Choosing the calf as worshiped and then pardon
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 51 & 52 of 286, Section
– 6 of 40 (Part - 1)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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And when We did
appoint for
Moses forty nights (of
solitude),
and then ye chose the
calf, when
he had gone from you,
and ye
were wrongdoers.
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Wa ‘iz waa-‘adnaa Muusaaa ‘arba-iina lay-latan-
summat-takhaztu-mul-‘ijla mim- ba’-dihii wa ‘antum zaalimuun.
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Lesson
Muusaaa – (Moses) was a great, glorious and favorite
Prophet (peace be upon Him) of God Almighty. Mostly the Commentators of the
religion imagine that the word ‘Moses’ is derived from Hebrew language. Some
scholars say that it is an Egyptian word which means child or son. Father’s
name of the Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) was Imran. His sister’s name was Mary and Brother Aaron. They both were
elder than Him. The Time of Moses (peace be upon Him) is stated as 1500 B.C. or
1300 B.C. He drove the children of Israel away from the slavery of
Pharaoh and his folk.
In this verse God, the
Most High narrated the events of Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) and His
nation, which happened after the crossing of Red Sea. When Moses (peace be
upon Him) reached near the Mountain Sinai (famous place for the conversation between
Moses and God Almighty) after crossing the sea, God Almighty commanded Him to
worship for forty nights on the Mountain Sinai (Koh-i-Tuur). Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) went for worship on
the Mountain Sinai obeying this order and detailed His brother, Aaron to look
after the nation in His absence.
After the departure of
Moses (peace be upon Him) obstinacy and liberty grew in the nation (the Children
of Israel). In the presence of even Aaron (peace be upon Him) they did not
incline toward the worship of God. It is known as they did not forget still
then the Idol-worshiping of the Egyptians. They were simpleton. Out of them a
conjurer named ‘Saamrii’ (who was a
story teller) reaped advantage of their weakness (simplicity) and made a calf
of the gold. Whenever it blew, a meaningless sound came out of the mouth of
calf. That sound was wonderful for them, as though the children may get
different sounds from the customary toys of animals. All the Children
of Israel began worshiping the calf except a few persons out of them.
The Prophet Aaron (peace
be upon Him) caused His best to understand them but they did not turn unto
God-worshiping. As though they could not remain on the straight path in the
forty days’ absence of Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him). And leaving God
Almighty they started worshiping the calf, which was lifeless and false. It was
their much bigger weakness and till today some nations are involved in this error.
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Then, even after that,
We pardoned you in order that ye might give thanks.
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Summa ‘afawNaa ‘ankum-mim- ba’-di zaalika
la-‘allakum tash-kuruun.
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Lesson
Tash-kuruun – (ye might give thanks). This word is
derived from the word Shukar. Shukar
means thanks, gratitude and a just appreciate. Aim of the Shukar in Islam is a just appreciation for the favors of God
Almighty by the human being. An individual should use His favors and Grants in
a right and sound manner. He should not disesteem or be thankless.
In the absence of the
Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) Saamrii
told the Children of Israel, “this calf is the worshiped of you and the
Moses (peace be upon Him) so you should worship it”. Besides a few persons, the
entire nation fell prostrate before the calf and began to worship it with
extremely lowness.
When the Prophet Moses
(peace be upon Him) returned from the Mount of Sinai, He saw that all the Children
of Israel have been misled. He filled with fury and threw those
tablets which He brought with Him and on which the Commands of God Almighty
were written, and asked His brother Aaron furiously. Aaron (peace be upon Him)
stated the entire story and told about His own helplessness.
Finally God Almighty
ordered, “Throw the calf into the sea and kill each other because it is the
only way to accept your repentance,” so two thousand persons were killed in a
day. At last the Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) begged from God, the Most
High and they received the command of forgiveness.
It is the mercy and
grace of God Almighty that the mankind commits mistakes but God Almighty
overlooks from them. Whenever the human being admits his negligence and
promises to abstain from evils in future, God Almighty forgives. If any person
does not admit His kindness upon even it then it will be infinite thankless and
worthlessness, and this error is not forgivable.
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