فَلِذَٰلِكَ فَٱدۡعُۖ وَٱسۡتَقِمۡ كَمَآ أُمِرۡتَۖ وَلَا تَتَّبِعۡ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۖ وَقُلۡ ءَامَنتُ بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن كِتَٰبٖۖ وَأُمِرۡتُ لِأَعۡدِلَ بَيۡنَكُمُۖ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمۡۖ لَنَآ أَعۡمَٰلُنَا وَلَكُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلُكُمۡۖ لَا حُجَّةَ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَكُمُۖ ٱللَّهُ يَجۡمَعُ بَيۡنَنَاۖ وَإِلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
So to that [religion of Allah] invite, [O Muhammad], and remain on a right course as you are commanded and do not follow their inclinations but say, "I have believed in what Allah has revealed of the Qur'an, and I have been commanded to do justice among you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. For us are our deeds, and for you your deeds. There is no [need for] argument between us and you. Allah will bring us together, and to Him is the [final] destination
Here the ‘Book’ means the original religion which was revealed through the prophets and ‘desire’ (ahwa’) refers to the fabrications which human beings on their own added to the original religion of Truth. The Prophet was instructed to be firm on the original religion. Even on the grounds of dawah considerations, he was forbidden to make any concessions to man-made religions. He was told that his duty was to uphold justice, i.e. to take decisions about religious differences and show what was right and what was wrong; which part was from God and which was later added to religion by way of human interpolation. ‘There is no contention between us and you’ means that, in spite of your quarrelling with us, we will not start quarrelling with you. In other words, even if you introduce negative tactics, we will unilaterally adhere to our positive approach. The responsibility of a dayee is simply to convey the message of Truth. All other matters are left to God. Harassing those who have accepted the Truth and embroiling them in unnecessary wrangling is the most oppressive and unworthy practice. Those who do so run the risk of incurring the wrath of God and facing severe punishment in the Hereafter.
يهاں ’’كتاب‘‘ سے مراد وه اصل دين هے جو پيغمبروں كے ذريعه بھيجا گيا۔ ’’اهواء‘‘ سے مراد وه خود ساخته اضافے هيں جو انسانوں نے خود اپني طرف سے دين حق ميں كيے۔ پيغمبر كو حكم دياگيا كه تم بس اصل دين پر جمے رهو۔حتي كه دعوتي مصلحت كي بناپر بھي تم كو ايسا نهيں كرنا هےكه لوگوں كے خود ساخته دين كے ساتھ رعايت كرنے لگو۔ تمھاراكام عدل كرنا هے۔ يعني مذهبي اختلافات كا فيصله كركے يه بتانا كه حق كيا هے اور باطل كيا۔ كون سا حصه وه هےجو خدا كي طرف سے هے اور كون سا حصه انساني آميزش كے تحت دين ميں شامل كرليا گيا هے۔
’’همارے اور تمھارے درميان كوئي جھگڑا نهيں‘‘ كا مطلب يه هے كه تمھارے جھگڑنے كے باوجود هم ايسا نهيں كريں گے كه هم بھي تم سے جھگڑنے لگيں۔ تم منفي رويه اختيار كرو تب بھي هم يك طرفه طورپر اپنے مثبت رويه پر قائم رهيں گے۔ داعي كي ذمه داري صرف حق كا پيغام پهنچانے كي هے۔ اس كے علاوه جو چيزيں هيں ان كو وه خدا كے حواله كرديتا هے۔
جو لوگ حق كو قبول كرليں ان كو تنگ كرنا اور ان كو بے كار بحثوں ميں الجھانا نهايت ظالمانه كام هے۔ ايسا كرنے والے اپنے آپ كو اس خطره ميں مبتلا كررهے هيں كه آخرت ميں ان پر خدا كا غضب هو اور ان كو سخت عذاب ميں ڈال ديا جائے۔
Maulana does not cite this verse in the lectures indexed so far. The verses of this surah Maulana does cite →