Baqarah 246-248
246- DID YOU SEE THE LEADERS OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AFTER MOSES AS THEY SAID TO ONE OF THEIR PROPHETS: “APPOINT A KING FOR US AND WE WILL FIGHT IN THE CAUSE OF ALLAH” HE SAID: “SHALL YOU NOT FIGHT WHEN YOU ARE COMMANDED TO FIGHT?” THEY SAID: “AND WHY WILL WE NOT FIGHT IN THE CAUSE OF ALLAH WHEN WE HAVE BEEN TURNED OUT OF OUR HOMES AND AWAY FROM OUR CHILDREN”. BUT WHEN THEY WERE COMMANDED TO FIGHT, THEY TURNED AWAY, EXCEPT FOR A FEW OF THEM, AND ALLAH KNOWS THE WRONG DOERS.
Ayahs 246-252 are concerning an event which took place with the Children of Israel at a time of one of their prophets according to the new testament is Samuel peace be upon him.
They suffered persecution on the hands of their enemies who were disbelievers. They turned them out of their homes and away from their children. They felt that they should fight against this persecution, and in order to fight, they should have a leader, to fight under his command. Their fight would have been in the cause of Allah and therefore they asked their prophet to appoint them such leader who would be their king.
Their prophet, who was very well acquainted with them, doubted their commitment to fight or the commitment of most of them, therefore he questioned them. Fighting in the cause of Allah is a serious undertaking and requires commitment and long term determination. They reassured their prophet of their commitment, while in fact most of them were not at all committed to this fight as we shall see. Allah the Highest knew every one’s intention which was revealed during the course of the events.
247- AND THEIR PROPHET SAID TO THEM: “ALLAH HAS APPOINTED TALOOT (SAUL) AS A KING FOR YOU” THEY SAID: “HOW CAN HE REIGN OVER US WHILE WE HAVE BETTER RIGHT TO REIGN THAN HIM, AND HE WAS NOT EVEN GIVEN ABUNDANCE OF WEALTH?”. HE (THEIR PROPHET) SAID: “ALLAH HAS CHOSEN HIM OVER YOU, ALSO HAS GIVEN HIM PLENTY OF KNOWLEDGE AND IN BODY, AND ALLAH GIVES OF HIS KINGDOM TO WHOM HE WILLS, FOR ALLAH IS ALL EMBRACING AND MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE”.
248- AND THEIR PROPHET SAID TO THEM: “THE EVIDENCE THAT HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REIGN OVER YOU IS THAT YOU SHALL HAVE THE ARK BROUGHT TO YOU, AND WITH IT THERE IS SERENITY FROM YOUR LORD AND SOME OF WHAT MOSES AND HIS FAMILY AND AARON AND HIS FAMILY LEFT BEHIND, CARRIED BY THE ANGELS. INDEED, THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH EVIDENCE FOR YOU IF YOU ARE TRULY BELIEVERS.
People should be obedient to their leaders, and most certainly to their prophets, particularly at times of war. Allah the Highest tested their obedience more than once before they fought in order to sort out the committed from the non-committed.
When their prophet informed them of Allah’s choice of a king for them, not his choice, they did not accept, and protested. Allah’s choice was Taloot (Saul) who was not one of the nobility and was not a wealthy person. The noble and wealthy felt that they should have been the obvious choice. Our considerations however are different from those of Allah the Highest, and therefore His choice different from ours. Taloot’s knowledge and physical strength as well as other qualities Allah the Highest knew about him, were the reasons for Allah’s choice of Taloot (Saul) Allah the Highest does not consider the earthly values such as wealth and status in the society. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “Allah does not look at your looks and your wealth, but looks at your hearts and deeds”. (M: Ber; 34 & Ma: Zohd; 9 & Ahmed: 2; 285; 539)
They doubted their prophet and doubted Allah’s choice.
Allah the Highest sent them definite evidence of His support of for Taloot (Saul) and that was through a miracle. Allah the Highest sent them the Ark which had some articles belonging to Moses and Aaron, peace upon them, carried by angels. This miracle was meant to be:
- A source of comfort for them; because they felt comforted and reassured when they had the Ark which was taken from them.
- This was a definite sign of Allah support for Taloot (Saul)
- A sign and reassurance of Allah’s support.
This should have been enough evidence.
B: Bukhari M: Muslim Mal: Malek A: Ahmed D: Abu Dawood
Da: Daremy Ma: Ibn Magah N: Nesae T: Termezi
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