LESSON # 80 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Change In Faces From Good To Bad
Verse – 65 of 286, Section – 8
(Part - 1)
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And ye know of
those of you who broke the Sabbath, so We said unto them: Be ye apes,
despised and hated.
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Wa laqad ‘alim-tumul-laziina’-tadaw minkum fis-Sabti fa-qulnaa lahum kuunuu
qira-datan khaasi-‘iin.
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Lesson
Minkum – (out of you) it signifies towards the
fathers, ancestors; forefathers of the children of Israel.
As-Sabt – (the day of “Saturday”) Literal meaning
of Sabt is Saturday. As near to Christians ‘Sunday’ is a holy day and Muslims
celebrating ‘Friday’ as the holy day, like this the Jews count ‘Saturday’ as
their holy day. Saturday was specified only for the worship of God near to
them. Worldly works like business, agriculture or hunting were forbidden for
them.
A’-tadaw – (to encroach, to cross the limits) they
crossed the limits of Divine’s Law.
It has come in the
traditions that during the time of Prophet David (peace be upon Him) a large
number of Jews lived Ailah (a place in the south of Palestine). This event belongs to that population.
These persons used to disobey the commands of God Almighty with cleverness and
tactfully. They were instructed not to hunt the fish absolutely on Saturday.
The God Almighty wished to examine them too. Usually the fish used to come near
the bank of river in much quantity on Saturday.
The Jews planned
tactfully carrying on the outward form of the orders of God Almighty. They used
to dig the pit holes near the bank of river on Saturday. Large quantity of the
fish used to reach in these pit holes with water. Then they used to close the
way of water from the river side towards the pit holes. Next day they used to
hold the fish from these pit holes. Due to continuously disobeying the God Almighty
they were punished, were shaped as apes
and their faces were changed from good to bad.
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