Quran Chapter 7 – 138 & 139 (Pt-9, Stg-2) (L-1020) - درس قرآن
Harmful and beneficial matters
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)
وَجَٰوَزْنَا بِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَتَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلَىٰٓ أَصْنَامٍ لَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَى ٱجْعَل لَّنَآ إِلَٰهًا كَمَا لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌتَجْهَلُونَ 138
إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مُتَبَّرٌ مَّا هُمْ فِيهِ وَبَٰطِلٌ مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ 139
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138. And We brought the
Children of Israel across the sea, and they came unto a people who were given
up to idols which they had. They said: O Moses! Make for us a god even as
they have gods. He said: Lo! ye are a folk who know not.
139. Lo! as for these,
their way will be destroyed and all that they are doing is in vain.
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138. Wa
jaa-wazNaa bi-Baniii-‘Israaa-‘iilal-bahra fa-‘ataw
‘alaa qawminy-ya’-kufuuna ‘alaaa ‘asnaa-mil-lahum.
Qaaluu yaa-Muusaj-‘allanaaa ‘ilaa-han- kamaa
lahum ‘aalihah. Qaala ‘innakum qaw-mun
tajhaluun.
139. ‘Inna
haaa-‘ulaaa-‘i mutab-barum-maa hum fiihi wa
baa-tilum-maa kaanuu ya’-maluun.
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Commentary
Ya’-kufuuna –
(have been restrained), this word has been derived from ‘akafa,
which means “to sit a side and giving full attention towards one point”. The
word ‘A’-takaaf has been made also from it, which means
“Restraining, curbing one’s passion from religious motives continuing in the
Mosque (particularly at Makkah), sitting by oneself in a mosque and
think of God (Allah) Almighty”.
‘Asnaa-min –
(idols), it is plural of sanam. Any image or thought, which is
displayed in a form of any statue or idol; is called Sanam. The
idol, to which these people used to worship, was of a cow, which is a
collection of useful thing for the mankind. In the beginning, the people used
to keep its statue in front to show the idea of “Lord”. Then they forgot “Lord”
and began to worship it.
‘Al-bahru –
(Sea or river), the aim from this word ‘Al-bahru is, that
branch of “The Red Sea” which is in the middle of Egypt and Sinai Peninsula.
When the Children of Israel flew away from Egypt under the command of Prophet
Moses (peace be upon Him), they reached the coast across the Sea with the Grace
of God Almighty. They saw there some people, who were going to worship an idol,
which was lying before them. They also thought: What is problem in it if, we
worship God and retain any statue in front of us to keep the thinking at one
point? Therefore, they came unto Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) and said: We
should also be permitted to make the countenances, statues and idols as they
have made, so that, we should worship keeping them in front.
Prophet Moses
(peace be upon Him) replied them: You don’t know that what harm does exist in
it. Listen! That, which they have been doing, is baseless absurdity and it
shall be finished one day, because there is a lot of loss and harm in it,
without any benefit. The Children of Israel had been dwelling in Egypt for a
long time between the idol worshipers. When they saw the people here worshiping
idols, the same passion was born into them again. Prophet Moses (peace be upon
Him) said to them: It is a net of polytheism. It is our duty to remove it.
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