Quran Chapter
35: 42a (Pt-22,
Stg-5) (L-2696) درس قرآن
Mean spirited-ness
Chapter “FAATIR’” - (The Creator) - 35
‘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)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَٰنِهِمْ لَئِن جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌ لَّيَكُونُنَّ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْ إِحْدَى ٱلْأُمَمِ 42a
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42a. And they swore by
Allah, their most binding oath, that if a warner came unto them they would be
more tractable than any of the
nations;
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42a. Wa ‘aqsamuu
Billaahi jahda ‘aymaanihim
la-‘in jaaa-‘ahum naziirul-layakuununna ‘ahdaa
min ‘ihdal-‘Umam.
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Commentary
The
Jews and the Christians were foreigners who settled in Arab and who were called
the People of the Scripture. The Arabians used to consider that the People of
the Scripture were very learned and civilized. They used to hear the stories of
ancient Prophets (peace be upon them) and were very impressive from their
history. Generally they used to consider themselves inferior to the people of the
Scripture and were desirous that “would that a Prophet had come to us and we
would have shown great works performed under his commandment”. Whenever the
Jews and the Christians used to abash them in these words, “neither you have
any Messenger and nor any Scripture, so you are unwise people”, then their vein
of indignation used to boil up.
They
used to hear from some people also: Ancient people did neither value their
Prophets (peace be upon them) and nor listened to them attentively, but they often
troubled them.
The
Arabians used to swear by Allaah, their
strongest oaths: If a Messenger came to us, we would show ourselves more guided
than any one of the previous nations and which are proud of their being the
People of the Scripture, we shall follow that path towards which he will guide
us, we shall show ourselves civilized and polite more than them.
Alas! No Prophet came among us so far who might teach us
doing good works and frighten us from the consequence of wrong deeds. Our nice
sense of honor does not permit us that we should obey the Prophets (peace be
upon them) of other nations. Passion of self-respect did strongly exist into
the Arabians. While they did not use to like obedience of others save
themselves then how could they obey foreigners? Even they were fond of
remaining superior to one another mutually. Their one tribe used to fight any
other tribe to caution about their superiority and after overcoming it used to
brag on its opposite.
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