Allah Is My Guide

Qur’aanic Verse 16.35:

 

Transliteration:

 35. Waqala allatheena ashrakoo law shaa Allahu ma AAabadna min doonihi min shay-in nahnu wala abaona wala harramna min doonihi min shay-in kathalika faAAala allatheena min qablihim fahal AAala alrrusuli illa albalaghu almubeenu

Translation:

 35. And they who worship others besides Allah say, “Had Allah so willed, we would not have worshipped anything besides Him. Nor would our fathers do it. And we have not prohibited anything without His Command.” This is what those before them did. Are the Messengers then responsible for anything but the plain and clear conveyance of the divine Message? ⁵

Study Note:

5. It is the responsibility of the Messengers to convey the divine Message honestly and faithfully to the people. The Messengers were not given the responsibility of punishing those who do not then come to believe in Allah, His Messenger and the Message. It is for Allah to punish them for their intransigence in this regard. HE has made it clear that there is no compulsion in religion (Verse 2.256). Some people may then wonder as to why Prophet Muhammad (peace on him) did have all those armed conflicts with non-believers. It should be clearly borne in mind that the conflicts were not just because some people did not believe. The conflicts had occurred because the kuffar would not allow the believers to practice Islam in peace.

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The above is extracted from yet-to-be-published Qur’aanic Studies - Volume XXVII. It will be published, in due course, inshaAllah on the website INVITATION TO SALVATION, in continuation of Volumes I to XXVI already published and freely available thereon.

Mohammad Shafi
Author of ‘ISLAM & INTEREST‘

Qur’aanic Verse 15.85:

 

Transliteration:

 85. Wama khalaqna alssamawati waal-arda wama baynahuma illa bialhaqqi wa-inna alssaAAata laatiyatun faisfahi alssafha aljameela

Translation:

 85. And We did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them, but by due authority. And the Hour is most surely going to come. So fogive things those are forgivable.¹⁴

Study Note:

14. Human beings are Allah’s representatives on earth. And Allah is Gracious and Merciful. They should therefoe reflect those divine attributes in their deeds here. A human being is not entitled to punish another, just because the latter would not believe in Islam. Allah will deal with such people on the Judgment Day, which is bound to come. Those who are given authority over other people on this earth ought to exercise their authority only in such cases where any inaction on their part could raise law and order problems here.

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The above is extracted from yet-to-be-published Qur’aanic Studies - Volume XXVII. It will be published, in due course, inshaAllah on the website INVITATION TO SALVATION, in continuation of Volumes I to XXVI already published and freely available thereon.

Mohammad Shafi
Author of ‘ISLAM & INTEREST‘