Story of PROPHET: SALEH (عليه السلام) Part 3 Chapter 5
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PROPHET: SALEH (عليه السلام)
PART: 3 (Chapter – 5)
HOUSES OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS
“And you hew houses out of the mountains with great skills.” (26:149) You are skilled in your profession with precision and mastery, so you could be grateful to ALLĀH ﷻ and act according to His Guidance and worship only Him without associating any partners with Him. You should not go the way Aad went to, because it bore severe consequences.
That is why he admonished them: “Do you think you will be left secure here, in gardens and fountains, in plantations and date groves with fine spathes? And you hew houses out of the mountains with great skills. So fear ALLĀH ﷻ and obey me, and do not obey the bidding of the transgressors, who spread corruption in the land and do not do right.” (26:146-152)
He also said to them: “O my people! Worship ALLĀH ﷻ, you have no God other than him. He has created you from the earth, and made you dwell in it therefore ask for forgiveness from Him, then repent to Him, surely my Lord is Near (by His Knowledge) and Responsive.” (11:61)
He said to them: It is He Who created you and made you from earth and permitted you to dwell in it by providing plantations, crops and fruits. He is the Provider and Sustainer and so He deserves your worship and devotions. He asked them to abandon their idol worship and forefathers’ way of devotion and do what ALLĀH ﷻ has commanded them to do.
SHALL WE LEAVE OUR FOREFATHERS’ WAY?
“They said: ‘O Saleh! Surely, you were among a source of hope before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our forefathers worshipped? Surely, we are in suspicious doubts as to what you invite us to.” (11:62) His people said to him that we regarded you one of the great minds among us before you brought this Message. You have disappointed us by asking us to abandon our forefathers’ way of life and to follow what you call the worship of One God, it is not possible.
اَللّٰهُ أَعْلَم
To be Continued…
ان شاء الله ﺗﻌﺎﻟﯽٰ
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