Quran Chapter 2- 258 (Pt-3, Stg-1) (L-329) - درس قرآن
Abraham (peace be upon him) and Namrud
Surah
‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِى حَآجَّ إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ فِى رَبِّهِۦٓ أَنْ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُلْكَ إِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِۦمُ رَبِّىَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُقَالَ أَنَا۠ أُحْىِۦ وَأُمِيتُ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِۦمُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْتِى بِٱلشَّمْسِ مِنَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ ٱلْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 258
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258. Bethink thee not of him who had
an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had
given him the kingdom. How, when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life
and causeth death, he answered: I give life and cause death.
Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause
it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed. And Allah
guideth not wrongdoing folk.
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258. ‘Alam tara
‘ilal-lazii haaajja ‘Ibraa-hiima fii Rabbi-hiii
‘an ‘aataa-hUllaahul-mulk. ‘Iz qaala
‘Ibraa-hiimu Rabbiyal-lazii yuhyii wa yumiitu,
qaala ‘ana ‘uhyii wa ‘umiit. Qaala
‘Ibraa-hiimu fa-‘innAllaaha ya’-tii bish-Shamsi
mi-nal-Mashriqi fa’-ti bihaa minal- Magribi
fa-buhital-lazii kafar. WAllaahu laa yahdil-
qawmaz-zaalimiin.
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Commentary
‘Al-lazii
haaajja – (who had an argument), the person who had an argument
with Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), was king of his (peace be upon him)
time. The Commentators have told his name ‘Namrud’.
There was some talk
about Believers and Infidels in the previous verse and mention about
illumination of the Light (of Belief) and darkness of the infidelity. Now some
examples have been narrated in support of that verse. First instance is
regarding the king Namrud. He used to get prostrated for himself
from the people due to pride of his emperor. When Prophet Abraham (peace be
upon him) came before him, did not fall prostrate before the king. The
king Namrud asked the reason, He (peace be upon him) answered,
“I don’t prostrate any other but my Lord”. The king said, “I am the lord”.
Prophet Abraham replied, “Lord is He Who gives life and causes death”.
Answering this argument of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), the king Namrud asked
for two prisoners. He caused to slay one of them who was innocent and released
the other who was guilty. He said, “Have you seen? I kill to whom I wish and
release from death to whom I love”.
Although the
king Namrud could not reply his challenge correctly, Prophet
Abraham (peace be upon him) thought that the king had not understood its
reason, so he (peace be upon him) produced the proof of the sun and said, “My
Lord causes the sun to rise in the East, so do you cause it to come up from the
West”. Now he haughty and blockhead (king) was silenced and he could do
nothing. But notwithstanding the king didn’t believe. Truly, the unjust people
are not guided.
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