Lesson # 988 from Noble Quran
And You threw not when
You did throw, but God threw
Surah ‘ANFAAL (SPOILS OF WAR) – Chapter – 8)
Stage – 2, Verse – 17 of 75, Section – 2 of 10
(Part - 9)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
17. Ye (Muslims) slew
them not, but Allah slew them. And thou (Muhammad) threwest not when thou
didst throw, but Allah threw, that He might test the believers by a fair test
from Him. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower.
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17. Falam
taqtuluuhum wa laa
kin-nAllaaha qatalahum. Wa
maa ramayta ‘iz ramayta
wa laakin-nAllaaha ramaa.
Wa liyubli-yal-Mu’-miniina minhu
balaaa-‘an hasanaa. ‘InnAllaaha
Samii-‘un ‘Aliim.
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Lesson
Balaaa-‘un –
(a test), this word’s actual meanings are “test and trial”, but the test is
given in both forms i.e. prosperity as well as with plight. Therefore, it is
used in both meanings i.e. kindness, reward and calamity.
Liyubli-ya –
(in order to favor), before the actual word – “li” has been used which means “so that”. Yubli-ya is origin from ‘ablaaa-‘un,
which has been derived from the word balaaa-‘un,
meaning of which has been mentioned above. ‘ablaaa-‘un
means “descending difficulty”, but here it aims favor, i.e. to oblige.
It was described in the previous
verses that Allah Almighty arranged with His Intent and Command that the
Muslims should stand before the infidels whose strength was threefold more than
them at the situation of Badr, in
order to show the Wonder of His Omnipotence and defeat the Disbelievers by
means of these handful strength of Believers.
For this purpose, He (God Almighty) cast
the terror of Muslims into the hearts of Disbelievers, sent the Angels (peace
be upon Them) for their help and commanded the Muslims: Attack over the
infidels fearless, today; they have been suppressed from you.
It has been been explained in this
verse: What the mankind dare that he may do something? That is God Almighty;
Who does everything. The Muslims slew the Disbelievers, because Allah Almighty
desired that they should be slain. When the battle was being exercised with
full pressure, Messenger of Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace
be upon Him) threw a handful dust towards the infidels and said: Shaahatil-wujuuh (their faces have been
disfigured). That dust touched the faces of the disbelievers and then they were
disappointed.
It is commanded: O Muslims! You did
not slay the infidels, but Allah Almighty slew them. After that, Messenger of
Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) is being
addressed: that handful dust which You threw towards the idolaters, was not
thrown by You, in fact; that was thrown by Allah Almighty. It was the reason; which
had such effect that they were entangled in distress, because Allah Almighty
desired that the Muslims should win the war and they acquire honor and
superiority in the world.
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