حُکۡمُ
Appears 10 times in Quran
Derived Words (6)
Words derived from the stem "حُکۡمُ".
- The decision
- the decision thereof rests with Allah
- judgment
- The decision
- The decision rests
- The decision
- the judgement
- the judgment
- the judgment of Allah
Occurrences in Quran
Found 10 verses containing "حُکۡمُ".
وَکَیۡفَ یُحَکِّمُوۡنَکَ وَعِنۡدَہُمُ التَّوۡرٰٮۃُ فِیۡہَا حُکۡمُ اللّٰہِ ثُمَّ یَتَوَلَّوۡنَ مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ ذٰلِکَ ۚ وَمَاۤ اُولٰٓئِکَ بِالۡمُؤۡمِنِیۡنَ
یعنی گو مسلمانوں کے عقیدہ کے رُو سے بھی بعض احکام تورات اب بھی ٹھیک ہیں مگر یہود کے نزدیک تو وہ سب کی سب آج تک محفوظ ہے۔
The verse does not mean that the Qur’an regarded the Torah as it existed at the time of the Holy Prophet as containing God’s judgment on matters of dispute. It only expresses the attitude of the Jews towards the Torah. But at the same time the Qur’an does not regard it even in its present form as devoid of all truth. According to it the Torah did contain certain truths in their original, pure form, though it also believes that it has been tampered with (2:79). The verse further shows that the Torah in its pristine purity was meant only for the Israelites for a limited period while the Message of the Qur’an is meant for all peoples for all times.
Commentary:
The verse means to say that when the Jews do not accept the verdict of their own Book which they believe to be the Word of God, how can they be expected to accept the decision of the Holy Prophet which they do not believe as such. Their coming to the Prophet and seeking his judgement in their disputes in the presence of their own Book exposes the wickedness of their motives.
The words, wherein is Allah’s judgement, do not mean that the Quran regarded the Torah as it existed at the time of the Holy Prophet to be God’s judgement on matters of dispute. The words have simply been used to express the attitude of the Jews towards the Torah. But at the same time it must not be understood that the Quran regards the Torah in its present form as devoid of all truth. In spite of its text having been tampered with, it does contain certain ordinances, laws and truths in their original, pure form.
1
یعنی گو مسلمانوں کے عقیدہ کے رُو سے بھی بعض احکام تورات اب بھی ٹھیک ہیں مگر یہود کے نزدیک تو وہ سب کی سب آج تک محفوظ ہے۔
675
Commentary:
The verse means to say that when the Jews do not accept the verdict of their own Book which they believe to be the Word of God, how can they be expected to accept the decision of the Holy Prophet which they do not believe as such. Their coming to the Prophet and seeking his judgement in their disputes in the presence of their own Book exposes the wickedness of their motives.
The words, wherein is Allah’s judgement, do not mean that the Quran regarded the Torah as it existed at the time of the Holy Prophet to be God’s judgement on matters of dispute. The words have simply been used to express the attitude of the Jews towards the Torah. But at the same time it must not be understood that the Quran regards the Torah in its present form as devoid of all truth. In spite of its text having been tampered with, it does contain certain ordinances, laws and truths in their original, pure form.
748
The verse does not mean that the Qur’an regarded the Torah as it existed at the time of the Holy Prophet as containing God’s judgment on matters of dispute. It only expresses the attitude of the Jews towards the Torah. But at the same time the Qur’an does not regard it even in its present form as devoid of all truth. According to it the Torah did contain certain truths in their original, pure form, though it also believes that it has been tampered with (2:79). The verse further shows that the Torah in its pristine purity was meant only for the Israelites for a limited period while the Message of the Qur’an is meant for all peoples for all times.
قُلۡ اِنِّیۡ عَلٰی بَیِّنَۃٍ مِّنۡ رَّبِّیۡ وَکَذَّبۡتُمۡ بِہٖ ۚ مَا عِنۡدِیۡ مَا تَسۡتَعۡجِلُوۡنَ بِہٖۤ ۚ اِنِ الۡحُکۡمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰہِ ۖ یَقُصُّ الۡحَقَّ ۖ وَہُوَ خَیۡرُ الۡفٰصِلِیۡنَ
11:64; 12:109.
12:41, 68.
Commentary:
The verse calls upon the Holy Prophet to say to disbelievers what may be expressed as follows: "You are perversely sticking to your errors while I have clear evidence with me. You say, 'If we are in error, why does not God visit us with punishment?’ You must remember that it does not lie in my power to bring down punishment. It is God alone Who sends down punishment on whomsoever and at whatever time He wills and He is the Best of judges. He will justly decide the matter between you and me."
b
11:64; 12:109.
c
12:41, 68.
a
11:64; 12:109.
b
12:41, 68.
803
Commentary:
The verse calls upon the Holy Prophet to say to disbelievers what may be expressed as follows: "You are perversely sticking to your errors while I have clear evidence with me. You say, 'If we are in error, why does not God visit us with punishment?’ You must remember that it does not lie in my power to bring down punishment. It is God alone Who sends down punishment on whomsoever and at whatever time He wills and He is the Best of judges. He will justly decide the matter between you and me."
a
11:64; 12:109.
b
12:41, 68.
ثُمَّ رُدُّوۡۤا اِلَی اللّٰہِ مَوۡلٰٮہُمُ الۡحَقِّ ۚ اَلَا لَہُ الۡحُکۡمُ وَہُوَ اَسۡرَعُ الۡحٰسِبِیۡنَ
Commentary:
The reader should note that when speaking of death, the Quran uses the expression "When death comes to anyone of you" (see the preceding verse which uses the singular number), while in the present verse it refers to the Resurrection of all men together by saying, "Then are they returned to Allah." This is because whereas death comes to men individually and not to all men together, the Resurrection of mankind will be simultaneous and universal.
808
Commentary:
The reader should note that when speaking of death, the Quran uses the expression "When death comes to anyone of you" (see the preceding verse which uses the singular number), while in the present verse it refers to the Resurrection of all men together by saying, "Then are they returned to Allah." This is because whereas death comes to men individually and not to all men together, the Resurrection of mankind will be simultaneous and universal.
مَا تَعۡبُدُوۡنَ مِنۡ دُوۡنِہٖۤ اِلَّاۤ اَسۡمَآءً سَمَّیۡتُمُوۡہَاۤ اَنۡتُمۡ وَاٰبَآؤُکُمۡ مَّاۤ اَنۡزَلَ اللّٰہُ بِہَا مِنۡ سُلۡطٰنٍ ۚ اِنِ الۡحُکۡمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰہِ ۚ اَمَرَ اَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوۡۤا اِلَّاۤ اِیَّاہُ ۚ ذٰلِکَ الدِّیۡنُ الۡقَیِّمُ وَلٰکِنَّ اَکۡثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَعۡلَمُوۡنَ
30:31; 98:6.
7:72; 53:24.
6:58; 12:68.
2:84; 17:24; 41:15.
7:72; 53:24.
6:58; 12:68.
2:84; 17:24; 41:15.
30:31; 98:6.
Commentary:
The verse draws attention to the great principle that the things which claim to be from God must be accompanied by some evidence of Divine authority and power. It is by this criterion that the claim of different religions to be of Divine origin must be tested. The religion which claims to be from God must show on what Divine authority it bases its claim. It does not stand to reason that a divine religion should depend on human and purely rational arguments for the demonstration of its truth. That religion which claims to come from Heaven must have heavenly evidence to support its claim. This is what is hinted at in the words, Allah has sent down no authority for that.
In the expression الدین القیم meaning "the right religion" i.e. a religion which puts into a right state the affairs of this world and of the next, the principle has been laid down that only that religion can be said to be a true religion which satisfies both the physical and the spiritual needs of man. It also points out that only that religion can be called "the right religion" which saves men from shirk or setting up equals to God. There is no doubt that shirk has proved a great hindrance in the way of human progress. How can a people who look upon elements which God has created for their service as objects of worship, examine and analyse them and put them to their service?
a
7:72; 53:24.
b
6:58; 12:68.
c
2:84; 17:24; 41:15.
d
30:31; 98:6.
a
7:72; 53:24.
b
6:58; 12:68.
c
2:84; 17:24; 41:15.
d
30:31; 98:6.
1544
Commentary:
The verse draws attention to the great principle that the things which claim to be from God must be accompanied by some evidence of Divine authority and power. It is by this criterion that the claim of different religions to be of Divine origin must be tested. The religion which claims to be from God must show on what Divine authority it bases its claim. It does not stand to reason that a divine religion should depend on human and purely rational arguments for the demonstration of its truth. That religion which claims to come from Heaven must have heavenly evidence to support its claim. This is what is hinted at in the words, Allah has sent down no authority for that.
In the expression الدین القیم meaning "the right religion" i.e. a religion which puts into a right state the affairs of this world and of the next, the principle has been laid down that only that religion can be said to be a true religion which satisfies both the physical and the spiritual needs of man. It also points out that only that religion can be called "the right religion" which saves men from shirk or setting up equals to God. There is no doubt that shirk has proved a great hindrance in the way of human progress. How can a people who look upon elements which God has created for their service as objects of worship, examine and analyse them and put them to their service?
a
30:31; 98:6.
b
7:72; 53:24.
c
6:58; 12:68.
d
2:84; 17:24; 41:15.
وَقَالَ یٰبَنِیَّ لَا تَدۡخُلُوۡا مِنۡۢ بَابٍ وّٰحِدٍ وَّادۡخُلُوۡا مِنۡ اَبۡوٰبٍ مُّتَفَرِّقَۃٍ ۖ وَّمَاۤ اُغۡنِیۡ عَنۡکُمۡ مِّنَ اللّٰہِ مِنۡ شَیۡءٍ ۖ اِنِ الۡحُکۡمُ اِلَّا لِلّٰہِ ۖ عَلَیۡہِ تَوَکَّلۡتُ ۖ وَعَلَیۡہِ فَلۡیَتَوَکَّلِ الۡمُتَوَکِّلُوۡنَ
11:57, 89; 14:12.
مفسر کہتے ہیں کہ نظر لگنے سے بچانے کے لئے ایسا حکم دیا گیا۔ مگر اصل بات یہ معلوم ہوتی ہے کہ سارے قصے کو سن کر حضرت یعقوب علیہ السلام کو یقین ہو گیا تھا‘جیسا کہ آیت کے اگلے حصے میں ہے‘ کہ غلّہ تقسیم کرنے والا یوسفؑ ہے۔ ورنہ فرعون کے کسی وزیر کو کیا ضرورت تھی کہ وہ یوسفؑ کے بھائی کے لانے پر زور دیتا۔ پس حضرت یعقوبؑ نے چاہا کہ سب بھائی الگ الگ دروازوں سے شہر میں جائیں تا شاہی سپاہی یامین کو دوسرے بھائیوں سے پہلے یوسف سے ملوادیں اور دونوں بھائی ایک دوسرے سے حالات سن لیں۔
11:57, 89; 14:12.
11:57, 89; 14:12.
Commentary:
As Joseph’s brothers had told Jacob that they were suspected of being spies in Egypt, so, in order not to excite or strengthen a similar suspicion, Jacob advised them to enter the town separately and not in a body. The advice may be taken as hinting that Jacob had possibly been told by Divine revelation that Joseph was alive in Egypt and therefore he asked them to enter the town singly so that Joseph might have an opportunity to meet and talk to Benjamin in private.
For the meaning of the term توکل (trust in God) see 3:123.
a
11:57, 89; 14:12.
3
مفسر کہتے ہیں کہ نظر لگنے سے بچانے کے لئے ایسا حکم دیا گیا۔ مگر اصل بات یہ معلوم ہوتی ہے کہ سارے قصے کو سن کر حضرت یعقوب علیہ السلام کو یقین ہو گیا تھا‘جیسا کہ آیت کے اگلے حصے میں ہے‘ کہ غلّہ تقسیم کرنے والا یوسفؑ ہے۔ ورنہ فرعون کے کسی وزیر کو کیا ضرورت تھی کہ وہ یوسفؑ کے بھائی کے لانے پر زور دیتا۔ پس حضرت یعقوبؑ نے چاہا کہ سب بھائی الگ الگ دروازوں سے شہر میں جائیں تا شاہی سپاہی یامین کو دوسرے بھائیوں سے پہلے یوسف سے ملوادیں اور دونوں بھائی ایک دوسرے سے حالات سن لیں۔
a
11:57, 89; 14:12.
1569
Commentary:
As Joseph’s brothers had told Jacob that they were suspected of being spies in Egypt, so, in order not to excite or strengthen a similar suspicion, Jacob advised them to enter the town separately and not in a body. The advice may be taken as hinting that Jacob had possibly been told by Divine revelation that Joseph was alive in Egypt and therefore he asked them to enter the town singly so that Joseph might have an opportunity to meet and talk to Benjamin in private.
For the meaning of the term توکل (trust in God) see 3:123.
a
11:57, 89; 14:12.
وَہُوَ اللّٰہُ لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَ ۖ لَہُ الۡحَمۡدُ فِی الۡاُوۡلٰی وَالۡاٰخِرَۃِ ۖ وَلَہُ الۡحُکۡمُ وَاِلَیۡہِ تُرۡجَعُوۡنَ
Commentary:
The words, "To Him belongs all praise in the beginning and the Hereafter," signify that it is not possible to begin a work unless God provides the means for it and that no work can become complete unless He has provided the means for its completion, and that it can produce no result without His help. The expression الا ولٰی و آلاخرة may also signify respectively the Mosaic and Islamic Dispensations.
2926
Commentary:
The words, "To Him belongs all praise in the beginning and the Hereafter," signify that it is not possible to begin a work unless God provides the means for it and that no work can become complete unless He has provided the means for its completion, and that it can produce no result without His help. The expression الا ولٰی و آلاخرة may also signify respectively the Mosaic and Islamic Dispensations.
وَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ اللّٰہِ اِلٰہًا اٰخَرَ ۘ لَاۤ اِلٰہَ اِلَّا ہُوَ ۚ کُلُّ شَیۡءٍ ہَالِکٌ اِلَّا وَجۡہَہٗ ۚ لَہُ الۡحُکۡمُ وَاِلَیۡہِ تُرۡجَعُوۡنَ
10:107; 17:40; 26:214.
اس سے مراد یہ ہے کہ ہر ایک مادی چیز نہ کہ اگلی دنیا کی نعمتیں یا روحانی علوم۔ چنانچہ حضرت عثمان بن مظعونؓ کے سامنے جب لبیدنے یہ شعر پڑھا کہ ؎
اَ لَا کُلُّ شَیْئٍ مَّا خَـلَا اللّٰہَ بَاطِلٗ۔ وَ کُلُّ نَعِیْمٍ لَا مَحَالَۃَ زَائِلٗ
تو عثمان بن مظعونؓ بڑے جو ش سے کھڑے ہو گئے اور کہنے لگے کہ نَعِیْمُ اللّٰہِ لَایَبْطُلُ یعنی جنت کی نعمتیں کبھی زائل نہیں ہوں گی۔ سو کُلُّ شُیْءٍ ھَالِکٌ سے مراد مادی چیزیں ہیں نہ جنت پر اس کا اطلاق ہوتا ہے اور نہ روحانی علوم پر۔ پس صحابہؓ کی تشریح کے ساتھ اس آیت کی تشریح ہو جاتی ہے اور وہی ٹھیک ہے۔
10:107; 17:40; 26:214.
Wajh means, self; face; chief of a people; object or purpose which one is pursuing; place to which one goes or directs his attention; pleasure; favour; sake; etc. (Lane).
10:107; 17:40; 26:214.
Important Words:
وجه means, face; the thing itself; direction; object and motive; deed or action to which a person directs his attention; the desired way (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
In this verse the Holy Prophet is told that he will meet with strong opposition and severe persecution in the discharge of his great mission but no amount of trials and tribulations should discourage or dismay him and he should put his faith in Allah Who is at his back and to Whom all will return.
The expression کل شیء ھالک الا وجھه may mean: (1) Everything will perish save that to which He directs His attention. (2) Everything will perish save that by which His pleasure is sought. The verse signifies that only material things will perish and not the blessings or bounties of Paradise which are everlasting.
a
10:107; 17:40; 26:214.
3
اس سے مراد یہ ہے کہ ہر ایک مادی چیز نہ کہ اگلی دنیا کی نعمتیں یا روحانی علوم۔ چنانچہ حضرت عثمان بن مظعونؓ کے سامنے جب لبیدنے یہ شعر پڑھا کہ ؎
اَ لَا کُلُّ شَیْئٍ مَّا خَـلَا اللّٰہَ بَاطِلٗ۔ وَ کُلُّ نَعِیْمٍ لَا مَحَالَۃَ زَائِلٗ
تو عثمان بن مظعونؓ بڑے جو ش سے کھڑے ہو گئے اور کہنے لگے کہ نَعِیْمُ اللّٰہِ لَایَبْطُلُ یعنی جنت کی نعمتیں کبھی زائل نہیں ہوں گی۔ سو کُلُّ شُیْءٍ ھَالِکٌ سے مراد مادی چیزیں ہیں نہ جنت پر اس کا اطلاق ہوتا ہے اور نہ روحانی علوم پر۔ پس صحابہؓ کی تشریح کے ساتھ اس آیت کی تشریح ہو جاتی ہے اور وہی ٹھیک ہے۔
b
10:107; 17:40; 26:214.
2938
Important Words:
وجه means, face; the thing itself; direction; object and motive; deed or action to which a person directs his attention; the desired way (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
In this verse the Holy Prophet is told that he will meet with strong opposition and severe persecution in the discharge of his great mission but no amount of trials and tribulations should discourage or dismay him and he should put his faith in Allah Who is at his back and to Whom all will return.
The expression کل شیء ھالک الا وجھه may mean: (1) Everything will perish save that to which He directs His attention. (2) Everything will perish save that by which His pleasure is sought. The verse signifies that only material things will perish and not the blessings or bounties of Paradise which are everlasting.
c
10:107; 17:40; 26:214.
2236
Wajh means, self; face; chief of a people; object or purpose which one is pursuing; place to which one goes or directs his attention; pleasure; favour; sake; etc. (Lane).
ذٰلِکُمۡ بِاَنَّہٗۤ اِذَا دُعِیَ اللّٰہُ وَحۡدَہٗ کَفَرۡتُمۡ ۖ وَاِنۡ یُّشۡرَکۡ بِہٖ تُؤۡمِنُوۡا ۚ فَالۡحُکۡمُ لِلّٰہِ الۡعَلِیِّ الۡکَبِیۡرِ
39:46.
39:46.
22:73; 39:46.
Commentary:
The basic doctrine of Islam, in fact of all religions, is the Unity of God. It is the pivot round which all other religious principles and teachings revolve. The Quran has laid the greatest stress on this doctrine. Second in importance to this doctrine is belief in life after death.
c
39:46.
b
22:73; 39:46.
3504
Commentary:
The basic doctrine of Islam, in fact of all religions, is the Unity of God. It is the pivot round which all other religious principles and teachings revolve. The Quran has laid the greatest stress on this doctrine. Second in importance to this doctrine is belief in life after death.
b
39:46.
وَمَا اخۡتَلَفۡتُمۡ فِیۡہِ مِنۡ شَیۡءٍ فَحُکۡمُہٗۤ اِلَی اللّٰہِ ۚ ذٰلِکُمُ اللّٰہُ رَبِّیۡ عَلَیۡہِ تَوَکَّلۡتُ وَاِلَیۡہِ اُنِیۡبُ
20:70; 39:47.
Commentary:
The verse means to say that as it has been the invariable Divine practice that whenever differences among the followers of different religions assume dangerous dimensions God sends down a new revelation to reveal His will; so now that great differences have arisen among the followers of different faiths, God has revealed the Quran to which men should now refer all their disagreements and differences for decision and judgement.
a
20:70; 39:47.
3609
Commentary:
The verse means to say that as it has been the invariable Divine practice that whenever differences among the followers of different religions assume dangerous dimensions God sends down a new revelation to reveal His will; so now that great differences have arisen among the followers of different faiths, God has revealed the Quran to which men should now refer all their disagreements and differences for decision and judgement.
یٰۤاَیُّہَا الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡۤا اِذَا جَآءَکُمُ الۡمُؤۡمِنٰتُ مُہٰجِرٰتٍ فَامۡتَحِنُوۡہُنَّ ۖ اللّٰہُ اَعۡلَمُ بِاِیۡمٰنِہِنَّ ۖ فَاِنۡ عَلِمۡتُمُوۡہُنَّ مُؤۡمِنٰتٍ فَلَا تَرۡجِعُوۡہُنَّ اِلَی الۡکُفَّارِ ۖ لَا ہُنَّ حِلٌّ لَّہُمۡ وَلَا ہُمۡ یَحِلُّوۡنَ لَہُنَّ ۖ وَاٰتُوۡہُمۡ مَّاۤ اَنۡفَقُوۡا ۚ وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیۡکُمۡ اَنۡ تَنۡکِحُوۡہُنَّ اِذَاۤ اٰتَیۡتُمُوۡہُنَّ اُجُوۡرَہُنَّ ۚ وَلَا تُمۡسِکُوۡا بِعِصَمِ الۡکَوَافِرِ وَسۡـَٔلُوۡا مَاۤ اَنۡفَقۡتُمۡ وَلۡیَسۡـَٔلُوۡا مَاۤ اَنۡفَقُوۡا ۚ ذٰلِکُمۡ حُکۡمُ اللّٰہِ ۖ یَحۡکُمُ بَیۡنَکُمۡ ۚ وَاللّٰہُ عَلِیۡمٌ حَکِیۡمٌ
یعنی حکومتی لیول پر کفار سے اس خرچ کا مطالبہ کرو۔
یعنی کفار بھی ایسی عورتوں کا خرچ حکومتی لیول پر مسلمانوں سے طلب کریں گویا دونوں آیتوں میں اس قسم کے حقوق کو حکومتی حقوق تسلیم کر لیا ہے۔
4:5, 25.
2:222.
Though when Muslims were being bitterly persecuted and it was not safe to leave Mecca and join the Muslim Community at Medina, a continuous stream of believers was pouring into Medina, leaving behind in Mecca their dear and near ones. These Refugees contained a fair number of women among them. The verse refers to such refugee Muslim women. It constitutes an eloquent commentary on the Holy Prophet’s anxiety not to accept into the Muslim Community any woman who had fled from Mecca unless there was proof available, after subjecting her to searching examination, that she was sincere and honest in her faith and was accepting Islam from no ulterior or otherwise objectionable motives. The verse further states that the marriage-tie between a refugee believing woman and her disbelieving husband becomes automatically dissolved when she joins the Muslim Community; and a believer is allowed to marry her provided he fulfils two conditions: (a) He should have paid back to her disbelieving husband what the latter had s
4:5, 25.
2:222.
Commentary:
Here is a testimony to the irresistible appeal of the Message of Islam. At a time when Muslims were being bitterly persecuted and it was not safe to leave Mecca and join the Muslim Community at Medina, a continuous stream of believers was pouring into Medina, leaving behind in Mecca their dear and near ones. These Refugees contained a fair number of women among them. The verse under comment refers to such refugee Muslim women. The verse also constitutes an eloquent commentary on the Holy Prophet’s anxiety not to accept into the Muslim Community any woman who had fled from Mecca unless there was proof available, after subjecting her to searching examination, that she was sincere, and honest in her faith and that she was accepting Islam out of no ulterior or otherwise objectionable motives. The verse further states that the marriage-tie between a refugee believing woman and her dis-believing husband becomes dissolved when she joins the Muslim Community, and a believer is allowed to marry such a woman, provided he fulfils two conditions: (a) He should have paid back to the disbelieving husband of such woman what the latter had spent on her, and (b) he should also have fixed or paid her dowry. Similarly, the marriage-tie between a Muslim and his wife who gives up Islam could not continue and the same procedure would be adopted if such an apostate woman marries a disbeliever as in the case of marriage between a Muslim and a refugee believing woman. The reciprocal arrangement prescribed in this verse is not the private affair of the individuals concerned but is to be carried out by the State, as is the practice in time of war, to which the verses particularly apply; there could not and should not continue any social relations between individual believers and individual disbelievers.
a
4:5, 25.
b
2:222.
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یعنی حکومتی لیول پر کفار سے اس خرچ کا مطالبہ کرو۔
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یعنی کفار بھی ایسی عورتوں کا خرچ حکومتی لیول پر مسلمانوں سے طلب کریں گویا دونوں آیتوں میں اس قسم کے حقوق کو حکومتی حقوق تسلیم کر لیا ہے۔
a
4:5, 25.
b
2:222.
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Commentary:
Here is a testimony to the irresistible appeal of the Message of Islam. At a time when Muslims were being bitterly persecuted and it was not safe to leave Mecca and join the Muslim Community at Medina, a continuous stream of believers was pouring into Medina, leaving behind in Mecca their dear and near ones. These Refugees contained a fair number of women among them. The verse under comment refers to such refugee Muslim women. The verse also constitutes an eloquent commentary on the Holy Prophet’s anxiety not to accept into the Muslim Community any woman who had fled from Mecca unless there was proof available, after subjecting her to searching examination, that she was sincere, and honest in her faith and that she was accepting Islam out of no ulterior or otherwise objectionable motives. The verse further states that the marriage-tie between a refugee believing woman and her dis-believing husband becomes dissolved when she joins the Muslim Community, and a believer is allowed to marry such a woman, provided he fulfils two conditions: (a) He should have paid back to the disbelieving husband of such woman what the latter had spent on her, and (b) he should also have fixed or paid her dowry. Similarly, the marriage-tie between a Muslim and his wife who gives up Islam could not continue and the same procedure would be adopted if such an apostate woman marries a disbeliever as in the case of marriage between a Muslim and a refugee believing woman. The reciprocal arrangement prescribed in this verse is not the private affair of the individuals concerned but is to be carried out by the State, as is the practice in time of war, to which the verses particularly apply; there could not and should not continue any social relations between individual believers and individual disbelievers.
a
4:5, 25.
b
2:222.
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Though when Muslims were being bitterly persecuted and it was not safe to leave Mecca and join the Muslim Community at Medina, a continuous stream of believers was pouring into Medina, leaving behind in Mecca their dear and near ones. These Refugees contained a fair number of women among them. The verse refers to such refugee Muslim women. It constitutes an eloquent commentary on the Holy Prophet’s anxiety not to accept into the Muslim Community any woman who had fled from Mecca unless there was proof available, after subjecting her to searching examination, that she was sincere and honest in her faith and was accepting Islam from no ulterior or otherwise objectionable motives. The verse further states that the marriage-tie between a refugee believing woman and her disbelieving husband becomes automatically dissolved when she joins the Muslim Community; and a believer is allowed to marry her provided he fulfils two conditions: (a) He should have paid back to her disbelieving husband what the latter had s