THE ISRAELITES IN THE CRUCIBLE OF TRIAL VERSES NO.30-33

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Quran,Translation and Commentary in Brief (Vol. 05)
Verses 34-36Verses 30-33

      ``And verily We rescued the children of Israel from the abasing punishment.''

      Prior to Pass Over, the Israelite were held in slavery by Pharaoh and Egyptians. Besides that, Pharaoh had issued a decree that, their male children were to be slayed, and their females spared for services to Egyptians!

      Then Allah sent Moses with necessary authority to deliver them from their degrading servitude; but were they thankful to their Lord? We better ask their learned and scholars.

      In the next verse Allah has called the Israelites to have been an elect of God, due to a certain knowledge that was bestowed on them:-

      ``And verily We chose them for a knowledge, above the nations.''

      They were the chosen from among their contemporary nations, and are not elects of God in all ages, as they do claim.

      The children of Israel had the knowledge of Monotheism and the banner of the only one, and the only true God, in their hands; and therefore their cult and creed was superior to that of the other nations, who were almost all polytheists, and by that God would support them to vanquish their polytheist and idolater foes, under the banner of the Oneness of God. They were chosen for their Monotheism over other nations, although some of them have thought, and do think, to have been chosen because of their race, which refers to Abraham.

      As a matter of fact, there is not such a thing as a chosen race in the sight of Allah Who has created the whole universe. Before God no one is allowed to do what he likes for his race or other relations. Populations and individual are in pledge of their faith and their acts.

 

 

 

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