Allah loves (14) those who are firm when they fight in his cause

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The Fight between the Believers and the Disbelievers

The War is Hateful but it is Inevitable! The Quran said

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We have seen that Allah loves

1) the kind good doers,

2) those who turn to him and those who are Clean and Pure, 3) those who guard against evil,

4) those who put their Trust in Him,

5) those who are firm and steadfast,

6) the virtuous,

7) the charitable,

8) judge in equity,

9) those who are just and are not biased,

10) the good doers who keep their Covenant,

11) the generous,

12) those who keep their duty and

13) those who purify themselves physically and spiritually.   

In this article, Allah loves those who are firm when they fight in his cause.

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In Verse 2:216 Allah puts three valid Facts for mankind that are found all the time and anywhere on the earth and at whatever time.

The first Fact:

War is hateful but it is inevitable!

War is offensive but it is obligatory.

The second Fact:

You may hate a thing although it is good for you.

The third Fact:

You may love a thing although it is evil for you.

Surely, Allah knows, and you do not

Allah knows everything, while you do not know

 

Verse 61:4 talks about the best fighter in the eye of God.

Truly Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array.

Fighting in Allah’ cause means fighting against the devil and his parties.

Verse 61:4 has a story, it is:

‘Abd Allah bin Salam (one of the top Jewish Priest who became Muslim) said: “We sat a group of Companions of Muhammad and reminded each other. We said: ‘If only we knew the most beloved works to Allah, glorified and exalted is He, for we would then perform them’.

Then He encouraged them to strive in His way, saying: (Lo! Allah loves those who battle for His cause, in His obedience in ranks, as if they were a solid structure, like a cemented block.

Indeed

Allah loves,

Allah assists and

Allah honors

Those who fight for His cause in ranks as if they were a solid structure, with all of its parts compacted together, firm, like a cemented block.

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Verse 2:216 in different translations:

QARIB:

(Offensive) fighting is obligatory for you, though it is hateful to you. But you may hate a thing although it is good for you, and may love a thing although it is evil for you. Allah knows, and you do not.

SHAKIR:

Fighting is enjoined on you, and it is an object of dislike to you; and it may be that you dislike a thing while it is good for you, and it may be that you love a thing while it is evil for you, and Allah knows, while you do not know

PICKTHAL:

Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a thing which is bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know not.

YUSUFALI:

Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. but it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. but Allah knoweth, and ye know not.

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Verse 61:4 in different translations:

QARIB:

Allah loves those who fight in his way lining up as if they were a stacked building.

SHAKIR:

Surely Allah loves those who fight in his way in ranks as if they were a firm and compact wall

PICKTHAL:

Lo! Allah loveth them who battle for his cause in ranks, as if they were a solid structure.

YUSUFALI:

Truly Allah loves those who fight in his cause in battle array, as if they were a solid cemented structure.

Allah does not love (11) the unfaithful and ungrateful

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.