Quran Chapter 7 – 150b & 151 (Pt-9, Stg-2) (L-1030) - درس قرآن
Aaron was not guilty
Chapter ‘Al-‘A’raaf (The Heights) – Surah –
7)
‘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)
وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ غَضْبَٰنَ أَسِفًا قَالَ بِئْسَمَا خَلَفْتُمُونِى مِنۢبَعْدِىٓ أَعَجِلْتُمْ أَمْرَ رَبِّكُمْ وَأَلْقَى ٱلْأَلْوَاحَ وَأَخَذَ بِرَأْسِ أَخِيهِ يَجُرُّهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ ٱبْنَ أُمَّ إِنَّ ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱسْتَضْعَفُونِى وَكَادُوا۟ يَقْتُلُونَنِى فَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِىَٱلْأَعْدَآءَ وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِى مَعَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 150
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِأَخِى وَأَدْخِلْنَا فِى رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ 151
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150b. He said: Son of
my mother! Lo! the folk did judge me weak and almost killed me. So make not
mine enemies to triumph over me and place me not among the evildoers.
151. He said: My Lord!
Have mercy on me and on my brother; and bring us into Thy mercy and Thou art
the Most Merciful of all who show mercy.
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150b. Qaalabna-
‘umma ‘innal-qaw-mastaz-‘afuunii wa kaaduu
yaqtuluu-nanii. Falaa tushmit bi-yal-‘a’-daaa-‘a
wa laa taj-‘alnii ma-‘al-qawmiz-zaalimiin.
151. Qaala
Rabbig-fir lii wa li-‘akhii wa
‘ad-khilnaa fii RahmatiKa wa ‘Anta
‘Arhamur-raahimiin.
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Commentary
‘Astaz-‘afuunii –
(they did judge me weak), it is past tense and its origin is ‘Astaz-‘aafun,
which has been derived from za-‘afa. Za-‘afa means
weakness. ‘Astaz-‘aafun means “to judge someone weak”.
Laa
tushmit – (make not to triumph over), it is a negative sentence and its
origin is ‘ashmaat, which has been made from shamaatat.
Shamaatat means “to be happy upon the trouble of any other”. ‘Ashmaat means
“to provide an opportunity to someone to triumph over anyone”.
The
Children of Israel desired to tease Aaron (peace be upon Him) themselves. Now,
when they saw that Moses (peace be upon Him) was going to rebuke Him, they were
happy. When Aaron (peace be upon Him) observed that Moses (peace be upon Him)
was taunting Him before the entire people, He understood that Moses (peace be
upon Him) was doubtful that Aaron (peace be upon Him) has committed negligence
in His duty. Therefore, He explained before Him actual situation.
It
is commanded that when Aaron (peace be upon Him) saw that Moses (peace be upon
Him) was angry upon Him, He said: O Brother; son of My Mother! I do not deserve
this reproof. Indeed, I was almost alone and I had not too much supporters and
companions. Almost the whole nation was in one side. A weak personality can
have no hearing. They suppressed us. Even that they threatened to kill us.
Aaron
(peace be upon Him) said to Prophet Moses (peace be upon) that He told to His
people: We have no choice but to be silent at this time. If we use force, infighting
begins and the nation is divided. Then, because we are few in numbers, so the
matter is dangerous. It is better that we should be patient until Prophet Moses
(peace be upon Him) comes.
These people
were already trying to humiliate Me (Aaron). Even You also enraged over Me at
first after coming back. How much would be these people (who are Our enemies)
being happy from this situation that it was Good; Aaron was being rebuked? Make
not them to triumph over Me for God’s sake and do never think that I am or was
among those evildoers. We learnt from this verse that we must avoid mischief
and riot, and wait for a suitable opportunity for correction.
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