Surah Baqarah Verse 26, 27 in English

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَسْتَحْىِۦٓ أَن يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَّا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا ۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَيَقُولُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا ۘ يُضِلُّ بِهِۦ كَثِيرًا وَيَهْدِى بِهِۦ كَثِيرًا ۚ وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ  [Surah Baqarah verse 26]

ٱلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مِيثَٰقِهِۦ وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ  [Surah Baqarah verse 27]

Surah Baqarah Verse 26, 27 Translation

“Indeed (to clarify the truth) ALLAH is not ashamed to present any parable whether of a mosquito or anything much insignificant than that. So, those who believe know that it is the truth from their Lord. But the infidels say, “What does ALLAH intend by such a parable (example)”? He misleads many with it and guides many with it. And he misleads with it only those who are defiantly disobedient“

Surah Baqarah Verse 26, 27 Tafsir

Imam Ibn Jarir Tibrani narrated from Qatadah (May ALLAH be pleased with) that the polytheists objected to the examples given by ALLAH Almighty about the fly and the spider in the verses of the Quran.

In the Holy Qur’an, Allah Almighty has stated examples of a fly and a spider to show the weakness & insignificance of the idols.

“The likeness of those who turn aside from ALLAH and make others (idols) their helpers is similar to a spider, who builds to itself a house (web), and surely the weakest house is the spider’s house (web spinned by the spider).” (Al A’nkaboot 41)

” And if the fly should steal away from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from it. Weak are the pursuer and pursued.” (Al-Hajj 73)

In the first example, the worship of the idols is said to be weak, saying that it is like a spider’s web. And in the second example, there is an humiliation of the idols, it is said to that if a fly snatches something from them, they cannot redeem it.

Allama Badruddin writes: The hypocrites objected to these verses saying that the Is the Lord of Mohammad (peace be upon him) not ashamed to talk about the bee and the spider as examples of such small and insignificant things? Then this verse was revealed in response to them that ” Indeed (to clarify the truth) ALLAH is not ashamed to present any parable whether of a mosquito or anything much insignificant than that.”

Rule of Stating an Example

The rule of giving an example is to compare the thing with a suitable similar thing to it. For example, if the purpose is to express the greatness of something, then an example will be given of some great thing. And if the intention is to describe the weakness, incompetence and inability of something, then an example will be given of some inferior, weak thing. Because the purpose of giving an example is to explain so that the objective is clearly understood.

Obviously, the meaning has to be explained by the example. Therefore, in an example, one should look for the relevance with the object he is comparing with, not the relevance with himself. For e.g,. When one’s weakness is to be mentioned, the Throne, the chair, the sky, the earth, the lion, the elephant will not be used as examples to it, but the spiders and the mosquitoes will be eloquent as examples for it. So in the Holy Quran, also, in order to describe the helplessness of idols and to highlight their weakness, it is necessary to describe a spider and its stretched net. The speech of all proficient & wise language experts are full of such examples.

Explanation about ALLAH misleads

The disbelievers and the hypocrites objected and raised a question: What is the intention of ALLAH in narrating these parables? The answer to it is given in this verse. That is, those who are overwhelmed by ignorance and who do not come out of their stubbornness and pride, when they listen to these examples, they will not consider these to understand it because of their stubbornness and ignorance. They will refuse it instantly. So, with regards to them, to cite these examples are a source of misguidance. And those who are accustomed to not act stubbornly ignorant, think with an open mind, and ponder over it, will gain guidance when they hear these examples.  Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And We cite these examples for the people, and none will understand them except the knowledgeable.” (Al-Ankabut 43)

And he misleads with it only those who are defiantly disobedient

Fasiq here refers to the hypocrites who had reached the last stage of ALLAH’s disobedience. And the reason why Allah Almighty has misled the misguided among the transgressors is that it is this transgression that has led them astray.

Because of their constant denial of the truth and their insistence on the falsehood, they became so stubborn that they did not think about the examples stated by Almighty ALLAH.? They did not realize that through the examples, ALLAH has described the weakness and helplessness of idols. And their ignorance and misguidance became more stronger. Because of their ridiculing and denying, the transgression of these transgressors became more prominent. Therefore, Allah Almighty said, “He misleads only the transgressors.”

Definition and types of Fasiq

Fasiq means to go out of the right path and in the Shari’ah the one who commits major sins is called a Fasiq. It has three levels:

1. The one who sometimes commits a sin and considers it to be bad. (Abandoning the obligatory and committing the forbidden is a sin.)
2. A person who is accustomed to major sins and has no fear of it.
3. The one who considers the sins to be good and right. So whoever reaches this level, his faith is lost and he becomes a disbeliever.

As long as he is in the first two stages mentioned above, his faith is not destroyed because the belief of ALLAH – the only one God and His Messenger Mohammad (Peace be upon him) remains attached with his heart and this belief of heart is called faith.

Surah Baqarah Ayat 26, 27 Roman Urdu

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَسْتَحْىِۦٓ أَن يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَّا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا ۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فَيَقُولُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا ۘ يُضِلُّ بِهِۦ كَثِيرًا وَيَهْدِى بِهِۦ كَثِيرًا ۚ وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ  [Surah Baqarah verse 26]

ٱلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مِيثَٰقِهِۦ وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ  [Surah Baqarah verse 27]

Surah Baqarah Ayat 26, 27 Tarjuma

Beshak ALLAH (haq baat waazeh karne ke liye) kisi bhi misaal ke bayan karne se haya nahi farmata khwa woh machar ki misaal ho ya usse bhi zyada haqeer cheez ki. Rahe woh log jo imaan laaye hain woh jante hain keh yeh misaal unke rab ki taraf se sachi hai. Aur rahe woh log jinho ne kufr kiya woh kehte hain keh is (haqeer) misaal se ALLAH ka kya irada hai? Woh is (misaal ke bayan) se bohat logon ko gumrahi mein mubtala kardeta hai aur bohat logon ko isse hidayat deta hai. Aur woh sirf faasiqon ko hi isse gumraahi mein mubtala karta hai. Jo ALLAH se khoob pakka wada karne ke baad isko tod dete hain, aur jin cheezon ko ALLAH ne jodne ka hukum diya hai unko kaatte hain aur zameen mein fasad karte hain. Wohi log nuqsan uthane wale hain.

Surah Baqarah Ayat 26, 27 Tashreeh

Imam Ibn e Jarir Tibrani ne Qatada (radiallahu a’nhum) se riwayat kiya hai keh ALLAH ta’ala ne makhi aur makdi ki jo misalein di thin unpar mushrikeen ne aitraaz kiya keh ALLAH ki shaan isse buland hai keh woh makhi aur makhdi ki misalein bayan kare.

Quran e Kareem mein ALLAH ta’ala ne button ki haqarat bayan karne ke liye unko makhi aur makdi se tashbeeh di hai.

“Jin logon ne ALLAH ko chodkar dosre madadgar banaliye unki misaal makhdi ki misaal hai. Jisne (jaale ka) ghar banaya aur beshak sab se kamzor ghar makhdi ka ghar hai.” (Al A’nkaboot 41)

“Aur agar makhi un button se koi cheez cheenkar le jaaye toh woh usko usse chuda nahi sakte. Talib aur matloob donon kamzor hain“. (Al Hajj 73)

Pehli misaal mein button ki ibadat ka kamzor hona bataya hai keh woh makdi ke jaale ki misl hai. Aur dosri misaal mein button ki khast aur haqarat batayi hai keh agar button se makhi koi cheez chin kar le jaaye toh woh usko chuda nahi sakte.

A’llama Badruddin A’ini likhte hain: in misaalon par munafiqon ne yeh aitraaz kiya tha keh (Sayyidina) Mohammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) ke rab ko haya nahi aati keh woh makhi aur makdi aisi choti aur haqeer cheezon ki misalein bayan karta hai, tab unke rad mein yeh aayat nazil huwin.

Misaal bayan karne ka qaida

Misaal dene ka qaida yeh hai keh jiske liye misaal di gayi hai, woh misaal uske muwafiq ho. Agar kisi cheez ki azmat bayan karna maqsood ho toh a’zeem cheez se misaal di jayegi. Aur agar kisi cheez ki kamzori, naqabiliyat wa haqarat bayan karna maqsood ho toh haqeer cheez se misaal di jayegi. Kyunke misaal ke zariye maqsood ke mana ko waazeh kiya jata hai aur Amr maqool ko mehsus aur mushahid ki surat mein paish kiya jata hai taake masala samajh aajaye.

Zahir huwa hai misaal se matlab wa maqsood ki wazahat karni hoti hai. Isliye misaal mein us cheez ke saath munasibat talash karni chahiye, jiski woh misaal hai na keh misaal dene wale ke saath misaal ka munasib hona zaruri hai. Masalan jab kisi ki kamzori batlani ho toh Arsh, kursi, Asman, zameen, sher, haathi misaal mein nahi laaye jayenge balke chuinti aur machar ko zikr karna fasahat wa balaghat hoga. Toh Quran e kareem mein bhi buton ke dar manind hone aur but parasti ki kamzori ko numaya karne ke liye makdi aur iske tane huwe jaale ko bayan karna hoga. Tamam balghaa, hikmaa ka kalam is qism ki misalon se bhara pada hai.

ALLAH ta’ala ke gumraah karne ki taujiyah

Kuffar aur munafiqeen ne jo yeh suwal kiya tha keh ALLAH ne in misalon ke bayan karne se kya irada kiya hai? Is ayat mein iska jawab hai, yani jin logon par jahalat ghalib hai aur jo zid aur hatdharmi se baaz nahi aate woh jab in misalon ko sunenge toh zid aur i’naad ki wajeh se in misaalon par gaur o fikr nahi karenge aur fauran inka inkar karenge. Lihaza in misalon ka bayan karna unke haq mein gumrahi ka moujab huwa. Aur jin logon ki aadat yeh hai keh woh zid aur hat dharmi se kaam nahi lete, khule huwe zehan se sonchte hain, aur gaur o fikr karte hain woh jab in misalon ko sunenge toh hidayat payenge. Baarik cheezon ki wazahat misaalon se hi hoti hai, aur jo shaks in misalon par gaur o fikr karta hai woh hidayat paaleta hai. ALLAH ta’ala farmata hai:

“Aur in misalon ko hum logon ke liye bayan farmate hain, aur unko sirf a’alim hi samajhte hain“. (Al A’nkaboot 43)

Aur woh sirf faasiqon ko hi isse gumraahi mein mubtala karta hai

Yahan faasiq se murad woh munafiqeen hain jo fisq ke teesre darje mein pohunch chuke the. Aur ALLAH ta’ala ne gumrah karne ko jo faasiqon mein mukhassar kardiya hai, iski wajeh yeh hai keh us fisq ne hi unko gumrahi tak pohunchaya. Kyunke musalsal haq ka inkar karne aur batil par israr karne ki wajeh se woh aise ziddi aur hatdharm hogaye keh inhone ALLAH ta’ala ki bayan ki huwi misalon par gaur nahi kiya aur yeh nahi samjha keh makhi aur makdi ki misalein dekar ALLAH ta’ala ne buton ki kamzori aur haqarat ko bayan kiya hai. Aur unki jahalat aur gumrahi oar pukhta hogayi. Aur is tarah in misalon ka mazaq udhane aur inkar karne se un faasiqon ki gumrahi aur zyada raasikh hogayi. Isliye ALLAH ta’ala ne farmaya, woh sirf faasiqon ko hi isse gumraah karta hai.

Fisq ki tareef aur aqsam

Fisq ka mana hai seedhe raaste se bahar hona aur shariat mein gunahe kabeera karne wale ko fasiq kehte hain. Iske teen maratib hain:

1. Jo shaks kabhi kabhi gunah e kabeera kare aur usko bura janta ho. (Farz ka tark aur haram ka irtikab gunah e kabeera hai.)
2. Jo shaks gunahe kabeera ka aadi ho aur usko iska koi khauf na ho.
3. Jo shaks gunah e kabeera ko acha aur sahi samajhkar kare. Toh jo shaks is darja mein pohunch jaaye, uska imaan jata rehta hai aur woh kaafir hojata hai.

Jab tak woh pehla bataye gaye do darjon mein hota hai, woh imaan se nahi nikalta kyunke uske dil ke saath ALLAH aur uske Rasool ki tasdeeq qayam rehti hai aur isi tasdeeq ka naam imaan hai.