Quran Chptr 2-53 (Pt-1,Stg-1)(L-84) -درس قرآن
The Path of Guidance
Surah ‘Al-‘Baqarah (The Cow)
– Chapter – 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah,
the Beneficent, the Merciful
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53. And
when We gave unto Moses the Scripture and the Criterion (of right and wrong)
that ye might be led aright.
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53.
Wa ‘iz ‘aatayNaa Muusal- Kitaaba wal-Furqaana la-‘al-lakum
tahtaduun.
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Commentary
Al-Furqaan – the Standard of Judging, the
Orders, Commandments or Mandates, which separate and disunite right and wrong.
This word has been derived from the word faraqa, the word tafriiq is also from the same origin, which means “to divide or distinguish”; the Holy Books (as
distinguishing or separating the truth from falsehood). The Commentators of the
Religion have different sayings about Furqaan:
- Those Miracles which were bestowed to the
Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) from God, the Most High.
- Such victory and overcoming which was gained
by the children of
- The Jews understand also from this word, those
verbal teachings which were revealed upon the Prophet Moses (peace be upon
Him) besides Torah.
- ‘Al-Furqaan is the name of
Holy Qur’aan too as well as other Heavenly Books are
called Furqaan also, because these Commandments
differentiate between the Right and the Wrong.
In this verse ‘al-Furqaan means
the Orders and Commandments by which the true and the false, the right and the
wrong, and the goodness and the evil may be separated from one another and
there may not remain any accommodation for doubt and suspicion.
When the repentance of the Children
of Israel was accepted, the Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) went
again to the Mount Sinai (Koh –i – Toor) and brought many Commandments from God
Almighty which were written on the Tablets. The Collection of those Orders is
called Torah.
God Almighty is reminding the Children
of Israel His Favors in this verse. He commands them, “You disobeyed Our Orders
and began worshiping the Calf, but We forgave you with Our kindness. Then We
revealed upon Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) such Scripture, which contained
complete Law of Divine and a Guide (Torah), so that you may pass your lives
according to its instructions. By that Scripture, it was easy to distinguish
between just and absurd, lawful and unlawful, good and bad.”
It is known from this lesson that the
Holy Book revealed from Allah Almighty and the Measure (Miizaan) among
the just and the absurd is a great blessing for the human being. The Guidance
can be obtained from it only and only those individuals are successful, who act
upon the Holy Word of God Almighty, and take guidance from the Balance of true
and false. It is incumbent on us that we should correct our words and deeds in
the light of Holy Qur’aan and Sayings of the last Prophet
Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him), grow the virtue of
distinguishing among the true and the false into ourselves and don’t consider
the good and the bad equal. We should keep distinction between lawful and
unlawful before us every time.
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