Salaam to all.
Verse 3:26(...You grant dignity to whomever You choose, and commit to humiliation whomever You choose...) What conclusion should we draw from this verse??
Becuase it seems that dignity and humiliation is not earned rather it can be given by Allah at random to anyone according to his will..is not it unjustice??
Dr.shabbir has translated as....You have established laws for attaining honor and facing humiliation... This sounds logical and reasonable but on what basis he translated like this and rest all the authors translated just the opposite??
Any thoughts??
Wasalaam.
Peace brother..
The verse you refer.. Most of the translations has no issue.. But Dr. Shabir's has..
First of all verse starts with Qul / Say.. So we have to say.. Isn't it..
We know dominion is God's.. He gives His dominion as He wills and remove from anyone as He wishes.. (This is one part of the verse)
The HONOR and HUMILIATION.. (another part of the verse)
What is real honor and real humiliation..? Do we expect them from Human or God..
Real honor when God accepts one and bless and honor him or her with favor ..
Real humiliation is also from God when he discard us... God doesn't refer here what people honor and people humiliate.. People are blind most of the time to respect one who doesn't deserve and humiliate one who deserves respect ..
God never judge erroneously... Verse itself clear that God honors and God humiliates and not human..
Shabir directly addressed the verse to human to human honor and humiliation ..
God not established law to ATTAIN honor.. First of all there is no such words in the verse to coin it as such..
Second, law is not established for attaining honor of people.. But for our compliance and for betterment and our correction and our perception and our salvation in the end .. Abiding law makes a society peaceful.. Honor only from God..
Law is not established for facing humiliation... Law is for the well-being of society and for their success.. God never established law to humiliate people.. Law is for guidance and adherence.. I wonder how Sabir's translations made much sense rather than God's real verse..
God humiliate when thoroughly warned... God honors when thoroughly tested.
4:139 " ... Honor belongs to Allah completely "
Dignity and humiliation is earned throughout life in the eyes of God .. God decides whome to humiliate based on their action and whome to honor based on their action..
It's all in god's hand..
Giving the Mulk is God's will and not based on their action and it's not honor. King pharoa was given the Mulk of Misr not coz he deserves... Or it was not an honor for pharoa.. It's a test.. God tests people with good and bad rulers by entrusting his Mulk.
21:35 " .... And We test you with evil and with good as trial..."
Honor, blessing and favor are all different type.. Don't confuse them..
Why should God humiliate a true believer
In this world or hereafter? Read all humiliation verses for better grip..
So it is not random picked to honor and humiliate but well thought by God..