Topic: Backbiting (Humazah)
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ ۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا۟ وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا ۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٌ رَّحِيمٌ
53:29.
这章经文的要点是穆斯林个人间、团体中建立和平友好、睦邻关系和亲善, 这节经文和上一节经文提到了引起倾轧、纠纷和分歧的社会弊病; 这些社会弊病腐蚀、败坏社会并摧毁社会的核心; 穆斯林有责任防止它们。其中有的是取笑和嘲弄他人, 暗中监视人、呼外号、猜疑、暗中诽谤。在这里特别提到了妇女, 因为她们更容易成为这些弊病的牺牲品。这些弊病的主要根源是骄傲和虚伪的优越感, 这在下一章中明确论及。由于这一章奠定了伊斯兰教坚实有力的兄弟关系的基础, 遂而消除了穆斯林间的不睦与不和。
پھر غیبت کیوں کرتے ہو جو ایسی ہی بری شے ہے۔
53:29
The principal theme of the Surah being the establishment of concord, amity and goodwill among Muslim individuals and groups, this and the preceding verse mention some of those social evils which cause discord, dissensions and differences; and corrode, corrupt and contaminate a society and eat into its vitals; and enjoins Muslims to be on their guard against them. Ridiculing and taunting others, spying, and calling by nicknames, and suspicion and backbiting, are some of these social evils. Women have been particularly mentioned in this connection in that they are more prone to fall a victim to them. The main cause which lies at the root of these evils are conceit and a false sense of superiority, which the next verse expressly deals with. By removing these basic causes of disharmony and disagreement among Muslims the Surah has laid the foundation of a firm and solid brotherhood of Islam.
10:67; 53:29.
Commentary:
As stated above the principal theme of the Surah is the establishment of concord, amity and goodwill between Muslim individuals and groups and therefore it has mentioned some of those social evils which cause discord, dissensions and differences, and corrode, corrupt and contaminate a society, eating into its vitals, and enjoins Muslims to be on their guard against them. Ridiculing and taunting others, spying, and calling by nick-names, and suspicion and backbiting are some of these social evils. Women have been particularly mentioned here in that they are more prone to fall a victim to these evils. The main cause, which lies at the root of these evils, is conceit and a false sense of superiority, which the next verse expressly deals with. By removing the basic causes of disharmony and disagreement among Muslims the Surah has laid the foundation of a firm and solid brotherhood of Islam.
a
53:29.
1279
这章经文的要点是穆斯林个人间、团体中建立和平友好、睦邻关系和亲善, 这节经文和上一节经文提到了引起倾轧、纠纷和分歧的社会弊病; 这些社会弊病腐蚀、败坏社会并摧毁社会的核心; 穆斯林有责任防止它们。其中有的是取笑和嘲弄他人, 暗中监视人、呼外号、猜疑、暗中诽谤。在这里特别提到了妇女, 因为她们更容易成为这些弊病的牺牲品。这些弊病的主要根源是骄傲和虚伪的优越感, 这在下一章中明确论及。由于这一章奠定了伊斯兰教坚实有力的兄弟关系的基础, 遂而消除了穆斯林间的不睦与不和。
1
پھر غیبت کیوں کرتے ہو جو ایسی ہی بری شے ہے۔
a
10:67; 53:29.
3850
Commentary:
As stated above the principal theme of the Surah is the establishment of concord, amity and goodwill between Muslim individuals and groups and therefore it has mentioned some of those social evils which cause discord, dissensions and differences, and corrode, corrupt and contaminate a society, eating into its vitals, and enjoins Muslims to be on their guard against them. Ridiculing and taunting others, spying, and calling by nick-names, and suspicion and backbiting are some of these social evils. Women have been particularly mentioned here in that they are more prone to fall a victim to these evils. The main cause, which lies at the root of these evils, is conceit and a false sense of superiority, which the next verse expressly deals with. By removing the basic causes of disharmony and disagreement among Muslims the Surah has laid the foundation of a firm and solid brotherhood of Islam.
b
53:29
2795
The principal theme of the Surah being the establishment of concord, amity and goodwill among Muslim individuals and groups, this and the preceding verse mention some of those social evils which cause discord, dissensions and differences; and corrode, corrupt and contaminate a society and eat into its vitals; and enjoins Muslims to be on their guard against them. Ridiculing and taunting others, spying, and calling by nicknames, and suspicion and backbiting, are some of these social evils. Women have been particularly mentioned in this connection in that they are more prone to fall a victim to them. The main cause which lies at the root of these evils are conceit and a false sense of superiority, which the next verse expressly deals with. By removing these basic causes of disharmony and disagreement among Muslims the Surah has laid the foundation of a firm and solid brotherhood of Islam.
هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّآءٍۭ بِنَمِيمٍ
104:2.
b
104:2.
a
49:12; 104:2.
4314
Important Words:
نمیم (slander) is derived from نم which means, he uttered calumny or excited discord. نمیم means, mischievous and malicious misrepresentation; calumny, slander (Lane & Aqrab).
c
104:2.
3094
The reference in this and the preceding three verses may particularly be to Walid bin Mughirah or Abu Jahl; or, for that matter, to every leader of falsehood.
وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ
49:13; 68:12.
Humazah means, one who finds fault with others behind their backs and Lumazah is he who finds fault with them behind their backs or before their eyes (Aqrab). As against two basic good qualities—goodness and patience mentioned in the preceding Surah, two bad qualities which cut at the root of all social peace and harmony have been mentioned in this Surah. Backbiting and slander-mongering are the two main evils from which the so- called civilized society badly suffers today.
49:12; 68:12.
Important Words:
ھمزة (backbiter is derived from ھمز) which means he goaded or spurred him, he beat him; he broke it; he drove him; he reproached him or found fault with him; he spoke ill of him behind his back. They say ھمزته الیه الحاجة i.e. want drove him to it; ھمزة means, one who finds fault with others behind their backs much or habitually; one who backbites others; who defames men (Lane & Aqrab).
لمزة (slanderer) possesses all the meanings of ھمزة with this difference that whereas ھمزة means, one who finds fault with people behind their backs, لمزة means, who finds fault with them behind their backs or before their faces. لمزہ also means, he made a sign to him with the eye or the head and the lip with low speech (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
The Surah is of general application but has been applied in particular to those evil-minded opponents of the Holy Prophet, who not being satisfied with persecuting him, defamed him and spread all sorts of lies and slanders about him. As against two basic good qualities, viz. goodness and patience, mentioned in the preceding Surah, two evil qualities which cut at the root of all social peace and harmony have been mentioned in this Surah. Backbiting and slander-mongering are the two main evils from which the so-called civilized society badly suffers today.
b
49:13; 68:12.
1782
هُمَزَة (Humazah) 的意思是一个在背后挑剔别人的人。لُمَزَة (Lumazah) 是一个在背后或当面挑剔别人的人 (اَقْرَبْ, Aqrab)。在上一节经章中提到了两种基本的好品性, 即善良和坚忍, 作为对照, 在这一经章中提到了在根子上损害社会平安与和谐的两种坏品性。背后诽谤人和造谣中伤是今天所谓文明社会深受其害的两种主要罪恶。
b
49:12; 68:12.
4835
Important Words:
ھمزة (backbiter is derived from ھمز) which means he goaded or spurred him, he beat him; he broke it; he drove him; he reproached him or found fault with him; he spoke ill of him behind his back. They say ھمزته الیه الحاجة i.e. want drove him to it; ھمزة means, one who finds fault with others behind their backs much or habitually; one who backbites others; who defames men (Lane & Aqrab).
لمزة (slanderer) possesses all the meanings of ھمزة with this difference that whereas ھمزة means, one who finds fault with people behind their backs, لمزة means, who finds fault with them behind their backs or before their faces. لمزہ also means, he made a sign to him with the eye or the head and the lip with low speech (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
The Surah is of general application but has been applied in particular to those evil-minded opponents of the Holy Prophet, who not being satisfied with persecuting him, defamed him and spread all sorts of lies and slanders about him. As against two basic good qualities, viz. goodness and patience, mentioned in the preceding Surah, two evil qualities which cut at the root of all social peace and harmony have been mentioned in this Surah. Backbiting and slander-mongering are the two main evils from which the so-called civilized society badly suffers today.
b
49:13; 68:12.
3431
Humazah means, one who finds fault with others behind their backs and Lumazah is he who finds fault with them behind their backs or before their eyes (Aqrab). As against two basic good qualities—goodness and patience mentioned in the preceding Surah, two bad qualities which cut at the root of all social peace and harmony have been mentioned in this Surah. Backbiting and slander-mongering are the two main evils from which the so- called civilized society badly suffers today.