The Scripture and the Criterion (L-84)
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وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ
تَهْتَدُونَ. 53 |
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53. Wa ‘iz ‘aatayNaa Muusal- Kitaaba
wal-Furqaana la-‘allakum tahtaduun. |
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53. And when We gave unto Moses the Scripture and the
Criterion (of right and wrong) that you might be led aright. |
’Al-Furqaan – the Standard of Judging, the Orders, Commandments or Mandates, which separate and disunite right and wrong. This word has been derived from the word faraqa, the word tafriiq is also from the same origin, which means “to divide or distinguish”; the Holy Books (as distinguishing or separating the truth from falsehood). The Commentators of the Religion have different sayings about Furqaan:
1. The Miracles which were bestowed to Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) from God, the Most High.
2. Such victory and overcoming which was gained by the children of Israel against the Army of Pharaoh.
3. The Jews understand also from this word, those verbal teachings which were revealed upon Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) besides Torah.
4. ‘Al-Furqaan is the name of Holy Qur’an too as well as other Heavenly Books are called Furqaan also, because these Commandments differentiate between the Right and the Wrong.
In this verse ‘al-Furqaan means the Orders and Commandments by which the true and the false, the right and the wrong, the goodness and the evil may be separated from one another and there may not remain any accommodation for doubt and suspicion.
When repentance of the Children of Israel was accepted, Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) went again to the Mount Sinai (Koh–i–Toor) and brought many Commandments from God Almighty which were written on the Tablets. The 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 Our Orders and began worshipping the Calf, but We forgave you with Our kindness. Then We revealed upon Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) such Scripture, which contained complete Law of Divine and a Guide (Torah), so that you may pass your lives according to its instructions. By that Scripture, it was easy to distinguish between just and absurd, lawful and unlawful, good and bad, Right and Wrong.”
It is known from this lesson
that the Holy Book revealed from Allaah Almighty and the Measure (Mizan)
among the just and the absurd is a great blessing for the mankind. The Guidance
can be obtained from it only, and only those individuals are successful who act
upon the Holy Word of God Almighty, and take guidance from the Balance of true
and false. It is incumbent upon us that we should correct our words and deeds
in the light of Holy Qur’an and Sayings of the last Prophet
Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him), grow the virtue of
distinguishing among the true and the false into ourselves and don’t consider that
the good and the bad are equal. We should keep distinction between lawful and
unlawful before us every time.
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