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Unity Among Muslims

وحدة المسلمين

Unity among Muslims, or *Wahdat al-Muslimeen*, is a cherished principle in Islam, emphasizing that believers are a single brotherhood, bound by faith and mutual love. It highlights the profound connection that Allah cultivates in the hearts of those who believe, fostering a spirit of cooperation and solidarity. The Quran beautifully illustrates this bond, reminding us that [the believers are allies of one another], tasked with supporting and assisting each other in righteousness. This unity is not merely an ideal but a practical necessity, as disunity can lead to profound societal challenges; indeed, [if you do not do so, there will be fitnah on earth and great corruption]. Islam calls for actively nurturing this bond, urging reconciliation and justice when disagreements arise, instructing believers to [make settlement between the two] factions in conflict. The early Muslim community in Madinah exemplified this, with the Ansar [loving those who emigrated to them], offering hospitality and selflessness. Upholding this unity is essential for the strength and well-being of the Muslim *Ummah*, reflecting the very essence of collective submission to Allah.

Quran 5 verses

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَهَاجَرُوا۟ وَجَٰهَدُوا۟ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاوَوا۟ وَّنَصَرُوٓا۟ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَلَمْ يُهَاجِرُوا۟ مَا لَكُم مِّن وَلَٰيَتِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ حَتَّىٰ يُهَاجِرُوا۟ وَإِنِ ٱسْتَنصَرُوكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ فَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍۭ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَٰقٌ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

Innal lazeena aamanoo wa haajaroo wa jaahadoo bi amwaalihim wa anfusihim fee sabeelil laahi wallazeena aawaw wa nasarooo ulaaa'ika ba'duhum awliyaaa'u ba'd; wallazeena aamanoo wa lam yuhaajiroo maa lakum minw walaayatihim min shai'in hatta yuhaajiroo; wa inistan sarookum fid deeni fa'alaiku munnasru illaa 'alaa qawmim bainakum wa bainahum meesaaq; wallaahu bimaa ta'maloona Baseer

Indeed, those who have believed and emigrated and fought with their wealth and lives in the cause of Allah and those who gave shelter and aided - they are allies of one another. But those who believed and did not emigrate - for you there is no guardianship of them until they emigrate. And if they seek help of you for the religion, then you must help, except against a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty. And Allah is Seeing of what you do.

جو لوگ ایمان لائے اور وطن سے ہجرت کر گئے اور خدا کی راہ میں اپنے مال اور جان سے لڑے وہ اور جنہوں نے (ہجرت کرنے والوں کو) جگہ دی اور ان کی مدد کی وہ آپس میں ایک دوسرے کے رفیق ہیں۔ اور جو لوگ ایمان تو لے آئے لیکن ہجرت نہیں کی تو جب تک وہ ہجرت نہ کریں تم کو ان کی رفاقت سے کچھ سروکار نہیں۔ اور اگر وہ تم سے دین (کے معاملات) میں مدد طلب کریں تو تم کو مدد کرنی لازم ہوگی۔ مگر ان لوگوں کے مقابلے میں کہ تم میں اور ان میں (صلح کا) عہد ہو (مدد نہیں کرنی چاہیئے) اور خدا تمہارے سب کاموں کو دیکھ رہا ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary These are the last four verses of Surah Al-Anfal. The real objective therein is to describe the injunctions of Hijrah (Emigration) which relate to the inheritance of Muhajir (Emigrant) Muslims. In contrast, also mentioned there is the inheritance of non-Muhajir Muslims and non-Muslims. Th...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Truly those who believed and emigrated and strove with their wealth and their lives in the way of God these being the Emigrants and those who provided refuge for the Prophet s and assisted these being the Helpers those are allies of one another in terms of mutual support and inheritance. And those w...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Muhajirin and Al-Ansar are the Supporters of One Another Here Allah mentions the types of believers, dividing them into the Muhajirin, who left their homes and estates, emigrating to give support to Allah and His Messenger to establish His religion. They gave up their wealth and themselves in th...

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتْنَةٌ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ كَبِيرٌ

Wallazeena kafaroo ba'duhum awliyaaa'u ba'd; illaa taf'aloohu takun fitnatun fil ardi wa fasaadun kabeer

And those who disbelieved are allies of one another. If you do not do so, there will be fitnah on earth and great corruption.

اور جو لوگ کافر ہیں (وہ بھی) ایک دوسرے کے رفیق ہیں۔ تو (مومنو) اگر تم یہ (کام) نہ کرو گے تو ملک میں فتنہ برپا ہو جائے گا اور بڑا فساد مچے گا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Said in the second verse (73) وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُ‌وا بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ (And those who disbelieve are friends to each other). The word: وَلِی (waliyy) used here, as stated earlier, carries a general sense included wherein is inheritance as well as the guardianship and patronage of affairs....
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And those who disbelieve are allies of one another in terms of mutual support and inheritance and so there is no inheriting between you and them. Unless you do this unless you ally yourselves with the believers and sever relations with the disbelievers there will be sedition in the land and great co...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Disbelievers are Allies of Each Other; the Muslims are not their Allies After Allah mentioned that the believers are the supporters of one another, He severed all ties of support between them and the disbelievers. In his Mustadrak, Al-Hakim recorded that Usamah said that the Prophet said, «لَا ي...

وَإِن طَآئِفَتَانِ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱقْتَتَلُوا۟ فَأَصْلِحُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمَا فَإِنۢ بَغَتْ إِحْدَىٰهُمَا عَلَى ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ فَقَٰتِلُوا۟ ٱلَّتِى تَبْغِى حَتَّىٰ تَفِىٓءَ إِلَىٰٓ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ فَإِن فَآءَتْ فَأَصْلِحُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمَا بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَأَقْسِطُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ

Wa in taaa'ifataani minal mu'mineenaq tataloo faaslihoo bainahumaa fa-im baghat ih daahumaa 'alal ukhraa faqaatilul latee tabhee hattaa tafeee'a ilaaa amril laah; fa-in faaa't fa aslihoo bainahumaa bil'adli wa aqsitoo innal laaha yuhibbul muqsiteen

And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make settlement between the two. But if one of them oppresses the other, then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the ordinance of Allah. And if it returns, then make settlement between them in justice and act justly. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.

اور اگر مومنوں میں سے کوئی دو فریق آپس میں لڑ پڑیں تو ان میں صلح کرا دو۔ اور اگر ایک فریق دوسرے پر زیادتی کرے تو زیادتی کرنے والے سے لڑو یہاں تک کہ وہ خدا کے حکم کی طرف رجوع لائے۔ پس جب وہ رجوع لائے تو وہ دونوں فریق میں مساوات کے ساتھ صلح کرا دو اور انصاف سے کام لو۔ کہ خدا انصاف کرنے والوں کو پسند کرتا ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Linkage In the foregoing verses the rights of the Prophet were set out. They also laid down the mannerism in which he should be treated. The verses prohibited any act that would annoy or hurt him. Now this set of verses [ 9-10] establishes the manners, mores, injunctions, and mutual rights and oblig...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And if two parties of believers in tā’ifatāni mina’l-mu’minīna... to the end of the verse was revealed regarding a particular incident where the Prophet s was riding a donkey and happened to pass by Ibn Ubayy; the donkey urinated and so Ibn Ubayy held his nose whereupon ‘Abd Allāh Ibn Rawāhā said ‘B...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Making Peace between Disputing Muslims Allah commands making peace between Muslims that fight each other, وَإِن طَآئِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُواْ فَأَصْلِحُواْ بَيْنَهُمَا (And if two parties among the believers fall to fighting, then make peace between them both.) Therefore, Allah calls...

وَٱلَّذِينَ تَبَوَّءُو ٱلدَّارَ وَٱلْإِيمَٰنَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ يُحِبُّونَ مَنْ هَاجَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ فِى صُدُورِهِمْ حَاجَةً مِّمَّآ أُوتُوا۟ وَيُؤْثِرُونَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَةٌ وَمَن يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ

Wallazeena tabawwa'ud daara wal eemaana min qablihim yuhibboona man haajara ilaihim wa laa yajidoona fee sudoorihim haajatam mimmaa ootoo wa yu'siroona 'alaa anfusihim wa law kaana bihim khasaasah; wa many yooqa shuhha nafsihee fa ulaaa'ika humul muflihoon

And [also for] those who were settled in al-Madinah and [adopted] the faith before them. They love those who emigrated to them and find not any want in their breasts of what the emigrants were given but give [them] preference over themselves, even though they are in privation. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul - it is those who will be the successful.

اور (ان لوگوں کے لئے بھی) جو مہاجرین سے پہلے (ہجرت کے) گھر (یعنی مدینے) میں مقیم اور ایمان میں (مستقل) رہے (اور) جو لوگ ہجرت کرکے ان کے پاس آتے ہیں ان سے محبت کرتے ہیں اور جو کچھ ان کو ملا اس سے اپنے دل میں کچھ خواہش (اور خلش) نہیں پاتے اور ان کو اپنی جانوں سے مقدم رکھتے ہیں خواہ ان کو خود احتیاج ہی ہو۔ اور جو شخص حرص نفس سے بچا لیا گیا تو ایسے لوگ مراد پانے والے ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The Merits of Ansar [ The Helpers ] وَالَّذِينَ تَبَوَّءُوا الدَّارَ‌ وَالْإِيمَانَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ( And [ fai' is also for ] those who established themselves in the homeland [ of Madinah ] and in faith before the former ones [ arrived in Madinah ] ...59:9). The word tabawwu' means 'to make dwelling...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And those who had settled in the hometown that is Medina and had abided in faith that is to say those who had embraced it with enthusiasm — these being the Helpers before them love those who have emigrated to them and do not find in their breasts any need any envy of that which those others have bee...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Those Who deserve the Fai'; and the Virtues of the Muhajirin and Al-Ansar Allah states the categories of needy people who also deserve a part of the Fai', الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُواْ مِن دِيَـرِهِمْ وَأَمْوَلِهِمْ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلاً مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَناً (who were expelled from their homes and their ...

وَٱلَّذِينَ جَآءُو مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَٰنِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِٱلْإِيمَٰنِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِى قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Wallazeena jaaa'oo min ba'dihim yaqooloona Rabbanagh fir lanaa wa li ikhwaani nal lazeena sabqoonaa bil eemaani wa laa taj'al fee quloobinaa ghillalil lazeena aamanoo rabbannaaa innaka Ra'oofur Raheem

And [there is a share for] those who came after them, saying, "Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful."

اور (ان کے لئے بھی) جو ان (مہاجرین) کے بعد آئے (اور) دعا کرتے ہیں کہ اے پروردگار ہمارے اور ہمارے بھائیوں کے جو ہم سے پہلے ایمان لائے ہیں گناہ معاف فرما اور مومنوں کی طرف سے ہمارے دل میں کینہ (وحسد) نہ پیدا ہونے دے۔ اے ہمارے پروردگار تو بڑا شفقت کرنے والا مہربان ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: All Muslims after the Muhajirin and the Ansar are entitled to fai' وَالَّذِينَ جَاءُوا مِن بَعْدِهِمْ "And [ fai' is also ] for those who came after them ....59:10) This verse lays down that all Muslims until the Last Hour, after the noble Companions from amongst the Muhajirin and Ansar, are entitle...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And those who will come after them after the Emigrants and the Helpers up to the Day of Resurrection say ‘Our Lord forgive us and our brethren who preceded us in embracing the faith and do not place any rancour any spite in our hearts toward those who believe. Our Lord You are indeed Kind Merciful!’...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Those Who deserve the Fai'; and the Virtues of the Muhajirin and Al-Ansar Allah states the categories of needy people who also deserve a part of the Fai', الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُواْ مِن دِيَـرِهِمْ وَأَمْوَلِهِمْ يَبْتَغُونَ فَضْلاً مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَناً (who were expelled from their homes and their ...

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