Testimony of the Holy Quran — Page 57
H A D R AT M IR Z A GHU L A M AH M AD A S 57 اَمَف ُءٓاَزَج ْنَم ُلَعْفَّي َكِلٰذ ْمُكْنِم اَّلِا ٌيْزِخ يِف ِةوٰيَحْلا اَيْنُّدلا َو َمْوَي ِةَمٰيِقْلا َنْوُّدَرُي ىٰۤلِا ( 10 ) 1 ِّدَشَا ِباَذَعْلا Meaning that, whichever person among you commits such a deed shall face disgrace in the present life; and on the Day of Judgement, there is for him a severe punishment. 2 َو ْنِا ْمُكْنِم اَّلِا اَہُدِراَو ( 11 ) Meaning that, there is not one from among you who shall not come to hell. 3 َو ْدَقَل اَنْمِلَع َنْيِمِدْقَتْسُمْلا ْمُكْنِم َو ْدَقَل اَنْمِلَع َنْيِرِخْاَتْسُمْلا ( 12 ) Meaning that, we do know those people from among you who will move ahead and those who will lag behind. Reflect over all these places where the word ْ مِنْکُم [ minkum —from among you] has been used for all the Muslims, regardless of whether they were alive at that time or will be born until dooms - day. Similarly, in all other instances, except for two or three places, the word has been used in a general sense. Seemingly, the Companions ra were indeed the direct addressees of all the injunctions, but unless there is a specific context, applying them exclusively to the Companions ra is not permissible. Otherwise, every sinner can argue that the Companions ra were the sole addressees of the injunctions regarding prayer, fasting, hajj, piety, cleanliness, and avoidance of sins, therefore, they are not 1. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:86 [Publisher] 2. S u rah Maryam, 19:72 [Publisher] 3. S u rah al- H ijr, 15:25 [Publisher]