed, and if it is He who sends down the rain; it is He who knows the time of its coming down.
وَالْمَطَرُAnd the rainنُزُولُهُits fallingمِفْتَاحٌis the keyلِحَيَاةِto the lifeالْأَرْضِof the earthبِالنَّبَاتِ،with the vegetation,وَبِحَيَاةِand by the lifeالنَّبَاتِof vegetationيَكُونُthere isالْخَيْرُthe goodفِيinالْمَرَاعِي،the pasturesوَجَمِيعُand allمَاthat whichيَتَعَلَّقُis concernedبِمَصَالِحِwith the interestsالْعِبَادِ.of the servants.
And the rain’s falling is the key to the life of the earth with vegetation, and by the life of the vegetation, there is the good in the pastures and all that which is concerned with the interests of the servants.
وَهُنَاAnd hereنُقْطَةٌis a point:قَالَHe said:وَيُنَزِّلُ‘And He sends down’الْغَيْثَ،the rain,’وَلَمْand He did notيَقُلْ:say:وَيُنَزِّلُ‘and He sendsالْمَطَرَ؛the rain;لِأَنَّbecauseالْمَطَرُthe rainأَحْيَانًاsometimesيَنْزِلُfallsوَلَاand does notيَكُونُbeفِيهِin it;نَبَاتٌ؛vegetation;فَلَاtherefore notيَكُونُit isغَيْثًا،a rain,وَلَاand does notتَحْيَاreviveبِهِby it;الْأَرْضُ،the earth,وَلِهَذَاand for this reasonثَبَتَit is establishedفِيinصَحِيحٍauthenticمُسْلِمٍ»:Muslim’:«لَيْسَتْ‘It is notالسَّنَةُthe yearأَلَّاthatتُمْطَرُوا،you will not be rained upon,إِنَّمَاbutالسَّنَةُthe yearأَنْis toتُمْطَرُواbe rained upon,وَلَاand notتَنْبُتُgive birthالأَرْضُthe earthشَيْئًاanything (at all).(١)،(1),وَالسَّنَةُand the year:الْقَحْطُ.the drought.
And there is a point: He said: ‘And He sends down the rain,’ and He did not say: ‘and He sends down the rain;’ because sometimes the rain falls and there is no vegetation in it; thus it is not a rain, and the earth does not revive by it. And for this reason it is established in authentic Muslim: ‘The year is not that you will not be rained upon, but the year is that you be rained upon and the earth does not bring forth anything (1), and the year is the drought.’
الثَّالِثَةُThe third::عِلْمُKnowledgeمَاwhatفِيis inالأَرْحَامِthe wombs;لِقَوْلِهِ:for His saying:﴿﴿وَيَعْلَمُ‘and He knowsمَاwhatفِيis inالأَرْحَامِ؛the wombs;أَيٌّthat is:أَرْحَامٌthe wombsالْإِنَاثِ،of the females,فَهُوَHe isعَزَّ وَجَلَّthe Almighty,يَعْلَمُknowsمَاwhatفِيis inالأَرْحَامِ؛the wombs;أَيٌّthat is:مَاwhatفِيis inبُطُونِthe bellies ofالأُمَّهاتِthe mothersمِنْofبَنِيthe children ofآدَمَAdamوَغَيْرِهِمْ،and others,وَمَتَّلِقُand the subject ofالْعِلْمُknowledge is general,عَامٌّ،general;فَلَاso noيَعْلَمُknowsمَاwhatفِيis inالأَرْحَامُthe wombs exceptإِلَّاexceptمَنْfromخَلَقَهَاits creator,عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.the Almighty.(۱)(1)رَوَاهُNarratedمُسْلِمٌby Muslim(٢۹۰٤)(2904)عَنْfromأَبِيAbuهُرَيْرَةَHurairaرَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedاللَّهُ عَنْهُ.with him.
The third: knowledge of what is in the wombs, for His saying: ‘and He knows what is in the wombs;’ that is, the wombs of females. He, the Almighty, knows what is in the wombs; that is, what is in the bellies of the mothers of the children of Adam and others, and the subject of the knowledge is general; so no one knows what is in the wombs except its creator, the Almighty.