Angels know
nothing but only that which God teaches Them
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 31 &
32 of 286, Section – 4 of 40 (Part - 1)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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31. And He
taught Adam all the names, then showed them to the angels, saying: Inform Me
of the names of these, if ye are truthful.
32. They said:
Be glorified! We have no knowledge saving that which Thou hast taught us. Lo!
Thou, only Thou, art the Knower, the Wise.
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31. Wa ‘allama ‘Aadamal-‘as-maaa-‘a kullahaa summa ‘arazahum ‘alal-malaaa-‘ikati faqaala ‘ambi-‘uunii bi-‘as-maaa-‘i haaa-‘u-laaa-‘i ‘in- kuntum saadiqiin.
32. Qaaluu –Subhaanaka laa ‘ilma lanaaa ‘illaa maa ‘allamtanaa. ‘Innaka ‘antal-‘Aliimul-Hakiim.
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Lesson
‘Aadama – (Adam) - He (peace be upon Him) is
Father of all humankind.
‘As-maaa-‘a. (Names) the word which is spoken for
acquaintance of any person or thing is used as its name. To recognize such
person/thing, it is also necessary that its qualities and signs should be
known. Here meanings of the names are, “the names of all things, their
characteristics and conditions, which would have to become necessary for Adam
and His children after sending them on the earth.” God Almighty acquainted Adam
(Peace be upon Him) about the entire things’ names, their states and their
characteristics.
In accordance with the
Knowledge of God, the creation which was going to become His Viceroy, before
his appearance, the entire things were created and then humankind was created
and He was named as Adam (peace be upon Him).
As you know that one
creature of God is Angels, which are created from the Light (Noor). They pass their entire time in
obedience and worship of God and it is their greatest excellence. They are
totally pure and clean from all the wishes and needs, which are good for Adam.
So, they are quite unaware about the usefulness of all things of the earth
and skies. However, it is fact that God has not created anything without cause.
There is indeed any philosophy and advisability in it.
Lord Almighty created
Adam (peace be upon Him) from the mud. Then He produced different kinds of
wishes in his body and necessities. He gave knowledge also to adopt the
different means to fulfill his wishes. He caused to grow ability in it that he
may acquaint with all the things easily and may know their characteristics.
Adam has to suffer
different accidents, incidents and changes in the different times. It has been
kept in His nature that He will cross all the hurdles consciously and
successfully. He has been informed about names of every necessary thing and its
characteristics to compete in all kinds of difficulties.
As it has been already
discussed that Angels know only, about which they have been given knowledge.
The things they do not need, they neither know about them and nor they can try
to know about them.
So after teaching the
names of all things to Adam (Peace be upon Him) God Almighty produced those
things before the Angels. He commanded them, “If you are true in your claim
that you hymn Mine praise and sanctify Me perfectly then tell Me the names of
following things”.
The Angels are sacred
creature. They do not have any work besides worship. How could they tell the
names? They said, “We have only that knowledge, which You have taught us.
Besides that we know nothing. Now! These things, we can say only that there
will be any advantage in producing them but we don’t know about its philosophy
and secrecy, because Your works are not but full with Your philosophy and expedience.
It is manifest from
these verses that due to knowledge, the mankind became superior and higher in
rank to the Angels. Now if any person out of the generation of Adam (peace be
upon Him) is careless from the knowledge then he cannot perform the duty of
God’s Viceroy. We see that those nations, who acquired knowledge, are really on
the path of development.
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