And [recall] when you said, "O
Moses, we can never endure one [kind of] food. So call upon your Lord to
bring forth for us from the earth its green herbs and its cucumbers and
its garlic and its lentils and its onions." [Moses] said, "Would you
exchange what is better for what is less? Go into [any] settlement and
indeed, you will have what you have asked." And they were covered with
humiliation and poverty and returned with anger from Allah [upon them].
That was because they [repeatedly] disbelieved in the signs of Allah and
killed the prophets without right. That was because they disobeyed and
were [habitually] transgressing.
In this verse, Allah swt is narrating to us the ungratefulness of Bani Israel that even after being saved from the enslavement of Pharoah and receiving the blessings in Plain Sinai (Mann o salwa, shade of clouds in the hot weather), they still desired for worldy pleasures. They demanded to Musa as that they are bored with mann o salwa and they want to eat cucumbers, onions, leafy vegetables, garlic and lentils.
Subhanallah, our attitude is so similar to Bani Israel. We have the blessings of Islam, Quran and Sunnah but instead of learning Quran and Sunnah, all our focus is on seeking worldly pleasures and comfort. We should remember that our true purpose of life is not only to eat, drink and chill. Allah swt has created us to worship Him as He deserves to be worshipped. This is true for women too. We have this Eastern mentality that the responsibilities of women are only limited to cleaning and cooking. Yes, women should clean, cook and take care of their family but they should also take out time for learning this Book of Allah. If women will gain the correct understanding of this Book then they will be able to become good mothers and raise righteous children.
This does not mean that we should stop eating and drinking. In fact it is a sin to place restrictions on ourselves regarding foods thinking of it as an act of righteousness. We should avoid excessiveness in this matter. We should eat and drink in moderation and be grateful to Allah swt for His blessings. We should always remember that we have a higher purpose in life which is to gain knowledge of Quran and Sunnah and to worship Allah swt. But unfortunately, we have forgotten this true purpose of our creation. We are only striving for buying a big house, a brand new car, latest model of I Phone, latest fashion clothes, etc. We compete with each other in the # of dishes we serve in parties. Our lives now merely revolve around these worldly goals. We should always ask this to ourselves:
"Would you exchange what is better for what is less?
Are we ready to exchange the eternal pleasures of Hereafter with the temporary pleasures of this world?
In this verse, Allah swt is narrating to us the ungratefulness of Bani Israel that even after being saved from the enslavement of Pharoah and receiving the blessings in Plain Sinai (Mann o salwa, shade of clouds in the hot weather), they still desired for worldy pleasures. They demanded to Musa as that they are bored with mann o salwa and they want to eat cucumbers, onions, leafy vegetables, garlic and lentils.
Subhanallah, our attitude is so similar to Bani Israel. We have the blessings of Islam, Quran and Sunnah but instead of learning Quran and Sunnah, all our focus is on seeking worldly pleasures and comfort. We should remember that our true purpose of life is not only to eat, drink and chill. Allah swt has created us to worship Him as He deserves to be worshipped. This is true for women too. We have this Eastern mentality that the responsibilities of women are only limited to cleaning and cooking. Yes, women should clean, cook and take care of their family but they should also take out time for learning this Book of Allah. If women will gain the correct understanding of this Book then they will be able to become good mothers and raise righteous children.
This does not mean that we should stop eating and drinking. In fact it is a sin to place restrictions on ourselves regarding foods thinking of it as an act of righteousness. We should avoid excessiveness in this matter. We should eat and drink in moderation and be grateful to Allah swt for His blessings. We should always remember that we have a higher purpose in life which is to gain knowledge of Quran and Sunnah and to worship Allah swt. But unfortunately, we have forgotten this true purpose of our creation. We are only striving for buying a big house, a brand new car, latest model of I Phone, latest fashion clothes, etc. We compete with each other in the # of dishes we serve in parties. Our lives now merely revolve around these worldly goals. We should always ask this to ourselves:
"Would you exchange what is better for what is less?
Are we ready to exchange the eternal pleasures of Hereafter with the temporary pleasures of this world?
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