Introduction - Chapter “FATAH” - (VICTORY) - 48

 

Introduction - Chapter “FATAH” - (VICTORY) - 48 (L-3065)

 In accordance with the order, this is forty eighth Chapter of Holy Qur’an, which was revealed during sixth year After Hijrah (AH) in Madinah, after “The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah”. It contains four Sections. There is indication towards some News in this Chapter. During 6^th Hijrah, Messenger of Allaah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) saw in a dream that he along with his companions (May Allaah be pleased with them) entered Makkah and performed Umrah (Pilgrimage) satisfactorily. The people considered from it that they will perform Pilgrimage the same year. After observing their fondness, the Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) got ready too and set on for Umrah along with nearly one thousand and five hundred pilgrims and Hudii (the cattle of a sacrifice).

When the people of Makkah heard, they said: We shall not let them enter Makkah. They prepared an Army of riders and foot-soldiers for preventing them. The Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) along with pilgrims passed through narrow hill-passes for avoiding battle and reached Hudaybiyyah, which is situated near Makkah. They stayed there and sent a message to the people of Makkah that they had not come for fighting but to perform Umrah, for which there was no restriction. They were not responded, so then, Uthman (May Allaah be pleased with him) was sent. The People of Makkah kept him off and a rumor spread that he was killed.

When the Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) heard this, he took a solemn oath from the Muslims under a tree, “We shall fight wholeheartedly if there is a fight”. This is called “Bai’at ur Ridwan/Pledge of Rizwan. Qureish of Makkah feared after hearing this News and were at the service of the Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) for making a truce. He got ready and a Treaty was written on their conditions. The companions (May Allaah be pleased with them) of the Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) were not ready to be suppressed so much.

At last, it was decided: The Muslims should return this year and come again next year for performing Umrah, and there will be no fight among the both for next ten years.

Therefore, the sacrifice was offered in Hudaybiyyah, Determination (Ihram) was changed and they returned to Madinah. At that time, this Chapter was revealed, in which the Peace Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was said as “A Great Victory”. In the beginning of next year (7^th Hijrah), Township of Khyber of the Jews was conquered. In that battle, only those people participated along with the Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) who were with him at the time of the Peace Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. After that, in the month of Zi-Qa’d 7^th Hijrah they performed Umrah according to the conditions of the Treaty and returned to Madinah safe and sound.

After that, the Qureish of Makkah did against the Peace Treaty and during the month of Ramazan 8^th Hijrah, the Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) went to Makkah along with ten thousand Muslim soldiers and conquered Makkah. It has been described in this Chapter that the Peace Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was a great victory. Accordingly, interaction among the people increased due to stoppage of war, and many of the people began to embrace Islam by observing its excellences. Among them were Khalid bin Walid and Umar bin Aas also. The number of Muslims increased greatly within two years. In the same Chapter, the conquest of Khyber was predicted, those who took a solemn oath in Bai’at ur Rizwan, were applauded, the companions of the Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) were praised, and it has been promised with the Believers who do good works that they would be helped.

https://youtu.be/LIA4TW7YelY

Lesson in this Chapter

 

Lesson in this Chapter (L-3064)

The people, who disbelieve in Allaah Almighty, their entire good works are useless though those are in abundance. They will not be able to reap any advantage from their good works on the Day of Resurrection. Moreover some of their works will become burden for them even in this world, for example, spending wealth and sacrificing oneself for preventing the people from Islam, although they consider it good works, but in future it will become cause of their destruction.

However, those who will do good works after having belief in Allaah Almighty and determine Holy Qur’an as their Guide Book after admitting that it is True, their world and the Hereafter (both) will become good, their errors will be forgiven and they will be happy. O Muslims! If the disbelievers do not refrain from their wicked deeds and there is no way but to fight, then you must fight bravely and courageously against them continually who spread persecution, until they are finished. Show not your favor for them, because removing the persecutors and mischief from the world is compulsory for establishing peace and order. When they are defeated and the war is over, then arrest the mischievous. Release them in case if there is advisability in releasing them, otherwise take some ransom from them.

Allaah Almighty could destroy the mischievous people by any other way but He desired to examine His slaves. Therefore, He commanded them to fight so that those are bestowed with rewards who are steadfast, and retribution of their sacrifice must be given in the Hereafter who are slain in war. Listen! They will dwell in Paradise which is a place of pleasure, rest and peace. Their entire desires will be fulfilled. The disbelievers must take warning from the circumstances of ancient people who were more powerful than these, but due to punishment of their evil deeds, Allaah Almighty ruined them. While they were not saved, then how can these disbelievers be saved? They would have to confront defeat from those who believe in Allaah Almighty wholeheartedly. Their abode will be Hell on the Day of Resurrection.

There are some people among you who used to claim that they were true Muslims. But when it was commanded that they must fight their enemies, then they began to show their timidity for getting rid of war. Some are hypocrites among the Muslims who are slaves of their wishes and far away from the Straight Path. Their eyes will be opened on the Day of Judgment but then it will be useless. The Day of Reckoning is near to come, signs of which have begun to appear.

O Muslims! Hold fast the cord of “Tawhiid” (believing in the Unity of the Deity, Oneness of God), pray for forgiveness of yourselves and all believers, choose the Straight Path of Islam with true heart, obey the Commands of Allaah Almighty and the Sayings of His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him), and pay the poor-due. If you will not establish Islam, Allaah Almighty will exchange you for some other folk, and they will not be the likes of you.

https://youtu.be/I-NhFoyz0pk

Spending wealth

 

Spending wealth (L-3063)

هَٰٓأَنتُمْ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ تُدْعَوْنَ لِتُنفِقُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبْخَلُ وَمَن يَبْخَلْ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْخَلُ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْغَنِىُّ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوٓا۟ أَمْثَٰلَكُم 38

38.  Haaa-‘antum  haaa-'ulaaa-'i  tud-'awna  li-tunfiquu  fii  SabiiLillaahi  faminkum-many-yabkhal.  Wa  many-yabkhal  fa-‘innamaa  yabkhalu  'an-nafsih.  Wallaahul- Ghaniyyu  wa  ‘antumul- Fuqaraaa'.  Wa  ‘in-  tatawallaw  yastabdil-qawman  gayrakum  summa  laa  yakuunuuu   ‘amsaalakum.   (Section 4/8)

38. Lo! You are those who are called to spend in the way of Allah, yet among you there are some who hoard. And as for him who hoards, he hoards only from his soul. And Allah is the Rich, and you are the poor. And if you turn away He will exchange you for some other folk, and they will not be the likes of you.

It was commanded in the previous verses: Allaah Almighty does not demand your wealth from you. He is not needy of your wealth. However, He desires to describe you what is better for you. Behold! Your betterment is in it that you must believe and do right. While you have believed in Allaah Almighty, you must obey His Commandments. He sent His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) and by means of him He informed you concerning all such matters which you must have to do. As you are instructed to spend your wealth in the Way of Allaah Almighty, there is betterment for yourselves in it. He does not need your wealth. You must pay the poor-due from some portion of your wealth, which will be spent on necessitous people according to the guidance of Allaah Almighty. Some of you are such people who are stingy in this matter too.

Say to such ignorant! There is not only your personal benefit in it but the Religion and the world also will reap advantage. If you will be avaricious, you will harm yourselves. Your group will be scattered in the world, you will be deprived of reward in the life after death and in addition you would have to suffer punishment of disobedience on the Day of Resurrection. Allaah Almighty is the Free of need, while you are the needy. If you turn away from His Commandment, Allaah Almighty will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.

https://youtu.be/6_HZ_7sHSS0

Belief and Piety

 

Belief and Piety (L-3062)

إِنَّمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَإِن تُؤْمِنُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ يُؤْتِكُمْ أُجُورَكُمْ وَلَا يَسْـَٔلْكُمْ أَمْوَٰلَكُمْ 36  إِن يَسْـَٔلْكُمُوهَا فَيُحْفِكُمْ تَبْخَلُوا۟ وَيُخْرِجْ أَضْغَٰنَكُمْ 37

36.  ‘Innamal- hayaatud-dunyaa  la-'ibunw-wa  lahw.  Wa  ‘in- tu'-minuu  wa  tattaquu  yu'-tikum  ‘ujuurakum  wa  laa  yas-'alkum  ‘amwaalakum. 37.  ‘Iny-yas-'alkumuuhaa  fa- yuhfikum  tabkhaluu  wa  yukhrij  ‘azgaanakum.

36. The life of the world is but a sport and a pastime. And if you believe and ward off (evil). He will give you your wages, and will not ask of you your worldly wealth. 37. If He should ask it of you and importune you, you would hoard it, and He would bring to light your (secret) hates.

It was instructed to the Believers previously: Don’t show cowardice and weakness if you have to fight against persecutors, and don’t request them to make a truce being fearful. At last you will overcome. For this purpose, patience and stability are necessary.

In this verse, it has been commanded: This worldly life is nothing compared to the Hereafter but only amusement and diversion. Live here as Allaah Almighty has commanded. Actual thing is Belief and saving oneself from wrong deeds. Allaah Almighty will give you rewards of your belief and righteous deeds. He does not ask of you your properties. If He had commanded and pressed you to spend all such things in His Way which you possess, it would have been very troublesome for you; mostly you would have gotten ready on stinginess and begun to declare your open displeasure.

Therefore, Allaah Almighty bestowed you wealth and property; and left in your possession, so that being distressed due to burden of spending it; lest you are fed up from the Religion. From here it is understood that the mankind should not consider himself owner of wealth and property, and that it is earned by himself; and so begin to strut. He must consider that Allaah Almighty is the Owner of everything Who bestowed him wealth by His kindness. It is His Bounty that He did not ask of him his entire wealth to spend everything in the Way of Allaah Almighty.

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Clear judgement

 

Clear judgement (L-3061)

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ مَاتُوا۟ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ فَلَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُمْ 34  فَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ وَتَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّلْمِ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ وَلَن يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ 35

34.  ‘Innal-laziina  kafaruu  wa  sadduu  'an- SabiiLillaahi   summa  maatuu  wa  hum  kuffaarun-  falany- yagfirAllaahu  lahum. 35.  Falaa  tahinuu  wa  tad-'uuu  ‘ilas-salmi  wa  ‘antumul-‘a'-lawna  Wallaahu  ma-'akum  wa  lany-yatirakum  ‘a'-maalakum.

34. Lo! Those who disbelieve and turn from the way of Allah and then die disbelievers, Allah surely will not pardon them. 35. So do not falter and cry out for peace when you (will be) the uppermost, and Allah is with you, and He will not grudge (the reward of) your actions.

The mankind has so much power in the world that he can choose for himself the way which he likes and live as he desires, but for him there is only one such path which leads directly to his betterment in the both Worlds. Besides that Path, all other paths lead to destruction. Holy Qur’an has been sent for manifesting the same Straight Path and Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) explains “how to go right direction”. This Path is Islam, besides which all paths are of infidelity. Those will be punished severely on the Day of Resurrection; who disbelieve. However, if they prevent others from Islam by force, mostly they are punished even in this world too. The same has been explained in these verses

It is commanded: Those who disbelieved and then died while they were disbelievers - never will Allaah Almighty forgive them. If they prevent others also from embracing Islam, you must forbid them from doing so. If they get ready for fighting, straighten them bravely by smiting, and don’t request for making a truce; fearing them who are persecutors; until they refrain from violence; pursue the mischievous. At last you will overcome. Allaah Almighty is with you. If you will live in His obedience, He will never deprive you of the reward of your deeds. If you will keep your footing on Islam, mischievous people will stand in awe.

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Who is loser?

 

Who is loser? (L-3060)

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَصَدُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَشَآقُّوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ لَن يَضُرُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ شَيْـًٔا وَسَيُحْبِطُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ 32  يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَلَا تُبْطِلُوٓا۟ أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ 33

32.  ‘Innal-laziina  kafaruu  wa  sadduu  'an- SabiiLillaahi  wa  shaaaqqur-Rasuula  mim- ba'-di  maa  tabayyana  lahumul-Hudaa,  lany-yazur-Rullaaha  shay-'aa.  Wa  sayuh-bitu  ‘a'-maala-hum. 33.  Yaaa-‘ayyuhal-laziina  ‘aa-manuu  ‘atii-'Ullaaha  wa  ‘atii-'ur-Rasuula  wa  laa  tubtiluuu  ‘a'-maalakum.

32. Lo! Those who disbelieve and turn from the way of Allah and oppose the messenger after the guidance has been manifested unto them, they hurt Allah not a jot, and He will make their actions fruitless. 33. O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the messenger, and render not your actions vain.

It is commanded: These revengeful people have been harming entirely themselves by opposing Our Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) and preventing the people from choosing the Straight Path determined by Us. Allaah Almighty has fixed the Right Path of Islam for human beings. And it has been manifested upon them that really if there is any Way of Salvation for mankind, that is Islam.

Say to them: You can neither harm Allaah Almighty, nor can overpower His Religion and nor defeat His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him). You will come to know very soon that what happens with your entire wicked deeds. Allaah Almighty will destroy your all mischievous deeds. Islam will get victory. Your entire efforts of preventing the people from Islam will be useless and you will be ruined. Islam will become famous.

After that it is commanded: O Believers! Obey the Commandments of Allaah Almighty and follow His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) in every work. If you will do any good work for showing, becoming good among the people, pleasing yourselves or for any worldly benefit, that will be destroyed. Do all works as the Messenger of Allaah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) has instructed, otherwise those will not be useful for you. Attention! Don’t invalidate your deeds like this.

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God’s Dignity of hiding sins

 

God’s Dignity of hiding sins (L-3059)

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَأَرَيْنَٰكَهُمْ فَلَعَرَفْتَهُم بِسِيمَٰهُمْ وَلَتَعْرِفَنَّهُمْ فِى لَحْنِ ٱلْقَوْلِ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ 30  وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَعْلَمَ ٱلْمُجَٰهِدِينَ مِنكُمْ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ وَنَبْلُوَا۟ أَخْبَارَكُمْ 31

30.  Wa  law Nashaaa-'u  la-‘aray-Naa-kahum  fala-'araftahum-  bi-siimaahum.  Wa  lata'-rifan-nahum  fii  lahnil- qawl.  Wallaahu  ya'-lamu  ‘a'-maalakum. 31.  Wa  lanabluwannakum  hattaa  na'-lamal-mujaahidiina  minkum  wassaabiriina  wa  nabluwa  ‘akhbaarakum.

30. And if We would, We could show them unto you (Muhammad) so that you should know them surely by their marks. And you shall know them by the burden of their talk. And Allah knows your deeds. 31. And verily We shall try you till We know those of you who strive hard (for the cause of Allah) and the steadfast, and till We test your record.

Allaah Almighty does not manifest sins and imperfections of anyone upon others, but at that time when there is any advisability, for example, for saving the righteous people from evils. Then He warns them according to necessity.

It was commanded previously: These hypocrites must not be haughty that they will be able to hide themselves always from their enmity with Muslims and by living among them; they will inform their enemies about their circumstances.

In this verse it is commanded: If We desire, We can betray their secrets and you know them as soon as you look at them, and their state become obvious upon all. Even then, you see their faces as such you know them easily that they are hypocrites. Moreover, it appears from their way of talking that they are not sincere, because sincere people can be known from their conversation easily. However Allaah Almighty wills to keep secrets of all in the world, otherwise He knows everyone’s every work and thought whether that is apparent or hidden.

After that it is commanded: The aim is not to blame someone in the world, but trial of every individual is required, that who are ready to sacrifice their lives for the cause of Allaah Almighty and who have patience in hardships and calamities. He wills to disclose correct circumstances of every individual and that must come in front what is hidden in one’s heart.

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