[ 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)
Commentary(Noor al-Quran), Vol1, Page: 104
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
