و
من أظلم ممن افترى على الله الكذب و هو يدعى إلى الإسلام و الله لا يهدى القوم
الظالمين
`Who doth greater wrong than one who
invents falsehood against God, even as he is being invited to Islam? And God
guides not those who do wrong.’
The explanation from these two
verses can be taken as an example that people who takes as jest, Allah’s
teachings and commands after he has known the truth, are therefore, included in
the group being cruel towards truth because they do not heed Islam’s teachings,
as Allah SWT has barred their hearts from truthfulness.
4)
The Characteristic of Acceptance of Cruel Acts
Allah SWT’s Decree in surah Hud, verse 113 which
reads :
و لا تركنوآ إلى الذين ظلموا فتمسكم
النار و ما لكم من دون الله من أوليآء ثم لا تنصر
Which means : `
And incline not to those who do wrong, or the fire of hell will sieze you; and
ye have no protectors other than God, nor shall ye be helped’.
In this verse, Allah
SWT explains that His servants should not accept the deeds of people who does
acts of cruelty, because the feeling of acceptance is akin to participating in
these acts until he too is included in that group and will be touched by hell
fire (will be thrown into hell)
5)
The Characteristic of Killing without a Right to Do
So
Allah
SWT’S decree in surah Al Maidah, verses 31 and 32:
لئن بسطت إلي يدك لتقتلنى مآ أنا بباسط
يدى إليك لأقتلك إني أخاف الله رب العالمين, إني أريد أن تبوأ بإثمى و إثمك فتكون
من أصحاب النار و ذلك جزاؤا الظالمين
Which
means: ` If thou dost stretch thy hand against me to slay me, it is not for me
to stretch my hand against thee to slay thee, for I do fear God, the Cherisher
of the Worlds. For me I intend to let thee draw on thyself my sin as well as
thine, for thou wilt be among the companions of the fire, and that is the
reward of those who do wrong’.
Allah
SWT’s decree as above further explains clearly the prohibition of killing
without a right to, because this act reflects a cruelty and is against Islamic
teachings and this act is a major sin in Allah’s view, this matter is
emphasized in Allah SWT’s decree in Surah Al Maidah, verse 35 which reads :
من أجل ذلك كتبنا على بنى إسرائيل أنه
من قتل نفسا بغير نفس أو فساد فى الأرض فكأنما قتل الناس جميعا و من أحياها فكأنما
أحيا الناس جميعا و لقد جآءتهم رسلنا بالبينات ثم إن كثيرا منهم بعد ذلك فى الأرض
لمسرفون
` On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that
if any one slew a person- unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in
the land- it would be as if he slew the whole people and if any one saved a
life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although
there came to them our apostles with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of
them continued to commit excesses in the land.’
In
this verse, Allah SWT wants to give a description of the severity of the sin of
wrongful killing, which is regarded by Allah SWT to be killing of mankind and for someone who protects someone’s
life is, as if protecting all of mankind.
6)
The Character of Liking to Degrade and Not Wanting
to Repent
Allah
SWT’s decree in Surah Al Hujarat, verse 11 which reads :
يأيها الذين ءامنوا
لا يسخر قوم من قوم عسى أن يكونوا خيرا منهم و لا نسآء من نسآء عسى أن يكن خيرا
منهن, و لا تلمزوآ أنفسكم و لا تنابزوا بالألقاب، بئس الاسم الفسوق بعد الايمان، و
من لم يتب فأولئك هم الظالمون
O
ye who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others, it may be that the
(latter) are better than the (former), nor let some women laugh at others it
may be that the (latter) are better than the (former) nor defame nor be
sarcastic to each other by offensive nicknames, ill seeming is a name connoting
wickedness (to be used of one) after he has believed: And those who do not
desist are (indeed) doing wrong.’
7)
The Character of Neglecting Trust
This
as in Allah SWT’s decree in Surah Al Ahzab, verse 72, which reads:
إنا عرضنا الأمانة على السماوات و
الأرض و الجبال فأبين أن يحملنها و أشفقن منها و حملها الإنسان إنه كان ظلوما
جهولا
Which
means:` We did indeed offer the trust to the Heavens and the earth and the
mountains but they refused to undertake it; being afraid thereof; but man
undertook it, he was indeed unjust and foolish’.
This
verse gives a reminder to mankind to fulfill their trust and promise to Allah
SWT and not to betray this trust so that they fulfill all Allah’s commands that
are made compulsory upon them and leave all His prohibitions, otherwise they
will be amongst those that are cruel.
8)
The Characteristic of Not Wanting to Implement
Allah’s Laws
As
in Allah SWT’s decree in Surah Al Maidah, verse 48 which reads:
وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ
اللَّهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ
Which
means: ` And if any fail to judge by (the light of) what God hath revealed,
they are (no better than) the wrong doers.’
Allah
SWT’s decree here confirms that disobedient people who do not want to obey and
fulfill Allah’s punishment when they actually can, they too, are to Allah, amongst those that are cruel.
9)
The Character of Liking to Disobey Allah’s Laws
Allah
SWT’s decree in Surah Al Baqarah, verse 229, which reads:
" و من يتعد حدود الله فأولئك هم
الظالمون"
Which
means : ` If any do transgress the limits ordained by God, such persons wrong
(themselves as well as others).’
In
this verse, Allah SWT gives a reminder to his creatures not to disobey the laws
that Allah SWT has set, that is to ignore between the lawful and forbidden matters that has been determined by
Allah SWT, and whosoever goes against these are amongst people who are cruel.
10)
The Characteristic of Being Greedy and the
Consumption of Unlawful Property
As
in Allah SWT’s decree in Surah An Nisaa, verse 10, which reads:
إن الذين يأكلون أموال اليتامى ظلما
إنما يأكلون فى بطونهم نارا و سيصلون سعيرا
Which
means:` Those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, eat up a fire into
their own bodies, they will soon be enduring a blazing fire.’
Besides
Allah SWT’s decree as above, there still are many traits, types of acts or
behaviours that are grouped into the category of cruel characteristics, there
are also many names and titles used, that can be categorized as acts and deeds
that are cruel.
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