Lesson # 766 From the Noble Quran
Refusal of clear
portents
Surah ‘Al-‘An-‘aam (Cattle)
– Chapter – 6)–Stage - 2
Verse
–109a of 165, Section – 13 of 20 (Part - 7)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
And they swear a solemn oath by Allah that if there come unto them a
portent they will believe therein.
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Wa ‘aqsamuu BIllaahi
jahda ‘ay-maanihim la-‘in
jaaa-‘at-hum
‘Aayatul-la-yu’-minunna
bihaa.
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Lesson
Jahda – (to try hard), jahad
means effort, attempt, diligence, struggle. If this attempt is in such a way,
in which one has to try with full force and has to suffer strictness, it will
be called jahad, whereas normal effort will be called juhad. The
word Jihad has also been derived from it, which means “to strive, to
attempt against any person or group. It is called Mujahidah too,
particularly, attempt against own evil wishes.
‘Ay-maanihim –
(oaths), it is plural of yamiin, which means “A solemn affirmation made
with a reverent appeal to God for its truth”. Jahda ‘ay-maanihim means “a solemn oath
out of one’s own normal oaths”. Although those people were idolaters, even then
they used to believe that Allah Almighty is the Greatest, and swearing a solemn
oath of Allah was taken by them as a very severe oath.
In the verse mentioned before
this, the Muslims were commanded that they should endure and have patience so
that the infidels do not irritate due to their opprobrious language and
indecency, and due to this reason, they begin to say that the Muslims are
outspoken and bad-tempered people. Their conversation is not able to be
accepted.
Therefore, there is a dire need of
being careful also that the way of everyone’s own is pleasing to him in the
world. It is very difficult for the human being to give up old habits, and he
has thousands of evasions not to leave those temperaments. So you should not
provide them one more pretext by vituperation. For instance:
The idolaters of Makkah
used to come unto the Messenger of Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and
peace be upon Him) and say: You declare that Messenger Moses (peace be upon
Him) used to make His stick a dragon, Messenger Jesus (peace be upon Him) used
to animate the dead body, any self-made (of mud) bird with His own puff, and
describe many other miracles of many other Prophets and Messengers (peace be
upon Them). You should bring also any such clear portent of Your
Messenger-hood.
The Messenger (grace, glory,
blessings and peace be upon Him) asked: Which portent do you want to see? They
said: If not any other then; make this hill - Safaaa of gold. He (grace,
glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) said: Will you believe if this hill
becomes of gold? They said: We swear a solemn oath that we shall believe.
Allah’s Messenger (grace, glory,
blessings and peace be upon Him) desired to pray and the Muslims requested Him
too to pray. If they are guided accordingly, then the object will be achieved.
At that time, this verse was inspired. It is commanded: these idolaters are
swearing a solemn oath very earnestly that by Allah, if there come unto them
any such clear portent i.e. the hill of Safaaa becomes of gold, they will
believe. And they said: We speak the truth that we shall accept it that really
You are a true Messenger. Who can deny such a clear and good sign?
It has been described already in the beginning
of this Chapter (Surah) that the idolaters of Makkah used to
demand such portent which may not be falsified, and these entire were alibis
only. Natural reason of these pretexts has been described here, from which, it
is known: Why they seek ostensible motives of different type for not believing.
The only reason is that their mind has become accustomed of bad habits and they
take those customs best of all.
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