Classic case of plucking Qur'an verses from thin air and quoting WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO THE CONTEXT!:
1). Lahore witnessed unfortunate children kidnappings recently. People started
sharing the following Qur'an verses. Qur'an (36:9): "And We have put
before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do
not see".
The shared verse specifically addresses
the first addressees who were the unbelievers around the Prophet. The
addressees of the Prophet – the tribal leaders of the Quraish knowingly,
willingly, and deliberately rejected the Prophet’s call to God. God knows the
matters of the heart. He informed in the Qur’an in this particular verse about
their subsequent plight. Putting barriers before the rejectors means that shall
not pay heed come what may hence, they shall not see the Truth. This is the
last resort by God on the conclusive communication of the Truth, that He makes access
to Truth elusive.
2). Our Lahore city experienced smog the whole day yesterday. It was
unprecedented. People have started sharing the following verse of the Qur'an. Qur'an
(44:10-11): "Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible
smoke. Covering the people; this is a painful torment".”
This verse relates to the events at the advent of the Hereafter. It has no
relevance to the smog being experienced by the people of Lahore.
Quoting Qur’an verses sans (without) context and presenting them in isolation leads
to correlating unrelated things with it. If I may add here, therefore, reading
the Qur’an with its reference to the context is a real treat; where everything seems
to fall in place like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle
Aamir Iqbal Yazdani
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