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Quran & Tafsir · Q&A

Contradiction between Quran travel and Prophet's haste

“I have a doubt: The Quran says 'Travel in the land' (faseero fil ardh), but in Seerah books, when the Prophet passed by the field of ruins, he told the companions to hurry because it is a place of Allah's punishment. Please explain this apparent contradiction.”Asked by Zahiduddin, Raichur

He answers at 59:08 in Lessons from My Journey to Agra · 1 min 22 sec

His answer, in his own words
59:08
maulana, agla sawal raichur se hai, zaheeruddin sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, bohat din se mujhe aik doubt hai ke quran mein to fasiru fil ard kaha gaya hai, magar seerat ki kitabon mein yeh baat milti hai ke jab rasool Allah apne sahaba ke sath asaar maidan se guzre to sahaba se kaha ke yahan se jaldi jaldi chalo, kyunke yeh Allah ke azaab ki jagah hai. is ke baray mein bata ain. ji, jaldi chalne se isay kya matlab hai? sust. tez chal jayen aur aur aur sust chalne ka nahin hai, sabaq lene ka hai.
59:51
woh to aik yaani woh to aik erelative baat hai. jaldi chalo ke mani yeh nahin ke sabaq na lo. to chahe aap ab bhi hawai jahaz chalte hain to aur bhi tez chalte hain. hawai jahaz se aap neechay dekhen to tezi urte hue dekhenge aap. to chahe oont par chal rahe hon, car se chal rahe hon, hawai se chal rahe hon, asal masla yeh nahin ke aap tez chal rahe hain ya sust chal rahe hain. asal masla yeh hai ke aap sabaq le rahe hain ke nahin le rahe. sabaq le rahe hain to fahm al murad wahi asal matloob hai.
1:00:31
maulana, agla sawal delhi se hai, miss naghma sadi
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