Lesson # 993 from Noble Quran
Fear God’s chastisement
Surah ‘ANFAAL (SPOILS OF WAR) – Chapter – 8)
Stage – 2, Verse – 25 of 75, Section
– 3 of 10 (Part - 9)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In
the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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25. And guard
yourselves against a chastisement which will not fall exclusively on those of
you who are wrong-doers, and know that Allah is Severe in punishment.
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25. Wattaquu
fitnatal-laa
tusiiban-nal-laziina
zala-muu minkum khaaas-sah,
wa’-lamuuu ‘annAllaaha Shadiidul-‘iqaab.
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Lesson
A very important matter has been
discussed in this verse, summary of which is that painful misfortune against
evil deeds does not remain limited only for the evil livers, but it besieges
other people also. Therefore, everyone should try to abstain from them in each
condition. Two lessons exist in it for us:
· If
someone has committed any sin due to ignorance in remoteness from society,
he/she should repent mutely, acknowledge of sin and apologize before God
Almighty, and intend strongly that he/she will commit it never in future. If
he/she is true in repentance and intent of not committing the sin again, then
Allah Almighty will forgive him/her. He/she should not speak about suck works
in front of any other, lest either that individual who heard; begin to think
about the same sin to commit or that individual, who committed it, is punished
due to acceptance. He/she should keep own matter with Allah Almighty only
because in fact He was looking at the spot.
· One
should be saved oneself from committing any open sin; as well as save others
also, because if any evil spread due to any person, entire community will be
punished. And if the wrath of God Almighty came, would come over all the people
of that place, on the evil doer because he committed; and on other people
because “why did they not prevent him?” Therefore it is a duty of every person
that they should keep themselves away from the evil deeds and prevent others
too.
Clearly known from it that those
people who influence upon others; for example parents, teachers, spiritual
guides, leaders, scholars and preachers etc. they should refrain particularly
from sins and evil deeds because certainly the people will do the same
whatsoever they will observe doing them. When they will cause to understand the
people; they will say “while you do it also then why do you prevent us?”
Therefore, parents, teachers, spiritual guides, leaders, scholars and preachers
etc. have to pass their life very carefully, so that the people should not be
entangled in wrong doing by making their excuse.
There is a very strict warning in
this verse. It is commanded: Behold! Pass your life carefully, otherwise; if
the wrath came due to evil deeds, that will fall on both kinds of people i.e.
evil doers and those who did not commit any evil. At the end it is commanded
that seizure of Allah Almighty is very severe. Therefore you should manage such
arrangement that the people should fear from committing any sin or wicked deed,
otherwise; all of you will suffer retribution even if a few people committed.
Those people, due to whom; bad
traditions are instituted or there is a fear of their spreading, they should
recite this verse again and again.
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