Quran Chapter 2- 219a (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-278) - درس قرآن
Wine and gambling
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.)
219.
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلْمَيْسِرِ ۖ قُلْ فِيهِمَآ إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ
وَمَنَٰفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَآ أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا ۗ وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ
مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلِ ٱلْعَفْوَ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمُ
ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ
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219a.
They question thee about strong drink and games of chance.
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219a.
Wa yas-‘aluunaka ‘anil-khamri wal-maysir.
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Commentary
‘An – (about) about
the Divine Order, lawful or unlawful
‘Al-khamri – (strong
drink) khamr means to cover any thing. The veil is named
as khumaar because it covers the women’s head. Wine is
called Khamr too because it conceals the human sense and the
senses of the mankind do not remain in order. Besides the grapes and dates,
every that thing is called khamr which provides intoxication.
‘Al-maysir – ((gambling) this word
has vast meanings also and it covers all kinds of the games of chance; whether
those have any form or name.
Before Islam, the
strong drink and games of chance were common traditions in the Arab. Every
individual, little or elder, used to drink wine so much that it was like a
medicine for children (Ghutti), and the gambling had uncountable sorts.
As a result of these both things, the disorder in sexual relationship,
financial difficulties, and plague of tyranny and exorbitance had been spread,
but there was none to think about this condition. The people had sold their
wisdom in exchange to these things.
It has been described
about some Companions (may God be pleased with them) that they asked personally
from the Messenger of God Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
Him) the order about strong drink and games of chance because these things
ruin the sense and wealth. It was necessary to grow the disgust among the
Companions (may God be pleased with them) about these impure and addled things
due to the company and teachings of the Prophet of God Almighty (grace,
glory, blessings and peace be upon Him). They had understood that the things
like wine and gambling are impediment in the way of getting those goodness and
virtues which are commanded in Islam, because purpose of these Commands is to
produce the purity, goodness and foresightedness in our hearts. Contrary to it,
the sense is lost due to the strong drink and games of chance, the
individual becomes habitual to abuse others, tendency is produced toward the
stench and the passion inclines to fornication.
The Israelite Prophets
(peace be upon them) commanded their followers also that strong drink and games
of chance were unlawful, but their followers could not refrain despite the
forbidden. At last, Islam has narrated clearly about their badness that today
the drunkard and gambler are seen with hatred eyes as much that perhaps
none other evil-doer or sinner is seen in the Muslim community.
It is the first verse
in which strong drinking has been forbidden. From here, the recitation about
unlawful use of wine and games of chance begins.
