Quran Surah 2 Al Baqarah Ayat 258-271

 

Quran 2:258,259 Because he had power a man said I give life and death but God caused the sun to rise from the east, will you make it rise from the west Or a hamlet all in ruins to its roofs, it died for 100 years but the food, drink, donkeys show no signs of age Biology is an obvious sign

A man with power lost hold of reality thinking he was indomitable
Men think through sex and murder he has control of the world
Through-out generations of death and rebirth the patterns of similitude repeat

Quran 2:260,261 Abraham asked for a sign from God for his own understanding, to see how life is given to the dead He trained 4 birds who return to his call, put them on every hill, and called them, they did come flying with speed An obvious sign Who spend substance in the way of God get manifold increase such as a grain of corn grows 7 ears

Life comes to the dead likewise as birds come to the call of their caretaker
A grain of corn grows 7 ears, likewise manifold increase is earned who spend in the way of God

Quran 2:262,263 Those who spend their substance in the cause of god and follow not gifts with reminders of generosity or injury have a hidden reward Kind words and covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury

Gifts should be given without seeking praise for ones generosity
Cover others faults with kind words
Taking back a gift offends sensibility

Quran 2:264,265 Cancel not your charity by reminders of your generosity or by injury, he is like a bare stone which is little soil falls heavy rain, they cannot earn good deeds Who spend their substance striving in the way of God strengthen their soul and becomes like a garden which yields double harvest even if lacking rain

Don’t spend of your substance desiring to be seen by men
Striving in the way of God improves the strength of the soul
Whom strive towards Gods pleasure are like a double harvest of a garden
Whom spend substance towards the way of God are fruitful even when lacking nourishment

Quran 2:266,267 Should a man have a beautiful fruitful garden in old age and his children are not strong enough to look after themselves they would be caught in fire and burn, this is an obvious sign That you would give away from your earnings only what you don’t want for yourself

Teach your children to fend for themselves so that when catastrophe falls they do not overwhelm you.
As much as you may like your children to depend only on you, it is beyond your limits
Whom gives only what he doesn’t want for himself has lost grace 

Quran 2:268,269 The evil one threatens you with poverty and bids for you to conduct yourself unseemly You are promised forgiveness from God and bounties To whom wisdom is granted has a benefit overflowing and only men of understanding will grasp the message

It is evilness to bring any threat of poverty against people
Although you may do unseemly conduct God forgives and rewards bountifully
Wisdom contains overflowing benefits

Quran 2:270,271 Whatever you spend in devotion and charities is recognized for its goodness It is better to conceal charity and make it reach the people most in need so that you are restored from the blemish of your misdeeds

How you spend your devotion and charity is acknowledged by God
Reach for the people most in need if you will restore yourself from your blemishes









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