Ansaruddin-SEPT-OCT-2016
Magazine of Majlis Ansarullah UK
Magazine of Majlis Ansarullah UK
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DARSUL QUR’AN<br />
When the help of Allah comes and the victory, and thou seest entering the religion of Allah in troops, Glorify thy<br />
Lord, with His praise and seek forgiveness of Him. Surely, He is oft-returning with compassion. (Sura Al-Nasar)<br />
Introduction<br />
Commentary<br />
This is a Medinite Sura in the sense that it was The Holy Prophet (saw) is here enjoined that since<br />
revealed after Hijra in the Medinite period, but is God’s promise has been fulfilled and large masses of<br />
a Meccan Sura in the sense that it was revealed at people have begun to enter the fold of Islam, he<br />
Mecca on the occasion of the Last Pilgrimage, only should give thanks to his Lord for fulfilling His<br />
about 70 or 80 days before the Holy Prophet’s promise about victory, sing His praises and seek His<br />
death. All relevant historical data, coupled with protection and forgiveness.<br />
reliable traditions are supported by such eminent<br />
The expression has a very wide significance.<br />
authority as ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar, one of the very<br />
The Holy Prophet is here told that since victory has<br />
early and distinguished Companions of the Holy<br />
come to him and Islam has become predominant in the<br />
Prophet (saw) have assigned this date to its<br />
land and his erstwhile enemies have become his devoted<br />
revelation. This was the last whole Sura to be<br />
servants, he should ask God to forgive them the grave<br />
revealed, though the last verse with which the<br />
wrongs they had done to him in the past. This seems to<br />
Quranic revelation came to an end was the 4th<br />
be the meaning and significance of the injunction to the<br />
verse of Sura Al-Maidah, viz: “This day have those<br />
Holy Prophet to seek God’s forgiveness. Or the Holy<br />
who disbelieve despaired or harming your religion.<br />
Prophet might have been enjoined to ask God’s<br />
So fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have<br />
protection against weaknesses and shortcomings they<br />
perfected your religion for you and completed My<br />
might find their way into the Muslim community on<br />
favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as<br />
account of lack of adequate training or education for the<br />
religion.” In the preceding Sura disbelievers were<br />
new converts. It is significant that whenever mention is<br />
plainly told that as their outlook on life, their ideals<br />
made in the Qur’an of a destined victory or some great<br />
and principles, their religious practices and mode<br />
success falling to the Holy Prophet, he is generally told<br />
and manner of worship were quite different from<br />
to ask God’s forgiveness and to seek His protection. This<br />
those of believers, there was no possibility of a<br />
clearly shows that he is enjoined here to ask for God’s<br />
compromise between the two. They shall reap the<br />
forgiveness and to seek His protection not for himself<br />
consequences of their deeds while the Muslims will<br />
but for others; he is asked to pray that whenever there<br />
enjoy the fruits of their labour. In the present Sura<br />
was any danger of his followers deviating from Islamic<br />
believers are told that the victory promised to them<br />
principles or precepts, God may save them from such a<br />
has already come and people have joined the fold of<br />
crisis. Thus there is no question here of the Prophet’s<br />
Islam in large numbers. Therefore, they,<br />
asking forgiveness for any of his own actions. According<br />
particularly the Holy Prophet, should give thanks<br />
to the Qur’an, he enjoyed complete immunity from<br />
to his Lord, extol His praises and seek protection<br />
every moral lapse or deviation from the right course<br />
from Him against shortcomings and moral<br />
(53:3).<br />
weaknesses that generally find their way into a new<br />
movement at a time when large groups of people The expression, “He is Oft-Returning with<br />
join its fold, because, in view of a vast number of compassion,” holds a message of hope to the Holy<br />
new converts and owing to lack of adequate Prophet (saw). He is told that whenever there was any<br />
number of experienced teachers to teach them the danger of his followers deviating from the path of Islam<br />
essentials of the new movement, they fail to and falling victims to moral decay on a large scale, God<br />
comprehend and assimilate properly its teaching or will return to them with compassion and will raise from<br />
imbibe its spirit.<br />
among them a reformer who will lead them to the right<br />
path.<br />
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