Lesson # 721 From Holy Qur’aan
Vainglory and
haughtiness of the Infidels
Surah ‘Al-‘An-‘aam (Cattle)
– Chapter – 6)–Stage - 2
Verses
– 54 & 55 of 165, Section – 6 of 20 (Part - 7)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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54.
And when those who believe in Our Revelations come unto Thee, say:
Peace be unto you! Your Lord hath prescribed for Himself mercy, that whoso of
you doeth evil through ignorance and repenteth afterward thereof and doeth
right, (for him) lo! He is Forgiving, Merciful.
55.
Thus do We expound the Revelations that the way of the unrighteous may
be manifest.
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54. Wa
‘izaa jaaa-‘akal-laziina yu’-minuuna
bi-‘AayaatiNaa faqul Salaa-mun- ‘alay-kum kataba
Rabbukum ‘alaa Nafsihir-Rahmata, ‘annahuu
man ‘amila minkum
suuu-‘am bi-jahaa-latin summa
taaba mim- ba’-dihii wa
‘aslaha fa-‘annaHuu Gafuurur-Rahiim.
55. Wa
kazaalika Nufassi-lul-
‘Aayaati wa litas-tabiina sabiilul-mujri-miin.
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Lesson
Haughtiness and vainglory of the
infidels was described in the previous verse that they do not like even to sit
near the poor people. There is no such mankind’s heart-breaking thing more than
it that he is considered as humiliated, and the person, who considers himself a
humiliated, is also like him “a human being” in all sorts, who insulted him. Wealthy
people of Makkah used to consider
themselves superior to the poor and insolvent people in their hearts as well as
they used to say them “Of Low Status” also face to face by their tongues
recklessly. This is a very big fault to insult and hate anyone. Certainly they,
who were poor but faithful to Islam, used to grieve extremely.
Therefore, the Messenger of Allaah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings
and peace be upon Him) has been instructed particularly that those people (the
poor) should be satisfied and consoled, and pleased with glad tiding that they
have deserved Mercy of Allaah
Almighty after embracing Islam. Even that whoso of them commits evil through
ignorance and repents afterward thereof, then he will be forgiven. Allaah Almighty knows the condition of
their hearts and intention that intentionally they do not disobey their Lord
Almighty. So their mistake and error is excused and their penitence is accepted.
Now, let’s take a thought in the
summary of this verse. It is commanded: O Messenger (grace, glory, blessings
and peace be upon Him)! When those who believe in Our Revelations come unto
Thee, welcome them with good benediction and say: “Salaamun ‘Alaykum” (Peace be unto you), then cause to hear them
happy news, “Your Lord has prescribed for Himself Mercy, that whoso of you will
do evil through ignorance (because a believer does not commit any sin
intentionally) and repent afterward thereof, Allaah Almighty will forgive him on his penitence. You will find
Him as a Forgiving, Merciful on apologizing and promising not to commit the
evil in future.
Then Allaah Almighty says: As you see, We expound the Revelations. It is
importunity of Our Grace of Mercy and Guidance, and it aims that the way of the
evildoers and wicked people may be separated totally from the good persons, and
there should not remain any doubt among the both ways.
Deep
Thought and Reflection upon the Previous Verses
Here we should stop a while and
think upon that, what would we have to learn from which has been being described
in the previous verses. At the time of revelation of these verses, the wealthy
people of Makkah had laid down terror
on the poor and insolvent people, and it was a way to put the society that the
standard of honor and nobility had become the wealth and property. The rich
people wished to keep the remaining people under their control duly pressed and
drive them in accord with their own command. Condition of other countries outside
the Arab was worse than them. All human beings were actually slaves and maids
of the rich and rulers. They used to use them entirely like the animals and
consider: Pleasure and comfort is only our right, because we have all things
like wealth, property, dignity and magnificence. Therefore, entire people are
our servants. They should move on our signals and accept that thankfully,
whatsoever we give them for eating and drinking, wear that dress, whichever we
provide them. In the Arab, this condition was a little less than other parts of
the world, however it was.
The aim of Islam was to establish the
equality among the entire humankind, so it was incumbent to lead the people in
such a manner in the beginning that tyranny and oppression is eradicated and
every human being reap the advantage from the blessings of the world to the
extent of their necessities. And all the people help him collectively in
fulfilling his requirements. None should consider any other person lower in
rank and nor anyone should be insulted or hated.
It has been instructed to the
Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him): You have not come in
the world to serve the rich and haughty people, so don’t favor them of any particular
sort. Allaah Almighty has fixed the
standard of nobility, sincerity of the heart and being thankful to Lord Almighty.
These etiquettes can be in the poor people too, so say them never ‘get out’, if
they come, thinking: what would be of Islam; Islam will be honored in the world
if the wealthy people will embrace It. “We have not set the respect of Islam
depending on any particular class of the people. Moreover, We have made Islam
the source of respect for the entire human beings”.
If the poor people will bow
towards Allaah Almighty and will be His
grateful servants, then they will be certainly honored due to Islam i.e. Islam
is not needy of the mankind for own respect, but the humankind are indigent of
Islam for getting real honor.
We would have to learn from this
lesson that we should never determine the wealth and property as source of
nobility and respect. Islam has not determined collection of wealth as our
mission. Those people who have been running after collection of the wealth,
they have been spoiling the society. That person or group of such people is
enemy of the humanity, who desires to collect much wealth and wants to become
owner of luxurious apparatus of the world itself, and wishes other people to
work on the emphasis of his wealth, agreeably to his desire. Moreover he is not
an independent mankind. He is a slave of his mean wishes. Original face of
Islamic Society is to console, sympathize and desire of pleasing one another mutually.
Say every person, who is seen first “’As-Salaamu-
‘Alaykum” (Peace be unto you). Saying these words to anyone is a
declaration of this wish, “I want to see you healthy, happy, in ease and
comfort”. Then this sympathy should be proved in the form of love and sacrifice
with own dealing.
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