Quran Chptr 2-83 (Pt-1, Stg-1)(L–111)-درس قرآن
Covenant with the
Children of Israel
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
83. And (remember) when
We made a covenant with the Children of Israel, (saying): Worship none save
Allah (only), and be good to parents and to kindred and to orphans and the
needy, and speak kindly to mankind; and establish worship and pay the
poor-due. Then, after that, ye slid back, save a few, being averse.
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83. Wa ‘iz ‘akhazNaa
Miisaaqa Baniii-‘Israaa-‘iila laa ta’-bu-duuna ‘illAllaah. Wa bil-waali-dayni
‘ihsaananw-wa zil-qur-baa wal-yataamaa wal-masaa-kiini wa quuluu linnaasi
hus-nanw-wa ‘aqiimus-Salaata wa ‘aatuz- Zakaah. Summa Tawal-laytum ‘illaa
qaliilam- minkum wa ‘antum-mu’-rizuun.
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Lesson
Miisaaq – (Covenant, promise, pledge,
consent, agreement, negotiation, treaty), this covenant of the Children of
Israel has been described at many other places in the Holy Qur’aan. It has been mentioned also in the Holy Scriptures i.e. Torah and
Gospel.
God Almighty tells the Children of Israel in this verse: It has
become your habit that you turn your faces away from the Commands of God, the
Most High”. So their attention is being drawn towards their famous Covenant.
This Covenant was taken by God Almighty from the Children of
Israel that they would never worship any other thing save Allah Almighty, treat
their parents, relatives and kindred, orphans and the needy well, politely and
speak kindly to the mankind; and establish worship and pay the poor-due. But
these people slid back after making the covenant with God Almighty and could
not fulfill it. There were only a few people who regarded their covenant and
cared for their promise.
Along with it God Almighty commands: You slid back, being averse.
It means that they were the people who used to turn away from their covenants
and promises habitually and did not keep their footing on it.
We should learn the lesson from these Revelations and the covenant
which we have committed with Allah, the Most High, “The Testimony, that there
is none worthy of worship but ALLAH and Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon
Him) is HIS Messenger”, we have to act upon the Commands of Holy Qur’aan and the Sayings of the Last Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings
upon Him). We should pass our lives remaining in the circle of this Testimony.
We should remember this faithful promise always.
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