LESSON # 288 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Why Should We Not Fight
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –246 of 286, Section –32 (Part - 2)
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Bethink thee of the leaders of the Children of Israel after
Moses, how they said unto a Prophet whom they had: Set up for us a king and
we will fight in Allah’s Way. He said: Would ye then refrain from fighting if
fighting were prescribed for you? They said: Why should we not fight in
Allah’s Way when we have been driven from our dwellings with our children? Yet,
when fighting was prescribed for them, they turned away, all save a few of
them. And Allah is Aware of evildoers.
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‘Alam tara ‘ilal-mala-‘i mim- Baniii-‘Israaa-‘iila mim- ba’-di Muusaa. ‘Iz qaaluu li-nabiyyil-lahumub-‘as lanaa Malikan-nuqaatil fii Sabiilil-laah.
Qaala hal ‘asaytum ‘in- kutiba ‘alaykumul-qitaalu ‘al-laa tuqaatiluu. Qaaluu wa maa lanaaa ‘allaa nuqaatila fii Sabii-lillaahi wa qad
‘ukhrijnaa min-diyaarinaa wa ‘abnaaa-‘inaa. Falammaa kutiba ‘alay-himul-qitaalu tawallaw ‘illaa qaliilam-minhum. Wallaahu ‘Aliimum-biz-zaalimiin.
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Lesson
It has been pointed also in this
verse towards an important tale of the history of Israel’s Children. After some
times of departing Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him), the Children of Israel gathered
in the temple of Jerusalem being confused from the attacks of King Goliath and
other enemies, and being helpless from each side. Perhaps this reign was of the
Prophet Samuel (peace be upon him). They requested the Prophet of God Almighty (peace
be upon him) to appoint for them a commander-in-chief, under whose supervision
they may fight. He (Prophet Samuel (peace be upon him) said, “I’m afraid that
if it is ordered to Fight (do ji-haad), then would you not refrain
from fighting”? They assured that they
would fight in Allah’s Way when they had been driven from their
dwellings with their children. But
when the time for fighting came, they all turned away save a few of them.
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