LESSON # 223 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Worldly Benefits
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –198a of 286, Section – 25
(Part - 2)
It is no sin for you that ye seek the bounty of your Lord (by
trading).
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Laysa ‘alaykum
junaahun ‘an- tab-taguu
fazlam-mir-Rab-bikum.
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Lesson
Fazlan – (the Bounty of the Lord) literally
it means excessive, too much, more. Here it signifies towards the profit from
trading, business, wealth and property. This word has been used in these
meanings many times in the Holy Qur’an.
A Companion of the Holy Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and
peace be upon Him) Ibn Abbas (God Almighty be pleased with him) says
that during the times of Ignorance ‘Akkaaz, Majnah and Zul-Majaaz
were very heavy markets. In the days of Pilgrimage the trade was tried to
strive the bargain at high level. After embracing Islam the people considered
that it is not reasonable to do business during the days of Hajj. They thought
that the merchants who either bring their trade items to the bazaars of Minaa
and Makkah or camel drivers who bring their camels to Muzdalfa,
Arfaat and Minaa for selling, their Hajj is not accepted because where
trade has entered, there is no worship anymore. Allah Almighty revealed this
verse to remove this misunderstanding and cleared this thing till the Last Day (Resurrection
Day) that Islam is not against the wealth, property and the world but It is
against the acts which make the person careless from thinking about the
religion and the Doomsday.
As Islam is the Guarantor of prosperity and success of the Day
of Resurrection, likewise It desires also the people’s worldly prosperity and welfare.
And this characteristic exists in Its each worship. Even the parts of Ablution,
Prayers, Congregational Prayers, Fasting, Zakaah (Poor-due) and Hajj
increase the human’s worldly, material, physical, economical and political
prosperity and welfare along with increasing his spiritual power.
The Muslims, who come from far away areas for Hajj move by land routes
and by sea. The People of Islamic nation get together from different parts of the
world. At this occasion there can be gotten uncountable economical and
commercial benefits. Keeping in view these things the Holy Qur’an
permitted it that the Pilgrims’ real purpose of this Visit should be only the Hajj
and if they do some trade also along with then it is not any wrong thing or sin.
However it is necessary that the trade shouldn’t become the mean.
Saying the sentence of mir-Rab-bikum it has also
been told that which livelihood or benefits you get, these aren’t the result of
your personal efforts or labour. It is only the Bounty of Allah Almighty. He
gives you with His blessing. Therefore, keep in mind during trading and
business that whatever benefits you will get, it is from the God Almighty.
Each that work
which a person does according to the orders of God Almighty and doesn’t disobey
His any command, Islam counts it worship and doesn’t say it against the religion.
The things, from which Islam prohibits, are hoarding, raising prices, unlawful
trading and illegal business.
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