{And say: Truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Indeed, falsehood has vanished.} | ISLAMHUDAA

God’s law is to establish truth and eliminate falsehood

﴿And say, “The truth has come and falsehood has vanished.” Indeed, falsehood was vanishing.﴾[Al-Isra: 81]

Introduction:

One of the perfection and beauty of Islamic law is that it brought the truth in various areas of life, calling for it, and preserving it. Because its source is the True God, Glory be to Him. Al-Saadi, may God have mercy on him, said: “His words are true, his actions are true, meeting him is true, his messengers are true, his books are true, his religion is truth, worshiping him alone without any partner is truth, and everything that is attributed to him is truth.”This is because God is the Truth and that what they call upon other than Him is falsehood and that God is the Most High, the Great.(Al-Hajj: 62)[1]“[2].

Sayings of scholars regarding the interpretation of the verse in question:

Al-Tabari, may God have mercy on him, said: “And say, “The truth has come and falsehood has vanished.” Indeed, falsehood﴾; That is, the truth has come, and it is everything in which God was pleased and obedient, and falsehood has vanished. He says: And everything that was not pleasing to God is gone, and there is no obedience from that which is disobedience and obedience to Satan, and that is because truth is everything that contradicted the obedience of Satan, and falsehood is everything that agreed with his obedience, and God Almighty did not limit his remembrance to the news of some of his obedience, nor the disappearance of some of his disobedience, but rather the news was general about the coming of all truth, and the disappearance of all falsehood, and as for His Almighty saying:And falsehood has perished“So falsehood has perished, it has perished completely, and God has annihilated it: that is, remove it.”[3].

Al-Shawkani, may God have mercy on him, said: “And say, “The truth has come and falsehood has vanished.”﴾; What is meant by truth is Islam, and it was said: the Qur’an, and it was said: jihad, and there is no objection to interpreting the verse on all of that, and on what is true, whatever it may be, and what is meant by falsehood is polytheism, and it was said: Satan, and it is not far-fetched that it could be interpreted as referring to everything that corresponds to the truth without distinguishing between falsehood and falsehood, and the meaning of perishing is: futility and decay, and from it is the annihilation of the soul, which is its invalidation.Indeed, falsehood has vanished﴾; That is: This is his business; It is invalidated and not established, and the truth is always established.”[4].

The educational features deduced from the verse in question:

First:Truth is one of the most beautiful names of God, mentioned in the Holy Qur’an in ten verses.(Al-An’am: 62, Yunus: 30, Yunus: 32, Al-Kahf: 44, Taha: 114, Al-Hajj: 6, Al-Hajj: 62, Al-Mu’minun: 116, Al-Nur: 62, Luqman: 30)“The meaning of the True Name of God is that He is characterized by perpetual existence, eternal life, and permanence. He will not be affected by disappearance or annihilation, and all of the descriptions of the True God are perfect, of perfection, beauty, greatness, and majesty.”[5]; Ibn al-Qayyim, may God have mercy on him, said: “Just as His essence is the truth, His words are the truth, His promise is the truth, His commands are the truth, His actions are all truth, and His reward required by His law and religion and for the Last Day is a truth.”[6].

The meaning of the truth, as stated by Al-Ayni, may God have mercy on him: “The truth is that which cannot be denied and must be proven and acknowledged, and the existence of the Creator is the most important thing that must be acknowledged and it is not possible to deny it.”[7].

Second:The purpose for which man was created; The monotheism of God Almighty, and adherence to His law is a command and a prohibition; Al-Baghawi, may God have mercy on him, said in his interpretation of the verse that is the subject of the article: “Truth: the worship of God, and falsehood: the worship of idols.”[8].

There is no doubt that worshiping God Almighty is the greatest right of God Almighty upon His servants. God Almighty said:﴿I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship(Al-Dhariyat: 56).

And peace and blessings of God be upon him said to Muadh, may God be pleased with him, God’s right is upon His servants: “That they should worship Him and not associate anything with Him“[9].

It is necessary to pay full attention to the monotheism of God Almighty, and to exert all legitimate means to preserve it. There is no value for the world and humanity without monotheism, for it is its light, its security, its guarantee, and the source of its strength, and whoever lives without pure monotheism lives in the wind; God Almighty said:And whoever associates anything with God, it is as if he had fallen from the sky and the birds had snatched him up or the winds had carried him to a deep place.(Al-Hajj: 31).

Third:One of the greatest characteristics of the truth that the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, “the Qur’an and the Sunnah,” is that it is preserved by the protection of God Almighty from the time of its revelation until God inherits the earth and those on it. God Almighty said:Indeed, it is We who sent down the Remembrance, and indeed, We will preserve it.[Al-Hijr: 9], Al-Qurtubi, may God have mercy on him, said: “Then God Almighty took charge of preserving it, and it remained preserved.”[10].

Al-Shanqeeti, may God have mercy on him, said: “The Almighty made clear in this noble verse that He is the One who revealed the Great Qur’an, and that He preserved it from being added to or subtracted from, or anything changed from it, or altered, and He explained this meaning in other places, such as His saying: ﴾Falsehood will not come to him from before him or behind him. A revelation from the All-Wise, the Praiseworthy.(Fussilat: 42)[11].

Fourth:The Muslim must make the verse that is the subject of the article a slogan for him in his life, for truth is bright and falsehood is blazing. If one day a Muslim feels that he has an established right that has been attacked and robbed from him, then he should not despair, and he should not think of anything but good in God, and that this is a test that has befallen him, so let him be patient, and be filled with certainty that God Almighty will restore him to him no matter how long it takes, and it will not be long with God’s help and mercy. God Almighty said:Rather, We hurl the truth at falsehood, and it destroys it, and then it vanishes.) [Al-Anbiya’: 18], and Ibn Uthaymeen’s beautiful words, may God have mercy on him: “A person must, if things become difficult for him, return to God Almighty.”[12].

We have a good example in the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. Ibn Ashour, may God have mercy on him, said: “Since the call of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, was to establish truth and abolish falsehood, the promise of the emergence of truth was a promise of the emergence of the Messenger’s command and his victory over his enemies, and God preserved this solemn word from him until he delivered it on the day of the conquest of Mecca in the ears of those who were his enemies.”[13]And it is the Almighty’s saying:And say, “The truth has come and falsehood has vanished.” Indeed, falsehood was vanishing.(Al-Isra: 81).

Fifth:Islamic law has been characterized by upholding the value of truth, and the subsequent spread of peace, love, and justice among people, rejection of injustice, and support of the oppressed. The evidence confirming this is too numerous to count. The more Muslim society adheres to the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and adheres to the high values and principles and lofty morals they contain, the more secure and stable it is, and the farther away from injustice, tyranny, and corruption.[14].

Sixth:The conflict between truth and falsehood is ancient, and appears from time to time, but truth prevails. God Almighty said:Thus God strikes truth and falsehood. As for the scum, it vanishes in vain, but as for what benefits people, it remains on the earth.(Al-Ra’ad: 17), Al-Shawkani, may God have mercy on him, said: “Even if falsehood appears above the truth in some circumstances and is superior to it, God Almighty will eliminate it and invalidate it, and make the outcome for the truth and its people.”[15]. Among the most important reasons after God Almighty’s help and success in the victory of truth over falsehood is the conflict between them. God Almighty said:And had God not repulsed people one by another, the earth would have been corrupted, but God is the Possessor of bounty over the worlds.) [Al-Baqarah: 251], Muhammad Rashid Reda, may God have mercy on him, said: “That is, if God Almighty had not repelled the people of falsehood with the people of truth, and the people of corruption on earth with the people of reform in it, the people of falsehood and corruption would have prevailed on earth, and wronged the righteous, and overthrew them, until they had authority alone, and the earth was corrupted by their corruption. So it was from God’s bounty to the worlds and His benevolence to all people, that He gave permission to the people of His religion. The righteous people on earth have the right to fight the corruptors therein, such as the unbelievers and transgressors. The people of truth wage war against the people of falsehood at all times, and God will support them as long as they support the truth and want reform on earth.”[16].

Seventh:Satan is cursed by God Almighty in the decisive revelation. ﴿A demon who wants*May God curse him{[An-Nisa: 117, 118], He knew that the promise of God Almighty is true.}And Satan said, when the matter was decided, “Indeed, God promised you a promise of truth.”﴿ [Ibrahim: 22], and the warning came about his enmity: ﴾Satan is your enemy, so take him as an enemy.﴾ [Fatir: 6].

One of the first tasks of Satan is to use all possible means to turn people away from the truth and lead them from guidance to misguidance. The Muslim must realize his true enemy, realize the wickedness of his ways, and seek refuge in God from him often. So that he does not fall into his own traps that keep him away from the truth that God Almighty has revealed. In doing so, he oppresses himself, oppresses others, and spreads corruption on earth, and God does not like corruptors.