Eternal Words 7- Sura Al-'A'raf Verse73
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Section 10
The Ministries of Salih and Lut
Salih's exhortation to believe in an stick to Unity of Allah - The people disbelieved and got punished - Lut preached of life - He was rejected and the people were seized by a severe punishment.
(73) وَ إِلى ثَمُودَ أَخاهُمْ صالِحاً قالَ يا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ ما لَكُمْ مِنْ إِلهٍ غَيْرُهُ قَدْ جاءَتْكُمْ بَيِّنَةٌ
مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ هذِهِ ناقَةُ اللَّهِ لَكُمْ آيَةً فَذَرُوها تَأْكُلْ فِي أَرْضِ اللَّهِ وَ لا تَمَسُّوها بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذابٌ أَلِيمٌ
73. " And unto (the people of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: ' O' my people ! Serve Allah. You have no god other than Him. There has come to you a clear proof from your Lord. This is the she-camel of Allah, to be a sign for you. So leave her alone to graze in Allah's earth, and do not touch her with any harm, lest a painful chastisement will seize you."
Commentary :
In the Qur'an, there have been referred to the name of 'she-camel' seven times, and to 'the people of Thamud' twenty six times. The story of the people of Thamud is mentioned in Suras : Ash-Shu'ara, Al-Qamar, Ash-Shams, and Hud. As the commentary book Al-Mizan denotes, the people of Thamud lived in Yemen.
The verse says :
" And unto (the people of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: ' O' my people ! Serve Allah. You have no god other than Him. There has come to you a clear proof from your Lord. This is the she-camel of Allah, to be a sign for you. So leave her alone to graze in Allah's earth, and do not touch her with any harm, lest a painful chastisement will seize you."
There are some differences between the meaning of the Qur'anic term /bayyinah/ (divine proof, miracle) and the manner of extraordinary accomplishments of human beings, as follows :
A - A miracle needs practice, suggestion, and gaining.
B - Miracles are brought forth by some good and immaculate persons, but other accomplishments may be offered even by some inept persons.
C - The goal of miracles is guidance, while the aim of ordinary people may be ostentation, popularity, gaining wealth, and amusement.
D - The acts of prophets in miracles are accompanied with challenge. That is, they claim that others cannot do the like of them. But there is none of these signs in the acts of outstanding intellectual figures, inventors, and the ascetics.
E - Prophets are in need of Divine miracles. Sometimes, miracles have been offered through the demand of people, such as : splitting of the moon, and the she-camel of Salih.
The style and the motto of prophets are the same. Monotheism is the first invitation of prophets.
"... serve Allah. You have no god other than Him."
Prophets have come out from among people, and they treat like brothers with them.
Explanations :
1. To whatever the grace and mercy of Allah reaches, it will obtain sanctity, (like the she-camel of Allah).
2. The retribution of sacrilege is the punishment of Allah. The verse says :
"... and do not touch her ... ."
3. A miracle should be perceptible for human beings in all levels, (like the she-camel which came out of a mountain).
4. The kind of people's demand sometimes concerns to the conditions of their system of thought, and the social and economical circumstances of them. (For example, if it happened to day, perhaps, they might demand that a satellite comes out from the mountain.)
