Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera – Qur’anic Reflections Be True Believers and Be Elevated
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The Prophet sallua is viewed as a powerful verse in Islam, as it has a significant meaning for spiritual well-being. The importance of understanding the Quran for spiritual well-being is highlighted, as well as the historical significance of Islam's actions and origins. The success of Islam in modern times, including the rise of Islam in various countries and the loss of human beings due to the pandemic, is also discussed. Vis backwards is also emphasized, as it is used to increase confidence in Islam.
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Salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato. And Ramadan Mubarak to
everybody.
We start with a verse from the Quran that we're going to discuss
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for the colonial of him. This is a verse from Saudi Arabia, Iran
which is chapter three of the Quran it's verse number 139. So
this verse we need to understand the backdrop of this verse. Of
course for us today, it has a certain meaning it will have a
certain reaction from us and it does something for us. However,
when this verse was revealed at the beginning of Islam, that is,
there was no Islamic State in place at that time this was in
this was in the very early days. And the Arabs at that time that
early Muslims they lived in abject poverty. The basic foods that had
extreme poverty and destitution they their foods was basically
just a bit of dates. Some flesh of camels and barley bread didn't
even have wheat in those days. Also their dress was made, of
course material, the houses were made of mud and all they had bear
tents essentially, in the cold they would really really suffer.
However,
Allah subhanaw taala speaks about that miserable state of this
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This is in the early days and Allah says in surah, Al Anfal,
verse 26. And remember, when you were few and were reckoned weak in
the land, and we're afraid that men may even kidnap you.
That was the situation then Allah subhanaw taala assisted you he
gave you refuge he assisted you with his with his help. And he
then sustained you and gave you provisions of the most excellent
things so that you can thank Allah subhana wa Tada. So Allah subhanaw
taala speaks about the early days. Now in contrast to this group of
people in the Arabian Peninsula, they were basically surrounded by
the superpowers and these high civilizations of extreme luxury,
affluence and pomp. And the Romans, these were talking about
the Romans and the Persians, right, they were in contrast to
these Arab tribes here in Arabia, the Romans and the Persians, they
were at the highest level, they had symbols of sophistication and
refinement, flourishing culture, civilization, between them, they
pretty much ruled much of the world and the authority was
massive, they had authority over the sustenance
over the control much of the Earth's natural resources as well.
And generally, whoever controls that they they remain dominant,
much of the world was under the influence. So based on all of
this, you know, in the backdrop of all of this, can you imagine,
Allah subhanho wa taala, saying, to the small group of, among the
Arabs, a small group of Muslims, who don't even have support of the
rest of the Arabs at that time, do not become weak against your
enemies, Nobody said you will be superior. If you are true
believers, what will Atlona in control mean?
Now that is amazing. Allah challenges them essentially that
you need to challenge take on the superpowers
and you can't be weak about this. So the challenge is put for the
Muslims to take a challenge against both the creation of
Makkah, who were the enemies at that time, and the Persian and the
Roman Empires. Now, how do they do that? So look at how the Quran
strengthens the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam in the believers,
Allah subhanho wa Taala brings some historical anecdotes, this is
really interesting. So so the use of is revealed and the beginning
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last verses of Surah Surah, to use of towards right at the end verses
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when the messengers gave up hope. So this is the translation of
these verses, listen carefully, when the messengers gave up hope
and thought that they were denied by the people, then they came to
them our help, and whoever We willed, was rescued and our
punishment cannot be worded off from the wrongdoers. Indeed, in
their stories, there is a lesson for men of understanding the Quran
is not some forged statement. But the confirmation of Allah's books,
which were before it, confirmation of that which is before it, which
means that other books before it, and a detailed explanation of
everything, and a guide and mercy for the believing people that gave
a huge amount of strength to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam and the believers also around the same time or just after
that around the same time sort of process is revealed. And
subhanAllah the discussion there is again about about justice,
overcoming oppression and the end of injustice. So there we've got
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these are the verses of the manifest Book, We recite to you
some of the news of Musa and Pharaoh in truth for people who
believe Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into
sects into different groups, or pressing a group among them by
killing their sons and sparing their daughters. He was one of the
oppressors. And we wanted to do a favor to those who are weak in the
land, and to make them the rulers and the inheritors, and to
establish them in the land. We let Pharaoh and Herman and their host
receive from them, that which they feared.
So that shows a small group of oppressed people suffering an
injustice suddenly over, able to overcome within within within some
years. So both of these,
both of these sets of verses, gave a huge amount of huge amount of
courage and boldness to the believers who are such a small
group of people in between these great empires. And if you look at
it from the conditions around this little nascent fledgling
community, right did not have a chance. I mean, it'd be
unthinkable to be honest, that a handful of, you know,
underresourced, resourceless oppressed Muslims would be able to
emerge as this formidable community and take on these two
superpowers. I mean, even the most insightful person would find that
difficult to believe at that time, right. However, the Quran assured
the country and boosted the morale of the Muslims and infused them
with an amazing spirit. And they boldly took on the super powers.
And the Quran then speaks the Quran assist them in this regard.
He speaks about the hollowness of the Empire's how they don't have
much substance. So that's why Allah subhanho wa Taala says in
this verse in Surah, Tomonaga Cohen it's a really, it's a really
telling verse. Allah says, What either at home Dorjee Buka just go
home when he does smartly Kohli him no Moshe Musa in the year
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And when you look at them, their bodies please you like you're
impressed
By the way, they are the way they hold themselves the way they strut
around with all of their authority and with everything behind them.
So when you look at them, their bodies please you and when they
speak, you listen to their words. However, they just blocks of wood
propped up. Allah subhanaw taala signifies them, designates them as
just wood that's propped up that you can easily put down. So taking
pride in this new faith that these small group of Arabs had been
given mashallah they, they marched on, and they did not become
overawed, though there was every reason for them to become
overwrought and coward by the Romans and the Persians. They
destroyed they ended up destroying the superpowers of the day you
must have heard of those stories, the battles of Persia and the
battles with the with the with the Romans, the whole world was struck
by their bravery, and their commitment to Islam. They're
committed to Islam, because they are simple people. Right? They did
not get distracted by the pomp and the ground. And really, that's
amazing. That's why a lot of people have a lot of people
remember these people as the saviors from all the injustice
that had been created by these two empires.
That their main focus was to tell people to invite them to invite
people to focus on one god for monotheism, not to worship other
human beings but to why worship Allah subhanaw taala alone. So
mashallah, from the very narrow, subjugated confines in the middle
of Arabia, they managed to take on the whole world and today you see
that it's reached everywhere. They, they recognize that the
contemporary emperors and rulers and cause Rosen and Caesars they
were parading themselves, you know, they were basically puppets,
they, they they had raised their skyscrapers of those days. And but
the problem is that they had lost all of their essential faith and
moral values, though. One group was mentioned as fire worshippers,
the other one was a Christian, but they'd lost much of the moral
ethics that had been preached by ESA at least, for example. That's
why the Quran then instructs the Muslims in their own civilization,
the Quran gives them a brand new civilization, right, refreshes
their civilizations, embolden them emboldened them in spirits them.
And this new mosque message gives them this amazing confidence, a
sense of pride, self knowledge, higher ideals, and a purpose in
life. And subhanAllah. Within a few years, they they take on much
of the world. And empire building was never what has never been one
of their concerns. So
they were more focused on the fact that humanity has been lost in
darkness. We just too. We just we just there's a lot of people today
as well, they don't like the rigors of faith. They don't like
the strictures, so they want to just be free souls as such. At the
end of the day, I mean, that kind of a life when you want to be
free. So like that is that you end up in the early times of the
morning after the after the clubs and pubs having to vomit in a
gutter. I mean, that's kind of the end of a lot of people.
Subhanallah I'm not saying that's every that's just an anecdotal
idea. Today Subhanallah we have so many Muslims, so many Muslim
countries that represent the Muslims, you know, in that in the
UN and many other places, you know, there's so many flags of
this that are everywhere, and SubhanAllah. But the problem is
that we lag behind in I mean, I hate to keep saying this, but we
lag behind in, in science and technology manufacture and so on.
There's a whole lethargy, inaction, disunity, non observance
of the Sharia or non understanding of that it's just pomp, it's just
pomp and glory, those who have the money, that's what they're doing.
The others are just about surviving. May Allah subhanho wa
Taala make it easy. Allah says that he knew what it doesn't know
what antimalarial ona income, meaning do not be weak, Nobody
said you will be superior if you are true believers. Now I know I'm
speaking about it from a macro level. But that example of the
Muslim community if that can happen to a small community like
that, that then takes on the world then even small groups of people,
small individuals, you know, you may be suffering in a place, but
in sha Allah, if you stick to your ideals, and sticking to ideals
does not just mean doing salaat and fasting, there's a lot more
there's a behavioral aspect of it. There's an interaction aspect of
it. There's a perspective aspect of Islam, Islam needs to be
understood fully and wholly. And that's what's gonna benefit us
insha Allah, Allah subhanaw taala gave them a special intelligence
and SubhanAllah 313 People in the battle about the way we're able
to, we're able to overcome
And subhanAllah That's why Allah subhanho wa Taala the Prophet
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was so concerned during the Battle of
brother because they were outnumbered completely. And he
said that Oh ALLAH if you let this handful of people, handful of
believers rather perish today that no one will worship you until the
last day. It was a critical moment but Allah subhanaw taala gave them
victory. That's why what we need to do is we need to
really take pride in our Islam and learn more about it make it ours,
then it starts working for us. When you're on the side, it
doesn't you know, you don't get the benefit of it. When you're
just nominally a Muslim when you're just saying okay, I adhere
to it, you really need to get into it then you see it work for you.
And it's amazing when you when you get that feeling, it supports you
emotionally, spiritually in every in every aspect. That's why Allah
subhanho wa Taala sin sort of Mohammed verse seven, right to
finish off. Allah says, in terms of Allah, he and circum with a bit
academical. If you help Allah, Allah will help you and make your
feet firm. Helping Allah means you do that which He has told us to
do, and you assist in what He has commanded us to do. May Allah
subhanaw taala strengthen us in our individual capacities in our
communities, in our families, our communities, and in terms of the
whole global Ummah as well, and we the whole global almost thoughts
from each one of us. So let us strengthen ourselves. May Allah
give us the Tofik on this day of Ramadan as you read that one and
you'll hamdulillahi rabbil Alameen Allah bless our Ramadan's and keep
us in your doors, and may Allah subhanaw taala bless you all, as
salam aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.
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to live, you know, to listen to lectures, but you need to have
this more sustained study as well as aka la harem salaam aleikum wa
rahmatullah wa barakato.