Lesson # 1050 from Holy Qur’aan
Characteristics of a believer
Surah ‘TAWBAH or BARAAA-‘AH (REPENTANCE) – Chapter – 9)
Stage – 2, Verse – 18 of 129, Section
– 3 of 16 (Part – 10)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In
the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
18. He only shall tend
Allah’s sanctuaries who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and observeth
proper Worship and payeth the Poor-due and feareth none save Allah; for such
(only) is it possible that they can be of the rightly guided.
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18. ‘Inna-maa ya’-muru
masaaji-dAllaahi man ‘aamana
BIllaahi wal-
Yawmil-‘Aakhiri wa ‘aqaamas-Salaata wa
‘aataz-Zakaata wa lam yakhsha
‘illAllaah. Fa-‘asaaa ‘ulaaa-‘ika
‘any-yakuunuu minal- Muhtadiin.
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Lesson
It is commanded: What is the plea
that the idolaters have taken possession of Masjidil-Haraam (The
Inviolable Place of Worship)? It was result of their possession at that time
that hundreds of idols were decorated in the Square Building of Makkah
and those were being adorned one after the other, whereas, Masjid is
constructed for the worship of God Almighty only.
Therefore, as per rule, the
trustee and guardian of the Masjid (Mosque) can be only that individual
who accepts and believes in Allah Almighty, and follows those prescribed instructions
of His worship; which He has revealed on His Chosen Servants (peace be upon
them). Along with it, that person should also have certain faith in the Day of
Resurrection, offer the prayer according to prescribed method, spend his wealth
in the Way of God Almighty in accordance with the Revelation (pay the Poor-due
@ 2-1/2% of his wealth yearly and regularly) and fear none except God Almighty.
The idolaters have turned away
from God (Allah) Almighty and gone astray from the Straight Path. Now there is
no chance of their returning unto the Right Path. What will they do save it that
they will damage the Masjid? However, those people whose characteristics
have been explained above, that is to say; Believers of Allah Almighty and the
Last Day, observers of the worship properly and regularly, payers of the
poor-due and those who fear God only. These are the people who may be hopeful
of being on the Straight Path and it can be expected from them that they will
keep the Masaajid (Mosques) habitable and populous regularly and right
way.
The people of every religion
build places of worship. But how can it be correct that which place has been
constructed for the worship of God, someone else, who is not worshipper of God
but idolater, seizes it? They are authorized to worship, of whom they desire, in
their places of worship, but the place which has been chosen for the worship of
God Almighty, their seizure of such place is not suitable in any condition,
otherwise real purpose of it is lost.
We should look into ourselves
and think that whether; are we able to be claimants of Masaajid
according to this verse or otherwise? Whether our quarrels are not for personal
respect and unreligious purposes only?
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