Lesson # 1004 from Noble Quran
Disbelievers were on the yonder bank
Surah ‘ANFAAL (SPOILS OF WAR) – Chapter – 8)
Stage – 2, Verse – 42 of 75, Section
– 5 of 10 (Part - 10)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In
the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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42. When ye were on the
near bank (of the valley) and they were on the yonder bank, and the caravan
was below you (on the coast plain). And had ye trysted to meet one another ye
surely would have failed to keep the tryst, but (it happened, as it did,
without the forethought of either of you) that Allah might conclude a thing
that must be done; that he who was to perish (on that day) might perish by a
clear proof (of His Sovereignty) and he who was to survive might survive by a
clear proof (of His Sovereignty). Lo! Allah in truth is Hearer, Knower.
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42. ‘Iz ‘antum bil-‘udwatid-dunyaa wa
hum bil-‘udwatil-quswaa war-rakbu
‘asfala minkum. Wa
law tawaa-‘attum lakh-talaftum fil-mii-‘aadi, wa
laakilli-yaqzi-yAllaahu ‘amran- kaana
maf-‘uulan, Liyah-lika man
halaka ‘am- Bayyi-natinw-wa yah-yaa
man hayya ‘am-
Bayyinah. Wa ‘innAllaaha
la-Samii-‘un ‘Aliim.
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Lesson
‘Al-‘udwatu –
(bank, side, boundary), origin of this word is ‘adu, which means “opposite side”. It aims also “to cross the line,
an enemy”. The words ‘udwaan and ‘adaawah etc. are from it too. Here it
means “the place, which is at some distance”.
‘Ad-dunyaa –
(near, close to), the word Dunyaa means
“this world too because this world is near, and it is feminine of ‘adnaa. Both words have the same meaning
i.e. near.
‘Al-quswaa –
(on the yonder bank, distant, far), quswaa
is feminine of ‘aqsaa. Meanings of
both words are “away”.
Bayyi-nah –
(clear proof, evidence and arguments), hear it aims “such clear proof, argument
and reason should be established on the truth that there should remain no scope
of doubt to any individual.
In the Battle of Badr, the Muslims were on that side
which was near Madinah, whereas the
idolaters of Makkah were at that
place which was far from Madinah, and
the caravan of Qureish traders was
going to Makkah; along-side the bank
of the sea; below that place where the Muslims were existing.
The Muslims came out from Madinah with the intention of taking
possession of the wealth of that caravan, but the caravan escaped, whereas they
confronted the Army of the infidels of Makkah
who had come to save their caravan.
In this verse, a map of both parties
at the place of Badr and the place of
caravan; has been drawn. The Muslims were at that side of the field of Badr, which was near Madinah. On the opposite side before
them, the infidels were staying on the yonder bank from Madinah. And the caravan had arrived at a safe place behind the
Army of infidels in other valley by crossing both troops. Likewise, the Army of
infidels was between the Muslims and the caravan.
It is commanded that this entire map
of the war was determined by the will of God Almighty because He desired to
manifest the right and the wrong clearly, and the world should know that the
Muslims were on the Right Path but the infidels at wrong.
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