Quran Chapter
4- 86 & 87 (Pt-5, Stg-1) (L-578) - درس قرآن
Better answer of greeting
Surah ‘An-Nisaaa’
(Women) – Chapter – 4)
‘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)
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍفَحَيُّوا۟ بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ أَوْ رُدُّوهَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَسِيبًا 86
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَصْدَقُمِنَ ٱللَّهِ حَدِيثًا 87
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86. When ye are greeted with a greeting, greet ye with a
better than it or return it. Lo! Allah taketh account of all things.
87. Allah! There is no God save Him. He will gather you
all unto a Day of Resurrection whereof there is no doubt. And who is more
true in statement than Allah?
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86. Wa ‘izaa huyyii-tum-
bi-tahiyyatin- fahayyuu bi-‘ahsana minhaaa ‘aw
rudduuhaa. ‘In-nAllaaha kaana ‘alaa kulli shay-
‘in Hasiibaa.
87. ‘Allaahu laaa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa
Huu. Layajma-‘annakum ‘ilaa Yawmil-Qiyaamati
laa rayba fiih. Wa man ‘asdaqu
minAllaahi hadiisaa.
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Commentary
Tahiyyata - (Greeting),
this word has some other meanings also, for example; compliments, tribute of
any good thing, blessing, prayer, present and gift etc. Here it means ‘to
bless, pray and greet for, and compliments. To say the person, who is being
addressed ‘Assalaamu
‘alaykum is
to bless or to pray for him/her. Meaning of this blessing is that you prayed in
the Court of Allah Almighty
for his/her safety.
It has been alleged in the previous verse that the person, who
intervenes in a good cause, will have the reward thereof. Here it has been
emphasized that it is your duty to wish excellence also for them who are your
well-wishers. But you would have to wish for them better than what they have
wished for you. If anybody says you ‘Assalaamu
‘alaykum, which means ‘May Allah Almighty
keep you safe, then you should reply him in the words ‘Wa ‘Alaykumus-Salaam’.
This reply is equal to that, what he said. But you can say better in reply also
as ‘Wa ‘Alaykumus-Salaam wa RahmatUllaah’, which aims ‘May Allah
Almighty keep you safe and reveal upon you His Mercy’. And if the person, who
greets you says ‘‘Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa RahmatUllaah, then you should
reply in these words ‘Wa ‘Alaykumus-Salaam wa RahmatUllaahi wa
Barakaatu Huu. This
reply will be better than what he said. That is to say; May Allah Almighty
keep you safe and reveal upon you His Mercy and blessings’.
Then commanded that “Lo! Allah taketh
account of all things”. He will not destroy any goodness (even a little) of
anybody, but the reward of goodness will be paid in both (this world and the
Hereafter).
Every human being should understand that there is neither any
God, nor Worshipped save Allah Almighty
and nor is any partner of Him. So He can retaliate as better and excellent
reward of good deeds as He Wishes. None can stop Him. He has decided that He
will bring all of you again to life after death and gather on the Day of
Resurrection whereof there is no doubt. The retaliation of goodness, which the
people received in this world, that is not sufficient. Full reward will be
bestowed upon all on the Doomsday and nobody will be disappointed. There is no
room for doubt because what Allah Almighty
says that is true. Moreover, who is truer in statement than Allah Almighty?
Therefore, having belief in Him is necessary.
Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from
Arabic to English by Marmaduke
Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazar, Lahore, Lesson collected
from Dars e Qur’an published By Idara Islah wa Tableegh, Lahore
(translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif).
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