Surah 22. Al-Haj

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-22 [2], 23-25 [3], 26-33 [4], 34-38 [5], 39-48 [6], 49-57 [7], 58-64 [8], 65-72 [9], 73-78 [10]

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Quran Text of Verse 58-64وَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoهَاجَرُوْاemigratedفِیْinسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ(of) Allahثُمَّthenقُتِلُوْۤاwere killedاَوْorمَاتُوْاdiedلَیَرْزُقَنَّهُمُsurely will provide themاللّٰهُAllahرِزْقًاa provisionحَسَنًا ؕgoodوَ اِنَّAnd indeedاللّٰهَAllahلَهُوَsurely, Heخَیْرُ(is the) Bestالرّٰزِقِیْنَ (of) the Providers لَیُدْخِلَنَّهُمْSurely He will admit themمُّدْخَلًا(to) an entranceیَّرْضَوْنَهٗ ؕthey will be pleased (with) itوَ اِنَّAnd indeedاللّٰهَAllahلَعَلِیْمٌsurely (is) All-Knowingحَلِیْمٌ Most Forbearing ذٰلِكَ ۚThatوَ مَنْand whoeverعَاقَبَhas retaliatedبِمِثْلِwith the likeمَا(of) thatعُوْقِبَhe was made to sufferبِهٖby itثُمَّthenبُغِیَhe was oppressedعَلَیْهِ[on him]لَیَنْصُرَنَّهُAllah will surely help himاللّٰهُ ؕAllah will surely help himاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَعَفُوٌّ(is) surely Oft-Pardoningغَفُوْرٌ Oft-Forgiving ذٰلِكَThatبِاَنَّ(is) becauseاللّٰهَAllahیُوْلِجُcauses to enterالَّیْلَthe nightفِیin (to)النَّهَارِthe dayوَ یُوْلِجُand causes to enterالنَّهَارَthe dayفِیin (to)الَّیْلِthe nightوَ اَنَّAnd indeedاللّٰهَAllahسَمِیْعٌۢ(is) All-Hearerبَصِیْرٌ All-Seer ذٰلِكَThat (is)بِاَنَّbecauseاللّٰهَAllahهُوَHeالْحَقُّ(is) the Truthوَ اَنَّand thatمَاwhatیَدْعُوْنَthey invokeمِنْbesides Himدُوْنِهٖbesides Himهُوَitالْبَاطِلُ(is) the falsehoodوَ اَنَّAnd thatاللّٰهَAllahهُوَHeالْعَلِیُّ(is) the Most Highالْكَبِیْرُ the Most Great اَلَمْDo notتَرَyou seeاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahاَنْزَلَsends downمِنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءً ؗwaterفَتُصْبِحُthen becomesالْاَرْضُthe earthمُخْضَرَّةً ؕgreenاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَطِیْفٌ(is) surely SubtleخَبِیْرٌۚAll-Aware لَهٗFor Himمَا(is) whateverفِی(is) inالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ مَاand whateverفِی(is) inالْاَرْضِ ؕthe earthوَ اِنَّAnd indeedاللّٰهَAllahلَهُوَsurely Heالْغَنِیُّ(is) Free of needالْحَمِیْدُ۠the Praiseworthy

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Translation of Verse 58-64

58. Those that have migrated⁹⁶ from their homes for the cause of Allah and afterwards were slain or died, Allah verily will provide for them a generous provision.⁹⁷ And surely Allah is the Best Provider.

59. Assuredly He will admit them to a place with which they will be well pleased⁹⁸! Verily Allah is All-Knowing, Forbearing.⁹⁹

60. That is (their recompense).And whoever has retaliated with the like of that which he was made to suffer, and has again been wronged, Allah will surely help him.¹⁰⁰ Verily Allah is pardoning, Forgiving.¹⁰¹

61. That is because Allah makes the night to pass into the day and makes the day to pass into the night, and (because) Allah hears all and sees all.¹⁰²

62. That is (also) because Allah - He is the Truth and that all that they invoke beside Him¹⁰³ is false, and Allah is Most High, Great.¹⁰⁴

63. Do you not see that Allah sends down water from the sky and thereupon the earth becomes green? Verily Allah is Seer of finest things, Aware.¹⁰⁵

64. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. Verily Allah is Free of all wants and Worthy of Praise.¹⁰⁶

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Commentary

96. Only that ‘Hijrat’ (migration) is recognised in Islam which is undertaken purely and absolutely for the sake of Allah and for fulfilling the demands of His religion. In the hadith it is stated:

“Acts are dependent on intentions, for man is what he intends. So whoever migrates towards Allah and His messenger, his migration will be towards them, and whoever migrates for the sake of achieving the world or for nikah, his migration will be towards those things only.” - (Bukhari, Kitabul Eeman wan Nazr) For further explanation, see Surah An-Nisa Note No.177.)

97. Means the provision in the Hereafter.

98. Means Paradise.

99. Indicates that Allah knows who are worthy of this reward, and He will deal with them with utmost magnanimity.

100. The meaning of this ayah is that those who left their homes for the sake of Allah will be in receipt of this reward. As for their life of oppression in this world, Allah will help in this life too.

After the migration, the polytheists of Makkah had started aggressive activities against the Muslims of Madina, as is clear from the ayah No.39. Risk from them to the Muslims travelling outside Madina was increasing. On this occasion Muslims are directed by this ayah that every excess against themselves should be countered by an excess of equal force, and if after this the series of excesses is not stopped, then Allah will help the oppressed with His special help. Accordingly when their aggression did not stop and they proceeded to attack the Muslims with an army, the Divine help came to the aid of the people of faith in the battle-field of Badr.

101. This is a comforting gesture for the oppressed people of faith that Allah will forgive their sins and will give them salvation.

102. That is: The Being who has power to change the day into the night and vice versa, the same Being also has power to remove the dark clouds of oppression and cause the breeze of justice to blow. Why will He then not help His loyal and oppressed slaves, when He is hearing everything and seeing everything.

103. That is: When polytheists invoke their deities, who are false, they cannot come to their help, but Allah is the real God and He has power to help anybody most assuredly, then why will He not help the people of faith in this conflict of disbelief and Islam.

104. Here two attributes of Allah are mentioned : Ali (Most High) and kabir (Great). The first one connotes His position, and the second one signifies the greatness of His power and might.

Polytheists impute such things to Allah which are contrary to His magnificence and denier of His power. In other words they believe in Allah but in such a way that they simultaneously deny His being Most High and Great, while only that belief in Allah is acceptable which does not deny these attributes which are mentioned in the Qur’an.

105. That is: People see the scenes of rain causing the dry land becoming green and fruitbearing, but they do not ponder over them. If they would ponder, they would succeed in recognising God correctly. The dry land’s becoming green on receiving water from rain is the sign of the fact that it is the doing of a Being who is a planner of a very fine kind and who has knowledge of everything. Therefore, there is no scope for having a concept of God which states that although God has created this world once, however now He does not know what is going on with His world and that He has nothing to do with it.

106. How can the Master and Owner of the entire universe be in need of anything? Therefore, this attribute of Allah that He is free from all wants is an obvious fact, and that this fact is most clear that He has most excellent attributes and He is worthy of praises.