English Translation of Al-Quran
[37].Surah As-Saffat (Those Ranged in Ranks)
Ayat 123. And verily, Ilyas (Elias) was one of the Messengers.
Ayat 124. When he said to his people: “Will you not fear Allah?
Ayat 125. “Will you call upon Ba’l (a well- known idol of his nation whom they used to worship) and forsake the Best of creators,
Ayat 126. “Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?”
Ayat 127. But they denied him [Ilyas (Elias)], so they will certainly be brought forth (to the punishment),
Ayat 128. Except the chosen slaves of Allah.
Ayat 129. And Allah left for him (a goodly remembrance) among generations (to come) in later times;
Ayat 130. Salamun (peace) be upon Ilyas (Elias)!”
Ayat 131. Verily, thus do Allah reward the Muhsinun (good-doers, who perform good deeds totally for Allah’s sake only).
Ayat 132. Verily, he was one of Allah’s believing servants.
Tafseer of Surah As-Saffat (Those Ranged in Ranks) Ayat 123 to 132. So also was Elias among those sent (by Allah). 6:85. Elias is the same as Elijah, whose story will be found in the Old Testament in 1 Kings 17-19 and 2 Kings 1-2. Elijah lived in the reign of Ahab (B.C. 896-874) and Ahaziah (B.C. 874-872), kings of the (northern) kingdom of Israel or Samaria. He was a prophet of the desert, like John the Baptist— unlike our Prophet, who took part in, controlled, and guided all the affairs of his people. Both Ahab and Ahaziah were prone to lapse into the worship of Ba’l, the sun-god worshipped in Syria. That worship also included the worship of nature-powers and procreative powers, as in the Hindu worship of the Lingam, and led to many abuses. King Ahab had married a princess of Sidon, Jezebel, a wicked woman who led her husband to forsake Allah and adopt Ba’l worship. Elijah denounced all Ahab’s sins as well as the sins of Ahaziah and had to flee for his life. Eventually, according to the Old Testament (2 Kings, 2:11) he was taken up in a whirlwind to heaven in a chariot of fire after he had left his mantle with Elisha the prophet. 124. Behold, he said to his people, “Will ye not fear (Allah)? 125. “Will ye call upon Ba’l and forsake the Best of Creators, For Ba’l-worship 126.”(Allah), your Lord and Cherisher and the Lord and Cherisher of your fathers of old?” 127. But they rejected him, and they will certainly be called up (for punishment), they persecuted him and he had to flee for his life. Eventually he disappeared mysteriously; 128. Except the sincere and devoted Servants of Allah (among them). 129. And We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times: 130. “Peace and salutation to such as Elias!” A Ilyasin may be an alternative form of Ilyas: Cf. Sayna’a (23:20) and Sinin (95:2). Or it may be the plural of Ilyas, meaning “such people as Ilyas”. 131. Thus indeed do Allah reward those who do right. 132. For he was one of our believing Servants.
English Translation of Hadith
Hazrat Abdullah bin Busr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: One of the Companions said, “O Messenger of Allah ﷺ [SAWW](PBUH). There are many injunctions of Islam for me. So, tell me something to which I may hold fast.” He said, “Keep your tongue wet with the remembrance of Allah.”
[At-Tirmidhi, Hadith # 3383]
Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah As-Saffat Ayat 131. Verily, thus do Allah reward the Muhsinun (good-doers, who perform good deeds totally for Allah’s sake only)” Shari’ah` is the plural of Sharia “Shari`ah” is in the sense of Mashru`ah, that is the Divine injunctions. These Divine injunctions are of various kinds, i.e., some of them are obligatory, some desirable and some voluntary. The obligatory ones are compulsory and their compliance is indispensable. What is termed as Mustahabbat (desirables) are also highly important for gaining the Pleasure of Allah. Similarly, voluntary acts are a means of getting close to Allah. Ordinary people are sometimes puzzled by the abundance of the latter and want to adhere to the first two that are obligations and what comes in the category of desirables. A desire to this effect is mentioned in this Hadith. The Prophet ﷺ(PBUH) answered the query in this matter by saying to the inquirer, “Keep your tongue wet with the remembrance of Allah.” Keeping the tongue wet with the remembrance of Allah here means its abundant recitation. In other words, one should make the remembrance of Allah a permanent feature. If one is not able to do many voluntary good works, which some people find difficult, the remembrance of Allah will make up the deficiency in that regard.
