LESSON # 53 HOLY QUR’AAN
BAQARAH - 2
Penitence Of The Adam
(Peace Be Upon Him)
Verse – 37 of 286, section -4
Then Adam received from his Lord
words (of revelation), and He relented towards him. Lo! He is the Relenting,
the Merciful.
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Fata-laqqaaa
‘Aadamu mir-Rabbihii Kalimaatin,
fa-taaba ‘alayh. ‘Innahuu
Huwat-Tawwaa-bur-Rahiim.
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Lesson
Fata-laqqaaa – Then learnt, received from Lord.
Kalimaatin – Words (of revelation). The
God Almighty taught the Adam (Peace be upon Him) the words of penitence with
His Mercy and Kindness. Here the words of penitence signify towards the
following verse of Holy Qur’aan, “They
said: Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If Thou forgive us not and have not
mercy on us, surely we are of the lost”. (VII: 23 - The Heights) “Qaalaa
Rabbanaa zalamnaaa ‘anfu-sanaa Wa ‘il-lam tagfir-lanaa wa tar-hamnaa
lanakuu-nanna minal-khaa-siriin.” (7: 23 – Al-‘Aa’-raaf). These
words were spoken by the both i.e. the Adam and His wife (compliments upon
them).
Fa-taaba – so He relented, engaged the
attention. Penitence means repentance for sins, sorrow for wrongdoing, and
return towards the straight path. Request for forgiveness from the sins is
called penitence because the mankind admits with the perception of sins and
promises that he will abstain from the sins.
When
the Adam (peace be upon Him) and His wife were ordered to leave the Paradise,
they perceived about their mistake, regretted a lot on it, wept in the
situation of distress on their mistake and wandered repentant restlessly. Ultimately
the God Almighty felt pity upon them and revealed the words of benediction for
penitence in their hearts. They prayed with these words and God Almighty
accepted their penitence because certainly He is the relenting and howsoever merciful
upon His servants.
Three
things are necessary for the penitence:-
·
The human being should admit and look back with sorrow on his sin.
·
He should intend strongly that he will not do it again.
·
He should not do this sin in future.
It
has been pressed many times in the Holy Qur’aan and the Sayings of the
Messenger (Peace be upon Him) about penitence. We should renounce for
forgiveness of each type of sins, (known or un-known, minor or major) from the
God Almighty.
Transliteration in Roman Script,
English Translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu
Bazar, Lahore and Paraphrase collected from Dars
e Qur’aan published By Idara Islah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated by Muhammad Sharif Fauji)
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