Araf 85-87

Araf 85-87

85- AND TO MADIAN WE SENT THEIR BROTHER SHOIB, HE SAID: “O PEOPLE, WORSHIP ALLAH, FOR YOU HAVE NO GOD OTHER THAN HIM, YOU RECEIVED A CLEAR SIGN FROM YOUR LORD, FULFILL THE MEASURES AND THE SCALES AND DO NOT GIVE PEOPLE LESS THAN WHAT THEIR GOODS ARE WORTH, AND DO NOT CAUSE MISCHIEF THROUGH THE EARTH AFTER IT HAS BEEN PUT RIGHT, THIS IS BETTER FOR YOU IF YOU ARE TRUE BELIEVERS.

86- AND DO NOT SIT DOWN ON EVERY PATH THREATENING AND TURNING THOSE WHO BELIEVE AWAY FROM THE PATH OF ALLAH AND WISHING TO MAKE LIFE CROCKED, AND REMEMBER THAT YOU WERE FEW AND HE MADE YOU PLENTY, AND LOOK AND SEE WHAT WAS THE END OF THE MISCHIEF MAKERS.

87- AND IF A GROUP OF YOU BELIEVE IN WHAT I WAS SENT WITH AND A GROUP DID NOT BELIEF, THEN BE PATIENT AND PERSEVERE UNTIL THE TIME WHEN ALLAH RULES OUT BETWEEN US, FOR HE IS THE BEST JUDGE.  

The People of Madian (part of what is now Palestine and Jordon, were sent a prophet “Shoib”, being their brother means that he was one of them.  Allah the Highest gives the prophets miracles as proof of their prophecy.  Allah the Highest sent Shoib with a clear sign (miracle) which we are not told what it was.  After supporting Shoib with the proof of his prophecy, Allah the Highest sent his people commands about special prohibitions:

1. Cheating people in measure or weigh when buying or selling with them.
2. Undervaluing people’s good to buy them for less than what it is worth.  Many of us do this thinking it to be clever to buy people’s things for less than what it is worth, yet it is clearly sinful.
3. Threatening people who correct them and do their best to come between people and Allah the Highest.
4. Wanting life on Earth to be crocked in order to take advantage of people’s corruption.  Corrupt people need corrupt societies to flourish and to benefit, for they cannot benefit in upright and righteous societies.  Also corruption will not be that obvious and noticeable in a corrupt society as it would in a non-corrupt society.

It is clear from the Ayah also that the people of Madian were few, which was a reason for them to be weak.  Allah the Highest strengthened them by increasing and multiplying their numbers.

This show us that numbers are not disadvantage for nations but a point of strength.  Whenever nations do not use their own manpower properly and do not invest them and in them, they become a burden instead of an asset.  

Shoib then told his people that they have to wait to see Allah’s ruling between the believers and disbelievers.  Allah the Highest told us about this ruling, but the disbelievers do not believe do not believe it.  They have to wait for Allah’s ruling in the form of punishment in this life and or in the Hereafter, then it is too late for the disbelievers to change and put things right.

END OF THE EIGHTH PART OF THE QURAN, THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO ALLAH THE HIGHEST