Quran Chapter 5 – 39 (Pt-6, Stg-2) (L-678) - درس قرآن
Repentance and amendment
Surah MAAA-‘IDAH (The Table Spread) –
Chapter – 5)
‘A-‘uu-zu
Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
فَمَن تَابَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِۦ وَأَصْلَحَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ (39
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39.
But whoso repenteth after his wrongdoing and amendeth, lo! Allah will relent toward him. Lo!
Allaah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
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39.
Faman- taaba mim-ba’-di zulmihii wa
‘aslaha fa-‘innAllaaha yatuubu ‘alayh.
‘InnAllaaha Gafuurur-Rahiim.
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Commentary
The punishment of a thief was discussed in the
previous lesson that his/her hand should be cut off. It is the punishment of
his/her crime and declaration of Allah’s displeasure. Then
it was told that Allah is Mighty and Wise more than the entire (because everything, which exists in
the earth and heavens, has been created by Him).
The thief became too much careless from his/her
Creator (God Almighty) that he/she forgot Him and committed such a crime that
“others will take the crime of theft ordinary if he/she is not punished
properly”. While, if we see at its other side, we shall find that disorder and
disturbance will occur in the affairs of the world due to this crime and the
people will be confused. The Wisdom of Allah Almighty desires to disclose His Superiority and Power before all the
people at such occasion and punish the thief in such a manner that the people
tremble by observing this punishment and they never go near this act (act of
theft). So Allah Almighty
commands His obedient servants, “As for the thief, both male and female, cut
off their hands. It is the reward of their own deeds and an exemplary
punishment as warning for others”.
It has been explained in this verse that the thief,
who wishes to be saved from the punishment of the Day of Resurrection, he/she
should repent after wrongdoing and amend oneself (accept heartily, “I shall
never commit such bad work again”, along with it, make up the loss, which was
harmed by him/her to anyone without any cause and return that person’s property.
If the stolen property has been destroyed, then its complete price should be
paid in its retaliation i.e. make amends, arrange himself/herself for future
and take this matter as, “By stealing, really I tyrannized great”). By doing
so, he/she will be forgiven from the punishment of the Doomsday and as he/she
has repented before Allah Almighty, He will also relent toward him/her.
Heretofore, after describing about the punishment of
robbers and plunderers, it was told also that if they repent then their
punishment of the Day of Resurrection will be forgiven too. There, it was also
told that “if they repent before arrest, then, that punishment, which they
deserved in this world against their crimes, will also be forgiven”. However,
the rights of human have been violated. Their forgiveness is in the hands of
those people, whose rights have been violated. But there is no description
about forgiveness of the worldly punishment in case of theft that “if they
repent before arrest, then, that punishment, which they deserved in this world
against their crimes, will also be forgiven”. Therefore, the thief will be
punished properly when his/her crime is proved.
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