Quran Chapter
7 – 87 (Pt-8, Stg-2) (L-995) - درس قرآن
What does it mean?
Chapter ‘Al-‘A’raaf (The
Heights) – Surah – 7)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
Prophet Shu-aib (peace be upon Him) had delivered that
Message to His nation, for which, He was appointed by Allah Almighty and tried
His best to cause to know them. At last, even He frightened to the
disbelievers: If you will not accept it, you will be involved in the wrath of
Allah Almighty.
We should think: What is the purpose of describing these stories in the
Holy Qur’an? Obviously, its purpose is not only an amusement to pass the time
or a joke, as nowadays; fabulists or story-tellers cause to hear the people by
making different stories, which are useless but to pass the spare time. The aim
of the story-teller is to earn some financial benefits by selling the false
stories. But it is never the aim of Holy Qur’an (Allah preserve us from it).
Its only and main object is: the human being should be saved from the
detriments of the inundation of humankind’s natural desires and he should be
caused to understand that: Your wellness is not possible if you will not train
your wishes according to the specific rules. One way to obtain work from one’s
natural desires has been fixed for the human being in the world. And this
method has been determined by Him, Who has created it. He sent His Messengers
(peace be upon Them) to cause to understand it, and when sense of the mankind
reached a specific standard, then He revealed this Way in His last Scripture
i.e. Holy Qur’an very clearly. And He appointed His last Messenger; Muhammad
(grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) to convey this guidance in the
entire world and teach the method: How to act upon it. And since the Holy
Qur’an is the last Heavenly Scripture, therefore, it was compulsory that the
summary of the teachings of ancient Messengers (peace be upon Them) were to be
mentioned in It. And which advantage was reaped by different people during
different times by obeying Them, and which punishment was given to those who
disobeyed Their Commands, that was required to be described before the people
of every era, so that, they may not be ruined due to involving in the whirlpool
of their wishes like them who passed away before them. And they should try to
escape from those errors which were committed by the early people. Now we
should meditate into these points serially:
1. First of all, there is a story of Adam (peace
be upon Him). Purpose of Stay of the human being in the world has been
illustrated well in it. The human beings have strength, power and desires into
them, by means of which, they may destroy themselves, as well as these may be a
source of their deliverance from God’s wrath. Satan is enemy of the mankind. He
will cause to consider him always: Your powers are free from all kinds of
restrictions and your desires are to be fulfilled completely in this world.
2. Attack of the Devil stabbed apparently the
nation of Noah (peace be upon Him). They forgot Allah Almighty and established
upper and lower classes among the people.
3. ‘Aad and then Thamud adopted to use
their strength freely in tyrannizing and considered: Neither there is anyone
more powerful than us, nor Allah Almighty exists and nor the Messenger (peace
be upon Him) is something. They made the feeble people their slaves and took
labor from them just as it is taken from the animals.
4. The tribe of Lot (peace be upon Him) passed away in
the flood of their wishes (sodomy), they disgraced and scorned the human race,
and at last, arranged to remove themselves from the world’s page.
5. The people of Madian made their
wishes unbridled too. They wished to fill their own houses with those goods,
which were necessary for human life. And they tried to keep other people
deprived of those things.
Consequence of those
entire nations was destruction and ruin. Holy Qur’an says: Be saved from such
deeds, otherwise you will also be destroyed.
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