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Let us continue from where left you in episode 755 in which we explained to you the divine revelation testifying the exemplary status for all mankind of the Almighty’s Last and Greatest Messenger, Prophet Mohammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny). He has been addressed as the witness from God, the bearer of good news for humanity, and the warner to the wayward for mending their erroneous ways. If you might recall, God has not just called him the Prophet of Islam as the inviter towards the straight and unwavering path towards paradise, but also the radiant lamp whose glowing personality dispels every kind of darkness, while the eyes and the hearts of those searching for truth are attracted toward him.

Now we listen to and read ayahs 47 and 48 of Surah Ahzab:

وبشّر الْمؤْمنین بأنّ لهم مّن اللّه فضْلا کبیرًا

ولا تطع الْکافرین والْمنافقین ودعْ أذاهمْ وتوکّلْ على اللّه وکفى باللّه وکیلا

“Announce to the faithful the good news that there will be for them a great grace from Allah.”

“And do not obey the faithless and the hypocrites, and disregard their torments, and put your trust in Allah, and Allah suffices as Trustee.”

Here God Almighty commands the Prophet of Islam to give glad tidings to the believers that special divine grace and favour will envelop them, and this itself is the greatest grace of Allah. This points to the fact that the Prophet’s glad tiding are not limited only to the reward of the good deeds of the believers, but Allah bestows on them from His grace so much, that the balance between their good deed and this reward will be greatly changed, as pointed out in several other ayahs of the holy Qur’an. Depending on the sincerity of intention and the quality of the deed, sometimes the ayahs speak of a tenfold reward, at other times of seven-hundred-fold reward, and sometimes more than one thousand times reward. Still at other times their reward may be more than this and beyond what was said. Thus, this ayah elevates the dimensions of the great grace of Allah higher than that which can come into existence in man’s imagination and comprehension.

The next ayah means to say that believers ought not to succumb to the pressures and dictates of the disbelievers and hypocrites, nor should attach importance to their torments, by putting their complete trust in Allah, since it is the One and Only Creator Who suffices us as the Supreme Trustee. 

Although the addressee here is the Prophet of Islam, without the least doubt, never did he obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites, nor was he afraid of their torments, since he had complete trust in Allah right from his birth and childhood. The reason the holy Qur’an has specially emphasized this topic for the Prophet, is a warning and lesson for others, since there are some important dangers in the way of the righteous leaders who may be invited to collusion or submission, sometimes by threats and sometimes by pressures to give some concessions and compromise part of their beliefs. Man is liable to err and often some leaders think that the way of reaching their goal is to yield to such a collusion and submission, or to compromise on some part of their belief; unaware that collusion, submission and compromise, makes their whole efforts, endeavours, and struggles for the right cause, fruitless and futile.

As is evident, during the advent of Islam, some pagan Arabs and groups of hypocrites who claimed to be Muslims, repeatedly tried to draw the Prophet of Islam to such situation, by suggesting he should not denounce the idols, but the Prophet, as the emissary of God Almighty, stood firm and steadfast without the least compromise on the goals and objectives he espoused. Sometimes these pagan Arabs would suggest that they will acknowledge the Oneness of God, provided he worships their idols for a period of time. Sometimes they asked him to send away the poor believers from around him so that they, who were rich and influential, might accept him and acknowledge his mission. Sometimes they said they were ready to give him some financial privileges, high rank and position, beautiful wives and the like, if he gives up the preaching of monotheism.

By studying the early history of Islam, it becomes evident that dangerous pitfalls exist in the path of the righteous which warrants them to be firm and steadfast against disbelieve and hypocrisy. If the Prophet had showed the least flexibility in the face of one of these suggestions, there would not be any Islam today.

As the next part of the ayah says, the Prophet of Islam patiently endured all sorts of torments of the pagan Arabs, including sarcasm, slander and undue insolence, economic and social boycott, and at times physical harm, but since he put all his trust in Allah the All-Merciful, all these plots against him failed.

From these ayahs we learn that:

1. Prophets, Imams, saints, righteous leaders, and true believers, stand firmly against all kinds of plots, pressures, threats, and physical harm, but never compromise their beliefs.
2. Believers should always rely on God without the least fear, since God is the Supreme Trustee.

Let us present you ayah 49 of Surah Ahzab:

یا أیّها الّذین آمنوا إذا نکحْتم الْمؤْمنات ثمّ طلّقْتموهنّ من قبْل أن تمسّوهنّ فما لکمْ علیْهنّ منْ عدّةٍ تعْتدّونها فمتّعوهنّ وسرّحوهنّ سراحًا جمیلا

“O you who have faith! When you marry faithful women and then divorce them before you touch them, there shall be no period for you to reckon. But provide for them and release them in a graceful manner.”

This ayah addresses one of the vital family issues, and means to say that Allah Almighty has stated an exception for the ordinance of a woman divorced before the first coition in marriage, and since the couple have not cohabited, it is not necessary for the divorced woman to observe the term of three menstrual cycles for becoming purified. In other words, such a woman is free to marry another man immediately after divorce. As the ayah specifies, divorce should be in a graceful manner without any kind of hatred, injustice, cruelty and taunts, which are all un-Islamic. The husband is also advised to give her the necessary dowry to the divorced wife, even if no cohabitation has taken place.

From this ayah we learn that:

1. Islam is a comprehensive religion and has constructive and specific teachings for family issues and ethical affairs.
2. Divorce has negative consequences and the wife should be compensated through proper payment.
3. As per the teachings of Islam, divorce and separation should be in a graceful manner, without violence, misbehavior, and hatred between the two.