Life after death and provision of food
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 56 & 57 of 286, Section
– 6 of 40 (Part - 1)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Then We revived you
after your extinction, that ye might give thanks.
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Summa ba-‘asNaakum-mim-ba’-di mawtikum la-‘allakum
tash-kuruun.
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Lesson
God Almighty is causing
to remember His favors one by one to the Children of Israel, so that they should
give up evil deeds keeping these favors in view and come back on the straight
path.
In this verse, previous
incident is being explained constantly. When a group from the Children
of Israel said to the Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him), “We will see
Allah Almighty with our apparent and material eyes manifestly”, the lightning
seized them due to this arrogance and they all died. When Prophet Moses (peace
be upon Him) saw them dead, He called upon God Almighty and begged, “O my Lord!
I brought these people to witness before the Children of Israel. Now they
have expired. What shall I reply the nation and produce them the argument? Then
Allah Almighty brought them to life again.
God Almighty has drawn
their attention towards that fact in this verse and Commanded that they should
remember His favor: Then We revived you after your extinction, that ye might
give thanks”. There is only way to give thanks to God Almighty, “Obey His Commands
leaving the path of infidelity and depravity.”
It appears from this
incident that arrogance in the Court of God Almighty and unreasonable demands
from Him is biggest sin and its punishment is very painful. Those people wished
to see God Almighty with their materialistic eyes whereas, it was impossible
for the human being till the time living in this world and they were punished due
to this arrogance.
So, we should accept and
believe in every command and order of Allah Almighty and His last Prophet
Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon Him) without any doubt and dispute. We
should never try to grow any fault finding, criticism and argument in it,
because it becomes habit of the human being to find faults in every matter. The
individuals who become habitual of finding faults, they shirk work always. They
are rich of talking only.
And We caused the
cloud to
overshadow you and
sent down on you the manna and the quails, (saying); Eat of the good things
which We have provided you. They wronged Us not, but they did wrong
themselves.
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Wa zallalnaa ‘alaykumul-gamaama wa ‘anzalnaa ‘alay-kumul-Manna
was-Salwaa. Kuluu min- tayyi-baati maa razaqnaa-kum. Wa maa zala-muunaa wa
laakin- kaanuuu ‘anfusahum yazlimuun.
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Lesson
Manna – It was a sweet moist thing for eating
which was available on searching by the Children of Israel. It was a great
favor of God Almighty for their lives during wandering in
the desert of Peninsula of Sinai. Different forms of Manna
have been explained. Some people have told that it was like a particular kind
of gum. Some others have stated it ‘Honey’. Nowadays a delicious pudding named
‘Manna’ is being prepared in the Egypt. This pudding is favorite food of
the Jews.
Salwaa – It is a bird like a small partridge
(quail). It is found in peninsula Sinai. It does not fly on too much height and
is tired soon. It becomes victim easily. The sea-breeze used to bring them flying
towards the camp of the Children of Israel. They used to go hunting these
birds and make them their delicious food.
Commentators of the Religion
(compliments for them) have told that after leaving the Egypt, the Children
of Israel used to wander confused in the barren desert of the Peninsula of Sinai for
forty years. Due to non availability of shade, shadow or shelter, they were confused
from the sunlight and requested the Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) to search
the means for saving them from this suffering (sunlight). He (peace be upon
Him) prayed from God Almighty, which was approved and a cloud used to remain
over their heads during the entire day to overshadow them. God, the Most High
commanded them, “And We caused the cloud to overshadow you and sent down on you
the manna and the quails, (saying); Eat of the good things which We have
provided you”. They were also instructed that they should not store these
heavenly favors and take only according to their needs, however the food may be
taken for two days only on Friday.
They disobeyed the Command
of God Almighty and began to store the food. Resultant, provision of these
favors was stopped. So God Almighty reveals, “They wronged Us not, but they did
wrong themselves”.
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