Ayat 10. When he saw a fire, he
said to his family: "Wait! Verily, I have seen a fire, perhaps I can bring you
some burning brand there from, or find some guidance at the
fire."
[Tafseer] Behold, he saw a fire: So he said to
his family, "Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning
brand there from, or find some guidance at the fire." A fire. It appeared
like an ordinary fire, which always betokens the presence of men in a desert or
a lonely place. Moses made for it alone, to fetch the wherewithal for making a
fire for his family, and perhaps to find some direction as to the way, from the
people he should meet there. But it was not an ordinary fire. It was a Burning
Bush; a Sign of the Glory of Allah. The spiritual history of Moses begins
here. It was his spiritual birth. His physical life, infancy, and upbringing are
referred to later on, to illustrate another point. Moses, when he grew up, left
the palace of Pharaoh and went to the Midianite people, in the Sinai peninsula .
He married among them, and was now travelling with his family and his flocks,
when he was called to his mission by Allah. He went to look for a fire for
comfort and guidance. He found a higher and holier comfort and guidance. The
whole passage is full of portent meaning, which is reflected in the short rhymed
verses in the
original.
Hazrat Sahl bin Saad
(May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah
[SAWW](PBUH) said to `Hazrat Ali bin Talib (May Allah be pleased with him),
"By Allah, if a single person is guided by Allah through you, it will be better
for you than a whole lot of red camels.''
[Al-Bukhari Book 04,Chapter 52, Hadith #
192]
Lesson : as
mentioned above in Surah Taha Ayat 10."or find some guidance"
"Better for you than red camels'' is an
allegory for every thing that is better than anything else. Red camels used to
be precious in Arabia, and their reference here is to highlight the value of
guidance. Thus, this Hadith brings into prominence the importance of calling
people towards Allah. But before calling others to the path of Allah, one must
himself know it, and for this purpose, the knowledge of the Qur'an and Hadith is
essential because one cannot provide any guidance in this respect without this
knowledge.
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