God causes the sun to rise in the east. Who can do so other than
Him?
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 258 & 259 of 286, Section
– 35 of 40 (Part - 3)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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258. Bethink thee not
of him who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom. How,
when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he
answered: I give life and cause
death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do
thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed. And
Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
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258. ‘Alam
tara ‘ilal-lazii haaajja ‘Ibraa-hiima fii
Rabbi-hiii ‘an ‘aataahUllaahul-mulk. ‘Iz qaala
‘Ibraa-hiimu Rabbiyal-lazii yuhyii wa yumiitu,
qaala ‘ana ‘uhyii wa ‘umiit. Qaala
‘Ibraa-hiimu fa-‘innAllaaha ya’-tii bish-Shamsi
mi-nal-Mashriqi fa’-ti bihaa minal- Magribi
fa-buhital-lazii kafar. WAllaahu laa yahdil-
qawmaz-zaalimiin.
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Lesson
‘al-lazii haaajja – (who had an argument), the
person who had an argument with Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), was king
of his (peace be upon him) time. The Commentators have told his name ‘Namrud’.
There was some talk
about Believers and Infidels in the previous verse and mention about
illumination of the Light (of Belief) and darkness of the infidelity. Now some
examples have been narrated in support of that verse. First instance is
regarding the king Namrud. He used to
get prostrated for himself from the people due to pride of his emperor. When
Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) came before him, did not fall prostrate
before the king. The king Namrud
asked the reason, He (peace be upon him) told, “I don’t fall prostrate anyone
but my Lord”. The king said, “I am the lord”. Prophet Abraham replied, “Lord is
He Who gives life and causes death”. Answering this argument of Prophet Abraham
(peace be upon him), the king Namrud
asked for two prisoners. He slaughtered one of them who was innocent and
released the other who was guilty. He said, “Have you seen? I kill to whom I
wish and release from death to whom I love”.
Although the king Namrud could not reply his challenge
correctly, Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) thought that the king had not
understood its reason, so he (peace be upon him) produced the proof of the sun
and said, “My Lord causes the sun to rise in the East, so do you cause it to
come up from the West”. Now he haughty and blockhead (king) was silenced and he
could do nothing. But notwithstanding the king didn’t believe. Truly, the
unjust people don’t get guidance.
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259. Or (bethink thee
of) the like of him, who passing by a township which had fallen into utter
ruin, exclaimed: How shall Allah give this township life after its death? So
Allah made him die a hundred years, then brought him back to life. He said:
How long hast thou tarried? (The man) said: I have tarried a day or part of a
day. (He) said: Nay, but thou hast tarried for a hundred years. Just look at
the food and drink which have rotted not! Look at thine ass! And, that We may
make thee a sign unto mankind, and look at the bones, how We adjust them and
then cover them with flesh! And when (the matter) became clear unto him, he
said: I know that indeed Allah is Able to do all things.
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259. ‘Aw
kallazii marra ‘alaa qaryatinw-wa hiya
khaawi-yatun ‘alaa ‘uruu-shihaa. Qaala ‘annaa
yuhyii haazi-HIllaahu ba’-da mawtihaa. Fa- ‘amaata- hUllaahu
mi-‘ata ‘aamin- summa ba- ‘asah. Qaala kam-
la-bist. Qaala la-bistu yawman ‘aw ba’-za
yawm. Qaala bal- labista mi-‘ata ‘aamin- fan-
zur ‘ilaa- ta- ‘aamika wa sharaabika lam
yata-sannah. Wan-zur ‘ilaa himaa-rika wa
li-naj- ‘ala- ka ‘aayatal-linnaasi wan-zur
‘ilal-‘izaami kayfa nun-shizuhaa summa nak-suuhaa
lahmaa. Falam-maa tabayyana lahuu, qaala
‘a’-lamu ‘annAllaaha ‘alaa kulli shay- ‘in- Qadiir.
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Lesson
‘al-lazii
marra – ( the person, who passed by), there are different views
about that person. Some Commentators consider that he was Prophet Ezra (peace
be upon him). He was a famous Prophet in the chain of Israelite Prophets (peace
be upon them). His time was fifth century BC. He brought 1500 Jews to Palestine
after getting them released from banishment and prison during 450 BC.
Some commentators
think that he was Prophet Yarmiyaah (peace be upon them), who
was also from the series of Israelite Prophets (peace be upon them) and his
reign was seventh century BC.
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