The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 278
CH. 4 R. 21. AN-NISA' PT. 5 اِنَّ الْمُنْفِقِينَ يُخْدِعُونَ اللهَ وَهُوَ The hypocrites seek to. 143 deceive Allah, but He will خَادِعُهُمْ ۚ وَإِذَا قَامُوا إِلَى الصَّلوة. punish them for their deception And when they stand up for Prayer, they stand lazily and to be seen of men, and they remember Allah but little, 6 606 قَامُوا كُسَالَى يُرَآءُوْنَ النَّاسَ وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلان مُّذَبْذَبِينَ بَيْنَ ذلِكَ لَآ إلى Wavering between this and. 144 that, belonging neither to these هَؤُلَاءِ وَلَا إِلى هَؤُلَاءِ * وَمَنْ يُضْلِلِ nor to those. And he whom Allah causes to perish, for him thou shalt not find a way. 607 "2:10. b9:54. اللهُ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهُ سَبِيلًا be able to bring a valid objection the hypocrites are the late-evening and against Muslims. 606. Important Words: For the meaning of the word see خادعهم and 2:10. The latter expression, though similar in root and construction, means "will punish them for their deception" and not "will deceive them". See also 2:16. Commentary: It is not the Holy Prophet but God Himself Whom in reality the hypocrites seek to deceive because the Prophet is only an agent of God and all plots hatched against him are really so many plots hatched to frustrate the purpose of God. Therefore, He Himself will punish them for their deceitful conduct. Laziness and slowness are the characteristics of a hypocrite. The Holy Prophet is reported to have said, "The most burdensome of Prayers for 718 morning Prayers"; and "A hypocrite waits until the sun is about to set; then he gets up and hurriedly performs four Rakāt of late-afternoon Prayer, and remembers God but little" (Muslim). It is only true faith and certainty that can engender in man the spirit of eagerness to live up to one's conviction. 607. Important Words: wavering which is the plural) مذبذبين ofis derived from s. They say die meaning, he repelled from him, i. e. he defended him. means, he made the thing move to and fro; he put it in a state of motion, commotion or agitation. means, he or it made him confounded or perplexed so that he could not know his right course; he left him wavering, vacillating, going to and fro. means, the thing dangled or moved to and fro; or was in a state of motion or