Surah 5. Al-Ma'idah

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Verses [Section]: 1-5[1], 6-11 [2], 12-19 [3], 20-26 [4], 27-34 [5], 35-43 [6], 44-50 [7], 51-56 [8], 57-66 [9], 67-77 [10], 78-86 [11], 87-98 [12], 99-100 [13], 101-108 [14], 109-115 [15], 116-120 [16]

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Quran Text of Verse 99-100مَاNotعَلَیonالرَّسُوْلِthe Messengerاِلَّاexceptالْبَلٰغُ ؕthe conveyanceوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahیَعْلَمُknowsمَاwhatتُبْدُوْنَyou revealوَ مَاand whatتَكْتُمُوْنَ you conceal قُلْSayلَّاNotیَسْتَوِی(are) equalالْخَبِیْثُthe evilوَ الطَّیِّبُand the goodوَ لَوْeven ifاَعْجَبَكَimpresses youكَثْرَةُabundanceالْخَبِیْثِ ۚ(of) the evilفَاتَّقُواSo fearاللّٰهَAllahیٰۤاُولِیO menالْاَلْبَابِ(of) understandingلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتُفْلِحُوْنَ۠be successful

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Translation of Verse 99-100

99. The duty of the messenger is only to convey (the message). Allah knows what you disclose and what you hide.

100. Say: “The filthy and the pure are not equal, although the abundance of the filthy may allure you.²⁴⁵ So fear Allah, O men of understanding ! So that you may succeed.

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Commentary

245. This is a crushing blow to the wrong mentality that is generally found in people about good and evil. When evil becomes popular and is practised commonly, it holds great attraction for the people. They flock towards it. They are in no mood to make a distinction between the pure and the filthy. Nor are they interested in knowing what is halal and what is haram. But to be influenced by the abundance of evil is the tendency of the unwise, not of the wise, because intellect and nature do not consider good and evil as equal, nor do they place good and evil people on the same plane and level. They distinguish between the milk and the dung, between the honey and the wine. However abundant filth may be, they always hate it.

This realistic principle has been clarified here with a view to preventing people from being polluted by the filthy and forbidden things as declared by the Shariah merely because large number of persons are attracted towards them or that trend of the time is favouring them.