Transliteration:( Illaa tanfiroo yu'az zibkum 'azaaban aleemanw wa yastabdil qawman ghairakum wa laa tadurroohu shai'aa; wal laahu 'alaa kulli shai'in Qadeer )
106. By 'punishment' is meant Allah Almighty will destroy you through severe drought and other calamities. This tells us that sins are the cause of wordly calamities just as good deeds are a means of obtaining mercy.
107. Those obedient followers of the Holy Prophet ? Â who would be giving the Hereafter preference over the worldlike the people of Yemen and Persia. (Tafseer Roohul Bayaan) From this we learn that the Religion of Allah Almighty is way dependent on us. It is we who are dependent on it. Also, propagation of Islam is not only endowed upon us, Islam existed before us and would be in existence after us.
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The tafsir of Surah Taubah verse 39 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Taubah ayat 38 which provides the complete commentary from verse 38 through 39.
(9:39) If you do not march forth, Allah will chastise you grievously[40] and will replace you by another people,[41] while you will in no way be able to harm Him. Allah has power over everything.
40. A general rule of the Islamic conduct has been derived from, “If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment.” When the Muslims are commanded to go to Jihad by a public proclamation from their leader, it becomes an obligatory duty for those who are called upon to do Jihad, whether they belong to any particular group or region. So much so that the faith of those who do not go for Jihad without a genuine excuse becomes doubtful. But even in cases where the Muslims are called upon to go forth for Jihad and there is no command for the compulsory enrollment of every able-bodied Muslim of a particular group or region, it is a religious duty (though not obligatory), and it shall be considered to have been performed even if only some Muslims go forth for it.
41. That is, “Allah’s work does not depend on you and will be accomplished only if you do it. It is Allah’s grace and bounty that He is affording you the golden opportunity of serving the cause of His Way. Therefore if you miss this opportunity because of any foolish assumption, Allah will raise another people and bestow on them the opportunity and capability of doing His work, and you will be losers”.
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