Topic: Call Upon In Fear And Hope
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وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَٰحِهَا وَٱدْعُوهُ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا ۚ إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
مُحْسِن کے معنے ہیں جو تمام شرائط کے ساتھ کام کو پورا کرے۔ پس محسن کے لفظ سے اس طرف اشارہ ہے کہ وہ شخص جو اللہ تعالیٰ کو اپنے گناہوں کی سزا کے خوف کے ماتحت اور اس کے رحم کی امید کے ساتھ تمام شرائط کے ساتھ پکارتا ہے اس پر اللہ تعالیٰ کی رحمت ضرور نازل ہوتی ہے اور اتنی جلدی نازل ہوتی ہے کہ دیکھنے والا حیران رہ جاتا ہے۔
21:91; 32:17.
The expression means that before the revelation of the Qur’an the disbelievers had some excuse for leading unrighteous lives; but now that a perfect guidance has come to them, they will not be allowed to go on making mischief and grovelling in sin and iniquity and leading unrighteous lives with impunity. The word Islah (order) refers to the good and ordered life that came into being with the revelation of the Qur’an and the advent of the Holy Prophet.
Muhsin signifies "one who strives to be perfect in good deeds." A famous saying of the Holy Prophet describes the Muhsin as one who does a good deed as if he is actually seeing God or that at least God is seeing him (Bukhari & Muslim).
21:91; 32:17.
Commentary:
The expression, after it has been set in order, means that before the revelation of the Quran the disbelievers had some excuse for leading an unrighteous life; but now that a perfect guidance has come to them, they will not be allowed to go on making mischief and grovelling in sin and iniquity and leading unrighteous lives with impunity. The word اصلاح (order) refers to the good and ordered life that has come into being on account of the revelation of the Quran and the advent of the Holy Prophet.
The words, call upon Him in fear and hope, strike the golden mean. Some religions lay undue stress on fear, while others dangle before everlasting life through belief in a vicarious atonement. The Quran follows the middle course and teaches its followers to be both fearing and hopeful. A true Muslim is the most cautious and heedful of men. He walks in humility and constant fear of God, lest one false word, one irresponsible act should deprive him of God’s mercy. But at the same time he is full of hope. He has faith in the all-embracing mercy of God. Thus, it is a true Muslim alone who can keep the right balance between fear and hope, which are the two important component parts of perfect faith necessary for perfect actions.
The words, the mercy of Allah is nigh unto those who do good, point out the way which leads to the acceptance of prayers. It is through the mercy of God that prayers are accepted, and the mercy of God comes only to the محسنین (those who do good). A believer, therefore, should try to become a muhsin in the true sense of the word, so that his prayers may be accepted. But it should be remembered that a محسن is not an ordinary doer of good. The word signifies "one who strives to be perfect in his deeds". A saying of the Holy Prophet describes a محسن as one who does a good deed as if he were actually seeing God or that at least God was seeing him.
c
21:91; 32:17.
500
مُحْسِنْ (Muhsin) 意指 “在善行方面努力成为完美的人”。穆圣有一句著名的话描绘 Muhsin 说, 当他做一件好事时, 他觉得自己似乎正在看着安拉, 或者至少觉着安拉正在看着他。(بُخَارِی و مُسْلِمْ, Bukhari & Muslim)
1
مُحْسِن کے معنے ہیں جو تمام شرائط کے ساتھ کام کو پورا کرے۔ پس محسن کے لفظ سے اس طرف اشارہ ہے کہ وہ شخص جو اللہ تعالیٰ کو اپنے گناہوں کی سزا کے خوف کے ماتحت اور اس کے رحم کی امید کے ساتھ تمام شرائط کے ساتھ پکارتا ہے اس پر اللہ تعالیٰ کی رحمت ضرور نازل ہوتی ہے اور اتنی جلدی نازل ہوتی ہے کہ دیکھنے والا حیران رہ جاتا ہے۔
b
21:91; 32:17.
956
Commentary:
The expression, after it has been set in order, means that before the revelation of the Quran the disbelievers had some excuse for leading an unrighteous life; but now that a perfect guidance has come to them, they will not be allowed to go on making mischief and grovelling in sin and iniquity and leading unrighteous lives with impunity. The word اصلاح (order) refers to the good and ordered life that has come into being on account of the revelation of the Quran and the advent of the Holy Prophet.
The words, call upon Him in fear and hope, strike the golden mean. Some religions lay undue stress on fear, while others dangle before everlasting life through belief in a vicarious atonement. The Quran follows the middle course and teaches its followers to be both fearing and hopeful. A true Muslim is the most cautious and heedful of men. He walks in humility and constant fear of God, lest one false word, one irresponsible act should deprive him of God’s mercy. But at the same time he is full of hope. He has faith in the all-embracing mercy of God. Thus, it is a true Muslim alone who can keep the right balance between fear and hope, which are the two important component parts of perfect faith necessary for perfect actions.
The words, the mercy of Allah is nigh unto those who do good, point out the way which leads to the acceptance of prayers. It is through the mercy of God that prayers are accepted, and the mercy of God comes only to the محسنین (those who do good). A believer, therefore, should try to become a muhsin in the true sense of the word, so that his prayers may be accepted. But it should be remembered that a محسن is not an ordinary doer of good. The word signifies "one who strives to be perfect in his deeds". A saying of the Holy Prophet describes a محسن as one who does a good deed as if he were actually seeing God or that at least God was seeing him.
c
21:91; 32:17.
988
The expression means that before the revelation of the Qur’an the disbelievers had some excuse for leading unrighteous lives; but now that a perfect guidance has come to them, they will not be allowed to go on making mischief and grovelling in sin and iniquity and leading unrighteous lives with impunity. The word Islah (order) refers to the good and ordered life that came into being with the revelation of the Qur’an and the advent of the Holy Prophet.
989
Muhsin signifies "one who strives to be perfect in good deeds." A famous saying of the Holy Prophet describes the Muhsin as one who does a good deed as if he is actually seeing God or that at least God is seeing him (Bukhari & Muslim).
فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُۥ زَوْجَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ
32:17.
32:17.
32:17.
Commentary:
The verse shows that from a spiritual point of view Zachariah’s family was an ideal one.
h
32:17.
b
32:17.
2417
Commentary:
The verse shows that from a spiritual point of view Zachariah’s family was an ideal one.
a
32:17.
تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
21:91.
21:91.
Important Words:
تتجافی (keep away) is derived from جفا which means, it did not cleave to its place. They say جفا الرجل i.e. he turned away, shunned or avoided or he withdrew to a distance, from the man. جفت المرأة ولدھا means, the woman neglected her child. جفا جنبه عن الفرش او تجافی عنه means, his side was restless on the bed; his side did not cleave to its place on the bed; his side became removed or withdrawn from it (Lane & Aqrab).
a
21:91.
c
21:91.3067A
Important Words:
تتجافی (keep away) is derived from جفا which means, it did not cleave to its place. They say جفا الرجل i.e. he turned away, shunned or avoided or he withdrew to a distance, from the man. جفت المرأة ولدھا means, the woman neglected her child. جفا جنبه عن الفرش او تجافی عنه means, his side was restless on the bed; his side did not cleave to its place on the bed; his side became removed or withdrawn from it (Lane & Aqrab).
b
21:91.