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Lesson #6 Ayahs 21-25
November 16, 2013
Recap
• Covered the characteristics of hypocrites• The importance of examples in the Qu’ran• Thunderstorm example to explain the state of the
hypocrites• Housekeeping: Books; emails; root words; class time
change
Surah Fatihah Activity and Reading without Translation
Ayah 21
Ayah 21
• Yaaa’yuha: Applies to all of humanity; this is harf nida, which gives the meaning of exclamation
• Naas: All of the human beings; even if you don’t believe in it, the Qu’ran is still being addressed to them
Ayah 21
• Ibaada: to worship; to show humility• 1. Specific worship: the rituals of worship; ex. Zakaat, salah;
performing them according to the way Allah SWT has prescribed (not according to our own self-invented ways)
• 2. General worship; any action that leads us closer to Allah SWT; any permissible action to please Allah SWT (everything that Allah likes and approves of )• Statements (words)• Actions
Ayah 21
• 3 Things to Remember:
• Matloob: Allah should be your source of needs (we need Allah)
• Maqsood: To do everything to please Allah SWT
• Mahbub: Allah SWT should be the one you love the most
• I didn’t create the jinns and humans except to worship Me
Ayah 21
• Khalq: Bringing something into existence; making something from some matter that already exists
• We were nothing before, and Allah SWT brought us into existence and we weren’t known
• The fact that He created us is a favour upon us. • We have no hand in creation
Ayah 21
• La’allakum: Gives 3 meanings:• 1. gives the meaning of hope• 2. conveys the meaning/reason behind
something• 3. the expected results of an action
Verse 21
• WHAT DO WE LEARN?
• Importance of gaining knowledge
• It says to worship Allah; but how would we know how to worship, what to worship? By gaining knowledge
Verse 21
• Tatta’qun: understood in 2 ways:• 1. So that you develop taqwa, while you are in the dunya• 2. So that you can save yourselves from punishment in the
Hereafter
• Several benefits of Taqwa:• 1. Allah sends His special help to those who fear Him• 2. Forgiveness in Paradise• 3. Whoever has taqwa, Allah will make a way out for Him
• Taqwa and ibaadah are connected
Verse 22
Verse 22
• Ja’ala: He created the Earth for our benefit; Allah also created the heavens and earth, therefore, He doesn’t just own us, He owns everything.
• The creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than creation of humanity
Ayah 22
• Feeraashan: To pave, spread, lay out something; that which has been made smooth
• Allah SWT has made the earth open and spacious for us; He has made the earth a bed for you, therefore, its comfortable and a source of sukoon.
• Additionally, He has made the earth suitable and habitable, in that all of our needs are kept in the earth.
Ayah 22
• Binaa’an: the ceiling above our head; we have constructed above you the 7 heavens; the ceiling is raised up without pillars.
• Allah sends the water from the sky as a provision
• Ath’thamaarat: The product of a process; applies to everything we eat; Its not just fruits. Plural form to show variety
• Rizq: anything that provides sustenance;
Ayah 22
• An Daadan: someone who shares; peers; but this word has a negative connotation• Almost gives the meaning of a rival• Don’t set up any rivals with Him in 1. worship and
2. attributes
What do we learn?
• The mercy and love of Allah SWT• Alhamdulillah our earth is soft and fertile; its not made
from plastic• The sky protects us because it acts as a canopy from
meteors and other debris coming down• Allah is the only One that causes rain to come down • Water is a source of life for us • Instead of water coming down, it would just float on the
land, or became still water, life would become very difficult
Ayah 23
Ayah 23
• Raib – such a doubt that makes you restless; such a doubt that is clarified
• Nazzalna: to send something down one part after the other; doubt about the origins and authenticity of the Qu’ran; if you have doubt, then create a surah similar to the Qu’ran (the shaddah indicates gradual)
Ayah 23
• Abd: the Prophet SAW is called a servant to prove that he was human; Also, being the servant of Allah is an honor; Allah SWT mentions His worshipper• Should I not be a grateful servant? This is why his
way should be followed in ibaadah
Ayah 23
• Hamza taa yaa: it should be similar to the Qu’ran in its eloquence, grammar and its knowledge; if the Prophet SAW produced the Qu’ran then that means anyone could produce it; but no one can do this, and has never done this successfully
Ayah 23
• Bring your witnesses (other than Allah) to help you with this project of creating another Qu’ran
• Whoever you call is going to be inferior to Allah SWT anyway, so how will you compare with Allah’s word
• The witness of truth was the poet, or a linguist of that time (experts in their leaders); witness in ancient Arabic is an expert
• If you can’t fear Allah SWT, then at least fear the fire
Ayah 24
Ayah 24
• Faa aain laam – action• But if you are not able to produce a surah, and by the way, you will never
be able to then…• People attempted to invent the Qu’ran in the past but they failed
miserably• Then fear the fire
• Waw qaaf daal – used for fuel; something that you use to keep the fire burning;
• The fuel of hell fire is humans and stones; the people will actually produce more fire
• Aain daal daal – to prepare something in a way that it can be counted; fully prepared;
Ayah 24
• Fuel: our bodies are made up of calcium, phosphorous and fats; these are all fuels
• Hijaarah: Black sulphur; it’s a stone which burns easily and produces a lot of smoke too
Ayah 24 – Lessons
• Description of hell-fire as a warning • If you have any doubts in your heart then strive
to remove them• Hell-fire is present right now; its already burning• The stones; this refers to the idols that people
used to worship• Believing in the Prophet SAW is essential
because it differentiates between iman and kufr.
Ayah 25
Ayah 25
• Bashara: give good news; also the same word used for human skin; such good news whose effect is seen on the face
• There are different ways that people get excited and shows up on your skin;
Ayah 25
• 2 conditions of amal swalih (an action that is good; a good deed is that action which is right and proper):• 1. done for the sake of Allah expect
appreciation only from Allah• 2. should be according to the Qu’ran and
sunnah. So you have to learn how to do good deeds; a person should gain knowledge before action and speaking
Ayah 25
• Jannah: lit. garden and to hide something; such an orchard in which the ground cant be seen; every bit is covered with vegetation and foliage; permanent beauty; multiple gardens
Ayah 25
• Nahr – literally to carve; a river carves through; underneath it rivers flow• 1. underneath the trees, it will flow• 2. flow under the command of the people of
Jannah
Ayah 25
• They will find the food very familiar; it will be similar in appearance but not in taste; this similarity is only outward
• Shabhi- the food will resemble each other only in appearance
• Tahr – clean from both physical impurities and spiritual impurities; even when you’re at a nice resort but the person you’re with is rude, you don’t enjoy that place
• People wont smell bad or have bad breath in this world
Ayah 25
• Khalid – when something remains in its state unchanged; live happily ever after; the Jannah will never be worn out; there will be no signs of aging
• Death will die; there will be only life
Lessons
• A person should remain between fear and hope (both Jannah and Naar are mentioned)
• If we want to have fun here, then there will be eternal regret and suffer
• The pain of discipline vs. the pain of regret:• YOU decide!
Reflections