Quran Chapter 3- 167b &
168 (Pt-4, Stg-1) (L-485) - درس قرآن
Being nearer disbelief than faith
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)
وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ نَافَقُوا۟ وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا۟ قَٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوِ ٱدْفَعُوا۟ قَالُوا۟ لَوْ نَعْلَمُ قِتَالًا لَّٱتَّبَعْنَٰكُمْ هُمْ لِلْكُفْرِيَوْمَئِذٍ أَقْرَبُ مِنْهُمْ لِلْإِيمَٰنِ يَقُولُونَ بِأَفْوَٰهِهِم مَّا لَيْسَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَكْتُمُونَ
167
ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ وَقَعَدُوا۟ لَوْ أَطَاعُونَا مَاقُتِلُوا۟ قُلْ فَٱدْرَءُوا۟ عَنْ أَنفُسِكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ
168
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167b. They answered: If we knew aught of fighting we
would follow you. On that day they were nearer disbelief than faith. They
utter with their mouths a thing, which is not in their hearts. And Allah is
Best Aware of what they hide.
168. Those who, while they sat at home, said of their
brethren (who were fighting for the Cause of Allah): If they had obeyed us
they would not have been slain. Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Then avert death
from yourselves if ye are truthful.
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167b. Qaaluu law na’-lamu
qitaalal-lattaba’-naakum. Hum lil-kufri yawma-‘izin
‘aqrabu minhum lil-‘iimaan. Yaquu-luuna
bi-‘afwaahi-him-maa laysa fii quluubihim.
Wallaahu ‘A’-lamu bimaa yaktumuun.
168. ‘Allaziina qaaluu
li-‘ikh-waanihim wa qa-‘aduu law ‘ataa- ‘uunaa
maa qutiluu. Qul fadra-‘uu ‘an
‘anfusikumul-mawta ‘in- kuntum saadiqiin.
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Commentary
Greatest help and power, which is considered
most useful in the battlefield, is that either the fighters would have complete
support from their rear or they have expectation that their companions and
protectors exist on their back, and they will be reaching very soon. Contrary
to it, those soldiers remain in an excessive distressed condition and withered
whose own companions leave them helpless and they have no hope regarding any
help.
Abdullah bin ‘Ubayy adopted such behavior with the Muslim
Crusaders. That is to say; at that time; when the enemy was in front of them
and the Infidelity and Islam were near to knocking against each other, he
brought back his companions. When he was advised in this connection, he replied
that there is no chance of war. If we would have known that really; the both
armies are going to fight, then we would have gone with you. Even now, if we
felt that the war has begun, we would come to help you. He aimed also from this
conversation that if really there were any encounter, we certainly would have
remained with you. There is no comparison among your army and the army of
Infidels and Idolaters. You have only one thousand personnel and they have
three thousand braves. In addition, even you have no war equipment. It is not a
battle, but to put oneself into destruction unnecessarily. In other words, it
means from this description, “If we would know how to fight or aware of the art
of war, then we would have remained with you”. As though, they taunted the
Muslims in their hearts, “You did not act upon our advice, accepted opinion of
others, as if; we were considered as ignorant from the established orders of
war”. They tried to harm the Muslims from this act and strengthened the
Infidels. They began to say the ‘Ansaar (a tribe of sheikhs
supposed to have belonged originally to Madinah and embraced
Islam), “If they had followed us and remained at their homes; they would not
have been slain”. Allah Almighty commanded them that if it was not possible to escape
from death at home, then why not it should be accepted, by coming out in the
battlefield like the brave people.
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