08-20-2003, 08:01 AM
Bismellah Ar Rahman Ar Raheem
Praise be to Allah, prayer and peace be upon Allah's Messenger the illiterate Prophet, his household and companions. I sincerely supplicate to Allah to guide me closely and allow me the proper insight in order to be able to present the extracted concepts of the following Ayahs, may Allah make us benefit of them and the whole Quran. ameen
Allah in many positions of the Noble Quran addressed Prophet Mohamed, (PAPBUH) and all Muslims of course, using blame style. The degree of blame varied according to the situation. Or let us say Sobhan Allah, Allah addresses His servants using a sarcastic language. Let us take few examples (Surat An Naml 27: 59- 64) and see how strong the blame is and how does it correspond to a certain case.
"Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Praise and thanks be to Allâh, and peace be on His slaves whom He has chosen (for His Message)! Is Allâh better, or (all) that you ascribe as partners (to Him)?" (Of course, Allâh is Better).[1] * Is not He (better than your gods) Who created the heavens and the earth, and sends down for you water (rain) from the sky, whereby We cause to grow wonderful gardens full of beauty and delight? It is not in your ability to cause the growth of their trees. Is there any ilâh (god) with Allâh? Nay, but they are a people who ascribe equals (to Him)! ".
The Ayah starts with a command to the Prophet and to us by default to praise Allah, followed by the reason for us to be compelled to praise put in a comparison form, in a way to establish a fact of course, that we praise Allah Who is surely better than what people ascribe as partners to Him. Out of an eloquent style Allah makes the comparison (we seek refuge to Allah there is nothing like Him may He be Exalted). Why He is better? Because He is the One Who Created skies and earth while sending rain to grow the earth. Haven't Him did this we would have never been able to do it. This is the challenging point the Ayah is emphasizing, can we grow those trees ourselves? Can any of the gods they ascribe do it? Yet the description of the servants here are those who make their gods equal to Allah regardless of this obvious fact.
" Is not He (better than your gods) Who has made the earth as a fixed abode, and has placed rivers in its midst, and has placed firm mountains therein, and has set a barrier between the two seas (of salt and sweet water)? Is there any ilâh (god) with Allâh? Nay, but most of them know not! "
Here it is followed by a further explanation to the incomparable ability due to which earth became a place for us to live kept in place by virtue of the mountains. Then explained the phenomenon of seas and rivers which may be totally adjacent without mixing at any certain time. Who sat the barriers? Certainly Allah. At this position Allah called those who deny: not knowing. Simply because of the scientific signs brought here as evidence. Specially the part of salt and sweet water not mixing. Only people of knowledge would realize it.