All these sufferings and hardship are credited to our...

All these sufferings and hardship are credited to our account and are registered in our record, in order to be paid back and rewarded by a far greater amount. All of the said sufferings will serve to raise our spiritual grade in the eternal life to come.

[ 49 ] وَمَا كَانَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لِيَنفِرُوا كَافَّةً فَلَوْلاَ نَفَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ فِرْقَة مِنْهُمْ طَائِفَةٌ لِيَتَفَقَّهُوا فِي الدِّينِ وَلِيُنذِرُوا قَوْمَهُمْ إِذَا رَجَعُوا إِلَيْهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَحْذَرُونَ(( 122 )) 122- THE BELIEVERS SHOULD NOT GO FORTH (TO WAR) ALL TOGETHER.

WHY SHOULD NOT A BODY OF EACH DIVISION OF THEM STAY BEHIND (WITH THE PROPHET IN MEDINA) TO STUDY DEEP IN RELIGION, IN ORDER TO PREACH THEIR PEOPLE WHEN THEY RETURN TO THEM (FROM THE BATTLE-FIELDS) SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE HEED. THE COMMENTARY OCCASION OF THE REVELATION (VERSE NO.

122.After the revelation of the aforementioned verses, that criticized some of the Muslims on account of the TABUK expedition, it so happened that, when an expedition was organized with the aim of fighting the enemy or some rebels; Muslims rushed to go forth all together leaving the prophet alone in Medina. So the above verse was sent down as a new instruction for Muslims that it is not necessary for all of you to go forth at once and all together.

Some should stay with the prophet at the source of inspiration, and listen carefully and study deeply the Divine Law, in order to teach those who were busy in the fields, when they return. Sometimes it also happened that most people in a tribe or village rushed out to the capital, to see the prophet and to learn from him the Law and Qura"n.

So the verse is also giving an advice to such people, that they should not leave their hearth and home all together with the aim of learning theology and religious knowledge and belief. It will suffice their need if only a body of them leave their home and make for Medina to learn what is needed and come back teaching those who had remained behind.

[ 50 ] FIGHT IGNORANCE AND INFIDELS The above mentioned verse also alludes to an important fact, that, fighting may be inevitable, but it should not always be so glorified that could result to the exclusion of other important things, like learning and education. This is because in the sight of God the ink of the learned and the scholar is dearer than the blood of the martyrs! Muslims warriors had better to divide in two groups.

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