Quran Chptr 2-44 (Pt-1,Stg-1)(L-75) -درس قرآن
The readers of the Scripture
Surah ‘Al-‘Baqarah (The Cow)
– Chapter – 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah,
the Beneficent, the Merciful
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44. Enjoin
ye righteousness upon mankind while ye yourselves forget (to practice it)?
And ye are readers of the Scripture! Have ye then no sense?
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44.
‘Ata’-muruunan-naasa bil-birri wa tansawna ‘anfusakum wa
‘antum tatluunal-Kitaab. ‘Afalaa ta’-qiluun.
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Commentary
‘Al-birri – meanings of this word are
goodness and favor. Politeness, worship with full sincerity, good manners and
kindness; all these things are included in it. Opposite to this word are
errors, evils and sins.
Al-Kitaab – here ‘al-Kitaab means
“Torah”, in which all commandments for the Jews regarding good deeds,
adorations and religious matters were narrated.
Whenever the days for destruction of
any nation come, then among them, greedy for wealth, easygoing scholars and
leaders grow, who apparently; preach the people every time to correct their
habits, sympathize with other people with truth and faith at the time of
negotiation, not to tell a lie, not to deceive any person, offer prayers, keep
fasting and serve the people. But the preachers do not act upon their preaching
themselves. Except comfort and pleasure of this world, they have no concern
with anything. They wish only the influence of their preaching over others, so
that they may get maximum rewards, tributes and offering at the name of alms;
so that they may get maximum chances to be addicted to pleasure.
This badness had been grown in the
scholars of the Children of Israel. They were seekers only of worldly wealth
and property, respect and celebrity. If they had intention to make the people
good-natured by their influence, then it would be certainly praise-worthy, but
making others good without it that they should make good at first themselves,
cannot be so. And from it they were at a great distance.
In this verse, the scholars are being
ashamed in these words, “what are you going to do this? You guide the people to
be good and pious with your tongues every time, whereas personally you are far
away from the Truth. Do you desire only that the people should accept you their
leader and spiritual guide; and serve you always? Alas! You read Torah and
still you are convinced of showiness and indolent from correction of
yourselves. It is the first demand of the wisdom that a person should show
himself as example for others in the truth. Against the facts, you are
criminals of deceiving the people. If you are sincere in advising the people,
at first, you should act also yourselves according to your sayings.”
It could not be proved more useful to
admonish and frighten the Jews; however, there is a hidden advice for the
scholars; who believe that Holy Qur’aan is a true Book, i.e. “They
should arrange to correct themselves before correcting others, because becoming
a hypocrite, treacherous, in-sincere and cheat is forerunner of destruction and
ruin of the nation.
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