Lesson # 548 From Holy Qur’an
They
Suffer As You Suffer but You Hope from God
Surah Nisaaa’ (Women) – Chapter – 4)
Verses –104 of 176, Section – 15/24 (Part – 5)
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Relent not in
pursuit of the hostile people. If ye are suffering, lo! They suffer even as
ye suffer and ye hope from Allah that for which they cannot hope. And Allah
is Ever-Knower, Wise.
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Wa laa
tahinuu fib-tigaaa-‘il-qawm. ‘In
takuunuu ta’-la-muuna fa-‘innahum
ya’-lamuu-na kamaa ta’-lamuun.
Wa tar-juuna minallaahi
maa laa yar-juun. Wa
kaanallaahu ‘Aliiman Hakiimaa.
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Lesson
Laa tahinuu – (Do not relent), it is from wahan, which means ‘to relent, to lose
spirit or courage, to be inactive, to become loose’.
Ta’-la-muuna – (You suffer), this word is made
from ‘alam, which means suffering,
distress, ache. Origin of ta’-la-muuna and ya’-lamuu-na
is the same. One’s tense is second person plural and the other is of third
person plural.
Tar-juuna – (You hope), it has been derived from rajaaa’ which means ‘thought, hope,
reliance’. Tar-juun is from the tense of second person plural, and yar-juun is
third person plural.
In the beginning, the Muslims were not allowed to strive and fight. But they
were ordered, “You are prevented from fighting with the Makkan people whether they tease you as much as they wish, and
perform the worship and pay the poor-due”. But when tyranny of the infidels of Makkah overstepped bounds, even to this
degree that the Muslims had to leave their families and homes, and they
migrated to Madinah. The Messenger of
Allaah Almighty (grace, glory,
blessings and peace be upon Him) had also to take shelter there. Notwithstanding
the people of Makkah did not leave
them to molest. Then helpless Muslims were commanded to fight and strive. When the
order regarding strive and fight was published once, then later on, the rules
and the regulations about it were told and they were guided.
In this chapter Fighting has been mentioned with effect from very before.
It has been guided in this verse, “While the quarrelsome people have already
begun fighting and you have to fight, then these mischievous should be punished
severely and fully, so that you may get freedom from their sedition and
disturbance. It has surely been proved from their previous deeds that until
they would not be punished entirely, neither they themselves would remain in
peace, nor would they let to sit others comfortably. So you should fight
against them with full force. No laziness and relent should be from your side. Which
distress, trouble and ache you suffer due to war, they
suffer also even as you suffer. Don’t care them; on the contrary, make up your
minds to finish this quarrel forever.
In the distress, pain and restlessness, you and your enemy (both) are
equal. Even then, there is a difference between you and them like the earth and
the sky. Anyhow, you have such hopes from your Lord, which they do not have. If
you won the war, you are hero, and if you are slain, then you are martyrs. In both
conditions there is a strong promise of rest and comfort in the Hereafter for
you, in which there is no any doubt. And remember it also that only some days’
advantages of the world are exiting them for war, which do not have any base,
while you are fighting by the order of Allaah
Almighty.
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