In the Name of
Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
Extract from QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART I:
2. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tuhilloo shaAAa-ira Allahi wala alshshahra alharama wala alhadya wala alqala-ida wala ammeena albayta alharama yabtaghoona fadlan min rabbihim waridwanan wa-itha halaltum faistadoo wala yajrimannakum shanaanu qawmin an saddookum AAani almasjidi alharami an taAAtadoo wataAAawanoo AAala albirri waalttaqwa wala taAAawanoo AAala al-ithmi waalAAudwani waittaqoo Allaha inna Allaha shadeedu alAAiqabi
5:2. O you who
believe! Treat not irreverently the rites sanctified by Allah; nor the sacred
month, nor the offerings, nor the garlands, and nor those going/coming to the
Sacred House seeking the Favour and Pleasure of their Lord. And when you are
free from the obligations of the pilgrimage, then hunt. And let not hatred of a
people, because of their stopping you from going to the Sacred Place of
Worship,3 lead you to transgression. And co-operate with one another
in goodness/righteousness and piety, and do not co-operate with one another in
sin and transgression, and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is severe in giving
punishment.
3. The reference here is to an event that
occurred before the fall of Makkah to the Muslim forces. The Prophet (peace be
upon him), with some of his companions, had come out from Medina for visiting
the Kaabah, and the Makkans had then prevented the Prophet's party. But the
divine statement here has a general import. It is applicable to all situations,
wherein human tendency is for persons to commit transgression in dealings with
those who had done some wrong to the former, earlier.
Friday, the 14th of August 2020.
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