The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 423
CH. 2 تَعْرِفُهُمْ بِسِيمُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَلُونَ النَّاسَ want because of their abstaining PT. 3 AL-BAQARAH from begging. "Thou shalt know do not beg of men with importunity. And whatever of C wealth you spend, surely, Allah الْحَافًا وَمَا تُنْفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللهَ them by their appearance; they بِهِ عَلِيمٌ has perfect thereof. 280 knowledge 280. Important Words: "48:30. (move) is from. They say ضربه. the thing moved. . ضرب الشيء means, he struck or beat him with a ضرب في الارض. sword or a stick, etc means, he set out on a journey through the country or he journeyed through it (Aqrab). means, the beggar begged with importunity, as if sticking to one like a covering (Aqrab & Mufradāt). Commentary: Circumstances sometimes compel people to remain confined in a place where they are unable to earn their living. Such men deserve help from the better-off members of the عف abstaining) is derived from) تعفف عفة i. e. he abstained from doing what is unlawful or improper. in verb form also gives the same meaning with greater effort. means, abstaining from the gratification of low desires. So means, abstaining from what is improper or unlawful (Aqrab). Law (appearance) is derived from which is again derived from. They sayi. e. he branded the horse with some distinguishing mark or means, a سومة or سيمة or سيما. sign distinguishing sign or mark, or general appearance serving as such (Aqrab). (with importunity) is derived from. They say a i. e. he covered him with a sheet or a blanket, etc. all also gives the same meaning. 423 community. Two kinds of people come particularly under this verse: (1) Those who voluntarily stick to a place owing to the love of a holy man and never quit his company so that they may listen to whatever he says and observe whatever he does and then impart the knowledge thus acquired to others. A remarkable example of persons of this class was Abū Hurairah, who embraced Islam only three years before the death of the Holy Prophet, but thereafter clove to the Mosque at Medina so that he might remain in constant contact with his beloved Master. The result was that he reported to the world a much larger number of the sayings and acts of the Holy Prophet than those reported by even such Companions as