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O Mankind! Eat of That Which is Lawful and Wholesome in the Earth, and Follow Not the Footsteps of the Devil. Lo! He is an Open Enemy for You
LESSON # 167 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
The Power Belongs Wholly To Allah
Verse –165b of 286, Section – 20 (Part 2)
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Oh, that those who do evil had but known, (on the Day) when they
behold the doom, that power belongeth wholly to Allah, and that Allah is
Severe in punishment!
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Wa law yarallaziina zalamuuu ‘iz
yarawnal-‘azaaba, ‘annal-Quwwata lillaahi
jamii-‘anw-wa-‘annal-llaaha Shadiidul-‘azaab.
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Lesson
In the earlier verses after discussion about Oneness of God,
Creator of the Universe and dignity of the Believers, Allah Almighty told about
His Power and Strength, and commanded that the Infidels and Idolaters settle
partnership with the God Almighty to the different things due to their
foolishness, ignorance and un-foresightedness. They consider as these things
will accede to their wishes, support them at the times of difficulties, give
rewards or prizes to them as compensation of their worship and believe that
these are masters of the powers.
Allah Almighty asserts in this verse, “Would that! The deniers of
the truth and Idolaters would have seen the Doom which We shall descend upon
them on the Doomsday. After seeing the doom they will say at once that all
kinds of powers and strength, greatness, divinity and magnificence, power of
choice and influence are only for Allah Almighty, no body can speak or boast in
front of Him. Without Him no body can help or support anyone and every thing is
humble opposite to Him.
On that Day neither the wealth/property of anyone will be useful
for him, and nor his relatives and friends will help him. Each person will try
to run away from his intimate brothers, sisters, mother, father, wife,
children, friends and relatives so that he would not have to face their doom
upon him. On the Day of Resurrection the Idolaters will forget their false
worshiped and liar partners, and use to call “May God save us; forbid”.
During the worldly life various types of difficulties and tests
descend on the human beings. Using the sense the person should deem that this
all is from the God Almighty and he should bend in front of Allah Almighty
getting lesson from these calamities.
In the sayings of the Prophet (glory, grace,
blessings and peace be upon Him) this humility, indigence and
helplessness has been told as penitence and begging mercy, and supplication as
worship. The Messenger of God Almighty (glory, grace, blessings and peace be
upon Him) commanded, “‘Ad-Duaaw- mukh-khul ‘ibaadah”
(Supplication is the Brain of Worship).
LESSON # 168 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Helplessness Of The Idolators
Verse –166 & 167 of 286, Section – 20 (Part 2)
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166. (On the Day) when those who were followed disown
those who followed (them), and they behold the doom, and all their aims
collapse with them.
167. And those who were but followers will say: If a
return were possible for us, we would disown them even as they have disowned
us. Thus will Allah show them their own deeds as anguish for them. And they will
not emerge from the Fire.
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166. ‘Iz tabarra-‘allazii-nattu-bi-‘uu
minallaziinat-taba-‘uu wa ra-‘a-wul-azaaba wa
taqat-ta-‘at bihimul-‘asbaab.
167. Wa qaalal-laziinat-taba-‘uu law
‘anna lanaa karratan- fa-natabarra-‘a minhum
kamaa tabarra-‘uu minnaa. Kazaalika
yuriihimullaahu ‘a’-maalahum hasaraatin
‘alayhim. Wa maa hum-
bi-khaarijiina minan-Naar.
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Lesson
Allah Almighty has narrated a horrible and dreadful sight of the
Doomsday. Would that the evildoer Idolaters might think, get it as warning and
shun from the evildoings.
On that day the liar religious or spiritual guides who have
compelled the common stupid people to follow them, will leave them who followed
them and due to following them they had left the straight path. This time will
be very frightful and dangerous for those stupid follower obedient disciples
that their spiritual guides would have kept themselves aloof from them, means
would have been cut, and the doom would be visible in front.
The stupid followers will say, “would that we may go once again
back to the (previous) world and adopt displeasure likewise these wicked
religious and spiritual guides disowned us but then it will not be possible.
Their evil acts will be in front of them in the shape of an afflicted record
and there will be no way to get rid of the Hell fire.
allazii-nattu-bi-‘uu – (who were followed) ‘It-tibaa’ is its
infinitive mood which means to follow. It signifies towards the religious and
spiritual guides who are followed.
al-laziinat-taba-‘uu – (who followed ) that is to say the followers, obedient and
disciples of their liar religious and spiritual guides.
LESSON # 169 FROM
HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Lawful And Pure Food
Verse –168 of 286, Section – 21 (Part 2)
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O mankind! Eat of that which is
lawful and wholesome in the earth, and follow not the footsteps of the devil.
Lo! He is an open enemy for you.
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Yaaa-‘ayyuhan-naasu kuluu
mimmaa fil-‘arzi Halaalan- tay-yibaa. Wa
laa tattabi-‘uu khutuwaatish-Shay-taan. ‘In-nahuu
lakum ‘aduw-wum-mu-biin.
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Lesson
In this verse God Almighty addressed
the entire human beings and declared the difference between lawful and
unlawful, and determined compulsory two conditions for the eatables and
drinkable things:
It should be lawful
It should be pure and clean
Halaalun – the thing which is not
forbidden by Allah Almighty to eat or drink that is called lawful according to
the Divine’s law, and which has not been disliked or not fixed as unlawful, for
example: water, vegetables, meat, pulses etc.
Tay-yiban – (pure, clean, fine, nice) those
things which are lawful including pure and clean from filth and nastiness.
Applying two conditions by Islam in the
food (lawful and pure) it has produced a very great excellence. Due to these
principles each that thing which is not pure and clean, is dangerous or hurtful
for the body and soul, or that has not gotten lawfully, to eat, drink or use of
it is forbidden.
The Messenger of Allah Almighty (glory,
grace, blessings and peace be upon Him) took too much care of pure, clean and
lawful that those things smell of which usually take ill upon health, declared
odious and their use before coming to the mosque has been prohibited by Him
(glory, grace, blessings and peace be upon Him) so that it might not take ill
on the nature of the devout associates.
The Arabs had declared some things
unlawful of their own accords for instance the animals left loose in the name
of idols and likewise some other foods. And also they began to use some
forbidden things like mother’s milk. Islam forbade from it, accordingly there
is a Saying of the Prophet (glory, grace, blessings and peace be upon Him),
“The person whose meal is unlawful, clothes are unlawful and food is also
unlawful, how his prayer might be accepted?”
Allah Almighty commanded that the
people who don’t care about lawful, pure and clean, they follow the devil and
the devil is the worst enemy of the human being. He will never be the
well-wisher of the mankind.
LESSON # 170 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
The Evil And The Fouls
Verse –169 of 286, Section – 21 (Part 2)
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He enjoineth upon you only the evil and the foul, and that ye
should tell concerning Allah that which ye know not.
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‘Innamaa ya’-murukum- bis-suuu-‘i
wal-fah-shaaa-‘i wa ‘an- taquuluu ‘alallaahi maa
laa ta’-lamuun.
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Lesson
As-suuu-‘u – evil/bad thing (intellectually and legally)
Al-fah-shaaa-‘u – (foul, shamelessness and disliked due to morality and
respect, the words fahash (indecent, frivolous) and faahishah (shameless,
unchaste) have also been derived from it.
Two characteristics of the Satan (devil) have been mentioned in
this verse:
1. He teaches Always evil and fouls to the human
being. The mankind should never hope for advantage/benefit from the devil but
it is his nature that he is stained entirely in evil, filth, foul, depravity
and impurity/pollution, and he wishes to keep stained the others too. He
excites every time for any kind of wickedness, quarrel, sedition, mischief and
bustle, and stands in the way of goodness. The entire those wishes and works
which are fatal for human brotherhood and humanity itself, those all are
entered in the evil and foul. To create a mischief in the safety and peace of
society, to sow dissention between mutual brotherhood and fraternity, to
extirpate the union and cooperation, not to complete the rights of the
servants, it means that all the works due to which tumult spreads belong to
mischievous and devil.
2. The Devil induces the human beings to tell the
people false, self invented by themselves talks and show that these are from
the commands of the God Almighty, while Allah Almighty never orders for those
things, but the followers of the devil do all that for getting casual
advantages of frail things, worldly temptation and greediness of wealth.
This disease had become common in the scholars of the children
of Israel. To deceive the public they tell the useful for them self
invented talks and use to say that it was from the God Almighty. Resultantly
the roots of their religion became hollow and they failed for future.
We should learn the lesson from this verse that we should neither
take part in the evil and foul nor tell the public false and self invented
matters because these both works belong to the
Satan.
LESSON # 171 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Thoughtless Follow Suit
Verse –170 of 286, Section – 21 (Part 2)
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And when it is said unto them: Follow that which Allah hath
revealed, they say: We follow that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even
though their fathers were wholly unintelligent and had no
guidance?
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Wa ‘izaa qiila lahumut-tabi-‘uu
maaa ‘anzalal-laahu qaaluu bal nattabi-‘u
maaa ‘al-faynaa ‘alayhi ‘aabaaa-‘anaa.
‘A-wa-law kaana ‘aabaaa-‘uhum laa ya’-qiluuna
shay-‘anw-wa laa yahta-duun.
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Lesson
It has been mentioned in this verse about a habit of the illusion
pro/whimsical that is to say whenever they are commanded to do worship for God
Almighty, follow His orders and rules in each part of the life, earn and spend
the wealth and property according to His instructions, act upon the Divine law
of religion in the affairs, business, money dealings, buying and selling,
marriage/wedding festivities, divorce, in these cases they reply, “We shall
respect only the customs of our elders, forefathers and traditions of our
dynasty. We shall go on that path on which we have seen our elders and
superiors”. As though these people have faith on the customs of their elders
leaving the orders and instructions of the God Almighty, they consider prior
their customs and traditions and give importance and force more than the Divine
law of the God Almighty.
Allah Almighty commands that these people follow indiscriminate
their elders, while it is possible that their forefathers have not any
intelligence and wisdom. They would be going astray in the depravity. They
would have totally fallen back from the straight path. So following blind their
likewise forefathers these people will fall compulsorily in the destruction and
ruin.
Our Wise Doctor and famous Poet of the East Muhammad Iqbal has
mentioned the concept in the exaggerated view as under:
‘Aa-iini naw si darnaa, tarzi kuhun pe arhna
Manzil yahi kathan hai qawmon ki zindgi men
(To fear from the new constitution, to stop on the old form
It is the difficult stage in the existence of the nations
LESSON # 172 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Likeness Of Disbelievers Of The Messenger
(May glory, grace, blessings and peace be upon Him)
Verse –171 of 286, Section – 21 (Part 2)
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The likeness of those who disbelieve (in relation to the
Messenger) is as the likeness of one who calleth unto that which heareth
naught except a shout and cry. Deaf, dumb, blind, therefore they have no
sense.
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Wa masalullaziina kafaruu kamasalillazi
yan-‘iqu bimaa laa yasma-‘u ‘illaa
du-‘aaa-‘anw-wa nidaaa-‘aa. Summum- buk-mun
‘umyun- fa-hum laa ya’- qiluun.
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Lesson
In this verse likeness of the disbelievers is being discussed that
they are like the animals which are called by their shepherd. The animal
listens to his voice surely but does not understand anything. Desiring the
shepherd would be singing the sweet songs or abusing them. The animal does not
understand except considering it as cry and scream. In this verse the ‘Caller’
signifies towards the Messenger of God Almighty (May glory, grace, blessings and peace be upon Him) and the Infidels have been illustrated by a simile of animals.
Surely these people hear the invitation of the Prophet of God Almighty (May glory, grace, blessings and peace be upon Him) but they do not think and care about it that what is hidden in
this sound for them and what they have to do answering this voice.
The persons who do not embrace the invitation of the truth are
like deaf that the voice of Just enters into their ears but does not affect on
their hearts. They show a listened talk as un-listened. They are dumb as they
listen and understand the Right but do not recognize it with their tongues. If
their hearts agreed to it even then they do not embrace and don’t convey the
message of justice up to the other people. They are blind as they do not look
the straight path. In spite of having eyes they are unable to see something. If
the use of these powers is not for the justice and these are not used in the
right path then existence of these things is equal to non existence. Because
which Life (God Almighty) has bestowed the powers to the human being, if these
things do not work according to His Instructions, do not show the mankind the
Path of Real Master Almighty and do not tell the method to meet Him then there
is no advantage of their existence.
For example a person has any eatable but he does not bring it in
use then it will be said that he has nothing to eat. Or any person has heap
amount but he doesn’t spend it, moreover he keeps it holding and counting up
then only it will be said that this wealth is equal to nothing. The same condition
is of the Infidels that they have ears, tongues and eyes but they do not use
these things as these are required to be used.
LESSON # 173 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Forbidden Foods
Verse –172 & 173a of 286, Section – 21 (Part 2)
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172. O ye who believe! Eat of the good things which We
have provided you, and render thanks to Allah if it is (indeed) He Whom ye
worship.
173a. He hath forbidden you only carrion, and blood, and
swine-flesh, and that which hath been immolated to (the name of) any other
than Allah.
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172. Yaaa-‘ayyuhallaziina ‘aa-manuu kuluu
min- tayyibaati maa razaqnaakum washkuruu
lillaahi in-kuntum ‘iyyaahu ta’- buduun.
173a. ‘Innamaa harrama ‘alay-kumul-
may-tata waddama wa lahmal-khin-ziiri wa maaa
‘u-hilla bihii li-gayrillaah.
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Lesson
Allah Almighty has reminded again His blessings in this verse and
commanded that He has created uncounted pure and fine things. The human being
should not restrict himself from them and eat them without hesitation. It is
the demand of the real worship of God Almighty that the human being should
enjoy His blessings and favors. The mankind should gratitude to the God
Almighty and should not get joined any partner of Him.
Then some forbidden things are being mentioned here:
‘Al-may-tatu – (carrion, dead animal) that is to say the animal which
dies itself or killed but not slaughtered according to the Divine. Like this if
any piece of meat has been cut from the body of living animal that also will be
counted as impure. There are only two animals like which are legal without
slaughtering them i.e. Fish and Locust.
In addition to the carrion - blood, and swine-flesh, and that
animals which have been immolated to (the name of) any other than God Almighty
are included in the forbidden things.
Lahmal-khin-ziiri – (swine flesh) it has clearly mentioned in the Holy Qur’an that
hog, pig, boar, swine-flesh and its bacon is forbidden. From the investigations
it has been proved that this animal is the most shameless and immodest animal
and its flesh has a lot of moral and physical bad effects. The nations which
eat the swine-flesh are its live proof.
Maaa ‘u-hilla bihii
li-gayrillaah – (which has been immolated to (the name of) any other than
the God Almighty) namely the animal which is slaughtered or altered on the name
other than Allah Almighty. Literal meanings of ‘U-hilla is to
elevate the voice and call aloud.
LESSON # 174 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Forms Of Compulsion
Verse –173b of 286, Section – 21 (Part 2)
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But he who is driven by necessity, neither craving nor
transgressing, it is no sin for him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
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Fa-maniz-turra gayra baaginw-wa laa
‘aadin- falaaa ‘isma ‘alayh. ‘Innallaaha
Gafuurur-Rahiim.
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Lesson
‘az-turra – (who is driven by necessity) the word ‘iz-ta-raarun is
its infinitive mood. Zaruu-rat has come out from its
matter. Zaruu-rat means necessity. It signifies that if it has
become compulsory for the human being and it will not be possible for him to
remain alive then under this compulsion form he is allowed to eat
unlawful/forbidden food at the very least quantity of which is permissible only
so that he may live. For instance food is not attainable and there is nothing
except forbidden thing or due to poverty lawful food can not be obtained or the
use of forbidden thing is necessary for any disease on the advice of a skillful
doctor. Due to these conditions the forbidden things are permitted to be used
in as minimum quantity as it is necessary to save one’s life.
Gayra baagin – ( not to disobey, not to crave, to execute the
command) gayra baagin means that the person who eats
the forbidden food, his intention or will should not be to crave or break the
law. He wishes only to save his life because to save the life is also His (God
Almighty) command.
laa ‘aadin – (not to transgress) that is to say the person should not
be deviator, sinner of crossing the limitations of Divine. If he has to eat
under compulsion form, he should not take much, he should eat only that
quantity with which he may save his life.
Gafuur – (Forgiving) that is to say so Forgiver and Merciful that
some times He doesn’t punish on our sins, moreover also the sins are not left
by Him (the God Almighty, for example whenever we use the forbidden thing in
any situation of compulsion He doesn’t bind and does not punish us.
Allah Almighty has done lawful in some cases to the forbidden
things using His excellent Mercy and kindness. But there is condition for it
that the human being has been compelled due to any reason as it would have
become impossible for saving his life and secondly he should not use the
forbidden item to get taste but only too less quantity that he may save his
life only because saving the life is duty.
In the situation of compulsion it is sin also not to eat these
things because to save the life is first duty. Like these situations it is
equal to suicide and it is clear that the act of suicide is forbidden.
We should abstain totally from the forbidden things and whenever
it becomes compulsory for us to use them then we should keep the intention good
and use at the very least quantity.
LESSON # 175 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Punishment For Bad Scholars Of The Religions
Verse –174 of 286, Section – 21 (Part 2)
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Lo! Those who hide aught of the Scripture which Allah hath
revealed and purchase a small gain therewith, they eat into their bellies
nothing else than fire. And Allah will not speak to them on the Day of
Resurrection, nor will He make them grow. And theirs will be a painful
doom.
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‘Innallaziina yaktumuuna maaa ‘anzalallaahu
minal-Kitaabi wa yashtaruuna bihii
samanan-qaliilan, ‘ulaaa-‘ika maa ya’-kuluuna fii
butuuni-him illan-Naara wa laa yukal-limu-humullaahu
Yawmal-Qi-yaamati wa laa yuzakkiihim. Wa lahum
‘azaabun ‘aliim.
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Lesson
Samanan-qaliilan – (a small gain) the worldly gains desiring are a lot
comparatively to the gains and rewards of the Doomsday even then these are very
lesser and unreal. This is the actual meaning of samanan-qaliilan.
God Almighty had also included the orders and instructions
regarding lawful and forbidden things in the Divine’s laws of the children
of Israel so that the nation may recognize the straight path. But out
of that nation a group of persons monopolized the religion and this group was
considered as the scholars of the religion and monks. They began to explain and
comment on the Scriptures revealed heavenly. Then due to worldly temptation
they used to tell the people the points which favored them and purchased a
small gain therewith explaining topsy-turvy and exchanging according to the
will of people. Hence the purpose of the commands died. So like this class of
scholars went astray as well as they misled also the other persons.
In this verse their punishment is being mentioned that due to this
crime they eat into their bellies nothing else than fire as if the poison has
been mixed in a very delicious food, such then apparently that food will be
much tasty but after reaching into the belly it will ignite. Like this these
persons are ruining hereinafter due to worldly greed. Although apparently they
are passing their lives with pump and show, and comfortably, the people respect
them but in fact their end will be much horrible.
Now three more punishments are being narrated for those persons in
this verse:
Allah Almighty will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection.
So these bad scholars will be kept deprived from the Mercy and Kindness of the
God Almighty. The Creator of the universe and Master of the Doomsday will turn
His face from them. It will be deprivation from His Mercy and declaration of
His anger.
They would never be pure from the sins. Due to their sins God
Almighty will put them into the Hell. Purification and correction will never be
obtainable by them. The God Almighty will forgive some other evildoers after
punishment with His Mercy and purify them. But these bad scholars will remain
always in the Fire for burning. Neither their sins will fall off nor they will
become pure and nor they might enter the Paradise.
Horrible doom will be for them not only physically but also
mentally and spiritually, and they will never get rid of this trouble. May God
Almighty save us from that Doom.
It is known from this verse that how a great crime is to hide the
Just, not to disclose the Truth, to interpret false of the true talks and
expose wrongfully the Orders of the God Almighty, which has too many
punishments. It is so big sin because due to this sin the entire nation goes to
ruin and falls into the dark well of stray leaving the straight path. If on the
one side speaking the truth and fearlessness are superior virtues then on the
other side hypocrisy and hiding the truth are the worst moral crimes, and the
Messenger (May glory, grace, blessings and peace be upon Him) of God Almighty has explained to speak the truth in front of
cruel ruler is Jihad (to try and strive).
LESSON # 176 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Business Of Loss
Verse –175 & 176 of 286, Section – 22 (Part One-Fourth of 2)
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175. Those are they who purchase error at the price of
guidance, and torment at the price of pardon. How constant are they in their
strife to reach the Fire!
176. That is because Allah hath revealed the Scripture
with the truth. And those who find (a cause of) disagreement in the Scripture
are in open schism.
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175. ‘Ulaaa-‘ikallazii-nashtara-wuz-zalaalata
bil-hudaa wal-‘azaaba bil-magfirah. Famaaa ‘asbarahum
‘alan-Naar.
176. Zaalika bi-‘annallaaha
nazzalal-Kitaaba bil-Haqq. Wa ‘innallazii-nakhtalafuu
fil-kitaabi lafii shiqaaqim- ba-‘iid.
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Lesson
The persons, who hide the truth and sell the religion for a few
coins, reality of their business has been mentioned in this verse. They
personally deem that they have united the wealth selling the Truth earned the
world, collected the goods of pleasure and did very good business. But the Holy
Qur’an describes that in fact they have lost every thing in this business, they
have purchased error at the price of guidance, forgot the straight path and
chose the cured way, became refugee in dark leaving the Light, liked depravity
instead of Faith, this world instead of the Day of Resurrection, and torment at
the price of pardon. Which business will be more harmful and injurious than it?
Those people achieved casual gains and did not care for that comfortable life
which will be for ever.
It is a very big sin to hide the true speech, to color false to
the commands of the God Almighty, to deal in selling the Right, and punishment
of this crime is very much painful. We should learn from the misdeeds of the
children of Israel so that we may save ourselves from these
sins/evildoing.
Why did this all happen? Hence the God Almighty revealed the
Right/Just but they opposed it. If there would be any lawful reason then it
were right, but they did not believe the Truth due to only opposite and
religious persecution. They prepared to contradict for enmity and opposed
instead of cooperation. They supposed racial and family inheritance also to the
religion. They went against the last Messenger (May glory, grace, blessings and peace be upon Him) of God Almighty only due to the reason that He (May glory, grace, blessings and peace be upon Him) was out of the children of Prophet Ishmael (peace be upon Him) and
was not out of the children of Prophet Israel (peace be upon Him), although
they were the children of the same Grandfather the Prophet Abraham (peace be
upon Him).
LESSON # 177 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Good Beliefs – Fundamental Righteousness
Verse –177a of 286, Section – 22 (Part - 2)
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It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces to the East and
the West; but righteousness is this that one should believe in Allah and the
Last Day and the angels and the Scripture and the Prophets;
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Laysal-birra ‘an- tuwalluu wujuuhakum
qibalal-Mashriqi wal-Magribi wa laakinnal-birra man
‘aama-na billaahi wal- Yawmil-‘Akhiri wal-
malaaa—ikati wal-Kitaabi wan-nabiyyiin.
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Lesson
al-birra – (Righteousness) it has vast meanings in Arabic language.
Each kind of righteousness comes in the comprehension of this word.
al-Mashriqu – (the East, from which direction the sun rises). Many eastern
nations have used to worship the Sun believing as god, and because it rises
from the east so uneducated nations took it as a sacred direction. The Holy
Qur’an stroke this thought severely and told that it is not the righteousness
and obedience to take only some direction as sacred. Completion of the
righteousness exists only with good beliefs and true deeds.
al- malaaa—‘ikatu - (the Angels) (peace be upon them) to admit the existence
of that bright creature which keeps doing the works commanded by Allah
Almighty, it is necessary to believe them (peace be upon them).
al-Kitaabu - (the Scripture) means all the Heavenly Scriptures. It is also
necessary to believe all of them.
an-nabiyyiinu – it signifies towards the entire Prophets (peace be upon them)
who came in this world time and time again for guidance of the
human beings from the God Almighty. It is necessary too to believe all of them.
When the children of Israel heard the proclamation
through Holy Qur’an about censure of partnership with God Almighty and
punishment of infidelity, they shivered with terror and replied by saying that
we do worship confronting Bait-ul-Muqaddas (Jerusalem). So we
even follow the Heavenly Scripture. Why the Doom would be revealed upon us? In
this verse it has been replied to their stubbornness.
This verse is one of the most important verses. There is given
comprehensive concept of the righteousness that the virtue is not only the name
of mere devotion and worship, and it is not also the name of worship turning
towards any particular direction. Moreover near to Islam the righteousness
grows correcting the both, the faith and the action. It has equal importance
for belief, affairs, prayers, morality, behavior, sincerity and sacrifice
(all).
LESSON # 178 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Fair Affairs – Real Righteousness
Verse –177b of 286, Section – 22 (Part - 2)
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And give away wealth, for love of Him, to kinsfolk and to
orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and to those who ask, and to set
slaves free;
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Wa ‘aatal-maala ‘alaa hubbihii
zawil-qurbaa wal-yataamaa wal-ma-saakiina
wabnas-sabiili,was-saaa-‘iliina wa fir-riqaab.
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Lesson
‘Alaa hubbihii - (for love of Him) means for the love of
Allah Almighty. It is known from this that only spending the money is not
required but the purpose should be to spend in the path of God Almighty for the
sake of Him. It has also been gotten from it that, “while the person has love
for the wealth and he needs it also, and even then he spends the money”. From
this we have also learnt the excellence of a strong believer that he has love
for money in his heart, his wishes are alive, he wants to spend for his person
and his pleasant charming things but he stoops his neck in front of the orders
of Allah Almighty and stopping his wishes he spends for His sake, and
sacrifices his personal affection upon the order of Allah Almighty.
zawil-qurbaa (relatives) there is a great wisdom hidden in supporting the
relatives to provide them financial help. The Economic System of the entire
Nation has been established on it. Every well-to-do person should look after at
first his poor relatives, family members, brothers, sisters, brother’s sons,
sister’s sons (nephews) and other relatives.
fir-riqaab (to set slaves free) this is
plural of Raqabah. Its literal meaning is neck. In usage it
signifies towards the people who aren’t free and are ‘slaves’. From this order
it means that by compensating to free them is righteousness.
God Almighty. Out of the needy and helpless deserving people first come near relatives, then the orphans, the poor, the wayfarer, the beggar, and the compelled and slaves who are deprived of freedom.
Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English byMarmaduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’an published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif).
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