The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 64
CH. 49 AL-HUJURĀT repentant for what you have done. 3845 PT. 26 the Messenger of Allah; if he were wishes in most matters, you وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ فِيُكُمْ رَسُولَ اللهِ لَوْ And know that among you is. 8 يُطِيعُكُمْ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْرِ لَعَنِتُّمْ to comply with your وَلكِنَّ اللهَ حَبَّبَ اِلَيْكُمُ الْإِيْمَانَ ;would surely come to trouble وَزَيَّنَهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ وَكَرَّهَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْكَفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ أُوليك beautiful to your hearts, and He but Allah has endeared the faith to you and "has made it look has made disbelief, wickedness and disobedience hateful to you. Such indeed are those who follow the right course. 3846 3845. Commentary: "6:109. was Though after the Fall of Mecca, at the time when this Surah revealed, almost the whole of Arabia had entered the fold of Islam. Some tribes still refused to accept the new order of things and were determined upon fighting the Muslims to the bitter end. Moreover, the neighbouring Byzantine and Persian Empires were awakening to a realization of the challenge to their power which they thought had arisen in Arabia, and war with Islam seemed inevitable. So the direction embodied in the verse under comment was necessary. The Muslims are told that even when the exigencies of war necessitate prompt action to forestall a military move on the enemy's part, rumours which are naturally very much rife in time of war should not be given ready credence. They should be هُمُ الرَّشِدُونَ tested and their correctness ascertained before action is taken upon them. 3846. Commentary: The verse continues the general theme of the Surah, the immediately preceding verse constituting a necessary parenthesis. In the earlier verses the Muslims were enjoined to give unquestioning obedience to the Holy Prophet and to show respect to him which befitted his station as God's great Prophet. In this verse they are told that the Prophet would seek their counsel in matters concerning them but he should not be expected to follow their advice as he received guidance from on high and because also his was the final responsibility, and their judgement, at best, might be defective. It was enough for them that God, through His Grace, "has endeared faith to you. " 2960