Q-9
Ramzan Quiz
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ورحمة الله وبركاتة
بِسْمِ
ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِٱلرَّحِيمِ
9. They turned
away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam (34:16). Which people were afflicted with this
punishmentst?
Answer: People
of Saba
Saba' refers to
the kings and people of the Yemen in the past.Their ancient kings are called as
Tubbah. They built a huge, strong dam and the water reached a high level
between the two mountains.
Allah says
about them: Indeed, there was for Saba’ (Sheba) a sign in their dwelling place,
– two gardens on the right hand and on the left (and it was said to them) “Eat
of the provision of your Lord, and be grateful to Him, a fair land and an
Oft-Forgiving Lord. (34:15)
They lived in
luxury with plentiful provisions, crops and fruits. In their land there were no
flies, mosquitoes or fleas, or any kind of vermin. This was because the weather
was good and the people were healthy, and Allah took care of them. Allah sent
them messengers telling them to eat and give thanks to Him by worshipping Him
alone, and they followed that for as long as Allah willed. They started to
worship the sun instead of Allah.
But they turned
away (from the obedience of Allah), so We sent against them Sail Al-‘Arim
(flood released from the dam), and We converted their two gardens into gardens
producing bitter bad fruit, and tamarisks, and some few lote-trees. (34:16).
Allahuthala
sent beasts from the earth to the dam, large rats. They brought cats to control
them. But rats overgrow and destroyed the dam by producing holes and the dam
collapsed causing great flood. The waters rushed through the bottom of the
valley and destroyed everything in their path. As the water drained from the
trees on the mountains, to the right and the left, those trees dried up and
were destroyed. Those beautiful, fruit-bearing trees were replaced with
something altogether different, and We converted their two gardens into gardens
producing bitter bad fruit.
Hoopie (bird)
of Sulaiman (AS) said to him, "I found a woman ruling over them, she has
been given all things, and she has a great throne. I found her and her people
worshipping the sun instead of Allah, and Shaytan has made their deeds fair
seeming to them, and has barred them from the way, so they have no guidance.''
(27:22-24)
Like this We
requited them because they were ungrateful. And never do We requite in such a
way except those who are ungrateful (34:17)
And We placed
between them and the towns which We had blessed, towns easy to be seen, and We
made the stages (of journey) between them easy (saying): “Travel in them safely
both by night and day.” (34:18)
But they said:
“Our Lord! Make the stages between our journey longer,” and they wronged
themselves, so We made them as tales (in the land), and We dispersed them all, totally.
(34:19) Verily, in this are indeed signs for every steadfast grateful (person).
And indeed
Iblis did prove true his thought about them, and they followed him, all except
a group of true believers and he (Iblis) had no authority over them, except
that We might test him, who believes in the Hereafter from him who is in doubt
about it. And your Lord is a Hafiz over everything. (34:20 & 21)
So they were
punished with a flood which scattered them throughout the lands around Saba' in
all directions.
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