Quran Chapter 2- 249a (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-317) - درس قرآن
Test of the Soldiers
Surah
‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
فَلَمَّا فَصَلَ طَالُوتُ بِٱلْجُنُودِ قَالَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُبْتَلِيكُم بِنَهَرٍ فَمَن شَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّى وَمَن لَّمْ يَطْعَمْهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنِّىٓ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱغْتَرَفَ غُرْفَةًۢ بِيَدِهِۦفَشَرِبُوا۟ مِنْهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنْهُمْ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَهُۥ هُوَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ قَالُوا۟ لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا ٱلْيَوْمَ بِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِۦ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَٰقُوا۟ ٱللَّهِكَم مِّن فِئَةٍ قَلِيلَةٍ غَلَبَتْ فِئَةً كَثِيرَةًۢ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ 249
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249a. And when Saul set out with the
army, he said: Lo! Allah will try you by (the ordeal of) a river. Whosoever
therefore drinketh thereof he is not of me, and whosoever tasteth it not he
is of me, save him who taketh (thereof) in the hollow of his hand. But they
drank thereof, all save a few of them.
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249a. Fa-lammaa
fasala Taa-luutu bil-junuudi, qaala ‘innAllaaha
mubtaliikum-bi-nahar. Faman-shariba minhu falaysa
minnii. Wa mal-lam yat-‘amhu fa-‘innahuu
miniii ‘illaa manig-tarafa gurfatam- bi-yadih. Fa-sharibuu
minhu ‘illaa qaliilam-minhum.
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Commentary
Nahar – (canal), a
river from which the Army had to pass through. The name of this river is stated
as Jordan River . Name of Hashmiite Government
of the Eastern Jordan is also related to this river. It flows north
to south and drops down in to the Dead Sea .
Man-shariba
minhu –
(whosoever drinks out of it), it means that the individual who will drink water
from this river bellyful, he will be disobedient and he will be expelled from
my group.
Gurfatam- bi-yadihii – (in the hollow
of his hand), that is to say; there will be permission only to drink the water;
quantity of which should not be more than a hollow of the hand for
wetting the dry lips and quenching the thirst.
When Saul (peace be
upon him) set out with the Army of the children of Israel Jordan River in the way.
No command and order
from God Almighty is without philosophy and wisdom. Surely, any use and
advantage is hidden for human being in every command and restriction. So, it
was not only a test but there were many advantages in this restriction in
respect of their health and character, which they could not understand at that
time. However they knew it very soon.
