The Hypocrite

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Extract from Chapter 2 of QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir:

224. Wala tajAAaloo Allaha AAurdatan li-aymanikum an tabarroo watattaqoo watuslihoo bayna alnnasi waAllahu sameeAAun AAaleemun

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224. And make not Allah but a front for your oaths that you're good, pious and a reformer. Allah listens, knows.⁴²¹

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421. This Verse discourages frequent swearing in Allah’s Name in emphasis of one’s virtues. Allah is aware of them. There is no need of the swearing for the really virtuous. But we all do come across persons, who would swear by Allah, without batting an eyelid, that they're but epitomes of virtue. But, later, we come to know that they're rogues. This Verse alludes to such people as well. They should know that their Creator is aware of their perfidy. They can't escape His firm grip.

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Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 25^th of August 2017.