Month: June 2007

  Concept of Lord God by the Pharaoh and his People Next, we come to the Pharaoh and his people, regarding whom there are even greater misconceptions than in the case of Namrud and his people. The view generally held is that the Pharaoh not only denied the existence of God but himself claimed to… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by the Pharaoh and his People

  Next after the people of Lot (p.b.u.h.) come the people of Madyan and of Aika (the ancient name of Tabuk), to whom Hazrat Shu’aib (peace be upon him) was sent as prophet. We know that these people were descendants of Hazrat Ibrahim (on whom be peace) and so there can be no question of… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by people of Madyan and Aika

  The next in historical order after the people of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be on him) are the people of Sodom, the task of whose reformation was entrusted to Hazrat Ibrahim’s nephew, Lot (may peace be upon both). From the Qur’an we know about these people too that while they neither denied the existence of… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by People of Sodom

The People of Hazrat Ibrahim and Namrud Next in importance after Thamud are the people of Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham, may peace be upon him), and the significance of their case is that it is commonly thought that their King, Namrud (Nimrod), did not believe in God but claimed himself to be God instead. The fact,… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by Nation of Abraham

  The nation of Thamud comes after the ‘Aad people as the worst transgressors. Basically, their deviation was the same as of the people of Hazrat Nuh and the ‘Aad. They also believed in the existence of Allah and His being the Ilah and the Rabb but they did not agree that He was the only ilah,… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by Thamud People

  The next in line after the nation of Prophet Noah were the ‘Aad. They too did not deny the existence of God, or His being the Ilah but at the same time they too believed in Him as the Rabb to the same extent and in the same sense as had Prophet Nuh’s people. And… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by Aad People

  The earliest of people dealt with in the Qur’an were those among whom Nuh (Noah, peace be upon him) was raised as Prophet. It is clear from the Qur’an that these people did not deny the existence of God, cf. the following comment about him by their leaders: He is but a man like… Continue reading Concept of Lord God by Noah’s People