Maeda 64-66
64- AND THE JEWS SAID: ALLAH’S HANDS ARE TIED UP, THEIR HANDS ARE TIED, AND THEY ARE CURSED BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY SAY, BUT HIS HANDS ARE OPEN AND HE SPENDS AS HE WISHES. AND WHAT WAS SENT DOWN TO YOU FROM YOUR LORD WILL INCREASE MANY OF THEM IN TRANSGRESSION AND DISBELIEF, AND WE PUT ANIMOSITY AND HATRED BETWEEN THEM UNTIL THE DAY OF RESURRECTION, EVERY TIME THEY LIGHT UP THE FIRE OF WAR, ALLAH PUTS IT OUT, AND THEY CAUSE MISCHIEF ON EARTH, AND ALLAH DOES NOT LOVE THOSE WHO DO MISCHIEF.
65- IF THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK BELIEVED AND WERE PIOUS, WE WOULD HAVE FORGIVEN THEM THEIR EVIL DEEDS AND WE WOULD HAVE SENT THEM TO THE GARDENS OF DELIGHT.
66- AND IF THEY UPHELD THE TORAH AND THE ENGEEL AND WHAT WAS SENT DOWN TO YOU FROM YOUR LORD, THEY WOULD HAVE EATEN FROM WHAT IS OVER THEM AND WHAT IS UNDER THEIR FEET, SOME OF THEM BELIEVE, BUT MANY OF THEM DO EVIL DEEDS.
Historical back ground:
Abu Bakr was speaking to some of the Jews, when a Jewish man by the name of Fenhas, commented on the verse of the Quran saying “WHO IS THAT WHO WOULD GIVE ALLAH A BEAUTIFUL LOAN, AND ALLAH WILL MULTIPLY IT FOR HIM”, in this verse Allah the Highest reassures the believers who spend in charity and in the cause of Allah the Highest that what they spend is with Him and He will increase it and multiply it many folds for them.
Fenhas said to Abu Bakr that Allah the Highest is in need and is short of money and provisions, therefore he expects people to lend Him money, and He can not spend on his people, because his hands are tied.
Abu Bakr was angry and hit Fenhas on his face, following which Fenhas went to complain to Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him about Abu Bakr. Indeed, this was a great insult to Allah the Highest and to come from a person supposed to be a believer, makes it worse. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “Allah’s right hand is full, does not get empty because of spending continuously by night or day, did you see when he spent since the created the heavens and earth, it did not decrease what is in his right hand” (Bukhari & Muslim) (The right hand refers to the hand that gives)
They have evil envy of the Muslims, therefore whenever the Muslims receive guidance from Allah the Highest in the form of Quran, their hatred of the Muslims increases. Allah the Highest also said: “AND WE SEND DOWN OF THE QURAN WHAT IS A HEALER AND MERCY FOR THE BELIEVERS, BUT FOR THE UNJUST IT WILL ONLY MAKE THEM LOSS MORE” (S:17 A:82)
As a punishment for them, Allah the Highest put animosity and hatred between then. They will always be divided into many factions, and when they agree they agree on doing mischief and causing trouble. They also strive to create mischief and wars on Earth, and still do, although Allah the Stops most of the wars they try to start.
This should make us think about ourselves as Muslims, who are divided into factions and there is fighting going on between the Muslims. No doubt this angers Allah the Highest, for Muslims should never fight. But it could also be a sign of Allah’s anger with us.
“AND THEY CAUSE MISCHIEF ON EARTH, AND ALLAH DOES NOT LOVE THOSE WHO DO MISCHIEF”.
Causing mischief can be through wars, spreading immorality in the form of sexual perversion, sex outside marriage, or in the form of usury, violence and all other immoralities which are sanctioned by many societies and are treated as normal.
“IF THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK BELIEVE AND WERE PIOUS, WE WOULD HAVE FORGIVEN THEM THEIR EVIL DEEDS AND WE WOULD HAVE SENT THEM TO THE GARDENS OF DELIGHT”.
Allah the Highest is promising the people of the book a great reward for believing and being pious after believing, which is to be forgiven and to be admitted to Paradise.
“AND IF THEY UPHELD THE TORAH AND THE ENGEEL AND WHAT WAS SENT DOWN TO YOU FROM YOUR LORD, THEY WOULD HAVE EATEN FROM WHAT IS OVER THEM AND WHAT IS UNDER THEIR FEET, SOME OF THEM BELIEVE, BUT MANY OF THEM DO EVIL THINGS”
And if they upheld the Torah and Engeel when they had only the Torah and Engeel, They would have plenty in this life too, and without hardship. Upholding the Torah and Engeel, means to uphold their teachings, laws and principles. Having teachings of a holy book, studying and reciting them, is of no value if people do not apply them in their lives. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said something and then added: “There will be time when knowledge will go”, we said: “How will knowledge go when we recite the Quran and teach it to our children and our children teach it to their children until the Day of Resurrection?” He said: “O Ibn Om Lebed, I used to consider you the most scholarly man in Medina, do the Jews and Christians not read the Torah and Engeel, but get not benefit from them”. (A: 4; 160 & Ma: Fetan; 26)
Therefore, one of the reasons for people’s provisions to decrease and for them to fight each other is not applying Allah’s teachings and commands. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “Nothing increases life span except being good to your family and people, and nothing stops fate except Dawa, and a man may be prevented provision because of the sin he does”. (Ma: Fetan; 22)
And also said: “O migrant people, five things if you are afflicted with them and I ask Allah to protect you from them. Whenever adultery appears in people and they do not hide it, there will spread among them the epidemics and disease which were not in their forefathers; and when they cheat in measuring up and weighing, they will be taken by famines, difficulty in earning their living and the injustice of their chief; and whenever they stop giving the Zakah of their money, they will not have rain from heavens and if it was not for the animals, they would never have rain; and if they break they covenant with Allah and with His messenger, Allah will send to them an enemy not from among them, to take some of what they possess; and when their leaders do not rule and judge by Allah’s book, but choose some and leave others, Allah will make them fight each other”. (Ma: Fetan; 22)
Therefore, upholding Allah’s book and applying its teaching, is our savior. We should take refuge in Allah’s book and His messenger’s teachings whenever we find that Allah the Highest is not on our side.
B: Bukhari M: Muslim Mal: Malek A: Ahmed D: Abu Dawood
Da: Daremy Ma: Ibn Magah N: Nesae T: Termezi
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