زوال معاشرہ کےاخلاقی و سیاسی اسباب:سورۃ البقرۃ کا خصوصی مطالعہ

The Moral and Political Causes of the Decline of Society: A Foxed Study of Surah Al-Baqarah

Abstract

After the creation of the universe, Allah Almighty granted human beings a special status among His creations in this world. He did not instill individuality in human nature but rather commanded them to depend on one another and resolve their affairs collectively. He instructed them to live together, guided by mutual relationships, traditions, values, and laws, thus forming what is known as a society. For living within a society, the best laws and principles are required, ensuring that the preferences, rights, and systems of life of everyone are managed in the best possible way. These societal laws and principles were detailed by Allah Almighty in His Book, along with the accounts of various nations of the Prophets. If these nations adhered to these societal principles, their societies continued to progress. However, as these nations began to violate these principles, they steadily declined. Allah Almighty has elaborated on the causes of their downfall in detail, and one clear example is Surah Al-Baqarah, in which Allah discusses the society of the Israelites, the reasons for their prosperity, and the causes of their decline.

These societal issues include the educational, political, and economic problems of the Bani-Israel, and based on these, the causes of both the rise and fall of their nation are explained in detail. The present paper discusses the reasons for the political and moral decline of nations, in light of Surah Al-Baqarah.