Insya Allah

May 9, 2005, 1:02 pm

Al-Kahfi (18):23, 24

23. And never say of anything “I shall do such and such thing tomorrow”
24. Except (with the saying) “Insya Allah” (If Allah will). And remember your Lord when you forget and say: “It may be that my Lord guides me unto a nearer way of truth than this”

23. Dan jangan sekali-kali kamu mengatakan terhadap sesuatu: “Sesungguhnya aku akan mengerjakan itu besok pagi”
24. kecuali (dengan menyebut): “Insya Allah”. Dan ingatlah kepada Tuhanmu jika kamu lupa dan katakanlah: “Mudah-mudahan Tuhanku akan memberiku petunjuk kepada yang lebih dekat kebenarannya daripada ini”

In Tafsir Ibnu Katsir, the reason why these ayat is revealed can be found here:

Then they came to the Messenger of Allah and said, `O Muhammad, tell us,’ and they asked him about the things they had been told to ask. The Messenger of Allah said “I will tell you tomorrow about what you have asked me.” But he did not say `If Allah wills.’

So they went away, and the Messenger of Allah stayed for fifteen days without any revelation from Allah concerning that, and Jibril, peace be upon him, did not come to him either.

The people of Makkah started to doubt him, and said, `Muhammad promised to tell us the next day, and now fifteen days have gone by and he has not told us anything in response to the questions we asked.’ The Messenger of Allah felt sad because of the delay in revelation, and was grieved by what the people of Makkah were saying about him.

Then Jibril came to him from Allah with the Surah about the companions of Al-Kahf, which also contained a rebuke for feeling sad about the idolators. The Surah also told him about the things they had asked him about, the young men and the traveler.


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    Comment by Anonymous — July 8, 2005 @ 2:12 pm

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    Comment by lina — April 4, 2006 @ 8:09 am

  3. Ngomong-ngomong koq gua merasa kata InsyaAllah di Indonesia diucapkan terlalu sering dan terlalu gampang sehingga gua pribadi membutuhkan kata yang lebih kuat untuk janjian selain InsyaAllah? Gua sendiri biasanya makai kalau bikin janjian yang benar2 penting. Sisanya nggak pakai kalimat janji… :)

    Comment by Dhita — January 13, 2007 @ 2:05 am

  4. Ngomong-ngomong koq gua merasa kata InsyaAllah di Indonesia diucapkan terlalu sering dan terlalu gampang sehingga gua pribadi membutuhkan kata yang lebih kuat untuk janjian selain InsyaAllah? Gua sendiri biasanya makai kalau bikin janjian yang benar2 penting. Sisanya nggak pakai kalimat janji… :)

    Comment by Dhita — January 13, 2007 @ 2:07 am

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