The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2)

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PT. 11 AT-TAUBAH CH. 9 كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ the unseen and the seen; then He will tell you what you used to do. '1254 106. And there are whose case has been postponed وَاخَرُونَ مُرْجَوْنَ لِأَمْرِ اللهِ إِمَّا others يُعَذِّبُهُمْ وَإِمَّا يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَاللهُ for the decree of Allah. He may punish them or He may turn to them with compassion. And Allah is All-Knowing, Wise. 1255 عَلِيمٌ. وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مَسْجِدًا ضِرَارًا وَكُفْرًا And among the hypocrites. 107 are those who have built a وَتَفْرِيقًا بَيْنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَارْصَدًا mosque in order to injure Islam لِمَنْ حَارَبَ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ and help disbelief and cause a division among the believers, b وَلَيَحْلِفُنَّ إِنْ أَرَدْنَا إِلَّا الْحُسْنَى وَاللهُ and prepare an ambush for him who warred against Allah and 1254. Commentary: a9:118. Though the party of Muslims referred to in the preceding verses repented and their repentance was accepted, yet they are here told that repentance cannot be complete unless one shows by one's later actions, that one has really and truly reformed oneself. These men are, therefore, warned in this verse that their future actions would be particularly watched. 1255. Important Words: مرجون (whose case has been postponed) is derived from which again is derived from. They say i. e. he postponed, put off or delayed the affair. (which is really means, those who have been delayed or put off or postponed, i. e. the consideration of whose case has been postponed or deferred (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The reference here is to yet another party which consisted of three Medinite Muslims, Hilāl, Murārah and Ka'b. The Holy Prophet deferred pronouncing his decision regarding them. This he did to keep them in a state of suspense for sometime. The feeling of extreme uneasiness caused by the state of suspense served as a sort of atonement for their remissness and they were subsequently pardoned (see 9:118 below). In the meantime, the Quran proceeds to speak of other people. 1193