About the Surah
Surah Title : الحج
English Title : Al-Hajj
Order in Al-Mushaf : 22
Number of Verses : 78
Type : madinah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 332 To Page 341
Al-Hajj
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَعۡبُدُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ حَرۡفٖۖ فَإِنۡ أَصَابَهُۥ خَيۡرٌ ٱطۡمَأَنَّ بِهِۦۖ وَإِنۡ أَصَابَتۡهُ فِتۡنَةٌ ٱنقَلَبَ عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِهِۦ خَسِرَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡخُسۡرَانُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ
11And some people worship Allah as if they are standing on an edge (i.e. in doubt). If he receives some benefit, he is content with it, but if an adversity comes, he turns back on his face (i.e. reverts back to disbelief). He is in a loss in this world as well as in the Hereafter. That is, in fact, an obvious loss.
11The reason for descending the verse
Commentators of the Qur'an said, “This verse was revealed about some Bedouins who used to travel from the desert to Madinah to see the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w). If one of them had, during such visits, good health, or his mare gave birth to seemly foals or his wife gave him a boy, such that his wealth and cattle multiplied; he would be pleased and well-contented. He would say, 'Since I embraced this religion, I have not seen anything but good'. If, on the other hand, he fell ill, during such visits, or his wife gave birth to a girl, or his foals were stillborn, such that he lost his wealth, or such that the payment of alms to him was delayed; the devil would come to him and whisper, 'Since you embraced this religion, you have not gained anything but evil', and thus he would renounce his religion.”(Al-Wahidi,Reasons of Revelation)
