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عجائب القرآن مع غ برائ
القرآن
Marvels and Wonders
in the Holy Quran
A Fascinating Book Containing Quranic Anecdotes and Marvels
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Authored by
Sheikh-ul-Hadees Hazrat Allamah Maulana Abdul Mustafa A’zami
(1333-1406 AH / 1912-1985 CE)
Presented by
Majlis Al-Madina-tul-Ilmiyah -
Department of Referencing (Dawat-e-Islami)
Translated by
Majlis Tarajim (Dawat-e-Islami)

Marvels and Wonders in the Holy Quran
English Translation of Ajayib-ul-Quran ma Gharayib-ul-Quran
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Table of Contents
Transliteration Chart ............................................................................ vii
Foreword ................................................................................................ viii
Translator’s Note .................................................................................. ix
Why was it written And what was written ..................................... x
Marvels and Wonders in the Holy Quran
1. Heavenly staff .................................................................................. 1
2. A stone that sprint ........................................................................... 8
3. Field of Tayaĥ ................................................................................... 12
4. Glittering hand ................................................................................. 14
5. Mann and Salwā ............................................................................... 15
6. 12,000 Jews turned into apes .......................................................... 16
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 19
7. The most precious cow of the world ............................................. 20
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 23
8. Seventy thousand dead resurrected .............................................. 25
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 28
9. Stayed dead for a hundred years and then came back to life ...... 30
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 36
10. The blissful box ............................................................................. 36
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 39
11. Resurrection of the slaughtered birds .......................................... 41
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 43
12. The kingdom of Ṭālūt .................................................................... 44
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 46
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هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م .13 How Dāwūd
............................................. 47 king became a ‏َلَيۡ‏
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 49
14. Maryam’s arch ................................................................................ 50
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 53
15. Maqām-e-Ibrāĥīm.......................................................................... 54
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 56
هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م 16. Four miracles of Ḥaḍrat ‘Īsā
............................................ 57 ‏َلَيۡ‏
ۡ هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م .17 Ḥaḍrat ‘Īsā
................................................ 61 heavens in the ‏َلَي
18. Christians fled from Mubāĥilaĥ (casting Allah’s curse) ............ 64
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 67
19. Five thousand angels in battlefield ............................................... 70
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 73
20. The first murderer and the first murdered ................................. 74
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 78
21. Crow taught to bury the dead ....................................................... 79
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 80
22. The divine feast .............................................................................. 81
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 83
23. Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm’s proclamation of Tawḥīd (Monotheism) .. 85
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 87
24. Five consecutive punishments upon the followers of Pharaoh 88
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 94
هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م 25. She-Camel of Sayyidunā Ṣāleḥ
....................................... 96 ‏َل ‏َيۡ‏
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 98
26. Windstorm on people of ‘Ād ........................................................ 100
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 103
27. Inverted city .................................................................................... 104
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 108
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28. Calf of Sāmrī ................................................................................... 109
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 112
29. Mountain over heads ..................................................................... 113
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 114
30. Tongue hung over the chest ......................................................... 114
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 118
هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م .31 Sayyidunā Yūnus
............................... 119 fish in stomach of ‏َل ‏َيۡ‏
32. Testimony by a Four Months Baby .............................................. 125
هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م 33. Shirt of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
................................................. 127 ‏َلَيۡ‏
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 131
34. Summary of Sūrāĥ Yūsuf .............................................................. 133
35. How Makkaĥ became established .............................................. 145
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 149
36. Wife of Abū Laĥab could not see Holy Prophet ......................... 150
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 152
37. Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf (companions of cave) ............................................ 152
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 159
38. Brief account of journey of Majma-Al-Bahrain .......................... 160
39. Żul-Qarnaīn and Yājūj Mājūj ....................................................... 166
40. Tree of Maryam and stream of Jibrāīl ............................................. 171
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 172
41. First speech of Sayyidunā Īsā ........................................................ 172
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 173
هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م .42 Sayyidunā Idrīs
.................................................................. 174 ‏َلَيۡ‏
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 176
43. From river waves to mother’s lap ................................................. 177
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 179
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44. Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm’s demolishing of idols ................................... 180
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 184
هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م 45. Trial of Sayyidunā Ayyūb
................................................ 185 ‏َل ‏َيۡ‏
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 188
46. Sayyidunā Sulaymān السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and an ant ...................................... 188
هِ‏
‏َلَيۡ‏
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 190
47. Sayyidunā Sulaymān’s woodpecker.............................................. 192
48. How did the throne of Bilqīs arrive ............................................ 195
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 197
49. Extraordinary death of Sayyidunā Sulaymān .............................. 198
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 200
50. The bad end of Qārūn ................................................................... 202
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 205
51. Romans will dominate after being dominated ............................ 206
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 207
52. Storm of Ghazwaĥ Aḥzāb ............................................................. 208
Moral lesson.................................................................................... 211
53. Flood of the people of Sabā ........................................................... 212
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Transliteration Chart
L/l ل Ř/ř ڑ A/a ء
M/m م Z/z ز A/a ا
N/n ن X/x ژ B/b ب
S/s س P/p پ
Sh/sh ش T/t ت
و
V/v,
W/w
Ĥ/ĥ ھ / ہ ‏/ۃ Ṣ/ṣ ص Ṫ/ṫ ٹ
َ
ُ
ِ
ث
Š/š ض Ḍ/ḍ ى Y/y ج
J/j ط Ṭ/ṭ ے Y/y چ
Ch ظ Ẓ/ẓ A/a ح
Ḥ/ḥ ع ‘ U/u خ
Kh/kh غ Gh/gh I/i د
D/d ف F/f و ‏ّہ Ū/ū ڈ
Ḋ/ḋ ق Q/q ى ‏ّہ Ī/ī K/k ك Ż/ż ذ
G/g گ R/r ر
Ā/ā ا ‏ّہ
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Foreword
We are striving to reproduce the books of our late اَل ْ حَ‏ مْ‏ دُ‏ لِ‏ له عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏
scholars in proper text and context. In this connection, many
booklets of Imām-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat Al-shāĥ Imām Aḥmad Razā
Khān عَلَيْهِ‏ رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ الرَّ‏ حمْ‏ ‏ٰنْ‏ have been published (with minor editing) and
applauded by the readers. Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, Volume 1 has also
been published.
Now, this book, Ajāyib-ul-Quran ma Gharāyib-ul-Quran [English
version: Marvels and Wonders in the Holy Quran] is being
presented. It has been authored by His Excellence Shaykh-ul-
Ḥadīš ‘Allāmaĥ ‘Abdul Muṣṭafā A’ẓamī حمْ‏ ٰ ‏ْن . The Quranic
anecdotes have been described by him in a very interesting
manner in this book.
لَيْهِ‏ رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ ال
رَّ‏
In order to meet the standards of the modern publications, the
book has been scrutinized in the light of source books. The
references have been updated and translation of verses of the
Holy Quran are quoted from Kanz-ul-Īmān, a translation of the
لَيْهِ‏ رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ ال Holy Quran by A’lā Ḥaḍrat Aḥmad Raḍā Khān
. حمْ‏ ٰ ‏ْن رَّ‏
We invoke in the blessed court of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ to
bless us with the enthusiasm of striving to reform ourselves as
well as the people of the entire world by acting upon the Madanī
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ In’amāt and by travelling in Madanī Qāfilaĥ. May Allah
bestow all departments of Dawat-e-Islami, including the
Department, Al-Madīna-tul-Ilmīyaĥ with blessings and
progress.
َ لَّم
ٰ ا ِ ٖ
َّ ال ّ
ا ۤ مِ‏ بِجَ‏ ين اھِ‏
‏َمِ‏ ين
ص
ٰ ي و
عَ‏ تَعَا لَ‏
وَ‏ س
ِّ الا
النَّ‏ ِ
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Dear Islamic brothers! Dawat-e-Islami’s Majlis-e-Tarājim, a
department responsible for reproducing the books and booklets
of Amīr-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat founder of Dawat-e-Islami Shaykh
‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abū Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri
ال ْ عَالِيَهْ‏ Razavi
into various languages of the world, is دَامَتْ‏ بَرَ‏ كَاتُهُمُ‏
pleased to present the book ‘Ajāyib-ul-Quran ma Gharāyib-ul-
Quran’ in English under the title of ‘Marvels and Wonders in
the Holy Quran.’
Although any translation is inevitably a form of interpretation,
we have tried our level best to convey the thought of the author
in its true sense. To facilitate the pronunciation of Arabic letters,
a transliteration chart has been added. Terms of Islamic
Jurisprudence have not been translated as a caution because in
most cases, an English word cannot be a fully juristic substitute.
This translation has been accomplished by the grace of
Allah Almighty وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ by the favour of His Noble Prophet
Shaykh, and the spiritual support of our great صَ‏ اللهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰل وَسَ‏ َّ‏ ‏ِهٖ‏ لَّم
the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Abū Bilal
ال ْ عَال ‏ِيَهْ‏ Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi
If you find ‏.دَامَتْ‏ بَرَ‏ كَاتُهُمُ‏
any shortcoming in this work, it may be a human error on the
part of the Translation Majlis, and not the author of the original
book. Therefore, if you find any mistake or shortcoming in this
book, kindly notify us in writing at the following postal or email
address with the intention of earning reward (Šawāb).
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Why was it written And
what was written
In Rabī’-ul-Awwal 1400 AH, some reverend Islamic scholars of
Aĥl-e-Sunnat expressed their desire entailing a request that I
should write an easy translation of Holy Quran in a simple
language. In those days, I was victimized with the fit of paralysis
for the first time and therefore, I sought an apology with the plea
of my poor decrepit health and exclaimed to them that if they
had diverted my attention towards it couple of years ago, then by
all means I would have started working on this task; but now at
the present when the paralysis and feeble old age has completely
shattered my energies—such a huge task is very difficult for me
to execute. Afterward, few of my dear acquaintances suggested
me that if I could not write the complete translation of the Holy
Quran, then following the patterns of ‘Nawādir-ul-Ḥadīš’; it will
be very useful academic task to write translation and annotation
of some verses of the Holy Quran with contextual explanations.
This task was very easy for me. Therefore, with a strong
determinative faith and trust in Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ I started this work.
I had just managed to write a manuscript of approximately one
hundred pages when haphazardly, on 13 th December 1981, I was
struck with paralysis attack again for the second time while
sleeping. This very fit paralyzed my left hand and foot so
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relentlessly that it made these limbs motionless. Immediately,
with the assistance of two students, I was brought to my house at
my village Gĥausī from Brown Sharīf by a jeep. I remained
bedridden for a couple of months, but very soon, there was grace
and compassion unto me by Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ that I started
to feel movement in my hand and foot and after the passage of
three months, I was in a position to stand up. I gradually recovered
and started going to Masjid for my daily congregational prayers
as well as the Friday prayers. Therefore, the manuscript that was
left incomplete due to my sickness now has been completed and
presented to the readers with the title ‘Ajāyib-ul-Quran’ (Marvels
of the Holy Quran).
This collection is comprised of 65 such miraculous and strange
anecdotes that are briefly discussed in the Glorious Quran and
are chosen from different chapters of the Holy Quran.
Furthermore, a detailed description has also been provided
relevant to these anecdotes and the lessons that are hidden in it
are also presented under the heading of ‘moral lesson’.
I supplicate in the court of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ that may this nineteenth
book of mine also receive the blessings of acceptance like my
other books and become beneficial for the humanity. May this
effort become useful for the Hereafter, a means of forgiveness
for me, my parents, teachers, students, acquaintances and my
disciples and may make my maternal grandson Mawlvī Faḍal-ul-
Ḥaq a practising Islamic scholar, bless him with good rewards as
‏(ا ۤ مِين ۡ ( book. he assisted me in editing and publication of this
I have written this book in such physically feeble conditions that
it is very hard for me to even walk but اَل ْ حَ‏ مْ‏ دُ‏ لِ‏ له my right hand is
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working and my head and heart are in perfect condition — my
treatment is also in progress. The readers and the audience are
requested to pray for me that may Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ grant me recovery
soon so that I may continue the work of teaching Aḥādīš, writing
the religious books and sermons till my final hour.
وما ذلک االله بعر زو وحس و نعم ا و يل وا مداالله
رب العلم و ص االله تعا
خ خلقہ والہ و صحبہ ا يعن
‏(ع عن (‘Abdul Muṣṭafā Al­Azmī
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1. Heavenly staff
This is the blessed staff of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م which is
commonly known as ‘Aṣā-e-Mūsā’. There were many such
miracles performed by Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م through it which
have frequently been described by the Holy Quran with diverse
topics again and again.
The history of this holy staff is very ancient and contains
hundreds of such historical events which consist of thousands
of signs of advice and moral lessons which are shining like the
brilliant stars. Those who possess the spiritual insight can gain
the light of guidance through them.
The staff was as tall as Sayyidunā Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل i.e. ten armslength
[approx 15 ft ]. Its head was split into two branches that
would emit the light at night similar to a lamp. It was made
from the heavenly tree of Salvadora Persica [Pīlū] and Sayyidunā
Ādam عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م brought it with him from the Paradise.
The glory of the blessed staff is discussed by Sayyid ‘Alī
Ĥajwaīrī in his couplets:
ۡ ٰ سِ‏
َ ن الا
و ٰ مِ‏
ۡ
لِمُ‏
ُ ۡ م كَ‏ رَّ‏ مِ‏
‏َاتِ‏ النَّب ال
1
‏َص ادَم ع ا
ُ َ َ ٰ د وال ۡ
‏ُو
وَ‏ ‏َه مَع ٗ اُن زِ‏ لَ‏ ۡ ال ۡ ع ۡ
وَ‏ اَو ۡ ر
ِ وَّ‏ ال ۡ يَمِ‏ ُ ين بِمَ‏ وَ‏ مُ‏ سُ‏ كَّ‏ ة ۡ خَت ۡ لِي مٰ‏ نِ‏ النَّ‏ ِ ّ
ِ اَلمُ‏ ‏َظَّ‏ ع م
َ ُ اق تِين
Translation: Five things descended from the Paradise with
Sayyidunā Ādam السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏:عَلَيْهِ‏ ‘Awd (the fragrant wood), the blessed
staff of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م which was made of the prestigious
wood of Salvadora Persica [Pīlū], the leaves of the fig-tree, the
Black Stone (Ḥajar-e-Aswad which is placed in Makkaĥ-e-

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Mu’aẓẓamaĥ), and the blessed ring of the exalted Prophet
Sulaymān ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل These five things were descended from the
Paradise. (Tafsīr-al-Ṣāwī, vol. 1, p. 69; Al-Baqaraĥ, verse 60)
After Sayyidunā Ādam ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل the holy staff was consecutively
passed on as a prophetic heritage to many distinguished Prophets
one after the other. Then finally, it reached Sayyidunā Shu’aīb
who was a Prophet sent to the people of Madyan. When ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م migrated from Egypt to Madyan,
Sayyidunā Shu’aīb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م got his daughter, Sayyidatunā Ṣaffūrā
Sayyidunā ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م married with Sayyidunā Mūsā رَ‏
ِ الىٰ‏ عَنْهَا
تَعَ‏
َ االلهُ‏
Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م served Sayyidunā Shu’aīb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م for ten years
and would herd the goats of Sayyidunā Shu’aīb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م during
‏,عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ his stay. At that time, upon receiving the command of Allah
Sayyidunā Shu’aīb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م gave the blessed staff to Sayyidunā
‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Mūsā
Then when Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م left Madyan for his
homeland [Egypt] in the company of his wife and reached in
the sacred valley of ‘Tuva’, Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed him with
a glimpse of His Divine Light and raised his rank by bestowing
him with the Prophethood. The Holy Quran delineates how
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ addressed Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م at that
time in the following words:
﴾۱۷﴿
و مَ‏ ا تِل ۡ ك بِيَ‏ مِ‏ ۡ ي نِ‏ ك ٰ ي مُ‏ وۡ‏
‏َه ُ ش بِهَ‏ ا
ۡ ‏َي َ ها و
َ ا
َ ل
اَت ‏َوَ‏
‏َّؤُ‏ ا
قَال ِ َ ع َ صَ‏ ايَ‏
اُخ ٰ ري ﴿۱۸﴾
َ فِ‏ ۡ ي هَ‏ ا مَ‏ ٰ ا رِ‏ بُ‏ ۡ
ِ ۡ وَ‏ ِ
ٰ َ غ نَ‏
‘And what is this in your right hand, O Mūsā’ He said, ‘This is my
staff; I support myself on it, and I knock down leaves for my sheep
with it, and there are other uses for me in it.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sūraĥ Ṭaĥa, Verse 17-18)
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In the context of مَا رِ‏ ُ ب ۡ اُخ رٰ‏ ی ٰ (other uses) that were done through
the staff; Sayyidunā ‘Allāmaĥ ‘Abū-ul-Barakāt ‘Abdullaĥ
bin Aḥmad Nasfī رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْه has stated in its annotation that:
1. Holding it and walking with its support
2. Talking to it for entertainment
3. The staff becoming a tree and providing a shade during
the daytime
4. In the night time, the two forked branches of the staff would
glow and provided a source of light.
5. Use it as a protection against enemies, wild beasts, snakes
and scorpions.
6. At the time of drawing out water from a well, the staff
would turn into a rope and its two forked branches would
turn into a bucket.
7. As and when required the staff would turn into a tree and
began bearing desired fruits.
8. Water emerging out upon embedding the staff into the
ground. (Madārik-ul-Tanzīl, vol. 3, p. 251; Part 16, Sūraĥ Ṭaĥa, Verse 18)
Although Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م used to perform the abovementioned
tasks with the blessed staff but when Sayyidunā
Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م went to the court of Pharaoh to guide him towards
the right path, wonderful miracles started to occur through the
blessed staff. Pharaoh refuted Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م by calling
him a magician. The Holy Quran has mentioned three of those
miracles time and again, which are as following.
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Staff became a serpent: The story behind this is that on one
occasion, Pharaoh initiated a huge carnival and gathered all of
the magicians of his kingdom in order to defeat Sayyidunā Mūsā
In the midst of this carnival which was crowded with ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
hundreds and thousands of people, at one side stood a huge
number of magicians holding their tools of magic in their hands
and on the other side, stood Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م all alone
and determined against all of them. The magicians swore by
the grace of Pharaoh and threw their sticks and ropes onto the
ground. Suddenly, those sticks and ropes became hissing
snakes and started slithering all over the field. The whole crowd
lost their senses due to the fear and horror and started running
here and there. Pharaoh and all of his magicians swelled with
arrogance upon demonstrating their show and began to clap
arrogantly in their believed victory. Meanwhile, upon receiving
عَلَيْهِ‏ Sayyidunā Mūsā ‏,عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ the command of Allah
his blessed staff among the snakes. The blessed staff turned into
a gigantic and horrifying snake that swallowed all of the snakes
of the magicians. Upon witnessing this miracle, all of the
magicians admitted their defeat and fell prostrate while
مُوۡ‏ ٰ ‘ proclaiming
placed السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
و
‏َنَّا بِرَ‏ ‏’ام بِّ‏ ٰ رُ‏ ه ۡ نَ‏ وَ‏
ٰ i.e. ‘we accept faith in the
One Who is the Rab of Ĥārūn and Mūsā’. Therefore, while
mentioning this incident, the Holy Quran says:
﴾۶۵﴿
‏َلۡ‏ ٰ
َّ ُ ۡ نَ‏ َّ ل ۡ ن
ن
َ وَ‏
ۡ
‏ُل
ت
قَال ۡ ‏ُوا ٰ ي مُ‏ وۡ‏ اِ‏ مَّ‏ ا ۤ اَنۡ‏
ُ ُ ۡ وَ‏ عِ‏ صِ‏ يُّ‏ ُ ۡ
حِ‏ بَ‏ ال
ُ ‏َيَّ‏ لُ‏
اِ‏ مَّ‏ ا ۤ اَنۡ‏
اَو
مَ‏
ا
قَال بَل اَل ۡ ق ۡ ‏ُوا
‏َا
‏َاِ‏ ذ
ف
﴾۶۶﴿
اَن َ ‏َّها
ۡ
ِ ۡ رِ‏ ِ
﴿ ٰ ۡ َ ۡ
اِ‏ ل ۡ ‏َي هِ‏ مِ‏ نۡ‏
‏َسۡ‏
فَاَو ۡ جَ‏ سَ‏
ۡ نَف ۡ سِ‏ ‏ٖه
﴾۶۸
﴾۶۷﴿
ٰ َ
خِ‏ ۡ يف ةً‏ مُّ‏ وۡ‏
قُل ۡ نَ‏ ا
‏َّكَ‏
‏َف اِ‏ ن
‏َن ۡ تَ‏
ا
ا
َ و اَل ۡ قِ‏ مَ‏ ا ِ ۡ ي ‏َمِ‏ ۡ ي نِ‏ كَ‏
ۡ
ت ‏َل ۡ ق َ ف
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َ ع ُ و ۡ ا َ ي ۡ دُ‏ ٰ
مَا صَ‏ ن َ ع ُ و ۡ ا
اِ‏ ن ‏َّمَ‏ ا صن
‏ُوۡ‏ ۤ ا
ُ ُ ً ‏َّدا قَال
السَّ‏ حَ‏ رَ‏ ة
ِ بّ‏
ٰ َ نَّ‏ ا بِرَ‏
ا
ه رُ‏ ۡ ون و مُ‏ وۡ‏
ٰ
احِ‏ ‏ُر
ح َ ي ۡ ثُ‏
اَ‏
ۡ
‏َاُل
ف
﴾۷۰﴿
They said, ‘O Mūsā, either you throw first - or shall we throw first’
He said, ‘Rather, you may throw’; there upon their cords and their
staves, by the strength of their magic, appeared to him as if they
were (serpents) moving fast. And Mūsā sensed fear in his heart. We
said, ‘Do not fear - it is you who is dominant.’ ‘And cast down which
is in your right hand - it will devour all that they have fabricated;
what they have made is only a magician’s deceit; and a magician is
never successful, wherever he comes.’ Therefore all the magicians
were thrown down prostrate - they said, ‘We accept faith in the One
Who is the Rab of Ĥārūn and Mūsā.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sūraĥ Ṭaĥa, Verse 65-70)
Emergence of water upon the stroke of staff: Syria was the native
country of Israelites (Banī Isrāīl) - but these people settled in
Egypt during the reign of Sayyidunā Yusuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and the
people of ‘Amāliqaĥ dominated Syria who were the worst of
unbelievers. When Pharaoh perished in the River Nile and
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was secured from the tyrannies of
Pharaoh, Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ commanded him to do Jiĥād
against the people of ‘Amāliqaĥ and free Syria from their
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ domination. Therefore, Sayyidunā Mūsā
army of six hundred thousand Israelites and left for Jiĥād.
However, when the Israelites reached within the boundaries of
Syria, they became so terrified of the people of ‘Amāliqaĥ that
they gave up and turned their faces away from Jiĥād. As a
consequence of disobeying the command of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ the
Israelites were punished in such a way that they went straying
and wandering on the plains of Tayaĥ for forty years and could
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not get out of it. Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م also stayed with them
in that field. When those people became restless due to the
thirst and hunger in the field where no signs of food and water
existed, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ descended ‘Man-o-Salwā’ for them from
‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م the skies upon the supplication of Sayyidunā Mūsā
Mann was a type of sweet confectionary similar to honey and
Salwā was roasted quails. After eating, when they became restless
due to extreme thirst and started to ask for water, Sayyidunā
Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م struck a rock with his staff. Immediately, twelve
springs emerged from the rock. The twelve tribes of Banī Isrāīl
began drinking water from their individual springs, and also
served this water to their cattle. It continued for forty years. It
was a miracle of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م that occurred with the
help of the blessed staff and stone. The Holy Quran describes
this miracle and states:
بّ‏ َ ‏ِع صَ‏ اكَ‏
ا
‏َجَ‏ رَ‏
‏ُن ‏َاسٍ‏ مَّ‏ ۡ َ ب َ ُ ۡ
‏َق ُ ل ۡ ن َ ا ا ِ ب
ل ‏ِقَ‏ و ۡ مِ‏ هٖ‏ ف
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و َ اِ‏ ذِ‏ اسۡ‏ ‏َسۡ‏ ٰ
مُ‏ وۡ‏
َ ۡ َ ة َ ع َ ي ۡ ن ً ا
ِ ن ۡ هُ‏ اث ۡ ن َ ت َ اع
‏َان ۡ فَ‏ جَ‏ رَ‏ تۡ‏
ف
قَد َ لِمَ‏ ‏ُل ا
ۡ
And when Mūsā asked for water for his people, We said, ‘Strike this
rock with your staff';’ thereupon twelve springs gushed forth from
it; each group recognised its drinking-place.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 60)
Stroke of staff split the Niles: Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م preached
to Pharaoh for a long time and showed him many signs and
miracles. However, he did not accept the truth and grew even
further in his mischief and stubbornness. The Israelites did not
accept Pharaoh as their Lord; therefore, he tyrannized over
the believers to a great extent. During this persecution, a divine
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م revelation was revealed at one upon Sayyidunā Mūsā

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directing him to migrate from Egypt with Banī Isrāīl overnight.
Therefore, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م left Egypt overnight in the
company of Israelites.
When Pharaoh came to know about it, he also mobilized his
army to arrest the Israelites. When the two armies came close
to each other, the Israelites shrieked with the fear of Pharaoh
and thought they would now be captured by Pharaoh. The
prevailing conditions of the Israelites were very serious
because they were confronted by the river with the tidal waves
in front of them and the bloodthirsty army of Pharaoh behind
them. Under these worrying circumstances, Sayyidunā Mūsā
was relaxed and was consoling the Israelites. When عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
they approached the river, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ commanded Sayyidunā
Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to strike the river with his staff. Therefore, the
moment he struck the river with his blessed staff, the river
split into twelve clear roads. The Israelites safely walked over
these twelve paths and crossed the river.
When Pharaoh reached the river and saw the twelve roads, he
went onto the roads along with his army. However, when he
and his army reached the middle of the river, suddenly the
huge waves rose and levelled the surface of the roads.
Consequently, Pharaoh drowned into the river, along with his
army. The Holy Quran mentions the incident in these words:
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ِ
َ رَ‏
َ ‏َان
﴾۶۱﴿
َ ۡ ٰ بُ‏
ا
‏َرَ‏ آءَ‏ ا
فَل ‏َمَّ‏ ا ت
ۡ ‏َم ۡ ع ٰ نِ‏ قَالَ‏
مُ‏ وۡ‏ اِ‏ نَّا ل ‏َمُ‏ د ۡ رَ‏
‏ُو ۡ نَ‏
اِ‏ ن مَ‏
ََّ َ
سَ‏ يَ‏ ۡ ه دِ‏ ي ۡ نِ‏ ﴿۶۲﴾
بّ‏ َ ‏ِع صَ‏ اكَ‏
قَال
ۡ َ ۡ رَ‏ ف ‏َان ۡ فَل ‏َقَ‏
ال
فَ‏
﴾۶۴
ِ ب
ا ۡ ٰ خ
فَاَو ۡ ح َ ي ۡ ن َ ا ۤ اِ‏
مُوۡ‏ اَنِ‏ ا
﴾۶۳﴿ ِ
‏ُلُّ‏ ۡ ر قٍ‏
فِ‏
‏َالط َّ و ۡ دِ‏ ال ۡ ع َ ظِ‏
َ و ۡ اَزل ۡ ‏َف نَ‏ ا ث ‏َمَّ‏
رِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ ﴿
َ و اَ‏ ۡ ۡ ‏َي نَ‏ ا مُ‏ وۡ‏ ٰ
و َ مَنۡ‏
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َ ا ا ۡ ٰ خ رِ‏ َ ي ۡ نَ‏ ﴿ ؕ ﴾۶۶
مَّ‏ ع
اَج ۡ مَ‏ عِ‏
نِ‏
‏ُمَّ‏
ث
اَغ ۡ رَ‏ ق ۡ ن
َّ
اِ‏ ن
ۡ ذ ٰ ل ‏ِكَ‏ َ ٰ ي ‏َةً‏
و مَ‏ ا
‏َانَ‏
ۚ ﴿ َ ۡ
ۤ ٗ
﴾۶۵
َ ه
﴿ َ
َ ُ ۡ مُّ‏ ؤۡ‏
ُ ۡ َ
﴾۶۷
ا
And when the two groups saw each other, those with Mūsā said,
‘They have caught us.’ Said Mūsā, ‘Never! Indeed my Rab is with
me, He will now show me the way.’ So We sent the divine revelation
to Mūsā that, ‘Strike the sea with your staff’; there upon the sea
parted; so each part was like a huge mountain. And We brought the
others close to that place. And We saved Mūsā and all those with
him, then drowned the others. Indeed in this is surely a sign, and
most of them were not Muslims.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sūraĥ Shu’arā, Verse 61-67)
These are the three wonderful miracles that occurred through
the sacred staff of Sayyidunā Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ which have been
mentioned in the Holy Quran frequently in different contexts
to provide moral lessons as well as admonition for people.
‏(وا الله تَع ٰ ۡ اَعلَم (
‏َا
2. A stone that sprint
It was a square stone measuring one arm-length [approx. 1.5 ft ]
by one arm-length. Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م would always
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م carry it in his bag. Two miracles of Sayyidunā Mūsā
occurred through this blessed stone which have also been
mentioned in the Holy Quran.
The first miracle: The first strange anecdote of this stone which in
reality was the miracle of Sayyidunā Mūsā was its long intelligent
run. And the discovery of this stone is due to the occurrence
of this miracle.
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The comprehensive anecdote of this incident is that it was the
tradition of Banī Isrāīl to bathe nude publically. Although
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م who was also a member of the same
society, was born and raised in the same environment, Allah
raised his ranks by blessing him with the dignified status عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
of Prophethood. Therefore, how could the dignified modesty
of Prophethood bear such immodesty and filthy tradition
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was very much against and fed up
with the immodesty of the Banī Isrāīl. He would either bathe
in isolation or by covering his body with a sheet. When Banī
Isrāīl saw that he had not yet taken bathe nude, the wicked
people accused him by saying that he had a white mark of
leprosy on his private parts or had some kind of deformity on
his body which he concealed by not getting undressed in
public. The wicked people openly announced this accusation so
much that there was not a corner to which the rumors about
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م had not reached. He عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was very
much grieved and saddened due to this accusation. But how
can bear to see his beloved Kalīm in such state of
grief and anxiety! And how Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ can like to see his
honourable Prophet being falsely accused! The Most Merciful
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م created such means of freeing Sayyidunā Mūsā عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ Rab
from such accusations and declaring the purity of Sayyidunā
Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م that completely repelled the evil plans and
doubts of Banī Isrāīl. The evidence of his purity and freedom
from accusations was more evident than a shining sun that
brightens the entire world.
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Allah
This took place when Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م went to bathe
at a hidden spring of water in the midst of the mountains to
bathe. After making sure that there is no sign of any human
being, he placed his blessed clothes on a stone and proceeded
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to bathe completely nude. After he finished, he returned to the
stone to wear his clothes. He saw that the stone was running
away, taking his clothes with it! Upon seeing this, Sayyidunā
Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م also ran after it, saying ‘ حَج ، ثَوۡ‏ ۡ ح ۡ ’ i.e. O
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stone, my clothes! O stone, my clothes! The stone kept on
running. It ran to the extent that it entered the main avenues
of the city and eventually ran into the small alleys of the city.
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م kept on following the stone whilst
having no clothes on. This way, the youth and adults of Banī
Isrāīl witnessed with their own eyes that the blessed body of
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م had no deformity from head to toe.
And instead, every limb of the blessed body of Sayyidunā Mūsā
had reached such heights of perfection and beauty عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
that it was impossible to find such example among ordinary
ُ ‏َابِم وۡ‏ ٰ ۡ مِن بَاس exclaimed: people. Therefore, they all
i.e. by وَ‏ ُ االله م
Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is flawless.
When this stone completely justified the innocence of Sayyidunā
Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل it automatically stopped. He (Sayyidunā Mūsā
bag. straightaway dressed up and put this stone in his ‏(عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb-ul-Ambīyā, vol. 2, chapter. 30, pp. 442, Ḥadīš 3404;
Tafsīr as-Ṣāwī, vol. 5, p. 1659; Part 22, Sūraĥ Al-Aḥzāb, Verse 69)
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has described this anecdote in Holy Quran
in the following words:
ثَوۡ‏
‏َر
‏َجَرُ‏
‏َّذِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ ا ٰ ذَ‏ و ۡ ا مُ‏ وۡ‏ ٰ
‏َال
‏ُو ۡ ا
َ ُ ۡ ن
ٰ َ ۡ ‏ُوا ت
‏َّذِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ ا
َ ياَيُّها ال
‏ُو ۡ ا
ِ ‏َّا قَال
ٰ ّ
ا
َ َ َّ اَهُ‏
ف
ِ وَ‏ جِ‏ ي ۡ ه ً ا ﴿۶۹﴾
ٰ ّ
َ ‏َانَ‏
و
عِ‏ ن ۡ دَ‏ ا
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O people who believe! Do not be like the people who troubled Mūsā
– so Allah freed him from the allegations they had uttered; and Mūsā
is honourable in the sight of Allah.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 22, Sūraĥ Al-Aḥzāb, Verse 69)
The second miracle: In the plains of Tayaĥ, it was the same stone
that Sayyidunā Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م struckعَل with his blessed staff and
consequently, twelve springs of water emerged from it. Banī
Isrāīl used this water for forty years. A comprehensive
description of this stone has been mentioned in the previous
chapters. In the verse of the Holy Quran
refers to the same stone.
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ا
َ بِّع صَ‏ اكَ‏
ۡ ‏َجَ‏ رَ‏
‘stone’ ‏,فَق ُ ل ۡ ن َ ا ا ِ ب
Remedy of a doubt: The deniers of the miracles judge everything
based on their weak intellect. They deny the miracle of emergence
of the springs of water from the stone by considering it to be
impossible and say that our intellect cannot accept the fact that
the twelve springs of water emerged from such a small stone.
Even though, these deniers witness with their own eyes that
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has blessed some stones with the characteristics of
removing hair, some make vinegar more bitter and sour, some
have magnetic power that can attract metal from distance, some
make poisonous animals run away, some can work as antidotes
for poison of the animals. Certain stones can even provide relief
in cardiac palpitations, some do not burn nor heat up, some can
even produce flame and there is eruption of volcano from some
stones! So when Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has bestowed stones with such various
effects, then why is it so difficult to accept the fact that Allah
with such عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م blessed the stone of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
effects Perhaps Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed it with the characteristic of
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the shape of springs. Or probably this stone had the effect that
the breeze that would come across it would flow constantly in
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ the shape of water. It is not beyond the power of Allah
Anything could have happened. As by Allah’s decree, anything
can take place. Therefore, to believe in this miracle of Sayyidunā
Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is from the necessities of faith and to deny it is
profanity. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran:
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فَ‏ َ ۡ رُ‏ ج
اِ‏ ن مِ‏ نَ‏
ۡ ٰ رُ‏ وَ‏
ا ۡ ‏َن
جَ‏ ارَ‏ ةِ‏ ل ‏َمَ‏ ا يَتَ‏ فَ‏ جَّ‏ رُ‏ ِ ۡ ن هُ‏
ۡ
ا ِ
اِ‏ ن
ِ ن ۡ هَ‏ ا ل ‏َمَ‏ ا
‏َشَّ‏ قَّ‏ قُ‏
ٰ ّ
ن ۡ ه ُ ال ۡ مَ‏ آءُ‏ وَ‏ اِ‏ نَّ‏
ِ ن ۡ ه َ ا ل ‏َمَ‏ ا ي ‏َه ۡ بِ‏ طُ‏
مِ‏ نۡ‏ خَ‏ ۡ ش يَ‏ ةِ‏ ا
For there are some rocks that rivers gush forth from them; and
some that water flows from them when they split as under; and
there are rocks that fall down for the fear of Allah.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 74)
Anyways, water coming from the stones is a common observation
then why it is difficult for one’s intellect to accept the fact of the
springs of water coming from the blessed stone of Sayyidunā
‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Mūsā
َ
و
3. Field of Tayaĥ
After Pharaoh drowned into the River Nile and all Banī Isrāīl
became Muslim, and when Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was blessed
with tranquility and peace of mind, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ordered him to
enter the Holy Land (Bayt-ul-Muqaddas) with Banī Isrāīl. At
that time, Bayt-ul-Muqaddas was under the domination of the
people of ‘Amāliqaĥ who were the worst of unbelievers, very
sturdy warriors and very cruel.
Therefore, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م left for Jiĥād against the
people of ‘Amāliqaĥ with six hundred thousand people of Banī
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Isrāīl but the moment Banī Isrāīl reached in the vicinity of
Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, they became coward and started exclaiming
that there are Jabbārīn (‘Amāliqaĥ) in this city, who are very
strong and powerful, therefore, we will not enter the city at all
until these people remain inside the city. Banī Isrāīl said to
‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م even up to this extent, ‘O Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Sayyidunā Mūsā
you and your Rab should go and fight with such powerful
people; we will stay here.’ Such comments from Banī Isrāīl made
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م very much grieved and he requested to
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ as:
﴾۲۵﴿ َ
‏َاف ۡ رُ‏ قۡ‏
ۡ ف
ب ‏َي ۡ نَ‏ ن َ ا و َ ب َ ۡ َ ال ۡ ق َ و ۡ مِ‏ ال ۡ ف ٰ سِ‏ قِ‏
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ۡ و َ اَ‏
اِ‏
‏َفۡ‏
ن
ۡ َ ۤ اَم ۡ لِكُ‏
ّ
ِ
ّ
رَ‏ ب اِ‏ ِ
‘O Rab! I have no control except over myself and my brother, so
keep us separated from the disobedient nation.’ (Do not count us
among them).
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sūraĥ Mai’daĥ, Verse 25)
‏,عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م In response of this invocation of Sayyidunā Mūsā
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ exposed his wrath and anger and said:
ۡ َ سَ‏ نَ‏ ةً‏
ِ ۡ اَر ۡ ب ‏َعِ‏
‏َّه َ ا
فَاِ‏ ن
ُ ‏َرَّ‏ مَةٌ‏ َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
‏ِض
ِ ا ۡ ‏َرۡ‏
ي ‏َتِ‏ ي ۡ ه ُ و ۡ نَ‏
ال ۡ قَوۡ‏
‏ِم
‏َا ۡ سَ‏ َ َ
ت
َ
ف
ال ۡ ف ٰ سِ‏ قِ‏ َ ﴿۲۶﴾
‘The (holy) land is therefore forbidden for them for forty years; they
will wander in the earth; so do not grieve for these disobedient people.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sūraĥ Mai’daĥ, Verse 26)
As a repercussion, these six hundred thousand Banī Isrāīl
wandered in the field for forty years, but could not get out of
it. This field is called the ‘field of Tayaĥ’. ‘Mann and Salwā’
was also descended in the same very field for Banī Isrāīl and
when Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م struck his staff over the stone,

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twelve springs of water gushed out of it. This anecdote has
been narrated in the Holy Quran with different contexts time
and again; among which, in Sura Maida, this anecdote has a
comparatively full description which undoubtedly is an excellent
anecdote that consists of the descriptions of the deviation and
disobedience of Banī Isrāīl. But despite all this, Sayyidunā Mūsā
remained being affectionate towards Banī Isrāīl that عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
when these people were exhausted due to extreme hunger and
thirst in the field of Tayaĥ, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م invoked
for them and had the Mann and Salwā descended for them.
Afterwards, he also made twelve springs of water emerge by
striking his staff on the stone. From this anecdote, we can have
an idea of how patient, placid and tolerant Sayyidunā Mūsā
was. عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
4. Glittering hand
When Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ sent Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in the court of
Pharaoh for his guidance, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed Sayyidunā Mūsā
with two miracles at that time. One of which was ‘the عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
sacred staff’ and other being the miracle of ‘the glittering hand’.
When Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م used to put his hand in the
neck of his shirt, upon drawing it out, it began to glow! When
he would place his blessed hand again in the neck of his shirt,
it would restore its original condition. The Holy Quran has
mentioned this prophetic miracle frequently in different chapters.
One example of this is mentioned in Sūraĥ Ṭaĥa:
اُخ ٰ ري ﴿ ۙ ﴾۲۲
ۡ
ً
ِ سُ‏ وۡ‏ ٓ ءٍ‏ ا ٰ ي ‏َة
َ
غ
اِ‏
ج َ نَ‏ احِ‏ كَ‏ َ ۡ رُ‏ جۡ‏
ب ‏َي ۡ ض َ آءَ‏ مِ‏ نۡ‏
ُ ۡ ٰ ي
﴾۲۳﴿
ۡ
اض مُ‏ مۡ‏ ي ‏َد َ كَ‏
و ۡ
ا ٰ ي تِ‏ نَ‏ ا ا
ِ ي ‏َك مِ‏ نۡ‏ ٰ
ل ِ
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‘And put your hand inside your armpit - it will come out shining
white, not due to any illness - one more sign.’ ‘In order that we may
show you our great signs.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sūraĥ Ṭaĥa, Verse 22-23)
This miracle is known as ‏’يدبيضاء‘‏ (the glittering hand) and is a
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ unique and a great miracle. Sayyidunā Ibn-e-‘Abbās
has narrated that during the day and night, Nūr (light) would
radiate from the sacred hand of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م as it
does from the sun. (Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, p. 563; Part 16, Sura Ṭaĥa, Verse 22)
رَ‏
‏َما
5. Mann and Salwā
When Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was living along with six
hundred thousand people of Banī Isrāīl in the field of Tayaĥ;
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ descended two divine feasts for them from the sky.
One of which was ‘Mann’ and other named ‘Salwā’. Mann was
a type of halva (sweet dish) resembling white honey or it may
actually have been white honey which descended from the sky
every day in the shape of rain. Salwā, on the other hand, were
cooked quails that used to descend from the skies with the
southerly wind. Whilst stating the blessings bestowed upon
the Banī Isrāīl, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has stated in the Glorious Quran:
َ ل ۡ ‏َي كُ‏ مُ‏ ال ۡ مَ‏ نَّ‏ وَ‏ السَّ‏ ۡ ٰ ي
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وَ‏ ا
‘And sent down Manna and Salwā on you’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 57)
It was commanded by Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to eat Mann
and Salwā on a daily basis and not to preserve or keep any for
next day at all. But some people having a weak faith became
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we will be left to starve to death in the plains of this field where
no signs of food and water exist. Therefore, they began to
secretly preserve some of the food for the following day. Due to
the consequence of disobeying the command of a Prophet, the
food they stored rotted and the blessings of Mann and Salwā
صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ stopped. That’s why the Holy Prophet
‘had Banī Isrāīl not existed, neither food would get spoiled nor
would meat have rotten’. The decay of food and meat rotting
started since then. Otherwise, prior to that, neither food would
spoil nor would meat rot. (Tafsīr Ruḥ-ul-Bayān; Part 1, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ,
Verse 57)
said that وَ‏ سَ‏ ل ‏َّم
6. 12,000 Jews turned into apes
It is narrated that seventy thousand men from the people of
Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م used to live in the sea-side village
of Eīlaĥ, near Uqbaĥ. These people were living a luxurious
and prosperous life. Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ tested them by way of prohibiting
them from fishing on Saturday (the day of Sabbath) and permitted
them to catch fish on all other days of the week. He عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ tested
their faith by way of making many fish appear during the day
of Sabbath and making none appear during other days.
However, upon listening to the whispers of Satan, they began to
dig drains from the sea to the land, resulting in the formation
of ponds on the dry land. Satan further misguided them by
giving them the evil idea that on Sabbath (Saturday), when
fish come into the pond through these drains, close the passage
of the drains and do not catch fish that day. Instead, capture
them with ease the next day. They liked this satanic idea but
they did not realise the fact that the day when they captured fish
in ponds, that was considered to be their capturing there and
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then. Therefore, capturing fish turned out to be on the day of
Sabbath (Saturday) which Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ had prohibited for them.
On this occasion, Jews divided into three group:
i. There were some who restrained themselves from fishing
according to the command of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ and attempted
to tell others to do the same. They showed anger and hatred
towards this disobedient act.
ii.
Another group disliked and hated this act but remained
silent. They did not restrain people from indulging in it.
They instead said to those who tried to stop them that why
you advice such people that Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ is either about to
destroy or going to inflict His severe torment upon them.
iii. There were also some insolent and disobedient people
who openly opposed the commandment of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ by
following the evil temptation of Satan by fishing on
Saturday. They ate as well as sold those fish.
When the disobedient people did not refrain from their evil act
despite being forbidden from it, then those who attempted to
stop them said that they would no longer keep any ties with
them. Therefore, they built a wall to separate themselves from
the wrongdoers. The village was divided and separate entrance
and exit were made.
Wrathfully, Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م cursed the hunters.
Consequently, no one among the disobeyers came outside the
next day. Some people climbed up the wall to see them and saw
that all of them were deformed into the apes. When people
entered by opening the door of wrongdoers, the apes would
recognise their relatives, come close to them and sniff their
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clothes and weep bitterly. But people would not recognise the
ones turned into apes. Those who became apes were twelve
thousand in number. They lived for three days and could not
eat or drink anything in between and all of them died starving
out of thirst and hunger. The group of people who restrained
from fishing remained safe from annihilation. And the correct
saying is that Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ also saved those from this annihilation
who considered it evil in their hearts and remained silent.
(Tafsīr-us-Ṣāwī, Vol 1, p 72; Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 65)
The Holy Quran describes this anecdote in detail in the following
verse of Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ:
ِ السَّ‏ ب ۡ تِ‏
‏َّذِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ اع ۡ ت َ د َ و ۡ ا ِ ن ۡ ك ُ مۡ‏
‏َد ۡ َ لِمۡ‏ ُ ُ ال
‏َق
وَ‏ ل
َ ُ ۡ ُ ك ۡ ون ۡ ‏ُوا قِ‏ رَ‏ دَ‏ ةً‏
ف ‏َقُ‏ ل ۡ نَ‏ ا ل
﴾۶۵﴿
خ ٰ سِ‏ ِ
And you certainly know of those amongst you who transgressed in
the matter of Sabth (Sabbath - Saturday) - We therefore said to them,
‘Become apes, despised!’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 65)
This event is also mentioned in detail in Sūraĥ A’rāf. Its
translation is as following:
ۡ ُ ۡ عَ‏ نِ‏ ال ۡ قَ‏ ۡ ر يَةِ‏ الَّ‏
وَ‏ ۡ س َٔل
ۡ ‏َان ‏َتۡ‏ حَ‏ ا ِ
ۡ َ ۡ رِ‏ اِ‏ ۡ ذ ي ۡ ‏َع دُ‏ ۡ و نَ‏
ال
َ ةَ‏
ِ السَّ‏ ب ۡ تِ‏ اِ‏ ذ ۡ ت ‏َا ۡ تِيۡ‏
‏َبۡ‏ ُ ۡ ُ ۡ
ن
ۡ ُ ُ
﴾۱۶۴ ﴿
ُ مُه ۡ لِ‏
َ ذ ٰ لِكَ‏
ٰ ّ
ۡ ُ َّ ً ا وَّ‏
ُ ُ ۡ ي ۡ ‏َو مَ‏ سَ‏ ۡ ب تِ‏ ِ
حِ‏ ۡ ي تَ‏ ان
سُ‏ قُ‏ ۡ ون
‏َان ۡ ‏ُوا يَفۡ‏
بِمَ‏ ا
ق
َ و اِ‏ ذۡ‏
ي ‏َو ۡ مَ‏ َ ‏َس ۡ بِ‏ ت ُ و ۡ نَ‏ َ
ّ
ِ
‏َال ا ‏َتۡ‏ ‏ُمَّ‏ ةٌ‏
ت ‏َا ۡ تِيۡ‏
ك
ُ ۡ لِمَ‏ ت ‏َعِ‏ ظُ‏ ۡ و نَ‏ ۡ قَو مَ‏ ۨ ا ا
ن
ۡ
ُ
‏ِك
اِ‏ رَ‏ بّ‏
ۡ ُ َّ
ل ‏َعَ‏ ل
َ
ۡ م و
﴾۱۶۳﴿ َ
‏َوۡ‏ َ مُع ذِّ‏ ب ُ ُ ۡ َ ع ذَ‏ ابًا شَ‏ دِ‏ ي ۡ دً‏ ا قَال ۡ ‏ُوا مَ‏ ۡ ع ذِ‏ رَ‏ ةً‏
ا
َّ يَت قُ‏ ۡ و نَ‏
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فَل ‏َمَّ‏ ا
ۤ
‏ّرُ‏ ۡ وا بِهٖ‏
ِ
‏َسُ‏ ۡ وا مَ‏ ا ذُ‏
ظَ‏ ل ‏َمُ‏ و ۡ ا بِعَ‏ ذَ‏ اب بَ‏
ۡ س بِمَ‏ ا
اَ‏ ۡ ‏َي ۡ ن َ ا الَّذِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ ي ‏َن ۡ هَ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
‏ُو ۡ ا
‏َان
ع َ نِ‏ السُّ‏ وۡ‏ ٓ ءِ‏ وَ‏
‏َّذِ‏ ي ۡ ‏َن
‏َا ال
اَخَ‏ ذ ۡ ن
﴾۱۶۵ ﴿
يَف ۡ سُ‏ ق ُ ۡ و نَ‏
فَل ‏َمَّ‏ ا عَ‏ تَ‏ ۡ وا عَ‏ نۡ‏ مَّ‏ ا ن ‏ُهُ‏ ۡ وا عَ‏ ۡ ن هُ‏
﴾۱۶۶﴿ َ
َ ُ ۡ كُ‏ ۡ ون ۡ ‏ُوا قِ‏ رَ‏ د خ َ ةً‏ ٰ سِ‏ ِ
قُل ۡ ن َ ا ل
And ask them of the township that was by the sea; when they used to
exceed in the matter of the Sabbath - when their fish used to come
swimming atop the water in front of them on the day of Sabbath
and not come on the days it was not Sabbath; this is how We used to
test them, due to their disobedience. And when a group among
them said, ‘Why do you preach to a people whom Allah is going to
destroy or mete out a severe punishment’ They said, ‘To have an
excuse before your Rab, and that perhaps they may fear.’ And when
they forgot the advices they had been given, We rescued those who
forbade evil, and seized the unjust with a dreadful torment - the
recompense of their disobedience. Consequently when they rebelled
against the command to refrain, We said to them, ‘Be apes, despised!’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sūraĥ A’rāf, Verse 163-166)
Moral lesson
We learn how dangerous it is to disobey the commands of
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and fall into the trap of Satan. Furthermore, we
learn how wretched those individuals are who are cursed by a
Prophet of Allah. Their signs get wiped away from the face of
‏,عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ the earth by getting caught in the punishment of Allah
they become fuel of the Hellfire and become despised in both
‏(نعوذ باالله منه)‏ worlds.
There are many lessons and advice that every Muslim can derive
from this heart-trembling anecdote of the people of Eīlaĥ. May
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the fear of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ thrive in the hearts of Muslims after reading
this, give them the enthusiasm to stay away from evil temptations
and remain steadfast upon the straight path and become
successful in both the worlds by attaining honour and respect.
7. The most precious cow of the world
This is a very important and a great Quranic anecdote. And it
is due to this anecdote that this chapter is named Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ
(the chapter of cow).
The story behind this is that there was a very pious person in
Banī Isrāīl who had a young son. He only had a single
possession, a calf. Just before his death, the pious individual
took the calf to the jungle and left it by a bush, saying ‘O Allah
I leave this calf under Your protection until my son ‏,(عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ (
becomes an adult’. After this, the pious person died and the
calf grew to a cow with the passage of time and his son grew up
to a righteous man who was very obedient to his mother. He
had divided his night into three parts: he used to sleep in one
part, worship in another and serve his mother in another part.
Also, he used to travel to the jungle everyday in the morning
to fetch wood which he used to sell. He used to do Ṣadaqaĥ
(charity) of one third of his earnings, spend one third on his
personal needs and give one third to his mother.
One day, the mother said to the son, “O my beloved son! Your
father left a calf for you in his inheritance that he had left near
such and such bush under the protection of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ Now go
to that bush and supplicate in this way! ‘O Rab of Sayyidunā
Ibrāĥīm, Ismā’īl and Isḥāq! Return me the possession my father
gave under your protection!’ She further said that the calf was
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yellow coloured; and its skin would be glistening in such a way
as though as rays of the sun are emitting from it.”
After hearing this, the boy went to the jungle and supplicated
by that bush. All of a sudden, the cow came to him running and
stood by him. He brought it home. His mother said, ‘My son!
Go to the market and sell this cow for three dinars, but do not
sell it to any buyer without consulting me.’ In those days, the
common price of a cow was three dinars. A buyer came in the
market, who in reality was an angel. The angel said, ‘I will pay
you more than three dinars on a condition that you sell me the
cow without consulting your mother.’ The boy replied that no
matter how much more you offer me, I will not sell the cow
without consulting my mother. Reaching home, the boy related
the whole event to his mother. She said perhaps the buyer was an
angel. Therefore, O son, consult with him whether we shall sell
the cow or not.
Thus when the boy consulted with that buyer in the market, he
replied not to sell the cow at this moment. He further said that
in future, the people of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م will buy this
cow. He further advised to fill the hide of the cow with gold at
that time and to demand its value from them. They will pay the
price you wish.
Therefore, after a few days, a very rich person from the Banī
Isrāīl, named ‘Āmīl, was killed by his two paternal cousins and
they threw his body in a desolate place. The morning after, the
search for the murderers began. After getting no trace, people
went to Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and asked for the murderer.
He عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ordered them to slaughter a cow and strike the dead
body with its tongue or the bone of the tail and the murdered
‘Āmīl will resurrect and tell you the name of his killer.
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Hearing this, Banī Isrāīl started to question and argued about
the age, etc. of the cow. When they finally understood the type
of the cow that was required, they then began the search for it.
After they reached the cow of the boy, they realised that this
was exactly the same cow as they required. Therefore, they filled
the hide of the cow with gold, paid its price and slaughtered
the cow. After doing so, they hit the corpse with the tongue or
bone of the tail and the dead ‘Āmīl came back to life. He said
that his killers were the two sons of his uncle who killed him
due to the greed of his wealth. After telling this, he died again.
Therefore, both of those killers were killed in return and the
child of the pious person who was very obedient to his mother
became very rich by earning loads of wealth. (Tafsīr-us-Ṣāwī, Vol 1,
p. 75; Part 1, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 71)
Whole of this incident has been described in the holy verses of
the Glorious Quran in the following words:
‏َذۡ‏ َ ۡ ‏ُوا ب ‏َقَرَ‏ ةً‏
ت
ٰ ّ َ ي ‏َاۡ‏ ُ ُ ‏ُمۡ‏ اَنۡ‏
‏َا ُ ه زُ‏ ً وا
‏ِذُ‏ ن
ََّ
‏َال ‏ُوۡ‏ ۤ ا ا ‏َت
ق
﴾۶۷﴿ َ
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و اِ‏ ۡ ذ قَال مُوۡ‏
ۤ
ل ‏ِقَو ۡ مِ‏ هٖ‏
اِ‏ ن ا
مِ‏ نَ‏
ا
ٰ هِ‏ لِ‏
ُ و ۡ ن
‏َنۡ‏
ِ ا
اَ‏
ٰ ّ
قَال اَع ُ و ۡ ذ ُ بِا
ل َ ‏َّنا
ۡ
ّ
ِ
‏ُوا اد ۡ عُ‏ ل ‏َنَ‏ ا رَ‏ ب ‏َّكَ‏
قَال
ي ‏ُبَ‏
َ ُ ۡ ا
فَاف ۡ ع
بِك ۡ رٌ‏
ع َ وَ‏ انٌ‏ ۢ ب َ ۡ َ ذ ٰ ل ‏ِكَ‏
َ َّ
‏َّهٗ‏ ۡ ‏ُو لُ‏
اِ‏ ن ي ‏َق
اِ‏ ن ‏َّهَ‏ ا ب ‏َقَ‏ رَ‏ ةٌَّ‏
ف ‏َارِ‏ ض و
﴾۶۸﴿
مَا ِ َ قَال
‏ُؤۡ‏ َ ‏ُو ۡ نَ‏
مَ‏ ا ت
ل ‏َّنَ‏ ا مَ‏ ا ل ۡ ‏َون ‏ُهَ‏ ا قَالَ‏
ۡ
‏َّهٗ‏ ۡ ‏ُو لُ‏
اِ‏ ن ي ‏َق
اِ‏ نَّه َ ا
۶۹﴿
ّ
ِ
‏َاقِ‏
صَ‏ ۡ ‏َآءُ‏ ف
ب َ ‏َق رَ‏ ةٌ‏
ي ‏ُبَ‏
‏ُوا ۡ اد عُ‏ ل ‏َنَ‏ ا رَ‏ بَّكَ‏
قَال
ُُّ َ
ٌ ۡ ‏َّون ‏ُهَ‏ ا ت
ل
ّ ٰ ظِ‏ رِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏
الن
‏َّن َ ا
ل
ّ
ِ
‏﴾ق
ل ‏َنَ‏ ا رَ‏ ب ‏َّكَ‏
‏َال ‏ُوا ۡ اد عُ‏
ي ‏ُبَ‏
﴾۷۰﴿
ل ‏َمُ‏ ه ۡ تَ‏ دُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
مُسَ‏ ل ‏َّمَ‏ ةٌَّ‏
‏َّهٗ‏
قَال اِ‏ ن
َ
شِ‏ يَ‏ ة
ۡ ‏َر ۡ ثَ‏
ا
ٰ ّ
‏َّا ۤ اِ‏ نۡ‏ شَ‏ آءَ‏ ا
اِ‏ ن
مَا ِ َ اِ‏ ن ال ۡ بَ‏ َ ق رَ‏ ٰ ‏َش بَ‏ هَ‏ َ ل ۡ ‏َي نَ‏ ا وَ‏
وَ‏ َ ‏َسۡ‏
ت ‏ُثِ‏
‏َل ۡ ‏ُو لٌ‏
ذ
اِ‏ ن ‏َّهَ‏ ا ب ‏َقَ‏ رَ‏ ةٌَّ‏
ي ‏َق ۡ ‏ُو لُ‏
ۡ ُ ا ۡ ‏َر ۡ ض

ۡ
ۚ
ٰ
ُ
ۡ
ۡ ُ ۡ
﴿
ُ ۡ نَ‏
٪۷۱﴾ َ اِ‏ ۡ ذ قَتَ‏ ل
َ
ُ
ِ ب ‏ُو ۡ ه
فع
‏َادُ‏ ۡ وا ي َ ۡ
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َ َ ۡ ‏ُو َ ها َ و مَ‏ ا
فَذ
ۡ ‏َقّ‏
بِا ِ
فِ‏ ۡ ي هَ‏ ا قَال ‏ُوا ال ۡ ٰ ٔ نَ‏ جِ‏ ۡ ئ تَ‏
و
﴾۷۲﴿
ت ۡ ‏َك تُ‏ مُ‏ ۡ و نَ‏
ُ نۡ‏ ُ ۡ
ّ ٰ ُ ُ ۡ رِ‏ جٌ‏
ن
‏َف ۡ سً‏ ا ف ‏َادّ‏ ٰ رَ‏ ء ۡ ت ‏ُمۡ‏ فِي ۡ هَ‏ ا وَ‏
بِبَ‏ ع ۡ ضِ‏ هَ‏ ا
ا
فَق
‏ُل ۡ ن َ ا ا
﴿
ُ ۡ نَ‏
﴾۷۳
ال ۡ مَ‏ وۡ‏
مَّ‏ ا
َّ ُ مۡ‏ ت ۡ ‏َع قِ‏
وَ‏ ي ‏ُرِ‏ ي ۡ ُ ك مۡ‏ ٰ ا ٰ ي تِ‏ هٖ‏ ل َ ‏َعل
ٰ ّ
ِ ا
ك َ ذ ٰ ل ‏ِكَ‏
‘And (remember) when Mūsā said to his people, ‘Allah commands
you to sacrifice a cow’; they said, ‘Are you making fun of us’ He
answered, ‘Allah forbid that I should be of the ignorant!’ They said,
‘Pray to your Rab that He may describe the cow to us’; said Mūsā,
‘He says that it is a cow neither old nor very young but between the
two conditions; so do what you are commanded.’ They said, ‘Pray to
your Rab that He may reveal its colour to us’; answered Mūsā,
‘Indeed He says it is a yellow cow, of bright colour, pleasing to the
beholders.’ They said, ‘Pray to your Rab that he may clearly describe
the cow to us, we are really in a doubt as to which cow it is; and if
Allah wills, we will attain guidance.’ Said Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل ‘He says,
‘She is a cow not made to work, neither ploughing the soil nor watering
the fields; flawless and spotless’; they said, ‘You have now conveyed
the proper fact’; so they sacrificed it, but seemed not to be sacrificing
it (with sincerity). And (remember) when you slew a man and were
therefore accusing each other concerning it; and Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ wanted
to expose what you were hiding. We therefore said, ‘Strike the dead
man with a part of the sacrificed cow’; this is how Allah will bring the
dead to life, and shows you his signs so that you may understand!’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 67-83)
يُ‏
Moral lesson
We have come to know many moral lessons and advice from
this anecdote as well as certain rulings. A few among these are
as following and are worthwhile to be remembered.
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1. The possessions left over by the esteemed servants of Allah
have a lot of blessings in them. You see, the pious عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
man only left one calf behind him but Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ put so
much blessings in it that his heirs received abundant wealth
due to that calf.
2. The pious man left the calf under the protection of Allah
whilst being compassionate towards his child. So we عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
also come to know that being compassionate towards
children and leaving them some heritage is the practice of
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ the chosen people of Allah
3. Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ provides sustenance in abundance from the
unseen to those who are obedient and serve their parents.
We can see how Allah عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed an orphan with prosperity
and wealth due to being obedient to his mother.
4. One of the reasons for calamities to descend is to show a
critical attitude towards the commands of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ Banī
Isrāīl were ordered to slaughter a cow. They could have
slaughtered any cow and the order would have been fulfilled.
However, they began to argue and started raising questions
such as what kind of cow What kind of colour How old
shall it be As a result, it became very difficult for them as
they had to slaughter such a cow that was very unique. That’s
why they had to pay such a huge price for it that no other
cow has ever been priced as much and there is no hope
either for it to ever be.
5. The one who gives his wealth under the protection of
Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ He عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ protects it and puts endless blessings
in it.
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6. The one who leaves his kinfolk under the custody of Allah
nourishes them in such a way that is beyond عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ He ‏,عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
one’s expectation.
تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ 7. Sayyidunā ‘Alī
said that the one who wears رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
yellow shoes will always remain happy and will have very
few sorrows. Because Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ said for the yellow calf
that ‘it excites the ones that look at it’. (Tafsīr Ruḥ-ul-Bayān
Vol 1, p. 160; Part 1, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ , Verse 69)
8. We also come to know about the animals used for ritual
sacrifice that the more beautiful, non-defective and precious
ٰ ۡ اَع ( is. an animal is; the better it
‏َعا لَمُ‏
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
8. Seventy thousand dead resurrected
This is an amazing anecdote of the people of Sayyidunā Ḥizqīl
which contains many moral lessons and advice. This عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
anecdote is mentioned in the second chapter of the Holy Quran,
‘Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ’.
Who was Sayyidunā Ḥizqīl: He was the third caliph of
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and gained the dignified rank of the
Prophethood. After Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م left this worldly
life, Sayyidunā Yushā’ bin Nūn عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م became his first caliph
and Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed him with the Prophethood. After this
esteemed individual, Sayyidunā Kālib bin Yūḥanā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was
the second caliph and he too received the rank of Prophethood.
After him, Sayyidunā Ḥizqīl عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م became the caliph as
well as a Prophet! Sayyidunā Ḥizqīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was also known
as ‘Ibn-ul-A’joūz’, meaning ‘the son of an old woman’ and was
also known as Żulkifl.
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The reason behind being called Ibn-ul-A’joūz (the son of an
old woman) was that he was born at the time when his mother
was very old. And the reason behind being called Żulkifl is that
he took seventy such Prophets under his protection and saved
them from being killed which the Jew nation had agreed to kill
upon. Later on, he too was saved from the sword of Jews with
the mercy of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and stayed alive for years and continued
guiding his people. (Tafsīr-us-Ṣāwī, vol. 1, p. 206; Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ,
Verse 243)
The incident of the resurrection of dead: In the historical
context of this narration, it is written that a group of people of
‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Banī Isrāīl used to live in the city of Sayyidunā Ḥizqīl
These people were overpowered with the fear of death due to the
spread of plague in the city. All these people left the city and ran
عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ to the jungle due to the fear of death and settled there. Allah
disliked this act very much. Therefore, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ sent an angel of
torment to the jungle who hid himself in a mountain. With a loud
shriek, he said: ‏’موتوا‘‏ i.e. ‘all of you die’. After listening to this
frightening scream, they all suddenly died without any disease.
They were seventy thousand in number. These dead people
were so large in number that no arrangements for their burial
could be made. Their dead bodies remained lying in the open
field for eight days due to which, their bodies started to rot and
a terrible smell started to spread not only within the jungle but
in the surroundings as well. Some people felt pity for the dead
corpses and erected a wall around them to protect the bodies
from wild beasts.
After a few days, Sayyidunā Ḥizqīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م passed by the jungle
and saw the dead bodies. Upon seeing the death of seventy
thousand people and seeing them without any burial filled his
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heart with sorrow. He started to shed tears and supplicated to
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ with a sorrowful heart that: ‘Yā Allah! These were
my people who made the mistake to flee from the city to the
jungle due to the fear of death. These were all inhabitants of
my city whom I have deep love for. They were with me through
my good and bad times. Alas, my people are destroyed and I am
left on my own. Yā Allah! These were the people who used to
proclaim Your praises and used to announce Your oneness.’
Whilst making this supplication with full of humbleness, it
was revealed upon him that: ‘O Ḥizqīl, say to these scattered
bones that: O bones! Allah commands that you be assembled.’
After Sayyidunā Ḥizqīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said this, a movement took
place amongst the bones and every person’s bones gathered
and formed skeletons. Then it was revealed that: ‘O Ḥizqīl,
say that O bones! It is an order of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ for you to wear
flesh. As soon as they heard this, flesh emerged on their
skeletons. Then the third time, it was revealed that! ‘O Ḥizqīl,
say that: O resurrected ones! All of you stand up by the
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م As soon as Sayyidunā Ḥizqīl ‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ command of Allah
said these words, seventy thousand dead bodies stood up in
an instant reciting
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‏َكَ‏ سُ‏ ب
‏َحَان
َ ك لاَ‏ اِ‏
ُ َّ وَ‏ ۡ بِحَم دِ‏
َ اِلاَّ‏ اَن ۡ تَ‏
ٰ
! Then all of them اللّ‏
went back to their city from the jungle and lived their lives out
for the duration of what was destined for them. However, there
were still such great signs of death apparent on them that their
children would smell of rotten corpses and any clothes they
wore turned into a shroud. Their clothes would get dirty the
way the shrouds get dirty in the grave. These signs are still
apparent today from the remaining lineage of those Jews.
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has mentioned this miraculous and marvellous
anecdote in Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ in the following words:

ُ
َ
ٰ
َ
َّ
ۡ ُ
َ
َ
َ
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ٰ ّ
َ ُ ُ ا
ل
ال ‏َمۡ‏ ت ‏َر اِ‏
مُ‏ و ۡ ت ‏ُو ۡ ا
ال
و
دِ‏ ي ‏َارِ‏ ِ ۡ َ
‏َّذِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ خَ‏ رَ‏ جُ‏ ۡ وا مِ‏ نۡ‏
‏َض ۡ
‏َذ ُ و ۡ ف
َ ل
لٍ‏
حَ‏ ذَ‏ رَ‏ ال ۡ مَ‏ وۡ‏
ُ ۡ اُل ۡ ‏ُو فٌ‏
َ َّ الن اسِ‏ وَ‏
‏ِت
ف ‏َقَ‏ الَ‏
اَ‏ ۡ َ
ِ نَّ‏
ٰ ّ
‏ُمَّ‏
ث
اَح ۡ يَ‏ ا
اِ‏ ن ا
النَّ‏ ا سِ‏
﴾۲۴۳﴿
َ ‏َش ۡ كُ‏ رُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
Did you (O dear Prophet Muhammad - peace and blessings be upon
him) not see those who left their homes, whereas they numbered
in thousands, fearing death So Allah said to them, ‘Die’; He then
brought them back to life; indeed Allah is Most Munificent towards
mankind, but most men are ungrateful.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 243)
Moral lesson
We learn the following Madanī pearls of wisdom from this
anecdote:
1. A man cannot prevent the oncoming death by running away.
So an endeavour to escape from it is totally useless. The
death that Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has destined for someone will surely
arrive at its appointed time. It will not arrive a second before
or after. Therefore, it is obligatory on the servants of Allah
No matter ‏.عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ to remain patient and thankful to Allah زَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏
how many diseases spread or even in the midst of battle,
we shall not become impatient and restless. We should have
the firm belief that nobody can kill me and I cannot die
prior to the destined time. And when the time of my death
arrives, no matter what I do, whether I escape somewhere
or run away somewhere, I cannot prevent the oncoming of
death in any circumstances.
عَ‏
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2. In this verse of the Holy Quran, there is a special message
for the Mujāĥidīn (those who perform Jiĥād) that either
avoiding Jiĥād or attempting to escape from the battlefield,
will not let them escape death. Therefore, Mujāĥidīn
should remain steadfast with patience and determination
in the battlefield and should have stern belief that neither
I can die before the appointed hour, nor anyone can kill me
before that. Individuals with such belief become so brave
that they will never be scared or become coward. They will
never shake in their steadfastness. It is due to this passion
and belief given by Islām that Mujāĥidīn fought alone and
stood like mountains against thousands of unbelievers!
They were blessed with victory, great reward, dignity and
the booty of war at the end of their efforts. They would
return home without even having a scratch on their bodies
and would wipe off the signs of unbelievers. Dr. Iqbāl, the
Poet of East, has elaborated the enthusiasm of a Mujāĥid:
Ṫāl naĥ saktey tĥay agar jang mayn ař jātay tĥay
Pāon shayraūn kay bĥī maīdān say ukĥař jātay tĥay
Ḥaq say sarkash ĥuwā koī to bigař jātay tĥay
Tegh kyā cheez ĥay ĥam top say lař jātay tĥay
Naqsh-e-touĥīd kā ĥar dil peĥ bitĥāyā ĥam nay
Zer-e-khanjar bĥī yeĥ payghām sunāyā ĥam nay
(Kulliyāt Iqbāl, Bang-e-Darā, p. 164)
Joke: It is narrated that when plague spread in Syria, the king
of Bannu Umayyaĥ, ‘Abdul Mālik bin Marwān fled from the
city with his army and particular servants in the fear of death.
He was so scared that he would not even place a foot on the
ground and would sleep on the back of the horse. One night
when he could not go to sleep, he asked his servant to tell him
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a story. The wise servant thought it was a good time to advise
the king and told the following story:
A fox used to live in the company of a lion, for the security
and protection of her life. Due to the fear of the lion, no animal
could even look at the fox. The fox was living a very peaceful
and fearless life with the lion. One day, all of a sudden, an eagle
attacked the fox and the fox ran to the lion. The lion got the
fox to sit on his back. The eagle attacked again and flew away
grabbing it in its claws. The fox called out to the lion. The lion
replied, ‘O fox! I can protect you against the beasts of the earth,
but I cannot save you from the fliers of the sky.’ After listening
to this story, the king learnt a great lesson. He understood that his
army can protect him from the enemies on the earth, but the
trials and tests that come from the sky cannot be protected
against, neither by his kingship, nor by his wealth or army.
And only Allah can save him from the hardships descending
from the sky.
After hearing this story, his heart became fearless of getting
infected by plague. He then lived a life of gratitude and
satisfaction in his palace. (Tafsīr Rūḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 1, p. 378; Part 2,
Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 244)
9. Stayed dead for a hundred years and then came
back to life
A majority of the annotators of the Holy Quran have a
unanimous opinion that this anecdote is of Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr
bin Sharkhīyā
, who is a Prophet of Banī Isrāīl.
The details of this anecdote are that when the wrongdoings of
Banī Isrāīl piled up, Allah’s punishment came to them in such
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a manner that a pagan king named Bakht Naṣr Bāblī attacked
Bayt-ul-Muqaddas with a huge army and killed one hundred
thousand inhabitants of the city and forced one hundred thousand
of them into the land of Syria, scattering them here and there.
The pagan king also captured the same amount of people,
making all of them his servants. Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was also
amongst these prisoners. Then the pagan king went on to destroy
the whole city of Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, leaving it desolate.
Who was Bakht Naṣr: An infant of the people of ‘Amāliqaĥ
was found unattended next to their idol ‘Naṣr’. As the name of
the father of the child was unknown, that’s why people started
calling him with the name of ‘Bakht Naṣr’ (son of Naṣr). The
same child was appointed as a governor by a Babylonian king
and eventually became a very big king himself. (Tafsīr-e-Jamal,
vol. 1, p. 321; Part 3, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 259)
After a few days, when Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was somehow
set free from the imprisonment of Bakht Naṣr, he mounted on
a donkey and entered into his city of Bayt-ul-Muqaddas. Upon
seeing his city being destroyed and desolated, his heart became
full of sorrow. He began to cry. He went in all four corners of
the city but could not see any human being. One thing he saw
was that the trees full of fruits which were ready to be consumed
but there was no one around to pluck the fruit. Upon seeing
this, the following statement came out of his blessed tongue out
َ ۡ تِها sadness: of
مَو
ي
عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ i.e. how would Allah اَ‏ َّ ُ
bring back life in this city after such destruction and desolation
ٖ ه ٰ ذِ‏ ھٖ‏ االلهُ‏ بَع ۡ دَ‏
He went to pluck some fruit and ate them. He drank the juice of
grapes by squeezing them, put the leftover fruit in his bag and
put the leftover juice in his leather skin bag. Then he tied his
donkey with a firm rope and went to sleep under a tree.
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During the state of sleep, he passed away. And Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ kept
him away from the eyes of birds, animals, beasts, jinn, humans
and nobody could see him. Seventy years later, a king from
Persia entered the ruins of this city. He brought so many people
here and began to rebuild the city with them along with the few
of the remaining Banī Isrāīl, who were living scattered across
the land. Those people made the city more beautiful and a
joyous place than before by constructing new buildings and
planting different kind of gardens.
A hundred years later after the passing of Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr
brought him back to life. He saw his عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Allah ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
donkey has died, and its bones are scattered around. However,
there was no rotting in any of the fruit in his bag or the juice
in his leather skin bag. There was not even a change in the
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م colour or smell of the fruits or juice. Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr
also noticed the hair of his blessed beard and head were still
black and he is still forty years old! He was thinking and
pondering in amazement. Meanwhile a divine revelation was
revealed upon him. Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ asked Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr that ‘O
‘Uzaīr, how many days did you stay here for’ He replied after
thinking for a little while that I went to sleep in the morning
and it is the time for Aṣr now or replied that perhaps I slept
for a day or a little less. Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ said: ‘O ‘Uzaīr! No. You
stayed here for one hundred years. Now to view My absolute
power, look at your donkey to how his bones have rotten and
scattered away and look at the food you have. It has not been
spoiled at all. Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ then said: ‘O ‘Uzaīr! Now see how I
revive this donkey from its bones and then place flesh upon it.’
Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م then saw that instantly the bones
started to move and formed to become joints, the joints connected
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together to form the skeleton of the donkey. Within a fraction
of moment, flesh appeared over the bones; the donkey became
alive and started to speak in his language. After seeing this
spectacle, Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م proclaimed:
﴾ ۲۵۹
‏َدِ‏ ي ۡ رٌ‏ ﴿
ۡ ءٍ‏ ق
ٰ ّ َ َ ٰ ‏ُلّ‏
ِ
َ ۡ ل ‏َمُ‏ اَنَّ‏
ا
ا
‘I know well that Allah is Able to do all things.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 259)
After this, Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr returned to the place where he
lived a hundred years ago. Nobody could recognize him and
he could not recognize anyone either. But he saw an old and
disabled woman sitting near the home who had seen Sayyidunā
‘Uzaīr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in her childhood. He asked this old woman, ‘Is
this the house of ‘Uzaīr’ The old woman replied ‘yes’ but also
asked him why he was enquiring about ‘Uzaīr. It has been a
hundred years since he was last seen. After saying this, she
began to cry. Then Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م revealed his identity
to her. She replied by saying ‘ ٰ بْح نَ‏ الل ه عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ ‏,سُ‏ how can you be
‘Uzaīr’ He said ‘O old lady! Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ kept me dead for 100
years, and then revived me. Now I have returned home. The
old woman said in reply, Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was such a
blessed individual that all of his supplications were granted. If
you are Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ then supplicate for my eyesight
to be returned and for my paralysis to be removed. Sayyidunā
‘Uzaīr عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م supplicated for her, and she was granted recovery.
When she looked at him with her eyesight returned, she
recognized his blessed face and proclaimed that I bear witness
that you are Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr. Then she took him to a street of
Banī Isrāīl with her. Coincidently, all of them were gathered in
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a gathering and there was also the presence of the son of
Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr who now was 118 years of age. Some of his
grandchildren were also there and they too had grown into the
old age. The old lady announced and gave the witness in the
gathering that ‘O people! No doubt, this is Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr
statement. ’, but nobody accepted this عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Meanwhile, the son of Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said that my
father had a black mole in the middle of his shoulders that
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م looked like the moon. Therefore, Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr
removed his shirt and showed that the mole was still present!
Then people said, ‘Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr had memorized the Tawraĥ.
If you are Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr, then recite Tawraĥ by heart.’ He
hesitation! recited the whole Tawraĥ without عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Bakht Naṣr killed 40,000 religious scholars of Tawraĥ whilst
destroying Bayt-ul-Muqaddas and left no written script of the
Tawraĥ in the world. Now another question arose that whether
the recited script was the original Tawraĥ or not One person
said that I heard from my father that the day they were
arrested by Bakht Naṣr, they buried a script of the Tawraĥ in
the roots of a grape-tree. If you can find that grape-tree, then I
can take out the script of Tawraĥ. Then we will come to know
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م whether the recited script of Tawraĥ by Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr
is original or not. After a struggle, they found the tree and after
digging it, they found the buried Tawraĥ. Amazingly, there
was a word to word resemblance between Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr’s
recitation and the text! After witnessing this amazing and
marvellous event, everyone was astonished and said he is
‏َاذاالله)‏ ‘Uzaīr, the son of Allah
Therefore, it is since then that ‏.(مَع
this corrupt belief was spread among Jews around the world
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‏ْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م that Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr
‏َاذاالله)‏ is the son of Allah عَل ‏َي
Even ‏.(مَع
till date, Jews around the world are still steadfast on this corrupt
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and false belief of Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr being the son of Allah
(Tafsīr-e-Jamal ‘Alal-Jalālaīn, vol. 1, p. 322; Part 3, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 259)
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has described this anecdote in the Holy Quran, in
Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ in the following words:
ٰ ّ
ي ُ
ٰ ّ
َ
ا
ع ُ رُ‏ و ۡ شِ‏ هَ‏ ا قَالَ‏
ِ َ خ َ اوِ‏ ي ‏َةٌ‏ َ ٰ
‏َّذِ‏ يۡ‏ َ َّ َ ٰ
‏َوۡ‏ ‏َال
ا
‏َه ُ ا
‏َا ‏َمَ‏ ات
مَو ۡ تِهَ‏ ا ف
ب ۡ ‏َعض ي ۡ ‏َو مٍ‏
وَ‏ ان ۡ ظ ُ ر ۡ اِ‏
َّ
قَر ۡ ي ‏َةٍ‏ و
ب َ ‏َع ثَ‏ هٗ‏
ٰ ّ ُ مِ‏ ائ ‏َةَ‏ َ امٍ‏ ث ‏ُمَّ‏
حِ‏ مَ‏ ارِ‏ ك و
َ ۡ مً‏ ا فَل ‏َمَّ‏ ا ت ‏َبَ‏ َّ َ َ ٗ
‏َالَ‏
ق
ك َ مۡ‏ ل ‏َبِ‏ ث ۡ تَ‏
َ َ ابِكَ‏
و
ط َ عَ‏ امِ‏ كَ‏ َ
ٖ ٰ ه ذِ‏ هِ‏ ا ب ‏َعد
‏َوۡ‏
ي ۡ ‏َو مً‏ ا ا
‏َالَ‏ ۡ ث تُ‏
‏َبِ‏
ق ل
‏َمۡ‏ ي َ ‏َسَ‏ نَّ‏ هۡ‏
ل
‏ُنۡ‏
ن
ُ هَ‏ ا ث ‏ُمَّ‏
﴾۲۵۹
َ ي ۡ ف
‏َان ۡ ُ ظ رۡ‏ اِ‏
َ َ امٍ‏ ف
مِ‏ ائ ‏َة
‏َّبِ‏ ۡ ث تَ‏
قَال ب ‏َل ل
اي ً ‏َة ل ّ ‏ِلنَّ‏ اسِ‏ َ و ان ۡ ُ ظ ۡ ر اِ‏
َ ۡ عَ‏ ل ‏َكَ‏ ٰ
ال ۡ عِ‏ ظَ‏ امِ‏ ك
ۡ ءٍ‏ قَدِ‏ ي ۡ رٌ‏ ﴿
ٰ ّ َ َ ٰ ‏ُلّ‏
ِ
ا
َ ۡ ل ‏َمُ‏ اَنَّ‏
قَال ا
ل ِ
ن ‏َك ۡ سُ‏ و ۡ ه َ ا
Or like him who passed by a dwelling and it had fallen flat on its
roofs; he said, ‘How will Allah bring it to life, after its death’; so
Allah kept him dead for a hundred years, then brought him back
to life; He said, ‘How long have you stayed here’; he replied, ‘I
may have stayed for a day or little less’; He said, ‘In fact, you have
spent a hundred years - so look at your food and drink which do
not even smell stale; and look at your donkey whose bones even
are not intact - in order that We may make you a sign for mankind
- and look at the bones how We assemble them and then cover
them with flesh’; so when the matter became clear to him, he said,
‘I know well that Allah is Able to do all things.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 259)
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Moral lesson
1. From these verses of the Holy Quran, it can clearly be
seen that at the same place and environment, the donkey
of Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م had died and his bones had
decayed, but there was no change in the fruits, the grapes
‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م juice and to the blessed body of Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr
Even his blessed hair had not turned white in hundred
years. It is proven from this that it is possible for some
corpses of dead people to be decayed in the same graveyard
and same environment, whereas the bodies of chosen people
of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ remain blessed with peace and protection and
their shrouds do not even get dirty. This has happened on
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م various occasions and this story of Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr
ٰ ۡ اَع ( it. is a clear evidence for
‏َعا لَمُ‏
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
2. After seeing the destruction of Bayt-ul-Muqaddas,
Sayyidunā ‘Uzaīr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was saddened and said out of
sadness that how Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ will rebuild this city after
such destruction and desolation. This proves that loving
and having affection towards ones city and country is
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ from the ways of the chosen people of Allah
10. The blissful box
This was a box made of boxwood which was revealed to
Sayyidunā Ādam السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ This box remained with him until
the last days of his worldly life. Later on, it was passed onto his
children one after the other as inheritance. It reached Sayyidunā
Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and remained under the custody of his children
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in Banī Isrāīl. After this, it reached Sayyidunā Mūsā
and he عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م kept Tawraĥ and his possession in it.
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It was an extremely holy box. Whenever Banī Isrāīl would do
Jiĥād against the pagans and whenever they would get worried
due to the number of enemies being large, they would place
the box in front of them. Such blessings used to emanate from
it that their worried hearts would gain contentment. When this
نَص رٌ‏ مِنَ‏ االلهِ‏ ٌ ق box would proceed ahead, the glad-tidings of
ۡ
would bestow from the sky and they would become victorious.
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وَ‏ فَت ۡ ح
Whenever there was any difference of opinion among Banī
Isrāīl, the voice of judgment and glad-tiding of the victory was
heard from the same box. The Banī Isrāīl used to keep this box
with them during their supplications which used to be accepted
as a result and due to its blessings; catastrophes and calamities
used to be averted. So we come to know that the box was a
means of great blessings and a treasure of bounties for Banī Isrāīl.
However, when evil deeds of Banī Isrāīl rose to an extreme
level, the wrath of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ was inflicted upon them. The
people of the ‘Amāliqaĥ tribe attacked Banī Isrāīl and a massive
bloodshed and a huge massacre took place. Many of the Banī
Isrāīl were killed, their houses were ruined and the city was
destroyed. The ‘Amāliqaĥ tribe also took the sacred box with
them and disrespectfully threw it into filth and garbage. However,
when the people of the ‘Amāliqaĥ did this, they themselves were
punished. Different diseases, calamities and catastrophes took
place. Therefore, five cities of the people of ‘Amāliqaĥ were
completely destroyed. The pagans realized that their current
state was due to their misconduct and disrespect shown towards
the sacred box. Therefore, they loaded the box on a cart dragged
by buffaloes and drove it towards the town of Banī Isrāīl.
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ appointed five angels to carry this blessed box to
Sayyidunā Shamwīl السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ the Prophet of Banī Isrāīl. This
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way, the lost blessing in the shape of the sacred box was
returned to Banī Isrāīl. This blessed box reached Sayyidunā
Shamwīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م right at the time when he عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م appointed
Ṭālūt as king. The people of Banī Isrāīl were not accepting the
kingship of Ṭālūt and conditioned their acceptance upon
receiving the sacred box. Therefore, the box arrived and they
agreed upon this decision. (Tafsīr-us-Ṣāwī, vol. 1, p. 209; Ruḥ-ul-Bayān,
vol. 1, p. 385; Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 248)
What was inside the blissful wooden box: The holy box
‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م contained: the holy staff and shoes of Sayyidunā Mūsā
the turban of Sayyidunā Ĥārūn السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ the ring of Sayyidunā
Sulaymān السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ tablets on which Tawrāt was written, some
Mann and Salwā and finally, some outlines of the appearances
of some Prophets! (Tafsīr Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 1, p. 382; Part 2, Sūraĥ
Baqaraĥ, Verse 248)
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ This event of the sacred box has been described by Allah
in the Holy Quran, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ in these words:
َ ةٌ‏
يَّا ۡ تِيَ‏ كُ‏ مُ‏ التَّ‏ اب ‏ُو ۡ تُ‏
فِ‏ ي ۡ هِ‏
سَ‏ كِ‏ ي ۡ ن
ِ ك َ ةُ‏
ُ
ا ل
و ٰ
َ
ۡ
اَن
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ِ هٖ‏
اِ‏ ن
ۡ
َ مُ‏ ل
ا يَة
ٰ
‏َبِ‏ يُّ‏ ُ ۡ
ن
ۡ ُ َ
ل
رَّ‏ ب ‏ِّك ُ مۡ‏ وَ‏
َ
قَال
َ
و
مِّ‏ نۡ‏
ٌ
ب ‏َقِ‏ يَّ‏ ة
ُ مُ‏ وۡ‏
ا ٰ ل
‏َرَ‏ كَ‏
‏َّا ت
ه ٰ رُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏ َ ۡ مِ‏
ال ۡ مَ‏ ل
﴾ ۲۴۸﴿ َ
ِ ّ
ِ ۡ ذ ٰ ل ‏ِكَ‏ َ ٰ يَةً‏ َّ ُ مۡ‏
َّ
اِ‏ ن
اِ‏ ن ك
نِ‏
ُ نۡ‏ ُ ۡ مُّ‏ ؤۡ‏
And their Prophet said to them, ‘Indeed the sign of his kingdom will
be the coming of a (wooden) box to you, in which from your Rab is the
contentment of hearts and containing some souvenirs (remnants) left
behind by the honourable Mūsā and the honourable Ĥārūn (Aaron),
borne by the angels; indeed in it is a great sign for you if you are
believers.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 248)

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Moral lesson
From this we learn various Madanī pearls and can derive certain
rulings that shall be remembered:
1. The items and belongings of the chosen servants of Allah
and عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ are very prestigious in the court of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
are means of many blessings and bounties being granted.
You see, it contained the blessed shoes and staff of Sayyidunā
Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and a blessed turban of Sayyidunā Ĥārūn
and due to this, the box was granted such status السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
that it was carried by angels on their shoulders, who
themselves are made out of the divine light! They presented
the box in the court of Sayyidunā Shamwīl ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل Allah
Quran. said this was a sign, as seen in the Holy جَ‏ لَّ‏
‏ِّن رَّ‏ ۡ بِكُم (
ۡ Here we also learn that blessings were سَ‏ ‏(فِيهِ‏ ِ كّ‏ ۡ ي ٌ نَة م ۡ
granted on the place where the box was laid. The places
where items associated with the chosen servants of Allah
believers! are become places of mercy and blessings for عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏
عَلَيْهِ‏
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏
2. This sacred box has blessings due to the holy staff, footwear
and dress being present inside. It is also a place of serenity,
a treasure of blessings and all of this is proven by the
Holy Quran! Then what about the graves where the holy
bodies of the sacred servants of Allah are laid! Will there
be no blessings, peace and mercy on these places Every
sane person with spiritual insight will believe that if there
is blessing descending on the dress and footwear of the
chosen people of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ then it is without any doubt
that those who wore them are even more blessed and
honoured! Of course there will be divine mercy upon the
graves of such esteemed people. Any Muslim who visits
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these places will also receive these benefits and will be
under the rain of mercy! Truly, a few drops of that rain
will be of a great benefit for him. Whoever stands still in
this heavy rain of blessings, his body and clothes will be
covered with the divine mercy. Because whoever dives
into the river of blessings, his body will be soaked in it,
similar to somebody sitting in a perfume shop, his body
will naturally become fragrant. So it is proven that visiting
the sacred graves of the chosen servants of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ surely
removes one’s difficulties and benefits him in the affairs
of this world and of the Hereafter.
3. We have also come to know that all those who show lack
of respect and offensive attitudes towards the sacred
belongings of the esteemed servants of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏;عَزَّ‏ they
will be punished by Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ because we learnt that the
people of the ‘Amāliqaĥ tribe showed disrespect to the
sacred box, which led to the severe punishment of Allah
They had many calamities placed upon them and ‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
despite being unbelievers; they admitted that the reason
of their condition was their disrespect towards the sacred
box. That’s why they loaded it on the vehicle and drove it
towards the Banī Isrāīl so they could be saved from the
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ wrath of Allah
4. Banī Isrāīl used to be successful in their campaigns of Jiĥād
because of the blessings of the sacred box. We also come
to realise that the graves of holy saints are places where the
worries and tensions of believers are removed. Furthermore,
they will see their dreams being fulfilled by the grace of
Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ If bounties and blessings can be attained by
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Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ then what can be said about being in the physical
presence of their sacred bodies
5. Another lesson we learn is that those who disobey Allah
and His Prophets are deprived from the blessings which عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏
were previously granted to them. In this context, the people
of the Banī Isrāīl transgressed and showed no attention to
the commands of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ They indulged in various
sins and consequently, the sacred box was taken away
from them by the pagans of ‘Amāliqaĥ and Banī Isrāīl
remained destitute and deprived of the holy box for many
ٰ ۡ اَع ( years.
‏َعا لَمُ‏
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
11. Resurrection of the slaughtered birds
Once Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م asked in the reverend court
Almighty, ‘O Allah, show me how you will resurrect
the dead’ Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Almighty said, ‘Ibrāĥīm, don’t you have
faith in it’ Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘Why not Although
I have faith over it but I wish to observe this spectacle with my
own eyes so that my heart receives tranquillity.’ Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ then
said, ‘Raise four birds and nourish them well by feeding them
plenty, then slaughter them and make minced meat from their
flesh and place little portion of it on top of some mountains in
your surroundings. Then call upon these birds to you, those
birds will come back to life and rush to you and thus you will
witness the spectacle of resurrection of dead with your own
eyes.’ Therefore Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م tended four birds:
a rooster, a pigeon, a vulture and a peacock. He raised them
for a certain period of time whilst nourishing and taming them
well. Then he slaughtered them and kept their heads with
himself and after mincing their meat, placed little part of it on the
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surrounding mountains. He then called these birds from
distance by their names by exclaiming: O rooster ( اا ّ ‏ِي ۡ كُ‏ ‏,(ياَيُّهَ‏ O
‏!(ياَيُّهَ‏ االطَّ‏ اؤُ‏ سُ‏ ( peacock O ‏,(ياَيُّهَ‏ اال ‏َّس ۡ رُ‏ ( vulture O ‏,(ياَيُّهَ‏ اال ۡ حَمَ‏ امَهُ‏ ( pigeon
The meat from the mountains started soaring up into the air
on his call and the meat of each bird, flesh, bones and feathers
assembled individually and then all four birds were formed
and they each rushed to Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م headless
and after connecting to their own individual heads, they started
picking grains and chirping in their own language. Hence
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م witnessed the spectacle of the
resurrection of the dead and his heart attained peace and
tranquillity.
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ described this event in Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ of the Holy
Quran in the following words:
ب َ
َ
قَال
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اَرِ‏ ِ
ُ رَ‏ ِ بّ‏
ۡ
قَل
ِ نَّ‏
َ ۡ
و اِ‏ ذ قَال
َ
اِ‏ ب ۡ رٰ‏
‏َوَ‏
ا
َ
قَال
كَ‏ ۡ يف ت ِ ال ۡ مَ‏ وۡ‏ ٰ
‏َمۡ‏ ت ‏ُؤ ۡ مِ‏ نۡ‏
ل
ۡ قَالَ‏ َ ‏ُذۡ‏
ن ل ‏ِّيَ‏ ۡ ط مَ‏
ن ۡ ه ُ نَّ‏
ۡ َّ
ۡ اَرب ‏َعَ‏ ةً‏ ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ الط
ي ۡ ‏َا ۡ تِي َ ن كَ‏
اد ُ ع هُ‏ نَّ‏
ُ ج ۡ ز ءً‏ ا ث ‏ُمَّ‏ ۡ
اِ‏ ل ۡ ‏َي كَ‏
َ ُ ۡ هُ‏ نَّ‏
ِ ف
سَ‏ ۡ ع يً‏ ا و ا
اج َ ع لۡ‏
‏ُمَّ‏ ۡ
ث
ّ
ِ
َ
و
َ ٰ ‏ُلّ‏ جَ‏ بَ‏ لٍ‏
ِ
َ ع َ زِ‏ ي ۡ ‏ٌز
‏َمۡ‏ اَنَّ‏ ّ ٰ
ۡ ل
ا
حَ‏ كِ‏ ٌ ۲۶۰﴿ ﴾
And when Ibrāĥīm said, ‘My Rab! Show me how you will give life
to the dead’; He said, ‘Are you not certain (of it)’ Ibrāĥīm said,
‘Surely yes, why not But because I wish to put my heart at ease’;
He said, ‘Therefore take four birds (as pets) and cause them to
become familiar to you, then place a part of each of them on
separate hills, then call them - they will come running towards you;
and know well that Allah is Almighty, Wise.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 260)

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Moral lesson
The above-mentioned Quranic anecdote sheds light on the
following Sharī rulings. Read these carefully and gain the light
of guidance and show the light of guidance to others too.
Calling the dead: Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م had slaughtered
the birds, minced their meat and placed it on the mountains.
Then Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ordered, “ ثُمَّ‏ اد عُ‏ ُ ۡ هن ” i.e. call these dead birds.
Therefore, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م called these four birds
by their names and this point proves that calling dead is not
Shirk, because when Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ordered to call the dead birds
and when such a prestigious and dignified Prophet called the
dead birds, then this can never ever be Shirk at all because Allah
will never command any one towards Shirk and nor any عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
Prophet can ever commit an act of Shirk. Therefore, when calling
dead birds is not Shirk, then how can calling the late friends of
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ and martyrs be Shirk Those people who say that
calling to the friends of Allah عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ and martyrs is Shirk, those
who falsely allege the people that exclaim the slogan of ‘Yā Ghouš’
as ‘Mushrik’, they should ponder upon by lowering their heads
down for a while so that they can see the light of guidance by
reflecting upon this Quranic incident and stride on the straight
ۡ
وَ‏ ) ال قفّ‏ ( Aĥl-e-Sunnat. and true path of
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A mystical point: All the four birds that Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
slaughtered are famous for containing certain ill traits عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
in each of them - for example the peacock is always proud of its
facial beauty, the rooster has an ill trait of over-inclination
towards lust, the vulture has the bad habit of greed and the
pigeon is over proud on its ability to fly high. Thus slaughtering
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these four evils. When these four birds were slaughtered, it
provided Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م a spectacle to observe the
resurrection of the dead birds and the divine light of tranquillity
descended into his heart because of which, he attained the gift
of ‘Nafs-e-Muṭmainaĥ’ (the contended self). So the one who
desires the flourishing of his heart and desires to attain Nafs-e-
Muṭmainaĥ should slaughter the rooster, meaning to kill his
lust, should slaughter the peacock, meaning he should slaughter
the pride over one’s beauty of face and dress, he should slaughter
the vulture, meaning he kills his avidity and greed and he should
slaughter the pigeon, meaning killing the pride of him flying
high and the pride of his worldly status. If someone succeeds in
killing and slaughtering these four ill traits, اِنْ‏ شَ‏ آءَالله عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ he will
observe the revival and flourishing of his heart with his own
eyes and will be blessed with the wealth of ‘Nafs-e-Muṭmainaĥ’.
اَع
‏َعا ٰ ۡ لَمُ‏
ُ واالله ت
(Tafsīr Jamal, vol. 1, p. 328; Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 260)
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12. The kingdom of Ṭālūt
Banī Isrāīl had a state-system that used to run in such a way
that there would always be a king among them who would run
the administrative matters of the country and there would be a
Prophet who used to guide people with the law of Sharī’aĥ and
religious matters. There was a conventional system in vogue
since long in the way that the kingdom was always in the family
of Yaĥūd Ibn-e-Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and the honour of Prophethood
‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was always with the family of Lādī bin Ya’qūb
When Sayyidunā Shamwīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was blessed with Prophethood,
there was no ruling king at that time and the people of Banī
Isrāīl requested him to appoint someone as a king for them.
Then following the commandment of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ Sayyidunā
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Shamwīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م appointed Ṭālūt as a king who was the strongest
and the biggest scholar among the Banī Isrāīl but was also very
poor and needy. For his living, he either used to tan leather or
herd goats. Due to this, Banī Isrāīl raised an objection that Ṭālūt
is not from the royal family so how can he be our king. We
more deserve than him to become a king as we are from the
royal family and Ṭālūt does not possess much wealth either. So
how come a poor and a needy person deserves the royal throne
In reply to the objections raised by Banī Isrāīl, Sayyidunā
Shamwīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م delivered the following sermon:
He said, “Indeed Allah has chosen him above you, and has bestowed
him with vast knowledge and physique”; and Allah may bestow His
kingdom on whomever He wills; and Allah is Most Capable, All
Knowing. And their Prophet said to them, “Indeed the sign of his
kingdom will be the coming of a (wooden) box to you, in which from
your Rab is the contentment of hearts.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 247-248)
Therefore, after a very short while, four angels came with a box
and placed it near Sayyidunā Shamwīl السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ After seeing this,
the Banī Isrāīl accepted the kingship of Ṭālūt and after becoming
a king, Ṭālūt did not only take control of the government system
of the country but also recruited new military personnel’s and
went to the holy war against the pagans of the ‘Amāliqaĥ tribe.
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Almighty while describing this anecdote in the Holy
Quran has stated:
And their Prophet said to them, ‘Indeed Allah has sent Ṭālūt (Saul) as
your king’; they said, ‘Why should he have kingship over us whereas
we deserve the kingship more than he, and nor has he been given
enough wealth’ He said, ‘Indeed Allah has chosen him above you,
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and has bestowed him with vast knowledge and physique’; and Allah
may bestow His kingdom on whomever He wills; and Allah is Most
Capable, All Knowing. And their Prophet said to them, ‘Indeed the
sign of his kingdom will be the coming of a (wooden) box to you, in
which from your Rab is the contentment of hearts and containing
some souvenirs (remnants) left behind by the honourable Mūsā and
the honourable Ĥārūn (Aaron), borne by the angels; indeed in it is a
great sign for you if you are believers.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 247-248)
Moral lesson
1. This anecdote sheds light on so many rulings but one clear
lesson that we learn from it is that there are no limits to the
favours and the grace of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ and if He wishes, He
can make the most inferior of people to the most affluent
within few minutes or even within few seconds. You see
Sayyidunā Ṭālūt was a man with an inferior social stratum
and was so poor that he used to earn his livelihood either
by tanning the leather or by herding the goats, but in an
instant, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ made him a sovereign king and blessed
him with a throne and magnificence.
2. From this anecdote and from the text of these verses of the
Holy Quran, we come to know that for kingship, it is more
important to have the physical energy and the access of
knowledge than being wealthy. As without physical
capabilities and knowledge, it is difficult and almost
impossible to run the administrative matters of a kingdom.
Thus we come to know that the status of knowledge is far
ٰ ۡ اَع ( wealth. greater than the status of
‏َعا لَمُ‏
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13. How Dāwūd عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م became a king
When Ṭālūt (Saul) became the king, he prepared Banī Isrāīl
for Jiĥād and mobilized his army towards the battlefield against
a pagan king ‘Jālūt’. Jālūt was a very tall and strong king. The
metal hat, that he used to wear, weighed three hundred pounds.
When both armies aligned on the battlefield, Sayyidunā Ṭālūt
made an announcement within his army that whoever kills
Jālūt, I will marry my princess with him and will also give him
half of my kingdom. After listening to this royal offer,
Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م who was a young boy then, his face
had gone pale due to sickness and his poor economical conditions
was such that he used to earn his living by herding goats.
It has been narrated that when Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م left
his home to participate in the Jiĥād, a stone called out, ‘O
Dāwūd, pick me up as I am the stone of Sayyidunā Mūsā
Dāwūd, Then a second stone called him and said, ‘O ‏’.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ pick me up as I am the stone of Sayyidunā Ĥārūn
and then there was a call from a third stone that called, ‘O
Dāwūd, pick me up as I am the killer of Jālūt.’ Sayyidunā
bag. took all three stones and put them in his السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
When the battle began, Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م advanced
from his rank holding his catapult and when he saw Jālūt, he
loaded the three stones in his catapult and having invoked
ٰ اللّه
catapulted the three stones on Jālūt. These three stones
hit Jālūt on his nose and skull and after crushing his brain;
they went through his head and struck thirty other people of
the Jālūt army killing each and every one of them. After this,
Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م dragged the dead body of Jālūt and
’, السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ Dāwūd
بِسْ‏ مِ‏
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put it at the feet of His Highness Sayyidunā Ṭālūt. Sayyidunā
Ṭālūt and Banī Isrāīl became very happy upon this.
On the death of Jālūt, his army fled away from the battlefield
and Sayyidunā Ṭālūt was distinctly victorious and in compliance
to his announcement, Sayyidunā Ṭālūt got his daughter married
to Sayyidunā Dāwūd
and made him the king of half of
his kingdom. After forty years, Sayyidunā Ṭālūt died and thus
Sayyidunā Dāwūd
became the king of the entire kingdom
and when the demise of Sayyidunā Shamwīl
took place,
then Allah bestowed Sayyidunā Dāwūd
with
Prophethood alongside the kingdom. Before Sayyidunā Dāwūd
, no one had held these two ranks at the same time and
he was the first person who was bestowed with these two
distinctions and he chaired these two designations and
fulfilled the responsibilities for seventy years. After him, his
son Sayyidunā Sulaymān
was also endowed with this
distinction of being a Prophet as well as a king at one single
time. (Tafsīr Jamal ‘Alī Jalālaīn, vol. 1, p. 308; Part 2, Suraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 251)
A brief description of this anecdote is in Suraĥ Baqaraĥ of the
Holy Quran as:
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ٰ
ٰ
ٰ ۡ
‘And Dāwūd slew Jālūt, and Allah gave him the kingdom and wisdom,
and taught him all whatever’ He willed.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 251)
Source of livelihood for Sayyidunā Dāwūd
: Despite
being an emperor of a large empire, Sayyidunā Dāwūd
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used to earn his living by the means of handcraft work
throughout his life. Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed him with such a miracle
that whenever he touched metal, it used to turn soft and mild
like wax. He used to make shields from it and sell them to earn
his living. Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ also taught him the language of birds.
(Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 1, p. 391; Part 2, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 251)
Moral lesson
1. Analogous to the anecdote of Sayyidunā Ṭālūt, we learn
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ from the blessed life of Sayyidunā Dāwūd
whenever Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Almighty bestows His grace and
compassion, within an instant a grain can become a
mountain and a ray can become a sun. Ponder over the
fact that Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was a young boy and
a son of a very poor and a needy father but all of a sudden,
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Almighty blessed him with such dignity and
grandeur that he was crowned king and was married to a
princess. Furthermore, he was bestowed with the high
rank of being a Prophet that there cannot be a higher rank
than this for a human being. Then witness the display of
the munificent power of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ that He made
a young and an ill boy like Dāwūd عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to kill the
resilient and a tyrant king Jālūt and that too by the means
of three stones. Although, in reality there was no significance
of these three tiny stones in front of Jālūt considering the
fact that he was wearing a heavy iron helmet weighing
three hundred pounds. However, the reality is that if
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ wills, He may overpower an ant over
an elephant and if Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ wills, an elephant
cannot even harm an ant.
that السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
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2. In the above-quoted anecdote, you have read that Sayyidunā
Ṭālūt used to work as a leather tanner or as a shepherd, as
Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م used to be a shepherd in the
early years of his life. However when he was blessed by
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ with the kingship and Prophethood,
thereafter, he chose to make earning by making shields. It
can be deduced that adopting any occupation with an aim
to earn a Ḥalāl livelihood whether it may be hide curing,
transhumance, blacksmithing or weaving, no profession
is a degradation and is neither an abasement for those
earning their Ḥalāl income through these professions.
Those people who have fabricated disreputable opinions
about the mine workers and other such professionals by
thinking of them to be of a lower status based on their
profession; they are victim of an utter ignorance and
illiteracy. Adopting any permissible profession in search
of Ḥalāl income is the blessed way of the reverend Prophets,
holy saints and pious predecessors. Therefore, we shall
never consider any Muslim with an occupation to be inferior
or degraded. The reality is that the Muslims of these
professions are a thousand times better than those people
who live their lives from the earnings earned by the unfair
means of deceptions and bribery and then they claim to be
noble. But in Sharī’aĥ, who else would be more despicable
than a person whose earning is illegitimate and not Ḥalāl
َ االلهُ‏ تَعا ٰ ۡ اَعلَم ( means. or is of suspected
)
14. Maryam’s arch
تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا Sayyidatunā Maryam
was the mother of Sayyidunā رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
. Her father’s name is ‘Imrān and mother’s الصَّ‏ ل ‏ٰوة ُ وَ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
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‏ّنَا وَ‏ عَلَيْهِ‏ ‘Īsā
عَ ٰ ن ‏َبِيِ‏

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ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا name is Ḥinaĥ. When Sayyidatunā Maryam
was in رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
the womb of her mother, her mother vowed that she would
free the child that is going to be born for the service of Bayt-ul-
عَنْهَا Muqaddas. Therefore, when Sayyidatunā Maryam
was born, her mother took her to Bayt-ul-Muqaddas. Sayyidunā
Zakarīyā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل who was the maternal uncle (husband of
عَنْهَا mother’s sister) of Sayyidatunā Maryam
was the رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
Imām of the entire clergy and the religious scholars of Baytul-Muqaddas
of that era. Sayyidunā Zakarīyā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م took
surety of Sayyidatunā Maryam رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا and took her into his
care. Then he عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م made a separate chamber on the highest
level of Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, which was isolated from all other
levels and kept Sayyidatunā Maryam رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا there. Therefore,
تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا Sayyidatunā Maryam
َ began to live there isolated االلهُ‏
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ whilst remaining busy in the worship of Almighty Allah
Sayyidunā Zakarīyā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م would pay daily visits in the morning
and evening to check on her wellbeing and provide her with
commodities.
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رَ‏
ِ الىٰ‏
تَعَ‏
َ االلهُ‏
Within the passage of a few days, the following marvel
(Karāmat) took place in the chamber of Sayyidatunā Maryam
used to visit the عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م When Sayyidunā Zakarīyā ‏.رَ‏
chamber, he witnessed that fruits of winter were present in
summer and the fruits of summer were present in the winter.
Sayyidunā Zakarīyā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م would inquire in amazement that
‘O Maryam, where do you get these fruits from’ Sayyidatunā
عَنْهَا Maryam
would reply that these fruits are from رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ and He bestows uncountable sustenance
to whomsoever He wills.
تَعَالىٰ‏
رَ‏
تَعَالىٰ‏
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ عَنْهَا
Sayyidunā Zakarīyā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was blessed with the rank of
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offspring and now had reached old age. For years, his heart was
overpowered with the wish for a child and many a times he had
supplicated to Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ with humility for a beautiful
child but despite the grace of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ he had still not yet been
blessed with any child. When he saw the marvel (Karāmat) of
that unseasonal fruits descend رَ‏
here, at that time, this thought mounted his heart that even
though my age has reached to feebleness, the season to yield
the fruit of children has gone asunder, but Almighty Allah
who blesses unseasonal fruits to Sayyidatunā Maryam عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
is capable to bless me with عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ in the chamber, He رَ‏
an out of season fruit in the form of a child. Therefore, he
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ عَنْهَا supplicated in the chamber of Sayyidatunā Maryam
and his supplication was accepted. Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed
him with a child in his old age and Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ named
this child ‘Yaḥyā’ who was also blessed with the rank of
Prophethood. Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has described this anecdote
in the Holy Quran in these words:
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ عَنْهَا Sayyidatunā Maryam
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ عَنْهَا
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رَ‏
ل ‏َكِ‏
﴾۳۷
ُ كَ‏
ِ يۡ‏
ٰ ّ
َ
ي ٰ َ ۡ ي ‏َمُ‏ ا
‏ُل ‏َّمَ‏ ا دَ‏ خَ‏ لَ‏ َ ل ‏َي ۡ هَ‏ ا زَ‏ ‏َرِ‏ يَّا ال ۡ مِ‏ ح ۡ رَ‏ ابَ‏
عِ‏ ۡ ن َ د هَ‏ ا رِ‏ ۡ زقًا قَالَ‏
َ و جَ‏ دَ‏
ي ۡ ‏َر ُ ز قُ‏
َ
مَنۡ‏ ‏َّشَ‏ آءُ‏ بِغَ‏ ۡ
ٰ ّ
اِ‏ ن ا
ٰ ّ
ه ٰ ذ َ ا قَال ‏َتۡ‏
ه ُ وَ‏
عِ‏ ۡ ن دِ‏ ا
مِ‏ نۡ‏
ِ يَّةً‏
ذُرّ‏
ل ‏َّدُ‏ ن ۡ كَ‏
ِ ۡ مِ‏ نۡ‏
ً
ِ بَ‏ ة
طَ‏ يّ‏
ِ حِ‏ سَ‏ ابٍ‏ ﴿
‏َّكَ‏ َ
اِ‏ ن
ّ
ِ
ٰ ّ َ ي ‏ُبَ‏
﴾۳۹﴿ َ
َ بۡ‏
ّ
ِ
ه ُ نَ‏ ال ‏ِكَ‏
دَ‏
الدُّ‏ ع َ آءِ‏ ﴿
َ ‏َرِ‏ ي ‏َّا رَ‏ بَّهٗ‏
َ ا ز
‏َنَ‏ ادَ‏ ت ۡ هُ‏
قَال رَ‏ ب ه
ه
ال ۡ مَ‏ ل َ ةُ‏ وَ‏
﴾۳۸
ۢ ً
َ ۡ ٰ مُصَ‏ دّ‏ ِ ق
بِ‏
ف
ا بِ‏
ّ
ِ
ُ وَ‏ قَآفى ‏ِمٌ‏ يُّصَ‏
ا
ِ ال ۡ مِ‏ ۡ ح رَ‏ ابِ‏ اَنَّ‏
ۡ
ِ نَ‏ الصّ‏ ٰ
ِ و
ِ ك
ّ ٰ
‏َلِمَ‏ ةٍ‏ ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ ا
ِ ً دا وَّ‏
سَ‏ يّ‏
ن ‏َبِ‏ يًّ‏ ا مّ‏
َ ح صُ‏ ۡ و رً‏ ا وَّ‏
Whenever Zakarīyā visited her at her Place of Prayer, he found
new food with her; he said, ‘O Maryam! Where did this come to
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whomever He wills, without limit account.’ (Miracles occur through
the friends of Allah). It is here that Zakarīyā prayed to his Rab; he
said, ‘My Rab! Give me from Yourself a righteous child; indeed
You only are the Listener of prayer.’ And the angels called out to him
while he was standing, offering prayer at his place of worship,
‘Indeed Allah gives you glad tidings of Yaḥyā, who will confirm a
Word (or sign) from Allah, - a leader, always refraining from women,
a Prophet from one of Our devoted ones.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sūraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 37-39)
Moral lesson
This anecdote sheds light on many following teachings.
Therefore, it is very essential for every Muslim to extract the
moral lessons from it.
Sayyidatunā Maryam رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ عَنْهَا is a friend of Allah exhibiting
marvels (Karāmat): It can be extracted from the above-quoted
anecdote that Sayyidatunā Maryam is bestowed with marvels
and the status of Walī (friend of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏(عَزَّ‏ as the provisions
عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ of divine fruits used to descend for her from Almighty Allah
in her chamber and that too the winter fruits in summer and the
summer fruits in winter. This is a very magnificent and obvious
marvel and is a true justified proof of her sainthood.
Place of worship is the place of acceptance of invocations: This
anecdote proves that the place where the chosen people of
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ worship, that place becomes so sacred
that the blessings of divine mercy of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ descends there
and the supplications are accepted there; just like the supplication
of Sayyidunā Zakarīyā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was accepted in the chamber of
Sayyidatunā Maryam. Whereas, on many previous occasions,
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he had supplicated frequently in Bayt-ul-Muqaddas but his
wish was not granted.
Supplicating beside graves: If supplications are accepted in
those places where the chosen people of Almighty Allah
perform their worship for some days; then definitively
supplications would be accepted by the graves of these chosen
people of Allah where their whole blessed bodies are
present for many years. Thus, Imām Shafi’ī
has said
that whenever I would feel difficulty in finding solution of some
problem, I would visit Baghdad and sit near the sacred grave of
Imām Abū Ḥanīfaĥ
, would supplicate by making the
holy grave a Wasīlaĥ (intermediary) and my invocations were
granted and my problem would get resolved. (Al- Khayrāt-ul Ḥasan,
p. 230) (For such kind of anecdotes, read our books ‘Auliyā Rijāl-ul-
Ḥadīš-o-Rūḥānī Ḥikāyat.)
15. Maqām-e-Ibrāĥīm
This is a holy stone that has been placed some yards away
from the Holy Ka’baĥ. It is the same stone that Sayyidunā
Ibrāĥīm
would step upon to complete the construction
of the walls of the Holy Ka’baĥ when the walls became higher
than his head. It is a miracle of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
that
the very same stone became as soft as wax and the blessed footprints
of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
were deeply marked within
it. By the virtue of printed blessed feet of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
, Almighty Allah dignified and blessed this stone to
such an extent that He has twice mentioned its significance
in the Holy Quran. Almighty Allah has addressed at one
place:
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ٰ ۡ
ٰ
ٰ ٰ ۡ
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Sūraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 97)
Meaning, in the Holy Ka’baĥ there are many clear signs and one
of these signs is the major sign of Maqām-e-Ibrāĥīm. On another
place in the Holy Quran Almighty Allah has described the
dignity of this stone and said:
ٖ ٰ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
‘And take the place where Ibrāĥīm stood, as your place of Ṣalāĥ’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 125)
The blessed footprints of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
have been
present on this sacred stone for a long period of four thousand
years. Throughout these years, this stone has been laid bare
under the open sky. Four thousand rainy seasons have showered
over this stone, thousand of winds and storms have collided with
this stone. Despite heavy rains and conditions of flood which
took place in the sacred vicinity of the Ka’baĥ, the sacred stone
remaining under the flooded waves, millions of people passing
their hands on it, but despite all this, the marks of the sacred
and noble footprints of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
are still
apparent over it which undoubtedly is a great and a magnificent
miracle of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
. This stone is undoubtedly
a very big sign amongst the broad and open signs and verses
of Almighty Allah . The presence of this great mark over
the stone provides admonitions for every Muslim that Almighty
Allah has commanded all Muslims that after Ṭawāf of
my sacred house (the Holy Ka’baĥ), perform two Rak’at (cycles)
of Ṣalāĥ by this very stone. Although you people may offer
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Ṣalāĥ for me and prostrate for me but it is my pleasure that at
the time of prostration, your foreheads touch the ground near
this sacred stone that preserves the sacred mark of the footprints
of my glorious friend Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
.
Moral lesson
Dear Islamic brothers! From the above-mentioned dignity and
reverence of the Maqām-e-Ibrāĥīm, we get the lesson that any
place which preserves any monument of the chosen people of
Allah is very sacred and honourable to Allah .
Furthermore, worship performed near such sacred places is
more loved and reverential to Allah .
Now ponder over the fact that Maqām-e-Ibrāĥīm is so sacred
and honoured due to its contextual attachment with the
footprints of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
, then what will be the
status of the nobility and grandeur of the sacred grave of the
Beloved Prophet ٖ
where there are not only signs
and marks of the Beloved Prophet ٖ
but his whole
blessed body is present there. By the virtue of his blessed
presence, even each and every dust particle of this blessed land
is more brilliant than the sun and the moon. O Muslims! If only
these verses of the Holy Quran would flourish and enlighten
the faith in the eyes of people so they give the due respect to the
blessed grave and be honoured and respected in both worlds.
Thus they may stop falling victim to the satanic temptations, go
astray by disrespecting and practicing offensive conducts towards
the blessed grave and may they not become a victim of the
severe punishment of Hell. And if only the Najdīs and Waĥābīs
learn a lesson from these blessed and reformative verses which
show a disrespectful attitude towards the blissful grave of the
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Mercy of Both Worlds ٖ
by falsely calling it a
‘heap of dust’, continue their insolence by plotting evil plans of
demolishing the Green Dome and to remove all the holy signs
of the blessed grave.
16. Four miracles of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
delivered this sermon to Banī Isrāīl
whilst announcing his Prophethood and miracles which has
been stated in the Holy Quran, Sūraĥ Imrān:
ۡ ۤ ۡ
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ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۤ
ۡ
ٰ
ٰ
ۡ ۢ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ٰ
ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۚ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
‘And he will be a Noble Messenger towards the descendants of
Israel saying, ‘I have come to you with a sign from your Rab, for I
mould a birdlike sculpture from clay for you, and I blow into it
and it instantly becomes a (living) bird, by Allah’s command; and I
heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I revive the dead,
by Allah’s command; and I tell you what you eat and what you
store in your houses; undoubtedly in these (miracles) is a great sign
for you, if you are believers.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sūraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 49)
In this sermon, Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
announced four of his
miracles:
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2. Curing the innate blind and those suffering from leprosy
3. Resurrecting dead
4. Revealing what people have eaten and what they have
hidden in their homes
Now read some details of these miracles.
1. Making birds from clay and making them fly: When
Banī Isrāīl demanded the miracle of making a bird of clay
and making it fly, Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م then made bats
from clay and made them fly. Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م chose
bat among all of the birds because it is the most complete
and the strangest bird among other species of the birds
because it has teeth like human beings, laughs like human
beings, flies with its arms without wings, gives birth like
animals and it also experiences menstrual cycle. It is
narrated that as long as Banī Isrāīl used to watch these
bats, they would continue to fly and when they disappeared
from their sight; they would fall down and die. The reason
behind this was that there remains a distinction between
the creation of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and the creation of the bird of a
servant of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ (Tafsīr Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 2, p. 37; Part 3,
Suraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 49)
2. Curing the innate blinds: It is stated that by the virtue of
supplication of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل fifty blind men
and lepers were cured based on the condition that they
would embrace faith (Īmān). (Tafsīr-e-Jamal, vol. 1, p. 419; Part 3,
Suraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 49)
3. Resurrection of dead: It is narrated that Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
people: resurrected four deceased عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
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1. his friend ‘Āżar
2. a son of an old lady
3. a daughter of a revenue officer
4. Sayyidunā Sām bin Nūḥ
‘Āżar: He was a sincere friend of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
. When
he was about to die, his sister sent a messenger to Sayyidunā
‘Īsā
to inform him that his friend is dying. At that time,
Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
was at a distance of three days journey
from his friend. Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
reached after the death
and burial of ‘Āżar. He
went to the grave of ‘Āżar and
called upon him. ‘Āżar resurrected and came out of his grave,
lived for many years and even had children.
Son of an old woman: He had died and people were taking him
to bury. Coincedently, Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
was passing by
there. He was resurrected due to the supplication of Sayyidunā
‘Īsā
. He got up, dressed up and brought his death bed
back home. He lived a long life and also had children.
Daughter of ‘Asher: A daughter of a revenue collector had died.
She resurrected after one day of her death due to the supplication
of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
. She lived for many days and also
bore many children.
Sayyidunā Sam bin Nūḥ: When Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
resurrected
the three above-mentioned deceased people, the impish Banī
Isrāīl alleged that these three people were not actually dead
but they were in the fit of unconsciousness and therefore, they
have regained consciousness. Thus, show us the resurrection
of some old dead person. In response to their demand, Sayyidunā
‘Īsā
said that four thousand years have passed since
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the death of Sayyidunā Sām bin Nūḥ ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏;عَل take me to his
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ grave and I will resurrect him by the command of Allah
Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م recited the Ism-e-A’ẓam beside his grave
عَلَيْهِ‏ and Sayyidunā Sām bin Nūḥ
He came out of his grave and inquired worryingly ‘has the Day
of Judgment arrived’ After this, he embraced faith on Sayyidunā
‘Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and died shortly afterwards.
straightaway. resurrected السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Revealing what people have eaten and what they have hidden
in their homes: It has been mentioned in Ḥadīš that Sayyidunā
‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م used to inform the students of his school, who
were the children of Banī Isrāīl, about whatever their parents
eat and hide in their homes. When the parent inquired from
their children that how they come to know about these secrets,
children replied that Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م informs us in
school. After hearing this, parents restrained their children
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م from going to that school and accused Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
of being a magician. When Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م approached
this community of Banī Isrāīl in the search of those children,
they hid their children inside a house and said that the children
are not here. Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م asked, ‘Who is inside the
house’ These wicked people replied, ‘There are pigs confined
inside the house.’ Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said ‘OK. There must
be pigs.’ Therefore, when people opened the door of the house,
there were pigs inside it. This news wide spread among Banī
Isrāīl and they were stirred with rage and wrath and they
conspired to kill Sayyidunā ‘Īsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ After seeing this,
took her son and migrated to رَ‏
Egypt. This is how Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was protected from
the wickedness of these wicked people. (Tafsīr Jamal alal Jalālaīn,
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ عَنْهَا Sayyidatunā Maryam
p. 419; Part 3, Suraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 49)
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17. Sayyidunā ‘Īsā هِ‏ السَّ‏ in the heavens
When Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
proclaimed his Prophethood in
front of Jews, they were already well-informed from the Taurāt
that Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
would overrule their religion. For
this reason, Jews became his enemy. When Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
felt that Jews will remain rigid in their infidelity and
they will kill him, he addressed people and said الله ا ۡ ص ن
i.e. who are to be my helpers towards the religion of Almighty
Allah . About twelve or nineteen companions replied
ۡ و لم الله ۡ صا حن ن ۡ
ا م ۡ س
ن
ه ۡ د بان ۡ
ش
i.e. we are the helpers of the
religion of Almighty Allah . We have brought faith unto
Allah and you be a witness that we are Muslims.
ن
م
ا باالله ن
ٰ م
The remaining Jews remained rigid over their infidelity and
with great emotional aggression; they conspired to kill Sayyidunā
‘Īsā
. They sent a person called ‘Ṭaṭyānūs’ to kill Sayyidunā
‘Īsā
in his house. Meanwhile, Almighty Allah sent
Sayyidunā Jibrīl
with a cloud which raised Sayyidunā
‘Īsā
towards the skies. His mother embraced him out
of love and affection. Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
said to his mother:
‘O beloved mother, now we will meet on the Day of Judgment’
and the cloud lifted him up to the skies. This incident took
place in Bayt-ul-Muqaddas on the sacred night of Shab-e-Qadr.
According to the point of view of ‘Allāmaĥ Jalāluddīn Suyūṭī
, at that time the blessed age of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
was 33 years and according to ‘Allāmaĥ Zurqānī who is the
annotator of Mawāĥib, at that time the blessed age of Sayyidunā
‘Īsā
was 120 years. Imām Jalāluddīn Suyūṭī
also came to the same opinion in the latter days of his life.
(Tafsīr Jamal-ul-Jalālaīn, vol. 1, p. 427; Part 3, Suraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 57)
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When Ṭaṭyānūs did not come out of the house of Sayyidunā
‘Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م for a long time, Jews invaded the house and
witnessed that Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ had transformed Ṭaṭyānūs
into the appearance of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل Jews killed
Ṭaṭyānūs assuming him to be Sayyidunā ‘Īsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ After
this, when the family members of Ṭaṭyānūs observed him
carefully, only his face was identical with that of Sayyidunā
‘Īsā’s while rest of his body was of his own. His family members
inquired that if the killed person is ‘Īsā, then where is our
Ṭaṭyānūs; and if this is Ṭaṭyānūs, where is ‘Īsā This issue
raised so much that a situation of civil war arose amongst Jews
and consequently, they started killing each other and many
Jews were killed. Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has described this
anecdote in the Holy Quran as following:
ّ
ِ
﴾٪۵۴
َ
و
ٰ ّ
مَ‏ ك َ رُ‏ و ۡ ا وَ‏
مَ‏ كَ‏ رَ‏ ا
خَ‏ ۡ ُ ال ۡ م ٰ كِ‏ رِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ ﴿
ٰ ّ
ا
ي ٰ عِ‏ يۡ‏
اِ‏
ٰ ّ
و رَ‏ افِ‏ ع
َ ۡ
اِ‏ ذ قَال
ا
َ َّ وَ‏
ِ ي ۡ ك
َ
و
مُ‏ َ ت وَ‏ فّ‏
اِ‏
َ
مُ‏ ط
‏َّذِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ ات ‏َّبَ‏ عُ‏ ۡ و كَ‏ َ ُ ۡ وا وَ‏
ال
َ ج اعِ‏ لُ‏
‏َّذِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ كَ‏
ِ رُ‏ ك مِ‏ نَ‏ ال
َ َّ َ ۡ جِ‏ عُ‏ كُ‏ مۡ‏ ۡ فَاَح كُ‏ مُ‏ ۡ بَي نَ‏ كُ‏
فِ‏
اِ‏
ۡ م
‏ُمَّ‏
ي ‏َو ۡ مِ‏ ال ۡ قِ‏ ي ٰ مَ‏ ةِ‏ ث
﴾۵۵﴿
ُ كَ‏
‏َو ۡ قَ‏
ف
‏ِه
َ َ ُ ۡ ۤ وا اِ‏
‏َّذِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ ك
ال
فِ‏ يۡ‏ َ ۡ تَ‏ لِفُ‏ ۡ و نَ‏
ك ُ نۡ‏ ُ ۡ
And the unbelievers conspired (to kill ‘Īsā), and Allah covertly
planned to destroy them; and Allah is the best of secret planners.
Remember when Allah said, ‘O ‘Īsā! I will keep you alive till your full
age, and raise you towards Me, and cleanse you of the unbelievers
and give your followers dominance over the unbelievers until the Day
of Resurrection; then you will all return to Me, so I shall judge
between you concerning the matter in which you dispute.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sūraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 54-55)
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After Sayyidunā ‘Īsā’s departure towards the heavens, Sayyidatunā
away. lived for 6 years and then passed رَ‏
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا Maryam
It is narrated from Bukhārī and Muslim that Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
will descend on earth close to the Day of Judgment عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
and will follow the Sharī’aĥ of the Last Prophet Muhammad
. He will kill Dajjāl and the pig, destroy the وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
cross and after establishing the writ of justice for seven years,
he will pass away and be buried inside Madina-tul-Munawwaraĥ
under the Green Dome. (Tafsīr Jamal Alal Jalālaīn, vol. 1, p. 427; Part 3,
صَ‏ َّ االله تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏
Suraĥ Al-e-Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 57)
In refuting the Christians, it has also been revealed in the Holy
Quran that:
﴾۱۵۸﴿ ً ۡ
63
ً ۢ ا﴿‏‎۱۵۷‎ ﴾
َ ُ ۡ ه ُ يَقِ‏ ي ۡ ن
وَ‏ مَ‏ اقَت
‏َي ۡ هِ‏
ُ اِ‏ ل
ٰ ّ
بَل رَّ‏ فَع َ ه ُ ا
ُ ع زِ‏ َ ي ۡ زً‏ اح كِ‏
َ ‏َانَ‏ ّ ٰ
و
ا
‘And without doubt, they did not kill him. In fact
Allah raised him towards Himself; and Allah is Almighty, Wise.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sūraĥ Nisā, Verse. 157-158)
In the previous verse to this, it is said:
ؕ ۡ ُ َ
ن شُ‏ بّ‏ ِ َ ه ل
و َ مَ‏ اقَتَ‏ ُ ۡ هُ‏ وَ‏ مَ‏ اصَ‏ ل ‏َبُ‏ و ۡ هُ‏ وَ‏ ٰ
‘They did not slay him nor did
they crucify him, but a look-alike was created for them’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Suraĥ Nisā, Verse 157)
In summary, Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was not killed by Jews but
was lifted up to the heavens by Almighty Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ Anyone
who believes that Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was either killed or
crucified as Christians do; such person is an unbeliever as the
Holy Quran mentions clearly that Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was
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18. Christians fled from Mubāĥilaĥ (casting Allah’s
curse)
A Christian delegation came to Madina from Najrān (Yemen)
which consisted of a group of fourteen people and they all
were noblemen of Najrān. This delegation was led by three
individuals:
1. Abū Ḥārišaĥ bin ‘Alqamaĥ who was the chief pope of
Christians;
2. Oĥīb who was the tribal chief;
3. ‘Abdul Masīḥ who was an adjutant to the main chief and
was known as ‘Āqib’.
They all dressed up in very pristine and exquisite clothes and
entered in the Masjid Nabawī after Aṣr Ṣalāĥ and offered their
own prayer facing towards their own Qiblaĥ. Then Abū
Ḥārišaĥ and another person came in the blessed court of the
who conversed with وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
them in a very graceful manner. The following conversation
took place:
صَ‏ َّ االله
تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ Most Dignified Prophet
Holy Prophet ‏:ﷺ You people accept Islām and become obedient
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ to Allah
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Abū Ḥārišaĥ: We have already become obedient to Allah
Holy Prophet ‏:ﷺ Your statement is not true because you
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ people worship the cross, ascribe a son to Almighty Allah
and eat pork.
‏عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Abū Ḥārišaĥ: Why do you people abuse our Prophet ‘Īsā
‏عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م What do we say to Prophet ‘Īsā ‏:ﷺ Holy Prophet
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Abū Ḥārišaĥ: You people call Prophet ‘Īsā
a bondsman
/servant of Allah , whereas, he is son of god.
Holy Prophet ‏:ﷺ Yes! We say that he is the bondsman and a
Prophet of Allah and he is Kalimatullaĥ who was born to
without any father but by the command of
Maryam
Almighty Allah .
Abū Ḥārišaĥ: Can anyone be conceived without a father
When you people believe that no human being is the father of
Prophet ‘Īsā
, then you people will have to admit that
god is his father.
Holy Prophet ‏:ﷺ If someone does not have a father, it does not
necessarily mean that Allah is his father. If Allah wills,
he can create a human without a father. This is evident from how
Almighty Allah created Sayyidunā Ādam
without
a father or a mother. So what is so shocking if Allah created
Prophet ‘Īsā
without a father
After these prophetical, persuasive and philosophical words from
the Beloved Prophet ٖ
, instead of leaving Christianity
and coming into the fold of Islām, these people started to quarrel
and argue with the Holy Prophet ٖ
. The argument
and dispute prolonged to such an extent that Almighty Allah
revealed this verse of Sūraĥ-Al-e-‘Imrān:
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ٰ
ٰ
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Therefore say to those who dispute with you (O dear Prophet
Mohammad) concerning ‘Īsā after the knowledge has come to you,
‘Come! Let us summon our sons and your sons, and our women and
your women, and ourselves and yourselves - then pray humbly,
thereby casting the curse of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ upon the liars!’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Suraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 61)
Abū Ḥārišaĥ accepted this challenge of Mubāĥilaĥ of the Holy
Quran and it was decided that this Mubāĥilaĥ will take place in
an open field tomorrow morning. But, when Abū Ḥārišaĥ
came to Christians, he said, ‘O my tribe! You people have well
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم understood and realised that Muhammad
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is صَ‏ َّ االله
the Last Prophet of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and bear in mind that
the people that hold Mubāĥilaĥ with a true and a real Prophet,
its youngsters and the adults get destroyed. Therefore, betterment
lies in having a truce with him and returning home and do not
hold any Mubāĥilaĥ with him at any cost.’
Therefore, next morning when Abū Ḥārišaĥ came in front of
he saw the Holy Prophet ‏,صَ‏ َّ االله
whilst holding نْ‏ ‏ُه
the finger of Imām Ḥasan
. Sayyidatunā Fāṭimaĥ االلهُ‏
تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ and Sayyidunā ‘Alī رَ‏
were walking behind رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
was saying to them that when I صَ‏ َّ االله
رَ‏
رَ‏
تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم the Great Prophet
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َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَ carrying Imām Ḥusaīn صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َي
تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏
عَنْ‏ ‏ُه
‏ْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَ‏ لَّم
ِ الىٰ‏ عَنْهَا
تَعَ‏
َ االلهُ‏
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم him and he
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supplicate, say ‘ ۡ ۤ مِين ‏.’ا Upon seeing this, Abū Ḥārišaĥ started to
shiver with fear and said, ‘O group of Christians! I am seeing such
faces that if Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ wishes, He can make the
mountains move from their places by the virtue of these faces.
Therefore, O my people! Do not engage in Mubāĥilaĥ at all,
otherwise you will be destroyed and no single Christian will
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We will not conduct Mubāĥilaĥ with you and we wish to remain
تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ ا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم on our own religion. The Merciful Prophet
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صَ‏ َّ االله
تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ Then the Holy Prophet
said صَ‏ َّ االله
them to embrace Islām so that they may get the rights of a
Muslim but the Christians clearly rejected to embrace Islām.
said that ‘if so, I have وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
no other option then to have a war against you’. Upon hearing
this, the Christians replied that ‘we do not possess the power to
have a war against Arabs, therefore, we offer a truce with you
entailing a condition that you people do not fight a war against us
and leave us persevered on our own religion and we will pay you
one thousand clothes every year as a Jizyaĥ (tax). Therefore, this
صَ‏ َّ االله تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ peace treaty was accepted by the Holy Prophet
on this condition and a manuscript based on peace and harmony
was written for those Christians. After this, the Noble Prophet
said that ‘devastation and destruction had reached صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَي
the people of Najrān but these people saved. Had they had a
Mubāĥilaĥ with me, their faces would have been deformed and
become monkeys and pigs and such a fire would have blazed
in their valley that all of the inhabitants of Najrān including the
birds and beasts would have been burnt, blazed and turned into
a muck of ashes and all the Christians over the face of the earth
would have become extinct within one year. (Tafsīr Ruḥ-ul-Bayān,
وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
‏ْهِ‏ وَاٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَ‏ لَّم
vol. 2, p. 44; Part 3, Suraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 61)
Moral lesson
From this anecdote, we come to know that doing Mubāĥilaĥ
with the Prophets of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ is ruin and devastation.
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Moreover, contesting with Prophets, the friends of Allah
and other chosen people of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ and being open
to their cursing is destruction and annihilation. In fact, even a
عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ slight disrespect and hurting the feelings of the saints of Allah
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can be destructive for a person and can inflict such destruction
and annihilation that has no remedial cure.
ۡ َ
Ḥaḍrat Khūjandī ُ َ ۡ رَ‏ ِ and the Basāṭī poet: It is narrated
that once Sayyidunā Kamāluddīn Khūjandī ‏ُة went in the
gathering of poets and the Basāṭī poet after seeing him invoked
this nonsense couplet in a very disrespectful and ridiculous
manner:
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ل ‏َيهِ‏ رَ‏ حمۡ‏ َ
از جا
‏ُوند اے از جا
Translation
From where have you come—
from where have you come—O Rascal
ۡ هِ‏ رَ‏ حمۡ‏ َ ةُ‏ Sayyidunā Khūjandī
did not get much angry assuming عَلَي
that he (the Basāṭī poet) is saying it due to being intoxicated.
He رَ‏ حمۡ‏ َ ‏ُة replied with the following couplet:
ازخجندم،‏ ازخجندم ازخجند
ۡ هِ‏
عَلَي
Translation
I came from Khujand—
I came from Khujand—I came from Khujand.
After this Sayyidunā Khūjandī ‏ُة addressed the gathering and
said that he (Basāṭī) is out of senses due to being intoxicated
and is babbling whatever comes to his tongue. Do not say
anything to him. Hearing this, the despicable Basāṭī poet insulted
him saying:
ل ‏َيهِ‏ رَ‏ حمۡ‏ َ
اے لحدخجندی ر ش بزرگ داری
كز يت بزر
دہ ر ش
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Translation: O infidel Khūjandī, you keep a very long beard and
مَ‏ ) اذاالله ( beards. seeing its length; it can be called ten
Listening to these derogatory comments in an ordinary gathering
grieved him so much and Sayyidunā Khūjandī ‏ُة invoked
curse unto him with wrathful gaze and instantly, the Basāṭī
poet died without any illness and fell to the ground and everyone
was awe-stricken witness of this scene. (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān vol. 2, p. 45;
Part 3, Suraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 63)
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عَ‏ لَيهِ‏ رَ‏ حمۡ‏ َ
‘Abul Ḥasan Ĥamdānī’s chicken: To act against the desires of
the saints is also a reason for the great anxiety. Hence it has
been stated that once Khuwājaĥ ‘Abul Ḥasan Ĥamdānī paid a
visit to Sayyidunā Khuwājaĥ Ja’far Khālidī رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْه and just
before leaving home, ‘Abul Ḥasan Ĥamdānī asked to roast a
chicken for him and keep it ready. Sayyidunā Khuwājaĥ Ja’far
Khālidī رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْه ordered him to stay the night at his place,
but the heart of Abul Hassan Ĥamdānī was stranded in the
thoughts of the roasted chicken, so he made a reasonable excuse
and went home. Due to this, Sayyidunā Khuwājaĥ Ja’far Khālidī
felt dejected. This dejection was such that it appeared رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْه
in such a repercussive happening that when Khuwājaĥ ‘Abul
Ḥassan Ĥamdānī sat to eat the chicken, due to a little negligence,
a dog entered the house, took the roasted chicken, ran away
and threw it in a filthy drain.
The next morning when Khuwājaĥ Abul Ḥasan Ĥamdānī came
‏;رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْه in the court of Sayyidunā Khuwājaĥ Ja’far Khālidī
as soon as he (the latter) saw him (the former), he (the latter)
said to him (the former) that ‘the one who does not respect the
desires of the noble saints, a dog is appointed over him which
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Ĥamdānī felt remorse deeply. (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 2, p. 46; Part 3,
Suraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 63)
Every man of Balkh became a liar: Sayyidunā Khuwājaĥ Abū
‘Alī Daqqāq رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْه narrated that when people of Balkh
exiled Sayyidunā Khuwājaĥ Mohammad bin Faḍl despite being
innocent, he invoked the curse unto the people of the city and
said, ‘O my Allah, do not give them the ability to speak the
truth.’ As a result, there was no truthful person left in the city
for years and every person of the city became a rigid liar. The
city was notoriously known as ‘the city of liars’. (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān,
vol. 2, p. 46; Part 3, Suraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 63)
Nevertheless, we should never displease saints by any of our
actions. Otherwise, the slightest distress may stir the storm of
the wrath of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ which may throw you in the pit of
destruction and desolation erasing your identity forever.
Khudā ka Qaĥar ĥay un kī nigāĥ kī gardish
Girā jo un kī naẓar say sanbĥāl naĥi saktā
A slighter movement of their eyes can stir the curse of Allah
The one whom they curse, can never be recovered from the misery
19. Five thousand angels in battlefield
Battle of Badr is the most famous battle between Islām and
Pagans (Kuffār). This battle took place at Badr, a place between
Makkaĥ-tul-Mukarramaĥ and Madinaĥ-tul-Munawwaraĥ on
the 17 th Ramaḍān 2 nd Ĥijrī. In regards to weapons and personnel,
the Muslim army was very inferior to their opponents. The
number of the Muslim soldiers upholding the noble flag of
was merely 313 consisting وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
of young and old, Anṣār and Muĥājirīn who were contesting
صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ ا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ Prophet Muhammad
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against a massive and a grand army of unbelievers. The state
of the shortage of weaponry was such that the Muslim army
only had six armours and eight swords whereas the unbelievers’
army was based on an approximate number of one thousand
furious and fierce warriors and these warriors were armed
with one hundred excellent horses, seven hundred camels and
diverse fatal weapons. In front of such a high military power of
the unbelievers’ army, a state of unrest and anxiety among the
Muslims was a natural element. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad
‏ْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏
صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَي
spent the whole night in Ṣalāĥ and supplications وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
to Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ imploring:
‘O Allah! If these handful of people are killed, then no one will
be left on the face of earth to worship you until the Day of
Judgment’ (Al-Sīrat-un-Nabawiyyaĥ-lil-ĥashām, p 554, vol. 1)
During the supplication, the sacred shawl fell down from the
تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ blissful shoulders of the Prophet Muhammad
and due to a state of overwhelming emotions, the blessed tears
began shedding. When the companion of the cave, Sayyidunā
Abū Bakr Ṣiddīque رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ saw him in this state of restlessness,
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ his heart was at unrest. Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīque
lifted up the fallen shawl, placed it over the sacred shoulders of
Prophet, held the blessed hand and comforted in a very
sympathetic tone with great respect and reverence and said to
worry, ‘O Master! Do not وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
surely Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ will fulfil his promise.
صَ‏ َّ االله
رَ‏
نْ‏ ‏ُه
وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِ‏ ‏ٖه Prophet Muhammad
صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ Our Prophet
stopped supplicating on the request وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
of his true devotee and companion of the cave, Sayyidunā
prophesied: and with confidence رَ‏
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ Ṣiddīque Akbar
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﴾۴۵
ۡ ‏َمۡ‏ ُ وَ‏
سَ‏ يُ‏ ۡ ه زَ‏ مُ‏
ا
‏ُّو ۡ نَ‏
ي ‏ُوَ‏ ل
الدُّ‏ ب ‏ُرَ‏ ﴿
‘The group will soon be routed, and will turn their backs to flee.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 27, Sūraĥ Qamar, Verse. 45)
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ In the morning, Holy Prophet
an encouraging and stimulating sermon by reciting the verses
of Jiĥād with such effect that it stirred each and every drop of
blood of all Mujahedeen and their blood was swaying like an
ocean with a full commotion emerging out from the banks.
also expressed his knowledge وَسَ‏ لَّم
of unseen and gave the glad-tidings that if you people stay in
the battlefield with patience and perseverance; Almighty Allah
support. will descend the angels’ army from the skies for your عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏
delivered such صَ‏ َّ االله وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَاٰل ‏ِهٖ‏ Prophet Muhammad
Therefore, an army of five thousands angels descended in the
battlefield and instantaneously, the scenario of the battlefield
عَنْهُ‏ changed. Sayyidunā ‘Alī
was holding the flag of رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ Muĥājirīn and Sayyidunā Sa’d bin ‘Ubādaĥ
was the رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
flag bearer of the Anṣār. Seventy unbelievers were killed and
seventy were arrested and the remaining ran off from the
battlefield leaving their possessions behind. There were such
prominent leaders of Quraīsh killed among unbelievers who were
famous and known for their bravery. One by one, all of them died
resulting in weakening the Pagan’s army and eventually being
destroyed.
تَعَالىٰ‏
Among the Muslims, there were fourteen fortunate and gifted
Muslims who embraced the rank of martyrdom and among
these martyrs; there were six Muĥājirīn and eight Anṣār. The
Muslims also secured a huge amount of war booties that was
left behind by the fugitive pagan army.
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Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has mentioned the Battle of Badr and
army of angels in the following words in the Holy Quran
﴾۱۲۳ ﴿
َّ ُ ۡ م
ل ‏َع َ ل
ٰ ّ
ٰ ّ
‏َقَدۡ‏
و ل
‏ُمُ‏ ا
نِ‏
ُ وا ا
‏َّةٌ‏
‏َّق
اَذِ‏ ل فَات
‏َن ۡ ‏َش كُ‏ رُ‏ ۡ و نَ‏ ۡ ُ ۡ
بَ‏ ۡ د رٍ‏ و ا
يُّمِ‏ دَّ‏ ۡ ‏ُم رَ‏ بُّكُ‏ مۡ‏ بِثَ‏ ل ٰ ثَ‏ ةِ‏ ٰ ال ٰ فٍ‏ ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ مَ‏ ل ِ كَ‏ ةِ‏
يَّك فِ‏ يَ‏ كُ‏ مۡ‏ اَنۡ‏
ۡ َ اَل ‏َنۡ‏ ۡ
‏َتَّ‏ ۡ ا وَ‏
ت قُ‏ و دۡ‏ ‏ُمۡ‏ رَ‏ بُّكُ‏
‏َصۡ‏ ُ ۡ وا وَ‏
ف ۡ ‏َو رِ‏ ِ ۡ ٰ ه ذَ‏ ا ي ۡ ‏ُم دِ‏
ي ۡ ‏َات ‏ُوۡ‏
اِ‏ ن ت
ۡ م
َ ُ ۡ م
﴾ ۱۲۶﴿ ِ
بُ‏ ۡ ٰ ي
َ َ َ
ن
ۡ
لِل ۡ مُ‏ ؤ
اِ‏ ۡ ذ ت ‏َقُ‏ ۡ و لُ‏
‏ُمۡ‏ ِ مّ‏ نۡ‏
﴿ َ ۡ
﴾۱۲۵
َ ﴿ ؕ ﴾ ۱۲۴ ب َ
ُ ۡ ‏َل ِ
َ ك ةِ‏ مُسَ‏ ِ وّ‏ مِ‏
ۡ ‏َم سَ‏ ةِ‏ ٰ ال ٰ فٍ‏ ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ مَ‏ ل ِ
و مَا ج
اِ‏
ٰ ّ
ا
َ عَ‏ َ ُ
ۡ ن
ُ ۡ ب ‏ُكُ‏ مۡ‏ بِهٖ‏ وَ‏
مَ‏ ا النَّ‏ ۡ ُ اِ‏
قُ‏
ِ نَّ‏
و لِتَ‏ ۡ ط مَ‏
مِ‏
عِ‏ ن ‏ِد ا
‏ِز ا
‏َكِ‏
ِ يۡ‏
ۡ
ِ ال
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ (Mohammad
ٰ ّ
Allah indeed aided you at Badr when you had no means; so fear
Allah so that you may be thankful. When you O dear Prophet
االله وَسَ‏ لَّم
ُ
) said to the believers, ‘Is it not صَ‏ َّ
sufficient for you that your Rab may support you by sending down
three thousand angels’ Yes, why not If you patiently endure and
remain pious, and the unbelievers attack you suddenly, your Rab
will send down five thousand marked angels to help you. And Allah
did not bestow this victory except for your happiness, and only that
your hearts may attain peace with it; and there is no help except
from Allah, the Almighty and the Wise.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Sūraĥ Baqaraĥ, Verse 123-126)
Moral lesson
Despite having less soldiers and less armoury, success still
kissed the feet of Muslims, leading them to be victorious in
the Battle of Badr. From this, we learn the moral lesson that
success in not dependent upon excess of the quantity of an
army and ammunition, but it depends upon the divine help
and support of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ because whenever He
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wills, He helps Muslims by sending an army of angels in the
battlefield, and despite being less in the man power and military
equipment, they still become victorious and destroy the pagans’
army.
However, for such success and divine support, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has
placed two conditions: (i) Patience and (ii) Piety. If Muslims
show steadfastness in the battlefield by having a stern faith on
the divine support of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and keep hold of patience
and piety, then victory will kiss their feet on every frontier and
unbelievers will surrender and run away from the battlefield
or will face their death and enter the infernal fire. One most
essential thing in such conditions is that a Muslim should show
perseverance as that of a mountain in the battlefield by observing
piety and patience and should never pay a heed towards the
numeral disadvantages or shortage or excess of war ammunition
‏:عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ because there is saying of Almighty Allah
ُ م ۡ النَّصر اِلاَّ‏ ۡ مِن عِ‏ ۡ ن دِ‏ االلهِ‏
وَ‏ ‏َا
That Allah is the only one to help.
Some poet has very artistically guided us that
Kāfir ĥo to talwār peĥ kartā ĥay bĥarosā
Momin ĥo to bay tayīgh bĥī lařtā ĥay sipāĥī
An unbeliever has a sole belief in the power of sword
A believer has trust in Allah & fights even without sword
20. The first murderer and the first murdered
The first who murdered on the earth is Qābil and the first
person who got murdered was Ĥābīl. Qābil and Ĥābīl; they
both are the sons of Sayyidunā Ādam ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل The historical
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perspective of this first murder is that with every pregnancy,
ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا Sayyidunā Ḥawwā
bore two children, one being a رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
boy and the other being a girl – the boy of the previous pregnancy
was married to the girl of the latter pregnancy. Following this
tradition, Sayyidunā Ādam عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م wished to marry Qābil
with Līyūżā who was born with Ĥābīl. But Qābil showed his
discontent over the decision because Aqlīmā was prettier and
Qābil desired to get her.
عَلَيْهِ‏ Sayyidunā Ādam
tried to explain Qābil that Aqlīmā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
was born with you, therefore, she is your sister and you cannot
get married to her, but Qābil showed stubborn attitude over
this issue. Finally Sayyidunā Ādam عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ordered them to
offer their sacrifices to Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and told them that
the one whose sacrifice will be accepted will deserve to get
Aqlīmā. In those days, the sign of the acceptance of a sacrifice
was that a fire from the sky used to come down and eat the
sacrifice. Therefore, Qābil offered some grains of wheat and
Ĥābīl offered a goat for sacrifice. The fire from the sky ate away
the sacrifice of Ĥābīl and left the wheat grains of Qābil.
Consequently, there was a growth of malice and greed in the
heart of Qābil and he determined to murder Ĥābīl and
threatened Ĥābīl that I will kill you! Ĥābīl said to Qābil that
acceptance of a sacrifice is from Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and He accepts the
sacrifices of only pious people. If you were also pious, then your
sacrifice would have been accepted also. Furthermore, Ĥābīl
also said to Qābil that if you raise your hand to kill me, I will
not raise mine on you because I fear Allah لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّوَجَ‏ I want my sins
as well as yours to be on your account and consequently, you
may become amongst the hell dwellers because that is the
punishment of unjust people. Finally, Qābil killed his brother
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Ĥābīl. At the time of murder, Ĥābīl was twenty years old and
this incident took place in Makka-tul-Mukarramaĥ near the
mountain of Šaur or in the valley of the mountain of Ḥirā.
Some are of the viewpoint that this took place in Basra near the
‏(وَ‏ ُ لَمُ‏ االله تَعا ٰ ۡ اَع ( Tuesday. Masjid A’ẓam on
It is narrated that when Ĥābīl was killed, there was an earthquake
on the earth for seven days. Every creature was plunged into
turmoil. Qābil who had a fair complexion and was very handsome
before slaying his brother, now turned black and ugly. This
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م He ‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م incident intensely grieved Sayyidunā Ādam
was so much grief-stricken by the death of his son Ĥābīl that he
did not laugh for one hundred years and wrote an elegy in the
Suryānī language in the memory of his dead son. It has been
translated in Arabic as:
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ٌ قَبِي ۡ ح
ُ ۡ ه الا
َ ج
َ ا فَو
ُ َ َ و ۡ مِن ع ۡ لَيه
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تَغَيرَّ‏
تَغَيرَّ‏
َ تِ‏ ال ۡ بِلاَد
‏َلَّ‏
َ وق
‏ُلُّ‏ ۡ ذِی ۡ لَو نٍ‏ وَ‏ َ ط ۡ ع مٍ‏
‏َر ضِ‏ ۡ مُغ برَ‏
ۡ
ح
ٗ
َ ال ۡ و ۡ جهِ‏ الصَّ‏ ۡ بِي
‏َشَ‏ َ اشةُ‏
Translation: A change has overwhelmed all of the cities and their
inhabitants, the face of the earth has been blurred and cursed,
everything having colour or taste has been changed and the
charm of the fair colour has vanished away.
Sayyidunā Ādam عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م expelled Qābil from his court in an
extreme state of wrath and anger and invoked curse unto him.
The accursed soul then carried Aqlīmā with him and went to
Yemen and settled in the land of ‘Adan. Iblīs approached him
and tempted him that the reason behind the fire eating the
sacrifice of Ĥābīl was that he used to worship the fire; therefore,
you too should erect a temple for fire and worship it. Therefore,
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‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ first one to transgress and disobey the Almighty Allah
He was also the first one to kill an innocent person and he is
the first criminal who will be thrown into the Hell. It has been
mentioned in a blessed Ḥadīš that all the unjust bloodshed
that will take place over the surface of the earth, Qābil will be
the major stakeholder in that guilt because he was the first one
to commence this guilt. The end of Qābil came in such a way
that one of his blind children threw a stone that killed him.
Thus, the wretched Qābil who even though was the son of a
Prophet was damned, cursed and died a death of an unbeliever
by the hands of his own son while worshiping the fire in a
state of polytheism. (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 2, p. 379; Part 6, Suraĥ Al-Mai’daĥ,
Verse 27-30)
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Five years after the murder of Ĥābīl, Sayyidunā Shīš
was born and at that time, Sayyidunā Ādam عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was one
عَلَيْهِ‏ hundred and thirty years old. Sayyidunā Ādam
his intelligent son as ‘Shīš’. This word is a Suryānī word and its
named السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
synonym in Arabic is ‏’هبةاالله‘‏ which means a ‘Gift of Allah’.
Sayyidunā Ādam عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م taught all the fifty holy scriptures
(Ṣaḥīfay) to his son Shīš عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م that were revealed to Sayyidunā
Ādam ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل He appointed Sayyidunā Shīš عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م as his
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م administrator, vice-regent and caliph. Sayyidunā Ādam
supplicated for the affluence and prosperity to his progeny.
is among the progeny of وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ Our Beloved Prophet
Sayyidunā Shīš ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 2, p. 376; Part 6, Suraĥ
Al-Mai’daĥ, Verse 30)
This anecdote has been described by the Holy Quran as
following:
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َ ۡ م
ل
﴾۲۷﴿ َ
ۡ
و َ ات
مِ‏ نۡ‏
اَح َ دِ‏ هِ‏ مَ‏ ا وَ‏
ۡ ۤ اَخَ‏ افُ‏
اَ‏ ۡ ٰ بِ‏
َّ قِ‏
ِ ل
ّ ٰ
ۡ ‏َقّ‏
ۡ ا ٰ د َ مَ‏
بِا ِ ‏َيۡ‏ ن ‏َبَ‏ اَ‏ ابۡ‏ اِ‏ ۡ ذ قَرَّ‏ ب ‏َا ۡ قُرب ‏َان ‏ًا فَتُ‏ قُ‏ بّ‏
لُ‏ َ ل
ا
َ ‏َت قَ‏ بَّ‏ لُ‏
قَال اِ‏ نَّمَ‏ ا ي
مِ‏ نَ‏ ا ۡ ٰ خَ‏ رِ‏ قَالَ‏ َ ‏َق ُ تل ‏َنَّ‏ كَ‏
اِ‏ ل ۡ ‏َي كَ‏
ۡ مَ‏ ا ۤ اَن ‏َا بِبَ‏ اسِ‏ طٍ‏ يَّدِ‏ يَ‏
ل ‏ِت
َ َّ ي ‏َدَ‏ كَ‏
اِ‏
‏َسَ‏ ۡ ط تَّ‏
َ ‏ُت قَ‏ بَّ‏ لۡ‏
ي
ُ مِ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ مُ‏ ت
‏َق ۡ تُ‏ ل ‏َكَ‏
اِ‏
َ
َ ق ۡ تُ‏ ل
ِ ن
ّ ٰ
َ
ل
ا
‏َتَ‏
اِ‏ ث ۡ مِ‏ ك ف
ۡ وَ‏
‏َنۡ‏
ا
ۡ ۤ اُرِ‏ ي ۡ دُ‏
ت ‏َبُ‏ وۡ‏ ٓ اَ‏ بِاِ‏ ثۡ‏
‏َطَ‏
وَّ‏ عَ‏
ۡ ن مِ‏ نۡ‏
ٗ
ه
تۡ‏ َ ٗ
ۚ ﴿ َ ۡ
﴾ ۲۹ ف
ّ
﴿ َ ۡ
﴾ ۲۸ اِ‏ ِ
ٰ لِمِ‏
رَ‏ ب ال ۡ ٰ عل ‏َمِ‏
ذل ‏ِك جز ُ ؤا الظّ‏
الن َّ ارِ‏ وَ‏ ٰ
‏َاَصۡ‏
ف
‏َفۡ‏
سُ‏ ن
قَتل
اَخِ‏ ي ۡ هِ‏ ف ‏َقَ‏ تَ‏ َ ٗ
ِ ي ۡ نَ‏ ﴾۳۰﴿
بَ‏
مِ‏ نَ‏ ا
And recite to them the true tale of the two sons of Ādam; when
both of them offered a sacrifice each - hence the sacrifice of one
was accepted and not accepted from the other; he (the other) said,
‘I swear I will kill you’; he answered, ‘Allah accepts only from the
pious. ‘Indeed, if you do extend your hand against me to kill me, I
will not extend my hand against you to kill you; I fear Allah, the
Rab of the Creation.’ ‘I only desire that you alone should bear my
sin and your own sin - hence you become of the people of hell; and
that is the proper punishment of the unjust.’ So his soul incited him
to kill his brother - he therefore killed him, and was therefore ruined.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sūraĥ Mai’daĥ, Verse 27-30)
Moral lesson
We get the following moral lessons from this anecdote:
1. The very first murder in the world took place due to a
dispute over a woman. Therefore, we shall seek refuge
from Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ to save us from being a victim
of a contentious relationship with a woman.
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2. Qābil was incited by the foul passion of jealousy and
consequently, killed his brother. This account teaches us
that how dangerous jealousy is and how perilous it is for
one’s soul. That’s why the Holy Quran orders us to keep
seeking refuge from Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ for the envy of an envier.
The Holy Quran commands:
﴾ ۵٪ ﴿ َ
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و َ مِ‏ نۡ‏
‏َا َ ح سَ‏ د
ِ حَ‏ اسِ‏ دٍ‏ اِ‏ ذ
And from the evil of the envier when he is envious of me
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sūraĥ Falaq, Verse 5)
3. How grave a sin it is to kill an innocent that because of this
sin, a son of a Prophet was damned and expelled from the
court of Sayyidunā Ādam ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل Consequently, he died
a death of an unbeliever and will remain a stakeholder in
every murder until the Day of Judgement. Thus he will
perpetually remain confined in the punishment of Hell.
4. We also learn that the innovator of an evil act will get the
sin of all those people who act upon that evil until the
Day of Judgement.
5. It also teaches us that it is not necessary for a child of pious
parents to be pious too. The children of pious people can
also be deviant because Sayyidunā Ādam عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is a
Distinguished Prophet of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ as well as Ṣafīyullāĥ,
but you have read how notorious was the transgression of
Qābil. Everyone should keep supplicating to Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ for
ٰ ۡ اَع ( offspring. pious
‏َعا لَمُ‏
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
21. Crow taught to bury the dead
When Qābīl killed Ĥābīl, Qābīl was worried that what to do
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prior to this. Therefore, Qābīl kept on wandering around carrying
the corpse of his brother on his back. Then he saw two crows
quarrelling and one killing the other. Then the living crow dug
a hole with his beak and paws and after placing the dead crow
in it, filled it with the soil. From this demonstration, Qābīl came
to know that the corpse shall be buried in the ground. Therefore,
he dug a grave and buried the corpse of his brother in it. (Madārik-ul-
Tanzīl, vol. 1, p. 486; Part 6, Sūraĥ Maida, Verse 31)
The Holy Quran has described this anecdote in the following
words:
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قَال
ِ ا ۡ ‏َر ۡ ضِ‏ ل ِ
ُ ُ غ رَ‏ اب ‏ًا يَّ‏ ۡ ‏َثُ‏
‏َبَ‏ عَ‏ ثَ‏ ّ ٰ
ف
ا
هذ
مِ‏ ۡ ثل ٰ
‏ِه
ِ ي ‏َه كَ‏ ۡ يف ي ‏ُوَ‏ ارِ‏ ي سَ‏ ۡ و ءَةَ‏ اَخِ‏ يۡ‏
ِ ۡ ف ۡ ‏َاَص بَ‏ َ
ُ فَاُوَ‏ ارِ‏ يَ‏ سَ‏ ۡ و َ ءَة اَ‏
َ ا الۡ‏ ‏َابِ‏
ُ و ۡ ن
َ
ي ٰ وَ‏ ي ۡ ل
‏َنۡ‏
ا
َ َ ۡ ‏َز تُ‏
ا
اَ‏
﴾۳۱﴿ َ
مِ‏ نَ‏ النّ‏ ٰ دِ‏ مِ‏
So Allah sent a crow scratching the ground, to show him how to hide
his brother’s corpse; he said, ‘Woe to me! I was not even capable
enough to be like this crow, so I would hide my brother’s corpse’;
and he turned remorseful.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sūraĥ Mai’daĥ, Verse 31)
Moral lesson
1. We get a moral lesson from this anecdote that in order to
acquire knowledge; a human being is also reliant on the
help of even small creatures like a crow.
2. We have also come to know that whenever someone is
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ confronted by the worldly problems, Almighty Allah
is so Gracious and Compassionate unto us that He shows
the path that leads us towards the solution of problems
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through different means, even through birds or animals.
ٰ ۡ اَعلَم (
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‏َعا
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
22. The divine feast
The disciples of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘O ‘Īsā bin Maryam!
Is your Rab capable in descending a feast for us from the sky'
Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م warned them that if you are believers,
then you should fear Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ from demanding such signs.
After hearing this, the disciples said that we are not demanding
this in order to seek signs but we want to satisfy our hunger and
that we come to know about your truth so our hearts gain
satisfaction and we become a witness for this so that the Banī
Isrāīl may believe our evidence and they attain complete
satisfaction. Thus the faith of the believers strengthens even
further and non-believers embrace the true faith.
1. Following the request of his disciples, Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
as: عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ supplicated in the court of Allah عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
“O our Rab! Send down to us a table spread from heaven, so that it
may become a day of celebration for us – for our former and latter
people - and a sign from You; and give us sustenance - and You are
the Best Provider of sustenance.”
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ Mai’daĥ, Verse 114)
In response to the request of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل Almighty
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ replied that although I will descend a feast but
afterwards, anyone committing infidelity (Kufr) among the Banī
Isrāīl will be punished in such a way that no one else would ever
be punished in such way in both worlds. Therefore, following
the commandment of Almighty Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ few angels descended
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with a feast from the skies consisting of seven fish and seven
loaves of bread. (Tafsīr Jalālaīn p. 111; Part 7, Sūraĥ Al-Ma’daĥ, Verse 115)
ِ الىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ Sayyidunā Ibn Abbas
تَعَ‏
has narrated that the angels رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
brought meat and bread (rauṫī) down from heavens and
according to some narrations, it was a massive boneless fried
fish, oil was dripping from it, salt was placed near its head and
vinegar by its tail, it was surrounded with different types of
vegetables and there were five breads. On top of the first
bread, there was olive oil, on the second one there was honey,
on the third one there was butter, on the fourth one there was
cheese, and on the fifth one there were pieces of meat. Upon
seeing these on the dinning mat, Sham’ūn, the leader of the
disciples of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م asked, ‘O Rūḥullāĥ, is this
feast amongst the worldly food or heavenly food’ He replied,
‘This food is neither heavenly nor worldly. Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has just
created it through His supreme power and sent it for you.’
(Tafsīr Jalālaīn, vol. 2, p. 304; Part 7, Sūraĥ Al-Ma’daĥ, Verse 115)
Then Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ordered Banī Isrāīl to eat the feast
as per their desires and warned them to avoid any dishonesty
in it and directed them not to hoard the food for tomorrow.
But Banī Isrāīl breached the trust and hoarded the food for the
next day. Due to this disobedience, they became victim of the
punishment of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ in such a way that when they slept
at night, they were all fine but when they woke up in the
morning, their faces were deformed and few had turned into
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م pigs and few into monkeys. Then Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
supplicated for their death and thus on the third day, all of
these people died and it is a mystery as to what happened to
their corpses. Whether the earth swallowed them or what did
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Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ do to them (Tafsīr Jamal ala Jalālaīn, vol. 2, p. 304; Part 7,
Sura Al-Mai’daĥ, Verse 115)
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has described this strange and great
anecdote in Sūraĥ Mai’daĥ of the Holy Quran. And due to this
incident, this Sūraĥ has been named as Sūraĥ Mai’daĥ. Mai’daĥ
means ‘a dining mat’.
َ ا
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ابۡ‏ نُ‏ َ ۡ ي ‏َمَ‏ ا
َ ُ ۡ نُ‏
ۡ َ ل ۡ ‏َي نَ‏ ا مَآفىِدَ‏ ةً‏ ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ السَّ‏ مَ‏ آءِ‏ ت
‏َن زِ‏ ۡ ل
ٰ ُ مَّ‏ رَ‏ َ بَّنا ۤ ا
ل ‏َن
ٰ ّ
ۤ ٗ
ِ ب ‏ُه
﴾۱۱۴ ﴿ َ
َّ ۤ اُعَ‏ ذّ‏
َ ابًا
خَ‏ ۡ ُ ا ٰ ّ زِ‏ قِ‏
َ و ۡ ار زُ‏ ۡ ق نَ‏ ا وَ‏ اَن ۡ تَ‏
َ
ن ۡ ك
ّ
ِ
ّ ‏َوَّ‏ ل ‏ِنَ‏ ا وَ‏ ٰ ا خِ‏ رِ‏ ن ‏َا وَ‏ ٰ ا يَةً‏
عِ‏ ي ۡ دً‏ ا ِ
َ ل ‏َي ۡ كُ‏ مۡ‏
يَّكۡ‏ ُ ۡ ب ۡ ‏َع دُ‏
‏َنۡ‏
قَال ا
َ ا
ّ َ ُ ۡ
ِ
اِ‏
ِ ب ‏ُه عَ‏ ذ
ۡ ۤ اُعَ‏ ذّ‏
ّ
‏َاِ‏ ِ
ِ ن ۡ كُ‏ مۡ‏ ف
﴾ ۱۱۵﴿ َ
اَحَ‏ دً‏ ا ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ ٰ عل ‏َمِ‏
‘Īsā son of Maryam said, ‘O Allah, O our Rab! Send down to us a
table spread from heaven, so that it may become a day of celebration
for us – for our former and latter people - and a sign from You; and
give us sustenance - and You are the Best Provider of sustenance.’
Said Allah, ‘Indeed I shall send it down to you; so thereafter whoever
disbelieves amongst you - I will surely mete out to him a punishment
with which I shall not punish anyone else in the whole world.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ Mai’daĥ, Verse 114-115)
Moral lesson
The above-mentioned anecdote gives us many moral as well as
admonitory lessons. Two among these are very obvious.
1. You see how perilous it is to oppose Prophets that when
Banī Isrāīl opposed and disobeyed their Prophet by being
dishonest towards the heavenly feast and by hoarding for
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ the next day. Then the severe torment from Allah
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pigs and monkeys. They were destroyed in such a way that
no signs of their graves are even left. All those who breach
the trust of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and His Prophets should
learn a lesson from the above-mentioned severe punishment
ُ ٰ ۡ اَعلَم ( sincerely. and should repent
‏َعا
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
2. In the supplication of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل the phrase
‘the day when the divine feast will descend will be a day of
Eid for our predecessor and successor’. From this statement,
we derive this Madanī pearl that the day when a divine
sign of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ is revealed, a display of joy, jubilation
and Eid (celebrating) on that day is a sacred and blissful
‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Sunnaĥ of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
The day and night of the birth of Our Beloved Prophet
is the day and night of the revealing سَ‏ لَّم
of a great sign of Almighty Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ Therefore, celebrating
the day of Eid Mīlād-un-Nabī and calling this day as Eid Mīlād
is in accordance to the teachings of the Glorious Quran.
Celebration of the joy by holding gatherings at homes, by
decorating places, cooking excellent food and eating yourself as
well as feeding others; all these are the signs of Eid and are the
modes to celebrate this day.
صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَاٰلِهٖ‏ Muhammad
وَ‏
These are the ways and means by which the Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ
صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَ‏ لَّم celebrates the blissful birth of Prophet Muhammad
and hold celebration on this day of divine mercy and blessings.
And the ones who get irritated on this blissful day, confine
themselves in their houses, do not illuminate their homes, do
not clean their houses, wander here and there wearing dirty
clothes with faces made up, and ridicule and allege the celebrators
of Eid Mīlād-un-Nabī by calling them Bid’atī (innovator) should
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be left to suffer at their own ends and Aĥl-e-Sunnaĥ shall
rejoice happily, should try to organise numerous gatherings of
Mīlād and recite Salāt-‘Alan-Nabi with love and devotion.
Mišl-e-fāras zalzalay ĥo Najad mayn
Żikr-e-āyaĥ-e-wilādat kījiye
Similar to Persia, may earthquakes strike Najad too
Invoke the signs and the verses of the birth celebration of Prophet
(Ḥadāiq-e-Bakhshish, vol. 1, p. 140)
23. Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm’s proclamation of Tawḥīd
(Monotheism)
The exegetes of the Holy Quran have described that Namrūd
bin Kin’ān was a very cruel king. He was the first one to wear a
crown; no king had ever worn a crown before him. He used to
force people to worship him. There were many astrologers and
sorcerers in his court as his favourite courtiers. One night,
Namrūd saw a dream that a star appeared in the sky and it has
blurred the light of the sun, the moon and all the stars. The
presages and astrologers interpreted the dream that a boy
would be born who would cause the downfall of your kingdom.
It made Namrūd very worried and he ordered, ‘Any baby boy
born in my city shall be killed, and men and women shall
remain separated.’ Therefore, thousands of infants were killed.
Nevertheless, who can alter the divine destiny
Meanwhile, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was born. Due to an
overwhelming fear of the king, mother of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
concealed her child in a cave that was situated in the عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
mountains far away from the city. His mother used to secretly
feed Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in this very cave. Some exegetes
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are of the opinion that Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م remained in
this cave for seven years and the others have written that for a
period of seventeen years. (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 3, p. 59; Part 7, Suraĥ
Al-An’ām, Verse 75)
In that era, people normally used to worship the stars. One
night Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م saw either the planet Jupiter
or Venus and to propagate the message of Tawḥīd (monotheism),
he addressed people in a very attractive and well-spoken
manner that: ‘O people! Is this planet my god' When that
planet set, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, 'I don’t love those
who sink down.’ After this, the bright moon appeared. Then he
again said: 'Is this my god' But afterward, when the moon also
set, he said, 'If my Rab had not guided me, I would have also
been among the transgressors.’ And when he saw the brilliant
sun, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘It is bigger than the
others; is it my god' However, when the sun also set, he said, ‘O
my people! I am fed up of all those things which you associate as
a partner to Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ and I have submitted myself to
Him Who has created the heavens and the earth. Thus I have
become a worshipper and devout to Him only and I am not
among those who commit Shirk (polytheism). After hearing
this, the people started quarrelling with him. Then Sayyidunā
said, ‘You people fight with me in the matter م
of Almighty Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏عَزَّ‏ He is the One Who has guided me and
I am not scared from your fake gods at all. Listen! Without the
will of my Rab, you and your gods cannot harm to me. My Rab
has knowledge of everything; will you not follow my instructions’
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ Ibrāĥīm
The Holy Quran has described this anecdote briefly and vividly
as:
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ِ
ّ
ۡ
َ
َ
ّ
ِ
َ
َ
ۡ
ِ
َ
َ
ۡ
ۡ
ِ
قَال َ َ ۤ اُحِ‏ بُّ‏
ِ ن
ّ
ِ
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‏َّي ۡ لُ‏
‏َل ‏َمَّ‏ ا جَ‏ نَّ‏ َ ل ‏َي ۡ هِ‏ ال
ف
﴾۷۶﴿ َ
ا ۡ ٰ فِ‏ لِ‏
ه َ ذا رَ‏ ۡ فَل ‏َمَّ‏ ا ۤ اَفَلَ‏
ٰ َ
‏َال
رَ‏ اٰ‏ َ وۡ‏ ‏َبً‏ ا ق
قَال ل لَّمۡ‏ ي ۡ ‏َه دِ‏ ِ
ه َ ذا رَ‏ ۡ فَل ‏َمَّ‏ ا ۤ اَفَلَ‏
‏ًا قَال ٰ
َ َ َ بَازِ‏
فَل ‏َمَّ‏ ا رَ‏ اَ‏ ال ۡ ق
ه َ ذا رَ‏
‏َل ‏َمَّ‏ ا رَ‏ اَ‏ الشَّ‏ ۡ م سَ‏ ب ‏َازِ‏ غَ‏ ةً‏ قَالَ‏ ٰ
ف
مِ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ َ ق ۡ و مِ‏ الضَّ‏ آلّ‏
ِ ۡ َ و جَّ‏ ۡ ه تُ‏
ۚ ﴿ َ ۡ
﴾۷۹
۷۸﴿ ﴾ اِ‏
ِ كِ‏
ِ ك ُ و ۡ نَ‏
ۡ ُ ّ
ِ ‏َّا ت
﴾۷۷ ﴿ َ
قال ٰ ي قَ‏ ۡ و مِ‏ اِ‏
ۡ َ َ ُ و ۡ نَنَّ‏
ٰ َ ۤ ۡ َ ُ ۤ
رَ‏ فَل ‏َمَّ‏ ا اَفَل ‏َتۡ‏
هذا اَ‏
ۡ ٓ ءٌ‏
ۡ ب ‏َرِ‏ ي
‏َّذِ‏ ي َ فَط رَ‏ السَّ‏ ٰ م ٰ و تِ‏ و َ ا ۡ ‏َر ۡ ض َ ح نِ‏ ۡ ي فً‏ ا وَّ‏ مَ‏ ا ۤ اَن ‏َا مِ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ مُ‏ ۡ
َ ل ‏ِل
So when the night became dark upon him he saw a star; he said (to
Azar / the people), ‘(You portray that) this is my Rab’ then when it
set he said, ‘I do not like the things that set.’ Then when he saw the
moon shining, he said, ‘(You proclaim that) this is my Rab’; then
when it set, he said, ‘If my Rab had not guided me, I too would be
one of these astray people.’ (Prophet Ibrāĥīm was rightly guided
before this event). Then when he saw the sun shining brightly, he
said, ‘(You say that) this is my Rab This is the biggest of them all!’;
then when it set he said, ‘O people! I do not have any relation with
whatever you ascribe as partners (to Him).’ ‘I have directed my
attention towards Him Who has created the heavens and the earth,
am devoted solely to Him, and am not of the polytheists.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ An’ām, Verse 76-79)
Moral lesson
Pay attention towards the manner with which Sayyidunā
Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م used to propagate; his way of interaction was
very argumentative and logically poised with very persuasive
words. Neither any harsh words were used nor anyone’s
feelings were hurt nor was the aim to hurt someone’s emotions
by making him angry. The only aim was to simply convey one’s
thesis in a very attractive form in front of the transgressors.
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Here we also find Madanī pearls of instructions and moral
guidance for our rough and tough preachers and Islamic scholars
who have an unbridled tongue and hurt the feelings of the other
people through their offensive tones. May Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ bless us with
‏(ا ۤ مِين ۡ ( upon! the ability to act
24. Five consecutive punishments upon the followers
of Pharaoh
When the blessed staff of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م turned into
a serpent and swallowed the snakes of the magicians, then they
(the magicians) fell prostrate and embraced the true faith. But
Pharaoh and his followers still did not embrace the true faith.
Instead, his disbelief and stubbornness increased even more
and he started to strive even harder to hurt the feelings and
‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م torture the believers of Banī Isrāīl and Sayyidunā Mūsā
Pharaoh started to use different means to tyrannize over them.
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Aggrieved from the cruelties of Pharaoh, Sayyidunā Mūsā
supplicated in the court of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ in this way:
O my Rab! Pharaoh has has crossed the limits and his followers
broke their promises, therefore, make them suffer from such
torments that may be a punishment for them which becomes
an admonition for my people and future generation. (Ruḥ-ul-
Bayān, vol. 3, p. 220; Part 9, Suraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 133)
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Allah ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م After the supplication of Sayyidunā Mūsā
sent down five consecutive punishments on the followers of
Pharaoh. Those five punishments are as following:
1. Storm: All of a sudden, a cloud hovered and the darkness
fell everywhere. Then it started to rain so much so that the
water entered the houses of the followers of Pharaoh. They
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were clogged in the water and water mounted up to their
necks. Those who sat down drowned and killed. They were
not able to move nor do anything else. The waves of the
storm destroyed their fields and gardens. They suffered this
torment for one week. Though the houses of Banī Isrāīl
were adjacent with the houses of the followers of Pharaoh,
the water of the flood did not enter the houses of Banī Isrāīl
and they were living in their houses with peace and serenity.
When Pharaoh’s followers could no longer tolerate the
punishment and became helpless, they came to Sayyidunā
Mūsā ل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and requested him to pray for them so that
this calamity is taken away from them. They also said that
they will embrace faith and send Banī Isrāīl to him. Thus
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م supplicated and the punishment
of storm was taken away. The earth yielded such greenery
that was never seen before. Crops flourished. Fruits and wheat
grew exponentially. After seeing this, the Pharaoh’s followers
started saying that this storm was a source of great blessing
unto us. Then again they deviated from their committed
promise and did not embrace the faith. Once again they
started to commit their barbaric and despicable acts.
عَ
2. Locusts: The Pharaoh’s followers lived peacefully for one
month but when once again, Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ sent his
wrath and punishment down upon them in the shape of
locusts. Thus swarms of locusts emerged from all nooks and
corners which ate all their crops and gardens. They even ate
the woods of their houses. The houses of Pharaoh’s followers
were full with locusts and it made their life miserable, but the
fields and gardens of the believers of Banī Isrāīl were safe
from the invasion of these locusts. Upon seeing this,
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up of this punishment, they again reported Sayyidunā Mūsā
and promised him that if he supplicates for the عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
removal of this punishment, we will surely embrace the true
faith and will not execute tyrannies and cruelties on Banī
Isrāīl. Therefore, on the seventh day, the punishment was
removed from them due to the prayer of Sayyidunā Mūsā
month. Again, these people lived peaceably for a ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Once again these people broke their promises and did not
embrace the true faith. Their practices of disbelief and
sins started to increase again. They started torturing
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and believers and said that the
residual vegetations are sufficient for us. Therefore, we
will not embrace the faith renouncing our religion.
3. Weevil: After one month, another torment was inflicted
upon them in the form of weevils. Some interpreters say
that these weevils clang onto their cash crops and fruits
and ate away all their food reserves. Some interpreters are
of the opinion that it was a tiny vermin that eroded the
ripen crops and also went under their dresses and started
bruising and biting their skins and this incessant stinging
to their bodies made them convulsive like a slaughtered
rooster. Their conditions worsened so much that these
vermin bruised and scratched the hair of heads, beards,
moustaches, eyebrows and eyelashes and they had an
appearance as that of a small pox victim. These vermin
also affected their foods, waters and utensils and due to the
presence of these insects, the Pharaoh’s followers were
unable to eat and drink and were unable to have even a nap
for a moment. This punishment remained for one week and
made them very miserable. These people were compelled
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to howl and once again they reported Sayyidunā Mūsā
and requested him to pray for their redemption عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
and assured that they will accept the faith. Feeling pity on
their state of anxiety and melancholy, Sayyidunā Mūsā
supplicated for them and consequently, the عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
punishment was shunned away. As per there habit, these
insolent followers of Pharaoh once again broke their
promise and once again started their acts of persecutions
and cruelties with a new vigour and more intensity. After
one month, there was another punishment upon them in
the form of frogs.
4. Frogs: All of a sudden, there was an abrupt and haphazard
breeding of numerous frogs in the houses of the followers
of Pharaoh and the conditions of these atrocious and
tyrants was as that wheresoever these people would sit,
their gatherings were filled with thousands of frogs. If
anyone opened his mouth to talk or eat, frogs would jump
and go into his mouth. The frogs used to be in their cooking
utensils and used to sit over their bodies in hundreds.
They were having no relief from these frogs while walking,
sitting and sleeping. The followers of Pharaoh started to cry
due to this punishment and again in this whining state,
they reported Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and begged him
to invoke for them and took many oaths and promised
him that we will surely embrace the faith and will never
trouble the believers in future. Therefore, on the seventh
‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م day, due to the supplication of Sayyidunā Mūsā
this punishment was also lifted but these cursed people
again engaged themselves in their devilish activities upon
getting peace. They once again started persecution of
believers and again began to disrespect Sayyidunā Mūsā
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Once again they were seized by the wrath of ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Allah and the torment was inflicted upon them in the
form of blood.
5. Blood: All of a sudden, the water of all wells and rivers of
Pharaoh’s followers turned into blood and they beseeched
Pharaoh about it. The ignorant Pharaoh said that this is
sorcery of Sayyidunā Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ Upon hearing his
comments, his followers said that what kind of sorcery
this is that our crockery and kitchenware are filled with
the blood and believers have no impact on them. Then
Pharaoh ordered them to draw out water with believers
from the same bucket – but it was a strange and miraculous
expression of the power of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ that when
believers drew out water, it was crystal clear, pure and
sweet; on the contrary, when the followers of Pharaoh used
to draw out water, it was pure blood. When the severe
thirst humiliated the followers of Pharaoh, they came to
believers and said that we will drink water with you in the
same pot and at the same time. But there was a strange and
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ miraculous display of the power of Almighty Allah
that in a single pot at the same time, when believers and
non-believers used to collectively drink water, at the side of
believers, there was a crystal clear water but on the other
side of non-believers, the water that used to go in the
mouths of Pharaoh’s followers would turned into blood. In
state of helplessness, the Pharaoh and his followers quenched
their thirst by chewing grass and extracting water from it
but even the liquid that was extracted from it would turn
into blood when it reached in their mouths. Fed up from
these miserable conditions, the followers of Pharaoh again
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requested Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م for the removal of the
punishment from them. Again due to prophetic kindness
and compassion, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م prayed for them.
Thus on the seventh day, the torment of this curse of blood
was removed from them.
There were five consecutive punishments on the followers
of Pharaoh and every punishment was removed on the
seventh day. There used to be an interval of one month
between two punishments—but the hearts of these tyrants
and transgressors were so sternly sealed and they were
wretched to such an extent that they would not embrace
the faith. They remained stubborn over their disbelief and
every time they broke their promises. Finally, there was an
ultimate punishment upon them. Pharaoh and his followers
were drowned and destroyed in the River Nile. Thus the
world was perpetually sanctified from the evil presence of
these damned people. No signs of their existence were left on
the surface of the earth and furthermore, no sign of their
graves was left to exist on the surface of the earth. (Tafsīr-us-
Ṣāwī, vol.2, p. 803; Part 9, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 133)
The Holy Quran has delineated these five punishments in the
following words:
َ الدَّ‏ مَ‏ ا ٰ ي ٰ تٍ‏
و
َّ
الض فَ‏ ادِ‏ عَ‏
َ
و
ال ۡ ق ُ مَّ‏ لَ‏
َ
و
ۡ
ا ‏َرَ‏ ادَ‏
َ
و
فَاَر ۡ سَ‏ ل ۡ ن َ ا
َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
ُ الطُّ‏ و ۡ فَانَ‏
و
َ
ۡ َ ُ ۡ وا
مُّ‏ ف ‏َصَّ‏ ل ٰ تٍ‏ ف ۡ ‏َاس َ تك
‏ُو ۡ ا قَو ۡ مً‏ ا
‏َان
‏ِج زُ‏
ُ ا ّ ۡ
‏ُو ۡ ا ي ٰ مُ‏ وۡ‏
قَال
ع ل ‏َنَ‏ ا رَ‏ بَّكَ‏
ُ
اد
ۡ
َ ۡ َ د كَ‏
بِمَ‏ ا ع هِ‏ د عِ‏ ن
﴾ وَ‏ ل ‏َمَّ‏ ا وَ‏ قَ‏ َ َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
ك َ شَ‏ ف ۡ تَ‏
عَ‏ نَّ‏ ا ا ‏ِجۡ‏ ّ ‏َز
َ شَ‏ ۡ ف نَ‏ ا عَ‏ نۡ‏ ُ ُ
﴿ َ
ُّ ۡ رِ‏ مِ‏
۱۳۳
ن
ۡ َ
ل ِ
﴿ ۚ ﴾ ۱۳۴ فَل
ۡ َ آءِ‏ ي ۡ لَ‏
اِ‏
ۤ ۡ
ب َ
‏َكَ‏
ل
َ ُ ۡ سِ‏ ل ‏َنَّ‏
و ل
َ
مَ‏ ع َ كَ‏
ل ‏َنُ‏ ؤۡ‏ ََّ
‏َمَّ‏ ا
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۱۳۵﴿ ﴾ ف
ُ ۡ ي ‏َن ۡ كُ‏ ثُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
ُ ۡ ٰ ب ُ لِغ ۡ و ُ ه اِ‏ َ ذا
ا
‏ِج زَ‏ اِ‏ اَج لٍ‏
ۡ
‏َان ۡ تَ‏ قَ‏ م ۡ نَ‏ ا ِ نۡ‏ ُ ۡ فَاَغ ۡ رَ‏ ق ۡ نٰ‏
﴾۱۳۶﴿ َ
‏ُو ۡ ا ع َ ن ۡ ه َ ا غ ٰ فِ‏ لِ‏
‏َان
و
َ
ۡ َ ّ بِاَنَّ‏ ُ ۡ َ ك َّ ذب ۡ ‏ُوا ٰ بِا ٰ ي تِ‏ َ نا
ال ِ
We therefore sent against them the flood and the locusts and the
vermin (or insects) and the frogs and the blood - separate signs; in
response they were proud and were guilty people. And whenever
the punishment came upon them they said, ‘O Musa! Pray to your
Rab for us, by means of His covenant which you have; indeed if
you lift the punishment from us we will surely accept faith in you
and let the descendants of Israel go with you.’ Consequently
whenever We lifted the punishment from them for a term which
they must reach, they used to then turn away. We therefore took
revenge from them; so We drowned them in the sea for they used
to deny Our signs and were ignoring them.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sūraĥ A’raf, Verse 133-136)
Moral lesson
1. The moral lesson we get from these anecdotes is that how
severe and horrendous sin it is to break promises, deny
and disrespect the Prophets of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ as due to these
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ reasons, different types of punishments of Allah
descended upon the followers of Pharaoh to such an extent
that they were finally drowned and destroyed into the
river and their signs were wiped away from the face of the
earth. Therefore, it is obligatory for every Muslim to avoid
breaking the promises, disobedience and sins. Otherwise
due to the consequences of such ill traits, the wrath of
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ might fall upon us in the shape of severe
punishment.
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2. Undoubtedly, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was on the
heights and distinctions of tolerance, patience, compassions
and kindness. Despite his enemies breaking promises
again and again, he would still feel pity and supplicate for
the removal of punishment from them after listening to
their pleas. We have come to know from this anecdote that it
is essential for the leader of a nation to have the
characteristics of patience and forgiveness. All those
religious scholars who are successors of the Prophets
, it is utmost essential for them not to fuel the السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
passion of revenge from their opponents and ill wishers
but should practice patience and should keep on forgiving
their enemies as it is the blessed Sunnaĥ of Sayyidunā
as well as one of the very special traits of our م
. He never took revenge وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
from anyone for the sake of his own blessed self. Instead,
would always forgive people. It is a وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
صَ‏ َّ االله
عَلَيْهِ‏
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ Mūsā
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ Beloved Prophet
صَ‏ َّ االله تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ he
َ و ۡ اع فُ‏ َ ع مَّ‏ ۡ ن ‘ that glittering pearl of advice for us
َ ‏َك
َ ‏َطع
‏َن ق
صَ‏ ۡ ل م ۡ
you, i.e. whoever cuts ties with ‏’ظَ‏ لَمَ‏ كَ‏ وَ‏ اَح ۡ سِ‏ ن ۡ اِ‏ ٰ مَن ۡ اَسَ‏ اءَ‏ اِلَي ۡ كَ‏
bond relations with him and whoever oppresses you,
forgive him and whoever misbehaves with you; treat him
kindly.
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ الرَّ‏ حمْ‏ ‏ٰن In presenting the same Ḥadīš, Sayyidunā Sheikh Sa’dī
has said:
بدی را بدی سهل باشد جرا
اگر مردی ا ‏َحۡ‏ سِ‏ نۡ‏ اِلىٰ‏ مَنۡ‏ ا ‏َسَ‏ بح
It is very easy to take evil revenge of an evil act but if you are
man enough, then be kind to the one who has done evil to
you.
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هِ‏ ال سَّ‏ لاَ‏ م .25 She-Camel of Sayyidunā Ṣāleḥ
‏َل ‏َيۡ‏
Sayyidunā Ṣāleḥ عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was sent as a prophet to the people of
Šamūd. When he delivered them the message of Almighty
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and called them towards the righteous path, the
insolent people demanded a miracle that he should make a
pregnant she-camel emerge from the rocks of this mountain
which should be very healthy and without any defect. Therefore,
Sayyidunā Ṣāleḥ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م pointed towards the rock and all of a
sudden, the rock split and a very pretty, healthy and tall shecamel
which was pregnant came out of the rock. After emerging
from the rock, she also bore a camel calf and started grazing
and walking in the plains and pastures with her newborn.
There was only one pond in the valley. The water from the springs
of mountains would gather in it. Sayyidunā Ṣāleḥ عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said,
‘O people! Look, this she-camel is there by virtue of a miracle.
One day, she will drink all of the water of your pond and the
other day, you drink the water from this pond.’ The people
agreed on these terms. Then Sayyidunā Ṣāleḥ عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م delivered
the following speech in front of the people of Šamūd:
‏ِك مۡ‏
قَد جَ‏ آءَ‏ ت ۡ كُ‏ مۡ‏ ب ِ ‏َيّ‏ َ ن ةٌ‏ ِ مّ‏ نۡ‏ رَّ‏ بّ‏ ُ
ۡ
ٰ ّ
ٰ َ ۡ ُ هٗ‏
اِ‏ ٍ غ
ُ مۡ‏ ِ مّ‏ نۡ‏
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َ مَ‏ ا
اَر ۡ ضِ‏ ا
ف رُ‏ ‏َذَ‏ ۡ و هَ‏ ا ت ‏َاۡ‏ ‏ُلۡ‏ ۡ ۤ
ٰ ّ
ٰ ي قَ‏ ۡ و مِ‏ ۡ اع بُ‏ ُ دوا ا
‏َاقَةُ‏
ا
ه ذِ‏ هٖ‏ ن
ٰ
َ ُ مۡ‏ ا ٰ ي ‏َةً‏
‏َمَ‏ سُّ‏
ت
ٓ
ۡ و هَ‏ ا ‏ِسُ‏ وۡ‏ ‏ٍء
َ
و
﴾۷۳﴿ ٌ
ٰ ّ
ۡ
اَل ِ
ف ‏َيَ‏ ۡ ا خُ‏ ذَ‏ ‏ُمۡ‏ عَ‏ ذَ‏ ابٌ‏
‘O my people! Worship Allah - you do not have any deity except Him;
indeed a clear proof has come to you from your Rab; this is Allah’s
she-camel - a sign for you - so leave her free to feed in Allah’s earth, and
do not touch her with evil intentions for a painful punishment will
seize you.’
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The people of Šamūd bore this difficulty for a couple of days as
they could not get the water for one day; as the she-camel
would drink all of the water of the pond that day. Therefore,
they mutually decided to kill the she-camel.
Qadār bin Sālif: Therefore, among these people, there was a
person who had red complexion, brown eyes, short height and
was the son of an adulteress. He agreed upon killing the she-camel
on the instigation of tribes people - Sayyidunā Ṣāleḥ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م kept
on restraining him from committing this evil act but he (Qadār
bin Sālif) first cut the four feet of the she-camel, then he
slaughtered it and started talking to Sayyidunā Ṣāleḥ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in
an extremely insolent and offensive manner. Therefore, Almighty
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has said in the Holy Quran:
‏َعَ‏ قَ‏ رُ‏ وا النَّ‏ اقَةَ‏ َ و عَ‏ تَ‏
ف
ُ ائ ۡ تِ‏ ن َ ا بِمَ‏ ا ت ‏َعِ‏ دُ‏ ن ‏َا ۤ اِ‏ نۡ‏
ك ُ ن ۡ تَ‏
ص
ٰ
ِ ۡ وَ‏ قَال ۡ ‏ُوا ٰ ي
َ ۡ رَ‏ ِ بّ‏
ا ِ
و ۡ ا ع َ نۡ‏
﴾۷۷﴿ َ
ۡ ُ ۡ سَ‏ لِ‏
مِ‏ نَ‏ ال
So they hamstrung the she-camel and rebelled against the command
of their Rab and said, ‘O Ṣāleḥ! Bring upon us what you promise us,
if you are a Noble Messenger.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 77)
Seismic punishment: Due to this major sin, the punishment of
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ was inflicted on the people of Šamūd in such a way
that in the beginning, piercing horrible shriek was let out followed
by a strong earthquake that shook the territory upside down
and destroyed it. All the buildings wrecked completely and every
individual of the people of Šamūd died falling upside down on
his knees. The Holy Quran has described this anecdote as:
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ۡ َ ‏ُو ۡ ا ِ ۡ د َ ارِ‏ ِ ۡ ج ٰ ثِ‏ مِ‏ َ ۷۸﴿ ﴾
‏َاَص
ۡ ُ ُ ا َّ ج ۡ ف َ ة ُ ف
فَاَخذ َ ت
Therefore the earthquake seized them,
so in the morning they remained lying upside down in their homes.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 78)
When Sayyidunā Ṣāleḥ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م witnessed that the whole village is
destroyed and has turned into the debris of bricks and stones due
to the tremors of the earthquake and all its inhabitants are dead, it
grieved him a lot. He started to hate the people of Šamūd and
its desolation to such an extent that he turned his face away from
them and went somewhere else by leaving that village. Whilst
departing, he addressed the dead bodies as:
﴾۷۹﴿ َ
ي ٰ ق
ّ
ِ
َ ۡ و مِ‏ ل ‏َقَ‏ ۡ د اَب ۡ ل ۡ ‏َغ تُ‏ كُ‏ مۡ‏ رِ‏ سَ‏ ال ‏َةَ‏ رَ‏
الن
ِ بُّ‏ ۡ و نَ‏
ٰ صِ‏ حِ‏
ُ َّ ۡ
ِ ن
و َ ن ‏َصَ‏ ح ۡ تُ‏ َ ُ مۡ‏ وَ‏ ٰ
‘O my people! Indeed I did deliver my Rab’s message
to you and wished you good, but you do not want well-wishers.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 79)
The synopsis of this anecdote is that the entire town of the
people of ‘Ad destroyed and turned into a wasteland. The people
were crushed to death such that not even a single person of their
lineage exists on the face of the earth.
Moral lesson
The moral lesson that we get from this anecdote is that the
people that killed the she-camel of a prophet was destroyed by
the punishment of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ in such a way that not even a
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single person among their lineage was left on the face of earth
then the people that kill the family of their Prophet, how can
‏عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ they escape from the wrath and punishment of Allah
Therefore, the history reveals that similar was the end of the Kūfī
and Syrian Yazīdīs who martyred the Aĥl-e-bayt (the family
members of the Prophet َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم ‏(صَ‏ in Karbala, that during
the reign of Mukhtār bin Ubaīd, every single child of the Yazīdīs
was killed. After destroying and demolishing their houses,
donkey-driven ploughs were ploughed over them and today,
not even a single child of the lineage of these Yazīdī exist on
the face of the earth.
One hundred and forty thousand Yazīdīs killed: Muḥaddiš
Ḥākim has narrated a Ḥadīš that Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ sent a
divine revelation to the Holy Prophet صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم that when
the Jew nation killed Sayyidunā Zakarīyā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ seventy
thousand Jews were killed in the expiation of his blood; and in
the recompense of the killing of your grandson Imām Husain
one hundred and forty thousand Kūfīs and Syrians ‏,رَ‏
ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏
َ االلهُ‏
will be killed. Thus the promise of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ was
fulfilled in this way that in the war of Mukhtār bin ‘Ubaīd,
seventy thousand Kūfīs and Syrians were killed; and then upon
the orders of ‘Abdullāĥ Ṣuffaĥ, the founder of the Abbasside
dynasty, seventy thousand Kūfīs and Syrians were killed, thus a
total number of one hundred and forty thousand Yazīdī were
killed. (Al-Mustadrak, Kitāb-ut-Tafsīr, vol. 3, pp. 7, Ḥadīš 1032)
However, remember that Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ makes everything
associated to His chosen people beloved to Him. Therefore,
‏,عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ whether it is the kinfolks of the chosen people of Allah
their wives, their companions, their acquaintances, or anything
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abusive behavior towards them can cause the stirring of the
wrath and punishment of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ in one way or
the other. Therefore, any such thing that has an affiliation with
the beloved people of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ paying utmost respect and
honour to it is compulsory and on the contrary, insolent
and offensive attitude towards it brings punishment of
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and utter destruction.
Land of torment is accursed: It has been narrated that during the
journey for the holy war of Tabūk, when Prophet Muhammad
passed by the ruins of the people of Šamūd, he صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َي
said, ‘Beware! No one should enter this village وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
nor should anyone drink water from the well of this village. You
should pass through the area of the punishment very quickly
whilst crying out of fear of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and by covering your
faces. Otherwise punishment may be inflicted upon you too.
‏ْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏
صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َي
‏ْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
(Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 3, pp. 194; Part 8, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 79)
26. Windstorm on people of ‘Ād
The people of ‘Ād lived at a place called ‘Aḥqāf’, which is a
vast desert situated between Oman and Hadramites (Hidarmaut).
Their tribe is known from the name of their ancestor whose
name was ‘Ād bin ‘Aūṣ bin Arum bin Sām bin Nūḥ. People
started calling this clan from the name of their ancestor ‘Ād.
These people were idol worshippers, very vicious and obstinate
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ ‏َلا م sent Sayyidunā Ĥūd عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ transgressors. Almighty Allah
as a prophet to guide these people but they refuted him due to
their arrogance and viciousness and remained stubborn over
their infidelity. Sayyidunā Ĥūd عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م repeatedly admonished
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ these deviant people from the severe punishment of Allah
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but the cruel people said to their prophet very disrespectfully
and fearlessly that:
اب ُ ‏َآؤن ‏َا ۡ فَا تِنَ‏ ا بِمَ‏ ا ت ‏َعِ‏ دُ‏ ن ‏َا ۤ اِ‏ نۡ‏
ي ۡ ‏َع بُ‏ د ٰ
‏َانَ‏
و ن َ ‏َذ رَ‏ مَ‏ ا
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ّ ٰ َ وَ‏ ح ۡ دَ‏ هٗ‏
﴾۷۰﴿ َ
‏َجِ‏ ئ ۡ تَ‏ نَ‏ ا ل ‏ِنَ‏ ع ۡ بُ‏ دَ‏
ا
ك ُ ن ۡ تَ‏
الصّ‏
مِ‏ نَ‏ ٰ
‘Have you come to us in order that we worship only Allah, and
abandon those whom our ancestors worshipped So bring upon us
what you promise us, if you are truthful.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 70)
Finally, the signs of the punishment started appearing. There was
no rain for three years. Famine and drought prevailed everywhere.
The condition of people had gone so worse that they were dying
for a single grain.
It was a common tradition in those days that whenever any
anxiety or difficulty was suffered; they used to supplicate in the
sacred Ka’baĥ in Holy Makkaĥ and thus the anxieties were
eased. Therefore, a group of people went to Makkaĥ. Within
this delegation, there was a person called Maršad bin Sa’d who
was a believer but kept his faith hidden from the people. When
these people started supplicating in Ka’baĥ, the faith and spiritual
enthusiasm of Maršad bin Sa’d bubbled over. He said in an
emotional outburst to people that ‘O my people! No matter you
make millions of supplications, I swear by the name of Almighty
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ that the rain will not fall until you do not believe in
your Prophet Ĥūd السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏’.عَلَيْهِ‏ When Sayyidunā Maršad bin Sa’d
revealed his faith, the mischievous people of ‘Ād beat him,
separated him and they resumed praying. At that time, Almighty
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ sent three clouds: one was white, one was red and
one was black and a voice was heard from the skies that: ‘O
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people of ‘Ād! You may choose one cloud among these three
clouds for you.’ They opted for the black cloud assuming based
on their weak intellect that the black cloud will bring about a lot
of rain. Therefore, the black cloud started moving towards the
village of the people of ‘Ād. The people of ‘Ād became very
happy to see the black cloud. Sayyidunā Ĥūd عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said: Oh
my people! Witness that the punishment of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ is
approaching you in the form of a cloud. But these transgressors
‏ْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م refuted their Prophet
and said, ‘What type of عَل ‏َي
‏َا‘‏ said, punishment and where from’ They
it is a cloud which is coming to provide us rain. (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān,
vol. 3, pp. 189; Part 7, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 70)
مُم ن
i.e. ‏’هَ‏ ذَ‏ َ اغارِ‏ طِرُ‏ ض ۡ
The cloud was approaching continuously towards the village
from the west and all of a sudden, a storm blew up from that
cloud. This windstorm was so violent that it would throw away
camels along with their riders from one place to another. It
became more violent that it started to uproot the trees and
threw them away. Upon seeing this, the people of ‘Ād confined
them in their stone-carved palaces and made the doors shut.
However, the storm was so furious that it did not only uproot the
doors but also caused wreckage of the palaces. This windstorm
continued for seven nights and eight days and killed each and
every individual of the people of ‘Ād. Not even a single child of
these people could survive. When the storm ended, the corpses
of the people of ‘Ād were lying all over the ground like the datepalm
trees fell uprooted. Therefore, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has said:
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َ ادٌ‏
فَاُهلِ‏ ُ ۡ وا بِرِ‏ يۡ‏
و اَمَّ‏ ا ۡ
َ َ
ي ال ۡ قَ‏ ۡ و مَ‏ فِ‏ ۡ يه
اَيَّامٍ‏ حُ‏ سُ‏ ۡ و مً‏ ا فَ‏
و ث ٰ ‏َم نِ‏ يَ‏ ةَ‏
َّ
ِ مّ‏ ن ب ‏َاقِ‏ يَ‏ ةٍ‏ ﴿
ۡ ُ َ
ت ٰ ‏َري ل
خَ‏ اوِ‏ ي ‏َةٍ‏ ﴿ ۚ ف ‏َهَ‏ لۡ‏
َ ‏َّرَ‏ ه َ ا
َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
سَ‏ بۡ‏
ل ‏َيَ‏ الٍ‏
‏ٍل
َ ۡ ‏َازُ‏ َ ۡ
ا
َ ۡ ٰ ‏َاَنَّ‏ ُ ۡ
َ ا
﴾۸
And as for ‘Ād, they were destroyed by a severe thundering
windstorm. He forced it upon them with strength, consecutively
for seven nights and eight days - so you would see those people
overthrown in it, like trunks of date palms fallen down. So do you
see any survivor among them
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 29, Sūraĥ Al-Ḥāqqaĥ, Verse 6-8)
Then with the grace of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ , a flock of black birds appeared.
They picked the dead bodies up and threw them into the sea.
Sayyidunā Ĥūd عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م then left that area and went to Makkaĥtul-Mukarramaĥ
with few believers who had embraced the
faith. They then remained in the house of Allah (i.e. Makkaĥ)
worshipping until the last moments of their life. (Tafsīr al-Ṣāwī,
vol. 2, pp. 686)
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Moral lesson
The moral lesson that we get from this heart-trembling anecdote
of the Holy Quran is that the people of ‘Ād were very powerful
and tall. They were also economically well-established because
they had cropped fields and lush gardens. These people had
made separate palaces for their summer and winter’s living by
engraving the mountains. These people, who relied a lot on
their enormous number and power, were very proud of their
estates and their living in the lap of luxury. But their infidelity,
transgression and misdeeds brought Allah’s wrath down upon
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them such that it was utterly impossible for them to bear the
brunt of storm which shook the whole village upside down and
destroyed it. Their existence from the face of the earth was
wiped out in such a way that no signs of even their graves exist
anywhere, so where do weak people like us stand to face the
blows of the severe punishment of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏عَزَّ‏ Therefore, all
those who have a serious concern for the well-being and survival
of them and their progeny must always restrain from the
transgression and deviation of the commandments of Allah
. They should do وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
their utmost to act upon virtuous deeds. Otherwise, the verses of
the Holy Quran are teaching us openly that the outcome of
virtuous deeds is flourishing and that of evil deeds is destructive.
َ ةِ‏ ۹﴿ ۚ ﴾ that One may read in the Holy Quran
meaning,
بِا
َ و ال ۡ مُ‏ ۡ ؤت ٰ ‏َفِك تُ‏
صَ‏ َّ االله
‏َاطِ‏ ئ
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ and His Noble Prophet عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
‘the dwellings that were inverted and thrown, had brought error’
and also read the following verse:
‏َوۡ‏ اَنَّ‏
ل
‏َه ۡ لَ‏
ا
ال ۡ ُ قري اٰ‏ َ ۡ ‏ُوا وَ‏
‏َاَخذ
ن كَ‏ َّ ذب ۡ ‏ُوا ف
َ َ ۡ َ نا
‏َف
ات َ ‏َّق ۡ وا ل
َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
ب ‏َرَ‏ ٰ تٍ‏ ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ السَّ‏ مَ‏ آ ‏ِء
ۡ
ِ
﴾۹۶﴿
‏َان ‏ُو ۡ ا ي ‏َك ۡ سِ‏ بُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
ن ٰ ُ ۡ بِمَ‏ ا
ۡ
َ
و
و َ ا ۡ ‏َر ۡ ضِ‏ وَ‏ ٰ
‘And had the people of the dwellings believed and been pious, we
would have surely opened for them the blessings from the sky and
from the earth, but in fact they denied, and We therefore seized
them on account of their deeds’.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sūraĥ A’rāf, Verse 96)
27. Inverted city
This is the city of Sayyidunā Lūṭ عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م known as ‘Sodom’
which is a popular city of Syria located in the province ‘Homs’.
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Sayyidunā Lūṭ bin Ĥārān bin Tārīkh is the nephew of Sayyidunā
Ibrāĥīm ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل These people were the citizens of Babylon, a
city situated in Iraq but when Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م migrated
to Palestine and Sayyidunā Lūṭ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م settled in Urdan, a city
of Syria. Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed Sayyidunā Lūṭ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م with
Prophethood and sent him to the people of Sodom for their
guidance. (Tafseer as-Ṣāwī, vol. 2, pp. 689; Part 7, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 80)
City of Sodom: The towns of the city of Sodom were very
populated and full of greenery. Various varieties of fruits, crops
and nuts were produced there in a massive quantity. Due to the
affluent and prosperous conditions of the city, people from far
and wide used to come and stay there as guests. That’s why the
people of the city were fed up of the people coming to them.
They were finding no way to stop or get rid of these guests. In
these conditions, one day the damned Satan appeared in the
guise of an old man and said to them, ‘If you want to get rid of
such guests, I can tell you a solution. Whenever a guest comes
to your town, commit sodomy with him forcefully.’
Therefore first of all, Satan himself entered the town as a guest
in the guise of a handsome lad and made those people commit
sodomy with him excessively. Thus they learnt this despicable
act from Satan. These people gradually became so much
addicted to this despicable act that they started to fulfil their
sensual desires from men instead of women. (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān vol. 3,
pp. 197; Part 8, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 84)
Therefore, Sayyidunā Lūṭ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م delivered a didactic sermon
to them, warning them to avoid committing this despicable act,
and said:
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﴾۸۰﴿ َ
ال ۡ َ فاحِ‏ شَ‏ ةَ‏ مَ‏ ا سَ‏ بَ‏ قَ‏ كُ‏ مۡ‏ بِهَ‏ ا مِ‏ نۡ‏ اَحَ‏ دٍ‏ ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ ٰ عل ‏َمِ‏
‏َت ۡ ‏َات ۡ ‏ُو نَ‏
ا
اِ‏ ن ‏َّكُ‏ مۡ‏ ل ‏َتَ‏ ۡ ات ۡ ‏ُو نَ‏
﴾۸۱﴿
قَو ۡ مٌ‏ مُّ‏ ۡ
‏ُو ۡ نَ‏
ِ ف
‏َنۡ‏ ُ ۡ
ا
ّ َ ‏ِجالَ‏ شَ‏ ۡ ه وَ‏ ةً‏ ِ مّ‏ نۡ‏
دُ‏ ۡ و نِ‏ ال ِ سَ‏ آءِ‏ بَل ا
‘What! You commit the shameful acts which no one in the creation
has ever done before you’ ‘You lustfully go towards men, instead of
women! In fact, you have transgressed the limits.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sūraĥ-Al- A’rāf, Verse 80-81)
After listening to the didactic and reforming sermon of Sayyidunā
Lūṭ ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل what his people said to him bluntly and shamelessly,
listen to it in the words of Holy Quran:
‏ُوۡ‏ ۤ ا اَخ ۡ رِ‏ جُ‏ وۡ‏ ُ ۡ
قَال
مّ‏ نۡ‏
َّ ۤ اَنۡ‏
و مَ‏ ا
‏َانَ‏
ج َ وَ‏ ابَ‏
ۤ
قَو ۡ مِ‏ هٖ‏
اِ‏
‏َر ۡ ي ‏َتِ‏ كُ‏ مۡ‏ اِ‏ نَّ‏ ُ ۡ
ق
‏َا
اُن
‏ٌس
﴾۸۲﴿
يَّتَ‏ طَ‏ َّ رُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
And his people had no answer except to say, ‘Turn them out of
your dwellings; these are people who wish purity!’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 82)
At last, when the transgression and misdeed of the people of
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Lūṭ became beyond repair; then a punishment of Allah
caught them. Therefore, Sayyidunā Jibrāīl عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م descended
from the heavens with few angels. Then these angels went to
Sayyidunā Lūṭ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م as guests. These angels were in a guise
of very handsome and attractive boys. After observing the facial
charms and physical beauty of the guests and after thinking
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م about the prevailing evils of his people, Sayyidunā Lūṭ
became very worried. After a short while, the evil doers besieged
the house of Sayyidunā Lūṭ عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and started to climb the wall
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عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م with the evil intention of fornication. Sayyidunā Lūṭ
started convincing them whole-heartedly to restrain from this
evil and shameful act but these insolent and transgressed deviants
did not restrain from their foul reply and evil plans. Sayyidunā
Lūṭ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م became very saddened and grieved upon his loneliness
and embarrassing situation in front of his guests.
After witnessing this; Sayyidunā Jibrāīl عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘O Prophet
of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ you don’t worry at all. We are the angels sent by
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ who have come with a punishment for
these evil transgressors. Therefore, leave this town far behind
before the advent of the morning along with the believers and
your family members. And beware that no one should turn
around and look towards this town; otherwise the punishment
will also be meted out to them.
Therefore, Sayyidunā Lūṭ عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م departed from the town along
with the believers and his family members. Then Sayyidunā
Jibrāīl عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م lifted up the five towns of this city over his wings
and soared up to the skies and after getting some elevation,
inverted these towns. Consequently, these towns broke into
small pieces due to falling on the ground and it scattered all over
the ground. Then there was a rain of stones and there was such a
stern stony hailing that all of the people of Sayyidunā Lūṭ
pieces. died and their corpses also scattered around into عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Whilst the city was in the process of inversion, one of the wives
of Sayyidunā Lūṭ عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م whose name was Wa’ila, who was
infact a hypocrite and had liking for the evil doers, turned
around and looked at it and exclaimed with grief, ‘O my people’.
After saying these words, she stood there. Then a stone of the
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punishment of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ also struck her and she also died.
Therefore, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has said in the Holy Quran that:
ِ ِ ي ۡ نَ‏ ﴾۸۳﴿
ۡ َ ٗ ۤ اِ‏
‏َه
‏َاَ‏ ۡ ۡ ‏َي ٰ ن هُ‏ وَ‏ ا
ف
ٰ
نَ‏ ال ۡ غ
ۡ ‏َهٗ‏ ‏َتۡ‏
ا ‏َاَت ‏َان مِ‏
وَ‏ ا
‏َا
‏َم ۡ ط َ ر ۡ ن
َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
ۡ مَّ‏ َ ط رً‏ ا
ِ
َ ‏َانَ‏ َ اقِ‏ بَ‏ ة ُ ال ۡ مُ‏ ج ۡ رِ‏ مِ‏ َ ﴿٪۸۴﴾
فَان ۡ ظ ُ رۡ‏ ك َ ي ۡ ف
And we rescued him and his family, except his wife - she became of
those who stayed behind. And we rained a shower (of stones) upon
them; therefore see what sort of fate befell the culprits!
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 83-84)
The stones that were thrown over the people were the pieces of
rocks and the name of every victim was inscribed over the stone
by which he was killed. (Tafsīr al-Ṣāwī, vol. 2, pp. 691; Part 8, Sūraĥ Al-
A’rāf, Verse 84)
Moral lesson
We come to know from this anecdote that how heinous and
severe sin sodomy is that due to this sin, the towns of the people
of Lūṭ were inverted and the transgressors were killed with the
punishment of stones. Thus they were destroyed and desolated
from this world.
It is narrated that once Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م asked the
accursed Iblīs that ‘which sin is hated by Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ the most’
He replied that ‘the sin that Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ hates the most is the sin
of man committing fornication with man (sodomy) and the
woman fulfilling their physical desires by woman’. Moreover, it
has also been narrated in one Ḥadīš that a woman rubbing her
vagina against another woman’s vagina is fornication for both
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of them, which is a major sin. (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 3, pp. 198; Part 8,
Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 84)
(For a comprehensive discussion on the topic of sodomy,
read our book, ‘Jaĥannam kay Khaṭrāt’.)
28. Calf of Sāmrī
After the death of Pharaoh, Banī Isrāīl got freedom from his
claws and brought faith on Sayyidunā Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ Sayyidunā
Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was then ordered by Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ to do a sitting
(I’tikāf) on Mount Sinai [Koĥ-e-Ṭūr] for forty nights. After this,
he will be blessed with the book, Taurāt. Therefore, in order to
fulfil this divine commandment, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م went
to Mount Sinai and handed over Banī Isrāīl to his brother
عَلَيْهِ‏ Sayyidunā Ĥārūn
during the day whilst engaging himself in worship during the
whole night for consecutive forty days.
fasted عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م . Sayyidunā Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Sāmrī: There was a person in Banī Isrāīl called Sāmrī who was
born an illegitimate birth. He was a very deviant and transgressing
person. Due to the fear of disgrace and defamation within her
community, his mother deserted him in a cave of a mountain just
after his birth. Sayyidunā Jibrāīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م raised him by feeding
him milk with his own finger. Therefore, he recognized
Sayyidunā Jibrāīl ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل His full name is ‘Mūsā Sāmrī’ and
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Sayyidunā Mūsā’s name is ‘Mūsā’ too. Sayyidunā Jibrāīl
brought up Mūsā Sāmrī whereas Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was
brought up in the house of Pharaoh. How strange and mysterious
the glory of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ is that Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م who
was brought up in the house of Pharaoh became a Prophet of
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and Mūsā Sāmrī who was brought up by Sayyidunā
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Jibrāīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م became an unbeliever (Kāfir). He enticed Banī
Isrāīl to worship the calf. Regarding this, some mystic has
rightly said that:
وۡ‏ ا َّ ۡ رَ‏ ‏ِی بَّاھُ‏ جِ‏ بر ِ ي ۡ
فَمُ‏ لُ‏ كَافِرُ‏
َ ‏َزل
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َ الا
َ ۡ م ۡ ءُ‏ ر ۡ لَم ي
اِذَا ال
َ ۡ ۡ لَق س ۡ عِي دً‏ ا مِن
‏ُخ
َ ون م ۡ سل
‏ُر
رَ‏ ُ َ ُ بَّاھ ۡ فِرع ۡ
ۡ
‏ِّل وَ‏ ‏ُوۡ‏ م ا َّ ‏ِی
ُ َ ۡ مؤم
‏َاب ال
وَ‏ َ خ
ٰ
فَقَد ۡ خَابَ‏ مَن ۡ رَ‏ ّ
Meaning, when a person has been destined for a wretched fate
eternally, he can never attain piety and he remains unlucky and
desolated. Even the efforts of those who raise him go futile. You
see that Mūsā Sāmrī who was brought up by Sayyidunā Jibrāīl
who عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م turned into a pagan and Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
was brought up by Pharaoh became a Prophet of Almighty
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Allah
The secret behind this is that Mūsā Sāmrī was destined to be
an ill-fated and wretched person by birth so his tending and
nursing by Sayyidunā Jibrāīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م did not benefit him and
he remained an infidel. On the other hand, Sayyidunā Mūsā
was destined to be pious and fortunate eternally. That’s عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
why even the nursing through a pagan like Pharoah did not
harm him. (Tafsīr-us-Ṣāwī, vol. 1, pp. 63; Part 1, Sūraĥ Al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 51)
When Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was staying [doing I’tikāf] on
Mount Sinai, Sāmrī took advantage of his absence and created
sedition by asking for gold and silver jewellery from Banī Isrāīl,
melting it and making a calf from it. After this, he put the dust of
the hoofs of the horse of Sayyidunā Jibrāīl عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م into the mouth
of the calf that he had kept safe. Due to this, the calf started to
speak. Afterwards, Sāmrī said to Banī Isrāīl, ‘O my people!
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م has gone to the Mount Sinai to see
the vision of the Rab Almighty عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ whereas this calf is your

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Lord. Therefore, you should worship this calf.’ Banī Isrāīl were
deviated and misguided from this speech of Sāmrī and except
for twelve thousand people; rest of them admitted the calf to
be the god after witnessing it speaking. They started prostrating
and worshipping it. Therefore, Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has said:
َّ ٗ خ وَ‏ ارٌ‏
َّ ‏َذ َ قَو ۡ مُ‏ مُ‏ وۡ‏ ٰ
وَ‏ ا
ِ ۡ ِ ِ
مِ‏ ن ب ۡ ‏َع دِ‏ هٖ‏ مِ‏ نۡ‏ حُ‏ لِيّ‏
جَ‏ سَ‏ ً دا
And behind Mūsā, his people moulded a calf
from their ornaments - a lifeless body making sounds like a cow.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 148)
After forty days, when Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م returned to his
village after talking to Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and bringing the blessed
Tawrāt with him, he was enraged and furious to see the people
worshipping the calf. Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م laid down the Al-
Tawrāt on the ground out of anger and started dragging his
brother Ĥārūn عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م by holding him from his beard, snatched
his hair and started beating him saying that why he did not
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م restrain them from doing this evil act. Sayyidunā Ĥārūn
apologized as mentioned in Holy Quran:
َ
َ ‏َادُ‏ و ۡ ا ي ‏َق ۡ تُ‏ ُ ۡ ن
ِ ۡ و
اِ‏ ن ال ۡ قَ‏ ۡ و مَ‏ ۡ اس تَ‏ ۡ ض عَ‏ فُوۡ‏
قَال اب ۡ نَ‏ اُمَّ‏
ۡ
فَ‏ َ ‏ُش ۡ مِ‏ ت
َ ا ۡ ‏َع ۡ دَ‏ آ ‏َء
لِمِ‏ َ ﴾۱۵۰﴿
ٰ الظّ‏
َ ۡ َ ق ۡ و مِ‏
ال
َ ۡ
ۡ
َ َ َ ۡ عَ‏ ل
و
‘O the son of my mother! The people thought I was weak and would
have probably killed me; so do not make my enemies laugh at me and
do not count me as amongst the oppressors.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 150)
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After hearing this apology of Sayyidunā Ĥārūn السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ the anger
of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م faded away. After this, he supplicated
for his brother Sayyidunā Ĥārūn’s foregiveness and for mercy to
be descended upon him. Then, he broke the calf into small
pieces, burnt it and dispersed its ash into the river.
Moral lesson
From this anecdote, we specially get two admonitory lessons:
1. This anecdote provides guidelines to religious scholars
that they should never be negligent in the public affairs.
In contrary, they should always be preaching the religious
knowledge to the people. You saw that Sāmrī took the
advantage of 40 days absence of Sayyidunā Mūsā. He
misguided the people away from the right path. Similarly,
if the religious scholars of Aĥl-e-Sunnat will remain heedless
and negligent in the affairs of their people, then the people
with corrupt beliefs will get a chance to misguide people
away from the right path.
2. When the effect of the dust of the hoofs of the horse of
Sayyidunā Jibrāīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was such that the moment it was
placed inside the mouth of the calf, it started to speak,
then we also establish the fact that the dust of the feet of the
chosen people of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ also has the effects
of blessings and blissfulness. Therefore, it is not a useless
action to sprinkle the water in houses that is obtained from
‏,عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ washing the dustful feet of the chosen people of Allah
as it is the practice of some devoted disciples. On the
contrary, we can hope for mercy and blessings to descend
due to it and it is also permissible as per the Islamic Sharī’aĥ.
ٰ ۡ اَعلَم (
ُ
‏َعا
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
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29. Mountain over heads
Sayyidunā Musa عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م read out the rulings of Al-Taurāt to
Banī Isrāīl and said to act upon them. When Banī Isrāīl heard
the rulings of Al-Taurāt, they straight away refused to accept
these commandments. As a consequence of their disobedience,
the wrath of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ came upon them in such a way that all
of a sudden, the Mountain Sinai uprooted, flew and suspended
in the air over the heads of Banī Isrāīl who were living in a land
that was covering an area of three miles in length and three
miles in width. When these people of Banī Isrāīl saw that the
mountain is hanging over their heads, they all then fell into
prostration and started promising that we have accepted all of
the rulings of Al-Taurāt and we will also act upon them. But at
the time of prostration, they kept their cheek and left eye brow on
the ground and were looking with the right eye at the mountain
whether it is falling upon them or not. And this is the same
reason that even today the Jews prostrate in the similar manner
that they keep their left cheek and left eyebrow on the ground.
Anyhow, when Banī Isrāīl repented and promised to comply
with the rulings and commandments of Al-Taurāt, then the
mountain flew back and restored to its original place. The Holy
Quran has described this anecdote in few places.
For example, in Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf it is mentioned that:
ۡ م
ۢ
ٌ
بِ‏
‏َوۡ‏ قَ‏ ُ ۡ ‏َاَنَّهٗ‏ ُ ظل ‏َّةٌ‏ وَّ‏ ظَ‏ نُّ‏ وۡ‏ ۤ ا اَنَّهٗ‏
ف
ۡ ‏َبَ‏ لَ‏
وَ‏ اِ‏ ۡ ذ ن َ ‏َت ۡ ق َ نا ا
وَ‏ اقِ‏
خ ُ ذُ‏ و ۡ ا مَ‏ ا ۤ ا ٰ ت ‏َي ۡ ن ٰ كُ‏
﴾ ۱۷۱﴿
َّ ُ مۡ‏ ت ‏َتَّ‏ قُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
بِق ُ وَّ‏ ةٍ‏ وَّ‏ اذۡ‏ ‏ُرُ‏ و ۡ ا مَا فِ‏ ي ۡ هِ‏ ل ‏َعَ‏ ل
And when We raised the Mount (Sinai) above them as if it was a
canopy, and they thought that it would fall upon them; ‘Accept
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firmly what We have given you, and remember what is in it, so that
you may become pious.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sūraĥ A’rāf, Verse 171)
Moral lesson
This anecdote highlights that adopting strict methods and punitive
techniques to make ignorant and transgressor act upon a virtuous
deed or to make them accept a righteous saying are from the
‏.عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ wisdom and among the blessed Sunnaĥ of Almighty Allah
ٰ ۡ اَعلَم (
ُ
‏َعا
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
30. Tongue hung over the chest
Bal’am Bin Bā’ūrā: This man was a learned scholar of his era
and was a very pious and devout person. He also had the
knowledge of Ism-e-A’ẓam. He used to spiritually see the ‘Arsh-e-
A’ẓam [the empyrean] whilst sitting at his place. Moreover, he
was also a Mustajāb-ul-Da’wāt as his supplications were surely
accepted. He also had a huge number of students. It is famous
that in his institution [Darsgaĥ], the number of inkpots of his
students was twelve thousand.
When Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م mobilized his army of Banī
Isrāīl to do a Jiĥād against ‘the people of Jabbārīn’, the people
of Bal’am bin Bā’ūrā became very panicked and came to him
and said that Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is about to attack with a
very huge and a powerful army. They want to evict us from our
land and intend to give it to their people, Banī Isrāīl. Therefore,
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م invoke such a supplication against Sayyidunā Mūsā
that he returns defeated. Your supplication will definitely be
accepted as you are Mustajāb-ul-Da’wāt [the one whose Du’ās are
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accepted]. After listening to what they said, Bal’am bin Bā’ūrā
trembled, cursed them, and said, ‘May heavens have mercy
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ is a Prophet of Allah عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م upon me! Sayyidunā Mūsā
and his army consists of groups of angels and faithful believers.
How can I invoke an evil supplication against them’ Nevertheless,
his people were over insistent, they begged tearfully with
throbbing voices and compelled him to such an extent that he
ended up saying to them that let me first do an Istikhāraĥ. If I get
permission, then I will supplicate against him. However, after the
Istikhāraĥ, when he was not permitted to supplicate against
Sayyidunā Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ he told them in clear words that if I
invoke curse upon him, then this world and the Hereafter of
mine will both be ruined.
After this, his people reported him with numerous priceless
gifts and presents and re-insisted him to such an extent that
Bal’am Bin Bā’ūrā was enticed due to the greed and lust of
money and was trapped in the snare of wealth. Therefore, he
sat on his she-donkey and went to supplicate against Sayyidunā
Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ His donkey would stop going forward again
and again and would turn to run back but he kept on riding
her forwards by beating her. Then Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed
the donkey with the power of speaking. She said, ‘O Bal’am
bin Bā’ūrā! Where are you going and heading towards See
there are angels in front of me who are blocking my way and
pushing my face backwards. O Bal’am! May you be ruined!
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Would you invoke evil words unto a Prophet of Allah
and a group of believers’ Despite listening to the address of his
female donkey, Bal’am Bin Bā’ūrā still did not return. Finally,
he climbed over a mountain known as ‘Ḥasbān’. He carefully
observed the army of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م from height
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عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and started invoking evil words to Sayyidunā Mūsā
due to the enticement and greed of wealth and riches. Glory be to
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ that when he was supplicating against
Sayyidunā Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ his tongue would start uttering
supplications against his people. Upon witnessing this, his
people interrupted him many a time and reminded him, ‘O
Bal’am, you are supplicating in opposite words.’ Then he said
to his people, ‘What shall I do I am intending something else
but my tongue is uttering different.’ All of a sudden, it brought
Allah’s wrath down upon him in such a way that his tongue
stretched and hung over his chest. At that time, Bal’am bin
Bā’ūrā said to his people with grief and tears that my life and
afterlife both have been ruined. My faith has diminished and I
‏.عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ have become a victim of the wrath and punishment of Allah
None of my supplications can be accepted now. However, let
me tell you a vile trick. If you act upon it, perhaps the army of
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م can then be defeated. Send thousands of
the beautiful girls dressed up in elegant attire and adorned
with beautiful jewellery to the armies of Banī Isrāīl. Even if
one of them commits fornication, then the whole army will be
defeated. Therefore, the people laid the trap of the vile trick
told by Bal’am Bin Bā’ūrā and sent many young girls after
adorning them well with jewellery to the army of Banī Isrāīl.
Eventually, a wealthy person of Banī Isrāīl was seduced by the
beauty and glamour of a girl and took her to Sayyidunā Mūsā
He sought a verdict and asked: ‘O Prophet of Allah ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
is this woman legitimate (Ḥalāl) for me or not’ Sayyidunā ‏,عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘Beware! She is unlawful for you. Separate
her from you straight away and fear the punishment of Almighty
Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏’.عَزَّ‏ But this wealthy person was so badly trapped in lust
that he deviated away from the command of his Prophet and
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took her in his tent and committed fornication. The evil
repercussion of this sin appeared in such a way that all of a
sudden, plague spread among the army of Banī Isrāīl and within
an hour; seventy thousand people passed away and the whole
army dispersed and came back defeated and unsuccessful. This
retreat of army grieved Sayyidunā Mūsā’s blessed heart very
much. (Tafsīr as-Ṣāwī, vol. 2, pp. 727; Part 9, Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 175)
After descending from the mountain, Bal’am Bin Bā’ūrā
remained cursed in the court of Almighty Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ Until his
last breath, his tongue remained hanging over his chest and he
died a faithless death of infidelity. The Holy Quran has delineated
this incident in the following words:
ِ ن ۡ ه َ ا ف ‏َاَت ۡ بَ‏ عَ‏ هُ‏ الشَّ‏ ي ۡ ط ٰ نُ‏ فَ‏ ‏َانَ‏
َ َ
ا ٰ ي تِ‏ َ نا فَا ۡ سَ‏ ل
ات ۡ ‏َي ٰ ن هُ‏ ٰ
‏َّذِ‏ يۡ‏ ۤ ٰ
‏َبَ‏ اَ‏ ال
ن
ۡ
ِ
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وَ‏ ات ۡ لُ‏ َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
مِ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ غ وِ‏ ٰ ي ۡ نَ‏ ﴿۱۷۵﴾ وَ‏ ل
ٗ ۤ ا ۡ ‏َخل َ ‏َد اِ‏
ِ نَّ‏ ه
َ َ ۡ فَع ٰ ن هُ‏ َ بِها وَ‏ ٰ
كَ‏ مَ‏ َ ث لِ‏
‏َوۡ‏ شِ‏ ئ ۡ ن َ ا
ۡ ‏َل ۡ بِ‏ اِ‏ نۡ‏ َ ۡ مِ‏ لۡ‏ َ ل ۡ ‏َي هِ‏ يَل ۡ هَ‏ ثۡ‏
ا
‏َّبَ‏ َ
ا ۡ ‏َر ۡ ضِ‏ و َ ات
يَل ۡ َ ه ثۡ‏
َ ۡ ُ ۡ هُ‏
ت
‏َوۡ‏
ا
َ
ذ ٰ ل ‏ِك
َّ ُ ۡ َ يَت َ فك َّ رُ‏ و ۡ ن ﴾۱۷۶﴿
َ ل
‏َاق ۡ صُ‏ صِ‏ ال ۡ ق َ صَ‏
ف
ص ل ‏َع
‏َثَ‏ ُ ٗ
‏َّذِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ ك َ ذ َّ ب ‏ُو ۡ ا بِا ٰ ي ٰ تِ‏ ن َ ا
ال ۡ قَ‏ و ۡ مِ‏ ال
ه َ و ٰ هُ‏ َ
مَ‏ ث َ لُ‏
And O Dear Prophet (Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon
him) recite to them the case of the one to whom We showed Our
signs, and in response he departed from them completely - so
Satan went after him - he therefore became of the astray. And had
We willed We could have raised him because of the revelations, but
he clung to the earth and followed his own desires; his condition
therefore is like that of a dog; if you attack him he hangs out his
tongue and if you leave him he hangs out his tongue; this is the
state of the people who denied Our signs; therefore preach, so that
they may give thought.
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Why was Bal’am Bin Bā’ūrā accursed: It has been narrated
that some Prophets asked Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ that after blessing
Bal’am bin Bā’ūrā with so many bounties, why did You hurl him
down in condemnation Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ replied that he
was never thankful towards My bounties. If he had been
grateful to me, then I would have never taken his marvels away,
would not have accursed him in both worlds, would not have
made him among the loss-bearers and would not have made
him disappeared in this way. (Tafsīr as-Ṣāwī, vol. 3, pp. 139; Part 8,
Sūraĥ Al-A’rāf, Verse 10)
Moral lesson
We get some moral lessons from the chronicle of Bal’am bin
Bā’ūrā:
1. All those scholars and politicians should learn a lesson
from this who are paid and funded by governments or
wealthy people to talk against Sharī’aĥ and intentionally sell
their faith. You can see what was the status of Bal’am bin
Bā’ūrā and what he became. Why did this happen The only
reason is that he was captivated by the greed of wealth and
agreed upon invoking curse intentionally on a Prophet of
Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ Consequently, there were repercussions of all
this unto him and he was accursed in this world as well as
in the Hereafter in such a way that for rest of his life, he
had his tongue hanging like a dog and he became a fuel of
the blazing fire of Hell in the Hereafter. Therefore, every
Muslim and especially Islamic scholars should practice
abstinence from the webs of the greed of wealth and should
never interfere unjustly into the religious matters while
stirred with the lust and greed for wealth. Otherwise, keep
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in mind that the sword of the wrath of Allah عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ is always
hanging over you.
2. From this tragedy, even common Muslims should learn a
lesson that the army of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م that
comprised of angels and faithful believers, though there
were no apparent signs for their defeat because it was such
a divine and spiritualized army of angels who even frightened
mountains from the tapping sound of the hoofs of their
horses. But just due to the sin of only one unfortunate person,
angels separated from the army and a punishment of plague
brought such a calamity within the army that the whole
army scattered. Thus this victorious army was defeated and
retreated.
Therefore, it is essential for Muslims that if they want to be
successful and victorious against infidels, they should keep
themselves protected from the evil repercussions of sins.
Otherwise, the help of angels will end. The fear of the Muslims
will shun away from the hearts of infidels and Muslims will
not only have to face defeat but their military strategic power
will also be destroyed. Consequently, whole of the nation will
be ruined and their names will be erased from the book of
‏(نعوذباالله منه)‏ typo. history like a
هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م .31 Sayyidunā Yūnus
in stomach of fish ‏َل ‏َيۡ‏
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ sent Sayyidunā Yūnus عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م as a Prophet
for the guidance of the people of the city called ‘Nainawa’.
Nainawa: It was a big city of Mosul. The people of the area were
idol-worshippers and were indulged in infidelity and polytheism.
Sayyidunā Yūnus عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م commanded them to abandon idol-
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worshipping and embrace the true faith but these people refuted
the Prophet of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and denied to embrace the true faith
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م due to their insolence and wickedness. Sayyidunā Yūnus
warned them that very soon a punishment will be coming to you.
After listening to this warning, the people of the city consulted
one another that Sayyidunā Yūnus عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م has never told a lie.
Therefore, keep an eye on Sayyidunā Yūnus السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ If he stays
in this city overnight; then it means there is no danger but if he
does not spend the night in the city; then we should believe on
the advent of the punishment. At the night time, people saw that
Sayyidunā Yūnus عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م has left the city. And indeed in the
morning, the signs of punishment appeared because black clouds
started emerging from all four corners and darkness fell over the
whole city with a smoke from everywhere. Witnessing this, the
people of the city realised that the punishment will now definitely
be inflicted upon them. Therefore, in the quest of Sayyidunā
Yūnus السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ people started searching for him but Sayyidunā
Yūnus عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م could not be found far and wide. Now the people
of the city became even more endangered and terrified. Therefore
all of the people of the city were shaken due to the fear of Allah
and they all took their women, children along with their عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
cattle, wearing threadbare and torn clothes and went to the
jungle crying. They sincerely started to announce having a stern
faith on Sayyidunā Yūnus ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل Husbands separated from wives
and mothers separated from their children and all of them
engaged in seeking repentance and were weeping bitterly in the
court of Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ They started seeking pardon for all the
oppression they did on each other and also started seeking pardon
from each other for any violation of the mutual rights. In short,
all of them repented sincerely and promised Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ that we
accept and have a stern belief with the sincerity of our hearts on
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‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م brought by Sayyidunā Yūnus عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ the message of Allah
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ did mercy on the sincere repenting of the
inhabitants of the city and the punishment shunned away. All of
a sudden, the hazy clouds and smoke disappeared and all of the
people came back to the city and started living with peace and
tranquillity.
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ described this anecdote in Holy Quran in the
following words:
ۤ
‏َنَ‏ فَ‏ عَ‏ هَ‏ ا ۤ اِ‏ ي ۡ مَ‏ ان ‏ُهَ‏ ا
ف
اِ‏
ۤ
قَو ۡ مَ‏ ي ‏ُوۡ‏ ‏ُسَ‏ ل ‏َمَّ‏ ا
اٰ‏ َ ‏ُو ۡ ا
﴾۹۸﴿
ٰ َ نَ‏ تۡ‏
َ َ ۡ َ ‏َان ‏َتۡ‏ ۡ قَري ‏َة ا
ف
ك َ شَ‏ ف ۡ نَ‏ ا عَ‏ نۡ‏ ُ ۡ عَ‏ ذَ‏ ابَ‏
ا
ٰ ُ ۡ اِ‏
ۡ ‏َي ٰ وةِ‏ الد ُّ ن ۡ يَ‏ ا و َ مَ‏ ت َّ ع ۡ ن
ِ ز ۡ يِ‏ ِ ا
حِ‏
So if only had there been one town* that believed and its belief would
have benefited it - except the people of Yūnus (Jonah)! When they
accepted faith, We removed the disgraceful punishment in the life of
this world from them, and let them enjoy for a while.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 11, Sūraĥ Yūnus, Verse 98)
It means that it does not benefit the people to embrace faith
once punishment from Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has descended upon her. But
despite the clouds of punishment drifting towards the people of
Sayyidunā Yūnus السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ the punishment was still removed
from them upon embracing the true faith.
Du’a for the redemption of punishment: It is narrated in
Tabārānī that when the signs of punishment started appearing
on the city of Nainawa and Sayyidunā Yūnus عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was not
found by the people even after the relentless quest; then the
people of the city became very worried and reported to the
* That was destroyed after being warned.
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religious scholar of the city who was a faithful believer as well
as a spiritual luminary of his time. They all entreated him. He
then ordered them to supplicate after reading this litany:
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َ ُّ حِ‏ ين
يَا
َ ُّ وۡ‏ ٰ وي لاَ‏ اِ‏
‏َا
ِ ال مَ‏ َ ۡ
و ي
َ ُّ يُ‏
َ Therefore, people لاَ‏ َ ُّ ‏َا
supplicated after reciting this litany. Consequently, the
punishment was removed. But in the similar context, there is a
saying of the famous Muḥaddiš and a marvellous saint Sayyidunā
Fuḍayl bin Ayāz عَلَيْهِ‏ رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ الرَّ‏ حمْ‏ ‏ٰنْ‏ that the supplication due to which
the punishment from the city of Nainawa was shunned away was:
َ جَ‏ و لَّتُ‏ وَ‏ اَن ۡ تَ‏
اَع ظَ‏ ُ َ َ ۡ م واَج لُّ‏
َ اِلاَّ‏ اَن ۡ تَ‏
َ مت
َ ُ ظ
‏َاق
‏َن ب
ُ َ اِنَّ‏ ذُن ۡ ‏ُو
فَاف ۡ عَل بِنَا م
‏َا
ٰ
اَللّ‏
ۡ
اَن ۡ تَ‏ اَه
وَ‏ لاَ‏ ت
‏َدع
ۡ
ۡ
ُ ۡ ن اَه
‏َح
‏َا م ن
‏َا
‏َل بِن
‏َفع ۡ
ۡ
However, after the removal of punishment, when Sayyidunā
Yūnus عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م arrived near the city, he did not see any effect of
the punishment on the city. People asked him to go back to his
people. Then he replied, ‘How can I go back to my people I
had left the city after revealing the news of punishment to them
but there was no advent of punishment. Now those people will kill
me by considering me to be a liar.’ Be filled with anger, Sayyidunā
Yūnus عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م came back from the city and boarded on a boat.
When this boat reached the middle of the sea, it stopped. A
common belief of the people of that area was that only such
boat gets jammed in the midst of the sea which has a fugitive
slave boarded. Therefore, all of them drew a lot and the name of
Sayyidunā Yūnus عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م came out. Then the people of the boat
threw him in the sea and left on their boat. When Sayyidunā
Yūnus عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م fell down into the water, all of a sudden, a fish
swallowed him and he was confined in the stomach of the fish
where there was an utter darkness. But under these circumstances,

َ َ
َ
ۙ
ۡ
ۡ
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ت ۸۷﴿ ﴾ reciting he started
ُ ۡ مِنَ‏
اِ‏ ّ ۡ كُن
ۤ اَن ۡ ت
ۤ اِ‏
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(Part 17,
Sūraĥ Al-Anbīyaĥ, Verse 87) and due to the blessing of this recitation,
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed him freedom from this dark cell
and the fish placed him out of her mouth at the bank of the sea.
He had gone very weak at that time. It is the splendour of
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ that a branch of pumpkin grew there and
he عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م used to take rest under its shade. Afterwards, when
went back to his م
people and all of the people treated him with utmost love and
reverence and embraced faith unto him. (Tafsir As-Ṣāwī, vol. 3, pp.
893; Part 11, Sūraĥ Yunus, Verse 98)
اِلاَّ‏ لاَّ‏
َ سُ‏ ب ۡ ح ٰ نَكَ‏
الظّ‏ لِمِ‏ ين
ٰ
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ regained some energy, he عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م he
The Holy Quran has mentioned this painful anecdote of Sayyidunā
Yūnus عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in the following words:
﴾ ۱۴۰
﴾۱۳۹﴿ َ
ۡ ُ ۡ سَ‏ لِ‏
َ
و
اِ‏ ن ي ‏ُوۡ‏ ‏ُسَ‏ ل ‏َمِ‏ نَ‏ ال
فَ‏ ‏َان مِ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ مُ‏ ۡ د حَ‏ ضِ‏
‏َانَ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ مُ‏ سَ‏
مِ‏
ۡ
اِ‏ ذ
‏َب ‏َقَ‏
ا
اِ‏
ال ۡ فُ‏ ل ۡ كِ‏ ال ۡ مَ‏ ش ۡ حُ‏ و ۡ نِ‏ ﴿
و هُ‏ وَ‏ مُ‏ لِ‏
فَسَ‏ ا
ۡ َ َ
ٌ ﴾۱۴۲﴿ ف
‏َال ۡ تَ‏ قَ‏ مَ‏ هُ‏ ۡ ‏ُو ۡ تُ‏
ف
ا
ۤ ‏َنَّهٗ‏
ا
﴾۱۴۴﴿
اِ‏
ي ‏َو ۡ مِ‏
ي ‏ُب ۡ ع َ ثُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
ۤ
ِ ۡ ب ‏َط ۡ نِ‏ هٖ‏
﴿ َ ۡ
﴾ ۱۴۱ ۚ
‏َل ‏َبِ‏ ثَ‏
َ ۱۴۳﴿ ﴾ ل
And indeed Yūnus is one of the Noble Messengers. When he left
towards the laden ship, then lots were drawn and he became of those
who were pushed into the sea. The fish then swallowed him and he
blamed himself (for not waiting for Allah’s command). And were he
not one of those who praise, he would have remained in its belly till the
day when all will be raised. We then put him ashore on a plain, and he
was sick. And We grew a tree of gourd (as a shelter) above him. And
We sent him towards a hundred thousand people, in fact more. So
they accepted faith - We therefore gave them usage for a while.
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Moral Lesson
1. From the anecdote of the people of Nainawa, the moral
lesson we get is that whenever any calamity descends upon
any nation in the form of a punishment; then the only
remedial solution from it is to engage in supplication by
repenting. One can then hope that the Most Merciful Allah
will shower His mercy upon the anxieties and tensions عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏
of people and will shun the punishment of calamities
away from them.
2. From the heart-trembling trials and tribulations of Sayyidunā
Yūnus السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ we get the moral lesson that how Almighty
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ puts his chosen people into trial. But when
these chosen people do not leave perseverance, observe
patience and do not become negligent in the remembrance
of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ despite being engulfed in the whirls of troubles;
then Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ arranges such means of their
salvation from the unseen that are beyond one’s imagination.
Just ponder over the fact that when the people of the boat
threw Sayyidunā Yūnus عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م into the sea, what means
were left for his life and safety Then the fish swallowed
him. Now who was the saviour of his life But when he
recited Ayāt-e-Karīmaĥ under these circumstances, Almighty
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ kept him alive and safe even inside the stomach
of the fish. Moreover, Allah Almighty عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ also rescued him
from the stomach of the fish towards a field. Afterwards,
Almighty Allah زَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ bestowed him with good health,
peace and tranquillity and took him back to his native
land and more than one hundred thousand people were
guided to the right path due to his preaching.
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32. Testimony by a Four Months Baby
When the brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م put him inside
the well, a person called Mālik bin Ża’rān, who lived in
Madyan, reached this well with a caravan. He lowered down
his bucket into the well. Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م held the
bucket in his hands and Mālik bin Ża’rān took him out from
the well. Then the brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said to
the rescuer that he (Sayyidunā Yūsuf) is their fugitive slave. If you
buy him, we will sell him to you on a very cheap price.
Therefore the brothers sold Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م for a
meagre amount of twenty dirham only and bounded the
purchaser with the condition to take him so far away from them
that they don’t even get to hear about him. Mālik bin Ża’rān
purchased him and moved towards the market of Egypt and
announced selling Sayyidunā Yūsuf in the market. In those
days, the king of Egypt was Riyān bin Walīd ‘Amlīqī. He had
handed over his government and treasury to his prime minister
Qaṭfīr Miṣrī. In Egypt, people used to call him with the title of
‘Aziz of Egypt’.
When the Aziz of Egypt came to know that a very handsome
slave has been brought in the Egyptian market for sale and people
have gathered in the market with huge amount of money in order
to buy him; then Aziz of Egypt purchased Sayyidunā Yūsuf
by paying an amount of gold, silver, musk, and silk equal عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
to the weight of Sayyidunā Yūsuf السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ Aziz of Egypt took
Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م home and said to his wife, Zulaīkhā to
treat this slave with great respect and honor. At that time,
Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was thirteen or seventeen years old.
‏.عَ ل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Zulaīkhā was allured by the beauty of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
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One day, after adorning herself elegantly with jewellery, she
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م shut all the doors and started to seduce Sayyidunā Yūsuf
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in isolation. After seeking Allah’s refuge, Sayyidunā Yūsuf
said that he could never be ungrateful to his master, Aziz of Egypt
and could never be dishonest to him by betraying his favours.
However, when Zulaīkhā scooted towards him, he عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ran
away. Zulaīkhā held his shirt from behind which tore. Zulaīkhā
chased him up to main door. Coincidently, Aziz of Egypt entered
the house right at that time and saw them both running. After
seeing her husband, she said that this slave should be punished
in such a way that he should be sent to prison or to suffer any
other severe punishment shall be inflicted upon him because he
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م had an evil intention towards your wife. Sayyidunā Yūsuf
said, ‘O Aziz of Egypt, she is telling a lie. She herself tried to
seduce me and I ran to escape from her and then she chased me.’
After listening to the accounts of both, he was shocked and
said, ‘O Yūsuf السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ how shall I believe that you are telling the
truth’ Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘In the house, there is a
four months baby lying in the cradle who is the son of the
maternal uncle of Zulaīkhā. Ask him what the truth is.’ The
Aziz of Egypt said that what intellect does a four months baby
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م possess and how will he speak Then Sayyidunā Yūsuf
said that Almighty Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ by His divine power will bless
him to prove my innocence because I am innocent. Therefore,
when Aziz of Egypt asked the baby, the baby replied in a loud
and clear voice that:
﴿ َ ۡ
﴾۲۶
قُد مِ‏ نۡ‏
ق ‏ُبُ‏ لٍ‏ فَصَ‏ دَ‏ قَتۡ‏
و هُ‏ وَ‏ مِ‏ نَ‏ ا
ٗ
ۡ ‏َانَ‏ َ ۡ ‏ِي صُ‏ ه
اِ‏ ن
ٰ ذِ‏ بِ‏
ۡ ‏َانَ‏
اِ‏ ن
َ
و
﴾۲۷﴿
َ
ۡ ‏ِي صُ‏ ه
ق ‏ُدَّ‏ مِ‏ نۡ‏ ُ دب ‏ُرٍ‏ فَكَ‏ ذَ‏ ب ‏َتۡ‏
وَ‏ هُ‏ وَ‏ مِ‏ نَ‏ ٰ الصّ‏
دِ‏ قِ‏
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Testified; ‘If his shirt is torn from the front, then the woman is
truthful and he has spoken incorrectly.’ ‘And if his shirt is torn from
behind, then the woman is a liar and he is truthful.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 26, Sūraĥ Yūsuf, Verse 26-27)
After listening to the evidence from the baby, when Aziz of
Egypt observed the shirt of Sayyidunā Yūsuf السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ it was torn
from behind. At that time, whilst declaring the innocence of
Sayyidunā Yūsuf السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ he said the following:
ۡ
‏ِي
﴾۲۸﴿
نۡ‏ َ ك ۡ ي دِ‏ كُ‏ نَّ‏
‏َّهٗ‏
اِ‏ ن مِ‏
اِ‏ ن َ ك ۡ ي دَ‏ ‏ُنَّ‏ عَ‏ ظِ‏
ل ‏ِذَ‏ ن بِ‏ كِ‏ اِ‏ نَّكِ‏ ُ ك ۡ ن تِ‏ مِ‏ نَ‏ ا
ه َ ذا وَ‏ ۡ اس تَ‏ غۡ‏
ي ۡ ‏ُو سُ‏ ف اَع رِ‏ ۡ ض َ ع نۡ‏ ٰ
﴾٪۲۹﴿ َ
ۡ ٰ طِ‏ ِ
‘Indeed this is a deception of women; undoubtedly the deception
of women is very great. O Yūsuf! Disregard this - and O woman!
Seek forgiveness for your sin; indeed you are of the mistaken.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 12, Sūraĥ Yūsuf, Verse 28-29)
هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م 33. Shirt of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
‏َل ‏َيۡ‏
When the brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf threw him into the well
and told their father Sayyidunā Ya’qūb that a wolf has eaten him,
Sayyidunā Ya’qūb went through unimaginable sorrow and grief.
In the pain of losing his son, he wept for many days, and due to
his weeping in abundance, his eyesight became weak. After years,
when the brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf went to Egypt for the
second time in the time of famine and in order to gather rations,
they recognized Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and asked for his
forgiveness remorsefully. Whilst forgiving, Sayyidunā Yūsuf
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ said, ‘Today there is no rebuke on you. May Allah عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
forgive you. He is the Most Merciful.’
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When Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م enquired about his father Sayyidunā
Ya’qūb, then the brothers told him that due to the pain of your
separation and constant weeping, he has become very frail, and his
eyesight has also become very weak. Upon hearing the state of his
father from his brothers, Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was very much
grieved and saddened. He then said to his brothers:
ا ۡ ت ‏ُوۡ‏ ۡ بِاَه ۡ لِ‏ ُ مۡ‏
ۡ ً ا وَ‏
اِ‏ ذ ۡ هَ‏ بُ‏ و ۡ ا بِقَ‏ مِ‏ يۡ‏
ۡ ه ٰ ذَ‏ ا فَاَل ۡ قُ‏ و ۡ هُ‏ َ ٰ
و َ ج ۡ هِ‏ اَ‏
ِ ۡ ي ‏َا ۡ تِ‏ ب ‏َصِ‏
﴾٪۹۳﴿ َ
اَج ۡ مَ‏ عِ‏
‘Take along this shirt of mine and lay it on my father’s face, his
vision will be restored; and bring your entire household to me.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 12, Sūraĥ Yūsuf, Verse 93)
As such, the brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf took this shirt and
left for Kan’ān from Egypt. Yaĥūdā, one of the brothers of
Sayyidunā Yūsuf, said, ‘I will take this shirt to Sayyidunā
Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م as I was the one who took the bloodstained
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م shirt of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
after throwing him into the well. And I saddened him by saying
that a wolf has eaten Sayyidunā Yūsuf ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل So because I
was responsible for his sadness, therefore today, I will give this
shirt to him and make him happy with the good news that
Sayyidunā Yūsuf ل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is still alive.’ Therefore, Yaĥūdā took
this shirt and ran bareheaded and barefoot for eighty furlongs.
For the journey, he had seven breads as food, but due to his
happiness and enthusiasm to reach his destination quickly, he
could not even eat them. Completing his journey as quickly as
he could, he reached the court of his esteemed father.
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The moment Yaĥūdā left Egypt for Kan’ān with the shirt, in
Kan’ān Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م felt the fragrance of Sayyidunā
Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and said to his grandchildren:
ِ دُ‏ ۡ و نِ‏ ﴿۹۴﴾
ت ‏ُفَ‏ نّ‏
‏َوۡ‏ َ ۤ اَنۡ‏
ۡ َ ‏َجِ‏ دُ‏ رِ‏ يۡ‏ َ
ي ۡ ‏ُو سُ‏ ف ل
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اِ‏ ِ
Said, ‘Indeed I sense the
fragrance of Yūsuf, if you do not call me senile.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Sūraĥ Yūsuf, Verse 94)
His grandchildren replied, ‘By Allah, you are still in your old
state of longing. Where is Yūsuf and where is his fragrance
But, when Yaĥūdā reached Kan’ān with the shirt, and the moment
عَل ‏َيْ‏ he put the shirt on the face of Sayyidunā Ya’qūb
eyesight of Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was restored immediately.
Therefore, Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has said in the Holy Quran:
, the هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
اَل ‏َمۡ‏ اَقُلۡ‏ َّ ُ مۡ‏
ۡ ً ا قَالَ‏
جَ‏ آءَ‏ ال
‏َل ‏َمَّ‏ ا ۤ اَنۡ‏
ف
‏َشِ‏
ۡ ُ اَل ۡ ٰ ق هُ‏ َ ٰ وَ‏ ۡ ج هِ‏ هٖ‏ ف ۡ ‏َارت َّ ‏َد ب ‏َصِ‏
﴾۹۶﴿
‏َع ۡ ل ‏َمُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
ِ مَا ت
ٰ ّ
‏َمُ‏ مِ‏ نَ‏ ا
اَ‏ ۡ ل
ۤ ۡ
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Then when the bearer of glad tidings came, he laid the shirt on his
face, he therefore immediately regained his eyesight*; he said, ‘Was I
not telling you I know the great traits of Allah which you do not
know!’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Sūraĥ Yūsuf, Verse 96)
As soon as Yaĥūdā left Egypt for Kan’ān with the shirt of
Sayyidunā Yūsuf, Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م smelt the fragrance
of Sayyidunā Yūsuf whilst being in Kan’ān! In this connection,
* This was a miracle that took place by applying Prophet Yusuf’s shirt.
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Sheikh Saadi has written an inspiring parable which is
very fascinating and eloquent.
Parable:
هِ‏ رَ‏ حمْ‏
‏َل ‏َيۡ‏
یکے پرسید ازاں گم کردہ فرزند کہ اے عالی گھر!‏ پرخرد مند
Someone asked Sayyidunā Ya’qūb ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل who had lost his
son: O esteemed and wise elder!
چرادر چاہِ‏ کنعانش ندیدی
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You smelt the fragrance of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and distanced land of Egypt, but when Sayyidunā Yūsuf
was confined in a well in the land of Kan’ān and was in the close
proximity to you, why did you not feel his fragrance What is
the reason behind this Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م replied:
from the far عَلَ‏ يْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
بگفتا حال ما برق جھان است
گھے برطارمِ‏ اعلٰی نشینم
دمے پیدا و دیگر دم نھان است
گھے برپشت پائے خود نہ بینم
The state of us friends of Allah عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ is like a lightning thunderbolt
عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ which appears and disappears instantly. Sometimes Allah
blesses us with His divine light and we sit on the skies, and the
whole universe is displayed in front of us. And sometimes we
go in an extreme state of enthralling contemplation and are
drowned in the depths of His Being and Attributes to such an
extent that we become independent from everything else except
Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ Such a state overcomes us that we can’t even see
the backside of our feet.
This is the reason that from Egypt, I smelt the fragrance of the
shirt of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م because at that time, I was in
the state of Kashf. But I could not feel the fragrance of Sayyidunā
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was in the state of extreme meditation and my state was as
though as:
Mayn kis kī lūn khabar, Mujĥay apnī khabar naĥī
Whom shall I take care of whilst I am unaware of myself
Moral lesson
There are two main moral lessons that we derive from this
story:
1. There are many hidden blessings and marvels in the dress
and the clothes of the chosen people of Allah . Therefore,
preserving the dress and other souvenirs of the holy saints
as a sacred thing, seeking blessings and bounties by the virtue
of them, as well as using these as a Wasīlaĥ (intermediary)
to Almighty Allah is a great and significant means of
attaining blessings and of the acceptance of Du’ās.
2. The state of the friends of Allah does not always remain
the same. On the contrary, sometimes, due to Allah
placing divine light in their being, they enter in such a
state that at that time, they start observing each and every
particle of the universe. And sometimes, they are engrossed
in the divine light of Allah to such an extent that they
are drowned in the meditation of the light and deviate
their attention away from the entire universe. At that time,
they are in such a state that they can’t see anything. And it
happens to such a great extent that they even forget their
own names. These two states of Sufism i.e. Kashfi (intuition)
and Istaghraqi (meditation) are such states that are beyond
the understanding of common people. Only those people
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who have spiritual connections, the people of knowledge
or those who experience these states frequently can
understand them. It is true:
لذتِ‏ مے نہ شناسی بخدا تا نہ چشی
The pre-requisite to acquire such spiritual conditions is that along
with Zikr (remembrance of Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,(عَزَّ‏ self-evaluation and
meditation; we also need to have the inner attention of a perfect
Sheikh who cleans and purges the heart. The king of Sufism,
Maulānā Rūmī عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ الرَّ‏ حمْ‏ ‏ٰن has hinted towards this point as:
صد کتاب و صدورق درنار کُن روئے دل را جانب دلدار کُن
And another mystic has said that:
از ‏‘کنز’‏ و ‏‘ھدایہ’‏ نہ تواں یافت خدارا
سی پارئہ دل خواں کہ کتابے بہ ازیں نیست
This means that only reading ‘Kanz-ul-Daqāiq’ and ‘Ĥadayaĥ’
are not sufficient to seek Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ but read the chapter of your
heart because there is no book better than this. But in this age of
materialism, the flag-bearers of Sufism have badly harmed the
magnificent and huge palace of Sufism due to them not being
practical, and are running their business of Sheikh and
disciplehood only on illusions and falseness. They have made it
standard that one can only become a Sheikh by wearing multicolored
and stylish clothes, along with carrying a rosary and a
staff. At the end of the day, when, how and from where can
people understand the true states and blessings of Sufism That
is why, in this relation, mystics say nothing except:
Ḥaqīqat khurāfāt mein kĥo gayī
Ye Ummat riwāyāt mein kĥo gayī
Truth is lost in uselessness
This Ummaĥ is lost in traditions
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34. Summary of Sūrāĥ Yūsuf
The anecdote of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م has been titled as
‘Aḥsan-ul-Qaṣaṣ’ meaning ‘the best of the anecdotes’ among
other anecdotes by Almighty Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ The reason for this
distinction is that the holy life of Sayyidunā Yūsuf السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ in its
highs and lows, contains pain and happiness, as well as sorrow
and tranquillity. Every single event contains many lessons and
guidance in its threshold. We are writing the summary of this
extraordinary event so that the readers may get moral lessons
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ from it and observe the divine powers of Almighty Allah
Sayyidunā Ya’qūb bin Isḥāq bin Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م had twelve
sons and their names are as following:
1. Yaĥūżā
2. Rūbīl
3. Sham’ūn
4. Lāvī
5. Zabūlūn
6. Yashjar
7. Dān
8. Naftālī
9. Jād
10. Ashīr
11. Yūsuf
12. Binyāmīn
Sayyidunā Binyāmīn was a real brother of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
whereas others were his step-brothers from different السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
mothers. Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was beloved to his father more
than all of his other brothers. The main reason for this distinctive
love and affection by Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to Sayyidunā
Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was that a distinguished sign of Prophethood was
apparent on the forehead of Sayyidunā Yūsuf ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل That is
why, Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م used to give him great respect
and extreme love.
عَلَيْهِ‏
At the age of seven, Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م saw a dream that
eleven stars along with a sun and a moon are prostrating him.
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When Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م relayed his dream to his father,
Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م forbade him from telling the dream
to his brothers by saying, ‘O beloved son, beware! Do not
disclose this dream to your brothers. Otherwise, out of jealousy,
they will secretly conspire against you.’ However, the prediction
of Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م proved to be true and the brothers
of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م started to become jealous of him.
They became jealous to such extent that through mutual
agreement, they planned somehow to take him out of the home
and throw him in a well in the jungle. For the fulfilment of
their conspiracy, all the brothers gathered and went to Sayyidunā
Ya’qūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and with much insistence; they succeeded to
get the permission to take Sayyidunā Yūsuf
jungle with them for the sake of hunting and excursion. From
home, they carried him on their shoulders, but the moment
they reached the jungle, they dropped him on the earth due to
the heat of animosity. They all severely beat him, then removed
his shirt and tied his hands and feet, and dropped him in a
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م dark and deep well. But immediately, Sayyidunā Jibrāīl
arrived in the well and saved Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م from
drowning by placing him on a stone which was inside the well.
He unfastened his hands and feet and consoled him, which
removed Sayyidunā Yūsuf’s fear and horror. At the time of leaving
house, Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م placed a shirt of Sayyidunā
Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م as an amulet around his neck. Sayyidunā Jibrāīl
and عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م put that very shirt on Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
consequently, the dark well was illuminated by it.
to the لَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
After dropping him in the well, the brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
with the عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م soaked the shirt of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
blood of a goat and left for home. From outside the house, they
started crying loudly. Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م came out of the
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house in a worry and asked them the reason for their crying,
inquiring if someone had harmed their goats. Then Sayyidunā
Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م inquired: ‘Where is my Yūsuf I can’t see him!’
Then the brothers replied tearfully that during our play, we ran
far away and asked Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to look after our
belongings. Then a wolf came, mauled him and ate him. They
showed him his shirt. Although they had placed excessive blood on
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م the shirt but they forgot to tear it. When Sayyidunā Ya’qūb
saw the shirt of his beloved son with tearful eyes, taking the shirt
in his hands, he observed that it was in good condition and was not
torn from anywhere. Therefore, Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م realized
the deception and lies of his sons, and said to them that the wolf
must have been very clever and intelligent that he mauled and ate
my Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م but did not even scratch his shirt. He clearly told
them that this act is all their wickedness. Then with a very grieved
heart and with a painful voice he said:
﴾۱۸﴿
‏َصِ‏ فُ‏ ۡ و نَ‏
ٰ ُ ال ۡ مُ‏ ۡ س تَ‏ عَ‏ انُ‏ َ ٰ مَ‏ ا ت
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‏َصَ‏ ۡ ٌ جَ‏ مِ‏ ي ۡ لٌ‏
ف
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 12, Sūraĥ Yūsuf, Verse 18)
Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م remained in the well for three
consecutive days. This well was salty but due to his blissful
presence, the water became very tasty and sweet. Coincidently, a
caravan was travelling from Madyan to Egypt. When a traveller
from this caravan, whose name was Mālik bin Żu’ar Khaża’ī, came
there to draw out water, he threw his bucket into the well. That
moment, Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م held the bucket and clung
to it. When he Mālik bin Żu’ar pulled the bucket up, Sayyidunā
Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م came out of the well. When he saw the beauty of
Sayyidunā Yūsuf السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ he broke this good news to his friends
‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ’. The brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf ُ ل ٰ ‏ٌم ‘ saying by
وَ‏ ا
ي ٰ بُ‏ ۡ ٰ ي ه ٰ ذَ‏ ا
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watch inside the well daily. When they did not see their brother
inside the well, then in his search, they reached the caravan. After
seeing him (Sayyidunā Yūsuf), they said that he is their fugitive
slave who is completely useless, disobedient and worthy of
nothing. If you people buy him, we will sell him very cheaply to
you guys. But the condition is that you should sell him in a place
so far from here that no news about him reaches here. Sayyidunā
Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م kept silent due to fear of his brothers and did
not say a single word. Afterwards, his brothers sold him to Mālik
bin Żu’rān for only twenty dirham.
After purchasing Sayyidunā Yūsuf ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل Mālik bin Żu’rān
took him to the bazaar in Egypt, and the king of Egypt bought
him for a huge price. After taking him to his royal palace, he said
to his queen, Zulaīkhā to keep him in your service with great
respect and dignity. Therefore, Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م started
living in the royal palace of the king of Egypt. Queen Zulaīkhā
fell in love with him to the extent that she became entranced
by his beauty. Her love for Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م came to
such a point that one day Zulaīkhā, drowned in his love, tried to
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م entice him to fulfil her lustful desires. Sayyidunā Yūsuf
refused by saying ‘may Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ forgive’ and clearly said to
her that he cannot betray his master, the king of Egypt, and
cannot be ungrateful of his favours. Upon saying this, he ran
away from the house. However, Zulaīkhā ran after him and held
him from the back of his robe. Consequently, the back of the
robe tore away. While this took place, the king of Egypt arrived
in the house and saw them both in this state. Zulaīkhā falsely
accused Sayyidunā Yūsuf السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ The king of Egypt was startled
upon hearing these claims as to who was truthful. Coincidentally,
a four month baby was lying in the cradle in the house and he
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presented the evidence, saying that if the shirt is torn from the
front, then Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is guilty; and if it is torn
from the back, then it is the guilt of Zulaīkhā and Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is
innocent. When the king of Egypt saw the shirt, it was torn from
the back. Immediately, the king of Egypt declared Zulaīkhā as
guilty and scolded her. He then asked Sayyidunā Yūsuf
However, not to be grieved and saddened by this incident. عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
upon the advice of Zulaīkhā, the king of Egypt sent Sayyidunā
Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م into prison. Like this, all of a sudden, Sayyidunā
Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was transferred from the royal palace of the king
of Egypt to the prison cell. After reaching jail, Sayyidunā Yūsuf
The cell of this prison is ‏!عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ said, ‘Oh Almighty Allah عَل َ يْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
more beloved to me than the evil that Zulaīkhā was calling me
upon.’ He عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م then remained in the prison for seven years
or twelve years. During these years, he عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م kept delivering
the message of the oneness of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ to the prisoners
and kept calling them towards righteousness.
It was a strange coincidence that the day when he entered the
prison, two servants of the king of Egypt were also imprisoned,
one of which was a bartender and the other was a cook. Both
of them told their dreams to Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and he
interpreted their dreams. His interpretation proved hundred
percent true. Thus, Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م became famous
with the name of Ma’bar (dream interpreter).
During these days, the great king of Egypt, Riyān bin Walīd
saw a dream that seven healthy cows were eaten by seven lean
cows and there are seven green shoots of corn and seven dry
shoots of corn. The great king inquired the interpretation of
the dream from his courtiers. The people replied by saying that
this dream is simply the worries of his mind and did not provide
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any interpretation for it. Meanwhile, the bartender of the king,
who had returned back after being released from jail sought
permission of the king to go into jail for the interpretation of
that dream. Therefore, as a messenger of the king, the bartender
went to Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in the prison. He asked the
interpretation of the king’s dream, explaining that in the dream,
seven lean cows were eating seven healthy cows and there are
seven green and seven dry shoots of corn. In reply, Sayyidunā
Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م told him to cultivate constantly for seven years
and save the harvested crops from this cultivation in shoots. He
further said that afterwards, a famine will strike and then عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
the land will be affected by the drought for seven years. In the
seven years of famine, people will first eat the food they preserved
for seven years. Then afterwards, the year of greenery will come.
The messenger (bartender) went back and relayed the
interpretation of the dream to the king. Consequently, the
king ordered the freedom of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م from the
prison and gave the instructions to bring him in his court. The
messenger reached jail with the good news of release. However,
Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said that prior to his release; his
innocence and chastity should be proven by Zulaīkhā and other
women. Only then I will come out of jail. Therefore, the king
investigated this issue, and during the investigation, Zulaīkhā
admitted that she herself tried to seduce Sayyidunā Yūsuf
and that it was her mistake. She also said that Sayyidunā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is truthful and chaste. After this, the king called
Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in the court and said that you are a
trusted and respected member of our court. Sayyidunā Yūsuf
asked for the charge of all administrative and security عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
matters regarding the treasures of the kingdom. He said that he
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would handle the whole system. The king handed over the
treasury and security matters to Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and thus,
‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م the reign of Egypt came in the hands of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
After taking the control of these treasures in his hands, Sayyidunā
Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م managed the agricultural activities for seven
years. He preserved grains in their shoots. As the famine rose
to its peak, people from all over the kingdom started coming to
Egypt to buy food. As such, Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م began selling
the grains.
For the same reason, the brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م also
came to Egypt from Kan’ān. Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م recognized
these people at first sight but his brothers did not recognize
هِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م him at all. Sayyidunā Yūsuf
said, gave them grains and عَلَيْ‏
‘You have a brother (Binyāmīn). Next time, bring him as well.
If you don’t bring him along, then you will not receive any food.’
The brothers said that they would try to persuade his father.
Then Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م instructed his servants to put the
cash of these people in their sacks so that after reaching home,
when they look at it, I hope they will definitely return back.
Therefore, when these people reached their father, they said,
‘Oh father, what will happen now The king of Egypt has said
that unless we do not bring Binyāmīn with us, we will not be
given grains. Therefore, send Binyāmīn with us so that we may
get his share of grains as well. Be assured that we will protect
him.’ Afterwards, when they unfastened their sacks, they were
startled to see the cash they paid was in their sacks. Upon seeing
this, the brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said to their
father, ‘Oh father, what better conduct than this can we expect
See, the king of Egypt has given us full quantity of grains as well as
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returned our money. Therefore, send our brother (Binyāmīn)
with us without any fear.’ Sayyidunā Ya’qūb
once trusted you in the case of Yūsuf and what did you do Now
how shall I trust you again I will never send Binyāmīn with you
in this manner. But if you take an oath and promise in front of
me, only then I will send him with you.’ Upon hearing this, the
brothers took an oath and promised. So he (Sayyidunā Ya’qūb
them. sent Binyāmīn with ‏(عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
said, I‘ had عَ ل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
When these people reached in the court of the king of Egypt;
Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م made his brother sit on his throne
and secretly whispered in his ear, ‘I am your brother ‘Yūsuf’.
Therefore, do not worry at all.’ Then he (Sayyidunā Yūsuf) gave
grains to all of them and they all took hold of their sacks. When
everyone started to leave, Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م kept Binyāmīn
with him. Now the brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م became
extremely worried. They had made a promise with their father
that they would protect him even on the cost of their lives but
Binyāmīn had been snatched away from their hands. They
wondered how to return home now and how they can remain
there (in Egypt) as well. Seeing the situation, the eldest brother,
‘Yaĥūdā’ said, ‘O my brothers! Think what promises you made
with your father before coming here. You have already made a
major mistake with your brother Yūsuf before this. Therefore,
until I do not get any instructions from my father, I cannot move
from this land. You guys go home and tell father the whole
story.’ Therefore, all the brothers went home except Yaĥūdā and
told the whole situation to their father. In response, Sayyidunā
Ya’qūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘You guys are making excuses in the matter
of Binyāmīn as you did in the matter of Yūsuf. However, I will
be patient and patience is a very virtuous attribute.’ Then he
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(Sayyidunā Ya’qūb السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏(عَلَيْهِ‏ turned his face away and began
weeping. He exclaimed with grief and wept so severely in the
memory of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م that he was lost in a griefstricken
state. Due to weeping excessively, his eyes became white.
After hearing the name of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م from
Sayyidunā Ya’qūb السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ the sons and the grandsons of
Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘O father! You will always
remember Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م even when you will be at the
brink of your grave or leaving this world.’ Upon hearing the
comments of his sons and grandsons, he (Sayyidunā Ya’qūb
) said, ‘I disclose the account of my grief and sorrow only السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
to Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ and you don’t know what I know. O my sons! Go
and search for Yūsuf and his brother Binyāmīn, and do not lose
hope from the mercy of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ because to lose
hope from the mercy of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ is an act of infidels.’
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏
Therefore, the brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م again departed
for Egypt. Reaching there, they said to the king of Egypt, ‘O king
of Egypt! Our family has been struck with a serious infliction
and we have brought some defective coins. Could you please give
us some grain as charity’ Upon hearing the account of his home
and hearing the word of charity from his brothers, a state of
عَلَيْ deep sadness came upon Sayyidunā Yūsuf
asked the brothers, ‘Do you remember that how you treated
Yūsuf and his brother Binyāmīn’ Upon hearing this, the brothers
curiously asked, ‘Are you definitely Yūsuf’ In response, Sayyidunā
Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م replied, ‘Yes, I am Yūsuf, and Binyāmīn is my
brother. Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has bestowed His Gratitude and
Grace in abundance upon us.’ After hearing this account, the
brothers of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م started saying with a deep
and extreme sense of regret and remorse, ‘Undoubtedly, we are
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very big transgressors and Allah Almighty عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has blessed you
with great excellence over us.’ After listening to the remorse and
shame of his brothers, Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م became full of
affection and said, ‘Today I will not condemn any of you. Go, I
have forgiven you for everything. May Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ forgive you all.
Now go back home, take my shirt with you and put it on our
father’s face. As a result, his eyesight will restore! Then bring all
of the family members with you to Egypt.’
The elder brother Yaĥūdā said, ‘I will carry this shirt to my father,
because I was the one who dyed the shirt of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
in the blood of a goat and took it to him (Sayyidunā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Ya’qūb ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.(عَل So the way I saddened him by giving him
that shirt, today I will please him by taking this shirt to him.’
Yaĥūdā took the shirt and returned home. He placed the shirt on
the face of his father and Sayyidunā Ya’qūb’s eyesight was
restored. Then, after Taĥajjud, Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م prayed
for all of his sons and this supplication was accepted. Therefore, a
divine revelation descended upon Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م that
the mischiefs of his sons were forgiven.
Then, there were preparations for the departure to Egypt.
Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م had already sent two hundred ridings
with his brothers to carry his father and other family members.
When Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م gathered his family members,
they were seventy two or seventy three in total. Sayyidunā Ya’qūb
took them with him and left for Egypt. Almighty Allah عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
bestowed such blessings in the progeny of Sayyidunā عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م that when the Banī Isrāīl left Egypt at the time
of Sayyidunā Musa ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل they were more than six hundred
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م thousand in number, although the era of Sayyidunā Musa
is only four hundred years later than that when Sayyidunā Ya’qūb
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reached عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م left for Egypt. When Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م near Egypt along with his family, Sayyidunā Yūsuf
welcomed him with four thousand army men and many
Egyptian riders. Egyptian inhabitants stood in rows and
waved hundreds of silken, expensive flags, and this procession
accompanied the guests as they entered the city. Sayyidunā Ya’qūb
‘Yaĥūdā’. was coming with support of the hand of his son عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
When Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م looked at the army men and
riders, he then inquired, ‘Is it an army of the Egyptian Pharaoh’
Then Yaĥūdā replied, ‘No, it is your son Yūsuf who has come
with his army and riders to welcome you.’ When Sayyidunā
Jibrāīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م saw Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in a state of
surprise, he said, ‘O Prophet! Raise your gaze towards the skies
and see how a huge number of angels are present to participate
with you on this joyous occasion. These angels had been crying in
your grief for a long time.’ The sounds of the angels’ invocations,
the clamour of the horses’ neighing and the beating of drums
created a warming atmosphere.
When the father and son came close to each other and Sayyidunā
Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م intended to pay Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م the
compliments of Salām, Sayyidunā Jibrāīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said to Sayyidunā
Yūsuf ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل ‘Observe a pause and give your esteemed father a
chance to convey his heartfelt greeting.’ Thus, Sayyidunā Ya’qūb
‏َح زَ‏ انِ‏ ‘ words made Salām in these عَلَي
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i.e. O the reliever of all sorrows, peace be unto you. Afterwards,
father and son warmly embraced each other, and wept abundantly
due to the overwhelming joy. They then went into a welcoming
tent that was beautifully decorated and embellished. After staying
there for a short while, when they went to the royal palace,
Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م helped his esteemed father in making
‏ْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
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him sit onto the royal throne. All eleven brothers and the mother
of Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م sat around him and all of them
prostrated simultaneously together in front of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
addressed his عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م At that time, Sayyidunā Yūsuf ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
esteemed father and said:
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‏َدۡ‏ َ ج عَ‏ ل ‏َهَ‏ ا رَ‏
ق
‏َدۡ‏
ق
ۡ حَ‏ قًّ‏ ا وَ‏
ِ
اَح سَ‏ نَ‏
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ٰ
ن ‏َّزَ‏ غَ‏ الشَّ‏ ۡ يط ‏ُن
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ياَب ‏َتِ‏ ه ٰ ذ َ ا ت ‏َا ۡ وِ‏ ي ۡ لُ‏
ۡ ۡ ‏َخ رَ‏ جَ‏
اِ‏ ذ ا
ق ۡ ‏َب لُ‏
َ ‏َاي مِ‏ نۡ‏
رُ‏ ۡ ءي
ۡ مِ‏ نَ‏ ا و جَ‏ آءَ‏ بِكُ‏
ِ ۡ ج نِ‏
لسّ‏
‏َنۡ‏
مۡ‏ ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ بَ‏ ۡ د وِ‏ مِ‏ ن ۡ بَع دِ‏ ا
‏َكِ‏
ُ ا
رَ‏
ۡ اِ‏ نَّ‏
ِ ۡ ل ‏َطِ‏ ي ۡ ف
ل ّ ‏ِمَ‏ ا
‏َشَ‏ آءُ‏ اِ‏ نَّهٗ‏ هُ‏ وَ‏ ال ۡ َ علِ‏
ۡ و َ ب َ ۡ َ اِ‏ خ ۡ وَ‏
‘O my father! This is the interpretation of my former dream; my
Rab has made it true; and indeed He has bestowed favour upon
me, when He brought me out of prison and brought you all from
the village, after Satan had created a resentment between me and
my brothers; indeed my Rab may make easy whatever He wills;
undoubtedly He is the All Knowing, the Wise.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Sūraĥ Yūsuf, Verse 100)
Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م further stated, ‘It means that my eleven
brothers are stars, my father is the sun and my mother is the
moon. They all are prostrating before me. This was the dream
I saw when I was a child, in which the eleven stars, the sun and
the moon were prostrating to me. This historical event took
place on the day of ‘Āshūrā, the tenth of Muḥarram-ul-Ḥarām.
Demise of Sayyidunā Ya’qūb السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏:عَلَيْهِ‏ Historians have stated that
Sayyidunā Ya’qūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م stayed with his son, Sayyidunā Yūsuf
in Egypt with prosperity and affluence for twenty four عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
years. When the time of his demise came closer, he mentioned
in his will that his body should be taken to Syria and buried in
the feet of my father’s grave, Sayyidunā Isḥāq السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ Therefore,
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after his demise, Sayyidunā Ya’qūb’s sacred body was transported
from Egypt to Syria in a wooden coffin. Exactly at the same time,
his brother ‘Ghaīṣ’ also passed away. The birth of both brothers
was also at the same time, and both of them were buried in the
same grave. Both brothers lived to an age of one hundred and
forty seven years. Sayyidunā Yūsuf عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م came back to Egypt
after the burial of his father and uncle, and ruled over Egypt for
23 years. After this, he passed away too.
Grave of Sayyidunā Yūsuf ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏:عَل After the demise of Sayyidunā
Yūsuf السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ a great dispute arose amongst people about the
place of his burial. People of every area insisted that he should
be buried in their area in order to attain his blessings. At the end,
it was unanimously decided that he should be buried in the middle
of the River Nile so that the water of the river may touch his
sacred grave and consequently, all the people of Egypt may gain
his blessings. Subsequently, he was placed in a marble coffin and
was buried in the middle of the River Nile. This was until after
four hundred years when Sayyidunā Musa عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م drew out the
blessed coffin from the river and buried it amid the graves of his
(Sayyidunā Yūsuf’s) ancestors, in Syria.
At the time of his demise, the blessed age of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
was 120 years old and his eminent father passed away at عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
age of 147 years. His grandfather, Sayyidunā Isḥaq’s blessed age
was 180 years, and his great grandfather, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm’s
blessed age was 175 years. (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, vol. 4, pp. 324, Part 13,
Sūraĥ Yūsuf, Verse 100)
35. How Makkaĥ became established
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm’s son, Sayyidunā Ismā’īl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was born
ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا in Syria to Sayyidatunā Ĥājraĥ
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm’s ‏.رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
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ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا wife, Sayyidatunā Sara
children, did not have any رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
and due to envy, she asked Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to separate
تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا Sayyidatunā Ĥājraĥ
and her son, Sayyidunā Ismā’īl رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
and take them somewhere far away from her. Allah السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
provided a mean for this to take place. Therefore, a divine عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
revelation revealed upon Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to take
ِ الىٰ‏ عَنْهَا Sayyidatunā Ĥājraĥ
تَعَ‏
َ االلهُ‏
and leave them on such a land where there is no sign of water
and nothing else except plain fields and dry mountains.
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and Sayyidunā Ismā’īl رَ‏
عَلَيْهِ‏
Therefore, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م made a journey along
عَنْهَا with Sayyidatunā Ĥājraĥ
and his son Sayyidunā رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
Ismā’īl عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and came to the place where the sacred Ka’baĥ is
situated today. At that time, there was no population nor was
any spring of water and nor was there any sign of water or
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م human being until far and wide. Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
placed some dates in a pot and filled a skin sack with water
and departed from there. Sayyidatunā Ĥājraĥ رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا called
out, ’O Prophet, where are you going leaving us helpless on
our own in this lonely desert where there is neither any helper,
عَنْهَا nor any condoler’ Sayyidatunā Ĥājraĥ
called out رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
many times but he did not reply back. In the end, Sayyidatunā
Ĥājraĥ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا َ asked a question and requested him, ‘Are you
leaving us out here of your own will or are you fulfilling the
command of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ by doing so’ Then he replied:
‘O Ĥājraĥ! Whatever I have done is the command of Allah
ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا After hearing this, Sayyidatunā Ĥājraĥ ‏’.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
said, رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
‘You may leave now. I have a stern belief and complete faith that
Almighty Allah عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ will not let me or my son get harmed.’
تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏
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رَ‏
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ After this, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
made a long supplication لاَ‏ م
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water ran out, severe hunger and thirst came upon Sayyidatunā
ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا Ĥājraĥ
.The milk of her chest had also dried out رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
and her baby started suffering due to hunger and thirst. She ran
between the hills of Ṣafā and Marwā seven times in search for
water but there was no sign of water anywhere. Moreover, the
condition of Sayyidunā Ismā’īl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was such that due to
severe thirst, he was weeping severely and tapping his heels on
the ground. Sayyidunā Jibrāīl عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م struck his foot near
Sayyidunā Ismā’īl’s heels and a spring of water gushed forth
from there. This water possessed characteristics like milk and
used to work both as food and water. Therefore, by drinking the
water of Zamzam, Sayyidatunā Ĥājraĥ رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا and Sayyidunā
Ismā’īl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م survived. Sayyidunā Ismā’īl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م grew up,
reached his years of maturity and started hunting. Thus hunting
and the water of Zamzam became the means of their living. Then
some people of the tribe of Jarĥam came there grazing their goats
and after seeing the spring of water, they started living there with
the permission of Sayyidatunā Ĥājraĥ. Furthermore, Sayyidunā
Ismā’īl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م got married to a girl of this tribe and slowly, a
settlement was established there.
Subsequently, there was a command of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ to Sayyidunā
Ibrāĥīm لَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م about the construction of the Holy Ka’baĥ.
Therefore, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م constructed the Holy
Ka’baĥ with the help of his son, Sayyidunā Ismā’īl ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل At that
time, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م invoked a long Du’ā for his
children as well as the inhabitants of Makkaĥ. That Du’ā is
mentioned in different verses of the Holy Quran. In Sūraĥ
Ibrāĥīm, some portion of his Du’ā is mentioned in the following
way:
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ِ ۡ و َ ارۡ‏ زُ‏ قۡ‏ ُ ۡ
رَ‏ بَّن َ ا ل ‏ِيُ‏ قِ‏ ي ۡ مُ‏ وا
ةَ‏ ٰ ۡ فَاج عَ‏ لۡ‏
الصَّ‏
ۡ َ د ةً‏ ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ َّ الن اسِ‏ ت ۡ ‏َه وِ‏ يۡ‏ ۤ
اَف ِ
اِ‏ ل ‏َيۡ‏
﴾۳۷﴿
َّ ُ ۡ ۡ ‏َش كُ‏ رُ‏ ۡ و نَ‏
َّ َ ٰ تِ‏ ل ‏َعَ‏ ل
ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ الث
‘O our Rab! I have settled some of my descendants in a valley having no
cultivation, near Your Sacred House - O our Rab! So that they may
keep the prayer established, therefore incline some hearts of men
towards them, and provide them fruits to eat - perhaps they may be
thankful.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Sūraĥ Ibrāĥīm, Verse 37)
This is the beginning of the history of the establishment of
Makkaĥ Mukarramaĥ that is proven from the Holy Quran.
Effect of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm’s Du’ā: In this Du’ā, Sayyidunā
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ asked for two things from Almighty Allah عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Ibrāĥīm
The first was that the hearts of some people may be attracted
towards his offspring, and the second was that these people
may have fruits as their food. سُ‏ ٰ بْح نَ‏ الل ه عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ , these supplications of
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م were accepted. Therefore, the hearts
of the people attracted towards the inhabitants of Makkaĥ in
such a way that today, billions of people are anxious to behold
the sacred land of Makkaĥ. Throughout every era, Muslims have
strived and endured many hardships to go to Makkaĥ through
land, sea and air, and will continue to do so until the Day of
Judgment.
The abundance of fruit in the food of the people of Makkaĥ is
to such an extent that despite there being no growth of fruit in
Makkaĥ or in its surroundings, neither there is any cultivation
nor any garden in its vicinity, but still people are astonished to
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in the bazaars of Makkaĥ. Allah Almighty عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has blessed the
land of Ṭāif to yield fruits of all types and a variety of fruits and
vegetables are transported from there to Makkaĥ. Furthermore, a
huge variety of fruits and dry fruits are also imported to
Makkaĥ from different European countries, as well as Egypt
and Iraq. All this is due to the blessings of the invocations of
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م which undoubtedly are amongst
the true wonders of the world.
After this, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م invoked the following
Du’ā for his progeny as well as all the believers.
َ آءِ‏ ﴾۴۰﴿
ِ يَّ‏
ذُرّ‏
ۡ َ الصَّ‏ ٰ ةِ‏ وَ‏ مِ‏ نۡ‏
ۡ مُ‏ قِ‏
ۡ رَ‏ بَّنَ‏ ا وَ‏ ت ‏َقَ‏ بَّ‏ لۡ‏
دُ‏ ع
رَ‏ ب ِ ۡ اج َ علۡ‏
رَ‏ بَّنَ‏ ا اغۡ‏
ِ سَ‏ اب ﴿٪۴۱﴾
ِ ۡ َ و ل ‏ِوَ‏ ال ‏ِدَ‏ يَّ‏ َ و ل ‏ِل ۡ مُ‏ ؤۡ‏
نِ‏
ۡ َ ي ‏َو ۡ مَ‏ ي ‏َق ُ و ۡ مُ‏
ا
‘O my Rab! Maintain me as one who establishes prayer, and some
of my descendants; O our Rab! And accept my prayer.’ ‘O our Rab!
And forgive me, and my parents, and all the Muslims on the day
when the account will be established.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Sūraĥ Ibrāĥīm, Verse 40-41)
Moral lesson
From this anecdote, we specially come to know two things:
1. Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was extremely obedient to
Almighty Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ The son that was born to him in his
old age after lots of supplications, who was the light of his
eyes and tranquillity of his heart, it was natural for him
that he could not separate himself from his son. But when
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ commanded: ‘O Ibrāĥīm, take your beloved
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in the valley of Baṭḥā, where there is no leaf to hide under
and nor is there any drop of water to quench the thirst,
neither there is any helper nor any condoler.’ If it was
someone else instead of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل his
heart would have trembled just by imagining this scene.
Due to sorrow, his heart would get torn into pieces. But
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م neither grieved after listening
to this command of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ nor thought over it even for
a moment. He did not lose his consciousness due to the
grief and sorrow either. On the contrary, in order to fulfil
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm ‏,عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ the command of Allah
immediately left from Syria and went to the land of Makkaĥ
with his wife and son and returned to Syria after leaving
them there. اكبر ‏!االله May our lives be sacrificed on such
passion of obedience and submission!
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م 2. From the supplications that Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
invoked with immense affection for the prosperity and
popularity of his progeny; the lesson that we learn from it
is that to love one’s children and to supplicate for them is
the sacred way of the respected Prophets. Therefore, for
Muslims to act upon these practices is a source for our
ٰ ۡ اَع prosperity. reformation and
‏َعا لَمُ‏
وَ‏ ُ االله ت
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َ يَدا‘‏ When Sūraĥ
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was revealed, Abū Laĥab and his wife ‏’تَبَّت
‘Um-e-Jamīl’ were condemned in it. As a result, Um-e-Jamīl
became furious and lost her self-control. She came to the sacred
Ka’baĥ with a huge rock. At that time, the Holy Prophet
was reciting the Holy Quran in Ṣalāĥ and صَ‏ َّ االله تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
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Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْ‏ ‏ُه َ was sitting nearby. Um-e-
Jamīl arrived grumbling and came to Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq
َ االلهُ‏
رَ‏
رَ‏
رَ‏
‏ْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَ‏ لَّم whilst passing by the Holy Prophet رَ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْ‏ ‏ُه
‏.صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َي
She said with a frothing mouth and in extreme anger, ‘Tell me
where your Prophet is I have come to know that he has belittled
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ me and my husband.’ Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq
is not a poet who ridicules صَ‏ َّ االله
someone.’ She then fumed with anger, roamed around the
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ Ka’baĥ in search of the Holy Prophet
chattering and murmuring nonsense. Finally, when she could
not see the Holy Prophet تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم , she left from the
sacred Ḥaram whilst grumbling. Whilst leaving, she said to
ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq
‘I came here to trample ‏,رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
the head of your Prophet with this rock, but alas, I could not
عَنْهُ‏ find him.’ When Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq
َ االلهُ‏
‏,صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم mentioned this incidence to the Holy Prophet
he said, ‘She passed by me many times, but an angel came between
me and her in such a way that despite she staring at me with full
wide open eyes, she still could not see me. The following verse
of the Holy Quran was revealed in relation to this incidence.
while صَ‏ َّ االله وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
تَعَالىٰ‏
صَ‏ َّ االله
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَاٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَ‏ لَّم said, ‘My Prophet
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بِا ۡ ٰ خِ‏ رَ‏ ةِ‏ ِ
ۡ ‏ُو نَ‏
‏َاب ‏ًا
ۡ
يُؤ
‏َّذِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ َ
و ب َ ۡ َ ال
ال ۡ ُ ق ۡ ر ٰ ا نَ‏ َ ج عَ‏ ل ۡ نَ‏ ا ب ۡ ‏َي نَ‏ كَ‏
و اِ‏ َ ذا قَرَ‏ ا ۡ تَ‏
مَّ‏ س ۡ ت ُ و ۡ رً‏ ا ﴿۴۵﴾
And when you read the Quran O dear Prophet (Mohammed -
peace and blessings upon him), We created an invisible barrier
between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter.
(Kanz-ul-‘Irfān pp. 515; Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)]
(Part 15, Sūraĥ Banī Isrāīl, Verse 45)
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Moral lesson
Umm-e-Jamīl, who had full eyesight, regardless of looking with
full wide open eyes, still could not see the Holy Prophet
despite passing him again and again during her صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َي
search. Undoubtedly, this is an unusual account and cannot be
called anything else other than a miracle of the Holy Prophet
Such miracles were performed by the Holy ‏.صَ‏ َّ االله
Prophet صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَ‏ لَّم many times and there are many friends
of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ from whom similar marvels also exhibit again and
again. Such marvels exhibited by the friends of Allah عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ are
also the miracles of the Holy Prophet صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَ‏ لَّم because a
marvel (Karāmat) by any friend of Allah عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ is actually a miracle
of his Prophet.
‏َمَّ‏ نَا م دٍ‏ َّ َ وع
‏ُح
‏ِّدِ‏
ُ َّ صَ‏ ِ لّ‏ عَ‏ َ ٰ سي
‏ْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَ‏ لَّم
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَا ‏ٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَ‏ لَّم
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‏َمَّ‏ نَا مُح دٍ‏ َّ ‏َارِ‏ َ َ وب ۡ ك وسلّ‏ ‏ِمۡ‏
‏ِّدِ‏
ٰ ا ۤ لِ‏ َ سي
37. Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf (companions of cave)
After Sayyidunā ‘Īsā’s ascension towards the skies, the condition
of Christians worsened miserably. People started worshipping
idols and started compelling others to do the same. Especially
one of their kings named Decius (Daqīyānūs) was so cruel that
if anyone refused to worship idols, he would kill him.
Who were companions of cave: The companions of the cave
were the esteemed people of the city of Ephesus and were the
respected courtiers of the king. But these people were true
believers and were extremely fed up of idol worshipping. In
order to safeguard their faith and after having enough of King
Decius’ cruelties, they ran away from his court. They took refuge
in a cave in a nearby mountain and went to sleep. They remained
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in this state of sleep for a period of more than three hundred
years. When Decius searched for them and came to know about
their presence in the cave, he became extremely furious. He
stirred his wrath and rage by passing an order to barricade the
cave with a stone wall, so that the captives may die there and
the cave turns into a grave for them.
However, the person who was delegated to execute this task by
Decius was a very pious and a faithful person. He engraved the
names of the companions of the cave, their number, and their
whole incident on a slate and after placing it in a copper box; he
buried it in the foundation of the wall that he erected. Likewise,
he preserved a similar slate to this one in the royal treasury too.
After a few days, the king Decius died and kingdoms kept
changing until a very kind-hearted and just king, named
‘Badrus’ sat on the throne of the kingdom. He ruled the country
for sixty eight years with a great glory. During his reign, religious
sectionalism began and some people started refusing the
resurrection after death and the Day of Judgment. Seeing such
state of his people caused the king a lot of pain and grief. As such,
he confined himself in a house and started praying extremely
humbly in the court of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ with tearful eyes
that: ‘Oh Allah, reveal such a sign that people start believing in
the resurrection after death and on the Day of Judgment.’ This
invocation of the king was accepted. Coincidently, a shepherd
selected the same cave as a shelter for his goats, and brought
the wall down. Just after the wall fell down, the people were
terrified to such an extent that those who brought the wall down
ran from that spot in a state of trembling. The companions of the
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ cave woke up from their sleep by the command of Allah
and started exchanging greetings (Salām) and engaged talking
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to each other. They then also offered their Ṣalāĥ. When they
felt hungry, they said to one of their companions ‘Yamlīkhā’:
‘Go to the bazaar and get some food. Also, secretly find out what
Decius intends to do about us
After coming out of the cave, Yamlīkhā went to the market.
He was astonished to see that Islām was spread everywhere and
‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م people were openly reciting the Kalima of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
After seeing all this, Yamlīkhā was amazed and exclaimed with
astonishment: ‘Oh Allah! What is happening here In this city,
it was a crime to even take the name of Islām. How and from
where this revolution has come today’
Afterwards, he went to a bakery to get food and gave a coin of
the time of Decius to the baker. This coin was no longer in use
and there was no one alive who could recognize this coin either.
The shopkeeper became suspicious, thinking that perhaps the
possessor of this coin has discovered some old treasure. Therefore,
the shopkeeper handed him over to the authorities. They began
interrogating him about the treasure and said, ‘Tell us, where is
the treasure’ Yamlīkhā said: ‘There is no treasure. This is our
currency.’ The authorities said, ‘How shall we believe this coin
is yours This coin is three hundred years old and centuries
have passed since this coin was in use. This coin is no longer
used and you are still young. So tell us clearly so this myth can
be solved.’ After hearing this, Yamlīkhā said, ‘You tell me, how
is the king Decius’ The authorities said, ‘Today, there is no
king with this name on the face of the earth. Yes, hundreds of
years ago there was an evil-hearted and unjust king with this
name, who was an idol worshipper.’ Yamlīkhā stated, ‘It is a
matter of only yesterday that we fled due to his fear to safeguard
our faith and our lives. My companions are in a nearby cave. You
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people come with me. I will make you meet them.’ Therefore,
the authorities and leaders of the city reached near the cave in
large numbers. The companions of the cave were waiting for
Yamlīkhā. When there was a delay in his return, they presumed
that Yamlīkhā may have been arrested. When they heard a loud
noise of people coming from the entrance of the cave, they
thought that perhaps the army of Decius has arrived for their
arrest. Therefore, these people sincerely engaged in the
remembrance of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and repentance.
The authorities discovered the copper box when they reached the
cave. They took the slate out and read its contents. They
discovered that the names of the companions of the cave were
written on it, and it was also mentioned that they are a group of
true believers who have taken refuge in this cave to safeguard
their religion due to the fear of Decius. Therefore, upon coming
to know about this news, Decius barricaded this cave with a wall to
confine them. The author further wrote on the slate that ‘I have
mentioned these facts with the intention that whenever the cave
may open, people become aware of what the companions of the
cave went through’. The authorities were stunned to read the
account written on the slate. These people informed their king
‘Badrus’ about the event. Immediately, King Badrus rushed to the
cave along with his courtiers and the distinguished people of the
city. The companions of the cave came out of the cave, embraced
the king and revealed their entire story. King Badrus fell into
prostration and thanked Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ that his invocation was
accepted. Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has revealed such a sign that has
strengthened everybody’s belief about the resurrection after death.
The companions of the cave prayed that may Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ protect
the king and his kingdom. They further said that ‘now we leave
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you under the protection of Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ The‏.’عَزَّ‏ companions of the
cave said greetings, عَ‏ لام ۡ لِيكُم)‏ ‏(اَلسَّ‏ and went back inside the cave
and went to sleep. Allah عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ gave them death in the same state.
King Badrus made timber coffins and placed the sacred bodies of
عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ the Companions of the Cave inside them. Almighty Allah
infused such a dignity in the hearts of the people about the
companions of the cave that no one had the courage of going near
the cave’s entrance. This is how Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ preserved
the dead bodies of the companions of cave. After this, the king
Badrus constructed a mosque on the entrance of the cave,
appointed an annual day, and asked people to visit it on that day
like an Eid day. (Khāzan, vol. 3, pp. 198-200)
Number of companions of the cave: When there was a conflict
of opinion amongst people regarding the number of companions
of the cave; then the following verse was revealed:
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قَلِي ۡ ل
‏َمُ‏ بِعِ‏ د َّ تِ‏
ۡ ۤ اَ‏ ۡ ل
ِ
قُل رَّ‏ ّ
‏َمُ‏ ُ ۡ اِ‏
ِ ۡ مَّ‏ ا يَع ۡ ل
Proclaim, ‘My Rab well knows
their number - no one knows them except a few’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 22)
َ االلهُ‏ It has been narrated by Sayyidunā Abdullah bin Abbas
‘I am amongst those few people who know the number of the
companions of the cave’, adding that ‘the number of companions
is seven and the eighth was their dog’. (Tafsīr as-Ṣāwī, vol. 4, pp. 1191;
Part 15, Sūraĥ Kahf, Verse 22)
‏,رَ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُمَا
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has mentioned the account of the companions of the
cave in the Holy Quran by saying that:
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ٰ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ٰ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ٰ ۤ
ۡ ٰ
ۡ ۡ
ٰ ٰٓ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۤ ۡ ٰ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ٰ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
Did you know that the people of the cave and people close to the woods
were Our exceptional signs When the young men took refuge in the
cave - then said, ‘Our Rab! Give us mercy from yourself, and arrange
guidance for us in our affair.’ We then thumped upon their ears in the
cave for a number of years. (*Put them to sleep.) We then awakened
them to see which of the two groups more accurately tells the period
they had stayed. We shall narrate their account to you accurately; they
were young men who believed in their Rab, and We increased the
guidance for them.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 9-13)
In the next verses, Allah has mentioned the full account
of the companions of the cave which we have already mentioned.
Names of Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf: There is also a great difference of
opinion in the names of Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf. Sayyidunā ‘Alī
has narrated that the names of Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf are Yamlīkhā
‏,(مرنو‏)‏ Marnosh ‏,(مشلينا)‏ Mashlīnā ‏,(مكشلينا)‏ Makshlīnā ‏,(يمليخا)‏
Dabarnosh ‏,(‏برنو‏)‏ Shāżnosh ‏(شانو‏)‏ and the seventh was a
shepherd who joined them. Sayyidunā ‘Alī
did not
mention about him. Qaṭmīr ‏(قطمير)‏ was the name of their dog,
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king was Decius. (Madārik-il-Tanzīl vol. 3, pp. 206; Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf,
Verse 22)
It has been narrated in Tafsīr-e-Ṣāwī that the names of Aṣḥāb-e-
Kaĥf are Maksamlīnā, Yamlīkhā, Tunas, Naīnus, Sārīyunas,
Żonawānas and Falastuṭyunas. The latter was a shepherd who
joined them on the way and the name of their dog was ‘Qaṭmīr’.
(Ṣāwī, vol. 4, pp. 1191, Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, verse 22)
Prominent features of the names of Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf: Sayyidunā
Ibn-e-‘Abbās رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ has stated that an amulet ‏(تعويز)‏ made
with the names of Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf is beneficial for nine things:
1. To call back someone who has fled away and to escape
from enemies to save oneself.
2. To extinguish fire, write it on a piece of cloth and place it
in the fire.
3. For the children who cry or for the fever that comes after
every third day.
4. Fasten it over the right shoulder for a headache.
5. Wear it round the neck for Umm-ul-Ṣubīyān.
6. To have a safe land or sea journey
7. For the protection of wealth
8. To have an increase in wisdom
9. For the salvation of sinners (Ṣāwī, vol. 4, pp. 1191; Part 15,
Sūraĥ Al-Kaĥf, Verse 22)
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How many days did Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf remain asleep for: When this
verse of the Holy Quran was revealed
هفِ‏ ِ ۡ ث
ۡ ۡ
و ل ‏َبِ‏ ث ُ ۡ وا ِ
ك
مِ‏ ائَةٍ‏ سِ‏ نِ‏
‏َل ٰ ثَ‏
ا ِ ۡ س عً‏ ا ﴿۲۵
از َ د ادُ‏ وۡ‏
و ۡ
﴾ (Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 25) (i.e. and they stayed in their
cave for three hundred years and nine more), the pagans said
that we are aware about the Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf’s stay in the cave for
three hundred years but we do not know about the nine years
said, ‘You people are م
counting on the basis of solar years whereas the time mentioned
in the Holy Quran is according to the lunar years. At the end of
every one hundred solar years, there is an addition of three lunar
years.’ (Ṣāwī, vol. 4, pp. 1193; Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 25)
صَ‏ َّ االله
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّ‏ period. The Holy Prophet
Moral lesson
1. The resurrection after death is a true reality and the anecdote
of Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf is a sign and evidence for this which has
been mentioned in the Holy Quran.
2. A person who migrates from his native country for the
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ sake of safeguarding his faith and religion, Allah
provides such means of his safety from the unseen that
are beyond the perception of anyone.
3. There are blessings and beneficial blissful effects in the names
. لَّ‏ عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ of the chosen people of Allah
4. Badrus, who was a faithful and a kind-hearted king,
appointed a day for an annual commemoration for people
to come and visit the cave of Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf. From this, we
can derive that the sacred custom of celebrating an annual
remembrance of the pious saints has been a trend from very
ancient times.
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5. The construction of the Masjid in the vicinity of the holy
shrines of the holy saints and performing worship there is
also a blissful old tradition because King Badrus constructed
a Masjid by the cave of Aṣḥāb-e-Kaĥf which has been
ٰ ۡ اَع ( Quran. mentioned in the Holy
‏َعا لَمُ‏
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
38. Brief account of journey of Majma-Al-Bahrain
It has been mentioned in a narration that when Pharaoh drowned
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in the River Nile along with his army and Sayyidunā Mūsā
gained stability after settling in Egypt with Banī Isrāīl, then one
day, the following discussion took place between Almighty Allah
‏:عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and Sayyidunā Mūsā عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
Sayyidunā Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏:عَلَيْهِ‏ O Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏!عَزَّ‏ Who is the most loving
bondsman to You among Your people
Almighty Allah : The one who does My remembrance [Żikr]
and never forgets Me.
Sayyidunā Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏:عَل Who is the best one to dispense a
judgment
Almighty Allah : The one who dispenses a judgement with
fairness and never follows human desires.
Sayyidunā Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏:عَل Who is the most knowledgeable person
among Your bondsmen
Almighty Allah : The one who along with his knowledge,
always strives to learn knowledge from others; so that he may
acquire such a line of knowledge that may guide him towards
righteousness or save him from devastation.
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Sayyidunā Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏:عَل If there is anyone more knowledgeable
than me among Your bondsmen, then please guide me to him
Almighty Allah : Khiḍr is of more knowledge than you.
Sayyidunā Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏:عَل Where shall I search for him
Almighty Allah : On the bank of the sea, near the hill.
Sayyidunā Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏:عَلَيْهِ‏ How and by what means can I reach
there
Almighty Allah : Travel along with a fish in a basket and the
place where that fish gets lost; that is where you will meet Khiḍr.
(Madārik-il-Tanzīl, vol. 3, pp. 217, Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 60)
After this Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م embarked on the journey
of ‘Majma’-ul-Baḥrīn’, (a place where two seas meet) in the
company of his servant and disciple Yushā bin Nūn bin Afrāim
bin Yūsuf ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل During his journey, when Sayyidunā Mūsā
went to a far-off region, then he went asleep at some عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
place. At that very place, the fish in the basket quivered and
jumped into the sea. A hole emerged in the area of the water
where the fish had fallen into. After waking up, Sayyidunā Mūsā
continued his journey. When it was the lunch time, he عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
asked for the fish from his disciple, Sayyidunā Yushā bin عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Nūn السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ He said very humbly and politely, ‘The place near
the hill where you went asleep, the fish jumped into the sea there
and I forgot to inform you.’ Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘This is
the very place we had been searching for.’ However, by following
his footsteps, he عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م reached the place which was revealed
‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to him as the meeting place with Sayyidunā Khiḍr
After reaching there, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م saw that there is a
saint sitting there who was wrapped up in the clothes. When
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Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م paid compliments of Salam to him,
the saint asked in an astounding tone, ‘Where have people come
from on this land who make Salam’ Then he inquired, ‘Who
are you’ Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م replied, ‘I am Mūsā.’ He further
inquired, ‘Who Mūsā Are you Mūsā of Banī Isrāīl’ Sayyidunā
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م replied, ‘Yes.’ Then Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Mūsā
said, ‘O Mūsā, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has bestowed me with such type of
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ knowledge which you do not know and Almighty Allah
has bestowed you with such a type of knowledge which I do
not know. It implicitly meant that I know the mystic knowledge
which you do not have the knowledge of, while you are bestowed
with ‘Ilm-e-Sharī’aĥ’ which I do not have the knowledge of.’
Then Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘O Khiḍr! Do you permit
me to follow you so that I can also acquire some of the sciences
which Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has blessed you with.’ Then Sayyidunā Khiḍr
me.’ said, ‘You will not be able to observe patience with عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
, I will be patient عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏
and will not disobey you at all.’ Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said,
‘The condition is that you will not question me about anything
until I myself do not inform you.’ After this mutual agreement,
Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م took Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and
Yushā bin Nūn عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م with him and started walking alongside
the seashore until they came across a boat. The occupants of the
boat boarded these three gentlemen on and did not even charge
any fare. When these people sat in the boat, Sayyidunā Khiḍr
took out his axe from his pouch and tore down the boat عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
before throwing one of its planks in the ocean. Witnessing this
scene, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م could not resist and asked the
‏:عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م following question to Sayyidunā Khiḍr
اِنْ‏ شَ‏ آءَال ‘ said, عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Sayyidunā Mūsā
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‏ًا ﴿۷۱﴾
ِ ق ا ۡ ‏َهل ‏َهَ‏ ا ل ‏َقَ‏ ۡ د جِ‏ ۡ ئ تَ‏ شَ‏ ۡ ي ً ئا اِ‏
ا ‏َخَ‏ رَ‏ ق ۡ تَ‏ هَ‏ ا ل ‏ِتُ‏ ۡ
‘Did you make a hole in the boat in
order to drown its passengers You have indeed done an evil thing’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 71)
Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘Did I not tell you that you will
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م not be able to observe patience with me.’ Sayyidunā Mūsā
sought an apology and said, ‘I forgot not to question. Therefore,
please do not take any notice over it and do not create difficulty in
my work.’ Then these esteemed individuals advanced further
and Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م came across a child, who was the
only son of his parents. Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م strangled him,
banged him on the ground and killed him. After witnessing this
blood-filled terrifying scene, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م could
not bear the patience and said to Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in a
fairly strict manner:
﴾۷۴
‏ِيَّ‏ ة بِغ
‏َف ۡ سٍ‏ ل ‏َقَ‏ د ۡ جِ‏ ئ ۡ تَ‏
ِ ن
شَ‏ ۡ ي ً ئا ن ۡ ‏ُّك رً‏ ا ﴿
ۢ ً
ن ۡ ‏َف سً‏ ا زَ‏
ا ‏َقَتَ‏ ل ۡ تَ‏
‘Did you slay an innocent soul not in retribution
for another You have indeed done an extremely evil thing’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 74)
Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م gave the same reply to Sayyidunā Mūsā
‘Did I not tell you that you will not be able to observe ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
patience with me at all.’ On this, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said,
‘OK. If I ask you anything else after this, then do not stay with
me. No doubt that the chance provided by you to me in this
regard exists no more.’
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After this, they all resumed their journey together. They reached a
village and requested for some food from the villagers. But no
one among the villagers invited these virtuous individuals for
dinner. Then they both came across a damaged wall in the village;
and Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م repaired the wall by reciting the
Ism-e-A’ẓam. Sayyidunā Mūsā
عَل َ
with the bad manners of the people of the village, became angry,
could not resist and said:
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was already displeased يْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
َ َّ ‏َذ ۡ تَ‏
ل
‏َوۡ‏ شِ‏ ئ ۡ تَ‏
ل
َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
اَج رً‏ ا ﴿۷۷﴾
‏ِه ۡ
‘If you wished, you could have taken some wages for it!’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 77)
Upon hearing this, Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘From now
onwards, there is a separation between me and you and the
things that happened in front of you which you could not
withhold patience with, I will explain you the hidden secrets
within them. Listen, the boat that I tore away belonged to some
poor people who led their lives from the income of this boat. In
some distance ahead, there lived a tyrant king who would snatch
the well furnished and good-conditioned boats and would leave
the defective ones. So I intentionally took out one of its planks
and made it defective, so that it may remain protected from
the wrath of the tyrant king. The child who I killed his parents
were very pious and virtuous people, but the child himself was
an infidel by birth. His parents loved him immensely and used
to fulfil his every desire. So I feared that this child might inflict
his parents into infidelity. That’s why I killed him and saved his
parents from infidelity. Now his parents will observe patience
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exchange who will get married to a prophet and will also give
birth to a prophet who will guide the people. The secret behind
repairing the damaged wall was that it was a property of two
orphans, beneath which buried their hidden treasure. Their
father was a pious and virtuous person. If this wall had collapsed
now, the people of the village would have taken their treasure.
That’s why your Rab wanted these two orphans to grow up and
dig out their treasure. Thus I did not allow this wall to collapse.
This is the grace of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ unto these children. O
Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏!عَلَيْهِ‏ Be ascertained and assured that whatever I did
was not from my own accord, but I did it with the order of
Almighty Allah لَّ‏ ‏’.عَزَّوَجَ‏ After this Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م returned
to his country. (Madārik-il-Tanzīl, vol. 3, pp. 219-221, Part 15-16, Sūraĥ
Kaĥf, Mulakhkhaṣan)
Introduction of Sayyidunā Khiḍr السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏:عَلَيْهِ‏ Sayyidunā Khiḍr
is called as Abul ‘Abbās. His name is ‘Balyā’ and his father’s عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
name is ‘Malkān’. Balyā is a word from the Suryānī language.
Its translation in Arabic is ‘Ahmed’. His title is ‘Khiḍr’. This word
can be articulated in three ways: Khaḍir, Khaḍr and Khiḍr; and
the meaning of the word Khiḍr is ‘a green thing’. Wherever he
would sit, green grass would grow due to his blessings, and due to
this reason, people started calling him ‘Khiḍr’.
He belongs to a very honourable family lineage and his ancestors
were kings. Some mystics have said that any Muslim who remembers
his name, his father’s name and the name by which he is known
by (his title), عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ his end will be as a believer. (Ṣāwī, vol. 4,
اِنْ‏ شَ‏
آءَال
pp. 1207, Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 65)
Khiḍr, a living friend of Allah: Some people have mentioned
Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م as a prophet but the majority of the
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Islamic scholars are of an opinion that he is a Walī (friend) of
Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ (Jalālaīn, pp. 249, Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 65)
There is also a unanimous opinion of the majority of the scholars
that he عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is still alive and will remain alive until the Day of
Judgment, because he عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م has drunk the water of life [Āb-e-
Ḥayāt]. Numerous friends of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ stay gathered around
him and attain blessings. In this context, a mystic saint, Sayyid
has written a eulogy about Sayyidunā Khiḍr يْه
words: called ‘Dard-ul-Saḥr’, in the following عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل Bakrī َ
َ ما ِ ٖ
َ َ َ ۡ ق ۡ نُور ج
اِلاَّ‏ ا َّ ِ ۡ ی ۡ لَم يَل
ۡ ۡ اِرسا ِ
َ
َ سَ‏ اَز ٰ كي لاَ‏ مَ‏
طَ‏ َ اب فيِ‏
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‏َو لَم يَقُل ي فَاتِهٖ‏
ۡ َ
ٌ حَ‏ و ِ قّ‏ كَ‏
َ
فَعَلَيهِ‏ مِ‏
ۡ
ّ ِ ۡ كُلَّمَ‏ ا هَ‏ بَّ‏
الصَّ‏ بَا
‘I swear by Your Lord! Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is alive and the
one who believes that he is dead will only be the one who has not
been able to see his enlightened beauty. So whenever the fragrant
breeze may blow, may my Salam be unto him and may the
blowing breeze convey my Salam with purity to him.’
Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م has also been privileged to physically
see the Most Dignified Prophet َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم ‏.صَ‏ Therefore, he is
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَاٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَ‏ لَّم also a companion (Ṣaḥābī) of the Holy Prophet
ُ
(Ṣāwī, vol. 3, pp. 1208; Part 15, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 65)
‏.صَ‏ َّ االله
39. Żul-Qarnaīn and Yājūj Mājūj
Żul-Qarnaīn’s name is Sikandar [Alexander] and he is the cousin
of Sayyidunā Khiḍr السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ Sayyidunā Khiḍr عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م had served
him as his minister and flag-bearer in forests. He is from the
descendants of Sayyidunā Sām bin Nūḥ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and is the only son
of an old woman. He embraced Islām on the hands of Sayyidunā
Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and remained in his blissful company for a long

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time. Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م also bequeathed him with some
of his testaments. The true opinion is that he is not a prophet but
was a devout and a righteous person who was blessed with the
status of sainthood.
Why was he called Żul-Qarnaīn: The Beloved Prophet
has narrated that he became famous with the صَ‏ َّ االله
title of Żul-Qarnaīn (the one with two horns) because he did the
journey of the two horns of the world meaning, the two corners
of the world. Some are of the opinion that during his age, two
qaran passed and one qaran is of a hundred years. Some have
said that he had two locks (Zulfayn) so he is known as Żul-
Qarnaīn and another opinion is that there were two horns on
his crown. Some are of the opinion that there was a bulging on the
both sides of his head which looked like horns, while some have
explained the reason that his parents were very noble and
generous people. Therefore, people started calling him Żul-
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
ُ
‏َعَا ۡ اَعلَم)‏ Qarnaīn.
ُ االله ت
(Madārik-il-Tanzīl, vol. 3, pp. 222; Part 16, Sūraĥ
‏(وَ‏
Kaĥf, Verse 83)
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed him with the kingship of the whole
world. There have been four such kings in the world who have
had the kingship of the entire world. Two among them were
believers and two were non-believers. Among the believers were
Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and Żul-Qarnaīn; whilst among
the non-believers were Bakht Naṣr and Namrūd. A fifth king who
will rule the entire world will be from this Ummaĥ and his blessed
تَعَالىٰ‏ عَ‏ name is Imām Maĥdī
Verse 83)
رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
Kaĥf, (Ṣāwī, vol. 3, pp. 1216, Part 16, Sūraĥ . نْ‏ ‏ُه
Three journeys of Żul-Qarnaīn: In the Holy Quran, three
journeys of Sayyidunā Żul-Qarnaīn have been mentioned which
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are in Sūraĥ Kaĥf. Let us narrate these three journeys from the
Holy Quran that are very strange as well as admonitory.
First journey: Sayyidunā Żul-Qarnaīn had read in old scriptures
that a person from the progeny of Sām bin Nūḥ عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م will drink
water from the spring of eternity (Āb-e-Ḥayāt) and death will
never come to him. For this very reason, Sayyidunā Żul-Qarnaīn
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م travelled towards the west along with Sayyidunā Khiḍr
who reached the spring of eternity and drank its water, but it was
not in the destiny of Sayyidunā Żul-Qarnaīn and he remained
deprived of drinking the water. During this journey towards
the west, after covering the whole land where any sort of
inhabitation existed, he reached such a place where at the time
of sunset; it seemed as if the sun was drowning in a black spring,
just as those who travel by sea observe the sun drowning into
the black water. There he met people who were wearing the
animal hides. There was no other dress over their bodies other
than that and they had nothing to eat except for the dead animals
of the river. These people were called ‘Nāsik’. Sayyidunā Żul-
Qarnaīn saw that they had huge armies and these people were
very powerful and warriors. Sayyidunā Żul-Qarnaīn surrounded
them with his army and made them helpless. Therefore, some
among them were honoured with embracing the true faith while
others were slain at the hands of the army.
Second journey: Then Sayyidunā Żul-Qarnaīn travelled towards
the east. When he reached the place where the sun rises from,
he came across such people who had no houses or buildings. Their
condition was such that at the time of sunrise, they would hide
themselves in the caves and after the sunset, they would come out
of the caves and engage in searching for their livelihood. These
people were known as ‘Mansik’. Sayyidunā Żul-Qarnaīn also
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fought a war against these people. Those who embraced the true
faith were dealt with great compassion and those who remained
stubborn on their infidelity were killed.
Third journey: After this, Sayyidunā Żul-Qarnaīn travelled north
and reached ‘Sudan’ (in the midst of two mountains). The
inhabitants of this area spoke a very strange language. They could
hardly communicate with them through gestures and sign
language. These people complained to Sayyidunā Żul-Qarnaīn
about tyrannies of the Yājūj Mājūj and sought assistance from
him.
Yājūj Mājūj (Gog Magog): This was a rebellious group among
the progeny of Yāfš bin Nūḥ عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and these people are very
huge in number. They are ferociously aggressive, brutal and wild
and lived just like animals. During the spring season, these people
would come out of their caves, eat away all the crops and
vegetables and carry away the dry articles with them. They would
eat away humans, wild animals and even snakes, scorpions,
chameleons and every small or big animal.
Alexandrian wall (Sad-e-Sikandarī): People requested Sayyidunā
Żul-Qarnaīn to save them from the mischief and tyrannies of
Yājūj Mājūj (Gog and Magog) and they also proposed to give
some riches in exchange for this. But Sayyidunā Żul-Qarnaīn
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ told them, ‘I do not need your wealth. Almighty Allah
has bestowed me with everything. Just help me by providing
physical assistance.’ Therefore, he asked for a foundation to be
dug in the middle of the two mountains. When water emerged
out, rocks were placed firmly with the help of molten copper;
then iron planks were firmly placed over and under those rocks
and the interior surface was filled with coal and wood. Then it
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was all lit with fire. This way, the wall was erected up to the
height of the mountains and no space was left between the two
mountains. Then melted copper was poured into the wall. All
this combined together and made a firm and a very strong wall.
(Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, pp 545-547; Part 16, Sūraĥ Kaĥf, Verse 86-98)
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‏َا ب ‏َل ‏َغَ‏ مَ‏ ۡ
اِ‏ ذ
ۡ َ
َ
ً ۡ ُ
الشَّ‏ م سِ‏ In the Sūraĥ Kahf of the Holy Quran, from
to ح
ا
is the mention of the first journey, then from مِ‏ نۡ‏
to
سَ‏ بَ‏ يً‏ ا is the mention of the second journey and from اخ ا ‏َت بَ‏ سَ‏ بَ‏ يً‏ ‏ُمَّ‏
ث
‏ِب
‏ِن ‏َايُ‏ ۡ ً ا
َ ‏َانَ‏
ا to
journey. َ is the mention of the third ۡ ع دُ‏ ۡ َ ح قًّ‏
ٰ ّ
‏ُمَّ‏
ث
ا ‏َت ۡ بَ‏ َ سَ‏ بَ‏ يً‏ ا
و
و
رَ‏
When will Sad-e-Sikandarī break: It has been stated in a Ḥadīš
that Yājūj Mājūj daily break this wall and due to the continuous
hard work, when they reach close to breaking it, then someone
among them says that leave it today, we will break the remaining
part tomorrow. When these people arrive on the next day, then by
the command of Almighty Allah لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّوَجَ‏ the wall becomes even
stronger than before. When the time of the breakage of this wall
will come, someone among them will say عَزَّ‏ وَجَلَّ‏ we will
break the remaining part tomorrow. Due to the blessings and as a
reward of them saying the word عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ , the wall will break
down the next day. This will be the time when the Day of
Judgment will be close. After the breakage of the wall, Gog and
Magog will rush out and cause torment, upheaval, bloodshed
and devastation everywhere. They will gulp down the water of
springs and ponds, eat away trees and animals and will spread
out everywhere on the earth. However, they will be unable to enter
in three cities; Makkaĥ-tul-Mukarramaĥ, Madīnaĥ-tul-Munawwaraĥ
and Bayt-ul-Muqaddas. Then by the supplication of Sayyidunā
‘Īsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل worms will grow in their necks and they all will
perish. It has been narrated in the Holy Quran:
اِنْ‏ شَ‏
آءَال
اِنْ‏ شَ‏
آءَال

َ
ۡ
ِ
ِ
َ
َ
ۡ
ّ
ُ َ
ِ
ۡ
ِ
ِ
ِ
ّ
ِ
ِ
﴿
ُ ۡ نَ‏
﴾ ۹۶
‏ُل حَ‏ َ د بٍ‏ يَّ‏ ۡ سِ‏
ِ
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‏َا فُ‏
اِ‏ ذ
ِ مّ‏ نۡ‏
وَ‏ ُ ۡ
ي ۡ ‏َا ُ ج ۡ و جُ‏ َ و مَ‏ ۡ ا جُ‏ ۡ و جُ‏
‏َتۡ‏
‘Till the time when Yājūj and Mājūj
are released, and they will be flowing down from every height’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sūraĥ Ambīyā, Verse 96)
40. Tree of Maryam and stream of Jibrāīl
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا was born to Sayyidatunā Maryam عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
without a father. When the time of birth arrived, Sayyidatunā
went far from people and sat isolated beneath رَ‏
a dry date palm-tree. Under the very same tree, Sayyidunā Īsā
was born from an م
unmarried mother, Sayyidatunā Maryam رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا was therefore
in a state of great worry and much grief and was not returning to
her village due to the fear of being sniped by the people. She was
sitting in such a deserted place under a dry date palm-tree where
there was not anything to drink or eat. Suddenly, Sayyidunā Jibrāīl
descended and made a stream of water flow by casting عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
his heel on the earth. All of a sudden, the dry date palm-tree
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م rejuvenated and yielded fruit. Then Sayyidunā Jibrāīl
spoke to Sayyidatunā Maryam in the following manner:
َ
ح
رَ‏
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا Maryam
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ was born. As Sayyidunā Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
َ ۡ َ ت كِ‏ ِ يًّا ﴾۲۴﴿
َ ج عَ‏ لَ‏
رَ‏ بُّكِ‏
فَنَ‏ اد ٰ هَ‏ ا مِ‏ نۡ‏ َ ۡ تِ‏ هَ‏ ا ۤ اَ‏ َّ َ ۡ زَ‏ ۡ قَد
اِ‏ ل ‏َي ۡ كِ‏
ۤ
ي
ۡ ِ
ً ا
‏ِذ عِ‏ ال
ۡ
و هُ‏ زّ‏
َ نِ‏ يًّ‏ ا ﴿ ۫ ﴾۲۵
ۡ
ٰ ‏ُس قِ‏ ط
‏َي ۡ كِ‏
َ ل
رُ‏ َ ط بً‏ ا ج
ِ ي عَ‏ ي ۡ ن
ۡ َ و قَرّ‏
ف
ۡ وَ‏ ا
‏َةِ‏
َّ ۡ ل
(The angel) therefore called her from below her, ‘Do not grieve -
your Rab has made a river flow below you.’ ‘And shake the trunk of
the palm-tree towards you - ripe fresh dates will fall upon you.’ (This
was a miracle - the date palm was dry and it was winter season.)
‘Therefore eat and drink and appease your eyes.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sūraĥ Maryam, Verse 24-26)

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A dry tree’s yielding of fruit and the sudden emergence of a stream
‏.رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا are undoubtedly the marvels of Sayyidatunā Maryam
Moral lesson
In the previous pages, you have read that when Sayyidatunā
was a young girl and used to pray in the arch of رَ‏
Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, she used to receive unseasonal fruits without
‏,عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م any effort. Whereas after the birth of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
no doubt she did receive ripened dates, but it was commanded
by Almighty Allah عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ to shake the roots of the tree. Then you
will obtain the dates.
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا Maryam
The lesson we learn here is that until a person is without children,
he or she is blessed with provisions even without any efforts and
manages to eat and drink from anywhere. But once a person has
children, it becomes compulsory upon him to work hard and earn
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ a livelihood. This is evident from Sayyidatunā Maryam
that until she was without children, she was blessed with the
provision of fruits in her arch of worship. However, when her
child Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was born, then it was commanded
by Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ to shake the date palm-tree and make
some effort and after this, you will be provided with dates.
41. First speech of Sayyidunā Īsā
ِ الىٰ‏ عَنْهَا When Sayyidatunā Maryam
تَعَ‏
returned to her village in رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
Banī Isrāīl with Sayyidunā Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in her lap, people falsely
accused her of fornication and they started saying; ‘O Maryam!
You have committed a very shameful act. Although there was not
any immorality within your parents and neither was your mother a
fornicator. So how have you given a birth to a child without a
husband’ When the people crossed the limits of badmouthing
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عَنْهَا her, Sayyidatunā Maryam
remained silent but asked رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
people to interrogate everything from the child. The people said,
‘What, why and how can we converse with this child He is still a
baby in the cradle’. Upon hearing these comments from people,
Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م started his speech which has been related
by Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ in the Holy Quran in the following way:
ۡ مُ‏ ٰ َ ‏ًا اَي ۡ نَ‏
َ
َ عَ‏ ل
﴾۳۰
تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏
ٰ
ا ٰ ت
ٰ ّ
ا
ّ ۡ َ ع ۡ ب دُ‏
ِ
ُ ۡ ن تُ‏
قَال اِ‏
َ
َ و جَ‏ عَ‏ ل
ۡ ن ‏َبِ‏ يًّ‏ ا ﴿ ۙ
و ج
ا ﴿۳۱
َّ ٰ وةِ‏ مَ‏ ا دُ‏ م ۡ تُ‏
حَ‏ يًّ‏
َ ا ِ ت ٰ ب
مَ‏ ا
و َ ل ‏َمۡ‏ َ ۡ عَ‏ لۡ‏
اَوص
و ۡ
ۡ جَ‏ بَّ‏ ارً‏ ا َ ش قِ‏ يًّ‏ ا ﴿
ا
ۡ بِالصَّ‏ ٰ ةِ‏ وَ‏
َّ ي ‏َوۡ‏ مَ‏
‏﴾و ب ‏َرًّ‏ ۢ ا بِوَ‏ ال ‏ِدَ‏
و َ السَّ‏ ل ٰ مُ‏ َ َ
ُ ول ۡ ‏ِد تُّ‏ َ و ي ۡ ‏َو مَ‏ اَمُ‏ ۡ و تُ‏
و ي ‏َوۡ‏
‏َم
﴾۳۲
ا ﴿۳۳﴾
‏ُب ۡ عَ‏ ثُ‏
ا
The child proclaimed, ‘I am Allah’s bondman; He has given me the
Book and made me a Herald of the Hidden (a Prophet).’ ‘And He
has made me blessed wherever I be; and ordained upon me prayer
and charity, as long as I live.’ ‘And has made me good to my mother
and not made me forceful, ill-fated.’ ‘And peace is upon me the day I
was born, and on the day I shall taste death, and on the day I will be
raised alive.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sūraĥ Maryam, Verse 30-33)
حَ‏ يًّ‏
Moral lesson
1. This is a miracle of Sayyidunā Īsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م that just after
his birth, he delivered such a comprehensive speech. In this
speech, first of all, he عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م declared himself a bondsman
of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ so that no one calls him god or the son of
god as people were going to falsely accuse him in the years
to come. And this false accusation was in fact an accusation
against Almighty Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ Therefore, it was the natural
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tendency for the rank of his prophethood to firstly dismiss
the false accusation that was going to be made on Almighty
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ before dismissing the accusation on his mother.
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ is Most Majestic and Magnificent.
Whomsoever He blesses with prophethood, certainly their
birth is always clean, pure and sanctified and the majestic
signs of their prophethood are made well apparent since
their childhood.
2. In this part of Sūraĥ Maryam, Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has
comprehensively mentioned the Mīlād [birth] of Sayyidunā
‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and at the end, there is the mention of Salām.
From this, we come to know that celebrating the birth of
the Holy Prophet صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَسَ‏ لَّم and reciting Ṣalat-o-Salām
at the end is the sacred practice [Sunnaĥ] of Almighty Allah
and this very reverend act is of the Aĥl-us-Sunnaĥ عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
wal-Jamā’aĥ.
3. We have also come to know from the above-mentioned
speech of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م that Ṣalāĥ, Zakāĥ and kind
conduct towards parents are such obligations that were
‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م also obligatory in the Sharī’aĥ of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
هِ‏ ال سَّ‏ لاَ‏ م .42 Sayyidunā Idrīs
‏َل ‏َيۡ‏
His name is ‘Akhnukh’ and he is the grandfather of Sayyidunā
‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Nūḥ’s father. He is the first Prophet after Sayyidunā Ādam
His father is Sayyidunā Shīsh bin Ādam ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل He is the first
person ever to write with a pen. Sewing clothes and wearing sewed
clothes also started by him as prior to this, people would wear
animal hides. He عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is also the first one in making weapons,
weighing scales, looking in to the knowledge of astronomy and
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mathematics. All these things were initiated by him. Almighty
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م descended thirty scriptures unto him and he عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Allah
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ would frequently give lessons [Dars] from the books of Allah
For this reason, he was known by the title of ‘Idrīs’. It became so
renowned that many people are unaware of his real name. The
Holy Quran has also mentioned his name as ‘Idrīs’.
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has lifted him up to the skies. It has been
mentioned in Bukhārī and Muslim that on Shab-e- Mi’rāj, the
االله تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم Noble Prophet
ُ
on عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م saw Sayyidunā Idrīs صَ‏ َّ
the fourth sky. It has been stated by Sayyidunā Ka’ab al-Aḥbār
said to عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and others, that once Sayyidunā Idrīs رَ‏
the Angel of Death, ‘I want to taste death to see how it is Take
away my soul and show me.’ The Angel of Death followed his
command and took away his soul. Instantly, he returned it
back to him and Sayyidunā Idrīs عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م revived back to life. Then
he said, ‘Show me the Hell so the fear of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ increases in
me.’ Therefore, this command was also fulfilled. After seeing
Hell, he asked the guard of Hell, ‘Open the gate, I wish to pass
through it.’ Therefore, the command was fulfilled and he passed
over it. He asked the Angel of Death to show him the Paradise.
So he took him to the Paradise. After getting there, the gates
opened and he entered into the Paradise. After waiting for
some time, the Angel of Death asked him to come back. But he
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ replied, ‘I will not go anywhere from here. Almighty Allah
ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏
َ االلهُ‏
‏َف ۡ سٍ‏ ذَا ‏ِقَةُ‏ ال ۡ مَ‏ و ۡ ت has said
(i.e. every soul must taste death) and كُلُّ‏ ن
I have already tasted death and Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has also
‏َا said that
‏ِّن ۡ وَ‏ كُم اِلاَّ‏ ارِ‏ دُه
(i.e. and there is none among you who وَ‏ ۡ اِن م ۡ
shall not pass over Hell) and I have passed over it. Now I have
reached Paradise and about those who will reach Paradise,
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has said َ
ُ ۡ خر
(i.e. those who will وَ‏ م
َ جِ‏ ين
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enter Paradise will not be expelled from it). So now why are you
asking me to leave from the Paradise Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ sent
a divine revelation to the Angel of Death that ‘Whatever
Sayyidunā Idrīs عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م has done; he has done it with my
permission and has entered the Paradise with my permission.
Therefore, leave him. He will live in Paradise.’ Therefore,
Sayyidunā Idrīs عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is alive above the skies in the Paradise.
(Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, pp. 556-557; Part 16, Sūraĥ-e-Maryam, verse 56-57)
There is a brief and aesthetic description of Sayyidunā Idrīs
being raised on the skies and of the blessings bestowed عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
upon him is mentioned in the Holy Quran, Sura-e-Maryam:
﴾۵۶
‏َّبِ‏ يًّ‏ ا ﴿
صِ‏ ‏ِدي ۡ قً‏ ا ن
مَ‏ ‏َان ‏ًا
ُ
و رَ‏ ۡ فَع ٰ ن ه
ِ يَّةِ‏ اٰ‏
ذُرّ‏
َ مِ‏ نۡ‏
ّ
ٖ
ۡ ۡ ٰ ِ
ِ ِ
‏َانَ‏
‏َّهٗ‏ اِ‏ ن
ت بِ‏ اِ‏ د رِ‏ سَ‏ ا و اذۡ‏ ‏ُرۡ‏ ‏َنع مَ‏ ا
الَّذِ‏ ي نَ‏ ا
كَ‏
‏ُول ا
ِ مّ‏ نَ‏ النَّ‏ بِ‏
ۡ ِ
دَ‏ ‏َم
ّ ٰ ُ َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
َ لِيًّ‏ ا ﴿۵۷﴾
‘And remember Idrīs in the Book; he was indeed very truthful, a
Prophet. And we lifted him to a high position. (Living with soul &
body in heaven, after his death) It is these upon whom Allah has
bestowed favour among the Prophets, from the descendants of
Ādam.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 16, Sūraĥ Maryam, Verse 56-58)
Moral lesson
The admonitory lesson that we get from the anecdote of
Sayyidunā Idrīs عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is that Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has bestowed
His Prophets and Messengers with enormous blessings, graces
and bounties. Therefore, it is compulsory and necessary for every
Muslim that he should honour, give reverence and be respectful
towards all Prophets and Messengers, as it is a necessity and a
part of our faith and one shall attain blessings through their
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excessive remembrance. The frequent mention of these sacred
Prophets and Messengers of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ in beautiful words in
the blessed verses of the Holy Quran and in Ḥadīš is the evidence
that showing reverence to them and the remembrance of these
sacred people is a source of blessings, mercy and goodness.
‏َا
‏َع
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
اَع ۡ لَم)‏
43. From river waves to mother’s lap
The astronomers informed Pharaoh that there will be the birth
of such a child from Banī Isrāīl that will be a cause of destruction
of your kingdom. Therefore, Pharaoh ordered his army to kill
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م every newborn baby boy in Banī Isrāīl. Sayyidunā Mūsā
was born in this age of distress and agony. His mother put her
son in a box and after tightly securing it, put it in the River Nile
due to the fear of Pharaoh. A stream used to flow from the river
and passed beneath the palace of Pharaoh, and that box flowed
and went from the river into that stream. Coincidently, Pharaoh
and his wife ‘Āsīaĥ’ were sitting in their palace viewing the stream.
When they saw the box, they ordered the servants to take it out
and bring it in the palace. When the box was opened, an
exceptionally beautiful child was discovered in it, whose face was
glistening with beauty and elegance, as well as the gleaming
charms of Prophethood. Pharaoh and Āsīaĥ dearly loved the
child and Āsīaĥ said to Pharaoh:
‏َق ۡ تُ‏ ُ ۡ هُ‏
ت
﴿
ُ ۡ َ ‏َشۡ‏ ُ ُ ۡ و نَ‏
﴾۹
َّ
ۡ و َ ل ‏َكَ‏ َ
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ِ
َ
ع
قُرَّ‏ تُ‏
‏ِذ هٗ‏ وَ‏ ل ً ‏َدا
َ
ََّ
ن
‏َنۡ‏
ا
يَّن ۡ فَ‏ عَ‏ نَ‏ ا ۤ اَوۡ‏
و
‘This child is the comfort of
my eyes and yours; do not kill him; perhaps he may benefit us’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, Sūraĥ Qaṣaṣ, Verse 9)
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This whole incident has been mentioned in the Glorious Quran,
Sūraĥ Ṭaĥa in the following way:
When We inspired in your mother’s heart whatever was to be inspired
that, ‘Put him into a chest and cast it into the river, so the river shall
deposit it on to a shore - therefore one who is an enemy to Me and you,
shall pick him up’; and I bestowed upon you love from Myself; and for
you to be brought up in My sight. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)]
As Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was still an infant, a search began
for a woman who could suckle him, but he would not take the
milk from anyone. On the other side, the mother of Sayyidunā
Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was extremely worried thinking where and under
what state my baby would be in. In this state of depression, she
sent the sister of Sayyidunā Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ Maryam to the palace
of Pharaoh in the pursuit of information. When Maryam
witnessed that the child is not taking milk from any woman, she
said to Pharaoh that I will bring a woman. Perhaps he will start
taking the milk from her. Therefore, Maryam brought the mother
of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to the palace of Pharaoh. When she
held Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to her chest with extreme love,
affection and devotion and tried to feed him, he started taking
the milk. This way, the mother of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م found
her lost beloved son. This anecdote has been mentioned in Sūraĥ
Qaṣaṣ of the Holy Quran in the following way:
ف ‏ُؤَ‏ ادُ‏
ِ اُمّ‏ مُ‏ وۡ‏ ٰ
ف ٰ رِ‏
ً ا اِ‏ نۡ‏ ‏َادَ‏ تۡ‏
﴾۱۰﴿ َ
‏َص ۡ بَ‏ َ
و ا
مِ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ مُ‏ ؤ
نِ‏
قَل ۡ بِ‏ ه َ ا ل ‏ِتَ‏ ۡ ن
و
وَ‏ ح َ رَّ‏ ۡ ن َ ا
َ ۤ ‏َنۡ‏ رَّ‏ ب ۡ ‏َط َ نا
‏َوۡ‏ ا
بِهٖ‏ ل
ل ‏َتُ‏ ۡ ب دِ‏ يۡ‏
بِهٖ‏ َ ع نۡ‏
‏َبَ‏ ُ َ تۡ‏
ِ ۡ ي هِ‏ ف
َ قَال ِ ‏َتۡ‏ ۡ ‏ُخ تِ‏ هٖ‏ قُصّ‏
ۡ َ ‏َاضِ‏ َ مِ‏ نۡ‏ ۡ قَبل ف ‏َقَ‏ ال ‏َتۡ‏ َ ه لۡ‏
‏َي ۡ هِ‏ ال
َ ل
﴾۱۱﴿
ج ُ نُ‏ بٍ‏ وَّ‏ ُ ۡ َ ‏َشۡ‏ ُ ُ و ۡ نَ‏
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اِ‏
‏َرَ‏ دَ‏ ۡ دن ٰ هُ‏
ف
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ٰ َّ
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ا ۡ ‏َه لِ‏ ب ۡ ‏َي تٍ‏ ۡ يَّك فُ‏ ُ ۡ ن ‏َهٗ‏ َ ُ مۡ‏ وَ‏ ُ ۡ َ ٗ
مۡ‏
َ ۡ ت ‏َقَ‏ رَّ‏ َ ع ۡ ي نُ‏ هَ‏ ا وَ‏ َ َ ۡ زَ‏ نَ‏ َ و ل ‏ِتَ‏ ۡ عل ‏َمَ‏ اَنَّ‏ وَ‏ ۡ ع َ د ا
﴾٪۱۳﴿
‏َدُ‏ ُّ ُ
ا
ِ اُمّ‏ هٖ‏
يَع ۡ ل ‏َمُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
‘And in the morning, the heart of Mūsā’s mother became impatient;
and she would have almost certainly given away his secret had We
not strengthened her heart, so that she may have faith in our promise.
And she said to his sister, ‘Go after him’ - she therefore observed him
from far, and they were not aware. And We had already forbidden
suckle-nurses for him, so she said, ‘Shall I show you a household
that will nurse this child of yours, and they are his well-wishers’ So
We returned him to his mother in order to soothe her eyes and not
grieve, and to know that Allah’s promise is true – but most people do
not know.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, Sūraĥ Qaṣaṣ, Verse 10-13)
Name of Sayyidunā Mūsā’s mother: The name of the mother of
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is ‘Yuḥānaz’, his father’s name is ‘Imrān’
and his sister’s name is ‘Maryam’. But keep in mind that this
Maryam is not the same Maryam as the mother of Sayyidunā ‘Isa
‘Maryam’ was ‏,عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م The mother of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā ‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م born many centuries after the sister of Sayyidunā Musa
Moral lesson
1. The moral lesson that we learn from this anecdote is that
whenever the grace of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ descends, He
gets such tasks accomplished by enemies that even عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
friends cannot accomplish. You can see that Pharaoh was
the biggest enemy of Sayyidunā Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل but he was
brought up in the very house of Pharaoh.
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2. We have also come to know that whenever Almighty Allah
him. protects someone; no one can destroy or harm عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
Just ponder over how Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ made a safe,
sound and healthy retrieval of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to
his mother’s lap.
44. Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm’s demolishing of idols
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م In the dispute over idol worshiping, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
firstly proved the truth by argumentation to his people. But the
people did not accept the truth. Instead, they said, ‘Tomorrow
is our day of Eid and a huge carnival of ours will be held. Come
there and witness the joy and pleasure in our religion.’
It was a custom of those people that they would hold an annual
carnival. The people would gather in a jungle and would waste
the whole day in useless amusements and dissipation. Then in
the evening, they would go to temples and worship their idols and
would present gifts, confectionary and exquisite foods as a holy
feast. Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م went towards the carnival on
the invitation of the people for some distance, but came back
home with an excuse of sickness. The people went to the carnival.
Then all those who did not participate in the carnival,
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م told them in clear words:
﴾۵۷
ا ۡ ‏َص نَ‏ امَ‏ كُ‏ مۡ‏ ب ۡ ‏َع دَ‏ اَنۡ‏
ِ ۡ ي َ د نَّ‏
ت ‏ُوَ‏ ل ۡ ‏ُّوا مُد بِرِ‏ ۡ ي ۡ نَ‏ ﴿
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‏َا
وَ‏ ت
‘And, by oath of Allah, I shall seek to harm
your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sūraĥ Anbiyā, Verse 57)
Subsequently after this, he took an axe and made his way to the
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placed in front of the door. After seeing these man-made gods,
he became furious due to being stirred with the passion of the
oneness of Almighty and broke those idols into pieces with his
axe. He spared the biggest idol, placed the axe over its shoulder
and left the temple. When the people returned from the carnival,
they reached the temple to worship their idols and to eat the
feast. But they were stunned to see their gods broken into pieces.
All of them suddenly confounded and started shouting.
﴾۵۹﴿
ه َ ذا بِاٰ‏
مَنۡ‏ َ فَع لَ‏ ٰ
لِمِ‏
‏َمِ‏ نَ‏ ٰ الظّ‏
ل
َ تِ‏ نَ‏ ا ۤ اِ‏ نَّهٗ‏
‘Who has done this to our Gods He is indeed cruel!’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sūraĥ Anbiyā, Verse 59)
Some people said that they have heard a young man whose name
is ‘Ibrāĥīm’ saying bad words against these idols. It was ordered
to bring the young man in front of the people. They may testify
that he was the one who demolished the idols. Sayyidunā
Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was summoned and the people asked: ‘O
Ibrāĥīm! Are you the one who treated our gods like this’ In
reply, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘The biggest idol would
have done it because the axe is on its shoulder. Alternatively, why
do you not inquire from your small demolished gods that who
broke them into pieces If these idols can speak, ask them and
they themselves will tell you who broke them.’ The people
lowered their heads and said, ‘O Ibrāĥīm! What and how can
we ask these gods You are well aware that these idols cannot
speak.’ After hearing this, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said out of
fury and in an emotional outburst:
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‏ُفّ‏ َّ ُ مۡ‏
ٍ
ُ ُّ ‏ُمۡ‏ ﴿ ؕ
﴾۶۶
يَ‏
ِ مَ‏ ا
‏َعُ‏ كُ‏ مۡ‏ شَ‏ ۡ ي ئً‏ ا وَّ‏ َ
يَنف
ۡ
ٰ ّ
قَال ا ‏َفَتَ‏ ۡ ع بُ‏ دُ‏ ۡ و نَ‏ مِ‏ نۡ‏ دُ‏ ۡ و نِ‏ ا
ا
﴿
ُ ۡ نَ‏
﴾۶۷
ت ‏َع ۡ قِ‏
َ
اَف
ٰ ّ
و َ لِمَ‏ ا ت ‏َع ۡ بُ‏ دُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
مِ‏ نۡ‏ دُ‏ ۡ و نِ‏ ا
He said, ‘What! You worship, instead of Allah, one that neither
benefits you nor harms you’ ‘Disgrace be upon you and all the idols
whom you worship instead of Allah; so do you not have sense’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sūraĥ Anbiyā, Verse 66-67)
After hearing this truthful exclamation of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
the people did not give any reply. Instead, they started ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
wailing and calling other idolaters;
﴾ ۶۸﴿ َ
ُ ك نۡ‏ ُ ۡ
َ
تَ‏ كُ‏ مۡ‏ اِ‏ نۡ‏
ف ٰ عِ‏ لِ‏
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ِ ۡ قُو ُ ه وَ‏ انۡ‏ ُ ُ وۡ‏ ۤ ا اٰ‏
حَ‏ رّ‏
‘Burn him and help your gods, if you want to’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sūraĥ Anbiyā, Verse 68)
Therefore, the tyrants now ignited a huge fire and the flames of this
fire were so high that not even a single bird was able to fly over it.
Then they unclothed him and threw him into the fire by means of
a catapult, and they assumed in their minds that Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
would have been burnt and turned to ashes. But Almighty عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ordered the fire:
﴾۶۹ ۙ ﴿ َ ۡ
قُل ۡ نَ‏ ا ي ٰ نَ‏ ارُ‏
‏ُوۡ‏
َّ و سَ‏ ل ٰ مً‏ ا
ِ ۡ ب ۡ ‏َر دً‏ ا
اِ‏ ب ۡ ٰ ر هِ‏
‘O fire, become cool and peaceful upon Ibrāĥīm’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sūraĥ Anbiyā, Verse 69)
Therefore, the outcome for this has been described by the Holy
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ِ ي ۡ نَ‏ ﴾۷۰﴿
َ َ ‏َعل ۡ نٰ‏ ُ ُ ا ۡ ‏َخۡ‏ َ
وَ‏ ا ‏َرَ‏ ُ اد ۡ وا بِهٖ‏ َ ك ۡ ي ً دا
And they wished to
cause him harm, so We made them the greatest of losers
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sūraĥ Anbiyā, Verse 70)
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Thus the fire extinguished and Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
escaped absolutely safe and alive. The tyrants and the persecutors
were stunned and humiliated to see this spectacle.
Reliance of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م on Allah : It is
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م narrated that when Nimrod threw Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
into the blazing fire in front of a huge swarm of his people, all the
creation of the earth and skies started crying and supplicating
in the court of Almighty Allah لَّ‏ ‏:عَزَّوَجَ‏ ‘O Rab! Your Khalīl is being
put into fire and there is none except him on the earth to proclaim
Your oneness and who is devoted to You. Therefore, give us
the permission so we may render our support and assistance to
him.’ Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ replied, ‘Ibrāĥīm is My Khalīl and I
am his Creator. If Ibrāĥīm calls all of you for support, then you
all have My permission to help him. But if he does not seek help
from anyone except Me, then all of you listen that I am his
Friend, Helper and Protector. Thus leave his matter unto Me.’
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م After this, the angel of water came to Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
and said, ‘If you say, I can extinguish the fire by showering water
over it.’ Then came the angel of wind and presented himself and
said, ‘If you order, I can blow the fire away with a powerful
hurricane.’ Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said to both these angels,
‘I am not in need of you people. My Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ is Sufficient for
me and He is my only Healer. He will help me whenever and
however He wishes.’ (Ṣāwī, vol. 4, pp. 1307, Part 17, Sūraĥ Anbiyā, Verse 68)
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Which supplication did he invoke before being thrown into
fire: In one of the narrations, it has also been mentioned that
when the infidels threw him into the fire, at that time he invoked
‏ُلْكُ‏ لاَ‏ شَ‏ رِيْكَ‏ لَكَ‏ supplication: the following
‏ْم
ْ ول ‏َكَ‏ ال
‏ْح دُ‏ َ
‏َكَ‏ ل ‏َكَ‏ ‏َم ال
‏ْت سبْحَان
اِلاَّ‏ اَن
ٰ
ُ َ
َ اِ‏
لاَ‏
and when he was thrown into the flames of the fire, Sayyidunā
Jibrāīl عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م arrived and said: ‘O Khalīl of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ do you
have any need’ He replied, ‘I have no need from you,’ then
Sayyidunā Jibrāīl عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said, ‘Seek help from Almighty Allah
replied, ‘My عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م for your need.’ Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ is Well-Aware of my condition. Therefore, I do not
need to ask Him.’ At that time, the blessed age of Sayyidunā
Ibrāĥīm عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was either sixteen or twenty years.
How long did he remain in the fire for: There are three reports
about how long he remained in the fire for;
1. Some annotators are of the opinion that he remained in
the blazing flames of the fire for seven days.
2. Some have written that he remained for forty days.
3. Some annotators are with the opinion that he remained in
ٰ ۡ اَع ( days. the fire for fifty
‏َعا لَمُ‏
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
(Ṣāwī, vol. 4, pp. 1307; Part 17, Sūraĥ Anbiyā, Verse 68)
Moral lesson
From this anecdote, there is a condolence for those people who
stand firm like mountains and show perseverance in their
determination against the evil powers.
Āj bī ĥo jo Ibrāĥīm kā Īmān paīdā
Āg kar saktī ĥay andāz gulistān paīdā
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The similar enthusiasm like Ibrāĥīm if may revive today
The blazing fire can turn into flowering garden even today
هِ‏ ال سَّ‏ لاَ‏ م .45 Trial of Sayyidunā Ayyūb
‏َل ‏َيۡ‏
Sayyidunā Ayyūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is from the descendants of Sayyidunā
Isḥāq عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and his mother is from the family of Sayyidunā
Lūṭ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed him with a diverse
range of blessings including facial beauty, excess of wealth and
children, uncountable number of cattle, fields and gardens. These
all were under his possession. When Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ put
him under trial and tribulation, his house collapsed and all of
his sons became trapped underneath and died. All of the animals
that included hundreds of camels and thousands of goats, died.
All of the fields and gardens were also ruined. At the end, nothing
was left in his possession. Whenever he was informed about this
ruin and destruction of all these possessions, he would glorify
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ and extended gratitude by saying, ‘What was mine and
what is mine, the One Whose it was has taken it. For the duration
that He bestowed me with it, it was within my possession and He
has taken it back when He wished. I am always content in
whatever pleases Him.’ After this, he fell sick and huge blisters
appeared on his blessed body. Under this state, everyone left
him, except for his only wife whose name was ‘Raḥmat bint
‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Afrāim’, who was the granddaughter of Sayyidunā Yūsuf
She used to serve Sayyidunā Ayyūb السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ He remained in this
very state for many years. He remained in severe agony and pain
due to the sore blisters and boils.
Benefit: A widespread misconception among people is that
‏ْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م Sayyidunā Ayyūb
leprosy. suffering from ‏(مَعَاذ االله)‏ was عَل ‏َي
Hence, some unauthentic books have also recorded fabricated
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stories about his leprosy. But remember that these tales are
completely incorrect and Sayyidunā Ayyūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م or any other
Prophet has never been afflicted with the diseases of leprosy or
ulcer. In this context, there is a unanimous opinion that it is
mandatory that Prophets stay protected from all those diseases
that are publically loathsome and detested. This is because it is the
primary duty of the Prophets to preach the moral guidance. So
it is obvious that when people will detest and go afar from them
due to their illnesses, then how will the obligatory noble task of
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م preaching be executed Conclusively, Sayyidunā Ayyūb
never at all suffered from leprosy or ulcer but only mere blisters,
boils and pimples popped up on his blessed body, due to which
he suffered the difficulty and pain for many years but he
endured it with great patience and gratefulness. Then with the
commandment of Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ he invoked in the following way:
﴾۸۳﴿ َ
ۡ اَر حَ‏ مُ‏ ا ّ ٰ حِ‏ مِ‏
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ُُّّ
ِ ۡ مَ‏ سَّ‏ َ ال
‘Hardship has afflicted me,
and You are the Most Merciful of all those who have mercy’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 17, Sūraĥ Anbiyā, Verse 83)
When Sayyidunā Ayyūb عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م remained steadfast in the trial
of Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and was successful in his test, his
supplication was accepted. The Most Gracious and Merciful
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ordered him, ‘O Ayyūb ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏!عَل Stamp your foot on
the ground.’ When he struck his foot on the ground, immediately
a spring of water gushed forth. It was commanded by Almighty
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ to Sayyidunā Ayyūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م to bathe from this water.
Therefore, he bathed and all the diseases of his body were healed.
He then walked forty steps and the command to stamp the foot
on the ground was given again. As soon as he stamped his foot on
the ground, another spring of water bubbled up and its water
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was very cold, sweet and exceptionally delicious. When Sayyidunā
Ayyūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م drank this water, his inner self was enlightened
with the divine light and he attained an excellent health and
esteemed spirituality. Almighty Allah عَزَّوَجَ‏ لَّ‏ revived all his children
back to life, blessed his wife with youth again and they had
numerous children. After that, he was also granted with his
previously ruined riches and cattle, provisions and resources.
In fact, he was bestowed with a lot more riches and wealth than
what he possessed before.
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م One day, during the days of his illness, Sayyidunā Ayyūb
called his wife and she came with a great delay, which enraged
him. He swore an oath to strike her with a hundred whips.
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ said ‘oh Ayyūb السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَلَيْهِ‏ strike your wife
once with a grass-made broom and through this, your oath will
be fulfilled’. Therefore, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has mentioned this anecdote
in the Holy Quran in the following way:
ۡ ُ َ
ۡ
ِ ب
َ ۡ ثل
و مِ‏
َ ٗ ۤ اَهۡ‏ َ ٗ
﴾۴۴﴿
َ ب ۡ ن َ ا
ُ ذۡ‏
﴾۴۲﴿
﴾۴۳
ب ‏َارِ‏ د ٌ وَّ‏ َ َ ابٌ‏
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ه ٰ ذ َ ا مُ‏ غۡ‏ ‏َسَ‏ لٌ‏
َ
اُرۡ‏ ‏ُض بِرِ‏ ۡ ج لِك
ّ
ِ
مَّ‏ عَ‏ ُ ۡ رَ‏ ۡ ح مَ‏ ةً‏
َ َ ۡ نَ‏ ثۡ‏
و
َ
‏ِهٖ‏
بّ‏
ن َّ ا وَ‏
‏ُو ِ ا ۡ ‏َل ۡ بَ‏ ابِ‏ ﴿
ذِ‏ ۡ ك ٰ ري ِ
‏َّا وَ‏ جَ‏ د ۡ ن ٰ هُ‏ صَ‏ ابِرً‏ ا نِع ۡ مَ‏ ال ۡ عَ‏ ب ۡ دُ‏
اِ‏ ن
و وَ‏ ه
‏َا
و خ بِيَ‏ دِ‏ ك ضِ‏ ۡ غ ثً‏ ا ف
‏َّهٗ‏ ۤ ‏َوَّ‏ ابٌ‏
اِ‏ ن ا
We said to him, ‘Strike the earth with your foot; this cool spring is
for bathing and drinking.’ (A spring gushed forth when he struck
the earth – this was a miracle.) And We bestowed his household to him
and one more similar to it – as a mercy from Us, and as a remembrance
for the people of intellect. And We said, ‘Take a broom in your hand
and strike her with it, and do not break your vow’; we indeed found
him patiently enduring; what an excellent bondman! He is indeed
most inclined.
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In conclusion, Sayyidunā Ayyūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was thoroughly successful
in this test. Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ blessed him with all types of
His bounties in every way and the Holy Quran gave an address
of acclamation for Sayyidunā Ayyūb عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and crowned his
blessed head with the crown of eminence by presenting him
with the unparalleled title of ‘Awwāb’.
Moral lesson
The moral lesson we get from Sayyidunā Ayyūb’s anecdote of
trials is that there are trials from Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ even for the chosen
devout bondsmen of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and when they are successful in
their trials and succeed in their tribulations, then as a reward,
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ dignifies their grandeur to such an extent
that is beyond one’s imagination. We also get another moral
lesson from this anecdote that the fruits of reward that are yielded
عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ by practicing patience and being grateful to the will of Allah
during the time of tribulations are always extraordinary sweet and
‏َعا ٰ لَمُ‏ ۡ اَع ( enjoying.
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
‏َل ‏َيۡ‏ 46. Sayyidunā Sulaymān
هِ‏
and an ant ال سَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is the son of Sayyidunā Dāwūd
He was a successor of his sacred father. Almighty Allah ‏.عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
bestowed him with the blessings of the Prophethood and عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
the kingship of the whole world and he remained on the throne
for a period of forty years. He ruled over humans, jinns, devils,
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م birds, beasts, insects and everything and everyone. He
was bestowed with the linguistic knowledge of all of them. There
were also innovative industries introduced during his reign.
Therefore, it has been mentioned in the Holy Quran:
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و و
ّ ۡ نَ‏ ا
و قَال ياَيُّهَ‏ ا النَّ‏ اسُ‏ ُ لِم
ال ۡ مُ‏ بِ‏
َ ُ وَ‏ ال ۡ فَ‏ ۡ ض لُ‏
ه ذَ‏ ا
َ ۡ ءٍ‏ اِ‏ نَّ‏ ٰ
َ رِ‏ ثَ‏ سُ‏ ل ۡ ‏َي ٰ م نُ‏ دَ‏ اوٗ‏ دَ‏
ِ و اُو ۡ تِي ۡ ن
ۡ َّ
الط
َ ن ۡ طِ‏ قَ‏
﴾۱۶﴿ ُ
ّ
‏ُل
ِ
مِ‏ نۡ‏
And Sulaymān became Dāwūd’s heir; and he said, ‘O people, we
have indeed been taught the language of birds, and have been
given from all things; this surely is a manifest favour’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 27, Sūraĥ Namal, Verse 16)
Likewise, it has been mentioned at another place in the
Glorious Quran:
َ ۡ َ ال ۡ قِ‏ طۡ‏
ع
و ل ‏ِسُ‏ ل ۡ ‏َي ٰ م نَ‏ ا ‏ِيۡ‏ ّ
ۡ
وَ‏ مِ‏ نَ‏ ا ِ ِ نّ‏
ُ ۡ رٌ‏ وَّ‏
غ دُ‏ وُّ‏ هَ‏ ا شَ‏
‏ِهٖ‏
ب َ ۡ َ ي ‏َدَ‏ ي ۡ هِ‏ بِاِ‏ ۡ ذ نِ‏ رَ‏ بّ‏
يَّع مَ‏ لُ‏
مَنۡ‏ ۡ
رَ‏ َ و احُ‏ هَ‏ ا شَ‏ ۡ رٌ‏ وَ‏ اَسَ‏ ل ۡ َ نا
مِ‏ نۡ‏ عَ‏ َ ذابِ‏ السَّ‏ عِ‏ ِ ﴿۱۲﴾
َ َ ٗ مَ‏ ا
ۡ ‏َوَ‏ ابِ‏ و َ قُدُ‏ و ۡ رٍ‏ رّ‏ ٰ سِ‏ ي ٰ
‏َا
تٍ‏
ي ‏َع ۡ مَ‏ ُ ۡ ن
ۡ ۡ َ
ُ
ِ
ِ ۡ َّ
‏ِر
‏َا ن ‏ُذِ‏ ق هُ‏
ا ن
نۡ‏
نۡ‏ عَ‏ يَّزِ‏ غ و مَنۡ‏
و ت ‏َمَ‏ اثِي لَ‏ وَ‏ جِ‏ فا ‏ٍن
‏َارِ‏ ي بَ‏
‏َشَ‏ آءُ‏ مِ‏ نۡ‏ And We gave the wind in Sulaymān’s control – its morning journey
equal to a month’s course and the evening journey equal to a
month’s course; and We sprung a stream of molten copper for him;
and from the jinns, who worked before him by the command of his
Rab; and those among them who turned away from Our command -
We shall make them taste the punishment of the blazing fire. They
made for him whatever he wished - synagogues and statues, basins
like ponds, and large pots built into the ground.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 22, Sūraĥ Sabā, Verse 12-13)
عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م It has been narrated that once Sayyidunā Sulaymān
was passing with all of his armies that consisted of humans as
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well as supernatural forces from the valley of ‘Naml’ in Ṭāif or
Syria where ants exist in a huge number. The queen of the
ants that was a female as well as lame warned all ants and said:
O ants! All of you go in your holes otherwise Sayyidunā Sulaymān
and his army will unknowingly crush you under their عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
feet. Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م heard this speech from a
distance of three miles and smiled over it. Therefore, Almighty
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ said in the Holy Quran:
‏َو ۡ ا
اِ‏ ذَ‏ ا ۤ اَت
ٰ َ وادِ‏ النَّ‏ ۡ م لِ‏ قَال ‏َتۡ‏
‏َم ۡ ل ‏َةٌ‏
ن
يّاَيُّهَ‏ ا النَّ‏ م ۡ لُ‏
ُ ُ ۡ ا مَ‏ ٰ س كِ‏ نَ‏ كُ‏ مۡ‏ َ
ادخ
ۡ
قَوۡ‏
‏ًا ِ مّ‏ نۡ‏
فَتَ‏ ‏َسَّ‏ مَ‏ ضاحِ‏
َ ا
﴾۱۸﴿
َ ُ ۡ َ ‏َشۡ‏ ُ ُ و ۡ نَ‏
و
َ ۡ طِ‏ مَ‏ نَّ‏ كُ‏ مۡ‏ سُ‏ ل ‏َي ۡ م ٰ نُ‏ وَ‏ جُ‏ نُ‏ و ۡ دُ‏ هٗ‏
Until when they came to the valley of the ants, a she ant exclaimed,
‘O ants, enter your houses – may not Sulaymān and his armies crush
you, unknowingly.’ He therefore smiled beamingly at her speech.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sūraĥ Naml, Verse 18-19)
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ح
Moral lesson
From this Quranic anecdote, we have acquired few moral
lessons.
1. Listening to the voice of an ant from a distance of three miles
is a miracle of Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and we have also
come to know that the hearing and seeing capabilities of
Prophets cannot be compared with the capabilities of
ordinary human beings. But the true fact is that all the
faculties of Prophets are excellently higher than those of
the ordinary people.
2. From the speech of the ant, we also come to know that
even ants believe that the companions of any Prophet
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cannot intentionally oppress anyone because the ant said
َ ع ۡ ون (
‏ُر
ۡ ُ
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م meaning, that if Sayyidunā Sulaymān ‏(وَ‏ ۡ هُم لاَ‏ ‏َش
and his army crush them under their feet, then it will be done
unintentionally. Otherwise, being a companion of a Prophet,
they will not intimidate and oppress anyone intentionally.
Alas! The ants believe that companions of a Prophet never
oppress anyone intentionally, but the group of ‘Rāfiḍī sect’
proved to be even worse than the tiny ants that these tyrants
falsely accuse the sacred and reverend companions of
of intentionally صَ‏ َّ االله
casting tyranny over the family of Prophet Muhammad
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم Prophet Muhammad
ُ تَعَالىٰ‏ َ
صَ‏ َّ االله
‏ْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهَا and Sayyidatunā Fatima لَي
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3. We have also come to know that laughing of the sacred
Prophets عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is only a mere smile or an inaudible laugh
as it has been mentioned in Aḥādīš that these prestigious
personalitites never cut laughter.
رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْه Joke: It is narrated that Sayyidunā Qatādaĥ Muḥaddiš
who was a scholarly genius and an interdisciplinary erudite
scholar. Especially there was no one like him who possessed the
knowledge of Ḥadīš and annotation. Once he visited Kufa and a
huge throng of people gathered around to see him. During his
‏ُم ۡ ‘( that speech, many times he asked the audience
َ مَّ‏ ا شِ‏ ئ ۡ ت
‏’(سَ‏ لُو ۡ ع
meaning, ‘ask me whatever you want to ask’. People were so much
impressed from his religious knowledge that all of them remained
seated stunned and silent. But when he repeatedly insisted, then
Sayyidunā Imām Abū Ḥanīfaĥ رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْه who was very young at
that time, due to observing decorum, did not say anything himself
but asked people to put a question to Sayyidunā Qatādaĥ
that in the valley of Naml, the ant whose speech made رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْه

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Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م smile, was that ant a male or female
This question amazed him so much that he could not utter a
single word in response. Then people inquired from Sayyidunā
Imām Abū Ḥanīfaĥ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْه ‏.رَ‏ He replied ‘that ant was a female’.
Sayyidunā Qatādaĥ رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْه asked, ‘What is the proof for it’
Sayyidunā Imām Abū Ḥanīfaĥ رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْه replied that in the
‏َالَت نَم َ ٌ ( gender Holy Quran, feminine
has been used for this ‏(وَ‏ ق
ant. If the ant had been a male, then the masculine gender
‏َم ٌ ل (
‏َالَ‏ ن ۡ
رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْه would have been used. Sayyidunā Qatādaĥ ‏(وَ‏ ق
accepted the proof and was amazed over the wisdom and the indepth
knowledge of the Holy Quran that Sayyidunā Imām Abū
Ḥanīfaĥ رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َيْه possessed and was embarrassed over his
bragging words.
47. Sayyidunā Sulaymān’s woodpecker
Although all birds were tamed and obedient to Sayyidunā
Sulaymān ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل but his woodpecker was very famous for
his obedience and good service. It was the woodpecker who
informed Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م about the queen Bilqīs
of a country named ‘Sabā’ that she ruled over the empire by sitting
on a huge throne. In addition, she possessed everything that a
monarch should have. But unfortunately, she and people of her
nation worshipped the stars. After hearing this news, Sayyidunā
Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م wrote a letter to Bilqīs and the same woodpecker
delivered it. Therefore, the Holy Quran mentions that Sayyidunā
Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said:
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ۡ
ِ
َّ
َ
ٌ
َ
َ
ِ
ۙ
ۡ
ِ
﴾ ۲۸﴿
‏َان ۡ ظ ُ رۡ‏
ۡ ُ ۡ ف
ت ‏َوَ‏ ل عَ‏ ن
‏ُمَّ‏
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ٰ
‏ِكِ‏ ت
بّ‏
اِ‏ ۡ ذ َ ه بۡ‏
اِ‏ ل ‏َيۡ‏
ۡ ٰ ه ذَ‏ ا فَاَل ۡ قِ‏ هۡ‏
‏َا ي ۡ ‏َر جِ‏ عُ‏ ۡ و نَ‏
مَ‏ ا ذ
‘Go with this letter of mine and drop it upon them -
then move aside from them and see what they answer in return.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sūraĥ Naml, Verse 28)
Therefore, the woodpecker took the letter and dropped it in the
lap of Bilqīs from the top. At that time, she gathered all the
statesmen and aristocrats of her empire around her and after
reading the letter, she was horrified and said to the members
of her court that:
ٰ ّ
﴾۲۹
ََّ
ۤ ۡ
ّ
‏َؤ ُ ا ِ
ياَيُّه َ ا ال ۡ مَ‏ ل
اِ‏
ۡ
‏ُل
ا
اِ‏
كِ‏
ب رِ‏ كَ‏ ي ۡ مٌ‏ ﴿
‏َّهٗ‏
اِ‏ ن
نۡ‏ سُ‏ ل ۡ ‏َي ٰ م نَ‏ وَ‏
‏َّهٗ‏
اِ‏ ن مِ‏
‏ِس ۡ مِ‏ ا
﴾٪۳۱﴿ َ
َّ وَ‏
ت ٰ
ۡ ُ ۡ ا
ت ‏َع
ََّ
ا َّ ح ۡ م ٰ نِ‏ ا َّ حِ‏ ِ ﴿۳۰﴾
ا
ا ۡ ت ‏ُوۡ‏
مُ‏ ۡ سلِمِ‏
O chieftains, indeed a noble letter has been dropped upon me. Indeed
it is from Sulaymān, and it is with Allah - beginning with the name
of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful that do not wish eminence
above me, and present yourselves humbly to me, with submission.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sūraĥ Naml, Verse 29-31)
After reading out the letter in front of the aristocrats and the
ministers of her state, she sought their suggestion in this regard.
Boasting upon their physical and military power, the aristocrats
عَلَيْهِ‏ suggested declaring a war on Sayyidunā Sulaymān
who was a wise and sane woman, vigilantly warned and directed
her aristocrats and ministers by saying that war is not viable
because it will make cities desolated and the reverend aristocrats
and well-esteemed people of cities will become victim of
humiliation and notoriety. Therefore, I think it is a prudent
proposal to send some gifts and presents entailing a test to verify
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whether Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is only some sort of worldly king or
‏,عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ As if he is a Prophet of Allah ‏.عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ also a Prophet of Allah
then he will never accept my gifts. On the contrary, he will inspire
us to follow his religion. And if he is merely a worldly king, then
he will turn mild by accepting my gifts. Therefore, through a
messenger, Bilqīs sent five hundred slaves, five hundred wellornamented
bondmaids and five hundred golden bricks with
them, loads of jewels, perfumes and fragrances and a studded
crown along with a letter by her. After seeing all this, the
woodpecker departed from there and revealed everything in
the court of Sayyidunā Sulaymān السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ Therefore, after few
days, when the envoy of Bilqīs arrived in the court of Sayyidunā
Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م loaded with lots of goods, Sayyidunā Sulaymān
said to the messenger furiously:
ۡ م
‏َنۡ‏ ُ ۡ
ا
ّ ‏َّاۤ‏
ِ
خَ‏ ۡ ٌ
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ٰ ّ
ا
ٰ
ات
ٰ ۤ َ
‏َا
‏َنِ‏
‏ُمِ‏ د ُّ و ۡ ن
اَت
بِمَ‏ الٍ‏
ك ُ مۡ‏ بَلۡ‏
بِه َ دِ‏ يَّتِ‏ كُ‏
َ ُ ۡ جَ‏ نَّ‏ ُ ۡ
ل رِ‏
َ ُ ۡ بِهَ‏ ا وَ‏
ا ٰ ت ٰ
‏ُن ُ و ۡ دٍ‏
ِ ۡ ُ َّ
‏َن َ ا ۡ تِيَ‏ ن
ِ ۡ فَل
اِ‏ ر ۡ جِ‏
اِ‏ ل ‏َيۡ‏
قِ‏ بَ‏ ل ل
﴾۳۷﴿
﴾۳۶﴿
َّ
و
َ
قَال
َ ۡ َ حُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
ت
ن ۡ ه َ ا ۤ اَذِ‏ لَّةً‏
He said, ‘Are you helping me with wealth What Allah has bestowed
upon me is better than what He has given you; rather it is you who
are delighted at your gift. Go back to them – so we shall indeed come
upon them with an army they cannot fight, and degrading them shall
certainly drive them out from that city, so they will be humiliated.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sūraĥ Naml, Verse 36-37)
Therefore, after his return, when the messenger told the whole
incident to Bilqīs, she then presented herself in the court
of Sayyidunā Sulaymān ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل After seeing the court of
ٰ ‏ُو ۡ نَ‏
ص
ّ
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ِ
ۡ
ِ
ٌ
ۡ
ۡ
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Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and its mysteries and wonders,
she was assured that no doubt, Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م is a
true Prophet of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and his empire is bestowed unto him
by Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ When Sayyidunā Sulaymān imparted the message
of Islām to her, she embraced Islām very politely and earnestly.
After this, Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م married Bilqīs and kept
her in his palace.
In this perspective, all the noble tasks accomplished by the
woodpecker are no doubt among the wonders of the world which
‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م undoubtadly are the miracles of Sayyidunā Sulaymān
48. How did the throne of Bilqīs arrive
The royal throne of the queen of Sabā ‘Bilqīs’ was eighty yards in
length and forty yards in width. It was gilded with the various
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م kinds of jewels and pearls. When Sayyidunā Sulaymān
declined the messenger and the gifts offered by Bilqīs and after
commanding her through an epistle to report in his court after
embracing Islām, a desire mounted in his heart that before her
arrival in his court; her throne should reach here. Therefore, he
said to the courtiers in his court:
﴿ َ ۡ
﴾۳۸
ّ ۡ َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
ِ
‏َنۡ‏
ا
يَّا ۡ ت ‏ُوۡ‏
ۡ مُ‏ س ۡ لِمِ‏
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ياَيُّهَ‏ ا ال ۡ مَ‏ ل ‏َؤُ‏ ا اَيُّكُ‏ مۡ‏ ي ‏َا ۡ تِيۡ‏
ِ نَ‏
‏ِي ۡ ت مّ‏
َ
قَال
قَال عِ‏
‏َن ‏َا ا ٰ تِي ۡ كَ‏
ا
َ ۡ شِ‏ هَ‏ ا ۡ قَب لَ‏
بِ‏
‏َنۡ‏
ا
‏َب ۡ لَ‏
بِهٖ‏ ق
مَّ‏ قَ‏ امِ‏ كَ‏
ت ‏َقُ‏ ۡ و مَ‏ مِ‏ نۡ‏
وَ‏ اِ‏
‏ِه
ۡ
ا ِ ‏ِنّ‏
﴾۳۹﴿ ٌ
ل ‏َقَ‏ وِ‏ يٌّ‏
Said Sulaymān, ‘O court members, which one of you can bring me
her throne before they come humbled in my presence’ An extremely
evil jinn said, ‘I will bring it in your presence before you disperse the
assembly; and I am indeed strong and trustworthy upon it.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sūraĥ Naml, Verse 38-39)
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After listening to the address of the jinn, Sayyidunā Sulaymān
said, ‘I wish that the throne reaches in my court even
before that.’ Upon hearing this, Sayyidunā Sulaymān’s minister,
Sayyidunā Āṣif bin Barkhīyā
, who was blessed with
the knowledge of the Ism-e-A’ẓam and was a marvellous friend
of Allah said to Sayyidunā Sulaymān
, as it is stated
in the Holy Quran.
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ٖ ۡ ٰ ٰ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
Said one who had knowledge of the Book, ‘I will
bring it in your majesty’s presence before you bat your eyelid’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sūraĥ Naml, Verse 40)
Therefore, through a spiritual power, Sayyidunā Āṣif bin
Barkhīyār
pulled this throne from the land of Sabā to
Bayt-ul-Muqaddas in the palace of Sayyidunā Sulaymān
.
That throne came through the lower surface of the earth and it
appeared instantly near the chair of Sayyidunā Sulaymān
.
After seeing the throne, Sayyidunā Sulaymān said:
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۤ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ٰ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ٖ ۡ
‘This is of the favours of my Rab; so that He may test me whether I
give thanks or am ungrateful; and whoever gives thanks only gives
thanks for his own good; and whoever is ungrateful – then indeed
my Rab is the Independent (not needing anything), the Owner of
All Praise.’ (A miracle which occurred through one of Allah’s friends.)
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 19, Sūraĥ Naml, Verse 40)
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Moral lesson
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ It is proven from this Quranic anecdote that Almighty Allah
bestows His friends with extreme spiritual powers. You can
عَنْهُ‏ see that Sayyidunā Āṣif bin Barkhīyār
fetched the رَ‏
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تَعَ‏
َ االلهُ‏
throne of Bilqīs from the land of Sabā to the holy court of
Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م in a wink of an eye and that too,
without moving a single inch from his place. Similarly, many
friends of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ have called many people and animals
from far-off areas within an instant. All of this is a demonstration
of those spiritual powers that are conferred by Almighty Allah
to His friends. Therefore, never consider those blessed people عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏
to be analogous and identical to you and never underestimate
the physical power of their organs to be like of ordinary people’s.
Where do ordinary people stand infront of the high status of
the friends of Almighty Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏عَزَّ‏ To consider the friends of
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ to be same as ordinary people is undoudtadly an utter
deviation and transgression.
رَ‏ حمْ‏ ‏َةُ‏ االلهِ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َل Sayyidunā Maulānā Rūmī َ
has comprehensively يْه
delineated this issue in his Mašnawī:
کم کس زا بدل ح ق آ بحہ شد
جمل ا لم زي سبب گمراہ شد
م د اس و اہ ا او ء گ آ ہ
The whole world became misguided due to very few people being
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ acquainted with the friends of Allah
او لياء راهمچو خود پندا شتد همس ری با ان ياء ب رداشتد
ں او ء ا اور ا ء ا ى
People considered the chosen people of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ to be same
as them and considered themselves to be at the same level as
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ا يس ندا نس ند ا يشبحں ا زع ٰ هست ف ر درمياں ا نتها
ان ں ا ام اور او ء در ن ا ق
Those people did not realise due their sheer blindness that
there is a massive difference between them and in the friends
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ of Allah
However, a summary of this poem is that the friends of Allah
should not be considered as ordinary human beings but عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏
they shall be given true reverence and respect with the belief
that these chosen people have special blessings of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ on
them and these people are not only the kings of the spiritual
powers but are the spiritual emperors. These people can shun
away many severe agonies and calamities with the command of
Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ It is compulsory to show reverence and respect to
their graves too as the blessings and mercy of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ keeps
showering on the graves of these saints. Moreover, the person
who pays a visit to the graves of these holy saints out of love and
devotion, he will surely harvest the blessings from these great
people. In the current era, the Waĥābīaĥ sect is found to be
disrespectful towards the friends of Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ It is my advice to
my Sunni brothers to always keep away from the company of
these deviated people. Do not be deceived from their apparent
simple clothes, ablution and prayers as their hearts are very
dirty and polluted from the inner cores and these people are
مَ‏ ( faith. deprived from the blessings of the true
) ع اذاالله من
49. Extraordinary death of Sayyidunā Sulaymān
In Syria, the place where the tent of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was
erected, Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م laid the foundation of Bayt-ul-
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Muqaddas on that very place. But before the completion of the
building, the worldly life of Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م came to an
end. Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م bequeathed his son Sayyidunā
Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م for the completion of the building. Therefore,
Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م deployed a group of jinns and
assigned them to complete the construction. This construction
work remained in progress for a long time. During this
construction period, the final hour of the worldly life of Sayyidunā
Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م also arrived and the construction remained
still underway. So Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م supplicated to
Almighty Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ ‘Oh Almighty, don’t let my demise be
revealed upon jinns so that they remain constructing the building
and their claim of being knowledgeable of the unseen may be
refuted as well.’ After invoking this supplication, Sayyidunā
Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م entered in the arch and as per his normal
routine, he stood in worship with the support of his staff and
passed away in the same posture. But the jinn laborers presumed
that Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م was standing alive and they
continued working. Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م being in such
posture for a long time was not an amazing fact for jinns as they
had seen him praying many times for consecutively one month
and sometimes for consective two months.
Ultimately, he remained in this standing posture with the support
of his staff for one year after his demise. At last, by the will of
Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ his staff was eaten by the termites and his body came
to the ground with the fall of the staff. At that time, it was
revealed to jinns and all human beings about his demise. Almighty
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ has mentioned this event in the Holy Quran in the
following words:
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ِ ۡ سَ‏ ا
ۤ
َّ ُ ۡ َ ٰ ۡ مَوتِهٖ‏ اِ‏
مَا َ دل
َ ل ۡ ‏َي هِ‏ ال ۡ مَ‏ ۡ و تَ‏
‏َاۡ‏ ‏ُلُ‏
ا ۡ ۡ ‏َر ضِ‏ ت
َ د آبَّةُ‏
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فَل ‏َمَّ‏ ا قَض ۡ ين َ ا
‏َنۡ‏
ا
‏َّوۡ‏ ‏َان ‏ُو ۡ ا يَع ۡ ل ‏َمُ‏ و ۡ نَ‏
ل
ال ۡ غ َ ي ۡ بَ‏
‏َهٗ‏
ت
مَ‏ ا ل ‏َبِ‏ ث ُ و ۡ ا ِ ال ۡ ع َ ذ َ ا بِ‏
ت ‏َبَ‏ يَّ‏ َ ن تِ‏ ِ نُّ‏
‏َل ‏َمَّ‏ ا خَ‏ رَّ‏
ف
ا
ال ۡ مُ‏ هِ‏ ِ ﴿ ؕ ﴾۱۴
So when We sent the command of death towards him, no one
revealed his death to the jinns except the termite of the earth which
ate his staff; and when he came to the ground, the truth about the
jinns was exposed - if they had known the hidden, they would not
have remained in the disgraceful toil.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 22, Sūraĥ Sabā, Verse 14)
Moral lesson
1. The moral lesson that we get from this Quranic anecdote is
that the holy bodies of Prophets عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م neither deteriorate
nor rot after their demise. As you have just read that
Sayyidunā Sulaymān عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م remained in an erected posture
for one whole year after his demise with the support of the
staff. No change took place in his blessed body. All of the
Prophets عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م are in the same state in their graves that
the soil cannot eat their bodies. Therefore, it has been stated
in a Ḥadīš that is narrated by Ibn-e-Mājaĥ.
ٰ ّ
ُّ ا
ٰ ّ
اِ‏ ن ا
‏ُلَ‏ ۡ ‏َج سَ‏ ادَ‏ اَ‏ ۡ ‏َن ۡ بِ‏ يَ‏ اء فَنَ‏
ت ‏َا ا
‏َنَ‏
اَ‏ ۡ ۡ ‏َر ضِ‏ ا
َ ٌّ ي ‏ُر ۡ زَ‏ قُ‏
َ حَ‏ رَّ‏ مَ‏ َ َ
(Sunan Ibn-e-Mājaĥ, Kitāb-ul-Janāiz, Bāb żikr-o-Fātaĥ, vol. 3, pp. 291, Ḥadīš 1637)
No doubt, Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has made it Ḥarām (strictly prohibited) for
the earth to erode the bodies of the Prophets ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل Therefore,
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In the marginalia of Mishkāt Sharīf, it has been stated that it is
the dignified status of every Prophet that they are alive in their
graves. Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ confers them with sustenance. This
Ḥadīš is Ṣaḥīḥ. Imām Baīĥaqī has said that it is correct and
legitimate to believe that Prophets عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م may visit various places
at different times. (Mirāt-tul-Mafātīḥ, vol. 3, pp. 291, Ḥadīš 1637)
Based on the same principles, Aĥl-e-Sunnat wal Jama’at believes
that respected Prophets عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م are alive in their blessed graves
with their physical traits and characteristics. The Waĥābī sect has
an ailing belief that these Prophets have physically been
deteriorated and earth has eroded their bodies after their apparent
deaths. That’s why this deviant, transgressing and disrespectful
sect has pointed out the holy graves of the Prophets عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م as
mere mounds of dust and debris and is always proactive in trying
to demolish and humiliate these holy graves. This is absolutely
crossing the limits that despite having lots of anxieties in the
Muslim world, the Saudi government never ceases to manipulate
her wicked plans to demolish the Gumbad-Ghaḍra (The Grand
Green Tomb of the Holy Shrine of Prophet Muhammad
عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ). However, it is a great blessing of Allah وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
صَ‏ َّ االله تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِ‏ ‏ٖه
that they have not been able to accomplish their plans until now
, such evil plan will not be accomplished in future عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏
اِنْ‏ شَ‏ آءَال له and
either because:
Jis kā Ḥāmī ĥo Khudā us ko gĥaṫā saktā ĥay kon
Jis kā Ḥāfiz ĥo Khudā us ko miṫā saktā ĥay kon
The one whose supporter is Almighty Allah, no one can lower him
One whose protector is Almighty Allah, no one can destroy him
عَلَيْهِ‏ 2. Sayyidunā Sulaymān
years. led a life span of 53 السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
He was crowned as a king at the age of thirteen and ruled
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for forty years. His holy shrine is in Bayt-ul-Muqaddas.
ٰ ۡ اَعلَم (
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‏َعا
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
50. The bad end of Qārūn
Qārūn was the son of Yaṣĥur, who was the uncle of Sayyidunā
Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ He was a very handsome man. Impressed with his
charmful and elegant beauty, people used to call him Munawwar.
Another faculty that made him prominent among the Banī
Isrāīl was that he was a great scholar of Al-Taurāt. He was very
meek in temperament and very humble in character. In return,
people used to give him lots of dignity and reverence.
But gaining excess of wealth totally changed his attitude and he
became a hypocrite like Sāmrī and became a bitter enemy of
Sayyidunā Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل He also became extremely arrogant.
When the commandment of Zakāĥ revealed, he promised in
front of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م that he will pay a 1/1000 share
as a Zakāĥ of his capital but when he calculated his wealth and
possessions, a huge amount was deductible as the Zakāĥ money.
Upon seeing all this, greed and malice overpowered him. He did
not only become denial of Zakāĥ but also slandered and intrigued
against Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م by enticing people of Israel that
he is doing all this to snatch your wealth away. To create disgust
against Sayyidunā Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏,عَل he went to such an extent that
he conspired a heinous and filthy plot and enticed a woman by
giving her a lot of wealth to blame Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م of
fornication. Therefore, right at the time when Sayyidunā Mūsā
was delivering his sermon, Qārūn interrupted him and عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
said that you committed adultery with such and such woman.
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said that bring that woman in front
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of me. Therefore, that woman was called upon and Sayyidunā
Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said ‘O lady, swear by that Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ Who split
the river for the people of Israel and helped them to cross it with
peace and protection and helped them to get rid of Pharaoh.
Tell me clearly that what the matter is She started trembling from
the glory and majesty of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م and publically
confessed, ‘O Prophet of Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏!عَزَّ‏ Qārūn enticed me to put an
allegation on you by giving me huge riches.’ At that time,
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م prostrated with tearful eyes to thank
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ and supplicated to Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ in the state
of prostration that ‘oh Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ inflict your wrath and anger
upon Qārūn’. Then he عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م said to the congregation that the
one who is with Qārūn shall stay with him and the one who is
with me should separate away from Qārūn. Therefore, all of the
Banī Isrāīl left Qārūn, except two evil persons.
Afterwards, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ordered the earth that ‘oh
earth! Seize Qārūn straight away’. Qārūn sank down the earth
up to his knees. He عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م again ordered the same command
to earth and again Qārūn sank down the earth up to his waist.
After witnessing this, Qārūn started crying and shrieking and
started begging Sayyidunā Mūsā عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م for the sake of his
kinship and relationship with Sayyidunā Mūsā ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَل But
Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م did not give any response. Finally, he
fully sank down the earth. The two wretched people who stayed
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م with Qārūn started saying to people that Sayyidunā Mūsā
buried Qārūn in the ground so that he took his house and treasure
under his custody. Therefore, Sayyidunā Mūsā عَل ‏َيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م supplicated
for the burial of the house as well as the treasure of Qārūn.
Consequently, the house of Qārūn that was made of gold and
all of his treasure were buried inside the ground.
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Treasure of Qārūn: Now listen to this narration from the Holy
Quran: Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ has said that We endowed Qārūn
with so many treasures that a strong and a vigorous group of
people would carry the keys for his treasures with a great
difficulty. It is mentioned in the Holy Quran:
مِ‏ نۡ‏ ۡ قَو مِ‏ مُ‏ وۡ‏ ٰ
فَبَ‏ ٰ َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
وَ‏ ٰ ات ۡ ‏َي ٰ ن ُ ه مِ‏ نَ‏
ۤ
ۡ ُ نُ‏ ۡ و زِ‏ مَ‏ ا ن
اِ‏
ا
َ ‏َانَ‏
اِ‏ ن قَارُ‏ ۡ ون
مَ‏ فَ‏ ا ِ
‏ُو ِ ال ۡ ُ ق وَّ‏ ةِ‏
ل َ ‏َت ُ ن وۡ‏ ٓ ا ُ بِال ۡ ُ ع ۡ ص بَ‏ ةِ‏ ا
‏َهٗ‏
Indeed Qārūn was from the people of Mūsā - he then oppressed them;
and we gave him so many treasures that their keys were a heavy burden
for a strong group.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, Sūraĥ Qaṣaṣ, Verse 76)
Advice of Sayyidunā Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏:عَلَيْهِ‏ The advice Sayyidunā Mūsā
delivered to Qārūn which is mentioned in the Holy عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
Quran is as following. He became enemy of Sayyidunā Mūsā
after listening to the very same advice, which was السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
implicitly full of his own benefit. Just ponder upon the advice that
عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م how graceful and sincere it was that Sayyidunā Mūsā
and the whole nation was telling Qārūn that:
ٰ ّ
عَلَيْهِ‏
﴾۷۶﴿ َ
ِ ب
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اِ‏ ذ قَال
اِ‏ ن ا
ا
اِ‏ ل ۡ ‏َي كَ‏
ُ
ۡ َ ۤ ا ٰ ت ٰ كَ‏
ٰ ّ
وَ‏ اب ۡ ت فِ‏
ال ‏ِحِ‏
كَ‏ مَ‏ ا ۤ ا ۡ ‏َح سَ‏ نَ‏ ا
مِ‏ نَ‏ ُّ الدن ۡ يَ‏ ا وَ‏ ۡ اَح سِ‏ نۡ‏
َ غِ‏
َ ۡ َ حۡ‏
ت
َ ۡ سَ‏ نَصِ‏ ي ۡ بَ‏ كَ‏
ت
ٗ
َ َ ٗ ۡ قَو مُ‏ ه
َّ ۡ ٰ خِ‏ رَ‏ ةَ‏ وَ‏ َ
الدارَ‏ ا
ت ‏َب ۡ غِ‏ ال ۡ ف َ سَ‏
ا دَ‏ ِ ا ۡ ‏َرۡ‏
When his people said to him, ‘Do not show off - indeed Allah does
not like the boastful and seek the abode of the Hereafter with the
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wealth that Allah has given you, and do not forget your part in this
world, and do favours (to others) the way Allah has favoured you,
and do not seek to cause turmoil in the earth.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, Sūraĥ Qaṣaṣ, Verse 76-77)
Qārūn rejected this sincere advice out of arrogance of his
wealth and came in front of the people being very well dressed
up and fully drenched in arrogance and pride. He started to hurt
and speak foul about Sayyidunā Mūsā السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م ‏.عَلَيْهِ‏ What was the
outcome of it Listen to it from the words of the Holy Quran
‏.عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ and always fear from being captured in the wrath of Allah
‏.االله اكبر
Qārūn sank into ground:
ٰ ّ
َ
َ ‏َسَ‏ ۡ ف َ نا بِهٖ‏ وَ‏ بِدَ‏ ارِ‏ هِ‏ ا ۡ ۡ ‏َرض
ِ ِ ي ۡ نَ‏ ﴿
‏َانَ‏ نَ‏ ال ۡ مُ‏ ۡ ن تَ‏
مِ‏
وَ‏ مَ‏ ا
‏َا
فِ‏ َ ئ ةٍ‏ ۡ يَّن ُ ُ ۡ ون ‏َهٗ‏
نۡ‏
‏َانَ‏ َ ٗ
مِ‏
مِ‏ نۡ‏ دُ‏ ۡ و نِ‏ ا
﴾۸۱
We therefore buried him and his house into the earth; so he had no
group to help save him from Allah; nor could he take revenge.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 20, Sūraĥ Qaṣaṣ, Verse 81)
Moral lesson
This reprimanding anecdote gives us a moral lesson that if
Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ endows us with wealth and riches; we shall
consider it to be obligatory upon us to pay Zakāĥ on our riches.
One shall never be arrogant and boast upon the riches and
wealth that he possesses because it is Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ Who blesses
us with wealth and it is Him Who takes it back instantly
whenever He wishes to. Keeping this in mind, one shall always
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make a habit of keeping good manners and humbleness, shall
never try to badmouth or disrespect Prophets, friends of Allah
and the pious people because due to the prayers of these accepted
people in the court of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ such things can occur which
ٰ ۡ اَع ( comprehension. are beyond one’s
‏َعا لَمُ‏
‏(وَ‏ ُ االله ت
51. Romans will dominate after being dominated
A war was underway between the state of Rome and Persia, and
as the people of Persia were fire worshippers, that’s why the Arab
pagans preferred their domination. On the other hand, the
Romans were people of the Book. That’s why Muslims preferred
their victory. The military forces of Khusr-o-Parvez, the king of
Persia and Caesar, the king of Rome challenged each other near
the border of the Syrian state. After a furious fight, the Persians
were victorious. It was a bad news for Muslims. Intoxicated with
the joy of victory, the pagans started ridiculing Muslims by saying
that ‘you are the people of the holy book and so are the Roman
Christians, and the Persians are fire worshipers and we are also
idol worshippers. Our brothers have dominated your brothers
and if there is a battle between us, we will also dominate you in a
similar way’. At this occasion, the following verses of the holy
Quran were revealed giving the news of the unseen:
﴾۳﴿
‏ُلِبَ‏ تِ‏ ا ُّ ۡ و مُ‏ ﴿ ۲ۙ﴾
‏َل ‏َبِ‏ ِ ۡ سَ‏ يَ‏ غۡ‏ لِبُ‏ ۡ ون
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ال ٓ مّ‏ ٓ
ِ مّ‏ ن ب ۡ ‏َع دِ‏
ا ۡ ۡ ‏َر ضِ‏ وَ‏ ُ ۡ
سِ‏ نِ‏
ۡ
ِ ۡ بِض
ۡ ۤ اَدۡ‏ َ
Alif-Lām-Mīm. (Alphabets of the Arabic language – Allah, and to
whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings). The Romans
have been defeated. In the nearby land and after their defeat they
will soon be victorious within a few years time.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 21, Sūraĥ Rum, Verse 1-4)

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After hearing these verses of the Holy Quran, Sayyidunā Abū Bakr
announced to the pagans of Makkaĥ, ‘I swear on رَ‏
the name of my Almighty, the Romans will dominate the Persians.
Therefore, O people of Makkaĥ, do not jubilate upon the current
results of the war because there were no apparent signs of Romans
becoming victorious in distant years, that’s why ‘Abī bin Khulf
ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ stood abreast of Sayyidunā Ṣiddīq-e-Akbar
and a bet رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
was placed among them of one hundred camels.’ This bet was
conditioned that within a period of nine years, if the Romans
do not dominate the Persians, then Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq
will pay one hundred camels as a ransom amount for رَ‏
the loss of the bet but if the Romans overpower the Persians,
then ‘Abī bin Khulf will give one hundred camels. At that time,
this was not prohibited in Islām. By the blessings and grace of
Almighty Allah وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏,عَزَّ‏ the unseen news of the Holy Quran came
true only in a period of seven years. In 6 A.H, on the very day of
‘Ḥudaībiyaĥ Treaty’, the Romans conquered the Persians and the
Romans tied their horses in ‘Madain’ and relocated to a city in
‘Irāq with the name of ‘Romīaĥ’. Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ Ṣiddīq
ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏
َ االلهُ‏
received the hundred camels of the bet from the رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏
offspring of ‘Abī bin Khulf because ‘Abī bin Khulf was dead at that
time. (Madārik-ul-Tanzīl vol. 3, pp 458; Part 21, Sūraĥ Rūm, Verse 3)
The Holy Prophet صَ‏ َّ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم ordered Sayyidunā Abū Bakr
ِ تَعَالىٰ‏ عَنْهُ‏ Ṣiddīq
(Sadaqaĥ) to give all the camels in charity رَ‏ َ االلهُ‏
that were received as a bet ransom from the progeny of ‘Abī
‏!سُ‏ ٰ بْح نَ‏ الل ه ownself. bin Khulf and not to spend anything on his
Moral lesson
In the war between the Rome and Persia, the Romans were
defeated to such an extent that their military power was
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completely demolished, and they had no apparent signs of
victory. Nevertheless, they recieved such a victory, within seven
years, that was beyond the imagination. Such a news of unseen
from Holy Prophet صَ‏ َّ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم justifies the truthfulness of
his Prophethood as well as the significant validity of the Holy
Quran being the word of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ It is a truth that:
‏ْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِ‏ ‏ٖه
االلهُ‏ تَعَ‏ الىٰ‏ ‏َل ‏َي
Ĥazāraun falsafiyon kī chunā chunī badlī
Khudā kī bāt badalnī na thī na badlī
Philosophies of thousands of philosophers are
proved null and refuted
But the resolutions of Allah were not to be
proven false and neither they did
52. Storm of Ghazwaĥ Aḥzāb
Ghazwaĥ Aḥzāb took place in four or five A.H. The second
name of this Ghazwaĥ is also ‘Ghazwaĥ Khandaq’ (the holy war
of the trench). When the Jews of Banū Nuḍaīr tribe were exiled,
in retaliation of this exile, their chiefs went to Makkaĥ and enticed
the pagans of Makkaĥ to launch a war against Holy Prophet
and promised them that they would support وَسَ‏ لَّم
you. Therefore, these Jews enticed the pagans of Makkaĥ by
bribing them with a huge amount of wealth and a huge number
of weapons to launch an attack on Madīnaĥ. Abū Sufyān united
and mobilized a lot of tribes of the Jews and pagans of Makkaĥ
and invaded Madīnaĥ. A few people of Makkaĥ, from the tribe
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰ‏ of Khuzā’aĥ informed the Noble Prophet
this conspiracy and preparation. Therefore, the Holy Prophet
ordered for digging a trench in the outskirts of Madīnaĥ عَلَيْهِ‏ السَّ‏ لاَ‏ م
صَ‏ َّ االله تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَاٰلِهٖ‏
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about صَ‏ َّ االله لِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم
َ االلهُ‏ تَعَالىٰ‏ with a suggestion proposed by Sayyidunā Salmān Fārsī
personally participated صَ‏ َّ االله
‏.رَ‏ عَنْ‏ ‏ُه
تَعَالىٰ‏ ‏َلَيْهِ‏ وَ‏ اٰلِهٖ‏ وَ‏ سَ‏ لَّم The Beloved Prophet

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with other Muslims in digging this trench. The moment Muslims
completed the digging of the trench, right at that time; a wellarmed
group of infidels invaded Holy Madīnaĥ from all three
frontiers. The mobilization of the infidels’ army was so severe
that it resulted in the atmosphere of Madīnaĥ to become hazy
and grimy.
Now listen to the description of this horrendous battle and
infidels’ invasion in the Quranic words.
ب ‏َل َ ‏َغ تِ‏
اِ‏ ۡ ذ َ زاغَ‏ تِ‏ ا ۡ ‏َب ۡ صَ‏ ارُ‏ وَ‏
ِ ۡ ن ُ ك مۡ‏ وَ‏
اب ۡ ت َ ال ۡ مُ‏ ؤۡ‏ ۡ ‏ُو نَ‏
ُ ه نَ‏ ال ‏ِكَ‏
ِ الظُّ‏ ن
‏َا ﴿۱۰﴾
ُ ۡ ون
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َ لَ‏
ف ۡ ‏َو قِ‏ كُ‏ مۡ‏ وَ‏
ۡ ‏ُمۡ‏ ِ مّ‏ نۡ‏
اِ‏ ذ جَ‏ آءُ‏ وۡ‏
مِ‏ نۡ‏ ۡ اَسف
ٰ ّ
ا
ت نُّ‏ ‏َظُ‏ ۡ و نَ‏
ۡ ‏َنَ‏ اجِ‏ رَ‏ وَ‏
بِا
ا ﴿۱۱﴾
ُ ُ ۡ بُ‏
ال ۡ ق
‏ِل ‏ُو ۡ ا زِ‏ َ ا ش َ دِ‏ ي ۡ دً‏
و َ زُ‏ ۡ
When the unbelievers came upon you from above you and from
below you, and when the eyes became fixed in stare and the hearts
came up to the throats, and you were imagining matters regarding
Allah. That proved be the testing ground for the Muslims, and they
were subjected to a severe shake.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 21, Sūraĥ Aḥzāb, Verse 10-11)
In this holy war, the hypocrites who apparently stood shoulder
to shoulder with Muslims, after seeing the infidels’ army, they
became coward and scooted away. Thus, their concealed
hypocrisy was revealed. They started seeking lame excuses to
quit the war and sought permission to hide in their homes.
Nevertheless, the loyal and the faithful Anṣār and Muĥājirīn
were fighting in such valor and bravery that even the mountains
of Sal’a and Aĥd were stunned spectator of their courage. Their
faithful loyalty and their Islamic bravery are depicted in the
Holy Quran in the following text:

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اب
ا ۡ ۡ ‏َح زَ‏ َ
ۡ ‏ُو نَ‏
قَال ‏ُو ۡ ا ه ٰ ذ َ ا
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و َ ل ‏َمَّ‏ ا رَ‏ اَ‏ ال ۡ مُ‏ ؤۡ‏
مَ‏ ا
ٰ ّ
‏َا ا
وَ‏ ع َ د َ ن
اِ‏ ي ۡ مَ‏ ان ‏ًا َّ و ۡ ‏َسلِ‏
ۤ َّ
ُ ۡ اِ‏
اد
َ
وَ‏ مَ‏ ا َ ز
َ و رَ‏ سُ‏ وۡ‏ ُ ٗ َ و صَ‏ دَ‏ قَ‏ ّ ٰ ُ وَ‏ رَ‏ سُ‏ وۡ‏ ُ ٗ
And when the Muslims saw the armies, they said, ‘This is what Allah
and His Noble Messenger promised us, and Allah and His Noble
Messenger have spoken the truth’; and it did not increase anything
for them but faith and acceptance of Allah’s will.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 21, Sūraĥ Aḥzāb, Verse 22)
When pagans saw the trench surrounding Madīnaĥ as an
unsurpassable hurdle in their way, they were astounded. They
hysterically exclaimed that ‘this is such a novel strategy that
the people of Arab were unaware of until now’. However, pagans
started arrowing and stoning Muslims from the edge of the
trench. At some places, some of the pagans managed to cross
the trench and a stiff battle took place between the both sides.
Although Muslims were worried due to this siege by the infields,
but there was not even a slightest bit of change in their
determination and courage. They were confidently fighting
the war in their fortified trenches. All of a sudden, the help of
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ came in the shape of an abrupt, bleak and furious
storm which blew from the east. In reality, it was the wrath and a
concrete exposure of the curse and anger of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ on
pagans. Their cauldrons and cooking pots on the stoves were
thrown away, their tents collapsed, an utter darkness fell
everywhere and a surge of extreme coldness made pagans stumble.
Then Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ sent an army of angels and their
horror was so stern that the hearts of pagans started quivering.
They were depressed, horror-stricken and hysterically haunted
with fear to such an extent that they had no remedy other than
a retreat.
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Therefore, the chieftain of the infidels' army, Abū Sufyān with
stumbled body made a frenzied announcement within his army
that the entire ration has finished. The weather is also severely
inclement, and Jews have also left us alone. Therefore, under
these circumstances, the siege of Madīnaĥ is useless. After
saying this, he blew the kettledrum of departure and scooted
away from the battlefield by leaving behind lots of possessions.
Other tribes also dispersed and ran away. After a passage of
fifteen or twenty four days, the hazy atmosphere of Madīnaĥ
cleared up from the dust created by the pagans. (Madārij-un-Nubūvat
(Persian), vol. 2, p. 172-173)
It is the very same storm of Ghazwaĥ Aḥzāb which has been
mentioned by Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ in the Holy Quran in the following way:
ٰ ّ
ۡ
ٰ َ ‏ُوا اذ
‏َّذِ‏ ي ۡ نَ‏ ا
َ ياَيُّها ال
ُ مۡ‏ ج ُ ن ۡ و ٌ د ف ۡ ‏َاَر سَ‏ ل ۡ َ نا
‏ُرُ‏ و ۡ ا نِع ۡ مَ‏ ة َ ا
‏َرَ‏ ۡ و َ ها
‏َّمۡ‏ ت
‏ًا و َّ ج ُ ن ۡ و ً دا ل
ۡ رِ‏
‏َي ۡ ك ُ مۡ‏
َ ل
اِ‏ ۡ ذ جآءَ‏ ت ۡ ك
َ ل ‏َيۡ‏
O people who believe! Remember the favour of Allah upon you when
some armies came against you, so We sent against them a windstorm
and the armies you could not see.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 21, Sūraĥ Aḥzāb, Verse 9)
Moral lesson
From this anecdote, we get the moral lesson that whenever
Muslims are batteling against infidels in the battlefield, they
should not be in a state of fluster at all and should continue
the battle with perseverance and firm believe that the unseen
help of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ will definitely descend for them. But the
condition is the purity of intention, perseverance, and an
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unceasing striding with patience. Therefore, in the battles of
Badr, Uḥud and Aḥzāb, which were contested between Muslims
and pagans, this reality was evident that even though, there
were apparently hardships and difficulties for Muslims, but
when Muslims showed perseverance, then there was help of
the unseen from Almighty Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ that even within a wink
of an eye, the state of the battlefield was completely changed
and Muslims were blessed with victory and infidels, despite
being huge in numbers and having huge dignity and grandeur,
were defeated and scooted away from the battlefield.
53. Flood of the people of Sabā
‘Sabā’ is an Arab tribe known from their ancestor Sabā bin
Yashjab bin Ya’rib bin Qaḥṭān. This tribe’s village was situated
six-mile away from the city of Sana’a, in Yemen. The climate
and the atmosphere of this village was so pure and clean that
there was neither a single mosquito nor a fly, neither a flea nor
a bed bug, neither a snake nor a scorpion. Moreover, the weather
was very moderate, neither cold nor hot. Its gardens bore excessive
fruits. When anybody passed with a large basket on his head,
his basket used to get filled with dainties of fruits without an effort
of plucking. In short, these people were living an independent
and prosperous life with peace and tranquillity. But due to an
excess of the blessings and prosperity, these people turned insolent
and transgressor. Allah عَزَّ‏ وَجَ‏ لَّ‏ consecutively sent thirteen Prophets
one after the other who reminded them about the blessings of
Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and admonished them from the curse, wrath and
punishment of Allah وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ ‏.عَزَّ‏ But these transgressors refuted these
prestigious Prophets of Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ and the chief of the people,
‘Ḥammād’ was so insolent and arrogant that when his child
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died, he spitted facing towards the sky and proclaimed his
infidelity (Kufr). He openly started arousing people into infidelity
and anybody who refused him, he would kill him. In a very rude
and malevolent way, he used to say to Prophets to ask Allah to
snatch His blessings away from us. When the sins and
disobedience of the people exceeded, then Allah عَزَّ‏ وَ‏ جَ‏ لَّ‏ castigated
them with flood. This flood demolished and ruined all their
gardens, estates and riches and the whole village was buried in
the mounds of sand. This is how these people were ruined, and
their devastation became an example for the Arabian Peninsula.
Fine and tasty fruits were replaced with wild herbs, bush, and
furious horrendous forests and these people became desperate
for delicious fruits.
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How did the flood emerge
On the outskirts of the town of the nation of Saba and in the midst
of mountains, queen Bilqīs constructed a dam in such a manner
that three large ponds of water were formed on top of each other.
By the command of Allah , a mouse burrowed a hole in the
wall of this dam and it gradually became a huge opening, and
consequently the wall of the dam collapsed. All of a sudden, a
powerful flood emerged. The people of this town were completely
oblivious of this hole and opening and were peacefully living in
their homes while all of a sudden, the furious waves of the flood
destroyed their town. There was a mass ruin, wreckage and
desolation everywhere. Almighty Allah has described the
incident of the people of Saba and the great flood in the Holy
Quran in the following words:
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ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۤ
ۡ ٰ
ۡ ۡ
ٰ
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ۡ ۡ
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ۡ ٰ ۡ
ۡ
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ۡ ٰ ۡ
ٰ ۡ ۡ
Indeed for (the tribe of) Saba was a sign in their dwelling-place - two
gardens on the right and the left; ‘Eat the sustenance provided by
your Rab and be grateful to Him’; a pure land and an Oft Forgiving
Rab! In response they turned away - We therefore sent upon them a
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two gardens bearing bitter fruit, and tamarisk, and some berries. We
gave them this reward – the recompense of their ingratitude; and
whom do We punish, except the ungrateful
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 22, Sūraĥ Saba, Verses 15-17)
Moral lesson
All this ruin and wreckage of the people of Saba tribe was due to
their insolence and ungratefulness towards the bounties and
blessings of Allah . When their misdeeds and disrespectful
attitude towards the Prophets of Allah increased, then the
wrath and anger of Rab of the universe, ‘Jabbār’ came in the form
of a flood and destroyed them all. The truth is that the result of
righteousness is prosperity, while the consequences of evil deeds
are destruction and desolation.
Therefore, it is mandatory for every nation who is blessed with
the bounties and blessings of Allah to observe gratitude and
should always avoid evil deeds and insolence. Otherwise, there is
a potential danger of the punishment of Allah to be inflicted
upon them. Because the nation that makes disobedience and
misdeeds the practice of their lives, they are always ruined and
wrecked by the punishment of Allah and their communities
are also made completely barren.
54. The Three Preachers of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
Anṭākīyaĥ was a prosperous city of Syria. The surrounding
boundaries of the city were made with firm and strong walls and
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the entire city was surrounded with the five mountains. The
population of the city had covered an area of twelve miles.
Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
sent two of his preachers from his
companions (the ‘Ḥawārīn’) for spreading the faith in this city.
Their names were Ṣādiq and Maṣdooq. When they both reached
the city, they met an old shepherd, whose name was Ḥabīb Najār.
After an exchange of greetings of Salām, Ḥabīb Najār asked:
“Who are you people, where have you come from and why have
you come” In reply, they both stated: “We are preachers sent by
Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
to persuade the people of this town, so
they may only worship one God. In response, Ḥabīb Najār asked
them: “Do you have any sign of your truthfulness” They both
replied: “Yes we do. By the command of Allah , we heal the
patients, the born blind and the leprous!” This was a marvel of
these two preachers and a miracle of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
. After
hearing all this, Ḥabīb Najār said: “One of my sons has been ill for
a long time. Will you cure him” Both of them replied yes, and
further said: ‘Bring your son to us.’ Therefore, the two preachers
stroked their hands on the sick child’s body and immediately, he
recovered and stood up! This news spread in the city like a
thunderbolt and many patients gathered there and they all were
cured of their illnesses.
The king of this city was an idol worshipper named ‘Anṭākīyaĥ’.
He became extremely angry and furious when he heard the
message of monotheism from them two. He arrested both of the
preachers, whipped them hundred times each and put them into
prison. After this, Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
sent the chief of his
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companions, Sayyidunā Sham’ūn
to the city of
Anṭākīyaĥ. Somehow, he managed to reach the court of the king,
and said to the king: “You have whipped and imprisoned two of
our men. You should have at least let them complete what they
were saying.” The king summoned these two prisoners and began
speaking to them. The preachers said to him: “We have only come
here to tell you to abandon the worship of idols and worship only
Allah Who has created you as well as your idols.” When the
king demanded a sign from them, these two men stroked the body
of a man who was born blind. This man did not even have eyes in
his head, but upon the touch of the preachers, two eye sockets
were formed on his forehead! Furthermore, these two blessed
preachers made two balls of soil and placed them in the newly
formed eye sockets of the blind man. After this, they supplicated
and these two balls of soil enlightened by becoming eyes, through
which the blind man could now see. A born blind man had become
one with eyesight! After this marvellous spectacle, Sayyidunā
Sham’ūn
said to the king, “O king, do your idols possess
such power” The king replied, ‘No.’ Then Sayyidunā Sham’ūn
said, ‘Why don’t you then worship the one who has such
powers that He blesses the blind with eyesight
Upon hearing this, the king said, “Can your Lord resurrect the
deceased If He can, then He should resurrect the son of one of
my farmers, who is lying dead for many days. I still have not
buried him yet because I am waiting for his father.” The king led
these three people to the body of the deceased boy. When these
three people supplicated, then by the command of Allah , the
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corpse came back to life and proclaimed loudly, “I was an idol
worshipper and after my death, I was thrown into the valleys of
Hell. So I warn you of the punishment of Allah and call you
to accept faith in Allah . I call you to recite the ‘Kalimaĥ’ of
Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
, accept the message of these three preachers
and treat them kindly. This is because these three people are the
companions and messengers of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
.”
After seeing this spectacle and hearing the speech of the deceased
person, everyone was stunned and amazed. Meanwhile, Ḥabīb
Najār also came running, and he too made a persuasive speech to
convince the king as well as the people of the city to accept the
truthfulness of the preachers. Consequently, the king along with
his courtiers embraced the true faith and all became true believers.
But a few cursed people, who had lost their sanity and wisdom in
the love of idols, did not accept the true faith and instead, they
killed Ḥabīb Najār. Punishment came upon these cursed
individuals, and due to this severe punishment, they were all
destroyed. (Tafsīr Ṣāwī, vol. 5, pp. 1708-1710; Part 22, Suraĥ Yāsīn, verse 13)
The Holy Quran has narrated this anecdote in these words:
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ٰ ۡ
ۡ ۤ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۤ ۤ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۤ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
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ۤ ۡ
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ۡ ٰ
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ٰ ۡ
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And relate to them the signs of the people of the city - when two
emissaries came to them. When we had sent two towards them and they
denied them both, so we fortified them with a third, and they all said,
‘Indeed we have been sent to you.’ They said, ‘You are nothing but
mortals like us; the Most Gracious has not sent down anything - you are
nothing but liars.’ They answered, ‘Our Lord knows that surely, without
doubt, we have been sent towards you.’ ‘And our duty is nothing but to
plainly convey (the message).’ They (the people of the city) said, ‘We
think you are ominous; indeed, if you do not desist, we shall surely
stone you to death, and you will surely face a grievous torture at our
hands.’ They said, ‘Your evil omens are with you! What! You get
annoyed for being advised In fact you are a people who transgress the
limits!’ And from the outermost part of the city came a man running; he
said, ‘O my people! Obey those who have been sent.’ ‘Obey those who
do not ask any fee from you, and they are on guidance.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 22, Sūraĥ Yāsīn, Verse 13-21)
Moral lesson
After observing the hardships, prisons, difficulties and threats faced
by the three preachers and companions of Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
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i.e. Ṣādiq, Maṣdooq and Sham’ūn in the path of spreading the true
faith, we learn a moral lesson that, the preachers sometimes come
across many afflictions and hardships. However, when a person
sticks to this path of goodness by observing patience and
contentment, then Allah provides him with the means of
success from the unseen. No doubt, He is the true guide and
‏ُو ۡ ب)‏ the manipulator of hearts
ال ۡ قُل
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hearts of deniers in an instant, removes misguidance from their
hearts, and blesses them with the light of guidance.
55. A blossoming garden ravaged in minutes
This incident took place a few days after the ascension of
Sayyidunā ‘Īsā
towards the heavens. In Yemen, near the
city of Ṣan’ā, there was a garden named as ‘Zardān’, which was
two miles away from the city. This garden was the property of a
very pious and a generous man. It was a common custom to him
that at the time of fruit picking, he used to call the needy and poor
people. He would then announce that any fruit that falls down on
the ground due to the air blowing, or the one that falls outside the
collection sheet, you may take all of them. In this way, a huge
amount of fruit of this garden was distributed among the poor
and needy people.
When the owner of the garden died, his three sons became the
owners of his garden. But they were very miser. They decided
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and their family would have less sustenance. Therefore, these
three brothers swore an oath and decided to pick all the fruits
before the sunrise so that the poor and needy would not be aware
of it. Nevertheless, the adversity of their ill intention resulted in
such a way that Allah sent a sudden fire to the garden during
the night time, which burnt the whole garden to ashes. The three
sons did not have any idea of what had happened. According to
their plan, they went very quietly to pick the fruit of the garden in
the last part of the night. On their way, they were cautiously
whispering to each other, so that their secretive activity was kept
hidden from the poor and needy. When these people reached the
garden, they were stunned to witness the burnt trees.
Meanwhile, one of them spoke: “We have lost our way and have
entered in someone else’s garden.” However, among these three
brothers, the one who was comparatively pious said: “We have not
lost our way but Almighty Allah has deprived us from these
fruits. Therefore, pray to Allah ”. Subsequently, all of them
started reciting this (
ٰ
ٰ
) i.e. all the dignity rests
for our Rab; of course we are callous and oppressed that we
deprived the needy and deserving people from their share.” Then,
the three brothers started condemning each other and finally said:
ۡ ٰ
ٰ
ۤ
ۤ
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‘Hopefully, our Rab will give us a better replacement than this – we
now incline towards our Rab’
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Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ Bin Mas’ūd
has said, “When these
people sincerely repented over their sins, then Allah accepted
their repentance and blessed them with an alternate garden that
started yielding more luscious fruits. This garden was known as
‘Ḥaywān’. Its grapes were so big that one bunch of grapes would
be carried by a mule. It is stated by Abū Khālid Yamānī that: “I
personally visited and observed that garden and saw that a bunch
of grapes was equal to the height of a Ḥabashī (Ethiopian) man.
(Tafsīr Ṣāwī, Vol. 6, pp 2216, Suraĥ al-Qalam, Part 29, verse 32)
Moral lesson
We learn from this story that generosity and good intention
have positive effects, which increase the wealth and assets.
However, miserliness and bad intention results in the
destruction and ruin of wealth. It can also be learnt that by
repenting sincerely from sins, Allah restores the ruined
blessings to an even greater and grander extent. It is true that
ٓ ‏ُء
فَض ۡ ل ُ ا‏ّٰ‏
‏َّش َ ا
‏َن ۡ ي
ِ يُؤ ۡ تِي ۡ هِ‏ م
ط
‏َظِي ۡ مِ‏
‏ُوال ۡ فِض ۡ لِ‏ ال ۡ ع
ّٰ ُ ذ
وَا
َ
ذ ٰ لِك
56. A strange case in the court of Sayyidunā Dāwūd ؑ◌
Sayyidunā Dāwūd
had ninety-nine wives. After this, he
sent a message of marriage to another woman who had already
been proposed by another Muslim. But after hearing the message
of Sayyidunā Dāwūd
, how was it possible for the patrons
of the woman to give any heed towards the proposal of anyone
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else. Thus, the marriage took place. Such a marriage was neither
contrary to the religious practice nor was it against the traditions
of society in those days. However, the dignity of Prophets is always
high and supreme. Such a wedding was not appropriate for the
dignity and status of Sayyidunā Dāwūd
. Therefore, it was
a divine consent of Almighty Allah that Sayyidunā Dāwūd
should be made aware and informed of this.
As such, the means of this informing began with the arrival of
two angels in the holy court of Sayyidunā Dāwūd
. One of
the angels took the role of respondent and the other took the role
of a plaintiff. Instead of entering through the door, they entered
the Masjid by climbing over the wall. Sayyidunā Dāwūd
became slightly worried when he observed them climbing the
wall. In response, the angels said: “Do not be afraid. We are two
parties and one has oppressed the other. Therefore, make the
right decision in our case and guide us towards the right path.
Our case is this that my brother owns ninety-nine female sheep
and I have only one sheep. He is asking me to give him the only
sheep that I own and is pressurising me. After hearing this case,
Sayyidunā Dāwūd
immediately declared: “Of course, this
is an oppression that he wants your sheep to mix into his herd,
and there is no doubt that in these situations which involve a joint
partnership, partners often oppress one another, apart from those
who have faith and commit righteous actions. But these kinds of
people are very few.” After declaring the verdict of the case, he
realised and understood that in fact, this case was presented for
his own testing. Therefore, he instantly bowed in Sajdaĥ
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(prostration) and sought pardon from Almighty Allah and
Allah pardoned him. Therefore, the Holy Quran states:
ٰ ۡ
ٰ ۡ ٰ ۡ
ۡ
ٰ ۡ
ٰ
ۡ
ٰ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ٰ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
We therefore forgave him this; and indeed for him in Our presence
are, surely, proximity and an excellent abode. “O Dāwūd! We have
indeed appointed you as a Viceroy in the earth, therefore judge
between mankind with the truth, and do not follow desire for it will
lead you astray from Allah’s path.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 23, Sūraĥ Saad, Verse 25-26)
Moral lesson
The dignity and the status with which the Prophets of Allah
are blessed with is extremely high and supreme. For this
reason, they are informed by Allah on even small issues.
Such holy individuals are so obedient and humble in the court
of Allah that they start seeking pardon and prostrate to
Allah straight away, even after the smallest issues. It is a
َ ۡ
ني saying: well-known
(The righteous deeds َ ن ُ ۡ ۡ ابَرَارِ‏ سَ‏
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حَس
‏َرَّبِ‏
‏ُق
يئَاتُ‏ ال ۡ م
of pious hold the rank of a mistake of the chosen people of Allah
). And why shall it not be:
Jin ke rutbay ĥayn siwā
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‏َزَّوَجَلَّ‏
ع
57. The penalty for forgetting
Sayyidunā Sulaymān
had ninety-nine wives. Once he
said: “During all night, I will visit all of my wives and each and
every of them will give birth to a baby boy. All of my sons will then
do Jihad [fight in the path of Allah ] by sitting on horses.
However, at the time of saying this, he did not say .
Perhaps at that time, he was somewhat busy and he did not
remember to say . Forgetting the words of
had such a result that only one woman became pregnant, and
even she gave birth to a physically premature foetus. In this
context, the Merciful Prophet ٖ
said, ‘Had
Sayyidunā Sulaymān
uttered the word , then
all his wives would have given baby boys and all of them would
stride on Jihad in the path of Allah .’ (Bukhārī Sharīf, Kitāb-ul-
Jiĥād, Bāb-mān Ṭalab-ul-Walad-lil-Jiĥād, vol. 4, pp. 22, Ḥadīš 2819)
Allah has very briefly related this event in the Holy Quran
in the following words.
ۡ
ۡ
ٖ
ۡ
ٰ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
And We indeed tested Sulaymān, and placed a dead body on his
throne – he therefore inclined towards His Rab. He said, ‘My Rab!
Forgive me and bestow upon me a kingdom, which shall not befit
anyone after me; indeed only You are the Great Bestower.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 23, Sūraĥ Yāsīn, Verses 34-35)
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Moral lesson
Through this Quranic narration, we learn that it is mandatory for
every Muslim to say whenever he wishes to do anything
in future. By virtue of these holy words, there is great hope that
his task will be successfully accomplished. Forgetting
can result in loss and failure. Consider the fact that Sayyidunā
Sulaymān
, is a beloved Nabī of Almighty Allah as
well as an unmatched king. He unconsciously did not utter the
words of and although his aim, which was in fact a
form of highly ranked worship, was not fulfilled. He was
remorseful and saddened by this, and turned towards Allah
and supplicated for his forgiveness. Then what will be the refuge
for the sinful people like us That if we abandon to say the word
, then how will we succeed in achieving our aims and
goals Therefore, we should keep in mind to say . Because
in the Holy Quran, Almighty Allah has firmly commanded
our Holy Prophet ٖ
to say this before proceeding to
do any action.
Therefore, Almighty Allah commanded His Beloved Prophet
ٖ
in this way:
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ٰ
ۤ
ۙ
ٰ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
And never say about anything that, ‘I will do this tomorrow.’ Except
‘If Allah wills’; and remember your Rab when you forget’.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sūraĥ al-Kaĥf, Verses 14-23)
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58. Brutalities of the people of Al-Ukhdūd
There are some differences of opinions among the narrators
about the companions of Al-Ukhdūd that who these people
were and what their incident was. In this regard, Sayyidunā
Ṣuĥayb
has narrated that there was a king in a
previous Ummaĥ who used to make a false claim of being God.
A magician was very influential in his court and was very close
to him as well. One day, the magician said to the king: “I have
reached the old age. Therefore, send a boy to me so I may
transfer the art of black magic to him.”
Therefore, in response to the suggestion of the magician, the
king sent a clever boy to him. The boy started visiting the
magician every day. On the way, lived an honest priest. One day,
the boy sat in the company of the priest and was greatly inspired
by the priest’s speech. As such, whilst visiting the magician, the
boy also started sitting in the company of the priest everyday.
One day, the boy saw a large and monstrous animal that was
blocking the path of people. Upon seeing this, the boy said to
himself that it will be revealed today that who is greater, the
magician or the priest. Therefore, the boy picked up a stone and
prayed to Almighty Allah by saying that: “O Allah ! If
this religion is more beloved and accepted in your court than
the magician, then let this animal get killed with this stone!”
After supplicating in this manner, the boy killed the animal with
that stone. As such, a huge and monstrous animal was killed by
a small stone and the path became open for people.
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The boy revealed this whole incident to the priest and in
response, the priest replied: “O boy, you have been elevated and
exalted in the holy court of Almighty Allah . So very soon,
you will now be trialled and tested. For this reason, do not tell
anyone about me and persevere patience at the time of hardship.
After this incident, this boy was blessed with such marvels that
due to his prayers, lepers and those born blind were cured. Slowly
and gradually, the popularity of the boy was widespread, even to
the court of the king. However, a very close courtier of the king,
who had become blind, came to this boy with lots of presents,
and requested the boy to pray for the restoration of his eyesight.
The boy said to him that “If you embrace the true faith on
Almighty Allah , then I will supplicate for you.” As such, he
embraced faith, and the boy made supplication for him. Instantly,
his eyesight was restored. After this, when the courtier returned
to the court of the king, he was asked by the king as to how his
vision returned.
The courtier then said: “My Rab blessed me with the
eyesight.”Upon hearing this, the king furiously said, “Do you
have any other Rab except me” Then he replied, ‘Yes.’ Allah
Almighty is mine and your Sustainer.” The king began to
torture him in different ways to find out who had told him all
this. As such, he gave the name of the boy. Then the king
proceeded to imprison the boy and tortured him to such an
extent that the boy revealed the name of the priest. The king
arrested the priest and asked him to leave his faith, but the priest
categorically said: “I will follow this faith until my final breath”.
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On hearing this, the king was enraged to such an extent, that he
severed the head of the priest by running a saw through it. Later
on, he also drove the saw through the head of his beloved courtier.
Afterwards, he handed over the boy to his soldiers and ordered
them to carry this boy onto the top of a mountain and hurl him
down from there. After climbing the mountain, the boy
supplicated and consequently, an earthquake took place. The
tremors of the earthquake killed all of the soldiers, but the boy was
in complete safety. Once again, he stood against the king. Again
stirred with anger and rage, the king ordered that the boy to be
carried in a boat and taken to the ocean. When reaching the deep
seas, the order was to throw the boy into the ocean. Following the
command of the king, the sentries of the king took him to the sea.
However, once again the boy supplicated and the boat capsized and
all of the sentries drowned, but the boy remained safe and sound
and stood once again in front of the king. The king was stunned to
see him. The boy said to the king, ‘If you want to martyr me, then
there is only one way. This is through hanging me by placing a
noose around my neck. Then fire an arrow on me by reciting ا‏ِ‏
Therefore, according to this explanation, the king ‏’.ر ِ ۡ ال َ غُ‎ مِ‏
‏َبّ‏
martyred the boy with an arrow.
After witnessing all this, a congregation of thousands of people
started proclaiming that we believe in Rab of this boy. The king
turned hysterical due to anger, ordered for a trench to be dug and
ignited a fire within it. When the flames of the blazing fire rose
extensively, then he started throwing the believers into this fire.
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Thus, seventy-seven believers were burnt in this fire. In the end,
one woman among the believers arrived holding her child in her
hands. When the king intended to put her in the fire, she became
a bit worried. Then her infant child said: “O my mother! Be
patient, you are on the path of righteousness.” After hearing the
child’s voice, her faith became strengthened, and she further
became satisfied. Then the tyrant king threw the woman, who
believed in Allah , into the fire, along with her child.
The king and his accomplices were sitting on chairs by the edge of
the trench and were watching the believers as they burnt in the
trench and were laughing and celebrating on their success. All of a
sudden, the wrath of Allah grasped the tyrants. How it
happened was that the flames of the fire within the trench rose to
such an extent that it blanketed the king and his accomplices. All of
them burnt instantly and became a pile of ashes. Allah saved
rest of the believers from the tyranny of the disbeliever and tyrant
king. (Tafsīr Ṣāwī, vol. 6, pp. 2339-2340; Suraĥ al-Burūj, Part 30, Verses 4-7)
Allah has described this incident in the Holy Quran in
these words:
ٰ
ۙ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ٰ ۡ
ۙ ۡ ۡ ۙ ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
Accursed be the people of the ditch! The people of the fuelled
blazing fire. When they were sitting at its edge. And they themselves
are witnesses to what they were doing to the Muslims!
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sūraĥ al-Burūj, Verse 4-7)
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Moral lesson
1. Through this anecdote, we learn the lesson that there are
usually trials and tests from Almighty Allah . The success
for believers lies in observing contentment and patience at the
time of those tests and trials.
2. We have also learnt that the sign of the true faith is that a
believer never panics or goes into dilemma due to any difficulty
or hardship faced in the way of Allah . However, whether
the believer is under a garland of flowers or under a sword,
drowning in water or burning in flames, in every situation, the
believer remains as steadfast as a mountain on his true faith.
These people see the blissful ends of their lives as believers. This
is such a grand blessing that the one, who acquires it, actually
acquires the excellence of a good destiny. As a reward, he attains
such closeness in the court of Almighty Allah and
Rasūlallāĥ ٖ
that the angels of the heavens recite
the praises of their high ranks.
59. Four admonitory women
Waĥilaĥ: She was the wife of Sayyidunā Nūḥ
. She was
honoured to be the wife of a true Prophet
and she
remained in his blessed company for many years. However, it is
her bad fate that is worth taking a lesson from. She was not
destined to embrace the true faith and to be among believers, and
instead, due to the animosity, offensiveness and disrespectfulness
towards Sayyidunā Nūḥ, she died as a non-believer and was made
to enter the Hell.
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She was always busy in propagating false conspiracies against
Sayyidunā Nūḥ
among her people by saying that he is
insane and crazy. Therefore, do not listen to him.
Wayīlaĥ: She was the wife of Sayyidunā Lūṭ
. She was
also blessed to be married to a highly ranked Prophet and spent
many years in his company. However, she was hurled down by
her bad fate to such an extent that it never let her embrace the
true faith with a truthful heart. For her whole life, she remained
a hypocrite and kept hiding her hypocrisy.
When the punishment of Allah came upon the people of Lūṭ
, and the rain of stones started descending, at that time,
Sayyidunā Lūṭ
gathered his household and the believers
and left the boundaries of the town. ‘Wayīlaĥ’ was also with him.
Sayyidunā Lūṭ
had already warned them not to look back
towards the town, otherwise they will also suffer the punishment
of Allah . Therefore, none of the companions of Sayyidunā
Lūṭ
looked back and all of them remained safe from the
punishment of Allah. But as Wayīlaĥ was a hypocrite, she looked
behind towards the town and disobeyed the command of
Sayyidunā Lūṭ
.When she witnessed the whole city being
upside down and thrown around, she started screaming “Oh my
people!” ( ياقَوَمَا ). The very moment these words left her tongue,
suddenly a stone of punishment hit her. She also died and was
made to enter Hell.
Āsiyaĥ: Āsiyaĥ, daughter of Mazāḥim
was the wife of
Pharaoh. Although Pharaoh was the worst enemy of Sayyidunā
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Mūsā
, but when Sayyidatunā Āsiyaĥ
observed
magicians being dominated by Sayyidunā Mūsā
, then
instantly the light of faith illuminated in her heart and she
embraced the true faith. When the tyrant Pharaoh came to know
of this, he tormented her with severe punishments. After extreme
persistence and cruelty, he persecuted her by attaching her hands
and feet with metal nails to four implanted poles in such a way
that she could not even move. Then after cutting-off her food and
water, he placed a heavy stone on her chest and laid her in the
sweltering heat of the open sun. However, despite such difficulties
and extremities, she remained persevered and steadfast in her
faith, sought refuge from Pharaoh’s infidelity from Almighty
Allah and continued invoking for paradise. In this very state,
she came to a blissful end and she entered in to Heaven. It is
narrated by Ibn-e-Kīsān that she was taken up to Heaven alive.
Maryam: Maryam, daughter of Imrān
is the mother of
Sayyidunā Īsā
. Because Sayyidunā Īsā
was born
from her womb without a father, that’s why she was severely
persecuted through accusations and taunting by the people.
However, she observed patience and was excelled to such
glorified ranks and honours that Almighty Allah has
mentioned her praises and commendation many times in the
Holy Quran. The Holy Quran has elaborated these four women
in the Suraĥ Taḥrīm. Its translation is as follow:
Allah illustrates the example of the disbelievers - the wife of Nooh
and the wife of Lut; they were bonded in marriage to two of Our
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bondmen deserving Our proximity – they then betrayed them so
they did not benefit them the least against Allah and it was
declared, “Both of you women enter the fire, along with others who
enter. And Allah illustrates an example of the Muslims - the wife of
Firaun; when she prayed, “My Rab! Build a house for me near You,
in Paradise, and deliver me from Firaun and his works, and rescue
me from the unjust people. And the example of Maryam the
daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity - We therefore
breathed into her a Spirit from Ourselves – and she testified for the
Words of her Rab and His Books, and was among the obedient.
(Suraĥ Taḥrīm, Part 28, Verses 10-12)
Moral lesson
Though Waĥilaĥ and Wayīlaĥ were both wives of the Prophets
, but due to being enticed by hypocrisy and infidelity, they
became the recipients of Hell. On the contrary, the wife of such a
rude pagan like Pharaoh, Sayyidatunā Āsiyaĥ
earned
heaven due to her complete faith. When the truth was revealed to
her, she then embraced faith in such a way that she discarded all
the luxuries and joys, and despite the inconceivable agonies and
pains, she remained steadfast in her faith. Without doubt, these
anecdotes are admonitory.
60. Three fasts of Sayyidatunā Fāṭimaĥ
Once, Sayyidunā Ḥasan and Sayyidunā Ḥusain
fell ill
in their childhood, hence Sayyidunā ‘Alī
, Sayyidatunā
Fāṭimaĥ and Sayyidatunā Fizzāĥ vowed to
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observe three fasts for the recovery of their unwell Princes. Allah
blessed both Princes with recovery. When the time for the
fulfilment of observing the vowed fasts arrived, then all of them
intended to observe fast. Sayyidunā ‘Alī
brought three
‘Sā’’ (one Sā’ is an amount of weight approximately equal to 3.5
kilograms) of barley from a Jew. One Sā’ of barley was cooked
every day. But when the time of Iftār approached, the loaves
made of barley were brought before the three fasting people.
Then one day a needy, the second day an orphan and the third
day a prisoner arrived at the door and requested for the loaves.
In response, the loaves were given to the beggars all three days
and they opened their fasts only with water and observed the fast
of the next day. Sayyidatunā Fizzāĥ
was the housemaid
of Sayyidatunā Bibī Fāṭimaĥ
. (Taqṣīr Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, pp.
1043, Sūraĥ al-Daĥr, Part 29, Verses 8-9)
In the Holy Quran, Almighty Allah has described this
anecdote of His Beloved Prophet’s beloved daughter in the
following words:
ٰ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ٖ
ٰ
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
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And out of His love, they give food to the needy, the orphan and the
prisoner. They say to them, ‘We give you food, only for the sake of
Allah - we do not seek any reward or thanks from you.’
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Moral lesson
! This anecdote wonderfully provides an evidence of
the deep-rooted, integral and unmatchable generosity of the
family of the Holy Prophet ٖ
. Observing and
breaking fasts only with water for three consecutive days and
remaining hungry whilst donating the loaves of bread to the
beggars is not something ordinary. , someone has
اك رب ا
wonderfully expressed the same thought by saying that:
Bĥūkay reĥte tĥey khud aur auron ko kĥilā dete tĥey
Kese Sābir tĥey Muhammad k gĥarāne wāle
They personally remained hungry but used to feed others
How patient were the household of the Prophet
61. Heaven of Shaddād
You have already read in the previous chapter, “Windstorm on
people of ‘Ād”, about the lineal order of “Ād” and that the family
order begins from the chief descendant of the tribe of “Ād”,
‘Uwaiṣ bin Aram bin Sām bin Nūḥ. Shaddād is among the
children of “Ād” and he was a king of great magnificence and
prestige. During his reign, he united all the kings under his flag
and made them his subservient and obedient. He had heard about
heaven from many prophets. Stirred with his rebelliousness, he
wished to build a heaven in this world. With this intention, he
built a mega city whose palaces were made with silver and golden
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buildings and identical floors were paved in rooms. Sharp pearls
replaced the stones of this magnificent city, flowing streams of
jewels were instigated in the vicinity of every palace and various
types of trees were planted for adornment and shade. In
summary, this rebel gathered all the assets and every type of
article of comfort and luxury of heaven according to his
imagination in this city. When this city was completed, King
Shaddād embarked towards the city along with his court’s
monarchs. When he approached nearby, a terrifying sound
echoed from the skies, by which Allah killed Shaddād along
with his peers, and he could not even see his own self-made
heaven.
During the reign of Sayyidunā Amīr Mu’āwiyaĥ
,
‘Abdullāĥ bin Qilābaĥ reached this city through the desert of
Adan while searching for his lost camel. He witnessed all the
decors and luxuries of this city but did not find any dweller in it.
He took some pearls from there and departed. When this news
reached Sayyidunā Amīr Mu’āwiyaĥ
, he then called
‘Abdullāĥ bin Qilābaĥ and inquired everything from him about
this occurrence. He revealed everything that he witnessed.
Afterwards, Sayyidunā Amīr Mu’āwiyaĥ
called
Sayyidunā Ka’ab-e-Aḥbār
and asked him, ‘Does any
such city exist in the world’ He replied in affirmation and
informed that its mention has also been made in the Holy Quran.
‘This city was built by Shaddād bin Ād but they all perished by the
punishment of Almighty Allah and not even one person
from these people remained. He further revealed that during your
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reign, a Muslim who will have blue eyes, a short height and a
mole on his eyebrow will enter this city while searching for his
camel.’ Meanwhile, ‘Abdullāĥ bin Qilābaĥ arrived. After seeing
him, Sayyidunā Ka’ab-e-Aḥbār said, ‘by Allah, the person who
will see the heaven made by Shaddād; is this very person. (Taqṣīr
Khazāin-ul-’Irfān, pp 1069-1070, Sūraĥ al-Fajr, Part 30, verse 8)
The Holy Quran portrays the people of ‘Ād and other impudent
people in the following verses:
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Did you not see how did your Rab deal with (the tribe of) ‘Ād (And)
the tall giants of Arm Like whom no one else was born in the cities.
And the tribe of Thamud, who hewed rocks in the valley. And with
Firaun, who used to crucify. Those who rebelled in the cities, and
who then spread a lot of turmoil in them. Therefore your Rab struck
them hard with the means of punishment.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sūraĥ Fajr, Verses 6-13)
Moral lesson
Almighty Allah extremely dislikes transgression and
arrogance of people. Therefore, it is the custom of Allah that
every arrogant and transgressed nation that tried to spread
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insolence, oppression and chaos in the world through their
transgressions and cruelties, the wrath of Almighty Allah
was revealed unto them in the form of a punishment of some sort
which ruined and destroyed them. Shaddād and the people of
‘Ād became recipients of the rage of Allah due to their
insolence and arrogance. When their oppressions and tyrannies
exceeded to such an extent that every particle of the world
bubbled up due to their sins and misdeeds, and people were hailed
by their misdeeds and sins, then Allah destroyed all these
tyrant oppressors and erased them from the pages of history like
an incorrect word. Therefore, we should gain an admonitory
guidance from their peaks, failures and their subsequent
destructions from the punishments of Allah . Because the sole
aim of quoting such anecdotes of destructions of these nations by
the Holy Quran is that the believers of the Holy Quran listen to
these incidents, take heed, remain horrified and shivering due to the
fear of Allah . It is mandatory for Muslims to recite the Holy
Quran abundantly, read its translation and take heed from the
destruction of these nations. One shall always keep seeking
pardon and repentance from Almighty Allah and shall
always protect himself from all sorts of wrong beliefs and
misdeeds. One shall continue striving for virtuous deeds and shall
not boast upon by being arrogant and transgressor over the
possession of wealth and riches. On the contrary, one shall always
observe modesty and humbleness whilst maintaining the fear of
Allah and wherever possible, one shall stay persistent in the
performance of good deeds.
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62. Aṣḥāb-ul-Fīl (people of the elephant) and the flock
of the swallows [Abābīl]
Abraĥa was the King of Yemen and Ḥabshaĥ and he had erected a
church in the city of ‘Ṣan’ā’. He had a desire that the performers
of Hajj, instead of going to Makkaĥ-tul-Mukarramaĥ should visit
the city of Ṣan’ā; circumambulate [perform Tawaf] around this
church and the congregation of Hajj should take place here. When
this matter passed the people of ‘Arab, especially the tribe of
Quraīsh, they found it very distressing. Therefore, a person from
the Quraīsh tribe of Banū Kinānaĥ became excessively raged and
travelled to Ṣan’ā. In retaliation, he entered the church of Abraĥa
and urinated and excreted there. He contaminated the church’s
walls and floors with the excretion. King Abraĥa became
extremely infuriated over this action and he swore an oath to
demolish the Ka’baĥ. With this intention, Abraĥa mobilized an
army and departed. This army consisted of many elephants and
their leader was a gigantic elephant whose name was Maḥmūd.
Abraĥa attacked Makkaĥ-tul-Mukarramaĥ and captivated all the
animals of the people of Makkaĥ, among which also included the
camels of Abdul Muṭṭalib. The same very Abdul Muṭṭalib who is
the grandfather of the Beloved Prophet ٖ
, the
trustee of the Ka’baĥ and the leader of the people of Makkaĥ. He
was a man of strong build and was a sublime and awe-inspiring
person. He went to Abraĥa who treated him with great respect
and inquired from him the purpose of his visit. In response, he
asked for his camels to be returned. Hearing this, Abraĥa said, ‘I
am very surprised. As I have mobilized a huge army to demolish
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your Ka’baĥ which is a very sanctified and sacred place for you
and your ancestors. But you did not say anything with regard to it
and are only asking for your camels.’ Abdul Muṭṭalib replied, ‘I am
the owner of my camels only, so I am asking for the camels. The
One Who is the Owner of Ka’baĥ, He Himself will protect it. I do
not have any worry for it. His camels were returned by Abraĥa.
Then he said to the people of Quraīsh that ‘mount on the crest of
mountains and hill tops to take refuge’. Therefore, they acted
upon his suggestion. After this, Abdul Muṭṭalib held the door of
the Holy Ka’baĥ and desperately wept and invoked for the
protection of the Ka’baĥ in the court of Allah . Then he too
joined his people after completing his supplication. In the early
hours of morning, Abraĥa gathered his army and ordered an
assault on the sanctified Ka’baĥ. He stood the elephants in order
to move. However, the leader of the elephants Maḥmūd, who was
the largest of all, did not move towards the Ka’baĥ. He moved
towards wherever he was directed, but when they tried directing
him towards the blessed Ka’baĥ, he would sit down. In the
meanwhile, Almighty Allah sent a flock of birds from the sea,
each one holding three pebbles, two in their paws and one in their
beak. The flock of swallows [Abābīl] hailed down the stones with
such intensity that the army of Abraĥa lost their consciousness
and started fleeing. Although the pebbles were very small in size,
in essence, they were the stones of the wrath of Allah . When
the swallows [Abābīl] dropped these pebbles, they pierced the
elephant riders by going through their metal helmets, through
their heads, then through their bodies before tearing through the
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bodies of their elephants and dropping on the ground. The name
of every person was inscribed on the pebble by which he was
killed. In this way, the whole army of Abraĥa was destroyed and
the sacred Ka’baĥ remained protected. After the advent of this
incident, the people of Arab named that particular year as ‘Ām-ul-
Fīl’ [the year of elephant]. The blessed birth of the Holy Prophet
ٖ
took place fifty days after this incident. (Taqṣīr
Khazāin-ul-’Irfān, pp. 1083; Sūraĥ al-Fīl, Part 30)
Narrating this incident, Almighty Allah revealed a Suraĥ of
the Holy Quran by the name of Suraĥ Fīl, hence;
ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ
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O dear Prophet, did you not see how did your Rab deal with the
people of the elephant Did He not put their scheme into ruin And
send flocks of birds upon them, which hit them with stones of baked
clay, So He made them like the leftover devoured leaves of farms
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sūraĥ Fīl, Verse 1-5)
Moral lesson
We have come to know from this anecdote that similar to the
Holy Quran, the responsibility of safeguarding the sacred
Ka’baĥ has also been taken by Almighty Allah Himself.
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Therefore, no pagan force can destroy the Holy Quran, nor can
it demolish the Ka’baĥ because Almighty Allah is the
Preserver and Defender of them both.
63. Prediction of the conquest of Makkaĥ
At the time of his migration, in the darkness of the night, the
Holy Prophet ٖ
bade farewell to his beloved
motherland in a state of utmost distress whilst in the company of
his loyal and faithful friend, Sayyidunā Ṣiddīq-e-Akbar
.
He departed from Makkaĥ laying a wistful glance on the Ka’baĥ,
saying the following words before setting off for Madina: ‘O
Makkaĥ! I swear by Allah! In my affectionate sight, you are the
dearest to me out of all cities of the world. If my tribe had not
exiled me, I would have never left you.’
At that time, it was beyond imagination that the one who is
departing farewell in such a condition of dejection, will
honourably return back to the city of Makkaĥ after only eight
years with dignity and rank of a great conqueror and will enter
the holy house of Allah , elevating its grandeur with the
elegance and eminence of his prostrations.
However, what took place was that the people of Makkaĥ broke
the ‘Treaty of Ḥudaybiyaĥ’. They betrayed the peace treaty and
committed a breach of promise. They relentlessly killed the
people of Banū-Khuza’aĥ’s tribe which allied with the Final
Prophet ٖ
. These innocent people of Banū-Khuza’aĥ
were unable to face this brutal attack of the people of Makkaĥ, so
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they fled to the sacred Ka’baĥ. But these ferocious people
obliterated the honour of the house of Allah and caused the
cruel bloodshed of Banū-Khuza’aĥ in the Holy Ka’baĥ too. In this
attack, twenty-three people of the Banū-Khuza’aĥ were killed. In
this way; the people of Makkaĥ broke the ‘Treaty of Ḥudaybiyaĥ’
and this was the preface of the conquest of Makkaĥ.
Therefore, on 10 th of Ramadan of 8 A.H, the Noble Prophet
ٖ
mobilized the blessed army of ten thousand and
moved towards Makkaĥ. While departing Madina, the Beloved
Prophet ٖ
and all the blessed companions were in the
state of fast, but when He ٖ
reached the place called
‘Kadīd’, he asked for water and openly drank it sitting on his horse
whilst showing this to the entire army. Subsequently, everyone
was ordered to break the fast. Thus the Prophet ٖ
himself and his companions postponed fasting due to the journey
and Jihad. (Bukhārī Sharīf, Kitāb-ul-Maghāzī, Bāb Ghazwaĥ-tul-Fatḥ fī
Ramazān, Vol. 5, pp. 146, Ḥadīš 4276)
The progeny of the founder of Ka’baĥ, the Holy Prophet
ٖ
splendidly entered the city of Makkaĥ in a state of
dignity and triumph. He then ordered that his flag should be
hoisted at the place of Ḥujūn ( ‏(جَ‏ and laid instructions for
نة المع يل
Khalid bin Walīd
to enter with his army from the
upper side of Makkaĥ, from the area of ‘Kuddā’. (Bukhārī Sharīf,
Kitāb-ul-Maghāzī, Vol. 5, pp. 147, Ḥadīš 4280)
Just after landing on the holy land of Makkaĥ, the first command
that the Holy Prophet ٖ
made was the following
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announcement. Its every word was saturated with numerous
blessings: ‘The one who surrenders his weapon, safety is for him.
The one who shuts his door, safety is for him. The one who
enters the Ka’baĥ, safety is for him.’
On this occasion, Sayyidunā Abbas
suggested; ‘O
Prophet of Allah, Abū Sufyān is one self-proud person. Please
pass some distinctive words for him that may cater his pride. In
response, the Holy Prophet ٖ
stated that ‘the one
who enters the house of Abū Sufyān, safety is for him’.
When the Beloved Prophet ٖ
entered Makkaĥ as a
conqueror, he was riding upon his she-camel ‘Qaṣwā’ and he was
wearing a black coloured Imama (turban). And it is stated in
Bukhārī that there was a helmet on his blessed head. Sayyidunā
Abū Bakr Siddique
was beside him on one side and
Sayyidunā Usaīd bin Ḥuḍaīr
was on the other side. He
ٖ
was surrounded by a huge passionate army who
were well-equipped with arms and in the midst of this was the
Beloved Prophet ٖ
. Despite the splendour and awe
of this penetrating gathering, the captivating state of humbleness
of the Holy Prophet ٖ
was such that he was reciting
Suraĥ al-Fatḥ whilst riding upon his she-camel, with his blessed
head bowed in such a way that it frequently came in contact with
the packsaddle of his she-camel. This fascinating state of his was
to demonstrate his gratitude, humbleness and obedience in the
glorified court of Allah . (Zarqānī, Vol. 2, pp. 320-321)
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Entry in Baītullaĥ (House of Allah)
Then he ٖ
proceeded to Baītullaĥ, riding on his
she-camel and making Sayyidunā ‘Usāmaĥ bin Zayd
sit
behind him. Sayyidunā Bilal
and the key holder of the
Ka’baĥ, Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān bin Ṭalḥa
were also
accompanying the Beloved Prophet ٖ
. He made his
she-camel sit in Masjid al-Ḥaram, performed Tawaf of the Ka’baĥ
and kissed the Ḥajar al-Aswad. (Bukhārī Sharīf, Kitāb-ul-Maghāzī, Bāb
Dakhul al-Nabī , vol. 5, pp. 148-149, Ḥadīš 4289)
At that time, 360 idols were displayed in a row inside the
Ka’baĥ. The Holy Prophet ٖ
stood up himself
and started demolishing the idols with the edge of the stick he
was holding, whilst reciting the verse of the Quran
ۡ
ۡ , meaning, ‘the truth has arrived and the falsehood has
vanished; indeed falsehood had to vanish. (Bukhārī Sharīf, Kitāb-ul-
Maghāzī, vol. 5, pp 148, Ḥadīš 4287)
Then, all those idols that were placed inside the Ka’baĥ, the
Beloved Prophet ٖ
ordered for them to be removed.
When the Ka’baĥ was eventually purified from all of the idols,
then he ٖ
went inside the Ka’baĥ with Sayyidunā
‘Usāmaĥ bin Zayd
, Sayyidunā Bilal
and
Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān bin Ṭalḥa
and recited the Tākbeer
in all corners and also offered two Rak’at of Salah. (Bukhārī, vol. 1,
pp. 218; Bukhārī, vol. 2, pp. 614)
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When he ٖ
came out of the Ka’baĥ, he called
Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān bin Ṭalḥa
and handed over the key
َّ َ ۡ ‏َعُ‏
of the Ka’baĥ to him and said م
,
ه اخَادلِ‏ ة تَادلِ‏ ة
‏ُذُوۡ‏
خ
يزن هامِنك
اِ‎ َّ ظ َ الِ‏ ‏ٌم
meaning, now take this key and it will remain with you all forever.
Only he who is an utter oppressor will snatch this key from you.
(Zarqānī, Vol. 2, pp. 239)
The court of the Merciful Prophet
for everyone
After this, the Holy Prophet ٖ
conducted the first
congregation in the house of Allah , which not only
contained a great number of Muslim soldiers, but many ordinary
and prominent figures of infidels and pagans also attended it. In
this gathering, the Beloved Prophet ٖ
delivered a
sermon and then addressed the people of Makkaĥ and said ‘do
you know how I am going to treat you today’ Due to this
alarming and fearful question, all the attendees became
confounded and began to tremble in fear. But after observing
the prophetic (lenient) way of the Merciful Prophet
َ
َ
ٖ
, they collectively said ك ك , meaning, ‘you
are a kind brother and the son of a kind father’. After hearing
this, the Conqueror of Makkaĥ ٖ
replied in his
compassionate manner;
َ ۡ
لَق
َ i.e. there عَلَ‏
ترثيب
‏َخٌ‏
ا
‏ٍخ
يمٌ‏ و ۡ ‏َاب نُ‏ اَ‏
ي ‏ٍم
‏َاءُ‏
بُوا ا ۡ ‏َنت ‏ُمُ‏ الط
وم فَاذه ۡ
م ايل ۡ
يك ۡ
ۡ
is no charge unto you all, go; you all are free. (Sharḥ-ul-Zarqānī, Bābe-Ghazwaĥ-tul-Fatḥ-ul-A’ẓam,
vol. 3, pp 449; Sunan Kubra, vol. 9, pp. 200,
Ḥadīš 18276)
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Such an unexpected and sudden merciful reply caused the eyes of
َ
the criminals to well up in shame. The slogans of
اِ‎ َ اِهلٰ‏ َّ ا‏ّٰ‏ ُ ا‏ّٰ‏
ُ ‏َمَّدٌ‏ رَّسُوۡ‏
حم ل
from the tongues of infidels caused a blissful shower of divine
light all over the Ka’baĥ. Such an amazing revolution took place
in the sights of oppressors that the whole environment changed,
and all of a sudden, it seemed as:
Jaĥān tārīk tha ẓulmat kadaĥ tĥā sakht kālā tĥā
Koī parday se kia nikla, gĥar gĥar ujala tĥā
The darkness of despondency was when prevailing intense and leech
Nevertheless, an exceptional crack of divine light,
illuminated the entire niche
History of conquest of Makkaĥ
Many differences of opinion exist with regard to the date of the
conquest of Makkaĥ. According to Imām Baīĥaqī, it occurred on
the 13 th of Ramadan, Imām Muslim has reported it as the 16 th of
Ramadan and Imām Ahmad has stated it as the 18 th of Ramadan.
However, Muhammad bin Ishaq has written with the source of
many learned scholars that the conquest of Makkaĥ took place on
the 20 th of Ramadan, 8 A.H. ( ُ اَع وَا‏ّٰ‏ ) (Sharh-uz-Zarqani, vol. 3,
pp. 396-397)
‏َعا‏ٰ‏
‏ۡلَ‏ ‏ُم ت
The predictions and glad tidings of the conquest of Makkaĥ are
mentioned in few verses of the Holy Quran. Among these are
also in Suraĥ Naṣr where Almighty Allah has said:
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ٰ
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ۡ ۡ
When the help and victory of Allah come, and you see people
entering the religion of Allah in multitudes, then proclaim the
Purity of your Rab while praising Him, and seek forgiveness from
Him; indeed He is the Most Acceptor of Repentance. [Kanz-ul-Īmān
(Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sūraĥ Naṣr, Verses 1-3)
Moral lesson
The moral lesson we gain from the conquest of Makkaĥ is that
the display of forgiveness, mercy and kindness expressed by
the Noble Prophet ٖ
at that occasion cannot not
be found in the history of any conqueror of the world.
If we consider this issue deeply, we will find that there were so
many tyrants of the Quraīsh present there who had frequently
pelted stones at the Holy Prophet ٖ
. Among them
were also those ferocious tyrants who had attempted to martyr
the Beloved Prophet ٖ
many times and those
merciless and relentless oppressors were also present there who
had martyred the blessed teeth and smeared the enlightened face
of the Beloved Prophet ٖ
with his holy blood.
Those dissolute infidels were also there who had disheartened
the Merciful Prophet ٖ
through their slandering
and abusive language. Also stood were those wild and diabolical
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characters that had choked the blessed throat of the Holy
Prophet ٖ
by tying it with a long shawl. Among
these people were also those embodiments of tyrannies who had
struck the Princess of the Beloved Prophet ٖ
,
Sayyidatunā Zaīnab
with spear, causing her to fall
down from her camel and to have a miscarriage. Those cruel
and brutal habitants were also there due to whom, many
aggressive attacks and oppressive raids had caused recurrent
upheaval in the city of Madina. Those ruthless tyrants were also
present that had killed the beloved uncle of the Holy Prophet
ٖ
, Sayyidunā Ḥamzaĥ
. Those that had
cut off his nose and ears, extracted his eyes and chewed on his
liver were also a part of the congregation. Those heartless and
merciless people were there too who had tortured the self-devoted
ardent followers of the Holy Prophet ٖ
, Sayyidunā
Bilal, Sayyidunā Ṣuĥayb, Sayyidunā Ammār, Sayyidunā Khabbāb,
Sayyidunā Khubaīb, Sayyidunā Zayd bin Dashnaĥ
by
tying them with ropes, cracking them with whips, forcing them to
lay on sweltering sand, some were made to sleep on blazing coals
and others were hung and martyred. Now all these violent
oppressors were shame stricken and their hair stood on end due to
fear and their innerselves were shivering with the consequence of
their ill deeds. The intensity and vigour and the amount of
tyrannies that they had inflicted on the innocent Muslims had
amounted to mountains. Today they were standing as criminals
helplessly trembling in front of ten thousand Muĥājirīn and
Anṣār. They were contemplating in their hearts that perhaps today
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we will be fed to dogs and our flesh will be fed to crows and
vultures. The furiously angry army of the Anṣār and Muĥājirīn
will assassinate our children, destroy our coming generations and
ravage our dwellings and towns. However, the Gracious and
Merciful Prophet ٖ
announced this substantial
pardoning by saying, ‘Revenge, what for Retribution, what for
Today there is no accusation unto you.
Oh skies, speak! Oh earth, inform us! Oh moon and sun, you tell
us! Have you ever seen or heard of such a kind-hearted king and
conqueror who has ever come on the face of this earth Listen
carefully! You will definitely have no answer except that there
has been no such conqueror and neither will ever be. Because,
the Honourable Prophet ٖ
is incomparable,
unique, and unparalleled in his every attribute.
Oh Muslims, these are the blessed virtues and glorious manners
of our Noble Prophet ٖ
. Therefore, it is necessary
for us Muslims to act upon these sacred attributes and good
manners of the Beloved Prophet ٖ
by removing
the fury of revenge and vengeance from our hearts. Instead, we
shall make an effort to express forbearance and forgiveness
towards our enemies. This is because it is the Sunnaĥ of the
Holy Prophet ٖ
as well as moral guidance for the
Ummaĥ from the Great Prophet ٖ
. You would
صِ‏ ۡ ل have read this Ḥadīš in previous pages that
; meaning, mend relations with those who َ لَمَ‏
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م ۡ ‏َن قَطَ‏ عَ‏ كَ‏ و ۡ ‏َاعف ع
ك ظ
‏َاَح ۡ سِن ۡ اِ‎‏ٰ‏
و
مَن ا َ ‏َسا ‏َء ك
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show kindness and behave good towards those who misbehave
with you. The Holy Quran also mentions of very glorified and
raised ranks and distinctions for those who opt for forbearance
and forgiveness for their enemies. Almighty Allah has stated:
ۡ
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Sūraĥ al-‘Imrān, Verse 134)
Meaning, those who forgive the mistakes of people are among the
beloved of Allah and are those of high degrees. May Allah
bless every Muslim with the ability to follow the character and the
blessed manners of the Most Dignified Prophet ٖ
.
‏(ا ٓ ني (
64. Cure of sorcery
It is narrated that a Jew called Labīd bin A’ṣam and his daughters
performed sorcery on the Holy Prophet ٖ
. The
effects of it appeared on the blessed body of Holy Prophet
ٖ
but it could not affect his heart, intellect or
beliefs. After a few days, Sayyidunā Jibrīl
came in the
blessed court of the Holy prophet ٖ
and said that a
Jew has done sorcery on you and the items used for sorcery is
hidden under a stone in so and so well. The Holy Prophet
ٖ
sent Sayyidunā ‘Alī
to the well. When he drew
out the water of the well and lifted up the stone, he found beneath
it a bag made of date palm tree leaves. Within this bag, there were
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some of the comb-entangled blessed hairs of the Noble Prophet
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, some broken teeth of the comb, a rope of the
bow of an arrow which had eleven knots in it and there were
eleven needles pierced into a wax-made puppet. All these objects
were found beneath the stone which were presented before the
Holy Prophet ٖ
.
After this incidence, the two Sūraĥs of the Holy Quran, ( ۡ
ۡ
) and (
ۡ
) were revealed. Both of these
Sūraĥs contain eleven verses each. By reciting each verse, one
knot would untie and when eleven verses were recited, all of the
knots were untied and the Holy Prophet ٖ
was
fully recovered. (Taqṣīr Khazāin-ul-’Irfān, pp 1098) All items that
were used for doing magic were buried down the earth.
Moral lesson
All those amulets and spells which do not contain any words of
Kufr and Shirk are permissible. Similarly, making some knots
and reciting some verses of the Holy Quran and sacred names of
Almighty Allah and then blowing on it is also permissible.
A huge number of companions [Ṣaḥābaĥ] and Tābi’īn are of the
same opinion as well. Moreover, it is also narrated in a Ḥadīš by
Sayyidatunā ‘Ayesha
that when any member of
prophet’s family fell ill, the Holy Prophet ٖ
used to
recite these two Sūraĥs and then blow on the sick. (Tafṣīr Khazāinul-’Irfān,
pp 763, Part 30, al-Falaq, Verse 4)
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It is also mentioned in a Ḥadīš of Muslim and Bukhārī that
when Prophet ٖ
used to go to bed at night, he
ٖ
used to blow on his both blessed hands and used to
rub his hands on his blessed body from head to toe up to the access
of his blessed hands. He ٖ
would repeat this action
three times. (Tafṣīr Khazāin-ul-’Irfān, pp 763, Part 30, Sūraĥ-al-Naas, Verse 6)
The summary of this whole discussion is that ( ۡ
ۡ )
and (
ۡ ) are such two Sūraĥs of the Holy Quran that
are the tested and assured treatments of all acts of sorcery,
diseases prompted due to black magic or due to the influence of
an evil eye. Write down these verses, make an amulet and wear
it around the neck. Blow on a sick person after repetitive
recitation of these verses and blow on food, water and medicine
that a patient is using. All diseases especially the sorcery and
black magic will be vanished and the patient will be fully
recovered, . Likewise, there are also special attributes
of all other Sūraĥs of the Holy Quran which have been
mentioned in detail in our book, ‘Jannatī Zaīwar’ and we have
also authorized every practical Sunni Muslim to have practical
execution of these mentioned Awrād [incantations]. Therefore
Sunni Muslims should get benefits from these Quranic Awrād
and should also share these benefits with other Muslims. It is
mentioned in a Ḥadīš that (
meaning, the best ‏(خَ‏ ۡ ُ
انلَّا ‏ِس
‏َعُ‏
نف
ي ۡ
‏َنۡ‏
ريانلَّا ‏ِس م
person is the one who benefits people. (Kashf-ul-Khafā-o-Muzil-lil-
) ّٰ ا ( 1252) Ilbas, Vol. 1, pp 348, Ḥadīš
‏َعا‏ٰ‏
وَا ت
‏َع ۡ لَمُ‏
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Sūraĥ Falaq
ۡ ۙ
ۡ ۙ
ۡ
ۙ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۙ ٰ ٰ
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Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon
him), ‘I take refuge of the One Who creates the daybreak.’ ‘From the
evil of His entire creation’ ‘And from the evil of the matter that
darkens when it sets.’ ‘And from the evil of the witches who blow into
knots.’ ‘And from the evil of the envier when he is envious of me’.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sūraĥ Falaq, Verses 1-5)
Sūraĥ Naas
ۡ ۙ ۙ ۙ
ۡ
ۡ
ۙ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
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Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon
him), ‘I take refuge of the One Who is Rab of all mankind.’ ‘The King
of all mankind.’ ‘The God of all mankind.’ ‘From the evil of the one
who instils evil thoughts in the hearts – and stays hidden.’ ‘Those who
instil evil thoughts into the hearts of men.’ ‘Among the jinns and men.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sūraĥ Naas, Verses 1-6)
65. A supplication told by Sayyidunā Khiḍr
Allama Muhammad bin Sammāk
was a great scholar
of Ḥadīš and a great friend of Allah possessing lots of
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marvels [Karāmat). Once he fell seriously ill and a few of his
disciples took his urine sample to show it to a Christian doctor.
On the way, they met a beautifully dressed saint and fragrance
was emanating from him. The dignified saint inquired, ‘Where
are you people going’ They replied that Muhammad bin
Sammāk
has fallen seriously ill and we have taken
this urine sample of his and are taking it to so and so doctor.
After hearing their words, he said,
for a friend of
Allah , you are going to seek help from an enemy of Allah
Throw away this urine sample and return back and tell
Muhammad bin Sammāk
to recite these verses by
placing his hand on the aching limb and blow on it:
ۡ
ٰ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 15, Sūraĥ Banī Isrāiīl, Verse 105)
After saying this, the saint disappeared and people went back to
Sammāk
and revealed him the whole incident. So he
read those two verses by placing his hand on the place of pain and
all of a sudden, he was cured. Afterwards, Muhammad bin Sammāk
asked people whether they have the knowledge about
the identity of the person who told them these words People
replied ‘no’ and said that ‘we did not recognize him’. Then
Muhammad bin Sammāk
said ‘that saint was
Sayyidunā Khiḍr
.’ (Tafsīr Madārik al-Tanzīl, Vol. 3, pp 195; Part
15, Suraĥ Banī Isrāiīl, Verse 105)
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Such a small extract from the verse of the Holy Quran is an
authentic and proven remedy for every illness. It shuns out the
illness if it is recited on an ailing part of the body by placing
hand over it. But the pre-requisite condition is that the person
who is reciting should be practical in following the Sharī’aĥ,
should be honest and should be steadfast on earning through
Ḥalāl means. Undoubtedly, for the remedy of ailments, this
) ّٰ ا ( Quran. verse is among the wonders of the Holy
َ ۡ
‏َمجۡ‏ َ
ٖ ‏ِقه ٖ ‏ِهل
ٰ َ
‏َعا‏ٰ‏
وَا ت
‏َع ۡ لَمُ‏
‏َصَ‏ يلَّ‏ ا‏ّٰ‏ ُ
‏َا و
خَري تَع
‏َلۡ‏
خ
ُ ‏َمَّدٍ‏ وَّ‏
ا حم
بِهٖ‏
عِني ا و ‏َصَ‏ حۡ‏
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‏َعَا‏ٰ‏ َ يلَّ‏ ا‏ّٰ‏ ُ
‏َعَا‏ٰ‏ ‏َنۡ‏
ص ت
رَة ت ع ه َ قَال رَسُ‏ ۡ و لُ‏ ا‏ّٰ‏
‏ُرَيۡ‏
عن أَيبِ‏ ه
ۡ
‏َو
آن مخ سَ‏ ةِ‏ أ
‏َّم ن ‏َزَلَ‏ القُرۡ‏
وَس
‏َاٰ‏
هِ‏ و
‏َلَيۡ‏
ك ‏ٍم
َ‎‏َلٍ‏ وَحَرَااٍ‏ وَحمُ‏
ج ‏ٍه ح
ع
‏َلَ‏
ك ‏ِم
‏ُحۡ‏
رَام ا بِالم
‏َحِلُّوا احلۡ‏ ‏ُوا احلۡ‏
‏َم فَأ
ابِهٍ‏ وَأ
‏َمُتَشَ‏
‏ِم
وَحَرّ‏
و ثَا ‏ٍل.‏
‏َنُوۡ‏ ‏َاعۡ‏ ‏ُوۡ‏
وا ٰ م ا بِالمُتَش هِ‏ و تَربِ‏ ا بِاألَمثَا ‏ِل.‏
َ وَعَمِلُوۡ‏
:
:
ُ قَالَ‏
ۡ َ
ٰ َ
َ رَيضِ‏ َ ا‏ّٰ‏ ُ
(Mishkāt-ul-Maṣābīḥ, Kitāb-ul-Īmān, Vol. 1, pp. 99, Ḥadīš 182)
It has been narrated by Sayyidunā Abū Hurairaĥ
that
the Holy Prophet said that Quran was revealed on five
perspectives:
1. Ḥalāl (legitimate) 4. Metaphoric and
َ ل :
َ ابِ‏
ٖ ‏ِهل
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3. Commandment
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So you people should consider the Ḥalāl [legitimate] as Ḥalāl and
Ḥarām [illegitimate] as Ḥarām, follow the commandments of the
Quran [Muḥkam] and believe in metaphorical explanations
[Mutashābaĥāt] and be reprimanded from the allusions and
anecdotes of the previous Ummaĥs.
To be well aware on the abovementioned five perspectives of the
Holy Quran, it is mandatory that one recites the Holy Quran with
deep understanding again and again. That’s why the recitation of
the Glorious Quran contains such abundant rewards that ten
virtues are earned by reciting just one word. For example, if
someone only recites ‘( ٓ ٓ م ‏(ال and if the reciter’s recitation is
accepted, then thirty virtues will be attained because the reciter
has recited three words of the Holy Quran.
Few manners of recitation
1. After doing Miswāk Sharīf and proper Wuḍū, one should sit
down facing Qiblaĥ. After reciting ( ُ
), one should comprehend deeply on the الرَّمحۡ‏ ٰ
words and meanings of the words of Holy Quran and shall
engage himself in the recitation of the Holy Quran by
observing immense concentration along with extreme
humbleness, meekness and fear of Allah . He shall
neither recite it very loudly, nor in a very low voice but recite
it in a moderate voice.
‏ِجي ‏ِم
اَع ۡ ‏ُوذ بِا مِن الشيط ‏ِن الرَّ‏
ط
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2. It is better to recite the holy Quran by looking at it because it
is also an act of worship to look at the Holy Quran.
Moreover, there is also double the reward in the execution of
multiple worships. It is stated in a Ḥadīš that the person who
recited the Holy Quran by looking at it, two thousands
virtues will be written in his account and the one who recited
orally will get one thousands virtues written in his account.
(Kanz-ul-Iman, Vol. 1, pp 260, Ḥadīš 2301)
3. One shall not complete the recitation of the Holy Quran
within three days, but shall try to complete it in at least
three, seven or forty days so that the meanings and contexts
of the recited verses can be understood properly.
4. One shall recite the Holy Quran slowly and calmly, recite it
properly by following the phonetics and intonation patterns
of the Arabic language. Almighty Allah has said:
ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
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‘And recite the Qur’an slowly in stages’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 29, Sūraĥ al-Muzzammil, Verse 4)
There are many advantages of reciting the Holy Quran in this
manner. First of all, it justifies the dignity of the Holy Quran;
and secondly, the main objective of the recitation of the Holy
Quran is to ponder upon the marvels and wonders of the Holy
Quran and comprehend and understand the meanings of the
verses of the Holy Quran, which is almost impossible to achieve
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5. One shall keep an eye on the meaning of every word during
the recitation, shall try to understand the warnings and glad
tidings, shall try to imagine himself as the addressee in every
address, shall consider himself as the one being commanded
of doing good and forbidding evil in the verses and shall
consider himself being warned in the warnings mentioned in
the stories and narrations of the Holy Quran. While reciting
the Holy Quran, one shall also make a firm intention of
acting upon the orders and directives and refraining from the
actions that are forbidden.
6. During the recitation, whenever there is a mention of heaven
or blessings of Allah , or whenever there is a mention of
peace and protection of faith or whenever there is a mention
of a desired thing; one shall stop and supplicate. Moreover,
wherever there is a mention of hell and its punishments or
any such fearful thing, one shall stop and seek refuge from
Almighty Allah from such things and shall try to burst
out with tears from the fear of Allah . If he cannot cry,
he shall at least try to make a face similar to crying.
7. Have a frequent recitation of the Holy Quran at the hours of
night because it is the time when mind is in peace and heart
is in the state of tranquillity. The best time for the recitation
of the Holy Quran is the last ten days of Ramadan and the
first ten days of Zul-Ḥajja. After these mentioned days, there
is preference for the recitation on Friday, then Monday and
then on Thursday. The best time for the recitation in the
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hours of night is the time between Maghrib and Isha, after
that the time after half night has passed. During the day time,
the morning time is the best time for the recitation of the
Holy Quran.
8. One shall recite the Holy Quran with good melodious
articulation by observing the principles of the Arabic
intonation such as pauses, stresses, etc. However, keep in
mind that for the purpose of melodious articulation,
musical tunes and their accents shall not be imitated at all.
9. During the recitation, keep in mind the dignity and
reverence of the Holy Quran and keep the context of the
following verse in mind:
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ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ
Had We sent down this Quran upon a mountain, you would have
then surely seen it bowed down, blown to bits by the fear of Allah.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 28, Sūraĥ al-Hasher, Verse 21)
Recite the Holy Quran with utmost fear of Allah and with
extreme humbleness.
10. All those verses that suit the personal context of the reciter
should be frequently recited and the reciter shall assume to
be at such a stage that he is reciting these verses in front of
Allah in his blessed court. When he reaches such stage,
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to him. The excellence and heights of good recitation lies in
the philosophy that ‘when the reciter starts experiencing the
attributes of Allah in His book [Holy Quran].’ But this
esteemed status is only for Ṣiddīqīn [highest level of Aūliya]
and not everyone can attain such status.
11. It is better to recite in a medium voice in loneliness. But if
there is a danger of ostentation, disturbance of other people
offering Salah or if there are some people indulged in
chatting and the assumption is that they will not listen to
the recitation of the Holy Quran, then under these
circumstances, it is better to do a silent recitation. For such
instances, it has been narrated in Ahadiš that ‘a hidden
virtuous deed is seventy times more rewarding than an
apparent virtuous deed.’
However, it is very essential to observe the manners while
reciting the Holy Quran so that the countless blessings of this
world and the Hereafter may be attained. And one shall not at
all be careless of the manners because such carelessness is a
cause of a huge deprivation of religious blessings.
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ا ٰ مِني
َ ۡ
َ
مِن
ۡ َ
ََ
و
َ ۡ
ِ د
َ
مِن
‏َللّٰهُمَّ‏
ا
ص َ يلَّ‏
نَا
‏َلۡ‏
اجع
‏َعَا‏ٰ‏
ت
‏َلَيۡ‏
ع
الص ‏ِيقِني
وص هِ‏ و
نَا
‏َلۡ‏
جتع
ال غَافِلِني
‏َاهِ‏
ِ ‏ِد جبِ‏
‏ُرۡ‏ سَ‏ لِني َ س يّ‏
الم
َ ۡ َ ۡ
أَمج هبِ‏ عِني ۝
َ حۡ‏
ٰ ٰ َ
‏ٖا ‏ِهل
ُ ّٰ
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م ً ‏ِدا وَّمُصَ‏ لّ‏
م ۡ ‏ُبَسمِ‎‏ً‏ وَ‏ حمُ‏
With the blessings of Allah , after the publication of
‘Wonders in the Holy Quran’ [‘Ajāib-ul-Quran] which is an
excellent anthology of sixty-five topics consisting of the wonders
mentioned in the Holy Quran; now once again a new collection
of seventy topics consisting of more strange and thrilling
anecdotes have been added in this edition. Furthermore, the
relevant verses of the holy Quran in the context of these
anecdotes along with their translation, annotation, contextual
perspectives, theoretical references and moral lessons have been
added here and is presented to the readers with the name of
‘Marvels in the Holy Quran’ (Gharāyib-ul-Quran).
Wonders in the Holy Quran and Marvels in the Holy Quran—
both of these books on the theme of Quranic subjects are the
fruition of my rigorous efforts that I have put in practice during
the days of my illness. May the Benevolent and Merciful Allah
bless my publications with the status of acceptance! Moreover,
may Allah make it a source of my forgiveness and rewards
for the Hereafter as well as for my parents, teachers, students and
disciples. May Allah bless my beloved grandson Maulana
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Faīz-ul-Ḥaq by enriching him in his good deeds as well as the
prosperity and understanding of knowledge in this world and in
the Hereafter, as he supported me throughout in the editing and
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ني ا book. publication of this
I humbly request the readers to keep praying for my full
recovery so that after being fully recovered, I continue the noble
act of preaching Ahadith and the writing of religious books.
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ا
وما ذلك
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ا بعريزوهوحسيب ونعم الوكيل صيل
واهل امجعني
ٰ
تعا حبيه حممد
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1. Creation of Sayyidunā Ādam
Sayyidunā Ādam
neither has a mother nor a father and
instead, Almighty Allah created him from soil. Therefore, it
is narrated that when Almighty Allah intended to create
him, then He ordered Sayyidunā ‘Izrāīl
to bring a
handful of soil from the earth. In order to fulfil the
commandment of Allah , when Sayyidunā ‘Izrāīl
landed on earth and picked up a handful of soil, then all the soil
of the upper surface of the earth squeezed into his fist as a
stratum which consisted sixty different colors and types. In this
collected soil, there was black and white, red and yellow
coloured soil possessing the characteristics of being soft and
hard, sweet and bitter, salty and odourless along with possessing
other types of characteristics. (Tażkiraĥ al-Anbiyā, pp 48)
Then it was commanded to knead this soil with different
waters. Therefore, after a long time, it became a sticky soil.
Then it was knead again for a long period of time and it wore a
form of a foul smelling mortar like mud. Then when it dried
out, it turned into a hard and solid soil. Then the statue of
Ādam
was made out of this soil and was placed on the
gates of the heavens. The angels would get astonished by
looking at it because prior to this, angels had never seen a
creation with such an appearance. Then Almighty Allah
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commanded soul to enter in that statue. Therefore, when the
soul entered in his body and reached his nostrils, then he
sneezed and when the soul reached up to the tongue, he recited
( َ ) and Almighty Allah said ( ر محَ‏ ‏ُك ۡ ) meaning, may
‏َحلۡ‏
ا مد
Allah bless you! O father of Muhammad (Ādam), I have
made you to do my Ḥamd (praise me). Then gradually, the soul
reached in his whole body and he stood upon alive. (Tafsīr
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Khāzin, Vol. 1, pp 43; Part 1, Suraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 30)
It is stated in the Ḥadīš of Tirmiżī and Abū Dāwūd that the
soil from which the statue of Sayyidunā Ādam
was
made was a combination of different colors and types.
Therefore, the progeny of Sayyidunā Ādam
ended up
with being of different colors and behaviours. (Tafsīr Ṣāwī, vol. 1,
pp 49; Part 1, Suraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 30)
The patronymic name of Sayyidunā Ādam
is Abū
Muhammad or Abū-ul-Bashīr and his epithet is ‘Khalīfa-tul-
Allāĥ’. He is the first Nabī of Almighty Allah . He lived for
nine hundred and sixty years. At the time of his worldly demise,
the number of his progeny had reached to one hundred
thousand who had populated the earth by establishing diverse
industries and erecting various buildings. (Tafsīr Ṣāwī, Vol. 1, pp 48;
Part 1, Suraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 30)
This subject has been frequently mentioned in the Holy
Quran that Ādam
was created from soil. Therefore,
Almighty Allah has said in Sūraĥ Al-e-Imrān:
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ٰ
ۡ ٰ ۡ
The example of Īsā with Allah is like that of Ādam; He created him
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happens! [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sūraĥ Al-e-
Imrān, Verse 59)
In another verse, it has been stated:
ۡ
ۡ ٰ ۡ
‘We have indeed created them from sticky clay’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 23, Sūraĥ Ṣāffāt, Verse 11)
At some place, it is mentioned:
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
‘Indeed We created man from sounding clay made out of black
smelly mud’
Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 14, Sūraĥ Ḥajr, Verse 26)
‏َعَا‏ٰ‏
هَا ا ت
‏َنۡ‏
ع
ُ ّٰ
رَيضِ‏ Sayyidatunā Ḥawwā
When Almighty Allah ordered Sayyidunā Ādam
to live in the Paradise, he started feeling a bit discontented due
to loneliness. Then Almighty Allah made sleep overcome
Sayyidunā Ādam
and he fell a deep sleep. Then while
he was sleeping, Almighty Allah created Sayyidatunā
from the left rib of Sayyidunā Ādam
.
Ḥawwā
When Sayyidunā Ādam
woke up from his sleep, he
was amazed and astonished to see a beautiful and attractive
woman sitting beside him. Sayyidunā Ādam
asked her:
‘Who are you and whom have you come here for In response,
Sayyidatunā Ḥawwā
replied that ‘I am your wife and
Almighty Allah has created me so that you attain love,
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tranquillity and satisfaction of heart through me and I attain
love, tranquillity and satisfaction of heart through you.
Furthermore, the purpose of my creation is that both of us live
happily together and spend our lives with love and compassion
and keep thanking Allah for his blessings.’ (Tafsīr Ruḥ-ul-Ma’ānī,
Vol. 1, pp 316; Part 1, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 35)
Almighty Allah has addressed about Sayyidatunā Ḥawwā
at few places in the Holy Quran - for example:
ۡ ۡ ۡ
‘And from it created its spouse and from them both has spread the
multitude of men and women’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Sūraĥ Nisa, Verse 1)
Moral lesson
The anecdote of the creation of Sayyidunā Ādam and Ḥawwā
is among those wonders of the Holy Quran that
conceals many hidden pearls of guidance and admonitions. A
few of them are mentioned below:
Almighty Allah created Sayyidunā Ādam
from
soil and created Sayyidatunā Ḥawwā
from the rib of
Sayyidunā Ādam
. This saying of the Holy Quran
reveals the fact that Allah created humanity in four
different manners:
First: From mutual male and female copulation. As is the
conventional birth process of normal human beings. Therefore,
it has been announced in the Holy Quran in clear words that:
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‘Indeed We have created man from mixed semen’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 29, Sūraĥ Daĥr, Verse 2)
Second: The second manner is that from a single man, Almighty
Allah created a human being which is in the form of
Sayyidatunā Ḥawwā
. She was created from the left rib
of Sayyidunā Ādam
.
Third: The third manner is that Almighty Allah created a
human being from a single woman which is in the form of
Sayyidunā Īsā
, who without any father, was born from
the womb of Sayyidatunā Maryam
, virgin, virtuous
and pious.
Fourth: Almighty Allah also created one human being
without a man and a woman which is in the shape of
Sayyidunā Ādam
. He created Ādam
from soil.
These deductions and explanations guide us to the following
perspectives:
1. Almighty Allah is such Powerful, Sovereign and
Independent that He is not bound to create human
beings with only one specific procedure and method. On
the contrary, He possesses such extreme powers that
He can create human beings however He wishes to.
Therefore, He created human beings with all four
aforesaid procedures which is a demonstration of the
extreme powers and wisdoms that He possesses. All
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these creations are the major signs of his grandeur and
dignity.
! Words cannot describe the dignities and
grandeurs of Almighty Allah . The Creator of the
universes, Who created the throne and heavens, earth and
skies and the tablets of destiny [Lauḥ-o-Qalam] from a single
verbal command of ( ۡ ‏,(كُن then what is the value of the
creation of the human being in front of the absolute powers
and wisdoms of Almighty Allah But, there is no doubt
that the creation of human is such an excellent artefact of
Almighty Allah that it is impossible to find such example
in the entire universe. Because the creation of human is a
complete reflection of all the creations of the entire universe.
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What an excellent saying of Sayyidunā ‘Alī ‏!ا اكرب
الع الَ‏ ‏ُم اك
اِن طَ‏ ‏َوي ۡ
وَفِيك ۡ
:
ُ َ َ ۡ
رب
ٌ ۡ
اَحتسِب ُ اِنَّ‏ َ ۡ
جِرم ص ري
ك ۡ
Translation: O human being! Why do you assume that you are a
small body In fact, the state of your dignity and grandeur is
such that the whole world is compressed inside you.
2. Some man could possibly assume that had the group
of men not existed, then women would not be able to
give birth to any human on their own and similarly,
women could possibly assume that had we women not
existed, then men alone would not be able to bear any
human. Likewise, it was also possible that men and
women could have boasted upon the fact that had we
men and women not existed, then it was impossible
for any human being to be born. So to shun away all
such crude assumptions, Almighty Allah created
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humanity with all four methods and proved it that
look, I am such Potentate and Sovereign that I created
Sayyidatunā Ḥawwā
from only a man,
meaning from the rib of Sayyidunā Ādam
.
Therefore, O women, do not assume that had there
been no womanhood, then no human being would be
born. Similarly, Allah has warned men by
creating Sayyidunā Īsā
without a father and
from the womb of only a woman that oh men! Do not
boast upon the fact that had you not existed, then
there would not be consequent creation of humanity.
Have a look that I created Sayyidunā Īsā
only
from the womb of a woman without any man. And by
creating Sayyidunā Ādam
from soil and
without any man and woman has simply made men
and women to hold their tongues, and they have been
warned that ‘O men and women! Never let this thought
prompt in your heart that had we both not existed,
there would not be any human creation. Have a look
that Sayyidunā Ādam
neither has a father, nor
a mother. Instead, I created him from soil.
,
verily it is truth that Almighty Allah has said:
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ٰ
‘Allah is the Creator of all things, and He Alone is the Dominant
over all’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 13, Sūraĥ al-Ra’d, Verse 16)
He creates and gives birth to whomever, however and whenever
He wishes to. There is no one to interfere in His will and wish
and no one has any permission to criticize His plans. His actions
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and wills are not bound and dependent upon any means or
specific procedures. He is
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[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sūraĥ al-Burūj, Verse 16)
Meaning that He does whatsoever He determines to
ُ ّٰ
ُ ّٰ
ا do. The state of His greatness is
ا
‏َلُ‏
فع
َ شَ‏ ا ‏ُء مَا ي ۡ
ي
‏َلُ‏
فع
وي ۡ
يد مَا
ۡ ُ
ي ‏ِر
meaning, whatever He plans and intends for, He
gets it done. Neither can anyone interfere Him from the
execution of His determination and nor can anyone dare to
) وَا‏ّٰ‏ ُ اَع ( determination. criticise His
‏َعا‏ٰ‏
‏ۡلَ‏ ‏ُم ت
2. The caliphate of Ādam
The title of Sayyidunā Ādam
is ‘Khalīfa-tul-Allāĥ’ (the
caliph of Allah). When Almighty Allah decided to bestow
caliphate upon Sayyidunā Ādam
, a very astonishing,
thought-provoking and heedful dialogue took place between
Allah and His angels. This dialogue has been mentioned
below:
Allah : O angels! I am going to create my caliph who will be
my representative on the earth and will implement my
commands.
Angels: O Allah ! Will you appoint such a person as your
caliph and representative on earth who will cause contention,
turmoil, bloodshed and massacre O our Allah ! We
angels deserve more to be your caliphates because we will
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neither cause chaos on the earth nor will we cause bloodshed
and brawling. Along with your praise and grandeur, we will
proclaim and preach your greatness and dignity. Every
moment and instant, our tongues keep on praising and
venerating you. Therefore, bless someone amongst us with the
crown of your caliphate and this distinctive title of ‘Khalīfatul-Allāĥ
(Allah’s caliphate).
Allah : O angels! The wisdoms and advisability in
appointing Ādam (
) as my caliphate is beyond your
inference. Only I know them. You group of angels are not
aware of these wisdoms and expediencies.
Although angels observed silence after hearing these words
from Almighty Allah , but they assumed in their hearts that
no matter who may be appointed as the caliphate of Almighty
Allah , he will not surpass us in rank. Because the status we
angels possess, no one else among the creations can attain this
status. Therefore, the dignity and reverence will rest upon the
angels only.
After this, Almighty Allah created Sayyidunā Ādam
and blessed him with the knowledge of all small and
big things. After this, the following dialogue took place
between Almighty Allah and the angels:
Allah : O angels! If you are true in your claim that no
other creation can be superior than you, tell me the names of
all those things that I have presented in front of you.
Angels: O Allah , you are free and sanctified from all
defects and faults. The amount of knowledge we have is only
what You have blessed us with. Apart from that, we do not
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have knowledge of any other thing. We have a stern belief that
the Creator and the Sustainer of all wisdoms, sanity and
knowledge is only You.
After this, Almighty Allah addressed Sayyidunā Ādam
and said: O Ādam
, tell the names of all objects
to these angels. Then Sayyidunā Ādam
told the names
of all those objects along with the hidden wisdoms in them.
Thus, on hearing this account, angels were stunned and
surprised.
Allah : O angels! Did I not tell you that I have the
knowledge of all hidden things of the heavens and earth I also
know what you used to proclaim openly that Ādam
will
cause brawls and chaos. Moreover, I am also aware of the
thoughts that you have been hiding in your hearts that no one
superior than you in all creations will ever be created.
Afterwards, to announce and make angels admit the excellence
and grandeur of Sayyidunā Ādam
, Almighty Allah
ordered all the angels to prostrate to Sayyidunā Ādam
. Therefore, in the obedience of this commandment of
Almighty Allah , all angels prostrated to Sayyidunā Ādam
. But Satan refused to prostrate out of arrogance and
became infidel and was expelled from the court of Almighty
Allah after being accursed.
The Holy Quran has related this whole incidence in its own
miraculous narrative style in the following way:
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And (remember) when your Rab said to the angels, ‘I am about to
place My Caliph in the earth’; they said, ‘Will You place (as a caliph)
one who will spread turmoil in it and shed blood Whereas we
glorify You with praise and proclaim Your Sanctity’; He said, ‘I
know what you do not.’ And Allah the Supreme taught Ādam all the
names (of things), then presented them to the angels, saying, ‘Tell
Me the names of these, if you are truthful.’ They said, ‘Purity is to
You! We do not have any knowledge except what You have taught
us! Indeed You only are the All Knowing, the Wise.’ He said ‘O
Ādam! Inform them the names’; and when Ādam had informed
them their names, He said, ‘Did I not tell you that I know all the
secrets of the heavens and the earth And I know all what you
disclose and all what you hide’ And (remember) when We ordered
the angels to prostrate before Ādam, so they all prostrated, except
Iblīs (Satan-devil); he refused and was proud
- and became a
disbeliever . [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sūraĥ al-
Baqaraĥ, Verses 30-34)
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Moral lesson
From the above-quoted verses, we can derive the following
moral lessons.
1. The dignity and grandeur of Allah is
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that He does whatsoever He determines to do.
Neither can anyone interrupt him from the execution
of His determination, nor can anyone argue on His
actions. Despite all this, Almighty Allah held a
counselling with the group of angels regarding the creation
and caliphate of Sayyidunā Ādam
. We get a moral
lesson from this anecdote that when Almighty Allah ,
Who is the Most Powerful and with supreme authority and
is not Compelled by anyone, counsels with His angels, then
ordinary people who have very minimum knowledge and
authority; should consult with their sincere and loyal
friends who possess wisdom whenever they plan to execute
any task, as it is the Sunnaĥ and a blessed tradition of
Almighty Allah .
2. Angels said about Ādam
that he is a rioter and will
spread bloodshed. Therefore, instead of blessing him with
the ultimate caliphate, it is better to bless us with this
esteemed status because we have made the code of our lives
to obey, invoke praises and proclaim the dignity of
Almighty Allah . Thus, we deserve to attain the
caliphate more than Sayyidunā Ādam
.
Angels established their hypothesis on the plea of their
mutual logic of Ijtiĥād that Allah will bless the caliph
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And due to the lust for sex and anger, there will be various
kinds of sedition, contentions, bloodshed and plundering.
That’s why angels said in the court of Almighty Allah that
You will bless the dignity of Your caliphate to such a person
who will cause diverse seditions and brawls and will hail a
storm of bloodshed and massacre on the earth. It is better that
You appoint Your caliphate among us as we pray, glorify and
recite Your praises and proclaim Your purity and dignity.
Almighty Allah made them quite by saying that only I
know the hidden expediencies and wisdoms behind making
him as My caliph. You angels do not have the knowledge of
these hidden wisdoms and expediencies.
What were those concealed wisdom and expediencies A
complete knowledge of all this rests to Him only Who is the
Knower of all secrets, Allah , but one of the apparent
wisdoms and expediencies can also be that angels did not
consider Sayyidunā Ādam
suitable for being a caliphate
of Almighty Allah on the basis of their observation of the
power of lust for sex and anger being the major causes for
bloodshed and massacre. However, the angels did not realise
the third trait; the power of intellect that was potentially present
in Sayyidunā Ādam
along with the other forces of sex
and wrath. The excellence of the power of intellect is such that
if it dominates the power of lust and anger, then it makes them
her submissive and obedient slaves and consequently, the forces
of sex and wrath, instead of promoting brawls and bloodshed,
strive to promote reformation, welfare of the society and
becomes a mean of success. Angels missed this clause. That’s
why, Almighty Allah replied that ‘what I know is
unknown to you’. After hearing this, the angels became quite.
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From this, we derive the moral lesson that because human
beings are not totally aware about the wisdoms and hidden
resolutions of the decisions of Almighty Allah , therefore, it
is mandatory for the bondsmen of Allah to keep their
tongues under their control from criticising or passing any
negative comments on any act done by Almighty Allah .
They shall admit having scarce knowledge and understanding
and shall believe and proclaim that whatever and however
Almighty Allah has done something, only that is a true
and the best fact. Only Almighty Allah knows the wisdoms
and the hidden secrets of his actions which we the ordinary
people are unaware of.
3. Almighty Allah blessed Sayyidunā Ādam
with the knowledge of all objects and their efficacies
through a revelation within an instant. It can be deduced
that knowledge is not bound to only be attained through
books. On the contrary, the person who is blessed by Allah
attains knowledge through revelation within few
instances from Allah without the need of any book or
lessons. His heart becomes deep rooted with knowledge
and wisdom without acquiring knowledge through the
traditional means. Therefore, it is proven with authentic
references from the lives of various friends of Allah
[Auliyā] that they never set foot in any Madrasa, neither
they sat in front of a teacher, and nor did they touch any
book; but with the blessings of Allah and due to the
inner insight of a true Sheikh, they earned the heights of
scholarships in all branches of knowledge through the
sources of inspiration and revelation within few instances.
Their academic expertise reached such a high and
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esteemed status that the prominent scholars who were
known for being experts in their relevant educational fields
seemed to be merely a student in front of them.
4. From these anecdotes, we come to know that being the
caliphate of Allah does not depend on prayers and
abundance of worship, but it depends on the abundance of
knowledge and wisdom. Therefore, despite abundant
worship and invoking constant prayers, angels
were
still not blessed with the title of ‘Khalīfa-tul-Allāĥ’ (Allah’s
Caliphate), and Sayyidunā Ādam
was blessed with
the esteemed status of being the Caliphate of Allah
due to the possession of the inspirational knowledge. The
blessed verses of the Holy Quran are evident witness on
the merit of Sayyidunā Ādam
.
5. We have also come to know that the abundance of
knowledge is superior over the abundance of worship. The
status of an ‘Ālim (religious scholar) is a lot higher than
the status of an ‘Ābid (devout worshiper). Therefore, for
the reason of an exposure of potential distinctions,
excellence and the intellectual grandeur with which
Sayyidunā Ādam
was bestowed by Almighty Allah
and for an acknowledgment of this grandeur and
dignity from angels, Almighty Allah ordered angels to
prostrate to Sayyidunā Ādam
. In obedience to the
commandment of Allah , all of the angels prostrated
to Sayyidunā Ādam
and were rewarded with the
closeness of Almighty Allah and being beloved to
Allah . On the contrary, Satan who refused to
prostrate to Sayyidunā Ādam
due to arrogance,
was eternally accursed in the court of Allah and
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consequently, he fell in such a deep ditch of misguidance,
damnation and humiliation that he will not be able to
come out of it until the day of judgement. Moreover, he
became deserving of being accursed in both worlds,
became a victim of the wrath of Allah and the
punishment of hell became his eternal destiny.
6. We also come to know that the current method of
examining and evaluating which are in place nowadays to
judge the efficiency or deficiency of someone’s knowledge is
an old Sunnaĥ of Almighty Allah . Almighty Allah
tested angels and Sayyidunā Ādam
for the purpose
of an exposure of the knowledge of angels to be shown as
inferior to the knowledge of Sayyidunā Ādam
. The
angels failed in this test and Sayyidunā Ādam succeeded.
7. Satan disparaged Sayyidunā Ādam
by calling him
a statue made of soil and expressed his arrogance by
considering himself to be superior by calling himself a
creation of fire and refused to prostrate to Sayyidunā
Ādam
. The reason behind his denial was his
arrogance. The moral lesson that we derive is that pride is
such a destructive thing that due to it, very high status
and prestigious ones have to face damnation and being
accursed, and in some cases, it leads towards unbelief
(Kufr). Moreover, when arrogance is combined with
offensive and abusive attitude towards the chosen people
of Almighty Allah and one might be stirred with the
evil passion to insult the chosen people of Almighty Allah
, the consequent damnation and curse that inflicts
upon due to such malevolent attitudes is beyond
imagination. There are no doubts left for such a person to
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be the accursed Iblīs. Here is an admonitory lesson for all
those who insult and disrespect the blessed chosen people
of Almighty Allah and demonstrate pride over their
worship. If they do not deserve to be called the Iblīs of the
current era, then what else do they deserve to be called
) ّٰ اَع (
‏َعا‏ٰ‏
وَا ت
‏ۡلَ‏ ‏ُم
3. A catalogue of the knowledge of Sayyidunā Ādam
How much knowledge of various disciplines Allah
blessed Sayyidunā Ādam with Through revelation, with in an
instant, Allah blessed the sacred heart of Sayyidunā
Ādam
with the knowledge and wisdom of how many
and which things It was the same very knowledge which
became the source of dignity and distinction of Sayyidunā
Ādam
to attain such a high and esteemed status that it
became the reason for the blessed angels to prostrate to
Sayyidunā Ādam
. For the catalogue of these various
branches of knowledge, please read the versatile annotation
Ruḥ-ul-Bayān that was written by Allama Sheikh Ismail Ḥaqqī
who was known as the Quṭb of his era. The
translation of the mentioned knowledge of Sayyidunā Ādam
is below mentioned. He has said:
Almighty Allah taught Sayyidunā Ādam
the
names of all things in all languages, names of all angels and
the names of all progeny of Sayyidunā Ādam
, names
of all animals, names of all plants and stones, names of all
objects and their industries, names of all cities and towns,
names of all birds and trees and all the beings that will be born
until the Day of Judgment, names of all animates and beings,
names of all foods and drinks, names of all blessings of heavens,
names of all objects and even the names of a bowl and a cup. It
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is mentioned in Hadis Sharīf that Almighty Allah taught
him seven hundred thousand languages. (Ruḥ-ul-Bayān, Vol 1, pp.
100; Part 1, Al-Baqarah, Verse, 31)
The Holy Quran has mentioned the above-mentioned catalogue
of knowledge within only one sentence, in its own miraculous,
condensed and a brief manner. Therefore, Almighty Allah
says:
ۡ
ۡ ٰ ۡ
And Almighty Allah taught Ādam the names of all objects
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 31)
Moral lesson
After observing the great catalogue of the treasure of
knowledge with which Sayyidunā Ādam
was blessed;
try to imagine the heights and grandeurs of the knowledge of
Prophet Muhammad ٖ
.
I say, by Allah , the knowledge of Sayyidunā Ādam
doesn’t even hold as much significance in front of the
knowledge of Prophet Muhammad ٖ
as a drop of
water does in front of an ocean or a dust particle does in front
of the entire earth. ( اكرب ا‏ّٰ‏ ) How can the knowledge of Ādam
be compared with the knowledge of the best of the
creations, Prophet Muhammad ٖ
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Farsh tā ‘arsh sab āīnaĥ, zamair ḥāzir
Bas qasam kĥāye Ummī tayrī dānāī kī
ٰ ٰ َ
وَّ‎ ا
ٰ َ
ِ
‏َللّٰهُمَّ‏ َ ص لّ‏
ا
‏ِدِنَا
ُ ‏َمَّ‏ َ سيّ‏
‏ِدِنَا ‏ِل ‏ٍد حم
ُ ‏َمَّ‏ َ سيّ‏
‏ٍد حم
‏َّبَارِكۡ‏
‏ِم و
و ‏َسَ‏ لّ‏ ۡ

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4. What was the status of Satan and what he became
Iblīs who is also known as Satan, was not an angel but a Jin
who was created from fire. He used to remain in the company
of angels and held a very prestigious and high status in the
court of Almighty Allah . It is stated by Sayyidunā Ka’ab
Aḥbār
that Satan served as a treasurer of heavens
for forty thousand years and remained in the company of
angels for eighty thousands years. He kept on delivering
sermons to angels for twenty thousand years and remained the
chief of Muqarabeen for thirty thousand years. Furthermore, he
was designated as the chief of Roohaniyyeen for one thousand
years and Circumrotated (Tawaf) ‘Arsh for fourteen thousand
years. He was known as Ābid on the first sky, Zaĥid on the
second sky, ‘Ārif on the third sky, Walī on the forth sky, Taqī on
the fifth sky, Khāzin on the sixth sky and ‘Azāzīl on the
seventh sky. And on the Preserved Tablet (Loḥ-e-Mahfuz), his
name was written as Iblīs and he was heedless and unaware of
his final destiny and bad end. (Tafsīr Ṣāwī, Vol. 1, pp 51; Part 1, Sūraĥ al-
Baqaraĥ, Verse 34; Tafsīr Jaml, Vol. 1, pp 60)
However, when Almighty Allah ordered to prostate to
Sayyidunā Ādam
, Satan refused and arrogantly
expressed his own superiority over Sayyidunā Ādam
.
In the pretext and punishment of this very guilt, he was
condemned and accursed in the both worlds by Allah
and his followers will be punished in the fire of hell.
Therefore, it is stated in the Holy Quran that:
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Said Allah, ‘What prevented you, that you did not prostrate when I
commanded you’ Answered Iblīs, ‘I am better than him; You
created me from fire whereas You created him from clay.’ Said
Allah, ‘Therefore go down from here - it does not befit you to stay
here and be proud - exit, you are of the degraded.’ He said, ‘Give me
respite till the day when people will be resurrected.’ Said Allah, ‘You
are given respite.’ He said, ‘Hence I swear by the fact that you sent
me astray, I will certainly lay in wait for them on Your Straight
Path.’ ‘Then I will certainly approach them - from their front and
from behind them and from their right and from their left; and You
will find most of them not thankful.’ He said, ‘Exit from here,
rejected, outcast; indeed whoever among them follows your
bidding, I will fill hell with all of you’. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of
Quran)] (Part 8, Sūraĥ al-A’rāf, Verses 12-18)
Moral lesson
In this strange incident of the Holy Quran, there are wonderful
and ample lustrous rays of lessons and admonitions for us.
That’s why, Almighty Allah has related this incident at
seven places in the Holy Quran with different words and
various styles. This heart-trembling incident has been
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mentioned in Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Sūraĥ al-A’rāf, Sūraĥ al-Ḥajar,
Sūraĥ al-Banī Isrāīl, Sūraĥ al-Kaĥf, Sūraĥ al-Ṭaĥa and Sūraĥ
Ṣuad from which, we can derive the following Madanī pearls of
moral lesson:
1. A major moral lesson for us is that we shall never boast
upon, be proud of and be arrogant on our righteous deeds
and worships. A sinful person shall never lose the hope of
forgiveness as the ends and final destinies are unknown to
common people. Salvation and final success actually
depends upon the ends. If a high devout has a bad end, he
will be among the dwellers of the hellfire and if a notorious
and a grave sinner dies with a good end, he will go to the
heaven. You see how big a devout Satan was and how much
closeness and proximity he had in the court of Allah .
Furthermore, how esteemed and elevated ranks and
designations he was blessed with but what was his end All
his worships were wasted and destroyed. He was
condemned and accursed in both worlds and became
deserving of the hellfire due to arrogantly boasting upon his
worships and elevated ranks. But he was absolutely
) ّٰ اَع ( end. oblivious of his final destiny and
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وَا ت
It is narrated in a Hadith that a person keeps committing the
actions of helldwellers whereas he is among the dwellers of
Paradise and on the other hand, a person keeps committing the
actions of the dwellers of Paradise whereas he is among the
dwellers of hell.
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ‏َعم ُ بِاخل ‏َوَاتِ‏
‏ۡلَ‏ ‏ُم
‏َا
‏َال ا اِنَّم
ي ۡ م
Translation:
Actions are dependent upon the ends.

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(Mishkat al-Masabih, Kitab al-Iman, Bab al-Iman bil Qadr, Al-fasal alawwal,
pp. 20)
May the Gracious Allah Almighty bless every Muslim with a
good and righteous end and keep us safe from an evil end!
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2. We also come to know that whether someone is an ‘ālim
(scholar) or a totally illiterate, either a devout or a sinner,
every single person shall be vigilant and shall strive to remain
safe from the vile temptations and the deceptions of Satan
for his entire life. Because Satan has announced by taking an
oath in the court of Allah that he will derail and deviate
Allah’s people from the right path by tempting them from
left and right and back and forth; and that he will restrain a
lot of people from being thankful to Allah ◌ .
3. Satan has announced to raid human beings and misguide
them with whispers from left and right and back and forth
and from all four directions. We come to know that the
Satan will never attack and infuse whispers in human
beings from the top and bottom. Therefore, if anyone
observes any light or astonishing thing above or below him,
then he should realise that it is not a satanic trick. On the
contrary, assuming it a goodness, he should incline towards
it and be optimistic for a goodness from Almighty Allah
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In the ‘field of Tayya’, when Bani Isrāīl expressed a desire that
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then Sayyidunā Mūsā
advised them that why were they
wishing for cheap and inferior vegetables and grains while
leaving the tasty and delicious sustenance like ‘Manna-o-
Salwā’ However, when Bani Isrāīl persisted and showed a
stubborn attitude over their desire, Almighty Allah
ordered them to leave the field of ‘Tayya’ and enter the city of
‘Bayt-ul-Muqaddas’ and freely eat the foods of their choice
without any restrictions. However, a compulsory condition
imposed on them that they must enter through the door of
Bayt-ul-Muqaddas with utmost respect and reverence by
bowing their heads down. Moreover, while entering, keep
reciting the following supplication: O Allah! Forgive our sins.
And I will forgive your sins.
However, Banī Isrāīl, who were ever mischievous and insolent
and had a habit of disobeying the commandments of Allah
, at the time when they reached near Bayt-ul-Muqaddas, a
mischief stirred their minds and these disobedient people
entered in a crawling postures while dragging their buttocks
on the ground instead of entering with their heads bowed
down. Furthermore, instead of praying ( ‏(حِ‏ for their
forgiveness, they were uttering (
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hair) and entered the Bayt-ul-Muqaddas by cutting jokes and
making fun of it. Due to this disobedience and ridiculing the
commandment of Allah , the wrath and anger of Allah
descended upon them in the form of a punishment. All of
a sudden, plague spread among them and seventy thousand
Israelites died within an hour swerving with the pain like a fish
out of water.
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and in the joints of thighs. Due to these lumps, there is a
consequent severe pain and an unbearable swelling. The person
gets inflicted with high fever; his eyes turn red and start
burning like a flame. Due to the intensity and anxiety of the
pain, the patient restlessly dies very swiftly. Usually the affected
area where this disease spreads, there is a high death toll.
Consequently, an atmosphere of horror and terror prevails
everywhere.
Almighty Allah says in the Holy Quran while relating
this incident of Bani Isrāīl that:
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And when We said, ‘Enter this town and eat freely from what is in
it, and enter the gate whilst prostrating, and say, ‘May our sins be
forgiven’ - We will forgive you your sins; and We will soon
increase the reward for the righteous.’ But the unjust changed the
word that had been ordered for another one, so We sent down a
punishment on them from the skies, the recompense of their
disobedience. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sūraĥ al-
Baqaraĥ, Verse 58-59)
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horrible end. Although the punishment of the hereafter
remains as it is but the wrath of Allah also descends in a
form of punishment in this world too that because of it, people
get destroyed, their houses become desolated and their
dwellings get ruined.
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An advantage: ‘Plague’ was a punishment for Bani Isrāīl but
fortunately, it is a mercy for the Ummaĥ of the Holy Prophet
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, because it is narrated in a Ḥadīš that ‘the one
who dies of plague is like a martyr.’ (Tafsir Sawi, vol. 1, pp. 68; Part
1, Al-Baqarah, Verse, 59)
The ruling is that a town that is affected by plague shall not be
visited and if plague spreads in one’s own town, then he shall
not leave that town but should remain in the town with a stern
reliance on Allah
whilst observing patience. If he dies of
this disease, then he will be a martyr. Moreover, it is such a
severe sin to escape from the plague affected town that is
similar to escaping from the battlefield of ‘Jihad’. Therefore,
one shall never escape and shall patiently stay in his town as
Almighty Allah has promised for a great reward for such a
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6. Ṣafā and Marwaĥ
These are two small hills, situated very close by the Ḥarām-e-
Ka’baĥ-e-Mukarramaĥ. Nowadays, due to high buildings, high
roads, a ceiling that is constructed in between the two hills and
due to a huge demographic change caused by construction;
these hills have very nominal presence.
On these very two hills, Sayyidatunā Ĥājaraĥ
desired
and searched for water while climbing and running between
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one hill to another when Sayyidunā Ism’aīl
was an
infant and became restless due to thirst. By the virtues of these
facts, both of these hills are considered to be very prestigious
since the old age. Pilgrims used to climb up these hills, do a
Ṭawāf with great respect and enthusiasm, and supplicate there.
In the era of ignorance, two wretched people, a man called
‘Asāf’ and a woman called ‘Nāilaĥ’ committed adultery inside
the Ka’baĥ. The wrath of Almighty Allah captured them
in such a way that their faces were deformed and they turned
into idols in the form of statues of a man and a woman. Later
on, the idol worshipers of the pre-Islamic era of ignorance
took these statues out of the Ka’baĥ and placed them on the
hills of Ṣafā and Marwaĥ, and started worshipping these idols.
However, when Islam spread in Arab, Muslims considered it
to be a sin to visit these hills due to the presence of the idols of
‘Asāf and Nāilaĥ’. At that time, Allah Almighty revealed
this commandment in the Holy Quran that there is no harm
and sin in visiting these hills as well as performing a ‘Ṭawāf’.
On the contrary, it is compulsory to perform the Ṭawāf of
Ṣafā and Marwaĥ while performing Hajj and ‘Umraĥ. (Tafsir
Sawi, vol. 1, pp. 132; Part 2, Al-Baqarah, Verse, 158)
On the day of the conquest of Makkah, the Noble Prophet
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demolished and destroyed these two idols and
restored the reverence and prestige that these mountains
possessed before. Furthermore, the Tawaf of these two hills
during Hajj and ‘Umraĥ was made compulsory. Therefore, it
is stated in the Holy Quran that:
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Undoubtedly Ṣafā and Marwaĥ* are among the symbols of Allah; so
there is no sin on him, for whoever performs the Hajj (pilgrimage)
of this House (of Allah) or the ‘Umraĥ (lesser pilgrimage), to go
back and forth between them; and whoever does good of his own
accord, then (know that) indeed Allah is Most Appreciative
(rewards virtue), the All-Knowing. *(These are 2 hillocks near the
Holy Ka’baĥ.) [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ al-
Baqaraĥ, Verse 158)
Moral lesson
Sayyidatunā Ĥājaraĥ
searched for water while
running on these two hills of Ṣafā and Marwaĥ. She was a wife
of a Prophet, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
and a mother of a
Prophet, Sayyidunā Ismail
. Due to her holy feet
touching these hills; these hills were blessed and honoured to
such an extent that they earned an esteemed status of being a
monument of Sayyidatunā Ĥājaraĥ
and these two
hills became a respected and acknowledged place of reverence
for the people performing ‘Ṭawāf’ during Hajj and ‘Umraĥ.
We get the moral lesson from this discussion that if any place
attains a special identity due to the beloved people of Allah ,
then such place become immensely reverend and sacred.
Furthermore, such places become extremely sacred and holy for
Muslims. Otherwise, there are many small hills and high
mountains situated in the holy land of Makkah. But the dignity
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possesses that grandeur and dignity. The reason behind this
high status is nothing else except that these hills are a
monument of a striving effort of a friend of Allah .
Based on the same principle, we should understand and realise
the grandeur and status possessed by Gumbad-e-Khazrā, the
shrines of the friends of Allah , the reverend places where
these blessed people used to perform their worships and other
holy and sacred places. All these places are highly respectfully
dignified as they have affiliation and attachment with the special
people honoured by the Allah Almighty . To respect and
glorify such places is a mean of attaining the pleasure of Allah
and a disrespectful and offensive attitude towards these
holy places is implicitly an invitation to the wrath of Allah .
Therefore, all those people who keep on planning to demolish
Gumbad-e-Khazrā and show offensive and disrespectful attitudes
towards the holy shrines of the friends of Allah , should take
a heed and lesson from the shining light of these facts, should
abjure and repent from their wretched and evil plans, and should
become steadfast on the true path of righteousness. For the sake
of the Beloved Prophet
, may Allah bless us
with the light of guidance and guide us on the path of
‏(ا ٓ مِ‏ ني ( righteousness.
7. Seventy people resurrected after their demise
When Sayyidunā Mūsā
went to the Mount Sinai [Koĥe-Ṭūr]
for forty days, the hypocrite ‘Sāmrī’ then made a statue of
calf with melted silver and golden jewellery and thrust the dust
in the mouth of that calf which he acquired from under the
hoofs of the horse of Sayyidunā Jibrīl
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statue of the calf became alive and started to speak. After this,
Sāmrī addressed the public and said ‘O people of Isrāīl,
Sayyidunā Mūsā
has gone to mount Sinai to talk to
God but God himself has come to us. Then he pointed towards
the calf and falsely claimed that ‘it is God’. Sāmrī made such a
misleading speech that Bani Isrāīl believed in calf being God
and they started worshipping the calf. When Sayyidunā Mūsā
came back from the Mount Sinai and witnessed Bani
Isrāīl worshipping the calf, he became extremely angry; and out
of wrath and enragement, demolished and destroyed the calf
into pieces. Then the following commandment of Allah
was revealed that all those who did not worship the calf, should
kill those who worshipped the calf. Therefore, seventy thousand
calf worshippers were killed. After this, the following command
was revealed that Mūsā should choose seventy people and take
them on Mount Sinai, seek pardon on behalf of the calf
worshipers by supplicating that may the sins of calf
worshippers be forgiven. Therefore, Sayyidunā Mūsā
chose seventy righteous people and took them to the Mount
Sinai. When these people started prayers on the Mount Sinai
and sought pardon while repenting, then a voice from Almighty
Allah came:
‘O people of Isrāīl, I am the Only one. There is none except Me
for you to worship. I am the One who freed and saved you from
the tyranny of Pharaoh. Therefore, you people should only
worship Me and do not worship anyone other than Me.
After listening to this address from Almighty Allah , these
seventy men said collectively that ‘O Mūsā! We will not believe
at all in what you say until and unless we do not see Almighty
Allah in front of us. These seventy men insisted and
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became stubborn upon their plea and said to Sayyidunā Mūsā
that let us behold the vision of Allah . Otherwise
we will not accept at all that Almighty Allah has said this.
Sayyidunā Mūsā
explained and tried to convince them
a lot but these insolent and digressed people remained insistent
and stubborn upon their demand. Their stubbornness and
insolence increased to such an extent that Almighty Allah
expressed His anger and wrath in such a way that an angel
came and yelled such a frightening scream that their hearts tore
apart and due to the fear and horror, these seventy men died.
Then Sayyidunā Mūsā
had some conversation with
Almighty Allah and supplicated for their resurrection.
Thus, these people were resurrected. (Tafsir Ṣāwī, vol. 1, pp 64-65;
Part 1, Al-Baqarah, Verses 55-56)
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And when you said ‘O Mūsā! We will not believe you till we clearly
see Allah’; so the thunder seized you while you were watching.
Then We brought you back to life after your death, so that you
may be grateful. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ
al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 55-56)
Moral lesson
1. From this incident, the moral lesson we get is that it is
very dangerous and heinous to remain stubborn upon
one’s own point of view against the saying of a prophet.
Then, the resurrection of these seventy men is a
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Allah so that people believe in the fact that
Almighty Allah will resurrect all the dead people
on the Day of Judgment.
2. We have also come to know from this incident that it
was a law in the Sharī’aĥ of Sayyidunā Mūsā
that anyone who committed the sin of polytheism
(Shirk) was to be killed. Then if the righteous people of
the nation apologized and sought repentance on their
behalf, only then the repentance of these sinners was
accepted. However, as the Sharī’aĥ of our Prophet
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is a lenient Sharī’aĥ;
therefore, in order for the repentance to be accepted in
this divine law, it is sufficient for the one committing
the sin of unbelief and polytheism to seek pardon with
a sincere and remorseful heart in the court of Allah
having a firm determination not to commit this sin
ever again. Upon this, Almighty Allah will accept the
repentance and will forgive the sin. Now, for acceptance
of the repentance, sinners do not need to be killed.
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as he is extremely compassionate, merciful and
kind towards his Ummaĥ. Subsequently, due to Prophet
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, Almighty Allah is also extremely Kind and
Merciful upon the Ummaĥ of His beloved.
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Who was Namrūd
Namrūd was a king with utmost arrogance and pride. He was
the first one to place the royal crown of kingship on his head
and claimed to be god. He was born an illegitimate birth due
to the fornication committed by his mother. His mother
assumed that if there was no inheritor of the kingdom, then
the kingship will end. However, this illegitimate child grew up
and had a very fortunate fate and became a very prominent
king. It is famous that there have been only four people who
have been given the kingship of the entire world. Among these
four people, two were believers and two were unbelievers.
Sayyidunā Sulaymān and Sayyidunā Żulqarnaīn
were
among the believers while Namrūd and Bakht Nasr were
among the unbeliever. Namrūd took all the commodities
(sustenance) under his custody and passed the legislation in
his kingdom that he would provide sustenance to only those
people who would accept him as a god.
Once Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
went in his court to obtain
grains. The vicious and atrocious Namrūd said, “First accept me
as your god. Only then I will give you grains.” In front of all
those present in his court, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
openly
announced, “You are a liar and I worship the only one with
whom no partners can be associated.” Upon hearing this,
Namrūd lost control due to anger and rage and made
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
leave his court, and did not give
him even
a single grain.
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
and few of his devoted Muslim
followers became restless due to extreme hunger. Due to the
intensity of hunger, they became worried and were on their
last breath. At that time, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
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sack out and went to a mound of sand and brought back the
sack full with sand. He
then invoked to Almighty
Allah and consequently, the sand turned into flour.
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
fed this flour to his followers and
he also ate.
The enmity of Namrūd increased to such an extent that he
put Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
into fire. But the fire became
garden for him and he safely came out of the fire. As soon as
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
came out of the fire, he openly
announced Namrūd to be a liar and started preaching the
oneness of Almighty Allah openly. Due to
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm’s preaching of the oneness of Allah ,
Namrūd got sternly fed up. Consequently, One day, he
called Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
in his court and the following
dialogue took place in between them in a form of a debate. (Tafsir
Ṣāwī, Vol. 1, pp 219-220; Part 3, Suraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 258)
Namrūd: O Ibrāĥīm! Tell me who your Rab is towards Whose
worship you are calling people
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm : O Namrūd! My Rab is the One
Who gives life and death to people.
Namrūd: I can also do this. Hence in order to prove his point,
he called two prisoners from the prison into his court. One
had been sentenced to death and the other had already been
released from the prison. Namrūd freed the one who was
sentenced to be hanged and hanged the one who was
innocent. Then he said that ‘you see, I have given life to dead
and death to alive.’
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From this nonsensical display of Namrūd, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
concluded that Namrūd was an extremely foolish and
idiotic person who had interpreted life and death as what he has
displayed. Hence, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
presented an
extra-ordinarily clear and logical argument and said:
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm : O Namrūd! My Rab is the One
Who brings out the sun from the east. If you are god, then
bring out the sun from the west for one day.
After listening to this argument by Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
,
Namrūd became silent and stunned and could not say anything.
Thus this debate ended and Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
walked
out of his court victorious. After this, Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
started preaching the monotheism with a
new vigour and more openly. The Holy Quran has described the
incident of this debate in the following words:
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Did you (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon
him) not see him who argued with Ibrahim (Abraham) concerning
his Rab, as Allah had given him the kingdom When Ibrahim said,
‘My Rab is He Who gives life and causes death’, he answered, ‘I give
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was therefore baffled; and Allah does not guide the unjust. [Kanz-ul-
Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 258)
Moral lesson
We derive few moral lessons from this anecdote which are as
following:
1. Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
showed perseverance like a
mountain for the proclamation of the oneness of Allah .
Neither did he ever get frightened of the huge number of
Namrūd’s army; nor did he ever get awe-stricken due to the
oppressions and repressions of Namrūd. Instead, when the
tyrant Namrūd put Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
in the
blazing flames of fire, even then there wasn’t even a slightest
bit of difference in the determination and perseverance of
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
in remaining steadfast on the
proclamation of the message of monotheism. Then the
heartless Namrūd stopped the provisions of Sayyidunā
Ibrāĥīm
. Even this could not affect the perseverance
and steadfastness of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
to the
slightest bit.
Namrūd then challenged Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
for a
debate, and called him in the royal court to inspire him
by showing his royal grandeur and dignity. However,
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
accepted the challenge of debate
without any fear and presented such a strong and evident
argument in the court of Namrūd that he was awe-stricken
and became silent after not having any answer to it. The
truth in the following verse prevailed in the full crowded
court of Namrūd that:
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And proclaim, ‘The truth has arrived and falsehood has vanished;
indeed falsehood had to vanish.’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of
Quran)] (Part 15, Bani Israil, Verse 81)
Finally, the flag of truthfulness of Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
was
hoisted and Namrūd was destroyed through a tiny and
insignificant creature like mosquito. The true Islamic scholars
should extract the moral lesson from the blessed character of
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
that when facing the people of illfaith;
we should show perseverance and remain steadfast until
the last breath without having any fear and without getting
worried about the difficulties. They should have a stern believe
that the divine help from Allah will definitely descend and
at the end, we will prevail against the false believers; and such
people with ill-faith will undoubtedly perish by being demolished
and destroyed.
2. We should also have a stern belief that Almighty Allah
will provide us, his worshippers, the sustenance
from an unseen source. Because when the tyrant
Namrūd had stopped the provision of food for
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
, and he
could not
get even a single grain in the whole country, then
Almighty Allah turned sand and soil into flour.
Thus, the truthfulness of the following belief of Islam
shone and prevailed that:
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and the Able’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 27, Sūraĥ al-
Żāriyāt, Verse 58)
However, the practical approach of the blessed character of
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
is a paragon for the true Islamic
scholars. The truth is that the followers of the footsteps of
Sayyidunā Ibrāĥīm
will definitely prevail. This is such a
shining truth that is more shining and obvious than the radiant
sun.
, how true the following couplet is that:
Āj bĥī ĥo jo Ibrāĥīm ka Īmān pedā
Āg kar saktī ĥe andāz-e-gulistān pedā
If the faith like Ibrāĥīm may be in vogue today
The fire can change into a luxurious flowery garden even today
9. Animosity will always remain among human beings
Sayyidunā Ādam
and Sayyidatunā Ḥawwā
used to live a peaceful and prosperous life in heaven. Almighty
Allah had told them that they can eat any fruit of heaven
as they wished without any due restriction. However, they were
forbidden to eat the fruit of one tree and to go near it. It was
either a wheat or grapes tree. Hence, both of them restrained
from this tree for a long time. Their enemy, Iblīs remained
proactive in the search of an occasion. Finally, one day he
succeeded in putting whispers and temptations in their hearts.
He took an oath and said that I am your well-wisher and the
‏َرَ‏ ة (…… is tree from which Allah has forbidden you
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meaning, the one who eats the fruit of this tree will never be
taken out of the heaven. At first, Sayyidatunā Ḥawwā
became the victim of this satanic whisper, and later, she also
convinced Sayyidunā Ādam
to agree with her. Hence,
he unintentionally ate the fruit of that tree.
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From his inferential, Sayyidunā Ādam
assumed that the
restriction in (
ٰ ۡ ) was “Naĥī Tanzīĥī” (a general
restriction). Moreover, in a real fact, this restriction was by no
means a “Naĥī Taḥrīmī” (a compulsory restriction). Otherwise
Sayyidunā Ādam
, being a Prophet would have never
eaten the fruit from the forbidden tree as a Prophet is always
protected from committing sins. Nevertheless, in this case,
Sayyidunā Ādam
became a victim of an inferential
mistake, which is not considered as a sin. (Tafsīr Khazāin-ul-’Irfān,
pp 1094; Part 1, Sūraĥ-al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 36)
However, as Sayyidunā Ādam
was a chosen person of
Almighty Allah and held a seminal status in the court of
Almighty Allah , hence he
was held responsible in
the pretext of this general mistake too. Straight away, the
heavenly cloths were removed from their bodies and both of
them started hiding their “Sitr” (private body parts) from the
leaves of the heavenly trees. Then Almighty Allah
commanded them to leave the heaven and descend on the
earth. At that time, Almighty Allah said two very special
things to Sayyidunā Ādam
. One was that among his
progeny, some will be the enemy of others and this animosity
will remain forever. The second was that both of them will have
to stay on earth for rest of their lives, and then they will surely
return to Allah . While mentioning this anecdote in the
Holy Quran, Almighty Allah says:
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ٰ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
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“So the devil de-stabilised them in it and removed them from where
they were – and We said, ‘Go down, one of you is an enemy to the other;
and for a fixed time you shall stay on earth and feed in it.” [Kanz-ul-Īmān
(Translation of Quran)] (Part 2, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 36)
Moral lesson
From this saying of Almighty Allah , we can understand that
the contentions and hostilities which exist among people due to
various reasons will never end. Despite making unceasing efforts
to put an end to these contentions and hostilities among people,
these contentions and hostilities will never end as it is the saying
of Almighty Allah . Sometimes one country will be the
enemy of another country, sometimes hostility will exist between
a labourer and a capitalist, occasionally the hostility between the
rich and poor will intensify. At times, hostilities based on religion
or language will be in vogue. From time to time, the hostilities of
inter-cultural disharmonies will occur and sometimes the
hostilities among the believers and unbelievers will show its
colours.
In other words, the contentions and hostilities among human
beings will always remain. Therefore, people don’t need to be
depressed and worried due to these hostilities. Nor is there any
benefit in getting worried about the solutions to these
contentions and hostilities.
As the animosity between darkness and the light, water and fire,
hot and cold can never end, likewise the animosity between
human beings can never end. This is because Almighty Allah
had already said before the descending of Sayyidunā Ādam
and Sayyidatunā Ḥawwā to the earth that
( ُ ) meaning, one human being will be the enemy
‏َدُوٌّ‏
‏َضكم بلِ‏ ‏َع ‏ٍض ع
بَع
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of another human being. Therefore, these hostilities are natural
phenomena that are due to the commandment of Allah . So
) ّٰ اَع ( world who can wipe these hostilities away from this
‏َعا‏ٰ‏
وَا ت
‏ۡلَ‏ ‏ُم
10. How was the repentance of Sayyidunā Ādam
accepted
After being sent down to the earth from the heavens,
Sayyidunā Ādam
did not lift his head towards the sky
for three hundred years due to being remorseful and kept
weeping. It is narrated that if one was to collect the tears of the
whole mankind, it would still not be equal to the tears of
Sayyidunā Dāwūd
that were shed due to the fear of
Almighty Allah . And if one was to collect the tears of the
whole mankind and Sayyidunā Dāwūd
; the tears of
Sayyidunā Ādam
would still be more than the tears of
all these people. (Tafsīr Ṣāwī, Vol. 1, pp 55; Part 1, Suraĥ al-Baqaraĥ,
Verse 37)
According to some narrations, he
read the following
and made the supplication:
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س ُ ب ۡ حَانَ‏
‏َن ۡ تَ‏
ا
ك اللهم
ظ َ لَم ۡ تُ‏
و ‏َبِحَ‏ مۡ‏
‏َتَعَا‏ٰ‏
اسمك و
ك ۡ
‏َتَبَارَ‏
‏ِدك و
فَاغفِر يلِ‏
ۡ
‏َدُّ‏
ج
يغفِرُاذل ۡ ‏ُّنُو بَ‏
ك
‏َن ۡ تَ‏
ا
َّ
◌ ‏ٗه اِ‎
َّ
نَف ۡ يسِ‏ ۡ اِن
َّ
اِ‎
َ ٓ اِهلٰ‏ ٰ
Meaning, O Allah! With your dignity, I also state your
sanctity. Your name is blissful and Your dignity is too high
and there is no one except for You to be worshipped. I forced
tyranny unto my own self and You pardon me as there is no
one except for You who can forgive sins. (Tafsīr Jaml ‘Alī al-
Jalālayn, Vol. 1, pp 63; Part 1, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 37)

َ
ۡ
ّٰ
ٰ ۡ
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ِ
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َ َ
َ
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It is stated in another narration, it is stated that he
recited the following supplication:
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
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ۡ ۤ ۡ
O our Rab! We did tyranny with ourselves and if You will not
forgive and pardon us then we will be among the losers.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 8, Sūraĥ al-A’rāf, Verse 23;
Tafsīr Jalālayn, pp 131)
However, Ḥākim, Ṭabarānī, Abū Na’īm and Bayĥaqī have
marfooan narrated on the authority of Sayyidunā ‘Alī
that when Sayyidunā Ādam
became victim to the
displeasure of Allah , he was stunned with the thought of
his repentance. All of a sudden, in this state of anxiety, he
remembered that at the time of my birth, when I lifted my head,
I saw
ٰ ٰ ّٰ ُ ُ ‏َمَّدٌ‏
ا َ written on the heavens. At that time, I
اِهل اِ‎ ا حم
ل
ر ‏َّسُ‏ وۡ‏
had realised that in the court of Almighty Allah , no one
has been granted such exalted status as Prophet Muhammad
ٖ
. Almighty Allah has written his name
on the ‘Arsh with His own blessed name. Therefore, in his
supplication, as well as reciting, اَنف ۡ he also recited
ۡ And in the narration of Ibn-e-Munzer, the تَغفِرَ‏ ُ ‏َمَّ‏
‏َا
‏َا ظَ‏ ۡ لَمن
‏َّن
رَب
‏َا
َ ‏ُسن
حم
‏َقّ‏
‏ُك حبِ‏
اَسئَل
ۡ
‏َنۡ‏
‏ِيل ‏ٍد ا
following words were also recited:
َ
ۡ خ
تَغ ۡ فِرَيلِ‏
‏َللّٰ‏
‏َاهِ‏ حم
ك جبِ‏
ا هم اِين ا ۡ ‏َس ئَلُ‏
‏ٍد
‏َبۡ‏
ع
‏َلَ‏
يك
‏ِدك وك رَامَتِهِ‏ ع ۡ
‏َنۡ‏
ا
‏ِطيئ ‏ِيت
Meaning: O Allah! By virtue of the excellence and the dignity of
Your Chosen Prophet Muhammad ٖ
and by
virtue of the dignity that he holds in Your court, I supplicate
that You forgive my sin. As soon as this supplication was
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made, Almighty Allah forgave him and accepted his
repentance. (Tafsīr Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, pp 1094-1095) (Part 1, Sūraĥ al-
Baqaraĥ, Verse 37)
Allah has stated in the Holy Quran:
ۡ
ٰ
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ۡ
ٰ
ٰٓ
Then Ādam learnt from his Rab certain words (of revelation),
therefore Allah accepted his repentance; indeed He only is the
Most Acceptor of Repentance, the Most Merciful. Kanz-ul-Īmān
(Translation of Quran)] (Part 1, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 37)
Moral lesson
From this anecdote, few lessons have been highlighted which
are as follows:
1. From this anecdote, we come to know that when
supplicating, it is permissible to use the reference of the
people who are accepted in the court of Almighty Allah
. Also, this (manner of supplicating) is a Sunnaĥ of
Sayyidunā Ādam
.
2. The repentance of Sayyidunā Ādam
was accepted
on the 10 th of Muḥarram. At the time of being asked to
leave from the heaven, alongside other blessings, he was
also made to forget the Arabic language. Instead of this,
Suryānī language was brought onto his tongue. However,
after the acceptance of his repentance, he was also blessed
with the Arabic language again. (Tafsīr Khazāin-ul-‘Irfān, pp
1095; Part 1, Sūraĥ al-Baqaraĥ, Verse 37)
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3. As Sayyidunā Ādam
became a victim of an
inferential mistake which is not considered to be a sin,
whoever calls Sayyidunā Ādam
to be a sinner or a
tyrant; on the basis of insulting a prophet, he would
become a disbeliever. Almighty Allah is the Owner
and Most Powerful. He may say whatever He likes to His
special chosen Prophet, Sayyidunā Ādam
. In this,
lies his (Ādam’s) respect and reverence. What right does
anyone else hold to utter accusative and disrespective
words and uses the saying of Almighty Allah in the
Holy Quran to be the proof against him
. Almighty
Allah has ordered us to show respect and reverence to
Prophets
and to obey them. Hence, it is
compulsory upon us to show utmost respect and reverence
to Sayyidunā Ādam
and all other Prophets
. We shall never at all utter such words which even
hold a shadow of doubt of decreasing the respect and
reverence of Prophets
) ّٰ اَع ( .
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وَا ت
11. Disciples (Ḥawārī) of Sayyidunā Īsā
Who were the twelve “Ḥawārī” (disciples) of Sayyidunā Īsā
who brought faith upon Sayyidunā Īsā
, proclaimed their
faith (Islam) and were always there to provide physical,
monetary and all sorts of help and assistance wholeheartedly to
Sayyidunā Īsā
Why did they attain the title of “Ḥawārī”
and with what semantic interpretations, they were titled with
this name
With regards to this, the author of Tafsīr-e-Jaml has stated that
‘the word “Ḥawārī” has been derived from the word “Ḥūr”; which
mean whiteness. As the dresses of these people were extremely
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white and clean, and their hearts and intentions held a seminal
status in purity; so based on these factors, people started calling
them “Ḥawārī”. According to some commentators, in order to
earn pure sustenance, these people adopted the profession of being
launderette and used to wash cloths. That’s why these people were
called “Ḥawārī”. Also according to another narration, it is said that
all these people belonged to a royal family and used to wear very
clean and white cloths. Hence, people started calling them
“Ḥawārī”.
Sayyidunā Īsā
had a bowl in which he
used to
eat. This bowl would never be empty of food. Someone
informed the king about this. Hence he called Sayyidunā Īsā
in his court and asked, ‘who are you’ Sayyidunā Īsā
replied ‘I am Īsā, son of Maryam, a bondman and a
Prophet of Allah ’. The king became inspired by the
personality and miracles of Sayyidunā Īsā
and
embraced faith upon him. He left the throne of the kingdom
and along with his entire relatives; he started to live at the
service of Sayyidunā Īsā
. Since this royal family was a
white-collar family, hence they became famous with the title
of “Ḥawārī”
In another saying, it is said that this was a group of white-collar
fishermen, who used to catch fish. Sayyidunā Īsā
went
to these people and said “you people catch fish. If you people
show your consent to follow me, you will start hunting
humans and bless them with an eternal life”. At the time when
these people demanded a miracle from Sayyidunā Īsā
,
a fisherman called “Sham’ūn” had already thrown his net in
the river. Despite the whole night passing by, not even a single
fish was caught in the net. So Sayyidunā Īsā
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‘throw the net in the river now’. Therefore, as soon as he
threw the net in the river, instantly so many fish got trapped
in the net that the people in the boat could not lift the net.
Therefore, with the help of two boats, the net was lifted and
both of the boats got filled up with fish. After seeing this
miracle, people on both boats who were twelve in number,
recited the “Kalima” and embraced Islam. These people were
titled as the “Ḥawārī”.
Some religious scholars are of the opinion that twelve people
brought faith upon Sayyidunā Īsā
. Due to their firm
believe and righteous intentions, these people were blessed with
marvel (Karāmat) that whenever they felt hungry, they used to
say: O Rūḥullāĥ, we are hungry. So Sayyidunā Īsā
would tap the earth with his hand and two rotis (loaves) would
come out of the earth and reach their hands. When these
people would call upon due to thirst, Sayyidunā Īsā
would tap the earth and extremely sweet and cold water was
provided to these people. This is how these people used to eat
and drink.
One day, these people asked Sayyidunā Īsā
that ‘Oh
Rūḥullāĥ! Who is the best amongst us believers’ He
replied, ‘the one who earns sustenance using the earnings of
his hands’. Upon hearing this, with an intention to earn pure
earning, these twelve people adopted the occupation of
laundrette. As these people used to make cloths white after
washing, therefore these people were called with the title of
‘Ḥawārī’.
There is another opinion that the mother of Sayyidunā Īsā
took her son as a servant to a dyer. One day, the dyer marked
few cloths and gave Īsā
few cloths to colour and went
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out somewhere himself. Sayyidunā Sayyidunā Īsā
put
all of the cloths in the pot containing one single colour. The
dyer said with a great anxiety that ‘you have dyed all of the
cloths with the same colour, although I had marked different
colours for different cloths and asked you to dye them
accordingly.’ Then Sayyidunā Īsā
said; ‘O cloths, by
the command of Allah! Be of the colours as per as his (dyer’s)
wish’. Therefore, from the same pot, red, green, yellow and
whichever colour the dyer wanted for whichever cloth, they
were coming out accordingly. After witnessing this miracle of
Sayyidunā Īsā
, all those present who were white-collar
people and were twelve in number, all embraced the true faith.
These people became known as the “Ḥawārī”.
Sayyidunā Imām Qafāl
has stated that it is possible
that among these twelve “Hawārīs”, some might be kings, some
might be fishermen, some might be launderettes and some
might be dyers. As all these people were sincere devotees of
Sayyidunā Īsā
and their hearts and intentions were
pure; that’s why these twelve individuals with pious and pure
souls were blessed with the dignified title of “Ḥawārī”. This is
because the word “Ḥawārī” means “a sincere friend”. (Tafsīr
Jamal al al-Jalalin, Vol. 1, pp 423-424; Part 3, Suraĥ Al-‘Imrān, Verse 52)
However, whilst mentioning about Hawārīs in the Glorious
Quran, Almighty Allah has stated:
ۤ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ٰ
ٰ
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ۡ
ۤ
ۡ
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So when Īsā sensed their disbelief he said, ‘who will be my aides
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aides of Allah’s religion; we believe in Allah, and you bear witness
that we are Muslims.’ [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 3,
Sūraĥ Al-e-‘Imrān, Verse 52)
At another place in the Holy Quran, Allah has stated:
ۡ
ٰ
ۤ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ٰ
ۡ
ٖ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
And when I inspired into the hearts of the disciples that, ‘Believe
in me and in My Noble Messenger’; they said, ‘We accept faith,
and be witness that we are Muslims.’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 7, Sūraĥ Maida, Verse 111)
Moral lesson
Although the number of “Hawārīs” (disciples) of Sayyidunā Īsā
was only twelve, but the way they remained steadfast by
showing their assistance, determination and bravery against
Jews; it contains ample lessons for every Muslim to remain
steadfast in the matters of religion.
Almighty Allah grants every Prophet with these kind of
sincere friends and devotees. Therefore, on the day of Ghazva-e-
Khandaq (the battle of trench), the Holy Prophet ٖ
said that ‘every prophet has had “Hawārīs” and my “Ḥawārī” is
Zubair. (Mishka-tul-Maṣābīḥ, Kitāb-ul-Fatan, Manāqib-ul-‘Asharaĥ, pp 565)
Sayyidunā Qatādaĥ has said that ‘twelve blessed companions
from the Quraīsh are the “Hawārīs” of the Holy Prophet
ٖ
. Their blessed names are as follows:
(1) Sayyidunā Abū Bakr (2) Sayyidunā ‘Umar
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(3) Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān (4) Sayyidunā ‘Alī
(5) Sayyidunā Ḥamzaĥ (6) Sayyidunā Ja’far
(7) Sayyidunā Abū Ubaydaĥ bin Al-Jarraĥ
(8) Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān bin Maẓ’ūn
(9) Sayyidunā Abdul Raḥmān bin ‘Awf
(10) Sayyidunā Sa’d bin Abī Waqqās
(11) Sayyidunā Ṭalḥa bin ‘Ubaīdullāĥ
(12) Sayyidunā Zubair bin Al-‘Awwām
This is because at every occasion, these sincere devotees
have set unimaginable and unparalleled examples of
assistance and support to the Prophet ٖ
.
Name on the door of Hell
Sayyidunā Abū Sa’īd
narrated that the Beloved of
Allah has said:
ٰ َ
هُ‏
مَن تَرَك صَ‏
ۡ
ة ً مُتَعَمّ‏ ‏ِدً‏ ا
ك ‏ُتِبَ‏ اس ۡ مُ‏
‏ُلُ‏
يدخ هَا
‏َنۡ‏
يم
‏َّارِ‏ فِ‏ ۡ
بَابِ‏ انل
Meaning ‘the one who intentionally misses even one Ṣalāĥ,
his name is written on the door of Hell, through which he
will enter Hell. (Ḥilya-tul-Auliyā, Vol. 7, pp. 299, Ḥadīš 10590;
Faīzān-e-Sunnat. Vol. 1 pp. 1282)
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12. Those who did Jihad with apostates
Few people during the blessed life of Prophet ٖ
and many after his blessed demise were going to apostate
from Islam. The survival of Islam was going to be under a
serious threat from them. Nevertheless, the Holy Quran
predicted the happening of this unseen many years ago, and
had informed beforehand that at this terrible and horrific
time, Allah will bring up such a nation who will protect
Islam. They will possess such six characteristics that will be
the source of all excellences and virtues of this world and the
hereafter and these very six characteristics will be the signs
and symbols to identify these protectors of Islam. Those six
characteristics are as follows:
1. They will be the beloveds of Allah
2. They will love Allah
3. They will be extremely kind to believers
4. They will be extremely tough for non-believers
5. They will struggle (do Jihad) in the path of Allah
6. They will not fear the denouncing of any denouncer
The author of “Tafsīr-e-Jamāl” has written in reference to
“Kashāf” that after embracing Islam, eleven tribes from Arab
deviated and became apostate one after another. Three tribes
deviated during the presence of the Holy Prophet
,
seven became apostate during the caliphate of Amīr-ul-
Muminīn Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq
and one tribe
deviated after Sayyidunā Umer Farooq
became the
caliph. However, these eleven tribes could not do any harm to
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Islam despite their unceasing efforts. Instead, due to the
courageous Jihad done by the Islamic warriors, these entire
apostates were destroyed and perished forever. The Islamic
flag kept on hoisting higher and higher. Moreover, the
promise of the Holy Quran and the news of the unseen proved
to be absolutely true.
Three apostates during the time of the Holy Prophet
1. The tribe of “Banī Madlaj”, whose chieftain was “Aswad
‘Ansī”, who was famous with the title of “Żulḥimār”. The
Holy Prophet ٖ
sent a message to
Sayyidunā Mu’āż bin Jabal
and to the chiefs of
the Yemen to do a Jihad against apostates. Therefore, Aswad
‘Ansī was killed by Fīroz Dīlmī and his (Aswad ‘Ansī’s)
followers dispersed. The Holy Prophet ٖ
was
given this good news on his sick bed that Aswad ‘Ansī has
been killed. The very next day, the Holy Prophet
ٖ
departed from this temporary world.
2. Tribe of “Banū Ḥanīfaĥ”, whose chieftain was “Maslīmaĥ
Kazzāb”. Sayyidunā Abū Bakr
performed Jihad
with him. After the fight, Maslīmaĥ Kazzāb was killed by
Sayyidunā Waḥshī
. As for his followers, some
were killed and others reverted back to Islam.
3. The tribe of “Banū Asad”, whose leader was “Ṭalḥa bin
Khuwailīd”. The Holy Prophet ٖ
sent
Sayyidunā Khalid bin Walīd
to contest against
him. After the battle, Ṭalḥa bin Khuwailīd was defeated
and he fled to Syria. However, he reverted back to Islam,
and remained steadfast on Islam until his last breath.
Some of his army was killed and some repented and
reverted back to Islam.
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Seven apostate tribes during the caliphate of Sayyidunā
Ṣiddīq-e-Akbar
1. The “Tribe of Fazāraĥ” whose chief was ‘Uyaīnaĥ Bin
Ḥassan Fazārī
2. The “Tribe of Ghaṭfān” whose chief was Qurraĥ bin
Salamaĥ Qushayrī
3. The “Tribe of Banū Salīm” whose chieftain was Fajjāĥ bin
Yālīl
4. The “Tribe of Banī Yarbū’” whose leader was “Mālik bin
Buraīdaĥ”
5. The “Tribe of Banū Tamīm” whose leader was a woman
called Sajjāḥ’ bint Manẓar. She later married Maslīmaĥ
Kazzāb
6. The “Tribe of Kindaĥ” who were the followers of Ash’aš
bin Qays
7. The “Tribe of Banū Bakr” who were the followers of
“Khaṭmī bin Yazīd”
Sayyidunā Ṣiddīq-e-Akbar
fought intensely brutal
wars against these seven apostate tribes for months. As a
result, some of these were killed and others repented and
reverted back to Islam.
The apostate tribe during the caliphate of Sayyidunā
‘Umar-e-Fārūq
During the caliphate of Sayyidunā ‘Umar-e-Fārūq
,
only one tribe deviated from Islam and became apostate. This
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was the “Tribe of Ghasān”, whose leadership was in the hands
of Jablaĥ bin Aīĥam. However, under the flag of Sayyidunā
‘Umar-e-Fārūq
, the holy companions did Jihad
against this tribe and completely destroyed them. Thereafter, no
tribe had the courage to become apostate.
As a result of this, the brawls and seditions caused by these
eleven tribes were removed forever due to the Jihad of Islamic
warriors. (Tafsīr Jaml Jalālaīn, Vol. 2, pp 239; Part 6, Sūraĥ Al-Maida,
Verse 54)
The ones who fought against these apostate groups and
completely destroyed these transgressors were the holy
companions; about whom the Glorious Quran had revealed the
news of unseen many years ago by saying that:
ۡ
ۡ
ٰ
ٰ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ٖ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ٰ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
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ۡ ۡ
ۡ ٰ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ٰ
ۡ
ٰٓ
ۤ
ۡ
ۡ
ٰ
ۡ
“O people who believe! Whoever among you reneges from his
religion, so Allah will soon bring people who are His beloved ones
and Allah is their beloved, lenient with the Muslims and stern
towards disbelievers - they will strive in Allah’s cause, and not fear
the criticism of any accuser; this is Allah’s munificence, He may give
to whomever He wills; and Allah is the Most Capable, the All
Knowing”.
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Moral lesson
From these verses, following beacons of light of guidance emerge:
No harm can be caused to Islam by the seditions and unrests
created by the apostate groups because Almighty Allah
will bring forth such a group against the apostate groups in
every era, which will root out all the seditions and unrests
created by apostates and will keep hoisting the flag of Islam
high. Moreover, these people will possess six qualities.
Based on these blessed verses of the Holy Quran, it is proven
that the holy companions
, who eliminated the
unrests created by the eleven apostate groups and elevated the
flag of Islam higher and higher, were blessed with the
possession of the following six great traits.
1. Holy companions are the beloved people of Allah .
2. They are very tough against non-believers.
3. They hold Allah beloved to them.
4. They are kind hearted for Muslims.
5. They are the fighter in the path of Allah .
6. In regards to the matters of Allah , they do not fear
or worry about anyone who denounces them.
Then at the end of the verse, Almighty Allah has confirmed
His kindness and rewards for these people by elevating their
dignities and grandeurs by saying; this all is the grace of Allah
. His mercy and grace is very vast and only Allah
knows the best, as to who among them deserves His grace.
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! What can be said about the elevated glories and
grandeurs of the Holy companions! The Holy Prophet
ٖ
announced the grace and perfections of his
companions and Allah addressed the comprehensive
qualities of these people in the Holy Quran.
13. Disappointment of pagans
After the migration, eventhough Islam kept on growing very fast
and Muslims were victorious against infidels on every front; and
pagans remained unsuccessful in their conspiracies; however, in
spite of all this, infidels always remained busy in plotting against
Islam hoping that one day, Islam will definitely be wiped off and
idol worshiping will prevail once again in ‘Arab. Based on these
frail hopes, infidels remained busy plotting conspiracies against
Islam and kept on promoting new sedition.
However, on 10 A.H, when disbelievers saw a huge gathering of
Muslims at the occasion of “Hūjja-tul-Widā’” in the plains of
Arafaĥ; and they witnessed the enthusiasm of those thousands
of Muslims for Islam, their passion and unconditional believe
and love for the Prophet, their courage and frail hopes
disappeared and they completely became hopeless of the
destruction and devastation of Islam.
Hence, to reflect upon this incident, the following verses
especially revealed in the plains of Arafaĥ after the time of ‘Aṣr:
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
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This day, the unbelievers are in despair concerning your religion,
so do not fear them and fear Me; this day have I perfected your
religion for you and completed My favour upon you, and have
chosen Islam as your religion.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sūraĥ al-Maida, Verse 3)
It is narrated that a Jew said to Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā
‘Umar-e-Fārūq
that there is such a verse in your
Book that if it was revealed upon us, we would have made that
day the “day of Eid”. Sayyidunā ‘Umar
asked ‘which
verse’ Then the Jew replied:
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
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Upon hearing this, Sayyidunā ‘Umar
said that we are
well-aware of the day, place and time when this verse was
revealed. That day was the day of Friday, it was the plains of
Arafaĥ and the Holy Prophet ٖ
was delivering
sermon (Khuṭbaĥ) after ‘Aṣr Ṣalaĥ, when this verse was revealed.
By this, Sayyidunā ‘Umar
meant that the day this
verse was revealed, we had two Eids. One it was the day of
Arafaĥ, which is also a day of Eid for us. Secondly, it was the
day of Friday and that too is a day of Eid for us. Hence, there
is no need for us to celebrate Eid separately. (Tafsir Jaml, vol. 2,
pp. 180; Part 6, Al-Maida, Verse 3)
There is also another narration that after the revelation of this
verse, Amīr-ul-Muminīn Sayyidunā ‘Umar-e-Fārūq
started crying. The Holy Prophet ٖ
enquired; O
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day by day. Now that our religion is complete; it is a general law
that “there is an anticlimax to every climax”. In other words,
after reaching the heights of excellence, things gradually start to
decline. Furthermore, from this verse, there is also an indication
of the demise of the Beloved Prophet ٖ
. Because,
The Holy Prophet ٖ
came to this world to
complete the religion. So now the religion has been complete; it
is obvious that the Holy Prophet ٖ
will not prefer
to stay in this world. (Tafsīr Jaml Jalālaīn, Vol. 2, pp. 180; Part 6, Suraĥ
al-Maida, Verse 3)
Moral lesson
1. Almighty Allah has ascertained through this
verse that the struggles and efforts of infidels cannot
destroy Islam. Because, disappointment has overcome
the hopes of infidels, as their dream of destroying
Islam will now never become a reality.
2. This verse has announced that the religion of Islam
has become complete. Now if someone claims that
such and such matters in Islam are left incomplete, or
there is a need of an amendment or addition; then
such person is a big liar. In reality, he is an unbeliever
who has denied the Holy Quran and has fallen out of
the folds of Islam. Certainly, without any shadow of
doubt, the religion Islam is complete and to believe in
this is from the necessities of Islam.
14. Islam and the life of Sādĥū (mendicant)
The exegetes of the Holy Quran have said that one day, the
Honourable Prophet ٖ
delivered a sermon and
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described the miseries of the Day of Judgment in such a way
that the audience became awe-struck and began to weep
heavily. The hearts of the people were trembled and they were
struck with such fear and horror that ten prestigious
companions assembled at the house of Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān bin
Maẓ’ūn Jamḥī
. Among those gathered were
Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Siddique, Sayyidunā ‘Alī, Sayyidunā
‘Abdullāĥ bin Mas’ūd, Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin Umar,
Sayyidunā Abū zar Ghafārī, Sayyidunā Salīm, Sayyidunā
Miqdād, Sayyidunā Salmān Fārsī, Sayyidunā Ma’qil bin Muqrin
and Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān bin Maẓ’ūn
. These
esteemed individuals counselled and decided that from now
onwards, we will live as mendicants, we will wear plastic-made
thick clothing, we will fast in the day and worship the whole
night, we will not sleep on beds, we will stay detached from
our women, we will not eat any meat, fats, butter and any oily
food, neither will we use any perfume and we will go around
rambling the earth like mendicants.
When Holy Prophet ٖ
was informed about this
plan of the holy companions, he ٖ
asked
Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān bin Maẓ’ūn
that ‘I have come to
know of such and such information. You inform me, what is the
matter’ Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān bin Maẓ’ūn
presented
himself in the court of the Beloved Prophet ٖ
along with other companions and said ‘O Prophet of Allah, the
information you have received is absolutely true. The purpose
behind this plan is none other than earning virtues and good
deeds. After hearing this, the Holy Prophet ٖ
expressed anger and said: ‘The religion that I have brought does
not have such commandments. Listen! Your bodies also have
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rights upon you. Therefore, observe fasts for some days and eat
and drink for some days. Awake in some part of the night and
worship Allah and take rest in other parts of the night.
Witness that I, being the Prophet, observe fasts on some days
and on other days, I do not. I eat meat, fats and butter as well. I
also wear good clothes and keep relations with my wives too. I
use fragrance as well. This is my Sunnaĥ and whichever Muslim
deviates from my Sunnaĥ will not be on my path and will not be
among my followers.’
After this, the Prophet of Mankind ٖ
assembled a
huge gathering of the holy companions and delivered a very
affective speech in which he ٖ
stated in bold
words that; ‘Listen! I do not order you to become mendicants
and live a monastic way of life. It is not in my religion by any
means to stop eating meat and other pleasant foods, leaving
your women and to completely cut off connections with all
other worldly matters and to stay in a cot-house or in the cave
of a mountain rambling on the earth. Listen! My Ummah’s
travel is Jihad. For that reason, instead of rambling on the
earth, take part in Jihad, worship Allah whilst adhering to
Ṣalāĥ, Fast, Hajj and Zakāĥ and do not put your lives into
hardships. Because the people of the previous nations who lived
as mendicants putting their lives into hardships, Allah
descended very tough commandments for them afflicting them
with adversity. These people could not fulfil these tough
commands and the ultimate consequence was that they
deviated from the commands of Allah and hence, these
people were destroyed.’ (Tafsīr Jaml Jalālaīn, Vol. 2, pp 267; Part 7,
Sūraĥ al-Maida, Verse 86)
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It was after this sermon of the Merciful Prophet ٖ
that the following blessed verses of Suraĥ Maida were
revealed:
ۡ ۡ
ٰ
ٰ
ۤ
ۡ
ۡ
ٰ ۡ ۡ ٰ
ٰٓ
ٰ
ٰ
ۡ
ٰ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۤ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ٖ
O people who believe! Do not forbid the pure things, which Allah has
made lawful for you, and do not cross the limits; indeed Allah dislikes
the transgressors. Eat of the sustenance which Allah has given you, the
lawful and the pure - and fear Allah in Whom you believe. [Kanz-ul-
Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sūraĥ Maida, Verse 86-88)
Moral lesson
We get a moral lesson from these verses that Islam does not
allow us to live our lives as mendicants. Forbidding oneself
from fine foods and good clothes, cutting oneself from one’s
spouse and children, sitting in a cottage and rambling in
forests or in deserted areas is not by any means according to
the Islamic teachings. Make a deep understanding of this
yourself that all those mendicant type old men who live this
kind of life, sitting in cottages or open fields making advert of
their monastery and false piety whilst entrapping the ignorant
people into their falsehood, listen and observe this matter with
open ears and eyes that such mendicant like attitude is not an
Islamic way of life. On the contrary, the original and true
Islam is that which is according to the sanctified customs and
Sunnahs of the Honourable Messenger ٖ
.
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Therefore, the person who is leading a life holding firm to the
Sunnaĥs is in reality leading an Islamic life and same is the
way of the simple lives of the respected Sūfīyaĥ.
Understand this fact that any mode of life which is followed
by deviating away from the Sunnaĥ of the Beloved Prophet
ٖ
. is neither an Islamic way of life nor is it a
dervish mode of life of the respected Sūfīyaĥ. Thus, nowadays,
those old men who have adopted such monastic and
mendicant ways of life, through these practices, they do not
even have a distant connection with Islam or sainthood.
Muslims should be watchful of this and should be ascertained
that all such people have laid their attractive snares to trap the
innocent and faithful Muslims and through this excuse, they
attain their personal benefits. To reveal the essential reality
and announce the truth is mandatory onto us Islamic
scholars, which we are abiding by.
Either accept it or reject it, It is up to you
About Good or bad, we will keep on coaching you
15. Two major enemies and one minor enemy
The Holy Quran has frequently highlighted the issue and
announced that every non-believer is the enemy of Muslims. A
certain poison is instilled in their hearts and minds against
Muslims and their hearts are always blazing like a furnace due
to the malice and spite against Muslims. However, the question
is that who is the biggest and the fiercest enemy of Muslims
among the three renowned sects: (1) the Jews, (2) the
Mushrikin, (polytheists) or (3) the Christians And which sect
is comparatively mild in their hostility against Muslims The
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following verse of Suraĥ Maidah was revealed as an answer to
these questions. Therefore, whilst having a firm belief on this
verse of the Holy Quran, we should identify our major and minor
enemies and should remain attentive of them. Allah has said;
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ٰ
ۡ
ۡ
ٰ
ۡ
ۡ
ٰ ٰ
ٰ ۤ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
You will certainly find the Jews and the polytheists as the greatest
enemies of the Muslims; and you will find the closest in friendship
to the Muslims those who said, ‘We are Christians’; that is because
scholars and monks are among them, and they are not proud.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 6, Sūraĥ Maida, Verse 82)
Moral lesson
In the light of this verse, scroll over the pages of history and be
further satisfied upon your faith that the severe hostilities that
the Jews and the Mushriki have displayed against Muslims,
Christians have comparatively imposed a lot less hostilities upon
Muslims. The heights of oppressions and cruelties that the Jews
and Mushrikin have imposed upon Muslims, the Christians
have not oppressed the Muslims to this degree. Therefore,
Muslims shall assume the Jews and Mushrikin as their worst
enemies and shall never trust them at all and shall always remain
vigilant from worst of these enemies. They should also maintain
the same belief about Christians that they are also enemies of
Muslims. However they have some tenderness in their hearts for
Muslims. For this reason, they are enemies of a comparatively
lesser degree than the Jews and Mushrikin.
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This is the summary and meaning of this blessed verse which is
an optimum beacon of light for the sake of the Muslims
identifying their most major and minor enemies.
‏َا‏ّٰ‏
و
‏َعا‏ٰ‏
اَع ‏ۡلَ‏ ‏ُم ت
16. Killers of prophets
The Holy Quran has frequently announced the atrocities and
chaos of the Jews in various chapters and has repeatedly
mentioned that these tyrants have not even spared their prophets
and messengers from killing them. Hence, it has been stated:
ۡ
ۡ
ٖ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
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ٰ ٰ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
Those who disbelieve in the signs of Allah, and wrongfully martyr
the Prophets, and slay people who enjoin justice - so give them the
glad tidings of a painful punishment. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of
Quran)] (Part 3, Sūraĥ al-‘Imrān, Verse 21)
It is narrated by Abū Ubaydaĥ bin al-Jarraĥ
that the
Respected Prophet ٖ
has stated that Jews killed
forty-five prophets and one hundred and seventy pious people in
one day who used to persuade them toward righteousness. (Tarīkh
Ibn-e-Kašīr, Vol. 2, pp 55) Thus, the martyrdoms of Yaḥyā
and Zakariyyā
are among the atrocities of this event.
Martyrdom of Sayyidunā Yaḥyā
Ibn-e-Asākir has written the incident of the martyrdom of
Sayyidunā Yaḥyā
in his book ‘Al-Mustaqṣī fī Faḍāilul-Aqṣā’
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on, he wished to return to his wife without carrying out a
Ḥilalaĥ (second marriage). When he sought a verdict (Fatwa)
from Sayyidunā Yaḥyā
, he
replied that his
wife is Ḥarām (forbidden) for him. His wife found this matter
very indigestible and she wished to kill Sayyidunā Yaḥyā
. Hence, she compelled the King and gained permission to
kill Sayyidunā Yaḥyā
. She got him assassinated whilst
in a state of Sajda (prostration) when he
was offering
Salah in the ‘Masjid Jabrūn’ and she asked for the blessed head
to be brought in a salver before her. However, even in this
state, the decapitated head continued to say ‘you are not Ḥalāl
(permissible) for the king without performing Ḥilalaĥ’. In the
same state, the punishment of Allah descended upon her,
causing her to sink into the earth along with the blessed head of
Sayyidunā Yaḥyā
. (Al-Bidāyaĥ-o-wal-Niĥāyaĥ, vol. 2, pp. 55)
Murder of Sayyidunā Zakarīyā
When the Jews killed Sayyidunā Yaḥyā
, then these
tyrants turned their attention towards his father Sayyidunā
Zakarīyā
to martyr him as well. However, when
Sayyidunā Zakarīyā
saw this, he fled away from them
and hid himself in a split of a tree. The Jews began to cut this
tree with a hacksaw. When the hacksaw reached Sayyidunā
Zakarīyā
, Allah said that ‘Oh Zakarīyā, beware! If you
make any sort of outcry, then We will overturn the entire earth
and if you observe patience, then We will descend Our
punishment on these Jews.’ Consequently, Sayyidunā Zakarīyā
observed patience and the tyrant Jews cut him into two
pieces as well along with the tree. (Tarīkh Ibn-e-Kašīr, Vol. 2, pp 55)
There is a difference of opinion as to what place the incident of
the martyrdom of Sayyidunā Yaḥyā
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statement is that this incident took place in Jabrūn Masjid. But
Sayyidunā Sufyān Šaurī
has quoted this statement
with the reference of Shimr bin ‘Aṭiyaĥ that Sayyidunā Yaḥyā
was martyred in Bait-ul-Muqaddas, in between the
Ĥaīkul-e-Sulaymānī (the Soloman Temple) and Qurbān Gāĥ
(the altar), the place where Jews had killed seventy Prophets
before him. (Tarīkh Ibn-e-Kašīr, Vol. 2, pp 55)
Anyways, everyone agree on the point that Jews martyred
Sayyidunā Yaḥyā
. When the condition of his
martyrdom became known to Sayyidunā Īsā
, he then
openly started preaching the message of the truth. Then
finally, Jews planned to kill Sayyidunā Īsā
too. In fact,
one Jew even entered his house with the intention of killing
him. But Allah Almighty sent a cloud and lifted
Sayyidunā Īsā
towards the heavens. The
comprehensive detail about this incident is mentioned in our
book ‘Ajaib-ul-Quran’ [Wonders of the Holy Quran].
Moral lesson
If the events of the martyrdom of Sayyidunā Yaḥyā and
Sayyidunā Zakarīyā
are analyzed in reality, then there
are diverse pearls of guidance that can be attained and some
significant points are very noteworthy:
1. No one in this world would be more stonehearted and
misfortunate then these Jews who would irrationally
kill so many Honourable Prophets
.
Notwithstanding, these elite, esteemed and sanctified
personalities would neither irritate anyone nor would
they take another’s wealth and riches. On the contrary,
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they would reform people without any remuneration,
and enlighten them with prosperity and moral
happiness. In this context, the blessed companion,
Sayyidunā Abū Ubaydaĥ
inquired from the
Holy Prophet ٖ
that who will be
deserving of the largest and severest punishment on the
Day of Judgment The Beloved Prophet ٖ
replied:
‏َجُلٌ‏
ر
‏َتَلَ‏
ق
َ ‏َر نَبِيا ا ۡ ‏َو مَنۡ‏
اَم
‏َع ۡ رُوۡ‏
بِال ۡ م
يه
‏َنَ‏
‏ِف و
ك
‏ُنۡ‏
‏ِن ال ۡ م
َ
ع
Translation: The one who kills a prophet or any such person who
persuades towards righteousness and forbids from evil. (Tafsīr Ibne-Kašīr,
Vol. 2, pp 22; Part 3, Sūraĥ al-‘Imrān, Verse 21)
Nonetheless, the way these tyrant Jews exhibited their cruelties
due to their wretchedness to the prophets of Allah , and the
way they callously shed the blood of these holy individuals,
such example of brutality cannot be found in any other nation.
For this reason, Allah caused their damnation in both
worlds through His wrath and rage. Thus, it is necessary for
every Muslim to maintain hatred and enmity for these accursed
people.
2. As the people of Bani Isrāīl were divided into different
tribes, that’s why various prophets and messengers of
Allah continued to be sent to them in the same
era. The foundation of preaching for all these prophets
remained the book of Sayyidunā Mūsā
, Al-
Tawrāt and the status of all these prophets remained as
a deputy to Sayyidunā Mūsā
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3. Islamic scholars should courageously preach the truth
until the last breath of their life whilst maintaining
perseverance on it, and in the matter of revealing the
truth; they should not even care about their lives. As
you have read that even after the beheading of
Sayyidunā Yaḥyā
, the same words continued
to be heard from the decapitated head that; ‘after three
divorces, the husband of a woman cannot marry her
again without a Ḥilalaĥ’.
‏َا‏ّٰ‏
و
‏َعا‏ٰ‏
َ ‏ُم ت
اَع ۡ ل
17. A conspiracy of hypocrites
We have already written a complete and comprehensive
description of the events of the Battle of Uḥud in our book,
‘Sīrat-e-Mustafa ٖ
’. However, here we will only be
mentioning the dangerous conspiracy that a group of cursed
hypocrites conspired against the Holy Prophet
ٖ
on the day of the battle of Uḥud. The Holy Quran has brought
light to this extremely admonitory and lesson-bearing event.
When the Holy Prophet ٖ
left Madina for the
battle, at that time, an army of one thousand people was under
his flag of Prophethood. In this army, three hundred hypocrites
were also present, who were led by ‘Abdullāĥ bin Abī. These
hypocrites had already formulated a conspiracy with the
Kuffār of Makkaĥ and planned that they will attempt to
discourage the sincere Muslims. Their plan initially involved
leaving for the battle with the Muslim army, and then leaving
them and returning back to Madina. Therefore, the chief of these
hypocrites made a lame excuse, and separated himself and his
followers from the Muslim army. His excuse involved him saying
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that Muhammad ( ٖ
) did not accept the proposal
of their so-called expertise, which was to fight a defensive war in
Madina. The excuse they made was to say that the Holy Prophet
( ٖ
) accepted the proposal of young people and
departed from Madina, and they questioned why their lives
should be put into danger when their proposal was not listened
to. However, with the blessings of Allah , the wicked aim of
these hypocrites was not fulfilled. This was because the sincere
Muslims did not feel any impact of their departure. However,
within two Muslim tribes, the ‘Banū Salamaĥ’ and ‘Banū Ḥārišaĥ’,
there was some sense of disillusionment and fear. But by
observing the bravery and enthusiasm of the sincere Muslims for
Jihad, their bravery also came to the fore. With perseverance and
passion, these individuals fought with pagans, and kept fighting
under the flag of the Holy Prophet ٖ
until the end.
In description of this event, the Holy Quran mentions:
ۡ
ٰ
ٰ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ٰ
ۡ
ۡ
ۙ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
And remember, O dear, when you came forth from your house in
the morning, appointing the believers on positions of battle; and
Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. When two groups among you
almost decided to show cowardice - and Allah is their Protector;
and in Allah only should the believers trust. [Kanz-ul-Īmān
(Translation of Quran)] (Part 4, Sūraĥ al-‘Imrān, Verses 121-122)
Nevertheless, in the Battle of Uḥud, this heinous conspiracy and
the terrible strategy of hypocrites completely failed.
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the end, victory kissed the blessed feet of Holy Prophet
ٖ
. Hypocrites left the battlefield with no success and
returned to their homes, while the flag of Islam remained
hoisted high.
Moral lesson
From this event, we learn that if believers show perseverance
and do Jihad with sincere intentions, become united on the
battlefield against unbelievers, have strong determination and
courage, then Allah will destroy all the plans and
conspiracies of unbelievers and hypocrites. However, it is an
obvious reality that:
Barā-e-fataḥ peĥlī sharṭ ĥe sābit qadam reĥnā
Jamā’at ko baĥam rakĥnā, jamā’at ka baĥam reĥnā
The foremost essence of success lies in perseverance
Second is to be united and to keep united your group
18. Sayyidunā Ilyas
He is the caliph and deputy of Sayyidunā Ḥazqīl
.
Many historians have a unanimous opinion that he is from
the progeny of Sayyidunā Ĥārūn
. Moreover, his
family lineage is as follows: Ilyas bin Yāsīn bin Fakhās bin
‘Īzār bin Ĥārūn
. Regarding his Prophethood, it is a
collective opinion of the historians that he was sent for the
guidance of the Syrian people, and the famous city of
‘Ba’albak’ was centre of his Prophethood and teachings.
In those days, a king named Arjab ruled the city of Ba’albak,
and had forced the whole nation to worship idols. The biggest
idol of this nation was Ba’al, which was made of gold. It was
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twenty yards tall and had four faces. Four hundred servants
used to serve this idol and were regarded as sons by the whole
nation. The voice of Satan used to come out from this idol
which would order the people to perform idol worship and
polytheism. In this environment, Sayyidunā Ilyas
started preaching Tauheed (monotheism) and the worship of
Allah to these people. However, these people did not
embrace faith unto him. On the contrary, ‘Arjab’ the king of
the city, became an enemy of the life of Sayyidunā Ilyas
and planned to assassinate him. Therefore, Sayyidunā
Ilyas
migrated from the city, and hid in caves and on
mountain peaks. He stayed in this terrified state for seven
years, and lived on wild grass, wild flowers and fruit. The king
had appointed many spies to arrest Sayyidunā Ilyas
.
When he had reached the peak of these difficulties, he then
supplicated in this manner: ‘O Allah! Free me from these
tyrants and bestow peace upon me’. Subsequently, there was a
divine revelation that informed him that on so-and-so day
travel to so-and-so place, and any ride that you find there, sit
on it without any fear. Therefore, he (
) reached the
mentioned place on the mentioned day and found a red horse
standing there. He mounted the horse, and it began to move. As
this happened, he heard his cousin, Sayyidunā Al-Yasī’
calling him and asking him ‘what shall I do now’ Sayyidunā
Ilyas
laid his blanket onto him. This was a sign that I
have appointed you as my deputy for the guidance of Bani
Isrāīl. After this, Allah took Sayyidunā Ilyas
away from the sight of common people and removed his
dependency over eating and drinking. Then Allah
included him within the group of angels. Furthermore,
Sayyidunā Al-Yasī’
began guiding people with great
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courage and determination. Therefore, Allah supported
him on each and every step. The people of Bani Isrāīl
embraced faith unto him and remained steadfast upon their
faith until the demise of Sayyidunā Al-Yasī’
.
The miracles of Sayyidunā Ilyas
Allah blessed him control over all mountains and animals,
and blessed him with the power and energy of seventy Prophets.
Allah made him equal to Sayyidunā Mūsā
in power,
wrath and rage. It is stated in other narrations that Sayyidunā
Ilyas and Sayyidunā Khiḍr observe fasts of every year in Bait-ul-
Muqaddas, as well as travel to Makkaĥ every year for Hajj. In the
remaining days of the year, Sayyidunā Ilyas
patrols
jungles and plains; whereas Sayyidunā Khiḍr
visits rivers
and oceans. These both holy individuals will die in the last era,
when the Holy Quran will be lifted from the world.
There is a Hadis narrated from Sayyidunā Anas
that:
Once we were along with the Holy Prophet ٖ
during
a Jihad and on the way, a voice was heard saying: O Allah! Make
me from the Ummaĥ of Muhammad ٖ
, which is
indeed a blessed Ummaĥ and whose Du’ās are accepted! Then
Holy Prophet ٖ
said to me: “O Anas! Find out about
this voice.” Therefore I entered the mountain and all of a sudden,
I saw a man who was dressed in extremely white clothes with a
long beard. When he saw me, he inquired: Are you a companion
of the Holy Prophet ٖ
” I replied by saying yes. Then
he said: “Go and say my Salām to Holy Prophet ٖ
and further say that your brother Ilyas
wishes to meet
you.” As such, I came back and narrated the entire incident to the
Holy Prophet ٖ
and he ٖ
took me along
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with him and left to meet Sayyidunā Ilyas
. When Holy
Prophet ٖ
reached close to Sayyidunā Ilyas, I then
moved back. Both of these blessed personalities conversed for a
long time, and an eating mat descended from the skies. The Holy
Prophet ٖ
called me and I dined with these two
blessed individuals. When we had finished our meal, then a cloud
appeared from the skies and lifted Sayyidunā Ilyas
towards the sky, and I kept on looking at his white clothes. (Tafsīr
Ṣāwī, Vol 5, page 1749; Part 23, Suraĥ as Ṣāffāt, Verse 124)
Sayyidunā Ilyās and the Quran
In the Holy Quran, Sayyidunā Ilyas
has been
mentioned in two places: Suraĥ An’ām and Suraĥ as-Ṣāffāt. In
Suraĥ An’ām, he has only been mentioned in the list of
Prophets
. In Suraĥ as-Ṣāffāt, the announcement of his
Prophethood and guidance of his people is mentioned briefly.
Therefore, it is stated in Sūraĥ An’ām:
ۡ ٰ
ۡ
ٰ ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ
ٖ
ۡ
ٰ ۡ
ٰ
ۡ ٰ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
And of his descendants, Dāwūd and Sulaymān and Ayyūb and
Yusuf and Mūsā and Ĥārūn; and this is the way we reward the
virtuous. And (We guided) Zakriyaĥ and Yaḥyā and Īsā and Elias;
all these are worthy of our proximity. And Ismaīl and Yasa’a and
Yūnus and Lūṭ; and to each one during their times, we gave
excellence over all others. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part
7, Sūraĥ al-An’ām, Verses 84-86)
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And in Suraĥ e As-Ṣāffāt, it has been mentioned that:
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ٖ ۡ
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ٰ
ۙ
ٰ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۙ
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ٰ
ۙ
ۡ ٰ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
And indeed Ilyas is one of the Noble Messengers. When he said to
his people, ‘Do you not fear What! You worship Baal (an idol)
and leave the Best Creator, Allah Who is your Rab and Rab of your
forefathers In response they denied him, so they will surely be
brought forth as captives, except for the chosen bondmen of Allah.
And we kept his praise among the latter generations. Peace be upon
Ilyas! This is how We reward the virtuous. He is indeed one of Our
high ranking, firmly believing bondmen. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation
of Quran)] (Part 23, Sūraĥ al-Ṣāffāt, Verses 123-132)
Even though the story of Sayyidunā Ilyas and his people is
mentioned very briefly in the Holy Quran, we learn that the
mentality of Jews was so badly warped that there was no evil
deed that they did not have an urge to perform. Although many
Prophets were sent for their guidance, even then they couldn’t
leave the worship of idols, stars and those other than Allah .
Moreover, these people were notoriously deceptive, used to
break their promises and were involved in bribery. It was their
favourite hobby to oppress and kill the Holy Prophets of Allah.
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highlighted and on the other hand, we also learn a valuable
lesson that the chain of Prophethood has now been sealed
forever, therefore it is utmost necessary for us to remain
steadfast on the final message of Allah , which is Islam. We
must firmly oppose the oppressive behaviours of Jews and
should follow the shining examples and blessed lifestyles of
the sacred Prophets of Allah by observing patience on the
hardships and difficulties caused by disbelievers.
19. Rainfall of the battle of Badr
We have mentioned the holy war of Badr in our book, ‘Sīrate-Mustafa’
in a great detail. Here, we will show a glimpse of
the divine intervention which came down in the shape of rain
and changed the entire scenario of the battlefield.
What took place was that the Holy Prophet ٖ
went
to Badr in the company of his 313 companions. After
approaching close to Badr, they camped at ‘Urwaĥ-tul-Dunyā’,
which was facing towards Madinah. When Mushrikin
(polytheists) mobilized their army and reached Badr, they
camped at ‘Urwaĥ-tul-Qaṣwā, which was towards the Makkah
side and further distant from Madinah. The battlefield was
mapped out in such a way that Muslims and pagans were face to
face. However, the condition of the battlefield for Muslims was
such that the ground underneath was extremely sandy. The feet
of people and the hooves of horses were both sinking into the
sand, and it was extremely difficult to walk and manoeuvre over
there. The battlefield for the Mushrikin (polytheists) was plain
and like a concrete floor. In summary, the enemy was more than
three times in number, as well as being fully equipped with
weapons. Their means of communication with one another was
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also satisfactory for them. Moreover, the surrounding of their
battlefield was also excellent according to their needs. Other
than these facilities, all wells of water were also under their
custody. For this reason, Muslims encountered much difficulty
obtaining water. From where will drinking water come How
will they feed the livestock How to perform Wuḍu and Ghusl
Therefore, the blessed companions
were very
distressed and worried. At that time, Satan put an evil
temptation in the hearts of Muslims by saying: “Oh Muslims,
you think that you are truthful in your belief. Amongst you is
also the Prophet of Allah and you are the people of Allah. And
the state is such that unbelievers have the control over water and
you are offering your Ṣalāĥ without Wuḍu and Ghusl. You and
your animals are becoming restless due to thirst!”
At this occasion, all of a sudden, the help of Allah came
down in the form of a heavy rain which made the sandy surface
on the side of Muslims an even and a hard concrete surface. Due
to the slopes in the land, ditches shaped like pools were filled with
water. The land on the side of enemy turned into a muddy
quicksand and it became difficult for them to walk and
manoeuvre on it. Due to the build-up of water, Muslims were no
longer worried and in need of the wells. The hearts of Muslims
were cleared from satanic whispers and they became satisfied.
In the Holy Quran, Allah has described this unusual rain
in these words that:
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ٰ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ۡ ٖ
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ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
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And sent down water from the sky upon you to purify you with it,
and to remove the impurity of Satan from you, and to give your
hearts fortitude and firmly establish your feet with it.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 9, Sūraĥ Anfāl, Verse 11)
In this verse, Allah has stated four advantages of this
sudden rainfall in Badr:
1. So all those who were without Wuḍu and Ghusl, could
perform Wudu and Ghusl to attain purity and cleanliness
2. So that the satanic whispers were removed from the
hearts of Muslims
3. So that the hearts of Muslims may be encouraged towards
the fact that they are on the right path and Allah will
definitely help them
4. Also, another advantage was that the sandy battlefield
becomes suitable for movement. Overall, this rainfall
became a mean of a blessing for Muslims and a mean of a
curse for pagans.
Moral lesson
In the battle of Badr, Muslims faced such difficulties that the
human wisdom, based on the reasoning could have decided
nothing else other than to avoid this battle. However, the
Muslims, who were strong in their faith, followed the
pleasure of the Holy Prophet ٖ
and presented
themselves with utmost passion and will to sacrifice
themselves in the fight of truth against falsehood. Despite not
being fully equipped, they proceeded with steadfastness and
high ambitions. Consequently, to what great extent Allah
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helped them! Observe the great blessings of Allah and see in
how many ways, He aided Muslims in this battle.
1. In the eyes of Muslims, the number of enemies seemed
less than what it originally was, so they may not become
over-awed. In the eyes of unbelievers, the Muslims
appeared tiny in number so that their hearts would not
turn away from the battle between the truth and
falsehood. (Anfāl)
2. At one time, the number of Muslims seemed double in
the eyes of unbelievers so that the unbelievers may get
defeated by Muslims. (Al-‘Imrān)
3. At first, 1000 angels were sent to help Muslims. Then this
number of angels was increased to 3000 and finally, the
number of angels was increased to 5000. (Al-‘Imrān)
4. Exactly at the time of the battle, a state of drowsiness and
sleep was placed upon Muslims. They woke up after a few
minutes, which gave them a new freshness and a new spirit.
(Anfāl)
5. The rainfall from the skies made the sandy ground hard
and firm for Muslims and the battlefield for the unbelievers
became a muddy and slippery quicksand. (Anfāl)
6. The outcome of this was that in a very short span of time,
many famous wrestlers, warriors and riders of
unbelievers were killed. Therefore, seventy pagans were
killed and seventy were arrested and kept hostage. The
pagan army escaped from the battlefield, leaving all of
their belongings behind and all their belongings were
taken by the Muslims as war booty. (Anfāl)
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Although the Muslims were victorious due to the abovementioned
aid and blessings of Allah , but still fourteen
Mujahedeen of Islam attained the rank of martyrdom. (Zarqānī,
Vol 2, pp 270)
This event warns us that if Muslims show perseverance and
courage while having a stern believe in Allah , then despite
being low in number and without sufficient means, surely the
assistance from Allah will descend and Muslims will attain
victory. This is such a custom of Allah’s blessing in which there
will ( ) be no change until the Day of Judgment. The
only condition for this assistance is that Muslims should not
deviate and no change should occur in their Islamic character
and traits. Otherwise, the laws of Allah have never
changed and neither will them ever. He has promised that:
ۡ ۡ
ٰ
ۡ
‘So you will never find the traditions of Allah changing’
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 22, Sūraĥ Fitr, Verse 43)
‏َا‏ّٰ‏
و
‏َعا‏ٰ‏
َ ‏ُم ت
اَع ۡ ل
20. The battle of Ḥunayn
After the conquest of Makkaĥ, the influence of the Arab
pagans had almost diminished, and people were frequently
entering into Islam in groups. After observing all this, a
meeting was held between the chiefs of the two tribes of
‘Ĥāwāzin’ and ‘Šaqīf’. They counselled among each other that
Muhammad ٖ
is satisfied after dominating over
his tribe (the Quraīsh). Therefore, it is our turn now. So, why not
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we proceed in attacking the Muslims and demolish them.
Therefore, both the tribes of ‘Ĥāwāzin’ and ‘Šaqīf’ appointed
Mālik bin ‘Awf Naḍrī as their king and started preparing for the
war against Muslims. After acquiring this information, on the
10th Shawwāl 8 A.H, February 630 A.D, ten thousand Muĥājirīn
and Anṣār, two thousand new Muslims of Makkaĥ and eighty
such pagans who had not embraced Islam but became friends of
Muslims with their own will, gathered together. With this army
of around twelve thousand men, the Holy Prophet ٖ
came to the place called Ḥunayn. When the time came to be
in the line of battle with the enemy, then the Holy Prophet
ٖ
handed over the flag of Muĥājirīn to
Sayyidunā ‘Alī
. Amongst the Anṣār, Sayyidunā
Ḥabāb bin Manẓar
was made the flag-bearer of the
tribe of Banī Khazraj and Sayyidunā Usaīd bin Ḥāzīr
was appointed as the flag-bearer of the tribe of Aus. The
Holy Prophet ٖ
personally equipped himself
with weapons on his blessed body and a double iron shield.
Upon his blessed head, he placed an iron helmet and mounted
upon his mule, and led the Muslim army.
Some pride stirred in the hearts of Muslims by seeing the large
number of participants in their army. This came to such an
extent that some people said that “nobody can defeat us
today” without saying ( ). Allah did not like
this pride in the hearts of Muslims, which was due to the
advantage in number and dependence upon the strength of
their army. As such, Allah gave a lesson to Muslims in
such a way that when the war began, all of a sudden, the
waiting groups of enemies who were hiding in the valleys of
the surrounding mountains for guerrilla warfare, began
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launching arrows with intensity. Muslims were panicked due
to this rain of arrows. Due to this attack, the formation of the
Muslim army was broken and within a short span of time,
they were scattered from their original positions. Except for
the Holy Prophet ٖ
, a few Muĥājirīn and Anṣār,
all the people fled from the battlefield.
In these dangerous circumstances and in such critical time,
the Holy Prophet ٖ
kept advancing and was
loudly reciting these poetic verses.
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انا النبی لاکذب
انا ابن عبدالمطلب
I am a prophet and it is not a lie. I am son of Abdul Muṭṭalib
Finally, on the command of the Holy Prophet ٖ
,
Sayyidunā Abbas
loudly called out to the
Muslims that had fled and challenged them by saying
Upon hearing this call and ‏.(يامعشر الانصار يا اصحاب بيعۃ الرضوان)‏
challenge of Sayyidunā Abbas
, all faithful Muslims
returned to the battlefield and gathered under the flag of the
Holy Prophet ٖ
. They fought with such courage,
determination and will of sacrificing their lives that they
instantly changed the scenario of the battlefield. The result of
this was that Muslims became victorious after the defeat. The
flag of Islam was hoisted high. Thousands of unbelievers were
arrested and many were killed. An abundance of war booty
came into the custody of Muslims. Thus, that was the end of
the strength and influence of the Arab pagans.
In the war of Hunayn, the result of pride of Muslims due to
their numerical advantage, the state of defeat and then finally
victory, is all stated by Allah in the Holy Quran in the
following words:

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ٰ
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ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ ۡ ۡ
ۡ ۡ ٰ ۡ ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ۡ
ٰ
Indeed Allah helped you on many occasions - and on the day of
Ḥunayn - when you prided in your multitude, so it did not benefit
you at all, and the earth despite being vast became restricted for you
- then you turned back and returned. Then Allah sent down His
calm upon His Noble Messenger and upon the Muslims, and sent
down armies you did not see, and punished the disbelievers; and
such is the reward of the deniers. [Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of
Quran)] (Part 10, Sūraĥ al-Tawbaĥ, Verse 25)
This event of the battle of Ḥunayn proves that Muslims do not
attain victory in the battlefield due to the excess in numbers or
war ammunitions, but victory and help actually depends on the
blessings of Allah . If Allah bestows his great
blessings, then even the smallest of armies can overcome the
largest of armies and attain victory. If His blessings are not
bestowed, then even the largest of armies get dominated and
defeated by the smallest of armies. Therefore, it is mandatory for
Muslims to never believe in the excess of number of their army.
Instead, they should always rely on the kindness and mercy of
Allah .
‏َا‏ّٰ‏
و
‏َعا‏ٰ‏
َ ‏ُم ت
اَع ۡ ل
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