Tafseer Surah Baqarah Verse 8 | Surah Baqarah explanation in English | Surah Baqarah explained | Surah Baqarah Ayat 8

Tafseer Surah Baqarah Verse 8 | Surah Baqarah explanation in English | Surah Baqarah explained | Surah Baqarah Ayat 8 Translation

Surah Al-Baqarah

Verse 8

                                                                 

‎وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الأْخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

And of the people are some who say, "we believe in Allah SWT and the Last Day" but they are not believers.

☘️In a special period, Islam was faced with a specific group among the whole of the people, who neither had the courage to truly accept the invitation of Islam, nor had the power and boldness to openly oppose it. This third group, are called hypocrites.

☘️ The revelations about the characteristics of the hypocrites were revealed in Madina, this is because there were no hypocrites in Makkah. Rather, the opposite was the situation in Makkah. 

Surah Baqarah Verse 8

☘️In Makkah, the believers had to hide their faith to protect themselves from the persecution of the strong disbelievers. Afterward, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ migrated to Madinah, where the Ansar [Residents of Madina] from the tribes of Aws and Khazraj resided. They used to worship idols during the pre-Islamic period of ignorance, just as the rest of the Arab idolators.

☘️ Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala revealed the characteristics of the hypocrites, so that the believers would not be deceived by their outer appearance, thus saving the believers from a great evil. Otherwise, the believers might think that the hypocrites were believers when in reality they are disbelievers. To consider the sinners as righteous people is extremely dangerous.

🔑 Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala dislikes self-contradiction. He knows everything that is inside the hearts and how we act. We should have a check and balance on ourselves.

🔑Many people accepted Islam for the worldly benefits. After they saw the success of Muslims in Madina, they desired a share of it. 

☀️Do you have any doubts in your heart about Islam?

☀️Does your heart desire what Islam permits?

☀️Do your actions reflect the teaching of Islam?

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