Lesson # 842 from the Noble Quran
Apparent and hidden indecencies
Surah ‘A’-RAAF (The Heights) – Chapter – 7)
Stage – 2, Verse – 33 of 206,
Section – 4 of 24 (Part - 8)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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Say: My Lord has
forbidden only indecencies, such of them as are apparent and such as are
hidden, and sin and wrongful oppression, and that ye associate with Allah
that for which no warrant hath been revealed, and that ye tell concerning
Allah that which ye know not.
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Qul ‘innamaa harrama
Rabbi-yal-fawaahishi maa zahara
minhaa wa maa batana
wal-‘isma wal-bagya bi-gayril-haqqi wa ‘an-tushrikuu BIllaahi
maa lam yunazzil
biHii sultaa-nanw-wa ‘an-taquuluu ‘alAllaahi
maa laa ta’-lamuun.
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Lesson
It was
revealed in the previous verse that Allah Almighty has not forbidden from
wearing raiment/adornment and eating pure and good things, but He has created
all these things for the purpose that His bondmen in the world should reap
advantage. In this verse, those matters have been described, which are
forbidden by Him.
1. He has forbidden indecencies (lewdness and shamelessness), whether those are apparent
or hidden.
2. The sin is
forbidden. The word ‘ism has come in
the verse, that is to say; Allah Almighty has forbidden “’ism”. ‘Ism means “such
act, which is against the Islamic Law and the effect of which is bad on others
or which is harmful for oneself as - committing suicide, making the lawful
things forbidden upon oneself without any reason, slackness in worshiping
physically like prayer and fasting etc. and such other matters, for example;
using alcohol, habit of intoxicating agents, gambling, use of poisons, drying
own hands and feet as usually jogi
people etc. do.
3. Using force
over others without any reason, teasing and hurting someone – like robbery,
theft etc. all these kinds of matters are included in it, in which, loss or
damage of anyone comes, whether that is only a little bit. These entire matters
are included in forbidden.
4. Worshiping someone
else or perceiving interference of any other like remover of difficulties or
supplier of any want except Allah Almighty, as idolaters of the Arab used to
say: We honor the idols because they are our recommendatory before Allah. And they
used to tell that Allah has appointed them means Himself among Him and us. Our desires
are fulfilled through them. But they have no proof of these affairs. Allah
Almighty has not revealed any such verse, from which it might be proved that He
(God) has handed over this responsibility to any other for supplying the wants
of His servants.
5. Calumniating at
random things in the name of Allah Almighty. Obviously, we know about Allah
Almighty only that, which Holy Qur’an
has described and His Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him)
has made us to understand. Except that, which They have told and admonished, saying
by oneself about Allah Almighty will be meant that we are telling such a lie,
about which we have not been informed, as the people of Makkah used to say: Allah has ordained to us to go round the Ka’-bah nude. We should understand from
this statement that Allah Almighty has commanded Being naked is indecency and
the indecency is forbidden. If it is admitted in the Fine Arts, even then, it
will remain indecent and forbidden.
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