Quran Chapter
7 – 87 (Pt-8, Stg-2) (L-995) - درس قرآن
Purpose of telling these stories
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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