بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Whatever program we initiate in our life, will be as per the Guidance of Allah, the Most Benevolent and the Most Merciful. 6:162)
الٓمٓ (١)
ا - The letter Aleef denotes Allah. لٓ - La Ilaha Illa Huwa which means none other than Allah Who controls the whole of the universe. مٓ - The letter Meem denotes Muhammed.
2:1 Aleef Laam Meem –
2:1. This Book, containing Guidance to Mankind, has been revealed by Allah, the Controller of the whole of the Universe, through Muhammed sal.
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ لَا رَيۡبَۛ فِيهِۛ هُدٗى لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ٢
2:2. As you intended to get the right guidance (1:5), this book is revealed. Verily it will get you to the right path and there shall be no doubt about it. But this will reveal the right path only to those who want to abstain from wrongdoings.
ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡ يُنفِقُونَ٣
2:3. These right-thinking people will accept the unseen facts mentioned in this Book wholeheartedly. Further, they will organize a system for the upliftment of the oppressed society (29:45) and will extend the financial help that Allah has bestowed to them (2:219).
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبۡلِكَ وَبِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمۡ يُوقِنُونَ٤
2:4. These people will accept wholeheartedly that this is not the first time that such guidance is revealed. So, all previous revelations through Reformists (Nabis) had been on the same basis. (42:13) Further, they will strictly accept the law of “Cause and Effect” framed by Allah.
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدٗى مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ٥
2:5. Only these people are in the right direction and they are assured of success in their mission of developing their society. (23:1-10 & 31:2-5)
Regimes run by such righteous people alone can deliver eternal welfare schemes to the nations and the country as such will become heavenly.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَأَنذَرۡتَهُمۡ أَمۡ لَمۡ تُنذِرۡهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ٦
2:6. On the other side, some people refuse to accept Allah’s guidance. Therefore, even if you caution them about the dangerous effects of their evil acts, they will not pay attention.
خَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ وَعَلَىٰ سَمۡعِهِمۡۖ وَعَلَىٰٓ أَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡ غِشَٰوَةٞۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٞ٧
2:7. As they are accustomed to following the rituals of their ancestors (2;170), their powers of intelligence and listening get sealed as per the framed laws of Allah. So, such people cannot have far-sighted visions (6:25-26,41:5) and so they have to face severe sufferings in their life,
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ٨
2:8. Apart from these two types of people mentioned above, there is another type who will say orally that they have accepted the guidance of Allah and also the laws of “Cause & Effect”. i.e. every action of man will have its ultimate effects. But they would not have accepted them wholeheartedly.
يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَمَا يَخۡدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَمَا يَشۡعُرُونَ٩
2:9. Such people think that they can deceive Allah and those who follow the guidance of Allah by such attitude. But they deceive by themselves, about which they are not aware.
فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٞ فَزَادَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مَرَضٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمُۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡذِبُونَ١٠
2:10. They have their weaknesses such as treachery, cheating attitudes, etc. In due course, their attitudes will worsen as per the Laws of Allah and such liars will have to face untold sufferings (9:125)
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَا تُفۡسِدُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ مُصۡلِحُونَ١١
2:11. If you advise such people to maintain the Law and Order of the country and not to spoil it, they claim that they are only reformists.
أَلَآ إِنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدُونَ وَلَٰكِن لَّا يَشۡعُرُونَ١٢
2:12. But least there be any doubt that all their activities lead the country to utter turmoil and their mindset never realizes it.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ ءَامِنُواْ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلنَّاسُ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُۗ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ وَلَٰكِن لَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ١٣
2:13. If they are advised to join hands with those who follow Allah’s guidance and work for social harmony, they say, “Are we fools to follow these fools?” Alas! Only these people are fools but they do not realize the facts.
وَإِذَا لَقُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوۡاْ إِلَىٰ شَيَٰطِينِهِمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا مَعَكُمۡ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ مُسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ١٤
2:14. There are some people who, when they meet followers of Allah’s guidance, say, “We too accept Allah’s guidance”. But when they meet their arrogant leaders who disobey the guidance, they tell them, “We are, in fact, only with you and we pretend to be with them just to tease.”
But this sort of dual behavior out of Power addictions will not yield good results to them forever.
ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَهۡزِئُ بِهِمۡ وَيَمُدُّهُمۡ فِي طُغۡيَٰنِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ١٥
2:15. As per Allah’s Laws, such rulers will become subject to mockery in due course and they will lose all the glory of their governance and face all sorts of social evils.
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشۡتَرَوُاْ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَٰرَتُهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ مُهۡتَدِينَ١٦
2:16. These are the people who have selected the wrong directions of life, instead of right directions. Therefore, such trades cannot give long-lasting benefits to them. Further, they cannot get the right guidance by themselves.
In this way, they can never find out solutions to eradicate the social evils and this can be compared with some examples as mentioned below:
مَثَلُهُمۡ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِي ٱسۡتَوۡقَدَ نَارٗا فَلَمَّآ أَضَآءَتۡ مَا حَوۡلَهُۥ ذَهَبَ ٱللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمۡ وَتَرَكَهُمۡ فِي ظُلُمَٰتٖ لَّا يُبۡصِرُونَ١٧
2:17. Their activities can be compared to one, who is left under utter darkness and lights up fire to find a way to move about. The fire lasts only for a few moments as per Allah’s Framed Laws and then he is again left under darkness. So, he cannot see anything further to move on.
Such is the status of those who refuse to accept Allah’s guidance and run the Regime according to their planning. (24:40)
صُمُّۢ بُكۡمٌ عُمۡيٞ فَهُمۡ لَا يَرۡجِعُونَ١٨
2:18. These are the people who will be referred to as ‘deaf’ and ‘dumb’ and they cannot turn towards Allah’s guidance.
أَوۡ كَصَيِّبٖ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَٰتٞ وَرَعۡدٞ وَبَرۡقٞ يَجۡعَلُونَ أَصَٰبِعَهُمۡ فِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِم مِّنَ ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ حَذَرَ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۚ وَٱللَّهُ مُحِيطُۢ بِٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ١٩
2:19. Another example can be given to comparing the attitude of such people, when heavy rain lashes out along with lightning and thunders under the utter darkness, they think that they could safeguard their lives from the dangers of Thunders by closing their ears with their fingers. But they fail to realize that the effect of lightning and thunders are spread throughout their area as per Allah’s Laws. This is how Allah’s Law of “Cause and Effect” surrounds the society of wrongdoers. (7:183, 16:82, 36:79, 54:29)
Just like rains give benefits, the dangers of lightning and thunders also accompany it. In the same way, their illegal activities can give them only temporary gains, but such activities will gradually affect the nation as a whole which they do not realize. Therefore, whenever any problem arises in the country, they could find only temporary relief by punishing one or two culprits, just like closing their ears to escape from the dangers of thunders. But they fail to realize that the evil impacts have spread to the entire society. Allah’s guidance reveals the root cause of such evils and give permanent solutions to eradicate them.
يَكَادُ ٱلۡبَرۡقُ يَخۡطَفُ أَبۡصَٰرَهُمۡۖ كُلَّمَآ أَضَآءَ لَهُم مَّشَوۡاْ فِيهِ وَإِذَآ أَظۡلَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ قَامُواْۚ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمۡعِهِمۡ وَأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ٢٠
2:20. Or sometimes the lightning may damage their visions too, about which they do not pre-think. Or when they get lights from lightning for a few seconds, they move on a little bit and when utter darkness surrounds them immediately, they stop over there itself. If Allah’s planning is to deactivate their hearing and vision power immediately, He could have done it in no time*. But as such Allah has control over every happening of the world.
Such is the status of those who refuse to accept guidance and form the Regime on their own accord. Often unwanted problems will emanate in their society and their solutions will create other fresh problems. * Allah’s planning is to give them chances to rectify their errors and if He is to punish them for the sins committed by them at once, there will be none in this world (16:61)
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعۡبُدُواْ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ٢١
2:21. O Mankind! Be obedient to the commandments of your Rabbu*, Who Has created you all and your ancestors. This is the only way to lead your life without any evil impact.
The word Rabbu denotes the Mighty Power of all arrangements for the smooth survival of every creation of the world.
ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِرَٰشٗا وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءٗ وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ
2:22. Apart from the creation of Mankind, He has also created the earth in such a way that all the creatures can move and seek their livelihood and for this, He has made the earth surrounded by skies and arranged for rainfalls.
فَأَخۡرَجَ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ رِزۡقٗا لَّكُمۡۖ فَلَا تَجۡعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ أَندَادٗا وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ٢٢
This rainfall helps the earth to grow varieties of plants and fruits and all things that support your life. Therefore, all of you are advised to follow only His Laws and not others’
وَإِن كُنتُمۡ فِي رَيۡبٖ مِّمَّا نَزَّلۡنَا عَلَىٰ عَبۡدِنَا فَأۡتُواْ بِسُورَةٖ مِّن مِّثۡلِهِۦ وَٱدۡعُواْ شُهَدَآءَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ٢٣
2:23. If you have any doubt that Allah’s Guidance are not suitable to implement, then you may set aside them and produce at least one portion of guidance on your own for the smooth functioning of the society. If you are not capable to do so, you may take your intellectual’s help. If you are true in your claim, you have to accept this challenge (7:40,10:38)
فَإِن لَّمۡ تَفۡعَلُواْ وَلَن تَفۡعَلُواْ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِي وَقُودُهَا ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱلۡحِجَارَةُۖ أُعِدَّتۡ لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ٢٤
2:24. Surely you cannot accept the challenge. So, if you do not follow Allah’s guidance, be prepared to face devastations like Chaos, turmoil, and destructive weapons which have been made ready for defying the Guidance.
وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أَنَّ لَهُمۡ جَنَّٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۖ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُواْ مِنۡهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٖ رِّزۡقٗا
2:25. On the other hand, those who accept Allah’s guidance and work for social upliftment are blessed with the pleasant news that they would prosper fast and make their country heavenly. Their economic conditions will improve very much;
قَالُواْ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي رُزِقۡنَا مِن قَبۡلُۖ وَأُتُواْ بِهِۦ مُتَشَٰبِهٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ فِيهَآ أَزۡوَٰجٞ مُّطَهَّرَةٞۖ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ٢٥
They will say that all fruits and food items are the same as were previously available. But now they are available in plenty without much hardship. Also, many like-minded people will come and join hands in this mission (110:1-2) and thus the happy life will be eternal,
Note: In this verse, we have taken perennial rivers as a parable for prosperity and the improved economic conditions for fruits and food items.
۞إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَسۡتَحۡيِۦٓ أَن يَضۡرِبَ مَثَلٗا مَّا بَعُوضَةٗ فَمَا فَوۡقَهَاۚ
2:26. In this way, Allah explains unseen facts through examples and comparisons. Even if it is a tiny thing like a mosquito for comparison, Allah does not hesitate to mention it.
فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ فَيَعۡلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمۡۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَيَقُولُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلٗاۘ
Those who accept the Allah’s guidance, will treat these examples as facts revealing messages from their Nourisher. But those who have negative tendencies will find fault in it and will say as to what Allah desires to mention by quoting such examples.
يُضِلُّ بِهِۦ كَثِيرٗا وَيَهۡدِي بِهِۦ كَثِيرٗاۚ وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلۡفَٰسِقِينَ٢٦
In this way, some people get the right direction in life and some go in the wrong direction. But only those who want to deviate from His guidance will go in the wrong direction, (29:43)
The word “Fasiqueen” is mentioned in this verse which means those who try to find loopholes in the Laws.
ٱلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهۡدَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مِيثَٰقِهِۦ وَيَقۡطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ٢٧
2:27. The “Fasiqueens” are those who breach the agreement entered into with Allah after confirming it. The oath was that they would maintain the unity and integrity of the country and never indulge in anything which will spoil the peaceful harmony of the nation. (Ref: 2:63-64, 13:25, 48:10) Now they act against it and in this way, they disconnect the relationship with Allah. These are the people who are at a great loss.
كَيۡفَ تَكۡفُرُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَكُنتُمۡ أَمۡوَٰتٗا فَأَحۡيَٰكُمۡۖ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمۡ ثُمَّ يُحۡيِيكُمۡ ثُمَّ إِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ٢٨
2:28. O Fasiqueens! How can you disobey the guidance of Allah? At one stage you were lifeless and Allah has given you a life. One day, you are going to die, and again your life is going to continue even after your death. You are answerable for all of your activities. This being Allah’s program about your life, how can you behave like this?
هُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُم مَّا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰٓ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَسَوَّىٰهُنَّ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٖۚ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ٢٩
2:29. Apart from this, it is Allah Who has created everything in this world. Allah has concretely safeguarded this earth by zonal skies one above the other (67:3) and arranged in such a way that man can make use of everything in this world. It is Allah Who has framed rules and regulations to everything which were created by Him?
وَإِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٞ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ خَلِيفَةٗۖ
2:30. In this way, as per Allah’s long-term programs extending millions of years, (70:4) man came under His selection to govern this world. i.e. The Man was to shoulder the responsibility to rule this world.
قَالُوٓاْ أَتَجۡعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفۡسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسۡفِكُ ٱلدِّمَآءَ
For this, all the “Universal Forces” (Malaika) created by Allah were to come under the control of man. (Ref 2:34) But these Universal Forces were taken by surprise to note that such a great responsibility is given to mankind who is indulged in all sort of chaos and killing each other,
وَنَحۡنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمۡدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَۖ قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ٣٠
while all the Universal Forces have been obedient to the commandments of Allah and make His schemes praiseworthy and free of any defect. In this way, Universal Forces did not know about Allah’s programs with regards to Man,
وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ ٱلۡأَسۡمَآءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ فَقَالَ أَنۢبُِٔونِي بِأَسۡمَآءِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ٣١
2:31. To govern this world, Allah made arrangements for Mankind to study and know the intrinsic values of every creation. (55:3-4) and he could make use of them. In this way, the hidden Universal Forces in all creations were made to be known to Man. But those Energetic Powers had no such knowledge as they had their limitations (16:48-49).
As far as the Topic, “Adam” and “his wife” is concerned, (2:30-39) Qur’an narrates it dramatically to make you understand the Supremacy of Allah, the status of Man (civilized life), Powers & Limitations of “Malaika” (Innumerable Universal Forces created by Allah to the keep the world under-functioning, and arrogant characters of Iblees/Shaitan (bad characters of arrogance) in Man. Qur’an discusses this subject totally in six chapters in different ways
Therefore, it is not proper to say that such an incident took place once upon a time elsewhere in the universe. If we say that it happened, then it will be treated as a story and there will not be any evidence to prove it. Secondly, one must know that Allah never consults anybody in His programs. (18:26)
قَالُواْ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ لَا عِلۡمَ لَنَآ إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمۡتَنَآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ٣٢
2:32. It became clear to the Energetic Powers that Allah’s programs were unique and supreme. They could not know anything apart from their duties which they were assigned to them (16:49-50). Verily nothing can escape from the Supreme knowledge and wisdom of Allah
قَالَ يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ أَنۢبِئۡهُم بِأَسۡمَآئِهِمۡۖ فَلَمَّآ أَنۢبَأَهُم بِأَسۡمَآئِهِمۡ قَالَ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ غَيۡبَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَأَعۡلَمُ مَا تُبۡدُونَ وَمَا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡتُمُونَ٣٣
2:33. As per the programs of Allah, when Man’s knowledge gradually improved, he started to explore the hidden Energetic Powers of Allah’s creations and to make use of them. These talents in man were not found in those Universal Forces. In this way, Allah made the Energetic Powers realize His Supreme power of knowing all hidden facts and also vivid and hidden talents functioning in every Universal Force with their limitations.
وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُواْ لِأٓدَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ٣٤
2:34. In this way, the Universal Forces came under the control of mankind gradually as per the long-term planning of Allah (32:5) But there is an exception. These energetic forces took the shape of bad characters within man and so these made the man disobey the commandments of Allah. The terminology used for such arrogant characters is “Iblees”.
In this way, The Man uses all his talents bestowed by Allah and works hard to bring Universal Forces under his control as much as possible and uses them according to his needs. This is his strength. At the same time, if the Man disobeys the commandments of Allah and acts according to his own will and pleasure, he comes under the control of his own will and pleasure (Iblees) which spoils his peaceful life. This is his weakness. E.g. Atomic power, telecommunications. He can use it for constructive purposes like electricity etc. or he can use it to make atom bombs to destroy the world. Since Man is given “free will”, Allah does not interfere in his decisions. But the ultimate results of his actions - good or bad have to be faced by him. This is the program of Allah.
وَقُلۡنَا يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ ٱسۡكُنۡ أَنتَ وَزَوۡجُكَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنۡهَا رَغَدًا حَيۡثُ شِئۡتُمَا وَلَا تَقۡرَبَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ٣٥
2:35. Only under this program, Allah created The Man in this world along with his spouse, kith, and kin to lead a heavenly happy life. They were permitted to move about anywhere in the world and enjoy all sorts of foods and fruits available. (2:58) But the condition laid down was that there shall be no division and groups among them like the “Branches of a Tree” based on caste, color, religion, etc. - to say that they should live unitedly. If not, problems will erupt in due course out of the human race and each group will do injustice against the other.
فَأَزَلَّهُمَا ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ عَنۡهَا فَأَخۡرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا فِيهِۖ وَقُلۡنَا ٱهۡبِطُواْ بَعۡضُكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوّٞۖ وَلَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُسۡتَقَرّٞ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ٣٦
2:36. In the olden days, Man lived as a single community and lived happily with unity as per the guidance of Allah (2:213). But later on, the Satanic characters like arrogance, selfishness, etc. Developed in both male and female genders. This resulted in division and racism, resulting in enmity against each other and started losing peaceful heavenly life. In this way the downfall of mankind took place. However, Man has to get a livelihood for a certain period, for which Allah made arrangements as per His Pre-Determined plans.
Now the question arises whether the man can get back the paradise he lost. To this Allah’s plans are as follows:
فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٖ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡهِۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ٣٧
2:37. Mankind will receive Allah’s guidance time and again through Reformist (Nabis) (2:213) so that he could come back to His original schemes of unity. Verily Allah is kind enough to give chances to repent and excuse the shortcoming of Mankind.
قُلۡنَا ٱهۡبِطُواْ مِنۡهَا جَمِيعٗاۖ فَإِمَّا يَأۡتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدٗى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ٣٨
2:38. Even though there is a downfall of Mankind totally and has lost the heavenly life due to his selfish behaviors, Allah’s guidance will be revealed through Reformists (Nabis) to them. Those who follow Allah’s guidance could gradually come back to a peaceful life that will be free of any danger or grief.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بَِٔايَٰتِنَآ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ٣٩
2:39. The life of those who refuse to accept Allah’s Guidance, will continue to be hell-like with all sorts of miseries. They cannot find any other way to come out of it.
This is the plan of Almighty Allah with regard to Mankind, under which development and destructions continue to take place in this world. On the same basis, the historical evidence is narrated to you as evidence of His plans. Bani-Israel is one such community that refused to accept His guidance.
يَٰبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَتِيَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنۡعَمۡتُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَأَوۡفُواْ بِعَهۡدِيٓ أُوفِ بِعَهۡدِكُمۡ وَإِيَّٰيَ فَٱرۡهَبُونِ٤٠
2:40. O Bani – Israel! Think about the bounty of facilities you enjoyed till you were obedient to Our Guidance. Even now if you want to come back to the Agreement entered into with Us, you have to pay attention to Our guidance and act according to them. All your needs will be fulfilled.
وَءَامِنُواْ بِمَآ أَنزَلۡتُ مُصَدِّقٗا لِّمَا مَعَكُمۡ وَلَا تَكُونُوٓاْ أَوَّلَ كَافِرِۢ بِهِۦۖ وَلَا تَشۡتَرُواْ بَِٔايَٰتِي ثَمَنٗا قَلِيلٗا وَإِيَّٰيَ فَٱتَّقُونِ٤١
2:41. O Bani Israel! The Revelations in Qur’an are not anything new. It confirms only the reality of what has been revealed in the previous Book which you have. Instead of accepting and following this Scripture, you appear to have taken a lead in opposing it. Do not reject it for the sake of temporary benefits (10:69-70) and be afraid of the serious impacts of opposing it.
وَلَا تَلۡبِسُواْ ٱلۡحَقَّ بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ وَتَكۡتُمُواْ ٱلۡحَقَّ وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ٤٢
2:42. Do not mingle these clearcut guidance with your self-imposed traditions and unnecessary rituals. (2:159) You confuse the people by preaching falsehood in such a way that it appears to be true. You do all these things knowingly for your self-interest.
وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱرۡكَعُواْ مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ٤٣
2:43. You have to avoid this sort of behavior and come back to the Frameworks of guidance. Set up Qur’anic Organizations for socio-economic development and extend financial helps for it. In this way. be among those who submit before the guidance and execute His advice (19:119,89:29)
Here the words “Waqueemus Salath” are used to mean setting up an organization for Social Development, because the word “Zakath” also is mentioned here, which means funds for economic development and upliftment of people from poverty.
۞أَتَأۡمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلۡبِرِّ وَتَنسَوۡنَ أَنفُسَكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ تَتۡلُونَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ٤٤
2:44. Instead, you keep on advising others to do good things. But when it comes to your turn, you forget what you have advised others. Although you read and understand the Book you have, your activities are against it. Don’t you have any sense of realizing this fact?
وَٱسۡتَعِينُواْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِۚ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلۡخَٰشِعِينَ٤٥
2:45. You have to be firm and stable in performing social upliftment programs as per the Qur’anic guidance and you should not despair whenever you face opposition from vested interests. This will be your great achievement. But those who are careless about the future impacts, will not pay attention to this.
ٱلَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَٰقُواْ رَبِّهِمۡ وَأَنَّهُمۡ إِلَيۡهِ رَٰجِعُونَ٤٦
2:46. These are the people who realize that their every action has its reaction which they will have to face. If they do good, they will have good results and if they commit sins, they will have to face their impacts as per the Framed Laws of Allah and no one can escape from these Laws.
Note: The word “Mulaqoo” used here means “to meet”. This does not mean face-to-face meetings, as NO ONE has the power of seeing Allah (6:106), but we must face the consequences of our activities.
يَٰبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَتِيَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنۡعَمۡتُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلۡتُكُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ٤٧
2:47. O Bani Israel! Think about those days of glory when you enjoyed all sorts of facilities in abundance. In those days, you were superior to all other communities of the world, until you followed Our guidance.
Nowadays you have set aside those guidance and act according to your will and pleasure, resulting in evil impacts in the country as a whole. Therefore, new Rules and Regulations are being framed to avoid this sort of evil. As per the Regulatory actions, the rules will be as follows:
وَٱتَّقُواْ يَوۡمٗا لَّا تَجۡزِي نَفۡسٌ عَن نَّفۡسٖ شَيۡٔٗا وَلَا يُقۡبَلُ مِنۡهَا شَفَٰعَةٞ وَلَا يُؤۡخَذُ مِنۡهَا عَدۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ٤٨
2:48. Beware of the new Regulations which are being implemented now. According to them, everyone will be treated equally before the law and will get benefits for whatever one does good for the nation, if anyone is indulged in illegal activities, he will be punished. No one will come forward to do any favor to such wrongdoers and nor will they get any recommendations in the Court of Law. No bribes will be taken to free the culprits.
The same Laws will apply to all individuals even after death.
وَإِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰكُم مِّنۡ ءَالِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ يَسُومُونَكُمۡ سُوٓءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبۡنَآءَكُمۡ وَيَسۡتَحۡيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمۡۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ عَظِيمٞ٤٩
2:49. O Bani Israel! Recall the history when you were in servitude to the Fir’aun and experiencing miserable life thereon. They degraded the courageous men of your community and allowed weaker (female) and cowardly people to live. In this way, when your lives were full of miseries, then Allah rescued you by giving you the right Directions through Reformist Moosa Nabi Moose. (Ref: 7:127 & 14:6)
وَإِذۡ فَرَقۡنَا بِكُمُ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ فَأَنجَيۡنَٰكُمۡ وَأَغۡرَقۡنَآ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَأَنتُمۡ تَنظُرُونَ٥٠
2:50. As per the pre-plans revealed through Reformist Moosa Nabi Nabee, you all crossed over the river through a bridge constructed by you (20:77). When Fir’aun and his soldiers were about to cross over the bridge the next day morning, (26:60) they were made to fall in the deep river and drown in the gushing waters. You all witnessed this incident and, in this way, you were freed from the miserable life. (For details refer to 7:136)
وَإِذۡ وَٰعَدۡنَا مُوسَىٰٓ أَرۡبَعِينَ لَيۡلَةٗ ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذۡتُمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ وَأَنتُمۡ ظَٰلِمُونَ٥١
2:51. As per Our Commandments, Reformist Moosa Nabi reached the valley of Sinai for forty days to get more guidance. During that short break, you selected an idol of Cow for worshipping, thus you rebelled against Our guidance. (7:142)
ثُمَّ عَفَوۡنَا عَنكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ٥٢
2:52. Despite this, we forgave this evil act and We gave Our clear Guidance through Reformist Moosa Nabi to set right your shortcomings and be honest to Us.
وَإِذۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ٥٣
2:53. Furthermore, We revealed Our guidance through Reformist Moosa Nabi to differentiate between good and bad, so that you could get the right path in your life.
وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِۦ يَٰقَوۡمِ إِنَّكُمۡ ظَلَمۡتُمۡ أَنفُسَكُم بِٱتِّخَاذِكُمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ فَتُوبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ بَارِئِكُمۡ فَٱقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡ ذَٰلِكُمۡ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمۡ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ٥٤
2:54. Before this, when Reformist Moosa Nabi returned after forty days, he felt very sorry to see his community deviating from guidance. He felt very sorry that they had done a great injustice and harmed themselves by selecting a cow for idol worship. He said to them, “Now you have got Right guidance from the Creator and so, you should sacrifice yourself for the cause of betterment of your society.” In this way, you all repented towards His guidance to get all benefits of life. Verily, He is Merciful as He always responds with all helps for a secured life.
Apart from this, a few historical events are placed before you for your attention.
وَإِذۡ قُلۡتُمۡ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤۡمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى ٱللَّهَ جَهۡرَةٗ فَأَخَذَتۡكُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمۡ تَنظُرُونَ٥٥
2:55. Once, you were adamant with Reformist Moosa Nabi in your stand that until you got a vision of Allah, you would not accept his claim that the guidance was revealed from Allah. When Allah unveiled His Power, they could not withstand even the thundering noise of the earthquake (7:155) although you had understood the source of the noise.
ثُمَّ بَعَثۡنَٰكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَوۡتِكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ٥٦
2:56. In this way, you were living in utter darkness without knowing the potentialities existing within you and we gave you the right vision through Our Guidance so that you could lead your life honestly.
وَظَلَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلۡوَىٰۖ كُلُواْ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقۡنَٰكُمۡۚ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ يَظۡلِمُونَ٥٧
2:57. For this, arrangements were made to live in a rain-fed fertile region, where you could get all varieties of delicious foods in abundance, you were advised to use all healthy food items which We had arranged for you. But despite this, you deviated from Our guidance in due course and you harmed yourselves by your bad conduct. There had never been any harm caused from Our side.
وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا ٱدۡخُلُواْ هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةَ فَكُلُواْ مِنۡهَا حَيۡثُ شِئۡتُمۡ رَغَدٗا وَٱدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡبَابَ سُجَّدٗا وَقُولُواْ حِطَّةٞ نَّغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ خَطَٰيَٰكُمۡۚ وَسَنَزِيدُ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ٥٨
2:58. As told above, when you reached the fertile land, We advised you to make use of all healthy and hygienic food materials and move about anywhere you like. But the condition laid down was that you should abide by Our Guidance in every aspect of life. Then only you will be freed from all sorts of evil impacts that have resulted from your bad characters in the past and in this way, you could lead a secure and peaceful life.
فَبَدَّلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ قَوۡلًا غَيۡرَ ٱلَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُمۡ فَأَنزَلۡنَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ رِجۡزٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَفۡسُقُونَ٥٩
2:59. But, contrary to your undertakings, you brought some changes in Our Guidance in due course and started following the Laws which We did not reveal. As a result, you incurred social injustice and that resulted in all types of social evils as per Celestial Laws.
Dear Intellectuals! You may think that these historical events are narrated as stories of Bani-Israel and that we are not connected to it in any way. But be informed that the Laws have been framed in such a way that they are applicable to all communities of all times till the world exists. Therefore, the impacts of illegal activities which they witnessed, will have their course and bring all troubles in the same way to the present-day communities too. So, we have to learn the lessons from the historical presentations and safeguard our lives accordingly.
۞وَإِذِ ٱسۡتَسۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِۦ فَقُلۡنَا ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡحَجَرَۖ فَٱنفَجَرَتۡ مِنۡهُ ٱثۡنَتَا عَشۡرَةَ عَيۡنٗاۖ قَدۡ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٖ مَّشۡرَبَهُمۡۖ كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ مِن رِّزۡقِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَعۡثَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُفۡسِدِينَ٦٠
2:60. At one stage, there was water scarcity in the region and so, We directed Reformist Moosa Nabi and his followers to dig out wells in the land which were full of stones, and thus you got springs of water in the deep bore-wells. In this way, you dug out twelve wells in twelve different places and solved the water problems. Here too, We advised them to demark the region-wise so that you could administer properly to distribute water to all without discriminations. (Also, ref: 7:160) We also advised them to live with unity and not to pollute social harmony.
The purpose of releasing Bani Israel from the clutches of Fir’aun and taking them to a fertile land (2:59) was to teach them discipline for self-defense and internal security and make them fit to maintain Law and Order.
وَإِذۡ قُلۡتُمۡ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَن نَّصۡبِرَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامٖ وَٰحِدٖ فَٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُخۡرِجۡ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنۢبِتُ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ مِنۢ بَقۡلِهَا وَقِثَّآئِهَا وَفُومِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَاۖ
2:61. But, you paid more attention towards food, other comforts and started requesting Reformist Moosa Nabi to arrange for a change in lifestyle as it was boring to take the same type of foods daily. They demanded cultivated grains like wheat, pulses, herbs, cucumber, garlic, and vegetables like cabbage, different kinds of corn, onions, etc.
قَالَ أَتَسۡتَبۡدِلُونَ ٱلَّذِي هُوَ أَدۡنَىٰ بِٱلَّذِي هُوَ خَيۡرٌۚ ٱهۡبِطُواْ مِصۡرٗا فَإِنَّ لَكُم مَّا سَأَلۡتُمۡۗ
Reformist Moosa Nabi replied, “If you prefer to lead a low-profiled life instead of living with dignity, you may go to a nearby town or village and get all those facilities.”
وَضُرِبَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلذِّلَّةُ وَٱلۡمَسۡكَنَةُ وَبَآءُو بِغَضَبٖ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ
As such some of them left the training camp and moved to towns. This resulted in them losing all the capabilities which they had attained in the camp and due course, they were reduced to a wretched life only. Further, they suffered from poverty and hunger.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ يَكۡفُرُونَ بَِٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَقۡتُلُونَ ٱلنَّبِيِّۧنَ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّۗ
In this way, they had to lead a miserable life as per Allah’s Laws. This was due to rejecting the Reformist’s Plans and also disobeying The Guidance of Allah.
ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَواْ وَّكَانُواْ يَعۡتَدُونَ٦١
So, they crossed over their limits and tried to defame the Reformist’s advice also.
You forgot all these historical facts and now you claim yourselves to be Israelis and that you alone deserve to go to heaven (2:94) This is not true.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَٱلَّذِينَ هَادُواْ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ وَٱلصَّٰبِِٔينَ
2:62. Whichever community they belong to, whether they are those who accepted the Guidance of Allah and Jews, Christians, or those who do not follow any rituals, they can lead a pleasant heavenly life.
مَنۡ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحٗا فَلَهُمۡ أَجۡرُهُمۡ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ وَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ٦٢
But the conditions laid down here are as follows: At first, they should live within the framework of Allah’s Guidance. Secondly, they should accept the Laws of “Cause and Effect” that every action-good or bad will have its effects. Thirdly, they should take active part in social development projects. These are the people who deserve for heavenly life which will be free of problems or grief. These are Allah’s Laws which will last forever. (5:69)
Therefore, let all know by this that the heavenly life cannot be achieved based on community or region. It all depends on how much effort you take for the socio-economic development of the nation. (2:137 & 4:136)
وَإِذۡ أَخَذۡنَا مِيثَٰقَكُمۡ وَرَفَعۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ
2:63. It is on the same basis, We entered into agreement with all Communities hitherto. In the same way, We entered agreements with you, Israelis too, when you were living in the mountainous region called “Thoor”
خُذُواْ مَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰكُم بِقُوَّةٖ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ٦٣
The agreement read as follows: Always you all must adhere strictly to the Rules and Regulations which were revealed to you through Reformist Moosa Nabi Thor and live accordingly. Only in this way, you could lead a peaceful life forever.
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيۡتُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَۖ فَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ لَكُنتُم مِّنَ ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ٦٤
2:64. Alas! You did not continue to live by Our Advice. In due course, you started deviating from Our Rules and Regulations. If there had not been Allah’s Pre-Determined plans to punish them immediately for their sins, they would have been at a great loss. But Allah’s Planning is to give them ample time to mend themselves before serious impacts. (16:61)
It is foremost important for every country to maintain Law and Order, Otherwise, all types of evil incidences will take place in the country and one day it will go out of control. Therefore, another historical evidence is brought to your attention.
وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱعۡتَدَوۡاْ مِنكُمۡ فِي ٱلسَّبۡتِ فَقُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ كُونُواْ قِرَدَةً خَٰسِِٔينَ٦٥
2:65. You know very well about events that took place in the Community of Fishermen, they had restrictions for fishing during breeding seasons. When some trespassed the restrictions, everybody started fishing and thereby created all sorts of clashes and turmoil. As such, they degraded themselves to a ridiculous level such as monkeys (Also Ref: 5:60 & 7:163-167)
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا نَكَٰلٗا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهَا وَمَا خَلۡفَهَا وَمَوۡعِظَةٗ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ٦٦
2:66. These are the historical events that are presented in this book so that you shall learn lessons from them and set right the shortcomings found in your community. In this way, these are the best advice to those who want to free themselves from all evil impacts in their life.
If you want to purify society in this way, all unwanted rituals and false beliefs have to be discouraged and removed. For this, an incidence of Reformist Moosa Nabi Thor is brought to your knowledge.
وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُكُمۡ أَن تَذۡبَحُواْ بَقَرَةٗۖ
2:67. Once, when Reformist Moosa Nabi told his followers that Allah had asked them to slaughter a cow,
قَالُوٓاْ أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوٗاۖ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ أَنۡ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ٦٧
they began to ridicule the order and asked Reformist Moosa Nabi if he was joking with them, Reformist Moosa Nabi explained to them that he was not so ignorant to joke at their beliefs and that it was only a command from Almighty Allah.
Since they were accustomed to worshiping the Cow, they were shocked by this message and they tried their best to avoid the slaughtering of a cow.
قَالُواْ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِيَۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٞ لَّا فَارِضٞ وَلَا بِكۡرٌ عَوَانُۢ بَيۡنَ ذَٰلِكَۖ فَٱفۡعَلُواْ مَا تُؤۡمَرُونَ٦٨
2:68. So they asked Reformist Moosa Nabi to get details from Allah as to what type of cow to be slaughtered. Reformist Moosa Nabi explained to them that it should neither be too old nor too young, but it should be medium-sized. He asked them to carry out the order.
قَالُواْ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوۡنُهَاۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٞ صَفۡرَآءُ فَاقِعٞ لَّوۡنُهَا تَسُرُّ ٱلنَّٰظِرِينَ٦٩
2:69. They were not interested to carry out the order and hence they tried to find some other excuses to avoid it. So they asked Reformist Moosa Nabi to get the details from Allah about its color. Reformist Moosa Nabi informed them that it should be yellowish and pleasing to look at.
قَالُواْ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِيَ إِنَّ ٱلۡبَقَرَ تَشَٰبَهَ عَلَيۡنَا وَإِنَّآ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَمُهۡتَدُونَ٧٠
2:70. They told Reformist Moosa Nabi that still the order was not clear enough to them, as all cows appear to be pleasing. So they asked Reformist Moosa Nabi to get full details from Allah so that they could get the Right Directions about Allah’s Will.
قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٞ لَّا ذَلُولٞ تُثِيرُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَلَا تَسۡقِي ٱلۡحَرۡثَ مُسَلَّمَةٞ لَّا شِيَةَ فِيهَاۚ قَالُواْ ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ جِئۡتَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ فَذَبَحُوهَا وَمَا كَادُواْ يَفۡعَلُونَ٧١
2:71. Later Reformist Moosa Nabi explained that the cow should not have been used for plowing or drawing water from wells and should have no defect on its body. On hearing this, they told that they had got all the details and reluctantly accepted to slaughter the cow.
Dear Intellectuals! Whenever you try to ban any of the community rituals and try to bring about reformations in your country, the people will raise objections and apply logic to defuse the orders. Despite all this, you have to strive hard to curtail the unwanted rituals that are prevalent in your community.
Secondly, while they were so reluctant to slaughter an animal, they had no hesitation to kill their fellow beings. Further, they would try to find out the scapegoat mechanism to escape from the punishments.
وَإِذۡ قَتَلۡتُمۡ نَفۡسٗا فَٱدَّٰرَٰٔتُمۡ فِيهَاۖ وَٱللَّهُ مُخۡرِجٞ مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡتُمُونَ٧٢
2:72. In the same manner, once someone murdered a person among them and tried to escape from the punishment by blaming each other. But Allah’s Will was to unveil the hidden facts of that incident.
فَقُلۡنَا ٱضۡرِبُوهُ بِبَعۡضِهَاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُحۡيِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ٧٣
2:73. For that, We advised them to investigate the chain of incidents that led to murder and hold the suspects separately to find out the real culprit. In this way, the hidden fact was made known to all by Our advice. That was how We made them use their intelligence for their bright future.
Some of the translations go differently. Since the incidence of murder follows soon after the slaughter of the cow, they presume that the suspects were asked to touch the dead body with the piece of the slaughtered cow. Then the real suspect will be afraid to do so since he considers the cow as Divine and as such the culprit can be identified easily.
But nowadays we have many methods to find out the culprits by taking the body for post-mortem, the tools used for murder, etc. So, we have given the above explanations.
ثُمَّ قَسَتۡ قُلُوبُكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِيَ كَٱلۡحِجَارَةِ أَوۡ أَشَدُّ قَسۡوَةٗۚ
2:74. O Israelis! In this way, Our Guidance were revealed to you which helped you to develop very much. But later on, when years passed by, you became merciless and stone-hearted or even worse than that.
وَإِنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡحِجَارَةِ لَمَا يَتَفَجَّرُ مِنۡهُ ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۚ وَإِنَّ مِنۡهَا لَمَا يَشَّقَّقُ فَيَخۡرُجُ مِنۡهُ ٱلۡمَآءُۚ وَإِنَّ مِنۡهَا لَمَا يَهۡبِطُ مِنۡ خَشۡيَةِ ٱللَّهِۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ٧٤
If you study the stones of the mountains, you will find them helping to form canals and rivers, some will break into pieces spring waters will emerge from them, some will roll down and crash from the hills as per Allah’s Laws. But your behaviors became worse than those stones. Be informed that Allah is not unaware of all of your activities.
۞أَفَتَطۡمَعُونَ أَن يُؤۡمِنُواْ لَكُمۡ وَقَدۡ كَانَ فَرِيقٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَسۡمَعُونَ كَلَٰمَ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُحَرِّفُونَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا عَقَلُوهُ وَهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ٧٥
2:75. O, followers! Do you think that such people will accept the Laws of Allah and join hands with you in the welfare schemes? Never. The fact is that their religious leaders, after listening to Allah’s Rules and Regulations, have knowingly brought the changes in them. They will follow only their self-designed preaching.
وَإِذَا لَقُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَا بَعۡضُهُمۡ إِلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ قَالُوٓاْ أَتُحَدِّثُونَهُم بِمَا فَتَحَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لِيُحَآجُّوكُم بِهِۦ عِندَ رَبِّكُمۡۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ٧٦
2:76. That is why when they meet the “Reformists”, they declare that they too have accepted the Laws of Allah, but when they meet privately, they advise each other to be very cautious with these “Reformists” and follow only those rules which Allah has already informed to them. They further say, “If you reveal to them the Guidance which we have already received from Allah, they will find fault in it and we cannot answer them properly”.
أَوَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعۡلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعۡلِنُونَ٧٧
2:77. But, should they not realize that all their activities do come to the knowledge of Allah, whether they are done secretly or openly?
وَمِنۡهُمۡ أُمِّيُّونَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ إِلَّآ أَمَانِيَّ وَإِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ٧٨
2:78. Many people in their community do not know the Laws. Their religious leaders preach to these people only the fabricated stories and make them follow only their laws.
فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلَّذِينَ يَكۡتُبُونَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ بِأَيۡدِيهِمۡ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ هَٰذَا مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ لِيَشۡتَرُواْ بِهِۦ ثَمَنٗا قَلِيلٗاۖ فَوَيۡلٞ لَّهُم مِّمَّا كَتَبَتۡ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَوَيۡلٞ لَّهُم مِّمَّا يَكۡسِبُونَ٧٩
2:79. Apart from that, they also publish many books which are written by themselves and tell the illiterates that they are Allah’s Laws. In this way, the religious leaders manage to gain certain timely benefits. But as per Allah’s Laws, such preaching and publications will lead the community to miserable conditions and will ruin in due course.
وَقَالُواْ لَن تَمَسَّنَا ٱلنَّارُ إِلَّآ أَيَّامٗا مَّعۡدُودَةٗۚ قُلۡ أَتَّخَذۡتُمۡ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَهۡدٗا فَلَن يُخۡلِفَ ٱللَّهُ عَهۡدَهُۥٓۖ أَمۡ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ٨٠
2:80. One of such fabricated stories is that even if they happen to be in hell for the sins committed by them, they would not be there permanently and so after some time, they would be shifted to Heaven by the Mercy of Allah. O, Reformists! Ask them, “Has Allah ever given such a promise to anyone? If so, Allah’s Will does not change His promise. Do you narrate those things which Allah has never revealed to you?”
بَلَىٰۚ مَن كَسَبَ سَيِّئَةٗ وَأَحَٰطَتۡ بِهِۦ خَطِيَٓٔتُهُۥ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ٨١
2:81. Never it is so. As per Allah’s Laws, whoever commits sins throughout their life, his/her life will be miserable and full of suffering in this world and also in the life that continues after death. No shifting from Hell to Heaven
Even if a nation or community is in the wrong direction and decide to follow the Guidance of Allah, they will get the chance of rectifying their errors and come out of hell in this world itself. As far as individuals are concerned, they get the chance for repentance during their lifetime only. (Ref: 4:17) Once he/she passes away from this world, he/she will not get a second chance at all. (4:18)
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ٨٢
2:82. On the other hand, if any nation accepts the Laws of Allah and works for national development, their country will turn to be heavenly and they will continue to be there forever. As far as the individuals are concerned, such heavenly life will continue even after death.
وَإِذۡ أَخَذۡنَا مِيثَٰقَ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
2:83. It was on the same basis, Israelis agreed with Us. The conditions laid down were as follows:
لَا تَعۡبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ
They will obey only the Guidance of Allah.
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَانٗا
They will look after their aged parents and behave politely with them.
وَذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِ
If their neighbors, relatives, or physically challenged persons deserve financial help, they will assist them, by all means, to uplift their lives from poverty.
وَقُولُواْ لِلنَّاسِ حُسۡنٗا
They will always have a cordial relationship with the public at large.
وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
They will organize Forums or Associations and do financial support as far as possible to carry out such socio-economic reformations (2:226)
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا مِّنكُمۡ وَأَنتُم مُّعۡرِضُونَ٨٣
You all took undertakings that you would adhere to Our Guidance as above and assured that you would not deviate from it. But later on, as years passed by, most of you selected the wrong path and now you tend to oppose Our Guidance.
وَإِذۡ أَخَذۡنَا مِيثَٰقَكُمۡ لَا تَسۡفِكُونَ دِمَآءَكُمۡ وَلَا تُخۡرِجُونَ أَنفُسَكُم مِّن دِيَٰرِكُمۡ ثُمَّ أَقۡرَرۡتُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ تَشۡهَدُونَ٨٤
2:84. Apart from the above, the irrevocable agreement with Us was that you would always safeguard the social harmony and see that no untoward incidents like murders, lootings, etc. ever take place. All of you took an oath that you would never banish the poor from their houses and would always abide by the agreement.
ثُمَّ أَنتُمۡ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ تَقۡتُلُونَ أَنفُسَكُمۡ وَتُخۡرِجُونَ فَرِيقٗا مِّنكُم مِّن دِيَٰرِهِمۡ تَظَٰهَرُونَ عَلَيۡهِم بِٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡعُدۡوَٰنِ وَإِن يَأۡتُوكُمۡ أُسَٰرَىٰ تُفَٰدُوهُمۡ وَهُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَيۡكُمۡ إِخۡرَاجُهُمۡۚ
2:85. Despite all of these promises, what is happening in your country? Looting and murders continue to take place then and there. The Poor are also dislocated from their houses. You are not interested to take steps against the culprits. This means that you indirectly support such unlawful activities. If any victim lodges any complaints with you, you give some amount as compensation and think that you have done a great service to the public. But you fail to realize that banishing the poor from their houses is against Our Laws.
أَفَتُؤۡمِنُونَ بِبَعۡضِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَتَكۡفُرُونَ بِبَعۡضٖۚ فَمَا جَزَآءُ مَن يَفۡعَلُ ذَٰلِكَ مِنكُمۡ إِلَّا خِزۡيٞ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰٓ أَشَدِّ ٱلۡعَذَابِۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ٨٥
In this way, it is very clear that you appear to follow some of Our Guidance and neglect the rest of them. The impacts of such behaviors in short term and in the long run will be dangerous and incur great losses and destructions in your country. Since Allah is never unaware of what all you do in this world, His Framed Laws will always be in force.
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشۡتَرَوُاْ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ فَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنۡهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ٨٦
2:86 These are the people who prefer to enjoy life with short-term benefits, happiness and do not think about the impact of their misdeeds in the long run. Let these people be informed that they should have to undergo only miseries in their life and there would be none to help them.
Please note that this is not the first time that such warnings are given by Almighty Allah to mankind. Time from the beginning such warnings have been revealed to all communities of the world. (14:4)
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَقَفَّيۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ بِٱلرُّسُلِۖ وَءَاتَيۡنَا عِيسَى ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَيَّدۡنَٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلۡقُدُسِۗ
2:87. In this way, We also revealed Our Guidance to Reformist Moosa Nabi from poverty and thereafter to all “Reformists” time and again. Then finally such Guidance for Israelis (61:4) were revealed through Easa, son of Maryam in clear-cut terms. The revelations strengthened him in all aspects to bring about the reformations in his country.
أَفَكُلَّمَا جَآءَكُمۡ رَسُولُۢ بِمَا لَا تَهۡوَىٰٓ أَنفُسُكُمُ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡ فَفَرِيقٗا كَذَّبۡتُمۡ وَفَرِيقٗا تَقۡتُلُونَ٨٧
But, since his reformatory programs were against your self-designed laws and practices, you preferred to oppose him and refuse to follow the Guidance which he brought. In this way, it has been your tendency to blackout the Guidance and plot to kill some of the “Reformists” too.
وَقَالُواْ قُلُوبُنَا غُلۡفُۢۚ بَل لَّعَنَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُفۡرِهِمۡ فَقَلِيلٗا مَّا يُؤۡمِنُونَ٨٨
2:88. Even now you say that your mindset has been locked and is not in a position to bring about any changes in your attitudes. But the fact remains the same. Any action against the framed Guidance would only have its negative impacts and finally, result in suffering. Alas! only a few people realize this fact.
وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ كِتَٰبٞ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٞ لِّمَا مَعَهُمۡ وَكَانُواْ مِن قَبۡلُ يَسۡتَفۡتِحُونَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مَّا عَرَفُواْ كَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۚ فَلَعۡنَةُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ٨٩
2:89. Now this Book, Al-Qur’an is revealed to them which contains the same Guidance which have been revealed to them in their Books. Previously they were eagerly longing for “Reformists” to come and guide them. But now when the Guidance have come to them, they oppose it due to their self-designed ritualistic life. Let them all know that Allah’s Framed Laws will take their actions and lead them to lose all glories of their life in due course.
بِئۡسَمَا ٱشۡتَرَوۡاْ بِهِۦٓ أَنفُسَهُمۡ أَن يَكۡفُرُواْ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بَغۡيًا أَن يُنَزِّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ
2:90. One of the reasons for opposing the Guidance is that the “Revelations” should have come to a person who belongs to their community only. Contrary to their expectations, The Guidance have been revealed to a person who is not an Israeli. Due to such malignant attitudes, they oppose the very Glory of Allah’s Guidance.
عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦۖ فَبَآءُو بِغَضَبٍ عَلَىٰ غَضَبٖۚ وَلِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٞ مُّهِينٞ٩٠
Let all know that the programs of Revelations are fixed by Allah and so it is revealed to only a person who is worthy and is under His selection. As a result of their obstinacy, they will lose all happiness of their life and so their poor trade of exchange of bad results for good ones will not yield any good results. Ultimately, they will be thrown into an abyss of suffering and misery.
Therefore, appearance, personality, and lifestyle are not the criteria for receiving the Guidance of Allah but only the message that one passes on is important.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ ءَامِنُواْ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُواْ نُؤۡمِنُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيۡنَا وَيَكۡفُرُونَ بِمَا وَرَآءَهُۥ وَهُوَ ٱلۡحَقُّ مُصَدِّقٗا لِّمَا مَعَهُمۡۗ
2:91. Whenever you advise these people to live by the Guidance which are revealed by Almighty Allah, they will say, “We will follow only those rules that have been revealed to us and not those which have been revealed later.” Inform them that these Guidance from Almighty Allah are not against what they have with them.
قُلۡ فَلِمَ تَقۡتُلُونَ أَنۢبِيَآءَ ٱللَّهِ مِن قَبۡلُ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ٩١
Further, you ask them, “If you claim to follow the Guidance which have been revealed to you, on what basis you have been killing the “Reformists” so far? Has it been mentioned in your Book to kill the ‘Reformists’?”
۞وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَكُم مُّوسَىٰ بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذۡتُمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ وَأَنتُمۡ ظَٰلِمُونَ٩٢
2:92. Even though you have with you the Guidance which were revealed to Reformist Moosa Nabi in clear-cut terms, you preferred to worship cows later on. In this way, you started to deviate from Our Guidance and harm your community. Has it been mentioned in your Book to worship cows?
وَإِذۡ أَخَذۡنَا مِيثَٰقَكُمۡ وَرَفَعۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ خُذُواْ مَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰكُم بِقُوَّةٖ وَٱسۡمَعُواْۖ
2:93. Recollect the historical facts when you people were living under the Mountains of high altitudes called “Thoor” and also the Agreement you entered with Us. Have we not advised you to strictly follow only Our Guidance? Have we not advised you to hear Our Guidance properly so that you could follow them correctly?
قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَعَصَيۡنَا وَأُشۡرِبُواْ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ بِكُفۡرِهِمۡۚ قُلۡ بِئۡسَمَا يَأۡمُرُكُم بِهِۦٓ إِيمَٰنُكُمۡ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ٩٣
If your present-day activities are observed, it looks as if you were negligent in listening to Our Guidance and so acted against them. Due to this sort of mindset, the attitude of worshiping of cow developed from your bottom of hearts as per Our Laws. Tell them, “If they had paid attention to Our Guidance properly, they would have realized that whatever they practice is not at all healthy for them and their community
Nowadays, Muslims too have set aside the Guidance revealed by Allah and this resulted in deep beliefs in Dead Priests and visiting their tomb every year to worship under the pretext of prayers, these are wrong ideologies and they have to get rid of such superstitions.
قُلۡ إِن كَانَتۡ لَكُمُ ٱلدَّارُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَالِصَةٗ مِّن دُونِ ٱلنَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُاْ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ٩٤
2:94. Apart from this, they preach to innocent people that their community alone will be admitted to Heaven and no other communities. If they are true and strong in their claims, ask them to end their life soon.
وَلَن يَتَمَنَّوۡهُ أَبَدَۢا بِمَا قَدَّمَتۡ أَيۡدِيهِمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ٩٥
2:95. But as they are accustomed to living by cheating people, they will never wish to die, What is going to happen if they live long? Only that which has already been framed in the Law of “Cause & Effect” and no one can escape from his bad activities.
وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمۡ أَحۡرَصَ ٱلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ حَيَوٰةٖ وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشۡرَكُواْۚ يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمۡ لَوۡ يُعَمَّرُ أَلۡفَ سَنَةٖ وَمَا هُوَ بِمُزَحۡزِحِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ أَن يُعَمَّرَۗ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرُۢ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ٩٦
2:96. Do you think that they will end their life soon? No. They wish to live longer. Of course, longer life than the community who live according to their own will and pleasure. Everyone will be greedy to live for more than a thousand years. But can they escape from the evil impacts of their misdeeds by longer life? No. Allah’s Laws will take their course to yield the results of their every action.
قُلۡ مَن كَانَ عَدُوّٗا لِّـجِبۡرِيلَ فَإِنَّهُۥ نَزَّلَهُۥ عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَ بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِ
2:97. Apart from this, they also criticize Allah’s system of Revelations i.e. “Jebreel”, as if It has been wrongly revealed to a Non-Israeli (2:90). Let them know that ‘Jebreel’ is nothing but a Sound Wave System through which the Messages of Allah are ‘Revealed’ into the heart of Reformist, Nabi as per His Planning.
مُصَدِّقٗا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهِ وَهُدٗى وَبُشۡرَىٰ لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ٩٧
And also let them know that the Guidance which they have with them is correctly re-informed now through this Book. In this way, Al Qur’an reveals Right Guidance and gives assurance of success only to those who accept and follow them.
Dear Intellectuals! Now Allah’s revelations have been safeguarded in this Book “Al Qur’an” and whoever reads it in his language, the sound reaches the others’ minds through sound wave system, ‘Jezreel’. In this way, even today the message Transmitting System is active throughout the world.
مَن كَانَ عَدُوّٗا لِّلَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ وَجِبۡرِيلَ وَمِيكَىٰلَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَدُوّٞ لِّلۡكَٰفِرِينَ٩٨
2:98. Therefore, it is immaterial if anyone criticizes Allah or opposes His Creations of various Universal Forces called “Malaika” to keep the world under-functioning and the Messages revealed through Jebreel, a Sound Wave System created by Allah for communication purposes and the Natural Energies* to nourish the living beings in this world. Let all know that Allah’s Laws will act against those who oppose these Systems*
“Meekal” comprises of various Energies emanating from water, sun rays, air, fertility of the land, etc. the sky to safeguard these energies intact and to make them function perfectly. Only by such arrangements of Allah, the human and other living creatures in the world can meet their life-supporting materials. If Man misuses these energies and produces unhealthy products like drugs etc. it is against Allah’s Laws.
“Jebreel” – A Communicating System created by Allah: If wrong messages are passed on to the people, it will mean that you are misusing the System. The People will get the wrong guidance and they will act against the Will of Allah, resulting in misery and suffering
وَلَقَدۡ أَنزَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ ءَايَٰتِۢ بَيِّنَٰتٖۖ وَمَا يَكۡفُرُ بِهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡفَٰسِقُونَ٩٩
2:99. It is on these bases, We have given the Perfect Guidance in clear-cut terms to you for your pleasant life. But only those who refuse to accept these Laws will try to find loopholes in Our Guidance.
أَوَ كُلَّمَا عَٰهَدُواْ عَهۡدٗا نَّبَذَهُۥ فَرِيقٞ مِّنۡهُمۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ١٠٠
2:100. In this way, from the beginning till this day, whenever We entered an agreement with the people to follow our Guidance revealed through Reformists, the leaders particularly the priests deviated from Our Laws and preached irrelevant things to the people. So the people do not get the chance of receiving the Right Guidance in their life.
وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٞ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقٞ لِّمَا مَعَهُمۡ نَبَذَ فَرِيقٞ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ كِتَٰبَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَآءَ ظُهُورِهِمۡ كَأَنَّهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ١٠١
2:101. Apart from this, whenever a ‘Reformist’ tries to reform the society as per the Guidance of Allah, which reads only facts mentioned in their Books, a section of people, especially priests throw it away just as a waste paper and keep silent as if they are innocent.
Furthermore, they are accustomed to narrating many stories which are not at all relevant to the achievements of ‘Reformists’, and in the same way, they have written many books about Sulaimon Nabi too. One of such stories is as follows.
وَٱتَّبَعُواْ مَا تَتۡلُواْ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلۡكِ سُلَيۡمَٰنَۖ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيۡمَٰنُ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُعَلِّمُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ ٱلسِّحۡرَ
2:102. The Glory of Sulaimon’s empire was world-famous, as he ruled his country as per the Guidance of Allah. He never acted against the Will of Allah. But those who disliked his glorious regime taught many fabricated stories against his rule to the people. In due course of years, people started to believe and follow those fabricated stories which were narrated by such anti-social elements. They also taught the so-called “black magic” methods to the people.
وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَى ٱلۡمَلَكَيۡنِ بِبَابِلَ هَٰرُوتَ وَمَٰرُوتَۚ
The fabricated story says that Allah had sent two angels by the name Harooth and Marooth to the city of Babylonia. Those two angels only taught the people how to practice black magic. Please note that no such angels were sent by Us to Babylonia.
وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنۡ أَحَدٍ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَآ إِنَّمَا نَحۡنُ فِتۡنَةٞ فَلَا تَكۡفُرۡۖ
Further, the fabricated story says that if anyone approached the magicians to learn magic, they would create anxiety by warning them they would run the risk of becoming anti-nationals by this art, as this method will spoil the social harmony. After such warnings only they will teach the art of Mesmerism.
فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنۡهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِۦ بَيۡنَ ٱلۡمَرۡءِ وَزَوۡجِهِۦۚ وَمَا هُم بِضَآرِّينَ بِهِۦ مِنۡ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۚ
Further, the fabricated story says that they could create a rift between husband and wife through Mesmerism. This is not at all true, because they could create a rift between them by raising doubts of misbehaviors etc. by either of them.
وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمۡ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمۡۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمُواْ لَمَنِ ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مَا لَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ مِنۡ خَلَٰقٖۚ وَلَبِئۡسَ مَا شَرَوۡاْ بِهِۦٓ أَنفُسَهُمۡۚ لَوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ١٠٢
In this way, they try to learn such things which are not at all useful to mankind. They will realize these when the ultimate results of their action plans yield no desired results. How good it will be if they understand the impact of their activities now itself and avoid this method,
وَلَوۡ أَنَّهُمۡ ءَامَنُواْ وَٱتَّقَوۡاْ لَمَثُوبَةٞ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ خَيۡرٞۚ لَّوۡ كَانُواْ يَعۡلَمُونَ١٠٣
2:103. Alas! Even now if they give up such illegal activities and accept the Guidance of Allah, it will be well and good for them. If they persist in their habitual practice, they will have to face the consequences of their misdeeds.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَقُولُواْ رَٰعِنَا وَقُولُواْ ٱنظُرۡنَا وَٱسۡمَعُواْۗ وَلِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ١٠٤
2:104. O Social Welfare Activists! Do not place your demands with the ‘Authorities” on a conditional basis, but request them to pay their attention to your requirements. Severe punishments await those who disobey this regulation. (Ref. 4:46)
مَّا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَلَا ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّنۡ خَيۡرٖ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَخۡتَصُّ بِرَحۡمَتِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلۡفَضۡلِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ١٠٥
2:105. Those who refuse to accept the Laws of Allah and those who lead aimless life, express their hatred, when you receive Right Directions from Almighty Allah. But Allah prefers to show the right path only to those who opt for it. So, there is no partiality at all on the part of Allah in revealing His Guidance.
Very often Al Quran claims that it reveals only those facts which have already been revealed in the previous Books. Now a question arises as to why new regulations are introduced in this Book.
۞مَا نَنسَخۡ مِنۡ ءَايَةٍ أَوۡ نُنسِهَا نَأۡتِ بِخَيۡرٖ مِّنۡهَآ أَوۡ مِثۡلِهَآۗ أَلَمۡ تَعۡلَمۡ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٌ١٠٦
2:106. Explain to them, “Neither did We invalidate any law which was previously revealed nor did We forget or introduce later any substitute for the old ones or bring about any revised ones. Don’t you know that Allah has supreme control over everything in the whole of the universe?
On the contrary, it is all the human beings who bring about changes in the Pre-Determined Laws of Allah or forget to follow them in due course of time and so Allah had to send His Messengers to reinform the correct Laws to the people. (Ref 5:3,16:115)
أَلَمۡ تَعۡلَمۡ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِيّٖ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ١٠٧
2:107. Don’t you all know that it is Allah’s Rules and Regulations that are in force in the whole of the Universe and the world? Even after this, if you neglect Allah’s Pre-Determined Laws and tend to follow other Laws, there will be none to help or safeguard you from the negative impacts of your misdeeds.
O Intellectuals! you should always pay attention to the positive results by following the Laws of Allah. Instead, if you ask questions about the rituals and formalities, you won’t get any reply from Allah, since they don’t have any value in the development process of your nation.
أَمۡ تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَسَۡٔلُواْ رَسُولَكُمۡ كَمَا سُئِلَ مُوسَىٰ مِن قَبۡلُۗ وَمَن يَتَبَدَّلِ ٱلۡكُفۡرَ بِٱلۡإِيمَٰنِ فَقَدۡ ضَلَّ سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ١٠٨
2:108. Therefore, if you intend to put queries about the rituals and formalities that are followed by a particular community, just as Israelis questioned Reformist Moosa Nabi etc. previously, you won’t get any reply through revelations. If you don’t get answers and stick to old rituals instead of the Laws of Allah, it would mean that you have selected the wrong path instead of the right path. (Ref: 5:102).
The Revelations of the Guidance have global views and so the regional rituals and formalities do not carry any sense at all. So trivial queries will not be answered.
وَدَّ كَثِيرٞ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَوۡ يَرُدُّونَكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ إِيمَٰنِكُمۡ كُفَّارًا حَسَدٗا مِّنۡ عِندِ أَنفُسِهِم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ
2:109. So, in the case of followers of the previous Revelations too, most of them wish to turn away from the enlightened way of life to traditions and rituals. They have guidance with them and understood them clearly and they surely have shown them the right path, even after that, they deviated from the guidance and started to reject them in due course of time. This was solely because of enmity and jealousy developed within them against each other.
فَٱعۡفُواْ وَٱصۡفَحُواْ حَتَّىٰ يَأۡتِيَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ١٠٩
Therefore, do not waste your time and energy by getting entangled with these people. (5:13, 15:85, 73:10, 74:11) You have to wait for the decisive move to arrive and until then you should continue with your welfare programs. Allah knows what course of action should be adopted at a particular time. Verily, Allah, has total control over every happening in the world.
وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَۚ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُواْ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنۡ خَيۡرٖ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٞ١١٠
2:110. O Intellectuals! You have to carry out welfare programs in an organized way and extend your financial help to them. In the initial stage, you will feel that your efforts do not bear the expected fruits, but be sure that your efforts will not be wasted. In due course of time, you will get positive results of the efforts, when you have taken by Allah’s Guidance. Verily Allah knows well of whatever you all do for your future life.
On the contrary, if you observe the speeches of priests, you will find them issuing lists of those who are fit to go to heaven and who all will go to hell.
وَقَالُواْ لَن يَدۡخُلَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ إِلَّا مَن كَانَ هُودًا أَوۡ نَصَٰرَىٰۗ تِلۡكَ أَمَانِيُّهُمۡۗ قُلۡ هَاتُواْ بُرۡهَٰنَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ١١١
2:111. They claim that Jews or Christians alone are reserved for Heaven and others cannot get the path to reach there. (2:135) These are all only their great wishes. Ask them to bring any evidence in support of their sayings, if they are true in their claims.
بَلَىٰۚ مَنۡ أَسۡلَمَ وَجۡهَهُۥ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحۡسِنٞ فَلَهُۥٓ أَجۡرُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ وَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ١١٢
2:112. The Laws of Allah says that heavenly life can be achieved only by strictly following His Guidance and working for the betterment of society. These people alone will be rewarded for their beautiful deeds and their life will be free from fear and grief.
وَقَالَتِ ٱلۡيَهُودُ لَيۡسَتِ ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ عَلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ لَيۡسَتِ ٱلۡيَهُودُ عَلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ وَهُمۡ يَتۡلُونَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ مِثۡلَ قَوۡلِهِمۡۚ
2:113. So far, there have been cold wars between Jews and Christians. Jews were claiming that Christians were not at all on the right path and Christians were claiming that Jews were not at all on the right path. The pity is that both these communities had Allah’s Guidance with them and do read their Books. In some cases who had no proper guidance claim that they will alone go to heaven.
فَٱللَّهُ يَحۡكُمُ بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَخۡتَلِفُونَ١١٣
These cold wars and infightings will come to an end when the Governance by the Rules and Regulations of Allah is established. If not, the Permanent Law of “Cause and Effect” which has been framed by Allah will take its course and yield negative results of their wrong speeches.
As man’s life is destined to continue even after death, they will come to know whose paths were in the wrong directions.
O intellectuals! Do not think that this was the case of Jews and Christians of those days only. The Muslims nowadays too have divided themselves into sects and sub-sects and every sect thinks that they alone would go to Heaven and none others.
وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن مَّنَعَ مَسَٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ أَن يُذۡكَرَ فِيهَا ٱسۡمُهُۥ وَسَعَىٰ فِي خَرَابِهَآۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ مَا كَانَ لَهُمۡ أَن يَدۡخُلُوهَآ إِلَّا خَآئِفِينَۚ
2:114. To carry out social welfare programs as directed by Allah, an executive Centre called “Masjid” is established. There, the members will thoroughly study the Guidance of Allah and chalk out the action plan accordingly. If anyone restricts the members, from visiting the Centre or incurs any damage to it, will it not mean that he is doing great injustice to society? Therefore, only those who are prepared to work for social welfare programs will get permission to take part in the Center. (Also ref. 9:17-19)
لَهُمۡ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا خِزۡيٞ وَلَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٞ١١٤
In this way, those who are indulged in anti-social activities will be treated as culprits and there will be a great loss in their life here and also after death.
وَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقُ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبُۚ فَأَيۡنَمَا تُوَلُّواْ فَثَمَّ وَجۡهُ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٞ١١٥
2:115. Let all know that Allah’s Plans have no boundaries or limitations, as His Power is vastly extended from East to West the world over. If anyone acts against His Will, the results of his actions will be within the framework of Allah’s Laws. Such is the supreme power of Allah and He knows every happening in the world,
وَقَالُواْ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ وَلَدٗاۗ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۖ بَل لَّهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ كُلّٞ لَّهُۥ قَٰنِتُونَ١١٦
2:116. But the talk of the day about Allah is quite different. Some people imagine and say that He has a son, thus bringing Him to the level of a human being. These are all their perceptions and He is above all these things. Let them know that whatever creations found in the universe and the world are bound by His Commandments and they all function as per the Laws framed by Him,
If anyone is interested to know about the Supreme Powers of Allah, let him study the way the creations of galaxies and the earth have taken place. He will conclude that none other than Allah could have the power to create such worlds.
بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمۡرٗا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ١١٧
2:117. So, it is Allah Who is Omnipotent to create the galaxies and the world without the support of any material. His method of creation is so vast that when He plans to create a particular thing, the process of its coming into existence begins by His law of creations (Ref:6:101, 70:4)
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ لَوۡلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا ٱللَّهُ أَوۡ تَأۡتِينَآ ءَايَةٞۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّثۡلَ قَوۡلِهِمۡۘ تَشَٰبَهَتۡ قُلُوبُهُمۡۗ قَدۡ بَيَّنَّا ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لِقَوۡمٖ يُوقِنُونَ١١٨
2:118. But the people do not have proper knowledge of His Supreme powers of Creations and so they think Allah also is just like a human being. That is why they ask you as to why Allah does not appear before them and talk to them in person. This is not only the talk of present days, but even in the past, people had been talking in the same way. i.e. these talks resemble the previous ones. The fact remains there that Allah has given clear explanations through Reformists about His Creations and it was very much useful to those who intended to live according to His Laws.
إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ بَشِيرٗا وَنَذِيرٗاۖ وَلَا تُسَۡٔلُ عَنۡ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ١١٩
2:119. O, Reformist! In the same way, We have revealed Our Guidance to you without any bias that all good deeds will yield good results and all evil deeds will cause dreadful impacts. So you will not be responsible for those who prefer to indulge in evil deeds and find their destinations in Hell.
وَلَن تَرۡضَىٰ عَنكَ ٱلۡيَهُودُ وَلَا ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمۡۗ
2:120. If you observe the tendency of the Jews and the Christians, you will come to know that their tireless efforts will be to make all of you accept their religion and mingle with their society.
قُلۡ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰۗ
Please explain to them that only the Guidance which are revealed by Allah will take you to the right path.
وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعۡتَ أَهۡوَآءَهُم بَعۡدَ ٱلَّذِي جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِيّٖ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ١٢٠
Even after getting clear knowledge of Our Guidance, if you intend to follow their own will and pleasure, then it would mean that you too are preparing for a miserable life. In that case, there will be none to save you from that.
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ يَتۡلُونَهُۥ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِۦٓ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦۗ وَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِهِۦ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ١٢١
2:121. Also note that there are some among the followers of Our Law Book, who study it thoroughly so that they could understand and follow the Guidance properly. This is how the Book of Guidance should be studied. Then only one could follow them properly. But those who read it simply without knowing the meaning, cannot follow them and ultimately, they will be at a great loss in their life.
يَٰبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَتِيَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنۡعَمۡتُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلۡتُكُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ١٢٢
2:122. O Bani Israel! Your history of the past will talk about the glorious life which you enjoyed till you were following the Book of Our Guidance. In those days you were superior to all other communities of the world.
But nowadays, your activities have become the worst resulting in chaos in your society. Therefore, a new Regime is going to be formed in which the rules and regulations will be as follows:
2:123. When Qur’anic order is established, the rules will be:
وَٱتَّقُواْ يَوۡمٗا
Everybody will respect the Law and Justice,
لَّا تَجۡزِي نَفۡسٌ عَن نَّفۡسٖ شَيۡٔٗا
2. No one shall get other’s help for any sin committed by them,
وَلَا يُقۡبَلُ مِنۡهَا عَدۡلٞ
3. No one will be let free from punishments for the sins by getting compensation.
وَلَا تَنفَعُهَا شَفَٰعَةٞ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ١٢٣
4. No one can recommend getting any culprit released from the court of Law. In total, no one can help others in the matter of law, as far as illegal acts are concerned. The same rules will be applicable in the hereafter life too. (Ref: 2:48)
Dear intellectuals! Even now nothing has gone out of control. If you strive to bring reformation to your country, you can do it. Many historical events stand to prove this fact. Ibrahim Nabi’s life history of his courageous efforts and his determination to uphold a system based on Justice bears witness for this.
۞وَإِذِ ٱبۡتَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمَ رَبُّهُۥ بِكَلِمَٰتٖ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّۖ
2:124. As such you are familiar with the life history of Ibrahim Nabi, who was determined to stand by Allah’s Guidance and to bring about reformations in his country. Therefore, he did not wish for the luxurious life which he could have gotten by taking charge of the priesthood after his father, Azar. Despite many problems which he faced in his reformatory efforts, he gained many experiences from them.
قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامٗاۖ قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِيۖ قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهۡدِي ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ١٢٤
Finally, he attained the status of leadership for the whole of mankind as per Allah’s Laws in due course. He wished that his descendants too should get such a great leadership status in the future. But Allah’s Law says that such status would not be given based on descendants, but purely based on able deeds.
In this way, there are many achievements of Ibrahim Nabi. One of his great works for world peace was his tireless efforts to establish an organization to maintain global law and order.
وَإِذۡ جَعَلۡنَا ٱلۡبَيۡتَ مَثَابَةٗ لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَمۡنٗا وَٱتَّخِذُواْ مِن مَّقَامِ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمَ مُصَلّٗىۖ
2:125. It was Ibrahim Nabi, who organized the “House of Common” in Ka’ba to maintain global law and order and work for world peace. This was his exalted position for which he took his tireless efforts. As per the Laws, an undertaking was taken from Ibrahim Nabi and his son Ismail Nabi as follows:
وَعَهِدۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمَ وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ
1. They should keep this House of Common free from all sorts of rituals and formalities which are followed by various communities of the world.
أَن طَهِّرَا بَيۡتِيَ
2. This House should be guarded properly from external enemies.
لِلطَّآئِفِينَ وَٱلۡعَٰكِفِينَ
3. Only Our guidance should be taught to those who visit this House and make them obey Him.
وَٱلرُّكَّعِ ٱلسُّجُودِ١٢٥
4. All action plans of the people for world peace should be within the framework of the Guidance of Allah.
وَإِذۡ قَالَ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمُ رَبِّ ٱجۡعَلۡ هَٰذَا بَلَدًا ءَامِنٗا وَٱرۡزُقۡ أَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ مَنۡ ءَامَنَ مِنۡهُم بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۚ
2:126. In this way, when Ibrahim Nabi established the “House of Common” for global peace, he placed his ambitions before Almighty Allah to keep the region as a sanctuary of peace. He also prayed to Allah to bestow with all facilities of life in abundance (14:37) to those who accept His Laws and The Law of “Cause and Effect”.
قَالَ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُۥ قَلِيلٗا ثُمَّ أَضۡطَرُّهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلنَّارِۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ١٢٦
But Allah’s planning was that livelihood would be facilitated to all whether they accept His Laws or not. Those who are away from His Guidance will have only temporary happiness. Their future life will be full of miseries and there will be none to help them to get rid of their suffering. (Ref: 17:18-20)
وَإِذۡ يَرۡفَعُ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمُ ٱلۡقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ ٱلۡبَيۡتِ وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلۡ مِنَّآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ١٢٧
2:127. It was under these grand planning’s, Ibrahim Nabi and his son Ismail Nabi strived hard to erect the “House of Common” in Ka’ba and they placed their ambition before Allah to recognize their planning’s, efforts to achieve the goal and said, “Verily You know about whatever plan we have in our mind”.
Dear Intellectuals! Please note that Ibrahim Nabi did not pay a simple visit to Mecca as mentioned in history, nor did he leave his wife, his child Ismael aloof in the desert and run away. On the contrary, he came with a grand mission and worked hard to complete it. Secondly, when he came to Mecca, his son Ismail had well grown-up to assist in the construction of the “House of Common”
رَبَّنَا وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا مُسۡلِمَيۡنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةٗ مُّسۡلِمَةٗ لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبۡ عَلَيۡنَآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ١٢٨
2:128. Further their ambitions before Almighty Allah were to make them all as “Peace Keeping Forces” of the world as per His Guidance and also to their future generations. They pleaded to Allah to show the right path, and procedures to maintain peace in the region and excuse their mistakes if any while performing their duties. They said, “Verily Your Mercy is good enough to show us the way to return to the right path.”
رَبَّنَا وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِيهِمۡ رَسُولٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ
2:129. Apart from the above, they placed their ambitions before Almighty Allah to descend “Reformist” among them for the following purpose:
يَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتِكَ
1. To teach the people about Your grand plans of creations of the world and also teach them as to how they are helpful to get all the livelihoods to mankind.
وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
2. To teach them about the Rules and Regulations to be followed by them to maintain peace in their country.
وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ
3. To teach them about the purpose of those Rules and Regulations. i.e. the benefits they would get by following them and the evil impacts if they disobey them.
وَيُزَكِّيهِمۡۖ
4. In this way, the Reformists will purify society of superstitions, useless rituals, and formalities and develop their hidden potentialities.
إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ١٢٩
5. Verily Allah’s Guidance are wise enough to bring about such reformations in the world.
Dear Intellectuals! Please note the mission of “Rasool” or “Nabi” They are not at all saints or hermits to teach Sufism or mesmerism. They were all great reformists who worked hard to normalize the infightings prevalent in the society (2:213)
So was the grand mission of Ibrahim Nabi with his tireless efforts to bring about world peace and he was very genius enough to carry out the plans as per Our Guidance.
وَمَن يَرۡغَبُ عَن مِّلَّةِ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمَ إِلَّا مَن سَفِهَ نَفۡسَهُۥۚ وَلَقَدِ ٱصۡطَفَيۡنَٰهُ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ١٣٠
2:130. It is now obvious that only that person would reject Ibrahim Nabi’s way, who has never studied the value of his personality and his exalted status. But the way which Ibrahim Nabi followed, made him come under His selection to become a Great leader, “Imam of the World” in his present and future life,
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥٓ أَسۡلِمۡۖ قَالَ أَسۡلَمۡتُ لِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ١٣١
2:131. Whenever commandments came to him from RABBU*, the nourisher to obey His Guidance, he was completely prepared to submit himself for the cause of Allah’s system of nourishing all living beings.
The word “Rabbu” stands to denote: Supreme Power of nourishing all creations of the whole of the universe.
وَوَصَّىٰ بِهَآ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعۡقُوبُ يَٰبَنِيَّ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصۡطَفَىٰ لَكُمُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسۡلِمُونَ١٣٢
2:132. Not only did he follow the Guidance of Allah, but also, he advised his son Yaqoob Nabi and his grandsons to follow His Guidance only. He said, “O my sons! Verily Allah has selected for you the best way of life which will lead you to a very peaceful and happy life. Therefore, all of you should work for the welfare of the people throughout your life.
أَمۡ كُنتُمۡ شُهَدَآءَ إِذۡ حَضَرَ يَعۡقُوبَ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ إِذۡ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِيۖ قَالُواْ نَعۡبُدُ إِلَٰهَكَ وَإِلَٰهَ ءَابَآئِكَ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمَ وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَ إِلَٰهٗا وَٰحِدٗا وَنَحۡنُ لَهُۥ مُسۡلِمُونَ١٣٣
2:133. Yaqoob Nabi too, when he was in the final stage of his life asked his sons as to whose advice will all of them follow after his life. They all answered that they would follow the advice of ILAHA of their father, their forefathers Ibrahim Nabi, Ismail Nabi, and Ishaq Nabi and declared that the ILAHA of the whole of the universe is none but Allah and that they would submit to His commandments always.
Were you present at the time when this incident took place?
The word ILAHA stands to refer to the Supreme Power of Controlling the whole of the Universe.
Dear Intellectuals! This is how all of you should teach the advice and commandments of Allah to your children very often and check if they follow Him. For this, you all should have a thorough knowledge of His Advises and Commandments to teach your children and other youngsters.
تِلۡكَ أُمَّةٞ قَدۡ خَلَتۡۖ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتۡ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبۡتُمۡۖ وَلَا تُسَۡٔلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ١٣٤
2:134. These were the life history of great Reformists, who strictly followed Our Commandments and achieved great success in their life. Whatever they did was for them and now whatever you do will be only for your benefit. Therefore, you will not be questioned as to how your forefathers behaved. The question will be about your performance only,
وَقَالُواْ كُونُواْ هُودًا أَوۡ نَصَٰرَىٰ تَهۡتَدُواْۗ قُلۡ بَلۡ مِلَّةَ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمَ حَنِيفٗاۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ١٣٥
2:135. Contrary to this, if you note the speeches of Jews and Christians, you will find them telling that one should accept the concepts of either of these two communities to get the right path. Tell them that we are following only the path of Ibrahim Nabi in total and that we are not prepared to sideline His Guidance and live according to our own will and pleasure as you do.
Nowadays, Muslim Ulemas say that you should select either of four Great Imams called Hanafi, Shafi, Hambali, or Malikee to get the right path. Is it correct?
قُولُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡنَا وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمَ وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَ وَٱلۡأَسۡبَاطِ وَمَآ أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَمَآ أُوتِيَ ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمۡ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيۡنَ أَحَدٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ وَنَحۡنُ لَهُۥ مُسۡلِمُونَ١٣٦
2:136. Also inform them that we accept the Guidance of Allah revealed to us and those which were revealed to Ibrahim Nabi, Ismail Nabi, Ishaq Nabi, Yaqoob Nabi, thereafter to those which were revealed through Reformist Moosa Nabi Malice, Easa Nabi. Revelations to all of them were on the same basis and we never differentiate any of them as far as the Guidance are concerned. We are the Muslims who serve most for the welfare of the people.
فَإِنۡ ءَامَنُواْ بِمِثۡلِ مَآ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ فَقَدِ ٱهۡتَدَواْۖ وَّإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَإِنَّمَا هُمۡ فِي شِقَاقٖۖ فَسَيَكۡفِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّهُۚ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ١٣٧
2:137. If these people accept the Guidance of Allah truly, just as you have accepted, they would get the right path of their life. If they deviate from it, they will be far away from the right path. Allah’s Laws are enough to prove it. Verily His extreme power of hearing and knowing is boundless.
Apart from this, some people will sprinkle colors on their faces, and bodies and think it will lead to a peaceful life, some will ask to take holy dips in rivers waters to cleanse their sins and some will follow the baptism theory. All these things have no ground reality.
صِبۡغَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَنۡ أَحۡسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ صِبۡغَةٗۖ وَنَحۡنُ لَهُۥ عَٰبِدُونَ١٣٨
2:138. If one studies Allah’s Colorful Laws of Nature under which the whole world is functioning, he will achieve the ways for a happy life. Therefore, inform them, “We will always abide by His Laws and that is our motive of life.”
Here the word, “Sibghathallah” is used which is normally translated as ‘Attributes of Allah’ If one studies the way Allah has created and control the world, he will understand the unchangeable laws under which all His creations are functioning. Since man is also one of His creations, he too should have nurtured His characters to the human level. e.g. Rahman – benevolent, Raheem, merciful. All these attributes are found in the man too in a rudimentary stage. The Qur’anic Guidance will help him to develop these attributes in man too.
قُلۡ أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا فِي ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمۡ وَلَنَآ أَعۡمَٰلُنَا وَلَكُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلُكُمۡ وَنَحۡنُ لَهُۥ مُخۡلِصُونَ١٣٩
2:139. Instead of learning the concepts of Allah’s System, people are engaged in arguments as to which community Allah belongs. Convince them. “He is everybody’s Rabbu. There is no such thing as Rabbu* is ours or yours. He is common to all. So, whatever we do good will be for us and whatever you do will be for you. As far as we are concerned, we adhere solely to His Guidance.”
Rabbu stands to refer to the nourishing system of the whole of the living beings.
أَمۡ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمَ وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَ وَٱلۡأَسۡبَاطَ كَانُواْ هُودًا أَوۡ نَصَٰرَىٰۗ قُلۡ ءَأَنتُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ أَمِ ٱللَّهُۗ وَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن كَتَمَ شَهَٰدَةً عِندَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّهِۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ١٤٠
2:140. If they are firm in their argument that Ibrahim Nabi, Ismail Nabi, Ishaq Nabi, Yaqoob Nabi, and Reformists who came thereafter, were all belonging to the community of Jews or Christians, ask them whether they know the truth better about them or Allah? The fact is that the teachings of all those Reformists were kept away from the people and the arguments run differently. Can there be any more injustice than concealing the Guidance of Allah? Let them all know that Allah is not unaware of what all they do.
تِلۡكَ أُمَّةٞ قَدۡ خَلَتۡۖ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتۡ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبۡتُمۡۖ وَلَا تُسَۡٔلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ١٤١
2:141. Let all know that those were the histories of Reformists who achieved great success in bringing social harmony to their country. They are answerable for what all they did and you will be answerable to what all you do now. You will not be questioned as to what all those people did in the past.
Part - 2
۞سَيَقُولُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَا وَلَّىٰهُمۡ عَن قِبۡلَتِهِمُ ٱلَّتِي كَانُواْ عَلَيۡهَاۚ قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقُ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبُۚ يَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ١٤٢
2:142. Some of the people raise objections to the new proposal of the “House of Common” at Mecca without having proper knowledge. They say, “While there is already a Centre called “Baithul Muqathas’” what is the purpose of a new one? But the fact is that they have made their Centre specially for their community alone. But the new “House of Common” will be for the global purpose, just as Allah’s System of functioning extends from East to West world-over. In this way, Allah shows the right path only to those who opt to know the truth.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلۡنَٰكُمۡ أُمَّةٗ وَسَطٗا لِّتَكُونُواْ شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَيَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ شَهِيدٗاۗ وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا ٱلۡقِبۡلَةَ ٱلَّتِي كُنتَ عَلَيۡهَآ
2:143. In this way, We have selected you all as a nation to maintain equality and justice in the world. Therefore, you need not pay attention to their objections. The Reformist stands as a witness to prove that you all work for peace, unity, and integrity in the region as per the Guidance of Allah. It is for this purpose that the “House of Common” is established in Mecca.
إِلَّا لِنَعۡلَمَ مَن يَتَّبِعُ ٱلرَّسُولَ مِمَّن يَنقَلِبُ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيۡهِۚ وَإِن كَانَتۡ لَكَبِيرَةً إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُۗ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَٰنَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ١٤٣
You can also clearly come to know who really follows the Rules and Regulations and who goes back to his old rituals. Excepting those who stand by Allah’s Guidance, others will find it very difficult to accept the new “House of Common”. But Allah will never waste whatever efforts you take in the reformation process. Verily Allah’s infinite bounty of Mercy is common to all sections of the people.
قَدۡ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجۡهِكَ فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِۖ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبۡلَةٗ تَرۡضَىٰهَاۚ فَوَلِّ وَجۡهَكَ شَطۡرَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِۚ
2:144. O, Reformist! We are fully aware of your longing anxiety to establish a “House of Common”. Therefore, We sanction establishing a House in Mecca called “Masjidhul Haram”.
وَحَيۡثُ مَا كُنتُمۡ فَوَلُّواْ وُجُوهَكُمۡ شَطۡرَهُۥۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ لَيَعۡلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمۡۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ١٤٤
Therefore, whenever you initiate to venture into any new program, you should remember the Rules and Regulations of the “House of Common”. Verily the followers of the previous Revelations do realize that such “House of Commons” necessary to carry out welfare schemes. Be informed that Allah is not unaware of what all you do in your life.
وَلَئِنۡ أَتَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ بِكُلِّ ءَايَةٖ مَّا تَبِعُواْ قِبۡلَتَكَۚ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِتَابِعٖ قِبۡلَتَهُمۡۚ
2:145. Even if you place authentic evidence of your welfare programs to the followers of previous revelations, they won’t recognize the “House of Common” which you have established; nor will you accept their Centers as a progressive one.
وَمَا بَعۡضُهُم بِتَابِعٖ قِبۡلَةَ بَعۡضٖۚ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعۡتَ أَهۡوَآءَهُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ إِنَّكَ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ١٤٥
In the same way, many communities do not recognize others’ Community Centers. Even after getting clear Guidance from Us, if you intend to act according to your own will and pleasure, then you too will be included in the list of outlaws.
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ يَعۡرِفُونَهُۥ كَمَا يَعۡرِفُونَ أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡۖ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ لَيَكۡتُمُونَ ٱلۡحَقَّ وَهُمۡ يَعۡلَمُونَ١٤٦
2:146. If they had paid a little attention to the Principles of Guidance, they would have easily understood it, just as they recognize their children and they would have come to know that all the programs are constructive and result-oriented ones. But a section of people especially religious clergies intentionally try their best to black out the reality of Guidance.
ٱلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُمۡتَرِينَ١٤٧
2:147. These are the Guidance from Rabbu, the nourisher of all creations, and are meant for the development of the nations. Therefore, no one shall have any doubt about it.
وَلِكُلّٖ وِجۡهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَاۖ فَٱسۡتَبِقُواْ ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِۚ أَيۡنَ مَا تَكُونُواْ يَأۡتِ بِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًاۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ١٤٨
2:148. As such, each nation has its Executive Centers. Merely having Centers will not serve the purpose. So, the point to be noted is which of the nations is a forerunner in the welfare schemes for mankind. If you keep this goal, then wherever you are and whatever you do, Allah’s System will make you united. Verily Allah’s Laws have control over every happening in the world.
وَمِنۡ حَيۡثُ خَرَجۡتَ فَوَلِّ وَجۡهَكَ شَطۡرَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَلۡحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعۡمَلُونَ١٤٩
2:149. As mentioned earlier, wherever you are when you initiate any scheme for the welfare of mankind, you should remember the Rules and Regulations passed in the “House of Common”. i.e. you should not act according to your own will and pleasure, because the Guidance under which the By-Laws are introduced in the “House of Common” are for the welfare of mankind. Never be under the impression that Allah is unaware of what all you do in this world.
وَمِنۡ حَيۡثُ خَرَجۡتَ فَوَلِّ وَجۡهَكَ شَطۡرَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِۚ وَحَيۡثُ مَا كُنتُمۡ فَوَلُّواْ وُجُوهَكُمۡ شَطۡرَهُۥ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ حُجَّةٌ
2:150. Therefore, wherever you live in the world, you should always focus your attention o the welfare schemes enacted in the “House of Common” called, “Masjidhul Haram”. Whatever schemes you initiate should be within the framework of the Laws in force so that splendid results would silence the opponent’s arguments against you and your social workers.
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ فَلَا تَخۡشَوۡهُمۡ وَٱخۡشَوۡنِي وَلِأُتِمَّ نِعۡمَتِي عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ١٥٠
Do not be afraid of those who are incurring injustice to the society but fear the Law of “Cause and Effect” framed by Allah, so that you could get the right directions in life.
كَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيكُمۡ رَسُولٗا مِّنكُمۡ
2:151. It has been on the same basis, We arranged for the Reformists from the beginning (42:13) for the following purposes:
يَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا
1. To teach the people about Allah’s grand plans of the creations of the world and also teach them as to how they are helpful to get all the livelihoods to mankind.
وَيُزَكِّيكُمۡ
2. To purify society from superstitions, useless rituals, and formalities and to develop their hidden potentialities.
وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
3. To teach them about the Rules and Regulations to be followed by them to maintain peace in their country.
وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ
4. To teach them about the purpose of those Rules and Regulations. i.e. the benefits they would get by following them and the evil impacts if they disobey them.
وَيُعَلِّمُكُم مَّا لَمۡ تَكُونُواْ تَعۡلَمُونَ١٥١
5. To teach all those things about which they had no knowledge.
Dear Intellectuals! We Muslims now should shoulder the responsibility of showing the right path of life to the people, in the same way as the Reformists did in their lifetime. (3:144)
فَٱذۡكُرُونِيٓ أَذۡكُرۡكُمۡ وَٱشۡكُرُواْ لِي وَلَا تَكۡفُرُونِ١٥٢
2:152. Therefore, If you pay attention to Our advice and strive to promote social welfare, all of your needs will be fulfilled by Us. So, be faithful to Us and do not indulge against Our Guidance. (21:10)
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱسۡتَعِينُواْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ١٥٣
2:153. O followers of Guidance! You should be stable in following Our Guidance and be firm in fulfilling social welfare schemes, despite impediments, if any, that may come across. To carry out welfare schemes, you have to establish Organizations so that you all shall assemble at one place and take the right decisions for social welfare schemes. (42:38) Verily Allah will always be with those who are firm in these principles.
In the above verse, the word ‘Sabar’ is used which is normally translated as patience. But the old lexicons like Quamoos, Thajul Uroos, etc. have given the meaning as “Perseverance” or “steadfast” or firmness in one’s principles
وَلَا تَقُولُواْ لِمَن يُقۡتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمۡوَٰتُۢۚ بَلۡ أَحۡيَآءٞ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشۡعُرُونَ١٥٤
2:154. While performing their duties as per the Guidance of Allah, some may have to sacrifice their lives, or sometimes, they may be killed in wars or riots. So it will not be proper to treat them as dead. But they get their livelihood from Allah and you cannot guess how they get it. (ref: 3:169)
Under this Law, the Qur’anic Regime will shoulder the responsibility to look after the families of the demised members. Secondly, those who sacrifice their lives for the cause of the welfare of the nation, are assured of Heaven.
وَلَنَبۡلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيۡءٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ وَٱلۡجُوعِ وَنَقۡصٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡوَٰلِ وَٱلۡأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ١٥٥
2:155. Sometimes, while establishing Qur’anic Laws in the nation, you have to struggle and may encounter wars or riots. During such situations, some may face the fear of lives, some may have to suffer from hunger, some may have to face the loss of their properties and agricultural products. But those who know about the future benefits that the nations would get by their efforts will realize that these losses are only temporary and trivial.
ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَٰبَتۡهُم مُّصِيبَةٞ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيۡهِ رَٰجِعُونَ١٥٦
2:156. So, these dedicated Social Workers, when they face such untoward incidences, will declare, “We will be firm in establishing the Quranic Order and let come whatever it may, we will continue advancing towards that goal.”
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَلَوَٰتٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ وَرَحۡمَةٞۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدُونَ١٥٧
2:157. These are the people who deserve the blessing of Almighty Allah and get all help and benefits from Him. Only such people will be successful and are in the right direction in their life. (33:43)
Dear Intellectuals! Do you think that you can get the blessing of Allah by merely chanting His so-called “Attributes” ?. Will anyone get blessings from Allah by such deeds which are against His Will? Such people will always have rituals and formalities in their minds.
۞إِنَّ ٱلصَّفَا وَٱلۡمَرۡوَةَ مِن شَعَآئِرِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَمَنۡ حَجَّ ٱلۡبَيۡتَ أَوِ ٱعۡتَمَرَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡهِ أَن يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَاۚ
2:158. They ask about the importance of “Safa and Marva”. Tell them that they are the landmarks that Allah has denoted to reach the correct place. Those who go there to perform Haj of the “House of Common,” will not be a sinful act, if they go round about Safa and Marva.
وَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيۡرٗا فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَاكِرٌ عَلِيمٌ١٥٨
As explained earlier, (2:148) only progressive and welfare schemes will have their permanent values. Surely Allah’s rewards will be only for good deeds and He knows well about such persons.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكۡتُمُونَ مَآ أَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلۡهُدَىٰ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا بَيَّنَّٰهُ لِلنَّاسِ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يَلۡعَنُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَيَلۡعَنُهُمُ ٱللَّٰعِنُونَ١٥٩
2:159. In this way, all the details of the Guidance of Allah have been clearly explained in this Book and also the benefits that mankind would get by following it. Even after these clarifications, if any nation conceals the reality of Guidance and follows their own rituals and formalities, then it is sure that they will lose all the benefits that carry for his happy life in due course and will be left under utter darkness.
إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ تَابُواْ وَأَصۡلَحُواْ وَبَيَّنُواْ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَتُوبُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَأَنَا ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ١٦٠
2:160. Is there any way to reform the nation? Yes. But they have to return to the right path as per the Guidance of Allah and get rid of all wrong paths which they have so far followed. Then only they will be eligible to receive Allah’s favors since His bounty of Mercy gives everyone a chance of repentance.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَمَاتُواْ وَهُمۡ كُفَّارٌ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ لَعۡنَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجۡمَعِينَ١٦١
2:161. On the contrary, if they continue with their wrong paths throughout their life, they will be deprived of Allah’s bounty of Mercy, the support of Universal Forces, and righteous human beings. In this way, they will be left under the utter darkness of life.
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنۡهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنظَرُونَ١٦٢
2:162. Later on, they can never find any way to solve the mounting problems and miseries in their country. The harmful impacts will increase day by day and there will be none to help them to come out of misery.
وَإِلَٰهُكُمۡ إِلَٰهٞ وَٰحِدٞۖ لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ١٦٣
2:163. The prescribed law of yielding good results for good deeds and harmful impacts for misdeeds is common to all human beings of the world. There won’t be any discrimination between them. Let all know that no Supreme Power is Controlling the world but only Allah and He is the Most Benevolent and Merciful since His bounty of livelihood is kept open to all whether or not they accept His Guidance. (17:18-20)
Now the question arises in everybody’s mind as to how to visualize Allah, about His Supreme Powers and His existence.
2:164. To get the answer to one’s query about Allah:
إِنَّ فِي خَلۡقِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
1 Let him study the way how the galaxies and the world have come into existence.
وَٱخۡتِلَٰفِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ
2. Let him study about ever-revolving day and night through which all living beings can live in this world.
وَٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلَّتِي تَجۡرِي فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ بِمَا يَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ
3. Let him study the power through which the mountains-like ships and vessels float in the seawater and carry life-saving materials throughout the world.
وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن مَّآءٖ
4. Let him study the way how the rainfall system has come into existence from the sky,
فَأَحۡيَا بِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَا وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ دَآبَّةٖ
5. Let him study how the rainwater helps lifeless land to get fresh life which empowers it to yield all types of livelihood to all creatures of the world.
وَتَصۡرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَٰحِ وَٱلسَّحَابِ ٱلۡمُسَخَّرِ بَيۡنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
6. Let him study how the circulation of winds takes place in the temperate zone and rain clouds move between the earth and the sky.
لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَعۡقِلُونَ١٦٤
7. Can he come to the conclusion that these grand arrangements could have been created by man? If the answer is no, let him know that the existence of Supreme Power is Allah.
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَندَادٗا يُحِبُّونَهُمۡ كَحُبِّ ٱللَّهِۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَشَدُّ حُبّٗا لِّلَّهِۗ
2:165. But many people fail to realize the Supremacy of Allah. This has made them consider other creations equal to Allah. They have an extreme attachment to them just as you have to Allah.
وَلَوۡ يَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ إِذۡ يَرَوۡنَ ٱلۡعَذَابَ أَنَّ ٱلۡقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعٗا وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعَذَابِ١٦٥
Those who have accepted the Guidance of Allah will have absolute commitments to His Laws. As far as those who oppose the Guidance, their life will become miserable and at that time only they will realize that Allah alone has sovereignty in the world. In this way, the outcome of treating His creatures equal to Allah and continuing with their anti-social activities will lead to nothing but destruction only.
إِذۡ تَبَرَّأَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتُّبِعُواْ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُواْ وَرَأَوُاْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ وَتَقَطَّعَتۡ بِهِمُ ٱلۡأَسۡبَابُ١٦٦
2:166. At that time, the priests who were leading these people in the wrong direction will desert them and so their followers can not get any support from them. As such their connections with their leaders will be cut off.
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُواْ لَوۡ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةٗ فَنَتَبَرَّأَ مِنۡهُمۡ كَمَا تَبَرَّءُواْ مِنَّاۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُرِيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ حَسَرَٰتٍ عَلَيۡهِمۡۖ وَمَا هُم بِخَٰرِجِينَ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ١٦٧
2:167. At the time of facing severe punishments, there will be hue and cry from these followers that If they could get a second chance of life in the world, they would leave them apart, just as they left us supportless. Such will be their miserable conditions as per the establishedLaws of Allah and the chance of getting out of the hell will not at all be there.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُواْ مِمَّا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ حَلَٰلٗا طَيِّبٗا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوّٞ مُّبِينٌ١٦٨
2:168. O followers of the Guidance! Do not follow the policies of such selfish leaders, as they will always be interested in accumulations of wealth and spoil social harmony. On the contrary, see that only hygienic and healthy food products are produced in the earth and are made available to all.
إِنَّمَا يَأۡمُرُكُم بِٱلسُّوٓءِ وَٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِ وَأَن تَقُولُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ١٦٩
2:169. Further, these leaders of vested interest will always show you the illegal and shameful paths that would create disorders in society. They will present their views in such a way that they are edicts of Allah. Their views are quite against the Will of Allah.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُواْ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُواْ بَلۡ نَتَّبِعُ مَآ أَلۡفَيۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ ءَابَآءَنَآۚ
2:170. Whenever you advise them to follow the Guidance which have been revealed by Allah, they will say that they would follow only their unjust system that has been inherited from their ancestors. Beware that the Guidance of Allah alone is the criteria of right or wrong, truth, and falsehood.
أَوَلَوۡ كَانَ ءَابَآؤُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡقِلُونَ شَيۡٔٗا وَلَايَهۡتَدُونَ١٧٠
Ask them whether they would follow their ancestors, even if they lacked knowledge and wisdom (Ref: 5:104, 10:78, 11:62, 11:87, 21:53, 23:24, 34:43, 38:7, 43:23)
وَمَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡعِقُ بِمَا لَا يَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا دُعَآءٗ وَنِدَآءٗۚ صُمُّۢ بُكۡمٌ عُمۡيٞ فَهُمۡ لَا يَعۡقِلُونَ١٧١
2:171. An example can be given to those who follow the ancestral system to a shepherd grazing the herd of sheep, which do not understand as to what is being called for. It is merely a sound that he will raise and the sheep will obey him. In this way, those who follow their ancestral procedures will not apply their vision or hearing and so will live blindly without applying their mind. (Ref: 7:179)
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُلُواْ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقۡنَٰكُمۡ وَٱشۡكُرُواْ لِلَّهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ إِيَّاهُ تَعۡبُدُونَ١٧٢
2:172. O followers of Our Guidance! Make use of healthy and hygienic food materials which Allah has bestowed to you and be grateful to His commandments if you mean to obey Him.
إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَيۡتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحۡمَ ٱلۡخِنزِيرِ وَمَآ أُهِلَّ بِهِۦ لِغَيۡرِ ٱللَّهِۖ فَمَنِ ٱضۡطُرَّ غَيۡرَ بَاغٖ وَلَا عَادٖ فَلَآ إِثۡمَ عَلَيۡهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٌ١٧٣
2:173. O followers of Our Guidance! Now take note of food items which We have forbidden. They are (1) Flesh of Dead one’s (carrion),(2) Flowing blood, (3) The flesh of swine, (4) that which has been consecrated other than Allah. However, if you happen to be in a critical situation and have no other eatables but the above-banned ones, there is no harm in eating them. Verily Allah prescribes such Rules and Regulations that are best suitable to all situations. So much Merciful is He and the Best Care Taker of all living beings. (5:3,6:145)
Some raise unnecessary objections as to why one should mention Allah’s name while chopping the animals. The point to be noted that here is, the rule though it is simple or serious should be followed. Today one may think that it is unnecessary, but its impact in due course will be serious because he may deviate from other Laws too, thinking that they are not important. Secondly chopping the veins at the neck portion will help to drain out all blood from the body and it will be hygienic causing painless death
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكۡتُمُونَ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَيَشۡتَرُونَ بِهِۦ ثَمَنٗا قَلِيلًا أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ مَا يَأۡكُلُونَ فِي بُطُونِهِمۡ إِلَّا ٱلنَّارَ
2:174. Having clarified all details about the food materials, (5:3, 5:87, 10:59, 16:115- 116, 66:1) the priests conceal these facts for their benefit and prepare the list of banned items on their own accord. Such people are warned of serious impacts that they are preparing inferno for themselves.
وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيهِمۡ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ١٧٤
When ultimate impacts of their activities come in force, there won’t be any blessings from Allah nor will they find any relief from downfall and none will be there to get rid of their sufferings.
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشۡتَرَوُاْ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَٱلۡعَذَابَ بِٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِۚ فَمَآ أَصۡبَرَهُمۡ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ١٧٥
2:175. This is so because they have preferred the wrong path of their life, instead of the right directions and they have preferred to bear miseries instead of a smooth and safe life. What made them overestimate their capacity to forbear the unbearable sufferings?
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ نَزَّلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَفِي شِقَاقِۢ بَعِيدٖ١٧٦
2:176. This is so because, they neglected to follow the Book of The Laws of Allah, which were authentic and fool-proof. But they created clashing views within the Book and that resulted in them going far away from the right directions of life,
۞لَّيۡسَ ٱلۡبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّواْ وُجُوهَكُمۡ قِبَلَ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ
2:177. As far as their fabricated rules are concerned, they will talk about blessing through rituals like keeping the face towards Easts or Wests. But if one wants to know the real useful blessings, he has to pay attention to the following:
وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلۡبِرَّ مَنۡ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ
1. He has to accept and follow the Laws of Allah,
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
2. He has to accept the “Cause & Effect” rules i.e. every action will yield its results - good results for good deeds and evil impacts for misdeeds
وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
3. He has to accept the existence of Universal Forces in all creations of Allah and find out the properties found in them and make use of them for the prosperity of mankind (2:34)
وَٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
4. He has to follow the guidance prescribed in the Book (Al Qur’an).
وَٱلنَّبِيِّۧنَ
5. He has to accept that the previous Reformists brought the same principles to the world communities.
وَءَاتَى ٱلۡمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ ذَوِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينَ
6. Mere acceptance will not yield any results. As a mark of adherence to the Laws of Allah, he has to extend financial help to the needy and poor, the neighbors and relatives, those who do not have any support or means of life, and also the physically challenged persons.
وَٱبۡنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ
7. All these aids should be as per the Guidance of Allah.
وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ وَفِي ٱلرِّقَابِ
8. Relief measures shall be extended also to those who are suffering from financial constraints in trades and Industries.
وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
9. To carry out the above programs, he has to establish a forum for social development and extend financial help through it.
وَٱلۡمُوفُونَ بِعَهۡدِهِمۡ إِذَا عَٰهَدُواْۖ
10. If the Forum has additional Agenda towards national development, then efforts should be taken to fulfill those promises mentioned in the agenda.
وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ فِي ٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ
11. In case you incur any losses in hostile situations or confrontations while executing the above programs, you all should stand united and help one another.
وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ وَحِينَ ٱلۡبَأۡسِۗ
12. You all should be bold enough to face them with firmness and fortitude and do not let fear or despair weaken you.
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُواْۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَ١٧٧
13. These are the true followers of Guidance and those who deserve to get life without fear and grief.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡقِصَاصُ فِي ٱلۡقَتۡلَىۖ ٱلۡحُرُّ بِٱلۡحُرِّ وَٱلۡعَبۡدُ بِٱلۡعَبۡدِ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ بِٱلۡأُنثَىٰۚ
2:178. O followers of Guidance of Allah! It is one of your foremost duties to establish a Judicial System in your country so that you can maintain law and order, punish the wrong-doers like murder, etc. And thereby you can protect human rights. (5:32) The principle of the Judicial system should not be based on rich or poor and male or female. There shall be no discrimination on that basis. But the motive behind the crime has to be studied well.
فَمَنۡ عُفِيَ لَهُۥ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ شَيۡءٞ فَٱتِّبَاعُۢ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ وَأَدَآءٌ إِلَيۡهِ بِإِحۡسَٰنٖۗ ذَٰلِكَ تَخۡفِيفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَةٞۗ فَمَنِ ٱعۡتَدَىٰ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَهُۥ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ١٧٨
The punishment should be equivalent to the crime (Ref: 17:33, 42:40) If the murder is proved to be accidental, the Judicial system can arrange for money from the culprit as compensation to the heirs of the victim. If the heirs of the victim wish to forego the money or a part thereof, they have the right to do so (17:33) In this event, it is necessary that the culprit carry out terms of the agreement faithfully and with good grace. By prescribing lesser punishment for the inadvertent murder, your Creator has been lenient so that your potentialities could continue to grow. Also, note that this gesture is only for unintentional murder. If it is proved to be pre-planned out of vengeance, the punishment will be severe. Punishment will also be awarded to those who trespass these laws.
وَلَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡقِصَاصِ حَيَوٰةٞ يَٰٓأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ١٧٩
2:179. Beware that only by following such Legal systems, you can maintain social harmony. These advices are given to those who apply their intelligence so that they can avoid adverse effects due to carelessness in the judicial system.
كُتِبَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ إِن تَرَكَ خَيۡرًا ٱلۡوَصِيَّةُ لِلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۖ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ١٨٠
2: 180. O followers of Our Guidance! Make note of the Law of Inheritance also. In case you hold any wealth and are in the last of moments of your life, you should make a “Valid Legal Will” for your relatives and others close to you. This Law is imperative to those who follow Our Guidance. In case the Will is not formulated, then the distribution of wealth will be as per 4:11.
Valid Legal Will means to express one’s intention about the distribution of wealth in front of two reliable witnesses or through written documents duly registered. (5:106)
فَمَنۢ بَدَّلَهُۥ بَعۡدَ مَا سَمِعَهُۥ فَإِنَّمَآ إِثۡمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُبَدِّلُونَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٞ١٨١
2:181. If the witnesses or the heirs, after listening to the Will, make changes in it, they will never be excused and will have to undergo severe punishment. Beware that Allah is not unaware of what all you do in your life.
فَمَنۡ خَافَ مِن مُّوصٖ جَنَفًا أَوۡ إِثۡمٗا فَأَصۡلَحَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ فَلَآ إِثۡمَ عَلَيۡهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ١٨٢
2:182. If the testament is found to have unduly favored someone or otherwise committed a mistake, it would not be unlawful if you bring about a compromise among all concerned through mediators. This provision is from Allah, Your Protector, and Nourisher.
This is how Laws are introduced to maintain social order and avoid family disputes. To maintain law and order, physical exercises and mental forbearance are also important. So everybody should take part in the training academy.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ١٨٣
2:183. O followers of Our Guidance! It is the duty of all of you to observe fasting from dawn to dusk (2:187). just as it was obligatory to previous communities too. This will help you to develop physical and mental self-control and habituate yourself to live according to the Guidance of Allah.
أَيَّامٗا مَّعۡدُودَٰتٖۚ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٖ فَعِدَّةٞ مِّنۡ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَۚ وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُۥ فِدۡيَةٞ طَعَامُ مِسۡكِينٖۖ فَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيۡرٗا فَهُوَ خَيۡرٞ لَّهُۥۚ وَأَن تَصُومُواْ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ١٨٤
2:184. This fasting is observed during the month of Ramzan. If you are sick or on travel on those days, you can postpone the fasting and observe in later days. Those who find it very difficult due to old age or continued sicks, have to feed one disabled person for the leftover fasting. If you feed more people, it will be well and good. But if you value the benefits which you will get from this training, it will be better for you to observe fasting.
شَهۡرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ هُدٗى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَٰتٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانِۚ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ ٱلشَّهۡرَ فَلۡيَصُمۡهُۖ
2:185. The selection of the month of Ramzan to observe fasting is because the commencement of revelations of Al-Qur’an began to take place in this month. Further, these revelations commenced at such a period when there were chaos and utter darkness in the world (14:1, 30:31, 97:1-3) and came with all guidance to enlighten his life by differentiating between good and bad. Therefore, when anyone comes across this month of Ramzan, it is his duty to observe fasting.
وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٖ فَعِدَّةٞ مِّنۡ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَۗ يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُمُ ٱلۡيُسۡرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ ٱلۡعُسۡرَ وَلِتُكۡمِلُواْ ٱلۡعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُواْ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمۡ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ١٨٥
Of course, if one is ill or on travel, he can complete the no of days left at a later stage. In this way, Allah’s programs are easy to follow and He does not inflict hardship on anyone. In total, the purpose of revealing Guidance is to prove that Allah’s Laws are the best in the world (Ref: 9:33) and you all be grateful to Him.
One may be under the impression that he could become near and dear to Allah by merely observing the fasting and thereby all his demands would be fulfilled. Some say that all sins will be wiped out by fasting. All these things are not true. Fasting is only training for the development of physical and mental fitness to carry out His programs. On the contrary,
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌۖ أُجِيبُ دَعۡوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِۖ فَلۡيَسۡتَجِيبُواْ لِي وَلۡيُؤۡمِنُواْ بِي لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡشُدُونَ١٨٦
2:186. The followers of the Guidance of Allah are desirous to know the whereabouts of Allah. Explain to them that Allah is always nearer to them (57:4, 58:7) and even nearer than everyone’s nervous system (50:16) Therefore, all their queries are answered through this Book, Al Qur’an. If one has to get the right directions to fulfill his needs, he has to accept and pursue the Laws framed by Allah. (7:56, 8:24, 32:15-16,40:60)
أُحِلَّ لَكُمۡ لَيۡلَةَ ٱلصِّيَامِ ٱلرَّفَثُ إِلَىٰ نِسَآئِكُمۡۚ هُنَّ لِبَاسٞ لَّكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لِبَاسٞ لَّهُنَّۗ
2:187. Also, note that fasting is a program to be observed during the daytime only. During the nighttime, you may have a normal relationship with your wife, since the relationship between spouses is the most intimate one.
عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَخۡتَانُونَ أَنفُسَكُمۡ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَعَفَا عَنكُمۡۖ فَٱلۡـَٰٔنَ بَٰشِرُوهُنَّ وَٱبۡتَغُواْ مَا كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡۚ
Allah knows about the restrictions which you had created by yourselves. Allah is not serious about trivial errors and so, has forgiven. During Ramzan month one may cohabit with your wife as per the Prescribed Law.
وَكُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡخَيۡطُ ٱلۡأَبۡيَضُ مِنَ ٱلۡخَيۡطِ ٱلۡأَسۡوَدِ مِنَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِۖ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّواْ ٱلصِّيَامَ إِلَى ٱلَّيۡلِۚ وَلَا تُبَٰشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنتُمۡ عَٰكِفُونَ فِي ٱلۡمَسَٰجِدِۗ
You may eat and drink in the night until dawn and complete the fasting till the dusk and in this way, you shall complete the fastings. In case you are participate in special training camps as a task force, your total attention is required and so, you should refrain from home going and sexual intercourse.
تِلۡكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَقۡرَبُوهَاۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَّقُونَ١٨٧
These are the limitations prescribed by Allah with regards to Fasting and Training and nobody has any right to transgress it. This is how Allah clarifies His Guideline in every aspect so that the world community lives free from wrongdoings.
وَلَا تَأۡكُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٰلَكُم بَيۡنَكُم بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ وَتُدۡلُواْ بِهَآ إِلَى ٱلۡحُكَّامِ لِتَأۡكُلُواْ فَرِيقٗا مِّنۡ أَمۡوَٰلِ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ١٨٨
2:188. As per the Guidance of Allah, you have observed fasting and abstained from eating foods in day times. In the same way, you have to avoid acquiring others’ wealth illegally by offering bribes to the officials. You know very well about the consequences that will follow from acquiring wealth unfairly. Thus. the purpose of fasting is to develop your personality in the manner described above.
After fasting, now the question arises about the performance of an international conference called Hajj. Some people assume that some months are auspicious and some inauspicious. As such
۞يَسَۡٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡأَهِلَّةِۖ قُلۡ هِيَ مَوَٰقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱلۡحَجِّۗ
2:189. They are asking about the crescent and convincing them that these are all for determining the calendar. The advantage of the calendar is obvious. It enables you to know when the Hajj conference is to be held.
وَلَيۡسَ ٱلۡبِرُّ بِأَن تَأۡتُواْ ٱلۡبُيُوتَ مِن ظُهُورِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱلۡبِرَّ مَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰۗ وَأۡتُواْ ٱلۡبُيُوتَ مِنۡ أَبۡوَٰبِهَاۚ
So, there is no role of any superstition as far as civil laws are concerned. For instance, the belief is that during the Hajj, one should enter his house from the back doors and not from the front door is only a superstition. These sorts of rites do not determine one’s good conduct.
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ١٨٩
Real good conduct is weighed on the extent to which you adhere to the Guidance of Allah. Therefore, set aside all such ignorant practices and enter houses during Hajj in the normal way. Follow the Guidance of Allah so that you can achieve success in your life.
Now come to the matter of external security after knowing about the internal social order. First of all, you should know that the followers of Allah’s Guidance will always have a cordial relationship with neighboring countries and strive to maintain peace in the region.
وَقَٰتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَٰتِلُونَكُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡتَدُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُعۡتَدِينَ١٩٠
2:190. In case you face any aggression from the opponents, you have to take security steps as per the Guidance of Allah to maintain Law and Order. Here too you should not trespass your limits in taking steps and not be aggressive. Verily Allah never favors those who exceed their limitations.
وَٱقۡتُلُوهُمۡ حَيۡثُ ثَقِفۡتُمُوهُمۡ وَأَخۡرِجُوهُم مِّنۡ حَيۡثُ أَخۡرَجُوكُمۡۚ وَٱلۡفِتۡنَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ ٱلۡقَتۡلِۚ
2:191. O followers of the Guidance of Allah! You should always bear in mind that the internal riots by anti-social elements are more dangerous than external aggression. Once they banished you from your locality. So, you cannot allow such culprits to go free. So stringent actions should be taken against such miscreants, who spoil the social harmony. In extreme cases, the security guards are empowered to kill them on the spot.
وَلَا تُقَٰتِلُوهُمۡ عِندَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ حَتَّىٰ يُقَٰتِلُوكُمۡ فِيهِۖ فَإِن قَٰتَلُوكُمۡ فَٱقۡتُلُوهُمۡۗ كَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ١٩١
As for the security of the “House of Common” is concerned, no action should be taken within premises, provided the opponents attack you. This is the stern action proposed by Almighty Allah against the opponents.
فَإِنِ ٱنتَهَوۡاْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ١٩٢
2:192. However, if they abstain from such anti-social activities, the Laws of Allah allow them to live normally, after a thorough check-up. Verily Allah is Protector and Merciful to all.
وَقَٰتِلُوهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ لَا تَكُونَ فِتۡنَةٞ وَيَكُونَ ٱلدِّينُ لِلَّهِۖ فَإِنِ ٱنتَهَوۡاْ فَلَا عُدۡوَٰنَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ١٩٣
2:193. The purpose of stern actions against miscreants by Security guards is only to maintain Law and Order in the nation. Therefore, such actions will be continued till their outrageous attitude comes to a halt. However, if they refrain from such an attitude, after a thorough check-up, allow them to live peacefully. On the whole, stern actions should be taken only against those who cause social disorders.
ٱلشَّهۡرُ ٱلۡحَرَامُ بِٱلشَّهۡرِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ وَٱلۡحُرُمَٰتُ قِصَاصٞۚ فَمَنِ ٱعۡتَدَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَٱعۡتَدُواْ عَلَيۡهِ بِمِثۡلِ مَا ٱعۡتَدَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ١٩٤
2:194. As regards warfare, certain norms should be followed by all. This Law of warfare was framed by Allah even before the creation of the world (Ref: 9:36) The Law of warfare proposes a cease-fire in certain specified months so that the chances for peace and reconciliations become brighter. For that reason, some months have been specified in which wars are not permitted. Therefore, the concerned nations* should enter into a “no-war pact” in those specified months. If anyone of them breaches the pact, the other will have to break the Law. However, Allah favors only those who do not exceed the limits, the extent of which the other has exceeded. Verily Allah is only with those who adhere to His Laws.
The United Nations Organizations (UNO) shall bring such War-fare Norms. You have to bear in mind that war is not a simple one and it involves a huge burden to the economy of the country and at such moment people should stand united and see that the country does not face any financial crisis. Therefore
وَأَنفِقُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تُلۡقُواْ بِأَيۡدِيكُمۡ إِلَى ٱلتَّهۡلُكَةِ وَأَحۡسِنُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ١٩٥
2:195. To execute socio-economic development programs as per the Guidance of Allah, you have to extend financial help as much as possible, as otherwise the country’s economy will deteriorate and it will lead to ruin yourselves. Therefore, strive hard to maintain economic balance and Allah is always in favor of those who work for maintaining socio-economic balance.
وَأَتِمُّواْ ٱلۡحَجَّ وَٱلۡعُمۡرَةَ لِلَّهِۚ فَإِنۡ أُحۡصِرۡتُمۡ فَمَا ٱسۡتَيۡسَرَ مِنَ ٱلۡهَدۡيِۖ وَلَا تَحۡلِقُواْ رُءُوسَكُمۡ حَتَّىٰ يَبۡلُغَ ٱلۡهَدۡيُ مَحِلَّهُۥۚ
2:196. Apart from national development, you have to struggle for global peace also. For this purpose, international convention is to be held once or twice in a year and also at times of emergency, special conferences (Umra) are held periodically.
فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مَّرِيضًا أَوۡ بِهِۦٓ أَذٗى مِّن رَّأۡسِهِۦ فَفِدۡيَةٞ مِّن صِيَامٍ أَوۡ صَدَقَةٍ أَوۡ نُسُكٖۚ فَإِذَآ أَمِنتُمۡ فَمَن تَمَتَّعَ بِٱلۡعُمۡرَةِ إِلَى ٱلۡحَجِّ فَمَا ٱسۡتَيۡسَرَ مِنَ ٱلۡهَدۡيِۚ
Those who cannot afford to attend the conference, shall send gift materials to the place of assembly to ease the financial problems. As a mark of unity with this assembly, you shall perform similar rites as performed earlier, e.g. do not shave your heads until your gifts reach the place of conference, if you are ill or have some head ailments, then you can fast, give a donation or an offering instead of the shaving head. When you perform Haj, and Umra, you can take your gifts with you,
فَمَن لَّمۡ يَجِدۡ فَصِيَامُ ثَلَٰثَةِ أَيَّامٖ فِي ٱلۡحَجِّ وَسَبۡعَةٍ إِذَا رَجَعۡتُمۡۗ تِلۡكَ عَشَرَةٞ كَامِلَةٞۗ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن لَّمۡ يَكُنۡ أَهۡلُهُۥ حَاضِرِي ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِۚ
If you cannot afford to send a gift, then observe fasting for three days upon your return. This is for those whose family is not in Mecca. These are the rituals that are already in practice.
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ١٩٦
Note again that the purpose of these conferences is mutual consultation and consolidation of the Supreme System. As far as rituals are concerned, the purpose is only to create unity amongst the members of the world community. Beyond that, they have no purpose or value. So, it is not going to be final for them. Whoever gives importance to the rituals, should remember that result would be severe destruction, as the Law of Allah is severe in retribution. (Ref: 2:159)
ٱلۡحَجُّ أَشۡهُرٞ مَّعۡلُومَٰتٞۚ فَمَن فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ ٱلۡحَجَّ فَلَا رَفَثَ وَلَا فُسُوقَ وَلَا جِدَالَ فِي ٱلۡحَجِّۗ وَمَا تَفۡعَلُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ يَعۡلَمۡهُ ٱللَّهُۗ وَتَزَوَّدُواْ فَإِنَّ خَيۡرَ ٱلزَّادِ ٱلتَّقۡوَىٰۖ وَٱتَّقُونِ يَٰٓأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ١٩٧
2:197. The timings of the Hajj conference are prescribed and are known to all, one who is committed to performing Haj should avoid doing anything as would affect his dignity. i.e. he should avoid the use of harsh or vulgar words or unnecessary wrangling. Instead, he should do whatever good he can (22:28) He should also carry with him the necessary means to meet his expenses during the conference.
O, men of intellectuals! Always remember these instructions and follow them strictly.
لَيۡسَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَبۡتَغُواْ فَضۡلٗا مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡۚ فَإِذَآ أَفَضۡتُم مِّنۡ عَرَفَٰتٖ فَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ عِندَ ٱلۡمَشۡعَرِ ٱلۡحَرَامِۖ وَٱذۡكُرُوهُ كَمَا هَدَىٰكُمۡ وَإِن كُنتُم مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ١٩٨
2:198. During the Hajj conference, it is allowed to consult with each other regarding business and trade as well as other economic affairs of their nations. When you return from Arafat ground, a place of introducing one another, assemble again at Muzdalifa to learn about various aspects of Laws of Allah.
These instructions are given to you in detail because, before the introduction of Islam, you were ignorant of the purpose of the Haj and Umra convention.
ثُمَّ أَفِيضُواْ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ أَفَاضَ ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ ٱللَّهَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ١٩٩
2:199. After completion of the conference, you can return to your native places and shall have no such attitude that you have attained a high dignity. Think about the ways and methods to keep your society safe, secure, and self-sufficient in accordance with the program you attended. In this way, Allah will bestow His protection and Guidance to solve social issues.
فَإِذَا قَضَيۡتُم مَّنَٰسِكَكُمۡ فَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَذِكۡرِكُمۡ ءَابَآءَكُمۡ أَوۡ أَشَدَّ ذِكۡرٗاۗ
2:200. After completion of the Haj conference, when you go back to your native place, do not think that your duties are over. You should remember the Guidance which you got at the Haj conference for the betterment of your society. Accordingly, you have to chalk out plans and strive hard to achieve them, just as your forefathers did. Of course, better schemes and programs than what they did for the developments.
You have to explain to the people about the eternal benefits which they would get by following the principles and excellent programs which you have learned during the Haj conference (Ref: 22:28).
فَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَمَا لَهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ مِنۡ خَلَٰقٖ٢٠٠
But there are some who are desirous to live with short-term benefits and happiness. Such people will find it hard to accept it. There ambitions will always be towards self-interest only. So, in the long run, such people will lose all the glories of their life and also in the life that continues after death.
وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةٗ وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ حَسَنَةٗ وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ٢٠١
2:201. So, there are some among them who opt to lead their life considering short term benefits as well as long term benefits and they will always safeguard their life from disasters.
They know that every action will have its own reactions as per the prescribed Law of Cause and Effect. So, they will pay utmost attention to the short-term as well as long terms impacts of their action plans. So they will live in such a way that they get simultaneously short term happiness and long-term peaceful life.
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ نَصِيبٞ مِّمَّا كَسَبُواْۚ وَٱللَّهُ سَرِيعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ٢٠٢
2:202. Allah’s Laws say that each human action would produce its results and Allah’s laws are prompt in yielding such results. (Ref: 53:39)
۞وَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ فِيٓ أَيَّامٖ مَّعۡدُودَٰتٖۚ فَمَن تَعَجَّلَ فِي يَوۡمَيۡنِ فَلَآ إِثۡمَ عَلَيۡهِ وَمَن تَأَخَّرَ فَلَآ إِثۡمَ عَلَيۡهِۖ لِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰۗ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّكُمۡ إِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ٢٠٣
2:203. Coming back to the Haj Conference, those who participate in it, know the No. of days to stay there to get the advises and action plans to be implemented in their countries. Those who are well-versed with these Laws can return earlier. There is no harm in it. Those who want to get more details about the Guidance can stay more. But they should always have in their mind the adverse effects of their activities against Laws. They all should bear in mind that they would have to face their consequences one day or the other.
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُعۡجِبُكَ قَوۡلُهُۥ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَيُشۡهِدُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا فِي قَلۡبِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ ٱلۡخِصَامِ٢٠٤
2:204. There are some people whose speeches will be very attractive to you and they will take Allah’s Laws as a witness to their every statement. All their speeches will be based on short-term benefits only. But they do not know or they do not realize that Allah is fully aware of their plans in mind, which are dead against social harmony.
وَإِذَا تَوَلَّىٰ سَعَىٰ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِيُفۡسِدَ فِيهَا وَيُهۡلِكَ ٱلۡحَرۡثَ وَٱلنَّسۡلَۚ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡفَسَادَ٢٠٥
2:205. When they leave you and go back to their places, they will indulge in all such activities that will spoil the social harmony and this will slacken the socio-economic developments of your country.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ أَخَذَتۡهُ ٱلۡعِزَّةُ بِٱلۡإِثۡمِۚ فَحَسۡبُهُۥ جَهَنَّمُۖ وَلَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمِهَادُ٢٠٦
2:206. If you advise them to be cautious about the adverse effects of their irrelevant speeches and activities, their arrogance and selfishness drag them towards sinful acts. So their final destination will be miserable sufferings just like the hell of fires.
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشۡرِي نَفۡسَهُ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفُۢ بِٱلۡعِبَادِ٢٠٧
2:207. On the contrary, there are some people whose action plans are in accordance with the Laws of Allah. And So Allah’s Laws will be conducive to their plans and will yield good results.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱدۡخُلُواْ فِي ٱلسِّلۡمِ كَآفَّةٗ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوّٞ مُّبِينٞ٢٠٨
2:208. O followers of the Our Guidance! All of you have to submit yourselves for the cause of social welfare in total. (Ref: 2:85) Do not follow man-made laws which will spoil social harmony and your progressive plans. Those who preach such things are your enemies.
فَإِن زَلَلۡتُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَتۡكُمُ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتُ فَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ٢٠٩
2:209. Even after knowing the clear guidance, If any individual or nation proceeds with the wrong path, then the adverse effects of their activities have to be faced by them. Let all know that Allah’s Laws are powerful and at the same time, result-oriented ones.
هَلۡ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِي ظُلَلٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡغَمَامِ وَٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَقُضِيَٱلۡأَمۡرُۚ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرۡجَعُ ٱلۡأُمُورُ٢١٠
2:210. Do these people expect that Allah and His associates, (presumed to be angels) will appear above them just as running clouds to solve their problems and miseries? But His Framed Laws will only prove that all their expectations are wrong, as the ultimate results of their actions will be as per His Laws. (6:158) At that time only, they will realize these facts.
سَلۡ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ كَمۡ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنۡ ءَايَةِۢ بَيِّنَةٖۗ وَمَن يُبَدِّلۡ نِعۡمَةَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَتۡهُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ٢١١
2:211. If they have any doubt in the above-quoted facts, let them study their history to know the facts as to how the previous communities faced destructions and untold sufferings. The very history of Bani Israel itself will reveal this fact. Ask them if it was not true. Ask them as to how many times the Guidance came from Allah; how best they lived until they followed those Guidance of Allah; how they were ruined when they deviated from Allah’s Law and how severe were the destructions and sufferings?
What is the use of studying their historical events? They are not at all prepared to learn any lessons from their history.
زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَيَسۡخَرُونَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْۘ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوۡاْ فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَرۡزُقُ مَن يَشَآءُ بِغَيۡرِ حِسَابٖ٢١٢
2:212. This is so because their lifestyle always tilts towards attractions of only short-term benefits and enjoyments. So, they oppose Allah’s Guidance. They take this guidance as sportive and talk very low about those who follow it. Therefore, warn them that they have to overcome Allah’s Unchangeable Framed laws beyond their imaginations. As far as one’s economic developments are concerned, Allah’s Laws are common to all (Ref: 83:31-36), and therefore, whoever strives to improve his economic conditions, there won’t be any limitation from Him.
كَانَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّبِيِّۧنَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ وَأَنزَلَ مَعَهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ لِيَحۡكُمَ بَيۡنَ ٱلنَّاسِ فِيمَا ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِۚ
2:213. When you go back to the history of mankind, you will come to know that in the olden days, man lived as a single community and there was no division among them. Later on, as the population expanded, the divisions began to take place on the basis of occupations. This resulted in difference of opinions and enmity among them. To resolve this issue, Allah arranged for ‘Reformist’ (Nabis). They clearly warned the people about the adverse effects of the divisions and enmity among them. They also explained about the benefits and peaceful life, if they live united as per the Guidance of Allah. In this way, they worked hard to bring about social harmony.
وَمَا ٱخۡتَلَفَ فِيهِ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوهُ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَتۡهُمُ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتُ بَغۡيَۢا بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ
As the years rolled on, even after having clear-cut Guidance, the difference of opinion and enmity developed in them due to their selfish and egoistic attitude. (Ref: 16:92) Time and again as per His Plans, He arranged for Reformists one by one to set right the differences.
فَهَدَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لِمَا ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ بِإِذۡنِهِۦۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٍ٢١٣
In this way, those who accepted and followed the Laws of Allah got the right directions of life, avoided the attitude of enmity, and lived happily. Those who opposed His Laws faced socio-economic problems and were ruined. Allah’s Laws say that Guidance would be bestowed only to those who opt to learn His Laws.
أَمۡ حَسِبۡتُمۡ أَن تَدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَأۡتِكُم مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوۡاْ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۖ مَّسَّتۡهُمُ ٱلۡبَأۡسَآءُ وَٱلضَّرَّآءُ وَزُلۡزِلُواْ حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَعَهُۥ مَتَىٰ نَصۡرُ ٱللَّهِۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ نَصۡرَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِيبٞ٢١٤
2:214. Therefore, if you think that you can bring about reformations in your country and make it heavenly without taking effort, it is your wrong calculation. If you study the history of the past Reformist and their associates, you will come to know as to how much they struggled to set right the communal harmony. They had to face many formidable obstacles like starvation, loss of life, and trade to such an extent that at one stage they had to yell out, “ O Allah! When our efforts will yield good results?” In turn, they started getting all benefits one by one as per Allah’s System. Those results proved Allah’s answer to their ambitions.
`Dear intellectuals! If you want to bring a heavenly atmosphere to your country, you have to take such tireless efforts in your life. (Ref: 3:142, 9:16, 9:111, 29:1-2, 23:1-10)
Secondly, you should bear in mind that mere preaching and informing about the Guidance of Allah alone will help to prosper your community or country. You have to take part in the development process and for this, financial support is needed.
يَسَۡٔلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَۖ قُلۡ مَآ أَنفَقۡتُم مِّنۡ خَيۡرٖ فَلِلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَ وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱبۡنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِۗ وَمَا تَفۡعَلُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٞ٢١٥
2:215.Now the question arises about how much one should contribute to implementing the process of community development. Tell them whatever wealth they possess over their requirements of life has to be donated for this cause. (Ref: 2:219) Apart from the above, any social service for the upliftment of society will be admired. To begin with such a process, you have to meet the shortcomings of your relatives, those who have no one’s support in their life, those who could not earn their livelihood, those who travel for carrying messages of Allah. On the whole, whatever you do good for the upliftment of society will be blessed by Allah. Verily Allah is fully aware of what all you do in your life.
كُتِبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرۡهٞ لَّكُمۡۖ وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكۡرَهُواْ شَيۡٔٗا وَهُوَ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡۖ وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تُحِبُّواْ شَيۡٔٗا وَهُوَ شَرّٞ لَّكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ٢١٦
2:216. Apart from the above internal reformations, you have to consider external security too. For this, Allah has made it mandatory to take part in National Security Training Course to maintain law and order - both internal and external, though you may not like it. Normally there may be certain things which you may not like; but if you realize the common benefits which the community would get by following Allah’s advice, you will take part in it. As of now, you have no knowledge about such things, but Allah knows it well.
e.g. Suppose if any murder takes place in your locality, you will dislike it. But you fail to realize that there should be some controlling authorities to check that no such untoward incidence takes place. For this, if you are advised to take part in the training course, you do not like it. In the same way, if there is an attack from an alien country, you would express your anguish to kill those enemies, since you will feel that your life is in danger. Therefore Allah knows better about which Laws are to be implemented.
يَسَۡٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلشَّهۡرِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ قِتَالٖ فِيهِۖ قُلۡ قِتَالٞ فِيهِ كَبِيرٞۚ
2:217. As already informed (Ref: 2:194) a query is raised about the months in which war is banned. Tell them such a cease-fire for some specific months will be based on the bilateral agreement entered into between warring countries. If the agreement is reached, no one should attack the other.
At the same time, the Governing Body alone is empowered to take severe actions against the followings:
وَصَدٌّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَكُفۡرُۢ بِهِۦ
Those who are causing hurdles in the development process of the nation as per the Programs of Allah; and those who are indulged in anti-social activities;
وَٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ وَإِخۡرَاجُ أَهۡلِهِۦ
Those who are banishing peoples from the “House of Common” -Masjidhul Haram.
مِنۡهُ أَكۡبَرُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِۚ وَٱلۡفِتۡنَةُ أَكۡبَرُ مِنَ ٱلۡقَتۡلِۗ وَلَا يَزَالُونَ يُقَٰتِلُونَكُمۡ حَتَّىٰ يَرُدُّوكُمۡ عَن دِينِكُمۡ إِنِ ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْۚ
As these activities causing internal social disorders and riots are very serious crimes as per the Law. (Ref: 2:191) Further, the opponents appear to continue their activities, until you accept their religion, So, taking severe actions against such warmongers becomes unavoidable.
وَمَن يَرۡتَدِدۡ مِنكُمۡ عَن دِينِهِۦ فَيَمُتۡ وَهُوَ كَافِرٞ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ حَبِطَتۡ أَعۡمَٰلُهُمۡ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ٢١٧
Further, if anyone of you favors the opponents and go away from the Laws of Allah, then severe action will be taken against them too. All their good deeds which they have done so far will go waste. Their present and eternal future life will become full of problems and griefs, just like being surrounded by a hell of fires.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُواْ وَجَٰهَدُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يَرۡجُونَ رَحۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ٢١٨
2:218. On the contrary, those who are firm in following the Laws of Allah, undertake travels if necessary to take part in public life, and struggle hard for the cause of socio-economic harmony, (Ref: 2:132), will be rewarded with all happiness of life by Allah. Verily Allah’s Programs are enacted in such a way that it would safeguard all, and this exposes His Mercy at all times.
۞يَسَۡٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡخَمۡرِ وَٱلۡمَيۡسِرِۖ قُلۡ فِيهِمَآ إِثۡمٞ كَبِيرٞ وَمَنَٰفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثۡمُهُمَآ أَكۡبَرُ مِن نَّفۡعِهِمَاۗ
2:219. The query is also raised regarding intoxicants and gambling. Explain to them that their benefits are meager. But their evil impacts are far more than the benefits. Therefore, you have to ban the sale of intoxicants or gambling casinos. (Ref: 5:90)
وَيَسَۡٔلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَۖ قُلِ ٱلۡعَفۡوَۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ٢١٩
Secondly, the query is also raised regarding the amount to be donated for the socio-welfare programs. Tell them that they have to donate whatever they have in excess to their needs. (Ref: 2:215) In this way, Allah’s Programs are explained in detail to all, so that they can pay due attention and execute the programs accordingly.
فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۗ وَيَسَۡٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰۖ قُلۡ إِصۡلَاحٞ لَّهُمۡ خَيۡرٞۖ
2:220. In this way, your society will get short-term and long-term benefits from Allah for the good deeds you do. As regards those who do not enjoy any support in the society, you have to take necessary relief measures and.
وَإِن تُخَالِطُوهُمۡ فَإِخۡوَٰنُكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُصۡلِحِۚ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَعۡنَتَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٞ٢٢٠
For this, you have to mingle with them for their well beings. In that case, you have to move with as brothers and sisters. Be informed that Allah is fully aware of those guardians who are harassing them. If these Guidance are not informed to you, you would have incurred great loss in your life. Beware that Allah’s Laws are firm and are based on full of Wisdom.
One of the predominant factors that help to maintain social order, is the family life which comprises of husband, wife, and children. When the children grow up, the question of finding a suitable spouse arises. Let all of you know about the criterion in selecting a suitable spouse since it is a matter of their lifelong companionship.
وَلَا تَنكِحُواْ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكَٰتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤۡمِنَّۚ وَلَأَمَةٞ مُّؤۡمِنَةٌ خَيۡرٞ مِّن مُّشۡرِكَةٖ وَلَوۡ أَعۡجَبَتۡكُمۡۗ
2:221. Therefore, it will not be proper for those men who follow Allah’s Guidance to marry women of different ideologies or of those who have no ideology at all. Suppose if the woman is prepared to accept the Guidance of Allah, then it will be well and good.
وَلَا تُنكِحُواْ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤۡمِنُواْۚ وَلَعَبۡدٞ مُّؤۡمِنٌ خَيۡرٞ مِّن مُّشۡرِكٖ وَلَوۡ أَعۡجَبَكُمۡۗ
In the same way, those women who follow the Guidance of Allah shall not marry the men of different ideologies or no ideology at all, even if they look handsome or rich. Suppose if the spouse is found to be prepared to accept the Guidance of Allah, it will be well and good to marry.
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يَدۡعُونَ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَدۡعُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱلۡجَنَّةِ وَٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِ بِإِذۡنِهِۦۖ وَيُبَيِّنُ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ٢٢١
But some people encourage the inter-caste marriage system. Let them know that marriage is not an incidence of a single day, but it is a matter of living together life long. So their proposal for inter-caste marriage will take you to the hell of problems. Allah’s Guidance will help you to get a pleasant, peaceful, and secure life. In this way, Allah clearly explains His Norms to mankind so that they can pay due attention and follow it for their peaceful life.
وَيَسَۡٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡمَحِيضِۖ قُلۡ هُوَ أَذٗى فَٱعۡتَزِلُواْ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فِي ٱلۡمَحِيضِ وَلَا تَقۡرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطۡهُرۡنَۖ فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرۡنَ فَأۡتُوهُنَّ مِنۡ حَيۡثُ أَمَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلتَّوَّٰبِينَ وَيُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُتَطَهِّرِينَ٢٢٢
2:222. Further, a query is raised if one can cohabit with his wife during mensuration. Tell them to refrain from it, since during this period women are not in normal physical condition. When this period is over, you may approach them in the manner as suggested by Allah’s Law. If you had been in the wrong direction so far, rectify yourselves and come back to His Laws. Allah’s Laws approve those who forsake the wrong and follow the right one.
نِسَآؤُكُمۡ حَرۡثٞ لَّكُمۡ فَأۡتُواْ حَرۡثَكُمۡ أَنَّىٰ شِئۡتُمۡۖ
2:223. Further, note that intercourse with your wives is just like peasants tilling the land for a harvest. You can cohabit together when both of you so desire to produce a child.
وَقَدِّمُواْ لِأَنفُسِكُمۡۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّكُم مُّلَٰقُوهُۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ٢٢٣
But keep in mind that procreation is not the only purpose of life. Therefore, whatever good you do, will be reaped in your future life. Those who live in accordance with His Guidance will be happy and free from grief.
The process of tilling the land: Before sowing the seeds, the peasant prepares the land and makes it suitable to sow. He also waits for the season to sow, so that he can get the best harvests. He does not keep on sowing the seeds then and there. In the same way, you have to study the physical conditions of both, economic conditions of the family. Also, this example denotes avoiding wasting the manly power by having untimely inter-course.
وَلَا تَجۡعَلُواْ ٱللَّهَ عُرۡضَةٗ لِّأَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡ أَن تَبَرُّواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ وَتُصۡلِحُواْ بَيۡنَ ٱلنَّاسِۚ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٞ٢٢٤
2:224. There are some people who say that they have taken an oath that they would not participate in promoting peace, nor will they mediate between the opponent groups. Ask them not to make use of their oaths against Allah’s peacekeeping process, and let them be aware of the adverse effects if they do not mediate. Verily Allah hears whatever they have in their minds. So the result of their deeds will be as per His Laws only.
لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِٱللَّغۡوِ فِيٓ أَيۡمَٰنِكُمۡ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتۡ قُلُوبُكُمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٞ٢٢٥
2:225. Further, there are some people who will promise even for simple matters. Tell them that Allah does not hold you accountable for frivolous oaths, but Allah holds you accountable only for oaths that are taken with serious intent. Allah’s Laws are always forbearing and for providing Protections.
لِّلَّذِينَ يُؤۡلُونَ مِن نِّسَآئِهِمۡ تَرَبُّصُ أَرۡبَعَةِ أَشۡهُرٖۖ فَإِن فَآءُو فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ٢٢٦
2:226. In the same way, there are some people who vow not to go to their wives. For them, four months time limit is given within which they should return. Otherwise, let them know that Allah is always the protector and Merciful. i.e. the affected wife may sue a divorce petition against him.
وَإِنۡ عَزَمُواْ ٱلطَّلَٰقَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٞ٢٢٧
2:227. Even after the grace period of four months, if the husband does not return to her, she can approach the concerned authorities and apply for divorce. Verily judicial system arranged as per the Guidance of Allah (Ref: 4:35) will hear and settle the issue.
وَٱلۡمُطَلَّقَٰتُ يَتَرَبَّصۡنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَٰثَةَ قُرُوٓءٖۚ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَهُنَّ أَن يَكۡتُمۡنَ مَا خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ فِيٓ أَرۡحَامِهِنَّ إِن كُنَّ يُؤۡمِنَّ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۚ
2:228. Even after the reconciliation process to settle the rifts through the mediators (Ref: 4:35), if they persist on separation, the judiciary will admit the divorce petition and allot further 3 months mensural cycles. This is called “Thalaq in Abeyance”. i.e. they have to wait for three months to get the Divorce Certificate. During this period, if she conceives, she should not hide it, if she really follows the Guidance of Allah and the Law of Cause & Effect.
وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ أَحَقُّ بِرَدِّهِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ إِنۡ أَرَادُوٓاْ إِصۡلَٰحٗاۚ وَلَهُنَّ مِثۡلُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَيۡهِنَّ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۚ وَلِلرِّجَالِ عَلَيۡهِنَّ دَرَجَةٞۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ٢٢٨
During this period, if they reconcile by themselves and are prepared to live together, the husband gets the priority to cancel the divorce petition and retain his wife. However, women also get all rights and privileges over men, just as men have over women. Since women have the issue of pregnancy, men do not have such issues. Let all know that Allah’s Guidance have control over all issues and are full of wisdom.
ٱلطَّلَٰقُ مَرَّتَانِۖ
2:229. These are the legal procedures to be followed in dealing with divorce cases. Further By-Laws are also to be followed:
1. The couple can file divorce petitions in the court of law only twice in their life.
فَإِمۡسَاكُۢ بِمَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ تَسۡرِيحُۢ بِإِحۡسَٰنٖۗ
2. i.e. They can either reunite and live together or dissolve their marriage through Court only twice in their life term.
وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمۡ أَن تَأۡخُذُواْ مِمَّآ ءَاتَيۡتُمُوهُنَّ شَيًۡٔا
3. If the husband has given any property to his wife, he cannot claim back from her. (Ref: 4:20)
إِلَّآ أَن يَخَافَآ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِۖ
4. If there is any rift in sharing such properties, it will not be unlawful if the judiciaries mediate and get back a portion of the property to the husband or wife.
فَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡهِمَا فِيمَا ٱفۡتَدَتۡ بِهِۦۗ
5. These are the procedures of the Divorce Act framed by Allah and they have to be strictly followed by everyone.
تِلۡكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَعۡتَدُوهَاۚ
6. These are the boundaries which Allah has framed laws with regards to the Divorce case. No one should trespass the law.
وَمَن يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ٢٢٩
Those who trespass these laws, will be treated to be unjust people and will be subject to punishment.
Dear intellectuals! make a note that as long as the couple lives together, it will be treated as a family issue. If the rift between the couple is so serious that it could lead to divorce, it becomes a social issue and has to be settled only through Jam’ath or the Court of Law. Neither husband nor wife will be allowed to dissolve the marriage unilaterally by just expressing the word “Thalaq” thrice.
فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعۡدُ حَتَّىٰ تَنكِحَ زَوۡجًا غَيۡرَهُۥۗ
2:230. The By-Laws in certain exceptional cases:
This By-Law is about the couple who has already dissolved the marriage through the court of law or Jama’ath twice. If the couple approaches for the third time with a divorce petition, then they should be clearly warned that after the third time, they would have to separate from each other permanently. They will lose the chances of re-marriage between them. i.e. The divorced woman could marry only some other person of her choice. However,
1. If she marries some other person and, if she could not live with the second husband cordially;
فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡهِمَآ أَن يَتَرَاجَعَآ
2. If she has divorced her second husband; or if the second husband dies;
إِن ظَنَّآ أَن يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِۗ
3. Then she gets a chance to remarry the previous husband. If the Jama’ath or Judiciaries feel that this time they could live as per the norms of Allah, they can permit to remarry the previous husband.
وَتِلۡكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ يُبَيِّنُهَا لِقَوۡمٖ يَعۡلَمُونَ٢٣٠
4. These are the limitations and procedures clearly explained by Allah to those who govern society.
6. Let all know that no one has any right to trespass these limitations.
وَإِذَا طَلَّقۡتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَبَلَغۡنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ
2:231. Further the By-Laws with regard to certain exceptional divorce cases:
1. After admitting the divorce petition by Jama’ath or the Court, (Ref: 2:228) it will announce the waiting period to get the Divorce Certificate (65:1). This waiting period will be three mensural cycles of the divorced woman The wife, during this waiting period can stay with her husband’s house. (65:1)
فَأَمۡسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ سَرِّحُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفٖۚ
2. After completion of this waiting period, either they can cancel the divorce petition and decide to live together. If they decide to separate from each other by getting a Divorce Certificate, they can do it as per the Law.
ووَلَا تُمۡسِكُوهُنَّ ضِرَارٗا لِّتَعۡتَدُواْۚ
3. But during her stay at her husband’s house, he should not harass her in any manner or trespass the limitations with her.
وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ فَقَدۡ ظَلَمَ نَفۡسَهُۥۚ
4. If anyone is found to have trespassed and harassed her, it would mean that he has degraded himself and will deserve punishment.
وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوٓاْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ هُزُوٗاۚ
5. Everyone should take care that Allah’s Laws do not become a subject of mockery in any manner.
وَٱذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
6. These are the Guidance revealed by Allah through this Book (Al Qur’an and also the benefits that the community would get by following it.
وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةِ يَعِظُكُم بِهِۦۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ
7. Let all know that If His Laws are not properly followed, the adverse effects that would follow will be very serious.
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ٢٣١
8. Beware of Allah’s Supreme Power that controls every happening of the world.
وَإِذَا طَلَّقۡتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَبَلَغۡنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ
2:232. Now the By-Laws are informed with regards to the remarriage of the divorced woman.
1. After due completion of the Waiting Period of three mensural cycles or three months (Ref: 65:4) the Court will issue a Divorce Certificate to both. This will be treated as Divorce for the first time.
فَلَا تَعۡضُلُوهُنَّ أَن يَنكِحۡنَ أَزۡوَٰجَهُنَّ إِذَا تَرَٰضَوۡاْ بَيۡنَهُم بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۗ
2. Now he/she gets the full rights to marry anyone of his/her choice. The Jama’ath or the Court cannot restrict his/her marrying any one of their choices.
ذَٰلِكَ يُوعَظُ بِهِۦ مَن كَانَ مِنكُمۡ يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۗ
3. These are the advices from Almighty Allah to those who follow His Guidance and those who accept His Law of Cause and Effect.
ذَٰلِكُمۡ أَزۡكَىٰ لَكُمۡ وَأَطۡهَرُۚ
4. These procedures will help you to find easy solutions for all and the process of social development will not have any hurdles.
وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ٢٣٢
5. Beware of the fact that Allah knows everything which you do not know. So, follow My Laws.
Dear Intellectuals! In case the couple has attained the Divorce Certificate for the first time from the court of Law there is no harm in remarrying an ex-couple and the Jama’ath or court should not restrict it. They should arrange for the re-marriage. Such re-marriages do not take place in most cases, because the couple would have undergone many troubles during the tenure of their married life. But in certain cases, he/she does not get a suitable spouse for the second marriage. Therefore, for such couples, this law will be helpful. Let all know this Law never compels any couple to re-marry ex-husband or ex-wife but only allows for the second time marriage.
۞وَٱلۡوَٰلِدَٰتُ يُرۡضِعۡنَ أَوۡلَٰدَهُنَّ حَوۡلَيۡنِ كَامِلَيۡنِۖ
2:233. Also, note the other By-Laws that have to be followed in Divorce Cases:
1. Normally the mother has to suckle her infants for a maximum period of two years. (Ref: 31:14, 46:15)
لِمَنۡ أَرَادَ أَن يُتِمَّ ٱلرَّضَاعَةَۚ وَعَلَى ٱلۡمَوۡلُودِ لَهُۥ رِزۡقُهُنَّ وَكِسۡوَتُهُنَّ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۚ
2. In that case, her maintenance becomes the responsibility of her former husband and he should provide according to his means.
لَا تُكَلَّفُ نَفۡسٌ إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَاۚ لَا تُضَآرَّ وَٰلِدَةُۢ بِوَلَدِهَا وَلَا مَوۡلُودٞ لَّهُۥ بِوَلَدِهِۦۚ وَعَلَى ٱلۡوَارِثِ مِثۡلُ ذَٰلِكَۗ
3. Neither the mother nor the father should be made to suffer on account of the child. In case of the death of the father, his heirs have to shoulder the responsibility for maintenance.
فَإِنۡ أَرَادَا فِصَالًا عَن تَرَاضٖ مِّنۡهُمَا وَتَشَاوُرٖ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡهِمَاۗ
4. If both the parents agree, the suckling period may be terminated earlier and arrangements can be made for some other women who could suckle the child.
وَإِنۡ أَرَدتُّمۡ أَن تَسۡتَرۡضِعُوٓاْ أَوۡلَٰدَكُمۡ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ إِذَا سَلَّمۡتُم مَّآ ءَاتَيۡتُم بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۗ
5. However, even if the suckling period is terminated earlier, the full amount of maintenance as promised earlier has to be paid to the women.
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٞ٢٣٣
6. Bear it in mind that Allah’s Laws are fully aware of what you do.
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوۡنَ مِنكُمۡ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزۡوَٰجٗا يَتَرَبَّصۡنَ بِأَنفُسِهِنَّ أَرۡبَعَةَ أَشۡهُرٖ وَعَشۡرٗاۖ
2:234. Apart from the Divorce issues, there are certain other incidences like deaths, etc. that may take place in families. The Law to be followed here is:
1. In cases of death, widows have to wait for four months and ten days before taking any decision regarding their future life.
فَإِذَا بَلَغۡنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فِيمَا فَعَلۡنَ فِيٓ أَنفُسِهِنَّ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۗ
2. If the waiting period is nearing its completion, they are free to decide whatever they want to do. The other family members will not be held liable for their decisions.
وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٞ٢٣٤
3. Beware of Allah’s Laws which are always active and will yield results for whatever you do.
Dear Intellectuals! This is very familiar among Muslims and often referred to as “idhath”. Here the widow is made to separate herself in a room and is not even allowed to look at the sky. This man-made “Sharia Law” is so stringent that she cannot move anywhere on her own accord. She is not even allowed to see her male relatives too. All these things are fabricated ones and there are no such orders mentioned in Qur’an. This waiting period is only for young widows to settle themselves and come out of the grief due to the death of their husbands. If the family members decide to remarry her or talk about sharing of properties etc., they cannot do it soon after the death of her husband.
وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فِيمَا عَرَّضۡتُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ خِطۡبَةِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ أَوۡ أَكۡنَنتُمۡ فِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡۚ عَلِمَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّكُمۡ سَتَذۡكُرُونَهُنَّ
2:235. If anyone wants to marry the widow, he can express his desire to the elders of the family privately. Allah knows well of whatever you all have in your mind. It is not unlawful to have such a desire of marrying widows.
وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ سِرًّا إِلَّآ أَن تَقُولُواْ قَوۡلٗا مَّعۡرُوفٗاۚ وَلَا تَعۡزِمُواْ عُقۡدَةَ ٱلنِّكَاحِ حَتَّىٰ يَبۡلُغَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ أَجَلَهُۥۚ
2. But you are not allowed to fix the marriage with her within that specific period of Idhath. Therefore, any decision about marrying her has to be done in a procedural way.
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعۡلَمُ مَا فِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ فَٱحۡذَرُوهُۚ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٞ٢٣٥
3. Again, you are informed that Allah is fully aware of whatever ideas you have in your mind. The purpose of this directive is to protect you from the harmful consequences due to wrongdoings.
لَّا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ إِن طَلَّقۡتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ مَا لَمۡ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ أَوۡ تَفۡرِضُواْ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةٗۚ وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ عَلَى ٱلۡمُوسِعِ قَدَرُهُۥ وَعَلَى ٱلۡمُقۡتِرِ قَدَرُهُۥ مَتَٰعَۢا بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۖ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ٢٣٦
2:236. With regards to women with whom you have married, but had no physical relationship, it will not be unlawful if you decide to divorce them. In that case, even if the dower has not been fixed, you shall make some provision for them according to your means as an act of kindness. (33:49) This is the duty of those men of dignity who maintain social harmony.
وَإِن طَلَّقۡتُمُوهُنَّ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن تَمَسُّوهُنَّ وَقَدۡ فَرَضۡتُمۡ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةٗ فَنِصۡفُ مَا فَرَضۡتُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن يَعۡفُونَ أَوۡ يَعۡفُوَاْ ٱلَّذِي بِيَدِهِۦ عُقۡدَةُ ٱلنِّكَاحِۚ وَأَن تَعۡفُوٓاْ أَقۡرَبُ لِلتَّقۡوَىٰۚ وَلَا تَنسَوُاْ ٱلۡفَضۡلَ بَيۡنَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ٢٣٧
2:237. In case you divorce your wife with whom you did not have any physical relationship so far and if the dower has been fixed, you have to pay half of the amount fixed. If the woman foregoes the amount, she will get the blessing of Allah. In this way, by helping each other and having a cordial relationship, you can adhere to Allah’s Laws. Verily Allah is aware of what all you do in the world.
In the above two verses, the words, “If you have not cohabited with your wife “have been mentioned. This appears to be with regards to marrying orphans in emergent situations like war, revolution, etc. (Ref: 4:30, 60:10) Such marriages were permitted considering only the safety of the women and not for other enjoyments. So, the chances of a physical relationship would have been remote. After returning to normalcy, many youngsters joined Islam (110:1-2) and took part in nation-building. So those who had married more women released them from marital bondage and married to the newly joined field workers. (Also Ref: 24:32)
In this way, a variety of cases in different situations have been discussed in Qur’an. You have to thoroughly study them and keep them by heart.
حَٰفِظُواْ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلۡوُسۡطَىٰ وَقُومُواْ لِلَّهِ قَٰنِتِينَ٢٣٨
2:238. While practicing the legal procedures and getting the best judgments acceptable to all, you have to safeguard the Laws revealed by Allah and fulfill the responsibilities as prescribed therein. The judgments should be awarded according to the circumstances of the cases and you have to strictly follow the Rules and Regulations which have been revealed by Allah.
Here the words “Salath” and “Salawath” have been mentioned. Salath refers to one’s duty and responsibility and Salawath refers to the best form of governance and judicial system which are praised by all.
فَإِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ فَرِجَالًا أَوۡ رُكۡبَانٗاۖ فَإِذَآ أَمِنتُمۡ فَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُم مَّا لَمۡ تَكُونُواْ تَعۡلَمُونَ٢٣٩
2:239. However, if you have fear of any social troubles or riots in the run, you have to pay attention to the Guidance already revealed and take the necessary steps. (2:217-218) When normalcy returns, then you can carry on with your duties as usual. Here before you had no knowledge about how to deal with this sort of situation.
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوۡنَ مِنكُمۡ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزۡوَٰجٗا وَصِيَّةٗ لِّأَزۡوَٰجِهِم مَّتَٰعًا إِلَى ٱلۡحَوۡلِ غَيۡرَ إِخۡرَاجٖۚ
2:240. As regards the domestic affairs, the following By-Laws are announced:
If anyone of you reaches the final stage of his life, he has to advise his heirs to look after his wife or wives (Ref:4:3) for at least one year and support her/them with all available means. They shall not banish her/them from home.
فَإِنۡ خَرَجۡنَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فِي مَا فَعَلۡنَ فِيٓ أَنفُسِهِنَّ مِن مَّعۡرُوفٖۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٞ٢٤٠
If they decide to go out of the house and to maintain themselves, it will not be unlawful to allow them to go in a pleasant manner. Note that Allah’s Laws are very close to them and are full of wisdom.
وَلِلۡمُطَلَّقَٰتِ مَتَٰعُۢ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِۖ حَقًّا عَلَى ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ٢٤١
2:241. In the same way, it is imperative on the part of the husband whose divorce petition is pending, to take in charge of maintenance of his wife, at least for a period of three months (2:228) or until childbirth (65:4) or until divorce judgment is issued (Ref. 65:6-7) Those who follow the Guidance of Allah should strictly follow this, Rule.
كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ٢٤٢
2:242. This is how Allah clearly explains the Rules and Regulations to be followed by you so that you could become a very genius.
After domestic affairs, let Us inform you about the National Security issues.
۞أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ خَرَجُواْ مِن دِيَٰرِهِمۡ وَهُمۡ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ ٱلۡمَوۡتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مُوتُواْ ثُمَّ أَحۡيَٰهُمۡۚ
2:243. Did you observe those people in thousands who left their homes and ran away due to the fear of death? They were asked to confront opponents causing hurdles in the development process? (Ref: 2:216-218) These people failed to realize the importance of the grand mission of Allah’s Programs of bringing peace in the world. Allah informed them that those who are coward and intend to save their physical life, death will chase them as per His Laws. They were advised to be bold enough to face confrontations.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضۡلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشۡكُرُونَ٢٤٣
After these explanations, they returned to join the mission and thus came back to their life. Verily Allah’s Guidance helped to reinfuse their life so that they can be grateful to Him. Alas! Most people do not realize these facts.
وَقَٰتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٞ٢٤٤
2:244. Always be courageous to safeguard the governance which is run as per the Guidance of Allah. Beware of Allah’s Supreme power of hearing and knowing everything in the world.
مَّن ذَا ٱلَّذِي يُقۡرِضُ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنٗا فَيُضَٰعِفَهُۥ لَهُۥٓ أَضۡعَافٗا كَثِيرَةٗۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَقۡبِضُ وَيَبۡصُۜطُ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ٢٤٥
2:245. Apart from the above, you have to extend financial support too as loans to carry out the programs of the Regime which is run as per Allah’s Directions. You will get back the loan amount in terms of benefits manifold and secured life which you would get through it. Allah’s System will improve the wealth of those who help the Regime’s Programs and will shrink the wealth of those who act against His Guidance. (Ref: 2:261)
A query is raised about the selection of leadership. To this, a historical event is brought to your notice as a criterion for it.
أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ مِنۢ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مُوسَىٰٓ إِذۡ قَالُواْ لِنَبِيّٖ لَّهُمُ ٱبۡعَثۡ لَنَا مَلِكٗا نُّقَٰتِلۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۖ
2:246. This historical event took place in the community of Bani Israel long after Reformist Moosa Nabi Nabi’s death. They approached the “Reformist” of that time and consulted with him about the selection of a Commander to safeguard the nation.
قَالَ هَلۡ عَسَيۡتُمۡ إِن كُتِبَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡقِتَالُ أَلَّا تُقَٰتِلُواْۖ قَالُواْ وَمَا لَنَآ أَلَّا نُقَٰتِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَدۡ أُخۡرِجۡنَا مِن دِيَٰرِنَا وَأَبۡنَآئِنَاۖ
The reformist asked them if they were prepared to sacrifice their lives for the sake of Allah’s Regime and fight against their enemies, if necessary. They replied, “Why should we not fight against those who banished us from our hometown?”
فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقِتَالُ تَوَلَّوۡاْ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا مِّنۡهُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ٢٤٦
But, actually, at the time when they were asked to be prepared to face a war, most of them, barring a few did not come forward to take part in the war. As such, they failed to know that the System of Allah is fully aware of unjust people.
وَقَالَ لَهُمۡ نَبِيُّهُمۡ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدۡ بَعَثَ لَكُمۡ طَالُوتَ مَلِكٗاۚ قَالُوٓاْ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ عَلَيۡنَا وَنَحۡنُ أَحَقُّ بِٱلۡمُلۡكِ مِنۡهُ وَلَمۡ يُؤۡتَ سَعَةٗ مِّنَ ٱلۡمَالِۚ
2:247. The “Reformist” said to them, “Thaloodh is selected to be their leader as per the Laws of Allah”. They raised objection to this decision and said, “How can he be our leader, as he does not possess any wealth, while we are wealthier?”.
قَالَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصۡطَفَىٰهُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَزَادَهُۥ بَسۡطَةٗ فِي ٱلۡعِلۡمِ وَٱلۡجِسۡمِۖ
The Reformist told them that the criteria for the selection of a leader is not based on wealth, but based on knowledge, physical and mental strength to lead the nation. He has such qualities much more than you all.
وَٱللَّهُ يُؤۡتِي مُلۡكَهُۥ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٞ٢٤٧
In this way, the selection of leader will be as per the Rules and Regulations already formulated by Allah.” Let all know that Allah’s knowledge of knowing everything has no limitations. (Ref: 21:105)
وَقَالَ لَهُمۡ نَبِيُّهُمۡ إِنَّ ءَايَةَ مُلۡكِهِۦٓ أَن يَأۡتِيَكُمُ ٱلتَّابُوتُ فِيهِ سَكِينَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَبَقِيَّةٞ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ءَالُ مُوسَىٰ وَءَالُ هَٰرُونَ تَحۡمِلُهُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ٢٤٨
2:248. The Reformist also informed them that the nation would get many benefits under Thalooth’s Rule and he would bring many reformations and achievements for your peaceful life. These achievements would stand as a witness of the track record of developments that Reformist Moosa Nabi Taharoth’s and the descendants of his brother, Haroon Nabi achieved from various natural resources hidden in all Creations of Allah. Be informed that these are all the pieces of evidence placed before you to those who accept and do good deeds as per the Guidance of Allah.
In this way, Thalooth was selected as their leader and he gave perfect training to his people to maintain the internal and external security of the nation. He also took the necessary steps to curtail injustice in the neighboring countries.
فَلَمَّا فَصَلَ طَالُوتُ بِٱلۡجُنُودِ قَالَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُبۡتَلِيكُم بِنَهَرٖ فَمَن شَرِبَ مِنۡهُ فَلَيۡسَ مِنِّي وَمَن لَّمۡ يَطۡعَمۡهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنِّيٓ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱغۡتَرَفَ غُرۡفَةَۢ بِيَدِهِۦۚ
2:249. Once, in the course of action against a cruel king by the name Jalooth, Thaloodh informed his army that while traveling, they would come across a river and advised them not to drink much water from it. He also permitted the soldiers to take one or two mouthfuls of water to mitigate thirst.
فَشَرِبُواْ مِنۡهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا مِّنۡهُمۡۚ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَهُۥ هُوَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَعَهُۥ قَالُواْ لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ بِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِۦۚ
Thus, those who obeyed his command could travel with him. Most of them who drank much water felt their energy to have exhausted. So, they expressed their inability to travel and fight against Jalooth and his army. So, they stayed there itself.
قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَٰقُواْ ٱللَّهِ كَم مِّن فِئَةٖ قَلِيلَةٍ غَلَبَتۡ فِئَةٗ كَثِيرَةَۢ بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ٢٤٩
But,those who were firm in following the Guidance of Allah realized that they had to face serious impacts if they did not fight against evil forces. There were also infused by their commander that many small groups of warriors in the past had defeated the big militant groups by following war tactics and being courageous enough to fight as per the His Guidance. Let all know that Allah will help only those who are firm in their principles and work hard to achieve their goal.
Dear intellectuals! One can lead a successful life only by following the advices of Allah in every aspect of life and also advises of the reformist who guides the people as per the Laws of Allah. This is the lesson we get from this historical event. Also, note their firmness in their stand while they faced the Jalooth’s army.
وَلَمَّا بَرَزُواْ لِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِۦ قَالُواْ رَبَّنَآ أَفۡرِغۡ عَلَيۡنَا صَبۡرٗا وَثَبِّتۡ أَقۡدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ٢٥٠
2:250. And when the troops of Thalooth were ready to meet the troops of Jalooth in the field, they said, “O Rabbu! Give us the strength to endure anything! Strengthen our feet so that we do not stumble in this endeavor! Help us defeat the evil of the world!” They expressed their thoughts to the Lord.
فَهَزَمُوهُم بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَتَلَ دَاوُۥدُ جَالُوتَ وَءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُلۡكَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَعَلَّمَهُۥ مِمَّا يَشَآءُۗ
2:251. In this way, they inflicted a crushing defeat upon their opponents, and Dhawood Nabi, who was commander-in-charge killed Jaloodh. Later on, Dhawood Nabi got the authority to rule his country and earned a lot of practical knowledge thereon as per the System of Allah.
وَلَوۡلَا دَفۡعُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلنَّاسَ بَعۡضَهُم بِبَعۡضٖ لَّفَسَدَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ذُو فَضۡلٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ٢٥١
If Allah’s programs are not to check oppressive forces through other right-thinking people, there could be utter chaos throughout the world. In this way, the checkpoint from Allah against oppressive forces is a boon towards all people.
وَلَمَّا بَرَزُواْ لِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِۦ قَالُواْ رَبَّنَآ أَفۡرِغۡ عَلَيۡنَا صَبۡرٗا وَثَبِّتۡ أَقۡدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ٢٥٠
2:251. When they were in the war field facing Jalooth and his army, they express their intention before their Nourisher, to give them fortitude and firmness in fighting the evil forces and give us victory over those people who defy your Laws.
The point here to be noted is that Allah’s intervention with regards to human affairs is not direct but only through other human beings (22:40)
تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتۡلُوهَا عَلَيۡكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ وَإِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ٢٥٢
2:252. O, Reformist! These are all the historical facts revealed to you from Allah and verily you are one among those who inform Our Laws to the people at large.
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۞تِلۡكَ ٱلرُّسُلُ فَضَّلۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖۘ مِّنۡهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ ٱللَّهُۖ وَرَفَعَ بَعۡضَهُمۡ دَرَجَٰتٖۚ وَءَاتَيۡنَا عِيسَى ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَيَّدۡنَٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلۡقُدُسِۗ
2:253. O Mankind! There is no distinction amongst Reformists mentioned in Qur’an as far as revelations are concerned. But their extent of success and status were different according to the circumstances. Some of them like Reformist Moosa Nabi had direct talks with Us. (4:164, 7:143-144, 42:51). Some of the Reformists were elevated above others in certain aspects, among them was Easa Nabi, son of Mary. Easa Nabi too was bestowed with authentic revelations and he got Our full support in his mission of reforming the nation.
وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقۡتَتَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَتۡهُمُ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتُ وَلَٰكِنِ ٱخۡتَلَفُواْ
As per the Scheme of Allah, man has been bestowed with free will. If it hadnot been so, the followers of the different Reformists, after getting clear Guidance through them, would not have differed amongst themselves or waged war against each other.
فَمِنۡهُم مَّنۡ ءَامَنَ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن كَفَرَۚ
So, some of the nations followed His Guidance and lived happily while some of them rejected.
وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا ٱقۡتَتَلُواْ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَفۡعَلُ مَا يُرِيدُ٢٥٣
If it had been Allah’s program to make the Man obey His Laws by force, there would not have been any wars among them. Ultimately it was Allah’s decision to give man the freedom of will.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَنفِقُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقۡنَٰكُم مِّن قَبۡلِ أَن يَأۡتِيَ يَوۡمٞ لَّا بَيۡعٞ فِيهِ وَلَا خُلَّةٞ وَلَا شَفَٰعَةٞۗ وَٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ٢٥٤
2:254. O followers of Our Guidance! These differences can be put to an end when you establish a system as per His Guidance and your financial support is required to carry out the schemes. Therefore, donate from your wealth which is excess to your needs. You can do this before things go out of your control. When things go out of your control, you won’t get any help or support and you will be treated to be the one who defies Allah’s Guidance and ruin by themselves.
O intellectuals! Be informed that these Guidance are not narrated by any individual. But they are revealed from Allah.
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٞ وَلَا نَوۡمٞۚ لَّهُۥ
2:255. Allah, under Whose Control the whole of the universe is functioning. There is none but Allah under Whose Supreme Power, the world has come into existence. He is Ever-Living and Self-Reliant. He is never overtaken by tiresome or sleep.
مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦۚ
All the creations in the universe and the earth perfectly continue to function to carry out His Schemes. Such being His Exalted position, can there by one to recommend for any changes in His Programs?
يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيۡءٖ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَۚ
Further, whatever happen in your presence and behind you, will surely come to His Knowledge. Nothing can move anywhere without His knowledge, but within the framework of His Laws.
وَسِعَ كُرۡسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۖ وَلَا ئَُودُهُۥ حِفۡظُهُمَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيُّ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ٢٥٥
In this way, the whole of the universe and the earth are controlled and safe-guarded by His ever- lasting Supreme Power. Such is His Grand Functioning system and controlling power.
لَآ إِكۡرَاهَ فِي ٱلدِّينِۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشۡدُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَيِّۚ
2:256. While the above creations are under the direct control of Allah, the law applicable to man is different. The Man has been bestowed with Free Will as per the Programs of Allah. So, after clearly explaining the rules and regulations to be followed, the man is left to his choice whether to obey them or not. i.e. He can select his own ideology of life too.
فَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِٱلطَّٰغُوتِ وَيُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسۡتَمۡسَكَ بِٱلۡعُرۡوَةِ ٱلۡوُثۡقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَاۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ٢٥٦
But those who eschew the man-made laws and accept the Guidance of Allah, it would be construed that he has selected strong unchangeable laws which would take him to the exalted position and never have any break in his development. Beware of Allah’s Supreme Power of Hearing and Wisdom have no boundaries.
ٱللَّهُ وَلِيُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يُخۡرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَوۡلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّٰغُوتُ يُخۡرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِۗ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ٢٥٧
2:257. In this way, those who accept the Guidance, the Laws of Allah will always guide him and bring him out of darkness to the enlightened way of life. Those who stick to man-made laws, Our Pre-Determined Laws will leave him in the utter darkness of life, instead of the enlightened way. These are the people who will face the hell of suffering and miseries and would find no way to come out of it.
Dear intellectuals! Do you think that it is very difficult to bring about social reformations as per the Guidance of Allah? If you think it is impossible, here is a historical event of Ibrahim Nabi who was courageous and strived hard to bring changes in his society.
أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِي حَآجَّ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمَ فِي رَبِّهِۦٓ أَنۡ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمُلۡكَ إِذۡ قَالَ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمُ رَبِّيَ ٱلَّذِي يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُ قَالَ أَنَا۠ أُحۡيِۦ وَأُمِيتُۖ
2:258. Have you ever observed the exchange of views which the king of his country had with Ibrahim Nabi regarding Allah’s system of nourishing? When Ibrahim Nabi explained to him about the Supreme Powers of Allah who gives life and death. The king in his reply told that he too could give life and death to the people.
قَالَ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡتِي بِٱلشَّمۡسِ مِنَ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ فَأۡتِ بِهَا مِنَ ٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ فَبُهِتَ ٱلَّذِي كَفَرَۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ٢٥٨
Ibrahim Nabi explained the functioning of the Solar System, under which the sun rises from the East and sets in the West, and asked him to change the Solar System and make the sunrise from the West. On hearing this, he became silent as he could not give a fitting reply. Ibrahim Nabi explained to the king that those who do not maintain justice will never get the right guidance from Allah.
أَوۡ كَٱلَّذِي مَرَّ عَلَىٰ قَرۡيَةٖ وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا قَالَ أَنَّىٰ يُحۡيِۦ هَٰذِهِ ٱللَّهُ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِهَاۖ
2:259. Another example can be given about the life and death of the community. A village was in a ruined condition and most of the houses were in demolishing condition. One who passed through that way asked whether Allah would revive the life of such a dead community.
فَأَمَاتَهُ ٱللَّهُ مِاْئَةَ عَامٖ ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُۥۖ قَالَ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتَۖ قَالَ لَبِثۡتُ يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمٖۖ قَالَ بَل لَّبِثۡتَ مِاْئَةَ عَامٖ
So, the community had to continue as a dead community. After revival, when inquired with villager about how long since he had been living in such a condition, he replied that he lived as such for one or two days. To this, he was told that he had been living as such for centuries.
Dear Intellectuals! Do not forget that this is only an example. The person asks: whether Allah could …. that means Allah could not revive the life. If he had asked as to how Allah could revive …. he would have got the way for it. So, the community had to continue its life without any development for centuries as a dead one.
فَٱنظُرۡ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِكَ وَشَرَابِكَ لَمۡ يَتَسَنَّهۡۖ وَٱنظُرۡ إِلَىٰ حِمَارِكَ وَلِنَجۡعَلَكَ ءَايَةٗ لِّلنَّاسِۖ
But, as for as physical life is concerned, he gets facilities like food, asses, etc. to travel and carry heavy goods.
وَٱنظُرۡ إِلَى ٱلۡعِظَامِ كَيۡفَ نُنشِزُهَا ثُمَّ نَكۡسُوهَا لَحۡمٗاۚ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُۥ قَالَ أَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ٢٥٩
When the passer-by was taught about the process of various stages by which man develops from the embryo to a living human being, he understood how Allah could give life to the dead communities too. Verily Allah has the complete power to control every creation of the world.
Dear Intellectuals! This is not a story but an example. If you, as a passer-by, after having attained the Guidance of Allah, think that it is not possible to develop the nation through the Guidance, the nation will remain as dead one without any ability for centuries. If you infuse the Guidance of Allah to the community, it will get a new life step by step just as the process of an embryo developing into a new human being.
وَإِذۡ قَالَ إِبۡرَٰهِۧمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيۡفَ تُحۡيِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰۖ قَالَ أَوَ لَمۡ تُؤۡمِنۖ قَالَ بَلَىٰ وَلَٰكِن لِّيَطۡمَئِنَّ قَلۡبِيۖ
2:260. Ibrahim Nabi too had certain confusions as to how Allah revives the dead community. Once he asked his Rabbu, the Nourisher of the world, about how He gives life to the dead communities. To this, He asked if did not have faith in His Guidance. Ibrahim Nabi said that he had faith in it, but he wanted to get clarifications so that he could know fully well.
قَالَ فَخُذۡ أَرۡبَعَةٗ مِّنَ ٱلطَّيۡرِ فَصُرۡهُنَّ إِلَيۡكَ ثُمَّ ٱجۡعَلۡ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ جَبَلٖ مِّنۡهُنَّ جُزۡءٗا ثُمَّ ٱدۡعُهُنَّ يَأۡتِينَكَ سَعۡيٗاۚ وَٱعۡلَمۡ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٞ٢٦٠
For this, Allah said, “Catch four birds and foster them well. After being well trained, leave them free even to fly up to mountains. Whenever you call them back, they will come back flying at once. Beware of the fact that Allah’s Supreme Power is full of wisdom.
Dear Intellectuals! From this parable, you will understand clearly that if you can train up animals or birds which have only five senses and make them obey your orders, why not one can train up human beings who have six senses. The thing required is to work hard in training them. In the beginning, they won’t accept the new lifelines. Later when they trained up, they will obey the advice of Allah and they will get enlightened
Mere preaching and training alone will not help to achieve this goal. You have to look after their well beings. For this, financial support is required. Therefore, another example is given to make you understand.
مَّثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ أَنۢبَتَتۡ سَبۡعَ سَنَابِلَ فِي كُلِّ سُنۢبُلَةٖ مِّاْئَةُ حَبَّةٖۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُضَٰعِفُ لِمَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ٢٦١
2:261. As already stated, financial support to establish the social order as per the Guidance of Allah is necessary. This helps is just like the peasants sowing the seeds in the field and the seeds producing rich harvests. Likewise, Allah grants manifold increases to him who spends out of his possessions for the cause of the community. And Allah embraces every good thing and nothing goes out of His knowledge.
i.e. If the peasant thinks that sowing the seed in the field is a waste, then he cannot get any harvest. Likewise, if one thinks that helping for the cause of Allah’s programs is a waste, then how can he carry out the programs of social development.?
ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ لَا يُتۡبِعُونَ مَآ أَنفَقُواْ مَنّٗا وَلَآ أَذٗى لَّهُمۡ أَجۡرُهُمۡ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ وَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ٢٦٢
2:262. Secondly, anyone who supports financially should not keep informing others about it to others (Ref: 76:9) Otherwise, it will inflict pain to the recipients for having got the help. Therefore, inflicting pain on others is a sinful act. Those who anticipate the rewards from Allah for the good deeds they do will be in the form of pleasant life - free from griefs or miseries.
۞قَوۡلٞ مَّعۡرُوفٞ وَمَغۡفِرَةٌ خَيۡرٞ مِّن صَدَقَةٖ يَتۡبَعُهَآ أَذٗىۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَلِيمٞ٢٦٣
2:263. Instead of propagating the help done by one, it will be better to express his position in a polite manner and good faith. If you help the neediest it will be for your benefit. Allah is never in need of any help from you and His Laws are permanent.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تُبۡطِلُواْ صَدَقَٰتِكُم بِٱلۡمَنِّ وَٱلۡأَذَىٰ كَٱلَّذِي يُنفِقُ مَالَهُۥ رِئَآءَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۖ
2:264. O followers of Our Guidance! Do not give charities or donations just for the sake of publicity or to inflict pain upon the recipients for your help. If you do this, it would mean that you have neither accepted the Guidance of Allah nor the Law of “Cause & Effect.”
فَمَثَلُهُۥ كَمَثَلِ صَفۡوَانٍ عَلَيۡهِ تُرَابٞ فَأَصَابَهُۥ وَابِلٞ فَتَرَكَهُۥ صَلۡدٗاۖ لَّا يَقۡدِرُونَ عَلَىٰ شَيۡءٖ مِّمَّا كَسَبُواْۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ٢٦٤
Further all your charities and helps will go waste just as the dust settled on the rock is being washed away by rains along with the seeds sown in it. Such of their efforts will not bear any fruits and such people cannot find any way for getting right directions of life.
Dear Intellectuals! Did you notice that giving charity for mere publicity is compared to that of Aaquirath – Laws of Cause and Effect? It means that it is not acceptable to Allah. Therefore, you have to know the procedure of donating in consonance with Allah’s wishes.
وَمَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمۡوَٰلَهُمُ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ وَتَثۡبِيتٗا مِّنۡ أَنفُسِهِمۡ كَمَثَلِ جَنَّةِۢ بِرَبۡوَةٍ أَصَابَهَا وَابِلٞ فََٔاتَتۡ أُكُلَهَا ضِعۡفَيۡنِ فَإِن لَّمۡ يُصِبۡهَا وَابِلٞ فَطَلّٞۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ٢٦٥
2:265. As per the Will of Allah, you have to extend financial helps in an organized way by setting up a trust or a society. Whether the help extended by members is small or big, it will be much helpful to develop the community, just as heavy or scanty rainfall in the gardens helps to yield good fruits in abundance. Know all by this that Allah is fully aware of whatever you do.
أَيَوَدُّ أَحَدُكُمۡ أَن تَكُونَ لَهُۥ جَنَّةٞ مِّن نَّخِيلٖ وَأَعۡنَابٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ لَهُۥ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ وَأَصَابَهُ ٱلۡكِبَرُ وَلَهُۥ ذُرِّيَّةٞ ضُعَفَآءُ فَأَصَابَهَآ إِعۡصَارٞ فِيهِ نَارٞ فَٱحۡتَرَقَتۡۗ
2:266. We give another example of a garden. It is full of dates and grapes. There is also a canal running by the side of that garden with sweet water. Apart from the above, all types of fruits and vegetables also grow there. The owner of the garden is very old and he has many young children. At that stage, a hurricane with strong winds blows over there and ruins the gardens.
كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ٢٦٦
If this happens, just imagine how sorrowful will that old man be! This is how Allah explains His Guidance with all examples so that you shall be grateful to Him.
Just as the garden is ruined by a hurricane, if the social order which you have set up and safeguarded for decades, is ruined by riots and wars, how sad will you be at that time? The Revelations from Allah always intend to safeguard your pleasant life – both present and eternal future. Secondly, if do not teach the Guidance of Allah, the people will indulge in all illegal activities which could lead to destruction. They will not understand the purpose of their life and will be ignorant just like young children. As such they could not find out the reason behind such destructions.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَنفِقُواْ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا كَسَبۡتُمۡ وَمِمَّآ أَخۡرَجۡنَا لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَلَا تَيَمَّمُواْ ٱلۡخَبِيثَ مِنۡهُ تُنفِقُونَ وَلَسۡتُم بَِٔاخِذِيهِ إِلَّآ أَن تُغۡمِضُواْ فِيهِۚ
2:267. O followers of Our Guidance! If you are to help in terms of food grains or other cultivated items to the Regime, which is run as per the directions of Allah, you should give only good quality and fresh ones. If someone gives you food items in decayed condition or of inferior quality, will you blindly buy them? Know it well that the Regime is not begging you to buy wastages and remnants.
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ٢٦٧
Let all know that these donations and help are only for the benefit of you all. If you do not intend to help, you will lose all the benefits of life and the Regime will collect its need from some other sources. Be informed that Allah is always self-sufficient.
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱلۡفَقۡرَ وَيَأۡمُرُكُم بِٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَعِدُكُم مَّغۡفِرَةٗ مِّنۡهُ وَفَضۡلٗاۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٞ٢٦٨
2:268. The selfish attitudes in you will always frighten you by telling you that, if you give away wealth to the Regime, you will become poor. It will always teach you to accumulate wealth by all means and indulge in all anti-social activities. Take note that the System of Allah always assures protection against calamities and bestows of means of livelihood in abundance. Allah is All-Embracing and All-knowing.
يُؤۡتِي ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَمَن يُؤۡتَ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ فَقَدۡ أُوتِيَ خَيۡرٗا كَثِيرٗاۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡأَلۡبَٰبِ٢٦٩
2:269. In this way, those who wish to follow the Guidance of Allah will acquire full of wisdom and knowledge to govern the country. Those who acquire such knowledge will get all benefits of life. However, only those who are wise could follow Our advice.
وَمَآ أَنفَقۡتُم مِّن نَّفَقَةٍ أَوۡ نَذَرۡتُم مِّن نَّذۡرٖ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعۡلَمُهُۥۗ وَمَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِنۡ أَنصَارٍ٢٧٠
2:270. Further, whatever you give or have firm intention to help the Regime, which is run as per the Guidance, Allah knows well about them. Those who are against Our Laws will not be helped by anyone.
إِن تُبۡدُواْ ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِ فَنِعِمَّا هِيَۖ وَإِن تُخۡفُوهَا وَتُؤۡتُوهَا ٱلۡفُقَرَآءَ فَهُوَ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡۚ وَيُكَفِّرُ عَنكُم مِّن سَئَِّاتِكُمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٞ٢٧١
2:271. Those who want to donate to the social forums to uplift the people from poverty can donate openly so that it could encourage others too and they will be blessed by Allah. Even if they donate secretly, it will be well and good. By taking part in social activities, all their bad characters developed out of innocence, will vanish in due course. Allah knows very well of what all you do good and will reward them for their good deeds.
۞لَّيۡسَ عَلَيۡكَ هُدَىٰهُمۡ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۗ
2:272. O, Reformist! Your duty is only to inform the details of Revelations, which you have received from Allah to the people and you cannot force them to accept the Guidance. Allah will guide only those who intend to get the right path.
وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ فَلِأَنفُسِكُمۡۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ يُوَفَّ إِلَيۡكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تُظۡلَمُونَ٢٧٢
Inform them, “Whatever you do good for the upliftment of the society, its benefits will be for you only. But one condition. Whatever you intend to do good should be within the framework of Allah’s Guidance and should be enrooted through the social forums.”
لِلۡفُقَرَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أُحۡصِرُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ ضَرۡبٗا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَحۡسَبُهُمُ ٱلۡجَاهِلُ أَغۡنِيَآءَ مِنَ ٱلتَّعَفُّفِ تَعۡرِفُهُم بِسِيمَٰهُمۡ لَا يَسَۡٔلُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ إِلۡحَافٗاۗ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌ٢٧٣
2:273. The donations or gifts so collected from the public will not be given to the beggars or idle gossips. Those who work hard in the process of the development of the community as per the Guidance of Allah will be considered deserving. Such people will appear to be well-0ff and will not ask for financial help. But they will be in dire need of livelihood which you can recognize from their faces. Therefore, whatever you do good for such people will be blessed by Allah. Verily Allah is fully aware of what all you do.
ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمۡوَٰلَهُم بِٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ سِرّٗا وَعَلَانِيَةٗ فَلَهُمۡ أَجۡرُهُمۡ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ وَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ٢٧٤
2:274. In this way, they will be spending the funds for the welfare of the community round the clock secretly or openly. Such people will be rewarded by Allah with a peaceful life that will be free from the dangers of grief and miseries.
ٱلَّذِينَ يَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلرِّبَوٰاْ لَا يَقُومُونَ إِلَّا كَمَا يَقُومُ ٱلَّذِي يَتَخَبَّطُهُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسِّۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡبَيۡعُ مِثۡلُ ٱلرِّبَوٰاْۗ
2:275. Contrary to this, there are certain people who will make their living by lending money on an interest basis. When the Regime of Allah announces to ban interest, the money lenders will cry out just as poisonous snakes have bitten them. They will harp that the money lending is also like a business and what is wrong in it.?
وَأَحَلَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡبَيۡعَ وَحَرَّمَ ٱلرِّبَوٰاْۚ فَمَن جَآءَهُۥ مَوۡعِظَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ فَٱنتَهَىٰ فَلَهُۥ مَا سَلَفَ وَأَمۡرُهُۥٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ وَمَنۡ عَادَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ٢٧٥
Inform them that the Regime of Allah bans interest-based money lending whereas trade or business is permissible. After this announcement, if they stop collecting interest on loans, whatever so far collected will belong to them. However, this waiver will be decided in the court of law, which is established as per the Guidance of Allah. Those who continue in their stand will be subject to severe punishments and they will not get any relief.
While the collection of tax or donations by the Regime of Allah are meant for national development, any citizen who collects money from the poor for his benefits is dead against the Islamic Principles. So it is banned
يَمۡحَقُ ٱللَّهُ .يَمۡحَقُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرِّبَوٰاْ وَيُرۡبِي ٱلصَّدَقَٰتِۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ أَثِيمٍ٢٧٦
2:276. So, the Guidance of Allah are to abolish the collecting of interest on loans and encourage collecting donations for social upliftment. So, Allah will never favor those who defy His advice.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَأَقَامُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُاْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرُهُمۡ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ وَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ٢٧٧
2:277. O followers of Our Guidance! Be informed that those who do good deeds for social harmony, those who establish a forum to carry out social reforms, and those who donate for such forums will be rewarded by their Rabbu - the Nourisher of the world. They are assured of pleasant life which will be free from the dangers of grief or miseries.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَذَرُواْ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ ٱلرِّبَوٰٓاْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ٢٧٨
2:278. O Followers of Our Guidance! Always abide by the Laws of Allah and forego whatever balance of interest amount, if any is due. If you are the followers of the Laws of Allah, you have to obey Him.
فَإِن لَّمۡ تَفۡعَلُواْ فَأۡذَنُواْ بِحَرۡبٖ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦۖ وَإِن تُبۡتُمۡ فَلَكُمۡ رُءُوسُ أَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ لَا تَظۡلِمُونَ وَلَا تُظۡلَمُونَ٢٧٩
2:279. Even after this announcement, if you continue to collect the interest on loans, be prepared for war with the Regime of Allah. If you rectify yourselves and abide by His Laws, you will be allowed to collect the pending loan amount. Otherwise, you will lose that amount also. Further do not harm those who have taken loans from or
otherwise, in return, you will be punished.
As already informed, it is only the Regime of Allah that can collect funds from the public, If anyone collects funds in any form, it will be treated that he tries to run a parallel government. That is why war is declared against such anti-social elements.
وَإِن كَانَ ذُو عُسۡرَةٖ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلَىٰ مَيۡسَرَةٖۚ وَأَن تَصَدَّقُواْ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ٢٨٠
2:280. If you find that the debtors are facing a financial crisis, give them ample time for repayment in easy installments. Even after that, if he is not in a position to repay the loan, you can forego the loan amount as charity. This will be for your benefit only if you really understand.
وَٱتَّقُواْ يَوۡمٗا تُرۡجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ مَّا كَسَبَتۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ٢٨١
2:281. Beware of that period when every one of you has to face the results of all your activities done in your life. There won’t be injustice in rewarding the benefits or punishments as per his good or bad acts.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِذَا تَدَايَنتُم بِدَيۡنٍ
2:282. O followers of Guidance! It is not that loans should not be given to anyone. You can give loans or take loans from others if required. The rules and regulations to be followed are as follows:
إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ مُّسَمّٗى فَٱكۡتُبُوهُۚ
1. The borrower has to give it in writing about the amount of loan taken, terms of repayments and he cannot refuse to do so.
وَلۡيَكۡتُب بَّيۡنَكُمۡ كَاتِبُۢ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِۚ
2. If he is illiterate, he can get help from persons who can read and write.
وَلَا يَأۡبَ كَاتِبٌ أَن يَكۡتُبَ كَمَا عَلَّمَهُ ٱللَّهُۚ
3. The person who prepares the loan agreement should be fair in writing so that neither borrower nor the lender is affected in any way.
فَلۡيَكۡتُبۡ وَلۡيُمۡلِلِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَيۡهِ
4. In order to verify the document, the writer should read it before the borrower and the lender.
ٱلۡحَقُّ وَلۡيَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّهُۥ
5. Everyone should stick to the guidance of Allah as otherwise; it will create problems in the future.
وَلَا يَبۡخَسۡ مِنۡهُ شَيۡٔٗاۚ
6. The writer should not write less amount of loan or more.
فَإِن كَانَ ٱلَّذِي عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡحَقُّ سَفِيهًا أَوۡ ضَعِيفًا أَوۡ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُ أَن يُمِلَّ هُوَ فَلۡيُمۡلِلۡ وَلِيُّهُۥ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِۚ
7. If the borrower is old or not in a position to read the loan agreement, he can appoint a mediator and
وَٱسۡتَشۡهِدُواْ شَهِيدَيۡنِ مِن رِّجَالِكُمۡۖ
8. Take two witnesses who could give clear evidence in the future. If you get only one male witness, you can take two women witnesses instead.
فَإِن لَّمۡ يَكُونَا رَجُلَيۡنِ فَرَجُلٞ وَٱمۡرَأَتَانِ مِمَّن تَرۡضَوۡنَ مِنَ ٱلشُّهَدَآءِ أَن تَضِلَّ إِحۡدَىٰهُمَا فَتُذَكِّرَ إِحۡدَىٰهُمَا ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰۚ وَلَا يَأۡبَ ٱلشُّهَدَآءُ إِذَا مَا دُعُواْۚ
9. This is so because, if they are produced before juries for witnesses, one may assist the other in giving correct evidence about the loan. (43:18)
وَلَا تَسَۡٔمُوٓاْ أَن تَكۡتُبُوهُ صَغِيرًا أَوۡ كَبِيرًا إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلِهِۦۚ
10. If the loan amount is small or big, do not be negligent to get it in writing.
ذَٰلِكُمۡ أَقۡسَطُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَأَقۡوَمُ لِلشَّهَٰدَةِ وَأَدۡنَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَرۡتَابُوٓاْ
11. These are the advices from Allah for fair dealings among you so that you can confidently carry on the business and social services.
إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَٰرَةً حَاضِرَةٗ تُدِيرُونَهَا بَيۡنَكُمۡ فَلَيۡسَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ جُنَاحٌ أَلَّا تَكۡتُبُوهَاۗ
12. However if you carry on business by cash transactions, it will be good if you get the cash receipts or other relevant documents.
وَأَشۡهِدُوٓاْ إِذَا تَبَايَعۡتُمۡۚ وَلَا يُضَآرَّ كَاتِبٞ وَلَا شَهِيدٞۚ
13. So, whatever business you do it will be healthy to issue records of the transactions for smooth and problem-free trades.
وَإِن تَفۡعَلُواْ فَإِنَّهُۥ فُسُوقُۢ بِكُمۡۗ
14. If you do not follow these rules of creating records with evidence for all transactions, it will cause problems as per the prescribedLaws of Allah.
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَۖ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ ٱللَّهُۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَلِيمٞ٢٨٢
15. In this way, Allah teaches you all the rules to be followed in every walk of life. If you do not follow them you will face problems. Do not forget that He is well aware of every happening in the world.
۞وَإِن كُنتُمۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٖ وَلَمۡ تَجِدُواْ كَاتِبٗا فَرِهَٰنٞ مَّقۡبُوضَةٞۖ فَإِنۡ أَمِنَ بَعۡضُكُم بَعۡضٗا فَلۡيُؤَدِّ ٱلَّذِي ٱؤۡتُمِنَ أَمَٰنَتَهُۥ وَلۡيَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّهُۥۗ وَلَا تَكۡتُمُواْ ٱلشَّهَٰدَةَۚ وَمَن يَكۡتُمۡهَا فَإِنَّهُۥٓ ءَاثِمٞ قَلۡبُهُۥۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ عَلِيمٞ٢٨٣
2:283. In case you are in travel and if you do not get any writer or a chance of making loan documents, you may take any valuables from the borrower as a mortgage for the loan. Both the lender and the borrower shall have a bona fide approach in each other, so that, after repayment of the loan the lender could give back his hypothecated material. Let them have the fear of serious impacts if they defy the Laws of Allah. Secondly, they should not conceal the evidence of the loan transactions. Whoever do so will spoil his own dignity and respect in society. So, beware of the fact Allah knows fully of whatever you think or do in your life.
لِّلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ وَإِن تُبۡدُواْ مَا فِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَوۡ تُخۡفُوهُ يُحَاسِبۡكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُۖ فَيَغۡفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٌ٢٨٤
2:284. One may have doubts about how it is possible for Allah to know every happening in the world. This is possible because whatever the creations are there in the universe and the world, they have been created in such a way that one’s every action will yield its reactions. Whether you conceal anything in your hearts, you express it to others or you do it secretly, it makes no difference to Allah. Allah has fixed such Laws by which one’s good deeds will safeguard his life and by his evil deeds will result in miseries and griefs. In this way, Allah is in full control of every happening in the world.
ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ
2:285. These facts are not revealed to you alone but have been revealed to all Reformists here before.
وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ
1. Therefore, the followers of the Laws of Allah and the Reformists realize these facts after a thorough study and declare that:
ومَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ
2. “We do realize that Universal Forces in His all creations which are active forever, yielding results of our actions.”
وَكُتُبِهِۦ
3. “We also accept and follow the rules and regulations mentioned in His Book, Al Qur’an.”
وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيۡنَ أَحَدٖ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦۚ
4. “We realize the same basic Laws were revealed to previous Reformists also and we do not differentiate between any one of them.”
وَقَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَأَطَعۡنَاۖ
5. Such people will also say, “We have heard the Guidance of Allah and we will obey the advices and directions of Allah for our secured life.”
غُفۡرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ٢٨٥
6. They will also say, “Ya Rabbana, Nourisher of the world, we do realize that every action of ours will yield its reactions as per Your Laws.”
لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَاۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتۡ وَعَلَيۡهَا مَا ٱكۡتَسَبَتۡۗ
2:286. The purpose of the revelations of Laws is not for inflicting hardship on anybody but to improve his capabilities. Therefore, whatever good he does, will be only for sake of his benefits. Such people will express their ambitions as follows:
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوۡ أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚ
1. Ya Rabbana! Nourisher of the world! In the course of our field works in reforming the society, if there is any error or mistake, do not find fault in it.
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡنَآ إِصۡرٗا كَمَا حَمَلۡتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِنَاۚ
2. Ya Rabbana! Nourisher of the world! Let us not be crushed in the burden of hardship, as our previous communities faced.
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلۡنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦۖ
3. Ya Rabbana! The Nourisher of the world! Do not enforce burden over and above our capacity.
وَٱعۡفُ عَنَّا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚ
4. Ya Rabbana! Nourisher of the world! Do not inflict punishment for simple errors and safeguard us from evil impacts.
أَنتَ مَوۡلَىٰنَا
5. Ya Rabbana! Nourisher of the world! This is how we will be able to secure protection as well as the means of development.
فَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ٢٨٦
6. Ya Rabbana! Nourisher of the world! You are our Protector, Grant us success against those who oppose Your System.