ALE-IMRAN (THE FAMILY OF IMRAN)
BRIEF INTRODUCTION:
This Chapter was revealed at Madina. There are twenty Translation SURAH AL-IMRAN SECTIONs and two hundred verses in it. In this Chapter mostly the truth of Islam has been explained. This was told that every prophet who was sent preached Islam and nothing. Islam is the religion of Allah and guides the people of the world. This Chapter mainly deals with the fabricated and false notions of Christians who believed in trinity and called prophet christ a son of God. More than eighty verses explained the Unity of Allah Who is Pious and begot none. The theory of Christianity has been nullified. There are no separate religions, only Islam is to be followed by all. the people who divided humanity in the name of different religions have been condemned and were advised to follow the religion of the prophet Muhammad (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam) who is last of the prophets sent before to preach religion of Islam. Everyone is to believe in him and to help him.
In this Chapter muslims were allowed to wage war against non-muslims. Two important battles of Badar and Uhad have been mentioned. It was told to muslims that strictly following the commands of Allah and His Messenger, unitedly, a people though weak devoid of resources and less in number can win the battle like Badar. On the other side carelessness haste and greediness and neglecting the command of the leader would bring disorder and defeat as was seen in Uhad. The muslims were warned to desist from omissions and errors in future.
This Chapter tells the muslims their high status among human beings. The muslims are to lead the humanity, for which unity. mutual cooperation, love and strict adherence to true principle are necessarily required.
If the muslims would not hold the rope of Allah unitedly and would not adhere to Islamic brotherhood firmly, they would not be able to lead humanity, otherwise they themselves would be insulted. Their own living and fame would be in danger.
This Chapter has condemned strongly unlawful wealth and earning. Interest and riba has been completely forbidden. Such society in which the business and transaction of money is based on interest, is a society of unjust and oppressors. Such society creates hatred and enmity as it gives birth to inequitable division and distribution of wealth. The interest based economy disturbs the peace of mind and becomes cause of anxiety and uneasiness.
The Chapter exalts the status of the Christ the prophet by explaining his birth, his miracles and his holiness. His real status was tarnished by his so called followers who changed the real conception of the Unity of God and called Isa a son of God.
It has been narrated as a quality of the chapter that if a borrower recites the chapter seven times a day daily then by grace of Allah, his all debts would be cleared and he would be provided with good provision.
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