Quran Chapter
7 – 28 (Pt-8, Stg-2) (L-940) - درس قرآن
Immodesty
Chapter ‘Al-‘A’raaf (The
Heights) – Surah – 7)
‘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)
وَإِذَا فَعَلُوا۟ فَٰحِشَةً قَالُوا۟ وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَآ ءَابَآءَنَا وَٱللَّهُ أَمَرَنَا بِهَا قُلْإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ أَتَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ 28
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28. And when they do
some lewdness they say: We found our fathers doing it, and Allah hath
enjoined it on us. Say: Allah, verily, enjoineth not lewdness. Tell ye
concerning Allah that which ye know not?
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28. Wa
‘izaa fa-‘aluu faahisha-tan- qaaluu wajadnaa
‘alay-haaa ‘aabaa-‘anaa wAllaahu ‘amaranaa bihaa.
Qul ‘in-nAllaaha laa ya’-muru bil-fahshaaa’.
‘Ataquu-luuna ‘alAllaahi maa laa ta’-lamuun.
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Commentary
Faahisha-tan and fahshaaa’ both
words have been derived from fahash. The meanings of all these
three words are: evil deeds, lewdness, immodesty and sins.
We
have come to know from the previous verses that hiding male and female parts
from one another is natural habit of the human being. Accordingly, by seducing
the Devil, when Adam and Eve (peace be upon Them) tasted the fruit of that
tree, which was forbidden for Them and their robe of the Garden was torn off
from their bodies and they became naked before each other, then they began to
hide their bodies with the leaves of the trees by connecting them.
Thus
Allah Almighty taught the mankind preparing raiment for veiling the body and
made it source of their ornamentation. During the period, when this verse was
revealed, it had become tradition that the people of Makkah and
in their imitation, other all people too, men and women used to go round
the Ka’bah with nude bodies.
When
they were asked about its reason, they told two reasons:
1.
We found our fathers
doing it, so we imitate their footprints.
2.
Allah (Almighty) has
enjoined on us to perform as our ancestors used to do.
God
Almighty commands in this verse that this kind of deed is lewdness and He has
rejected such kinds of acts and the reasons explained by them.
It is
commanded that when these people commit some lewdness they say: We have seen
our forefathers doing the same, we only imitate them. This question has been
solved in the story of Adam (peace be upon Him) that He was Father of all of
you, but He came into temptation of Satan, so, imitation of ancestors cannot be
suitable in every work, because it is possible that they would have done some
works because of deception by Satan, from which, it is compulsory for the
children to refrain.
Another
matter about which they say: Allah has enjoined on us: Move round Ka’-bah with
naked bodies. Allah Almighty commanded to His Messenger (grace, glory,
blessings and peace be upon Him) in this regard to tell them: Allah Almighty
does never enjoin lewdness and immodesty. Which evidence you have about it that
Allah Almighty enjoined to go round Ka’-bah in nude condition?
He has arranged for you the sources to prepare the raiment in the world. Then,
why do you live nude and shameless? If you desire to imitate your forefathers,
you should imitate your first Father Adam (peace be upon Him), that, when He
was stripped all at once, He (peace be upon Him) began to cover His body with
the leaves of the trees immediately. You should not use such type of words for
Allah Almighty, which has He neither commanded you nor taught.
Entire indecent, obscene and
evil talks and deeds were stopped forever as it is obvious from the Words of
this verse.
