Lesson # 616 From Holy Qur’aan
Punishment
of those who strive after corruption in the land
‘Al-Maaa-‘idah (the
Table Spread) – Chapter – 5)–Stage
- 2
Verses
– 33 & 34 of 120, Section – 5 of 16 (Part - 6)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allaah,
the Beneficent, the Merciful
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33.
The only reward of those who make war upon Allaah and His Messenger and strive after corruption in the land
will be that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet
on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such will be
their degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs will be an awful
doom-
34.
Save those who repent before ye overpower them. So know that Allaah is Forgiving, Merciful.
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33. ‘Innamaa
jazaaa-‘ullaziina
yuhaa-ribu-nAllaaha wa RasuulaHuu
wa yas-‘awna fil-‘arzi
fasaadan ‘any-yuqatta-luuu ‘aw yusalla-buuu ‘aw
tuqatta-‘a ‘aydii-him wa
‘arjuluhum-min khilaafin ‘aw
yunfaw minal-‘arz. Zaalika
lahum khiz-yun- fid-dunyaa wa
lahum fil-‘Aakhirati ‘azaabun
‘aziim.
34. ‘Illallaziina taabuu
min qabli ‘an-
taqdiruu ‘alay-him. Fa’-lamuuu
‘annAllaaha Gafuurur-Rahiim.
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Lesson
Jazaaa-‘u –
(reward), this word is used in Arabic language for retaliation of both words i.e.
good work and badness. We use reward for good work and punishment for badness. Yuhaa-ribu-na
– (those make war), it is from muhaaribah,
which means ‘to make war upon, to fight with’. This word has been derived from harb, which means war. It aims “to rise
against lawful authority, to disobey the Divine law of religion, to rebel”. yas-‘awna –
(they strive), it has been made from sa-‘iii,
which means “to move, to wander, to try”. Here it aims “those persons, who
violate”. Min khilaafin
– (on alternate sides), it aims “right hand and left foot”. Yunfaw minal-‘arzi – (they should be expelled out of the
land), its form is that they should be confined in any far flung area.
khiz-yun – (degradation, disgrace, baseness),
the word khiz-yaan is used in Arabic
for the abashed i.e. bashful, humiliated.
The punishment for those people
has been described in this verse, who break the Law of Allaah Almighty that the people, who do not care the prescribed law
of God Almighty, actually they make war upon Allaah Almighty and His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and
peace be upon Him). Mischievous and robbers, who plunder by rebel the religious
authority, can be of four kinds:
1.
Those, who killed someone, but they could not obtain the wealth. The punishment for them is that,
which has been cited above i.e. ‘any-yuqatta-luuu- (they will be killed).
2.
After slaying, who have robbed the wealth – yusalla-buuu
(they will be crucified).
3.
Who did not kill anyone, but they snatched the
wealth only – their punishment is that, their right hands and left feet on
alternate sides will be cut off (‘aw
tuqatta-‘a ‘aydii-him wa
‘arjuluhum-min khilaafin).
4.
Who had surrounded the people but before slaying
them, they had become prisoners – punishment for them is that they should be
confined in a far off place (‘aw
yunfaw minal-‘arz).
This punishment has been determined so that the
criminals are abased in the world. After it, on the Doomsday, they will be
punished also very severely. Punishment of both places is for the reason that
they broke the Command of Allaah
Almighty.
Punishments of the mutineers can be forgiven on the
condition that, if before the time of their imprisonment, they have repented from crimes and admitted to remain obedient. And if they are
sincere in their repentance, then even they will not be punished on the Day of
Resurrection. Allaah Almighty is
Forgiving, Merciful. His name is Gafuurur-Rahiim.
It has come in the Sayings of the Messenger
(grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him), ‘At-taa-‘ibu minaz-zanbi
Kamal-laa zanba lahuu, that is to say; the
repentant is like such a person, who did not commit a crime. It should be
understood here that the above mentioned punishments were for the robbers,
plunderers and swindlers. Such punishment, which has been prescribed in the
Divine way of the religion, for the criminals, is called Hadd. Hadd of rebels is
forgiven on their repentance. But if due to the above crimes, someone has
suffered any loss financially or mortal, then the criminal would have to pay the
penalty of that loss even then. That is to say; he would have to return the
wealth, from whom he snatched. If he killed any person, then he would have to
give the money for blood (Qasaas). These
are called Haquuqul-‘abaad (Human
Rights), which cannot be forgiven due to repentance. However, if the person,
whose this right is, forgives, then it will be forgiven.
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