In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
Worldly Life is but a Test
Extract from QUR’AANIC
STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART I:
212. Zuyyina lillatheena kafaroo alhayatu
alddunya wayaskharoona mina allatheena amanoo waallatheena ittaqaw fawqahum yawma alqiyamati waAllahu yarzuqu man yashao bighayri hisabin
2:212. The life of this world
is made attractive for those who suppress the Truth, and they mock at some of
those who believe. And those who fear Allah shall have an upper hand over them
on the Day of Resurrection.375 And Allah provides for whomsoever He
wishes, without measure!376
375. One
of numerous ways in which Allah tests mankind is to give a plenty in this world
to some of those who disbelieve, and to give less to the believers, in
comparison. In such cases, the disbelievers are wont to scoff at the believers,
taunting them that despite their belief, their Allah has provided them with
less wealth. The believers' test lies in whether they remain steadfast in their
faith even in such seemingly unfavourable and unfair circumstances. The
All-knowing and Merciful Allah however strengthens the will of the believers in
such trying circumstances by promising them that they shall surely have an
upper hand in the everlasting Hereafter, if they but passed the test of the temporary life of this world.
376. In the exercise of this absolute divine
prerogative of our Lord, we, the creatures, have no say at all. But let us be
clear in our minds that our Lord is a Just Lord. If in this world, He chooses
to give undeservedly more wealth to a disbeliever than to a believer, He knows
what He is doing! We should remember that He has reserved His bounty bi
ghayri huisaab (without measure), in the Hereafter, only for the believers.
Friday, the 2nd of
August 2019.
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