Surah At Taubah Ayat 37 Translation Tafseer

Para 10 - وَ اعْلَمُوْۤا

سورة التوبة

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اِنَّمَا النَّسِیْٓءُ زِیَادَةٌ فِی الْكُفْرِ یُضَلُّ بِهِ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا یُحِلُّوْنَهٗ عَامًا وَّ یُحَرِّمُوْنَهٗ عَامًا لِّیُوَاطِــٴُـوْا عِدَّةَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُ فَیُحِلُّوْا مَا حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُؕ-زُیِّنَ لَهُمْ سُوْٓءُ اَعْمَالِهِمْؕ-وَ اللّٰهُ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ۠ (37)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Postponement of the ˹sacred˺ months[1] is an increase in disbelief[2] through which disbelievers are misguided; they make a sacred month lawful in one year and make it unlawful in another year so that they may complete the months made sacred by Allah, and make lawful that which Allah made unlawful.[3] Their evil actions were beautified for them, and Allah does not guide the disbelievers.

Commentary

[1]

The literal meaning of ‘نَسِیء’ is to defer time and here it means to transfer the sacredness of a sacred month to another month. In the era of ignorance, the Arabs believed in the greatness of the defined sacred months, however, during wars they would transfer the sacredness (prohibition of war) to another month for their convenience, e.g. they would declare Ṣafar as a sacred month instead of Muḥarram to maintain their war efforts during Muḥarram; the verse indicates this action of the Arabs.

[2]

The “increase in disbelief” means first they were disbelievers then, by deferring sacred months, they considered the unlawful lawful for themselves which was another aspect of disbelief; thus, this was described as an increase in disbelief.

[3]

Meaning there are four sacred months (Dhū Al-QaꜤdah, Dhū Al-Ḥijjah, Muḥarram and Rajab) which they uphold but they violate their order opposing Divine Command. They made an inviolable month lawful (fighting therein) and another month inviolable in its place.

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