VERSES NO. 62 - 65

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Verses 66-68Verses 62-65

      The people of Salih tried to pull his leg and throw dust in the eyes of his followers by the use of flattery:ِ

      ``O, Salih! You have been a source of hope among us so far.''

      This clause of the verse reminds us of the brilliant title of AMIN= TRUSTWORTHY, given to Mohammad (AS) in his youth by Qureish and Meccans. His life with the Arabs was so gentle and righteous that, before his prophetic mission they nicknamed him Amin which means trustworthy. So he could easily have been elected a king or a chief of the chiefs if he had only conformed with their caprices and superstitious gods, but he was born for a much higher mission, and God's will was eventually done. And so was the case of Salih who lived a life among Thamood, before his assignment as a Messenger of God. This is why they flattered him saying:ِ

      ``O, Salih! You have been a source of hope among us so far, and now you forbid us to worship the gods that our fathers have been worshipping!''

      This great prophet of God, without giving up or falling to despair, in a state of utmost self-possession told them:ِ

      ``What then if I stand upon evidences and clear proofs from my Lord, and that he has bestowed on me a Mercy from him. How then can I disobey such a Merciful Lord, and who can protect me against his wrath, which is the manifestations of justice, if I disobey Him? O, My People! There is the miraculous she-camel of Allahِa sign of Him for your consideration. So give up your monopoly and let God's gifts on the earth be available to all His creatures. Respect the sign of your Lord, and let her graze in this extensive pasture that God has made for His creatures, and, harm her not.''

      As to the SHE-CAMEL= NÄGHIH, which was a miracle disclosed by the prophet Salih, the Holy Qurän gives no detail. But through some Islamic traditions we come to know that she had come out of the heart of a mountain miraculously! She was drinking a large amount of water, and when she was at the spring the other domestic animals dared not to approach or touch the water!

      And as to the reaction of the obstinate Thamood to the logical reasoning of their prophet, they rudely hamstrung God's she-camel and destroyed their own self and soul!:ِ

      ``They hamstrung her! And Salih said to them:ِ Enjoy yourselves in your houses for three days and then God's wrath will smite youِa promise not to be belied.''

      A respite of three days was given them for further consideration and perhaps repentance, that God is the Most Merciful and the Compassionate Forgiver. But they paid no heed, because their hearts were sealed, their eyes veiled, and their ear were deaf!

      When three days elapsed an awful earthquake preceded by a heavy rolling sound, came by night, and turned their secure and safe homes to their graves and pits of the Hell! In the morning they were lying on their faces and the powerful was rendered powerless! It seemed so that the terrible earthquake had eyes to see, and sight to distinguish friend from foe, because no harm was done to Salih and to those who believed with him!

      The verb hamstring has been used collectively in the above verse, while the traditions imply that only one man from among Thamood hamstrung the she-camel and disabled her. This is because the majority of the people of Thamood approved the action of the individual, and in the sight of Islam, he who agrees by heart with an action of the others, and encourages and enjoins that action, he too has actually taken a part in that, and has his own share of responsibility.

 

 

 

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