Allah says
" فلولا كانت قرية آمنت فنفعها إيمانها إلا قوم يونس لما آمنوا كشفنا عنهم عذاب الخزي في الحياة الدنيا ومتعناهم إلى حين "
“If only there had been a town that believed and its faith would have benefited it, Except for the people of Yunus, when they believed, we removed from them the torment of disgrace, in the life of this world, and We will give them enjoyment for a while.”
God Almighty says: “Had there not been a town” of the deniers’ towns that “believed” when they saw the torment, “and their faith benefited them” meaning: there was not one of them who benefited from their faith when they saw the torment, as God Almighty said about Pharaoh recently, when He said: “I believed that there was no There is no god but the one in whom the children of Israel believed, and I am one of the Muslims.” Then it was said to him, “Now you have disobeyed before and were among the corrupters.”
The wisdom in this is apparent, because forced faith is not true faith, and if the torment and the matter that forced him to believe were averted from him, he would return to disbelief. And his saying, “Except the people of Yunus, when they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of this world, and We gave them enjoyment for a while,” so they are excluded from the previous generality.
A view around the verse
The comparison is in actions. The previous aspect in the Qur’an was the drowning of Pharaoh, but in this aspect, an entire people who were unbelievers were saved and became believers (the people of Yunus) By God’s honoring of them with the steadfastness and faith of only one man, generous to God, a prophet of God - the Almighty - the Prophet of God, Yunus, peace be upon him - this is not the place to tell the story of Yunus - peace be upon him - But here is a lesson, do not say who you are today, your faith - your appearance - your lineage - your sufficiency...etc. But say who you are tomorrow, for people fluctuate between good and evil, between faith and disbelief. If you were a believer, an accountant and a relative today, you do not know that you will die in faith, And if you were a distant infidel surrounded by infidels, and God wanted faith for you, it would sink into your heart. This life and its separation from it are stranger than imagination. They were infidels, except that Yunus steadfasted after the possibility of his not being steadfast in obeying God and despairing, So God taught him a lesson that despair is one of the frustrations of faith, and that no matter how severe the distress is, one should never despair.
When they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of this world and gave them enjoyment for a while, In another verse (what will God do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe) all calamities may they are come back, so what about the believers who are the most afflicted people? Thus: The good deeds of the righteous are the bad deeds of the close ones, The more your faith increases, the closer you become to God - the Almighty - and God will never be next to anyone who is offensive, so He will purify you, save you, and elevate you to rise to the proximity of the Most High, God willing.
Allah says
" ولو شاء ربك لآمن من في الأرض كلهم جميعا أفأنت تكره الناس حتى يكونوا مؤمنين "
“And if your Lord had willed, all those on earth would have believed all of them altogether, Do you force people until they become believers
God Almighty says to His Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace: “And if your Lord had willed, everyone on earth would have believed,” by inspiring them to believe and directing their hearts to piety, for His ability is valid for that.
But his wisdom required that some of them be believers, and some of them were unbelievers.
“Do you force people until they become believers?” meaning: You are not able to do that, and it is not in your power, and no one other than God has the power to do any of that.
A view around the verse
You do not have the right to force people to believe, but I love them and fear for them and hope good for them. Then another verse comes that tells you (You do not guide whom you love, but God guides whom He wills) Even Muhammad - may God bless him and grant him peace - was unable to repay his uncle, who defended him by admitting him to Paradise, because he died as an infidel.
Allah says
" وما كان لنفس أن تؤمن إلا بإذن الله ويجعل الرجس على الذين لا يعقلون "
“It is not possible for a soul to believe except by God’s permission, And He places abomination upon those who do not understand.”
“And it is not for any soul to believe except by the permission of God,” by His will, His will, and His legitimate, divine permission, whoever among creation is capable of that, and whose faith, jurisprudence, and guidance are pure, “And He places abomination” meaning: evil and misguidance “on those who do not understand” from God’s commands and prohibitions, and they do not pay attention to His advice and admonitions:
A view around the verse
The whole idea is in reasoning. Your mind is healthy = a healthy life, a healthy understanding, and I do not mean that your mind is healthy and free from psychological or mental illnesses, but rather I mean that it is safe from disbelief and the feeling that there is no Lord or God for a universe with high-quality engineering, the faith is a provision from God, but it has reasons and the reasons are yours. Either you use your mind or you do not use it.
Allah says
" قل انظروا ماذا في السماوات والأرض وما تغني الآيات والنذر عن قوم لا يؤمنون "
“Say, ‘Look what is in the heavens and the earth, And verses and warnings are of no avail for a people who do not believe.”
A view around the verse
We return once again to the sense that has the greatest influence on the human soul. Some of them are enjoyment, some of them are insight, and some of them are consideration. Just look around you at the signs in the heavens and the earth, but we are not physicists. Yes, but you hear, read, and see with your eyes amazing signs every hour and every day on the means of social media or otherwise, What indicates what is happening in the universe is not random but precise, but what do these clear verses and warnings after warnings about a tsunami here, an earthquake there, armed conflicts, wars of ethnic cleansing, and other things mean to people who do not want to believe?
Allah says
" فهل ينتظرون إلا مثل أيام الذين خلوا من قبلهم قل فانتظروا إني معكم من المنتظرين "
“Do they wait for anything other than the days of those who passed before them, Say, “Wait, for I am with you among those who wait.”
That is: Do those who do not believe in the verses of God, after they have become clear, wait for “except like the days of those that passed before them,” meaning: from destruction and punishment, They did what they did, and the Sunnah of God is current in the first and the last.You will know who will have the good outcome and salvation in this world and the hereafter, and it is only for the Messengers and their followers.
A view around the verse
Are they waiting for the punishment of eradication like the previous nations? So wait. I am with you (Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace), among those waiting.
Allah says
" ثم ننجي رسلنا والذين آمنوا كذلك حقا علينا ننج المؤمنين "
Then We will deliver Our messengers and those who believe, Likewise, it is indeed upon us to save the believers.”
A view around the verse
It is the right of God - the Almighty - to save whomever He wills from among the believers. Among the believers is someone who will die before seeing victory, and we have a good example in the honorable companions, Musab Ibn Umair died, and due to his poverty, they were covering what was left of his body with tree leaves. It is a religion that gives victory to its followers, but after a while, scrutiny - testing - steadfastness - certainty - trust, then victory comes, God willing, but victory may be delayed for several reasons:
1 - You are confused about right and wrong
You do not know the difference between them, then severe and stormy adversities come and the matter appears for what it is.
2- You are not ready to receive victory
Inside you are doubts, sadness, and grief over the fortunes you missed
3 - God Almighty’s timing has not yet come
4 - Or the idea of water
So they drank from it except a little, and this is the world, we drank from it to the point of dregs, so when we were weaned from it, victory came, And other reasons why victory may be delayed, but it is inevitably coming for some of His faithful servants
Allah says
" قل يا أيها الناس إن كنتم في شك من ديني فلا أعبد الذين تعبدون من دون الله ولكن أعبد الله الذي يتوفاكم وأمرت أن أكون من المؤمنين "
“Say, O people, if you are in doubt about my religion, I do not worship those whom you worship instead of God, But I worship God who will take your soul, and I have been commanded to be among the believers.”
O people, if you have doubts and suspicions, then I am not in any doubt about it. Rather, I have certain knowledge that it is the truth, and that what you call upon other than God is false, and I have clear evidence and clear proofs for that, Because it does not create, does not provide for, or manages any of the matters. Rather, it is a subjugated creature, and there is nothing in it that requires worshiping it.created you, and He is the one who will cause you to die, then resurrect you, to reward you for your deeds. He is the one who deserves to be worshiped, prayed to, and prostrated
A view around the verse
The talk began to come back to all people everywhere
If you are in doubt about Islam (the religion of Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace), then I, that is, Muhammad (I do not worship those whom you worship instead of God), whether people, idols, several gods, or even a holy river, but I worship God. Who is God?
The one who takes your death
There is a lot of killing, and euthanasia in the West is even greater (which is taking certain medications that kill one's life instantly without feeling pain with the desire of the person requesting this or one of his guardians, he agrees with one of the euthanasia companies and the matter is over.) As for the actual death It is taking a soul without medication, without killing, it is the death of the God, Glory be to Him -
So, I was commanded to be one of the believers
Allah says
" وأن أقم وجهك للدين حنيفا ولا تكونن من المشركين "
“And set your face towards religion, turning from polytheism to faith, And do not be of the polytheists.”
“And keep your face upright toward the religion,” that is, sincere your outward and hidden deeds for God, and uphold all the laws of the religion upright, that is, turning toward God and turning away from everything else.“And do not be of the polytheists,” neither in their condition, nor be with them.
A view around the verse
Does the face have a special significance in Islam? God - the Almighty - mentions only two parts of the body at important times (the face and the heart). We have not heard in the entire Qur’an talk about the kidneys and their functions, or the liver, or even the legs and hands in important places.
The face = identity
In the West today, they wear a mask made of silicone and other things that completely changes your appearance in front of whoever sees you. Is it you? It is possible that you are deceiving yourself. Establish your true face, my brother, which is not fake. You do not appear to these people with one face and to others with another face... leaning from polytheism to Islam.
Allah says
" ولا تدع من دون الله ما لا ينفعك ولا يضرك فإن فعلت فإنك إذا من الظالمين "
“And do not call upon other than God that which neither benefits you nor harms you, If you do, then you are among the wrongdoers.”
“And do not call upon besides God that which neither benefits you nor harms you.” This is a description of every creature, that it neither benefits nor harms, but the one who benefits and harms is God Almighty, If creation were to gather to benefit something, they would not benefit except by what God has written, and if they gathered to harm someone, they would not be able to harm him at all, if he did not want it.