What were Parchments of Musa -as ?
What were Parchments of Musa -as ?’ قَالَ كَانَتْ عِبَراً كُلُّهَا عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالْمَوْتِ لِمَ يَفْرَحُ وَ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالنَّارِ لِمَ يَضْحَكُ وَ لِمَنْ يَرَى الدُّنْيَا وَ تَقَلُّبَهَا بِأَهْلِهَا لِمَ يَطْمَئِنُّ إِلَيْهَا وَ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالْقَدَرِ لِمَ يَنْصَبُ وَ لِمَنْ أَيْقَنَ بِالْحِسَابِ لِمَ لَا يَعْمَلُ He -saww said: ‘All of it were lessons – “I -azwj am Surprised at the one certain of the death why he rejoices, and at the one who is certain of the Hellfire why he laughs, and at the one who sees the world and its turning with its people why they are reassured to it, and at the one who is certain of the Pre-determination why he is accusative, and at the one who is certain of the Reckoning whey he does not work!” قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ فِي أَيْدِينَا مِمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْكَ مِمَّا كَانَ فِي صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ مُوسَى I said, ‘O Rasool-Allah -saww !
Is there in our hands, from what Allah -azwj the Exalted has Revealed upon you -saww , from what was in Parchments of Ibrahim -as and Musa -as ?’ قَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ اقْرَأْ قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ تَزَكَّى. وَ ذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى. بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَياةَ الدُّنْيا. وَ الْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَ أَبْقى. إِنَّ هذا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولى. صُحُفِ إِبْراهِيمَ وَ مُوسى He -saww said: ‘O Abu Zarr -ra !
Read: He has succeeded, the one who purifies himself [87:14] And does Zikr of a Name of his Lord, so he sends Salawat [87:15] But, you are preferring the life of the world [87:16] And the Hereafter is better and more lasting [87:17] Surely this is in the former Parchments [87:18] The Parchments of Ibrahim and Musa [87:19] ’.
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