Lesson # 972 from the Noble Quran
A favorite creature of God - Angels
Surah ‘A’-RAAF (The Heights) – Chapter – 7)
Stage – 2, Verse – 206 of 206, Section – 24 of
24 (Part ¾ of - 9)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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Lo! those who are with thy Lord are not proud to do Him
service, and they praise Him and adore Him.
(Bow down)
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‘Innal-laziina ‘inda
Rabbika laa yastak-biruuna ‘an ‘ibaa-datiHii wa yusab-bihuuna-Huu wa
laHuu yas-juduun. (As-Sajdah)
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Lesson
Yastak-biruuna
– this word has been derived from ‘Istikbaar, made from kibar, which means “haughtiness,
vainglory, presumption, pride, conceit etc.” Hear it aims “to deny by saying
about any good work that – it is against our dignity”.
‘Ibaa-dati – (worship, devotion, adoration, slavery), in the Holy Qur’an, it aims “expressing most humility”.
The human beings have been prevented from expressing their extreme humiliation
and humility before any other save it that; they can express their extreme humiliation
and humility before Allah Almighty (Glorious is His name only), by standing,
begging earnestly, leaning and bowing down, accepting by tongue and with the
condition of heart. Doing so before any other than God Almighty is against His Dignity
and it brings unto the ruin and destruction.
Yusab-bihuuna – this word is from tasbiih.
Tasbiih is such an act, in which the tongue and the heart (both) take part.
It means “they praise”, that is to say; they count the beads: Sub-haanAllaah (Good Allah, Heaven be
praised). It aims that one has belief that Allah Almighty is Holy from all
kinds of defects and vice; and along with it, to accept His purity with tongue
by saying Sub-haanAllaah.
Yas-juduun – {they adore (God Almighty)}, this word has been derived
from sajada, and origin of it is sajuud. This is a technical word of the
Divine precepts of the Religion and it means “falling prostrate before Allah
Almighty by propping forehead, nose, both hands, both knees and both feet
thumbs on the ground, and its actual part is bowing head and putting the
forehead on the earth”, which should not be before any other save Allah
Almighty.
The human
being was instructed in the previous verse that he should not be careless from Allah
Almighty and the method of removing negligence was described that; it is “the
remembrance of Allah Almighty”. The real purpose is “to pay heed every time to
Allah Almighty and His remembrance in the heart. It is difficult for the mankind
because; on one side, the works of the world does not let him alone, whereas,
on the other side; Satan tempts with his full effort and entices: You are most
powerful yourself and overpower everyone with your sense. Then what is the need
to accept that Unseen God is Greater than you? Such absurd thought has been
annihilated in this verse.
It is
commanded: there is another creature (Angels – peace be upon Them) more honorable
than you; who are never proud before Allah Almighty and accept every time that
He is the Greatest and the Pure. And they fall prostrate before Him. Are you
more powerful and grandeur than Them that you have gripped up your loins on so
much haughtiness? If you will not be slave of Allah Almighty, then you will be
slave of your desires and will not disobey their command. The slavery of Allah
Almighty is thousand times better than that.
One should bow
down (fall prostrate) after reciting this verse or hearing from any other.
Praise be to Allah Almighty, Surah ‘A’-RAAF (The Heights) ended here.
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