Lesson # 406
Advice for the People of the Scripture
Surah ‘Aali ‘Imraan (The Family of Imran - 3), Stage – 1,
Verses – 110b & 111 of 200, Section –
12 of 20, (Part – 4)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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110b. And if the People of the
Scripture had believed it had been better for them. Some of them are
believers; but most of them are evil-livers.
111. They will not harm you save a trifling hurt, and if
they fight against you they will turn and flee. Then they will not be helped.
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110b. Wa law
‘aamana ‘Ahlul-Kitaabi lakaana khayral-lahum.
Min-humul-mu’-minuuna wa ‘aksaru-humul-faasiquun.
111. Lany-yazurruukum ‘illaaa ‘azaa. Wa
’iny-yuqaatiluukum yu-walluukumul-‘adbaar. Summa laa
yunsaruun.
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Lesson
‘Illaaa
‘azaa – (save a
trifling hurt) it means that the Jews will either abuse, or reproach with their
tongues or will cause any other trifling hurt. They cannot harm you more than it.
God Almighty addresses
the People of the Scripture in this verse: It had been better for you, If you would
have believed, in this way you also could be included in the khayral ‘ummam (the best of the nations). Your respect would have been increased
in the world and you would get rewards in the Hereafter.
But Alas! None
of them accepted Islam save a few persons {for example Abdullah bin Salaam or Negus (the Emperor of Abyssinia) etc}. In
spite of becoming the truth obvious, they stuck disobedience.
Maximum people
of them are disobedient. Allah Almighty says, “O Muslims! You must not be
afraid due to observing either their more number of people or materially arms
and equipment”. It is the promise by God Almighty that these disobedient will
not be able to harm you on the condition that you prove yourselves as the best nation
in the true spirit. These people, at most; can just abuse you with tongue, or use
bad words for you or cause trifling hurt. Neither can they overcome you, nor
can cause you any big trouble. Be sure that if they would come before you to
fight, they would turn away and flee, and they will not get any help from any
side. They will be disgraced after defeat.
This
foretelling of Holy Qur’aan was
fulfilled exactly. In the times of the Companions (may God be pleased with
them) of the Messenger (grace, glory,
blessings and peace be upon him), the end of the People of the Scripture was like
this. They congregated and tried hard for destruction of Islam and Muslims but
could not harm. Wherever they faced the Muslims, ran away after being defeated.
And at every occasion, Allah Almighty helped the Muslims.
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