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[ Surah( 2 ): Ayahs 17 - 20 ]

مَثَلُهُمْ کَمَثَلِ الَّذِی اسْتَوْقَدَ ناراً فَلَمَّا أَضاءَتْ ما حَوْلَهُ ذَهَبَ اللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمْ وَ تَرَکَهُمْ فی‏ ظُلُماتٍ لا یُبْصِرُونَ (17) صُمٌّ بُکْمٌ عُمْیٌ فَهُمْ لا یَرْجِعُونَ (18) أَوْ کَصَیِّبٍ مِنَ السَّماءِ فیهِ ظُلُماتٌ وَ رَعْدٌ وَ بَرْقٌ یَجْعَلُونَ أَصابِعَهُمْ فی‏ آذانِهِمْ مِنَ الصَّواعِقِ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ وَ اللَّهُ مُحیطٌ بِالْکافِرینَ (19) یَکادُ الْبَرْقُ یَخْطَفُ أَبْصارَهُمْ کُلَّما أَضاءَ لَهُمْ مَشَوْا فیهِ وَ إِذا أَظْلَمَ عَلَیْهِمْ قامُوا وَ لَوْ شاءَ اللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وَ أَبْصارِهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلى‏ کُلِّ شَیْ‏ءٍ قَدیرٌ (20)

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Sura Al-Baqarah( The Cow )( Verses 17 - - 20 )17." The likeness of them is as the likeness of a man who kindled a fire,

and when it lit all about him Allah took away their light, and left them in darkness unseeing."

18."( They are )deaf, dumb, blind so they shall not return

( to the right path )."

19." Or( their )likeness is as a rainstorm from heaven wherein is darkness,

thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against

the thunderclaps, fearful of death; thus Allah encompasses the infidels."

20." The lightning well-nigh snatches away their sight, whensoever

it gives them light, they walk therein, and when it darkens over them they stand still. Had Allah willed,

He would have taken away their hearing and their sight.

Truly, Allah is All-powerful over all things."

Commentary:

Two Interesting Parables Illustrating the Hypocrite After stating the epithets and characteristics of the hypocrite, the Holy Qur'an, in order to illustrate their condition, likens them to two expressive parables:

1. In the first parable, the idea is that they are similar to a person

who kindles a fire( by dark night )( to distinguish the right way from the false way under its light and reach the destination ). It says:

" The likeness of them is as the likeness of a man who kindled a fire, and when it lit all about him Allah took away their light, and left them in darkness unseeing".

They think they can challenge against the darkness they are in

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سورةُ البَقَرة
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحیمِ الم (1)

" 'Alif `A', Lam `L', Mim `M'."

Commentary:

The Abbreviated Letters of the Qur'an At the beginning of 29 Suras of the Holy Qur'an, there are several certain abbreviated letters, the Muqatta`at, which seem separate from each other; i. e. they do not form an apparently meaningful word, but

wherever they occur, in the Qur'an, the Sura follows immediately with some expressions about the Qur'an and its importance. This in itself

indicates that there is a relation between these letters and the origin of the Qur'an. As an example, Sura An-Naml, No. 27, verses 1 - - 2 say:

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Sura Al-Fatihah( The Opening )No. 1( 7 Verses )In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful

Contents of the Sura The Holy phrase 'In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful'/ bism-il-lah-ir-rahma/ is, in fact, mentioned both at the onset of the Qur'an and at the beginning of every Sura, except Sura 9,( Sura Taubah - - Repentance ). And, since the purpose of Allah's Word, i. e. the whole Qur'an, is to guide people; as Sura Al-Ma'idah, No. 5, verses 15 - - 16 say:" ... Indeed, there has come to you a light and a clear Book from Allah"," With it Allah guides him who follows His pleasure to the ways of peace and safety ..."; therefore, this guidance, being a grant and a fundamental principle, begins with Allah's Holy Name.This Sura, among all Suras of the Qur'an, has an extraordinary radiance which originates from the following merits: