Purchasing Error at the price of
Guidance
Surah ‘Al-‘Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 14, 15
& 16 of 286, Section – 2 of 40 (Part - 1)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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14. And when they fall
in with those who believe, they say: We believe; and when they go apart to
their devils they declare: Lo! We are with you; verily we did but mock.
15. Allah (Himself)
doth mock them, leaving them to wander blindly on in their contumacy.
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14. Wa ‘izaa laqul-laziina ‘aamanuu qaaluu ‘aamannaa. Wa ‘izaa khalaw ‘ilaa shayaatiini-him, qaaluu ‘innaa ma-‘akum, ‘innamaa nahnu mus-tahzi-‘uun.
15. ‘Allaahu yas-tahzi-‘u
bi-him wa yamuddu-hum fii tug-yaanihim ya’-mahuun.
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Lesson
Shayaatiini-him – (Their devils), the word ‘Shaytaan’ has vast meanings in Arabic
language. Mischievous and contumacious are also called devils. It is applied on
the human beings and demons (ghosts) who have the nature of devils. In this
verse ‘Shayaatiini-him’ means the
Leaders of the Hypocrites who had become devils due to their mischief and
contumacy.
Mus-tahzi-‘uun – (We mock), ridicule by imitating
Tug-yaanihim – (in their contumacies)
Ya’-mahuun – (wandering
blindly). Here it means the condition of a person, in which, he may not see the
straight path and wanders hither and thither blindly. Another stubbornness of
the Hypocrites is being described here that they, being doubled faced, deceived
the people. When they used to meet the Muslims, deceiving ,them and winning
their favor, said, “ We also believed”. But when they went nigh their leaders
in solitude, said: “We are with you, we deceive the Muslims. They are foolish
and simpletons. They tell their secrets considering us true and inform about
their intentions and plans.”
Replying them, Allah Almighty turned their mock back to them.
Following proverb may be
applied here, “As you sow, so you shall reap”. God Almighty has left them in so
much worst condition that they have been wandering blindly in their contumacy and struggling in the dark without Light of the Holy Qur’aan.
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These are they who
purchase
error at the price of
guidance, so their commerce doth not prosper, neither are they guided.
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‘Ulaaa-‘ikallazii-nashtara-wuz-zalaalata bilhudaa: famaa rabihat-tijaaratuhum wa maa
kaanuu muhtadiin.
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Lesson
Ishtara-wu – (They purchase) to get exchange with the
other. This word is used for the both ‘buy’ and ‘sell’. Hypocrites have option
of choice to accept either Belief or otherwise. But they choose the way of
infidelity and hypocrisy.
Maa rabihat – (Do not prosper).
The consequence of hypocrisy has been stated in this lesson that these people
go astray leaving the path of Guidance. It means that the hypocrites
extinguished the Light of humanity due to which, every person can get comfort
of perpetual Life and goodness. The guidance they had to get, forgot it and produced
bad habits into themselves and evil manners. They thought themselves that they
had tried to strike a good bargain. Saying oneness of God by their mouths,
keeping infidelity in their hearts and being glad on these deeds, how a good
wonderful bargaining?
God Almighty commands that they are losers in this bargaining. They reaped
casual and sensual, destroy-able advantages, spending their entire life. If they
desired to achieve the comfort of their perpetual Lives, they would have to spend
their casual lives and wealth in the way of God Almighty, which was a good
bargaining. But they have destroyed also their real capital.
This depravity and lose of hypocrites is the result of their deeds, which have
been discussed in the previous verses (lessons).
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