Quran Chapter 8 – 31 & 32 (Pt-9, Stg-2) (L-1103) - درس قرآن
Perfect Stubbornness
Chapter ‘Anfaal (Spoils
of War) – Surah – 8)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
(I seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَاقَالُوا۟ قَدْ سَمِعْنَا لَوْ نَشَآءُ لَقُلْنَا مِثْلَ هَٰذَآ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ 31
وَإِذْ قَالُوا۟ ٱللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَٰذَا هُوَ ٱلْحَقَّ مِنْ عِندِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةًمِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَوِ ٱئْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ 32
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31. And when Our Revelations are recited unto them they
say: We have heard; if we wish we can speak the like of this. Lo! this is
naught but fables of the men of old.
32. And when they said: O Allah! If this be indeed the
Truth from Thee, then rain down stones on us or bring on us some painful
doom!
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31. Wa ‘izaa tutlaa ‘alayhim
‘AayaatuNaa qaaluu qad sami’-naa law
nashaaa-‘u la-qulnaa misla haazaaa, ‘in
haazaaa ‘illaaa ‘asaa-tiirul-‘awwaliin.
32. Wa ‘iz qaalUllaahumma
‘in-kaana haaza huwal-Haqqa min ‘indiKa
fa-‘amtir ‘alay-naa hijaa-ratam-minas-samaaa-‘i
‘awi’-tinaa bi-‘azaabin ‘aliim.
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Commentary
‘Asaa-tiiru –
(fables), this word is plural of ‘astuuratun, which has been
derived from satar and means “any written thing, a story, a
tale”.
One more unfairness and
perverseness of the infidels has been described in this verse. God Almighty
commanded to His Messenger: You {O Muhammad (grace, glory, blessing and peace
be upon Him)} saw! When Our Revelations are caused to hear the disbelievers by
recitation, they say carelessly! We have already heard these fables. What has
been placed into Them? These are only self invented tales of the ancient
people. We can write like these stories also if we wish to write.
Its reply has been given in
the Surahs (Chapters) revealed in Makkah and Madinah;
again and again, that; they can write never any book like This (Holy Qur’an).
If they are able to write, then they should make, write and show only ten
Chapters like These. Then they were invited: If you are indeed able to do
something, make and bring only one Surah like These Chapters.
But they could not bring and practically they were answered in the Battle
of Badr. Then their eyes were opened. They knew that the Holy Qur’an is
not a collection of fables and tales, but a Spring of such Power, before Whom,
none can raise his head.
Then they began to say: O God!
If this religion is True and from You, then rain down stones from the sky on us
or bring on us any painful doom. From this supplication of the disbelievers,
their utmost stubbornness is obvious. Moreover, it seems from such severe
supplication that they wanted to impress the Muslims also.
