"Allah loveth not the disbelievers (in His guidance)." Quraan 3:32
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْكَافِرِينَ
آل عمران : ٣٢
آل عمران : ٣٢
The word "the disbelievers (in His guidance)" is equivalent to "Al Kafireen" in the Arabic (original) verse, that was the translation of Pickthal, the meaning of the translation is essentially correct but apparently doesn't suit the context as will be explained underneath.
"Al Kafiroon" means people who practice "Kufur" it becomes "Al Kafireen" if it's object in the context, the word "Kufur" has many meanings in Arabic but overall they all means directly or indirectly "Covering/Hiding something". This word is really crucial and sensitive, giving the consequences of misinterpreting it along history and till present; Thousands if not hundred of thousands of innocent lives were ended by blind extremists in the name of Allah because of misinterpretation to that word! Inshallah sometime in the future I'll provide a comprehensive essay about the different meanings of that word, in the meanwhile it should be enough to know that the general meaning of that word is "to cover/hide something".
So what sort of "Kafireen" is the verse talking about?
We need to review the verse in context:
"Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Say: Obey Allah and the messenger. But if they turn away, lo! Allah loveth not the disbelievers (in His guidance). " Quraan 3:31-32
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
قُلْ أَطِيعُواْ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْكَافِرِينَ
"Al Kafiroon" means people who practice "Kufur" it becomes "Al Kafireen" if it's object in the context, the word "Kufur" has many meanings in Arabic but overall they all means directly or indirectly "Covering/Hiding something". This word is really crucial and sensitive, giving the consequences of misinterpreting it along history and till present; Thousands if not hundred of thousands of innocent lives were ended by blind extremists in the name of Allah because of misinterpretation to that word! Inshallah sometime in the future I'll provide a comprehensive essay about the different meanings of that word, in the meanwhile it should be enough to know that the general meaning of that word is "to cover/hide something".
So what sort of "Kafireen" is the verse talking about?
We need to review the verse in context:
"Say, (O Muhammad, to mankind): If ye love Allah, follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Say: Obey Allah and the messenger. But if they turn away, lo! Allah loveth not the disbelievers (in His guidance). " Quraan 3:31-32
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
قُلْ أَطِيعُواْ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْكَافِرِينَ
So now we know what sort of Kafireen the verse is talking about, it's talking about the people who claim to love but practically don't show their love! In other words, the people who hide their love! If I love someone then that love should manifest itself practically on my treatment to that person! Probably the verse is not only saying that Allah doesn't love believers who claim to love Allah that don't follow the Prophet but could be any person who claim to love someone but doesn't show that love! For instance, if I say I love my wife but I don't treat her well according to that love then I could be the kind of Kafireen Allah doesn't love! Why do we suppress our love?! We don't feel ashamed of showing hatred but feel ashamed of showing love?! Let's reflect that good energy inside us and suppress the bad one!
The verse was revealed after some people claimed that they love Allah, so He challenged them by asking them to follow the Prophet if they really do, that how they would show their love to Allah. Some Hadiths indicate that the people the verse was talking about was Muslims but Munafiqoon (Hypocrites), other Hadiths say it was talking about Christians or Jewish. Regardless of who they were, they basically claimed to be believers and love Allah.
The verse was revealed after some people claimed that they love Allah, so He challenged them by asking them to follow the Prophet if they really do, that how they would show their love to Allah. Some Hadiths indicate that the people the verse was talking about was Muslims but Munafiqoon (Hypocrites), other Hadiths say it was talking about Christians or Jewish. Regardless of who they were, they basically claimed to be believers and love Allah.
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