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Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (59 - 60)


{ فَبَدَّلَ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ قَوْلاً غَيْرَ الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُمْ فَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ رِجْزاً مِّنَ السَّمَاء بِمَا كَانُواْ يَفْسُقُونَ } [البقرة: 59]

59- However, an oppressing group of you disobeyed and altered the commands given to them. So, instead of entering prostrating and seeking forgiveness, they entered in a different form and said something other than what they were told to say out of disagreement and haughtiness. As a result, Allah incurred His Wrath and punishment on those oppressors because of their mischief and disobedience.
{ وَإِذِ اسْتَسْقَى مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ فَانفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْناً قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍ مَّشْرَبَهُمْ كُلُواْ وَاشْرَبُواْ مِن رِّزْقِ اللَّهِ وَلاَ تَعْثَوْاْ فِي الأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ } [البقرة: 60]
60– O Children of Israel, remember My Favor upon you when the invocation of your Prophet Moses was answered. When he asked for water, We commanded him to strike the rocks with his stick, causing twelve springs to come forth: A spring for each tribe. So, eat the Mann and the quails then drink from that water which gushed forth to you without hardship. Worship Allah who subjugated all these for you and do not exchange His Favors with denial and disobedience lest His Favors may go away.

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Surat Al Baqarah (61)

{ وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوسَى لَن نَّصْبِرَ عَلَىَ طَعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنبِتُ الأَرْضُ مِن بَقْلِهَا وَقِثَّآئِهَا وَفُومِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَا قَالَ أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَى بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ اهْبِطُواْ مِصْراً فَإِنَّ لَكُم مَّا سَأَلْتُمْ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَالْمَسْكَنَةُ وَبَآؤُوْاْ بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ يَكْفُرُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ النَّبِيِّينَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ ذَلِكَ بِمَا عَصَواْ وَّكَانُواْ يَعْتَدُونَ } [البقرة: 61]
61- Remember the favor of good food which Allah bestowed upon you: Mann and quails, but you felt bored and wished for the lower standard of living. You asked Moses to supplicate Allah so that He may bring forth for you legumes such as cucumber, garlic, lentils and onion. Your Prophet condemned that and said to you: Would you like to have the less valuable food and prefer it to the good which is delicious and useful?!
That which you asked was not dear, but it was rather cheap and easy, and you could find it everywhere.
Therefore, they were covered with humiliation and misery. They have been humiliated by people wherever they were, and deserved the wrath of Allah for the major sins they had committed [like disbelieving in Allah and His Clear Proofs] because of their arrogance to follow the truth, humiliation, and trying to kill the best people, i.e., the Prophets of Allah. Such punishment was the retribution of Allah to those who disobeyed Him and oppressed Allah's Creation.

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Surat Al Baqarah (62)

{ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَالَّذِينَ هَادُواْ وَالنَّصَارَى وَالصَّابِئِينَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحاً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ } [البقرة: 62]

62- Everyone of the Jews, Christians and the Sabians (a group of people in Iraq or those whom the message of Allah did not reach) have truly believed in Allah, in the Day of the Recompense, and perfected their faith with good deeds. They shall have the great reward because of the righteous deeds they had done. They shall be secured from fear and shall not be grieved concerning their offspring or wealth. What really matters was the soundness of their faith and following their Prophet. This was effective before the mission of Prophet Muhammad, but after his mission, no religion shall be accepted, as a true religion but Islam. (And whoever seeks a religion other than Islâm, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers.) [Al Imran: 85].

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Surat Al Baqarah (63)

{ وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّورَ خُذُواْ مَا آتَيْنَاكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَاذْكُرُواْ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ } [البقرة: 63]
63- O Children of Israel, remember the covenants and promises you have made in order to follow the messengers of Allah and to act upon the Torah in general. We have raised the mountain above your heads until it became like a shade and said to you: Take the Torah that had been revealed to you and act according to its rulings firmly, for there is no appeasement or compliment in terms of religion and belief.


Remember the articles that have been mentioned in those covenants or in the Torah that was revealed to you so that you should not neglect it and to make it the constitution of your manners and ethics, or perhaps you may change your situation and rescue yourselves of the punishment.


When they saw the mountain above their heads, they knew that it was a miracle that amazed the minds and caused the deniers and those who have doubts to believe. They knew that it was the truth from their Lord, so they recognized and admitted the truthfulness of their Prophet, repented, and gave homage to protect and act upon the Torah.

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Surat Al Baqarah (64-65)

{ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُم مِّن بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ فَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ لَكُنتُم مِّنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ } [البقرة: 64]

64- After that confirmed promise and great covenant, you have broken your covenant and turned your backs to it. Despite this revocation and treason, Allah bestowed mercy upon you again and was generous to send you the Prophets and Messengers to remind you of faith and obedience. Had it been for that, you would have been in great loss and everlasting regret.


{ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ الَّذِينَ اعْتَدَواْ مِنكُمْ فِي السَّبْتِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُواْ قِرَدَةً خَاسِئِينَ } [البقرة: 65]
65- O Jews, remember what happened to the village which did not keep the promise of Allah when they asked for a sacred day off during which they did not work. Allah fixed Saturday for them and put them into trial by giving them plenty of whales on that day, but they could not resist their ambitions and desires and feared to break the promises which they have given to Allah. So, they made a plot but they only plotted against themselves. They set up nets before Saturday, and on Sunday they gathered their nets. When they did so and broke their promises with Allah, Allah punished them by transforming them to the images of monkeys out of humiliation.

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Surat Al Baqarah (66-67)


{ فَجَعَلْنَاهَا نَكَالاً لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ } [البقرة: 66]

66- The punishment of the people of the village was an example for the surrounding villages and admonish for those who fear the wrath and curse of Allah so that they may not violate the boundaries of Allah by the meanest plots.


{ وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ إِنَّ اللّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَذْبَحُواْ بَقَرَةً قَالُواْ أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُواً قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ } [البقرة: 67]

67- O Children of Israel, remember when one of you was killed and you did not know his killer. Thereupon, you asked your Prophet to tell you about the killer. So, he asked you to slaughter a cow —later on, we shall explain the wisdom behind this— so, you said in acrimony and bad manners: Do you mock and make fun of us?
He, your teacher and your guide to the truth, said to you: God forbid that I be one of those who mock at the believers, but the whole matter was inspired by Allah

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Surat Al Baqarah (68-69)


{ قَالُواْ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لّنَا مَا هِيَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لاَّ فَارِضٌ وَلاَ بِكْرٌ عَوَانٌ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ فَافْعَلُواْ مَا تُؤْمَرونَ } [البقرة: 68]

68- The Jews said: "We do not know which cow you mean." However, if they had slaughtered any cow, it would have been sufficient, but they made it hard for themselves and said: What is it and what are its descriptions?


So, their prophet said to them: Allah says: It is neither very old nor young. It is rather in between which is the perfect description of an animal, so do as you are told.


{ قَالُواْ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَاء فَاقِـعٌ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ النَّاظِرِينَ } [البقرة: 69]

69- Again, they asked many questions to make it hard for themselves. They asked: What is its color?

Their prophet said: Allah says: It is a yellow cow that appeals to the beholders.

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Surat Al Baqarah (70-71)


{ قَالُواْ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِيَ إِنَّ البَقَرَ تَشَابَهَ عَلَيْنَا وَإِنَّا إِن شَاء اللَّهُ لَمُهْتَدُونَ } [البقرة: 70]

70- Again, they asked and said: O Prophet, ask your Lord to tell us exactly what its descriptions are, and if He does do that, we will be guided.


{ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لاَّ ذَلُولٌ تُثِيرُ الأَرْضَ وَلاَ تَسْقِي الْحَرْثَ مُسَلَّمَةٌ لاَّ شِيَةَ فِيهَا قَالُواْ الآنَ جِئْتَ بِالْحَقِّ فَذَبَحُوهَا وَمَا كَادُواْ يَفْعَلُونَ } [البقرة: 71]

71- Moses said to them: Allah says: It is a cow made ready for farming the land, not made for carrying water, but it is honored and well-cared of, sound without faults and nothing stains its yellow color. They said: Now, you have explained to us. So, they slaughtered the cow and almost they did after that explanation!

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Surat Al Baqarah (72-73)


{ وَإِذْ قَتَلْتُمْ نَفْساً فَادَّارَأْتُمْ فِيهَا وَاللّهُ مُخْرِجٌ مَّا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ } [البقرة: 72]

72- Remember the wisdom of slaughtering the cow, for you had killed a human being and you differed and disputed about the murdered, but Allah wanted to show up the truth you have concealed otherwise the killer would not have confessed.


{ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا كَذَلِكَ يُحْيِي اللّهُ الْمَوْتَى وَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ } [البقرة: 73]
73- We said: Hit the dead with a part of the slaughtered cow and the murdered will revive again and would say the name of his murderer. That was an example to the power of Allah to revive the dead and turn the bones to dust even if you do not understand the wisdom behind it. It was a practical lesson that you had seen in order to think and believe in Allah's Ability.

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Surat Al Baqarah (74-75)

{ ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُم مِّن بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ فَهِيَ كَالْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ لَمَا يَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ الأَنْهَارُ وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَشَّقَّقُ فَيَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ الْمَاء وَإِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا يَهْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللّهِ وَمَا اللّهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ } [البقرة: 74]
74- After all these signs, blessings, and warnings, your hearts became as hard as stones that vary in the degrees of solidness. Some of these stones can let water gush forth like fountains, others can let them flow like running water and others may fall from the peak of mountains out of Allah's Fear such as that mountain did when Allah looked at it and Moses fell fainted. Your hearts do not submit or show lenience due to the fear of Allah. Allah is not unmindful of your actions and the solidness of your hearts which are expected to deem bad intentions, but surely, you shall have a Day of Reckoning.

{ أَفَتَطْمَعُونَ أَن يُؤْمِنُواْ لَكُمْ وَقَدْ كَانَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ كَلاَمَ اللّهِ ثُمَّ يُحَرِّفُونَهُ مِن بَعْدِ مَا عَقَلُوهُ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ } [البقرة: 75]

75- After you had seen the nature of the Jews, the harshness of their hearts and their denial of Allah's Signs or Ayahs, do you hope, O believers, that they will obey as you did! A sect of their scholars and rabbis listened to the Torah and knew its meanings then they interpreted the meanings different from their correct meanings, however, they knew that they were sinful by doing that