O Muslims - 29

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Extract from QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART I:

8. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo koonoo qawwameena lillahi shuhadaa bialqisti wala yajrimannakum shanaanu qawmin AAala alla taAAdiloo iAAdiloo huwa aqrabu lilttaqwa waittaqoo Allaha inna Allaha khabeerun bima taAAmaloona

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5:8. O you who believe! Be firm as just witnesses for Allah. And let not enmity and hatred for people induce you to commit the crime of being unjust. Be just! It is conducive to piety. And fear Allah! Indeed, Allah is aware of what you do.

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Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 28^th August 2020.

O Muslims - 28

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Extract from QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART I:

6. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo itha qumtum ila alssalati faighsiloo wujoohakum waaydiyakum ila almarafiqi waimsahoo biruoosikum waarjulakum ila alkaAAbayni wa-in kuntum junuban faittahharoo wa-in kuntum marda aw AAala safarin aw jaa ahadun minkum mina algha-iti aw lamastumu alnnisaa falam tajidoo maan fatayammamoo saAAeedan tayyiban faimsahoo biwujoohikum waaydeekum minhu ma yureedu Allahu liyajAAala AAalaykum min harajin walakin yureedu liyutahhirakum waliyutimma niAAmatahu AAalaykum laAAallakum tashkuroona

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5:6. O you who believe! When you get up for prayer, wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows – and wipe your heads – and your feet up to the ankles.⁷ And if you are unclean, then cleanse yourselves. And if you are ill or on a journey or any of you has come from the privy, or you have had sexual contacts with women, and you find no water, simulate washing then with clean earth, and wipe your faces and your hands therewith. Allah does not want to place you in difficulty, but He wants to keep you clean and to complete His Favour upon you, so that you may be grateful.

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7. This is the divine order for ablution (wudu) before a salah. As may be seen from the divine wording, the order is for ablution before every salah. But Muslims here in the Indian subcontinent are in the habit of considering a wudu made for one salah as valid for another, coming hours later, during which interval they may attend to worldly work or engage in gossip with friends. This is one of many instances wherein today's Muslims go blatantly against specific divine instructions. No wonder then that they are devoid of Allah's Favour upon them. Please see the next Verse also in this context. The Muslims of today are breaking their covenant with Allah when they disobey the instructions.

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Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 21^st of August 2020.

 

 

 

 

O Muslims - 27

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Extract from QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART I:

2. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tuhilloo shaAAa-ira Allahi wala alshshahra alharama wala alhadya wala alqala-ida wala ammeena albayta alharama yabtaghoona fadlan min rabbihim waridwanan wa-itha halaltum faistadoo wala yajrimannakum shanaanu qawmin an saddookum AAani almasjidi alharami an taAAtadoo wataAAawanoo AAala albirri waalttaqwa wala taAAawanoo AAala al-ithmi waalAAudwani waittaqoo Allaha inna Allaha shadeedu alAAiqabi

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5:2. O you who believe! Treat not irreverently the rites sanctified by Allah; nor the sacred month, nor the offerings, nor the garlands, and nor those going/coming to the Sacred House seeking the Favour and Pleasure of their Lord. And when you are free from the obligations of the pilgrimage, then hunt. And let not hatred of a people, because of their stopping you from going to the Sacred Place of Worship,³ lead you to transgression. And co-operate with one another in goodness/righteousness and piety, and do not co-operate with one another in sin and transgression, and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is severe in giving punishment.

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3. The reference here is to an event that occurred before the fall of Makkah to the Muslim forces. The Prophet (peace be upon him), with some of his companions, had come out from Medina for visiting the Kaabah, and the Makkans had then prevented the Prophet's party. But the divine statement here has a general import. It is applicable to all situations, wherein human tendency is for persons to commit transgression in dealings with those who had done some wrong to the former, earlier.

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Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 14^th of August 2020.

 

O Muslims - 26

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Adapted from QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART I:

1. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo awfoo bialAAuqoodi ohillat lakum baheematu al-anAAami illa ma yutla AAalaykum ghayra muhillee alssaydi waantum hurumun inna Allaha yahkumu ma yureedu

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5:1. O you who believe! Fulfill the obligations. Permitted to you are the quadruped cattle except what is mentioned to you¹, provided the prohibition against hunting is not violated while you are in the state of Ihram². Indeed, Allah orders what He pleases.

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1. The prohibited things are mentioned in Verse 5:3.

2. I.e. while performing rites of pilgrimage, during which hunting is prohibited.

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Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 7^th of August 2020.