The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5)

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PT. 28 AL-MUJĀDALAH CH. 58 وَأتُوا الزَّكُوةَ وَأَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ Zakah and obey Allah and His وَاللَّهُ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ نچ Messenger. And Allah is Well- Aware of what you do. 4183 R. 3. أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ تَوَلَّوْا قَوْمًا غَضِبَ Hast thou not seen those. 15 لا اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا هُمْ مِنْكُمْ وَلَا مِنْهُمْ ?with whom Allah is wroth وَيَحْلِفُوْنَ عَلَى الْكَذِبِ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ who take for friends a people They are neither of you nor of them, and they falsehood knowingly. swear to اَعَدَّ اللهُ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا إِنَّهُمْ سَاءَ Allah has prepared for them. 16 مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ a severe punishment. Evil indeed is that which they used to do. 4184 اِتَّخَذُوا أَيْمَانَهُمْ جُنَّةً فَصَدُّوا عَنْ They have made their oaths. 17 سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ. a shield for their falsehoods, and thereby they seek to turn men away from the path of Allah; for them, therefore, will be an punishment. 4185 humiliating 4183. Commentary: "60:14. the The verse shows that commandment about the giving of alms before seeking the Holy Prophet's consultation is not obligatory but optional, though its observance is preferable. The verse further signifies that the apprehension of the Companions of the Holy Prophet was whether they had given enough in alms to have complied with God's commandment. 4184. Commentary: The words "with whom Allah is wroth" refer particularly to the Jews and hypocrites of Medina but they also possess a general application. 4185. Commentary: The verse means that the hypocrites protest loudly the sincerity of their faith by swearing, and seek to take shelter behind their false oaths. 3115