Lessons From the story of Musa (AS)




Nouman Ali Khan show

Summary: LESSONS FROM STORY OF MOSES/MUSA (AS)<br> <br> This wont be as long,I promise.I have two things infront of me.One, I really love this crazy thing about stories and my head is full of that.Second, I was supposed to talk about leadership but I just feel like telling you a story.(audience laughs)From the Quran.From the Quran.So everybody wants the story?Ok!<br> Begins:<br> The individual that fascinates my imagination in Quran is Moosa (AS).His narrative is mentioned at many places in Quran and every time it's mind boggling.This particular case that I want to share with you belongs to Surah Taha(Surah no.20).I've discussed the dialogue between Moosa AS and pharoah in some of my earlier lectures but that was from sura no 26.This , today is from surah no 20.<br> Moosa AS is on a journey.He is travelling with his family.Allah says "Hal atta ka hadeesu Moosa?" (Did the news of Moosa AS come to you?") (taha:9). Hadees in arabic means "something new".The story of Moosa AS had been mentioned earlier in the revelation, but now, Allah is going to tell us that part of the story which has not been mentioned before.So Allah says "Did THIS part of the story come to you?".Did you hear about this one? And already the curiosity is raised.Then Allah says "IIdh ra-“a naran faqala li-“ahli-hi “umkuthu” (When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here)."(taha:10)<br> Understand this situation.He is travelling with his family in the middle of night, It's dark, they are out in the desert,no lights anywhere. And he sees a fire on the top of a mountain.Now, if it's dark and there's fire on the top of mountain, who should see it? Everybody! Everybody should see it.<br> But the language of the ayah is "Unkusoo.Inni anastoo naaran (You stay here, I see a fire)."(surah taha:ayah 10)<br> <br> The grammar of the ayah suggests that nobody else could see it.It's only " 'I'can see that fire", and "inna" is used in arabic to convince someone of something .It's used when you are not sure.You say "FOR SURE",When your listener is not sure.So it's almost as though Allah is telling about a conversation between Moosa and his family without going into minor details.Moosa AS probably told his family ,”i see a fire”. And his wife says no no there's no fire so Moosa AS assures her , “no no FOR SURE i see a fire”<br> You know why?Because Allah made that fire such that only Moosa AS could see it.In the middle of the night if everybody sees a fire, they are all gonna show up, but nobody else is supposed to show up. this appointment is only for Moosa AS.So he says no no for sure , i see a fire.inni anastu naaran.<br> <br> And then he says to his family “la-‘alli “ati-kum min-ha bi-qabasin “aw “ajidu ‘ala al-n-nari hudan." (perhaps I can bring you a torch or find at the fire some guidance.) (surah taha:ayah 10)<br> He says this because It's dark,it's late in the night and it's getting cold in the desert environment.So he is in a sense of urgency.The fathers here can relate to this.If you are getting something for your family and your family is left all by themselves.Even if they are at the hotel room or at the airport and you have to go get food.You are in a hurry.You've got to get back.You gotta rush.Moosa (AS) is climbing up the mountain,But what is he worried about?His family.Because they are by themselves in the dark.So he is hurrying his way up and he says "au ajidi alan nari al huda". When I get to the flame, I might be able to get some guidance, some directions, some way to get out of this mess. Now when he talks of guidance, what sort of guidance is he thinking of? Directions!<br> But what sort of guidance does he find? An different kind!Guidance for life. One which he would not have been able to get from anywhere else.So there's a workplay by Allah.Look what he thought he's gonna get and what he actually got.<br> So he climbs the mountain.He sees flames.He's never been there before.<br>