يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَأُنْثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ [FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]{13**[/FONT]
[SIZE=-1][Shakir 49:13] O you men! surely We have created you of a male and a female, and made you tribes and families that you may know each other; surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the one among you most careful (of his duty); surely Allah is Knowing, Aware.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][Pickthal 49:13] O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][Yusufali 49:13] O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).
a) The mode of address to to all mankind: In the present world this can be described as different countries and within countries different tribes;
b) The universal truth that all people irrespective of their colour, creed, faith, nationality, location, etc have been created in a universal procedure
that is, from a Male and from a female. So this is commonality between all of them. In a sense, this means that everyone, one way or the other
is related to each other because their Father (Adam) and their mother (Eve) is the same;
c) The purpose of its creation in different nations and tribe is ONLY THAT YOU MAY RECOGNIZE EACH OTHER, this is Pakistani, this is
American, this is British etc. etc. etc. Nothing else.. so this is the sole purpose of diversification;
d) At the same time, it has been emphasized that being in different nations and tribes does not fetch you any special status
except for the one who is Muttaqi (God Fearing, one who fulfills Allah's commandments.)
e) And remember that Allah is Aleem (Knower) and Khabeer(Informed) what your actions about achieving Taqwa or otherwise
are?
This verse is applicable to all mankind inclusively those who believe. And few verses before this verse, Allah informed
that "Believers are Brothers", means that there common bond is "THE BELIEF" not the lineage or tribe connection.
I really do not know what the Speaker in video was getting or conveying through this verse. If his motive was
to project, tolerance, intra dialogue concept, then perhaps he may have chosen some other verse(s).
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