Lesson # 1073 from
Holy Qur-’aan
Punishment for a fault distressing- hoarding
Surah ‘TAWBAH or BARAAA-‘AH (REPENTANCE) –
Chapter – 9)
Stage – 2, Verse – 35 of 129, Section – 5 of
16 (Part – 10)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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35. On the Day when it will (all) be heated in
the fire of Hell, and their foreheads and their flanks and their backs will
be branded therewith (and it will be said unto them): Here is that which ye
hoarded for yourselves; now taste of what ye used to hoard.
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35. Yawma
yuhmaa ‘alay-haa fii
Naari Jahannama fatukwaa
bihaa jibaahu-hum wa
junuu-buhum wa zuhuuruhum.
Haazaa maa kanaztum
li-‘anfu-sikum fa-zuuquu maa
kuntum taknizuun.
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Lesson
Yuhmaa – (will be ignited), this word is from ham-yun,
which means “sharpening of the fire rapidly”. The aim from the word yuhmaa
is that “the fire of Hell will be sharpened on the hoarded wealth”.
Tukwaa – (will be branded), the origin of this word is kay-yun,
which means “making a mark on the body by a hot iron piece”. That is to say; to
heat up anything so much that it becomes red, then put it on the body, by which
a burning mark appears on the body.
Summary of this verse is “The Saying of God’s Messenger (grace, glory,
blessings and peace be upon Him), which is often repeated in the Sermon of
Friday i.e. ‘Al-kanzu kay-yum-minan-Naar.
(It aims that the treasure will be just like an iron piece, which will be
heated up to the point of redness and then body of the hoarder will be branded
with it).
It means that in this world, everyone has made it (hoarding the wealth)
his biggest occupation, and being entangled in its love, some people are seen
enjoying themselves apparently, although, in fact, they suffer, but against
their wealth, they slight their sufferings. Verily, if you consider the fact,
you will observe that in the world too, the riches and the wealth causes
worries, even that sometimes, hunger, thirst and sleep etc. disappear in its
worry, even that, one has no hope of life. Moreover, after death, this wealth
will be useless save giving pain.
To experience, a man should keep a penny on his palm after making it
red on the fire. That penny will brand on his palm. After that he must
meditate: The entire gold and silver etc. which he has hoarded; will be heated in
the fire of the Hell, not in the ordinary fire of this world, then it will be placed
on the body of the rich, and it will not be removed until it becomes cold. When
it will become cold then, again it be heated and placed on the body. And this
practice will be continued. What will he feel at that time?
Mufassarin (the commentators)
have explained that if you say to any miser for giving some money for a good
work, then at first, he will be angry. If you say again and again, then he will
turn away and evade. Therefore, these three body parts will be branded i.e.
forehead, flank and back. If you desire to be saved from the torment, then you
should not hoard but spend in the Way of God Almighty.
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