Quran Chapter 4 -140
(Pt-5, Stg-1) (L-614) - درس قرآن
Boycott of sinful gatherings
Suratun-Nisaaa’ (The Women) – Chapter – 4)
BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ أَنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ يُكْفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ بِهَا فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا۟ فِى حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِۦٓإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا مِّثْلُهُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ جَامِعُ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ وَٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ فِى جَهَنَّمَ جَمِيعًا (140
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140. And He hath already revealed unto you in
the Scripture that, when ye hear the Revelations of Allah are being rejected
and derided, (ye) sit not with them (who disbelieve and mock) until they
engage in some other conversation; lo! In that case (if ye stayed) ye would
be like unto them. Lo! Allah will gather hypocrites and disbelievers, all
together, into
Hell-
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140. Wa qad nazzala
‘alaykum fil-Kitaabi ‘an ‘izaa sami’-tum
‘Aayaa-Tillaahi yukfaru bihaa wa yustah-za-‘u
bihaa falaa taq-‘uduu ma-‘ahum hattaa yakhuuzuu
fii hadiisin gayrih. ‘Innakum ‘izam- misluhum.
‘InnAllaaha jaami-‘ul-Munaa-fiqiina wal-kaafiriina
fii Jahannama jamii-‘aa.
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Commentary
Yustah-za-‘u - (derided), its origin is ‘istih-zaa-‘un,
which means to mock, to taunt, to laugh at. Particularly in this form
that if the aim is to disgrace someone or something.
Yakhuuzuu – (they engage), it is from khawz, which means to be busy,
to reflect, to think, to go inside anything. Here it signifies ‘to engage in
some other conversation’.
This
Chapter (Surah) was revealed in Madinah. This verse was revealed
about the behavior of the hypocrites of Madinah that they used to deride and reject
the verses of the Word of Allah Almighty i.e. Holy Qur’aan. A command was also
revealed on the same subject during the life before it i.e. during the period
in Makkah, because
behavior of the people of Makkah was the same as of the hypocrites of Madinah. For reference you can
see also Surah ‘Al-‘An-‘aam (Chapter: Cattle), verse # 68 (6:68),
(“And when thou seest those who meddle with Our Revelations, withdraw from them
until they meddle with another topic. And if the devil causes thee to forget,
sit not, after the remembrance, with the wrongdoing people”.
It
has been mentioned, “We have already revealed this command in the Holy Qur’aan. Entire Muslims should
act upon that. This commandment is not only for the Messenger (grace, glory,
blessings and peace be upon Him), but it is for the entire Muslims. The
assembly in which you observe that the Revelations of Allah Almighty are being rejected and derided
and the faults are being found into Them, being criticized and the people of
the assembly are meddling at Them, then you should go away from that assembly.
If you stayed there, listened to their fault-finding and jest, then you would
also be like them and would be included in the disrespectful.
However,
when they engage in some other conversation and do not discourse impudently
about the verses of Allah Almighty, then it is no sin to sit
with them. Allah Almighty will gather the hypocrites
and the disbelievers, all together, into the Hell. They entire will suffer from
very severe torment there. Therefore, you should not attend such assemblies, in
which the Revelations, Verses and Commandments of Holy Qur’aan are being derided and rejected. And if
you are already sitting there, then you should leave that gathering at that
time, lest you are also included in the punishment.
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