Lesson # 884 from the Noble Quran
Stones were rained upon the guilty people
Surah ‘A’-RAAF (The Heights) – Chapter – 7)
Stage – 2, Verse – 84 of 206, Section
– 10 of 24 (Part - 8)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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And We rained a rain upon them. So, see now the
nature of the consequence of evildoers!
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Wa ‘amtarNaa ‘alay-him-mataraa. Fanzur
kayfa kaana ‘aa-qibatul-mujrimiin.
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Lesson
It has been
mentioned earlier that the people of Sodom and its outskirts had been involved
in a very bad and disgusting habit (carnal copulation against nature). Allah
Almighty chose His Prophet Lot (peace be upon Him) and sent Him unto those
people to cause to know them. He (peace be upon Him) explained about the evils
of their obscene act.
It seems that
they had understood it that really, it was a dirty and defiled act, and its
consequence is not other than a ruin. But instead of being abashed due to this
unchaste act, a stubborn arose in their hearts. It was required that they were
ashamed on their vicious act after understanding. But instead, it happened that
they began to blush that another person was going to admonish them about the
badness of their act, as though, their comprehension was less than Him. They
thought: We had to give up this evil at our own with our pleasure. Now we shall
never leave it.
This is the
devilish trick, with which Satan has obstructed and is baring many servants of
God Almighty from the Straight Path, and deprives them entirely from the
special advice of the Messengers of Allah Almighty (peace be upon Them). This
perversion arises in their hearts that: Who is this person, preventing us from
our deed?
The nation of
Noah (peace be upon Him) was crazed in the same way and they drowned. The tribe
of ‘Aad was killed in the same mania.
The people of Thamud ruined
themselves with their same thought. This is the swagger due to which, improper stubbornness
arises. Human being accepts his death, but does not wish to see any other
greater, a little, than him, and coming into stubbornness, commits forbidden
deeds immediately and forcibly. Although, he knows that it will destroy him. It
is called the evil of the soul. Messenger of
Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) has taught us
this prayer: Allaahumma
‘a-‘iznii min sharrin-nafsii. (O God! Save me from the evil of the soul). Result of those
perverse and obstinate people has been described in this verse.
It is
commanded: We rained a rain (of stones) upon them. After that, you saw the
nature of consequence of evildoers. Powers of the earth and the heavens are in
the control and omnipotence of Allah Almighty. Perhaps it would have been the
form; as volcanic materials kept being split. Volcanic materials of brimstone
might be beneath that storey of the land. Those materials of sulphur ran over with
full force and frittered away that part of the land, where those disobedient
people lived. They fell down into that abyss, which was produced due to flying
of that particular part of the earth, and the stones etc. had been falling upon
them. Allah Almighty keep us protected from His wrath.
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