|
Question: I was reading the second chapter of the Qur’an last night and came across this verse:
What does this verse mean? Answer: The
understanding of this passage that I can offer is this: God Almighty, in
order to explain to us certain truths sometimes uses analogies in the Qur’an.
If there is a need in the analogy to mention words like mosquito or fly,
for instance, then a serious-minded reader would readily understand the
idea in the right context. However, for someone who is inclined to reject
the message without considering it properly, examples like these provide
opportunities to make fun of it. Thus God Almighty says that the same message
guides some and misguides others. However, the message doesn’t misguide
anyone but those who are transgressors: those who have spoilt their innate
goodness by doing what their nature requires them to stay away from. For
example, man’s inner nature (given to him by God Almighty) requires him
to maintain good relations with relatives and not sever his ties with them.
However, those who are ultimately misguided by the Qur’an instead
of being guided by it, don’t bother to maintain their relations with them.
In this verse, the Qur’an has effectively
used the example of a fly to help the reader understand the weakness of
the polytheistic position of worshipping statues. However, those who are
to be misguided by this passage might claim that there was no reason why
there should be a mention of a creature as mean as a fly in God’s message.
|