RENAISSANCE JULY 2021

Qur’ ā nic Exegesis 21 Monthly Renaissance July 2021 some respite. And this will not be an act of injustice by God. It will be an injustice they mete out to themselves. ﻌۡﻘﻠﻮۡن﴿ ” ﻓﻶﻹ Jtٰ•ۡ_ ﺧ)ۡ]ٌ و RٰS وﻣﺎﻋﻨۡﺪ ﷲ E ۡءٍ ﻓﻤﺘﺎع ﻟۡﺤﻴٰﻮة ﻟﺪﻧۡﻴﺎوزﻳۡﻨﺘﻬﺎ F€ ۡ وﻣﺎۤ وۡﺗﻴۡﺘﻢۡ ﻣﻦ ٦٠﴾ 14 The previous warnings were indirect. This verse directly addresses the leaders of the Quraysh. They are told that the life of luxury they enjoy should not make them arrogant. It is only a comfort of a few days and a transient pleasure. The real thing which is better and everlasting is with God. It will be given to those who seek the Hereafter and strive for it. So they should not waste the treasures of this eternal life by being lured by these temporary means and transient joys. They should use their intellect. Do they not understand this fact ( ﻌۡﻘﻠﻮۡن ” ﻓﻶﻹ ). ﻓﻤﻦۡ وﻋﺪۡﻧٰﻪوﻋۡﺪً ﺣﺴﻨًﺎ ﻓﻬﻮ ﻵﻹﻗﻴۡﻪﻛﻤﻦۡ ﻣﺘﻌۡﻨٰﻪﻣﺘﺎع ﻟۡﺤﻴٰﻮة ﻟﺪﻧۡﻴﺎﺛﻢﻫﻮ ﻳﻮۡم ﻟۡﻘﻴٰﻤﺔ ﻳۡﻦ﴿ C—ۡ ﻣﻦ ﻟۡﻤﺤ ٦١﴾ 15 The word إﺣﻀﺎر means to bring someone tied up as a criminal and for this reason the meaning of bringing forth someone with humiliation is incorporated in the word ﻳۡﻦ C—ۡ ﻣﺤ . The implication of the verse is that people should bear in mind that on the one hand are those with whom God has promised an everlasting kingdom and who are bound to receive it as God’s promise is the ultimate truth and on the other hand are those whom God has blessed with some temporary means of a transient life but ultimately on the Day of Judgement who will be dragged with disgrace to the presence of God. So they should speak up as to whose fate is better and lasting. ( Translated by Dr Shehzad Saleem ) ـــــــــــــ ــــــــــــ 14. And whatever things you have been given are only resources of this world and its finery. And whatever is with God, is better and lasting also. So, do you not understand? 15. He with whom We have made a goodly promise; thus he will certainly receive what is promised will become like him who We bestowed with worldly resources, then he will be of those who are going to be summoned on the Day of Judgement.