Lesson # 1012 from Noble Quran
God is Strong and Severe in punishment
Surah ‘ANFAAL (SPOILS OF WAR) – Chapter – 8)
Stage – 2, Verses – 52 & 53 of 75, Section – 7 of 10 (Part - 10)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In
the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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52. (Their way is) as
the way of Pharaoh’s folk and those before them. They disbelieved the
Revelations of Allah, and Allah took them in their sins. Lo! Allah is Strong,
Severe in punishment.
53. That is because
Allah never changeth the grace He hath bestowed on any people until they
first change it themselves and (that is) because Allah is Hearer, Knower.
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52. Kada’-bi
‘aali Fir-‘awna, wallaziina
min qablihim. Kafaruu
bi-‘AayaatIllaahi fa-‘akhaza-humUllaahu bi-zunuu-bi-him. ‘InnAllaaha
Qa-wiyyun- Shadiidul- ‘iqaab.
53. Zaalika
bi-‘annAllaaha lam yaku mugayyiran-ni’-matan ‘an-‘amahaa
‘alaa qawmin hat-taa
yugay-yi-ruu maa bi-‘anfu-sihim. Wa ‘annAllaaha Samii-‘un
‘Aliim.
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Lesson
‘Aali Fir-‘awna – ‘aal means family members, kinsfolk and relatives, colleagues and tribe
etc. Believers and followers of someone are also called his ‘Aal. It has been used here for the same
meanings.
Behavior of the idolaters of Makkah was described in the previous
verses. It has been commanded in this verse that Pharaoh, his nation and followers
were also of the same category. It is not fixed on Pharaoh only. Before that
nation, all those people; who were rebellious, their behavior was the same.
It is commanded that these people
have been going on the same way; which was adopted by the people of Pharaoh and
before them; entire refractory people and infidels. They did not obey those
commands which were revealed by God Almighty; care of His Prophets and Messengers
(peace be upon Them); and opposed Them openly.
Messenger (peace be upon Him) said:
Be not proud of wealth and property, power and authority, Army and munitions.
They said: Bravo! Our entire works are managed with these worldly things. What
should we do if we leave them? At last, when their insurrection increased much;
then one day, Allah Almighty sent down his punishment on them due to their
errors.
Understand it well that God Almighty
never changes the grace, which He has bestowed on any people; until they first
disobey His commands and go astray from His prescribed path. He hears of
everyone and knows the circumstances of everyone. And their evil thoughts and
errors are the reason of bringing calamities on them. This shows that
everything depends on intention and belief.
Khuda ne aaj tak us qawm ki haalat
nahin badly
Na ho jis ko khial khud apni haalat
ke badlne ka
(God did not change the condition of
a people until today,
who do not think to change their condition
at their own).
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