| Surah Aal Imran, 176-178
"Those who hasten towards disbelief should not make you grieve. They cannot harm Allah at all. Allah intends not to spare for them any share in the Hereafter. And for them there is a mighty punishment. |176| Certainly, those who bought disbelief in exchange of Belief cannot harm Allah at all. And for them there is a painful punishment. [177] And those who disbelieve should not think that the time We give them is good for them. In fact, We give them time only that they may increase in sin. And for them there is a humiliating punishment."[178] (3:176-178)
Previous verses mentioned the treachery and ill-will of the hypocrites. The present verses comfort the Holy Prophet Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam: Peace be upon him, asking him not to grieve over the mischiefs made by the disbelievers for they cannot harm him in any way.
The last verse (178) carries a refutation of the false notion about disbelievers: How can they, while obviously prospering in the present world, be regarded as victims of Allah's wrath and rejection?
Commentary
Material Affluence Of Disbelievers Is, After All, An Extension Of Divine Punishment
Let there be no doubt about the worldly well-being of disbelievers for one may be tempted to believe that since Allah Almighty has given respite, long life, security and comfort to disbelievers so that they go on increasing in their crimes, they should, then, be taken as innocent. Far from it, because the verse means that Muslims should not feel upset about this temporary respite and affluence given to disbelievers as all this worldly wealth and power in their hands - despite their disbelief and disobedience - is nothing but a form of the very punishment destined for them. Today, they do not realize it. But, once they leave the mortal world, they would. They would discover to their dismay that all those articles of comfort they acquired and spent in sin were, in reality, the very embers of Hell. This is corroborated by several other verses of the Qur'an. For instance, in (Allah intends to punish them with it - 9:55) which means that the wealth and power of disbelievers and their vulgarly luxurious consumerism should not be a matter of pride for them for this is nothing but an instalment of that very punishment from Allah which will cause their punishment in the Hereafter to increase. (Ma'ariful Qur'an)
» Posted by Seifeddine-M on 25th January 2012
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