Qur'aanic Verse 68:48:
Transliteration:
Transliteration:
48. Faisbir lihukmi rabbika wala takun kasahibi alhooti ith nada wahuwa makthoomun
Translation:
48. So wait patiently for your Lord’s decree! And be not like the companion
of the fish, calling out in distress.5
Study Note:
5. This is a reference to
Prophet Yunus [Jonas]. He was
punished – yes, Allah punishes His Prophets too, if they go wrong – because he
became impatient of the continued intransigence of his people and left them
without divine sanction. After he suffered punishment, in this world itself, he
was pardoned for being sincerely penitent. Allah Almighty has given the example
of this Prophet for us Muslims to learn a lesson from it. The lesson is that we
should never ever forsake our belief – belief in Allah and in His Book of
Guidance, the Qur’aan – whatever the circumstances. Our belief is being
continuously tested variously – whether through personal losses and calamities
or through social setbacks for the community as a whole. We should never waver
while on these tests. We should ever be firm and steady. Allah is our Maula.
Our success then is assured!
An extract from yet-to-be-published Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VII.
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