In the Name of Allah, the
Gracious, the Merciful
Extract from Chapter 4 of
QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern
Tafsir PART I:
1.
Ya ayyuha alnnasu ittaqoo rabbakumu allathee
khalaqakum min nafsin wahidatin wakhalaqa minha zawjaha
wabaththa minhuma rijalan katheeran wanisaan waittaqoo
Allaha allathee tasaaloona bihi waal-arhama
inna Allaha kana AAalaykum raqeeban
4:1. O mankind! Fear your Lord Who
created you out of a single being and created there from its mate and, from the
two, created many men and women and caused them to spread out. And fear Allah
about Whom, and about the wombs, you make inquiries.1 Allah does
indeed keep a close watch over you all.
1. People, in all ages, have wondered about their coming into
existence. In due course they realise that their parents (wombs) are just instruments
used. Then who is the real maker who used those instruments? Or is it that
things just happen, with no real maker causing them to happen? But with their ever-increasing
knowledge, the people have come to know that the universe at large and their bodies,
are gems of creation, requiring a superhuman intelligence and superhuman creative
abilities. Who is that superhuman creator and where is he? Is there one creator
or many? And if there are many creators, how come the administration of the
universe at large runs so smoothly? Questions like these arise in the human
mind, and the Qur'aan gives the answers in detail. This Verse informs mankind
how their One Creator and Sustainer spread them on earth, starting from one
man. Although the parents are just instruments in the creation of their
children, mankind is enjoined to give them, and especially the mother, due
respect [Verse 31:14].
Friday, the 6th of July 2018.
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