Islam Guidance

Verse75

(75) وَمَا لَكُمْ لاَ تُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَالْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاء وَالْوِلْدَانِ الَّذِينَ

يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَـذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا

75. " And what has happened to you that you should not fight in the way of Allah and for the weak among men, women and children who say: 'Our Lord! Take us out of this town whose people are oppressors, and appoint for us from you guardian, and appoint for us from you helper!"
Commentary:
Seeking Assistence through Human Affections.
In the previous verse, the believers have been in vited to the Holy struggle. The verse has emphasized on the faith in Allah and the Day of REsurrection, with the voasoningt of gain and loss. But this verse invites them towards Holy struggle bassing on stimulating the humanities.

It inquires why do not you struggle in the way of Allah and for the appressed and defendless men, women and children who are copturedin the grips of the tyrants? Do your humanities let you to be silent and watch these pathetic scense? It says:
"And what has happened to you that you should not fight in the way of Allah and for the weak among men, women and children ..."
Then, to stir the affections of the believers, it points to the very oppresse ones and says:
"... who say: 'Our Lord! Take us out of this town whose people are oppressors, ..."
They also ask their lord to sond a guardian from His side to support them; and again They ask Him to appoint a helper from Himself for them. The verse continues saying:
"... and appoint for us from you guardian, and appoint for us from you helper!"
The above mentioned verse, in fact, is a hint to the fact they Allah has answered to their invocation and He has trusted you with this great human duty. Then, 'You' are the 'guadian' and the 'helper' who have been appointed from the side of Allah for supporting and saving them. It should be noted that according to some Islamic narrations thein maculate Imams have said:
"We are the some oppressed that people should raise for our government." (1)

(1) At-Tafsir-us-Safi, Vol. 1, P. 371, & Tafsir-ul-Burhan, Vol. 1, P. 394.

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