Surah 9. At-Tauba, Ayah 24
| قُلْ إِنْ كَانَ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ وَإِخْوَانُكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ وَأَمْوَالٌ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَا وَتِجَارَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ كَسَادَهَا وَمَسَاكِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَجِهَادٍ فِي سَبِيلِهِ فَتَرَبَّصُوا حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | qul 'in kaana 'aabaa' -kum wa- abnaa' -kum wa- 'ikhwaan -kum wa- azwaaj -kum wa- casherah -kum wa- amwaal iqtaraftumo -haa wa- tijaarah takhshawn kasaad -haa wa- masaakin tard.awn -haa ah.abb 'ilay -kum min 'allaah wa- rasol -hi wa- jihaad fe sabel -hi fa- tarabbas.o h.attaa ya'tiya 'allaah bi- 'amr -hi wa- 'allaah laa yahde al- qawm al- faasiqen |
| Pickthall | : | Say: If your fathers, and your sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your tribe, and the wealth ye have acquired, and merchandise for which ye fear that there will be no sale, and dwellings ye desire are dearer to you than Allah and His messenger and striving in His way: then wait till Allah bringeth His command to pass. Allah guideth not wrong doing folk. |
| Asad | : | Say: "If your fathers and your sons and your brothers and your spouses and your clan, and the worldly goods which you have acquired, and the commerce whereof you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you take pleasure - [if all these] are dearer to you than God and His Apostle and the struggle in His cause, then wait until God makes manifest His will;32 and [know that] God does not grace iniquitous folk with His guidance." |
| Malik | : | O Prophet, tell them: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your spouses, your relatives, the wealth that you have acquired, the business in which you fear a loss, and the homes which you like are dearer to you than Allah, His Rasool, and making Jihad (struggle) in His Way, then wait until Allah brings about His decision. Allah does not guide the transgressors. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Say: If it be that your fathers your sons your brothers your mates or your kindred; the wealth that ye have gained; the commerce in which ye fear a decline; or the dwellings in which ye delight are dearer to you than Allah or His apostle or the striving in his cause; then wait until Allah brings about His decision: and Allah guides not the rebellious. 1272 1273 |
Note - 32Or: "brings about [the fulfilment of] His command". This
may be an allusion to the Day of Judgment or - more
probably - to the inevitable degeneration and decline of
communities which place narrow self-interest above
ethical values. In particular, this passage rejects the
tendency to regard ties of kinship and national
affiliation (expressed in the term "your clan") as the
decisive factors of social behaviour, and postulates
ideology ("God and His Apostle and the struggle in His
cause") as the only valid basis on which a believer's
life - individually and socially - should rest.
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Note - 1272Man's heart clings to (1) his own kith and kin-parents,
children, brothers and sisters, husbands or wives, or
other relatives, (2) wealth and prosperity, (3) commerce
or means of profit and gain, or (4) noble buildings, for
dignity or comfort. If these are a hindrance in Allah's
cause, we have to choose which we love most. We must love
Allah even if it involves the sacrifice of all else.
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Note - 1273If we love our earthly ties and comforts , profits and
pleasures, more than we love Allah, and therefore fail to
respond to Allah's conciousness it is not Allah's cause
which will suffer. Allah's purpose will be accomplished,
with or without us. But our failure to respond to His
will must leave us bereft of grace and guidance: "for
Allah guides not the rebellious." This is of universal
application. But it was strikingly illustrated in the
case of those faithful ones who obeyed the Prophet's
call, left the comfort of their homes in Makkah and
suffered exile in Madinah, gave up their trade and their
possessions, strove and fought for Allah's cause,
sometimes against their own kith and kin or their own
tribesmen who were enemies of Islam. They won through.
Others were not prepared for such sacrifice, but their
failure did not stop the accomplishment of Allah's plan
and purpose.
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Or: "brings about [the fulfilment of] His command". This may be an allusion to the Day of Judgment or - more probably - to the inevitable degeneration and decline of communities which place narrow self-interest above ethical values. In particular, this passage rejects the tendency to regard ties of kinship and national affiliation (expressed in the term "your clan") as the decisive factors of social behaviour, and postulates ideology ("God and His Apostle and the struggle in His cause") as the only valid basis on which a believer's life - individually and socially - should rest. |
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Man's heart clings to (1) his own kith and kin-parents, children, brothers and sisters, husbands or wives, or other relatives, (2) wealth and prosperity, (3) commerce or means of profit and gain, or (4) noble buildings, for dignity or comfort. If these are a hindrance in Allah's cause, we have to choose which we love most. We must love Allah even if it involves the sacrifice of all else. |
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If we love our earthly ties and comforts , profits and pleasures, more than we love Allah, and therefore fail to respond to Allah's conciousness it is not Allah's cause which will suffer. Allah's purpose will be accomplished, with or without us. But our failure to respond to His will must leave us bereft of grace and guidance: "for Allah guides not the rebellious." This is of universal application. But it was strikingly illustrated in the case of those faithful ones who obeyed the Prophet's call, left the comfort of their homes in Makkah and suffered exile in Madinah, gave up their trade and their possessions, strove and fought for Allah's cause, sometimes against their own kith and kin or their own tribesmen who were enemies of Islam. They won through. Others were not prepared for such sacrifice, but their failure did not stop the accomplishment of Allah's plan and purpose. |
