Abraham said: My Lord! Show me how
Thou givest life to the dead
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verse – 260 of 286, Section – 35 of
40 (Part - 3)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
260. And when Abraham
said (unto his Lord): My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead! He
said: Dost thou not believe? Abraham said: Yea, but (I ask) in order that my
heart may be at ease. (His Lord) said: Take four of the birds and cause them
to incline unto thee, then place a part of them on each hill, then call them,
they will come to thee in haste. And know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.
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260. Wa ‘Iz
qaala ‘Ibrahiimu Rabbi ‘arinii kayfa Tuh-yil-mawtaa.
Qaala ‘awa lam tu’-min. Qaala balaa
wa laakilli-yatma-‘inna qalbii. Qaala fakhuz
‘arba- ‘atam-minat-tayri fasur- hunna ‘ilayka summaj-
‘al ‘alaa kulli jabalim-min-hunna juz- ‘an- summad-
‘u-hunnna ya’-tii-naka sa’-yaa. Wa’-lam ‘annAllaaha
‘Aziizun Hakiim.
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Lesson
Kayfa – (how), here it is clear that Prophet Abraham did
not expose his doubt in becoming alive of the dead, but he asked only that in
which special condition will they be brought back to life. What the particular
method would be adopted to give them life again?
min-hunna juz- ‘an – {a part of their (the birds’)
bodies each}), that is to say; pieces from the mixed minced-meat of those four
birds.
In the verses
numbers 255-257, Allah Almighty commanded after describing about His
Omnipotence and Greatness that the Paths of Guidance and Straying have been
obvious (The right direction is henceforth distinct from error). Therefore, now
every sensible person should adopt the Path of goodness.
Then, Holy Qur’an explained after mentioning
different incidents that; in spite of opening the Paths of right and error
clearly, some people go astray. In this connection, stories of Abraham (peace
be upon Him) and Namrud, power of
giving life to the dead, and Ezra (peace be up[on Him) were told. In this
verse, one more story of Abraham has been described.
Oneness of God and
Belief in the Hereafter are those two realities, upon which; the Foundation of
Islam has been established. Such individual who believes in the Oneness of God
Almighty can never go astray and the believer of life after death keeps an
strict eye on his actions always, and tries to care and abstain from the sins
and evil entirely. In fact, every Believer has perfect faith in the life after
death and the Day of Resurrection, like this, Abraham (peace be upon him) had full
faith. However, He (peace be upon him) questioned from Allah Almighty for the
purpose of observing that how He gives life after death. Allah Almighty asked,
“Do you not believe in it? Abraham (peace be upon him) requested, “I have
Faith; even up to the level of Belief till now, of course; I wish only that my
heart may get more satisfaction after witnessing”.
Lord Almighty told
the Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), “Take four of the birds and cause them
to incline with you, so that their acquaintance with you may be well. Then mix
their minced meat after slaughtering, then place pieces of that mixed minced
meat of all those four birds on every hilltop, then call them by name staying
in the centre, they will come to you in haste”. Abraham (peace be upon him) did
so. When he called one of the birds, the pieces of the body of that bird
assembled altogether themselves from the hilltops and becoming in the form of
living bird, they reached close to Abraham (peace be upon him). Like this, all
the four birds came back to life and came running near him (peace be upon him).
Some full of
philosophy advice have been declared from this lesson, which are appended below:
·
With the observations, which the accepted servants of God
Almighty see, their belief and faith increases.
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Type of question which was asked by Abraham (peace be upon him),
these types of questions don’t grow due to disbelief, but in their depth; the
passion of goodness and research is driven.
·
Satisfaction of the heart is produced due to increasing of
belief.
·
Coming back to life of the birds and their running unto Abraham
(peace be upon him) on his call should not be taken as impossible. Here; we
discuss about a little example. Suppose! If thin pieces of iron, copper, brass
and gold are kept duly mutually mixed as four different piles separately, and
then magnet is put in their centre, you will see that the pieces of iron will
be drawn towards the magnet; being separate from all four piles. Like this, the
magnet power did exist in the voice of Abraham (peace be upon him). Which bird
was called by him, that bird came running toward him. Our aim from this example
is that the Miracles like this are not impossible from the power of Allah
Almighty.
·
Allah Almighty is Able to do all things. Nothing is impossible for
Him.
·
His every Command, Revelation and work depends on any advisability.
That topic ends on
this verse which had begun from ‘Aayat-ul-Kursii (Verse – 255).
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