Prophet Yaqub (Jacob) - Jacob's Request
Prophet Yaqub (Jacob) - Jacob's Request
Jacob's Request - from the People of the Book
Jacob then asked his uncle Laban to let him go and visit his family. His uncle said to him: "I have been blessed because of you; ask for whatever money you need." Jacob said: "Give me each spotted and speckled goat born this year and each black lamb."
But at Laban's command his sons removed their father's goats that were striped, spotted or speckled, and the black lambs, lest others should be born with those traits. They walked for three days with their father's goats and sheep while Jacob tended the remaining flock.
The People of the Book said that Jacob took fresh rods of poplar, almond and plane. He peeled streaks in them and cast them into the water troughs for the goats to look at. The young inside their abdomens were terrified and moved and they were born striped, spotted, or speckled. When the sheep were breeding, he set their faces towards the black sheep in Laban's flock and put the rods among them. Their lambs were born black. This was considered an example of supernatural powers, a miracle. Jacob had many goats, sheep, beast and slaves. His uncle and his sons faces changed as if they (the sheep and goats) had been stolen from them.
Jacob Accused of Taking Idols
Allah the Almighty inspired Jacob to return to the country of his father and people, and He promised to stand by him. Jacob told his family that, and they responded and obeyed him. Jacob did not tell Laban of his plans, however, and left without bidding farewell.
Upon leaving, Rachel stole her father's idols. After Jacob and his people had fled for his country, Laban and his people followed them. When Laban met with Jacob, he blamed him for leaving him without his knowledge. He would have liked to know so that he could have made them leave with celebration and joy, with drums and songs, and so that he could have bidden his daughters and sons farewell. And why had they taken his idols with them?
Jacob had no knowledge of his idols, so he denied that he had taken them from him. Then Laban entered the tents of his daughters and slaves to search, but he found nothing, for Rachel had put the idols in the camel saddle under her. She did not get up, apologizing that she had her menses. Thus, he could not perceive what they had done.
Then they sat on a hill called Galeed and made a covenant there. Jacob would not ill-treat Laban's daughters nor marry others. Neither Laban nor Jacob would pass the hill into the other's country. They cooked food and their people ate with them. Each bade the other farewell as they departed, each returning to his own country.
Jacob then asked his uncle Laban to let him go and visit his family. His uncle said to him: "I have been blessed because of you; ask for whatever money you need." Jacob said: "Give me each spotted and speckled goat born this year and each black lamb."
But at Laban's command his sons removed their father's goats that were striped, spotted or speckled, and the black lambs, lest others should be born with those traits. They walked for three days with their father's goats and sheep while Jacob tended the remaining flock.
The People of the Book said that Jacob took fresh rods of poplar, almond and plane. He peeled streaks in them and cast them into the water troughs for the goats to look at. The young inside their abdomens were terrified and moved and they were born striped, spotted, or speckled. When the sheep were breeding, he set their faces towards the black sheep in Laban's flock and put the rods among them. Their lambs were born black. This was considered an example of supernatural powers, a miracle. Jacob had many goats, sheep, beast and slaves. His uncle and his sons faces changed as if they (the sheep and goats) had been stolen from them.
Jacob Accused of Taking Idols
Allah the Almighty inspired Jacob to return to the country of his father and people, and He promised to stand by him. Jacob told his family that, and they responded and obeyed him. Jacob did not tell Laban of his plans, however, and left without bidding farewell.
Upon leaving, Rachel stole her father's idols. After Jacob and his people had fled for his country, Laban and his people followed them. When Laban met with Jacob, he blamed him for leaving him without his knowledge. He would have liked to know so that he could have made them leave with celebration and joy, with drums and songs, and so that he could have bidden his daughters and sons farewell. And why had they taken his idols with them?
Jacob had no knowledge of his idols, so he denied that he had taken them from him. Then Laban entered the tents of his daughters and slaves to search, but he found nothing, for Rachel had put the idols in the camel saddle under her. She did not get up, apologizing that she had her menses. Thus, he could not perceive what they had done.
Then they sat on a hill called Galeed and made a covenant there. Jacob would not ill-treat Laban's daughters nor marry others. Neither Laban nor Jacob would pass the hill into the other's country. They cooked food and their people ate with them. Each bade the other farewell as they departed, each returning to his own country.
Konular
- Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) - Joseph's Plan
- Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) - Jacob's Request to Find Joseph
- Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) - Jacob Learns About Joseph
- Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) - Epilogue
- Prophet Lut (Lot) - Description of the People of Sodom
- Prophet Lut (Lot) - Angels Come to Meet Lot
- Prophet Lut (Lot) - The Mob at Lot's House
- Prophet Lut (Lot) - The Angels Meet Abraham
- Prophet Lut (Lot) - Condensed Version of Lot's Story
- Prophet Shuaib (Shuaib) - Shuaib's Message
- Prophet Shuaib (Shuaib) - The Disbelievers' Destruction
- Prophet Shuaib (Shuaib) - Shuaib's Story - Condensed Version
- Dhul-Kifl (Dhul-Kifl) - Is he a Prophet?
- Prophet Ayoub (Job) - Job's Family History
- Prophet Ayoub (Job) - Iblis's Jealousy of Job
- Prophet Ayoub (Job) - Iblis Destroys Job's Children
- Prophet Ayoub (Job) - Job's Life - Summary
- Prophet Ayoub (Job) - Job's Health is Restored
- Ar-Rass (The People of Ar-Rass) - Qur'anic Verses Describing Ar-Rass
- Antioch (The People of Antioch) - The Prophets' Message
- Prophet Yunus (Jonah) - Description of Jonah's People
- Prophet Yunus (Jonah) - The Storm at Sea
- Prophet Yunus (Jonah) - The Whale Swallows Jonah
- Prophet Yunus (Jonah) - Allah Forgives Jonah
- Prophet Musa (Moses) - The Story of Moses 1
- Prophet Musa (Moses) - The Story of Moses 2
- Prophet Musa (Moses) - The Story of Moses 3
- Prophet Musa (Moses) - The Story of Moses 4
- Prophet Musa (Moses) - The Situation after Moses is Proven Right 1
- Prophet Musa (Moses) - The Situation after Moses is Proven Right 2
Konular
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- Aisha Stacey
- Abraham invites his father Azar (Terah or Terakh in the Bible) and nation to the Truth revealed to him from his Lord.
- An introduction to the person of Abraham and the lofty position he holds in Judaism
- Christianity
- and Islam alike.
- Abraham destroys the idols of his people in order to prove to them the futility of their worship.
- Abraham’s dispute with a king
- and the command of God to migrate to Canaan.
- Some accounts of Abraham’s journey to Egypt
- the birth of Ishmael