If God willed,
He could destroy their hearing and their sight
Surah ‘Al-‘Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verse – 20 of 286,
Section – 2 of 40 (Part - 1)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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The lightening almost
snatched away their sight from them. As often as it flasheth forth for them
they walk therein, and when it darkeneth against them they stand still. If
Allah willed, He could destroy their hearing and their sight. Lo! Allah is
able to do all things.
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Yakaadul-barqu yakhtafu ‘absaarahum. Kullammaaa ‘azaaa-‘a
lahum- mashaw fiihi, wa ‘izaaa ‘azlama ‘alayhim qaamuu. Wa law
shaaa-‘al-laahu lazahaba bisam-‘ihim wa’absaarihim ‘Innallaaha ‘alaa
kulli shay-‘in- qadiir.
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Lesson
Yakhtafu – (Snatch, put out the hand suddenly and
take away). Here it means ‘dazzling of eyes’. Overcoming, power and
magnificence of Islam are sufficient to snatch their eyes and inspire with awe
over their hearts.
Condition of the second kind of Hypocrites is being discussed in this verse
with more explanation and detail. In the previous verse, instance of ‘the rain’
was given to disclose their nature that they pounce toward their advantages.
But if they would have to do some labor or bear some loss then they get rid of
the situation.
The rain becomes cause of many advantages for the mankind. But when they look
thunder-bolt and glare in it, they cram their fingers into their ears and try
to escape from it and deny from advantages of the rain. They do not understand
that if someone has to sacrifice something and he has to be overtaken in some
trial for the cause of betterment and prosperity, he should not fear from it.
This fact enlightens from above statement that comfort and calamity exist
collected always. If we sacrifice our lives, wealth and children in the way of
Allah then surely success and betterment will become our fortune as the reward
of sacrifice. This behavior is incorrect at all that we run behind our
advantages but when the time comes for our trial, we keep ourselves back. Allah
Almighty does not like this.
Explanation regarding Hypocrites was begun in the beginning of this section
which has been ended here. God Almighty bestowed the powers of hearing and
looking to the mankind. But the Hypocrites applied these powers to get casual
advantages and to fulfill their sensual wishes. They closed their ears and eyes
completely from looking and hearing the Tokens of God. They misused these
powers instead of using them for the right purpose.
Now God Almighty warns them that if they will not give up
this behavior, these powers will be snatched from them. Although they close
their eyes from looking the glare of lightning due to the fear of death because
their eyes are dazzled, they cram their fingers into their ears and try to
escape from listening to thunder-bolt of lightning and death. God may snatch
their sight and hearing power at any time whether they try how much to save
themselves.
God blessed the mankind with all powers of thinking, hearing and looking but
whenever he does not use them according to the Divine Law, he would have to fear
every time that somewhere Allah Almighty snatch them not. If He delays in
snatching for some time, the mankind should not be fearless because punishment
may be delayed by Him. It is possible that He has delayed intentionally or it
is due to His kindness.
A person has eyes and ears but still, without the Will and Mood of God both
things cannot become able to work. He can forfeit the man from using powers of
the organs, if He desires. Having eyes he may not look, having ears he may not
hear and it is not impossible from His Divinity. He has established rules, time
and causes for management of this world. He can finish at once all the
infidels, hypocrites and deniers but due to established customs, they get delay
so that, they abstain. Despite it, if they do not shun, His calamity comes upon
them in such a way that even they would have not ever thought. So this consequence
happened in mostly cases of Hypocrites.
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