Quran Chapter 2- 200a (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-252) - درس قرآن
After completion of
Hajj devotions
Surah
‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
200.
فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُم مَّنَٰسِكَكُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَذِكْرِكُمْ
ءَابَآءَكُمْ أَوْ أَشَدَّ ذِكْرًا ۗ
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200a. And when ye have completed your
devotions, then remember Allah as ye remember your fathers or with a more
lively remembrance.
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200a. Fa-‘izaa qa-zaytum-
manaasika-kum faz-kuRUllaaha kazikrikum-
‘aabaaa-‘akum ‘aw
‘ashadda zikraa.
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Commentary
Qa-zaytum – (you have
completed) this word has been derived from the word Qazaa which
means ‘to obey, to have completed, to carry out’ particularly after adoration
(worship).
Ma-naasika-kum – (devotions of
the Pilgrimage) ma-naasik means those customs and worship
which belong to the Pilgrimage. In addition to ma-naasik these
are also called Sha-‘aaa-‘ir (the Signs). This peculiar
character is used only for Hajj Devotions.
It was a rule during
the period of ignorance that the Pilgrims used to remain assembled in the Field
of Minaa up to three days (10th, 11th and
12th of Zul-Hijjah after completion of the
Pilgrimage, mention about their tribes and ancestors, talk about
their greatness and virtues. They used to assert proudly their
dynasty magnificence. What is the advantage of mentioning about grandeur of the
ancestors?
Allah Almighty gives
excellence and grandeur to the human being; He is the Creator of the entire
creatures, the Lord for bringing up, bestowing the wisdom, understanding and
knowledge, intelligence, philosophy, nobility and greatness, so all kinds of
praises and admiration should be peculiar for Him only. Except
Him, singing songs of grandeur and greatness for any other individual or thing
and grading them as the worshiped is equal to plurality.
As you see that from
where the recitation regarding the Pilgrimage has begun, from there, it has
been pressing on equation, fear of God Almighty, control on passions, humility
and purification of the soul continuously. It is being preached again and again
for the remembrance of God Almighty, worship, repentance and begging for mercy
and grace. All people are commanded to wear one kind of dress at the time of
entering the limits of Haram. Then some lawful works are
forbidden, which might intervene in this pathway. Many pleasant and favorite
matters have been forbidden. It has been commanded to say at every step“Lab-baika
Allaahumma Lab-baika Lab-baika Laa Shariika laka
Lab-baika ‘Innal Hamda wan-na’-mata Laka wal-Mulka Laa
Shariika laka”, (Here I am, O Allah! Here I am, here I am – there
is no partner for You, Here I am. Verily all praise for You, and every bounty
is from You, and all dominion is Yours – You have no partner). It has been
admonished to remember God Almighty successively. This characteristic of the
worship is found only in Islam.
We should listen to these orders, commands and
instructions of Allah Almighty with close attention, act upon them, modify our
lives, abstain from unlawful and illegal things, elevate His mention, invite
the people towards the right path, grow God-fearing in ourselves, and establish
an example becoming live pattern of advisable acts and good manners for the
nations of the entire world.
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