الأنبياء

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ 1 مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا اسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ 2 لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجْوَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا هَلْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ أَفَتَأْتُونَ السِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ 3 قَالَ رَبِّي يَعْلَمُ الْقَوْلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ 4 بَلْ قَالُوا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ بَلِ افْتَرَاهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِآيَةٍ كَمَا أُرْسِلَ الْأَوَّلُونَ 5 مَا آمَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا ۖ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ 6 وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ 7 وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ 8 ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَاهُمُ الْوَعْدَ فَأَنجَيْنَاهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَاءُ وَأَهْلَكْنَا الْمُسْرِفِينَ 9 لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَابًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ 10

APOSTLES WERE ALL OF MANKIND

   The above verses include some answers to the objections raised by the unbelievers in the aforementioned verses. It begins with their extemporaneous requests for certain ridiculous miracles, and God's answer to them was:ِ

      ``None of the towns that We destroyed before them, did believe! Will then they believe?''

      Hundreds of various miracles were shown by different apostles and Messengers of God, and failed to convince the unbelievers of old! Who can now guarantee that the present unbelievers will believe? If Man really looks for a miracle, what does he see which is not a miracle? As SAADI has composed; the green leaf of a tree, is a great book of knowledge and miracles, that may lead us in knowing our Lord, but there must be an eye to see, and a mind to apprehend.

      Among the objections of the heathens was; why should the prophet be as man like ourselves, and not an angel, or some other creature? The next verse (NO.7) is to answer this:ِ

      ``We sent no one before you as our Messenger, except men whom We inspired.''

      ``That the prophet is just a man like ourselves might be true in some respects, but the sweet and salty water too, seem to be alike; while they are not. As men, they were subject to all the physical laws that govern the material body of Man such as hunger, thirst, sleep, and death.

      On the other hand, the victorious end was theirs, that they were delivered by God from evil, and obtained a superior felicity of enjoying a comfortable and eternal life.

 

WHO ARE AHL-AL-ZIKR

      The title, ``AHL-AL-ZIKR'' which we have translated to; ``Well versed in the scripture'' literally includes all men of understanding and knowledge. It is a general law of wisdom, that the unlearned should refer to and follow the learned. Here in this verse, the immediate reference is to those who are well versed in the Bible and Gosple. A clear example of those who are well versed in the Qurän, is definitely Hazrat Imam Ali (AS), and the eleven Imams after him.

      This verse (NO.7) has been taken as proof that the unlearned Muslim should follow a well learned religious leader; the technical term of which is; Imitation of Religious Jurisprudent.

      The last verse here (NO.10) says:ِ

      ``We have sent down to you a Book in which is your remembrance.''

      Our remembrance here may mean that Qurän reminds us of our duties and responsibilities with respect to our Creator, our society, and ourselves. It will also raise up the good fame and reputation of Muslims, and gives publicity to their tenets and schools throughout the world. In Qurän, also there is whatever of Guidance Man may need in all ages.