Sunnat

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

I have come across سنت الله (Allah's Way) [Verse 33:38], and not سنت الرسول (the Prophet's way), in the Qur'aan.

But our religious leaders (those who call themselves Sunnis) insist on associating the Sunnat with the Qur'aan. By Sunnat, they mean سنت الرسول. They say that Islam is incomplete otherwise.

Is it so? Then why is this so important a thing not mentioned in the Qur'aan? The Qur'aan reiterates that it explains every necessary thing in detail (Verses 17:12, 16:89, 6:55, 41:3, 11:1, 17:89, ...).

Are the religious leaders then guilty of contradicting the divine Qur'aan?

 They cannot take shelter of the Qur'aanic direction و اطيع الرسول; for, that direction was for obeying the Messenger while he was living on this earth. Kindly see the blog post Obeying the Messenger in this context. 

 

Mohammad Shafi 

Friday, the 4th of June 2021.

 

FRIDAY SERMON: Way of Life

In the Name of  Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

In Verse 2:193, the Qur'aan urges believers to fight till corruption/persecution ends و يكون الدين لله. The part of the Verse which I have purposely left in Arabic could well be rendered as 'and the way of life becomes (free) for Allah'.

I have so rendered it because Allah Almighty has obviously given mankind the freedom of choice. Any human is free even to deny the very existence of Allah! He/she will not be punished on this earth just because of such denial so long as that person does not indulge in the persecution of or oppression to others. It is for Allah Almighty to deal with such a person, in the Hereafter!

Believers are urged to fight persecution/oppression and not the personal belief of any individual. Compulsion on anything, by itself,  is persecution!

Mohammad Shafi 

Friday, the 28th of May 2021

FRIDAY SERMONS: Reading the Qur'aan

In my childhood, I do not remember any elder urging me to understand what I read of the Qur'aan! It was the general belief then that it was enough for a child to learn how to read it. Understanding it was never stressed upon!

This reprehensible attitude prevails even now, although the Qur'aan asks أفلا يتدبرون القرآن Will they not, then, ponder over the Qur'aan?... [Verse 47:24]

The ugly fact of the matter is that the so-called Muslims generally have abandoned thein Qur'aan, and have thus abandoned the Protective Hand of Allah!

Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 21st of May 2021.

FRIDAY SERMONS: Are We Muslims, Really?

 FRIDAY SERMONS: Are We Muslims, Really?

The Qur'aan prescribes exact timings for the Dawn and Dusk prayers. The Dawn prayer time ends at Sunrise. 

But I have seen many of those who are very close to me that they make it a habit to get up and pray after the Sun rises!

They seemingly to be unaware of the statement, loud and clear, that they thus make that they do not believe the Qur'aan to be divine!!

Jared Akhtar, the self-proclaimed atheist, openly says it is not, but people who do not adhere to Qur'aanic edicts, knowingly, also thus proclaim their disbelief.

On this auspicious day of Eid, I appeal to all my dear and near one's - and to all Muslims - to adhere to Qur'aanic edicts, in letter and in spirit, in order to achieve real success that matters, 

Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 14th of May 2021.

Wordly Life

It is extremely uncertain. I have had a fairly long innings myself- I am 85 not out

 presently. But I have seen my own son, my own younger brother, my own younger sister, and many other younger persons die!

The thing that bothers me is that most human beings are bothered about this uncertain life only! They do not believe that therre is a permanent life in the  Hereafter. Allah Almighty has sent us here to this world only to check our eligibility for a permanent good life in the Hereafter. That should be our main concern; but, unfortunately it is not!

May Allah save us!

I am unable to send this FRIDAY SERMON in the usual manner as I am on a hospital bed as a Covid patient.  Please pray for me!I do pray for all.

Mohammad Shafi 

Friday, the 7th of May 2021.

O Muslims - 64

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

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

6. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo in jaakum fasiqun binaba-in fatabayyanoo an tuseeboo qawman bijahalatin fatusbihoo AAala ma faAAaltum nadimeena

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49:6. O you who believe! Should a profligate bring you news, examine it critically, lest you harm a people in ignorance, and then be sorry for what you did.

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Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 30^th of April 2021.

O Muslims - 63

 

In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful

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

2. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la tarfaAAoo aswatakum fawqa sawti alnnabiyyi wala tajharoo lahu bialqawli kajahri baAAdikum libaAAdin an tahbata aAAmalukum waantum la tashAAuroona

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49:2. O you who believe! Raise not your voices above the Prophet’s voice, nor speak loudly to him as you speak loudly to one another, lest your deeds become unwittingly worthless.

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The Prophet’s personal voice can no longer be heard now, but the content of that voice remains recorded in the Qur’aan! So, this Verse, in the circumstance, means that believers now ought not to suppress the Qur’aanic stipulations, nor should they act against these, either in letter or in spirit.

Mohammad Shafi

Friday, the 23^rd of April 2021.