Transliteration:( Qul man zal lazee ya'simukum minal laahi in araada bikum sooo'an aw araada bikum rahmah; wa laa yajidoona lahum min doonil laahi waliyyanw wa laa naseeraa )
37. Here, evil denotes their death or their killing which is unpalatable to them. while mercy signifies life and peace, which they feel. is mercy to them (therwise, a believer regards death on martyrdom as a mercy to him, and life after running away from the battlefield as a means of punishment.
38. From this, emerge a few issues
1. Death is certain to come and you cannot, run away from it
2. To run away from adverse causes and from the battlefield, will not put off death. 3. A person who abandons the Creator and befriends the creation is very foolish, while he who abandons the creation for the love of the Creator, is a successful person. Always remember, to obtain your goal with success and that the help of the pious devotees of Allah Almighty, is indeed the Help of Allah Almighty.
The meaning of this is that if Allah Almighty decides evil for you, then you will have no helper who would be able to save you from His punishment.
The tafsir of Surah Ahzab verse 17 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Ahzab ayat 14 which provides the complete commentary from verse 14 through 17.
(33:17) Say (to them): “Who can protect you from Allah if He desires an evil for you? And who can prevent Him if He desires to show mercy to you?” They shall find none other than Allah to be their protector or helper.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
[1186]- i.e., prevent the will of Allāh from being carried out.
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