Surah ‘Ali-Imran, Verse 110
كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللّهِ وَلَوْ آمَنَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُم مِّنْهُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ
110. “You are the best nations brought forth for (the benefit of) mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and believe in Allah; and if the People of the Book had believed, it would surely have been better for them. Some of them are believers while most of them are transgressors.”
Again, an Invitation to Truth
In this holy verse, again it has returned to the proposition of ‘enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong’ and also ‘belief in Allah’ when it says:“You are the best nations brought forth for (the benefit of) mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and believe in Allah…”
It is interesting that the reason of being the best nations for Muslims is stated the fulfilment of ‘enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong’ and’ belief in Allah’. This shows that the improvement of human society, without belief in Allah and not being accompanied with invitation to the Truth and struggling against corruption, is impossible.
Besides that, the accomplishment of these two obligatory duties guarantees the spread of belief and the execution of all personal and social rules, while the surety of execution is verbally prior to the law itself.
Then it points out that the benefits of a religion which is so clear and the ordinances which are so magnificent are deniable for none. Therefore, if the People of the Book (the Jews and the Christians) do believe, it is of their own gain.
But, unfortunately, only a minority of them have recalcitrated the foolish bigotries and have embraced Islam eagerly, when the majority of the People of the Book have disobeyed the command of Allah.“… and if the People of the Book had believed, it would surely have been better for them. Some of them are believers while most of them are transgressors.”
Surah ‘Ali-Imran, Verse 111
لَن يَضُرُّوكُمْ إِلاَّ أَذًى وَإِن يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ يُوَلُّوكُمُ الأَدُبَارَ ثُمَّ لاَ يُنصَرُونَ
111. “They shall never harm you except for annoyance; and if they fight with you, they shall turn their back to you, then they shall not be helped.”
This verse is both a prediction and a glad tidings and consolation for the Muslims. It tells them that under the shade of belief, union, and enjoining the right, they are insured. Therefore, they would not be afraid of the threats of the enemy, because the enemy is insignificant and the victory is of the Muslims’.
Explanations
1. The school of Islam and the Muslims themselves are insured in the shade of Faith.“They shall never harm you …”
2. The opponents of Muslims may attain only a small part of their molesting projects.“… except for annoyance …”
3. He who is faithless, is in lack of the spirit of perseverance.“… and if they fight with you, they shall turn their back to you, then they shall not be helped.”
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