surah 2

surah 2
And if ye do it not - and ye can never do it - then guard yourselves against the Fire prepared for disbelievers, whose fuel is of men and stones. (24)

 And give glad tidings (O Muhammad) unto those who believe and do good works; that theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow; as often as they are regaled with food of the fruit thereof, they say: this is what was given us aforetime; and it is given to them in resemblance. There for them are pure companions; there for ever they abide. (25)

Lo! Allah disdaineth not to coin the similitude even of a gnat or anything above that. Those who believe know that it is the truth from their Lord; but those who disbelieve say: What doth Allah wish (to teach) by such a similitude?


Can anyone please explain these verses to me?  I can not derive any meaning from them.
Thanks.

and from this one;

How disbelieve ye in Allah when ye were dead and He gave life to you! Then He will give you death, then life again, and then unto Him ye will return. (28)

it is apparent that resurrection was being supported.


Edited by Caringheart - 10 February 2013 at 8:21pm

Thank you Abu_Loren,

The first two still have no meaning for me.  Do they have meaning to you, that you can put in your own words, for me to understand?

Thanks,
CH

Also, you did not respond to my first post.  Is there a reason?  Thanks.


Edited by Caringheart - 11 February 2013 at 10:01am

Caringheart wrote: As I was listening to surah 2 today... Who are the following verses meant to refer to? "And when it is said unto them: Make not mischief in the earth, they say: We are peacemakers only."  (surah 2) Who is this meant to refer to? "And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe; but when they go apart to their devils they declare: Lo! we are with you; verily we did but mock. " (surah 2)

This is a created dialogue which you find few of them in the Qur'an. Trying to associate these kind to specific people in the past will end up the Qur'an as historical book, which is not the intention of the author.

In this dialogue Allah explains that a hypocritical character is part of unbelief. As we know there are silence unbelief, fully declared unbelief and unbelief in disguise. This dialogue explain the last character, the munafik, the hypocrite, the disguised. You read it in the sentence:  "And when they fall in with those who believe, they say: We believe;

and, "Allah (Himself) doth mock"  ?

I am a Wahdatul wujuder (remember Patheism?), and I have no problem understanding this. Allah is the system in which we are all part of it. Whatever we do - God claims it.

"Allah taketh away their light and leaveth them in darkness"  ?

Same as above. When Mr A refused the guidance (light) therefore God took away his light.

nothing wrote: This is a created dialogue which you find few of them in the Qur'an. Trying to associate these kind to specific people in the past will end up the Qur'an as historical book, which is not the intention of the author.

Greetings Nothing,

Thanks also for your reply.
Yes, this is what I would hope to discern from the text, but there are those who would assign specific meaning to them also, aren't there?

I can not say what I make of the 'allah is a mocker' explanation, whether is it something I could understand or accept, or what I make of the explanation of his taking away the light.  I appreciate your explanations though.  Thanks.

Salaam,
Caringheart



Edited by Caringheart - 11 February 2013 at 3:34pm