Allah forbids the tradition of splashing the blood of sacrifices
Allah protects the believers
Neither the flesh or blood of sacrifices reach Allah, but the devotion from you reaches Him
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In the previous articles, 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) any swaggering braggart, strutting in his steps,
6) the harm doers,
7) any vainglorious prideful boasters,
8) those that do wrong,
9) the unjust and
10) the impious and guilty.
In this article, that Allah does not love the unfaithful and ungrateful.
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The meanings of verses 22:37-38 of the Noble Quran:
Verse 22:37 is talking about the sacrifice of animals
The ignorant disbelievers said that some parts of the animals and their blood are for the Lord, and they did not approach such parts or blood. Also, in the pre-Islamic time they used to splash the blood of sacrifices on the walls of the Holy House and sully themselves with this blood and so Allah forbade them from doing so; Allah said:
Their flesh and their blood do not reach Allah
In other words, neither their flesh nor their blood shall reach God, that is, neither of these shall be raised up to Him; rather it is your piety that shall reach Him, that is, it is your righteous action, performed purely for Him, together with your faith, that shall be raised up to Him.
It is also said that this means: Allah does not accept their flesh or blood, but the devotion from you reaches Him, but He accepts your pure and sincere faith and works. Thus have Allah made them subject unto you that you may magnify and glorify Allah that He has guided you to His religion and wont.
And He gives good tidings to the good, to those who are good in their words and deeds; and it is said that the good means: the generous with their sacrifices.
In other words, Allah gives good tidings to the virtuous, namely, those who affirm the Oneness of God
Verse 22:38 says:
Indeed Allah protects those who believe in Muhammad and in the Quran against the disbelievers and against the misguidance of idolaters.
Indeed Allah does not love the treacherous, unfaithful with regard to what is entrusted to him,
And Allah does not love the ungrateful, for His grace; these are the disbelievers, the idolaters and those who put partners or son with the Lord
Allah does not love those means that He will punish them severely in the afterlife.
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Verses 22:37-38 in different translations
QARIB:
37) Their flesh and blood does not reach Allah rather it is piety from you that reaches him. as such he has subjected them to you, in order that you exalt Allah for guiding you. and give glad tidings to the generous.
38) Allah will defend those who believe. Verily, Allah does not love the ungrateful cheat.
SHAKIR:
37) There does not reach Allah their flesh nor their blood, but to him is acceptable the guarding (against evil) on your part; thus has he made them subservient to you, that you may magnify Allah because he has guided you aright; and give good news to those who do good (to others)
38) Surely Allah will defend those who believe; surely Allah does not love any one who is unfaithful, ungrateful
PICKTHAL:
37) Their flesh and their food reach not Allah, but the devotion from you reacheth him. thus have we made them subject unto you that ye may magnify Allah that he hath guided you. and give good tidings (o Muhammad) to the good.
38) Lo! Allah defendeth those who are true. lo! Allah loveth not each treacherous ingrate.
YUSUFALI:
37) It is not their meat nor their blood, that reaches Allah: it is your piety that reaches him: he has thus made them subject to you, that ye may glorify Allah for his guidance to you and proclaim the good news to all who do right.
38) Verily Allah will defend (from ill) those who believe: verily, Allah loveth not any that is a traitor to faith, or show ingratitude.
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