162. " is one who follows the pleasure of allah like him who incurs wrath from
allah, and whose abode will be hell ?
and an evil destination it is.! "
commentary:
upon the occasion of revelation of this verse, it is cited in
commentary books from both great sects of islam that: when the
messenger of allah issued the command of setting to 'uh¤ud, the
hypocrites stayed in medina under the pretext that they were not sure of
the occurrence of fight and conflict. at the same time some muslims
whose faith was weak followed them and did not attend at the battle. this
verse illustrates the feature of this group. in a few former verses (verse
155) it said that allah has pardoned those who ran away from the battle
and after that they regreted. but, regarding to the occasion of revelation
of the verse, he does not forgive the wealthy ones and the hypocrites who
seek excuses.
explanations:
1. in an islamic society, strivers and those who sit still at home
should not be treated the same, (regarding to the occasion of revelation).
2. the aim of the true strivers is gaining the good pleasure of
allah.
" is one who follows the pleasure of allah..."
3. returning face from battle-field is returning to the wrath of
allah.
"... like him who incurs wrath from allah,..."
"... and whose abode will be hell ? ..."
"... and, it is an evil destination."
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