Lesson # 864 from the Noble Quran
Fear the retribution of an Awful Day
Surah ‘A’-RAAF (The Heights) – Chapter – 7)
Stage – 2, Verses –59 & 60 of
206, Section – 8 of 24 (Part - 8)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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59. We sent Noah (of old) unto his people, and he
said: O my people! Serve Allah, ye have no other God save Him. Lo! I fear for
you the retribution of an Awful Day.
60. The
chieftains of his people said: Lo! We see thee surely in manifest error.
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59. Laqad ‘arsalNaa
Nuuhan ‘ilaa qawmi-hii
faqaala yaaqawmi’- budUllaaha maa
lakummin ‘ilaahin gay-ruh.
‘Innii ‘akhaafu ‘alay-kum
‘azaaba Yawmin ‘aziim.
60. Qaalal-mala-‘u min-
qawmihiii ‘innaa lanaraaka
fii zalaalim-mubiin.
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Lesson
It was
discussed in the previous verses that Allah Almighty says: We have arranged to
bring the earth to life through raining for humankind’s apparent and physical life,
so that vegetables, fruit and grains maybe produced from it and food may be
provided for the body of human being.
From here,
this description begins that (Allah Almighty explains): Similarly We have
arranged for mankind’s hidden and spiritual life and We have sent Our Messages
unto human beings through the Messengers and Prophets (peace be upon Them),
which are like the rain for bringing their souls to life. If they will act upon
those Revelations, their souls will become verdant, green and prosperous as the
earth with rain, but some souls are entirely like barren land, as the rain is
never useful for them.
It is
commanded that the Children of Adam along with Him and His wife - Eve (peace be
upon Them), who were sent down on the earth for dwelling, they carried on going
the straight path, prescribed for them for a long time. But after some period
they began to go astray. Then Allah Almighty sent unto them Prophet Noah (peace
be upon Him) as His Messenger, He caused to understand His nation and preached:
Behold! Worship God only. There is none your worthy of worship save Him. If you
chose others as worshiped leaving Allah Almighty, I fear that on the Day of
Resurrection, which is a very Awful Day, you will suffer very painful Doom and
retribution.
Hearing these
words of Prophet Noah (peace be upon Him), the chieftains, the rich and honored
people from His nation said: O Noah (peace be upon Him)! We have felt that you
have lost your sense (God forbid), because we have found manifest signs of straying
into You.
The Commentators
explain that Adam (peace be upon Him) had declared before His children that: Satan
has caused to come us out from the Garden, and Allah Almighty has admonished us
that: If you worshiped Me only after knowing Me in the world and did not
ascribe any partner with Me, then after death, on the Day of Judgment, after
counting your deeds, the successful people will be entered into the Garden
again. It manifests that there are two Pillars of the Religion:
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Original Unity (Oneness of God) and
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The Belief in the Doomsday.
The Children
of Adam (peace be upon Him) kept their footing on the Unity for a long time and
many individuals of higher dignity were born into them. The common people were
so much attached to them that after their death, they made their idols and
began to worship them. Therefore, Messenger Noah (peace be upon Him) was sent
to admonish them.
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