The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 119
PT. 4 ĀL-E-‘IMRĀN CH. 3 وَاتَّقُوا النَّارَ الَّتِي أُعِدَّتْ لِلْكَفِرِينَ And fear the Fire prepared. 132 for the disbelievers. 416 وَأَطِيعُوا اللهَ وَالرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُم And obey Allah and the G. 133 Messenger that you be shown mercy. وَسَارِعُوا إِلَى مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ And vie with one another. 134 عَرْضُهَا السَّمَوتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ in asking for forgiveness from لِلْمُتَّقِينَ your Lord, and for a Paradise whose price is the heavens and the earth, prepared for the God- fearing_417 "2:25; 66:7. See 3:33. 57:22; See also 2:26. in The mention of the prohibition of interest while dealing with the subject of war is significant. We find that in 2:276-281 the prohibition of interest has also been mentioned connection with the question of war. This shows that war and interest are closely related to one another - a fact amply borne out by the history of modern times. As a matter of fact, interest is one of the causes of war, and it also helps to prolong it. If there were no lending and borrowing at interest, wars could not be prolonged. If it is asked how the expenses of war are to be met in Islam, if money is not to be borrowed on interest, the answer is that when an aggressive war is forced upon Muslims, they are required to make free contributions for the sake of their religion and country. Suitable taxes also provide a fair means to meet the expenses of war, and taxes automatically prove a check on the undue prolongation of hostilities. See also 2:276, 277; 2:279, 280. 559 The mention of the prohibition of interest in connection with wars also shows that the verses of the Quran have not been thrown together at random but that there runs a wise and natural order through them. 416. Commentary: In 2:276 also the prohibition of interest has also been followed by a warning against fire. Evidently it is the fire of war that is primarily meant here. The word "disbelievers", besides being general, may also here mean those who disobey the divine commandment relating to interest. 417. Important Words: (price). The verb gives a number of meanings. They say i. e. he showed him the عرض له عارض means, some thing. difficulty confronted him, or came across his way, or some accident happened to him. means: (1) price of a thing in a form other than money; (2) breadth or width; (3)