Lesson # 875 from the Noble Quran
Scornful chieftains of Thamud
Surah ‘A’-RAAF (The Heights) – Chapter – 7)
Stage – 2, Verses –75 & 76 of
206, Section – 10 of 24 (Part - 8)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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75. The
chieftains of his people, who were scornful, said unto those whom they
despised, unto such of them as believed: Know ye that Salih is one sent from
his Lord? They said: Lo! In that wherewith he hath been sent we are
believers.
76.
Those who were scornful said: Lo! In that which ye believe we are
disbelievers.
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75.
Qaalal-mala-‘ullaziinas-takbaruu
min qawmihii lil-laziinas-tuz-‘ifuu liman
‘aamana minhum ‘ata’-lamuuna ‘anna
Saaliham-mursalum- mir-Rabbih.
Qaaluuu ‘innaa bimaaa
‘ursila bihii Mu’-minuun.
76. Qaalal-laziinas-tak-baruuu ‘innaa
billaziii ‘aaman-tum- bihii
kaafi-ruun.
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Lesson
The nations of
Prophets Noah and Hud (peace be upon
Them) did not demand any miracle from their Messengers. The first nation (of
Noah) did not attend Him saying: You have gone astray. The second nation ‘Aad (the tribe of Hud) carried on their work making Him foolish and saying Him
unwise.
But the tribe Thamud called for an extraordinary thing
from their Prophet Salih (peace be
upon Him) and considered that He (peace be upon Him) will not be able to do it
and they will get clear of His Command. They could not understand that the
human being cannot get rid so easily after coming in the world.
There is only
one form of escaping that one should believe in and obey the Messengers (peace
be upon Them). If one will run upon the paths self-invented, giving up the
Guidance of Messengers, certainly, he will suffer its retribution in the world
later or sooner, as well as, be answerable on the Day of Resurrection also.
The foolish
people of Thamud demanded from Salih (peace be upon Him): A she-camel
should come out from this mountain. It was not difficult for the Omnipotence of
Allah Almighty. The she-camel came out and they were involved in difficulty. Now
they were responsible for its food and safety.
There was not
sufficient quantity of food and water for the cattle in the mountain area. The she-camel
used to dissipate entire feed and water, and their own cattle etc. remained
hungry. However, necessitous people derived benefit that the milk of she-camel
was in sufficient quantity for them.
It is
commanded that when the chieftains saw the public that they have believed in
Prophet Salih (peace be upon Him) and
now they were prosperous, they asked from the people: Do you consider that the
claim of Salih (peace be upon Him) is
true that He is a Messenger sent by Allah Almighty? They replied: Observing so
much big proof, you have known too that He is a Messenger (peace be upon Him),
but you are fraud, whereas we like the truth. We have faith in His Sayings
sincerely and believe that verily He (peace be upon Him) is Messenger of Allah
Almighty. No answer was visible from those disobedient chieftains, but they
tried to frighten in the presumption of their chieftainship and said: Believe
then. Your belief will be nothing. Salih
(peace be upon Him) cannot succeed as far as we don’t accept Him. Listen! We do
not accept His every word.
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