Use of sense in
Belief
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 170 & 171 of 286, Section
–21 of 40 (Part - 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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And when it is said unto them: Follow that which Allah hath
revealed, they say: We follow that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even
though their fathers were wholly unintelligent and had no
guidance?
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Wa ‘izaa qiila lahumut-tabi-‘uu
maaa ‘anzalAllaahu qaaluu bal nattabi-‘u
maaa ‘al-faynaa ‘alayhi ‘aabaaa-‘anaa.
‘A-wa-law kaana ‘aabaaa-‘uhum laa ya’-qiluuna
shay-‘anw-wa laa yahta-duun.
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Lesson
It has been described
in this verse about a habit of the illusion pro/whimsical, that is to say;
whenever, they are commanded to worship God Almighty, follow His orders and
rules in every field of life, earn and spend the wealth and property according
to His instructions, act upon the Divine law of the religion in the affairs,
business, money dealings, buying and selling, marriage/wedding festivities,
divorce, in such cases they reply: We shall respect only the customs of our
elders, forefathers and traditions of our dynasty. We shall go on that path upon
which we have seen our elders, ancestors and superiors”. As though; these
people have faith in the customs of their elders giving up the Commands and
instructions of God Almighty, they give priority to their customs and
traditions and give importance and force more than the Divine law of God
Almighty.
Allah Almighty
commands that these people follow indiscriminate their elders, while it is
possible that their forefathers had not any intelligence and wisdom. They would
be going astray in the depravity. They would have totally fallen back from the
straight path. So following blind their likewise forefathers; these people will
fall surly in the destruction and ruin.
Our Wise Doctor and
famous Poet of the East Muhammad Iqbal
has mentioned the concept in the exaggerated view as under:
‘Aa-iini naw si darnaa, tarzi kuhun pe arhna
Manzil yahi kathan hai qawmon ki zindgi men
(To fear the new
constitution, to stay at the old form
It is the difficult
stage in the existence of the nations)
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The likeness of those who disbelieve (in relation to the Messenger)
is as the likeness of one who calleth unto that which heareth naught except a
shout and cry. Deaf, dumb, blind, therefore they have no sense.
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Wa masalullaziina kafaruu kamasalillazi
yan-‘iqu bimaa laa yasma-‘u ‘illaa
du-‘aaa-‘anw-wa nidaaa-‘aa. Summum- buk-mun
‘umyun- fa-hum laa ya’- qiluun.
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Lesson
In this verse,
likeness of the disbelievers is being discussed that they are like the animals
which are called by their shepherd. The animal hears his voice surely but does not
understand anything, whether the shepherd would be singing the sweet songs or
abusing them. The animal does not understand except considering it as cry and
scream. In this verse, the ‘Caller’ indicates towards the Messenger of God
Almighty (May glory, grace, blessings and peace be upon Him) and the Infidels
have been illustrated by a simile of animals. Surely, these people hear the
invitation of the Messenger of God Almighty (May glory, grace, blessings and
peace be upon Him) but they do not think and care about it that what is hidden in
this sound for them and what they have to do answering this voice.
The people, who do
not embrace the invitation of the truth; are like deaf that the voice of Just
enters into their ears but does not affect on their hearts. They show a
listened talk as un-listened. They are dumb as they listen and understand the
Right but do not announce it with their tongues. If their hearts agreed to it
even then they do not embrace and don’t convey the message of justice up to the
other people. They are blind as they do not look the straight path. In spite of
having eyes they are unable to see something. If the use of these powers is not
for the justice and these are not used in the right path; then existence of
these things is equal to non existence. Because, which Life (God Almighty) has
bestowed the powers to the human being, if these do not work according to His
Instructions properly, do not show the mankind the Path of Real Master Almighty
and do not tell the method to meet Him then there is no advantage of their
existence.
For example; an individual
has any eatable but he does not bring it in use; then it will be said that he
has nothing to eat. Or any person has much money but he doesn’t spend it,
moreover he keeps it holding and counting up then only it will be said that
this wealth is equal to nothing. The same condition is of the Infidels that
they have ears, tongues and eyes but do not use these things as these are
required to be used.
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