Request by the Angels (L-56)
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30b. ۖ قالوا أَتَجعَلُ فيها مَن
يُفسِدُ فيها وَيَسفِكُ الدِّماءَ وَنَحنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ |
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30b. Qaaluuu
‘ataj-‘alu fiihaa many-yufsidu fiihaa wa
yasfi-kud-dimaaa’. Wa nahnu nusabbihu
bi-Ham-dika wa nu-qaddisu lak. |
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30b. They said: Will
You place therein one who will do harm therein and will shed blood, while we,
we hymn Your praise and sanctify You? |
Yasfi-kud-dimaaa’ – (the word yasfi-ku has been derived from safaka, which means “to shed, to cause to flow”. And ‘ad-dimaaa is plural of ‘dam’ which means blood).
Nusabbihu – (We hymn) – this word has come out from tasbiih, which means “to consider by heart that Allaah Almighty is the Most Superior to entire creatures, and accept it by one’s tongue, and in addition, admit that all good attributes in Him are according to His Dignity.
Nu-qaddisu – (We sanctify) – this word has been derived from taqdiis, which means “to sanctify, to deem that God Almighty is pure and higher from the entire bad traits and attributes of His creature”. The word Muqaddas is also from the same origin which means “Holy”.
When the Angels (peace be upon them) heard proclamation from Allaah Almighty that: ‘InNii jaa-‘ilun fil-‘arzi Khaliifah (Lo! I am about to place a Viceroy in the earth), they said, “We accept with our word and deed that You (Allaah Almighty) are Pure, Sanctified and Holy, and we request that there is a risk of disputes on the earth, from this creature. He will shed blood in the world, and due to him; the world will become home of ruin and destruction, because he will follow his desires. He will not be able to obey Your Commandments wholly.
The Angels (peace be upon them) requested: O Lord of the Worlds! If Your aim of creating Your Viceroy is that You must be praised everywhere, all creatures must sing the songs of Your praise and obey You, then we exist for Your such service. We are ready every time to listen to Your Orders and act upon Your advice. So, what is the need of creating a worldly creature on the earth?
They also requested: Your
Nature is sacred and pure, Your every work is correct but we cannot understand
that “out of the creatures of the earth, how can be any such creature; which
may be ready every time for Your obedience, praise, hymn and sanctity?
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