Transliteration:( Yaaa ayyuhal laazeena aamanus ta'eenoo bissabri was Salaah; innal laaha ma'as-saabireen )
323. From this verse emerge two points’ issues:
1. Salaah is not compulsory upon the infidels, hence it is not necessary for a convert to repeat the Salaahs he had missed while he was a non-believer.
2.It is better to offer specific Nafl Salaah when such a calamity befalls a person.
324. This verse teaches us that a patient believeris better than a grateful believer because there is a promise of increased wealth for the grateful as can be seen from "If you will be grateful, I will give you more" (S14: V7) but for the one who is patient, Allah Almighty is with him. The word patience has different manifestations patience in calamity, patience in fulfilling Divine Obligations, etc.
The tafsir of Surah Baqarah verse 152 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Baqarah ayat 151 which provides the complete commentary from verse 151 through 152.
153. Since the ummah has been invested with world leadership, a set of necessary directives is now provided for its guidance. Before laying down these directives it seemed necessary to caution the Muslims that the office which had been conferred on them was indeed no bed of roses. On the contrary, it was a great and perilous responsibility. Once they undertook it, they would be subjected to all kinds of afflictions, put to all kinds of trials and tribulations and made to bear all kinds of deprivation. If, however, the Muslims persisted along the path of God despite the perils they would be rewarded with God’s favour in full measure.
154. To acquire the strength that is needed to bear this heavy burden of responsibility the believers should do two things: they should develop patience and they should strengthen themselves by devoting themselves to Prayer.
Later we shall encounter elaborations which will show that ‘patience’ is a word embracing a whole set of moral virtues of the utmost importance. ‘Patience’ is indeed an indispensable key to success. Likewise, we shall later have occasion to note in some detail how Prayer prepares the Muslims, both as individuals and as a collective body, to carry out their mission.
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