Verse 5
The Daybreak • makkah
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Important Words:
النفاثات (who blow) is derived from نفث which means, he spat. نفثت الحیة الدم means, the serpent emitted poison. نفث الله الشیء فی القلب means, God inspired him with a thing. نفاثات means; those groups that spit or emit much poison; those who whisper evil suggestions (Aqrab).
Commentary:
The reference in the verse is to those whisperers of evil suggestions who cause solemn contracts and friendships to break down, and who inspire people with a spirit of defiance of established authority or with violating the oath of fealty, and thus seek to create discord and dissension in the Muslim Community and to encourage fissiparous tendencies among them. For a detailed note on the whole Surah see next verse.
The reference in the verse seems to be to those whisperers of evil suggestions who cause solemn contracts and friendships to break down and inspire people with a spirit of defiance of the established authority, or with violating the oath of fealty, and thus seek to create discord and dissension among the Muslim Community and encourage fissiparous tendencies among them. This Surah deals with the material side of man’s life as the next does with its spiritual side. Man is confronted with various kinds of dangers and difficulties in life. When he is engaged in an undertaking of a serious import, particularly when he takes it upon himself to spread the light of Truth, forces 1of darkness surround him on all sides; and when he appears to succeed, men of evil designs bar his way and create all sorts of impediments and difficulties for him. But when at last success dawns on him, persons of jealous nature seek to deprive him of the fruits of his labour. As protection against all these obstacles, difficult