Draft:Qur'an 4:110
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| Verse's Information | |
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| Sura | al-Nisa' |
| Verse | 110 |
| Juz' | 5 |
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| Place of Revelation | Medina |
| Topic | God's forgiveness in case of Istighfar from Sin |
| Related Verses | Qur'an 25:70, Qur'an 3:135, Qur'an 39:53 |
Qur'an 4:110 emphasizes that anyone who commits a sin or wrongs themselves, if they repent and seek forgiveness from God, will find God forgiving and merciful toward them.
| “ | وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ يَجِدِ اللَّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
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| “ | Whoever commits evil or wrongs himself and then pleads to Allah for forgiveness, will find Allah all-forgiving, all-merciful.
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| — Qur'an 4:110 | ||
According to exegetes, Qur'an 4:110 is at the beginning of three verses that address sin and its consequences. This verse refers to the possibility of forgiveness for sins, and in the next two verses, it addresses the effect of sin on the sinner and the incorrectness of blaming others for one's sins.[1] The Qur'an threatened traitors in the previous verse and opens the way for repentance in this verse[2] to prevent wrongdoers from despairing of God's mercy.[3] Sayyida Nusrat Amin believes that the structure of the verse is such that it shows the acceptance of repentance by God is God's grace, not the merit of the repenter.[4] 'Allama Tabataba'i also believes that the order of the words "su'" (evil) and "zulm" (wronging oneself) means progress from minor sins to major sins.[5]
| “ | Prophet Muhammad (s):Template:سخ
"God is never such as to open the door of supplication and close the gate of response; for He says: 'Call Me, I will respond to you' and He is never such as to open the door of repentance and close the gate of forgiveness, while He Himself says: 'Whoever commits evil or wrongs himself and then pleads to Allah for forgiveness, will find Allah all-forgiving, all-merciful.'" |
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| — Sayyid Hashim al-Bahrani, al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qur'ān, 1416 AH, vol. 2, p. 171. | ||
Nasir Makarem Shirazi believes that Qur'an 4:110 expresses the fact that any type of sin, whether wronging oneself or others, is forgivable upon true repentance and compensation.[6]
Some exegetes believe that from the phrase "will find Allah all-forgiving, all-merciful," it is understood that true repentance leaves a sweet effect and a pleasant experience in the soul of the repenter.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Mishkīnī Ardabīlī, Tafsīr-i rawān, 1392 Sh, vol. 2, p. 137.
- ↑ Qirā'atī, Tafsīr-i nūr, 1383 Sh, vol. 2, p. 156.
- ↑ Amīn, Tafsīr-i makhzan al-'irfān dar 'ulūm-i Qur'ān, 1361 Sh, vol. 4, p. 158.
- ↑ Amīn, Tafsīr-i makhzan al-'irfān dar 'ulūm-i Qur'ān, 1361 Sh, vol. 4, pp. 158–159.
- ↑ 'Allāmah Ṭabāṭabā'ī, al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qur'ān, 1417 AH, vol. 5, p. 75.
- ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 Sh, vol. 4, p. 117.
- ↑ Riḍā'ī Iṣfahānī, Tafsīr-i Qur'ān-i Mihr, 1387 Sh, vol. 4, p. 288.
References
- Amīn, Nuṣrat Baygum, Tafsīr-i makhzan al-'irfān dar 'ulūm-i Qur'ān, Tehran, Nahḍat-i Zanān-i Musalmān, 1361 Sh.
- Baḥrānī, Sayyid Hāshim, al-Burhān fī tafsīr al-Qur'ān, research: Qism al-Dirāsāt al-Islāmiyya Mu'assisat al-Bi'tha, Tehran, Bunyad-i Bi'that, first edition, 1416 AH.
- Riḍā'ī Iṣfahānī, Muḥammad 'Alī, Tafsīr-i Qur'ān-i Mihr, Qom, Pazhūhish-hā-yi Tafsīr wa 'Ulūm-i Qur'ān, first edition, 1387 Sh.
- 'Allāmah Ṭabāṭabā'ī, Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn, al-Mīzān fī tafsīr al-Qur'ān, Qom, Maktabat al-Nashr al-Islāmī, fifth edition, 1417 AH.
- Qirā'atī, Muḥsin, Tafsīr-i nūr, Tehran, Markaz-i Farhangī-yi Darshā-yi az Qur'ān, eleventh edition, 1383 Sh.
- Mishkīnī Ardabīlī, 'Alī, Tafsīr-i rawān, Qom, Mu'assisa-yi 'Ilmī Farhangī-yi Dār al-Ḥadīth, 1392 Sh.
- Makārim Shīrāzī, Nāṣir, Tafsīr-i nimūna, Tehran, Dār al-Kutub al-Islāmiyya, first edition, 1374 Sh.