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Reflections on Surah Al-Baqarah Ayah 16

2:16
اولايك الذين اشتروا الضلالة بالهدى فما ربحت تجارتهم وما كانوا مهتدين ١٦
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَـٰرَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ ١٦
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَﳃ
ٱلَّذِينَﳄ
ٱشۡتَرَوُاْﳅ
ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَﳆ
بِٱلۡهُدَىٰﳇ
فَمَاﳈ
رَبِحَتﳉ
تِّجَٰرَتُهُمۡﳊ
وَمَاﳋ
كَانُواْﳌ
مُهۡتَدِينَﳍ
١٦ﳎ
They are the ones who trade guidance for misguidance. But this trade is profitless, and they are not ˹rightly˺ guided.
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Medina Torba
29 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:16
Bismillah.

Why would someone trade guidance for misguidance? I reflected upon this and these are my findings, inshaAllah they are beneficial.

Disbelievers aren’t the only ones who trade guidance for misguidance. In fact, it is most troubling that Muslims can and do fall into this while being most aware of the truth. I paid closer attention to the sentence following the first one: “But this trade is profitless…” People trade belief for all sort...
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Muniii khan
32 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:16
Allah SWT clarified that what is real profit or success. It means not the wealth we have in our bank. Allah SWT says! Who dedicate everything in the way of Allah (Fi-sabi-lillah) yes, people can ask how dedicate everything in the way of Allah SWT. Dedicating does not mean you don't enjoy the blessings of Allah SWT no you enjoy, you are the user. You are given by Creator. In this modern world, we don't own money, money owns us, we don't own power,...
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tareq abed
8 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:16, 41:17
Shara or bay3 is an exchange of goods, services , and can be with in kind items, not necessarily goods for money. Here they exchanged guidance for misguidance, the most miserable trade anyone can make.
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tareq abed
8 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:16-18
He compared the hypocrites to someone who lit a fire, and the only reason you would light a fire in darkness of the night is for warmth, comfort, and to be able to see in the darkness around you. In that way belief grants you Serenity, warmth, and the ability to see through the darkness with the light of Allah. He then mentions that he took away their light and that is because they turned away from belief so he left them in darkness without the ...
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