Firo maanaaji al-quraan tedduɗo oo - Eggoe ɗemngal Angele - Dr. Waliid Belehsa Al-Umari - ko he golleede wonaa.
وَلَن تَرۡضَىٰ عَنكَ ٱلۡيَهُودُ وَلَا ٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمۡۗ قُلۡ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰۗ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعۡتَ أَهۡوَآءَهُم بَعۡدَ ٱلَّذِي جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِيّٖ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ
[171] Because every party sees itself as the sole possessor of the Truth. Thus, they did not open up to the Truth and follow God’s Guidance.
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ يَتۡلُونَهُۥ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهِۦٓ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦۗ وَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِهِۦ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ
[172] The People of the Book are encouraged to follow their original uncorrupted Books unquestioningly without Denying all or parts of them, particularly those aspects that speak about the coming of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) (cf. 5: 68, 7: 157, 28: 52-53).
يَٰبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَتِيَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنۡعَمۡتُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلۡتُكُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
[173] Cf. 5: 20, 44: 32.
وَٱتَّقُواْ يَوۡمٗا لَّا تَجۡزِي نَفۡسٌ عَن نَّفۡسٖ شَيۡـٔٗا وَلَا يُقۡبَلُ مِنۡهَا عَدۡلٞ وَلَا تَنفَعُهَا شَفَٰعَةٞ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ
[174] Cf. 31: 33.
[175] Cf. 3: 91, 5: 36, 6: 70 and 57: 15.
[176] Cf. 26: 100-101, 74: 48. The rejection of intercession on the Day of Judgement only applies to Deniers. It will be accepted on behalf of a Believer provided God grants such permission and He is pleased with the person on behalf of whom it takes place (cf. 53: 26; al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī).
[177] No one will be able to save them from God’s Punishment (cf. 36: 25-26, 46: 28 and 53: 26; al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī).
۞ وَإِذِ ٱبۡتَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ رَبُّهُۥ بِكَلِمَٰتٖ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّۖ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامٗاۖ قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِيۖ قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهۡدِي ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
[178] Of a related nature to what precedes this. What comes next is the accurate account of the origin and reality of the Abrahamic creed and, by extension, so-called ‘Abrahamic religions’.
[179] The Lord assigned some tasks and commandments for Abraham (عليه السلام) to carry out, which he did dutifully without hesitation or delay (al-Ṭabarī, Ibn ʿAṭiyyah, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, Ibn ʿĀshūr). Exemplary of which is the following commandment to Abraham and Ishmael to set the foundations of the Kaʿbah and to make ready the Holy Sanctuary in Bakkah (Makkah) for God’s worship.
[180] God rewarded Abraham (عليه السلام) for his devoutness by granting him the highest of all honours, making him an Imām (leader) to all humanity and an example to be followed by those who seek God’s Pleasure.
وَإِذۡ جَعَلۡنَا ٱلۡبَيۡتَ مَثَابَةٗ لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَمۡنٗا وَٱتَّخِذُواْ مِن مَّقَامِ إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ مُصَلّٗىۖ وَعَهِدۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ أَن طَهِّرَا بَيۡتِيَ لِلطَّآئِفِينَ وَٱلۡعَٰكِفِينَ وَٱلرُّكَّعِ ٱلسُّجُودِ
[181] The Holy Sanctuary in Makkah (al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī); the central symbol of pristine Faith.
[182] Maqām Ibrāhīm is the stone on which Abraham (عليه السلام) stood while building the Kaʿbah. The commandment here enjoins Believers to Pray at that place; it is an everlasting Sign and evidence to all people of the relatedness of the religion of Islam to Abraham’s creed, Islām, the most pristine of all religions. Jābir Ibn ʿAbdillah (رضي الله عنه) narrated in a lengthy Ḥadīth that the Prophet (ﷺ): “Headed to maqām Ibrāhīm and recited the aya: “...and make Ibrāhīm’s standing-stone a place for Prayer”. He (ﷺ) placed himself behind the maqām making it come between himself and the Kaʿbah. ˹And then he Prayed two rakʿahs˺ reading in the first: qul huwa Allāh-u aḥad (“Say: He is God, Unique.”) and in the second: qul yā ayyuha al-kāfirūn (“Say: You Deniers!”)”. (Muslim: 1218)
[183] They were commanded to purify it from all sorts of impurities, physical and spiritual, such as idols, and to build it with pure intention, devoting it wholly to God. (al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, Ibn ʿĀshūr)
[184] al-ʿākifīn are those who dedicate part of their time to worship, shunning engagement in worldly affairs during this time.
وَإِذۡ قَالَ إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّ ٱجۡعَلۡ هَٰذَا بَلَدًا ءَامِنٗا وَٱرۡزُقۡ أَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ مَنۡ ءَامَنَ مِنۡهُم بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِۚ قَالَ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُۥ قَلِيلٗا ثُمَّ أَضۡطَرُّهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلنَّارِۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
[185] Bakkah/Makkah. (al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, Ibn ʿĀshūr)
[186] Cf. 28: 57. Jābir Ibn ʿAbdillah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Ibrāhīm sanctified Makkah and prayed for it and I sanctified Madinah as much as Ibrāhīm sanctified Makkah, and I prayed for it ˹a blessing in its produce measuring instruments of ˺ mudd and ṣāʿ twice as much as Ibrāhīm asked for Makkah”. (al-Bukhārī: 2129)
[187] Granted that even the Deniers will also be provided for by God in this life, but theirs is only a transitory enjoyment which, no matter how great it might seem, is dwarfed by comparison to the everlasting provision and reward for Believers in Paradise (cf. 31: 23-24, 47: 12; al-Ṭabarī, al-Wāḥidī).
