O Muslims - 59

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

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

70. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo ittaqoo Allaha waqooloo qawlan sadeedan

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33:70. O you who believe! Fear Allah and speak in appropriate and straight (unambiguous and to the point) words.

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Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 26^th of March 2021.

O Muslims - 23

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

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

135. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo koonoo qawwameena bialqisti shuhadaa lillahi walaw AAala anfusikum awi alwalidayni waal-aqrabeena in yakun ghaniyyan aw faqeeran faAllahu awla bihima fala tattabiAAoo alhawa an taAAdiloo wa-in talwoo aw tuAAridoo fa-inna Allaha kana bima taAAmaloona khabeeran

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4:135. O you who believe! Be witnesses for Allah, standing up firmly on justice, even though it may be against your own selves, parents, or relatives. Be they rich or be they poor, Allah is close to them both. So, follow not vain desires, lest you deviate. And if you swerve or turn away, then, indeed, Allah is aware of what you do.

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Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 17^th of July 2020.

Divine Mantra for Salvation

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

Excerpts from Chapter 2 of QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir, discussing divine advice given to Adam while being banished from Paradise to this earth:

38. We said, “Down you go all from this place! Then whenever Guidance comes to you from Me, all those who follow My Guidance shall have no fear, nor shall they grieve.”

39. “And those who suppress the Truth, and belie Our Verses/signs, those will be dwellers of the Fire, therein to remain, forever! ³⁷”

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37. And this - the divine message contained in these two Verses 38 and 39 - is what is vitally important and necessary for us now to know and always remember. This is the divine mantra for the ultimate salvation of any individual among mankind. The individual ought to remember that it is only the purely divine - and not any other - guidance that will get him/her the salvation. The individual also ought to remember that if he/she suppresses or in any way whatsoever belies the truth behind any piece of the divine guidance, he/she would certainly be doomed!

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Grant us the wisdom to take heed of Your Advice, Allah!

Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 3^rd of February, 2017