[56] Surah Al-Waqi’ah [The Event] : Ayat 062-067

৬২. তোমরা অবগত হয়েছ প্রথম সৃষ্টি সম্পর্কে, তবে তোমরা অনুধাবন কর না কেন?  

৬৩. তোমরা যে বীজ বপন কর, সে সম্পর্কে ভেবে দেখেছ কি? 

৬৪. তোমরা তাকে উৎপন্ন কর, না আমি উৎপন্নকারী ? 

৬৫. আমি ইচ্ছা করলে তাকে খড়কুটা করে দিতে পারি, অতঃপর হয়ে যাবে তোমরা বিস্ময়াবিষ্ট।

৬৬. বলবেঃ আমরা তো ঋণের চাপে পড়ে গেলাম; 

৬৭. বরং আমরা হূত সর্বস্ব হয়ে পড়লাম।     

Ayat 62. And indeed, you have already known the first form of creation (i.e. the creation of Adam), why then do you not remember or take heed?

Ayat 63. Tell Me! The seed that you sow in the ground.

Ayat 64. Is it you that make it grow, or are We the Grower?

Ayat 65. Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry pieces, and you would be regretful (or left in wonderment).

Ayat 66. (Saying): "We are indeed Mughramun (i.e. ruined or lost the money without any profit, or punished by the loss of all that we spend for cultivation, etc.)!

Ayat 67. "Nay, but we are deprived!"

Tafseer of Surah Al-Waqi’ah Ayat 62 to 67. And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises? 63. See ye the seed that ye sow in the ground? 5251 Having appealed to our own nature within us, He appeals now to the external nature around us, which should be evidence to us (1) of His loving care for us, and (2) of its being due to causes other than those which we produce and control. Three examples are given: (1) the seed which we sow in the soil; it is Allah's processes in nature, which make it grow; (2) the water which we drink; it is Allah's processes in nature, that send it down from the clouds as rain, and distribute it through springs and rivers; (3) the fire which we strike; it is again a proof of Allah's Plan and Wisdom in nature. 64. Is it ye that cause it to grow, or are We the Cause? 65. Were it Our Will, We could crumble it to dry powder, and ye would be left in wonderment, 66. (Saying), "We are indeed left with debts (for nothing): The Cultivator contracts debts for seed and gives labour for ploughing, swing, watering, and weeding, in the hope of reaping a harvest. Should he not give thanks to Allah when his harvest is in? 67. "Indeed are we shut out (of the fruits of our labour)"

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with both of them) reported that when Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) came to Medina, he found the Jews observing the fast on the day of Ashura. They (the Jews) were asked about it and they said: It is the day on which Allah granted victory to Moses and (his people) Bani Israel over the Pharaoh and we observe fast out of gratitude to Him. Upon this the Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) said: We have a closer connection with Moses than you have, and he commanded to observe fast on this day. [Muslim Book 6, Number 2518]

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Al-Ahzab Ayat 71. “Allah will direct you to do righteous good deeds and will forgive you your sins” Ashura' 10th of Muharram. In another Hadith, it is stated that when the Prophet  [SAWW](PBUH) emigrated from Makkah to Al-Madinah, he saw that the Jews were fasting on this day. He asked them why they did this on that day, and they told him that they did it for the reason that Allah granted Prophet Musa [PBUH] emancipation from Pharaoh on this day, and so they observed Saum in token of their joy. On this, he  [SAWW](PBUH) said that in this happiness of Prophet Musa [PBUH], Muslims have a greater right to observe Saum than the Jews. Consequently, he also observed Saum on 10th of Muharram. Then, he said that if he lived the following year, he would observe Saum on 9th of Muharram also so that they would make themselves different from the Jews.