مَثَلُهُمۡ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِىۡ اسۡتَوۡقَدَ نَارًاۚ فَلَمَّآ اَضَآءَتۡ مَا حَوۡلَهٗ ذَهَبَ اللّٰهُ بِنُوۡرِهِمۡ وَتَرَكَهُمۡ فِىۡ ظُلُمٰتٍ لَّا يُبۡصِرُوۡنَ
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Mathaluhum kamathali allatheeistawqada naran falamma adaat ma hawlahuthahaba Allahu binoorihim watarakahum fee thulumatinla yubsiroon
What Does Surah Al-Baqara Ayah 17 Mean? - Common Questions & Answers
Explore the meaning, interpretation, and Islamic explanation of Surah Al-Baqara Ayah 17 from the Holy Quran. Find answers to frequently asked questions about this verse, its context, and significance in Islamic teachings.
❓What is the fire parable in Al-Baqarah 2:17?
The fire parable describes hypocrites as being like someone who kindles a fire in darkness, but when it illuminates their surroundings, Allah takes away their light and leaves them in complete darkness unable to see.
❓What does this parable teach about hypocrites?
This parable teaches that hypocrites initially received the light of faith and guidance, but due to their hypocrisy and deviation, they lost this divine light and became spiritually blind, unable to find the right path.
❓Why does Allah take away their light in this example?
Allah removes their beneficial light (guidance and faith) as a consequence of their choice to prefer misguidance over guidance, leaving them with only what harms them - the darkness of doubt, disbelief, and hypocrisy.
❓What does 'unable to see' symbolize in this verse?
'Unable to see' symbolizes spiritual blindness - their inability to recognize truth, find the correct path, hear guidance, or speak beneficial words. They become deaf, mute, and blind in spiritual matters.
❓How does this relate to those who first believed then disbelieved?
According to tafsir, this parable particularly applies to those who initially accepted Islam and experienced its light, but then turned to hypocrisy or disbelief, thus losing the spiritual illumination they once had.
❓What is the significance of fire and light in Islamic symbolism?
In Islamic symbolism, fire represents the means to obtain light (like seeking guidance), while divine light represents faith, knowledge, and spiritual illumination. The removal of light signifies spiritual death and loss of divine guidance.
❓Can those described in this parable return to guidance?
The verse suggests that after losing divine light due to their choices, they cannot return to their previous state of guidance, as they become deaf to truth, mute to beneficial speech, and blind to the right path.
❓What warning does this parable give to believers?
This parable warns believers to value and protect the divine light of faith they have received, avoid hypocrisy and deviation, and remain steadfast in guidance lest they lose their spiritual sight and direction.
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