Surah At-Taubah, Verse 57/58

*Surah At-Taubah, Verse 57:*

لَوْ يَجِدُونَ مَلْجَأً أَوْ مَغَارَاتٍ أَوْ مُدَّخَلًا لَّوَلَّوْا إِلَيْهِ وَهُمْ يَجْمَحُونَ

Should they find a refuge, or caves, or a place of concealment, they would turn straightway thereto with a swift rush.

#COMMENTARY

Jamaha = to be ungovernable, to run like a runaway horse, to rush madly and obstinately.

*Surah At-Taubah, Verse 58:*

وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَلْمِزُكَ فِي الصَّدَقَاتِ فَإِنْ أُعْطُوا مِنْهَا رَضُوا وَإِن لَّمْ يُعْطَوْا مِنْهَا إِذَا هُمْ يَسْخَطُونَ

And of them are some who accuse you (O Muhammad [Blessings and Peace of ALLĀH be upon him]) in the matter of (the distribution of) the alms. If they are given part thereof, they are pleased, but if they are not given thereof, behold! They are enraged!

#COMMENTARY

Sadaqah = alms, that which is given in ALLĀH's name, mainly to the poor and needy, and for the cognate purposes specified in the next verse but one: Zakāt is the regular and obligatory charity in an organised Muslim community, usually two and half percent, of merchandise and 10 percent, on the fruits of the earth. There is a vast body of literature on this subject. The main points may be studied in the Hidāya til furū, of Shaykh Burhānud-dīn 'Ali. As against Zakāt the term Sadaqah has a much wider connotations, and is inclusive of Zakāt as in the verse 60 of this Sūra.