LESSON # 304 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Example Of A Ruined Township
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse – 259 of 286, Section –35 (Part - 3)
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Or (bethink thee of) the like of him, who passing by a
township which had fallen into utter ruin, exclaimed: How shall Allah give
this township life after its death? So Allah made him die a hundred years,
then brought him back to life. He said: How long hast thou tarried? (The man)
said: I have tarried a day or part of a day. (He) said: Nay, but thou hast
tarried for a hundred years. Just look at the food and drink which have
rotted not! Look at thine ass! And, that We may make thee a sign unto
mankind, and look at the bones, how We adjust them and then cover them with
flesh! And when (the matter) became clear unto him, he said: I know that
indeed Allah is Able to do all things.
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‘Aw kallazii
marra ‘alaa qaryatinw-wa hiya
khaawi-yatun ‘alaa ‘uruu-shihaa. Qaala
‘annaa yuhyii haazihil-laahu ba’-da
mawtihaa. Fa- ‘amaata-
hullaahu mi-‘ata ‘aamin-
summa ba- ‘asah. Qaala kam- la-bist. Qaala
la-bistu yawman ‘aw
ba’-za yawm. Qaala
bal- labista mi-‘ata
‘aamin- fan- zur ‘ilaa-
ta- ‘aamika wa sharaabika
lam yata-sannah. Wan-zur
‘ilaa himaa-rika wa li-naj-
‘ala- ka ‘aayatal-linnaasi wan-zur
‘ilal-‘izaami kayfa nun-shizuhaa summa
nak-suuhaa lahmaa.
Falam-maa tabayyana lahuu,
qaala ‘a’-lamu ‘annallaaha
‘alaa kulli shay- ‘in- Qadiir.
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Lesson
‘al-lazii marra – ( the person, who passed by), there are different views about that
person. Some Commentators consider that he was Prophet Ezra (peace be upon
him). He was a famous Prophet in the chain of Israelite Prophets (peace be upon
them). His time was fifth century BC. He brought 1500 Jews to Palestine after
getting them released from banishment and prison during 450 BC.
Some commentators think that he was
Prophet Yarmiyaah (peace be upon them), who was also from the series of
Israelite Prophets (peace be upon them) and his reign was seventh century BC.
Description Of This Example
There are different views of
historians about that ruined township, which is mentioned in the above verse.
However mostly scholars imagine that it was Jerusalem, which was ruined by the
king of Babel (Bakht Nasr). This example has been described to show the
sign of Power and Greatness of Allah Almighty. Bakht Nasr attacked on
the city of Jerusalem, destroyed it and brought many people of the children of
Israel making them prisoners.
When Prophet Ezra (peace be upon him)
reached here after freedom from the imprisonment, he saw a ruined city in his
way, the buildings of which had become upside down. Looking this he said in his
heart that entire citizens of this place have died. How shall Allah give
this township life after its death? So Allah made him die at the same time and
his ass which was for his conveyance also died for a hundred years, and neither
anybody saw them in this condition, nor information of that place spread out. Meanwhile
Bakht Nasr died too and the Jerusalem was populated by some other king.
After one hundred years God Almighty brought him back to life. His food and
drink had lain likewise which had not rotted. His ass had died and its bones
had rotted, which became alive in front of him (peace be upon him). During
these one hundred years the children of Israel had gotten freedom and
re-populated this city.
When Prophet Ezra (peace be upon him) died, the sun had risen,
but when he became alive, the sun had not yet set. So when Allah Almighty asked
him, “How long have you tarried here?” after thinking he told, “I have tarried
a day or part of a day”.
In the presence of Prophet Ezra (peace be upon him) all the
bones of ass assembled in its body with correct arrangement. Then Allah covered
them with flesh and skin, then the ass became alive with God’s order and that
stood up.
Prophet Ezra said after looking this entire situation, “I have
believed that indeed Allah is Able to do all things. Although I did know already
that it is very easy for Allah Almighty to give life to the dead, now I have
seen it with my own eyes”. Later on when he reached Jerusalem from here, no
body recognized him because he still remained young and who were infants, they
had become old.
When he caused to hear (recited) the Torah by heart, then the
people believed in him. Aim to tell this story is that it is not distant from the
Power of Allah Almighty to give life to the dead persons; also it is extremely
easy for Him. Occurrence the Day of Resurrection is Sure, while the entire dead
bodies will get lives immediately.
It should be kept in mind that the name of that city has neither
been described in the Holy Qur’an, nor its aim is to mention these types of historical
happenings as history, nor we recite the Speech of Allah Almighty in historical
manner. Root purpose is advice and counsel. It should be kept in front every
time.
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