بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي اتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ الرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا (27) يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا (28) لَّقَدْ أَضَلَّنِي عَنِ الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَاءَنِي ۗ وَكَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ لِلْإِنسَانِ خَذُولًا (29)
Surat Al Fuqan
Allah (swt) revealed to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him the Holy Quran, which was the immortal miracle of Islam till the day of judgment. Allah wisdom was to descend the Suras and Ayat of Quran in parts and not at all at once, which are interpreted according to the circumstances and events.
The Suras and Ayas were descend in 2 periods during the Islamic call:
- Makkah Period: Suras and verses focused on the matters of Aqida and Iman
- Madina Period: The Suras and Ayas that were revealed during the time when the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) was in Madina. The Suras included the provisions and directives of Allah (swt) during the stage of building the Islamic state
The reason for the descent of Surat Al Furqan
Since Allah sent Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him as a Messenger and Prophet with this message, and the infidels Quraish were planning against this great religion and its people.
The infidels of Quraysh had many harsh leaders, which Muslims received from them various kinds of torment and harm. One of them was Uqba ibn Abi Maayt, who was well know among his people in generosity.
It’s said that Uqba ibn Abi Maayt does not come back from his travel until he prepares the tables of food and invite the big heads of Quraish for his parties.
One day Uqba was returning from his travel, so he invited all the well known men of Quraish including the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh). The Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) refused his invitation.
When Uqba came the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh), the Prophet said to him: “I will not accept your invitation until you accept Islam”. And because Uqba doesn’t like any of the Quraish men to be absent in his event, so he showed his Islam to the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh).
When Abi Bin Khalaf hear about this, and he was a close friend of Uqba, have sworn that he won’t see or talk to Uqba until he disbelieves in Islam, meets the Prophet (pbuh) and insult him and touch his neck.
And the damned Uqba did so to please his infidel friend Abi Bin Khalaf.
Who Is Abi Bin Khalaf?
He is the head of Almunafiqun. Its good to mentioned that the Prophet (pbuh) killed Abi Bin Khalaf when Abi said that he was going to kill the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh).
Allah (swt) revealed the following ayas in response to the Uqba and Abi Bin Khalaf:
وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ الظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي اتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ الرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا (27) يَا وَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا (28) لَّقَدْ أَضَلَّنِي عَنِ الذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَاءَنِي ۗ وَكَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ لِلْإِنسَانِ خَذُولًا (29)
- Humility – Modesty
- Sitting in distance from ignorant and foolish
- Piety – Taqwa – Fearing Allah in the best possible way
- Fear of the torment of Allah
- Wise spending
- Pure unification (Tawheed) Allah (swt)
- Love the Quran and work according to Allah’s orders in Quran
- Understanding the inviolability of blood
- Distance from major sins: Example of those who don’t commit adultery, and do not bear false witness.
وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَامًا (63) وَالَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَامًا (64) وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا (65) إِنَّهَا سَاءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا(66) وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا أَنفَقُوا لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ قَوَامًا (67)وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ ۚ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا (68)يُضَاعَفْ لَهُ الْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِ مُهَانًا (69) إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا (70) وَمَن تَابَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَإِنَّهُ يَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَتَابًا (71) وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَ وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِاللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا كِرَامًا (72) وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَمْ يَخِرُّوا عَلَيْهَا صُمًّا وَعُمْيَانًا (73) وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا (74) أُولَٰئِكَ يُجْزَوْنَ الْغُرْفَةَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا وَيُلَقَّوْنَ فِيهَا تَحِيَّةً وَسَلَامًا (75) خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ حَسُنَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا (76) قُلْ مَا يَعْبَأُ بِكُمْ رَبِّي لَوْلَا دُعَاؤُكُمْ ۖ فَقَدْ كَذَّبْتُمْ فَسَوْفَ يَكُونُ لِزَامًا (77)
- Surat Al Furqan – Ayas (27 – 29) and (63 – 77)