Quran Chapter
2-69 (Pt-1, Stg-1) (L-102) - درس قرآن
Arguing against the Command of God (2)
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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69. They said: Pray for us unto thy
Lord that He make clear to us of what colour she is. (Moses) answered: Lo! He
saith: Verily she is a yellow cow, bright is her colour,
gladdening beholders.
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69. Qaalud-‘u lanaa
Rabbaka Yubayyil-lanaa maa law-nuhaa. Qaala ‘innaHuu yaquulu
‘in-nahaa baqaratun- saf-raaa-‘u, faaqi-‘ul-lawnuhaa
tasurrun-naaziriin.
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Commentary
It was stated in the previous lesson that the Children of Israel
began to ask questions about that cow unnecessarily, for which they were
commanded to sacrifice. At first they asked about the age of the cow, so they
were told that “Verily she is a cow neither with calf nor immature. (She is)
between the two conditions”. As though, due to asking questions, they became
bound about the age of the cow.
But they did not
cease and asked second question: What would be color of the cow? Now Prophet
Moses (peace be upon him) told them after asking from Allah Almighty that the
color of the cow should be yellow, which should be such fast and clear that
those people become happy who look at it and they consider that it is very
beautiful cow.
As if, they raised
some more difficulty for themselves by asking another question. And it all was
result of wickedness of the Children of Israel, due to which they had been
making difficult and complicated to a simple order for themselves at their own.
It appears from such
questions that those people were utmost clever and idle fellows. They wished to
evade in the commandment of Allah Almighty. They did not perceive that what
philosophy is hidden in the Commandment of Allah Almighty. That work, which was
being considered very difficult for them, had abundant of secret expedience.
Actually they were
trying to evade the order. But as they were trying to evade, they were drowning
in the more difficult situation. They did not understand that how much
expedience and secrets are hidden in His orders.
We should learn from
such incidents of the Children of Israel and remember it always that arguing
and fault finding against the commandments of Allah Almighty can never be useful.
We should abstain from it and obey His all Commandments without wrangling.
