Ayat
18. And Allah sent down from the
sky water (rain) in (due) measure, and We gave it lodging in the earth, and
verily, We are Able to take it away.
Ayat
19. Then We brought forth for you therewith gardens of date-palms
and grapes, wherein is much fruit for you, and whereof you eat.
Ayat
20. And a tree (olive) that springs forth from Mount Sinai, that
grows oil, and (it is a) relish for the eaters.
[Tafseer] Ayat
19. With it We grow for you gardens of
date-palms and grapes: in them have you abundant fruits: and
of them you eat (and have enjoyment), also in
Ayat 20 explains. a (Olive) tree
springing out of Mount Sinai, which produces oil, and relish for those who
use it for food. For Arabia the best olives grow round
about Mount Sinai . The fig, the olive, Mount Sinai, and the sacred city of
Makkah are mentioned together in association in Surah 95: ayats 1-3, where we shall
consider the mystic meaning. Olive oil is an ingredient in
medicinal ointments and in ointments
used for religious ceremonies such as the consecration of kings. It has thus a
symbolic meaning. If used for food, the olive has a delicious flavour. Cf. also 24:35,
where the olive is called a Blessed Tree.
Hazrat Zaid
bin Khalid (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah
[SAWW](PBUH) led the
Fajr prayer at Al-Hudaibiyyah after a rainfall during the night. At the
conclusion of prayer, he turned towards the people and said, "Do you know what
your Rubb has said?'' They replied: "Allah and His Messenger know better.'' Upon
this he remarked, "He has said: `Some of My slaves have entered the morning as
My believers and some as unbelievers. He who said: We have had a rainfall due to
the Grace and Mercy of Allah, believes in Me and disbelieves in the stars; and
he who said: We have had a rainfall due to the rising of such and such star,
disbelieves in Me and affirms his faith in the
stars.'''
[Al-Bukhari Book
01, Chapter 12,
Hadith #
807].
Lesson : as
mentioned above in Surah Al-Muminun Ayat 18."Allah sent down from
the sky water (rain)" (1). Since Allah is
the Real Creator and Maker of all things and events, these should without any
exception be attributed to Him Alone. If a reference is made to the cause or
causes which occasion an incident or event, it is permissible but to ascribe
them entirely to some factor or factors is the conduct of polytheists and
amounts to Shirk and Kufr. (2). People of
the Period of Ignorance used to ascribe the rain which occurred at the
appearance or setting of some star, to that star and would thus accept it as the
real cause of it. In this Hadith, such ascription has been regarded as Kufr and
Shirk.
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