Quran Chapter
6 – 165 (Pt-8, Stg-2) (L-922) - درس قرآن
Meaning of the Caliphate of Allah (1)
Surah
‘Al-‘An-‘aam (Cattle)
– Chapter – 6)
‘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)
Lessons
of Suratul – ‘An-‘aam came to an end by the Grace of Allah
Almighty, but in fact, its ending should be taken as beginning to think into
its guidelines, and understanding the commands revealed in it, which is the
best source of instilling the object of Islam. Its last verse is an ocean of
sciences, out of which, the divers will be bringing out the precious pearls.
Some
more advices have been caused to engage the attention as under. All the
subjects of this Chapter will be obvious by keeping them under consideration
and it will be helpful to understand Islam, if Allah Almighty wills:
1.
The name of
this Chapter is ‘An-‘aam, which means “Cattle”. The cattle is useful for burdening and
other necessities of the human being, for example; it provides meat and milk,
which are used for food and drinking, wool to escape from the cold weather etc.
The entire cattle are servants of the mankind and he takes work from them as he
wishes. Like this, grains, vegetables, fruit and flowers etc. all these things
have been produced for the human being, which are used for eating, drinking,
making clothes etc. After mentioning all these things in the Chapter, lastly,
it is described: The mankind is higher in rank and excellence in creation among
all others.
2.
Mankind is a Viceroy of Allah
Almighty in the earth. It is such a proclamation, due to which a mankind gets
knowledge about himself. He should know that Allah Almighty has appointed for
His works separately to every person by giving him a particular power. That is
to say; every individual is a government servant. You would have observed in
the world: How much higher in rank, a government servant considers himself,
than others? He does never bow his head before any other person, and desires
own respect from the entire people. Similarly, every individual should have
perception of his own respect and honor, which he gains due to being servant of
the Highest Government, his Owner and Master i.e. slave of Allah Almighty. From
here, the lesson of human equality is learned. The entire people are slaves of
One Master. In this sense, none has any superiority over any other. From it,
perception of self-respect grows into every person.
3.
In the slavery of Allah
Almighty, (according to English language which is called “Adoration”, according
to Persian language which is called “Bandgii and according to
Arabic language is ‘ibaadat”) the entire human beings are equal.
Neither is anyone elder, nor little because of nation, country, caste, dynasty,
family or tribe, but it is evident that abilities and strength of all of them
are not equal. Their alls’ Mental and physical strengths are separate and
different from one another, but that strength or power, which anyone has, has
been given by Allah Almighty. And the reason of fluctuation in the strength of
everyone (more or less, decrease or increase) is that every person is being
tested separately and individually.
The
method of test is that a prescribed Way has been fixed for all human beings,
and its marks of the path, signs and tokens have been spread everywhere in the
world. Then the human beings have been caused to understand too by sending the
Scriptures through the Messengers (peace be upon Them) from time to time. The
Callers towards this Path exist on every step also and those too, who misguide.
Every mankind is capable commonly to know both kinds of them. And then, there
are some particular powers, which exist more in some people and less in some.
It is duty of every human being
that he/she should either go on that (straight) Path by searching and
recognizing by own sense or should remain near to it as close as it may be
possible. The people should spend their entire powers in search of and going on
the Straight Path.
