Quran Chapter
4-77a (Pt-5, Stg-1) (L-570) - درس قرآن
Fearful from fighting
Suratun-Nisaaa’ (The Women) – Chapter – 4)
BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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77a. Hast thou not seen those unto whom
it was said: Withhold your hands, establish worship and pay the poor-due, but
when fighting was prescribed for them behold! a party of them fear mankind as
though it were fear of Allah or with greater fear, and say: Our Lord! Why
hast Thou ordained fighting for us? If only Thou wouldst give us respite yet
a while!
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77a. ‘Alam tara
‘ilal-laziina qiila lahum kuffuuu’aydi-yakum wa
‘aqiimus-Salaata wa ‘aatuz-Zakaah. Falammaa kutiba
‘alay-himul-qitaalu ‘izaa farii-qum-minhum yakh-shaw-nan-naasa
ka-khashya-Tillaahi ‘aw ‘ashadda khashyah. Wa
qaaluu Rabbanaa
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Commentary
kutiba ‘alay-him – (prescribed for them),it has
been described earlier that if the word ‘alaa
comes before the word katab, then it
will be meant “to fix, to prescribe, to adjudge”.
‘Izaa – generally it means “when”. It also means “suddenly, all at once,
abruptly etc.” it is used at such occasions, where something happens which was
not expected.
‘akh-Kharta – (giving respite, to
delay, to keep giving up), the words taakhiir and mu-‘akhkhir have also been derived from it which
means postponement, posterior respectively.
When the people embraced Islam
in Makkah, the infidels
and idolaters began to vex and tyrannize them by various sorts. Due to this
strait, the Muslims used to come to the Messenger of Allah Almighty
(grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) and say that they should be
permitted to strive, but they were replied that they had not still been
permitted to fight. Till then; there was only command to establish worship and
pay the poor-due from the wealth. It has been described in this verse that when
the permission was given to fight after flight (Hijrat) from Makkah to Madinah, then terror
overcast upon the persons, who were weak in their Belief. They began to
tremble due to fear and were frightened from the people (the creature), more
than the fear of Allah Almighty (the Creator). They began to say, “Our Lord!
Why have You ordained fighting for us? If only You would have given us respite still
a while, then it were better”. In Makkah,
the Muslims were not permitted to fight but they were being prepared for war,
because it was not acceptable to take revenge from the oppressors immediately.
Such fight like savages was not acceptable to Islam. Therefore, the Muslims
were commanded in Makkah that they should withhold their hands
(for having patience from fighting), remain busy in establishing prayers and
paying the poor-due, so that they might become habituated to sacrifice their
life and wealth, and they might know, “How to bear the troubles and difficulties”.
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