Lesson # 549 From Holy Qur’an
Favoritism is Against
the Justice
Surah Nisaaa’ (Women) – Chapter – 4)
Verses –105 & 106 of 176, Section – 16/24 (Part
– 5)
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105. Lo! We have revealed unto thee the
Scripture with the Truth, that thou mayst judge between mankind by that which
Allah has shown thee. And be not thou a pleader for the treacherous.
106. And seek forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is
Ever-Forgiving, Merciful.
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105. ‘Innaaa ‘anzalnaaa
‘ilay-kal-Kitaaba
bil-Haqqi litahkuma bay-nannaasi bimaaa
‘araakAllaah. Wa laa
takul-lil-khaaa-‘iniina
khasiimaa.
106.
Wastag-firIllaah. ‘InnAllaaha kaana
Gafuurar-Rahiimaa.
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Lesson
Tahkuma – (You may judge), it
has made from hakama, which means ‘to
settle, to decide, to make a judicial decision, to command about something’.
‘Araaka – (you are caused to
know or understand, you are shown), this word has been made from ‘araaa-‘ata, which has come out from rawayta. It means to observe, to see,
and ‘araaa-‘ata means ‘to show and to
cause to understand’. Here it has been used in these meanings.
Khasiimun – (pleader), it means ‘to
plead for any person or against any person’, that is to say; ‘to try to adjudge
any person criminal’.
Usually this bad habit is found in the persons, who are weak in their
belief that they try to change the people’s view about that crime which they
have committed personally and say that it was committed by so and so person, to
save themselves from the punishment, so that they may be let off and the other
may be trapped. During the reign of the Messenger of Allaah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him),
there was such a Muslim, who made hole through a wall of any person, stole a
bag filled with flour and some weapons from his house and brought to own home. Accidentally
the bag was torn. The flour fell in the entire way constantly. He thought, “If
I will keep it in my house, I will be caught”. At night he entrusted both
things with a Jew. When the light grew in the morning, the owner of flour and
weapons reached his house by tracing out of the flour, which was fallen in the
way. But the both things were not held in his house. He came out and observed
that the line of fallen flour was going ahead. In short, he reached the house
of the Jew. He arrested the Jew, when he saw his items at his home. The Jew
said, “These things have been left with me by so and so person in trust. I have
not stolen them”. The thief and his family told that the Jew was a thief.
When this wrangling was brought to the Messenger (grace, glory,
blessings and peace be upon Him) for judgment, the patrons of the thief swore
that he was not thief, but the Jew was thief. Upon their evidence the Jew stood
criminal and the Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) was
going to decide against the Jew, while this verse and some of next verses were
revealed.
It has been commanded in the verse, “We have revealed unto you the
Scripture (Holy Qur’an) with the Truth, so that you may judge correctly in Its
light between the mankind by the Guidance which Allaah Almighty has shown you. Whether the quarrelsome are good or
bad, whether they are believers or infidels, you should settle the true as a true
and the liar as a liar, and decide with justice without favoritism. Since there
was a fear of partiality, so you should seek forgiveness of Allaah Almighty, He is Ever-Forgiving,
Merciful.
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