LESSON # 303 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Abraham (Peace Be Upon Him) And
Nimrod
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse – 258 of 286, Section –35 (Part - 3)
Bethink thee not of him who had an argument with Abraham about
his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom. How, when Abraham said: My
Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered: I give life and
cause death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so
do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed.
And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
|
‘Alam tara
‘ilal-lazii haaajja ‘Ibraa-hiima fii
Rabbi-hiii ‘an ‘aataahullaahul-mulk. ‘Iz
qaala ‘Ibraa-hiimu Rabbiyal-lazii yuhyii
wa yumiitu, qaala
‘ana ‘uhyii wa
‘umiit. Qaala ‘Ibraa-hiimu fa-‘innal-laaha ya’-tii
bish-Shamsi mi-nal-Mashriqi fa’-ti
bihaa minal- Magribi fa-buhital-lazii kafar.
Wallaahu laa yahdil- qawmaz-zaalimiin.
|
Lesson
‘al-lazii haaajja – (who had an argument), the person who had an argument with
Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), was king of his (peace be upon him) time.
The Commentators have told his name ‘Nimrod’.
There was some talk about Believers and Infidels in the previous
verse and mentioned about illumination of the Light (of Belief) and darkness of
the infidelity. Now some examples have been narrated in support of that verse.
First instance is regarding the king Nimrod. He used to get prostrated for himself
from the people due to pride of his emperor. When Prophet Abraham (peace be
upon him) came before him, did not bow his body in front of the king. The king
Nimrod asked the reason, He (peace be upon him) told, “I don’t prostrate anyone
but my Lord”. The king said, “I am the lord”. Prophet Abraham replied, “Lord is
He Who gives life and causes death”. Answering this argument of Prophet Abraham
(peace be upon him), the king Nimrod asked for two prisoners. He slaughtered
one of them who was innocent and released the other who was guilty. He said,
“Have you seen? I kill to whom I wish and release from death to whom I love”.
Although the king Nimrod could not reply his challenge correctly,
Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him) thought that the king Nimrod had not
understood his reason, so he (peace be upon him) produced the proof of the sun
and said, “My Lord causes the sun to rise in the East, so do you cause it to
come up from the West”. Now he haughty and blockhead (king) became matchless and
he could do nothing. But notwithstanding the king didn't believe. Truly the unjust
persons don’t get guidance.
No comments:
Post a Comment