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Sura MaidaVerses (34-35)

In the name of Allah,Most Gracious, Most Merciful

34. Then Allah sent a raven,

Who scratched the ground,

To show him how to hide

The shame of his brother

“Woe is me!” said he;

“Was I not even able

To be as this raven,

And to hide the shame

Of my brother?” Then he became

Full of regrets–1

35.On that account: We ordained

For the Children of Israel

That if any one slew

A person – unless it be

For murder or for spreading

Mischief in the land–

If would be as if

He slew the whole people: 2

And if any one saved a life,

It would be as if be saved

The life of the whole people.

Then although there came

To them Our Apostles

With Clear Signs, yet,

Even after that, many

Of them continued to commit

Excesses in the land.

Tafsir:

1. The thought at last came home to the murderer. It was dreadful indeed to slay any one — the more so as he was a brother, and an innocent righteous brother! But worse still, the murderer had not even the decency to bury the corpse, and of this simple duty he was reminded by a raven -- a black bird usually held in contempt! His regret was on that account. That was not true repentance.

2. The story of Cain is referred to in a few graphic details in order to tell the story of Israel. Israel rebelled against Allah, slew and insulted righteous men who did them no harm but on the contrary came in all humility. When Allah withdrew His favour from Israel because of its sins and bestowed it on a brother nation, the jealousy of Israel plunged it deeper into sin. To kill or seek to kill an individual because he represents an ideal is to kill all who uphold the ideal. On the other hand to save an individual life in the same circumstances is to save a whole community. What could be stronger condemnation of individual assassination and revenge?

(Source: The Meaning of the Glorious Quran

by Abdullah Yusuf Ali)

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