The Best Community (L-438)
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كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ.
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110a. kuntum khayra ‘ummatin ‘ukhrijat
linnaasi ta’-muruuna bil-ma’-ruufi wa tan-hawna
‘anil-munkari wa tu’-minuuna Billaah. |
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110a. You are the best community that ever emerged for
humanity: you advocate what is moral, and forbid what is immoral, and believe
in God. |
In the beginning of previous section it was commanded that “Yaaa-‘ayyuhal-laziina ‘aa-manut-taqUllaaha haqqa tuqaa-tihii” (O you who believe! Observe your duty to God with right observance). Some such matters were explained during the description, about which God commanded that those should be performed. Moreover, some such matters were discussed which were forbidden by Him. Then reward for the righteous people and the punishment for the sinners was mentioned. Again, the subject is being turned towards the beginning. That is to say; “O Muslims! God has declared you as the best community out of the entire communities. It had been destined in His knowledge that you would get excellence over all other communities. In addition, this news was conveyed to the former Prophets (Peace be upon them). As the Last Prophet, Muhammad (ﷺ) is the most distinguished of the Prophets (Peace be upon them), likewise his (ﷺ) Nation (Muslim Ummah) is also the most distinguished and superior to all other communities and nations. Because this nation has been bestowed with the noblest Messenger (ﷺ), the most comprehensive and perfect religious law, and the doors of Knowledge and Science have been opened for it.
Khayra ‘ummatin – (best community) the Muslim Nation was given the title of khayra ‘ummatin too besides the Moderate Nation, the Community of Abraham (Peace be upon him) and several other honorable titles.
‘Ukhrijat linnaasi – (raised up for mankind) means that this community will bring the entire nations of the world at the door of Faith by preaching and inviting the people. It will forbid the wrong deeds. This Muslim nation will prevent the people from evil deeds by tongue, hand, pen and by the sword. Every type of strife and struggle, and a Muhammadan religious war (Jihad) is obligatory upon it.
One more characteristic of this best nation has been described here that it believes in God. All good qualities, which are found in the Muslim nation with the correct management, those did not exist in any previous nation. The Companion Umer (May God be pleased with him) said, “whoever of you wants to join this nation (the best of nations), he should fulfill its all conditions. It means ‘Amr bil-ma’-ruufi, (enjoining the right conduct) and Nahii ‘anil-munkar, (to forbid the wrong), and Believe in God. It can happen so, at such time, when every individual will dress himself at first because one cannot correct others without correcting oneself.
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