Transliteration:( Awalam yaraw annaa ja'alnaa haraman aaminanw wa yutakhattafun naasu min haw lihim; afabil baatili yu'minoona wa bini'matil laahi yakfuroon )
160. This means Allah Almighty's great favour Is upon them that he made them residents of the Sacred Haram which is revered by all. There is Complete protection in it from plunder, killing and destruction This tells us that to stay on sacred ground is a bounty from Allah Almighty. Fortunate is that believer who can get burial in Madina Tayyiba May Allah Almighty grant it for a sinner like me
161. Here "Favour of Allah" signifies the Holy Prophet and falsehood denotes idols Among all the favours the Holy Prophet is the exalted favour because all the favours of the world are hound to perish, while the Holy Prophet favour is the eternal favour.Â
Divine knowledge and the Holy Quran are all through the blessings of the Holy Prophet.
162. There are many examples of forging a lie against Allah Almighty! An infidel who worships idols saying he has been commanded by Allah Almighty to do so; laying false claim to prophethood saying Allah Almighty has made me a prophet, distorting the book of Allah then saying that this distorted book is the Book of Allah; to reject the Prophet saying that Allah Almighty has not made him a Prophet (May Allah forbid); to give a false verdict saying that it is the order from Allah Almighty; etc.Â
All these examples are forging a lie against Allah Almighty. From this, we learn that every form of a lie is wicked, but when this lie is linked with someone exalted then it becomes a major Sin. To fabricate a Hadith and then attribute it to the Holy Prophet serious crime.
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67. Have they not seen that We have made a secure sanctuary, while men are being snatched away from all around them Then do they believe in falsehood, and deny the graces of Allah 68. And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah or denies the truth, when it comes to him Is there not a dwelling in Hell for the disbelievers 69. As for those who strive hard for Us, We will surely guide them to Our paths. And verily, Allah is with the doers of good.
Allah reminds Quraysh how He blessed them by granting them access to His sanctuary which He has made (open) to (all) men, the dweller in it and the visitor from the country are equal there, and whoever enters it is safe, because he is in a place of great security, although the Arabs of the desert round about used to ambush and raid one another and kill one another. As Allah says:
(For the protection of the Quraysh. The caravans to set forth safe in winter and in summer. So let them worship the Lord of this House. Who has fed them against hunger, and has made them safe from fear.) (106:1-4)
(Then do they believe in falsehood, and deny the graces of Allah) means, is the thanks that they give for this immense blessing to associate others with Him and worship others besides Him, idols and rivals
(Have you not seen those who have changed the blessings of Allah into disbelief, and caused their people to dwell in the house of destruction) (14:28) They disbelieved in the Prophet, servant and Messenger of Allah , when what they should have done was to worship Allah Alone and not associate anything with Him, and to believe in, honor and respect the Messenger, but they rejected him and fought him, and expelled him from their midst. So, Allah took His blessing away from them, and killed those of them whom He killed at Badr, then His Messenger and the believers gained the upper hand, and Allah enabled His Messenger to conquer Makkah, and He disgraced them and humiliated them (the disbelievers). Then Allah says:
(And who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah or denies the truth, when it comes to him) There is no one who will be more severely punished than one who tells lies about Allah and says that Allah revealed something to him at the time when Allah did not reveal anything to him, or says, `I shall reveal something like that which Allah revealed.’ And there is no one who will be more severely punished than one who denies the truth when it comes to him, for the former is a fabricator and the latter is a disbeliever. Allah says:
(Is there not a dwelling in Hell for the disbelievers) Then Allah says:
(As for those who strive hard for Us,) meaning the Messenger and his Companions and those who follow him, until the Day of Resurrection,
(We will surely guide them to Our paths. ) means, `We will help them to follow Our path in this world and the Hereafter.’ Ibn Abi Hatim narrated that `Abbas Al-Hamdani Abu Ahmad — one of the people of `Akka (Palestine) — said, concerning the Ayah:
(As for those who strive hard for Us (in Our cause), We will surely guide them to Our paths. And verily, Allah is with the doers of good.) “Those who act upon what they know, Allah will guide them to that which they do not know.” Ahmad bin Abu Al-Hawari said, “I told this to Abu Sulayman Ad-Darani, and he liked it and said: `No one who is inspired to do something good should do it until he hears a report concerning that; if he hears a report then he should go ahead and do it, and praise Allah because it was in accordance with what he himself felt.”’
(And verily, Allah is with the doers of good.) Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ash-Sha`bi said; “Isa bin Maryam, peace be upon him, said: `Righteousness means doing good to those who ill-treat you, it does not mean doing good to those who do good to you.”’ And Allah knows best. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-`Ankabut. All praise and thanks are due to Allah.
(29:67) Do they not see that We have given them a sanctuary of safety whereas people around them are being snatched away?[105] So, do they believe in falsehood and ungratefully deny Allah’s bounties?
105. That is, if the city of Makkah, in whose surroundings they enjoy perfect safety and security, had been made a sacred place by some Lat or Hubal, was it possible for a god or goddess to have secured this place against all sorts of mischief and violence for 2,500 years or so, in a striferidden land like Arabia? Who could then keep and maintain its sacredness and sanctity except Us?
[1135]- i.e., killed and taken captive.
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