Lesson # 895 from the Noble Quran
Tribulation and adversity
Surah ‘A’-RAAF (The Heights) – Chapter – 7)
Stage – 2, Verses – 94 & 95 of 206,
Section – 12 of 24 (Part - 9)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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94. And
We sent no prophet unto any township but We did afflict its folk with
tribulation and adversity that haply they might grow humble.
95. Then
changed We the evil plight for good till they grew affluent and said:
Tribulation and distress did touch our fathers; then We seized them unawares,
when they perceived not.
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94. Wa maa
‘arsalNaa fii qaryatim-min-nabiyyin ‘illaaa
‘akhaz-Naa ‘ahlahaa bil-ba’-saaa-‘i wazzar-raaa-‘i la-‘allahum yazzarra-‘uun.
95. Summa baddal-Naa
makaanas-sayyi-‘atil-hasanata
hattaa ‘afaw-wa qaaluu
qad massa ‘aabaaa-‘anaz-zarraaa-‘u was-sarraaa-‘u fa-‘akhaz-Naahum- bagtatanw-wa hum
laa yash-‘uruun.
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Lesson
Ba’-saaa-‘a, Zar-raaa-‘a and
Sarraaa-‘a –
these all three words are nouns of the same weight, which have been derived
from the words: ba’-sun
(tribulation), zararun (adversity and
distress), and suruurun (gladness).
‘Afaw – {(they) grew affluent}, it is past tense, which has been
made from the word ‘af-wun. ‘Af-wun
has many meanings as: to forgive, to be removed, to rise, to be promoted, to
increase and to grow etc. in this verse, the last meaning has been taken, that
is to say; their condition became so good that they grew, put forth blossoms
and developed in population and prosperity very well.
It has been
commanded in these verses that: In which townships, We send Our Prophets and
Messengers (blessings on Them) for the guidance of the people, first; We send
afflictions, tribulations and distresses on the people of that place. After
that, there is rife of prosperity and abundance. The people begin to say: This
keeps on happening in the world. Even sometimes prosperity and sometimes plight
used to come on our ancestors too. Then, We seize them suddenly and at that
time, neither they perceive, and nor aware of the disaster.
Purpose of
sending the Prophets and Messengers (blessings on Them) is that the people
should incline to Allah Almighty and know their Creator. Along with the verbal
advice to those people, changes in the circumstance undergo also.
The tribulations
surround. The aim from it is to cause to understand that you should supplicate in
the Court of God Almighty at the time of afflictions that He may put the
calamities away. Then relief is granted, so that the people should be thankful
to Allah Almighty and incline toward His worship.
When in both
conditions, the people neglect and become careless from the commands of Prophets
and Messengers (blessings on Them) that: Fear Allah Almighty and worship Him.
Moreover, they begin to say: It is rule of the world. Our forefathers used to
live sometimes prosperous and sometimes impoverishing too. What is its relation
with God? In such condition, torment of Allah Almighty descends on them
suddenly.
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