Anwar Al-Quran

Verses 6–13

29. Al-Ankaboot · The Spider

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وَمَن جَٰهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَٰهِدُ لِنَفْسِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَنِىٌّ عَنِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

29:6Whoever strives, strives only for his own sake. Indeed Allah has no need of the creatures.

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَنُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَحْسَنَ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

29:7As for those who have faith and do righteous deeds, We will absolve them of their misdeeds and We will surely reward them by the best of what they used to do.

وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ حُسْنًۭا ۖ وَإِن جَٰهَدَاكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بِى مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌۭ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَآ ۚ إِلَىَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

29:8We have enjoined man to be good to his parents. But if they urge you to ascribe to Me as partner that of which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them. To Me will be your return, whereat I will inform you concerning what you used to do.3

وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

29:9Those who have faith and do righteous deeds, We will surely admit them among the righteous.1

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ فَإِذَآ أُوذِىَ فِى ٱللَّهِ جَعَلَ فِتْنَةَ ٱلنَّاسِ كَعَذَابِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَئِن جَآءَ نَصْرٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَكُمْ ۚ أَوَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَعْلَمَ بِمَا فِى صُدُورِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

29:10Among the people there are those who say, ‘We have faith in Allah,’ but if such a one is tormented in Allah’s cause, he takes persecution by the people for Allah’s punishment. Yet if there comes any help from your Lord, they will say, ‘We were indeed with you.’ Does not Allah know best what is in the breasts of the creatures?2

وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ

29:11Allah shall surely ascertain those who have faith, and He shall surely ascertain the hypocrites.

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ سَبِيلَنَا وَلْنَحْمِلْ خَطَٰيَٰكُمْ وَمَا هُم بِحَٰمِلِينَ مِنْ خَطَٰيَٰهُم مِّن شَىْءٍ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ

29:12The faithless say to the faithful, ‘Follow our way and we will bear [responsibility for] your iniquities.’ They will not bear anything of their iniquities. They are indeed liars.

وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ أَثْقَالَهُمْ وَأَثْقَالًۭا مَّعَ أَثْقَالِهِمْ ۖ وَلَيُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

29:13But they will carry their own burdens and other burdens along with their own burdens, and they will surely be questioned on the Day of Resurrection concerning that which they used to fabricate.*

Tafsir

Commentary on this passage

Verse 8

1.Be it known that Allah has enjoined us to be good with our parents and history also tells us that when companions of Kahf wanted to come out from the cave, they gave reference of their good deeds. One gave reference to devotion towards his parents, second gave the reference of saving a woman from fornication and the third gave reference to returning the remaining wages with profit to the worker and the door of the cave opened and the reward of good behaviour with the parents was manifested in the world, before the day of Resurrection. But the Holy Quran has also made us attentive towards the point that good behaviour is not of the same grade as the command of God. If parents are inclined to disobey Allah’s command, then the child also would be ready to obey and commit a crime, so in this way the displeasure of dishonest parents will be removed but it is clarified, they were not the father and mother by themselves but Allah the Lord of Almighty has made them. Therefore, in comparison of Allah’s commands, their commands have no value or status at aiL

Footnotes

Explanations of words and phrases in these verses

  1. Benefit

    The believers are sometimes tested through the company of sinners, sometimes by poverty, sometimes wealth and fame. Sometimes they are tested by the many battles and sometimes by the clash of civilizations. The sign of a true believer is that he must be successful in all the tests.

  2. 3

    This burden refers to the burden of sins which is not carried by anyone other than the doer of the deed. But those who have misguided other people will definitely have to suffer the punishment of misguiding the people.

  3. 1

    In a preceding ayat there is a promise of the forgiveness of sins and a good reward. This ayat has the promise that they shall be included among the righteous ones, which is greater than all the rewards. That a person is considered as righteous in the view of Almighty is the greatest honour imaginable.

  4. 2

    Fitnatun Naas - The pain caused by the people which is considered a punishment of Allah is much more severe.

  5. Benefit

    The 8th ayat indicates that Islam is the religion of humanity and it orders everyone to be good to their parents. It cannot however, tolerate polytheism as it destroys both religion as well as reason.