قَالَ فَأَجْمَعَ رَأْيُهُمْ جَمِيعاً أَنَّهُ إِذَا وَقَعَ...
قَالَ فَأَجْمَعَ رَأْيُهُمْ جَمِيعاً أَنَّهُ إِذَا وَقَعَ الطَّاعُونُ وَ أَحَسُّوا بِهِ خَرَجُوا كُلُّهُمْ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بِالطَّاعُونِ خَرَجُوا جَمِيعاً وَ تَنَحَّوْا عَنِ الطَّاعُونِ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ He -asws said: ‘So they formed a consensus of their opinions that whenever they would sense the plague occurring among them, all of them would go out from the city. When they sensed the plague affecting them, all of them went out and took precaution against the death.
فَسَارُوا فِي الْبِلَادِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ مَرُّوا بِمَدِينَةٍ خَرِبَةٍ قَدْ جَلَا أَهْلُهَا عَنْهَا وَ أَفْنَاهُمُ الطَّاعُونُ فَنَزَلُوا بِهَا فَلَمَّا حَطُّوا رِحَالَهُمْ وَ اطْمَأَنُّوا بِهَا قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مُوتُوا جَمِيعاً فَمَاتُوا مِنْ سَاعَتِهِمْ وَ صَارُوا رَمِيماً عِظَاماً تَلُوحُ وَ كَانُوا عَلَى طَرِيقِ الْمَارَّةِ فَكَنَسَتْهُمُ الْمَارَّةُ فَنَحَّوْهُمْ وَ جَمَعُوهُمْ فِي مَوْضِعٍ So, they travelled in the countryside for as long as Allah -azwj so Desired.
Then they passed by a city which was in ruins and its inhabitants had all left, being destroyed by the plague. So, they encamped there, and settled their belongings being reassured by it. Allah -azwj Said to them: “All of you die!” They all died at that instant and became decayed. The passers-by passed by and collected their ashes (remains) and gathered them in one place.
فَمَرَّ بِهِمْ نَبِيٌّ مِنْ أَنْبِيَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ يُقَالُ لَهُ حِزْقِيلُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى تِلْكَ الْعِظَامَ بَكَى وَ اسْتَعْبَرَ وَ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ لَوْ شِئْتَ لَأَحْيَيْتَهُمُ السَّاعَةَ كَمَا أَمَتَّهُمْ فَعَمَرُوا بِلَادَكَ وَ وَلَدُوا عِبَادَكَ وَ عَبَدُوكَ مَعَ مَنْ يَعْبُدُكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ Then a Prophet -as from the Prophets -as of the Children of Israel passed by them, whose -as name was Hizkeel -as .
So, when he -as saw those bones, he -as wept and reflected upon it and said: ‘O Lord -azwj ! If You -azwj so Wish, You -azwj can Revive them instantly, just as You -azwj Caused them to die, so they would then inhabit Your -azwj Country, and bear Your -azwj servants who would worship You -azwj along with those from Your -azwj creatures who worship You -azwj ’.
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