They Long That You Should Disbelieve

 

No guidance for them whom God has led astray (L-579)

فَمَا لَكُمْ فِى ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ فِئَتَيْنِ وَٱللَّهُ أَرْكَسَهُم بِمَا كَسَبُوٓا۟ أَتُرِيدُونَ أَن تَهْدُوا۟ مَنْ أَضَلَّ ٱللَّهُ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥسَبِيلًا 88.   وَدُّوا۟ لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ كَمَا كَفَرُوا۟ فَتَكُونُونَ سَوَآءً فَلَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ حَتَّىٰ يُهَاجِرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ  89a.

88.  Famaa  lakum  fil-Munaafi-qiina  fi-‘atayni  wAllaahu  ‘ar-kasahum  bimaa  kasabuu.  ‘A-turiiduuna  ‘an-tahduu  man  ‘azal-lAllaah.  Wa  many-yuzli-  Lillaahu  falan  tajida  lahuu  Sabiilaa. 89a.  Wadduu  law  tak-furuuna  kamaa  kafaruu  fata-kuunuuna  sawaaa-‘an  falaa  tattakhizuu  minhum  ‘aw-liyaaa-‘a  hattaa  yuhaajiruu  fii  SabiiLillaah.

88. What is the matter with you, divided into two factions regarding the hypocrites, when  God Himself has overwhelmed them on account of what they did? Do you want to guide those whom God has led astray? Whomever God leads astray—you will never find for him a way. 89a. They would love to see you disbelieve, just as they disbelieve, so you would become equal. So do not befriend any of them, unless they emigrate in the way of God.

 

Munaafi-qiina  - it is plural of Munaafiq which means hypocrites, which are being discussed with effect from many lessons back. They are called hypocrites, whose outward appearance and inward qualities are different, whose apparent behavior is only for showing. In the beginning of Islam, these people were of two kinds.

• Those, who used to say themselves Muslims, but actually they were infidels by hearts.

• The people, who were infidels, but they wished to keep association, union and friendly relationship with the Muslims.

Now the discussion about the second kind of group begins.

In the beginning of Islam, some people had not embraced Islam, but they used to tie up friendship and love with the Muslims. They desired that whenever Muslims fight against the infidels, they should leave them considering their friends, and their wealth and lives might remain safe. When it was known that their aim is only to save themselves from any kind of loss and to hurt the Muslims, then the Muslims became two parties. One of them used to say, “We should give up meeting cordially with the fiends of their own intentions”. The other party used to say, “What do they mar us? May be some of them become Muslims in imitation”.

It has been declared in this verse that meeting with the selfish people cordially is useless. Their deeds are so much bad that God has kept them deprived of such blessing like Islam and returned them towards infidelity. Nobody can guide them towards the Straight Path, to whom God sends astray due to punishment of their wicked deeds. Actually, they wish to bring you also back to infidelity. But you have embraced Islam and even left your birth-place. Therefore, as long as they also do neither leave their native land and nor get ready to sacrifice their wealth and property, wives and children, rest and comfort (even everything), you should never make them friends. https://youtu.be/rardICE0ehs