Quran Chptr 2-47 (Pt-1,Stg-1)(L-78) -درس قرآن
Children
of Israel
Surah ‘Al-‘Baqarah (The Cow)
– Chapter – 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah,
the Beneficent, the Merciful
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47. O
Children of
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47.
Yaa-Baniii- ‘Israaa-‘iilaz-kuruu ni’-mati-yal-latiii ‘an-‘amtu ‘alaykum wa
‘annii faz-zaltukum ‘alal-‘aalamiin.
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Commentary
Faz-zaltukum – (preferred you), this word has
come out from the wordFazal, which means preference. Aim of giving
preference over the entire world is that the Children of Israel remained the
most excellent over the entire communities and there was none peer of them.
However, when they left the Truth forgot the Divine’s Law and opposed the last
Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon Him), then that preference was
snatched from them and they earned anger of God Almighty. Destruction was in
their luck, and the Muslim nation was given the title of “Khayra ‘Ummah”
(Well Nation).
‘Alal-‘Aalamiin – (over all creatures) here ‘Aalamiin means
the entire nations of the world.
There was a time when the Children
of Israel were preferred to all the people of this world. When the
other nations were going astray in the darkness and depravity, were involved in
infidelity and worshiping of Idols, were lustful in corruption and heresy, then there
was only the nation Israelite, who had concept of the Oneness of God and
they had the Heavenly Guide Book “Torah”. What would be the preference more
than it?
Slowly and gradually, these people went
astray from the straight path due to their weaknesses and corruptions, and left
behind the Heavenly Guidance. So God Almighty admonishes them on the point,
“Admit your real religion in its correct form and come on to the straight
path.”
It was difficult to acquire faith and
Fear of God (piety) through patience and worship. So its easy and simple way
has been explained, which is gratitude. God Almighty reminds the Children
of Israel His favors, presents and honors, which He had bestowed upon
them from time to time and discloses also their wicked deeds. It is a nature of
the human being that he begins to love with his benefactor and beneficent. So
God Almighty warns them about His favors, and instructs them toward the
straight path.
It is the Token of warning for the
people of the entire world that the Children of Israel fell down in
the well of the wrath of God after acquiring so much higher rank of preference.
We should gain advice from their condition and try to keep away ourselves from
those acts, which became reason of their depravity, ruin and destruction.
Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman
Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to
English by Muhammad Sharif)
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