God’s wrath due to disbelief and slaying the Prophets wrongfully
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verse –61b of 286, Section – 7 of 40
(Part - 1)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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And humiliation and wretchedness
were stamped upon them and they were visited with wrath from Allah.
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Wa zuribat ‘alayhimuz-zillatu wal-mas-kanah; wa baaa’uu
bi-gazabim- minAllaah.
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Lesson
Zuribat – (stamped, struck, hit, hammered) in this
verse this word is used for ‘stamped upon them’ (humiliation).
Zillatun – (humiliation, disgrace, insult)
Mas-kanatun – (wretchedness, poverty, needs,
destitution) it is said usually that the Jews as a nation are the richest but
it is a deception and misunderstanding. The wealth and property which the Jews
have, that is limited only to their some superior people, otherwise, public and
common people are weak financially.
God Almighty bestowed
many kinds of blessings and kindness but they did not thank Him. They used to
disobey the Laws of God Almighty. They were given Manna and Quails for their food
but they had not patience on this favor and claimed for ignoble items like
vegetables, cucumbers and corn etc.
Due to their ingratitude
behavior, the wrath of God Almighty appeared upon them. So, humiliation
was affixed upon them. So this nation remained subordinate to the Muslims and the
Christians always. During May 1949 their Government was established with the
name of “State of Israel” but that was established with the help of Western
Governments and even now their existence is due to injustice behavior of the western
countries.
Besides humiliation,
wretchedness and poverty were sticking together upon them also. There are only
some individuals, who are fortunate; otherwise maximum people of the Jews are
very poor. The people who suppose it their native country and if they are rich,
they are involved in avarice and the love of wealth. They have ambition, lust
and greed of wealth surpassing everything.
It is known from this
lesson that an individual should be thankful to God Almighty always for His
blessings, so that the blessings are remained forever, because till the time
any nation thanks God for His blessings, He bestows His favors. And no
individual should criticize the religion of God Almighty because the human
being is ignorant from the result of goodness, betterment and virtue of
anything.
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That was because they
disbelieved in Allah’s Revelations and slew the Prophets wrongfully. That was
for their disobedience and transgression.
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Zaalika bi-‘annahum kaanuu yakfuruuna bi-‘AayaaTIllaahi wa
yaq-tuluunan-nabiy-yiina bi-gayril-haq. Zaalika bimaa ‘asaw-wa kaanuu
ya’-taduun.
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Lesson
Yakfuruuna – (Disbelieved) this word has been derived
from the word kafara. Literal meaning
of kafara is ‘not to believe, to
hide’. Technically, “not to believe in the Oneness of God and Prophet-hood is
called infidelity. So Kaafir means “the
Infidel”. It aims in this verse that the Children of Israel had
become habitual of infidelity and denial.
‘Aayaatillaahi – (Allah’s Revelations, verses, tokens,
signs), it signifies also toward the Miracles of the Prophets (peace be upon
Them), Heavenly Scriptures, Orders and Commands of God Almighty too.
Yaq-tuluuna – (Slew, murdered, killed) the Children
of Israel used to kill the Prophets (peace be upon Them) crossing the
limits of infidelity and violence. They committed slaying of the Prophets John,
Zachariah, Yasa’-yaa’ and Yarmiaa (peace be upon Them).
As we have read in the
previous lessons that the Children of Israel suffered the wrath of God
Almighty. Humiliation and wretchedness were affixed upon them. Causes of wrath
are being narrated in this verse.
God Almighty commands
that the Children of Israel had become guilty of two main crimes:
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They did not act upon
the Commands of God Almighty whole heartily. Moreover they used to find faults willing
or not willing, and criticize in each matter unreasonably with improper
arguments.
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They used to slay their
Prophets (peace be upon Them). After the Prophet Moses, God Almighty sent many
Prophets (peace be upon Them) but they did not listen to anyone of Them.
Moreover they became their (Prophets) enemies. Some of them were blamed and
some were slain.
Causes of these guilt
have been narrated also in this verse that they used to disobey the Orders of God
Almighty and Instructions of His Prophets (peace be upon Them), and had become
habitual to cross the prescribed limits of the Religion. It was the result that
as they turned their faces from the Revelations of God Almighty and slew the
Prophets (peace be upon Them), so they would have to suffer the wrath of God
Almighty.
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