Lesson # 950 from the Noble Quran
Greed of worldly things
Surah ‘A’-RAAF (The Heights) – Chapter – 7)
Stage – 2, Verse – 176a of 206, Section – 22 of
24 (Part - 9)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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And had We willed We would have raised him by their means,
but he clung to the earth and followed his own lust. Therefore his likeness
is as the likeness of a dog; if thou attackest him he panteth with his tongue
out, and if thou leavest him he panteth with his tongue out.
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Wa law
shi’-Naa la-rafa’-Naahu bihaa
wa laa-kinnahuuu ‘akhlada
‘ilal-‘arzi wattaba-‘a hawaah.
Famasaluhuu
kamasalil-kalb. ‘In- tahmil
‘alayhi yal-has ‘aw
tat-ruk-hu yalhas.
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Lesson
‘Akhlada – {(he) clung,
inclined to}, it is past tense. Its origin is ‘akhlaad, which has been derived from khalad. Khaluud means – living forever. ‘Akhlada – to elect forever, ‘akhlada ‘ilal-‘arzi (he liked to live in
the earth, that is to say; preferred the things of this world.
Yal-has – (he pants), the
origin of this word is lahas, which
means “to breathe heavily and swiftly, to hang out the tongue as the dog acts
usually, so that the inner heat should come out and the fresh air enter into
body quickly, which is necessary for the worldly life.
It has been
described in this verse that the Revelations of Allah Almighty are sufficient
for raising the position of a mankind and can carry him at higher place of humanity
by lifting up from the platform of brutality, but every human being cannot reap
advantage from it. If his surroundings caused to forget the lesson of his nature
and despite the warning by Messengers (peace be upon Them) and having knowledge
of the Revelations of God Almighty, he does not incline towards it, then one
should understand that his bad habits will ruin him, and the Revelations of
Allah Almighty will not provide him any benefit. He has become slave of his own
desires. Apparent and casual pomp and show of worldly profit has inclined his
heart unto itself. His likeness is entirely like a dog, as according to his
habit; whether he lifts up a burden or is left without burden, he does not
leave panting. Similarly, following one’s own desires, this individual will have
evil habits, and whether he has been lifting up the burden of Knowledge or
otherwise, is equal. He will do what he wishes. Certainly he will do in accordance
with his nature.
Those people
should learn from it, who, despite being scholars and having knowledge of
everything, do not care for the Commands of Allah Almighty, and being attracted
unto the world; they begin to follow the commands of Satan. Their knowledge is
not useful for them and evil habits overcome upon them; too much that those
become their second nature.
There is a
hint in this verse that knowledge without practice is useless, on the contrary,
it becomes a light house for wicked deeds of the humankind. And he finds such
tricks by thinking for acquiring benefits of the world, which, illiterate people
can never think. If someone has any doubt in evil by means of science, he should
behold the Atom Bomb and think: Whether the Scientist has not cut the ears of
Satan by providing the equipment for destruction? This is a miracle of modern
knowledge and science.
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