قُلۡ مَن كَانَ فِي ٱلضَّلَٰلَةِ فَلۡيَمۡدُدۡ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ مَدًّاۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوۡاْ مَا يُوعَدُونَ إِمَّا ٱلۡعَذَابَ وَإِمَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ فَسَيَعۡلَمُونَ مَنۡ هُوَ شَرّٞ مَّكَانٗا وَأَضۡعَفُ جُندٗا
Say, "Whoever is in error - let the Most Merciful extend for him an extension [in wealth and time] until, when they see that which they were promised - either punishment [in this world] or the Hour [of resurrection] - they will come to know who is worst in position and weaker in soldiers
A rebel is given scope for his rebellious activities on account of his being on trial here, and not because it is his birthright. But it often happens that the person concerned is unable to understand this difference. He takes this temporary leeway to be a permanent feature. His eyes do not open until the respite given to him is declared to be at an end and until the opportunity for him to indulge in wrongdoing is taken away. God in His wisdom sometimes has one man undergo this experience in this very world, whereas in the case of another, He allows him to remain in his ignorant condition until death overtakes him, and then He shows him what he was not prepared to see in this life.
سرکش آدمی کو سرکشی کا موقع ملنا مہلت امتحان کی وجہ سے ہوتاہے، نہ کہ کسی حق کی بنا پر۔ مگر اکثر ایسا ہوتا ہے کہ آدمی اس فرق کو سمجھ نہیں پاتا۔ وہ وقتی مہلت کو اپنی مستقل حالت سمجھ لیتاہے۔ اس کی آنکھ اس وقت تک نہیں کھلتی جب تک مدت کے خاتمہ کا اعلان نہ ہوجائے اور اس سے سرکشی کا حق چھین نہ لیا جائے۔
خدا اپنی مصلحت کے تحت کسی کو دنیا ہی میں یہ تجربہ کرادیتاہے۔ کوئی اسی حال پر باقی رہتا ہے۔ یہاں تک کہ موت اس کو وہ چیز دکھادیتی ہے جس کو وہ زندگی میں دیکھنے پر تیار نہ ہوا تھا۔
Maulana does not cite this verse in the lectures indexed so far. The verses of this surah Maulana does cite →