Death of Solomon - Quran Chapter 34: 14 (Pt-22, Stg-5) (L-2638) درس قرآن

Quran Chapter 34: 14 (Pt-22, Stg-5) (L-2638) درس قرآن

Death of Solomon

Chapter “SABAA’” - (Saba) - 34

‘A-‘uu-zu  Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.

 (I seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast)

Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)

 فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَوْتِهِۦٓ إِلَّا دَآبَّةُ ٱلْأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنسَأَتَهُۥ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ ٱلْجِنُّ أَن لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا۟ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ 14 

  

14.  And when We decreed death for him, nothing showed his death to them save a creeping creature of the earth which gnawed away his staff. And when he fell the jinn saw clearly how, if they had known the unseen, they would not have continued in humiliating torment.

14.  Falammaa  qazayNaa  ‘alayhil-mawta  maa  dallahum  ‘alaa  mawti-hiii  ‘illaa  daabbatul-‘arzi  ta’-kulu  minsa-‘atah.  Falammaa  kharra  tabayyanatil-Jinnu  ‘al-law  kaanuu  ya’-lamuunal-gayba  maa  labisuu  fil-‘azaabil-muhiin.

Commentary

Minsa-‘atun – (staff, stick, club), it is instrumental pronoun.

Prophet Solomon (peace be upon him) performed many useful works. The jinn and the mankind helped him in this matter. It was only pomp and fear of Solomon (peace be upon him) that they all continued themselves working. He (peace be upon him) used to stand at his fixed place with the support of his staff for worshipping Allaah Almighty. And they used to remain engaged in their works, considering that Solomon (peace be upon him) had been watching them. This work was construction of The Temple of Jerusalem (Baytul-Muqaddas) which was at its completion stage. Foundation of the Temple was laid by Solomon’s Father David (peace be upon them).

It has been commanded in this verse: Allaah Almighty willed to complete this task. On the other side, Solomon’s time of death came close too, and when he was standing with the support of his staff; departed. But he remained in standing position as earlier, so that by observing him standing; the workers (particularly the Jinn) should not stop working. A creature of the earth (weevil) began to eat his staff. When the staff had been excavated internally, then it broke and Solomon (peace be upon him), who was standing with its support, fell down. At that time, the jinn grieved that if they had known that he had been died, they would have stopped working hard. From this, their slavery and disgrace had been manifested. It was obvious that they did not have knowledge of unseen. Solomon (peace be upon him) had died but they abode by his command, because they had been looking him in standing position.

Transliterated Holy Qur’aan in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English by Marm aduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazaar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif). https://youtu.be/CA7B1V18yeA