Quran Chapter 4- 16 (Pt-4,
Stg-1) (L-521) - درس قرآن
Both guilty should be punished
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)
وَٱلَّذَانِ يَأْتِيَٰنِهَا مِنكُمْ فَـَٔاذُوهُمَا فَإِن تَابَا وَأَصْلَحَا فَأَعْرِضُوا۟ عَنْهُمَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَتَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا 16
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16. And as for the two of you who are guilty thereof,
punish them both. But if they repent and improve, then let them be. Lo! Allah
is Ever-Relenting, Merciful.
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16. Wallazaani ya’-tiyaanihaa minkum
fa- ‘aazuuhumaa. Fa-‘in-taabaa wa ‘aslahaa fa- ‘a’-
ri-zuu ‘anhumaa. ‘InnAllaaha kaana
Taw-waabar-Rahiimaa.
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Commentary
‘Allazaani – (the two men of you),
in the earlier verse there was commandment regarding punishment for the women
who are guilty of lewdness and sinfulness. In this verse, the punishment of
guilty men of sodomy has been described. The word ’Allazaani signifies
towards the male. The commentators of Holy Qur’an took its
meaning as those two men who are culprits of homosexuality or those men who
commit lewdness with any woman unlawfully.
‘Aazuuhumaa - (punish both of them),
the words ‘aziy-yat, ‘iizaa etc. are from the same origin
which mean oppression, annoyance, hurting and pain, etc. In the meanings of
this word, every type of trouble, difficulty and suffering are included. It was
proclaimed that you should punish the lewd women by confining them in their
houses. The punishment for the guilty men has been described in the second
verse as to torture them, and responsibility of its fixation has been given to
the person, in whose hands is Power of Divine Law of the Religion (the Muslim
Ruler).
Allah Almighty has prescribed the punishment
of fornication as one hundred whips in accord with mention in Surah
Nuur and commanded that neither this punishment should be lessened,
nor softened, but it should be given publicly before the entire people.
Apparently, these physical punishments by Islam seem very severe and tough but
in fact, nature of crimes demands these types of punishments. Secondly, these
punishments prevent the crimes resultantly, whereas, light imprisonment and
punishment of penalty of present times has become cause of increasing the
crimes instead of decreasing them.
Islam wants rectification and correction in
the world. Therefore, it considered these crimes as very bad acts, and
prescribed their punishments as much severe that they would remove and end the
crimes and the evils from the world.
It has also been commanded, “Let the guilty
men of lewdness be whenever they repent and reform.” Explanation about the
Repentance has been stated many times earlier, that is to say, confessing one’s
mistakes by feeling them as bad and admitting to leave them. In the verse,
“Correction and Rectification” has also been determined necessary with the
repentance for more emphasis. After that, the good news has been given to the
persons, who repent that Allah Almighty is Ever-Relenting, and Most Merciful.
We should be hopeful of His blessings always.
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