The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2)

The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 93

PT. 4 ĀL-E-‘IMRĀN CH. 3 إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَيَّةَ Surely, the first House. 97 founded for mankind is that at Becca, abounding in blessings and a guidance for peoples. 383 all مُبْرَكًا وَهُدًى لِلْعَلَمِينَ فِيهِ أَيتُ بَيْنَتُ مَّقَامُ إِبْرهِيْمَ In it are manifest Signs it. 98 وَمَنْ دَخَلَهُ كَانَ أَمِنَّا وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ is the place of Abraham; and "whoso enters it, enters peace. حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا And pilgrimage to the House is وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَلَمِينَ a duty which men those who can find a way thither- -Owe to Allah. And whoever 5:98; 27:92; 28:58; 29:68; 106:4, 5. 2:126. 14:36; 28:58; 29:68. 22:28. he did not prohibit the eating of any particular meat of his own accord, as the Israelites have done. So by differing from the Israelites in this matter, Islam does not go against the way and the practice of the Prophets of God, particularly that of Abraham. By saying that Abraham did not associate gods with Allah, the Jews are reminded that it is they themselves who set up gods with God and go against the religion of Abraham, to whom the will of his Master was all in all. 383. Important Words: (Becca) is the name given to the valley of Mecca. The word is probably derived from Ụ. They say probably on account of the crowding of the people there, or because it used to break the necks of the tyrants (Aqrab). The word (Becca) is also considered by some to be the same as Mecca, its having been changed into These two letters interchangeable as in ;) and Commentary: Ų. A are See note on 2:128 with regard to the antiquity of the Ka‘bah. In this verse, the Quran draws the attention of the People of the Book to the antiquity of the Ka'bah in order to point out that the real and original centre of God's religion is the Ka'bah, those adopted by Jews and Christians being of later origin. Just i. e. he pushed him into a narrow as certain foods which Jews abstained and crowded place. dc means, he from were not originally forbidden dealt blows on his neck and broke it. but came subsequently to be held Emüll ole seëll sḥ means, the people unlawful, similarly their Qiblah was crowded round the thing. The valley not the original Qiblah but was of (Mecca) is called a (Becca) | adopted as such at a subsequent time. 533