Quran 3 : 187 (Lesson – 497)
Promise of the
People of the Scripture
Surah ‘Aali- ‘Imraan (The Family of Imran -3),
BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the
Beneficent, the Merciful
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187.
And (remember) when Allah took a solemn covenant from those who had
received the Scripture (He said): Ye are to expound it to mankind and not to
hide it; but they flung it behind their backs and bought thereby a little
gain. Verily evil is that which they have gained thereby.
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187. Wa ‘iz ‘akhazAllaahu
Miisaaqallaziina ‘uutul-Kitaaba latubayyi-nunnahuu
linnaasi wa laa taktumuunah. Fana-bazuuhu
waraaa-‘a zuhuurihim wash-taraw bihii samanan-
qaliilaa. Fabi’-sa maa yash-taruun.
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Lesson
Miisaaqa – (a solemn covenant), the origin
of this word is wasaqa. Some more
words have been derived from it also i.e. wasaaq,
wasuuq, wasiiqah etc. With this
connection miisaaq means “covenant,
promise”. Literal meaning of this word is “to tie, to bind, to make an
agreement”. It also means engagement, stipulation, agreement, bond, treaty,
vow, contract, time, period, reign and obligation. It is being mentioned here
that Allah Almighty took two covenants from the People of the Scripture:
- They
will expound entire truths, facts and commandments stated in the Scripture
in front of the people.
- They
will neither hide anything from the Scripture
and nor tell the people something wrong.
It has been
described in this verse that a solemn covenant was taken from the scholars of
the Scripture that, “Those entire orders and glad tidings which exist in the
Scripture of Allah Almighty, were required to be delivered before the people
very clearly. In addition, they were forbidden from hiding anything and they would
not have to differentiate in the meanings of Its verses. But they did not care,
broke their covenant with Allah Almighty for the sake of a little, contemptible and abject
gain of the world, changed the words and meanings of the Scripture, and orders
of Allah Almighty. They tried their best to hide the glad tidings regarding the
last Messenger of Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
him). As they used to hoard up their wealth and revenue, like this; they also
were misers in spreading the Knowledge. Their aim was only to collect the
assets and property of the world. The scholars of the Muslims have been warned
too by means of this verse that they should not do such deed for the worldly wealth,
pomp and show.
An admonitory
lesson exists in this verse also for the Muslim scholars and interpreters that
they should not become criminals of hiding the verses and Revelations of Allah
Almighty like those who had received the Scripture (the scholars of the Jews
and the Christians). Islam is a universal truth and it is not possible to hide
this truth. Anyhow, this truth shall become public and overcome upon entire
false religions.
Allah Almighty
has described the facts and events of previous nations for the purpose that we
should get warning from them. That, which happened with others, can be with us
too. Divine nature, that is to say; the Law of Truth remained always only one,
while Allah Almighty has commanded Himself, “Laa
tab-diila li-khal-qillaah”.
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