Invitation Of Meditation

 

Invitation of Meditation (L-281)

كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ219d.  فِي الدُّنيا وَالآخِرَةِ ۗ 220a.

219d.  Kazaalika  yubayyi-nUllaahu  lakumul- ‘aayaati  la- ‘allakum  tatafakkaruun.  220a.  Fiddunyaa  wal- ‘Aakhi-rah.

219d.  Thus God explains the revelations to you, so that you may think. 220a.  About this world and the next.

We have discussed in the previous lesson that God has taught us about the Straight and clear Path, which after choosing; we can make the condition of the world better and strong. We can annihilate the anti-human things like poverty, adversity, starving, restlessness and despair. We can finish the poverty of the poor. If it is performed according to His Commands, then, the time of strikes, riot and rebellion, quarrels and disputes will remain no more. Everyone will be able to get employment according to his spirit and capability after working hard. Business and industry will be developing elegantly.

Commandments of God are before us. Delay is only from our side; that we should start the work with full consideration. There are many other benefits in addition to the worldly advantages, which are called “the advantages of the Hereafter”. Understanding them depends on consideration. However, obeying these orders by the mankind in a clear form needs special attention of every individual and he should know its advantages with care. Until now; the benefits of these commands, which have been revealed, have been proved with experience, and surely it is helpful for consideration.

Which orders have been revealed by God for our betterment and guidance, “Though should we not pay attention upon them? Should we behave them like unlawful negligence and carelessness? Should we mock at them? Not at all; the Orders of God are Guarantor of human welfare and well-being, bring prosperity and comfort in the world, will become cause of reward and victory on the Day of Resurrection, the human beings will fall in the well of darkness if they remained ignorant from them. And he will get Light who will choose them.

How the life should be passed in the world? How the provision should be arranged for the Hereafter? This entire has been mentioned in these Orders. The person can enjoy the real human life only after understanding and acting upon them. God invites us again and again to consider thoughtfully in His Word (Holy Qur’an), and claims that due to acting upon His commands your Day of Resurrection will be good as well as your this world will also be rectified. https://youtu.be/eUPclf0bQ4M

Standard Of Financial Sacrifices

 

Standard of financial sacrifices (L-280)

وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلِ ٱلْعَفْوَ ۗ219c.

219c.  Wa  yas- ‘aluunaka  maa-zaa  yunfiquun.  Qulil- ‘afw.

219c.  And they ask you about what they should give: say, “The surplus”.

‘Al- ‘afw - (which is superfluous, surplus), more than that which is needful. It means, “Spend from that which is remainder, residue and savings after your lawful and necessary requisites”.

In this verse, God has commanded about the best principle for establishing the human society on financially strong foundations. Many nations have tried to achieve this purpose but in vain. It can be achieved only after acting upon this rule, that is to say; the system in which every body may earn for his daily necessary requirements. The nation may get rid of reproach of the poorness and unemployment, may be saved from starving. Due to poverty; nobody may be compelled to suicide, prostitute, deny the good conduct and decay of humanity.

To acquire this object, God has given this rule that every person should earn legally and lawfully, meet his needs out of it and spend his superfluous after fulfilling lawful requirements of the needy people.

The remedy of the entire badness exists in this Commandment, which is being faced by the human society presently, for example we see that value of the human labor has been lessened nowadays. Complete remuneration is not being paid as retribution of the physical and mental endeavors. The capital has taken place of the human labor. So, the society has been distributed in two different groups. One group is the richest which is very few in numbers and the other is very poor which exists in majority. On one side; there is luxury, idleness and power of influence, whereas on the other side, there is poorness, hard labor and helplessness. The rich are filling their pockets with the blood of the poor and the poor are being trampled under their feet. Uneasiness and despair has grown in the public due to this system. 

The western nations thought many solutions for it but could not find any solution. The one and the best solution of it is that, which has been proposed by Holy Qur’an. That is to say; every rich person should keep with him only which may fulfill his lawful necessities and the remaining should be distributed among the deserving people.

It is revealed that neither the money will be collected in a few hands due to acting upon this commandment and nor poverty will increase. Moreover, the individual, who works hard, will never die of starving. This is the way of correction of the financial ruins and poverty, which exists with none save Islam. 

https://youtu.be/qj7xCQxdLYM

Command About Liquor And Gambling

 

Commandment regarding Intoxicants and gambling (L-279)

قُلْ فِيهِمَآ إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَٰفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَآ أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا ۗ 219 b.

219b.  Qul  fiihi-maaa  ‘ismun- kabiirunw-wa  manaafi-‘u  lin-naas:  wa  ‘ismu-humaaa  ‘akbaru  min-naf- ‘ihi-maa.

219b.  Say, “There is gross sin in them, and some benefits for people, but their sinfulness outweighs their benefit.

Replying to the question of the Companions (Sahaaba) (May God be pleased with them), “What is commandment about strong drink and games of chance”, God commanded clearly that these both have great sin. He instructed also that there are some utilities as well as the sins for the people, but their sins are greater than their utilities. So, it is demand of the sense that both things must be given up immediately.

‘Ismun – (sin), the sin is such act which produces hindrance in the path of goodness. Use of this word explains that the liquor and gambling prevent the human beings from goodness. Quarrels, shamelessness and evils increase in the nation and community in which use of liquor is usual. When an individual takes strong drink, he loses his senses, is entangled in evil-doing and fornication, he becomes indolent from his duties. If one is unable to continue his state of intoxication, then he tries to get it through unlawful and unfair means. Then he commits also the crimes of theft, cheating, robbing, fraud, murder, plundering and destruction.

The games of chance destroy the financial condition of the mankind. It draws his attention towards looting, theft, robbing, cheating and fearlessness. Its initial effects are luxury; joviality and extravagance, which besiege a gambler. It has many forms, like bet on race–course, lotteries and gambling.

It is possible that some diseases may be cured by the liquor. Many people take strong drink due to this pretence, but whereas, some other medicines are available in the market then how the liquor can be lawful? It is correct that the liquor is joyous, but how much long? And how much trouble is suffered after the intoxication tenure? The liquor causes to forget the grief but for how much moments? And its result is ruin of the wealth, badness of the manners, physical diseases and infamy in the people and before God.

The same condition is of the games of chance. Accidental victory is possible but there is no guarantee of defeat and this freely won money has never remained with any gambler. We have never seen any gambler to be rich until today. If they earn without price, they spend it lavishly and unlawfully. 

https://youtu.be/zH7Uba7bO5w

Strong Drink And Games Of Chance

 

Intoxicants and gambling (L-278)

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلْمَيْسِرِ ۖ 219a.

219a.  Wa  yas-‘aluunaka  ‘anil-khamri  wal-maysir.

219a.  They ask you about intoxicants and gambling.

‘Al-khamri – (strong drink), khamr means to cover any thing. The veil is named as khumaar because it covers the women’s head. Wine is called Khamr too because it conceals the human sense and the senses of the mankind do not remain in order. Besides the grapes and dates, every such thing is called khamr which provides intoxication.

‘Al-maysir – (games of chance, gambling), this word has vast meanings also and it covers all kinds of the games of chance; whether those have any form or name.

Before Islam, the strong drink and games of chance were common traditions in the Arab. Every individual, little or elder, used to drink wine so much that it was like a medicine for children (Ghutti), and the gambling had uncountable sorts. As a result of these both things, the disorder in sexual relationship, financial difficulties, and plague of oppression and exorbitance had been spreading, but there was none to think about this condition. The people had sold their wisdom in exchange to these things.

It has been described concerning some Companions (May God be pleased with them) that they asked personally from the Messenger of God (ﷺ) the order about strong drink and games of chance because these both things ruin the sense and wealth. It was necessary to grow the disgust among the Companions (May God be pleased with them) about these impure and addled things due to the company and teachings of the Prophet (ﷺ). They had understood that the things like wine and gambling are impediment in the way of getting those goodnesses and virtues which are commanded in Islam, because purpose of these Commandments is to produce purity, goodness and foresightedness in our hearts. Contrary to it, the sense is lost due to strong drink and games of chance, the individual becomes habitual to abuse others, tendency is produced toward the stench and the passion inclines to fornication.

The Israelite Prophets (Peace be upon them) commanded to their followers also that strong drink and games of chance were unlawful, but their followers could not refrain despite the forbidden. At last, Islam has narrated clearly about their badness that today the drunkard and gambler are seen with hatred eyes so much that perhaps none other evil-doer or sinner is seen in the Muslim community.  

It is the first verse in which use of strong drink has been forbidden. From here, the recitation about unlawful use of wine and games of chance begins. 

https://youtu.be/W29WlgmRinI

Belief, Emigration And Strive

 

Faith, flight and religious fight (L-277)

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ وَجَٰهَدُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ218.

218.  ‘Innallaziina  ‘aamanuu  wallaziina  haajaruu  wa  jaa-haduu  fii SabiiLillaahi,  ‘ulaa-‘ika  yarjuuna  RahmatAllaah.  WAllaahu  Gafuurur-Rahiim.

218.  Those who believed, and those who migrated and fought for the sake of God—those look forward to God’s mercy. God is Forgiving and Merciful.

‘Allaziina  haajaruu – (those who emigrated), it signifies toward the people who left their native land, which is dearest and beloved to every living creature, for the cause of religion. They left the township of infidelity and went to the township of Belief. Messenger of God (ﷺ) and his Companions (Sahaabah) (May God be pleased with them) emigrated from Makkah to Madinah.

Jaa-haduu – (those who strive), this word has been derived from Jihad, which means strong endeavor and hard struggle. All types of miseries and difficulties are included in it and the greatest difficulty is warfare and slaying.

Fii SabiiLillaahi – (in the Way of God), by imposing restriction of Emigration and Strive with Fii SabiiLillaahi  it has been proved that Muslims do not emigrate or strive for their any personal want or advantage. They bear all kinds of calamities and difficulties only for the pleasure of God.

The Companions (May God be pleased with them) who killed an Infidel unknowingly during the sacred month, knew that they had not committed any sin, but they were some thoughtful in this matter because they did not know about reward of this strife while they wished the future reward of this virtue. On such occasion this verse was revealed that “Those who believe, and those who emigrate (to escape the persecution) and strive in the Way of God”, without any doubt “they are hopeful of God’s Mercy” and they are rightful of the reward and remuneration. God is Forgiving the errors of His servants and He is Merciful upon them. He will never forfeit the rights of His worshipping slaves.

It appears also from this verse that Infidels and Idolaters will try their best to return the Muslims from their religion, they will tyrannize and expel them from their native land, they will fight them, but the Muslims should not be disheartened, they should remain firm in their Belief. If Infidels expel Muslims from their country, they should fight with perseverance and strongly against them and remain steadfast.

In short, only those people deserve the Mercy, Kindness and Forgiveness of God who believe. If they suffered calamities, even that they left their birth-place, even then the enemies of Islam did not let them remain in peace; then they decided to strive but did not become careless from the religion. 

https://youtu.be/7p7KguXePWs

Punishment Of A Renegade

 

Punishment of a Renegade (L-276)

وَمَن يَرْتَدِدْ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِۦ فَيَمُتْ وَهُوَ كَافِرٌ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ ۖ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ217d.

217d.  Wa many-yartadid  minkum  ‘an- Diinihii  faya-mut  wa  huwa  kaafirun- fa- ‘ulaaa- ‘ika  habitat ‘a’-maaluhum  fid-dunyaa  wal- ‘Akhirah.  Wa  ‘ulaaa- ‘ika  ‘As-haabun-Naar.  Hum  fiihaa  khaaliduun.

217d.  Whoever among you turns back from his religion, and dies a disbeliever—those are they whose works will come to nothing, in this life, and in the Hereafter. Those are the inmates of the Fire, abiding in it forever.

It was cleared in the above part of the verse: The Infidels and Idolaters will continue trying to turn the Muslims away from Islam by every means. They will threaten and terrify them, offer them different hopes and tempt them. Their entire efforts will be for the purpose that by any possible way, the Muslims must not increase in numbers; they would have to return unto ignorance and darkness of the infidelity.  

It has been warned in this verse that if any Muslim will become a renegade leaving Islam under the influence of Infidels, due to scare or lure, and will die in his disbelief, his entire good deeds will be lost. He will have to suffer its punishment also in the world as well as on the Day of Resurrection too.

Punishment due to being a renegade from Islam will be that his life and wealth will not be protected. His relationship with his Muslim wife will be disconnected.  He cannot get hereditary property of the Muslims. Moreover, if there is a Muslim government then the disloyal, renegade and rebel individual has no right to live in that state.

On the Day of Resurrection, he will be punished rigorously as he will remain deprived of his rewards and compensation. He will not get any retribution of his any worship and good deed. He will be thrown into the Hell, will be burnt there forever and harmed rigorously.  

Fayamut  wa  huwa  kaafirun – (if he dies in his disbelief), God taught from this sentence that if (God forbid) any Muslim becomes a renegade, even then; he has the opportunity to return towards the religion. The punishment of Hereafter is only in that case, if he dies in the folly of Infidelity.

The punishment of the renegade is so much rigorous because he became a renegade after understanding Islam (the Straight Path). Then doubts may rise in the hearts of other people; by observing him. https://youtu.be/Qr3Q45R9spE

 

Attempts of turning back from the Religion (L-275)

وَلَا يَزَالُونَ يُقَٰتِلُونَكُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَرُدُّوكُمْ عَن دِينِكُمْ إِنِ ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ ۚ 217c.

217c.  Wa  laa  yazaa-luuna  yuqaati-luuna-kum  hattaa  yarud-duu-kum  an- Diinikum  ‘inis- tataa-‘uu.

217c.  They will not cease to fight you until they turn you back from your religion, if they can.

It has been cleared openly in this verse that till the time; the Muslims will stand firm on the religion of God, the Idolaters and Infidels will continue opposing them in all respect. They will not leave any stone unturned to humiliate in every situation and at every time, though they get this opportunity in the limits of Haram or during any sacred month, as they committed so at the time of Hudaybiyah. At that time; they did not care for any respect and blessing, were prepared to kill or slay due to enmity and envy against the Muslims only. And they prevented the Muslims from going to Makkah and performing the Pilgrimage (Umrah). Therefore, care should not be taken if these kinds of enemies of Islam reproach and taunt the Muslims. The Muslims must not wait for killing them due to the sacred month only.

It is evident also from this verse that the Idolaters of Makkah were very much displeased from Islam and very great they were enemy of the Truth and the Just. They were insistent with every possible strength and plan that the Muslims should turn away from their religion; they were trying their best to prevent the people from embracing Islam, compel them to believe in the false and old faiths, establish them to worship the Idols, and if possible, remove the name and sign of Islam from the face of the earth. 

There are some questions that, “Why the Infidels and Idolaters were so much opponent of Islam? Why were they pursuing to finish It? Why did they observe the beliefs of the Muslims in worse view? Why did they hate the teachings of Islam?

There are answers of above mentioned questions that they had established their religion, their politics and their culture according to own manners at that time. Their aims and purposes were limited only up to their own welfare and well-being. They wished to retain the traditions of their own society. Contrary to this, Islam delivered the message of accomplished equality and global improvement, provided equal rights to every individual being mankind and refused to accept the existence of any particular interested society. So, those all persons who conceived at the limited scale and who were miserly and selfish, they prepared themselves for enmity and malice.

How the false could stay before the true? How the darkness might remain after entering the Light? Those people drowned themselves in their own folly and enmity, and deserved punishment forever. They were unlucky in this world and became deserving of the Hell also on the Day of Resurrection. 

https://youtu.be/krGxpl1BSLA

Behavior Of The Infidels

 

Killing is reasonable in case of persecution (L-274)

وَصَدٌّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَكُفْرٌۢ بِهِۦ وَٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَإِخْرَاجُ أَهْلِهِۦ مِنْهُ أَكْبَرُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَٱلْفِتْنَةُ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ ٱلْقَتْلِ ۗ217b.

217b.  Wa  saddun  ‘an- sabiiLillaahi  wa  kufrum-bihii  wal-Masjidil-Haraami    wa  ‘ikh-raaju  ‘ahliHii  minhu  ‘akbaru  ‘indAllaah.  Wal-fitnatu  ‘akbaru  minal-qatl.

217b.  but to bar others from God’s path, and to disbelieve in Him, and to prevent access to the Holy Mosque, and to expel its people from it, are more deplorable with God. And persecution is more serious than killing.

SabiiLillaahi – (the Way of God), its aim is Islam. It is the selected Path of God. The human being can arrange his World and the Hereafter by choosing this Straight Path.

We have explained in the previous lesson that once; in a battle, some Muslims killed an Infidel. It happened unknowingly during a sacred month. The Infidels reproached and taunted them due to it. God has commanded in these verses that although, it is a sin to fight during any sacred month, but those sins are comparatively bigger which are committed by the Infidels. Some kinds of sins are being submitted in today’s lesson.

Saddun  ‘an- SabiiLillaahi – (to turn (men) from the Way of Allah), that is to say, “to prevent the people from embracing Islam and torture them with cruelty who have embraced Islam, to threaten them who incline to embrace Islam”. The Infidels of Makkah used to commit all such evils. They used to forbid the people from believing in the Messenger of Islam (ﷺ). They used to beat them and lay them down on hot stones who embraced Islam. They used to prevent them from leaving Makkah who wished to migrate from this sacred Place.    

Kufrum-biHii – (to disbelieve in Him), second sin, which the Infidels used to commit, was “denial from God, refusal from His Existence and Attributes”.

‘Al-Masjidil-Haraami – (the Inviolable Place of Worship), BaytUllaah (the Square Building of Makkah) – this House of God was only for worship, but the Infidels had placed in it uncountable Idols. The Muslims wished to make it the House of Oneness of God, but the Infidels used to prevent them to enter this Inviolable Place of Worship and hinder them from worshiping.

‘Ikh-raaju  ‘ahlihii – (to expel the people from Makkah, who were its inhabitants), the Infidels of Makkah tyrannized and oppressed the Muslims so much that they were compelled ultimately to leave Makkah. These poor and helpless Muslims took refuge in Madinah leaving behind their families and properties and ran away to save their lives. How big this sin was which was committed by the Idolaters of Makkah?  

‘Al-fitnatu – (the persecution, mischief, sedition, plundering and turning the people away from the true religion), the Infidels of Makkah had been creating these entire evils but they did not consider them as their crimes. God commands, “Killing is reasonable in all respect while the situations arise as such”. 

https://youtu.be/_e9ohEU-LJM

Warfare In The Sacred Months

 

Fighting during the Holy Month (L-273)

 

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلْحَرَامِ قِتَالٍ فِيهِ ۖ قُلْ قِتَالٌ فِيهِ كَبِيرٌ ۖ 217a.

217a.  Yas-‘aluunaka ‘anish- Shahril-Haraami qitaalin-fiih. Qul qitaalun-fiihi kabiir.

217a.  They ask you about fighting during the Holy Month. Say, “Fighting during it is deplorable;

‘Ash-Shahrul-Haraamu – (the sacred month), Lunar calendar has four sacred months; Muharram, Rajab, Zi-Qa'dah and Zul-Hajjah. These months were considered very blessed and pure by the Arabs. While killing, devastation and militancy were their occupation, but they used to stop every kind of warfare during these four months. Here; the month of Rajab indicates particularly towards ‘ash- Shahrul-Haraamu.

Cause of revelation of this verse is that in 2nd Hijrah, once during a journey, a battle took place among some Companions (May God be pleased with them) of the Holy Messenger (ﷺ) and the Idolaters. One Idolater was killed in fight. According to these companions, this battle was fought on 30^th of the month of Jamadi-us-Saani which wasn’t a sacred month, but after that, it was known that the moon of Jamadi-us-Saani had become of 29 days, and on which day; the battle was fought, that was 1^st of Rajab which was a sacred month.

To this error which happened unknowingly, the Infidels and Idolaters spread this news publicly and began taunting, “Behold! Now the Muslims don’t respect these months. They have begun fighting also in the month of Rajab.” Due to this reason, those Companions approached in the court of the Messenger (ﷺ) and asked: It happened unintentionally. What we have to do now? Then this verse was revealed and the Muslims were told that the battle is a worse thing during the sacred months but it is then; when the error is committed intentionally and having the knowledge of the sacred months the war is fought. And this battle which the Muslims fought wasn’t fought intentionally but it was their misunderstanding.

The Scholars agree to this matter that even now; whenever the Infidels will begin fighting in the sacred months, the Muslims can fight counter and defensive war for saving themselves; can react on their assault because the human lives are more sacred than the sanctity of these months. It is more necessary to save them. Although, fighting in these sacred months is worse but the worst things are those which are committed by the Infidels. For example, they don’t believe in God, worship more gods instead of the One, do not believe in the Last Day (the Day of Resurrection), spread sedition and disturbance, and exile the people from their houses, because these things are worse and horrible than the warfare. The Infidels don’t think on their wicked deeds themselves. They began taunting the Muslims upon a little unknowingly error.

These matters are described in the next part of this verse which will be explained in the next lesson. The Infidels and idolaters don’t see their own behavior but try to puzzle the Muslims. They have been taunting on an unintentional error. 

https://youtu.be/48Xc-_3qX18

Love And Hate Of The Mankind

 

Liking and disliking of Mankind (L-272)

وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكْرَهُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تُحِبُّوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ216b.

216b.  Wa  ‘asaaa  ‘an- takrahuu  shay-‘anw-wa  huwa    khayrul-lakum.  Wa  ‘asaaa  ‘an- tuhibbuu  shay- ‘anw-wa  huwa  sharrul-lakum.  WAllaahu  ya’- lamu  wa  ‘antum  laa  ta’-lamuun. (Section 26/10)

216b.  But it may be that you dislike something while it is good for you, and it may be that you like something while it is bad for you. God knows, and you do not know.

In the previous part of the verse, God ordained for warfare and commanded that apparently the warfare seems bad to you but there is no other resource for the life of the community and exaltation of the nation without it.

Now to clear this subject, it is being commanded in a very good and unique manner: “And it may happen that you hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that you love a thing which is bad for you.” Its evidence exists that, you don’t know about your good and bad. You don’t know, “what is better for you and what is worse. However, our Creator knows very well that what is better and what is worse for us. While it is fact; then we must do that whatsoever He says and which He commands. There is something good and better for us in it.

Without any doubt; the most difficult thing in this world is to put one’s life and wealth in danger, and these both fears exist in the warfare. The human being can’t be ready easily to sacrifice these precious things. However, if he had known that this life and the entire paraphernalia of this life are casual, but immortal life and permanent comfort will be bestowed after it, then these things have no importance for the mankind.

Secondly, if the mankind would have belief that his Creator knows better concerning his profit and loss than himself, moreover that; he doesn’t have more knowledge. The entire wisdom and goodness are in His control and whatever He says, that all is for the favor of mankind. In this form, an individual will get ready to sacrifice - whether it is his life and wealth or any other most precious thing. And at that time, nothing will be valuable for him. 

https://youtu.be/dDgLYMJZ7A0

Order Of Warfare

 

Commandment regarding Fighting (L-271)

كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ 216a.

216a.  Kutiba ‘alaykumul-qitaalu wa huwa kurhul-lakum.

216a.  Fighting is ordained for you, even though you dislike it.

We have discussed this matter earlier in detail that the source of our guidance is only Islam. Islam has a complete Code for our life. If any individual accepts any other religion and turns away from it, he will turn away from the real destination; will surrender himself to destruction by going astray. Because meaning of deflecting away from Islam is that such person will ruin the peace and security, will spread mischief and violence, will oppress others and transgress their rights.

God has commanded to the Muslims that they should fight all those people who turn away from Islam, who remain earnest in spreading evil and mischief, who engage in conspiracies and depravities because they are enemies of Islam and ruin the peace. Kill them because only “the end” of those people can become cause of improvement of Islam and prosperity of the world.

Messenger of God (ﷺ) was instructed to fight after migration from Makkah to Madinah whereas he had to establish the Foundation of a new state, invite unto Islam openly and had to bring a new society in existence according to the guidance from God, but at that time; the Muslims were weak and helpless, less in numbers, didn’t have equipment of warfare and were in the seizure of the worst condition and anxiety. Therefore, it was necessary to undergo invasive naturally the command of warfare. So they were commanded that whether the warfare was how much hateful to them but they had to do their duty.    

The most precious thing for the mankind is his life. Its end is felt unlike and unpleasant by every individual. Leaving one’s life and loss of lives is common in warfare. But God informed that far-reaching results and benefits of this warfare are in abundance which will appear afterward. Therefore, if the unpleasantness is borne temporarily in hearts and the loss is endured, its result will be very sweet and superior. We should obey the Commandments of God without hesitation and caring for the favorite things of the world. We should earn the pleasure of God by sacrificing our lives, our children and wealth. https://youtu.be/giZOXWUEkXw

Where Should Be Spent

 

Where should we spend? (L-270)

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ ۖ قُلْ مَآ أَنفَقْتُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ وَٱلْأَقْرَبِينَ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۗ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ215.

215.  Yas-‘aluunaka  maazaa  yunfiquun.  Qul  maaa  ‘anfaq- tum-min  khayrin- falil-waali-dayni  wal- ‘aqrabiina  wal- yataa-maa  wal-masaakiini  wab-nis-sabiil.  Wa  maa  taf- ‘aluu  min  khayrin- fa- ‘innAllaaha  bihii  ‘Aliim.

215.  They ask you what they should give. Say, “Whatever charity you give is for the parents, and the relatives, and the orphans, and the poor, and the wayfarer. Whatever good you do, God is aware of it.

Khayrin – (wealth, provisions, goods and property etc.), each type of goodness is included in the word khayrin i.e. physical or financial, big or small, but it means also good earning and the wealth. And here meaning of Khayrin is the wealth.

In this verse, it has been described that the Muslims asked from The Messenger (ﷺ): What should we spend? God commanded that they should spend how much they want of their good earnings and pure wealth, besides this, God described concerning the people; for whom the wealth should be spent:

1.   Waali-dayni: first right is of our parents from our wealth. Alas! Nowadays the well to do, the married and the well earner youngsters don’t recognize the right of their parents.

2.   ‘Al- ‘aqrabiina: after the parents; the right comes of the near kindred (close relatives). How much a great rule; Islam has given that the charity and goodness should be started from the nearest relatives and supplied it far away.

3.   Wal- yataa-maa: (Orphans), you should take care and train them; by becoming the shadow over their heads, who are deprived of the shadow of their parents. Messenger of God (ﷺ) has described so many rights of the orphans and determined it a great virtue to serve them.

4.   Wal-masaakiini: those weak and disabled people who are excused from earning.          

Wab-nis-sabiil:  fifth rank is of the needy wayfarers. https://youtu.be/FP11DBxE8iQ

Moments Of Trial

 

The Time of Trial (L-269)

أَم حَسِبتُم أَن تَدخُلُوا الجَنَّةَ وَلَمّا يَأتِكُم مَثَلُ الَّذينَ خَلَوا مِن قَبلِكُم ۖ مَسَّتهُمُ البَأساءُ وَالضَّرّاءُ وَزُلزِلوا حَتّىٰ يَقولَ الرَّسولُ وَالَّذينَ آمَنوا مَعَهُ مَتىٰ نَصرُ اللَّهِ ۗ أَلا إِنَّ نَصرَ اللَّهِ قَريبٌ214.

214.  ‘Am hasibtum ‘an- tad-khulul-Jannata wa lammaa  ya’-tikum-masa-lullaziina khalaw min- qablikum. Massat-humul- ba’-saaa-‘u wazzar-raaa-‘u wa  zul-ziluu hattaa ya-quular-Rasuulu wallaziina   ‘aamanuu ma-‘ahuu mataa nasrUllaah.   ‘Alaaa ‘inna nasrAllaahi qariib.

214.  Or do you expect to enter Paradise before the example of those who came before you had reached you? Adversity and hardship had afflicted them, and they were so shaken up, that the Messenger and those who believed with him said, “When is God’s victory?” Indeed, God’s victory is near.

In this verse, God has commanded that it is necessary for the mankind to face hardness, calamities and difficulties for obtaining betterment and success. It isn’t right to hope for success without bearing difficulties and hardships and passing through the test. It has been declared in this verse that the greatest blessing is the Paradise, and described that so much great blessing cannot be acquired without arduous work. The Pathway of the goodness and the Paradise has been made so much difficult that it might be known that “who has the demand and yearning for it?” That individual will try his best; using his entire powers and strength which God has bestowed to him for this purpose; who will have its real quest. He will get ready to sacrifice his everything for this object. Moreover, the people, who will get their purposes by passing through the difficult paths, they will understand also its real value.

God has proved by mentioning reference of the ancient communities that the successors have suffered hardships and difficulties always because enemies of God and those who have enmity with the goodness; have not left unfinished to torture the Believers. They leave them after making helpless and poor, and tyrannize them at such extent that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and His Believing Companions call, “O God! Now it is the end of the limit of their torture, when Your help will come?”

God has promised with the Believers that His help shall come surely but there is a fixed rule for this help, at first, the people are tested, when they remain sticking with throughout patient and steadfast, then finally, God gives them success and the enemy of righteousness falls in the humility and is ruined. 

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