Thursday 25 February 2021

O Muslims - 55

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful


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


41. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo othkuroo Allaha thikran katheeran


33:41. O you who believe! Remember Allah much and often.


Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 26th of February 2021.

Thursday 18 February 2021

O Muslims - 54

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful


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

9. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo othkuroo niAAmata Allahi AAalaykum ith jaatkum junoodun faarsalnaAAalayhim reehan wajunoodan lam tarawha wakana Allahu bima taAAmaloona baseeran


33:9. O you who believe! Remember Allah’s favour to you when there came against you armies against whom We sent a strong wind and armies that you saw not.2 And Allah does ever see what you do.


2. This Verse and the Verses following refer to one of the many armed confrontations the nascent Islamic State at Medina had to face the disbelievers of Makkah. Over 10 thousand Makkans and their allies had marched to Medina to finish the Muslims once for all. It took the vast army by surprise that the Medinians had dug a defensive trench which they could not cross. And during the month-long siege in the open outside this trench, the Makkan army had to face a strong wind that blew viciously against them and their things, forcing them ultimately to raise the siege and return home with a heavy loss of men and material. But the besieged believers too had to face many hardships, trials, and tribulations, which the Verses following reflect.


Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 19th of February 2021.

Thursday 11 February 2021

O Muslims - 53

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful


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

58. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo liyasta/thinkumu allatheena malakat aymanukum waallatheena lam yablughoo alhuluma minkum thalatha marratin min qabli salati alfajri waheena tadaAAoona thiyabakum mina alththaheerati wamin baAAdi salati alAAisha-i thalathu AAawratin lakum laysa AAalaykum wala AAalayhim junahun baAAdahunna tawwafoona AAalaykum baAAdukum AAala baAAdin kathalika yubayyinu Allahu lakumu al-ayati waAllahu AAaleemun hakeemun


24:58. O you who believe! Let those whom your right hands possess (slaves/servants) and those of you who have not attained puberty ask permission of you three times: before the Morning Prayer, whenever you take off your clothes (for rest) at noon, and after the Evening Prayer. These are three times of privacy for you. No restriction on you or them at other times. Some of you have to be around others. Thus, does Allah make clear to you the Verses, and Allah is Knowledgeable, Wise.


Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 12th of February 2021.

Friday 5 February 2021

O Muslims - 52

 

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 tadkhuloo buyootan ghayra buyootikum hatta tasta/nisoo watusallimoo AAala ahliha thalikum khayrun lakum laAAallakum tathakkaroona


24:27. O you who believe! Do not enter houses other than yours until you have asked permission and greeted their inmates. It is good for you that way to remain mindful of good conduct.


Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 5th of February 2021.