Topic: Hoopoe
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وَتَفَقَّدَ ٱلطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِىَ لَآ أَرَى ٱلْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَآئِبِينَ
کئی ادومی بادشاہوں کا نام ہُدَدْ تھا۔ جس کو عرب لوگ اپنے لہجہ کے لحاظ سے ہُدْہُدْکہتے تھے۔ یہ نام بنو اسماعیل میں عام رائج تھا۔ حضرت سلیمان علیہ السلام کے دربار کے ایک سردار کا نام بھی ہدہد تھا۔ جب حضرت سلیمان علیہ السلام نے موآب کو جو ایک بڑا انجینئر تھا‘ اس کی سازش کی وجہ سے قتل کرایا تو یہ ہُدْہُدْبھاگ کر مصر چلا گیا کہ کہیں مجھے بھی نہ مار ڈالیں۔ پھر بعد میں معافی مانگ کر اور سفارشیں کراکے واپس آگیا (دیکھئے جیوش انسائیکلوپیڈیا) ممکن ہے کہ چونکہ یہ عام نام تھا بعض اور سرداروں کا بھی یہ نام ہو۔ اور چونکہ عربی میں ہُدْہُدْ ایک پرندے کا بھی نام
Tafaqqada (he reviewed) is derived from Faqada, i.e. he lost it, it was or became absent from him. Tafaqqada-hu means, he sought for or after it leisurely or repeatedly, it being absent from him, or he sought to obtain knowledge of it (Mufradat). Solomon seemed to have reviewed his army and Hud-hud, an important officer of the State, possibly a general, was absent at the important occasion.
Important Words:
تفقد (he reviewed) is derived from فقد. They say فقدہ i.e. he found it not; he lost it, it was or became absent from him. الفقدwhich is noun-infinitive, though often used as meaning being non-existent, properly signifies the thing’s being absent from the range of perception by sense so that its place is not known. تفقدہ means, he sought for or after it; or did so leisurely or repeatedly; or sought for or after it, it being absent from him, or he sought or sought leisurely or repeatedly to obtain knowledge of it, having known it before (Lane, Aqrab & Mufradat).
Commentary:
Contrary to popular belief based on fable and fiction "Hudhud" was not the name of a bird which Solomon employed as his message-bearer. This is clear from the following facts mentioned in the present and the next few verses.
(1) It is inconceivable that a great Divine Prophet and a mighty monarch like Solomon should have been so angry with a little bird as to be prepared to inflict severe punishment upon it or even to kill it if it did not give clear reason for its absence. Birds are not subject to the penalties of law (v. 22).
(2) The hoopoe or "Hudhud" is not a migratory bird. It cannot fly long distances. Solomon, therefore, could not have selected it for a journey to Sheba and back (v. 23).
(3) The bird also seems to be acquainted with the requirements of a State and with kings and thrones as is clear from the report he made to Solomon, viz. that the Queen of Sheba had been given all that was needed for carrying on the government of her country (v. 24).
(4) Surprisingly, the bird seems to be well-versed in knowledge about Divine Unity and the evils of associating gods with Allah (vv. 25, 26).
It quite clearly follows from these facts that "Hudhud" was not a bird but a man, even a very responsible officer of State who had been entrusted with an important political mission by Solomon to the Queen of Sheba. The practice of exchange of envoys seems to be quite popular in Solomon’s time. It is also a known fact that men are named after birds and animals. "Hudhud" appears to be a very popular name among Solomon’s people. The word seems to be the Arabicised form of Hadad, a Biblical name. It appears to have been the name of several Edomite kings who ruled immediately before the first Israelite king and who defeated Midian. One of the courtiers of Solomon was also named Hudhud. A son of Ishmael, too, bore this name. Similarly, an Edomite prince who fled to Egypt for fear of Jacob’s massacre was known by this name (1 Kings 11:14). The name appeared to be so popular and is so frequently used in the Old Testament that when mentioned without a qualifying word it means, "a man of the Edomite family" (Jew. Enc.). According to Muntaha al-Arab "Hudhud" was the name of the father of Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba.
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کئی ادومی بادشاہوں کا نام ہُدَدْ تھا۔ جس کو عرب لوگ اپنے لہجہ کے لحاظ سے ہُدْہُدْکہتے تھے۔ یہ نام بنو اسماعیل میں عام رائج تھا۔ حضرت سلیمان علیہ السلام کے دربار کے ایک سردار کا نام بھی ہدہد تھا۔ جب حضرت سلیمان علیہ السلام نے موآب کو جو ایک بڑا انجینئر تھا‘ اس کی سازش کی وجہ سے قتل کرایا تو یہ ہُدْہُدْبھاگ کر مصر چلا گیا کہ کہیں مجھے بھی نہ مار ڈالیں۔ پھر بعد میں معافی مانگ کر اور سفارشیں کراکے واپس آگیا (دیکھئے جیوش انسائیکلوپیڈیا) ممکن ہے کہ چونکہ یہ عام نام تھا بعض اور سرداروں کا بھی یہ نام ہو۔ اور چونکہ عربی میں ہُدْہُدْ ایک پرندے کا بھی نام
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Important Words:
تفقد (he reviewed) is derived from فقد. They say فقدہ i.e. he found it not; he lost it, it was or became absent from him. الفقدwhich is noun-infinitive, though often used as meaning being non-existent, properly signifies the thing’s being absent from the range of perception by sense so that its place is not known. تفقدہ means, he sought for or after it; or did so leisurely or repeatedly; or sought for or after it, it being absent from him, or he sought or sought leisurely or repeatedly to obtain knowledge of it, having known it before (Lane, Aqrab & Mufradat).
Commentary:
Contrary to popular belief based on fable and fiction "Hudhud" was not the name of a bird which Solomon employed as his message-bearer. This is clear from the following facts mentioned in the present and the next few verses.
(1) It is inconceivable that a great Divine Prophet and a mighty monarch like Solomon should have been so angry with a little bird as to be prepared to inflict severe punishment upon it or even to kill it if it did not give clear reason for its absence. Birds are not subject to the penalties of law (v. 22).
(2) The hoopoe or "Hudhud" is not a migratory bird. It cannot fly long distances. Solomon, therefore, could not have selected it for a journey to Sheba and back (v. 23).
(3) The bird also seems to be acquainted with the requirements of a State and with kings and thrones as is clear from the report he made to Solomon, viz. that the Queen of Sheba had been given all that was needed for carrying on the government of her country (v. 24).
(4) Surprisingly, the bird seems to be well-versed in knowledge about Divine Unity and the evils of associating gods with Allah (vv. 25, 26).
It quite clearly follows from these facts that "Hudhud" was not a bird but a man, even a very responsible officer of State who had been entrusted with an important political mission by Solomon to the Queen of Sheba. The practice of exchange of envoys seems to be quite popular in Solomon’s time. It is also a known fact that men are named after birds and animals. "Hudhud" appears to be a very popular name among Solomon’s people. The word seems to be the Arabicised form of Hadad, a Biblical name. It appears to have been the name of several Edomite kings who ruled immediately before the first Israelite king and who defeated Midian. One of the courtiers of Solomon was also named Hudhud. A son of Ishmael, too, bore this name. Similarly, an Edomite prince who fled to Egypt for fear of Jacob’s massacre was known by this name (1 Kings 11:14). The name appeared to be so popular and is so frequently used in the Old Testament that when mentioned without a qualifying word it means, "a man of the Edomite family" (Jew. Enc.). According to Muntaha al-Arab "Hudhud" was the name of the father of Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba.
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Tafaqqada (he reviewed) is derived from Faqada, i.e. he lost it, it was or became absent from him. Tafaqqada-hu means, he sought for or after it leisurely or repeatedly, it being absent from him, or he sought to obtain knowledge of it (Mufradat). Solomon seemed to have reviewed his army and Hud-hud, an important officer of the State, possibly a general, was absent at the important occasion.
لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَا۟ذْبَحَنَّهُۥٓ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّى بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
عربی میں ذَبَحَ بمعنے قتل بھی آتا ہے۔ (تاج العروس)
Contrary to popular belief, based on fable and fiction, Hud-hud was not a bird employed by Solomon as his message-bearer since (a) it was inconsistent with Solomon’s dignity as a great monarch and a Divine Prophet to be so angry with a small bird as to be prepared to inflict severe punishment upon it or even to kill it. (b) Hud-hud seems to be well-acquainted with the rules and requirements of States and also well-versed in the knowledge about Divine Unity (vv. 25, 26) which birds are not. (c) Hud-hud, being not a migratory bird, cannot fly long distances and therefore could not have been selected for the journey to Sheba and back (v. 23). It follows from these facts that Hud-hud was not a bird but a man, even a very responsible officer of State or a general who had been entrusted with an important political mission by Solomon to the Queen of Sheba. The practice of exchange of envoys seems to have been quite popular in Solomon’s time. Moreover, it is a known fact that men are named after birds and anim
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عربی میں ذَبَحَ بمعنے قتل بھی آتا ہے۔ (تاج العروس)
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Contrary to popular belief, based on fable and fiction, Hud-hud was not a bird employed by Solomon as his message-bearer since (a) it was inconsistent with Solomon’s dignity as a great monarch and a Divine Prophet to be so angry with a small bird as to be prepared to inflict severe punishment upon it or even to kill it. (b) Hud-hud seems to be well-acquainted with the rules and requirements of States and also well-versed in the knowledge about Divine Unity (vv. 25, 26) which birds are not. (c) Hud-hud, being not a migratory bird, cannot fly long distances and therefore could not have been selected for the journey to Sheba and back (v. 23). It follows from these facts that Hud-hud was not a bird but a man, even a very responsible officer of State or a general who had been entrusted with an important political mission by Solomon to the Queen of Sheba. The practice of exchange of envoys seems to have been quite popular in Solomon’s time. Moreover, it is a known fact that men are named after birds and anim
فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍ يَقِينٍ
从这节经文看来 هُدْهُدْ (Hudhud, 胡德胡德) 被派出去进行一项重要的国家使命而且给素莱曼带来一件重要消息。沙巴 (Saba’) 可能和 «圣经» 中的示巴 (Sheba) 是一致的 («列王纪» 上, 章10)。这是也门的一个城市, 位于离开萨纳城(صَنْعَاء San‘a’) 大约三天的路程处, 是示巴 (Sheba) 女王的政府所在地。此外, 沙巴是卡特尼 (قَحْطَانِی, Qahtani) 部族中的一个著名的支族。
It appears from this verse that Hud-hud was sent on an important State mission and he brought for Solomon an important piece of news. Saba’ may be identified with Sheba of the Bible (1 Kings, ch. 10). It was a city in Yemen, situated at about three days’ journey from the city of San‘a’ and was the seat of Government of the Queen of Sheba. Moreover, Saba’ is a well-known branch of the Qahtani tribes.
Commentary:
It appears from this verse that "Hudhud" was sent on an important State mission and he brought for Solomon an important piece of news. A rising seemed to have taken place in that region and Solomon marched with his army to quell it and he sent "Hudhud" in advance to collect all necessary information with regard to the real state of affairs obtaining there.
Saba’ may be identified with Sheba of the Bible (1 Kings 10). It was a city in Yemen situated at about three days’ journey from the city of San‘a and was the seat of Government of the Queen of Sheba. Moreover, Saba’ is a well-known branch of the Qahtani tribes.
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从这节经文看来 هُدْهُدْ (Hudhud, 胡德胡德) 被派出去进行一项重要的国家使命而且给素莱曼带来一件重要消息。沙巴 (Saba’) 可能和 «圣经» 中的示巴 (Sheba) 是一致的 («列王纪» 上, 章10)。这是也门的一个城市, 位于离开萨纳城(صَنْعَاء San‘a’) 大约三天的路程处, 是示巴 (Sheba) 女王的政府所在地。此外, 沙巴是卡特尼 (قَحْطَانِی, Qahtani) 部族中的一个著名的支族。
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Commentary:
It appears from this verse that "Hudhud" was sent on an important State mission and he brought for Solomon an important piece of news. A rising seemed to have taken place in that region and Solomon marched with his army to quell it and he sent "Hudhud" in advance to collect all necessary information with regard to the real state of affairs obtaining there.
Saba’ may be identified with Sheba of the Bible (1 Kings 10). It was a city in Yemen situated at about three days’ journey from the city of San‘a and was the seat of Government of the Queen of Sheba. Moreover, Saba’ is a well-known branch of the Qahtani tribes.
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It appears from this verse that Hud-hud was sent on an important State mission and he brought for Solomon an important piece of news. Saba’ may be identified with Sheba of the Bible (1 Kings, ch. 10). It was a city in Yemen, situated at about three days’ journey from the city of San‘a’ and was the seat of Government of the Queen of Sheba. Moreover, Saba’ is a well-known branch of the Qahtani tribes.
إِنِّى وَجَدتُّ ٱمْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ
这节经文说明, 示巴女王统治着一个非常兴旺发达的民族。他们已经达到很高的文明程度, 而且她具有使她成为一个强大的君主所必需的一切东西 (条件)。
The verse shows that the Queen of Sheba ruled over a very prosperous people who had attained a very high degree of civilisation and that she possessed all those things which had made her a powerful monarch.
Commentary:
"Hudhud" proceeds to give detailed information about the place against which Solomon was marching. The words, "she has been given everything," show that the Queen of Sheba ruled over a very prosperous people who had attained a very high degree of civilization. She possessed all those things which had made her a powerful monarch.
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这节经文说明, 示巴女王统治着一个非常兴旺发达的民族。他们已经达到很高的文明程度, 而且她具有使她成为一个强大的君主所必需的一切东西 (条件)。
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Commentary:
"Hudhud" proceeds to give detailed information about the place against which Solomon was marching. The words, "she has been given everything," show that the Queen of Sheba ruled over a very prosperous people who had attained a very high degree of civilization. She possessed all those things which had made her a powerful monarch.
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The verse shows that the Queen of Sheba ruled over a very prosperous people who had attained a very high degree of civilisation and that she possessed all those things which had made her a powerful monarch.
وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ
8:49; 16:64; 35:9.
اس کے یہ معنے نہیں کہ شیطان لوگوں کو زبردستی ہدایت سے روکتا ہے۔ بلکہ جیسا کہ ہم کئی بار پہلے لکھ چکے ہیں شیطان کے معنے عربی زبان میں حق سے دور رہنے والے اور دور کرنے والے کے بھی ہیں اور اس جگہ یہی مراد ہے کہ حق سے دور رہنے والوں اور دور کرنے والے لوگوں نے ان کی نظر میں وہ خلاف شریعت اور خلاف عقل امور جن سے فطرت صحیحہ متنفّر ہوتی ہے اچھے کرکے دکھائے۔
8:49; 16:64; 35:9.
The Sabaeans worshipped the sun and the stars, a creed which in all likelihood had been imported into Yemen from Iraq with which the people of Yemen were in close contact by way of the sea and the Persian Gulf. The Sabaeans should not be confounded with Sabians who have been mentioned in 2:63; 5:70 and 22:18, and have been variously described as (1) a star- worshipping people living in Iraq; (2) a people believing in a Faith which was a sort of a patchwork of Judaism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism; (3) a people who lived near Mosul in Iraq and believed in the Unity of God, but possessed no known Shari‘ah, and (4) a people who lived round about Iraq and professed belief in all Divine Prophets.
8:49; 16:64; 35:9.
Commentary:
The Sabaeans worshipped the sun and the stars, a creed which in all likelihood had been imported into Yemen from Iraq with which the people of Yemen were in close contact by way of the sea and the Persian Gulf. The Sabaeans should not be confounded with Sabians who have been mentioned in 2:63, 5:70 & 22:18 and have been variously described as (1) a star-worshipping people living in Iraq; (2) a people believing in a faith which was a sort of patchwork of Judaism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism; (3) a people who lived near Mosul in Iraq and believed in the Unity of God but possessed no known shari‘ah and (4) a people who lived round about Iraq and professed beliefs in all Divine Prophets.
a
8:49; 16:64; 35:9.
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اس کے یہ معنے نہیں کہ شیطان لوگوں کو زبردستی ہدایت سے روکتا ہے۔ بلکہ جیسا کہ ہم کئی بار پہلے لکھ چکے ہیں شیطان کے معنے عربی زبان میں حق سے دور رہنے والے اور دور کرنے والے کے بھی ہیں اور اس جگہ یہی مراد ہے کہ حق سے دور رہنے والوں اور دور کرنے والے لوگوں نے ان کی نظر میں وہ خلاف شریعت اور خلاف عقل امور جن سے فطرت صحیحہ متنفّر ہوتی ہے اچھے کرکے دکھائے۔
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8:49; 16:64; 35:9.
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Commentary:
The Sabaeans worshipped the sun and the stars, a creed which in all likelihood had been imported into Yemen from Iraq with which the people of Yemen were in close contact by way of the sea and the Persian Gulf. The Sabaeans should not be confounded with Sabians who have been mentioned in 2:63, 5:70 & 22:18 and have been variously described as (1) a star-worshipping people living in Iraq; (2) a people believing in a faith which was a sort of patchwork of Judaism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism; (3) a people who lived near Mosul in Iraq and believed in the Unity of God but possessed no known shari‘ah and (4) a people who lived round about Iraq and professed beliefs in all Divine Prophets.
a
8:49; 16:64; 35:9.
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The Sabaeans worshipped the sun and the stars, a creed which in all likelihood had been imported into Yemen from Iraq with which the people of Yemen were in close contact by way of the sea and the Persian Gulf. The Sabaeans should not be confounded with Sabians who have been mentioned in 2:63; 5:70 and 22:18, and have been variously described as (1) a star- worshipping people living in Iraq; (2) a people believing in a Faith which was a sort of a patchwork of Judaism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism; (3) a people who lived near Mosul in Iraq and believed in the Unity of God, but possessed no known Shari‘ah, and (4) a people who lived round about Iraq and professed belief in all Divine Prophets.
أَلَّا يَسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى يُخْرِجُ ٱلْخَبْءَ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُخْفُونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ
2:78; 16:20; 64:5.
2:78; 16:20; 64:5.
2:78; 16:20; 64:5.
b
2:78; 16:20; 64:5.
a
2:78; 16:20; 64:5.
b
2:78; 16:20; 64:5.