Lesson # 1051 from Holy Qur’aan
Spending time and money on apparent decoration
Surah ‘TAWBAH or BARAAA-‘AH (REPENTANCE) – Chapter – 9)
Stage – 2, Verse – 19 of 129, Section
– 3 of 16 (Part – 10)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In
the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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19. Count ye the
slaking of a pilgrim’s thirst and tendance of the Inviolable Place of Worship
as (equal to the worth of) him who believeth in Allah and the Last Day, and
striveth in the Way of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. And
Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
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19. ‘A-ja-‘altum siqaa-yatal-Haaajji wa
‘imaaratal-Masjidil-Haraami
Kaman ‘aamana BIllaahi
wal-Yawmil-‘Aakhiri wa jaahada fii
Sabii-LIllaah. Laa yasta-wuuna
‘indAllaah. WAllaahu laa
yahdil-qawmaz-zaalimiin.
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Lesson
Siqaa-yatun – (to slake, to quench), this word has the same
meaning as of the saq-yun. However, here it aims also “the place; where
the water is slaked, as well as that utensil is siqaa-yatun too, with
which someone is slaked, for example “a cup, glass or bowl etc”. Siqaa-yatun is such vessel or a little pond;
in which the water is deposited for miscellaneous use. It is called siqaa-watun
also.
‘Imaarata – (to people, to colonize, making arrangements for
the pilgtims), here it aims “to support and keep up apparent cheer”.
The Pagans were proud that
they used to perform the hospitality of such people who come to Makkah
for pilgrimage, provide them food and water, take care of their ease and
comfort. For such places, there is a need of such matters, so that those people,
who come to visit the sacred places, may stay with comfort, and the gaiety and
merriment should increase.
It has been described in this
verse that the actual works which are required to be performed, are some
different from them, whichever they do. Those people are better than these, who
consider that only outward hustle bustle, pomp and show are everything.
The actual works are “The man
should believe in Allah Almighty and the Day of Resurrection; on which account
of every individual’s actions shall be taken. After believing in God Almighty
and the Last Day, now it is duty of every human being that he/she should try
and strive with own soul and wealth; in the Way of Allah Almighty; and continue
to do so during entire life time.
Those people who slake the
thirsty pilgrims and arrange to colonize them in the vicinity of the Inviolable
Place of Worship (Masjidil-Haraam), and those people who believe in God
Almighty and the Last Day, and endow their entire life for the Cause of Allah
Almighty, these both kinds of people cannot be equal.
Those; who consider them equal;
have been tyrannizing themselves; as well as; God’s other creature. Allah
Almighty does neither cause to know the Right Matter to the tyrants and nor
show them the Straight Path. Those people should learn a lesson from this verse,
who spend their time and money on outward decoration of the Mosques (Masaajid).
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