ONE AYAT A DAY
سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ اَيُّهَ الثَّقَلٰنِۚ
Sanafrugu lakum ayyuhaṡ-ṡaqalān(i).
We will attend to you, O prominent beings.
A Warning for Humans and JinnIbn Jurayj said that the Ayah,سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ(We shall attend to you,) means, `We shall judge you,' while Al-Bukhari said that it means, "We shall recompense you. Surely, nothing will busy Allah from attending to anything else." This type of speech pattern is common in the Arabic language. For example, one would say, "I will attend to you," even when one is not busy with anything else. Allah's saying;أَيُّهَا الثَّقَلاَنِ(O you Thaqalan!) refers to the humans and the Jinns, as in the Hadith;«يَسْمَعُهَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا الثَّقَلَيْن»(Everyone will be able to hear it, except the Thaqalayn.) In another narration that explains it, the Prophet said,«إِلَّا الْإِنْسَ وَالْجِن»(...except mankind and the Jinns.) Allah said,فَبِأَىِّ ءَالاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ (Then which of the blessings of your Lord will you both deny), then,يمَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالإِنسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَن تَنفُذُواْ مِنْ أَقْطَـرِ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ فَانفُذُواْ لاَ تَنفُذُونَ إِلاَّ بِسُلْطَـنٍ (O assembly of Jinn and men! If you are able to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass beyond (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allah)!) meaning, `you will never be able to escape Allah's orders and decrees, because it encompasses you. You will never be able to avoid or avert His rule and judgement over you, you…