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4177 Cf. ii. 30, and n. 47. David's kingly power, and the gifts of wisdom, justice, psalmody, and prophethood were bestowed
on him as a trust. These great gifts were not to be a matter of self-glory. (38.26)
4178 As stated in n. 1471 above, this vision and its moral are nowhere to be found in the Bible. Those who think they see a
resemblance to the Parable of the prophet Nathan (2 Samuel, xii. 1-12) have nothing to go upon but the mention of
the "one ewe" here and the "one little ewe-lamb" in Nathan's Parable. The whole story is here different, and the whole
atmosphere is different. The Biblical title given to David, "a man after God's own heart" is refuted by the Bible itself in
the scandalous tale of heinous crimes attributed to David in chapters xi and xii. of 2 Samuel, viz., adultery, fraudulent
dealing with one of his own servants, and the contriving of his murder. Further, in chapter xiii, we have the story of
rapes, incest, and fratricide in David's own household! The fact is that passages like those are mere chroniques
scandaleuses, i.e., narratives of scandalous crimes of the grossest character. The Muslim idea of David is that of a
man just and upright, endowed with all the virtues, in whom even the least thought of self-elation has to be washed off
by repentance and forgiveness. (38.26)
57:20 - Know ye (all) that the life of this world is but play and amusement pomp and mutual boasting
and multiplying (in rivalry) among yourselves riches and children: Here is a similitude: How
rain and the growth which it brings forth delight (the hearts of) the tillers; soon it withers; thou
wilt see it grow yellow; then it becomes dry and crumbles away. But in the Hereafter is a
Penalty severe (for the devotees of wrong) and Forgiveness from Allah and (His) Good
Pleasure (for the devotees of Allah). And what is the life of this world but goods and chattels
of deception? 5302530353045305
5302 Cf. vi. 32, and n. 855. In the present passage the idea is further amplified. In this life people not only play and amuse
themselves and each other, but they show off, and boast, and pile up riches and man-power and influence, in rivalry
with each other. (57.20)
30:30 - So set thou thy face steadily and truly to the Faith: (Establish) Allah's handiwork according
to the pattern on which He has made mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought)
by Allah: that is the standard Religion: but most among mankind understand not. 354035413542
3540 For Hanif see n. 134 to ii. 135. Here "true" is used in the sense in which we say, "the magnetic needle is true to the
north." Those who have been privileged to receive the Truth should never hesitate or swerve but remain constant, as
men who know. (30.30)
3541 As turned out from the creative hand of Allah, man is innocent, pure, true, free, inclined to right and virtue, and endued
with true understanding about his own position in the Universe and about Allah's goodness, wisdom, and power. That
is his true nature, just as the nature of a lamb is to be gentle and of a horse is to be swift. But man is caught in the
meshes of customs, superstitions, selfish desires, and false teaching. This may make him pugnacious, unclean, false,
slavish, hankering after what is wrong or forbidden, and deflected from the love of his fellow-men and the pure
worship of the One True God. The problem before the Prophets is to cure this crookedness, and to restore human
nature to what it should be under the Will of Allah. (30.30)
3542 Din Qaiyim here includes the whole life, thoughts and desires of man. The "standard Religion," or the Straight Way is
thus contrasted with the various human systems that conflict with each other and call themselves separate "religions"
or "sects" (see verse 32 below). Allah's standard Religion is one, as Allah is One. (30.30)
40:5 - But (there were people) before them who denied (the Signs) the People of Noah and the
confederates (of Evil) after them; and every People plotted against their prophet to seize him
and disputed by means of vanities therewith to condemn the truth; but it was I that seized
them! And how (terrible) was My Requital! 436143624363
4361 Cf. xxxviii. 11-13, and n. 4158. All the hosts of wickedness collected together from history will have no power against
Allah's Truth, or the Messenger of that Truth, or Allah's holy Plan for all His Creation. (40.5)
4362 Whenever a great or vital Truth is proclaimed and renewed, there are always shallow minds that are ready to dispute
about it! And what petty and vain arguments they advance! They think they can discredit or condemn the Truth in this
way, or render "of none effect" Allah's Plan. But they are mistaken. If they seem to succeed for a time, that is merely
their trial. They may try to plan and plot against Allah's men. But their plots will fail in the long run. They will
themselves be caught in their own snares. And then, how terrible will be their Punishment! (40.5)
Sunan of Abu-Dawood
Hadith 3744 Narrated by
Abdullah Ibn Abbas
When the verse: "O ye who believe! eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities, but let there be amongst you
traffic and trade by mutual good will" was revealed, a man thought it a sin to eat in the house of another man after the
revelation of this verse. Then this (injunction) was revealed by the verse in Surat an-Nur: "No blame on you whether you eat
in company or separately." When a rich man (after revelation) invited a man from his people to eat food in his house, he
would say: I consider it a sin to eat from it, and he said: a poor man is more entitled to it than I. The Arabic word tajannah
means sin or fault. It was then declared lawful to eat something on which the name of Allah was mentioned, and it was made
lawful to eat the flesh of an animal slaughtered by the people of the Book.
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