Surah 53. An-Najm, Ayah 33
| أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ |
| Transliteration | : | 'a- fa- ra'ayta 'alladhe tawallaa |
| Pickthall | : | Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away, |
| Asad | : | HAST THOU, then, ever considered him who turns away [from remembering Us, and cares for no more than the life of this world], |
| Malik | : | Have you seen the one who (Walid bin Mughirah, who was willing to embrace Islam, but upon someone's promise to take the responsibility of getting the punishment on his behalf in lieu of certain amount of money, he) turned away. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Seest thou one who turns back. 5108 |
Note - 5108The particular reference in this passage, according to
Baidhawi is to Walid ibn Mugaira, who bargained with a
Quraish Pagan for a certain sum if the latter would take
upon himself the sins of Walid. He paid a part of the sum
but withheld the rest. The general application that
concerns us is threefold: (1) if we accept Islam, we must
accept it whole-heartedly and not look back to Pagan
superstitions; (2) we cannot play fast and loose with our
promises and (3) no man can bargain about spiritual
matters for he cannot see what his end will be unless he
follows the law of Allah, which is the law of
righteousness.
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The particular reference in this passage, according to Baidhawi is to Walid ibn Mugaira, who bargained with a Quraish Pagan for a certain sum if the latter would take upon himself the sins of Walid. He paid a part of the sum but withheld the rest. The general application that concerns us is threefold: (1) if we accept Islam, we must accept it whole-heartedly and not look back to Pagan superstitions; (2) we cannot play fast and loose with our promises and (3) no man can bargain about spiritual matters for he cannot see what his end will be unless he follows the law of Allah, which is the law of righteousness. |
