Araf 65-69 | aamsaafanquran's Blog

Araf 65-69

65- AND TO AAD, WE SENT THEIR BROTHER HOAD, HE SAID: “MY PEOPLE, WORSHIP ALLAH, FOR YOU HAVE NO GOD OTHER THAN HIM, WOULDN’T YOU BE PIOUS AND PROTECT YOURSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE”.

66- THOSE IN POSITIONS OF POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE DISBELIEVERS OF THE OF HIS PEOPLE SAID: “WE SEE THAT YOU ARE FEEBLE MINDED AND WE BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE LIARS”.

67- HE SAID: “MY PEOPLE, I AM NOT FEEBLE MINDED, I AM BUT A MESSENGER OF THE LORD OF ALL THE WORLDS”.

68- “DELIVERING MY LORD’S MESSAGES TO YOU, AND I AM AN HONEST ADVISER TO YOU”.

69- “ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT YOU HAVE WORDS FROM YOUR LORD, COMING DOWN ON ONE OF YOUR MEN TO WARN YOU, AND REMEMBER THAT HE MADE YOU SUCCEED THE PEOPLE OF NOAH AND CREATED YOU LARGER AND STRONGER, REMEMBER ALLAH’S BOUNTIES IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY SUCCEED”.

 Allah the Highest sent the people of Aad the prophet Hoad.  Allah the Highest called him their brother, meaning that he was one of them, not from a different nation.  His message was just the message of all the other prophets and messengers, to worship Allah the Highest and to worship none besides Him.

His people did with him what other nations did with their prophets and messengers whom they rejected and called liars.  They also considered them feeble minded to believe that there is only one God, and only one God to worship.  We remember that the disbeliever’s reaction to Mohamed prayer and peace upon him was the same.  In fact at present, the disbeliever’s response to the people calling to Allah’s way is also the same.

We also note that:

-         This rejection happened mostly by those in power and authority.  They rejected believes which were going to change the way they lived and diminish their power, authority and status in the society.

-         Those in positions of power and authority did not readily accept that an ordinary man was to be the man chosen by Allah the Highest to carry His words and message to people.

Allah’s messenger Hoad peace upon him reminded his people of Allah’s bounties upon them, of being in charge of the Earth after the destruction of the people of Noah – reminding them of how he destroyed the people of Noah also – that he gave them bigger and stronger bodies, among other things.  It is important that we remember Allah’s bounties upon us, for the following reasons:

-         We may then give thanks and show gratitude to Allah the Highest for His bounties.

-         Remember that the source of the bounties is Allah the Highest our God and Creator.

-         This admission is the way to believe.

We should also remember that the responsibilities of the messengers are fulfilled by delivering the message in the best possible way.  The response of the people to the message is not part of their responsibility but it is our responsibility, only we will be asked about that.

This also applies to the preachers who follow on the path of the messenger’s peace upon them.  The preachers should inform and tell people about Allah’s faith in the best way they can, but people’s response is not their responsibility.