Trial of Warriors (L-317)
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فَلَمّا
فَصَلَ طالوتُ بِالجُنودِ قالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مُبتَليكُم بِنَهَرٍ فَمَن شَرِبَ
مِنهُ فَلَيسَ مِنّي وَمَن لَم يَطعَمهُ فَإِنَّهُ مِنّي إِلّا مَنِ اغتَرَفَ
غُرفَةً بِيَدِهِ ۚ فَشَرِبوا مِنهُ إِلّا قَليلًا مِنهُم ۚ 249a. |
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249a. Fa-lammaa fasala Taa-luutu
bil-junuudi, qaala ‘innAllaaha mubtaliikum-bi-nahar.
Faman-shariba minhu falaysa minnii. Wa
mal-lam yat-‘amhu fa-‘innahuu miniii ‘illaa
manig-tarafa gurfatam- bi-yadih. Fa-sharibuu minhu
‘illaa qaliilam-minhum. |
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249a. When Saul set out with the troops, he said, “God
will be testing you with a river. Whoever drinks from it does not belong with
me. But whoever does not drink from it, does belong with me, except for
whoever scoops up a little with his hand.” But they drank from it, except for
a few of them. |
Nahar – (canal), a river from which the Army had to pass through. The name of this river is stated as Jordan River. Name of Hashmiite Government of the Eastern Jordan is also related to this river. It flows north to south and drops down in to the Dead Sea.
Man-shariba minhu – (whosoever drinks out of it), it means that the individual who will drink water from this river bellyful, he will be disobedient and he will be expelled from my group.
Gurfatam- bi-yadihii – (in the hollow of his hand), that is to say; there will be permission only to drink the water; quantity of which should not be more than a hollow of the hand for wetting the dry lips and quenching the thirst.
When Saul (Peace be upon him) set out with the Army of the children of Israel to fight against Goliath, God established for them a test, which was that; nobody should drink the water bellyful from Jordan River in the way.
No command and order from God is without philosophy and wisdom. Surely, any use and advantage is hidden for human being in every command and restriction. So, it was not only a test but there were many advantages in this restriction in respect of their health and character, which they could not understand at that time. However they knew it very soon.
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