Exegesis of the statement of the Exalted: "When We decreed death for him"
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Q12: It was stated in a verse: [Saba 34:14] from Surat Saba, that the intended meaning of the beast of the earth is Rehoboam son of Solomon due to the weakness of Solomon's kingdom during his reign, and that the intended meaning of the word "his staff" is his authority?
A12: The Qur'an was revealed in the language of the Arabs, and through it its objectives are known and its meanings are understood. It is not customary in the Arabic language to express a specific person by the term "beast" due to his weakness, nor to express "authority" by the term "staff." Rather, what is customary in it is expressing by "beast" everything that crawls on the face of the earth or the four-legged animals, and there is no indication here that diverts it to a specific person such as Rehoboam son of Solomon
as mentioned in the question. The same applies to interpreting the staff as authority; interpreting them as mentioned is a type of nonsense and playing with the verses of Allah. Then, this interpretation does not correspond to the statement of the Exalted at the end of the verse:[Saba 34:14] , and by this it is known that this atheist is playing with the Book of Allah, interpreting it according to his desires without evidence or proof.
And when We decreed for Solomon death, nothing indicated to the jinn his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff
فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَى مَوْتِهِ إِلا دَابَّةُ الأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنْسَأَتَهُA12: The Qur'an was revealed in the language of the Arabs, and through it its objectives are known and its meanings are understood. It is not customary in the Arabic language to express a specific person by the term "beast" due to his weakness, nor to express "authority" by the term "staff." Rather, what is customary in it is expressing by "beast" everything that crawls on the face of the earth or the four-legged animals, and there is no indication here that diverts it to a specific person such as Rehoboam son of Solomon
as mentioned in the question. The same applies to interpreting the staff as authority; interpreting them as mentioned is a type of nonsense and playing with the verses of Allah. Then, this interpretation does not correspond to the statement of the Exalted at the end of the verse:
But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment.
فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ الْجِنُّ أَنْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا فِي الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ
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