مُهۡطِعِينَ مُقۡنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَا يَرۡتَدُّ إِلَيۡهِمۡ طَرۡفُهُمۡۖ وَأَفۡـِٔدَتُهُمۡ هَوَآءٞ
Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their hearts are void
Man’s behaviour is such that he does not realize his fate right to the very end. If he attains some power or status, he becomes boastful and conceited as if these things were never going to be snatched away from him. He rejects the call of God and forgets that the things on the strength of which he rejects the call were all given to him by God Himself. Arguments are presented to him, but he pays no attention to them. The ultimate fate of the arrogant people of the past is well known to him, but he thinks that whatever happened was meant for others and that this will never happen in his case. Those who have been given opportunities for betterment in the present world feel proud of ignoring the Truth. But after death, when they see the result of their arrogance, they will be so ashamed of their past that they will want to return to the past, so that they can contradict themselves and accept that very truth which they had earlier proudly rejected. Opposition of Truth amounts to opposition of God. Opponents of the Truth which is supported by God, are always unsuccessful, even if they come with preparation of Himalayan proportions.
آدمی کے سامنے حق آتاہے تو وہ اس کا مخالف بن کر کھڑا ہوجاتا ہے۔ وہ اس کے مقابلہ میں ایسی بے خوفی کا مظاہره کرتاہے جیسے کہ اس سے زیادہ بہادر دنیا میں اور کوئی نہیں۔
مگر یہی حق جو موجودہ دنیا میں ’’داعی‘‘ کی سطح پر ظاہر ہوتا ہے وہ آخرت میں ’’خدا‘‘ کی سطح پر ظاہر ہوگا۔ اس دن ایسے لوگوں کی ساری بہادری جاتی رہے گی۔ آخرت کا ہولناک منظر دیکھ کر ان کا یہ حال ہوگا کہ جب ان کی نگاہیں اٹھیں گی تو وہ اٹھی کی اٹھی رہ جائیں گی، پلک جھپکنے کی نوبت بھی نہیں آئے گی۔ وہ سر اٹھائے ہوئے تیزی سے میدان حشر کی طرف بھاگ رہے ہوں گے۔ اور ان کے دل دہشت کی وجہ سے اڑ رہے ہوں گے۔
Maulana does not cite this verse in the lectures indexed so far. The verses of this surah Maulana does cite →