Friday 27 November 2020

O Muslims - 42

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful


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

27. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la takhoonoo Allaha waalrrasoola watakhoonoo amanatikum waantum taAAlamoona


8:27. O you who believe! Betray not Allah and the Messenger, nor betray your trusts, knowingly.


Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 27th of November 2020.

Thursday 19 November 2020

O Muslims - 41

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful


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

24. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo istajeeboo lillahi walilrrasooli itha daAAakum lima yuhyeekum waiAAlamoo anna Allaha yahoolu bayna almar-i waqalbihi waannahu ilayhi tuhsharoona


8:24. O you who believe! Respond to Allah and His Messenger when he calls you to that for which Allah gives you life.15 And know that Allah intervenes between man and his mind16 and that to Him you shall be gathered.


15. The Islamic outlook is that human life on earth is not the be-all and end-all of existence. This is only a testing ground for a better and higher life. Allah and His Messenger call us to the code of conduct in this life necessary for passing the test. And that code of conduct is laid down in the Qur’aan.

16. In other words, Allah Almighty tells us that He knows all the secrets of our minds.


Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 20th of November 2020.

Friday 13 November 2020

O Muslims - 40

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful


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

20. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo ateeAAoo Allaha warasoolahu wala tawallaw AAanhu waantum tasmaAAoona


8:20. O you who believe! Obey Allah and His Messenger and turn not away while listening to him.


This Verse obviously refers to people physically listening to the Messenger while he was alive in this world. As for those living now when the Messenger is no longer living in this world, refer blog post Obeying the Messenger.

 

Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 13th of November 2020.

Thursday 5 November 2020

O Muslims - 39

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

O Muslims – 39

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

15. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo itha laqeetumu allatheena kafaroo zahfan fala tuwalloohumu al-adbara


8:15. O you who believe! When you meet the suppressors of the Truth in war, turn not your backs to them.


Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 6th of November 2020.