The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 269
PT. 2 AL-BAQARAH CH. 2 إِذْ تَبَرَّاَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبِعُوا مِنَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوا Aye, they would certainly. 167 realize if they could see the time وَرَاَوُا الْعَذَابَ وَتَقَطَّعَتْ بِهِمُ when those who were followed الاسباب shall disown their followers and shall see the punishment, and all their ties shall be cut asunder. 173 وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوا لَوْ اَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً And those who followed. 168 b shall say: b‘If we could only منْهُمْ كَمَا تَبَرَّءُ وَامِنَّا كَذلِكَ return, we would disown them فَنَتَبَرَّاً مِنْهُمْ "28:64, 65; 34:33, 34. 23:100; 26:103. be like God or equal to Him, being contrary or opposed to the true God. Among those who have set up (equals) with God may be mentioned the Zoroastrians who believe in two independent gods, i. e. Ormazd, the God of Light, and Ahriman, the God of Darkness. Love of God is the essence of all religion. In Islam it forms the central point, the pivot round which the whole Islamic teaching revolves. No religion has emphasised the love of God as much as Islam has. The Holy Prophet was so much engrossed in God that he was spoken of by the pagan Arabs as having fallen in love with Him, even as a lover falls in love with his beloved. No other subject has been so completely and so repeatedly dealt with in the Quran as God's beauty and excellence and such of His attributes as create an irresistible love and longing in the human soul for his Lord and Master Who is spoken of in the Quran as a "Most Loving God" (11:91; 85:15). Yet Christian writers accuse Islam of being a cold and calculating religion, 269 bereft of all love for God. Can anything be farther from the truth? 173. Important Words: بری disown is derived from) تبرأ They say colli. e. he became free from defect or got clear of debt. means, he became separated from his partner. means, he separated from such a one; he got clear of him; he declared to have no connection with him; he renounced or disowned him (Aqrab). سبب ties) is the plural of) اسباب which signifies: (1) a tie or a rope; (2) a means which helps a person to reach his destination; (3) a way or a path, leading to something; (4) love or relationship (Aqrab). Commentary: This verse vividly describes the scene when those guilty of idolatry will be called to account for their evil beliefs and practices. They will look to their leaders for help and guidance, but the latter will disown them and all ties of love and kinship between them will be cut asunder and all supports and all means of rescue will be lost.