Twice in one day I came across the Covenant of the Ark - first, in Chapter 2 (Surah al-Baqarah), verse 248 of the Qur'an:
"And (further) their Prophet said to them: "A sign of his authority is that there shall come to you the Ark of the Covenant, with (an assurance) therein, of security from your Lord. And the relics left by the family of Moses, and the family of Aaron, carried by angel. And this is a Symbol for you if ye indeed have faith."
Second, during the documentary of the "Ark of the Covenant" shown on th History Channel.
The Ark of the Covenant is basically described as a chest made of acacia wood, covered and lined in pure gold. It was supposed to contain the Ten Commandments of Allah, as well as the relics of Moses and Aaron, peace be upon them. If you can remember, those guys were after this Ark in the movie "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark."
Suffice to say that the Ark was a powerful and holy chest. It was fought over for possession numerous times in the history of the Jews. You can read more here and here.
But the major lesson of the Ark in the Qur'an is that it was a symbol of Allah's power and mercy, as well as a sign of unity and strength of believers.
"And (further) their Prophet said to them: "A sign of his authority is that there shall come to you the Ark of the Covenant, with (an assurance) therein, of security from your Lord. And the relics left by the family of Moses, and the family of Aaron, carried by angel. And this is a Symbol for you if ye indeed have faith."
Second, during the documentary of the "Ark of the Covenant" shown on th History Channel.
The Ark of the Covenant is basically described as a chest made of acacia wood, covered and lined in pure gold. It was supposed to contain the Ten Commandments of Allah, as well as the relics of Moses and Aaron, peace be upon them. If you can remember, those guys were after this Ark in the movie "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark."
Suffice to say that the Ark was a powerful and holy chest. It was fought over for possession numerous times in the history of the Jews. You can read more here and here.
But the major lesson of the Ark in the Qur'an is that it was a symbol of Allah's power and mercy, as well as a sign of unity and strength of believers.
2 comments:
hmmm ... i am not sure dude that the reference made in the Qur'an and the notion popular today are the same thing. err ... i don't see the 10 commandments as we know it mentioned as we know it - ok, my cynicism is due to my studies about it :)
be careful ... hhahaa - next it will be the holy grail, the sudarium of oviedo, the holy prepuce, the crown of thorns etc - these are christian concepts/inventions perhaps?
wallahu'alam.
OK, let's take it with a pinch (or more) of salt!
But just wondering why Yusufali mentioned it in his version of the translation/interpretation of the Qur'an? If it's not the same ark, I've been misled...
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