Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera – Tafsir of the Whole Qur’an in 30 Hours (Commentary) Part 3
AI: Summary ©
AI: Transcript ©
him in a shape or any Raji maybe Smith, you rock man you Rafi
DeLuca Russophobic Bala Bala who Merida about me in whom Kalama
Allahu Allah I bow bottom dollar
Well, thank you thing. Are you seven Amalia Melba? Yuna Do you
want a year dinner who we row Hill kudos? What OSHA Allahumma quartet
and a Latina mean birdie him mean de magia tumoral by unit
mean the Magia to model by Yuna to other Kenny teta food I mean home
and mana well I mean home and CAFO
what I can tell foo farming home and mana well I mean home whom
CAFO Well, I will show a law whom I gotta tell you what I can a law
hire for I Luma UD
hamdulillah Hi Robin. I mean was salatu salam O Allah say you
didn't know sit in, or either early he or Savi or Baraka was
seldom at the Sleeman Kathira on laomi Deen. But
before we start today's part in today's Jews of the Quran, the
third Jews, I just want to mention a few few points number one, when
we did our first session, about Surah Fatiha, I was discussing the
relationship between the best Mullah the Bismillah with the
Fatiha and how some scholars consider the Bismillah to be a
verse of Surah Al Fatiha while others do not. But for some reason
that was the first day the first fast I kept saying Fatiha instead
of Bismillah. So I kept saying the fatty is a verse of the surah of
fattier. So, that's confused a few people. So I just want to clarify
that, that what it means is the relationship between the Bismillah
and certain Fatiha, and whether that's a verse of Surah Fatiha or
not.
Number two, just some suggestions to try to get the best out of
this. One of them is that if it's possible that you can keep a copy
of the most have the Quran or under translation if possible, so
that you can easily access things quickly, if possible, that will
make you know allow you to maybe make a few notes marks here and
there and be able to maybe put some reminders for something that
you want to check further. And a few other things that I want to
mention is I don't know if anybody is writing down thorough notes,
but if you are, then that would be really good to let us know. And
just any other feedback or any other recommendations, you can
feed that back to us Inshallah, through either my Twitter account
that's at Mufti a RM or you if you really have to, then you can email
us but it's better just to do it on the Twitter. And that way we
can Inshallah, understand how you guys are dealing with this and how
you're finding it in sha Allah. But now I'd be very interested to
know if anybody is taking detailed notes because that would be insha
Allah something very useful for us to know about.
Okay, so we are about to start the third use of the Quran and we will
be looking at inshallah the various different aspects here, I
just want to give you a quick overall, what to expect, it starts
off with, we're going to be treated by some very, very
valuable verses, I mean, all the values of verses of the Quran are
very valuable. But today, we're going to be treated by two
treasures. One is the AYATUL kursi, the verse of the throne.
And number two is the final verses of Surah Baqarah, which are also
considered to be a huge treasure, and extremely profound. So we're
going to be treated to those two verses, we're also going to be
treated to several different stories that highlight some very
important points, then eventually we'll do a round up of sort of
Rebekah because sort of the Bukhara will end and sort of
earlier Imran will begin and the several different themes here that
we'll be looking at just to give you an idea what to look out for,
number one, there's a lot of discussion about spending spending
in the path of Allah various examples provided for that, aside
from the stories, then the economic rules of Islam to do with
loans to do with riba usury, interest, business, and witnessing
such things, all of this is discussed in great detail in the
Surah. And then we have the discussion, or in this chapter
rather. And then of course, another great idea that we have
here is just by its mere size is the longest ayah in the Quran is
also in this juice in the third juice of the Quran. So, let us
begin
Now Allah subhanho wa Taala
begin this sort of begins with the ending of Surah Baqarah. And as
you know, that sort of the Bacara so far has got numerous
legislative laws, legislative rulings, because it's mostly a
Madani, surah and Medina and Surah. But then he also has
discussed discussions about the prophets of Allah, Islam and the
other prophets. So here he actually begins with a discussion
about the various messengers till Caruso for Donna about the Humala
about this discussion is that while we do not denigrate and put
down any messenger, what is mentioned here is that there
between the messengers there is a slight hierarchy. Some are
superior to others, some do have certain virtues over others. And
there's no doubt about that Allah provides a few examples by saying
that some of them Allah spoke to directly one is Karim Allah, the
Musa Musa alayhis salam, others we've put above some of the others
in terms of their level. Isa Ali Salam is then spoken about in
general later on Eastside Islam is going to be spoken about in a lot
of detail. And so that's to give an understanding that prophets
were different messengers were different, that also contributed
to the owners, their communities being different. And thus the
community of the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was
the final, and most superior messenger is the highest of the
messengers. So that's the kind of a lesson we get from this. Then
the second verse there starts off with spending, encouragement to
spending Yeah, you have Latina enfeeble, me ma Rosa Kanakam spend
of that which we've given you. We've given it to you in the first
day, we're just telling you spend from what We have given you.
Before a day comes where there'll be no more trade, there'll be no
more friendship, no intercession, then you really need it. Then
after that, mashallah after mentioning these Allah subhanaw
taala, and treats us to one of the most profound verses in the Quran,
one of the mightiest verses in the Quran, and there's a reason why
it's so that's the AYATUL kursi, the verse of the throne, it's only
made up of about 50 words, 50 words, we've put it all together,
and you can cluster them into 10 clauses. So if you split the that
one long verse up, you can split it into 10 clauses, 10 points,
which are made, and that's, as I said, with 50 words, and in their
17 times is Allah subhanaw taala mentioned 17 times, either
directly or indirectly, either allusion to him or explicitly, one
of His Names. So that that is the verse there are numerous further
and virtues of this verse along with it being a source of
protection. Most of the time, in many, many cases around the world
in Muslim families, it is probably one of the first after some of the
small sores on sort of the fat is probably one of the first verses
long verses that are memorized by children. Because I guess the idea
is that we want our children to be protected. There's a huge story, a
very profound story of the how we came to know that this so this
idea is a is a very, very secure source of protection from all
evils out there. Jinn, evil influences, and other things of
that nature. So I guess parents, like their children to know that
first and it is a tradition if your parent if your children do
not know it yet, you should definitely get them to memorize
it. It's a beautiful, very moving, very lyrical verse of the Quran.
And in sha Allah that will be a great source of protection.
After that, the discussion moves on to the few stories. The
discussion moves on to a few very profound stories. And
one of them is the story of Ibrahim alayhis, salam, and number
route, if you can earn who was this really arrogant ruler who
lived that his time and Ibrahim Ali Salam had to confront him. On
an occasion he this this ruler used to consider himself to be the
God a God, like literally used to consider that he's got the power
to do different things. So such foolishness where Ibrahim Al Islam
challenged him to say that, you know, my lord, the True Lord,
gives life to people and can take life away and give death. So this
guy foolishly to try to prove that get somebody who's about to be
crucified or something a guilty guy and sets him free, gets
another innocent guy off the off the street and puts him in prison
saying I can do the same thing. But eventually when he's
challenged with with where the sun is brought from each day, which is
sun comes out the East Allah subhanaw taala provides the
movement of the sun from the east. That was something that he
couldn't so he he became silent. Then the next story that's
mentioned again, you can go in to the detail Tafseer books and read
this
to your heart's content. Here, we're just giving you a prelude of
all of these things. Number two, the next story is about Ocula de
mer, Allah Korea, where you have yet another Arusha. This in verse
200 259 refers to Hosea Alehissalaam, one of the prophets
of the Bani Israel eel. Ezra, his name is Ezra and the biblical name
is Ezra. He goes past the destruction of Jerusalem, such a
glorified city that was totally destroyed and he just limits he
just thinks rings his hands, he just thinks, how is this going to
be brought back? And amazingly, Allah subhanho wa Taala puts him
to sleep. Allah subhanho wa Taala puts him to sleep for about 100
years.
And then after that, he's he comes back and mashallah, there it is,
again, you know, Jerusalem is there again. So these are a number
of stories. Then after that, you've got a very profound story
of Ibraheem Alehissalaam, again, where Ibrahim Ali Salam asks Allah
subhanaw taala, that, can you please show me how you bring that
back to life? That's a very difficult thing for people to
think. Right. That's a very difficult thing is throughout, I
think it's a perennial problem, it seems, right that over the ages,
when people die, they because we've never actually seen anybody
coming back. We think how is that going to be possible that God has
said so that people are going to come back
and there's going to be a resurrection, and it's going to be
a whole new life after you've become withered, decomposed? How's
that going to be possible? So Ibrahim Ali Salam, he asked Allah
subhanho wa Taala he had that special connection with Allah
subhanho wa taala. So he says,
Eddie Nikkei for dahil Moto, so Allah subhanaw taala finally asked
him, I went and told me like, Don't you believe Allah knows. i
When I'm talking Carla Bella, we're lacking the ultimate in
Nickleby just I want, I want to see this in action. So then Allah
subhanho wa Taala tells him what to do to take the meat of two,
four birds, four different animals and then split them up, mix them
up and split them up and then call on them in the name of Allah,
they'll all come back as a special. That was a special
miracle that happened for Ibrahim Ali salam to provide Allah
subhanaw taala mentions that here. Now, what I want to mention is
that you since yesterday and the day before, so it will Bukhara
we've had this discussion about coming back to life resurrection
importance of resurrection Surah Al Baqarah has actually five
instances where resurrection is mentioned, bringing the dead back
to life. As mentioned, we're going to just quickly recap those. So
the first is the story if you remember Surah Al Baqarah the
Bukhara story, right, which was the whole reason for them
sacrificing, slaughtering the cow. So that was one that individual
became alive to say, who had killed him. So that's the first
story then you had, which we didn't really go into into too
much detail where the Bani Israel where the Israelites, they wanted
to see Allah, Allah, they wanted to see him in real life. And Allah
subhanho wa Taala had them all killed, that he gave them all
death, but then he let them come back to life. And then after that,
you have the story of those people, which we discussed at the
end of yesterday's, where they tried to run away from the plague.
The new all died, Allah then gave them life again. So that's a third
instance. The fourth instances, this arose at least on this Ezra
story for 100 years. And the fifth one is Ibrahima. Listen, um,
story. Well, it wasn't about him, but it was the birds or the
animals that he had to sacrifice to slaughter. And then they came
back to life. So you've got favorite discussions about that.
And then of course, you've got the other one that will come about in
spiritual calf, where for 300 years, is not about coming back to
life there is just that somebody's put to sleep for 300 years in a
silence, right in a silence, which we'll discuss later.
So now, this Surah Al Baqarah, it's going to in the following the
final parts of the circle Bacara. In the in the remaining verses,
it's going to discuss some major themes. Number one, going to
reinforce the idea of Islam being the true religion. Number two,
speaking about what it means to be a true human being and in sun.
Number three, a huge discussion of in FarCry subete Allah spending in
the path of Allah subhanaw taala as I mentioned yesterday, that is
something by which our dean and the people in our Dean remain firm
and strong. Money is needed. It's important, just needs to be done
in the right way in the right hands. Then it discusses
brotherhood sisterhood, it discusses love it discusses
excellence and goodness and beautification in things in
specially in the deen.
There is basically nothing in the Quran. I mean, already, you've
seen how many things have just been discussed in teachers and
today you'll see how many more
More things are discussed. And then, you know, you'd be
scratching your head to find something that is not discussed in
some way or the other, either specifically, or either in a
general sense in the Quran and inshallah we're here to we're here
to try to understand that anything of goodness, it's all mentioned in
the Quran. The next big theme here, starting from methodology,
Anna UniFi, hakuna and word home verse 261. And onwards is spending
a person's wealth in the path of Allah subhanaw taala. And to do
good with Subhanallah just today I got a receive the question from
someone who says that he's got us he's a Muslim, his sister is not
Muslim, and she's suffering, she doesn't have any money. And he set
up a launch good or something, to get some money just to make let
her survive during these times. And he's talked to other Muslims
to try to help because he's a Muslim. And they say no, no, we
can't. We can't give charity to non Muslims. And that's completely
wrong. The only thing you cannot give to non Muslims, zakat Zakah
strictly for Muslims, but every other charity is allowed for non
Muslims as well. And you get a reward for giving to non Muslims,
if they need, you get as much of a reward for any other needy person.
Of course, if the person is a Muslim, there is the aspect of him
being a Muslim, and that's where you may get a bit more reward in
some cases there. But you do get the reward for that. So people
should consider that, especially when you're living among non
Muslims, whoever's in need, they're all the bondsman of Allah.
And Allah loves those who do good to his bonds people. Now, a few
examples, some very vivid examples, graphic, explicit
examples are provided here, Allah subhanaw taala says the way to
spend in the path of Allah I alluded to this, I think it was
yesterday or the day before that we want to observe our money
increase, whereas the deen is all about the shape. So basically,
Allah provides one example he says that take a farmer who puts one
seed in of corn, right one seed in of wheat, that then produces the
its plant. Now within that there's going to maybe seven, there's
going to be seven ears of corn or seven years of barley or wheat,
each one of those seven is going to have 70 seeds inside. So your
one seed has multiplied to seven times 70.
Right, somebody wants to do that math, seven times 70. That's what
you get out of it. The other example Allah subhanaw taala
provides is an opposite example is for Matthew, who those who spent
maybe spend even in the path of Allah, maybe they're building huge
mosques, but they're doing it to show they're doing it for the
wrong reason without sincerity for another ulterior motive.
Allah says for Matthew who committed is Safwan, Ali, he tore
up for Asaba, who were built for Tanaka who Salda like the rune,
Shaman, Mecca, Cebu. And this is verse 264, which talks about
another farmer, for instance, who goes and finds a place, he thinks
it looks very good, but what it is, is that it's a very, it's a
big boulders, it has a small amount of soil on top, somebody
scattered a bit of soil, and then he goes, puts his seeds in there,
and suddenly, the rain comes just a bit of rain or whatever. And it
just basically washes all the soil and seed and everything away, and
he's left with nothing. So even though he may have done something
big and produce something huge, but he gets nothing out of that,
that's why sincerity in the class of one pound $1 One rupee spent in
the path of Allah is huge compared to so much more spent without any
without any sincerity. So, those are the examples that are provided
in these verses. And then after that, Allah subhanho wa Taala
mentions a number of other I mean, you can tell that the Quran is
very, is very restricted in its words, right? Because it mentions
everything within you know, 114 Sutras of the Quran of varying
sizes. So it's very careful how much the Quran wastes no words.
There's no verbosity in the Quran, right? There's no There's no extra
superfluous information or everything is very relevant. So
now spending so much time on the concept of spending and how to
make your spending well worth it, and beneficial and pure. Allah
subhanaw taala provides a number of other things through the
following verses from 265 and onwards. So Allah subhanaw taala
says that number one, if you don't have anything to spend, what do
you do? After listening to all of these virtues? Hey, I want to
spend as well, but I got nothing to spend I am in need. So what do
you do? Allah subhanho wa Taala then says, well, at least speak a
good word.
At least speak a good word. And
that in itself are making people go to Matt rufen. Amalfi rotten,
Jairo min sada Katene yet berawa Right saying a good word, and
forgiveness is superior to that charity, which is followed by
harm, oppression, hey, I helped you out. You need to do this for
me, calling in your favors afterwards. Then Allah subhana wa
Allah says another adverb or etiquette of charity is that make
sure that you only give that which is good.
Make sure that you only give that which is good and pure. Yeah.
Which is yeah you Alladhina amanu enfeeblement ye Bertie Maka
septum, right? Verse 267. Another one that we forgot is do not
obliterate and make void your charity, by reminders, hey I gave
you or by following it up with a difficulty.
So Allah subhanaw taala provides all of this guidance, Allah
subhanaw taala says looking, you can give charity openly if you
want to, there's a benefit in that. And you can give charity
silently when nobody knows that's superior. Because in the one in
the first one, you have to have a very pure intention. Because when
you give something and everybody is watching, immediately shaitaan
comes out and laughs comes and we think like, hey, they're gonna
call me very generous or, or very righteous or so on. So that's why
you can't give it openly because one of the benefits of giving
openly sometimes is so that you encourage others to do the same.
So if somebody does want to match all the donations collected in a
fundraising program, and he openly declares that that's fine, it's up
to his intention. That's what's important, right.
So Allah says in took the sadaqa Tiffany Rima here, we're into for
her that's verse 271.
Then Surah Al Baqarah. In terms of the other
legislative rulings that are mentioned here,
Allah subhanaw taala specifically speaks about a very good recipient
of charity linfoot Cara Aladeen, obviously roofie sebelah.
lifestyle to your own Durban phyllodes. Yes, Abuja who agonia I
mean, a tariff, verse 273. That's a very important one, who are the
best people that you can give your charity to saying the best or
sometimes those who do not ask? And when you look at them, you
think that they're okay, that they even wealthy in some cases, but
they're actually in need, but their sense of dignity and honor,
and their trust in Allah stops and stops them from questioning, seek
out those kinds of people. Not that people will come and beg in
your face, but it's better to seek out these kinds of people and
Subhanallah those who will seek these people out, they'll get a
huge amount of reward, Inshallah, then we begin the second quarter
of the surah of the chapter rather. So in terms of the
Ackermann the rulings that are mentioned, Allah subhanaw taala
now really, really takes to tell us the whole concept of Riba he
wants to completely abolish it, because remember, in Mocambo
karma, when Islam began, and prior to Islam, riba was rife, right?
Usury was rife. It used to happen, that he used to do compound
interest, if you couldn't pay up in one year, then that entire
amount, including the interest becomes the capital. And then
there's a interest on top of that, then in the third year, if that
continues, again, that whole amount, including interest becomes
capital, and then interest on top of that, which is, which was
extremely oppressive. So Allah subhanho wa Taala says, yam
Hakala, who Reba where you will be sadaqat wala hula, you Buccola
Catherine a theme, Allah subhanho wa Taala will obliterate and will
basically make null. Anything with riba and lots of people have had
this experience where they've dealt in riba for a very long
time, and they've just suffered at the end. And those people who
didn't do that, give sadaqa instead, just look at the example
of Abdul Rahman who now for the along the way he built his
business up, literally just by spending in the path of Allah, He
would spend and it makes a lot more sense I can, you know, you
can give a 10 in the morning and make 1000 by the night that needs
a bit of debacle. But believe me, I can say from experience that
this is absolutely true. It's the word of the con, I'm just saying
from experience as well.
Now, what Allah subhanaw taala does is that as opposed to
everything else, this is one of the severest warnings that Allah
subhanaw taala provides maybe even in the entire Quran, from our
inner world in the sense of the world Okay, lots of discussion
about punishments of the Hereafter, but in terms of
punishment in this world or a declaration in this world, one of
the most severe is warnings are given with regards to those who
consume the interest and that is Allah subhanho wa Taala says for
Ilam the value like if you do not give up, you know the Yoruba etc,
then will be herby min Allah, He will soon listen to the
announcement here the announcement of a war from Allah and His
messenger
that is such a severe warning in this world is very limited, you
find that in terms of these kinds of warnings, and that is what's
mentioned here.
Then after that, something very interesting is that
Allah subhanaw taala discusses in you know, when you when you look
back at these verse, Allah subhanaw taala, you see that he
really discusses the benefits the virtues, the increase
The spiritual benefits of giving sadaqa and the virtues and adab,
and so on. And then he discusses lots of the harms of interest and
oppressive economics, oppressive economics SubhanAllah. This time
right now that we're going through, tells you why ribeye is
such a problem. Because they know that people, you know, need
whatever they have, right in terms of the economic status of this
time, that's why they've just put down the interest rates
completely. Right? It's just completely down. I don't know why
they just don't put it to zero, they've still got it on a small
percentage. But that just shows that this should be the default
status, that should be zero. Right? They can only take
advantage when people have excess money and greed. Right? So when
they have that, when the economic economy is supposedly doing well,
and there's a big bubble, then that's actually further magnified
by interest. But this is the real sense that this is how it should
be.
We should be zero. So these are a few things that we just want to
give a quick comparison, because Allah takes so much time doing
that here. Right? So I spent so many verses on that, the
differences between sadaqa and interest, because it's so
difficult for people to get out of interest, they just see it as such
a logical way to do things. Why should I put my own money? And
I've spoken to people about the why should I risk my own money, I
take money 3% from the bank, I'm making 7% profit. So I'm not
risking my own money, the 3% I give, I still make 4% You know,
what, 10% or whatever? Why should I risk my own money Subhanallah
there was a family who had a number of property, hotels, etc.
This is what he told me about 15 years ago, or 20 years ago, then I
call him after about 10 years, and they were suffering when the
downturn happened in 2007, eight. So these are the difference
quickly. Number one, sadaqa
is one of those things where
Allahu Akbar, they're totally two opposites. So in sadaqa, there's a
concept of Ehsaan of benefiting somebody of assisting someone of
purity, right of pure intention of mutual assistance. Whereas in riba
it's all based on, it's based on bottle, it's based on
what you call it, miserliness, greed, the dirt, the interest, and
all of that is basically the dirt of the wealth. And on very selfish
nature, number two sadaqa is
in when you give sadaqa it's much easier, because when you give
sadaqa it's maybe difficult to give in the beginning, but then
you've forgotten because it's gone, it's gone to Allah Now, you
don't have to worry about when am I going to get it back? Right?
Because when you give a charity, you give it to give an interest
loan, you're waiting for it to come back. When is it gonna come
back? Right? So there's that. Then, also, another thing is that,
whereas when it comes to riba it's about when am I going to get my
money back? And when am I going to get the excess? When am I going to
get the additional rebars? Well, number three, with giving charity,
you're increasing the mutual love between people. And whereas with
river, there's lots of hatred, that's especially when things go
wrong, then Subhanallah then you start hating the person who's
charging you right now. That's why they call them loan sharks and
moneylenders of that nature. Number, the nether point is that
in South Africa, Allah subhanaw taala. They they've got the
they've, they've got an announcement from Allah of love.
So Allah loves those who give sadaqa and charity, right and
forgiveness as well. Whereas those who consume interest who deal with
interest for them, there's a curse, and there's also the
announcement of a war against them. That's why emotionally as
well, it's a it's a big problem emotionally as well. It's a big
problem. That's why Allah subhanaw taala says that those people who
deal in interest, they they will come like the one yet or hotbar to
shaytaan nominal mess, like possessed individuals. There are
certain signs of such people in this world who are into this quick
quick gambling and quick, quick turnover things where they're
always constantly furtively looking at where they're going to
make the extra buck. But in the Hereafter, they'll come out like
that. Anyway. Allah subhanaw taala then continues the discussion
about business. And there you've got the longest verse in the
Quran, where Allah subhanho wa Taala says that whenever you got
to deal with somebody, make sure you write it down, certain
etiquette to avoid difficulties to avoid arguments, disputes,
misunderstandings, and thus,
quarrels and breakup of families, which generally happens because
people are very casual about these things. So Allah subhanaw taala
says, Yeah, you're Latina ADA today. intimidating. Illa ha
musalman first taboo, write it down, record it.
This is, as I said, the longest verse which also gives us an
understanding that he put it all together it must be
something symbolic and significant in that, because there's lots of
other discussions like the rebar discussion, put that all in one
verse, you put that in several different verses. So there must be
something to a significance in that as well. So anyway, these are
the following things that Allah tells us in this agenda in this
universe. Number one, make sure that you write down any credit,
any credit, or loans, or anything where anything is given on credit,
make sure you write it down. Record it report, it nowadays is
much easier if you do it online. Right, because everything gets
recorded, right? Generally, that becomes easier by default, but
have an intention to follow the verse, you get rewarded for that
then number two,
make sure that whenever you do have a credit agreement with
somebody, you know the time period, right, I need it back by
this time, make sure that's mentioned, don't keep it open.
Number three, that's why saying Illa actually Musa right to it,
fix time. Number three, if you're on a journey, I mean, nowadays,
even on a journey, you can write these things down because you can
do them on a phone. But the Quran is talking about places where you
don't have that access, and you can't get pen to paper, and so on,
then maybe you can use a collateral, right? If you want a
security, you can use a collateral, which is you give
something of your asset, a valuable asset for them to hold,
that's allowed as well. Then Allah subhanaw taala does say, to make
sure that nobody takes this overboard that I go to the shop
and I buy something there, I pay the money, I take it while they
give you a receipt because there's always about exchanges and refunds
nowadays, but you don't need to write it down. If it's just hand
to hand straightforward. You don't need to write that down. The
Jonathan holiday rotten Boehner calm there's no need to write it
down because that would cause unnecessary difficulty. So there's
a huge balance initially about this. Now, since letter Bacara,
has discussed Salat, zakat, fasting, hydrogen, jihad, charity,
Riba, economics, Talaq, Ada, Nika, etc. The ending of it, the ending
of the Surah, Allah subhanahu wa taala says that
law you can live Allahu nevsun allows,
that relates to everything before it. So Allah will not make
somebody responsible for what they do not have the ability to do. A
blind person can never be forced to look at something and be
punished if he doesn't. Whatever Allah has charged us with, it's
things that we can do and should be able to do. So for example,
even fasting Allah has given us dispensations. If you're traveling
and you can't fast, you don't have to do it up later. If you're sick,
you can't fast you can do it up later. There are dispensations
because Allah does not want to place a burden upon people that
they cannot bear Subhanallah the last verse with the last three
verses from Lila Hema, this summer word, and then which is verse
number 284. And then after the Armand Rasool is considered to be
the Hawa theme of Surah, Al Baqarah, huge virtues about that.
The hadith mentioned that if you read from Amman or Rasul to the
end, and again, that's something you should also have your children
memorized and yourselves. If you read that, in the evening, when
going to sleep, it says catheter who they will suffice him, they
will suffice. That individual either survives him from the right
the Quran has, that they must read a certain portion a day if they
don't, but they read at least this at the end of the day in sha Allah
should suffice, could be protection, it could be protection
for your needs of the world, so many different things. That's why
it's a good idea to read them in a Rasul until the end, and
understand it as far as possible, also, before you go to sleep. Now,
these are some very important verses. And I just want to mention
there's a hadith in Bukhari and Muslim which discuss the backdrop
of the revelation of this verse. Firstly, Allah revealed Lilla Hema
visa to Matthew Lord, when to do mafia and forsaken, or to who you
have said can be Hila if you reveal that which is in yourself,
or you keep it hidden, Allah is going to recommend you and Allah
is going to take Allah is going to take account of that. Now, when
the Sahaba saw this, remember, they wanted 100% grades in
everything of their life that they did. So they got very preterm,
they said that look, you know, for outside, we you know, there's
things that we can regulate and we can control but when it comes to
thoughts, we have no control. And if we're going to be accountable
for our thoughts as well, you know, fleeting thoughts that come
to the mind shaytaan gives you thoughts were dead. So they came
to the prophets, Allah and he said, How can we fulfill this?
We're in trouble now. And the Prophet said awesome, said
something very interesting. And that is such a that is such a
touching understanding of that. The Prophet sallallahu sallam
said, Look, do you want to be like the people before you said we
heard and we disobeyed like, we can't do this this too difficult.
Instead, say, I'm gonna say that we believe and we obey. And they
said that
They listened immediately and they said that and then it mentions in
the Hadith that it made it so easy and then Allah subhanaw taala
reveals the next part which is Armin Rasul to say that you will
not be taken to task for what you do not have the ability so
essentially the idea of this is Allah revealed the first part
first tested them with it soon as they pass the test to say okay
we're going to do our best yeah Allah Allah then lessened it on
them the burden upon them and said no, you will not be taken to task
that's why the DUA in there is very powerful. Robin Allah Tamil
Elena is wala Tammy La Nina Islam karma Hamilton who Allah Latina
mean Karolina, and then Robin Allah to her Mila Mala Takata
Allah Nabi right do not let us bear the burdens like the people
before us had to bear some really difficult Messiah among the Bani
Israel and so on that they had two laws that they had to follow and
do not make us do those things do not let us have a burden of
suffering that we do not have the ability to bear work for and work
Finland, Warhammer and so on until the end, very profound verse I
would suggest you check it out.
Now Subhanallah we move on to sort of early Imran May Allah subhanaw
taala give us the two feet to complete this as well, and the
others who are just like sort of Bukhara so Imran now starts in the
third juice after 286 verses of Surah Al Baqarah. The longest
surah in the longest story in the Quran. This Surah Surah Ali Imran
is definitely Madani? Right? It's definitely Medina and that's why
get ready for a lot more laws, because the medina verses they
incorporate a lot more laws as as opposed to just establishing the
basis of the faith includes that as well. Now, the reason why it's
called Saudi Arabia Imran, I mean, you can split this entire up in
200 verses approximately, right 200 verses, so it's smaller than
sort of three Bacara and people have splitted up in two thematic
sections. So according to those what they call ruku is what you
can read per rock out of a 20 raka tarawih and still finish the
Quran. Right in good time they call RUCO. So he's got 20 records
in here. So 20 major sections, thematic sections, you can call
them different themes. Why is it called url Imran al means the
family of an Imran? Obviously that's the name of someone. So
it's the Family of Imran The reason is that is a huge
discussion about the family remember on the Family of Imran
Imran his wife, Hannah, right? Been too far who that we're going
to speak about her. Then his daughter Maryam been to area Imran
which is Mary. Right. And then after that her son, Isa Alayhis
Salam. So there's a huge discussion about that, but it's
not entirely just exclusively about that. But that is one of the
big themes of the surah. And that's why the surah is called
Saudi Arabia Imran.
According to a Hadith of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
sallam.
It has huge virtuous circle Bacara Surah Al Imran are called the
Zahara when the two illuminated things, the two illuminated
chapters or you can say the sun and the moon of the Quran because
they hold some, they make up a good portion of the Quran with a
lot of the basic rulings that are required for Muslims to
understand. So the Prophet says I'm actually encouraged that
people read this and understand both of these sources and insha
Allah Allah accept this endeavor of ours right now, in in sha Allah
for that purpose as well. Now, whereas in Surah Al Baqarah, you
had a lot of discussion, the primary discussion was to the Bani
Israel even though there was a discussion with the with the
Nosara and Amana 15, and so on, as well hypocrites, but in subtle,
sort of Ali Imran, the focus more is to do with the NESARA and the
the Nazarenes the Christians as such, the people of the Christian
faith, and that's probably very relevant to Al Imran, because
that's Mary Jesus peace be upon him. So there's a lot of
discussion about that. Again, the sort of begins in a similar way to
sort of Bukhara Alif Lam Meem vertical keytab without a Buffy
they're here it's Allahu La ilaha illa who Allah you will consume.
There is no God, Allah, there is no God except he he is the living
and a self subsisting then again, as I mentioned before that with
the horror of Mahkota you generally have a discussion about
the Quran. So he says necessarily Calcutta will help.
Allah has revealed the book upon you with the truth Musa de Colima,
Albania de which confirms everything that they had in front
of them from the previous nations before ones a little Rata will NGL
and he's also the one that's revealed the Torah and the Injeel.
Now, one of the reasons why a lot of the verses here were revealed,
right? In fact,
at verses of the 200 verses, about 80 of these verses were revealed
on a particular occasion. It's a very interesting occasion. It's
when there was a delegation from the from the night
As the rains, the Christians of Nigerian came to Madina Munawwara
right. Remember, this was a new faith. And they wanted, they
wanted to have a discussion. So it's kind of very interesting
discussion, which I'll leave you to read in detail in detail. But
the main thing is that
there are two types of verses that you will find in here regarding
that discussion. One is,
one is Allah subhanaw taala says, He reminds us from this verse
number seven, who led and zoological Kitab I mean, who is to
mahkumat here there's a division of the two types of verses that
will be found in the Quran. The first or the maca mods, the
unambiguous absolute, where there's not much of a, there's not
much of a scope of any other meaning the very clear cut and
explicit, those are the those are the omole kitab. They're the main
the main
unambiguous words of verses but then you have other verses or
other mentions in the Quran like Alif Lam, Meem and so on, or roar,
and things like that, which are called the Muhtar, shabby hearts,
the ambiguous ideas, there's a purpose behind ambiguous ideas,
some of which we discussed earlier. But don't get confused
between the two do not make the Amal Kitab do not take the firm,
absolute verses and try to problematize them and try to bring
about different ideas in them. Right And likewise, don't look at
them with the Sharia insist on one meaning only. So that is why Allah
then says that those people who have some demons in their heart
they go after, after the ambiguous ones to try to create a fitna and
a challenge and a dispute and problems in the community. Then
that's followed by to Robin Allah to Xia Kulu bunna, a Quranic dua,
that Allah do not cause our hearts to deviate after you've guided us
and grant us mercy from you. That's the DUA that we should be
making every day. Really. Now, it carries on
to beyond verse 18, it will carry carry on then to discussions of
low heat, because remember, it's to do with the Christians. And
they used to believe Jesus is the Son of God. Right. So that's why a
big discussion is to do with the heathen here, Allah subhanho wa
taala, then critiques the religion, the so called later
religion of the Christians and Jews and the problems that have
crept in there, after the changes over the centuries. And he speaks
about also some of the crimes committed by them, some of the
excesses committed by them. So for example, he talks about them
killing the prophets, for spilling blood in the world, spilling blood
of innocent people. Number one is to basically oppress people and
take their rights away. And Allah subhanaw taala is trying to tell
the believers now that that is something that you need to avoid.
And in fact, he also mentioned that in verse 28, that you should
not take them as bosom close friends, you should not take them
as such close friends that you become impacted, by their way, you
can have colleagues, right, and that comes more later in other
parts of the Quran. But here, Allah subhanaw taala is, is
basically just saying that you should, you should avoid that.
Later, he didn't want me to look carefully and earlier. I mean, do
they mean at the expense of believers, you take them as your
close ones instead.
Then after that, Allah subhanho wa Taala speaks about this three
stories, three very important stories, very significant stories
that I mentioned. And obviously, that relates to the area Emraan.
Right.
Number of extraordinary events are taking place. Now you've probably
heard these stories, I'm not going to go into great detail about
them, but you generally hear about them around 25th of December, when
we have our lectures and programs at that time, the story of Jesus
peace be upon him his miraculous birth, that Islamic understanding,
I'll give you a summary of that. But we have some lectures on Zoom
Academy where you can go go and listen to that inshallah in more
detail. But anyway, the idea is that you have Imran and his wife,
whose name is Hannah been to couth. She wants sees this bird
having children and looking after them. And as a mother, she's very
old. But as a as a woman, women have this natural state emotion to
want children to bear children. Alright.
So when she sees that she makes a desire, a dua to Allah subhanaw
taala. And this teaches us a lesson especially I mean, I've got
a whole section on this in my marriage book about dealing with
infertility, because that's a very difficult thing for a lot of
people to deal with. It's extremely huge pressure, not just
on themselves, but from people around them as though you know,
it's in their hands. So like, when are you going to have a child?
When are you going to have a son Subhanallah This is oppression.
You should you should let
It will be and just make dua for them. But anyway, there's a
strategy. Talk to us here. So Maria Maria has Salam, sorry,
Hannah. She says that in order to like a Murphy button, the
Mahabharata, basically she's saying that any child that I'm
going to get you, Oh Allah, I'm going to, I'm going to dedicate
them to the masjid. Now, generally the temple, generally it was men
who are dedicated to the service of the temple. So she expected to
get a son. So then anyway, she then becomes pregnant.
Right, she becomes pregnant. And
then she followed me what I call a drop in the water to her own. So
you know, from verse 36, and onwards, right? When she actually
gave birth, she gives birth to a daughter rather than a son. So she
exclaims in surprise that I've given birth to a daughter, and
she's wondering, now at around the same time her husband passes away.
Now the child is going to be dedicated. So against the norm, it
seems they accepted her at the temple. And Zecharia RA has added
his salaam who is actually related. Right? To to Miriam, this
is Maria, who was born. So he looks after. Now he's looking
after the story is well known. He's got it in a chamber, she
lives in a room. And no man, you know, only he looks after her.
There's no other man. There's no touching with any men at all. But
then suddenly, she finds he finds that there's this amazing fruits
there. Right? Imagine mangoes in December in England, right? I
mean, it happens actually, if you're going from South America,
but I mean, basically imagine mangoes in India in December it's
not going to happen. Right? But basically the idea is that they're
getting she's getting all of these, these fruits out of season.
So he's wondering, he's saying another kihavah Where are you
getting where you're getting this from? What was your there in the
Harris Calcarea manual Angelica Carla 29 The law.
So then the way the Quran says it Hoonah Lika Zakaria ism is very
old. His wife is old, say some say over 100 And she's also known to
be barren, but Subhanallah they make a dua
Zakaria is a makes it clear to Robbie Hubballi mill lagoon
Calgary yet and tayyiba in Nicosia, Maria DUA and Subhana.
Shore enough his wife becomes pregnant.
So one idea is that if you can't have children, then make an
intention that Oh Allah, if you give me a child, I will dedicate
that child to the service of your deen I will make them a half if I
will make them an item Alima right if it's a girl, and I'm going to
dedicate them to the service of the deen have a pious reason
motivation for doing that. And there's several other suggestions
that there are there as well. So anyway, that then happens and
mashallah, she was such a, she was such a,
you know, significant factor for the karate salaam, making that dua
to Allah subhanho wa taala. So Allah subhanaw taala gives him a
son, and his name is Yahia. He's a cousin of Esau Ali salaam, right.
He started Islam is going to come soon as well. So first he talks
about Yeah, hey, Ali Salaam and Allah subhanaw. Taala says about
Yeah, here it is. I'm going to give you a child with all of
these. I'm going to give you a child who is umeshu Rocha. biaya
Musa, they come because he met him in Allah was Sayeda wa Surah want
to be a Minnesotan is also going to be a prophet. It's going to be
very chaste. He's going to be a prophet as well. And he's going to
be a leader. And he's wondering how is am I going to have a child
but Allah subhanaw taala then tells him, Okay, do not do this
for such long and so on. And then he has the child. Then after that
the discussion is about now Maria Molly's mom, who is long
discussion, she goes to beta lamb Bethlehem, and there she is going
to have a child suddenly, you know, when she discovers that
she's pregnant, after this encounter with an angel, right,
who doesn't touch up, it says, I'm going to blow the spirits in you.
And then after that, when she becomes pregnant, she's hiding it.
So she has to run away, she runs away to beta lamb. And there she
gives the child as a miraculous source. Maryam, the chapter of
Miriam is full discourse about that in detail, which we don't
have the time to go to right now. But then the rest of that
discussion is here, which you can insha Allah read.
He Saudi Salam is called in this part of Isa Islam is called the
Karima to Allah, the word of Allah, because he was born from
the word of Allah, given to Maria Maria Salam, then after that, talk
that he is going to have an element Taqwa. zuvor than a bada
and so on. And that's about yeah, here, Islam as well. Then, what we
have is we will leave the more difficult, more comprehensive
story of a Saudi salam to sort of Miriam because that's where it's
told in a bit more detail. Some factors are mentioned here, and
other details are there. But the other point here now is that
Eastside Islam begins as he grows up now in the Quran, or in the
Bible, for that matter in the Old Testament, New Testament,
whatever. In the New Testament, the discussion of Eastside Islam
is only the first birthstone
Each miraculous birth, then he suddenly disappears. There's no
mention of him in the Quran. Then suddenly he reappears and he's
giving that or he's propagating. He's inviting people to Allah when
he's about 30 or so years old. So in between, there's hardly any
discussions mentioned even in the New Testament, or in the Quran,
for that matter. Unfortunately, the Bani Israel of the time even
though Jesus peace be upon him was from them, they did not believe in
him. Some people believe but majority of them they did not
believe. And eventually the story takes place where he is now going
to be assassinated. So Allah subhanaw taala speaks about here
Allah subhanho wa Taala says philam hacer isa This is verse 52,
Fela hacer isa Amin who will COFRA column and Ansari il Allah when he
realizes that they're going to disbelieve, they're not going to
believe he says, Okay, who are my assistants who are my helpers to
Allah, the Howery him these are his very special companions. They
say nano answer Allah and Billa worship be anonymous Simone. So
then Allah finishes that part off by saying, well Nakuru, Amma
Corolla, they had all the strategies and plots in place to
finish him off. But Allah subhanaw taala has strategy was greater.
That's why he was lifted. So now very quickly, the story of a Saudi
Salam is that he was sitting in the room, he found out that he,
they were coming to take him away or assassinate whatever it was.
And one story is that he asked one of his students, who disciples
that who will basically go out like me with my garments on and
they will have to face whatever the issue will be outside. And
then they will be close to Me in Paradise. So one of them did that
he went out, he was made to look like a Saudi Salam. And he was the
one that was crucified, and a Saudi Salam was raised up to the
heavens. That's why this will come in the next in the six years,
we'll be discussing this in detail. I'm not gonna go into it
right now. Right? So we'll leave the discussion there about that
inshallah. So just wait until the six Jews when we discuss them.
Now.
Then after that last quarter, if God Allah He or ISA in Mimoto,
fika, Allah, Allah tells the Saudi Salam that I'm going to eventually
give you death, I'm going to raise you to me, and I'm going to purify
you from those who disbelieved, right? And I'm going to make you
among those, right, who
will be followed until the day of judgment in the right way. Right,
I'm going to actually I'm going to put you above those who have
disbelieved.
So my EMRG will come eventually, you'll have to go so eventually,
easily, Islam is going to come back but not as a Prophet when he
comes back, he'll come back as an almighty, one of the members of
the nation that promised to listen but he doesn't come back in the
capacity of Prophet though he is a prophet, but he doesn't come back
actively as a, you know, playing the part of a prophet.
Now Allah subhanho wa Taala talks about what exactly happens after
these verses and after this discussion, which is in a lot of
detail with the Nasaan is the Nazarene, the Christians,
eventually they refuse to believe they refuse to believe so now
something very interesting happens. Allah subhana discusses
what the Prophet saw something from and her geography him invited
the manager or community for Coulter Aloe nada Rubina, Anna
will come when he saw an hour when he said, Come 1% hour and four
second sermon up the hill, furniture Allah and Allah Halal
Academy in verse 61. This was kind of the culminating end that when
they did not listen, Prophet salallahu Salam gave them an
ultimatum. He says, Okay, fine, you bring. Now out of those that
came, there were about 60 people that came out of which about 14 of
the members of this delegation that had come from Nigeria, one of
the Christians of Nigeria, and out of the 60 people there, right.
14 of them were some huge religious,
religious and knowledgeable scholars of this. So now what the
Prophet salallahu Salam challenges them to is that you bring
everybody that you want, I'll bring myself my women and my
children, and then we will do mobile Hello. Right. What is
mobile, hello, mobilizer. We'll do mutual deprecation. Mutual
cursing, that basically will say that if I'm incorrect in my
position, then I be cursed. And you will say that if you're
incorrect, you will be cursed. He gave that challenge to them.
Despite the fact that they were 14 of the huge ministers there with
them. They refuse to come they refuse to take part in this.
Right? And over the course of history, there have been different
Muslim scholars who actually gave this challenge. It's not being
taken up yet. It's a very dangerous thing to do. I mean, you
know, it's funny when you're not 100% Right? So then after that
Allah subhanaw taala says that okay, fine, if you're not going to
believe or whatever. Then Allah says
Call to the prophets Allah Islam yeah hello al Kitab O People of
the Book. Diallo, Illa Colima in Sabah in Baden, Albania come come
to a formula of faith that is universal between us is common
between us the common expression, the common formula of faith, which
is that what all of you had as well? Until you changed it. Allah
nabooda Illa Allah Well, I know she can be here when I talk about
Donna Bowden or Baba Mindu Nila monotheism, right that we believe
only in Allah. We don't ascribe any partners to him. And we don't
take each other to be Lords either for endo alo for Kulu Shadowbane.
Most even if they refuse, then you say at least I'm of the submitters
then it carries on. There's some other discussion about Ibrahim Ali
Salam again, always there's a discussion that ends with Ibrahim
Ali something. Maracana, Ibrahima, Yahoo de and Ibrahim or Yahoo de
and voila serrania Ibrahim Hassan was not yahoodi he was not
Nasrani. Well, I can kind of honey from Muslimah he was the submitter
Muslim, and Hanif, which means a pure monotheist. So I Muslims are
called Muslims with the word with the action. It's not related to a
place Muslim is not related to a place or a person in our call
Mohammedans. Right, we're called Muslim. And Muslim means the
submitters, those who submit to the will of Allah warns that there
are people of the Book who will want you to deviate. They'd love
for you to deviate as well. And finally the sort of finishes with
the discussion that they're not going to listen then Allah
subhanaw taala does say one thing here, Allah mentions that we have
taken a covenant with all the prophets that includes the
prophets of the of the Bani Israel and others that if we are the
Allahu Mytho can be yin and T to communicator being well. hikma, so
Majah, kumara Sula, Masada Colima, Mera Kaam. Let me know Nabil
Walton Soren cada Corrado, what has to Allah? Is three Carlu a
Corona color fish who were an American militia, he didn't say.
So that's verse 81. Where Allah is saying that we took a covenant
from all the prophets, right? That we've given you book, wisdom and
so on. If after that a messenger comes to you, who confirms
everything that you stand for, then you will certainly believe in
Him, you will bring faith and you will assist him that is talking
about Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam that was actually in their books,
every prophet was made to take that covenant. That's why you have
discussions in the testament, Old Testament cetera, about Muhammad
sallallahu alayhi wa sallam alluding to him, not just there,
but in many of the other.
Would you call it books that claim to be divine, and so on? So Allah
is saying that if that is the case, with your profits, then why
don't you listen? You see, the idea is that the Jews, the
earliest, they were supposed to move on to the following of Isa
the salon, but they didn't they stayed where they were. Right.
What was then relevant was following a Saudi Salam. So those
are followed him at Hamdulillah. Now, after a Saudi standard,
again, the religion became changed and confused and lots of problems
crept in. So now Allah sent Muhammad salallahu Salam, so
everybody should have updated and upgraded to Islam, but they
didn't. So they basically stayed in the earlier versions have not
upgraded to the latest versions. And those are not being supported
anymore. Right? Those versions are not being supported anymore. The
latest version is Islam, and that will remain until the day of
judgment. So that's the discussion here. Finally,
Allah subhanaw taala speaks about he really goes down on on
disbelief right now speaking about all the evils of disbelief and
what's going to happen and so on. But always whenever there's
discouragement of anything, there's always encouragement,
that's what Allah says, Illa Latina Turbhe will mean back the
dirty Covasna who is always a way out, right, except those who were
except those who will repent and who after doing wrong and then
they will reform then Allah subhanaw taala is always
forgiving, right and the Merciful. And the final verse is
in the Latina Kaffir Rahmatullah you can have either one unnamed
woman, a woman now sitting, right, that there's a severe punishment
for those who do not come to the right path, and they will have no
assistance in the hereafter. So
just to quickly round it off with a few additional points.
Number one, as you mentioned, there are some two very profound
and important verses that everybody should memorize which is
the AYATUL kursi. And the last two verses from Amman are Rasool right
of Surah Al Baqarah. Then we have the few stories about resurrection
and coming back to life and so on. Then Allah subhanaw taala speaks
about interaction in terms of the Dane and loans and because that
creates huge discord in the in the community when
Things go wrong like that. That's why make sure you do it. Then
Allah subhanaw taala Surah Al Imran discusses the criteria in
between the truth and falsehood, the miraculous birth of Maria
Maria salaam, her mother sorry Maria Melissa herself dedicated to
the temple and so on. And then
give giving a lot of encouragement of how to deal with not being able
to have children within that story as well. That try to intend to
have children who will inshallah become of service to the deen.
Then Allah subhanho wa Taala discusses the importance of
Oneness of Allah and the corruption that entered into the
religions of Musa and as Ali Salaam. Right. And then finally,
Allah subhanho wa Taala tells us there's one verse in a very
particular verse 113 or other verse 175 of it Imran Allah says
Amina al Kitab women in men who have been taught in you at the
lake I mean human entitlement who be Dina and Allah you at the Laker
Illa madam daddy Hichilema that even among the People of the Book,
don't paint them all with the one brush here they may have their
beliefs which are wrong, but in terms of their behavior, they're
not all the same. Some of them you can trust with a huge amount of
assets and they'll give it back to you the very trustworthy but then
there's others that even when one dinar you'd have to chase them,
chase them, chase them and they will not give it to you. And Allah
subhanaw taala mentions also insert sort of Ali Imran later on
li su Sawa mineral Kitabi OMA don't call me a tuna ayatullah, he
and Lady one yesterday in sha Allah will look at that later. And
the last verse I want to just draw attention to is verse 79. of Saudi
Arabia, Iran in the end, while working coup, Rob Bernie Hina
Bhima contem to ally Moon al Kitab will be my quantum that will soon
but be Rob Bernie AIIM be people who are associated with their Lord
their nourisher and do what is the best in terms of sustaining
inshallah we maybe we can discuss that some other time. Allah
subhanaw taala accept from us. May Allah bless you all, may Allah
protect us all. And may Allah subhanaw taala allow this Ramadan
to be the month of the Quran for us. Well, he read that one and Al
hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen