The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 251
PT. 5 AN-NISA' CH. 4 دَرَجَتٍ مِّنْهُ وَمَغْفِرَةً وَرَحْمَةً وَكَانَ اللهُ Namely, by degrees of. 97 excellence bestowed by Him, ۱۳ and by special forgiveness and ε mercy. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful. 565 R. 14. غَفُورًا رَّحِيْمان إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَقُهُمُ الْمَلَيْكَةُ ظَالِى Verily, those whom the. 98 angels cause to die while they أَنْفُسِهِمْ قَالُوْا فِيْمَ كُنْتُمْ قَالُوا كُنَّا are wronging their own souls they (the angels) will say to مُسْتَضْعَفِيْنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا أَلَمْ them: What were you after تَكُنْ اَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَا جِرُوا فِيهَا b They will reply: 'We were treated as weak in the land. " فَأُولَيكَ مَأوَ بِهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَسَاءَتْ They will say, “Was not Allah's مَصِيرَاة earth vast enough for you to migrate therein?' It is these whose abode shall be Hell, and an evil destination it is;566 "16:29. but were prevented from doing so by circumstances beyond their control. " These are the ones in whose case the verse makes an exception in the words, excepting the disabled ones. But the actual "sitters", though entitled to good reward if true and sincere in their faith, were in no case on a par with the "strivers", neither in rank nor in reward. 565. Commentary: This verse further explains and emphasizes the distinction between the "sitters" at home without valid excuse and the "strivers" in the cause of God. The latter are not only superior to the former by "many 691 degrees", but are much more entitled to God's mercy and forgiveness. 566. Commentary: for you) فتهاجروا The words to migrate) show that the people referred to here were not so weak as not to be able to migrate from their homes. They were thus not truly "disabled ones" as mentioned in 4:96 above. The present verse, therefore, strongly condemns them. Islam would not be satisfied with a weak or passive belief, for it is neither good for the believer nor for the community. If the environment of a believer is not suitable for him, he should shift to a different