LESSON # 66 HOLY QUR’AAN
BAQARAH - 2
The Scripture And The
Criterion
Verse –53 of 286, Section - 6
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And when We gave unto Moses the
Scripture and the Criterion (of right
and wrong) that ye might be led
aright.
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Wa
‘iz ‘aataynaa Muusal- Kitaaba
wal-Furqaana la-‘al-lakum tahtaduun.
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Lesson
Al-Furqaan – the Orders, Commands or
Mandates which separate, disunite or disjoin. This word is derived from the
word faraqa
to divide or distinguish; the Holy Books (as distinguished or separating truth
from falsehood). The Commentators of the Religion have different sayings about Furqaan:
·
Those
Miracles which were bestowed to the Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) from the
God, the Most High.
·
The
victory and overcoming which was resulted against the Army of Pharaoh to the
children of Israel
·
The
Jews intend also from this word, the verbal preaching which was revealed upon
the Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) besides Torah.
·
Al-Furqaan
is the name of Holy Qur’aan also and other Heavenly Books are called Furqaan too because these
Orders differentiate between the Right and Wrong.
In
this verse al-Furqaan
intends towards the Orders and Commands due to which true and false, right and
wrong, and goodness and evil may be separated from each other and there may not
remain any accommodation for doubt and suspicion.
When the
repentance of the children of Israel
was approved, the Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) went again to the Mount Sinai (Koh –i – Toor) and brought a lot of Orders
from the God Almighty which were written on the tablets. Collection of those
Orders is called Torah.
God
Almighty is reminding the children of Israel His Favors in this verse. He
commands them, “You disobeyed My Orders. You started worshipping the Calf but I
forgave you with My kindness. Then I bestowed My Prophet Moses (peace be upon
Him) a Book which had complete Divine’s Law and a Guide (Torah) so that you may
pass your lives according to its instructions. With the help of that book you
might distinguish between just and absurd, lawful and unlawful, good and bad.”
It is known
from this verse that the Holy Book revealed from the God Almighty and the
balance between just and absurd is a great blessing for the human being. The
guidance may only be gotten from it and only those persons are successful who
act upon the Holy Book of God Almighty, and take guidance for balance between true
and false. It is necessary for us that we should correct our words and deeds in
the light of Holy Qur’aan and Sayings of the last Prophet Muhammad (peace and
blessings be upon Him), grow virtue of distinguishing between true and false
and don’t recognize equal good and bad. We should keep every time distinction
between lawful and unlawful in front of us.
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