Ali 'Imran 3:112
Family of Imran · Juz 4 · Page 64
ضُرِبَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلذِّلَّةُ أَيۡنَ مَا ثُقِفُوٓاْ إِلَّا بِحَبۡلٖ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَحَبۡلٖ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَبَآءُو بِغَضَبٖ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَضُرِبَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡمَسۡكَنَةُۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ يَكۡفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَقۡتُلُونَ ٱلۡأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيۡرِ حَقّٖۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَواْ وَّكَانُواْ يَعۡتَدُونَ ١١٢
They have been put under humiliation [by Allāh] wherever they are overtaken, except for a rope [i.e., covenant] from Allāh and a rope [i.e., treaty] from the people [i.e., the Muslims].1 And they have drawn upon themselves anger from Allāh and have been put under destitution. That is because they disbelieved in [i.e., rejected] the verses of Allāh and killed the prophets without right. That is because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.
1 translator’s note
- Once they have surrendered, the People of the Scripture retain their rights and honor (in spite of their refusal of Islām) through payment of the jizyah tax in place of zakāh and military service due from Muslims. They are then under the protection of the Islāmic state. ↩
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Commentary on 3:112
﴿ضُرِبَتْ﴾ أُلْزِمَتْ ﴿عَلَيْهِمُ الذِلَّةُ﴾ أيْ: عَلى اليَهُودِ،
﴿أيْنَما ثُقِفُوا﴾ وُجِدُوا ﴿إلا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ اللهِ﴾ في مَحَلِّ النَصْبِ عَلى الحالِ، والباءُ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِمَحْذُوفٍ، تَقْدِيرُهُ: إلّا مُعْتَصِمِينَ، أوْ مُتَمَسِّكِينَ بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ اللهِ.
﴿وَحَبْلٍ مِنَ الناسِ﴾ والحَبْلُ: العَهْدُ، والذِمَّةُ، والمَعْنى: ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِلَّةُ في كُلِّ حالٍ، إلّا في حالِ اعْتِصامِهِمْ بِحَبْلِ اللهِ وحَبْلِ الناسِ، يَعْنِي: ذِمَّةَ اللهِ وذِمَّةَ المُسْلِمِينَ، أيْ: لا عِزَّ لَهم قَطُّ إلّا هَذِهِ الواحِدَةَ، وهي التِجاؤُهم إلى الذِمَّةِ لِما قَبِلُوهُ مِنَ الجِزْيَةِ،
﴿وَباءُوا بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللهِ﴾ اسْتَوْجَبُوهُ ﴿وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ المَسْكَنَةُ﴾ الفَقْرُ عُقُوبَةً لَهم عَلى قَوْلِهِمْ: ﴿إنَّ اللهَ فَقِيرٌ ونَحْنُ أغْنِياءُ﴾ [آلُ عِمْرانَ: ١٨١] أوْ خَوْفُ الفَقْرِ مَعَ قِيامِ اليَسارِ ﴿ذَلِكَ بِأنَّهم كانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِآياتِ اللهِ ويَقْتُلُونَ الأنْبِياءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ﴾ "ذَلِكَ" إشارَةٌ إلى ما ذُكِرَ مِن ضَرْبِ الذِلَّةِ، والمَسْكَنَةِ، والبَوْءِ بِغَضَبِ اللهِ، أيْ: ذَلِكَ كائِنٌ بِسَبَبِ كُفْرِهِمْ بِآياتِ اللهِ، وقَتْلِهِمُ الأنْبِياءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ، ثُمَّ قالَ: ﴿ذَلِكَ بِما عَصَوْا وكانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ﴾ أيْ: ذَلِكَ الكُفْرُ، وذَلِكَ القَتْلُ كائِنٌ بِسَبَبِ عِصْيانِهِمْ لِلَّهِ، واعْتِدائِهِمْ لِحُدُودِهِ.
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3:109
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرۡجَعُ ٱلۡأُمُورُ ١٠٩
To Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And to Allāh will [all] matters be returned.
3:110
كُنتُمۡ خَيۡرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخۡرِجَتۡ لِلنَّاسِ تَأۡمُرُونَ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ وَتَنۡهَوۡنَ عَنِ ٱلۡمُنكَرِ وَتُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِۗ وَلَوۡ ءَامَنَ أَهۡلُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَكَانَ خَيۡرٗا لَّهُمۚ مِّنۡهُمُ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمُ ٱلۡفَٰسِقُونَ ١١٠
You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allāh. If only the People of the Scripture had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them are believers, but most of them are defiantly disobedient.
3:111
لَن يَضُرُّوكُمۡ إِلَّآ أَذٗىۖ وَإِن يُقَٰتِلُوكُمۡ يُوَلُّوكُمُ ٱلۡأَدۡبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يُنصَرُونَ ١١١
They will not harm you except for [some] annoyance. And if they fight you, they will show you their backs [i.e., retreat]; then they will not be aided.
3:112
ضُرِبَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلذِّلَّةُ أَيۡنَ مَا ثُقِفُوٓاْ إِلَّا بِحَبۡلٖ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَحَبۡلٖ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَبَآءُو بِغَضَبٖ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَضُرِبَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡمَسۡكَنَةُۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ يَكۡفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَقۡتُلُونَ ٱلۡأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيۡرِ حَقّٖۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَواْ وَّكَانُواْ يَعۡتَدُونَ ١١٢
They have been put under humiliation [by Allāh] wherever they are overtaken, except for a rope [i.e., covenant] from Allāh and a rope [i.e., treaty] from the people [i.e., the Muslims].1 And they have drawn upon themselves anger from Allāh and have been put under destitution. That is because they disbelieved in [i.e., rejected] the verses of Allāh and killed the prophets without right. That is because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.
1 translator’s note
- Once they have surrendered, the People of the Scripture retain their rights and honor (in spite of their refusal of Islām) through payment of the jizyah tax in place of zakāh and military service due from Muslims. They are then under the protection of the Islāmic state. ↩
3:113
۞ لَيۡسُواْ سَوَآءٗۗ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ أُمَّةٞ قَآئِمَةٞ يَتۡلُونَ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ ءَانَآءَ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَهُمۡ يَسۡجُدُونَ ١١٣
They are not [all] the same; among the People of the Scripture is a community1 standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of Allāh during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer].
1 translator’s note
- Of people who accepted Islām. ↩
3:114
يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ وَيَأۡمُرُونَ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ وَيَنۡهَوۡنَ عَنِ ٱلۡمُنكَرِ وَيُسَٰرِعُونَ فِي ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ١١٤
They believe in Allāh and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and hasten to good deeds. And those are among the righteous.
3:115
وَمَا يَفۡعَلُواْ مِنۡ خَيۡرٖ فَلَن يُكۡفَرُوهُۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ ١١٥
And whatever good they do - never will it be denied them. And Allāh is Knowing of the righteous.