Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 7 - Intro And Page
Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 7 - Intro And Page
Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 7 - Intro And Page
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Siirah LuqmEn : 31 : 1- 9 26devoid of knowledge, may mislead (people) from theWay of Allah and make a mockery of it. Such people arethe ones for whom there is a disgraceful punishment. [6]<strong>And</strong> when Our verses are recited to him, he turns awayin arrogance as if he did not hear them, as if there isheaviness in his ears. So give him the 'good' news of apainful punishment. [7]Surely, those who believe and do righteous deeds, forthem there are gardens of bliss [8] where they shall liveforever - an absolute promise of Allah. <strong>And</strong> He is theMighty, the Wise. (91CommentaryThe words: 5; (pay ZakZh) in Verse 4 carry the injunction ofZakZh, although the verse is Makki.. This tells us that the originalinjunction of Zakah had already been revealed before Hijrah, right therein Makkah al-Mu'aqgamah. As for the popular assumption that theinjunction of ZakZh was enforced in the second year of Hijrah, it refers tothe arrangement of fixing its nisab (threshold), providing details ofobligatory amount to be paid, collecting and disbursing it on authorizedheads bithe IslZmic government. This was done in the second year ofHijrah.Ibn Kathh while commenting on verse 20 of Siirah Al-Muzzammil:5g-3\ \ :\, :y j (Establish SalZh and pay ZakEh - 73:20) has arrived atthe same conclusion, because SCrah Al-Muzzammil as one of the MakkiSiirahs was revealed during the very initial period of the revelation of theQur'Zn. This tells us that the way Salah and ZakZh have been describedmostly side by side in the verses of the Qur'an, its obligation had alsotaken effect side by side. Allah knows best., ,'*,', ''3j.U.bl,.2; (<strong>And</strong> from amongThe word: 6 \91(ishtirz) in: ++I&the people who buys the distracting amusement of things - 31:6) literallymeans 'to buy.' <strong>And</strong> on occasions, the same word is used in the sense ofG+'doing an act instead of another' - as in: &dl! u\ 1;3\29 &-$ (Theseare the people who have bought error at the price of guidance - 2:16, 2:175)and in some other verses.The Cause of RevelationThis verse was revealed because of a particular event relating to NadrIbn HZrith. He was one of the top businessmen from among the Mushriks