The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 313
PT. 6 AL-MĀ'IDAH CH. 5 يَسْتَلُونَكَ مَاذَا أُحِلَّ لَهُمْ قُلْ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ They ask thee what is made. 5 lawful for them. Say, 'All good الطَّيِّبتُ وَمَا عَلَّمْتُمْ مِنَ الْجَوَارِحِ things have been made lawful مُكَلِّبِينَ تُعَلَّمُونَهُنَّ عَلَمَكُمُ اللهُ for you, and what you have مَا taught the beasts and birds of فَكُلُوا مِمَّا أَمْسَكْنَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَاذْكُرُوا prey to catch for you, training اسْمَ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ وَاتَّقُوا اللهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ them for hunting and teaching them of what Allah has taught you. So eat of that which they catch for you, and "pronounce thereon the name of Allah. And fear Allah, surely Allah is quick in reckoning. '644 "6:119. new life to corrupt and degenerate humanity. In fact, the promise about the appearance of such Reformers is implied even in the words, This day have I completed My favour upon you, for if religion has been completed, it does not stand to reason that when mankind should consign God to oblivion and forget the object of their creation, God should make no provision for their regeneration. In that case, His favour upon them cannot be said to have been "completed". Thus, the very comple- tion of God's favour upon Muslims requires that He should raise among them such Reformers as should breathe a new life into them, whenever their spiritual and moral degeneration demands it. Says the Holy Prophet, "God will raise among the Muslims at the head of each century a Reformer who would 753 regenerate their religion for them" (Dāwūd, ch. on Malāḥim). It may also be noted here that the perfection and completion of God's religion and favour has been mentioned side by side with the law relating to eatables in order to point out that the use of lawful food forms one of the most important bases of good morals which in time provide a pedestal for spiritual progress. 644. Important Words: (animals of prey) is the plural of which is derived from T. They say i. e. he wounded him; or he cut him; or he clove or rent his body. It also means, he gained, acquired or earned. means, beasts and birds of prey that catch game. The word also means, the limbs of a human being with which things are gained or earned (Lane). (training them for hunting) is