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.
Friday, the 27th
of November 2020.
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.
Friday, the
20th of November 2020.
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.
Friday, the
13th of November 2020.
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.
Friday, the 6th of
November 2020.
In the Name of
Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
Extract from QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART I:
106. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo shahadatu baynikum itha hadara ahadakumu almawtu heena alwasiyyati ithnani thawa AAadlin minkum aw akharani min ghayrikum in antum darabtum fee al-ardi faasabatkum museebatu almawti tahbisoonahuma min baAAdi alssalati fayuqsimani biAllahi ini irtabtum la nashtaree bihi thamanan walaw kana tha qurba wala naktumu shahadata Allahi inna ithan lamina al-athimeena
5:106. O you who
believe! When death approaches any of you, call to witness among you, at the
time of making the will, two just persons from among you, or two from among
others than you, if you are travelling in the land and death befalls you. Detain
the two after the prayer, then, if you are in doubt, they shall both swear by
Allah, "We will not sell it for a price – and even though it is for a
relative – and we will not hide the testimony. By Allah, then, certainly, we
should be among the sinners."
This Verse makes it obligatory for all Muslims to
make a duly witnessed Will, before one’s death. As is customary with many other
Qur’aanic edicts, this one too is rarely – if at all – followed! No wonder then
that Allah Almighty has withdrawn His Hand of Mercy from them.
Friday, the 30th of October 2020.
In the Name of
Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
Extract from QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART I:
105. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo AAalaykum anfusakum la yadurrukum man dalla itha ihtadaytum ila Allahi marjiAAukum jameeAAan fayunabbi-okum bima kuntum taAAmaloona
5:105. O you who
believe! You are responsible for your own selves. He who errs cannot hurt you
when you are on the right path.43 To Allah you all are to return when He will inform you of what you did.
43. Muslims would not be in the doldrums,
they are in today, had they unshakeable faith in the divine statement of this
Verse.
Friday,
the 23rd of October 2020.
In the Name of
Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
Extract from QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir PART I:
101. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tas-aloo AAan ashyaa in tubda lakum tasu/kum wa-in tas-aloo AAanha heena yunazzalu alqur-anu tubda lakum AAafa Allahu AAanha waAllahu ghafoorun haleemun
5:101. O you who
believe! Do not put questions about things, which, if clarified to you, may
cause difficulties for you. And if you put questions about them when the
Qur’aan is being revealed, they may be clarified to you. Allah has absolved you
of any obligation thereon.40 And Allah is Forgiving, Kind.
40. This Verse makes it clear that in
matters in which the Qur'aan is silent, mankind has freedom of action.
Friday,
the 16th of October 2020.
