LESSON
# 525 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Those People, who
are Obedient of God
Surah Nisaaa’ (Women)
- Chapter - 4)
Verses
–69 & 70 of 176, Section – 9/24 (Part – 5)
69.
Whoso obeyeth Allah and the
Messenger, they are with those unto whom Allah hath shown favour, of the
Prophets and the saints and the martyrs and the righteous. And what a best of
company are they indeed.
70. That
is Bounty from Allah. And Allah sufficeth as Knower.
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69.
Wa many-yuti-‘Illaaha war-Rasuula
fa- ‘ulaaa-‘ika ma-
‘allaziina ‘an- ‘amAllaahu ‘alay-him-minan-Nabiy-yiina was-Siddii-qiina wash-Shuha-daaa-‘i was-Saalihiin. Wa
hasuna ‘ulaaa-‘ika Rafiiqaa.
70.
Zaalikal-Fazlu minAllaah. Wa kafaa
bIllaahi ‘Aliimaa.
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Lesson
In this holy
verse, Allah Almighty has described about His those glorious slaves who have
been favored with the special honorable gifts.
1. ‘An-Nabiy-yiina - It is Plural
of Nabii. Nabii means Prophet (peace
be upon Him). Those Selected Servants of Allah Almighty, Who were sent in the
world to deliver the Message of Allah Almighty to the human beings. This Message
was dispatched to the Prophets (peace be upon them) by Allah Almighty through an
Angel (peace be upon Him), they used to feel the arrival of the Angel and
transmit the Message to the humankind without any reduction or increase in it.
2. ‘As-Siddii-qiina - (the saints), plural of Siddiiq, which means ‘a faithful
witness of the truth’. It is also a title of Prophet Joseph (peace be upon him)
and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased
with him) – the companion of last Messenger of Allah Almighty, Muhammad (grace,
glory, blessings and peace be upon Him). ‘As-Siddii-qiina are those people, whose hearts
accept the Messages of the Prophets as true naturally. They do not need any
reason or proof.
3. ‘Ash-Shuha-daaa-‘a - (the martyrs), it is plural of Shahiid, these are the people, who are ready every time to
sacrifice their lives upon the commands of Prophets (peace be upon them) and
produce evidence of the truth with their own blood.
4. ‘As-Saalihiina - (the righteous people), it is
plural of Saalih. These are such
persons, whose nature is good innately and who have purified their souls and
bodies from the evils, licentiousness, lewdness and impurities.
These
four kinds of persons are excellent out of the entire human beings. Allah
Almighty has bestowed them superiority and eminence upon all other people and
comforted them with His Bounty.
The
classification of their dignities is the same as it has been kept in the verse.
That is to say, the Messengers and the Prophets (peace be upon them) have the
highest ranks. Junior to them is the degree of As-Siddii-qiin. Then the rank of ‘Ash-Shuha-daaa-‘a - (the
martyrs) comes after them. The last degree in this category is ‘As-Saalihiina - (the righteous people). These
all persons are replete with the blessings, nobility and mercy of Allah
Almighty according to their ranks. It has already mentioned earlier that the
human beings are not equal in accordance with their ability and qualifications.
Excellent out of the remaining people (excluding the above-mentioned persons)
are those, who remain busy in obedience of Allah Almighty and His Messenger
(grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him). Fellow-ship of the Prophets
(peace be upon them), the Saints, the Martyrs and the Righteous (may Allah be
agreed upon them) will also become their fortune according to their degree, qualification
and ability. It does not aim that they will become exactly like them, however,
they will be counted into their servants and their relationship will be
connected with them. It is a very big kindness that this relationship has been
named as “a best of company”. Otherwise, it is a very great of luck too to be
accepted as their servants.
We
pray in our each prayer that we should be guided to go to the Straight Path,
the Path of those who have been described above. Surah ‘Al-Faatiha (Chapter -1 “the Opening”) teaches us the lesson, “Show
us the Straight Path, the Path of those whom Thou hast favoured”, “Not (the
path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray”. Company of
these great people will be in those peoples’ luck, who will obey Allah Almighty
and follow His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him).
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