The Holy Quran is more than just a religious scripture for humanity. Its verses hold profound wisdom and guidance that transcends time and circumstances.
Within its chapters lie most previous treasures for humankind waiting to be unearthed, verses that speak directly to the human condition, offering profound reflections on themes as diverse as hope, gratitude, resilience, and our place in the universe.
This article delves into a selection of these thought-provoking and life-changing verses, exploring their relevance to our daily lives and how their timeless message can help us navigate the complexities of the modern world.
Whether you’re a seasoned reader or simply curious about the Quran’s potential to impact your life, prepare to embark on a journey of self-discovery and meaningful contemplation.
God is the true King: Sachha Badshah: Haqiqi Malik
فَتَعَـٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۖ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْكَرِيمِ ١١٦
Exalted is Allah, the True King! There is no god except Him, the Lord of the Honourable Heaven 23:116
Pas baala-o-bartar hai Allah, baadshah e haqiqi, koi khuda uske siwa nahin, maalik hai arsh e buzurg ka.
Applications
- A mirror to those consecrating and worshipping kings and queens, magnificent buildings, nations, tribes, or their ancestors.
As you do so shall you reap
لِيَجْزِىَ ٱللَّهُ كُلَّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّا كَسَبَتْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ ٥١
As such, Allah will reward every soul for what it has committed. Surely Allah is swift in reckoning. 14:51
Yeh is liye hoga ke Allah har mutanaffis ko uske kiye ka balda dega. Allah ko hisaab lete kuch dair nahin lagti 14:5
Applications
- Stay away from bad and evil deeds
God knows well your motives and intentions
وَأَسِرُّوا۟ قَوْلَكُمْ أَوِ ٱجْهَرُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ١٣
Whether you speak secretly or openly—He surely knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart. 67:13
Tum chahe chupke se baat karo ya unchi aawaz se (Allah ke liye yaksa hai) woh to dilon ka haal tak jaanta hai. 67:13
Applications
- Nothing hidden from God
- Applicable to hypocritical acts happening in Personal Life, Society, Politics, Business, etc
Credibility Gap: Qaul-o-Fel me Farq: Kathni Karni
۞ أَتَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ٤٤
Do you preach righteousness and fail to practice it yourselves, although you read the Scripture? Do you not understand? 2:44
Tum dusron ko to neki ka raasta ikhtiyar karne ke liye kehte ho, magar apne aap ko bhool jatay ho? Halaanke tum kitab ki tilawat karte ho, kya tum aqal se bilkul hi kaam nahin letay. 2:44
Applications
- Credibility Gap
- Applicable to hypocritical acts happening in Personal Life, Society, Politics, Business, etc
Rush to do Good Deeds
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُسَـٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَـٰبِقُونَ ٦١
It is they who race to do good deeds, always taking the lead. 23:61
Bhalaiyon ki taraf daudne waley aur sabaqat karke unhein paa lene waley to dar-haqeeqat woh log hain 23:61
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: Be prompt in doing good deeds (before you are overtaken) by turbulence which would be like a part of the dark night. During (that stormy period) a man would be a Muslim in the morning and an unbeliever in the evening or he would be a believer in the evening and an unbeliever in the morning, and would sell his faith for worldly goods. Sahih Muslim, Chapter 51, Book 1, Number 0213
Applications
- Show willingness to do good deeds and initiatives in personal life, society, polity, business, etc
Good and Evil not Equal
وَلَا تَسْتَوِى ٱلْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ٱدْفَعْ بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُۥ عَدَٰوَةٌۭ كَأَنَّهُۥ وَلِىٌّ حَمِيمٌۭ ٣٤
And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon, the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend. 41:34
Neki aur badi yaksan (barabar) nahi hai, tum badi ko us neki se dafa karo jo behtareen ho, tum dekhoge ke tumhare saath jiski adawat (dushmani) padi hui thi woh jigri dost bangaya 41:34
Applications
- Don’t just recklessly compare things for the sake of it especially in matters of religions and philosophies arguing that are all one and the same even when roots and motive of some are deeply unjust.
God is with those who shun evil
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوا۟ وَّٱلَّذِينَ هُم مُّحْسِنُونَ ١٢٨
Surely Allah is with those who shun evil and who do good ˹deeds˺. 16:128
Allah un logon ke saath hai jo taqwa se kaam letay hain aur ehsan par amal karte hain 16:128
Applications
- God is with good-doers not evil doers
What is Good and Righteousness?
۞ لَّيْسَ ٱلْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلْبِرَّ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَءَاتَى ٱلْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِۦ ذَوِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَٱلسَّآئِلِينَ وَفِى ٱلرِّقَابِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلْمُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ إِذَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ۖ وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ فِى ٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ وَحِينَ ٱلْبَأْسِ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا۟ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ١٧٧
Righteousness is not in turning your faces towards the east or the west. Rather, the righteous are those who believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Books, and the prophets; who give charity out of their cherished wealth to relatives, orphans, the poor, ˹needy˺ travellers, beggars, and for freeing captives; who establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and keep the pledges they make; and who are patient in times of suffering, adversity, and in ˹the heat of˺ battle. It is they who are true ˹in faith˺, and it is they who are mindful ˹of Allah˺. 2:177
Neki yeh nahin hai ke tumne apne chehre mashriq (east) ki taraf karliye ya magrib(west) ki taraf, balke neki yeh hai ke aadmi Allah ko aur yaum e aakhir aur malaika ko aur Allah ki nazil ki hui kitab aur uske paighambaron ko dil se maane aur Allah ki muhabbat mein apna dil pasand maal rishtedaaron aur yateemon par, miskeeno aur musafiron par, madad ke liye haath phaylane walon par aur ghulamo ki rihayi par kharch karey, namaz qayam karey aur zakaat de aur neik woh log hain ke jab ahad karein to usey wafa karein, aur tanggi o museebat ke waqt mein aur haqq o baatil ki jung mein sabr karein, yeh hain raast baaz log aur yahi log muttaqi (pious) hain 2:177
What will explain to you what the ascent is? It is the freeing of a slave or the feeding in times of famine of an orphaned relative or some needy person in distress, and to be one of those who believe and urge one another to steadfastness and compassion. Those who do so are the people of the right hand, and [as for] those who are bent on denying the truth of Our revelations, they are the people of the left hand, and the Fire will close in on them. Al-Quran 90:12-20
Dawat-o-Tabligh: Enjoining Good, Forbidding Evil
Holy Quran on Enjoining Good
وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌۭ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ ۚ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ ١٠٤
Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are the ones to attain felicity. — Quran 3:104
كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ ۗ وَلَوْ ءَامَنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَكَانَ خَيْرًۭا لَّهُم ۚ مِّنْهُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ ١١٠
Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only the People of the Book had faith, it were best for them: among them are some who have faith, but most of them are transgressors. Quran 3:110
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍۢ ۚ يَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌۭ ٧١
The believers, both men and women, are guardians of one another. They encourage good and forbid evil, establish prayer and pay alms-tax, and obey Allah and His Messenger. 9:71
ٱلتَّـٰٓئِبُونَ ٱلْعَـٰبِدُونَ ٱلْحَـٰمِدُونَ ٱلسَّـٰٓئِحُونَ ٱلرَّٰكِعُونَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدُونَ ٱلْـَٔامِرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱلنَّاهُونَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْحَـٰفِظُونَ لِحُدُودِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١١٢
˹It is the believers˺ who repent, who are devoted to worship, who praise ˹their Lord˺, who fast, who bow down and prostrate themselves, who encourage good and forbid evil, and who observe the limits set by Allah. Q.9:112
يَـٰبُنَىَّ أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأْمُرْ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱنْهَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَكَ ۖ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ ١٧
“O people! Establish prayer, encourage what is good and forbid what is evil, and endure patiently whatever befalls you. Q.31:17
ٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ وَجَـٰدِلْهُم بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ ١٢٥
Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance. 16:125
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ لَا يَضُرُّكُم مَّن ضَلَّ إِذَا ٱهْتَدَيْتُمْ ۚ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًۭا فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ١٠٥
O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided. To Allāh is your return all together; then He will inform you of what you used to do. 5:105
Convey even if a single verse
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Convey from me, even if it be an Ayah, and narrate from the Children of Isra’il, and there is no harm, And whoever lies upon me purposely, then let him take his seat in the Fire.” Jami at-Tirmidhi 2669
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، وَهَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، وَعَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ” مَنْ رَأَى مُنْكَرًا فَاسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يُغَيِّرَهُ بِيَدِهِ فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ ” . وَقَطَعَ هَنَّادٌ بَقِيَّةَ الْحَدِيثِ – وَفَّاهُ ابْنُ الْعَلاَءِ – ” فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ بِلِسَانِهِ فَبِقَلْبِهِ وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الإِيمَانِ ”
Change Evil with Hand, Tongue and Heart
Abu Sa’eed said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: ‘Whoever among you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; if he cannot, then with his tongue; if he cannot, then with his heart- and that is the weakest of Faith.'” Sunan an-Nasa’i 5008 Grade: Sahih (Darussalam).
Ascribing False things against Prophet
Narrated Al-Mughira: I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, “Ascribing false things to me is not like ascribing false things to anyone else. Whosoever tells a lie against me intentionally then surely let him occupy his seat in Hell-Fire.” I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, “The deceased who is wailed over is tortured for that wailing.” Sahih al-Bukhari 1291
It was narrated from ‘Ali that: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘”Whoever narrates a Hadith from me thinking it to be false, then he is one of the two liars.” (Either the one who invents a lie or the one who repeats it; both are liars). Sunan Ibn Majah 38 Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)
Issues with Tablighi Jamaat
The Tablighi Jamaat does not represent the entirety of Islamic teachings. Rather, it promotes an ideology shaped by specific leaders to whom followers pledge allegiance. Many view this as a misdirection, a waste of time, and as misaligned with the Quran and Sunnah for several reasons.
- Those who want to learn Islam must avoid this because most of the people here are foolhardy, stubborn and ignorant who have little interest in reading or knowing what is actually written in Quran and Sunnah. They choose their Ameer, Hadi and Rehbar the one who just keep repeating certain things from their masters and their books without any concern whatsoever whether or not what they say or preach is in accordance with Quran and Sunnah. They focus less on Quran, more on Books written by their masters such as like Fazail-e-Amal and Muntakhab Hadith which according to many learned scholars of Islam allegedly contain false and selective Hadith.
- Whereas Allah in Quran repeatedly commands Humankind to read Quran which has been revealed in an easy to understand manner, as a guide of truth and righteousness, many Jamatis think that neither they nor people are qualified or mature enough to read, understand or comprehend Quran whether in Arabic or its translation. So people cannot understand Quran or its translation but understand and comprehend what their masters wrote? Are their masters a better guide than Allah and his prophets? Some of them say that they don’t preach directly from Quran because Quran is not in “Tarteeb”. So the tarteeb of their masters is better than Allah, Prophet and early Muslims including Ali RA, the bab-ul-ilm, who approved this compilation of Quran for all Muslims?
- If they can’t understand even the translation of Quran, what makes them qualified enough to preach and propagate Islam? If they can’t understand even the translation of Quran, how can they understand translation of those selective and some false Hadith copied by their masters? It is interesting that they can’t comprehend the book of Allah but can comprehend the book of their masters.
- Clearly, more than Islam, they seem to be serving the cause of certain families and their progenies in the name of Islam. More than Quran and Sunnah, they love books of their masters.
- Their sessions are generally one way communication with little interaction. Many a times, they are presided over by naives who have little knowledge of Quran and Sunnah but keep reading from the book of their scholars. Worse, even many Deobandi Scholars and Imams who tolerate Tablighi Jamat in their Mosques consider their activities as sheer waste of time and hardly engage their own children in such gatherings and they are rather sent to the best english medium schools.
- Most of the Jamatis also look sleep-deprived especially in their morning sessions and appear to be in a sleepy subconscious state thus doing injustice both to themselves and the session. (Ignoring the needs of body also an injustice per Quran and Sunnah). They focus only on few aspects of Islam, ignoring many others which are equally important for life and beyond.
- The things they focus on include prayers, clothing, etc and the things they ignore include justice and honouring the rights of people. Some other aspects they keep emphasising includes “abandoning all their desires” and “hiding and overlooking mistakes of each other”, “Not judging each other”, etc which is good in and of itself but problemetic if frequently used as a decoy to evade accountability with regard to their spritual and material corruption, embezzlement of funds, rapes and sexual abuses especially of women and children with them, adultry, lies and manipulations. God knows best. Excessive overlooking and hiding of “flagrant, open and repeated sins and mistakes” of each other also goes against the “Forbiding Evil” mandate of Quran leading to more severe consequences.
- If Tablighi Jamat overcomes above shortcomings and their members carry and preach from Quran and Sahih Hadith, make their sessions interactive, also focus on socio-political, global and economic issues, assign tasks to members based on their interest and capabilities not just on the basis of time spent in Jamaat, it might become more beneficial.
Allah is the best of Planners
وَمَكَرُوا۟ وَمَكَرَ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلْمَـٰكِرِينَ ٥٤
And the disbelievers made a plan ˹against Jesus˺, but Allah also planned—and Allah is the best of planners. 3:54
Phir bani Israel ( Maseeh ke khilaf) khufiya tadbeerein karne lagey, jawab mein Allah ne bhi apni khufiya tadbeer ki aur aisi tadbeeron mein Allah sab se badh kar hai 3:54
Seeking Forgiveness from God
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَرِيقٌۭ مِّنْ عِبَادِى يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ١٠٩
Indeed, there was a group of My servants who used to pray, ‘Our Lord! We have believed, so forgive us and have mercy on us, for You are the best of those who show mercy. 23:109
Tum wahi log to ho ke mere kuch banday jab kehte thay ke aye hamare parwardigar, hum iman laye, humein maaf karde, humpar reham kar, tu sab raheemon se accha raheem hai 23:109
وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ وَٱرْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ١١٨
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the best of those who show mercy.” 23:118
(Aey Muhammad) kaho, “Mere Rubb darguzar farma, aur reham kar, aur tu sab raheemon se accha raheem hai. 23:118
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًۭا ٩٩
It is right to hope that Allah will pardon them. For Allah is Ever-Pardoning, All-Forgiving. 4:99
Baeed nahin ke Allah unhein maaf karde, Allah bada maaf karne wala aur darguzar farmane wala hai 4:99
Applications
- Never hesitate to seek forgiveness from God. God is merciful and forgiving.
Never Lose Hope
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًۭا ٩٩
It is right to hope that Allah will pardon them. For Allah is Ever-Pardoning, All-Forgiving. 4:99
Baeed nahin ke Allah unhein maaf karde, Allah bada maaf karne wala aur darguzar farmane wala hai 4:99
Applications
- Never lose hope but work harder and keep striving for success in all walks of life.
Honour and Disgrace in God’s Hand
قُلِ ٱللَّهُمَّ مَـٰلِكَ ٱلْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِى ٱلْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَنزِعُ ٱلْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَآءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ ٱلْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ ٢٦
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O Allah! Lord over all authorities! You give authority to whoever You please and remove it from who You please; You honour whoever You please and disgrace who You please—all good is in Your Hands. Surely You ˹alone˺ are Most Capable of everything. 3:26
Kaho! Khudaya! Mulk ke maalik! Tu jisey chahey, hukumat de aur jissey chahey cheen le, jisey chahey izzat bakshey aur jisko chahey zillat de. Bhalayi tere ikhtiyar mein hai. Beshak tu har cheez par qaadir hai 3:26
Migrating for the Good Cause
وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ قُتِلُوٓا۟ أَوْ مَاتُوا۟ لَيَرْزُقَنَّهُمُ ٱللَّهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًۭا ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ ٥٨
As for those who emigrate in the cause of Allah and then are martyred or die, Allah will indeed grant them a good provision. Surely Allah is the Best Provider. 22:58
Aur jin logon ne Allah ki raah mein hijrat ki, phir qatal kardiye gaye ya marr gaye, Allah unko accha rizq dega aur yaqeenan Allah hi behtareen raaziq hai. 22:58
قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ٦٩
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Travel throughout the land and see the fate of the wicked.” 27:69
Kaho, zara zameen mein chal phir kar dekho ke mujreemo ka kya anjaam ho chuka hai 27:69
۞ وَمَن يُهَاجِرْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ يَجِدْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُرَٰغَمًۭا كَثِيرًۭا وَسَعَةًۭ ۚ وَمَن يَخْرُجْ مِنۢ بَيْتِهِۦ مُهَاجِرًا إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ ثُمَّ يُدْرِكْهُ ٱلْمَوْتُ فَقَدْ وَقَعَ أَجْرُهُۥ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًۭا رَّحِيمًۭا ١٠٠
Whoever emigrates in the cause of Allah will find many safe havens and bountiful resources throughout the earth. Those who leave their homes and die while emigrating to Allah and His Messenger—their reward has already been secured with Allah. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful. 4:100
Applications
- Dawat-o-Tableegh
- Struggles for Righteousness
- Leaving oppressed lands when one is not able to confront them.
God Tests Humanity with Failures
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ١٥٥
We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure. 2:155
Aur hum zaroor tumhein khauf o khatar , faaqa kashi (bhook), jaan o maal ke nuqsanaat aur aamadaniyon ke ghatey(nuqsaan) mein mubtila karke tumhari aazmaish karenge 2:155
Those killed in self-defence are also Martyrs
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ ـ هُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ ـ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ “ مَنْ قُتِلَ دُونَ مَالِهِ فَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-‘As: I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, “Whoever is killed while protecting his property then he is a martyr”. Sahih al-Bukhari 2480 (Book 46, Hadith 41) #2375
وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُقَـٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَٱجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّۭا وَٱجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا ٧٥
And what is it with you? You do not fight in the cause of Allah and for oppressed men, women, and children who cry out, “Our Lord! Deliver us from this land of oppressors! Appoint for us a saviour; appoint for us a helper—all by Your grace.” 4:75
Aakhir kya wajah hai ke tum Allah ki raah mein un be-bas mardon, auraton aur bacchon ki khatir na lado jo kamzoar paakar daba liye gaye hain aur fariyaad kar rahey hain ke khudaya humko is basti se nikal jiske bashinday zalim hain aur apni taraf se hamara koi haami o madadgaar paida karde 4:75
Applications
- Safeguarding one’s property, community, nation, etc
- Cases of forced demolitions, displacement, disappearances
- Defend the poor and oppressed against oppressors.
- Protect your possessions with courage & conviction. Have faith in Allah SWT & trust His plan. Take care of your belongings.
Unjust Occupations
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ مَنْ أَخَذَ شَيْئًا مِنَ الأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ حَقِّهِ خُسِفَ بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَى سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ ”.
Narrated Salim’s father: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Any person who takes a piece of land unjustly will sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection.” Sahih al-Bukhari 3196
Oppression
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْمَكِّيُّ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْبَدٍ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعَثَ مُعَاذًا إِلَى الْيَمَنِ، فَقَالَ “ اتَّقِ دَعْوَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ، فَإِنَّهَا لَيْسَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ حِجَابٌ ”.
Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) sent Muadh to Yemen and said, “Be afraid, from the curse of the oppressed as there is no screen between his invocation and Allah.” Sahih al-Bukhari 2448
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ، الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِيمَا يَرْوِي عَنْ رَبِّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى “ إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي الظُّلْمَ وَعَلَى عِبَادِي فَلاَ تَظَالَمُوا ” . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِنَحْوِهِ وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي إِدْرِيسَ الَّذِي ذَكَرْنَاهُ أَتَمُّ مِنْ هَذَا .
Abu Dharr reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying that he reported it from his Lord, the Exalted and Glorious: Verily I have made oppression unlawful for Me and for My servants too, so do not commit oppression. The rest of the hadith is the same. Sahih Muslim 2577d
Abu Dharr (RAA) quoted the Prophet (ﷺ) saying among what he narrated from Allah, the Most High that He has said, “O MY slaves, I have made oppression unlawful for myself and I have made it unlawful among you, so do not oppress one another.” Related by Muslim. Bulugh al-Maram Book 16, Hadith 58
Ka’b bin Ujrah narrated: “The Messenger of Allah said to me: ‘I seek refuge in Allah for you O Ka’b bin Ujrah from leader that will be after me. Whoever comes to their doors to approve of their lies and supports them in their oppression, then he is not of me and I am not of him, and he will not meet me at the Hawd. And whoever comes to their doors, or he does not come, and he does not approve of their lies and he does not support them in their oppression, then he is from me and I am from him, and he will meet me at the Hawd. Ka’ab bin Ujrah! Salat is clear proof, and Sawm (fasting) is an impregnable shield, and Sadaqah (charity) extinguishes sins just as water extinguishes fire. O Ka’b bin Ujrah! There is no flesh raised that sprouts from the unlawful except that the Fire is more appropriate for it.'” Jami at-Tirmidhi 614
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik, that the Prophet(s.a.w) said: “Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or oppressed.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah! I help him when he is oppressed. But how can I help him when he oppresses?” He said: “Prevent him from oppression, that is your help for him.” Jami`at-Tirmidhi 2255
Narrated Abu Sa’id al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The best fighting (jihad) in the path of Allah is (to speak) a word of justice to an oppressive ruler. Sunan Abi Dawud 4344
Conducting affairs by Mutual Consultation
وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمْ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَىٰ بَيْنَهُمْ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ٣٨
Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular Prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on them for Sustenance; And those who, when an oppressive wrong is inflicted on them, (are not cowed but) help and defend themselves. The recompense for an injury is an injury equal thereto (in degree): but if a person forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is due from Allah: for (Allah) loveth not those who do wrong. Holy Quran 42:38-40
Halal and Haram: General Rule
The General rule regarding haram and halal according to scholars is that all things by default are halal and permissible unless explicitly prohibited by Quran and Sunnah.
قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِۦ وَٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ مِنَ ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚ قُلْ هِىَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا خَالِصَةًۭ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لِقَوْمٍۢ يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٢
Ask, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Who has forbidden the adornments and lawful provisions Allah has brought forth for His servants?” Say, “They are for the enjoyment of the believers in this worldly life, but they will be exclusively theirs on the Day of Judgment. This is how We make Our revelations clear for people of knowledge.” 7:32
In se kaho kisne Allah ki us zeenat ko haraam kardiya jisey Allah ne apne bandon ke liye nikala tha aur kisne khuda ki bakshi hui paak cheezein mamnu (forbidden) kardi? Kaho, yeh saari cheezein duniya ki zindagi mein bhi iman laney walon ke liye hain, aur qayamat ke roz to khaalisatan unhi ke liye hongi. Is tarah hum apni baatein saaf saaf bayaan karte hain un logon ke liye jo ilm rakhne waley hain. 7:32
قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّىَ ٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَٱلْإِثْمَ وَٱلْبَغْىَ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَأَن تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِۦ سُلْطَـٰنًۭا وَأَن تَقُولُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٣٣
Say, “My Lord has only forbidden open and secret indecencies, sinfulness, unjust aggression, associating ˹others˺ with Allah ˹in worship˺—a practice He has never authorized—and attributing to Allah what you do not know.” 7:33
In se kaho ke mere Rubb ne jo cheezein haraam ki hain woh to yeh hain : besharmi ke kaam khwa khuley hon ya chupey, aur gunaah aur haqq ke khilaf ziyadati, aur yeh ke Allah ke saath tum kisi ko shareek karo jiske liye usne koi sanad nazil nahin ki, aur yeh ke Allah ke naam par koi aisi baat kaho jiske mutaaliq tumhein ilm na ho ke woh haqeeqat mein usi ne farmayi hai. 7:33
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثْمٌۭ ۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا۟ وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا ۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًۭا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ ١٢
O you who have believed, avoid negative assumptions. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear God; indeed, God is accepting of repentance and merciful. Al-Quran 49:12
Aey logon jo imaan laaye ho, bahut gumaan (suspicion)karne se parheiz karo ke baaz gumaan (suspicion) gunaah hote hain. Tajassus (jasusi) na karo aur tum mein se koi kisi ki geebat na karey. kya tumhare andar koi aisa hai jo apne marey(dead) huey bhai ka gosht khana pasand karega? Dekho, tum khud is se gheen khate ho. Allah se daro, Allah bada tawbah qabool karne wala aur Raheem hai 49:12
Sahih Muslim 2563a Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Avoid suspicion, for suspicion, is the gravest lie in talk and do not be inquisitive about one another and do not spy upon one another and do not feel envy with the other, and nurse no malice, and nurse no aversion and hostility against one another. And be fellow brothers and servants of Allah.
Al-Nu’man ibn Bashir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The lawful is clear and the unlawful is clear, and between the two of them are doubtful matters about which many people do not know. Thus, he who avoids doubtful matters clears himself in regard to his religion and his honor, and he who falls into doubtful matters will fall into the unlawful as the shepherd who pastures near a sanctuary, all but grazing therein. Verily, every king has a sanctum and the sanctum of Allah is His prohibitions. Verily, in the body is a piece of flesh which, if sound, the entire body is sound, and if corrupt, the entire body is corrupt. Truly, it is the heart.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 52, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1599
Quran Interpretation Issue
هُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِنْهُ ءَايَـٰتٌۭ مُّحْكَمَـٰتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَـٰبِهَـٰتٌۭ ۖ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌۭ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَـٰبَهَ مِنْهُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ ٱلْفِتْنَةِ وَٱبْتِغَآءَ تَأْوِيلِهِۦ ۗ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ تَأْوِيلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَٱلرَّٰسِخُونَ فِى ٱلْعِلْمِ يَقُولُونَ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ كُلٌّۭ مِّنْ عِندِ رَبِّنَا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ٧
He is the One Who has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book, of which some verses are precise—they are the foundation of the Book—while others are elusive. Those with deviant hearts follow the elusive verses seeking ˹to spread˺ doubt through their ˹false˺ interpretations—but none grasps their ˹full˺ meaning except Allah. As for those well-grounded in knowledge, they say, “We believe in this ˹Quran˺—it is all from our Lord.” But none will be mindful ˹of this˺ except people of reason. 3:7
We have made it a Quran in Arabic so that you [people] may understand. 43:3
And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful? 54:40
This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, so perhaps you will understand. 2:242
Surely this Quran guides to what is most upright, and gives good news to the believers—who do good—that they will have a mighty reward. 17:9
And indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is the absolute truth. So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Greatest. 69:51-52
Indeed, this ˹Quran˺ is a reminder to those mindful ˹of Allah˺. And We certainly know that some of you will persist in denial. and it will surely be a source of regret for the disbelievers. 69:48-50
Do they not then reflect on the Quran? Or are there locks upon their hearts? 47:24
Sâd. [These letters (Sâd etc.) are one of the miracles of the Quran and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. By the Quran full of reminding. 38:1
Ṭâ-Sĩn. These are the verses of the Quran; the clear Book. 27:1
Sources
- Holy Quran (www.quran.com)
- English Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran (www.quran.com)
- Hindi Translation: Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu) (www.quran.com)
- Islam City (www.islamcity.org)
- Sunnah (www.sunnah.com)