Quran Chapter 2- 247a (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-314) - درس قرآن
Selection of a Commander
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.)
وَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَبِيُّهُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ بَعَثَلَكُمْ طَالُوتَ مَلِكًا قَالُوٓا۟ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِٱلْمُلْكِ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ سَعَةً مِّنَ ٱلْمَالِ قَالَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَزَادَهُۥبَسْطَةً فِى ٱلْعِلْمِ وَٱلْجِسْمِ وَٱللَّهُ يُؤْتِى مُلْكَهُۥ مَن يَشَآءُ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ 247
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247a. Their Prophet said unto them:
Lo! Allah hath raised up Saul to be a king for you. They said: How can he
have kingdom over us when we are more deserving of the kingdom than he is,
since he hath not been given wealth enough?
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247a. Wa qaala
lahum Nabiy-yuhum ‘innAllaaha qad ba-‘asa
lakum Taaluuta Malikaa. Qaaluuu ‘annaa
yakuunu lahul-mulku ‘alaynaa wa nahnu ‘a-haqqu
bil-mulki minhu wa lam yu’-ta
sa-‘atam-minal-maal.
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Commentary
Taaluuta – (Saul son
of Kash), after Prophet Moses, Saul (peace be upon them) has been
recognized as very great and first king of the children of Israel
Evil-minded Jews
criticized this (Saul’s) appointment as king that He (peace be upon him) has not
been given enough wealth. He is a poor person. How can a poor person be a king
for us (the rich people)? They thought that sovereignty and leadership is the
inborn right of the rich-men.
It does not rest on
the Jews only. The materialist nations made always these types of wrong
principles, and they deemed the government as bondwoman of the house of rich
people. While this concept is infinite foolish and un-justly, so Allah Almighty
declared clearly this wrong concept of the Jews in His last Scripture for
warning of coming breeds, so that nobody may remain in misunderstanding in
future, and no nation should suppose the wealth and riches as standard of
leadership and exaltation.
After it, if any
nation or group considers the riches as cause of superiority even then, that
nation or group would have to face the same punishment which the Jews already
bore, because the Law of the Nature is not changed.
