Allah the Exalted narrates to us the story of Fir`awn and his people. A
Messenger came to them from Allah, Musa supported by his brother Harun. Their
Messengers delivered good news if they believe, and a warning if they rejected
the Message. Allah supported Musa and Harun with tremendous miracles and great
signs, but Fir`awn and his people rejected all of them. Allah took them the way
the All-Mighty, the All-Capable would; He destroyed them all leaving none
surviving to tell the story of what happened to them. Advising and Threatening
the Quraysh Allah said,
[أَكُفَّـرُكُمْ]
(Are your disbelievers) meaning, `O idolators of the Quraysh,'
[خَيْرٌ مِّنْ
أُوْلَـئِكُمْ]
(better than these) meaning better than the nations that were mentioned here,
who were destroyed on account of their disbelief in the Messengers and rejecting
the Scriptures. `Are you better than these'
[أَمْ لَكُم
بَرَآءَةٌ فِى الزُّبُرِ]
(Or have you immunity in the Divine Scriptures), `do you have immunity from
Allah that the torment and punishment will not touch you' Allah said about the
Quraysh,
[أَمْ يَقُولُونَ
نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ ]
(Or say they: "We are a great multitude, victorious'') stating that they
believed they will support each other and their great gathering will avail them
against those who intend to harm them. Allah the Exalted responded,
[سَيُهْزَمُ
الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ ]
(Their multitude will be put to flight, and they will show their backs.)
affirming that their gathering shall scatter, and they shall be defeated.
Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "The Prophet , while in a dome-shaped
tent on the day of the battle of Badr, said,
«أَنْشُدُكَ عَهْدَكَ
وَوَعْدَكَ، اللْهُمَّ إِنْ شِئْتَ لَمْ تُعْبَدْ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ فِي الْأَرْضِ
أَبَدًا»
(O Allah! I ask you for the fulfillment of Your covenant and promise. O
Allah! If You wish (to destroy the believers), You will never be worshipped on
the earth after today.) Abu Bakr caught him by the hand and said, `This is
sufficient, O Allah's Messenger! You have sufficiently asked and petitioned
Allah.' The Prophet was clad in his armor at that time and went out, saying,
[سَيُهْزَمُ
الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ - بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ
أَدْهَى وَأَمَرُّ ]
(Their multitude will be put to flight and they will show their backs. Nay,
but the Hour is their appointed time and that Hour will be more grievous and
more bitter.)'' Al-Bukhari also recorded that Yusuf bin Mahak said, "I was with
the Mother of the faithful, `A'ishah, when she said, `When I was still a young
playful girl in Makkah, this Ayah was revealed to Muhammad ,
[بَلِ السَّاعَةُ
مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَى وَأَمَرُّ ]
(Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time and that Hour will be more
grievous and more bitter.)'' This is the abridged narration that Al-Bukhari
collected, but he also collected a longer narration of it in the Book of the
Virtues of the Qur'an. Muslim did not collect this Hadith.
[إِنَّ
الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِى ضَلَـلٍ وَسُعُرٍ - يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِى النَّارِ عَلَى
وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُواْ مَسَّ سَقَرَ ]
إِنَّا كُلَّ شَىْء
خَلَقْنَـهُ بِقَدَرٍ- وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلاَّ وحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ-
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَآ أَشْيَـعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ- وَكُلُّ شَىْء
فَعَلُوهُ فِى الزُّبُرِ- وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ- إِنَّ
الْمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـتٍ وَنَهَرٍ- فِى مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ
مُّقْتَدِرِ-]
(47. Verily, the criminals are in error and will burn.) (48. The Day they
will be dragged on their faces into the Fire (it will be said to them): "Taste
you the touch of Hell!'') 6(49. Verily, We have created all things with Qadar.)
(50. And Our commandment is but one as the twinkling of an eye.) (51. And
indeed, We have destroyed your likes; then is there any that will remember) (52.
And everything they have done is noted in Az-Zubur.) (53. And everything, small
and large, is written down.) (54. Verily, those who have Taqwa, will be in the
midst of Gardens and Rivers.) (55.In a seat of truth, near the Muqtadir
King.)
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