Transliteration:( Wa lammaa jaaa'a Moosa limeeqaatinaa wa kallamahoo Rabbuhoo qaala Rabbi arineee anzur ilaik; qaala lan taraanee wa laakininzur ilal jabali fa inistaqarra makaanahoo fasawfa taraanee; falammaa tajallaa Rabbuhoo liljabali ja'alahoo dakkanw wa kharra Moosaa sa'iqaa; falammaaa afaaqa qaala Subhaanaka tubtu ilaika wa ana awwalul mu'mineen )
307. This prayer of Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) was in his desire for the Vision of Allah Almighty, while the demand by the Israelites for Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) to let them have the glimpse of Allah Almighty was due to their rebllious nature and their lack of trust in the Prophet of Allah Almighty. Thus, Hazrat Musa's (On whom be peace) desire reached the heights of excellence while theirs became the source of Divine anger.
308. This is because the door to Allah Almighty's Vision would be opened by the Holy Only after he ? Prophet beholds the Vision of Allah Almighty then the others will have the opportunity for this. Thus, on the Day of Judgement every believer will behold the vision of Allah. Allah Almighty blessed Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) with conversation at Mount Sinai and the Holy .with the vision ? Prophet
309. By this is meant Allah Almighty out of His qualities of resplendent manifestations cast a tiny manifestion of His Light on Mount Sinai because had He not cast this Personal Light of His Resplendence, we would not have understood His manifestation of splendour and resplendence.
310. This makes it clear that a Prophet can become temporarily unconscious. Thus, the utterance of the Noble Companions at the incidence of the request for the paper by the was based on ? Holy Prophet this same issue. The actual objective of the Companions was to determine whether the was saying ? Holy Prophet this in a state of subconscious mind or in a state of consciousness. This verse also serves as a proof of saints lost in divine meditation in their meditative state. These saints are on the Mosaic sainthood, and when they are in such a state, they are not bound by laws of Shariah. Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) was in a state of unconsciousness from Thursday 9th Zil-Haj to Friday 10th Zil-Hajj, and during this period he did not perform any religious duties. When the ladies of Egypt, became totally charmed by the beauty of Hazrat Yusuf (On whom be peace) they cut their hands in a state of sub-consciousness without regarding this as criminal so what is the condition of those sincere ecstatic devotees who are charmed by the Beauteous Vision of Allah Almighty. In short, this verse is the unmistakeable proof of meditative loss of such saints.
311. By this is meant I will not show such a desire in the future. Thus, repentance was not due to any sin or transgression, but based on the above boldness. The repentance of the mystics is different to that of the lovers.
312. From this incident we learn Allah Almighty fulfils the demands of those beloved to Him, even when they insist for things which are not possible to provide. Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) had desired to behold the Vision of Allah Almighty with his naked eyes which was not an easy thing. Says Allah Almighty: "Eyes comprehend him not....." (S6:V103) Despite this Allah Almighty fulfilled his desire, and then made him declare that he will not express such a desire again. These noble persons accept the decision of Allah Almighty, and Allah Almighty listens to their wishes. The commentary of this verse is the following Hadith Sahreef: "If they swear upon Allah Almighty for anything, then Almighty Allah fulfils it". Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) is the first believer from his people.
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143. And when Musa came at the time and place appointed by Us, and his Lord (Allah) spoke to him; he said: “O my Lord! Show me (Yourself), that I may look upon You.” Allah said: “You cannot see Me, but look upon the mountain; if it stands still in its place then you shall see Me.” So when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He made it collapse to dust, and Musa fell down unconscious. Then when he recovered his senses he said: “Glory be to You, I turn to You in repentance and I am the first of the believers.”
Allah said that when Musa came for His appointment and spoke to Him directly, he asked to see Him,
(“O my Lord! Show me (Yourself), that I may look upon You.” Allah said: “You cannot see Me,”) `You cannot’ (Lan) by no means indicates that seeing Allah will never occur, as (the misguided sect of) Al-Mu`tazilah claimed. The Hadiths of Mutawatir grade narrated from the Messenger of Allah, affirm that the believers will see Allah in the Hereafter. We will mention these Hadiths under the explanation of Allah’s statement,
(Some faces that Day shall be radiant. Looking at their Lord.) ﴿75:22-23﴾ In earlier Scriptures, it was reported that Allah said to Musa, “O Musa! No living soul sees Me, but will perish, and no solid but will be demolished.” Allah said here,
(So when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He made it collapse to dust, and Musa fell down unconscious.) In his Musnad Imam Ahmad recorded from Anas bin Malik that the Prophet said about Allah’s saying;
(And when his Lord appeared to the mountain, )
(Like this) then he held out the tip of his little finger. At-Tirmidhi recorded this in the chapter of Tafsir for this Ayah, then he said; “This Hadith is Hasan Sahih Gharib.” This was also recorded by Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak through the route of Hamad bin Salamah, and he said; “This Hadith is Sahih according to the criteria of Muslim and they did not record it.” And As-Suddi reported that `Ikrimah reported from Ibn `Abbas about Allah’s saying,
(And when his Lord appeared to the mountain,) Only the extent of the little finger appeared from Him,
(He made it collapse) as dust;
(And Musa fell down unconscious) fainting from it. Ibn Jarir recorded these because of the relation to the word Al-Ghashi.
(Then when he (Musa) recovered his senses) after he lost consciousness,
(he said: “Glory be to You,”) thus, praising, glorifying and honoring Allah since no living soul could see Him in this life and remain alive. Musa’ statement,
(“I turn to You in repentance”) means, according to Mujahid, that from asking you to look at you,
(“and I am the first of the believers.”), among the Children of Israel, according to Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, and Ibn Jarir preferred this view. Or, according to another narration from Ibn `Abbas, the meaning of,
(“and I am the first of the believers.”), is that `none shall see You (in this life).’ Allah said,
(And Musa fell down unconscious.) Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri and Abu Hurayrah narrated a Hadith from the Prophet that is suitable to mention here. As for the Hadith from Abu Sa`id, Al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih that he said: A Jew came to the Prophet after his face was smacked, and said, “O Muhammad! One of your companions from Al-Ansar smacked me on the face.” The Prophet said,
(Summon him) and he was summoned. The Prophet asked him,
(Why did you smack his face) He said, “O Allah’s Messenger! I passed by that Jew and heard him swearing, `No, by He Who has chosen Musa over mankind!’ I said, `Over Muhammad too’, and I became angry and struck his face.” The Prophet said,
(Do not prefer me above the Prophets. Verily, on the Day of Resurrection, people will be struck unconscious, and I (feel that I) am the first to wake up. Thereupon I will find that Musa is holding onto a pillar of the Throne (`Arsh of Allah). I will not know if he woke up before me or he received his due (because of his) unconsciousness on (Mount) At-Tur.) Al-Bukhari recorded this Hadith in many locations of his Sahih, as did Muslim and Abu Dawud. As for the Hadith from Abu Hurayrah, Imam Ahmad and the Two Shaykhs (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) collected his narration.
(7:143) And when Moses came at Our appointment, and his Lord spoke to him, he said: ‘O my Lord! Reveal Yourself to me, that I may look upon You!’ He replied: Never can you see Me. However, behold this mount; if it remains firm in its place, only then you will be able to see Me.’ And as soon as his Lord unveiled His glory to the mount, He crushed it into fine dust, and Moses fell down in a swoon. And when he recovered, he said: ‘Glory be to You! To You I turn in repentance, and I am the foremost among those who believe.’
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
[401]- That no one can see Allāh during the life of this world. [402]- It crumbled to dust.
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