A Timeless Message QURAN A; FAJR: Are you not aware of those who left their homes in their thousands for fear of death? God said to them: “Die,’ and later He brought them back to life. Surely, God grants limitless bounty to mankind, but most people are ungrateful. (243) Fight for the cause of God and know that God hears all and knows all. (244)Who will offer God a generous loan, which He will repay multiplied many times over? It is God who straitens people’s circumstances and it is He who gives abundantly; and to Him you shall all return. (245)Are you not aware of those elders of the Children of Israel, after the time of Moses, when they said to one of their Prophets, ‘Appoint for us a king and we shall fight for the cause of God?’ He said, ‘Would you, perchance, refuse to fight if fighting is ordained for you?’ They said, ‘Why should we not fight for the cause of God when we have been driven out of our homes and our children?’ Yet, when fighting was ordained for them, they turned back, save for a few of them. God is fully aware of the wrongdoers. (246) Their Prophet said to them, ‘God has appointed Saul [Tālūt] to be your king. ‘They said, ‘How can he have the kingship over us when we are better entitled to it than he is? Besides, he has not been given abundance of wealth.’ He said, ‘God has chosen him in preference to you, and endowed him abundantly with knowledge and physical stature. God grants His dominion to whom He will. He is Munificent, All-Knowing.’ (247) Their Prophet also said to them, ‘The portent of his kingship is that a casket shall be brought to you, wherein you shall have peace of reassurance from your Lord, and a legacy left behind by the House of Moses and the House of Aaron. It will be borne by angels. That will be a sign for you, if you are true believers.’ (248) And when Saul set out with his troops, he said, ‘God will now out you to the test by a river. He Who drinks from it will not belong to me, but he who does not taste its water will indeed belong to me, except him who takes a scoop with his hand.’ They all drank [their fill] of it, except for a few of them. When he and those who kept faith with him crossed the river, they said, ‘No strength have we today to stand up to Goliath and his forces.’ But those of them who were certain that they would meet their Lord said, ‘How often has a small host triumphed over a large host by God’s grace. God is with those who remain patient in adversity.’ (249) THE QURAN ILLUSTRATED 16TH AUGUST 2014:Overview We can better appreciate the value of this passage and the experience of past nations and communities it relates when we bear in mind that the Qur’ān is the inspiring book of the Muslim community, its sincere counsellor and guide through life. It was with the Qur’ān that God moulded the first Muslim community to which He assigned the task of implementing the Islamic code of living. After the Prophet’s death, the Qur’ān remains the guide which prepares future Muslim generations for their role of leadership of mankind. This is the role God has promised the Muslim community whenever it fulfils its pledges to follow His guidance, giving the Qur’ān supremacy over all man-made laws and methods.The Qur’ān is not merely fine verses to be recited for enchantment. It is a comprehensive constitution providing education and guidance through life. Hence, it provides examples of the experience of past communities for the benefit of the new generations of Muslims. It lays special emphasis on past experience in the advocacy of faith, highlighting its interaction with people in practical life. Such wealth of experience portrayed in the Qur’ān is of great value in the enlightenment of the And when they came face to face with Goliath and his troops, they prayed, ‘Our Lord, grant us patience in adversity, make firm our steps, and grant us victory over the unbelievers.’ (250)They routed them, by God’s will. David slew Goliath, and God bestowed on him the kingdom and wisdom, and taught him whatever He willed. Had it not been for the fact that God repels one group of people by another; the earth would have been utterly corrupted. God is limitless in His bounty to all the worlds. (251)These are the revelations of God. We recite them to you in all truth, for you are indeed one of Our messengers. (252)”(Source In the Shade of the Quran, vol 1, pp- 320-322)
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