LESSON # 154 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Remember The God & Thanks For Him
Verse –152 of 286, Section – 19
(Part 2)
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Therefore remember Me, I will remember you; and give thanks to
Me, and do not be ungrateful to Me.
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Faz-kuruuniii ‘az-kurkum
washkuruu lii wa laa takfu-ruun.
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Lesson
Faz-kuruuniii – (So you remember
Me) its matter is Zikr, which means remember, recitation, memory,
prayer, talk and mention. Accordingly counting on rosary (count the beads) is
called the Zikr because it is source of remembrance to the God Almighty.
Ashkuruu lii – (give
thanks to Me) shukr means thanks, gratitude. Purpose of it is that use
of the powers and blessings bestowed by the God Almighty should be on the just,
true, right and proper places, and should abstain from under-esteeming which is
also called ingratitude of a favor.
The principles regarding improvement of the Muslim Ummah
(nation) have been mentioned in the former verses, so now it is necessary that
the people who admit the invitation of Holy Qur’an be guided to act
according to those principles and tell them to do with zeal keeping in view these
matters. So they are being commanded at first, “Remember the God Almighty every
moment”.
Meaning of the ‘remember’ to the Lord Almighty is that the
person should go on the path guided by Him with full fondness and courage.
He should keep on priority the liking and assent of the God
Almighty in each work, as during standing, sitting, walking, wondering, waking,
and sleeping. Particularly the method of worship has also been selected to
remember Him. It is our duty to stand firm on it. As its reward the God
Almighty commands, “I shall continue to rain over you My particular favors and
blessings in this world as well as on the Judgment Day, and you will be bestowed
with new and fresh kindness and mercies.
Secondly the Muslim nation is being commanded, “Give thanks to
Me”. The best shape of the Thanks to God Almighty is that His favors and
blessings be fixed for His works according to His orders and should work in the
limitations which have been ordered by the Lord to do by the human beings. With
it the blessings and favors increase. This enlargement and increase is called
blessings and fortune.
The third order delivered through Holy Qur’an is, “Esteem
highly all the powers, blessings and strength granted by the God Almighty. Due
to ungratefulness not only the favor is snatched, but the severe punishment and
strong agony is also awarded.
God Almighty has appointed the Muslims for teaching and guidance
of the nations. It was necessary to do this duty successfully that at first
morality, manners and courtesy of superior quality and needful excellence be
produced in to them. Three excellence have been mentioned out of them in the
today’s lesson, which are roots (base) of all the excellence. That is to say,
we should do worship of Allah Almighty and obey His orders, spend the favors,
blessings and powers granted by Him according to His orders and do not fix in
disobedience the strength, powers and causes gifted us by Him.
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