Quran Chapter 3- 140b &
141 (Pt-4, Stg-1) (L-462) - درس قرآن
Test and trial
Surah
‘Aali-‘Im-raan (The Family of ‘Imran) – Chptr –
3)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
إِن يَمْسَسْكُمْ قَرْحٌ فَقَدْ مَسَّ ٱلْقَوْمَ قَرْحٌ مِّثْلُهُۥ وَتِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَٱلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَيَتَّخِذَ مِنكُمْ شُهَدَآءَ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 140
وَلِيُمَحِّصَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَيَمْحَقَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ 141
140b. that Allah may know
those who believe and may choose witnesses from among you. And Allah loveth
not wrongdoers-
141. And that Allah may prove
those who believe, and may blight the disbelievers.
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140b. Wa liya’-lamAllaahul-laziina
‘aa-manuu wa yattakhiza minkum
shuhadaaa’. Wallaahu
laa
yuhibbuz-Zaalimiin-
141. Wa li-yumahhi-sAllaahul-laziina
‘aamanuu wa yamhaqal-kaarifiin.
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Commentary
Allah Almighty keeps
up changing the days of suffering and ease in different nations for the purpose
that He may know the truly Believers and Hypocrites. The Believer trusts in
Allah Almighty during the days of calamity and trouble also. He has faith in
patience and constancy, remains persevering in belief and credence, and
desiring victory and support from Allah Almighty. On the contrary, the Infidels
and Hypocrites become very much confused during the days of trouble and
distress. They become very active to help the false and spurious for
their personal advantage and to save their own lives.
Bear in mind that
Allah Almighty never loves the tyrants and oppressors. You should never think
that Allah Almighty loves the Idolaters because of which they acquired (casual)
success in the Battle of ‘Uhud. On no account, it is like this, but there are some
other causes of their success. One object of coming calamity upon the Muslims
is too that Allah Almighty purifies the Believers and ruins the Infidels.
Victory and defeat is a changing. Giving higher rank of martyrdom to the
Muslims, to examine the Believers and Hypocrites, to purify the Muslims from
sins and to ruin gradually the Infidels was the actual aim.
Today too when we
observe that the Muslims have been suffering from the mountains of miseries and
calamities, and the non-Muslim nations are in the way of prosperity and
improvement, then some people begin to say, “they are better than us, Allah
Almighty is contented to them, He is displeased upon us”. Whereas reality is
different, actual aim is that the Muslims should assert more humility and
weakness in the Court of Allah Almighty, they should repent of sins and try to
correct their circumstances, so that the Infidels and the disobedient become
target of Allah’s wrath and rage.
In short, there are
four objects of trial and examination:
1.
Allah Almighty may know, “Who are the
Believers and whose faith is strong”.
2.
Who present evidence of their belief?
3.
The Believers should be purified.
4.
The Infidels and the enemies of the
religion should be destroyed.