List Of Sura's

Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Surah 2 · Verse 57

” Other favours on them were the shade provided over them through clouds, food in the form of Manna and Quails and twelve springs of water. Still they were discontent and demanded that they should be provided with cucumbers, garlic, lentils, onion etc, for which they were asked to migrate to Egypt. They could not be patient with one food although they were getting it without labour and thus exchanged good for something that was worse.

When they were asked to enter Palestine, the land promised to them, and to pray for the removal of their burdens and forgiveness, they changed the words. Summarily they
1) did not believe in the signs of Allah (SWT),
2) killed the Prophets unjustly,
3) disobeyed Allah (SWT) and His messenger,
4) exceeded the limits
5) were ungrateful,
6) were discontent
7) were unjust
8) were transgressors and
9) were corrupt. They thus became deserving of the anger of Allah (SWT), due to which disgrace and wretchedness were made to strike them, this being their punishment in the life of this World.”

Manna:

Found in Sinai region, is a gummy saccharine secretion found on a species of Tamarisk. The amount necessary for one man was 2 ½ quarts. Nearly 2 litres by volume. Quails are birds called salwa by the Arabs. It is said that they are eaten whole. They were brought from Yemen by a south wind in great numbers to the Israel camp in the desert.

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