Quran Chapter 7 – 140 & 141 (Pt-9, Stg-2) (L-1021) - درس قرآن
A tremendous trial from the Lord
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)
قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَٰهًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ 140
وَإِذْأَنجَيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ 141
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140. He said: Shall I
seek for you a god other than Allah when He hath favoured you above (all)
creatures?
141. And (remember)
when We did deliver you from Pharaoh’s folk who were afflicting you with
dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and sparing your women. And that was
a tremendous trial from your Lord.
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140. Qaala
‘a-gayrAllaahi ‘abgiikum ‘ilaahanw-wa Huwa
fazzalakum ‘alal-‘aalamiin.
141. Wa ‘iz
‘anjay-Naakum-min ‘Aali- Fir-‘awna yasuu-muunakum
suuu-‘al-‘azaab. Yuqattiluuna ‘abnaaa-‘akum wa
yastah-yuuna nisaaa-‘akum. Wa fii zaalikum
balaaa-‘um-mir-Rabbikum ‘aziim.
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Commentary
Yasuu-muunakum –
{they (were afflicting you)}, this word has been derived from suum.
Suum means “to vex, to trouble, to torment, to afflict”.
Yastah-yuuna -
{they (were sparing, let them living)}, origin of this word is ‘astah-yaaa’,
which has been made from hayaat. Hayaat means “life”. ‘Astah-yaaa’ means
“to let (someone) survive”.
Balaaa-‘un –
actual meanings of this word are trial, test, examination. Sometimes it comes
by means of any calamity/disaster, and sometime by means of favor. Therefore,
it can be used in both meanings. Here it aims favor.
It
was described in the previous verse that the Children of Israel asked for
permission from Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) to worship by keeping the
idols in front. He (peace be upon Him) commanded that this way is dangerous.
You don’t know about its sequel. It makes a man oblivious from actual God at
the end. Its benefit is fictitious only, you don’t know, whether it will be
gainful or otherwise, that is to say; to focus the attention at a particular
point. But its harm and loss is sure i.e. falling into the belief in a
plurality of God (polytheism).
It
is commanded that Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) said: It is biggest
misfortune of the human being if he forgets Allah Almighty. Can it be suitable
to adopt any such matter, which appears in the beginning a harmless but
consequence of which is that, at the end, the people begin to consider the
idols as God and everything and are involved in the polytheism and infidelity.
I do not accept your request that I create another god for you except Allah
Almighty, Who is Creator, Lord and Worshipped of all of the mankind and other
entire creatures? Beholding such strongest Signs of God Almighty, that He did
deliver you from Pharaoh’s nation and raised your dignity more than the entire
world at that time (after deliverance from the people of Pharaoh). It is
biggest tyranny if you arrange to forget Him.
In the next
verse, the Jews are being reminded again about the biggest favor of God
Almighty on their ancestors. They would have been removed from the earth as
horns from the donkey’s head; if God Almighty had not favored the Children of
Israel, because the people of Pharaoh used to slaughter their sons and spare
their women. It was a tremendous trial from the Lord of the Worlds (God
Almighty).
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