بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Whatever program we initiate in our life, will be as per the Pre-directed Guidelines of Allah, the Most Benevolent and the Most Merciful. (6:162)
لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ١
90:1. O Social Reformist! I declare this city as evidence that the people of this town who oppose this guidance will never succeed in their plan, as they think.
That is, they think they can take countermeasures and stop the regime from forming. They need to know that these are not religious matters.
وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ٢
90:2. They raise the battle flag against you without even considering that you are the one who speaks the facts of His guidance.
وَوَالِدٖ وَمَا وَلَدَ٣
90:3. The father-son relationship too does not stand out. That much is their blind protests.
لَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ فِي كَبَدٍ٤
90:4. This will put their lives in trouble! We created man with such weakness.
These guidelines are given to prevent such tragedies. The reformist quotes them and carries out the task of wiping away the grief. But without realizing it, they resist!
أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّن يَقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ أَحَدٞ٥
90:5. Does he still act in such a negative way, mistakenly thinking that no one has authority over him?
Are they in the illusion that there is no one to knock them at all? So they act against Our guidance and spend their wealth for it.
يَقُولُ أَهۡلَكۡتُ مَالٗا لُّبَدًا٦
90:6. But, the time will come when they will regret that everything was in vain and lament, “We have destroyed a lot of our property for this.”
أَيَحۡسَبُ أَن لَّمۡ يَرَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ٧
90:7. Did he think that there was no one to watch what he was doing?
أَلَمۡ نَجۡعَل لَّهُۥ عَيۡنَيۡنِ٨
90:8. This is his misconception. Did We not give him the vision to develop his knowledge?
وَلِسَانٗا وَشَفَتَيۡنِ٩
90:9. Have We not given him the tongue and two lips to speak of whatever he sees in this world with his own eyes, to settle his doubts and live properly?
وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُ ٱلنَّجۡدَيۡنِ١٠
90:10. Have We not made it clear as to what are the good ones and what are the evils?
Have not man been given the two paths to earning his living - one from the research of worldly creations and the guidance of revelation from Rabbu to build human moral values? So man is responsible for his actions! Does he not realize that the power to supervise his actions is upon him?
The second path in front of him to earn wealth and fame is to snatch the goods of others with self-interest and to enjoy the labor of others - man's knowledge says that this is the best way to enjoy a comfortable life. That is another path
فَلَا ٱقۡتَحَمَ ٱلۡعَقَبَةَ١١
90:11. The pleasure that comes from hard work and tireless effort. It is the equivalent of crossing a mountain knot. It requires hard work and perseverance. If he slips, it will push him to death Snell.
At the same time, such efforts will help him to develop his physical strength, stamina, and performance skills. It is with Rabbu's way of life. So the truth is that he has not crossed any mountain knot yet.
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلۡعَقَبَةُ١٢
90:12. Who but Rabbu can explain to you what it means to cross a knot between mountains?
فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ١٣
90:13. The man should not let himself be satisfied with fulfilling his needs alone. Instead, he should find those who are affected by debt, poverty, etc., and try to free them from it.
For this, he has to form a social welfare system and thereby carry out all the activities. This is the first crossing.
أَوۡ إِطۡعَٰمٞ فِي يَوۡمٖ ذِي مَسۡغَبَةٖ١٤
90:14. When society becomes entangled with abusers of power, the food distribution system deteriorates and the poorer classes starve to death.
يَتِيمٗا ذَا مَقۡرَبَةٍ١٥
90:15. This new regime should bring balance to the food distribution system to alleviate the hunger of the people.
أَوۡ مِسۡكِينٗا ذَا مَتۡرَبَةٖ١٦
90:16. So it is not right in society to starve or perhaps bury one's body in the soil for food. This is the second phase of the passing knot.
Thus, there are many crossing knots to be passed on to create a pure society. Only then can the goal of success be achieved. Therefore,
ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلصَّبۡرِ وَتَوَاصَوۡاْ بِٱلۡمَرۡحَمَةِ١٧
90:17. To accomplish this difficult task, these knots can be easily overcome if one has full faith in the guidance of Allah, stands firm in it, acts accordingly, and devises fruitful plans in consultation with one another to resolve occasional problems (see 2:177).
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَيۡمَنَةِ١٨
90:18. The efforts of such people will bring the fruits of success. In the future, they will get all kinds of benefits.
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بَِٔايَٰتِنَا هُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡمَشَۡٔمَةِ١٩
90:19. Instead, all the efforts of those who refuse to accept the guidance of Rabbu will be in vain. They can never succeed in their projects.
عَلَيۡهِمۡ نَارٞ مُّؤۡصَدَةُۢ٢٠
90:20. For, such torments of Hell will be greater. i.e. a troubled society. In which they will stay for a long time. They can never see any other way out of it. The same condition will persist after the death of the man.
Chapter: 91 - Part: 30 – Soorah: As-Shams (The Sun)