The Criterion among Right and Wrong is Qur’an
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verse – 185b of 286, Section – 23 of
40 (Part - 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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Guidance for mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and
the Criterion (of right and wrong).
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Hudal-linnaasi wa bayyinaatim-minal-hudaa
wal-furqaan.
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Lesson
To manifest the
excellence of the blessed month of Ramadan Allah Almighty explained in the
beginning of this verse that Holy Qur’an
was begun to reveal upon the Last Messenger of God Almighty (grace, glory,
blessings and peace be upon Him) in this month. Now three characteristics of Holy
Qur’an have been explained as under:
1. Hudan (guidance) –Holy
Qur’an is spring of guidance for the
entire humankind. Every individual can get to know the Straight Path to reach
the Creator and the object destination of life only through this Scripture. Every
source of guidance other than Holy Qur’an
misleads. Except it every path will be the path of straying and deviation. Only
Holy Qur’an is the Scripture which
can guide unto the Straight Path. Aggregately to pass the human life
successfully, Holy Qur’an provides
all those principles and codes regarding its all aspects, which indicate
towards the Straight Path and the aimed destination. It has been mentioned in
this verse Hudal-linnaas (guidance for the whole mankind). For
more details of the word ‘guidance’ please study Lesson # 9 from Holy Qur’an (STRAIGHT PATH).
2. Bayyinaatim-minal-hudaa – (clear
proofs of the guidance) Holy Qur’an
has so explained the entire principles and codes of guidance that these have
become completely clear, easy, simple and light, and every individual can
understand them easily because excellence of Holy Qur’an is ‘bayyinaat’
(clear proofs). So the principles of Holy Qur’an
relate to common sense, simple and practicable. Nothing is against the wisdom
and no principle is impracticable.
3. Al-furqaan – (the Criterion
(separator of right from wrong), it is the third excellence of Holy Qur’an that
the people who recite this Sacred Scripture, correct decision power grows into
them. They become capable to make a distinction between true and false, just
and absurd, truth and a lie, faith and infidelity, correction and quarrel,
obedience and rebellion, worship and refusal. They can distinguish among good
and bad. So ‘Al-Furqaan’ (the Criterion (of right and wrong)
is also the characteristic of the Holy Qur’an.
The book like this,
which has these three characteristics, if Her every command is not the Message
of life for humankind, then what is this? Its each command has been filled with
countless auspiciousness, blessings and wisdom.
Would that the
Muslims get it understood themselves, as well as cause to understand also to
the world. If we are unable to spread the Word of Allah Almighty in every
corner of the world then it would be dishonesty in the Trust.
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And whosoever of you is present, let him fast the
month.
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Faman- shahida min-kumush-Shahra fal-yasumh.
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Lesson
It has been described
in this part of verse that the individual who remains alive till the month of Ramadan, must fast. Concession is only
for the ailing and the passenger. It is commanded, owing to the excellence of
the month of Ramadan, which are being
discussed once again, as an abstract.
Fasting is a
tradition in every nation of the world, for example; on the day of Ashurah (10th of
the first lunar month), the Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) and His nation
got freedom from the cruelty of Pharaoh. So the fast of that day was begun in
the Children of Israel. The Law of Fasting exists also in the Christians.
Concept and custom of fasting does exist in the Indians and other nations
too. Details are different but the reality is present.
Fasting has
countless virtues. It puts good effects on the health and spirit. The rich are
well-informed about the poor practically. Equation grows among the people who
eat bellyful and the people who suffer starving, Spiritual powers develop with
it. Sensual wishes are controlled. God fearing becomes strong in the mankind,
for example; if there is season of summer, every living thing feels severe
thirst. The cold water exists in the house, nobody is there to see the Faster,
but he/she doesn’t drink the water.
This all is because
the respect of the Command of Allah Almighty has settled down in his/her heart.
Now no other power can defeat the individual and while according to the Command
of God Almighty, he has made own habit to give up the legal, lawful and pure
desires during the month of Ramadan
through fasting, then he won’t feel any difficulty in leaving the illegal,
unlawful and bad habits. This is the moral cleanliness, of which, the purpose
of fasting is to grow.
It has come in
Sayings of God’s Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) that
if a faster does not give up telling a lie, absurd talks and useless deeds, God
Almighty does not care for his leaving to eat and drink. Though, the real
purpose of fasting is to correct the morality. If the manners are not
corrected, then there is no advantage of the fasting. It is the obligation upon
the Muslims that due to so much virtues and importance of the fasting, we
should keep the fasting every year of this month, respect the month of Ramadan and create physical, spiritual
and moral characteristics into us, so that the purpose of the Revelation of
Holy Qur’an is fulfilled, and the
month of Ramadan is proved as the real
festival and token of the Revelation of Holy Qur’an.
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