Introduction of Chapter “SAFF” - (THE RANKS)

 

Introduction of Chapter 61 (L-3249)

Chapter “SAFF” - (THE RANKS) - 61

It is sixty-first Chapter of Holy Qur’an according to order. It has two Sections, and probably it was revealed in sixth AH near the Peace Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. The works, which are liked by Allaah Almighty, have been described in this Chapter. Once upon a time, some Muslims were gathering at a place and conversing concerning their betterment. The matter reached the point: If we had known that which works were liked by Allaah Almighty, we would have chosen those works to do wholeheartedly. At such occasion these verses were sent down.

It was commanded: Behold! We describe you the works which Allaah Almighty likes. But We warn you also that He does not like talking only with tongues, boasting and showing back at the time of necessity to work. You must show practically done whatever you say by your tongues. Allaah Almighty is displeased from it that a man says by tongue, “I shall do this and that”, but he does not do as he says.

Listen! Allaah Almighty likes it that you must stay before the people, who are His enemies, at the time of war; as you are a wall strengthened with lead, which is without any hole or defect.

It was the habit of the folk of Moses (peace be upon him) that they used to claim by their tongues that they were able to do great works (for showing others that they were very brave and could defeat the enemy), but at the time of war against the enemies, they used to return from the battle field. Sometimes in battle, they used to give reply to Moses (peace be upon him): We can’t do this work. It is your and your Lord’s work. The same was said by the folk of Jesus (peace be upon him) too. When he said: Behold! I am a Messenger of Allaah. I say true to those Messengers (peace be upon them) who came before me. I convey Good News that a Last Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) will come after me.

They used to boast, “When the Last Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) will come, we shall support him and destroy the rebel people. But when he (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) came, they evaded by saying, “it is a play of magic” and denied him clearly.

O Muslims! All such people are wrongdoers. You must never try to equal them. Your religion is true, and your Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) is true. Behold! If you will correct your faith and works according to his Instructions, you will overcome in the world and will be successful in the Hereafter (the life after death). Allaah Almighty will bestow rewards to you on the Day of Resurrection.

O Muslims! Help the Religion of Allaah Almighty and spread it suitably, as the companions of Jesus (peace be upon him) tried their best to spread their religion. Allaah Almighty helps such people.

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What does this Chapter teach (b)

 

What does this Chapter teach (b) (L-3248)

Chapter “MUMTAHINAH” - (She that is to be examined) - 60

It has been described in this Chapter: Whosoever gets ready to compel the people to accept any religion or reject, he is enemy of Allaah Almighty and the enemy of the Muslims. When the Muslims have to fight such people, at that time, extending a hand of friendship towards anyone of them does not suit to any Muslim. Fight all of them collectively until they give up their stubbornness, and beat them black and blue. They desire to finish the freedom of human heart. Having sympathy with them is just like killing the humanity. They are enemies of the Truth. Don’t care yourselves, your children and wealth when you are standing before them to fight. This loss is only apparent and temporary. There is success of the Truth in punishing them. And which advantage will you reap; that will compensate your temporary loss. Freedom of everyone will prosper and no one will be able to seize others unreasonably.

Those who claimed that they were Muslims and fought only for acquiring kingdom and power, they themselves are responsible of their such act. Islam does not support them. Those who are convinced of religious freedom and do not have any enmity with anyone due to religion, and nor they molest the Muslims; only due to the reason that “why do they not adopt their religion leaving Islam”, Islam does not prevent from being kind to them, behaving with them politely and justly, having good and necessary relationships with them, as it has been explained in this Chapter. Apparent identity of the Muslims has been placed in this Chapter that after admitting their belief, whosoever will accept to escape from belief in a plurality of God, stealing, fornication, killing, forgery and deceiving, actually they are true Muslims.

After that they should try to follow the way of living in this world which the Messenger of Allaah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) has determined according to the Instructions of Holy Qur’an without imitating any other religion and they should never be awe-stricken from material, casual or apparent success of any individual.

There has been taken care concerning physical and spiritual development of the mankind in the religion Islam, whereas other religions take care concerning only physical and bodily improvement or a very few; they have made their object irrelevantly to acquire spiritual salvation wrongfully.

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What does this Chapter teach (a)

 

What does this Chapter teach (a) (L-3247)

Chapter “MUMTAHINAH” - (She that is to be examined) - 60

It can be understood by meditating in this Chapter that who are the enemies of the Muslims and what the reason of their enmity is, and what is its cure. The Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) lived for thirteen years in Makkah after receiving the Prophecy and caused the inhabitants of Makkah to understand: Worship not any other except Allaah! They said: Whatever we have been doing, is our old religion; which was adopted by our forefathers. We cannot leave it. If you will bring any new religion, neither we ourselves shall accept it and nor we shall let others to embrace. He (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) said: Well! You must think of kinship and disturb not them who accept my Religion. Let me do my work. They said No, not at all. We shall oppose your Religion every time and everywhere. Their such misbehaviour was choking the freedom of mankind’s sense. Those are enemies of Allaah, Islam and Muslims who desire to remove this freedom. Removing human freedom is the root of enmity.

It is known from this Chapter: Explain before the enemies first of all! Don’t prevent others from accepting Islam, whether you accept it or otherwise. Behave with them justly if they admit; and deal with them according to the principles of living altogether. But if they do not agree, leave them and immigrate to any other place. If even then they molest, then fight them with full power until they are confuted of Religious Freedom. It is manifest that Islam does not permit to fight only for conquering any Country and getting sovereignty. Islam desires to establish freedom of preaching the religion in the world and that every individual must choose the religion which one considers true after thinking. The root of sociability is only on justice and equality instead of any religion.

Holy Qur’an teaches to the Muslims: If you will hold fast the Qur’an and the Traditions of the Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him), the empire and the government will kiss your feet. You will not have to fight for it. Fight them only who prevent from spreading Islam, and make - own particular religious beliefs - the basis of living together instead of the principles of the humanity, and say: I shall compel him to accept who does not accept my religion, and I shall drive him on forcibly to give up his religion whether that is Islam or any other. Such people are transgressors who desire to keep the mankind slaves according to their wishes. They are enemies of the humanity. Removing them is duty of every sensible. It is the Islamic Jihad, which is not for conquest, but for keeping up religious freedom and mankind’s liberation. 

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Take confession from them!

 

Take confession from them! (L-3246)

فَبَايِعْهُنَّ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُنَّ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ 12b  يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ قَوْمًا غَضِبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَدْ يَئِسُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ كَمَا يَئِسَ ٱلْكُفَّارُ مِنْ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْقُبُورِ 13

12b.  fa-baa-yi'- hunna wastagfir  lahunnAllaah.  ‘InnAllaaha  Gafuurur-Rahiim. 13.  Yaaa-‘ayyuhal-laziina  ‘aamanuu  laa  tatawallaw  qawman  gazibAllaahu  'alay-him  qad  ya-'isuu  minal-‘Aakhirati  kamaa  ya-'isal-kuffaaru  min  ‘as-haabil-qubuur. (Part One-Half) (Section 2/8)

12b.  then accept their allegiance and ask Allah to forgive them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. 13. O you who believe! Be not friendly with a folk with whom Allah is wroth, (a folk) who have despaired of the Hereafter as the disbelievers despair of those who are in the graves.

Baa-yi'- hunna – (Accept their pledge!), it aims: admitting before the Messenger of Allaah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) or his Viceroy to abide by the Rules and Regulations of the Religion, in return for that reward which Allaah Almighty has determined for those who follow the commandments of the Religion. It was commanded previously: Examine the emigrant believing women when they come to you. The way of examining them has been described here.

It is commanded: O Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him)! When believing women get ready to admit the restrictions which were mentioned in the previous verses and say verbally, “We shall neither associate someone else with Allaah Almighty, nor we shall steal, nor shall we commit unlawful sexual intercourse, nor shall we kill our children (as the people used to kill before Islam), nor shall we bring forth a slander by swearing falsely and nor we shall tell concerning the children of others that those are of mine or my husband’s children, and we shall never disobey any of your commandments, and we shall abide by your all such commandments wholeheartedly”, then you must accept their allegiance and consider that they are Muslims. Ask forgiveness for them of Allaah and have faith that Allaah Almighty is Forgiving and Merciful.

After that it is commanded: Bear in mind, do not make allies of a people with whom Allaah Almighty has become angry. They have despaired of reward in the Hereafter just as the disbelievers who do not have belief in the life on the Day of Resurrection. They do not hope that they will be brought back to life again after death. They have despaired of meeting the inhabitants of the graves. They say: There is no life after death, whosoever died, died forever.   

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Trial of Belief

 

 

Trial of Belief (L-3245)

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنتُم بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنُونَ 11b  يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِذَا جَآءَكَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتُ يُبَايِعْنَكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن لَّا يُشْرِكْنَ بِٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يَسْرِقْنَ وَلَا يَزْنِينَ وَلَا يَقْتُلْنَ أَوْلَٰدَهُنَّ وَلَا يَأْتِينَ بِبُهْتَٰنٍ يَفْتَرِينَهُۥ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِنَّ وَأَرْجُلِهِنَّ وَلَا يَعْصِينَكَ فِى مَعْرُوفٍ 12a

11b.  WattaqUllaahal-laziii  ‘antum  bihii  Mu'-minuun. 12a.  Yaaa-‘ayyuhan-Nabbiyyu  ‘izaa  jaaa-'akal-Mu'-minaatu  yubaa-yi'-naka  'alaaa  ‘allaa  yushrikna  Billaahi  shay-'anw-wa  laa  yasriqna  wa  laa  yazniina  wa  laa  yaqtulna  ‘awlaada-hunna  wa  laa  ya'-tiina  bi-buhtaaniny-yaftarii-nahuu  bayna  ‘aydiihinna  wa  ‘arjuli-hinna  wa  laa  ya'-siinaka  fii  ma'-ruufin-

11b.  and keep your duty to Allah in Whom you are believers. 12a. O Prophet! If believing women come unto you, taking oath of allegiance unto you that they will ascribe no thing as partner unto Allah, and will neither steal nor commit adultery nor kill their children, nor produce any lie that they have devised between their hands and feet, nor disobey you in what is right,

Stress of equity and justice, even upon those too who disbelieve, can be understood from above mentioned commandments. It has been described that the right of a disbeliever must be paid from the Public Treasury if a Muslim is poor and unable to pay his right. What can be more justice than it? Therefore, it is commanded: Only such person can play so much fair who fears Allaah Almighty. O Muslims! You believe in Allaah Almighty, so you must do all works fearing Him and establish an example of justice in the world.

After that the way of examining the emigrant women has been described, by which their belief will be tested. It is commanded: O Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him)! When believing women are ready to admit verbally before you or your Caliph that, “We shall neither ascribe any partner to Allaah Almighty, nor we shall steal, nor shall we commit unlawful sexual intercourse, nor shall we kill our children (as the people used to kill before Islam), nor shall we bring forth a slander by swearing falsely and nor we shall tell concerning the children of others that those are of mine or my husband’s children, and we shall never disobey any of your commandments, and we shall abide by your all such commandments wholeheartedly”. 

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Education of justice

 

Education of justice (L-3244)

وَلَا تُمْسِكُوا۟ بِعِصَمِ ٱلْكَوَافِرِ وَسْـَٔلُوا۟ مَآ أَنفَقْتُمْ وَلْيَسْـَٔلُوا۟ مَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ ذَٰلِكُمْ حُكْمُ ٱللَّهِ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ 10b  وَإِن فَاتَكُمْ شَىْءٌ مِّنْ أَزْوَٰجِكُمْ إِلَى ٱلْكُفَّارِ فَعَاقَبْتُمْ فَـَٔاتُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ذَهَبَتْ أَزْوَٰجُهُم مِّثْلَ مَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ 11a

10b. Wa  laa  tumsikuu  bi-'isamil-kawaafiri  was-'aluu  maaa  ‘anfaqtum  wal-yas-'aluu  maaa  ‘anfaquu. ; Zaalikum  HukmUllaah.  Yahkumu  baynakum.  Wallaahu  'Aliimun- Hakiim. 11a.  Wa  ‘in  faatakum  shaiy-'um-min  ‘azwaajikum  ‘ilal-kuffaari  fa-'aaqabtum  fa-‘aatul-laziina  zahabat  ‘azwaajuhum-misla  maaa  ‘anfaquu.

10b.  And hold not to the ties of disbelieving women; and ask for (the return of) that which you have spent; and let them (the disbelievers) ask for that which they have spent. That is the judgment of Allah. He judges between you. Allah is Knower, Wise. 11a. And if any of your wives have gone from you unto the disbelievers and afterward you have your turn (of triumph), then give unto those whose wives have gone the like of that which they have spent,

In the previous verse, it was commanded that the emigrant Muslim women must not be returned to Makkah. The people of Makkah did not argue on it and the Peace Treaty remained firm according to practice. In this verse, there is commandment concerning such women who were in the nuptial of Muslims, but did not emigrate to Madinah along with their husbands, and lived in Makkah. Nuptial of such woman with a Muslim man was broken. Then the disbelieving man who marries her, have to return the money which the Muslim man paid to his previous wife i.e. a dower etc. as the Muslim man will pay to the disbelieving man which he spent on his wife, the woman who embraced Islam, emigrated to Madinah and a Muslim man married her.

The Muslims got ready to act upon this commandment, but the disbelievers did not accept to pay the money. Then it was commanded: The Muslim woman who went to disbelievers or remained among them, and the disbelievers do not return the money spent by the Muslims on their wives, then you also should not return the money of that woman who embraced Islam and came to you. But you must give that amount to such Muslim whose wife left Islam and went back to Makkah. If any amount remains in balance; then you must return it to the disbeliever.

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Don’t send female believers to disbelievers

 

Don’t send female believers to disbelievers (L-3243)

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتُ مُهَٰجِرَٰتٍ فَٱمْتَحِنُوهُنَّ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِإِيمَٰنِهِنَّ فَإِنْ عَلِمْتُمُوهُنَّ مُؤْمِنَٰتٍ فَلَا تَرْجِعُوهُنَّ إِلَى ٱلْكُفَّارِ لَا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّ وَءَاتُوهُم مَّآ أَنفَقُوا۟ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَن تَنكِحُوهُنَّ إِذَآ ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ 10a

10a.  Yaaa-‘ayyuhal-laziina  ‘aamanuu  ‘izaa  jaaa-'akumul- Mu'-minaatu  Muhaajiraatin-  famta-hinuu- hunn.  ‘Allaahu  ‘A’-lamu  bi-‘iimaani-hinn.  Fa-‘in  'alimtu-muuhunna  Mu'-minaatin  falaa  tarji-'uuhunna  ‘ilal- kuffaar.  Laa  hunna  hillul-lahum  wa  laa  hum  yahilluuna  lahunn.  Wa  ‘aatuuhum-maaa  ‘anfaquu.  Wa  laa  junaaha  'alatkum  ‘an  tankihuuhunna  ‘izaaa  ‘aatay-tumuuhunna  ‘ujuurahunn.

10a. O you who believe! When believing women come unto you as fugitives, examine them. Allah is Best Aware of their faith. Then, if you know them for true believers, send them not back unto the disbelievers. They are not lawful for them (the disbelievers), nor are they (the disbelievers) lawful for them. And give them (the disbelievers) that which they have spent (upon them). And it is no sin for you to marry such women when you have given them their dues.

It was decided in this verse: The women are not included in that term of the Peace Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, in which it was compromised that the man from Makkah who would embrace Islam and go to Madinah, would be returned to Makkah. If any woman embraces Islam and emigrates to Madinah, her nuptial with the idolater husband will be broken. So she must not be returned to Makkah.

It is commanded: O you, who have believed, when the believing women come to you from Makkah as emigrants, Allaah Almighty knows their condition of belief, but you also must examine them apparently. And if they promise to abide by some commandments (which will be discussed later), then it will be known that they have emigrated for the cause of Islam, not for any worldly or sensual reason, then you must not return them to the disbelievers; because now neither they are lawful wives for the disbelievers, and nor the disbelieving men are lawful husbands for them. Now you must give the disbelievers what they have spent on their previous wives; that is to say; “a dower – the money or its value incumbent on the husband”. After that if any Muslim man desires to wed that woman, he can marry her after paying the dower, and this dower will be determined with effect from the beginning according to circumstances.

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