Quran Chapter
2-51 (Pt-1, Stg-1)(L-82) -درس
قرآن
Worship of a calf
Surah ‘Al-‘Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
وَإِذْ وَٰعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰٓ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذْتُمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَأَنتُمْظَٰلِمُونَ (51
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51. And
when We did appoint for
Moses forty
nights (of solitude),
and then ye
chose the calf, when
he had gone
from you, and ye
were
wrongdoers.
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51.
Wa ‘iz waa-‘adNaa Muusaaa ‘arba-iina lay-latan-
summat-takhaztu-mul-‘ijla mim- ba’-dihii wa ‘antum zaalimuun.
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Commentary
Muusaaa – (Moses) was a
great, glorious and favorite Prophet (peace be upon Him) of God Almighty.
Mostly the Commentators of the religion imagine that the word ‘Moses’ has been
derived from Hebrew language. Some scholars say that it is an Egyptian word which
means a child or a son. Father’s name of Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him)
was Imran. His sister’s name was Mary and Brother Aaron. They both
were elder than Him. The Time of Moses (peace be upon Him) is stated as 1500
B.C. or 1300 B.C. He drove the Children of Israel away from the
slavery of Pharaoh and his folk.
In this verse, God; the Most High narrated the incidents of
Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) and His nation, which happened after crossing
of the Red Sea .
When Moses (peace be upon Him) reached near the Mountain Sinai (famous place
for the conversation between Moses and God Almighty) after crossing the sea,
God Almighty commanded Him to worship for forty nights on the Mountain Sinai (Koh-i-Tuur).
Prophet Moses (peace be upon Him) went for worship on the Mountain Sinai;
obeying this order and detailed His brother, Aaron (peace be upon him) to look
after the nation in His absence.
After departure of Moses (peace be upon Him), obstinacy and
liberty grew in the nation (the Children of Israel). Even in the presence
of Aaron (peace be upon Him) they did not incline towards the worship of God.
It seems that they did not forget still then the Idol-worshiping of the Egyptians. They were
simpleton. Out of them, a conjurer named ‘Saamrii’ (who was a story
teller) reaped advantage of their weakness (simplicity) and made a calf of
gold. Whenever it blew, a meaningless sound used to come from the mouth of
calf. That sound was wonderful for them, as though the children may get
different sounds from the ordinary toys of animals. The entire Children
of Israel began worshiping the calf save a few persons from them.
Prophet Aaron (peace be upon Him) caused His best to understand
them but they did not turn unto God-worshiping. As though they could not remain
on the straight path in the forty days’ absence of Prophet Moses (peace be upon
Him). And leaving God Almighty; they started worshiping the calf, which was
lifeless and false. It was their much bigger weakness and till today; some
nations are involved in the same error.
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