Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 25
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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➋ { وَ اعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ شَدِيْدُ الْعِقَابِ:} The meaning is that by being lazy in carrying out the command, firstly the heart turns away and falls into difficulty again and again; secondly, when righteous people become negligent in their actions, the sinners will abandon good deeds altogether, thus the evil custom will spread, and its consequences will befall everyone.
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It is Obligatory Upon Everyone to Prevent Evil:
In this verse, the importance of protecting oneself from the tribulation of collective life and the obligation of forbidding evil has been stated. Suppose that in a society, disobedience to the Messenger of Allah or some evil arises, and people do not take timely notice of it, as a result of which that evil spreads in the society. Then, the punishment from Allah that comes as a consequence of that evil will encompass everyone. It will no longer be possible for those who did not commit that evil act to be saved. Because the crime of those people is that when the evil arose or began to increase, they neglected to prevent it at that time. If they had stopped it, everyone could have been saved from the punishment.
