Prophet Daniel is one of Allah’s Prophets. He is not mentioned in the Qur’an, but we can read of him in the Hadeeth and the Islamic tradition. We can find His full story in the Tawrat.
Nabucodonosor teve mais um sonho, que Daniel também interpretou. Muitos anos haviam se passado desde o primeiro sonho, quando ele ainda se afirmava como rei. Este segundo sonho ocorreu quando seus grandes projetos já haviam sido realizados e seu poder estava no auge. A Babilônia era o império mais poderoso da Terra, mas nenhum poder pode se comparar ao poder e autoridade de Allah.
So, this was the king’s dream: “The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth. Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.” – Daniel 4:10-12. This great beautiful tree of the dream would be cut down with the order of a heavenly being and its fruits would be scattered, the birds and animals that took shelter in it were chased away and its trunk and roots left in the earth tied with iron and bronze chains : “I saw in the visions of my head as I lay in bed, and behold, a watcher, a holy one, came down from heaven. He proclaimed aloud and said thus: ‘Chop down the tree and lop off its branches, strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it and the birds from its branches. But leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, amid the tender grass of the field. Let him be wet with the dew of heaven. Let his portion of it be with the beasts in the grass of the earth.” – Daniel 4:13-15.
The king, recognizing that the blessing of Allah was upon Daniel, asked him again to interpret the dream. And the prophet, now more experienced, received the revelation of the dream, which shocked him, but he told the king everything: “The tree you saw, […] it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong . Your greatness has grown and reaches to heaven, and your dominion to the ends of the earth. And because the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and bronze, in the tender grass of the field, and let him be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven periods of time pass over him,’ this is the interpretation, O king: It is a That you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will. And as it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be confirmed for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules. Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may be a lengthening of your prosperity.” – Daniel 4:20-27.
Por causa de sua arrogância, Nabucodonosor seria expulso do meio dos homens e faria sua morada com os animais do campo, ele comeria com os bois da erva da terra, até que se passassem sete tempos (sete anos), e ele reconhecesse que Allah tem domínio sobre o reino dos homens e o dá a quem Ele quiser. Durante esse período, o reino seria preservado e o rei poderia recuperá-lo se mudasse de coração. O profeta Daniel aconselhou-o a arrepender-se humildemente de seus pecados para que talvez Allah tivesse misericórdia dele e prolongasse sua prosperidade (versículo 27).
Doze meses depois, porém, enquanto caminhava pelo palácio se gabando da grande Babilônia que havia construído, Allah executou a sentença anunciada no sonho, e Nabucodonosor começou a se comportar como um animal selvagem. Depois de sete anos, ele voltou ao seu entendimento e foi restabelecido no reino da Babilônia, como Daniel havia dito, e reconheceu o poder e autoridade de Allah como governante do universo (versículos 36-37).
- A importância de adorar a Allah, e não ídolos.
- Allah está no controle e a importância da submissão à Sua vontade.
- Allah fala conosco através de sonhos.