Transliteration:( Awa 'ajibtum an jaaa'akum zikrum mir Rabbikum 'alaa rajulim minkum liyunzirakum; wazkurooo iz ja'alakum khulafaaa'a mim ba'di qawmi noohinw wa zaadakum filkhalqi bastatan fazkurooo aalaaa'al laahi la'allakum tuflihoon )
165. From this we learn that knowledge of History is also good to have, provided it is authentic, and its purpose is to take lessons from the lives of the previous people. Also, to ponder and reflect on the Bounties of Allah Almighty is an act of worship and means of deriving admonition.
166. Allah Almighty had granted them a kingdom and a strong physique. Thus, the huge King Shaddad ibn Aad was born from them. A small-sized person among them was Sixty feet tall and a big-sized person was a hundred feet tall. They were all very strong and powerful. Their heads were as big as a tent and their eyes were like the nests of the birds.
167. From this, we learn that to remember the Bounties of Allah Almighty at all times is an act of worship. Holding Meelad Shareef is included in it as in it the blessed events of the are being Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم discussed, and the blessed birth of the Holy Prophet is the greatest Bounty of Allah Almighty.
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The tafsir of Surah Al-A’raf verse 69 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah A’raf ayat 65 which provides the complete commentary from verse 65 through 69.
(7:69) Do you wonder that an exhortation should come to you from your Lord through a man from amongst yourselves that he may warn you? And do call to mind when He made you successors after the people of Noah and amply increased you in stature. Remember then the wondrous bounties[52] of Allah, that you may prosper.’
52. The word ala’ used in the above verse stands for bounties, wondrous works of nature, and praiseworthy qualities. The purpose of the verse is to impress upon man to gratefully, recognize the favours God has lavished upon him, bearing in mind that God also has the Power to take them away.
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