Quran Chapter 2- 189a (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-230)
- درس قرآن
Lunar calendar
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.)
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَهِلَّةِ قُلْ هِىَمَوَٰقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَٱلْحَجِّ (189 a)
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189a.
They ask thee, (O Muhammad), of new moon. Say: They are fixed seasons
for mankind and for the Pilgrimage.
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189a.
Yas-‘aluunaka ‘anil- ‘Ahil-lah. Qul hiya
mawaa-qiitu lin-naasi wal-Hajj.
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Commentary
‘Ahil-lah – (the new
moon), ‘Ahil-lah is plural of Hilaal. About the
moon, the questions of the people were nearly like, “first rising of the moon,
then it’s increasing date-wise and then it’s decreasing date-wise, and then
until the time of it’s disappearing – why it is so? And what is the reason of
these changes?
Mawaaqiitu – (times,
seasons), it is plural of miiqaat which means prescribed time
or instrument and a measure of the time.
The changes, which
come in the moon, those may be commonly seen and felt. It is a natural thing;
asking about these things by the mankind because he remains restless for
getting more and excessive knowledge. Some people asked from the Messenger of
God Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) about the reasons
of increase and decrease of the moon: What are the causes of rising and
disappearing of it? The Prophet (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him)
responded these questions with the inspiration of God Almighty: The advantage
of increasing and decreasing of the moon is that it becomes easy to fix the
days, dates, months and years for the worldly matters and lawful accounts of
the people with it.
The foundation of the
worshiping whims and ascribing plurality to Allah Almighty would be cut with
this clear description of the Holy Qur’an. Many nations of the world
used to adore the moon. These like nations adored the new moon believing it
demi-god. Increasing of the moon was considered blessed and the decreasing as
wretched. So those people did not use to even marry during the last dates of
the moon. The Holy Qur’an declared the purpose of increasing
and decreasing of the moon; that the times and period for working by the human
beings can be fixed easily with it. It helps also in worships and lawful
accounts besides the worldly matters. The word Hajj (Pilgrimage) has been used
particularly here because it was a very important part of the lives of Arabian
people.
Due to some extra
advantages in the Lunar account; the Holy Qur’an has preferred it
from the Solar account:
· In the solar calendar,
many difficulties happen because it remains in the same condition. Which
ordinary change comes due to rising of the sun and its setting, the people
cannot guess it.
· Availability of well
acquainted person, who keeps the correct solar account, is much difficult in
backward and uncivilized territories.
· Everybody (literate
and illiterate) can estimate the time and date due to regularly equal changes
in the conditions of the moon.
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The weather doesn’t affect on the rising of the moon and its
setting. So different months come in different weathers on the entire earth and
the Muslims of every country and territory can perform their worships turn by
turn in every season.
