Lesson # 739 From the Noble Quran
When the night grew dark upon
Abraham
Surah ‘Al-‘An-‘aam (Cattle)
– Chapter – 6)–Stage - 2
Verses
–76 & 77 of 165, Section – 9 of 20 (Part - 7)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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76.
When the night grew dark upon him he beheld a star. He said: This is
my Lord. But when it set, he said: I love not things that set.
77.
And when he saw the moon uprising, he exclaimed: This is my Lord. But
when it set, he said: Unless my Lord guide me, I surely shall become one of
the folk who are astray.
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76. Falam-maa
janna ‘alayhil-laylu ra-‘aa
kaw-kabaa. Qaala haazaa
Rabbii. Falam-maaa ‘afala
qaala laaa ‘uhibbul-‘aafiliin.
77. Falam-maa
ra-‘al-qamara baazi-gan qaala
haazaa Rabbii. Falam-maaa
‘afala qaala la-‘illam
yah-dinii Rabbii la-‘akuu-nanna minal-qawmiz-zaalliin.
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Lesson
Janna –
(covered), it is an active verse, Origin of which is Jannun. Jannun means “to cover, to hide”. The word Januun is production of the same origin,
which means “concealment, to disappear, to set, to be hidden”. The word Jinn (demon) has also been derived from
it, which is a hidden creature and cannot be seen with human eyes. Here it aims
“to conceal in darkness”.
‘Afala – (set,
disappeared), it is an intransitive verb, and its origin is ‘Afuul (to set, to disappear, to
conceal). The word “’afala” is also
from its Subject; that is to say “a doer, an agent, a nominative”.
It was described in the verse of
previous lesson # 738 that when Prophet Abraham (peace be upon Him) gave up the
idols knowing them useless, then Allaah
Almighty brightened His wisdom more and He understood that not only the idols
are useless but entire things of the world, whether those look very splendid,
are not able of Divinity (to be God), though the people have considered them
also god. It was still childhood of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon Him) that He
began to think in this Matter. The same has been described in this verse and
forthcoming verses.
It is commanded that He (peace be
upon Him) saw a bright star in the sky during the darkness of the night. He
thought: Perhaps it is God and my Lord. After some time, when it disappeared,
His heart decided: Such things which set, cannot be God. Later on, He (peace be
upon Him) saw the moon uprising and imagined about its Godhead by looking its splendor.
That also vanished after a while, and then He said: Unless my Lord guide me towards His own Path, I surely shall become one
of the folk who are astray. This event of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon Him)
is a fine allegory for thinking about The Noble Personage of Allah Almighty.
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