LESSON # 26 HOLY QUR’AAN
BAQARAH - 2
Hypocrites’ Claim of Faith
Verse – 8 of 286, section -2-
And of
mankind are some
who say:We believe in Allah and the Last Day, when they believe not. |
Wa
minan-naasi many-ya-quulu ‘aamannaa billaahi wa bil-Yawmil—‘Aakhiri wa maahum
bi-mu’-miniin
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Lesson
Till now two kinds of people have been
discussed in the Holy Qur’aan.
1.
Obedient believers of the Law of God.
2.
Infidels, who denied the law of God.
Now third kind of persons will be
mentioned here. These people are also enemy and opposition of Islam. But they
hide their infidelity and enmity by deception which they have in their
hearts, and claim faith in Islam. In the phrase of Holy Qur’aan they are
called hypocrites. If a person proclaims goodness of Islam by his tongue but
hides evil and infidelity in his heart, this is the hypocrisy.
When Islam proclaimed fidelities of belief in Allah and belief on hereafter, it was necessary for him who wanted to
become a Muslim, to agree to these both faiths. So out of the people of al-Madina,
a special group declared themselves cheatingly about having believed in both
faiths and wanted to join Muslims. They were included in Muslims but they
were not sincere. It was necessary to escape from their deceit. So Holy Qur’aan
informed the Muslims itself that they didn’t believe in these fidelities by
heart. Therefore, Muslims should be cautious from these people.
It seems that sign of hypocrite was
claiming their faith in these fidelities by their tongue, but their hearts didn’t
agree. If, today too, someone hasn’t same outward appearance and inward
qualities, then he should calculate himself. As long the tongue and the heart
are not alike, belief doesn’t produce, but this condition is of the hypocrisy.
Companions of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon Him) calculated
themselves always besides their nobility and excellence. That is why they
were on higher degrees of belief and sincerity. Allah Almighty bestowed them
higher ranks and favoured them with successes.
When Holy
Prophet (peace be upon Him) migrated from Makkah to al-Madina, the people were preparing to make ‘Abdullah
bin Ubai bin Salool’, a person of tribe ‘Khizraj’, as chief of the city. He
was a clever and collusive person. On migration of the Holy Prophet (peace be
upon Him), matter of crown-wearing ceremony was suspended. Every one wanted
to make the Holy Prophet (peace be upon Him) the chief of al-Madina.
Abdullah looked it but remained silent.
He thought it advisability not to raise sound against Islam and Holy Prophet
(peace be upon Him). So he became Muslim and his companions also. But they
were waiting for occasion to leave Islam and opposing the Holy Prophet (peace
be upon Him).
As the time was passing on, the effect
of Islam was increasing. And jealousy of these people was also increasing.
Their enmity was increasing too. So whenever they got chance they opposed
Islam and deceived the Holy Prophet (peace be upon Him). They proved
themselves domestic enemies. Although they said prayers following the Holy
Prophet (peace be upon Him) but opposed Islam. They built their separate mosque.
Allah Almighty called that mosque “Masjid-i-Zrar”. They left the Muslims in the
Today also Islam has the greatest danger
from that kind of Muslims. It means the people who apparently say the word “Islam”,
choose their names like Muslims, live with Muslims. But they have infidelity in
their hearts and for opposing the Muslims they get help from infidels.
Transliteration
in Roman Script, English Translation by Marmaduke Pickthall and Paraphrase
collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islah wa Tableegh,
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