Surat Al-Mujādila - The Pleading Woman

• Al-Quran

  The Institute of Islamic Knowledge, USA

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  From verse 14 to the end of the Surah, members of the Muslim society, which was a mixture of the sincere Muslims, the hypocrites and the waverers, have been told the criteria of sincerity in Islam through citing the example of two kinds of Muslims as follows:

  • One kind of Muslims are those who keep the friendship with the enemies of Islam. They do not hesitate to be treacherous to Islam for the sake of their interests. They spread all sorts of doubts and suspicions against Islam and prevent the people from adopting the Way of Allah. But since they are part of the Muslim community their false profession of Faith serves them as a cover and shield.
  • The second kind of Muslims are those who, in the matter of Allah’s Religion, do not tolerate even their own father, brother, children, and family, if they anything against Allah or His Rasool. They do not cherish any feeling of love for the person who is an enemy of Allah, His Rasool and His Religion.

  In these verses Allah has explicitly stated that the people of the first kind, in fact, belong to Shaitaan’s party, however hard they may try to convince others of their Islam by swearing oaths. And the honor of belonging to Allah’s party are the Muslims of the second kind. They are the true Muslims, they will attain true success, and with them is Allah well pleased.