Tawba 124-127

Tawba 124-127

124- AND WHEN WE SEND A SORAH DOWN, SOME OF THEM SAY: “WHOM OF YOU HAD HIS FAITH INCREASED BECAUSE OF THIS?”  AS FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE, IT INCREASES THEIR FAITH AND THEY ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHAT IS TO COME.

125- BUT AS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DISEASE IN THEIR HEARTS, IT WILL INCREASE THEIR IMPURITY BEYOND THEIR EXISTING IMPURITY, AND THEY WILL DIE AS DISBELIEVERS.

126- DO THEY NOT SEE THAT THEY ARE TRIED AND TESTED ONCE OR TWICE EVERY YEAR, AND THEN, THEY NEITHER REPENT OR TAKE HEED.

127- AND WHEN A SORAH IS SENT DOWN, THEY LOOK AT EACH OTHER WONDERING: “DID ANY ONE SEE YOU?”, THEN THEY TURN AWAY.  ALLAH TURNED THEIR HEARTS AWAY BECAUSE THEY ARE PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND.

Allah the Highest is telling us about the hypocrites, and is telling us how to know them in every age:

• Whenever they receive an Ayah of the Quran, they look at each other wondering if it affected any one of them, touched them or added to their weak faith. 

In the mean time, the true believers will be feel happy when they hear the Quran, which will touch their hearts and minds, it will strengthen their faith, and they will feel optimistic about what awaits them in this life and in the Hereafter “THE TRUE BELIEVERS ARE THOSE WHOM WHENEVER ALLAH IS MENTIONED, THEIR HEARTS FILL UP WITH AWE, AND WHENEVER HIS AYAHS ARE RECITED TO THEM, THEIR FAITH WILL INCREASE, AND THEY REALLY RELY ON THEIR LORD”.  (S:8 A:2)

• The hypocrites will have the doubt and impurity of their hearts increased and it will be with them to the grave.
• When they turn away from Allah the Highest and His Ayahs, Allah the Highest will turn their hearts away for them, for Allah the Highest does not want such hearts.

Allah the Highest tells us that they are tried and tested in their faith once or twice every year.  Such trial and testing is so that we may see their true colours and see them for what they are.  There is no doubt that such trial and testing of the hypocrites carries on until now, and we should look about us to recognise the hypocrites and distinguish them from the believers.

They were shown for what they were during the life of Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, in many situations, I will mention two of them.

1. When a 3000 men army of disbelievers marched to fight the Muslims, who went out to fight them by the mountain of Ohud, some of the hypocrites left the army and turned back half way.
2. When the Ahzab (Alliance) army of more than 10000 men marched on the Medina, the hypocrites left the Medina fearing death.

Both the hypocrites and the true believers are tried and tested.  While the trial and testing shows the hypocrites for what they are, it tends to correct the true believers, and they are usually corrected by such trial and testing, and tend to have their faith and their resolve strengthened.  Allah the Highest said: “THOSE WHO ARE PIOUS, WHENEVER THEY ARE TOUCHED BY THE DEVIL, THEY REMEMBER AND, THEN THEY SEE”.  (S: 7 A: 201)