Baqarag 76-80

Baqarah 76-77

76- WHEN THEY MEET THOSE WHO BELIEVE, THEY SAY: ‘WE BELIEVE’, BUT WHEN THEY MEET IN PRIVATE THEY SAY (TO EACH OTHER): ‘DO YOU TELL THEM WHAT ALLAH REVEALED TO YOU  SO THAT THEY MAY USE IT TO ARGUE AGAINST YOU BEFORE YOUR LORD, DO YOU HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING

77- DO THEY NOT KNOW THAT ALLAH KNOWS WHAT THEY HIDE AND WHAT THEY REVEAL?

These Ayahs show the hypocrisy of the Jews themselves and their own lack of faith.  

As mentioned earlier, the Jews had knowledge from the Torah about the imminent arrival of a prophet, the last prophet.  They spoke about him to the Arabs of Medina.  However they would not believe in him because they hoped that the prophet would be of the descendants of Isaac not Ismail. This was not really true, for they also rejected Jesus, peace upon him.    

They did not wish the Muslims to know what is mentioned earlier in the Torah about the coming of Mohamed, prayer and peace upon him

They thought of deceiving the Muslims, and they thought of deceiving Allah .the Highest, and this was worse.  

• They thought to deceive the Muslims by pretending to be Muslims themselves.
• However thinking of deceiving Allah the Highest shows real weakness of their own faith or lack of it.

How?

They thought that if they continued to hide, what Allah revealed to them in the Torah about the coming of a prophet, then the Arabs will not have this knowledge to use against them on the Day of Judgment.  As if Allah the Highest does not know, and does not know what is inside them.  This definitely shows lack of Faith.  Allah the Highest said in the Quran: “TO ALLAH BELONGS ALL THERE IS IN THE HEAVENS AND IN THE EARTH AND WHETHER YOU REVEAL WHAT IS INSIDE YOU OR CONCEAL IT, ALLAH WILL HOLD YOU TO ACCOUNT FOR IT, THEN FORGIVES WHOM HE WILLS AND PUNISHES WHOM HE WILLS, FOR ALLAH HAS POWER OVER EVERY THING”.  (S:2 A:284)

Baqarah 78-80

78- AMONGST THEM ARE ILLITERATES WHO KNOW NOT THE BOOK EXCEPT THROUGH THEIR OWN DEISRES, THEY ARE ONLY GUESSING

79- WOE IS FOR THOSE WHO WRITE THE BOOK WITH THEIR OWN HANDS THEN SAY: ‘THIS IS FROM ALLAH’, WHILE IT IS NOT FROM ALLAH, IN ORDER TO SELL IT FOR A MISERLY PRICE.  WOE TO THEM BECAUSE OF WHAT THEIR HANDS HAVE WRITTEN AND WOE TO THEM BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY HAVE EARNED”

80- THEY SAID: “WE WILL BE TOUCHED BY THE FIRE FOR ONLY A FEW NUMBERED DAYS”.  SAY: “DO YOU HAVE A COVENANT FROM ALLAH THEN ALLAH WILL NOT FULFULL HIS COVENANT, OR DO YOU SAY THINGS YOU DO NOT KNOW ABOUT ALLAH?”

Allah the Highest is telling us that most of the ordinary Jews are illiterate in their own religion.  What they know about their faith is what they are told by the Rabies and now we should no doubt include the media, and what they guess.  Meaning that most of what they know is not right.  It is guessing, wishing, myths and hopes.

Unfortunately, the same can be applied to many of the Muslims, if not the majority of us.  We learn many things concerning our religion through our culture, and often the two are mixed up in a way which makes it difficult to differentiate one from the other.  Many think that a particular practice is part of their religion while it is part of the culture.  

I remember hearing from a number of Muslims that “arranged marriage” for example is part of their religion.  The same belief is shared by other faiths in the same country including; Christians, Buddhists and Hindus.  It is clearly a cultural tradition not a religious instruction.

There are many more examples, but this is not the place to expand on these.  

The Jews, claim that they will not be in the Hell-Fire for more than 40 days, the number of days they went astray when Moses, peace upon him, went on the mountain to meet his Lord.  In fact, others say it is only 7 days.  As if a second in the Hell-Fire is not bad enough.  

These and other lies are not part of the Torah, but are their own additions.  Severe punishment awaits those who alter Allah’s words with their own hands.  

In fact, speaking falsely in Allah’s name without the authority of knowledge is a serious sin.  It is not an easy task or light responsibility to speak in Allah’s name.  It is done these days with great ease on the Satellite Channels, Radio and T.V. Stations.  Self appointed sheikhs and scholars are increasing in number.  

Allah the Highest tells us in a number of Ayahs how serious this offence is: 

“WHO DOES MORE WRONG THAN HE WHO INVENTS LIES CONCERNING ALLAH IN ORDER TO MISGUIDE PEOPLE WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE, AND ALLAH DOES NOT GUIDE THE EVIL DOERS”?  (S: 6 A: 144)

 “AMONGST PEOPLE THOSE WHO AGRUE CONCERNING ALLAH WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE, THEY FOLLOW THEIR REJECTED DEVIL * CONCERNING WHO IT HAS BEEN DECREED THAT HIS FOLLOWERS WILL BE GUIDED TO THE SEVERE PUNISHMENT OF THE FIRE”.  (S: 22 A: 3-4)

Speaking in Allah’s name places one between the people who listen and their God.  This is a serious place to be, and if one does not have the right knowledge to advice people about what Allah means, they would be better off to be silent.