THE STRONG LOGIC OF HOOD (VERSES NO. 53 - 57)

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Verses 58-60Verses 53-57

      The obstinate people of Hood did not want to be convinced, and therefore instead of considering the evidences, and pondering over the signs that the Messenger of God manifested, they denied everything and said:ِ

      ``O, Hood! You have not come to us with evidence, and we are not going to leave aside our gods for the sake of your sayings, and we will never believe you.''

      They insisted upon their idolatry and put stress upon their false gods saying:ِ ``We don't want to call you strictly a liar, but of surety you are a feeble minded, because our gods have touched you with some evil which has turned you mentally weak!''

      Hood's call to Äd was to leave aside the idols who had made with their own hands for gods, and worship Allah the only true one God who is the Creator of the universe.

      This sort of a call wants no evidence and reasoning, because it is

self-explanatory. What sort of reason were they seeking to convince them that an idol can do nothing for man? What did they mean by evidence and clear sign? Did they want a wonderful miracle, such as raising up the sun from the west, in order to prove to them that an stone idol, or a metal image, is not the God who has created them, and cannot either harm or profit them? Which of the two parties was feeble-mindedِHood or Äd?

      To this effect Hood did not care the least for Äd and its power and plot, and whatever they could do, and so he said:ِ

      ``Then plot against me all of youِyou and your gods, and give me no respite at all. I have put all my trust on my Lord.''

      But you ought to know that in the universal plan of God, there is not enough room for those creatures who obtain no merits, and He will replace them with some other who deserve it. He who has permanent watch and care over the whole universe has also the FORELOCK of every moving creature in His hand, and controls all the movements. My Lord is on a straight path. In other word; any path other than that of creation which is established by the creator, is no path, or a crooked one. It is only the direct path of God which passes through justice and righteousness, and may lead man to the Paradise of prosperity.

      GRASP OF THE FORELOCK is an Arabic idiom with reference to horse's forelock. He who grasps it will have complete power and control over the horse. (A. YUSUF ALI)

 

 

 

 

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