Beautified is the life of the world for those who disbelieve
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 212 & 213a of 286, Section
– 26 of 40 (Part - 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Beautified is the life of the world for those who disbelieve;
and they make a jest of the believers. But those who keep their duty to Allah
will be above them on the Day of Resurrection. And Allah giveth without stint
to whom He will.
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Zuyyina lillaziina kafarul-hayaatud-dunyaa
wa yas-kharuuna minallaziina ‘aamanuu.
Wallaziinat-taqaw fawqa-hum Yawmal-Qiyaamah. WAllaahu
yarzuqu many-yashaaa- ‘u bi-gayri hisaab.
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Lesson
Reason of
revelation of this verse is that leaders of Idolaters used to make a jest of Muslims
and suppose them contemptible. They used to make a jest of Bilal,
‘Ammaar, Suhaib and other poor Companions (God may please with them)
of the Messenger of God Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
Him) and say: These stupid people accepted the worldly calamities and
difficulties on the thought of the Hereafter (we seek refuge in Allah), and
look at Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) Who wants
conquest over the powerful Arab leaders and chieftains with assistance of these
beggars, needy and poor people, and expects to correct the entire world with
the help of these poor people. This verse was revealed on the foundation of
this buffoonery test and jest of those people.
They were told that
it was ignorance and immaturity to think like this. They don’t know that these
poor and distressed people will be superior and excellent to these leaders on
the Day of Judgment. To whom Allah Almighty desires, bestows him uncountable
livelihood. So they saw a day that these poor people, upon whom the infidels
made jokes, got the wealth of Banu Qureza and Banu
Nuzair. And Allah Almighty bestowed them reign over two major kingdoms of
that times - Iran and Rome, and bestowed them worldly leadership, wealth and
sovereignty.
It has often been
that the rich and leaders, who are deniers of Allah Almighty, are proud of their
wealth and think that they will purchase everything of this world, and will
conquer every power of the world with their wealth. Due to this pride and
arrogance, these people make a jest of the poor, honest and truth-lovers. To
them; wealth is the only sign of nobility and the state. To them; superiority
of the morality and purity of the character is nothing. But they don’t know
that the wealth is a moving shadow, it is a passing shadow, sometimes hither
and sometimes thither, and it has no stopping place. The thing on which one
hasn’t power and control and which would be temporary and unstable, being proud
to this extent; is unprofitable and useless.
The real thing is
goodness and abstinence. It is the greatest wealth. On The Day of Judgment the
best reward will be bestowed in its exchange and the entire rich and deniers
will be overwhelmed on that Day. They will sink in the ignominy and disgrace,
and will repent on their deeds. How much it would be good if these individuals
would have understood that Allah Almighty gives livelihood to every creature.
He can give it to the honest people by snatching from them. They shouldn’t make
a jest of the poor and needy people. They should incline to correct their own
Hereafter. Our God: Guide us so that we don’t say anything wrong from our
mouths. Aameen.
Mankind were one community, and Allah sent (unto them)
Prophets as bearers of good tidings and as warners, and revealed therewith
the Scripture with the truth that it might judge between mankind concerning
that wherein
they differed.
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Kaanan-naasu ‘um-matanw-waahidah. Faba-‘asAllaahun-nabiyyiina
Mubash-shiriina wa Munziriin; wa ‘anzala
ma-‘ahumul-Kitaaba bil-haqqi liyahkuma banyan-naasi
fiimakh-talafuu fiih.
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Lesson
‘Um-matanw-waahidah – (one community, one nation) ‘ummah means
a religious sect or creed. This word has come in use many times ago.
God Almighty
commanded that the entire children of Adam (peace be upon Him) were one
community in the beginning. They all had one religion. They were established on
Oneness of God. Whenever any misunderstanding used to grow in their beliefs,
the Prophets (peace be upon them) were sent by God Almighty as the Bearers of
good tidings and warners, and they used to sweep their differences.
As though, their
thought that, “nobody knew about the true religion in the beginning and for
reaching the present ‘Oneness of God’ has passed through many stages”, is
baseless.
Faba-‘asa – (then He sent) here Fa aims
‘after a long time’ that is to say; when the absurd radicals had invented
uncountable faiths and religions, and the contradictions increased among them.
Mubash-shiriina – (the bearers of good tidings),
its origin is bashara which means ‘happy news, glad or good
tidings’. Those individuals, who embrace the Divine law, will be caused to hear
the happy news.
Munziriin – (the warners), it aims that
the Prophets (peace be upon them) were sent to warn the people who deny and
rebel against the laws given by Allah Almighty.
Liyahkuma – (that it might judge between
the mankind) that is to say, ‘God Almighty might decide by means of these
Prophets’ (peace be upon Them).
Only one religion
has been coming from Prophet Adam (peace be upon Him). The people put
difference in this religion after some time, Allah Almighty sent His Prophets
(peace be upon Them) again and again, who used to cause to hear the good
tidings of rewards to the Believers and warn the Infidels from His wrath, and
He revealed also the True Scriptures, so that the differences and strives may
be swept, and the true religion may be saved from their differences.
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