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The Clear Qur'anic Exegesis (20)

Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (56 - 58)


{ ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاكُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ } [البقرة: 56]

56- Then We bestowed mercy upon you by giving you life in order to complete the rest of your lives and sustenance so that you may be grateful to your Lord.

{ وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَى كُلُواْ مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَـكِن كَانُواْ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ } [البقرة: 57]

57- Of His Favors upon you during the period of wandering in the land that He shaded you with clouds to protect you from the heat of the sun. He also sent to you delicious food that you did not find any hardship to collect; the Mann which you find on the trees like honey and the quails. So, eat from that delicious food which We gave you. However, you oppressed yourselves and denied, therefore, the result was terrible against yourselves.

{ وَإِذْ قُلْنَا ادْخُلُواْ هَـذِهِ الْقَرْيَةَ فَكُلُواْ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ رَغَداً وَادْخُلُواْ الْبَابَ سُجَّداً وَقُولُواْ حِطَّةٌ نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطَايَاكُمْ وَسَنَزِيدُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ } [البقرة: 58]

58- When you were asked to enter Jerusalem and fight the disbelieving giants, you were coward to fight, therefore, Allah caused you to wander on earth until a new generation of you comes up. That generation is the one which Yusha` ibn Nun (Joshua) led to conquer Jerusalem in order to live therein in peace. He asked you to say humbly: "Hittah" which means: Erase our past sins and forgive us. If you had said that, we would have erased your sins, forgiven you, and given the best people of you more than they had asked.