Lesson # 981 from Noble Quran
You longed that body of traders might be yours
Surah ‘ANFAAL (SPOILS OF WAR) – Chapter – 8)
Stage – 2, Verse – 7 of 75, Section – 1 of 10
(Part - 9)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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7. And when Allah
promised you one of the two bands (of the enemy) that it should be yours, and
ye longed that other than the armed one might be yours; and Allah willed that
He should cause the Truth to triumph by His Words, and cut the root of the
disbelievers.
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7. Wa
‘iz ya-‘iduku-mUllaahu ‘ihdat-taaa-‘ifatayni ‘annahaa
lakum wa ta-wadduuna
‘anna gayra zaatish-shawkati takuunu
lakum wa yurii-dUllaahu ‘any-yu-hiqqal-Haqqa bi-Kalimaati-Hii wa
yaqta-‘a daabiral-kaafiriin.
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Lesson
Gayra zaatish-shawkati
- (that, in which there is no thorn or
other than the armed one), actual meaning of shawkatun is a a thorn, after that it became power and dignity. It
aims “the party, which is not for fighting but has wealth, which can be
obtained without trouble”.
A period of more than one year had
passed when the Muslims had reached in Madinah.
And the Messenger of Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
Him) had settled them comfortably altogether and mutually. But there was a fear
every time from the people of Makkah,
and it was sure that they would never miss any chance of dissension and
mischief. Therefore, the Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
Him) used to send some parties in the vicinity of Madinah for knowing about the current news and emphasized the monitoring
of mobility of the infidels of Makkah.
Ultimately, one day, the news
reached that a body of traders was returning from Syria with wealth and goods
in abundance and they had to pass by the nearby way of Madinah. The chieftain of the caravan was Abu Sufyan. He caused to run a female camel rider to Makkah that they should run for the
safety of the caravan, because he felt danger of attack by the Muslims.
When the people of Makkah heard, their all respectable
people prepared for fighting, took brave men with them and came out. On the other
side, Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) took His
Companions (may Allah be pleased with Them) with Him and came out of Madinah.
The Muslims thought that they would see
the caravan of the merchants and they would take possession on the wealth of
enemies without any trouble. But it happened that Abu Sufyan went forth by another way saving his caravan from Madinah, and the Army, which came from Makkah to save them, the Muslims met
them face to face at the place of Badr.
It has been described in this verse:
You wished to defeat the enemy financially without fighting but Allah Almighty,
The Knower of Unseen decided that you should fight with the equipped Army and
the infidels should be defeated and the Truth should be made manifest by the
Command of God Almighty; and the false should be abolished. The disbelievers
were defeated in such a way that their root was cut.
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