Abraham and Jacob enjoined upon their sons: Die not save as men who have
surrendered unto God
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 131 to 133 of 286, Section –
16 of 40 ( Part - 1)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
131. When his
Lord said unto him: Surrender! He said: I have surrendered to the Lord of the
Worlds.
132. And the
same did Abraham enjoin upon his sons, and also Jacob, (saying): O my sons!
Lo! Allah hath chosen for you the (true) religion, therefore die not save as
men who have surrendered (unto Him).
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131. ‘Iz qaalAllahuu Rabbu-huuu ‘aslim, qaala ‘aslamtu
li-Rabbil- ‘Aalamiin.
132. Wa wassaa bihaaa ‘Ibraahiimu baniihi wa
Ya’-quub. Yaa-baniyya ‘innAllaahas-tafaa lakumud-Diina falaa
tamuu-tunna ‘illaa wa ‘antum-Muslimuun.
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Lesson
‘Aslim –
(Surrender, be obedient), other meanings are ‘Embrace Islam’, that is to say,
“Give yourself completely in the charge of One God Almighty”. Accept His entire
Commands and consider your duty to obey His all the Orders in every matter of
your life. Islam has also been derived from this word, which has basic meanings
‘to provide peace, to wish well-being and safety, to yield”.
Ya’-quub –
(the Prophet Jacob (peace be upon Him), He was grandson of the Prophet Abraham
and son of the Prophet Isaac (peace be upon Them). His surname was
the Israel. So His (peace be upon Him) Children were named as the Children
of Israel.
‘As-tafaa – (has chosen), ‘astafa
means to choose, to purify from the adulteration. The word Mus-tafaa has also come out from it, which means ‘chosen,
respectable and selected’ (Messenger Muhammad – grace, glory, blessings and
peace be upon Him).
All the people of the
Scripture and the Idolaters of Makkah
used to claim that they embrace the religion of their Ancestors. They shall
remain on it forever. And they shall never embrace any fresh religion. The Holy
Qur’an described these people
mentioning about The Prophet Abraham (peace be upon Him) that the Ancestors, to
whom you believe and of which the religion you claim to follow, They have instructed
already to their followers/generation to follow the religion, to which They
were following Themselves, that is the religion of the Oneness of God and
Islamic nation. So if you admit Them as your religious leaders and Spiritual
Guides, then you should know that Their real religion was the religion towards
which; Holy Qur’an is inviting you.
Now you should believe in it. Prophet Abraham and Prophet Jacob (peace be upon
Them) have advised their children to die obeying Allah Almighty. Time of the
death is uncertain. That’s why it means, “remain Muslims always and provide
place to the Faith in your hearts every time”.
Or were ye present
when death came to Jacob, when he said unto his sons: What will ye worship
after me? They said: We shall worship thy God, the God of thy fathers,
Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac, One God, and unto Him we have surrendered.
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‘Am kuntum shuha-daaa-a’ ‘iz hazara
Ya’-quubal-mawtu, ‘iz qaala li-baniihi maa ta’-buduuna mim-
ba’dii. Qaaluu na’-budu ‘Ilaahaka wa ‘Ilaaha ‘aabaaa-‘ika
‘Ibraahiima wa ‘Ismaa-‘iila Wa ‘Ishaaqa ‘Ilaahanw-Waa-hidaa. Wa nahnu lahuu Muslimuun.
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Lesson
Hazara Ya’-quubal-mawtu – (death came to Jacob), it aims that when
the time of death reached and the Prophet Jacob (peace be upon Him) viewed its
signs.
‘Ishaaqa –
(Isaac), He was second son of Prophet Abraham and younger brother of Prophet
Ishmael. His mother named Sara was the first wife of Prophet Abraham (peace be
upon Them).
In this verse the Children
of Israel are being addressed that, “As you say about your self-made and false theories that
these are from our Ancestors and refuse to embrace Islam, Were you present at
that time when Prophet Jacob (peace be upon Him) asked from His sons before
death about the Worshiped and they replied that we shall worship of that
Worshiped whose worship was being done by your grandfather; Prophet Abraham,
your father’s brother Prophet Ishmael and your father Prophet Isaac” (peace be
upon Them).
Today, while the Holy Qur’an is inviting the People of the
Scripture towards the same religion, they are turning their faces from it and
going astray.
That religion, which was
adopted by Prophet Abraham (peace be upon Him) and towards which the Holy Qur’an is inviting today, that is verily
the worship of One God and well-doings. Which individual or nation will turn away
from these two basic principles, it will go astray and fall away from the
religion of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon Him), he will be forfeited from
getting the Right of Guidance.
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