Reproducing the dead to life (L-104)
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72.
وَإِذْ قَتَلْتُمْ نَفْسًا فَٱدَّٰرَٰٔتُمْ فِيهَا ۖ وَٱللَّهُ
مُخْرِجٌ مَّا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ 73.
فَقُلْنَا ٱضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْىِ ٱللَّهُ
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ |
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72. Wa ‘iz qataltum nafsan-faddaara’-tum fiihaa. Wallaahu mukhrijum-maa kuntum tak-tumuun. 73. Faqul-Nazribuuhu bi-ba’-zi-haa.
Kazaalika yuh-Yillaahul-mawtaa, wa Yuriikum
‘Aayaati-Hii la-‘allakum ta’qiluun. |
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72. And (remember) when you slew a man and disagreed concerning it and Allah brought forth that which you were hiding. 73. So We said: Smite him with some of it. Thus
Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His portents so that you may
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Faddaara’-tum – (then you disagreed, accused/charged one another). This word has been derived from dara-‘a, which also means “to dispute, to quarrel as well as to off, to evade, to practise delay”. Here it aims “to quarrel with and accuse one another”.
Summary of the previous verses has been stated in these verses. As we have discussed formerly that a person from the Children of Israel was killed but the killer was not traceable because the doubtful people had begun to charge/accuse one another.
God Almighty commanded the Children of Israel that they should sacrifice a cow for knowing the name of the killer. They evaded. When after making many tricks and excuses, they were prepared to sacrifice the cow, then Allaah Almighty commanded them to smite the dead body with a piece of meat of that cow. As soon as, the piece of meat was smitten to the killed, he returned to life and told the name and address of his killer. So a great problem was solved by obeying the commandments of God Almighty. The killed person expired again after telling about his murderer.
Allaah Almighty taught the people also, “It is Omnipotence of Me to bring the dead to life again”. As the killed person told about his first life’s incidents after getting life again, like him, the entire human beings will be brought to life again on the Day of Resurrection. Then every individual will give evidence against himself about his own deeds.
These instructions and
happenings are being described by Allaah Almighty to the entire mankind,
so that they should think about them and correct their lives. We should learn
from the happenings and incidents of previous nations, and get it as warning
for us.
