In Surah al-Hashr (59:2), Allah, Al-Aziz (The All-Mighty), calls upon those who possess al-absari (the insight) to take a lesson from the preceeding words of this extended ayat. The ayat speaks about three Jewish tribes (Banu Nadhir, Banu Quraytha and Banu Qaynuqa‘) who had immigrated to Medina and signed a non-violation agreement with Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him and his family. After the battle of Uhud, some of them collaborated with the Makkan polytheists against the Muslims. When the Prophet confronted them and one of the Jews, Ka‘b ibn Ashraf, fell, they retreated, taking refuge in a fortress. The Muslims laid siege to it and the Jews were forced to leave Medina. This first gathering and driving out of their inhabitation (banishment, exiling) is the meaning of al-hashr – the name of this surah. When they were leaving with whatever property they could take, they demolished their homes themselves so the Muslims couldn’t use them. Al-Aziz cast terror and fear into the enemies’ hearts. Their terror caused them to destroy their own homes along with the Muslims instead of engaging in fighting. This is a Divine means of assistance to the Muslims, especially since there was no bloodshed. Allah The Almighty expelled them from their homes without a fight, while the Jews thought their fortress would defend them from Allah’s Wrath. In the last part of the ayat, Al-Aziz uses the words uli al-absar (possessers of the insight). The words basar and basira mean “eye, sight’ and “insight” respectively. It gives the meaning of taking an admonition, taking a lesson out of this event. Imam Ali, peace be upon him, says: “Fortunate is he who takes admonitions.” (See An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur’an, Vol. 3, compiled by a group of Muslim scholars, under the direction of Ayatullah Allamah Al-Hajj Sayyid Kamal Faqih Imani, Accessed from https://www.al-islam.org/enlightening-commentary-light-holy-quran-vol-18/surah-al-hashr-chapter-59#surah-al-hashr-verse-2

For more information, see Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi’s Tafhim al-Qur’an (The Meaning of the Qur’an) @ http://www.englishtafsir.com/Quran/59/index.html

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