"... And those who ..." - The Qur'aan القرآن

[S. Munir]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

"... And those who ..."

"... And those who ..."

الله‎ Allah [ سبحانه و تعالى , Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, Glorified and Exalted be He] says,

ووَالَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا

"And those who invoke not any other ilâh (god) along with Allâh, nor kill such person as Allâh has forbidden, except for just cause [such as the hudood punishment under the authority of a Muslim Leader in Muslim Lands only], nor commit illegal sexual intercourse – and whoever does this, shall receive the punishment."

[ القرآن الكريم The Noble Qur'aan, سورة الفرقان Soorah al-Furqaan - (The Criterion) 025, Verse 068 ]

[Translation - "Interpretation of the Meaning of The Noble Qur'aan in the English Language" By Dr. Muhammad Taqiuddeen al-Hilaalee, Ph.D. and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan, Published By Darussalam.]

al-Mubarakfuri [rahimahullaah, died 1426AH] summarised the explanation of this verse from Tafsir Ibn Kathir which was written by the notable scholar Ibn Kathir [rahimahullaah, died 774AH] as follows:

"The Attributes of the Servants of the Most Gracious include avoiding Shirk, Murder and Zina 

Imam Ahmad [ رحمه الله , may Allaah have mercy on him, died 241AH ] recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud [ رضى الله تعالى عنه ,  may Allah be pleased with him ] said, "The Messenger of Allah [ صلى الله عليه و سلم , may Allaah exalt his mention and render him and his message safe from every derogatory thing ] was asked which sin is the most serious'' He [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] said:

(That you appoint a rival to Allah when He has created you.) 

He asked, "Then what'' 

He [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] said: (That you kill your child for fear that he may eat with you.) 

He said, "Then what'' 

He [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] said: (That you commit adultery with your neighbor's wife.) 

`Abdullah [ رضى الله تعالى عنه ] said, "Then Allah revealed, confirming that:

(And those who invoke not any other god along with Allah....)'' This was also recorded by An-Nasa'i, and by Al-Bukhari and Muslim. 

It was narrated that Sa`id bin Jubayr [ رحمه الله , may Allaah have mercy on him, died 95AH ] heard Ibn `Abbas [ رضى الله تعالى عنه ] saying that some of the people of Shirk killed a great deal and committed Zina a great deal, then they came to Muhammad [ صلى الله عليه و سلم ] and said: "What you are saying and calling people to is good, if only you would tell us that there is a way to expiate for what we have done.'' Then the Ayah:

(And those who invoke not any other god along with Allah...) was revealed, ..."

al-Misbaah al-Muneer of al-Mubarakfuri [Abridged Tafsir Ibn Kathir - English Edition Published By Darussalam]. 

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