Quran Chapter 2- 196b (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-242)
- درس قرآن
Sending offering to Makkah
Surah
‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(196b) وَٱلْعُمْرَةَ
لِلَّهِ ۚ فَإِنْ أُحْصِرْتُمْ فَمَا ٱسْتَيْسَرَ مِنَ ٱلْهَدْىِ
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196b.
And perform the Visit (Umrah) for Allah. And if ye
are prevented, then send such offering as can be obtained with ease,
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196b.
Wal-‘Umrata Lillaah. Fa-‘in
‘uhsir-tum
famas-taysara minal-hady.
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Commentary
‘Al-‘umrata – (Umrah),
it is called as a little Pilgrimage also. The Instructions for performing Umrah are
just like the actual Pilgrimage which is performed yearly (Hajj). However,
there is no restriction of duration of Pilgrimage for performing Umrah.
It can be performed any time. Secondly, its rituals and traditions are less
than the yearly Hajj (Pilgrimage) too.
Lillaah – (for Allah,
for God Almighty) perform the Pilgrimage (Hajj) and Umrah (Visit)
for the sake of Allah Almighty, keep your intention pure and take care honestly
for those customs and orders which have been prescribed by God Almighty, be
saved from the matters; which are prohibited, otherwise the sake of God will
remain no more.
In fact, the entire
deeds and intentions should be for the pleasure of Allah Almighty, but it has
been emphasized here particularly that the journey involved with the Pilgrimage
and the Visit (Hajj and Umrah), in which; a lot of good and bad
objects, Cruises and Entertainment can join easily. So, it is necessary
that your first object should not be any other except to please God Almighty.
The travel and entertainment will be automatically. The trade and business is
permitted; you can reap advantage of it. But you can neither make the trade – a
purpose of Pilgrimage (Hajj) and nor can deal with dishonestly and theft, these
are not allowed.
‘Uh-sir-tum – (if you are
prevented) this word has been derived from ‘Ihsaar, literal meanings of
which are to be surrounded or encaged. Whether this surrounding would be due to
any reason, here it means ‘the individual who intends to perform the Pilgrimage
but can’t reach the destination because of either any illness or enemy would
have blocked his way or any seasonal or other stoppage would have intervened.
Hady – (sacrifice)
the literal meanings are ‘the offering’ which would be sent for BaytUllaah,
here its aim is the animals which are required to be sacrificed during the
Pilgrimage (Hajj).
In
this verse, Allah Almighty has commanded to the Muslims that there should be
only one object to be intended i.e. the worship by means of the Pilgrimage and
Visit (Hajj and Umrah), that is for pleasure and consent of Allah
Almighty. Neither any kind of play nor show and pomp should be the intention
from this journey, nor travel and entertainment. But the Rules, which Allah
Almighty has explained, those should be acted upon. Allah almighty has kept
some exemption too in this order for the excusable people. May be that an
individual wears ‘Ih-raam (makes a vow of Pilgrimage)
for Hajj and Umrah but unfortunately, he
would either suffers from sickness in the way or happens any other difficulty
or problem. For example; either he doesn’t find the way or doesn’t have sufficient
provision for his journey etc. In all these situations, he has been commanded
that he should send the animal to sacrifice to the BaytUllaah through
anyone else according to his submission.
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