LESSON # 206 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
A Custom Of Ignorance
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –189b of 286, Section – 24
(Part - 2)
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It is not righteousness that ye go to houses by the backs
thereof (as do the idolaters at certain seasons), but the righteous man is he
who wardeth off (evil). So go to houses by the gates thereof, and observe your
duty to Allah, that ye may be successful.
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Wa laysal-birru bi-‘an-
ta’-tul- bu-yuuta min- zuhuurihaa wa
laakinnal-birra
manittaqaa. Wa’-tul-bu-yuuta
min ‘abwaabihaa; wat-taqullaaha la-‘allakum
tuflihuun.
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Lesson
Before Islam it was tradition during the time of ignorance that
when the people of Arab used to fasten their determination dress during the
days of pilgrimage, they considered inauspicious and ill-omened to enter their
houses through the gates/doors. Moreover they used to enter making doors in the
back walls of their houses or climb on the roofs from the backyard of their
houses and leap in their houses. They used to suppose it unto themselves a
great worship and respect of the temple of Makkah
(Ka’-ba). Looking them doing so some Companions (may God Almighty be pleased
with them) of the Holy Prophet (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him)
also were fallen in this misunderstanding and deemed against the respects of
determination to enter through the doors of their houses in determination
dresses.
In this verse this misunderstanding has been removed and told
that righteousness is not in it to enter the house from its back and the
righteousness is not in it also to consider worship to any self invented statement.
Moreover it is the righteousness that the Orders of God Almighty is obeyed, be
frightened from disobedience of His Commands, be temperate from evil doings and
whenever you wish to enter your house, come in from its door/gate, leave
ancient customs and invented concoctions/wrongs and act upon the Guidance of
the God Almighty.
It has also been cleared from it that each those actions which
are not verified or supported by Holy Qur’an and the Sayings of Holy Messenger
(grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him), to understand them as worship
in personal heart and admit them in the Divine law of religion or make them
compulsory over personal life are sins and that is called heresy.
Then it has also become evident that the real righteousness is
the fear of God Almighty, that is to say, to embrace His Orders whole heartedly
and act upon them, to have fear from disobedience of Allah Almighty, use to
escape from His forbidden affairs. This righteousness is required by the God
Almighty and this is the touch-stone of mankind’s’ actions and his life’s
goodness and badness.
At the end it has been expounded that the result of the
righteousness like this is perfect success and achievement of the object. This
verse reminds us again that God fearing and success have how much deep relation
between each other. The Fear of God Almighty is the basic principle of
fame/respect and comfort forever in both the Worlds.
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