THE PUNISHMENT FOR TRAINING VERSES NO.21-22

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Quran,Translation and Commentary in Brief (Vol. 05)
Verses 23-25Verses 21-22

      Here the reference is to the minor punishments in this life that are in fact the secret graces and favours of God. These may serve to prove that Allah does not want to afflict His servants by the everlasting hard punishments of the life to come. He sends Messengers and books, gives instructions and guidance. He warns and admonishes by many ways. He favours and punishes, and all these expediences are to train His servants and to keep them aloof of the Fire of Hell.

      These are all for giving them a chance of repentance and amendment. If all the plans do not open the eyes of the sinners, and they deliberately refuse to accept the light of God, what else can cure them except their abode in Hell!

      We seek refuge in God from His wrath of justice:-

      ``And We do make them taste of the lower punishment prior to the higher punishment, perhaps they return.''

      The higher punishment will be in the Dooms Day. Yet there is the lower punishment for teaching us lessons in our present life. These penalties might be in the form of a disease, a misfortune, a secret sorrow, some traffic or workshop accident, the troubles of an earthquake, famine, and poverty, and etc. Almost all these trials and torments are due to our wrong deeds. They are all teachers and instructors, and may serve to change our way of living and behaviour.

      The Arabic, ``ENTEGHÄM=MONTAGHEMOON'' that we have translated to, ``VENGEANCE'' is not exact. In Arab literary it has a different meaning which is not what the common speakers intend by using it. Common people take it to mean:-

      ``Paying back of an injury that one has suffered; or to inflict harm or injury in return for some wrong.''

      God will suffer nothing from our major or minor sins, and will profit nothing from our prayer and supplications. Therefore, in the case of God, ``ENTEGHÄM=VENGEANCE'' may mean to punish for justice, and to defend an innocent servant oppressed, and it is never for self interest.

 

 

 

 

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