Quran
Chptr 2-29 (Pt-1,Stg-1)(L-52)- درس قرآن
Tokens of God
Surah ‘Al-‘Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful
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29. He it is Who created for you all
that is in the earth. Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven
heavens. And He is Knower of all things.
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29. Huwal-lazii khalaqa lakum-maa
fil’arzi jamii-‘aa: sum-mas-tawaaa ‘ilas-Samaaa-‘i fa-sawwaa-hunna sab-‘a
samaa-waat. Wa Huwa bi-kulli shay-‘in ‘Aliim.
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Commentary
Fa-sawwaa-hunna – (So fashioned
them). This word has been derived from taswi-yah, which means “To
adjust/fit the different parts and joints of a thing at their own places, to
correct”.
Sab-‘a samaa-waat – “Seven Heavens,”
“Sam-wun” is the origin of “Samaa-waat” and its meaning is
“height”. Due to relation of height with the sky, it is called “The Sky”. “Sab-‘a”
means seven. Hence in the Arabic proverb, this word is used in the meanings of
“more and numerous” also.
The human being is the
name of a collection of body and soul. It is obvious that the needs of these
both things are fulfilled by God Almighty, Who created this puppet of clay. His
first kindness is that He fulfills all necessities of the body and soul, for
bud and blossom, development and improvement of his body. The soul of human
being needs food also along with bringing up the body.
The meaning of this
verse is that first of all, our Lord created the earth. He caused to flow the
rivers, the seas and the ocean on one side, and raised the high mountains on
the other side, which are very high, grew many forests of the trees, and fed up
the inner parts of the earth with different kinds of uncountable treasures. And
these all things were created for the sake of Prophet Adam (Peace be upon Him)
and His generation. Now it is duty of Human Beings that they should reap
reasonable advantages from these countless treasures; using their wisdom and
sense.
Using the word jamii-‘an,
God Almighty commanded that these all things are for the children of Adam
(Peace be upon Him). They have the right to reap advantages from these things.
With the physical body of the Human Being, fostering of his soul is also
necessary. For this purpose, the earth and its production are not sufficient.
Therefore, after creating the earth, He drew His attention toward the Sky. From
there, it used to rain the Guidance during different times for the training of
the Humankind's’ Souls by means of His
Prophets and Messengers (peace be upon them). As the human being reaps
advantage from the things of the earth, he should get advantage also from
this Heavenly Rain (Guidance), so that his soul may become perfect too along
with his body. Thereby, after becoming a perfect mankind, he should be present
in the Court of God.
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