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Al-Bayan, Discourses on the Qur'an
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi

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Surah Aal i Imran
Aayaat 118 to 127.

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Gratitude is only for God,
the Lord of the World,

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and may His peace and bessings
be on Muhammad, the trustworthy.

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I seek refuge with God
from the accursed Devil.

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In the Name of God, the Most Gracious,
the Ever Merciful.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, We are beginning

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the study of Surah Aal I Imran from 
verse 118 in the Quran.

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Earlier, the Quran made it clear that
the people of the book

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have decided to remain disbelievers,

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then they should know that even
if they have done any good deeds,

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their good deeds will not be able
to bail them out on the day of judgement

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Quran established this principle that
after coming to know that

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the message from a Prophet is
in actuality the true message

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which has come down from God,

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then deliberately denying the truth
is a revolt against god.

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On the Day of Judgement no virtuous 
deed will avail those

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who deliberately deny the truth.

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On the other hand, Allah also made clear
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if someone is a true seeker of the truth

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and if he hasn't yet reached his 
destination

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but at the same time he has carried
out virtuous acts

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then he will be rewarded for it.

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After making both these things clear,

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the Quran addressed the people 
of the book again and told them:

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God is going to issue his
decision for them.

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I have already mentioned that these 
five Surahs of the Quran

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from Surah Fatihah to Surah Maidah
become one group.

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In them, from Surah Baqarah the topic of
Completion of Proof begins

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and its addresses are the people of 
the book.

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Every individual who is studying the
Quran should know it.

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Quran is not the sort of book; for
instance, if you read a book

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on a certain art and then its debates
are explained

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by dividing them into different chapters.

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Here, the addressee will be established
first.

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It is a chronicle of warning by 
the Prophet of Allah

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So, you must look for the addressee
and the one who is addressing.

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In other words, who Is being spoken to
and who is speaking.

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What is the context and what is
the topic of discussion.

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The proof for Allah is being completed 
upon the people of the book

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which is in front of the Prophet (pbuh)
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Allah's Prophet (pbuh) has been sent down
and Allah's Prophet has to declare

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the final judgement;

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so that the final commandment 
of punishment and recompense

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be implemented which Allah
implements

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after sending down his Prophets.

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In such a case, the believers make
friends with them,

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sustain a relationship of love as well,
their lifestyle is the same,

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they do business in the same place,

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but then there comes a time when Allah
separates them.

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In other words, their matters are
being separated.

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When the decision of Allah's wrath
is announced,

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when punishment and recompense 
is issued

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after the prophets have been sent 
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before that Allah says, he carries out
a task

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which is termed as 'tamhees' or
sometimes as 'tatheer' (purification).

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There is a mixed population.
For instance, you can not make out

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who is a pious person or otherwise or else
you cannot figure out someone

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with good deeds and living according to 
the guidance of God.

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And who are at the brink of rebellion?

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But if in case, God's wrath is to be faced
on the basis of His law of morality.

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Then it is important to separate the 
population into groups.

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Like in the case of Noah, he constructed a
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save themselves by boarding that ark.

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So that the matters are not mingled up.

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Similarly, the matters are being separated
in context of this verse.

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At this moment, God says in the Quran:

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Believers must end their friendship 
with disbelievers.

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That Believers should be separated from 
disbelievers.

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Yaaa ayyuhal lazeena aamanoo
Believers! [they are not your friends,]

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So, after taking the earlier debate to 
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and after clarifying every aspect, 
the Quran is telling them that

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Believers! they are not your friends.
So,

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laa tattakhizoo bitaanatam 
min doonikum laa

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ya'loonakum khabaalanw

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do not make those outside your 
own people [your] confidants.

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They will spare no opportunity to 
harm you.

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In other words, they have become your
enemies.

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There is a point, when you tend to have
a religious dispute with a group.

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You say something is truth,
while the other group denies it.

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You assume something to be true, while 
the other group debates on its validity.

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All this constitute a peaceful dialog
process, but when a group

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willingly denies the truth of God, brought
down by a Prophet, and rebel against him.

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And in this rebellion, they tend to harm
you physically.

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Quran states:

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These people whom you consider your
friends,

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do you know who they really are?
ya'loonakum khabaalanw

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They will spare no opportunity to 
harm you.

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waddoo maa 'anittum
They desire hardships for you.

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Their enmity has reached such
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that they always desire hardships 
for you.

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They try to harm you in any way
possible,

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even if it means to collaborate with
your enemies.

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This is their mentality.

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This is how the Quran is trying to
canvas this picture and guide the

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believers to end their relationship with
these disbelievers.

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The first thing that the Quran stated:
These are people from the outside.

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The Quran states that:

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laa tattakhizoo bitaanatam min doonikum
These are people from the outside.

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[so] do not make those outside your 
own people [your] confidants.

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They are always scheming to harm you.

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Here those Muslims are being warned 
who were either simpletons

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and were not able to understand the 
schemes devised by the People of the Book

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or were those who because 
of their own weakness

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did not want to sever their old 
relationships with them.

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It is not very easy to come out of 
certain relationships.

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For people who are tied in a social
connection, it is an extreme step for them

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The first thing that was mentioned:

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These so called close friends, associates 
and confidants,

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do not deserve such titles anymore
that you give them such status.

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They are no longer your friends.

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They desire hardships for you.

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They will spare no opportunity 
to harm you.

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And then the Quran said:

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qad badatil baghdaaa'u min afwaahihim
Their enmity is not something

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which needs to be spelt out by God.

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It is evident from what they utter 
with their mouths

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qad badatil baghdaaa'u min afwaahihim

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It is evident from what they utter 
with their mouths

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wa maa tukhfee sudooruhum akbar;
and greater is what their breasts conceal.

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In other words, what you can hear them
say or observe their acts in front of you

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is way too less then what they hide 
in them against you.

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Only Allah knows the level of hate they
have for you concealed in their breasts

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qad baiyannaa lakumul Aayaati 
in kuntum ta'qiloon

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We have made evident to you these signs

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if you are sensible enough.

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We have provided you with all the 
information,

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We have pointed it out that they can 
neither be amongst your close friends

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or well wishers, they have lost their 
status and do not associate with them

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as friends. They only wish harm for you.

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You can notice the hate in each of their 
words.

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You do not know what strategies they are 
plotting against you and

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they conceal their hate within their 
breasts.

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This is what we have clarified:
in kuntum ta'qiloon

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If you are sensible, you could have 
comprehended, what was intended to convey

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This is the point that has been made.

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Usually, we are indifferent to the context
while reading the verse,

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and based on that they conclude
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this or that person.

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So, the Quran has set it out within 
a unique background.

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the Quran said:

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Haaa antum ulaaa'i tuhibboonahum

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You are the ones who want to 
make friends with them.

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wa laa yuhibboonakum
if you think about it,

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you will realize that they 
don't want to be friends with you.

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People of the Book bear animosity 
with them.

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It is strange that still Muslims take 
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in warmly welcoming them as friends.

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wa tu'minoona bil kitaabi kullihee

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even though you believe in all 
the Books of God.

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Apparently there should be 
no reason for enmity

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animosity would have been there
if you accepted something

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and rejected something else.

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Even though you believe in all 
the Books of God.

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the entire point of this verse is that
you believe in all the prophets,

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consider religion to be the only
guidance,

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Their is no question of denial or
prejudice against the truth

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So, there should have been 
no reason for enmity between us

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but still these People of the Book 
bear animosity with them

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owing to their stubbornness,
jealousy and prejudice

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and thus this is what the situation
looks like.

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it is obvious that there are certain
people among them

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who are mentioned in Surah Baqarah,
in this chapter and other instances,

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and they are even mentioned in 
Surah Maida which is the last Surah

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in this group.

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They are the people who want 
to decieve them.

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On the one hand, there are open enemies,
whose enmity is explicit,

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but there is another set of people
within this group...

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if you read surah Baqarah,
it is mentioned initially in the chapter:

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Innal lazeena kafaroo sawaaa'un 'alaihim 
'a-anzar tahum

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am lam tunzirhum laa yu'minoon

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one group is such that it has decided
to deny the truth of Allah

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and it is hell bent on opposing 
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There was no hesitation with respect
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but immediately after that the Quran says
minan naasi mai yaqool

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There is a sub group within this
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And what does that group do?

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wa izaa laqookum qaalooo aamannaa

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And [it is their practice that] when 
they meet you they say:

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“we already are believers"

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What they meant by this was that indeed 
Muhammad (pbuh) was a Messenger

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for the Arabs and in this capacity they 
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but they did not believe that

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Muhammad (pbuh) was a Messenger for 
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This is their position even today.

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The Christians who professed their
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rather, they organised a conference,
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deny the apotlseship of the Prophet 
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They believed that that indeed Muhammad 
(pbuh) was a Messenger for the Arabs

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and in this capacity they believed in him.

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It is clear that Muhammad (Pbuh) is 
a Messenger of Allah

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but what we understand by his 
apostleship is different from

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what you mean by it.

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We do not accept him (pbuh) as a messenger
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Our own messengers and scriptures 
are enough for us.

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This group has been mentioned at
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wa izaa laqookum qaalooo aamannaa

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And [it is their practice that] when they 
meet you they say:

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“we already are believers,”

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and when alone, 
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'addoo 'alaikumul anaamila minal ghaiz;

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when they meet you they say: “we already 
are believers,”

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and when alone, they bite their 
finger-tips with rage –

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This is a sketch of their antagonism and
malice

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in that they would stoop to such levels
to trick you.

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They will come to you and try to 
reconcile with you at some level.

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But when they are alone;

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'addoo 'alaikumul 
anaamila minal ghaiz

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they bite their finger-tips with rage.


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qul mootoo bighai zikum;
Tell them: “Go perish in your rage!

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if you have decided to deny such
a major fact owing to your grudges

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and deprive yourself of such
a good fortune,

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you are there in the lifetime
of a Prophet (pbuh),

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He (pbuh) is right in front of you.

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You have identified him, you know
him

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and now you are even accepting his
apostleship

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but inspite of it, if you adopt
this attitude them:

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mootoo bighai zikum
“Go perish in your rage!"

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innal laaha 'aleemum bizaatis sudoor

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Tell them: “Go perish in your rage! 
[God is aware of all your deeds and]

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God even has knowledge of the 
secrets of the hearts,”

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In other words, nothing can
stay hidden from God.

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you think that you will express
your faith In this manner;

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when they express their faith in this
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they keep in mind that they are
not accepting

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Muhammad (pbuh) was a Messenger
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Due to this reason, Muslims 
are deceived.

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So, when the Quran gives such strict 
commandments of purification

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and proof, the Muslims are shocked
in that the jews have professed faith

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then why is god so strict with them.

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In fact, it is a response to that 
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The Quran stated:
[God is aware of all your doings and]

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God even has knowledge of the 
secrets of the hearts,”

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In tamsaskum hasanatun tasu'hum

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Their enmity has reached such a
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When you are blessed with success, 
they are aggrieved

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If you love someone, you are 
happy when they are blessed with success.

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Instead, they are aggrieved.

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In tamsaskum hasanatun tasu'hum

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When you are blessed with success, 
they are aggrieved

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wa in tusibkum saiyi'atuny yafrahoo bihaa

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and when some calamity befalls you,
they rejoice.

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wa in tasbiroo wa tattaqoo laa yad 
urrukum kaiduhum shai'aa;

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[They are not your friends; ignore them]

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and [remember] if you persevere and 
keep fearing God,

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none of their schemes will ever harm you.

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Muslims are given assurance
that God is by their side.

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God is going to pronounce his 
judgement;

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so do not be awestruck by their
numbers;

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try to understand that they are not 
your friends,

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They are your hidden enemies,
they are your open enemies,

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they have no association with you
at all,

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it is you who still want to love
them and

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maintain your relationship with them,
while they are standing at a completely

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different position against you.

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This is what they have for you in their
hearts.

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Be rest assured, there is only one
condition for success near me and that is

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Patience and piety.

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even for the companions of the Messenger
this condition of patience and piety

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is important to receive the
support of Allah.

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Otherwise, Allah says, he will bring some
other people

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for his Prophet (pbuh) will emerge 
victorious anyway.

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But if you want to be a part
of this success

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then you must fulfill
two conditions:

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be patient, in other words, do not
act impulsively,

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be steadfast in your view,

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express your point of view 
with determination

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and wait for Allah to pronounce
his judgement.

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wa tattaqoo
persevere and keep fearing God,

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you should be mindful of 
any transgressions,

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you should not be negligent vis a vis
any moral issues,

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even your enmity towards others 
should not lead you to be unjust

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and if you stay on this path
then:

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laa yad urrukum kaiduhum shai'aa;

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none of their schemes will ever 
harm you

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innal laaha bimaa ya'maloona 
muheet

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because God fully knows what 
they are doing.

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The moment of the decension of the
Prophet (pbuh)

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is like the arrival of the 
spring or autumn season;

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which has certain outcomes.

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Similarly, upon the decension of the
Prophet (pbuh),

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Allah directly oversees that nation

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God sees everything. It does not entail 
that God misses

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certain things in normal conditions.

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The general law is in effect 
during normal times

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based on which people act in 
different ways to protect themselves,

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some rebel against Allah,
some people are reprieved.

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So, Allah said:

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persevere and keep fearing God, none 
of their schemes will ever harm you

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innal laaha bimaa ya'maloona muheet

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God fully knows what they are doing

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God can see everything that they do.

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Wa iz ghadawta min ahlika tubawwi'ul 
mu'mineena maqaa'ida lilqitaal;

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[Make them understand this reality, 
O Prophet!],

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make the Muslims understand what God
is doing at the moment,

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His scheme, His station,

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the nature of the test intended for them,
the sort of purification required,

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and the stages they will have to pass
to gain exaltation,

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and the rule and regulation for 
the punishment that is coming their way.

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[Make them understand this reality, 
O Prophet!],

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and [for this remind them of the incident]

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So, when in order to make them 
understand something,

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the Quran commonly after making
the truth of that matter manifest,

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instantiates it 
with the help of past events

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For instance, if the Quran has
to state how it deals with

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the nations after the decension 
of the prophets among them,

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it uses arguments from history 
for such incidents.

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Look at what happened to Aad and
Samood.

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In this instance, an incident has
happened in the near past,

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and that incident has been given
as an example.

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I will explain it later on but try 
to understand the organisation

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of the Quran, that is, the manner in 
which it is arranged.

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Generally, at the point when Allah 
lays out his Sunnah:

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after the descension of the prophets, 
I deal with the disbelievers in

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such-and-such manner and I deal 
with their followers in

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such-and-such manner and then Allah goes
on to elucidate an event from history.

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However, that practice is not required 
here because in the case

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of the Prophet's apostleship, the 
punishment that His community

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has faced has been taken in an entirely 
different manner.

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Since, Muslims acquired a territory, and 
established their government there

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and there was a huge population who 
professed faith in the Prophet (pbuh).

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Then Allah said that they will not be 
elevated only with the help of the angels.

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Rather, they would also have to play a 
role in it.

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They have become a group now and 
they are not that few that they

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cannot shoulder this responsibility.

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Later on, you will see that there is a law
based on which a community

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is asked to shoulder any responsibility, 
mentioned in Surah Anfal

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and other Surahs. If you read it 
chronologically, you will come across

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the final action that must be taken.

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Here, certain events have happened in 
the meantime.

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For instance, the battle of Badr, and 
other such events.

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And they have been used as an example.

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Here, the Quran has used an example 
and stated:

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[Make them understand this reality, 
O Prophet!]

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and [for this remind them of the 
incident]

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Which incident?

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Wa iz ghadawta min ahlika tubawwi'ul 
mu'mineena maqaa'ida lilqitaal;

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[on the day of Uhud] you left your house
in the early hours,

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to position the Muslims in their 
battle-posts.

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The point when Prophet (pbuh), took
all precautions for the battle of Uhud

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When the people of Quraish attacked, 
Prophet (pbuh) had already

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positioned the Muslims in their 
battle-posts at the dawn.

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[At that time the Almighty was aware 
of your intentions

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and was listening to what you 
were saying]

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wallaahu samee'un 'aleem
and God hears all and knows all.

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This is how God warned and 
started the introduction of the incident

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The warning included the incidents as
well as what was concealed in the hearts

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As Allah says: he is aleemun bi zaatis 
sadoor

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This is how beautifully the Quran 
explains, the context of incidents

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when they are in relation to Allah.

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You can notice in this Surah, how 
the Quran details out what was hidden

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in the people's hearts while continuing to
bring forward the incident that happened.

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Their intentions are being revealed.

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The background of their debates, Infact
Allah in the middle of the surah states

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an incident which is in relation to a
thought that the Prophet (pbuh) had.

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And guided the Prophet (pbuh) that he 
must it in a different perspective.

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In other words you can imagine as
if God has come down on earth,

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here you can see some beautiful 
extraordinary instances of the same.

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Because some incidents are in discussion.

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Iz hammat taaa'ifataani minkum

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At the time when two of your groups 
became timid,

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Remember the time 
when two of your groups became timid,

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Who were these two groups?

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It is obvious that the Quran is not
interested in that here.

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The addresees of that period 
are well aware of this incident.

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Here, it is important to indicate
that

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there were two Muslim groups 
who lost courage.

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In other words, they lost spirit when 
they saw that they were under attack.

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It is obvious that all sorts of characters
come to the fore in such situations.

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According to historians, the two groups
referred to here are

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the Banū Salamah of the Khazraj tribe 
and the Banū Hārithah of the Aws tribe.

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This is what the historians have told
us.

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It is not the concern of the Quran to 
narrate history,

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so the Quran mentioned it in brief.

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We should try to understand 
the background of the incident

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mentioned in this verse,

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Both these groups showed some cowardice
because of games played by the Hypocrites,

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but later they shrugged it off.

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The Hypocrites in reality did not 
want to go out for this battle.

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The Prophet (pbuh) knew this weakness 
on their part.

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So he wanted that before setting off the 
real situation should come to light.

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As a leader of the army, when the Prophet 
(pbuh) decided to go out for this battle

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in order to face the enemies. In order to
get a measure of the army's valour,

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the Prophet (pbuh) wanted to create such
a situation, so as to be able to gauge it.

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You will find similar examples of 
such incidents.

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For example, in surah Baqarah, in the 
battle of Talut,

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when people reached a particular place
and they were extremely thirsty

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and then they came across a river.
They were asked to take water from it

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only up to what can be held in one's hand.
Talut wanted to see if his people

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had the spirit of obedience or not.
Just as you would have seen that

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the army puts its soldiers through
such tests in normal circumstances.

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So, it was also important, in this
situation to get a measure of those people

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For this purpose, as test, he posed a 
question before the Muslims:

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should the Quraysh be fought while 
remaining in Madīnah

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or should they be combated by going 
outside the city?

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The plan of action could 
be one aspect of in this situation.

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But the true believers know that 
if they have patience and the fear of God

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then help will follow, as promised
by Allah.

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Their intense desire...

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In normal circumstances, you can
have a conversation on the plan of action

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but when the situation is such that 
on one hand, you have God

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who is telling you that this is no
issue at all.

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All they have to do is have patience 
and fear God,

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which will confirm the defeat 
of their foes.

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What would a believer desire
in such a situation?

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He would not focus on a defensive
plan of action.

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All they have to do is march with 
patience and fear God,

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This is a question that the Prophet 
(pbuh) posed.

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And it is obvious that those who 
were clear on this issue,

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those who were not hesitant

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said that they should be combated 
by going outside the city.

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There is no need to be apprehensive 
if God is on our side.

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Why should we be defensive.

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We will fight them.

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They gave this answer with passion
and in full spirit.

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The Hypocrites started to present the 
benefits of fighting from within Madīnah.

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The aspect of tactics....

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They did not understand that these were
no ordinary circumstances.

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In normal circumstances, a tactician
while laying out the plan of action

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is not making any mistake.

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But since the nature of the event
is radically different.

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Just like in normal circumstances, if you
feel that going outside is dangerous

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then someone might suggest to you
to go out in a car,

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or to take a guard along or other 
similar measures.

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And it would be stupid to shut him down.

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You will take an appropriate measure.
Suppose that God tells you in the morning

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to go out and fight them in the open
because He is by their side,

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then the whole picture will change.
That is the situation here.

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For this purpose, as test, the Prophet 
(pbuh) posed a question before the Muslims

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Through this the Prophet (pbuh) had 
fully assessed this situation

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After that the Prophet (pbuh) did what was
in his heart.

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They went outside the city and took
the necessary action.

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Here that incident is pointed out by the
Quran. The Quran stated:

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At the time when two of your groups
became timid

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wallaahu waliyyuhumaa;

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Iz hammat taaa'ifataani minkum 
an tafshalaa

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At the time when two of your groups
became timid

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even though God was there to help them.

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God was ready to help them in every way.

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God hadn't left to human tactics
where anything can happen.

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wallaahu waliyyuhumaa;
God was there to help them.

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wa 'alal laahi falyatawakkalil mu'minoon

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and it is only in God the believers 
should put their trust.

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How is it possible that after 
God's help is confirmed,

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the Prophet (pbuh) is present, enemies 
have run over you,

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and you still don't have the spirit of
not wanting to get besieged.

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If Allah is willing to help then we
should deprive them of nerve and strength

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In such a case, every muslim will have
the same spirit.

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And it is only in God the believers 
should put their trust

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Wa laqad nasarakumul laahu bi-Badrinw
[Before this,] God had helped you at Badr

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it is not something which had not
been experienced before.

452
00:25:43,109 --> 00:25:46,399
How does Allah help people out
in such situations?

453
00:25:46,399 --> 00:25:50,399
In this situation, God instructed
them to fight the enemies outside

454
00:25:50,399 --> 00:25:53,309
as God was there to help them.

455
00:25:53,309 --> 00:25:56,529
It is not something which had not
been experienced before.

456
00:25:56,529 --> 00:25:58,671
Wa laqad nasarakumul laahu bi-Badrinw

457
00:25:58,671 --> 00:26:01,411
[Before this,] God had helped you at Badr

458
00:26:01,411 --> 00:26:04,741
wa antum azillatun
when you were very weak.

459
00:26:05,135 --> 00:26:10,085
At that time, the proportion of your army
was also different, and you were very weak

460
00:26:10,085 --> 00:26:14,085
All these things had taken place.
Still, you are ungrateful.

461
00:26:14,209 --> 00:26:16,729
fattaqul laaha la'allakum tashkuroon

462
00:26:16,729 --> 00:26:19,379
so have fear of God that you 
may be grateful to Him.

463
00:26:19,379 --> 00:26:21,239
You should have fear of God.

464
00:26:21,239 --> 00:26:25,239
The Quran tells us to recollect the
event when this incident was taking place

465
00:26:25,239 --> 00:26:29,919
When it was happening, two groups
from among the Muslims

466
00:26:29,919 --> 00:26:35,209
instead of putting their trust in Allah 
adopted this attitude,

467
00:26:35,209 --> 00:26:37,239
then the Quran stated:

468
00:26:37,239 --> 00:26:39,069
Iz taqoolu lilmu'mineena

469
00:26:39,069 --> 00:26:42,469
Remember when you were 
saying to the believers:

470
00:26:42,469 --> 00:26:47,196
alai yakfiyakum ai-yumiddakum Rabbukum

471
00:26:47,196 --> 00:26:50,086
bisalaasati aalaafim minal 
malaaa'ikati munzaleen

472
00:26:50,086 --> 00:26:53,322
here the Prophet (pbuh) is explaining in
detail the help of Allah.

473
00:26:53,322 --> 00:26:57,322
It was not just that the prophet 
was, in general, stating the facts

474
00:26:57,322 --> 00:27:00,452
through this you can get a picture of
the entire situation that

475
00:27:00,452 --> 00:27:01,482
Allah is critisizing.

476
00:27:01,482 --> 00:27:05,482
Remember when you were saying 
to the believers:

477
00:27:05,482 --> 00:27:08,312
alai yakfiyakum ai-yumiddakum Rabbukum

478
00:27:08,312 --> 00:27:10,842
bisalaasati aalaafim minal 
malaaa'ikati munzaleen

479
00:27:10,842 --> 00:27:14,642
“Is it not enough for you that 
your Lord should help you

480
00:27:14,642 --> 00:27:17,542
with three thousand angels sent 
down [for this very purpose]?

481
00:27:17,542 --> 00:27:21,542
If there is an army trying to
run roughshod from the otherwise

482
00:27:21,542 --> 00:27:23,672
and if you are very weak and
then

483
00:27:23,672 --> 00:27:27,152
Is it not enough for you that 
your Lord should help you

484
00:27:27,152 --> 00:27:29,503
with three thousand angels?
Should you still be hesitant

485
00:27:29,503 --> 00:27:32,915
if three thousand angels have
been sent by Allah to help you,

486
00:27:32,915 --> 00:27:35,265
The Quran stated that they were
sent down for this very purpose.

487
00:27:35,265 --> 00:27:36,275
munzaleen

488
00:27:36,275 --> 00:27:39,915
The angels didn't just happen to
help them out

489
00:27:39,915 --> 00:27:42,455
but that they are
sent down for this very purpose

490
00:27:42,455 --> 00:27:43,865
in order to help you out.

491
00:27:43,865 --> 00:27:44,650
Balaaa
Yes!

492
00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:46,785
Why not?

493
00:27:46,785 --> 00:27:49,425
in tasbiroo wa tattaqoo

494
00:27:49,425 --> 00:27:53,425
If you have patience and the fear of God,
You should be firm and resolute.

495
00:27:53,425 --> 00:27:55,985
you should be conscious of moral
limitations,

496
00:27:55,985 --> 00:27:58,485
you should have the fear of God,

497
00:27:58,485 --> 00:28:03,842
When the Prophet (pbuh) was saying to the 
believers, we interjected him instantly:

498
00:28:04,285 --> 00:28:08,285
in tasbiroo wa tattaqoo
Yes! Why not?

499
00:28:08,285 --> 00:28:10,245
If you have patience and the fear of God,

500
00:28:10,245 --> 00:28:12,685
wa ya'tookum min fawrihim haazaa

501
00:28:12,685 --> 00:28:15,015
if they suddenly attack you 
at this very instant,

502
00:28:15,015 --> 00:28:17,425
that is even before you are 
ready to fight.

503
00:28:17,425 --> 00:28:20,341
Allah says: if they suddenly attack you 
at this very instant,

504
00:28:20,341 --> 00:28:24,341
yumdidkum Rabbukum bikhamsati 
aalaafim minal malaaa'ikati

505
00:28:24,341 --> 00:28:28,341
God will send to your aid not 3 thousand
but five thousand angels.

506
00:28:28,341 --> 00:28:32,341
musawwimeen
marked specially for this purpose.

507
00:28:32,341 --> 00:28:36,711
They are asked to go into the
battle with pride.

508
00:28:37,434 --> 00:28:41,434
Because this is not some regular battle
but a battle in which they will be

509
00:28:41,434 --> 00:28:45,434
alongside the Prophet (pbuh) and God is 
going to pass a verdict in this battle.

510
00:28:45,668 --> 00:28:47,768
The Quran asks us to remember
this incident.

511
00:28:47,768 --> 00:28:50,478
In other words, the Quran was elucidating
its support in a particular way,

512
00:28:50,478 --> 00:28:54,478
the Prophet (pbuh) was making the same 
promise, as a general promise that Allah

513
00:28:54,478 --> 00:29:00,658
has generally mentioned, the Prophet pbuh
said that 3000 angels will be sent to

514
00:29:00,658 --> 00:29:03,458
their aid and God will send them 
particularly to their aid.

515
00:29:03,458 --> 00:29:06,348
Is it not enough that they will
come to your aid?

516
00:29:06,348 --> 00:29:07,858
You should go out with courage.

517
00:29:07,858 --> 00:29:10,173
Why should we stay inside besieged 
by our enemies?

518
00:29:10,173 --> 00:29:13,923
This is what the Prophet (pbuh) said to 
them. And when Allah heard this,

519
00:29:13,923 --> 00:29:16,513
He immediately answered. 
Remember that incident.

520
00:29:17,316 --> 00:29:19,808
Not 3000, God will send to your 
aid 5000 angels

521
00:29:19,808 --> 00:29:23,808
that is even before you are 
ready to fight.

522
00:29:23,808 --> 00:29:26,150
They will be sent to their aid
at that very moment.

523
00:29:26,150 --> 00:29:28,040
Why did God do that?

524
00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,360
Wa maa ja'alahul laahu illaa 
bushraa lakum

525
00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,840
And God undertook this only to 
give glad tidings to you

526
00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:35,400
wa litatma'inna quloobukum bih'

527
00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,050
and that your hearts be assured

528
00:29:38,970 --> 00:29:42,580
The implication is that even without 
such glad tidings,

529
00:29:42,580 --> 00:29:46,200
the faithful should believe that help and 
victory always come from God alone.

530
00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:48,670
If Allah had stated it in brief, 
even that should have been enough.

531
00:29:48,670 --> 00:29:50,350
Why did Allah explain it in detail?

532
00:29:50,350 --> 00:29:52,990
so that your hearts be assured

533
00:29:52,990 --> 00:29:56,500
wa man-nasru illaa min 
'indilllaahil 'Azeezil Hakeem

534
00:29:56,500 --> 00:30:00,500
and victory comes only from God, 
the Mighty, the Wise.

535
00:30:00,500 --> 00:30:08,166
Everything is in Allah's control.
His rules are not arbitrary.

536
00:30:08,166 --> 00:30:11,686
He carries out these actions in accordance
with His rules and His wisdom.

537
00:30:11,686 --> 00:30:17,056
Allah went in detail so that your 
hearts be assured, you become courageous

538
00:30:17,056 --> 00:30:21,056
and you don't become shaky in this
expedition.

539
00:30:21,545 --> 00:30:23,845
This was the intention behind...
Allah said that:

540
00:30:23,845 --> 00:30:27,845
once you decide on marching ahead
with faith and piety,

541
00:30:27,845 --> 00:30:31,535
Allah not only comes to their aid but
encourages them as well.

542
00:30:31,535 --> 00:30:35,535
Allah's Prophet (pbuh) stated this fact
and then Allah stated the same facts.

543
00:30:35,535 --> 00:30:39,575
Quran says that Help is only from Allah.
What are angels going to do on their own?

544
00:30:39,575 --> 00:30:42,705
But you were told that you...
It is obvious that when an individual

545
00:30:42,705 --> 00:30:46,705
is told that God is going to come to his 
aid, clearly human beings are tethered

546
00:30:46,705 --> 00:30:49,495
to their senses and he is caught in the
paradigm

547
00:30:49,495 --> 00:30:50,615
of cause and effect.

548
00:30:50,615 --> 00:30:53,355
So, one immediately wonders how Allah 
is going to come to their aid?

549
00:30:53,355 --> 00:30:56,385
So, the Quran stated that due to this 
reason the Quran went in detail

550
00:30:56,385 --> 00:30:58,685
to state that God will send to your 
aid 5000 angels

551
00:30:58,685 --> 00:31:02,685
A clear truth came to the fore.
Even after all this, if you still show

552
00:31:02,685 --> 00:31:04,885
a lack of courage, then you are
worthless.

553
00:31:04,885 --> 00:31:08,885
The Quran reminded them that this
incident was taking place,

554
00:31:08,885 --> 00:31:11,115
and this is what Allah was doing at
that point of time,

555
00:31:11,115 --> 00:31:14,725
and such-and-such aspects of losing 
courage were become manifest

556
00:31:14,725 --> 00:31:17,365
in both groups. 
This is how the incident is introduced.

557
00:31:17,365 --> 00:31:20,626
And then we are told that Allah acted in
the same way in the Battle of Badr.

558
00:31:20,626 --> 00:31:23,556
Laiyaqta'a tarafam minal lazeena kafarooo

559
00:31:23,556 --> 00:31:25,355
Why did Allah undertake this task?

560
00:31:25,385 --> 00:31:33,585
[So that] He might sever one part 
of these disbelievers

561
00:31:34,106 --> 00:31:38,106
How did these extraordinary 
circumstances come to be

562
00:31:38,106 --> 00:31:42,106
where Allah came to their aid.
This situation emerged

563
00:31:42,106 --> 00:31:45,196
so that when Allah comes to their 
aid, then the manner

564
00:31:45,196 --> 00:31:46,746
in which you find courage,

565
00:31:46,746 --> 00:31:50,386
similarly your interlocutors and those
who resist you and the Quraish who are

566
00:31:50,386 --> 00:31:53,516
trying to run you over, some people 
among those find guidance

567
00:31:53,516 --> 00:31:54,795
such that they become Muslims.

568
00:31:54,795 --> 00:31:57,245
He will sever one part of these 
disbelievers in order to

569
00:31:57,245 --> 00:31:58,705
make them friends with you.

570
00:31:58,705 --> 00:32:02,893
God does not want to punish them
at that moment.

571
00:32:02,893 --> 00:32:06,893
Due to that, Allah shows them His signs
time and again so that

572
00:32:06,893 --> 00:32:10,893
if an individual is hesitant to the last 
degree,

573
00:32:10,893 --> 00:32:14,893
then he should witness Allah's aid and
support and return to the fold of Islam

574
00:32:14,893 --> 00:32:16,730
and not become a target of 
Allah's wrath.

575
00:32:16,730 --> 00:32:23,800
One aspect was that when they are told
that Allah's aid will come to their rescue

576
00:32:23,800 --> 00:32:26,700
victory will be theirs. 
As a consequence, Allah will guide

577
00:32:26,700 --> 00:32:30,180
a group from among the disbelievers

578
00:32:30,180 --> 00:32:35,343
to embrace Islam and therefore, will 
sever a group from the disbelievers

579
00:32:35,343 --> 00:32:37,223
And the second aspect is that:

580
00:32:37,223 --> 00:32:41,223
Laiyaqta'a tarafam minal lazeena kafarooo

581
00:32:41,223 --> 00:32:43,913
aw yakbitahum fayanqaliboo khaaa'ibeen

582
00:32:43,913 --> 00:32:49,933
or He might humiliate them to such 
an extent that they return in disgrace.

583
00:32:50,193 --> 00:32:53,393
Both possibilities were there. 
If they find guidance,

584
00:32:53,393 --> 00:32:56,453
then some will embrace Islam and
they will join the Muslims.

585
00:32:56,453 --> 00:33:00,453
And even if they don't find guidance, 
it will still become amply clear

586
00:33:00,453 --> 00:33:03,163
that they are dealing with Allah and
not any human being.

587
00:33:03,163 --> 00:33:07,163
So, when Allah mentioned both
the aspects, then

588
00:33:07,163 --> 00:33:11,163
some thoughts occupied 
the Prophet (pbuh).

589
00:33:11,163 --> 00:33:16,363
And it is clear that by thinking that
thought, the Prophet (pbuh) was wondering

590
00:33:16,363 --> 00:33:19,895
why there is an alternative aspect
and why could they simply profess faith?

591
00:33:19,895 --> 00:33:23,895
The Quran says about the prophet at
another instance in the Quran that

592
00:33:23,895 --> 00:33:27,895
he will do anything to make them embrace
Islam.

593
00:33:27,895 --> 00:33:32,525
The Prophet's (pbuh) personality has 
qualities of kindness, leniency and love.

594
00:33:32,525 --> 00:33:35,955
Both these aspects are elucidated.
And the second one is more strict.

595
00:33:35,955 --> 00:33:38,835
The first aspect is that some of them
be blessed with Islam.

596
00:33:38,835 --> 00:33:41,069
This could be one of the two 
possibilities.

597
00:33:41,069 --> 00:33:44,299
And they become one with the Muslims
after professing faith.

598
00:33:44,299 --> 00:33:46,569
Or they will be humiliated to such an
extent that

599
00:33:46,569 --> 00:33:47,829
they would return in disgrace.

600
00:33:47,829 --> 00:33:49,577
This is what Allah had decided for them.

601
00:33:49,577 --> 00:33:53,227
Here some thoughts occupied the 
Prophet (pbuh) that

602
00:33:53,227 --> 00:33:56,477
why can't it be that his entire community
become Muslim.

603
00:33:56,477 --> 00:33:58,487
Why can't Allah give us the 
good fortune to do that.

604
00:33:58,487 --> 00:33:59,907
It is a very natural desire,

605
00:33:59,907 --> 00:34:02,807
at which the ongoing discourse 
was halted to tell him

606
00:34:02,807 --> 00:34:04,413
Laisa laka minal amrishai'un aw

607
00:34:04,413 --> 00:34:06,323
You do not have any authority 
on this issue.

608
00:34:06,323 --> 00:34:07,823
Laisa laka minal amrishai'un aw

609
00:34:07,823 --> 00:34:09,313
the ongoing discourse 
was halted

610
00:34:09,313 --> 00:34:11,093
The sentence is moving forward

611
00:34:11,093 --> 00:34:15,093
fayanqaliboo khaaa'ibeen
aw yatooba 'alaihim aw yu'az zi bahum

612
00:34:15,093 --> 00:34:19,093
the ongoing discourse was halted 
to tell the Prophet (pbuh):

613
00:34:19,093 --> 00:34:21,263
Laisa laka minal amrishai'un

614
00:34:21,263 --> 00:34:23,183
You do not have any authority on 
issues

615
00:34:23,183 --> 00:34:25,913
pertaining to providing guidance 
and reward and punishment.

616
00:34:25,913 --> 00:34:28,243
You should not interfere in this
issue.

617
00:34:28,243 --> 00:34:30,673
aw yatooba 'alaihim aw yu'azzi bahum

618
00:34:30,673 --> 00:34:32,873
You do not have any authority on 
this issue

619
00:34:32,873 --> 00:34:34,933
[that the Almighty deals with them 
such that]

620
00:34:34,933 --> 00:34:39,913
either He forgives them [if they repent] 
or punishes them

621
00:34:39,913 --> 00:34:42,483
aw yatooba 'alaihim aw yu'azzi bahum

622
00:34:42,483 --> 00:34:43,803
fa innahum zaalimoon

623
00:34:43,803 --> 00:34:47,803
Here some thought occupied the Prophet 
(pbuh) about the future of his people

624
00:34:47,803 --> 00:34:50,363
at which the ongoing discourse 
was halted to tell him

625
00:34:50,363 --> 00:34:52,493
that providing guidance and 
reward and punishment

626
00:34:52,493 --> 00:34:53,993
comes according to a law.

627
00:34:53,993 --> 00:35:00,353
I am not going to give them guidance
just because you desire that, says Allah.

628
00:35:00,353 --> 00:35:03,403
Guidance depends on the premise that
they will repent

629
00:35:03,403 --> 00:35:06,689
and Allah will forgive them. It is 
something based on his law.

630
00:35:06,689 --> 00:35:11,079
But if they insist on disbelief then there
is no law that says that he guides them

631
00:35:11,079 --> 00:35:14,912
only because the Prophet (pbuh) desires it
to be so.

632
00:35:15,758 --> 00:35:18,875
The ongoing discourse was halted 
to tell him and

633
00:35:18,875 --> 00:35:20,705
then the discourse was completed.

634
00:35:20,705 --> 00:35:27,335
This is how Allah told us his principle
vis a vis guidance and misguidance.

635
00:35:27,335 --> 00:35:29,365
This decision is His sole prerogative,

636
00:35:29,365 --> 00:35:32,205
and whatever decision He takes will 
be based on His law.

637
00:35:32,205 --> 00:35:35,593
It is not something that is based on 
someone's whims and wishes.

638
00:35:35,593 --> 00:35:37,503
In our culture, the saying goes that

639
00:35:37,503 --> 00:35:39,803
Nigah-e-Mard-E-Moman Se Badal
Jati Hain Taqdeerai

640
00:35:39,803 --> 00:35:42,643
So, Allah brought it to the attention of
the Prophet (pbuh) that

641
00:35:42,643 --> 00:35:44,883
inspite of is intense desire
[to bring them within the fold]

642
00:35:44,883 --> 00:35:46,275
only the law of Allah will be applicable.

643
00:35:46,275 --> 00:35:49,295
And the law is that God will forgive them
only if they repent before him

644
00:35:49,295 --> 00:35:51,347
and if they insist on disbelief,
God will punish them.

645
00:35:51,347 --> 00:35:54,027
God will not act in contravention to this
law

646
00:35:54,027 --> 00:35:56,747
Laisa laka minal amrishai'un aw 
yatooba 'alaihim

647
00:35:56,747 --> 00:35:58,747
You do not have any authority with 
issues

648
00:35:58,747 --> 00:36:00,722
pertaining to providing guidance 
and reward and punishment.

649
00:36:00,722 --> 00:36:02,582
This decision is His sole prerogative.

650
00:36:02,582 --> 00:36:04,932
Wa lilaahi maa fissamaawaati 
wa maa fil-ard;

651
00:36:05,130 --> 00:36:08,430
[Only God has this authority] and to 
Him belongs whatever

652
00:36:08,430 --> 00:36:09,986
is in the heavens and the earth.

653
00:36:09,986 --> 00:36:13,986
yaghfiru limai-yashaaa'u 
'He will forgive whoever He wants to

654
00:36:13,986 --> 00:36:17,336
wa yu'azzibu mai-yashaaa
and punish whoever He wants to

655
00:36:17,336 --> 00:36:18,836
wallaahu Ghafoorur Raheem

656
00:36:18,836 --> 00:36:24,176
And [in reality] God is forgiving and 
ever-merciful.

657
00:36:24,176 --> 00:36:28,176
I am willing to forgive you.
There are no issues from my side.

658
00:36:28,176 --> 00:36:31,286
But whatever decision He takes will be 
based on His impartial law.

659
00:36:31,286 --> 00:36:33,076
You do not have any authority on these
matters.

660
00:36:33,076 --> 00:36:37,076
if you read these verses, the force in 
these verses, the manner in which

661
00:36:37,076 --> 00:36:40,696
Allah has explicated His divine will,
His law is astonishing.

662
00:36:40,696 --> 00:36:42,986
Some thought occupied the 
Prophet (pbuh)

663
00:36:42,986 --> 00:36:44,846
at which the ongoing discourse was 
halted to tell him

664
00:36:44,846 --> 00:36:46,426
that providing guidance and reward 
and punishment

665
00:36:46,426 --> 00:36:48,296
does not rest with the Prophet (pbuh).

666
00:36:48,296 --> 00:36:51,706
With full force, Allah stated that mercy 
is reserved for those who repent

667
00:36:51,706 --> 00:36:54,279
and those who insist on disbelieve 
will be punished.

668
00:36:54,279 --> 00:37:00,209
This decision is His sole prerogative, 
and whatever decision He takes

669
00:37:00,209 --> 00:37:04,319
will be based on His wisdom and law,
if He so wills.

670
00:37:04,750 --> 00:37:08,110
However, do not assume that He is 
unforgiving. The truth is that:

671
00:37:08,110 --> 00:37:11,640
wallaahu Ghafoorur Raheem
He is forgiving and merciful

672
00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:14,720
given the fact that the individual 
fulfills the condition

673
00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:17,120
that guarantees His forgiveness.

674
00:37:17,120 --> 00:37:19,569
Listen to the simple translation to 
these verses.

675
00:37:20,783 --> 00:37:23,483
Believers! [they are not your friends, 
so]

676
00:37:23,483 --> 00:37:25,953
do not make those outside your own 
people [your] confidants.

677
00:37:25,953 --> 00:37:28,722
They will spare no opportunity 
to harm you.

678
00:37:28,722 --> 00:37:30,766
They desire hardships for you.

679
00:37:30,766 --> 00:37:33,616
Their enmity is evident from what they 
utter with their mouths

680
00:37:33,616 --> 00:37:36,576
and greater is what their 
breasts conceal.

681
00:37:36,576 --> 00:37:41,022
We have made evident to you 
these signs if you are sensible enough.

682
00:37:41,022 --> 00:37:45,022
It is you who want to befriend them while
they do not want to be friends

683
00:37:45,022 --> 00:37:49,022
with you even though you believe in 
all the Books of God.

684
00:37:49,314 --> 00:37:52,574
And [it is their practice that] 
when they meet you they say:

685
00:37:52,574 --> 00:37:54,994
“we already are believers,” and when 
alone,

686
00:37:54,994 --> 00:37:57,384
they bite their finger-tips with rage -

687
00:37:57,384 --> 00:38:01,384
Tell them: “Go perish in your rage! 
[God is aware of all your doings and]

688
00:38:01,384 --> 00:38:04,463
God even has knowledge of 
the secrets of the hearts,”

689
00:38:04,463 --> 00:38:06,573
When you are blessed with success,

690
00:38:06,573 --> 00:38:10,573
they are aggrieved and when some 
calamity befalls you they rejoice.

691
00:38:10,573 --> 00:38:12,813
[They are not your friends; ignore them]

692
00:38:12,813 --> 00:38:16,152
and [remember] if you persevere 
and keep fearing God,

693
00:38:16,152 --> 00:38:19,243
none of their schemes will ever harm you

694
00:38:19,243 --> 00:38:23,323
because God fully knows what they 
are doing.

695
00:38:23,323 --> 00:38:25,943
[Make them understand this reality, 
O Prophet!]

696
00:38:25,943 --> 00:38:27,969
and [for this remind them of the 
incident]

697
00:38:27,969 --> 00:38:31,423
when [on the day of Uhud] you 
left your house in the early hours

698
00:38:31,423 --> 00:38:34,143
to position the Muslims in their 
battle-posts.

699
00:38:34,143 --> 00:38:37,113
[At that time the Almighty was aware 
of your intentions

700
00:38:37,113 --> 00:38:39,533
and was listening to what you were 
saying]

701
00:38:39,533 --> 00:38:41,333
and God hears all and knows all.

702
00:38:41,333 --> 00:38:44,433
At the time when two of your groups
became timid,

703
00:38:44,433 --> 00:38:46,933
even though God was there to help them

704
00:38:46,933 --> 00:38:50,053
and it is only in God the believers 
should put their trust.

705
00:38:50,053 --> 00:38:54,053
[Before this,] God had helped you at Badr 
when you were very weak.

706
00:38:54,053 --> 00:38:55,903
[Even then you express ingratitude!]

707
00:38:55,903 --> 00:38:58,363
so have fear of God that you may 
be grateful to Him.

708
00:38:58,363 --> 00:39:01,470
Remember when you were saying to 
the believers:

709
00:39:01,470 --> 00:39:05,470
“Is it not enough for you that your 
Lord should help you

710
00:39:05,470 --> 00:39:08,810
with three thousand angels sent down 
[for this very purpose]?

711
00:39:08,810 --> 00:39:12,780
Yes! If you have patience and the fear of 
God,

712
00:39:12,780 --> 00:39:16,200
God will send to your aid five thousand 
angels marked specially,

713
00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:19,290
if they suddenly attack you at this 
very instant.

714
00:39:19,290 --> 00:39:23,290
And God undertook this only to give glad 
tidings to you

715
00:39:23,290 --> 00:39:26,090
and that your hearts be assured

716
00:39:26,090 --> 00:39:30,533
and victory comes only from God, the 
Mighty, the Wise.

717
00:39:30,533 --> 00:39:34,533
[So that] He might sever one part of 
these disbelievers

718
00:39:34,533 --> 00:39:38,533
or humiliate them to such an extent 
they return in disgrace –

719
00:39:38,789 --> 00:39:40,629
You do not have any authority

720
00:39:40,629 --> 00:39:42,649
[that the Almighty deals with them 
such that]

721
00:39:42,649 --> 00:39:44,769
either He forgives them [if they repent]

722
00:39:44,769 --> 00:39:47,912
or punishes them because they 
are wrong-doers.

723
00:39:47,912 --> 00:39:50,252
[Only God has this authority] and to Him 
belongs whatever

724
00:39:50,252 --> 00:39:52,132
is in the heavens and the earth.

725
00:39:52,132 --> 00:39:54,762
He will forgive whoever He wants to and 
punish whoever

726
00:39:54,762 --> 00:39:57,182
He wants to [according to His law].

727
00:39:57,182 --> 00:40:00,562
And [in reality] God is forgiving and 
ever-merciful.

728
00:40:00,682 --> 00:40:02,082
I say this saying of mine, and

729
00:40:02,082 --> 00:40:04,600
I seek forgiveness from Allah for me 
and for you and for all Muslims.