Lesson
# 594 From Holy Qur’aan
Hate
Them Not Who Hated You
Surah Maaa-‘idah (the
Table Spread) – Chapter – 5)
Verse
– 2b of 120, Section – 1 of 16 (Part – 6)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allaah,
the Beneficent, the Merciful
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And when you have laid aside Ehraam, then go hunting (if ye will). And let not your hatred of
a folk who (once) stopped your going to the Inviolable Place of Worship
seduce you to transgress; but help ye one another unto righteousness and
pious duty. And help not one another unto sin and transgression and keep your
duty to Allaah. Lo! Allaah is Severe in punishment.
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Wa ‘izaa
halaltum fas-taaduu. Wa
laa yajri-mannakum shana-‘aanu
qawmin ‘an-sadduu-kum ‘anil-Mas-jidil-Haraami ‘an-ta’-taduu. Wa
ta-‘aawanuu ‘alalbirri wat-taqwaa,
wa laa ta-‘aawanuu
‘alal-‘ismi wal-‘udwaan. Watta-qUllaah. ‘InnAllaaha
Shadiidul-‘iqaab.
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Lesson
Halaltum – (you have laid aside Ehraam), the things, which had become unlawful and forbidden to be
used after tying Ehraam, now have
become lawful. ‘As-taaduu
– (go hunting), now gaming has become lawful for you after your coming out from
Ehraam, if you wish. ‘A’-taduu – it
has been derived from ‘ud-waan, which
means ‘act of seducing’. ’Atta-quu – it is from taqwaa, which means ‘keeping duty (to Allaah), remaining away from the evil’.
In the previous verse,
hunting of wild animals was forbidden in the form of Ehraam. After untying Ehraam,
now it has become lawful to hunt. It is known very clearly from the afterwards
Instructions that ‘how a best method is taught by Islam to the Muslims to treat
other people’. First portion of this verse, which has been recited and
explained in the previous lesson, guides, “Treat with respect the months of
Hajj, do not prevent the people, nor molest them who come for performing Hajj
or pilgrimage of the Inviolable Place “Ka’-bah”
and preserve their collard animals (of sacrifice). The people of Makkah used to accept also these
affairs, but their enmity so increased with Muslims that when they reached Makkah from Madinah for Pilgrimage (Umrah)
of Inviolable Place (Ka’-bah), then the Infidels ignored all these instructions
and prohibited the Muslims from entering into Makkah Mu-‘azmah. To be excited by Muslims was a very little and common
thing. Therefore, at first those commands were ordained, which have been
determined necessary for performing Hajj and Pilgrimage (Umrah), so that the Muslims should care. And it has been described
very clearly that you should neither violate nor commit any such crime, as the Makkan people did due to their enmity
with you. Keep your every person off from boiling up. They should respect the sanctity
of the Monuments of Allaah Almighty
and do not cross the limits.
Social Principles
Many commands have
been ordained to the Muslims in this verse. Some of them are for special occasions
and others are common. Two commands out of common, need special attention of
the Muslims. The entire badness of our society can be driven away if these two rules
are followed. No depravity of the society could be produced in to us if these
principles continued also afterwards to be acted upon likewise earlier. But alas!
We disregarded them and now the result of our negligence is before us. Those two
principles are:
1. Ta-‘aawanuu ‘alalbirri
wat-taqwaa – (help one another unto righteousness and pious
duty).
2. Wa laa
ta-‘aawanuu ‘alal-‘ismi wal-‘udwaan – (And
help not one another unto sin and transgression).
We have been listening
the words “ta-‘aawan and laa ta-‘aawan” (Help and do not help)
since long. Let’s understand their meanings today, as the meanings, which have
been described in the Holy Qur’aan. Ta-‘aawan means to help one another and laa ta-‘aawan mean ‘not to help one
another and turn face. It has been told in this verse, “in which matters, you
should help others, and which is the occasion where you cannot help others”? It
has been decided in two sentences where, there is no room of any doubt. That is
to say; help one another unto righteousness and pious duty, and help not one
another unto sin and transgression. Birr
means righteousness and Taqwaa means ‘to
escape from evil deeds. We should help one another in these two matters. ‘Ism means sin, evil, and ‘udwaan means transgression upon
someone. We should never help anyone in these two matters. If it is said in
clear words, you can take it as, “Help the good people in
their good deeds and do not go near the evildoers, nor help in their evil deeds”.
Those all deeds come
under the heading of Birr, due to
which the people gain. Taqwaa is fear
of Allaah Almighty. The act due to
which any person is punished either in the world or on the Doomsday or at both
places, is called ‘ism. ‘Udwaan means “to effect one’s purpose
by pressing the weak than oneself”.
The Form of Ta-‘aawan. All the persons should assemble at any
place and devise mutually that, “We all shall help him collectively, who will
work for betterment of the people and escape from the sins”. And the form of laa ta-‘aawan is the decision by all
people, “We shall break off all connections collectively with him, who will do
evils and press the weak”. After establishing in such a manner, it is
impossible that anyone might do evil or attain one’s object by pressing the
weak.
Now everybody should
think, “Are we not doing against the above-mentioned principles”? If this
condition is maintained as it is, then entire world will suffer at last. Good people
will expire gradually by pressing and the bad will be living in the whole
world. When it would be so, then the entire world will ruin and everything will
be finished.
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