{"id":393,"date":"2021-05-30T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iqralaan.wordpress.com\/?p=393"},"modified":"2022-12-30T09:27:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T05:27:32","slug":"welcome-friends-day-61-hq5-77-89-pages-121122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/welcome-friends-day-61-hq5-77-89-pages-121122\/","title":{"rendered":"HQ 5:77-89, pages 121+122"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome Friends:\u00a0\u00a0Ahlan wa sahlan<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations dear Friends: Today we begin the 7th <\/sup>Section of the Qur\u2019an!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we noticed so far, this Chapter \u2018the Repast,\u2019 addresses in most part the Followers of (earlier) Compilation, calling them to have Faith in their own Compilation, and showing them the rewards of upholding such faith and trust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From our last Posting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Say: O People of the Compilation!  You are (standing) on nothing, until you uphold the Torah and the Evangel and what was revealed to you\/descended to you from your Lord..\u201d <\/strong>and also: \u201cHad the People of (earlier) Compilation been Faithful (and Trusting) and Aware, We would have erased their misdeeds and brought them into Gardens of Bliss.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also noticed that the Qur\u2019an does NOT label any of them (it does not call them \u2018Deniers\/Kuffaar,\u2019 \u0643\u0641\u0651\u0627\u0631 a label some are quick to use), but rather it criticizes actions of certain people<\/em> among them, mentioning their denial as a verb (and we already know the significance of verbs versus nouns):\u201cIndeed, they have denied, those who said that God is Jesus son of Mary \u2026\u201d and: <\/strong>\u201cIndeed, they have denied, those who said that God is the third of three (the third in a trinity), while there is no God except One God\u2026.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COMMENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.   Our last Posting ended with a question addressed to such persons in Verse 76: \u201cSay, \u2018Do you worship other than <\/strong>God, what neither has power to harm or to benefit you, while God is The All-Hearing, The All-Knowing ?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And today\u2019s Verse 77 continues with another general address to them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSay: O People of the (earlier) Compilation!  Do not exaggerate in your Standard of Accountability beyond what is True and Just, and do not follow the (plummeting) desires of a people who had strayed earlier, and led many astray, and lost\/ strayed from the even way.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verse 78 tells us that those amongst Bani Isra-eel who had Denied were then condemned (to be banished from God\u2019s Favor) by the tongue of David, as well as Jesus, Son of Mary, because they disobeyed and persisted in transgression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not like many translators\u2019 use of the word \u2018cursed.\u2019  \u2018La\u2019ana\u2019 \u0644\u0639\u0646 in Arabic is not a simple swear-word, or a \u2018curse,\u2019 but has the physical connotation of being deprived of all that is good; condemned to banishment from God\u2019s Favor.  The power of these words uttered by the tongues of both Prophets David and Jesus, peace upon them, goes to show the extent of their suffering at the hands of those who denied!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.  The following verse gives us the reason for such Banishment, and should be especially important to all Cognizant Humans who say <\/em>they seek God, yet have nothing<\/em> to show for it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey were not bidding one another to desist<\/strong> <\/strong>from committing <\/strong>mutually objectionable (munkar\/<\/strong>\u0645\u064f\u0646\u0643\u0631<\/strong>) deeds<\/strong>, <\/strong>evil indeed is what they were<\/strong> committing (specifically)<\/strong>\u064a\u0641\u0639\u0644\u0648\u0646 <\/strong>.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.  Note the levels of \u2018Deeds\u2019 we have so far read about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a huge difference between \u2018committing a \u2018fi\u0639l\/ \u0641\u0639\u0644\u2019 which is related to specific acts, and what we mentioned in our last posting, comment no. 6: \u201cwhat they were \u064a\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0648\u0646 \/doing \u2018a \u0639amal\/\u0639\u0645\u0644\u2026\u201d which is related to general acts (and also \u201cwhat they were manufacturing\/constructing\u2026\u064a\u0635\u0646\u0639\u0648\u0646\u2019, which is related to a scheme).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We shall discuss this in more depth as we proceed, but for now it is important to note that \u0639\u0645\u0644 (\u2018\u0639amala) and \u0641\u0639\u0644 (fa\u2019\u0639ala) are NOT synonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I ask a painter \u2018What do you \u2018ta\u2019\u0639mal?\u2019 \u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u062a\u0639\u0645\u0644\u061f- he would respond that he is a painter, which is his general occupation.  If I ask, \u2018What do you \u2018taf\u2019\u0639al?\u2019 \u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u062a\u0641\u0639\u0644\u061f – he would never<\/em> say that he is a painter, but would probably say that he mixes paint, uses brushes, and applies different layers on various surfaces etc..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now let\u2019s say I ask him the same two questions, adding the words \u2018right now.\u2019 His response to my first question might relate to a project he is currently working on, BUT his response to my second question would HAVE to reflect the EXACT act he is doing when responding; in fact he\u2019d have to say, \u201cI am talking to you!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why verses such as HQ39:70 are SO eloquent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd every Self will be repaid for its work <\/strong>\u0639\u0645\u0644<\/strong>, and He Knows best what they were doing\/committing (in minute detail)\u201d !<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now a question to our dear Readers:  How does the Qur\u2019an refer to God\u2019s \u2018acts?\u2019 Does it use the general verb ya\u2018\u0639mal \u064a\u0639\u0645\u0644- or the specific verb yaf\u2019\u0639al \u064a\u0641\u0639\u0644- or perhaps both? I\u2019ll leave the answer till later to give you time to think (or search Tanzil)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.  Verses 80-81 discuss the alliance of Protection made between certain persons from among the People of earlier Compilation, namely here, the Jewish Tribes of Yethrib, and  Those who have Denied, namely, the Idolatrous Tribe of Qureish, which is considered a reprehensible act.  Had they any Faith and Trust at all in God, and the Prophet (Moses) and what was revealed to him, they would never have taken them as Protectors\/intimate friends, but many of them are Deserters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.  Verse 82-85 gave Those Who Attained Faith, at the time of Revelation<\/em>, a general assessment of the positions held TOWARDS them by Those who Shirked and the People of Earlier Compilation, where we find two contrasting positions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We notice that Those who Shirked, together with the three Jewish Tribes, were considered one Hostile group dubbed \u2018the most severe among people in enmity towards Those who have attained Faith.\u2019  Their negative position is given in a short statement of a few words, making up the first half of verse 82.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is in stark contrast to those who identified themselves as NaSaaraa, meaning the Christians.  The description of their positivity and tenderheartedness takes up the second half of verse 82 as well as all of verses 83-85: state<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7  They are closest in feelings of love\/[1]<\/sup><\/a>mawadda \u0645\u064e\u0648\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0651\u0629 to Those Who Attained Faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7  Among them are dedicated priests and monks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 They are not arrogant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 They are overcome with emotion when they hear what was revealed to the Messenger (Muhammad \ufdfa), and weep in their knowledge of its Truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 They say, \u201cOur Lord,\u2019 enroll us among the Witnesses!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7 They say, \u201cAnd why should we not have Faith and Trust in God and in what has been delivered to us of the Truth, and yearn that our Lord admits us to the company of the Righteous?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recompense to such beautiful characteristics is given in verse 85, that God rewards them for their standpoint (which they verbally affirmed), Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein eternally, and that is the reward of the Doers of Exceptional Goodness\/IHsaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read Blog Post Day 55<\/a> for more on such persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verse 86 gives the contrasting image of Those who Denied and belied God\u2019s Signs, as being Companions of the Inferno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Verses 87-88 are addressed to Those Who Have Attained Faith, telling us NOT to prohibit unto ourselves what is (in the first place) wholesome and what God had kept \u2018unbound\/Halaal\u2019 for us, but also NOT to transgress (committing excesses in our partaking of what is unbound\/Halaal), for God  loves not the transgressors.  And then, that we can partake of what he has provided for us, unbound and wholesome, and that (while doing so) we should be Aware of God in whom we have faith and trust (we explained \u2018Halaal\u2019 on Blog Post Day 13<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.  Verse 89 shows us the importance of awareness in doing the right thing, even if after a mistake, underlining the value of our words.  Although oaths in general are not to be uttered lightly, and better yet not uttered at all since one\u2019s word should be followed through just like an oath, yet that is an idyllic situation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this verse we find a way to get out of an unscrupulous oath which might have been casually made in an everyday setting or in the heat of argument, as in \u2018I swear I will never \u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is NOT to be confused with the wrongful oath of a person bearing witness or in a court of justice; THAT is a false oath called \u2018zoor\u2019 \u2013\u0632\u0648\u0631- and is among the inviolables; the \u2018muharramaat,\u2019 mentioned together with the worshipping of idols (HQ22:30)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, as for any casual oaths we may have uttered that are hasty, irresponsible, ignorant, or detrimental in any way to us or others, such oaths must not be allowed to stand, because general benefit is more important than keeping an oath.  However, there is a price to be paid for not keeping an oath; there should be atonement and expiation.  Also, although we should break all harmful oaths, deliberate or otherwise, God calls us to account for our actions, and we should be aware of that.  There also is great personal harm in fulfilling a hurtful or regretful oath; fulfilling such an oath means committing an injurious deed which lands us in grave accountability and regret.  Such oaths are better broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best thing of course, is to preserve\/protect our oaths from wrongful use, using them very rarely with full awareness of what our oath entails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four CHOICES are given as expiation for an oath:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7  Feeding ten needy\/helpless\/incapacitated persons from the most balanced, or best, of what you would feed your own families (see  \u0648\u0633\u0637[2]<\/sup><\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7  Or clothing ten such persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7  Or freeing the yoke around one person\u2019s neck (at one point in time this verse was understood to mean purchasing a slave\u2019s freedom.  Today it probably refers to any financial yoke that is an obstruction to freedom).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7  Or, if one does not find the means for the above, then a Fasting of three days (not necessarily consecutive) is demanded.  Please note that one can fast only when the other options are impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Readers can check HQ3:48 for a similar in-part, albeit more demanding, atonement for involuntary manslaughter- without forgetting the real definition of \u2018Mu\u2019min\u2019 discussed in Blog Post Day 47<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are told at the end, that this is the atonement for our oaths, but that we should \u2018preserve\u2019 or oaths (the word \u0623\u064a\u0645\u0627\u0646- \u2018aymaan\u2019 twice repeated), and that this is how God makes clear for us His signs so that we might make the most <\/em>out of what He has given us. For definition of \u2018Shukr- \u0634\u0643\u0631- see Blog Post Day 12<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enough said!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our next Reading is from HQ5: 90-102<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peace unto all!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1]<\/a> \u2018Mawaddah\u2019 comes from \u2018Wud,\u2019 which is love linked with  anticipation. The grammatical form of \u2018mawaddah (\u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0648\u0632\u0646 \u0645\u0641\u0639\u0644\u0629) indicates reciprocity in a general state or atmosphere of \u2018wud.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of God\u2019s Beautiful Attributes is \u2018Al Wadood,\u2019 which indicates that He is The evermore Loving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u0648\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0651: \u0643\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0629\u064c \u062a\u064e\u062f\u064f\u0644\u064f\u0651 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0645\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0651\u0629\u064d. \u0648\u064e\u062f\u0650\u062f\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0647\u064f: \u0623\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0628\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0647\u064f. \u0648\u064e\u0648\u064e\u062f\u0650\u062f\u0652\u062a\u064f \u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0651 \u0630\u064e\u0627\u0643\u064e \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e\u060c \u0625\u0650\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0651\u064a\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0647\u064f\u060c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2]<\/a> (\u0648\u0633\u0637)<\/strong> \u064a\u062f\u0644\u064f\u0651 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u062f\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0650\u0651\u0635\u0641. \u0648\u0623\u0639\u0652\u062f\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064e\u0651\u064a\u0621\u0650: \u0623\u0648\u0633\u064e\u0637\u064f\u0647 \u0648\u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0637\u064f\u0647. \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0632\u0651 \u0648\u062c\u0644\u064e\u0651: {\u0623\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0651\u0629\u064b \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0637\u0627\u064b}<\/strong>[\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0642\u0631\u0629 143]. \u0648\u064a\u0642\u0648\u0644\u0648\u0646: \u0636\u0631\u0628\u062a\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0637 \u0631\u0623\u0633\u0647\u0650 \u0628\u0641\u062a\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0648\u0648\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0637\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0645 \u0628\u0633\u0643\u0648\u0646\u0647\u0627. \u0648\u0647\u0648 \u0623\u0648\u0633\u064e\u0637\u064f\u0647\u0645 \u062d\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0628\u0627\u064b\u060c \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0648\u0627\u0633\u0637\u0629 \u0642\u0648\u0645\u0647 \u0648\u0623\u0631\u0641\u0639\u0650\u0647\u0650\u0645 \u0645\u062d\u0644\u0627\u064b\u0651.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome Friends:\u00a0\u00a0Ahlan wa sahlan! Congratulations dear Friends: Today we begin the 7th Section of the Qur\u2019an! As we noticed so far, this Chapter \u2018the Repast,\u2019 addresses in most part the Followers of (earlier) Compilation, calling them to have Faith in their own Compilation, and showing them the rewards of upholding such faith and trust.  From […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quran-blog"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1536,"href":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393\/revisions\/1536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqraprinciple.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}