Quran Chapter 2- 168 (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-193)
- درس قرآن
Pure and lawful food
Surah
‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُوا۟ مِمَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِحَلَٰلًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ (168
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168. O
mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and wholesome in the earth, and follow
not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! He is an open enemy for you.
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168.
Yaaa-‘ayyuhan-naasu kuluu mimmaa fil-‘arzi
Halaalan- tay-yibaa. Wa laa tattabi-‘uu
khutuwaatish-Shay-taan. ‘In-nahuu lakum ‘aduw-wum-mu-biin.
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Commentary
In
this verse, God Almighty addressed the entire human beings and declared the
difference between lawful and unlawful, and prescribed compulsory two
conditions for the eatables and drinkable things that what is lawful and what
is unlawful.
Halaalun – the thing,
which is not forbidden by Allah Almighty from eating or drinking; and which has
not been disliked or not fixed as unlawful, for example: water, vegetables,
meat, pulses etc. are called lawful in accordance with the Divine law.
Tay-yiban – (pure, clean,
fine, nice), those things, which are lawful including pure and clean from filth
and nastiness are Tay-yiban.
Applying
two conditions by Islam in the food (lawful and pure) have produced a very
great excellence. Due to these principles, every such thing, which is not pure
and clean, is dangerous or harmful for human body and soul, or that has not
gotten lawfully, for eating, drinking or use of it is forbidden.
The
Messenger of Allah Almighty (glory, grace, blessings and peace be upon Him)
took too much care for the pure, clean and lawful that those things, smell of
which affects usually ill upon the health, declared odious and their use,
before coming to the mosque, has been prohibited by Him (glory, grace,
blessings and peace be upon Him), so that, it might not affect bad on the
nature of the devout associates.
The
Arabs had declared some things unlawful at their own; for instance; the animals
were left free in the name of idols and likewise; some other kinds of food. And
they began to use some forbidden things also like milk of a mother who suckles.
Islam forbade from it. Accordingly, there is a Saying of the Prophet (glory,
grace, blessings and peace be upon Him), “The person whose food is unlawful,
clothes are unlawful and meal is also unlawful, how his prayer may be accepted?”
Allah
Almighty commanded that the people, who don’t care about lawful, pure and
clean, they follow the Devil and the Devil is the worst enemy of the human
being. He will never be the well-wisher of the mankind.
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