Anam 37-39

Anam 37-39

37- AND THEY SAID: “IF HE JUST HAS A SIGN FROM HIS LORD SENT DOWN TO HIM?”  TELL THEM: “ALLAH IS ABLE TO SEND YOU A SIGN, BUT MOST OF THEM DO NOT KNOW”

38- AND THERE IS NOT A CREATURE WALKING ON EARTH, OR A BIRD FLYING WITH IT’S WINGS, BUT ARE NATIONS LIKE YOU, WE DID NOT LEAVE ANY THING OUT OF THE BOOK, THEN THEY WILL BE GATHERED AND BROUGHT TO THEIR LORD.

39- AND THOSE WHO DENY OUR AYAHS ARE DEAF AND MUTE IN DARKNESS, WHOM ALLAH WILLS, HE WILL LEAVE HIM ASTRAY, AND WHOM HE WILLS, HE WILL PUT THEM ON A STRAIGHT PATH.

The disbelievers as in every day and age; claim that they would believe if there is a proof in the form of a sign, perhaps a miracle.  They did see miracles beforehand, (but they called them magic,) such as:

1. The Quran itself is a linguistic miracle as discussed in detail in Sorah 2 Ayah 23.  And they were witnesses of this miracle.
2. The disbelievers have seen many other miracles, but this did not cause them to believe, for they called them magic, such as:-

• The splitting of the moon.  (S:54 A:1-3)
• Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, defeating the strongest man in Makkah.
• Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, calling a tree and it moved from its place until it stood in front of him and they sent her back to its place.
• The milking of a sheep, which had not been pregnant, or covered by a ram.

These were some of the miracles the disbelievers saw before the prophet’s migration to Medina.  Allah the Highest told His messenger, prayer and peace upon him, that He will show them a great miracle, but if they do not believe, they will be punished such a punishment no one has ever seen before.  Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, then asked for the miracle not to be performed and for him to be given more time with people.

Then Allah the Highest tells us that all creatures on earth are nations like us:  “AND THERE IS NOT A CREATURE WALKING ON EARTH, OR A BIRD FLYING WITH IT’S WINGS, BUT ARE NATIONS LIKE YOU”

We have to understand the meaning of a Nation.  We call nation any group of people who live in the same geographical area, who share common features, like looks, common language and often religion. They also often share common habits, customs and traditions.  This we find in human beings as a species, and also find in other species of animals, insects and plants, the same species share common structure, habitat, means of communication, means of reproduction, and inhabit the same areas or very similar areas.  There are thousands of species i.e. nations on earth.  Each has its means of communication (language).  We have some idea about some of their languages, but only a  very limited one.

“WE DID NOT LEAVE ANY THING OUT OF THE BOOK”.  We will see reference to every thing in the Quran or an Ayah pointing to it.  We are not going to find the details regarding every thing, for it is not meant to be an Encyclopedia, but will find Ayahs or words pointing towards some facts.  These we see now as finding modern scientific facts in the Quran, which serves as recent proofs of its authenticity.

“THEN THEY WILL BE GATHERED AND BROUGHT TO THEIR LORD”

All beings will be gathered to Allah the Highest on the Day of Resurrection, some said that this is its death.  Allah the Highest said in another Ayah: “AND WHEN THE WILD ANIMALS ARE GATHERED”.  (S:81 A:5)

Abi Zar Al-Gefari said that Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, saw two sheep head butting each other, he said: “Aba Zar, do you know what are they head butting about?” he said: No.  Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “But Allah knows, and he will judge between them”.  (Ahmed)

Our understanding of the animal, insect and plants species is recent, for it happened hundred of years after the sending down of the Quran.  This means that this fact, in this Ayah of the Quran is a miracle in itself, for people did not know any thing about species at the time.

Allah’s signs and Ayahs are obvious for all of us; there are those who deny them.  They are like those who are those who are deaf, mute and in darkness; therefore they have no means of directing themselves one way or another.  Those who deny the clear and obvious signs and Ayahs are putting themselves in the dark, for they not want to see or hear what can lead them in this life.  They are causing themselves to be lost and go astray.