Laa ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz zalimin.
Laa ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz zalimin.
Laa ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz zalimin.
Laa ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz zalimin.
Pages of the Glorius Qur'ān today, Wednesday 24/6/26, Sūrah al-Anfāl (8): 62-75, tafakkur verse 8: 73
Theme: The Necessity of Unity, Mutual Support, and Collective Responsibility in Preventing Fitnah and Corruption
{وَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِیَاۤءُ بَعۡضٍۚ إِلَّا تَفۡعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتۡنَةࣱ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَفَسَادࣱ كَبِیرࣱ}
"And those who disbelieved are allies of one another. If you do not do so [i.e., ally yourselves with other believers], there will be fitnah [i.e., disbelief and oppression] on earth and great corruption".
LESSONS:
1. Unity is a Source of Strength
The verse highlights that people often unite around their shared interests and objectives, regardless of their differences. Muslims are therefore reminded that disunity weakens them while unity strengthens them. When believers fail to support one another in righteousness and justice, they become vulnerable to external pressures and internal collapse.
Life Lesson: Families, communities, organizations, and nations become stronger when they work together toward common goals.
2. Division Creates Fitnah
Allah warns that neglecting mutual support among believers leads to fitnah, confusion, discord, instability, and trials. When people become fragmented by tribalism, sectarianism, personal rivalries, or political interests, society becomes fertile ground for conflict.
Life Lesson: Many social crises begin when people who should cooperate spend their energies fighting one another.
3. Evil Organizes Itself
The verse is a realistic reminder that falsehood often cooperates efficiently. Those who pursue harmful agendas frequently build networks, alliances, and structures to advance their causes. Believers should learn from this reality and organize themselves for good causes rather than remain scattered.
Life Lesson: Good intentions alone are not enough; goodness must also be organized and coordinated.
4. Social Responsibility is a Religious Duty
The verse teaches that Muslims are not isolated individuals concerned only with personal worship. They have collective responsibilities toward one another and toward society. Protecting justice, supporting the vulnerable, promoting peace, and preventing oppression require communal effort.
Life Lesson: A healthy society is built when people care about the welfare of others, not only themselves.
5. Corruption Flourishes When the Righteous Are Passive
Allah links the absence of righteous cooperation to "great corruption" (fasād kabīr). When good people remain divided, silent, or indifferent, corruption gains space to grow. Moral decay, insecurity, injustice, and exploitation often thrive where the forces of righteousness are weak and disunited.
Life Lesson: The greatest victories of evil often occur not because evil is powerful, but because good people fail to stand together.
O Allah, unite our hearts upon truth, strengthen the bonds between us, protect us from division and discord, and make us among those who cooperate in righteousness and piety. Do not allow fitnah and corruption to prevail over us, and grant peace, justice, and guidance to our communities. Āmīn.
Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khairin faqir
Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khairin faqir
Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khairin faqir
Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khairin faqir
Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khairin faqir