Allah does not love (22) the corrupters who light the fires of war

Who said: God’s hand is fettered’ and He cannot give

Allah’ hands are wide open and spread out in bounty for both the righteous and the sinner

Who wished to kill the Prophet Muhammad?

What nation likes to light the fires of war?

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We have seen that Allah does not love those:

1)    The disbelievers,

2)    The arrogant,

3)    Those who reject faith,

4)    The proud and the boastful,

5)    The swaggering braggart strutting in his steps,

6)    The harm doers,

7)    The vainglorious prideful boasters,

8)    Those that do wrong, the unjust,

9)    The impious and guilty,

10)The unfaithful and ungrateful,

11)The transgressors,

12)Those who exceed the limits,

13)The farthest who trespass beyond bounds,

14)The extravagant , Qaroun, Moses’ cousin and the alike and the mischief-maker.  

In this article, that Allah does not love the corrupters who light the fires of war.

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The meanings of the verse 5:64 of the Noble Quran:

Verse 5:64 says:

The Jews said, when their circumstances became straitened, on account of their denial of the Prophet Muhammad, after having been the wealthiest of people:

‘God’s hand is fettered’ and cannot give; withholding the sending forth of provision upon us.

This was their metaphor for niggardliness

May God be exalted above this!

God, exalted be He, says: Fettered be, withheld be, their hands, from the performance of good deeds, as an invocation against them;

And they are cursed for what they have said.

They neither do good acts nor spend in good causes (and they are accursed

Nay, but His hands are extended out wide; a hyperbole for the attribute of generosity.

Both His hands are spread out wide in bounty; His hands are wide open for both the righteous and the sinner; He bestowed as He will, if He wishes, He gives, and if He wishes, He withholds.

The use in the verse of the dual for “yad”, ‘hand’, is intended to imply abundance, since the utmost that an affluent person can give freely of his wealth is when he gives it with both hands.

He expends how He will, in giving abundantly or straitening, and there can be no objection to this.

And what has been revealed to you from your Lord, of the Quran, will surely increase many of them in insolence and disbelief, because of their very disbelief in it;

And We have cast between them enmity and hatred until the Day of Resurrection, and so every sect among them is opposed to the other.

Every time they light the fires of war, that is, for war against the Prophet Muhammad, God extinguishes them, that is, every time they desire it (war), He repels them.

In other words, whenever they unite to kill Muhammad out of disobedience, Allah extinguished it; Allah makes them disunite and oppose each other.

They cause corruption in the land through preventing people from Muhammad and by inviting to other than Allah.

And they hasten about the earth in corruption, that is,

They hasten about corrupting, through acts of disobedience,

And Allah does not love corrupters, meaning that He will punish them.

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Verse 5:64 in different translations

QARIB:

The Jews say: ‘the hand of Allah is chained. ‘their own hands are chained! and they are cursed for what they said! Rather, his hands are both outstretched, he spends as he will. that which Allah has sent down to you will surely increase the tyranny and disbelief of many of them. we have stirred among them enmity and hatred up until the day of resurrection. Whenever they kindle the fire of war, Allah extinguishes it. They spread corruption in the land, and Allah does not love those who corrupt.

SHAKIR:

And the Jews say: the hand of Allah is tied up! Their hands shall be shackled and they shall be cursed for what they say. nay, both his hands are spread out, he expends as he pleases; and what has been revealed to you from your lord will certainly make many of them increase in inordinacy and unbelief; and we have put enmity and hatred among them till the day of resurrection; whenever they kindle a fire for war Allah puts it out, and they strive to make mischief in the land; and Allah does not love the mischief-makers

PICKTHAL:

The Jews say: Allah’s hand is fettered. Their hands are fettered and they are accursed for saying so. Nay, but both his hands are spread out wide in bounty. He bestoweth as he will. that which hath been revealed unto thee from thy lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and we have cast among them enmity and hatred till the day of resurrection. as often as they light a fire for war, Allah extinguisheth it. their effort is for corruption in the land, and Allah loveth not corrupters.

YUSUFALI:

The Jews say: “Allah’s hand is tied up.” be their hands tied up and be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter. nay, both his hands are widely outstretched: he giveth and spendeth (of his bounty) as he pleaseth. but the revelation that cometh to thee from Allah increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. amongst them we have placed enmity and hatred till the day of judgment. every time they kindle the fire of war, Allah doth extinguish it; but they (ever) strive to do mischief on earth. and Allah loveth not those who do mischief.

Chapter 6 of the Quran (34) how to understand Allah’s Plan

The chief wealthy unbelievers of Mecca said to Muhammad: Were those, weak, poor and needy, the ones whom Allah has favoured from among us with guidance? The Quran says: Allah loves the faithful believers, and He does not love the proud arrogant wealthy strong unbelievers.

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In the previous article, the chief wealthy strong unbelievers of Mecca were too proud to ask the Prophet Muhammad to repel the weak, poor and needy Muslims; they said to him:

‘We were among the prosperouss of our people and we dislike those people. So could you repel them when we sit with you?’

Not only that but they continued: ‘We will not be pleased until you write an agreement between us to repel those people when we sit with you’.

 

The Prophet Muhammad wanted to do this, because of his desire that the unbelievers become Muslims.  But, Allah command ed him not to repel those weak, poor and needy Muslims and said: If you repel them you will be of the unjust and of the evildoers.

 

Then, Ayah 6:53 says:

It is Allah’s plan to try some of them by others. Allah is testing the prosperous one by the commoner.

• It is Allah’s plan to try the rich man by the poor man.
• It is Allah’s plan to try the strong man by the weak man.
• It is Allah’s plan to try the fortunate man by the deprived man.
• It is Allah’s plan to try the proud famous man by the lowly man.

Allah is not interested in our power or money but He is rather interested in the faith inside our heart.

 

The prosperous wealthy ones may say, in disavowal: ‘Were those, weak, poor and needy, the ones whom Allah has favoured from among us with guidance? If what they follow is true guidance, they would not have preceded us in attaining it.

 

It should be emphasized that one of those weak, poor and needy believers was Bilal, the salve black Ethiopean believers.

 

Allah, exalted be He, says:

Is Allah not best awwere of those who were thankful to Him to guide them? Indeed He is.

Is not Allah best awwere of the thanksgivers of the believers, those who deserve such favour of guidance? Indeed He is.

Allah loves the faithful weak, poor and needy believers, and , 

Allah does not love the proud arrogant wealthy strong unbelievers 

 

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The verses 6:52 in different translations

 

QARIB:

As such we have made some of them a means for testing others, so that they should say: ‘were those whom Allah favors amongst us? ‘But does not Allah best know the thankful?

 

SHAKIR:

And thus do we try some of them by others so that they say: were these they upon whom Allah has conferred benefit from among us? Does not Allah best know the grateful?

 

PICKTHAL:

And even so do we try some of them by others that they say: were these they whom Allah favoureth among us? is not Allah best awwere of the thanksgivers?

 

YUSUFALI:

Thus did we try some of them by comparison with others that they should say: “is it these then that Allah hath favoured from amongst us?” doth not Allah know best those who were grateful?

Chapter 6 of the Quran (33) they said: Repel the Poor

The chief wealthy strong unbelievers of Mecca used to mock the weak, poor and needy followers of the Prophet Muhammad. One day, they said: ‘We were among the prosperouss of our people and we dislike that we be seen with them. So could you repel them when we sit with you?’

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In the previous article, The Quran is warning and threatening those who fear they shall be gathered to their Lord at the Day of Judgment.

It happened that some six followers of the Prophet Muhammad were weak, poor and needy; however, they never ever left the Prophet and kept adhered to him all the time. They attended all his teachings and were devoted to serve him.

 

The chief wealthy strong unbelievers of Mecca used to mock those six weak, poor and needy followers of the Prophet Muhammad.

One day the unbelievers of Mecca said unto the Prophet Muhammad in a mocking way:

O Muhammad, were you pleased with these weak, poor and needy followers?

Do you want us to be followers of these?’

‘We were among the prosperouss of our people and we dislike that we be seen with them. ‘We do not accept to be like or equal to these weak, poor and needy friends.

So could you repel them when we sit with you?’

 

The Prophet Muhammad wanted to do this, because of his desire that the unbelievers become Muslims; he agreed, but they said: ‘We will not be pleased until you write an agreement between us’.

When skin (they used to write on skin; there were no papers at that time) and ink was brought, the following verse was revealed saying:

(Repel not those who call upon their Lord at morning and evening, seeking His Countenance…)

 

Some years after this event, one of those weak, poor and needy followers said:

“This verse was revealed about us. We were weak and stayed at the Prophet’s, Allah bless him and give him peace, in the morning and evening. He taught us the Quran and goodness and instilled fear in us through the mention of hellfire and the Garden and also through that which benefits us and by means of mention of death and the Resurrection.

 

Ayah 6:52 says:

 

And do not repel or drive away those who call upon their Lord at morning and evening desiring, through their worship, His countenance.

If you repel them you will be of the evildoers.

If you repel them you will be of the unjust.

 

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The verses 6:52 in different translations

 

QARIB:

Do not drive away those who call on their lord morning and evening, seeking only his face. nothing of their account falls upon you, and nothing of your account falls upon them, that you should drive them away and so become one of the harmdoers.

 

SHAKIR:

And do not drive away those who call upon their lord in the morning and the evening, they desire only his favor; neither were you answerable for any reckoning of theirs, nor were they answerable for any reckoning of yours, so that you should drive them away and thus be of the unjust.

 

PICKTHAL:

Repel not those who call upon their lord at morn and evening, seeking his countenance. thou art not accountable for them in aught, nor were they accountable for thee in aught, that thou shouldst repel them and be of the wrong-doers.

 

YUSUFALI:

Send not away those who call on their lord morning and evening, seeking his face. in naught art thou accountable for them, and in naught were they accountable for thee, that thou shouldst turn them away, and thus be (one) of the unjust.