Quran Chapter 2- 184a (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-213)
- درس قرآن
Concession for them who are sick or on a journey
Surah
‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
أَيَّامًا مَّعْدُودَٰتٍ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُممَّرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ (184 a)
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184a.
(Fast) a certain number of days; and (for) him who is sick among you,
or on a journey, (the same) number on other days;
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184a.
‘Ayyaamam-ma’-duudaat. Faman- kaana
minkum-mariizan ‘aw ‘alaa safarin- fa-‘iddatum-min
‘ayyaamin ‘ukhar.
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Commentary
‘Ayyaamam-ma’-duudaat – (a certain
number of days), it has been described in this part of the verse that the
Muslims would have Fast for a certain number of days, for example; the month
of Ramadan during each year, which have sometimes 29 days and
sometimes 30 days.
Fixation of this
length of time was very necessary for organization of the nation so that nobody
may change the numbers of the days for fasting or leaving the Fast according to
his will. Moreover, the Fasting is prescribed for the entire Believers that
they all should fast on the same particular time and for the same particular
duration to perform this blessed duty. One advantage of the month of Ramadan is
also that fasts come in different seasons and every individual gets chance of
fasting in the summer and the winter.
One aspect comes out
of it that number of prescribed fasts is not too much long. Neither it is that
one should fast for the entire year and nor for half or one fourth of the year,
but only one month is prescribed in a year.
Time and duration was
determined. But some concession was given to the people, who cannot fulfill its
limitations and conditions. Whenever these people get rid of their compulsions,
they can fast, which were left during the month of Ramadan, during any other
month.
First of all, those
people have been exempted from fasting, who are ill and unable to Fast due to
their illness. There are different kinds of illness. Moreover, besides this,
the difference of seasons and age also effects. Here, it aims the illness,
which creates problem to keep fasting and that illness would be too much severe
that the individual cannot keep fasting. Divine’s law of religion didn’t tell
the name of illness but it has been left on the sincerity and truthfulness of
the Muslims and on the opinion of a skillful doctor.
Besides
the patients, the travelers have been given concession also. These both kinds
of people i.e. the patient and the traveler will have to complete their number
of fasts during any other time in the year. But they should try to complete the
left over fasts as soon as possible. Nobody knows that when the life and the
time will end.
