Lesson
# 581 From Holy Qur’aan
The Jews Used to Take Usury
When They were Forbidden
Surah Nisaaa’ (Women)
– Chapter – 4
Verses
–160 & 161 of 176, Section – 22/24 (Part – 6)
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160.
Because of the wrongdoing of the Jews We forbade them good things
which were (before) made lawful unto
them, and because of their much hindering from Allaah’s Way-
161. And
because of their taking usury when they were forbidden it, and of their
devouring people’s wealth by false pretences. And We have prepared for those
of them who disbelieve a painful doom.
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160. Fabi-zulmim-minallaziina haaduu
harramNaa ‘alayhim tayyi-baatin ‘u-hillat
lahum wa bi-saddihim
‘an Sabii-LIllaahi kasiiraa.
161. Wa ‘akh-zihimur-Ribaa wa
nuhuu ‘anhu wa ‘akli-him ‘amwaa-lannaasi bil-baatil.
Wa ‘a’-tadNaa lil-kaafiriina minhum
‘azaaban ‘aliimaa.
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Lesson
Wicked deeds and bad descriptions of
the Jews were mentioned in the previous verses. Much about them has already been
described in Surah Al-Baqarah (The
Cow – Chapter -2), from which it is easy to understand about their persistence
and stubbornness. And really, every person, who joined them, found them as such
with his own experience. It has been indicated in this verse that very severe
orders were delivered to them due to their obstinacy and committing sins fearlessly.
It was impossible to correct their tempers without severe punishments.
It is a famous saying, “An oak is
not felled with one stroke”. They were punished very severely. Even then they
were too much cruel that they used to be correct for a few days, and again used
to become as they were earlier. In the beginning, which comforts were given to
them by the Religious Law of Allaah
Almighty, those were hardened and many lawful things were forbidden to be used
by them. For instance, most eatable things were lawful for them and also the
Divine Laws were not too much severe. But they practiced such mischief and tyrannies
that, when Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) brought Torah, in It there were
very severe commands for them. And they were deprived of many out of those
lawful things.
Their tempers had been out of
control due to facilities, therefore very severe Religious Laws were revealed
for them. They had gone out from the limits of the Law. It had become their
hobby to stop the people from the prescribed Way of Allaah Almighty. They never used to consider a little as badness in
taking the usury/ interest, whereas they were forbidden from it. In addition to
this, they used to take forcible possession of wealth and property too from the
people wrongfully, as sometimes through robbery, sometime or other through
deceiving the people and wheedling them. On the whole, they used to misappropriate
fearlessly the wealth of others, as it might be possible.
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