مَالًا
Appears 7 times in Quran
Derived Words (2)
Words derived from the stem "مَالًا".
Occurrences in Quran
Found 7 verses containing "مَالًا".
وَیٰقَوۡمِ لَاۤ اَسۡـَٔلُکُمۡ عَلَیۡہِ مَالًا ۖ اِنۡ اَجۡرِیَ اِلَّا عَلَی اللّٰہِ ۚ وَمَاۤ اَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡۤا ۚ اِنَّہُمۡ مُّلٰقُوۡا رَبِّہِمۡ وَلٰکِنِّیۡۤ اَرٰٮکُمۡ قَوۡمًا تَجۡہَلُوۡنَ
10:73; 26:110.
26:115.
Commentary:
After referring to the prejudiced attitude of his opponents, Noah now proceeds to defend himself and his followers. In the first place, he asks what purpose he could possibly have in fabricating lies. Was it self-interest or personal aggrandizement that he was seeking? They knew that he asked for no reward from them. Then why should he have resorted to the abominable practice of forging lies? It might be argued that though Noah asked for no reward, he at least commanded the allegiance of his followers and that in itself constituted sufficient motive for his activities. But this objection, too, stands on no solid ground, because the Prophets of God are always the first to act upon the commandments which they enjoin upon others and they subject themselves to a greater discipline than they demand from their followers. They do not exult in the authority they enjoy. Theirs is only a life of sacrifice and service and not of dictatorial authority over others.
After having defended himself, Noah goes on to defend his followers. He repudiates the strictures of his opponents against them by saying that, as they had professed to believe in him, he had no right to drive them away merely on the basis of groundless mistrust and suspicion. Again, as he asked for no reward or recompense from anybody, the distinction of rich and poor did not exist for him and therefore he could not reject or spurn his followers on account of their being of humble origin. Only true and sincere faith carried weight with him, and that his followers possessed in abundance. Therefore, the objection that those who believed in him were poor and lowly was, besides being absurd, quite irrelevant.
Another objection which Noah’s opponents levelled at his followers was that their faith was insincere. Noah rebutted this charge by saying that just as he did not demand any material benefit from them, they also did not demand anything from him. They only sought the favour of God Whom they were sure to meet, and He to Whom nothing is hidden would deal with them according to their faith. So, why should he question or doubt their sincerity?
The words, They shall certainly meet their Lord, also contain an answer to the taunt of disbelievers that Noah’s followers had acquired no superiority over them by believing in him. Noah asked what greater superiority there could be than that his followers had attained nearness to God and had made great moral and spiritual progress, so much so that heavenly light shone in their faces. If in their ignorance his enemies could not see so patent a fact, the fault was their own.
The clause, But I consider you to be a people who act ignorantly, may refer to the sacrifices which the followers of Noah made in the cause of truth, for to believe in a Prophet in the beginning is not an easy matter. It is like plunging into fire. So Noah drew the attention of his opponents to the sacrifices of his followers and pointed out how unreasonable it was to hold their faith to be insincere in view of their great sacrifices for the sake of their faith.
b
10:73; 26:110.
c
26:115.
a
10:73; 26:110.
b
26:115.
1411
Commentary:
After referring to the prejudiced attitude of his opponents, Noah now proceeds to defend himself and his followers. In the first place, he asks what purpose he could possibly have in fabricating lies. Was it self-interest or personal aggrandizement that he was seeking? They knew that he asked for no reward from them. Then why should he have resorted to the abominable practice of forging lies? It might be argued that though Noah asked for no reward, he at least commanded the allegiance of his followers and that in itself constituted sufficient motive for his activities. But this objection, too, stands on no solid ground, because the Prophets of God are always the first to act upon the commandments which they enjoin upon others and they subject themselves to a greater discipline than they demand from their followers. They do not exult in the authority they enjoy. Theirs is only a life of sacrifice and service and not of dictatorial authority over others.
After having defended himself, Noah goes on to defend his followers. He repudiates the strictures of his opponents against them by saying that, as they had professed to believe in him, he had no right to drive them away merely on the basis of groundless mistrust and suspicion. Again, as he asked for no reward or recompense from anybody, the distinction of rich and poor did not exist for him and therefore he could not reject or spurn his followers on account of their being of humble origin. Only true and sincere faith carried weight with him, and that his followers possessed in abundance. Therefore, the objection that those who believed in him were poor and lowly was, besides being absurd, quite irrelevant.
Another objection which Noah’s opponents levelled at his followers was that their faith was insincere. Noah rebutted this charge by saying that just as he did not demand any material benefit from them, they also did not demand anything from him. They only sought the favour of God Whom they were sure to meet, and He to Whom nothing is hidden would deal with them according to their faith. So, why should he question or doubt their sincerity?
The words, They shall certainly meet their Lord, also contain an answer to the taunt of disbelievers that Noah’s followers had acquired no superiority over them by believing in him. Noah asked what greater superiority there could be than that his followers had attained nearness to God and had made great moral and spiritual progress, so much so that heavenly light shone in their faces. If in their ignorance his enemies could not see so patent a fact, the fault was their own.
The clause, But I consider you to be a people who act ignorantly, may refer to the sacrifices which the followers of Noah made in the cause of truth, for to believe in a Prophet in the beginning is not an easy matter. It is like plunging into fire. So Noah drew the attention of his opponents to the sacrifices of his followers and pointed out how unreasonable it was to hold their faith to be insincere in view of their great sacrifices for the sake of their faith.
a
26:115.
d
10:73; 26:110.
وَکَانَ لَہٗ ثَمَرٌ فَقَالَ لِصٰحِبِہٖ وَہُوَ یُحَاوِرُہٗۤ اَنَا۠ اَکۡثَرُ مِنۡکَ مَالًا وَّاَعَزُّ نَفَرًا
强大而兴盛的基督教国家, 看不起并且嘲笑贫穷而无权力的穆斯林, 因为 穆斯林贫困而缺乏物质资源。
یعنی آخرمیں مسیحیوں نے ترقی کی اور مسلمانوں کو طعنہ دیا کہ ہماری قوم زیادہ طاقتور ہے۔
The powerful and prosperous Christian nations would look down upon and taunt the poor and powerless Muslims for their poverty and lack of material resources.
Important Words:
یحاورہ (arguing boastfully with him) is derived fromحار . They say حار الی الشیء i.e. he returned to a thing. حاورہ means, he returned him answer for answer; held dialogue or debate with him; he vied with him for superiority in glorying or boasting or the like (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
Now as to the meaning of the parable as a whole. In the beginning of the Surah it was said that the Holy Prophet had already conveyed the Message of God to the Meccans, and that he was now going to convey it to Christians also. Again, reference was made to the history of early Christians who endured untold persecutions for their belief in the Unity of God and whose successors became idol-worshippers and were entirely engrossed in the pursuit of material wealth.
The Quranic parable bears very close resemblance to the parable of the vineyard in the Gospels (Mark 12:1-12; Matt. 21:33-46 & Luke 20:9-19). It speaks of two peoples—Muslims and Christians. The master of the garden in the Quranic parable represents Christian peoples, and the "grapevines" stand for increase in their wealth and offspring. The hedge of date-palms denotes their armed forces which in the days of their power and glory will safeguard their possessions.
The parable speaks of two gardens which denotes that Christian peoples in their chequered history were to rise to great power twice. The first period preceded the advent of Islam while the second began with the dawn of the 17th century A.D., when Christian nations of Europe began to make great progress and acquire unprecedented power and prestige which reached its zenith in the 19th century. During the interval between these two periods of the progress and prosperity of its followers Christianity resembled a field of corn which was exposed to the danger of being trampled upon and destroyed. In this interval God caused the great stream of Islam to flow and fertilize the entire world. A mighty man of truth—the Holy Prophet Muhammad—made his appearance. His advent constituted the greatest landmark in the religious life of mankind. He gave to the world new concepts, new ideals and new values and left behind him the Quran as humanity’s infallible and eternal guide.
As shown under Important Words, "fruits" signify fresh sources of honour. The expression, and he had fruit in abundance, therefore means that Christian nations would continue to make new scientific inventions and discoveries which would greatly add to their material wealth, power and prosperity. The words, I am richer than thou in wealth and stronger in respect of men, mean that Christian nations will advance their own material wealth and political power and the poverty and backwardness of Muslim peoples as an argument in favour of the truth of their religion.
760
强大而兴盛的基督教国家, 看不起并且嘲笑贫穷而无权力的穆斯林, 因为 穆斯林贫困而缺乏物质资源。
5
یعنی آخرمیں مسیحیوں نے ترقی کی اور مسلمانوں کو طعنہ دیا کہ ہماری قوم زیادہ طاقتور ہے۔
2075
Important Words:
یحاورہ (arguing boastfully with him) is derived fromحار . They say حار الی الشیء i.e. he returned to a thing. حاورہ means, he returned him answer for answer; held dialogue or debate with him; he vied with him for superiority in glorying or boasting or the like (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
Now as to the meaning of the parable as a whole. In the beginning of the Surah it was said that the Holy Prophet had already conveyed the Message of God to the Meccans, and that he was now going to convey it to Christians also. Again, reference was made to the history of early Christians who endured untold persecutions for their belief in the Unity of God and whose successors became idol-worshippers and were entirely engrossed in the pursuit of material wealth.
The Quranic parable bears very close resemblance to the parable of the vineyard in the Gospels (Mark 12:1-12; Matt. 21:33-46 & Luke 20:9-19). It speaks of two peoples—Muslims and Christians. The master of the garden in the Quranic parable represents Christian peoples, and the "grapevines" stand for increase in their wealth and offspring. The hedge of date-palms denotes their armed forces which in the days of their power and glory will safeguard their possessions.
The parable speaks of two gardens which denotes that Christian peoples in their chequered history were to rise to great power twice. The first period preceded the advent of Islam while the second began with the dawn of the 17th century A.D., when Christian nations of Europe began to make great progress and acquire unprecedented power and prestige which reached its zenith in the 19th century. During the interval between these two periods of the progress and prosperity of its followers Christianity resembled a field of corn which was exposed to the danger of being trampled upon and destroyed. In this interval God caused the great stream of Islam to flow and fertilize the entire world. A mighty man of truth—the Holy Prophet Muhammad—made his appearance. His advent constituted the greatest landmark in the religious life of mankind. He gave to the world new concepts, new ideals and new values and left behind him the Quran as humanity’s infallible and eternal guide.
As shown under Important Words, "fruits" signify fresh sources of honour. The expression, and he had fruit in abundance, therefore means that Christian nations would continue to make new scientific inventions and discoveries which would greatly add to their material wealth, power and prosperity. The words, I am richer than thou in wealth and stronger in respect of men, mean that Christian nations will advance their own material wealth and political power and the poverty and backwardness of Muslim peoples as an argument in favour of the truth of their religion.
1690A
The powerful and prosperous Christian nations would look down upon and taunt the poor and powerless Muslims for their poverty and lack of material resources.
وَلَوۡلَاۤ اِذۡ دَخَلۡتَ جَنَّتَکَ قُلۡتَ مَا شَآءَ اللّٰہُ لَا قُوَّۃَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰہِ ۚ اِنۡ تَرَنِ اَنَا۠ اَقَلَّ مِنۡکَ مَالًا وَّوَلَدًا
Commentary:
The verse bespeaks the sympathy the Muslim has with his Christian companion. The heart of a true Muslim is full of the milk of human kindness.
2080
Commentary:
The verse bespeaks the sympathy the Muslim has with his Christian companion. The heart of a true Muslim is full of the milk of human kindness.
اَفَرَءَیۡتَ الَّذِیۡ کَفَرَ بِاٰیٰتِنَا وَقَالَ لَاُوۡتَیَنَّ مَالًا وَّوَلَدًا
18:35; 74:13, 14.
اس میں عیسائیوں کا ذکر ہے جن کا یہ عقیدہ ہے کہ مسیح علیہ السلام کی آمد کے بعد موت کا سلسلہ اٹھ جائے گا اور اسی دنیا میں مسیحی دائمی زندگی پائیں گے۔ گویا جو ترقی ان کو اب حاصل ہے قیامت تک رہے گی۔
18:35; 74:13, 14.
The disbeliever sets great store by his wealth and children and takes great pride in them and so do the disbelieving proud nations of the West, with whom the Surah particularly deals.
18:35; 74:13-14.
Commentary:
The verse means to say that the disbeliever sets great store by his wealth and children and takes great pride in them. "The disbeliever" in the verse represents the disbelieving proud nations of the west.
d
18:35; 74:13, 14.
1
اس میں عیسائیوں کا ذکر ہے جن کا یہ عقیدہ ہے کہ مسیح علیہ السلام کی آمد کے بعد موت کا سلسلہ اٹھ جائے گا اور اسی دنیا میں مسیحی دائمی زندگی پائیں گے۔ گویا جو ترقی ان کو اب حاصل ہے قیامت تک رہے گی۔
c
18:35; 74:13-14.
2217
Commentary:
The verse means to say that the disbeliever sets great store by his wealth and children and takes great pride in them. "The disbeliever" in the verse represents the disbelieving proud nations of the west.
c
18:35; 74:13, 14.
1796
The disbeliever sets great store by his wealth and children and takes great pride in them and so do the disbelieving proud nations of the West, with whom the Surah particularly deals.
اَلَّذِیۡ جَمَعَ مَالًا وَّعَدَّدَہٗ
9:34; 89:21.
Important Words:
عدد (counts it over and over) is syn. with عدد (‘adada) and also has an intensive signification. عددہ means, he reckoned it time after time; he made it numerous; he made it a provision against the casualties of time. عددت المیت means, I enumerated the good qualities of the dead person (Lane & Aqrab).
مالا (wealth) means, great wealth; small wealth; worthless wealth which is great in the eyes of him who amasses it but small and worthless in the sight of God.
Commentary:
The verse constitutes a sad commentary on man’s passion for worldly riches. Worship of Mammon is the bane of the materialistic civilization of the day.
c
9:34; 89:21.
1783
这节经文是人类渴望地追求世俗的财富构成了一个可悲的评论。崇拜财神是当代实利主义文明的祸根。
c
9:34; 89:21.
4836
Important Words:
عدد (counts it over and over) is syn. with عدد (‘adada) and also has an intensive signification. عددہ means, he reckoned it time after time; he made it numerous; he made it a provision against the casualties of time. عددت المیت means, I enumerated the good qualities of the dead person (Lane & Aqrab).
مالا (wealth) means, great wealth; small wealth; worthless wealth which is great in the eyes of him who amasses it but small and worthless in the sight of God.
Commentary:
The verse constitutes a sad commentary on man’s passion for worldly riches. Worship of Mammon is the bane of the materialistic civilization of the day.
c
9:34; 89:21.
3432
The verse constitutes a sad commentary on man’s passion for worldly riches. Worship of Mammon is the bane of the materialistic civilization of the day.
یَقُوۡلُ اَہۡلَکۡتُ مَالًا لُّبَدًا
这节经文的大意是说:任凭反对伊斯兰教的人用尽邪恶谋划, 不惜钱财阻止伊斯兰教传播, 但是他们的邪恶计谋不会得逞, 伊斯兰教将继续在精神上和政治上成为征服者。
یعنی خواہ دنیا کی ڈھیروں ڈھیر دولت بھی اسلام کے مقابلہ کے لئے لُٹا دیں۔ پھر بھی اسلام ہی غالب آئے گا اور وہ ناکام رہیں گے۔
Let the opponents of Islam use all their means (the verse purports to say) and spend heaps of wealth to prevent Islam from spreading, they will not succeed in their evil designs and Islam will continue to make both spiritual and political conquests.
Important Words:
لبد (enormous) means, much wealth; wealth so abundant that there is no fear of its being exhausted; wealth collected in heaps (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
Let the opponents of Islam use all their means (the verse purports to say) and spend heaps of wealth to stop spread of Islam, they will not succeed in their evil designs and Islam will continue to make both spiritual and political conquests.
1693
这节经文的大意是说:任凭反对伊斯兰教的人用尽邪恶谋划, 不惜钱财阻止伊斯兰教传播, 但是他们的邪恶计谋不会得逞, 伊斯兰教将继续在精神上和政治上成为征服者。
3
یعنی خواہ دنیا کی ڈھیروں ڈھیر دولت بھی اسلام کے مقابلہ کے لئے لُٹا دیں۔ پھر بھی اسلام ہی غالب آئے گا اور وہ ناکام رہیں گے۔
4728
Important Words:
لبد (enormous) means, much wealth; wealth so abundant that there is no fear of its being exhausted; wealth collected in heaps (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
Let the opponents of Islam use all their means (the verse purports to say) and spend heaps of wealth to stop spread of Islam, they will not succeed in their evil designs and Islam will continue to make both spiritual and political conquests.
3348
Let the opponents of Islam use all their means (the verse purports to say) and spend heaps of wealth to prevent Islam from spreading, they will not succeed in their evil designs and Islam will continue to make both spiritual and political conquests.
وَجَعَلۡتُ لَہٗ مَالًا مَّمۡدُوۡدًا
68:15.
68:15.
68:15.
d
68:15.
d
68:15.
d
68:15.