The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 417
PT. 3 AL-BAQARAH make His Signs clear to you that you may ponder. 273 E R. 37. CH. 2 تَفَكَّرُونَ يَا يُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْفِقُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا O ye who believe! spend. 268 of the good things that you have كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّا أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُمْ مِنَ earned, and of what We produce الْأَرْضِ وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَبِيْثَ مِنْهُ for you from the earth; and seek not what is bad to spend out of تُنْفِقُونَ وَلَسْتُمْ بِاخِذِيهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُغْمِضُوا it when you would not take it فِيْهِ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ yourselves except that you connive at it. And know that Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praise- worthy. 274 273. Important Words: or (offspring) is derived from ✓. The verb √ means, he sprinkled or scattered. They say. e. he scattered the seed in the soil. means the vegetation sprouted forth from the ground. Similarly means, he increased a thing, etc. ; or He (God) created. 3 of which the plural is means, small ant; motes or dust particles that float about in the air. means, children, offspring progeny; human or other race descended from a common ancestor (Aqrab & Tāj). Commentary: or By means of the similitude contained in this verse, a believer is reminded that if he spends his property for show or follows up his charity with taunts and injury, all that he has spent will be wasted, and on the Day of Judgement he will find nothing good in store for him. His 417 case will be as wretched as that of an old man with little children and large property which, as the result of an accident, is suddenly destroyed, leaving him not only without means of sustenance for himself but also without provision for his children. When a man cannot bear to see himself and his little children go unprovided for in this life, which is after all a very short period, how can he bear that his work for the cause of Allah- a provision for his everlasting life in the next world should be undone by his own action? 274. Important Words:. ام or يم seek) is derived from) تيمموا They say aci. e. he sought it. o means, he sought and singled out that person for attacking with his spear. means, he sought and singled out the affair. means, he performed what is termed for his Prayers, i. e. instead of performing the prescribed ablution with water he