SURAH ASH SHUARAA

الشعراء سورة

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Ruku No 1:• Extreme anguish, anxiety and grief of the Holy Prophet over the Makkan disbelievers' ways of

deviation, moral degradation, obduracy and opposition to his message of reform.

• Do we have this characteristic as a Daee, well wisher of others?

• Allah do not want forced Iman.

• Allah’s sign in vegetation(Botany) ---- Abundance and harmony

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Ruku No 2:• Background of Musa(AS)’s requests to Allah(SWT) and their acceptance.

• Method of Dawa ---- Introduction of Allah(SWT) through questions and answers, avoid direct and

verbal attacks, concentration on the purpose even when opposition is aggressive.

• Using diplomacy and wisdom in reply of Pharaoh's canniness.

• Trying consultation by Pharaoh when arguments became unanswerable

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Ruku No 3:• Fear of loss of authority ---- Fear of Pharaoh and his courtier.

• Delay tactics of Pharaoh.

• Comparison of Magicians and Musa(AS) character.

• Pharaoh’s act of crimping magician with reward of money and status.

• Change in characters of magicians after accepting Islam --- Courage of Faith

• What do we do at time of trials? Courage, announcement of faith or flattery/toadyism

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Ruku No 4:• Departure of Israelites from Egypt ---- Drowning of Pharaoh and his army.

• Ayah 62 --- Supplication for guidance.

• Lessons to learn from Pharaoh's story ---- Obdurate people like Pharaoh & his followers did not

believed even though clear sign came to them ------ Truth will prevail & Falsehood will be vanished.

  ن� ي� ن� ي� ي� ي ي ن�� ي ي ن� ي� ي�� ن�

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Ruku No 5:• Story of Ibrahim(AS) --- Method of questioning --- rationalistic reasoning

• Talking with “I” & “me”, so that people can place themselves in such perspective & don't feel enraged.

• Four attributes of Allah(SWT) according to which we have to submit to Him only ---- Creator, Provider

of Guidance, Sustainer, Healer.

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• Supplication --- Ayah 83,84 and 85 ---- Wisdom, knowledge, right understanding and power of

judgment --- Company of Righteous people

• م�� ي� ن� ي �� ي� ي� ن� ---- Sound heart , sincerity, when love of Allah is over love of everything.

• Lessons in Ibrahim(AS)’s story ---- Jihad with Shirk, steadfastness in trials --- Allah’s reward for Him

--- His offspring became religious leaders and guide --- Durood Ibrahim

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Ruku No 6:• Story of Nuh(AS) ---- fear Allah and obey Him and His messenger.

• The poor people, ordinary workmen & youth who enjoyed no position in society embrace Islam first.

• Nobility of a person depends upon deeds and moral qualities and not on family and status.

• Supplication ---- Ayah 117 and 118

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Ruku No 7:• Story of People of Ad, Hud(AS) ---- fear Allah and obey Him and His messenger.

• Extravagant and luxurious architecture ---- make them grand, beautiful and strong, expending

wealth, mental and physical abilities in a manner as if one is going to live for ever ---- seeking of

comfort and pleasure of only the worldly life.

• Depravation as Human being ---- Tyrannical oppressions, no mercy in hearts, injustice

• Similar attitude of so called modern world --- Inconsideration of Allah’s torment, do not want any

change in morals and dealings (way of life)

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Ruku No 8:• Story of people of Thamud --- Saleh(AS) ---fear Allah and obey Him and His messenger.

• The ways of the perverted people: the poor among them do not have proper shelters, and the

wealthy members not only have sufficient fine dwellings but over and above those they raise

monuments for ostentation and display.

• Cultural, moral and political Reform -- Do not follow the biddings of those that go to excesses , fear

Allah and obey Him alone.

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Ruku No 9: The City which was Turned Upside

Down

• People of Lut --- Repellency from this act --- Hate the crime not the criminal

• Un natural and destruction of humanity.

• Supplication ---- Ayah 169 --- Supplication for protection of our generation from this loathsome act ,

protection from the evil effects of the such immoral acts, protection from consequence of living in

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Ruku No 10:• People of Aykah --- Madyan ---- Shuaib (AS)

• Weighing with imbalance = corruption on land

• Story of seven nations ---- Message was same but their termination was same too.

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Ruku No 11:• Warn your nearest relatives.

• An important principle of Dawa ---- Politeness and kindness to believers and warn the

disbelievers that you take no responsibility for their actions.

• Satan descend on every forgerer steeped in sin ---- Allegation of being a sorcerer

• Allegation of being a poet ---- Characteristics of poets --- Imagination, contradiction and lack of

character, falsehood, exaggeration, false accusations, undue praise , vanity

• Every art or learning which makes one oblivious of Allah and Hereafter in contemptible.