سورة آل عمران
Surah Name: Aal-e-Imran Meaning: The Family of Imran
Key Points
- Revealed at Madinah
- The Second largest Surah of the Qura'an.
- Total Number of Ruku / Sections 20
- Total Number of Ayat / Parts 200
- Surah / Chapter number 3
- Ruku / Section 8 contains Ayat / Parts 9
- Siparah/ Volume 3 & 4
Surah Aal-e-Imran
Surah Aal-e-Imran Ruku 8
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وَقَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ آمِنُواْ بِالَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَجْهَ النَّهَارِ وَاكْفُرُواْ آخِرَهُ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Waqalat taifatun min ahli alkitabi aminoo bi(a)llathee onzila AAala allatheenaamanoo wajha a(l)nnahari wa(o)kfuroo akhirahu laAAallahum yarjiAAoon(a) And a section of the People of the Book says, “Declare in the morning, your faith in what has been revealed to the believers, and reject at the end of the day so that they might turn back. |
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وَلاَ تُؤْمِنُواْ إِلاَّ لِمَن تَبِعَ دِينَكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ الْهُدَى هُدَى اللّهِ أَن يُؤْتَى أَحَدٌ مِّثْلَ مَا أُوتِيتُمْ أَوْ يُحَآجُّوكُمْ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ الْفَضْلَ بِيَدِ اللّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاء وَاللّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ
Wala tuminoo illa liman tabiAAa deenakum qul inna alhuda huda Allaahi an yutaahadun mithla ma ooteetum aw yuhajjookum AAinda rabbikum qul inna alfadla biyadi Allaahi yuteehi man yashao wa(A)llahu wasiAAun AAaleem(un) And do not believe anyone who does not follow your religion.” Say, “Indeed true guidance is the guidance of Allaah-SWT. Do you fear that a revelation like that which was sent to you, be sent to anyone, or that they might contend against you before your Rubb ?” Say, “Surely the Grace is in the hand of Allaah-SWT. He bestows it on whom He pleases. And Allaah-SWT is Bountiful, Knowing. |
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يَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهِ مَن يَشَاء وَاللّهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ
Yakhtassu birahmatihi man yashao wa(A)llahu thoo alfadli alAAatheem(i) He singles out for His Mercy whom He Will and Allaah-SWT is the Owner of Mighty Grace. |
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وَمِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ مَنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِقِنطَارٍ يُؤَدِّهِ إِلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِدِينَارٍ لاَّ يُؤَدِّهِ إِلَيْكَ إِلاَّ مَا دُمْتَ عَلَيْهِ قَآئِمًا ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُواْ لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِي الأُمِّيِّينَ سَبِيلٌ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللّهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
Wamin ahli alkitabi man in tamanhu biqintarin yuaddihi ilayka waminhum man in tamanhu bideenarin la yuaddihi ilayka illa ma dumta AAalayhi qaiman thalika biannahum qaloo laysa AAalayna fee alommiyyeena sabeelun wayaqooloona AAala Allaahi alkathiba wahum yaAAlamoon(a) And among the People of the Book is he who, if entrusted with a treasure will return it to you, and among them is he who, if entrusted with a Dinar, will not restore it to you unless you constantly stand over him. It is because they say, "There is no blame on us with regard to these unlettered people." And they tell a lie against Allaah-SWT and they know it. |
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بَلَى مَنْ أَوْفَى بِعَهْدِهِ وَاتَّقَى فَإِنَّ اللّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Bala man awfa biAAahdihi wa(i)ttaqa fainna Allaaha yuhibbu almuttaqeen(a) Aye! Whoever keeps the pledge with Him and adopts Taqwa, then indeed Allaah-SWT loves the Muttaqin. |
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إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللّهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلاً أُوْلَـئِكَ لاَ خَلاَقَ لَهُمْ فِي الآخِرَةِ وَلاَ يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللّهُ وَلاَ يَنظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلاَ يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Inna allatheena yashtaroona biAAahdi Allaahi waaymanihim thamanan qaleelan olaika la khalaqa lahum fee alakhirati wala yukallimuhumu Allaahu wala yanthuru ilayhim yawma alqiyamati wala yuzakkeehim walahum AAathabun aleem(un) Surely those who sell Allaah-SWT's Covenant and their own pledges for a small price, have no portion in the Akhirah. Allaah-SWT shall neither speak to them nor look at them on the Yaum al-Qiyamah, nor shall He purify them, and for them will be grievous punishment. |
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وَإِنَّ مِنْهُمْ لَفَرِيقًا يَلْوُونَ أَلْسِنَتَهُم بِالْكِتَابِ لِتَحْسَبُوهُ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ اللّهِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ اللّهِ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللّهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
Wainna minhum lafareeqan yalwoona alsinatahum bi(a)lkitabi litahsaboohu mina alkitabi wama huwa mina alkitabi wayaqooloona huwa min AAindi Allaahi wamahuwa min AAindi Allaahi wayaqooloona AAala Allaahi alkathiba wahum yaAAlamoon(a) And surely there are some among them who distort the Book with their tongues that you might consider it as part of the Book, whereas it is no part of the Book; and they say, “It is from Allaah-SWT, whereas it is not from Allaah-SWT.” And they tell a lie against Allaah-SWT and they know it. |
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مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُؤْتِيَهُ اللّهُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحُكْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُواْ عِبَادًا لِّي مِن دُونِ اللّهِ وَلَـكِن كُونُواْ رَبَّانِيِّينَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الْكِتَابَ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ
Ma kana libasharin an yutiyahu Allaahu alkitaba wa(a)lhukma wa(al)nnubuwwata thumma yaqoola li(l)nnasi koonoo AAibadan lee min dooni Allaahi walakin koonoo rabbaniyyeena bima kuntum tuAAallimoona alkitaba wabima kuntum tadrusoon(a) It is not possible for a man to whom Allaah-SWT has given the Book and wisdom and the Prophethood that he should say to people, “Worship me beside Allaah-SWT,” but (he would say), “Be men of Allaah-SWT, for you have taught the Book and have studied it deeply.” |
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وَلاَ يَأْمُرَكُمْ أَن تَتَّخِذُواْ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ وَالنِّبِيِّيْنَ أَرْبَابًا أَيَأْمُرُكُم بِالْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ
Wala yamurakum an tattakhithoo almalaikata wa(al)nnabiyyeena arbaban ayamurukum bi(a)lkufri baAAda ith antum muslimoon(a) And he would not bid you to take the angels and the Prophets-AS Rubb. Would he tell you to become non-believer after you have become Muslims? |
Secrets Of Revelation
And a section of the People... Allaah-SWT is the Owner of Mighty Grace.
Jewish Conspiracies Ever Since Khilafat-e Rashidah To Karbala
The Jews came up with a scheme to deviate the Muslims from the right path. The plan was that they would embrace Islam and join the Muslims and then would renounce it on one pretext or the other. They thought that this might confuse the Muslims and cause doubts in their minds and they might revert to disbelief.
This Jewish conspiracy matured and emerged on the face of history in the form of ‘Abdullah Ibn Saba. It began with the ruthless killing of the third Caliph ‘Uthman-RAU and spilt the blood of thousands of Muslims. The fourth Caliph ‘Ali-RAU also became its victim and it eventually led to the tragedy of Karbala.
The followers of Ibn-e Saba wrote to Hadhrat Hussain-RAU that large number of well armed people awaited his-RAU arrival desperately in the metropolitan city of Kufah. They insisted that if he-RAU did not show up to lead them they would complain against him-RAU before the Holy Prophet-SW on the Day of Judgement, that he-RAU had imposed a wicked ruler over them; had he-RAU come, it would have changed the face of the world.
Otherwise does it seem logical that Hadhrat Hussain-RAU had set out to conquer Damascus along with his-RAU women and children? Or else could it have been possible that he-RAU was not offered help by anyone as it was the time of Hajj and most of the Muslims had gathered in Makkah and Madinah? Not at all! In fact, he-RAU never invited anyone to join him-RAU nor did he-RAU think that it was required. However there is evidence that many eminent Companions-RAU cautioned him-RAU against trusting the people of Kufah, yet he-RAU took his-RAU own decision to go.
When he-RAU was only three stations away from Kufah his-RAU hosts confronted him-RAU and demanded that he-RAU should pledge his-RAU allegiance to Yazid. Hadhrat Hussain-RAU said: ‘You are strange people; you wrote to me that you had grievances against the Government. I came to ensure that the Government solves your problems, else to lead you. Now if you have no complaints I shall return home. And if you do not agree, then let us go to Damascus and I shall settle the matter with Yazid myself.’
The last point was agreed upon and they all set out for Damascus. They left the route from Makkah to Kufah and taking a diversion, reached Karbala, the third station on the Kufah-Damascus Route.
When they reached Karbala, the followers of Ibn-e-Saba realised that it could be disastrous for them to go to Damascus. Therefore, they put to sword the noble household of the Holy Prophet-SW in cold blood. The first book written on this tragedy in 61 AH was by Lut bin Yahya Abi Mikhnaf (d.190 AH) titled Maqtal-e Hussain. In other words, the event that took place in the year 61 AH was recorded after a century. The book itself was a pack of lies and is the source from which the subsequent historians took information. The conspiracies did not end here, rather the Jews were crafty enough to present a parallel Islam three centuries later, in the name of Fiqah-i J’afferiah. This religion has its own rules in all matters including Kalimah-e Tayyebah, Salat, Fasting, Hajj, Zakat, Marriage, Divorce, Buying and Selling, Funeral and Burial; and all its practices are opposed to those of Islam. The Jews thus demonstrated their mean nature by condemning a huge number of people to Hell and satisfied their malignant souls.
It is amazing that people did not even think how the event of Karbala could offer a pretext for innovating a parallel religion. Is the denial of Qura'an and Kalimah of Islam, and deviation from beliefs and worships the derivatives of the event of Karbala? May Allaah-SWT bless everyone with clear thinking and wisdom!
Coming back to the days of the Holy Prophet-SW, the Jews decided that they would keep deceiving the Muslims, and would accept only that person from their hearts who would accept their religion. Allaah-SWT declared that guidance is only from Him and He has bestowed it upon the Companions-RAU.No matter how hard the Jews try, they cannot blow out the flame of faith. They were jealous why the Book and the honour were being bestowed upon others than the Jews. At the same time they knew well that they had failed to keep their own Book in its original form. They were afraid that the Muslims would incriminate them before Allaah-SWT, or ruin their leadership in this world by exposing their misdeeds. So let the Jews know that all honour lies with Allaah-SWT; He may bless whomever He pleases. It is He, Who has exalted the Holy Prophet-SW and has chosen his-SW followers over the rest of the world. He selects whom He may please for His Mercy, as He is the Most Merciful.
It proves that Wilayah is not a legacy but Allaah-SWT may bless anyone He chooses with exalted ranks and lofty stations. No one can challenge His distribution choice!
And among the People...for them will be grievous punishment.
Amongst the People of the Book there are some who when entrusted with a large amount of money will return it in full when demanded. And there are some who when entrusted with a single dime do not return it at all. In other words, there are amongst the People of the Book, some who are good in practical life. Thus virtue will be appreciated even if found in a non-believer. However, it is a separate issue that the non-believers would not be rewarded for good deeds in the Akhirah, as requital in Akhirah depends on faith. If someone does not believe in Akhirah at all, or does not believe it the way the Holy Prophet-SW has ordered to believe, he will be deprived in the Akhirah. However, for avoiding evil in the world, the severity of eternal punishment will be lessened and faith is not a prerequisite for worldly gains. For example, even if a non-believer conducts business honestly, it will yield affluence. Respecting the honour of others ensures Divine Protection of one’s own honour. These two features can be observed in Europe today. Since they conduct their business fairly they are affluent. But in terms of morality, no one’s honour is safe because of sexual depravity.
The People of the Book indulge in misappropriation because they believe that they will not be held accountable for their dealings with people outside their own faith. How treacherous of them that they lie about Allaah-SWT knowing fully well that Allaah-SWT never commanded any such thing! The Din of Allaah-SWT does not brook narrow mindedness whereby the virtues of people are not appreciated. It does not allow that a non-Muslim be deprived of his rights to survive in this world or his wealth be plundered. In fact the essence of Din is that whoever fulfils his covenants by believing in Allaah-SWT's Unity and His Prophets-AS and leads a life in accordance with His Commandments, refraining from disbelief and embezzlement, is Muttaqi and surely Allaah-SWT loves such people.
Allaah-SWT loves those who hold the right beliefs, discharge their obligations and refrain from the forbidden. Anyone who has perverse precepts, engages in sordid practices or heresy cannot be blessed with the exalted status of being Allaah-SWT's Wali. Allaah-SWT can never love such a person. However, if the belief is proper and all efforts are made to act righteously, Wilayah can be achieved provided Allaah-SWT is kind enough to accept such endeavour and blesses with His Mercy. People who sell their faith for a few pennies and swear upon lies and deceit have no share in the Akhirah. Just as the Jews who had deliberately distorted their belief used to swear to their followers that they were delivering the Truth. They did so out of their lust for power and money. Today if a person without any inner excellence pretends to be a spiritual leader and exhorts money from people, he sails in the same boat. If anyone falsely claims to be a Prophet or a Wali, the only difference is in the nature of their claim but not in the act of lying. Such impostors not only deprive people of their wealth but also damage their faith, which is eventually lost in the company of these liars. Those guilty of such a crime shall have no share in the Akhirah. Allaah-SWT shall neither speak nor look towards them nor cleanse them on the Day of Judgement and for them awaits a painful doom.
Intuition Or Inspiration Is The Proof Of Tazkiyah
A conversation with Allaah-SWT is indeed a great reward and a source of His Mercy and Tazkiyah. People who are exceptionally special with Allaah-SWT are blessed with intuition or inspiration, which is a proof of the Tazkiyah of their inner selves. It is also established that if a sinner claims to possess these blessings, he is lying as these can only be attained by the righteous.
And surely there... non-believer after you have become Muslims?
There is a group amongst the People of the Book who twist their tongues while reciting the Divine Scripture in a manner so as to change the meanings, making the listeners believe that this is how it is written in Allaah-SWT's Book, whereas it is not. Not only were the words changed in the preceding Books but the entire sections and topics were altered. All later additions to these Books were imposed upon the people as Allaah-SWT's Commands. However, to alter the Qura'an's words is beyond human reach, as it enjoys the Divine Protection. Therefore, the heretics have found a solution by leaving the words intact and altering the meanings through lexical manipulations. They ought to know that only those meanings of the Qura'an will be deemed authentic, which were given by the Holy Prophet-SW himself and were understood and practised by the Companions-RAU.
Those who wrong themselves by interpolating the Divine Scriptures and making people believe that it is from Allaah-SWT, deliberately lie about Him. The only medium between Allaah-SWT and the mankind is His Prophets-AS and Messengers-AS who can convey His Message to His people. No one can attain Din or Shari’ah without the medium of Prophethood.
It must, however, be remembered that intuition or inspiration experienced by the Aulia helps them to understand the matters of Shari’ah and makes them steadfast. Any intuition contrary to the Shari’ah or the sayings of the Prophet-SW is not acceptable. When the only means of attaining Allaah-SWT's Words is through His Messengers-AS, is it then possible or appropriate for a person enjoying the exalted status of Prophethood and given the Divine Scripture deviate the people from Allaah-SWT's worship into his own; and to give them orders which are not from Allaah-SWT? This would amount to saying that Allaah-SWT chose an incapable person for such an important task. Since Allaah-SWT grants ‘capability’ itself it is impossible for a Prophet-AS to do such dishonesty. And it becomes evident that all the absurdities believed in by the People of the Book are neither from Allaah-SWT nor taught by a Prophet-AS, as he always enjoins Allaah-SWT's obedience Those who read the Divine Books must have observed the fact that no Prophet-AS has ever taught mankind to take angels or Prophets-AS as their Rubb and pin hopes on them. Can a Prophet-AS ever command people to become apostates? Not at all, because it is indeed disbelief to take others besides Allaah-SWT as Rubb.
