Ayah 23-24- A Challenge

Innalhamda lillahee, nahmaduhu wa nasta'eenuhu wa nastaghfiruhu, wa na'oodhu billaahi min shuroori anfusinaa wa min sayyiaati a'maalinaa. Mainyah dihillaahu falaa mudillilahu, wa mainyudlil falaa haadiya lah. 

"Alhumdulillah. Indeed, all praise is due to Allah. We praise Him and seek His Help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from evils and our wrong doings. He whom Allah guides, no one can misguide; and he whom He misguides, no one can guide." 

(Ibn Mas'ud and Ibn 'Abbas in Muslim, Abu Dawud, an-Nasai and others) 

Wa ashhadu anlaa ilaaha illalaahu, wahdahu laashareeka lahu, wa ash hadu anna muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasooluh.

"I bear witness that there is no god except Allah- alone without any partners. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His 'abd (servant) and Messenger."

Allahumma salli 'alaa muhammadinwa 'alaa aali muhammadinwa 'alaa aali muhammadin kamaa sallayta 'alaa aali ibraaheema innaka hameedumajeed. Allahumma baarik 'alaa muhammadinwa 'alaa aali muhammadin kamaa baarakta 'alaa aali ibraaheema wa 'alaa aali ibraheema innaka hameedum majeed.

"O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and the followers of Muhammad, just as You sent prayers upon Ibraheem and upon the followers of Ibraheem. Verily you are full of praise and majesty. O Allaah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, just as You sent blessings upon Ibraheem and upon the family of Ibraheem. Verily, You are full of praise and majesty." ( Al-Bukhari with Al-Fath)

And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah , if you should be truthful.





But if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers

Guidance for man from Quran on two basic principles:
1. Tauheed(Oneness of Allah SWT)
2. Risalaah (prophethood)

•  The two preceding verses 21-22 affirm Allah's Oneness while these two affirm prophethood.
• The preceeding verses mention things no one else can do except Allah So no one is worthy of worship except ALLAH ALONE
• These verses refer to a kind of speech that can Only come from Allah alone.  The word of Allah CANNOT be matched with any man nor can anyone can produce it
• an all time challenge that can never be defeated even if they call their supporters and have international conference except that the abode for such men is hellfire
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Practicle Implications:
 Listen to This
NAK SURAH 2 AYAH 22
 NAK SURAH 2 AYAH 23-25

.Closing Du'a

Subhaana rabbika rabbil'izzati 'ammaa yasifoon. Wasalaamul 'alal mursaleen. Walhamdu lillaahi rabbil 'aalameen.

"Glory be to your Lord, the Lord of Might above what they describe. And peace be upon those sent. And praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds." (Surah As-Saffat 37:180-182) 

Subhanakallahumma wa bihamdika, ash hadu anlaa ilaaha illa anta, astaghfiruka wa atoobu ilaik.

"How perfect You are O Allaah, and I praise You. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except You. I seek Your forgiveness and turn to You in repentance" 

(Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhee, Ibn Majah).

JAzakillahu Khairan for attendance May Allah SWT add Baraka and grant us consistency and May We overcome any obstacles Ameen

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Living the Quran- Proper Response

Al-Baqara (The Cow) - Chapter 2 : Verse 216 (partial)

"... It may be that you dislike something, though it is good for you. And it may be that you love something, though it is bad for you. And God knows, and you do not know."
There are four possible states in which the human being can live. A person is either receiving blessings (nima) or tribulations (bala) from God; or is either living in obedience (taa) or in disobedience (masiya). Each condition invites a response. What comes to a person in his or her life may help a person move closer to God when the response is right:

1. When God gives a person blessings, the response is gratitude in all of its manifestations. Gratitude is expressed first by performing what is obligatory then going beyond that by performing virtuous, recommended acts.

2. The response to tribulation is patience, as well as steadfastness and resolve. This is what God demands from people in times of trial - a beautiful patience.

3. As for obedience, one must recognize that obedience is a blessing from God. If a religious person starts to believe that he is better than other people - even if these "other" people are in the state of disobedience - he invites haughtiness.

4. When it comes to disobedience, the response is repentance to God (tawba), seeking His forgiveness, pardon, and mercy, feeling remorse for the past, and having the resolve never to sink into disobedience again.

Compiled From:
"Purification of The Heart" - Hamza Yusuf, pp. 69-71

Ayah 22- A review of verses linked together

Sahih International

[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him].

1. 2nd verse of this surah (al baqarah) provides answer to supplication made in Surah Al Fatiha,"Guide us on the straight path"
2. guidance man prayed for is i this book from beginning to end
3. then surah divided men in three groups {you can further look here}
4. then the present verses 21 & 22 addressing all three together: the message for which the Holy Quran has been revealed
5. asking men to give up worship of created beings and worship Allah Alone
6. this above verse recounts some other qualities of Allah with regard act of nurturing

• man's being has 2 dimensions, internal (anfus) external (afaq)-encompass all kinds of blessings upon man from Allah
• among cosmic blessing, 1st is earth as a bed
• not soft nor fluid like water which none can settle nor hard like stone or steel(difficult to harness) BUT has a middle between soft and hard for man to utilize it best for daily living
• Firash in  Arabic means bed or spread out does not imply that earth is not round-the onlooker always sees it flat so that an average man literate illiterate can understand
• 2nd bount Sky :ornamented beautiful ceiling
• 3rd water from sky
• 4th fruits with this water and to provide nourishment
• These bounties are only from Allah alone

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Ayah 21 - A Message to All Mankind

Sahih International

O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -

 

Tafseer 

Tafseer 

 This Ayah basically tells all three types of people mentioned in the previous surahs, the reason why the Holy Quran has been revealed to them. It is to give up worshiping other beings and worship Allah (swt) alone. It also explains that the Quran withholds such information and deep knowledge that make it so clear that Allah is the Only One God. Even a man using his common sense alone can witness that through the message of the Holy Quran. The word Rabb indicates that He is the only one who is worthy of worship. This knowledge is so easy to understand that even an iman looking upon this would be able to understand that Allah is the Creator and God is not a created being. This ayah addresses all groups of man. It indicates to the disbelievers to stop believing in created things and worship Allah alone, it tells the hypocrites to be sincere and truthful in their faith and it tells the Muslims to stop sinning and become closer to Allah (swt) and make their obedience towards him more sincere and perfect. 

Surah Baqarah Ayah 1-20 Mind Maps (summary)

 Surah Baqarah opens with the declaration that the Quran is beyond ALL doubt.

The first 20 ayaat describe the features of those who believe in the Quran and those who do not, as well as those who say they believe but they actually don't (hypocrites).

 

In ayah 1-5, The qualities of the Believers (Mu'minoon) are stated:

In ayah 6-7, we are introduced to those who reject faith, the disbelievers:

In ayah 8-20, the definition of a hypocrite and the features of the hypocrites are mentioned:

This is the summary of Surah Baqarah ayaat 1-20.
In sha Allah in the next post, I will summarize the various points of consideration relating to the three types of people. in sha Allah.

Waslaam
U.

A True Story About Salah- To Pray On Time or not

A moving and true story about salaat from a young sister and that can inspire all of us:

While on my way to Starbucks (my current location), I realized I hadn’t prayed dhuhr yet…it was about a quarter passed 3 and ‘asr would surely find me here 45 mins later. Through the cab ride, I kept wondering where I was gonna pray.

The thought of having to stop by one of many mosques in the city just to pray and then get another cab to continue to Starbucks or walk the remainding distance tired me itself; and I kept thinking of what to do…”Maybe I could go to Taj Mall, (across the street from the Starbucks) and find a prayer area (there tend to be designated prayer areas in the malls in the ME), but again, I didn’t want to do all that walking (yea, I have a thing with unnecessary walking). Then, as usual, I thought to myself, ugh, what the heck, just wait til you get home later and combine dhuhr with ‘asr…but THANK GOD before I could even make that decision, I remembered one of the articles I read on Suhaib Webb about people who just combine prayers (due to laziness), and I didn’t want to feel the guilt and face myself after the fact, so I made a decision that no matter what, I’d at least pray dhuhr while it was still in its time.

By the time I made the decision, I had arrived at the Starbucks, but still didn’t know where I was going to pray. I then realized how much I MISS to death the freedom in the U.S of praying literally anywhere and not feeling uncomfortable about it, nor being bothered. Numerous times I’ve prayed outside Panera Breads, Starbucks’, LaMadeleines’, and if anything, was completely respected in the space I chose to pray. I felt bummed that here I was in Jordan, and had to think so darn hard about where to pray, but I decided I’d pray in the big parking lot besides the Starbucks behind a big car where the guard of the parking lot wouldn’t see me. “Alright Shuruq, you got this, now just ask him for the qibla, and go pray behind a car,”. I approached the guard, he smiled and greeting me politely with a cigarette in his mouth, I asked him where the qibla was. “Al-gibla?” He asked a bit taken aback. “Aywa, al-gibla, li-salah.” Without responding, he simply got up, and went inside his “security booth” laid out a prayer rug for me, and said, “tafadhalee huna”.

I smiled, more to myself than to him, as I thought to myself regarding Allah, “I took a hesitant step towards You, while You responded Running, I love You.” I prayed a prayer with gratitude and the resolve to hopefully remember to always put Him first, by putting my prayers first. Allahumma thabbit aqdaamanaa 3laa deenik –Oh my Lord, make our feet firm upon Your way (religion-way of life), ameen.

Comment from Rafik Beekun:

A lesson to all those of us who delay prayer until the last minute or invent silly excuses to avoid prayer. Allah SWT says in the Qur’an, Surah Al Baqarah, ayat 252: Faothkuroonee athkurkum waoshkuroo lee wala takfurooni. “So remember me, and I shall remember you, and be grateful unto Me and deny Me not.”

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an tud khilani rabbil jannah(أنْ تُدْخِلَنَا رَبِّ الْجَنَّةْ )...

May Allah Grant me Jannah. I love this nasheed. I like the kids version above. I also put the Mishary afasy version below. Enjoy! :)

أن تدخلني ربي الجنة  ❊❊  هذا أقصى ما أتمنى 

وتهب لي الدرجات العليا  ❊❊  يا ذا المنة يارب

لاحول ولاقوة إلا بك  ❊❊  يا ذا القوة يا مولى

فأععنِ واصرف عني الجهل  ❊❊  يا ذا المنة يارب

وإذا مت إلهي اجعل لي  ❊❊  في قبري نوراً واغفرلي

واحشرني مع خير الرسل  ❊❊  يا ذا المنة يارب

يا لهنائي حين ألاقي  ❊❊  في الجنة صحبي ورفاقي 

فرحين بنعم الخلاق  ❊❊  يا ذا المنة يارب

أن تدخلني ربي الجنة  ❊❊  هذا أقصى ما أتمنى

وتهب لي الدرجات العليا  ❊❊  يا ذا المنة يارب

 

 

NOTES - Surah Al Fatiha

Virtues and distinctiveness of Surah Al Fatiha

1.       Quran Begins with it

2.       Salah begins with it

3.       1^st surah revealed in complete form

4.       Essence of Quran-the rest of Quran is elaboration of it

5.        

6.        

Various Names of this Surah

1.       Fatihatul Kitaab (opening of the Book)

2.       Umm al Quran (essence of Quran)

3.       Umm al kitab (essence of the book)

4.       Al Quran al Azeem (Glorious Quran)

5.       Al Hamd (the Praise)

6.       Surah Fatiha (The opening chapter)

7.       Al Kanz (The Treasure)

8.       Ashifa (the Healer)

9.       Noor (The Light)

10.   Dua (supplication)

11.   Munajaat (submission)

12.   Al kifaya (the sufficient)

Surah Fatiha defined for 2 reasons:

1.       Faith(imaan) and

2.        Virtuous deeds( al amal al salih)

Virtues of Bismillah:

1.       To eradicate the custom of Jahiliya (age of ignorance) the first verse was  “read in the name of your Rab”

2.       Famous commentator Al Suyuti says beside the Glorious Quran other divine books begin with bismillah; certain other scholars say Bismillahir Rehmanir Raheem is specific to Quran only therefore it can be said that the particular Bismillahir Rehmani Raheem is for the Holy Quran while other divine scripture begin in the name of God

3.       Nabi Al Mustafa Allah’s blessings be upon him used to recite BismikAllahumma but after this verse was revealed he adopted Bismillahir Rehmani Raheem

4.       Our Holy Quran again and again instructs to recite and begin with Bismillah , no work recives blessings of Allah unless it is begun in His name

5.       By beginning everything in Allah’s name, Islam has given to the whole of our life an orientation towards Allah, so we may renew our allegiance to Him

6.       Thus each word each act transform into worship

7.       How brief is the action which consumes neither time nor energy yet gain is immense

8.       A disbeliever eat and drinks just as Muslim does but in saying Bismillah as he begins to eat, the Muslim affirms that it was not in his power to obtain this morsel of food which has passed through innumerable stages from sowing of the seed to the reaping of the grain corn , and which has during this process required the labors of the wind, the rain, the sun, of the heavens and of the earth and of a thousand men and that is Allah alone who has granted 

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Day 20- Ayah 20

Shakir

The lightning almost takes away their sight; whenever it shines on them they walk in it, and when it becomes dark to them they stand still; and if Allah had pleased He would certainly have taken away their hearing and their sight; surely Allah has power over all things.

In these verses al-karimah Allah سبحانه وتعالى gives two examples for those hypocrites that pretend Islam and conceal kufr. Islam will not benefit them, since they do not believe in it. Rather they increase in their misguidance wandering around blindly, because misguidance is what runs in their blood and fills their hearts.

As for the first example (verse 17); it is a man who lights a very bright fire أَضَاءتْ مَا حَوْلَهُ "it lighted all around him", so it did not only light his place, but it lit what was around it, indicating its brightness. Yet, they did not benefit from this very bright light. Instead Allah ends it completely ذَهَبَ اللّهُ بِنُورِهِمْ "Allah took away their light". The light is weaker than the brightness. Allah سبحانه وتعالى says:

هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاء وَالْقَمَرَ نُورًا

"It is He Who made the sun a shining thing and the moon as a light" [Yunus, 10:5]

This means even its coals are extinguished. Not only its brightness went, but even its light. This extreme darkness enveloped them and they were left confused, wandering around blindly in the darkness (after the extreme brightness), that causes restlessness and confusion. It is an example of their lack of benefiting from Islam and their wandering blindly in kufr and misguidance. They are deaf, dumb and blind, despite the existence of their senses, yet they do not benefit from them, as they neglected them to leave the guidance and chose the clear misguidance.

Then Allah سبحانه وتعالى gives another example أَوْ كَصَيِّبٍ مِّنَ السَّمَاء "Or like a rainstorm from the sky" i.e. like strong rain falling from the sky. But instead of benefiting from it, they were blinded. It brought with it darkness, thunder and lightning from the intensity, such that they put their fingers, i.e. their fingertips - which is a metaphorical usage, by using the part to mean the whole - in their ears afraid that their hearing will go from the loudness of the thunder, and fearing for their life from the severity of the thunderclaps. They also fear the loss of their sight from the extreme brightness of the lightening. All of that is due to the terror of that falling rain that is darkness upon darkness. They go along in the brightness of the lightening, then they stop when it ceases, which incites in them confusion and restlessness. This example is also for the hypocrites' lack of benefiting from Islam, despite its greatness, so they persist in error and misguidance.

From daululoomtt.org:

The lightning almost takes away their sight; whenever it shines on them they walk in it, and when it becomes dark to them they stand still; and if Allah had pleased He would certainly have taken away their hearing and their sight; surely Allah has power over all things. (Surah Baqarah Verse 20)

It means that the fast and sudden attack of the lightning almost snatches away their sight. They are extremely frightened, however, finding themselves in the state of utter darkness, they had no choice except to benefit from the flashes of the lightning. Hence, whenever it strikes, they see the pathway and are able to walk a little. However, as soon as the flashes end, they are back in the same darkness again, and so, they remain standing still, fearful of walking ahead. In this state, Allah Has full power to take away their hearing through the loud rumbling of the thunder, and He also Has complete power to snatch away their sight through the piercing flashes of the lightning. These, He can do, whenever He wishes, for He Alone Has full control and power over everything and nothing is difficult for Him, nor is He incapable of doing anything. He however, grants them respite and allows them to benefit from the worldly life for a shortwhile.

The above similitude given is exactly the state of the hypocrites. They have confused themselves regarding Islam on account of the doubts they have entertained in their hearts. At times, they will confess having Imaan, and at times they will express Kufr. Whenever they see benefits in Islam like receiving charities, acquiring the spoils of war with the Muslims, being protected from the Muslims by showing that they are their brothers, they walked a little into Islam by confessing Islam. They are just like those who, having fallen in utter darkness, walk a little when they see the flash of the lightning. In the reverse, when they cannot gain any physical benefits in Islam, they remain firm upon kufr and disbelief. In this, they are similar to those who, in the absence of reaping benefit from the flashes of the lightning, remain standstill in darkness.

The abundant rainfall described in the similitude given in the above verse, is the beautiful religion of Islam which the hypocrites have received. Yet, they allowed themselves to be caught in the darkness of doubts and kufr (disbelief). (Just as rainfall gives life to the dead earth, so too Islam gives life to the dead hearts).
The thunder and lightning described in the similitude which strikes fear in the hearts of the people, are the warnings and threats given in the Holy Quran regarding the punishments of Allah and the fire of Hell.
On account of the hypocrisy of the hypocrites, if Allah had so wished, He could have destroyed them, yet, He granted them respite in this world for a short time.

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[Parables in the Quran] Day 19 - Ayah 19

Sahih International

Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers.

 

  TAFSEER  

This Ayah is yet another parable given by Allah (swt) which describes how those hypocrites are that sometimes know the truth and doubt it at other times. When they suffer from doubt, confusion and disbelief, it's like the rain when it comes down during the darkness. This darkness refers to doubts, disbelief and hypocrisy. The term Thunder giver refers to the shocks that attack their hearts with fear. The hypocrites are usually full of anxiety and fear. The lighting is in reference to the light of the true faith that is sometimes felt in the hearts of the hypocrites. Their cautiousness doesn't benefit them because they are bound by Allah's will and decision. This verse explains the example for the hypocrites that pretend Islam and they conceal their actual belief. Islam doesn't benefit them since they don't truly believe in it. But instead they continue and increase in their misguidance moving around blindly. 

the "rainstorm from the sky" which is strong rain falling from the sky. But they do not benefit from the sky fall, rather they bring with it darkness, thunder and lighting, which are elements of destruction. These elements come with such intensity, such that they put their fingers or fingertips which is an metaphorical phrase given by using the part to mean the whole - in their ears afraid that their hearing will go form the loudness of the thunder and fearing for their life from the severity of the thunder sounds. They also fear the loss of their sight from the extreme brightness of the lightning. All this is due to the the terror and horrific falling of the rain that is darkness on top of darkness. They go in the brightness of the lightning but step away when it stops which puts them in the state of confusion. This ayah is the example showing the hypocrites lack of benefiting Islam despite it's greatness and they continue in the path of error. 

~H.T.A~

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Surah Baqarah: Ayah 19-20 commentary