RENAISSANCE MAY 2023

7 | Monthly Renaissance May 2023 Qur’ ā nic Exegesis S ū rah Ṭā h ā (3) Amin Ahsan Islahi ﻳﺒ"! آءﻳﻞ ﻗﺪ ﻧﺠﻴﻨﻜﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻋﺪو ﻢ و وﻋﺪﻧﻜﻢ ﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﻟﻄﻮر ﻵﻹﻳﻤﻦ و ﻧﺰﻟﻨﺎ $ۡ $ $ & ' $ $ $ $ $ $ $ۡ $ۡ $ٰۡ $ۡ $ۡ $ۡ )ۡۡ & ' ) ) ) & &ٰۡ &ۡ ) 'ۡ $ ) 'ٰۡ $ $ۡۤۡ )ٰ ٰۡﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ ﻟﻤﻦ و ﻟﺴﻠﻮي ﴿ $ ' $ $ ' $ۡ & $ &ۡ $ ٨٠﴾ 2 & ۡﻠﻮ ﻣﻦ ﻃﻴﺒﺖ ﻣﺎ رزﻗﻨﻜﻢ و ﻵﻹ ﺗﻄﻐﻮ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻓﻴﺤﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻜﻢ $ۡ $ & &ۡۡۡۡ $ $ $ 'ۡ ) $ٰ ) ) ) $ٰۡ $ $ $ $ 'ۡ & $ $ ) ) ) ۡﻏﻀ;! $ $ > ٰ و ﻣﻦ ﻳﺤﻠﻞ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻏﻀ;! ﻓﻘﺪ ﻫﻮي ﴿ $ۡ $ $ $ $ۡ ) $ $ )ۡ $ $ۡ )ۡ 'ۡ $ ٨١﴾ ﻟﻐﻔﺎر ﻟ)ﻤﻦ ﺗﺎب و ﻣﻦ و ﻋﻤﻞ DE و $ ) $ $ $ $ $ $ٰ $ٌ $ۡ $ ' $ ' $ $ۡ ) ' ) ٰﺻﺎﻟ)ﺤﺎﺛﻢ ﻫﺘﺪي﴿ $ۡ $ ' &ً $ ٨٢﴾ 1 After making them cross the sea, the Almighty has reminded the Israelites of His great favours so that they can recall the great responsibility imposed on them as an obligation for these favours. At the same time, they are also informed of the fate that is destined for those who do not value favours and instead of being grateful end up as ingrates and rebels. Precisely in this context with a slight change in words, this topic is brought up in S ū rah al-Baqarah. There I have explained every aspect of it in detail. Hence here I will content myself to hints only. Those who want to read these details can look up what has been written under verses 46-57 of S ū rah al-Baqarah. The promise referred to in the words و وﻋﺪﻧﻜﻢﺟﺎﻧﺐ ﻟﻄﻮر ﻵﻹﻳﻤﻦ $ $ $ۡ $ۡ $ٰ $ۡ )ۡ & ' ) &ٰۡ $ is the one which the Almighty made with the Israelites through Moses of giving them the Torah. For this purpose, he had called them to this blessed side of the mount Ṭū r. It is here that Moses (sws) was made a messenger while he was returning from Madyan. 1. O Israelites! We delivered you from your enemy and promised you a time at the blessed side of Ṭū r and sent down upon you mann and salw ā : “Eat of the pure things given by Us and do not be rebellious after receiving this favour lest My wrath descends on you and he on whom My wrath descends will be ruined. And for those who repent, accept faith and do good deeds, then adhere to guidance, for them I am very Forgiving.”