Powerlessness of The Hypocrites

 

Second Likeness of the Hypocrites (L–36)

أَو كَصَيِّبٍ مِنَ السَّماءِ فيهِ ظُلُماتٌ وَرَعدٌ وَبَرقٌ يَجعَلونَ أَصابِعَهُم في آذانِهِم مِنَ الصَّواعِقِ حَذَرَ المَوتِ ۚ 19a.

19a.  ‘Aw kasayyi-bim-minas-samaaa-‘i  fiihi zulumaatunw- wa ra’-dunw- wa barq. Yaj-‘aluuna ’asaabi-‘ahum fiii  ‘aa-zaani-him- minas-sawaa-‘iqi ha-zaral-mawt.

19a.  Or like a cloudburst from the sky, in which is darkness, and thunder, and lightning. They press their fingers into their ears from the thunderbolts, in fear of death.

Kasayyi-bin – (Like a rainstorm), this word has come out from suub, which means “cloud or coming down of the rain”.

‘As-samaaa-‘i – (The skies), it has been derived from samu, which means “elevation, exaltation”. Every such thing which is at height whether that is clouds or skies, are included in it.

As we have discussed in a previous lesson that there are two kinds of hypocrites, first type of the people, who are severe enemies of Islam heartily but apparently they claim that they are Muslims. Their likeness has passed in lesson # 34.

In this verse, second type of hypocrites is being explained. They neither enter Islam wholeheartedly and nor give it up; due to their weak temperament. But they remain immersed in doubt and perplexity, and can’t decide altogether. Likeness of this kind of hypocrites is explained as heavy rains. There are uncountable benefits in it. Barren land becomes fertile, crops begin to bloom, canals and streamlets begin to flow. But along with it, there is thunder of clouds; which causes trembling of the hearts, and the flash of lightening also, which causes the eyes to be purblind. Very black darkness spreads over everywhere. But still; despite these happenings, none is enemy of the rains.

Islam also came entirely with blessing like rains but there are some difficulties and restrictions too with it like prayer, fasting, paying the poor-due (Zakaah), pilgrimage, trying and striving (Jihad) and other commandments of God. The Hypocrites neglect and fear from these restrictions.

Whenever the Hypocrites used to see advantages of Islam, they used to run towards it but when the time came to sacrifice, they turned back. Would that they had abandoned their doubts, adopted one way and connected with Islam. 

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