Quran Chapter
4- 125 & 126 (Pt-5, Stg-1) (L-605) - درس قرآن
Surrendering
own purpose to Allah and doing good
Suratun-Nisaaa’ (The Women) – Chapter – 4)
BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِّمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُۥ لِلَّهِوَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ وَٱتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ خَلِيلًا (125
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍمُّحِيطًا 126
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125. And who is better in religion that he who
surrendereth his purpose to Allah while doing good (to men) and followeth the
tradition of Abraham, the upright? And Allah (Himself) chose Abraham for
friend.
126. Unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens
and whatsoever is in the earth. And Allah ever surroundeth all things.
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125. Wa man ‘ahsanu diinam-mimman
‘aslama waj-hahuu Lillaahi wa huwa
Muhsinunw-wattaba-‘a Millata ‘Ibraa-hiima Haniifaa.
Wattakha-zAllaahu ‘Ibraahii-ma Khaliilaa.
126. Wa Lillaahi maa
fissamaa-waati wa maa fil-‘arz. Wa
kaanAllaahu bi-kulli shay-‘im-Muhiitaa.
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Commentary
‘Aslama – (surrendered, caused to bend downward, bowed one’s
forehead), this word has been derived from the word Islam, the word Muslim is also
from it. Islam means “to admit the truth and to obey”.
‘Aslama waj-hahuu – (surrendered one’s purpose to), means accepted obedience and
bowed one’s head humbly.
Muhsinun – (one who favors, a benefactor), the gracious and the kind,
means “the righteous and the good doer”.
Haniifaa – it is from Haniif, which means ‘to be inclined, to bow down to one side’. Haniif
is also a Title of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon Him), here it means
‘someone, who adopts
a true religion by
giving up all self-invented religions.
It was the summary of the
previous lesson, “Each religious group considers that its religion is the
best”. They all expect that the rid will only be gotten by their religion,
while remaining entire religions have no importance. It has been told in these
verses that these (above mentioned) thoughts are useless, and taught that it
is just like “Self-praise is no recommendation”. If you are really seeking the
truth, then you should hear a common rule by opening your ears and stop
bragging.
One unbreakable rule has been
prescribed for the entire human beings, whether they live in any part of the
earth, and whether they call themselves the Jews, the Christians, the Muslims
or something else, “As you sow, so you shall reap”. None should think that
either their spiritual guides or relatives will save them from the punishment of
their evil doings. As the Christians use to say, “Prophet Jesus Christ (peace
be upon Him) has atoned against our sins by sacrificing himself and bearing
pains. Now we are tension-free from any punishment. We shall not be caught for
punishment, whatsoever we do”.
In these
verses it has been described clearly that the true religion is only of those
people, who have bowed down towards Allah Almighty and have been acting upon
His prescribed religious laws of Islam happily, and have accepted
wholeheartedly the Tradition of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon Him), the
Upright, Who left everyone and Whom Allah Almighty (Himself) chose as His friend. It is evident that
those entire beauties are found only in the Companions (Razii Allaahu Ta-‘aalaa ‘Anhum) of the Messenger, Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
Him). After that, the final decision was caused to hear that “Unto Allah Almighty belongs whatsoever is in the heavens
and whatsoever is in the earth. And He ever surrounds all things”. Nobody can
do any more before Him.
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