8:34

Salaam all,

8:34
وَمَا لَهُمْ أَلاَّ يُعَذِّبَهُمُ اللّهُ وَهُمْ يَصُدُّونَ عَنِ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ وَمَا كَانُواْ أَوْلِيَاءهُ إِنْ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُ إِلاَّ الْمُتَّقُونَ وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ
Wama lahum alla yuAAaththibahumu Allahu wahum yasuddoona AAani almasjidi alharami wama kanoo awliyaahu in awliyaohu illa almuttaqoona walakinna aktharahum la yaAAlamoona

The Aya says:
And why would Allah not punish them while they make obstacles from the Mosque that is forbidden to violate and they were not it’s guardians. It’s guardians are none other than the God mindful however, the majority of them do not know.

My personal note:
The Aya does continue the same subject is that they are deserving of punishment for the stated sin of blocking the path from prayer for the believers from the Mosque. The Aya does bring about that while they were prevented from punishment while the prophet was with them and while some of them at least ask for forgiveness, the moment that those leave then the punishment may happen.

In this is a message to any nation to not mistreat the pious and God conscious of it’s population.

Translation of the transliterated words:

Wama lahum: and what about them
Alla: that not
yuAAaththibahumu: He makes them suffer/ He chastises
Note: YuAAaTHTHIBAHUM is derived from the root Ain-TH-B and it means an easy to swallow food or drink. AAaTHAB is what makes one not take an easy to swallow food or drink. YuAAaTHTHIBA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: The action of making the object (HUM= them) suffer is happening or will be happening by the subject (Third person singular pointing to Allah)

Allahu: Allah
Wahum: while they/ when they
Yasuddoona: block/ make obstacle
Note: the root is Sad-D-D and it means in concrete when the clapping of the hands or the expression of puss when the skin is squeezed opposite itself. Therefore, the concept carries the meaning of something opposite something or something blocking something or tightening on something as in squeezing it and making it difficult to proceed. YASUDDOONA is an action that is happening or will be happening. It means: the action of blocking or making obstacles is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural).
Aaan: from/ away from

Almasjidi: the place of worship/ place of sujood/ mosque
Note: the root is S-J-D and in concrete it means in one concrete form: a tree that is tilting downward due to a heavy load of fruits. It therefore is used conceptually to mean tilting downward of the face or the body including prostration as well as showing any sign of submission to a higher power. The range of meaning all those meanings together and one needs to understand it as both unless there is a strong reason in the sentence or elsewhere in the Qur’an to make one meaning inappropriate or impossible. MASJID is the place and can also apply in addition to time of Sujood and that is prostration. The term is used for any place of worship and more particularly a mosque.

Alharami: the forbidden to violate
Note: the root is Ha-R-M and it means “forbidding and forbidden to violate”. ALHARAM means the forbidden to violate.
Wama: and not
Kanoo: they were/ happened to be
Note: the root is K-W-N and it means being. KANOO is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (third personal plural). This in turn means: they were/ they happened to be.
Awliyaahu: his guardians
Note: the root is W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. AWLIYAA is either the one who is a guardian or the one who receives guardianship of another or both. In this context, guardian and director apply. HU means him and points to the masjid Alharam
in awliyaohu illa: His guardians are non other than/ but
Note: the in before and ILLA after are to limit the category to only what comes next. AWLIYAO is derived from the root W-L-Y and it means direction or following direction with some guarantee. It comes close to guardianship. AWLIYAO is either the one who is a guardian or the one who receives guardianship of another or both. In this context, guardian and director apply. HU means Him and points to the masjid AlHaram.
Almuttaqoona: the God conscious/ the mindful/ the ones who act with mindfulness of God
Note: ALMUTTAQOON is derived from the root W-Qaf-y and it means guarding or protecting. Since the best guarding is through consciousness then it means consciousness. ALMUTTAQEEN are the ones whose actions are guided by consciousness of Allah.

Walakinna: but/ but instead/ however
aktharahum: most of them/ the majority of them
Note: the root is K-TH-R and it means many or numerous in all the planes of thought. AKTHARAHUM means: the bigger number of them and that means the majority of them or most of them.
La: not
yaAAlamoona: they know/ happen to know
Note: YaAALAMOONA is derived from the root Ain-L-M and it means knowing/knowledge or knowledge of facts. YaAALAMOONA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of knowing the object (not mentioned) for fact is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person plural). LIQAWMIN YaAALAMOONA has the meaning of people who know, or people who search for facts.

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein