Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera – Tafsir of the Whole Qur’an in 30 Hours (Commentary) Part 4
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Alhamdulillah Allah subhanaw taala has allowed us to complete three
jewels of the Quran in this summarize commentary and tafsir.
We ask Allah subhanho wa Taala for tofi of the rest. So today we
begin the fourth Jews now the fourth Jews has the ending of
Saudi Arabia Imran about three quarters of the Jews is dedicated
to the ending of Saudi Arabia, Iran, and then it begins with
about one quarter, the last quarter is similar to Nisa, the
chapter on women. The main themes that we're going to be looking at
today that this just covers is number one, huge discussion on
unity. And then a discussion on spending in the path of Allah. So
spending in the path of Allah that comes back, and also that's
reiterated and then concept of unity and holding fast to the rope
of Allah subhanho wa taala. That's a very important point. Then after
that, there's several other points about the virtues of this ummah,
virtues of this ummah, in terms of being the best of Omaha in terms
of Ameren Madhavan, the Hanuman car, which we'll look at, and then
quite a quite a lot of discussion towards the end to finish off the
chapter, the discussion is about the Battle of butter, and then
moreso about the Battle of art and then also adding on to that
another small expedition that took place and the numerous lessons to
be learned from that. And then a huge discussion about the monarchy
and so on. And then of course, we begin sort of to Nyssa and in the
there are laws again, very specific laws about women,
children, inheritance and so on. So inshallah that's what we're
looking at today. So, in the name of Allah we begin. So in short it
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there was a huge discussion yesterday as we covered methyl
Latina UniFi Hakuna Matata home, in fact visa vie the law spending
in the path of Allah, very important aspect. Again here this
is reiterated it comes back it's reiterated in the following words
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additional step. You cannot attain to piety like if you really want
to show your piety to Allah subhanaw taala. And you want to
really be considered among the righteous and pious ones, and the
obedient ones, then you must then be able to spend and be prepared
to spend of that which you love. So even things that your your most
choicest possession, press, something that you own, you love
it a lot. It's something you use all the time. It's the pen that I
use all the time, but somebody wants it, you give it to them.
It's a shawl, it's a shawl, it's a jacket, it's something else a
book, and somebody really wants it, not someone who's taken
advantage of you than you're willing to give it. Because the
only way you'd be able to do that is that your love for Allah and
love for piety will overwhelm the love of that object knowing that
Allah will give me back so much more anyway. But if I'm good at
giving this for Allah, then I get piety. So that's mentioned here,
then the discussion begins with
so that's the sacrifice we're talking about. Then it speaks
about how the Bani Israel and how Iacobelli Salam had certain things
that were made prohibited at that time. And and there's a challenge
to the Bani Israel in this regard. But to move on, what happened is
as we read yesterday, the Qibla was changed from Masjid Al Aqsa to
Masjidul haram.
And there was quite a bit of discussion and quite a bit of
objection to that. And a lot of discussion discussion as we as we
mentioned yesterday, so Allah subhanaw taala again reiterates
this point you know, what happened is that one of the contentions or
one of the challenges was that why change to GABA, the battle? The
battle Allah in Makkah Makara Rama when Masjid Al Aqsa is the first
house of Allah on the earth. Now, Mercy Luxa is one of the earliest
houses I think it was constructed about 40 or 50 years after the
Masjid Al haram. The capital was constructed by the angels right at
the beginning of the money some of the agent angels. So yes, it is a
very old house. And because of the famous story of of Ibrahim Al
Islam raising, raising the foundations again, and that's seen
as kind of the moment from which the Kaaba has always been present,
because although the cabin was built before that it had become
destroyed, and the
only the foundations have been left. So Ibrahim Al Islam,
apparently renovated it from the foundation. So he's considered to
be the renovator of the Kaaba from the from which whose time until
now there's the Kaaba remains in building form. So maybe that was
the misunderstanding. So they said that Baytril knock this is
actually superior to the cab, right, Allah's first house on the
earth. So that's why Allah subhanaw taala clarifies here that
in Oh, well at will there Ali Nursey LEILA DE Baca. Baca is the
old name of Makkah. It's another way of saying it. Well, Barbara
can well who then rely on me in the blessed house and a means of
guidance for the people so that is the first house that has been
placed for people that was formulated for people so Kava is
the first house full of then a few other things that's mentioned that
not just that, but in that location, there are several other
things. Allah says he he is Tomba Yuna tune Mocambo Ibrahim
manda who can Amina and then we're in well Allahu Allah, Nessie head
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There are also some other very salient features of Islam, some
other very important like Safa and Marwa is there, then you have the
ZamZam, which is there, then you also have the maqam of Ibrahim. So
a lot of the remnants from the time we brought him on Islam are
there and they satisfactorily authenticated to be in that same
position. So that's why that holds a grater. This has got zum zum.
It's got the Hatim or the hedger, Ismar eel, right, which is the
semicircular area which was supposed to be part of the cab,
and so on, so forth. Number three, it's a sanctuary. That's why
nobody is allowed to be killed in the it's a sanctified area, and
whoever enters it, they are safe. And fourthly, one of the most
important things is that there's no other place in the world that a
Muslim after they get a certain amount of money, or they attain a
certain amount of means that they would be obligated to travel.
Right, unless you live in Macau viously. From anywhere else around
the world, when a Muslim gets maybe five 7000 pounds right hedge
becomes forced on them in the months of hajj, it's the only
place in the world that you would have to undertake this journey at
least once in your lifetime. You don't have to go to beta and knock
this or Madina Munawwara for that matter, though, there's huge
benefit in going there as well. And you've actually rewarded for
taking exclusive journey to those areas. But the place where it's
obligatory is mocha mocha Rama, which is to the house of Allah to
perform the hajj at least once in your lifetime. It's no other place
like that in the world for that.
And he can't come to you with anybody else he could come to you
but with the GABA it's there.
So
this shows the felida and then of course
it's a special house built by Ibrahim Ali salaam with the
assistance of his son Ismail Ali salaam, and then you have heard
your Alehissalaam her contribution they have the zamzam well running
between Safa and Marwa, which is pretty much the only thing in any
of these reveal religions, right any religions of the book as such,
Christianity Judaism, Islam, it's the only right that relates to a
woman which Islam has that Islam has got to write that every but
everybody does. Men and women that they have to go between Safa and
Marwa which is to basically revive what Hydra Alia Salam did and then
mashallah with her efforts. And Allah subhanho wa Taala is giving
we have the zamzam as well. Then after that Allah subhanho wa Taala
tells talks to the believers, and in here, there's several different
things. Number one,
ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala talks about not being careful of your enemy,
being careful of those who are always out there to get you that
they will turn you away from your faith as far as possible. We see
this and there's going to be a lot more of this discussion as we go
along. We see this all the time. Anybody who's trying to do
somewhat good
trying to talk about the truth and the reality, whether that regards
world politics or anything like that, then you've got the media,
especially certain Islamophobic media outlets, that will just jump
on you, that will basically troll you that will basically provide
numerous negative
editorials about the individual to try to put them off. That's why
only the very brave will survive that kind of thing. And that's
where the a lot of the him and a lot of the energy and a lot of the
encouragement has been provided. Allah subhanho wa Taala says that
you have Adina duckula haka, Ducati. What are the Mutanda Illa
intimacy moon which is verse 102. Allah is telling us that you must
as much as is the right of Allah for to be feared. You must fear
Allah that much. That's huge. That's why
Abdullayev no matter what are the Allahu Anhu explains that how do
you fear Allah as much as his his right to be feared, right how,
taqwa such So, number one, you have to obey him in as much as you
can. And you do not do anything which he is prohibited. You
remember him, vicar, you constantly remember him in every
one of your dealings, you're thinking about him. You never
forget him. You thank him for every good that comes to you. And
there's a good coming to us. There's a good with us at every
moment. Of course, it's very doing you never show and gratitude in
gratitude to Allah subhanho wa taala. Then after that, you've got
about three pages in which there's a recurring theme about the best
Ummah, the best community, the most virtuous community, the
superior community. That's very interesting. This is well
documented. Come on Maria de una, il Hi, where Morona Bill Malraux,
where we're in Havana and in moon Corolla eco friendly home, because
as it will be mentioned later, that is what makes you the best
community, which is that you should do a marinara roof, you
should command the rights, prohibit the evil wherever you see
it, and you should invite towards goodness.
And later on Allah subhanho wa Taala says couldn't do hire on you
or the superior community who's basically been appointed for the
people to do these acts. So if a Muslim doesn't do them at any
level, then they're not fulfilling their
their position, their role, where Allah subhanaw taala gave to the
believers as a whole. To do that. That's why at some level or the
other it must happen. When amor will not have nine or commanding
the right like encouraging somebody in whatever way shape or
form implicitly, explicitly nicely with wisdom, right over the look,
this would be really nice if you do this in Ramadan, you know,
mashallah, I've started doing this in Ramadan, I do a few tahajjud
rockets at night, it's all time, it'd be very good if you can do
that as well, my sister, right?
If somebody is doing wrong in a very nice way, in a way that will
be effective, you tell them, Look, this isn't appropriate, it's not
good. Most people will benefit from a sincere advice. When you
just imagine psychologic nobody tells you anything. So you've got
no new input coming into, and you've got nobody telling you,
whatever you're doing is discouraged, even. So that means
you you stay stagnant, you can't improve, especially the vast
majority of people who just about just about I mean, the few people
that are listening here, when I say few, there may be hundreds who
are listening right now, right. But it's only a few compared to
the masses, who don't listen to anything hamdulillah there's lots
of scholars doing good work, but it's some who, even on Fridays, if
they go for Friday, pray, they will run just to get the prayer,
they'll miss the football, right then missed the lecture. So such
people will never get any input. So whatever they the few things
that they may have or not have, they will continue like that for
the rest of their life. Humans need progression all the time.
Right? This is called professional development. So this would be
called religious development, where the kids are in the thick
rotten, fertile Momineen remind because reminders, a beneficial
for the believers. So it's always important to listen, to listen.
Because someday that will affect us, it will create a reminder, it
will create a guilt feeling some kind of remorse, and it will spur
us and encourage us that's why it's very, very important.
So what are the Allahu Anhu? He his remark about this whole issue
was whoever is whoever wants in his heart that he then be
considered to be part of this ummah, whoever has this heartfelt
desire that they are considered OMA to Muslimeen of Rasulullah
sallallahu sallam, then they should fulfill this condition of
Allah, condom higher or mutton, or collegiately Nursey that Morona
Bill Morrow, which is verse 110. So really think think over these
verses. So these three characteristics that have been
mentioned about this omega, right, they're very specific to this
omega hacia. As they say, it's a very particular characteristic of
this
Omar, you're supposed to do this. So our OMA is a proselytizing
ummah. But with wisdom as with the process a lot easier than they
used to teach with hikma, that's what's important, militarily doing
these things in the wrong way. Right? You've got a family member
who's not doing something right. And militarily like, I mean, in a
military fashion, you go, you know, with all guns blazing, like
symbolically, I don't mean, I don't mean real guns, you go and
you try to change it. That doesn't work most of the time. It doesn't
work most of the time.
So, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said that, by the one in
whose hand is my life, basically, by the one, the oath is taken by
Allah subhanaw taala saying that you sometimes tell people to do
good yourself? No, you must continue to tell people to do
good. And you must continue to tell people not to stop doing bad,
right? You must continue to do that. Otherwise, Allah subhanho wa
Taala is very likely and possible as the Hadith says intermediate,
even Umoja. It's very likely that ALLAH SubhanA wa, tada will send
upon you a really bad punishment. And after that, even if you pray,
make dua invoke Allah, you do ask will not be accepted. So this idea
of commanding the right and prohibiting the wrong in, you
know, in the right way, this is actually linked to us being
accepted. If you're new to us to be accepted, do a bit of a model
for non union worker, if you don't, then a punishment will come
and you will not get any benefit. You will your doors will no longer
be accepted. It's a very important link that the Robinson lorrison
was making there. After that, it carries on because there was a
constant turmoil with the monarchy and the hypocrites in Madina.
Munawwara was a constant challenge that was they were the irritants
for the Prophet sallallahu alayhi salam and the muslimeen so there's
a discussion about them now. Right? And Allah subhanaw taala
says that do not make such people who have who have an evil to you
you know, they clearly evil, right? Who don't have any good
info you you do not make them your friends. So yeah, you have Latina
and hula tataki to Bitcoin at a min Duni come from out from beyond
your circle you make those people bid on. Bitcoin is like the inner
lining, you make them so close to you, And subhanAllah if you do, if
you do a cursory study, even a cursory study of history,
because sometimes in contemporary issues, it's very difficult to
tell because you're in the thick of things, and you're in the woods
as such. But when you look at history, literally whatever is
happening today, or any given time is just a cycle of history, just
same old thing. And you'll see that one of the biggest downfalls
for any Muslim group throughout our history, has most of the time
been that where they've been split up and divided, and promised
support by an enemy where the enemy provides is showing support
for one side over another making them fight. And that side thinks
that they're getting something out of this. Most of the time, it's
because of ego. It's because of trying to get the one above the
other. Right. A lot of the time it's a complete deception. I think
that they doing it for Islam, because they think they've got the
better Islam or they're in a better position to rule. You look
through the Seljuk time you look at the mom Luke's time you look at
the Ottoman time, constantly, this was this was the problem. And we
still don't learn from it today. Right? We still don't learn we
don't see the deception of shaytaan and this the deception of
the enemies that they what they really seek to do. The Tartars the
Mongols did that. Pretty much every group this is this was what
was happening. That's something very important.
So Allah subhanaw taala provides three reasons.
Allah subhanaw taala provides three reasons you have here why
you shouldn't take such people as your as your very close associate
close friends and advisers and so on is because number one, they
lie Luna Komaba they don't care for you anyway, what do I need to
him they would love that you actually be troubled in this
destroyed and Canberra till Bergdorf Goodman FIM in many
cases, you can actually see the enmity, the hatred, basically
dripping from their mouths as well. And when I talk vi sudo room
Akbar, that which is in the heart is even that which they harbor in
their heart, that Ranko and hatred is even worse. But by Jana, Hola,
como ayat in quantum * loon but this is people have not been
comprehensive comprehending this, we've made the science very clear
to you so that you can comprehend and understand. And this
discussion will continue to the end of the surah. So first is a
mini discussion of the Battle of butter. That's then followed by
the Battle of art. And that's a huge discussion. So Allah subhanaw
taala speaks about the Battle of boredom, because there was a huge
that was the first battle in Islam you could see right the first time
that
They have to take up arms and basically fight the enemy. This is
the first time that they had to do that. So Allah subhanaw taala
talks about it because the last word to better the Battle of
butter is considered to be the crown of all the battles. It was
the first one, it was a huge boost of energy and have courage for the
Muslims because they were a few in the face of about three times the
three times the number, and they won. And it's the first time ever
and they were ill equipped. The other side was much better
equipped. So the morale was amazing. So
what happens here is, whoever is Allah subhanaw taala speaks about
the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and how he was assisted
during that time, how Allah subhanaw taala assisted them with
3000 angels that came down. Then another one is Allah subhanho wa
Taala can assist you with 5000 angels that will come down, and
Subhanallah that was an amazing battle. I mean, this is not the
time to go into the whole story of the battle. But that is really
something that you need to go and check a Syrah book, whether that
be you know, secret Mustafa of mana Idris Candela, we even
Muhammad Sallallahu Sallam by Martin lings is very good at a few
problematic places in there. But otherwise, it's one really well
written book. So I would suggest you really in your life, read at
least a few, every few years at least read one biography of the
Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, then there's also the
prophet of mercy that was published by Torah, that's an very
good book as well, there's lots of them, and you should read a book
on Sierra. So there's a lot of unseen assistance that was
provided in this battle from Allah subhanaw taala. And also the valor
and the boldness shown by the Sahaba, the small group of Sahaba
mashallah, that's huge. These are the following. These are the
following lessons that we learned from this, that number one, the
conquest, or you can say the winning and
winning in a battle, and overcoming your enemy is not
always about how much you have, or how many how many weapons that you
have, or how much individual strengths that you have or
equipment that you have. Right, this actually shows that one of
the biggest conditions according to Allah subhanaw taala, is he
wants to see your faith, your your keen your steadfastness, and
doing things in the right way. Right. Number two,
when people when Muslims are steadfast, and they hold fast to
the rope of Allah, and they stay together, then there's nothing
that can overcome them. As I said, if you look at history, most of
the time our defeat is because of being split up or being treated by
your own people.
Now, as I said, last word to better is only mentioned in the
passing really, right? All of this starts one way or the other, what
I mean Alika tuba we all mean a mockery, they will kita will love
semua and and in verse 121, and it carries on. But then Allah
subhanho wa Taala just reiterates the point of do not consume
interest again, that's mentioned again, right? And fear, fear the
hellfire. And then Allah subhanho wa Taala starts talking about the
Battle of art. Now the Battle of art is a lot more complicated.
Because initial initially, there was success, right? There was
success. And then unfortunately, it turned around, and they could
have been totally wiped out. Had it not been for some mistakes that
the were made basically by the disbelievers of Quraysh. And Allah
subhanaw taala not allowing them to do that. So that's what we're
going to look at this about 55 verses now, that discussed the
Battle of art. And there's huge lessons to be understood from the
battle of art. Because as I said, initially, there was success and
then after that, there was almost like a defeat until it became like
a half half situation. So in here, Allah subhanaw taala provides
warning, Allah provides understanding, Allah subhanaw
taala provides criticism, right critiques some of the mistakes
that were made Allah subhanaw taala then praises as well were
those things to be praised. Allah praises that. And anybody who's
read this story about the Battle of art, right, and again, if you
don't you need to get a book on Sierra. Right. So they will know
about the various different complications and the turns in the
battle that took place them.
So initially,
what happened is, after the about 70 of the leaders of the Quraysh
you know, though a lot of them that were plotting against Islam,
because remember, this happen after the person moved to Madina?
Munawwara so after having suffered 13 years of persecution in Medina,
in Makkah, Makara moved to Madina, Munawwara and now these people,
there's a battle with these people. And in that battle 70 of
the huge leaders of the Quraysh were killed, that was massive.
Like that was a such a morale boost. That means they were left
that means others had to take on the
deposition. That's when Abu Sufian became a leader because all the
old guard had gone. Now that was a major setback, right? huge
setback. So they got together and they decided that they're going to
attack Madina Munawwara that's why the Battle of art took place. They
summon summoned up their forces, they had a huge amount of force.
And they came to try to get their revenge. And this happened in
Shawwal, of the third Hijiri. And this was done under the leadership
and the commander ship of Abu Sufian, who later later becomes
Muslim, but he's also a father in love the Prophet sallallahu alayhi
wa sallam, right before he becomes a Muslim, his daughter, his native
our salatu salam. So anyway, they come in, they attack Madina,
Munawwara they were 3000 strong. They were 3000 strong. They had
200 horsemen cavalry, they had 700 that were full of armor like
armored personnel, 700 of them 3000 camels they bought with them,
that shows you supplies generally, right supplies because you need
supplies in a war, right? No planes in those days. And they
brought along with them 500 women to help. So when when you take out
your women as well in a better in those days, that means you really
mean business. So 500 women came along along with them as the
hinder story anyway, in front of these to basically confront them
among the Muslim they were only about 700 700 compared to this
3000 With all of this equipment. And what happened is that the
prophets of Allah Islam in this battle shows his master planning,
as the commander par excellence along with being the Prophet
sallallahu Sallam and everything. So this is when you go for Umrah
or Hajj, you're generally going to be given a tour of this. This is
in Ohio, which is just a few miles from my student number we, right
there's the mounts there, there's several mounts like hills and
mounts, and there's a small one called Jubilo. Romans, it became
German Romans afterwards, I don't know if it was always called that
name, basically the mountain of the archers that's in a very
strategic position, anybody who gods that, that mount that small
hill, then they have basically protected any attack from one
side, then they only have to focus on the other side. Now remember
with everything that's happening, and all of the equipment that the
people of Makkah have the Prophet sallallahu ism shows his
mastership here that he he set everybody up in the small forces
around and then these 50 archers
on this place, right, in a way that
it dispersed the enemy forces they were not able to use their cavalry
men as much and they had to actually fight on foot, it seems
so they were dispersed in that sense. The Prophet sallallahu
Sallam told it was Abdullah Abu Zubaydah the Allahu Anhu he gave
him 50 It was 50 Archers, Abdullah Jubail was the leader. And he
said, You must not move from here come what may? It doesn't matter.
Basically, he said, even if
you've got
it doesn't matter if we get defeated. Even if scavengers are
coming and basically picking up from the bodies and basically
consuming the bodies of the of the of the martyrs you must stay
there. Very important.
Now that was a carries on, and because of the spread, and because
of the way they were dispersed, the cavalry of the mannequins they
were unable to attack properly. And mashallah,
in this battle, the courage suffered a huge defeat, initially
a huge defeat after the 17 but now they've got eight of their huge
commanders are very important people were killed in this. And
because of that, they their morale just went down, and they started
to run away. That's the main force now.
Until now, the Jebel Romo was fine but now when they are started
running away and all of the loot all the spoils they left behind
because you're worried about your life now because you're going to
be killed so they left in a battle morale is very important. Like if
you think I can do this, or you think we're winning makes it
that's why there's a lot of talk, right there's a lot of hype right
morale boosters in that but when they lost they just went because
they're big people. They left a lot of their equipment. So now
mashallah, this is people ran towards it, the Muslims ran
towards it from this Jebel Ramat from this little hill. They saw
the same thing. I think we have one clear winner Clear, clear
defeat. So many of them ran down until Abdullah Abdullah Jumeirah,
the Allahu Anhu was actually just left there with about 10
Mujahideen 10 of the sahaba. were left there. Now this is where
Khalid bin Walid is on the other side right now he's not a Muslim
yet, but he's an amazing commander. He is not with the big
with the with the major body of the fighters. He is
On the side, and he sees this, he sees this weakness opening. So
remember now that Muslims are here in between, and the others are
retreating in that direction, and you've got this area. So they come
here surreptitiously. In a surprise attack, they basically
finish these people of the 10 that were left there, and they run
down, and Subhanallah they start attacking the Muslims. And when
you got a surprise attack, after letting down your gods, that's,
that's one of the worst things that you can confront.
So, when the others on the other side now who are retreating when
they discovered this, when somebody informed them that oh,
you know, there's another chance right now they've been the Muslims
have been attacked, they also doubled up and came back. So now
the Muslims are sandwiched in between. So now what happens is,
you get quite a
few Muslims, that also martyred in this. So now we've got martyrs
among the muslimeen. So while there were only 22 Mushrikeen,
that were then killed after that, there were approximately 70 Sahaba
that became Shahid and martyred in this battle. And among them was
the say the shahada, the master of all martyrs, which was hands out
of the Allah one, the youngest uncle of the Prophet sallallahu
alayhi wa sallam or the younger uncle of the Prophet salAllahu
alayhi wasallam. Now, despite the fact that if they continued the
attack, they could have probably finished everybody of this is what
the historian say, but for some reason, and Islam, Allah subhanaw
taala, Allah subhanho wa Taala you know, when you've got this
surprise victory, like you've taken what you think and you okay,
I've done enough, let's get back now, most of you on the left,
right, so, they did a bit of damage and then they left
Hamdulillah. So, now 55 verses are a discussion about the entire
lessons and feedback, criticism, praise and certain emotional
benefits from this and so on, all of that is discussed here. Now,
among this discussion, very common discussion is the mafia team, the
hypocrites. Now they are obviously on the other side, they want to
see the Muslims being defeated. So every time that they could
basically spread rumors cause some kind of facade and corruption, you
know, and cause some kind of chaos, they will do that.
So after the Prophet salallahu Salam buried the shahada, all
those who had been martyred after the Prophet salallahu, salam, they
buried them. They then heard the abou Sofia and who left thinking
that they'd won.
He'd gotten to a place a few miles down called row Ha, right, a place
called Roja. He got to Roja. And that's when he realized that man,
what what mistake we've made, we've run off too quickly. Right,
we've retreated too quickly, we could just go in and then finish
the job once and for all. There's no need for us to, you know, why
didn't we do that? So then he's coming back, he decides to come
back.
And the Prophet SAW Allah some hears about this. And in these
days, I mean, these this news, you spread somehow, right? You know,
you might have some people coming in telling you. So the prophets of
the Lord ism, finds out that the Quraysh want to come back. And if
they come back, this is going to be very difficult. So the Prophet
salallahu alayhi salam now makes an announcement that we are going
to chase them, we're going to go after them to meet them. And the
only people that can come with me today, are those people who were
with me yesterday, those people who fought yesterday, only they
can be with me. Now you have to remember this. There's two parts
to this right. Number one.
These people are tired, right, wounded. They've had a you know,
battle takes everything out of you. Right? Just try getting into
a boxing ring for 30 seconds. And you'll see how right and when you
go to hold battle for a day or two, you can understand. But these
are the people who are the Eman the Yaquina proved it. So only
they were allowed to come and soon as the prophets Allah has
announced that they got ready to go with him.
And they go they got ready to go with him, despite all of the
problems, all of their wounds and everything like that. And this is
about eight miles from Madina Munawwara right, where there's a
place called Homra will acid the read of the the lion, not sure
exactly why that name is a Hummer or I said it's called hombre maybe
the stones are read there or something. But that's the place
about eight miles from Medina mana when they got there. Now the
Mushrikeen of Makkah, they discovered that the Muslims are
coming out. Now they'd already they were really scared, they
thought that they'd been lucky. And they were going to come back
and take them unawares. But when they discovered that the prophecy
lesson was out there again, right to basically give them a fight.
Then they decided against it. They decided which is best to go back.
That's why this small expedition is counted separately, although
it's kind of linked to the whole battle of butter. It's actually
called that's what to hamre Al Asad. The hombre Al Asad
expedition. So that's why you will see this mentioned separately in
places. Allah subhanaw taala gives a huge, huge amount of promise.
And
Allah congratulates
The people who basically were with the Prophet sallallahu, seven days
ago and that's what you have in verse 172. That's where all of
this is discussed. Allahu Akbar farheena Bhima atta whom Allah
whom in fatherly way steps she ruined a bit Latina La Miel Haku
be him in holvi him Allah joven la himolla who has an own establish
your own opinion and let me know in Allah he will father one hola
hola UD or Azurill Momineen Alladhina stir Jabu Allah, He will
Rasool mean by the MA Saba Holman Cara, this is verse 172, that
those people who responded to the Allah and His Messenger after they
had been wounded,
those who do good among them, and who have Taqwa for them is a huge
reward. So Allah subhanho wa Taala Alladhina Carlone NASA in the NASA
Kojima will come for showhome facade only amount of people who
are trying to mislead them, and to weaken them by saying that look,
people have been gathered for you, you're going to be defeated. But
no, that just increase them in Iman because Allah had told them
that you are going to suffer there is going to be suffering you'll
have to deal with and they said has gone Allah who went to
Milwaukee, this is that amazing. Dua of Allah which is one of the
most adores of the Quran, which is one of the most
powerful doors whenever you're in any kind of helpless state. Any
kind of despondency read has when Allah Allah is sufficient for us,
and he's the best patron you remembering Allah with that you're
saying Oh Allah, everything is to you now. That's that fun color
will be near met him in Allah. So now these people returned and came
back with bounty from Allah. We're fadul and all grace lamium says
from SU, whatever O'Dwyer and Allah, Allah Who do fundamental
theme in a methodical shaytaan you how we feel earlier shaytaan is
going to give you fear, is going to try to create fear Falletta Ha,
hoo, hoo, Maha funI. Allah says only to me, don't fear shaytaan or
anybody else. And what I assumed a Latina, you said, you're gonna
feel careful. Do not let those who try to instill disbelief among you
almost right. Don't let them grieve, you don't, they cannot
harm Allah subhanho wa Taala in the least. Anyway, there's lots of
warnings and censoring and all the rest of it. When I asked them in
the ladina Kapha nonino, you can insha Allah read that. I just want
to point out a few other things
in here before we get to the end of the surah
that don't worry if you the prophets, Allah has also been told
that don't worry if people have not believed in you and have
denied you while that happened to the prophets of the past, you'll
never get a full acceptance among people. There's always going to be
a difference. As Allah says in another place, if Allah wills he
could have made you all one Oma. He could have all put you on one
platform. Ledger, Allah como Muttahida could have done that.
But this is Allah test that whoever wins, whoever does right
they get the right they get then Allah there's another important
versity of coolness in a cultural Moats. Everybody is gonna
eventually die. If you die in a battle, or you die in a skirmish
like this or you down your bed, you eventually going to die Death
is the same, except that if you do die as a Shaheed the enjoyment you
will get the pleasure that you get. And people who see shahada
go, they feel a loss because they feel that somebody's gone. But the
Shaheed himself feels amazing, unless the people, their family
members who know that these people are going to have the correct
understanding. Then also they generally revel at the fact that
they are that's why among the sob, you'll see so I'm the mother of
Ushahidi, I'm the mother of a of a martyr. We're in number two, a
phone that was Euro Komiyama, you will be given your full reward on
the Day of Judgment. That is verse 185. The next part here is the
verse where he Allah he will go somewhere it will argue Allahu
Allah coalition in Kadir in the Hulk is somewhere where it will
work, the law will lay this verse 190 These are some of the verses
that the Prophet salallahu Salam used to think about and read when
he used to wake up at tahajjud. Know when you wake up at a hedge
fund, forget that opportunity. Allah give us that opportunity,
especially in Ramadan. It's a time of great solitude. There's not
much disturbance you're probably not going to be receiving text
messages unless you're on like a tahajjud group. Right? That people
have these tangibles mashallah where they week one another up,
right? Hint, hint. You know, you can you can do that if you want,
so you're not gonna get me so that time you're thinking about Allah
subhanaw taala. So Allah the interview, hulky sama where it
will in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the
movement of the night and day, ly Earth in the rural Alberta signs
in here for the people with intellect and understanding Allah
Zenith Quran Allah Kia um, and we're caught we don't want Allah
Gob Him those who remember Allah standing sitting in on their side
wherever Karuna if he Hulk is somewhat he will odd and they
ponder and reflect over the creation of the heavens and earth.
And then ultimately the the, the confession is, their statement is
Robina mahalo aka about Isla. Our Lord, You have not created all of
this in vain. Subhanak fokina Other banana
Why is this discussion there? Glorify be you protect us from the
hellfire, what's protect us from the Hellfire got to do with
reflection of the universe, and that possibly is that there's a
part of the universe which is very attractive to us that gets us in a
lot of trouble that basically takes us away and makes us
punishable. So maybe that's the point there that there is all of
this let me see it in the right way. And let me use it in the
right way and do not let me do it in a way that I will be entitled
to the punishment of the of the fire then there's the number of
dollars that I mentioned Robina in the command to three dinar of zeta
and so on which you can insha Allah read in those next few
verses.
To finish off the surah Allah subhanaw taala speaks about for
advices that last idea of the sort of verse 200 Right, gives a few
advices after all of that after speaking about the battle and
everything, yeah, are you Halina menos bureau? Wausau Bureau, what
are we to what? Takala hola hola come to flee home. This is where
everybody, oh, people who believe exercise patience. Patience is the
ingredient of life without patients we wouldn't survive. You
have to have patience even to pray Salat. And the fast is an aspect
of patience. Right perseverance was Saburo. So it's Biru was
Saburo is two different things that I mentioned here. Right,
sober and Masaba. Masaba is when you have to do sober in the face
of someone else, where you're forced to like in the face of your
enemy in the face of difficulty in the face of an attack from
Islamophobes. For example, Saburo mutual mutually assisting one
another in that patience as well, because when one person is patient
in the right way, and they don't give up, it helps a lot of other
people. What are the two, Robbie two means to prepare and to
basically protect your borders? Right? So in the West that would
be you know, protect yourself from becoming prey to various different
types of attacks or, and also to basically be equipped to deal with
a lot of the Islamophobic propaganda that's out there as
well. Anyway. And the last point was, what duckula have Taqwa? Fear
Allah so that you may gain success to flee home so that you may gain
success, and the word fella to flee home as opposed to the flu?
Right foes follow means a success after which there's never there's
no failure,
or closeness to Allah after which there's no distance is the
ultimate success. That's called a flat moon. That's Falah. It's a
very high level of success. Right, that finishes sort of early Imran.
Now we move on to Surah Nisa, the chapter of Lisa, which is
basically women, the chapter regarding women because there are
two chapters in the Quran that have focused discussion about
rulings of women. One is this and the other restricted Talaq, that
one's closer to Talaq. This one is called Surah Nisa. That's why some
have actually called that one surah to Nyssa Sagara the Smallest
Surah Nisa and this is the largest Ruritan Nisa because it's got
specific
rulings relating to women. It's,
again, it's it's Madani Surah, right because it's going to have a
lot of lows in there. It has
176 verses. So you can see that it's actually now getting shorter,
compared to 200 of surah. Allah Imran, this one has 176 verses,
the following. The main points that we're going to be covering in
Surah, Nisa, number one is going to be discussing orphans. And
orphan is somebody who doesn't have who loses their father during
loses their father during the childhood. Before maturity, once
you become mature, you're no longer considered an orphan.
Right? You've got you got to get these people to come and beg the
older men will come and say I'm an orphan. Can you please help me I'm
an orphan from Kashmir. In Saudi, they do that a lot in Hajj. So my
dad said to one of them, when you're not an orphan orphans or
children, it's only when you're a child that you don't have a
father. Right? But they have a mother, that's fine. They can have
a mother. But generally women are lumbered with this sometimes
that's a burden they have to deal with. Right? They love them from
the bottom of their hearts. So Allah makes it easy for them. But
it's talking about the wealth of orphans, because there was a huge
amount of manipulation and deception when it came to the
wealth of orphans. So that's why Allah subhanaw taala is warning
against taking the wealth of orphans, orphans. So it's talking
about two things relating to orphans. Then number three is
talking about the permission of marrying up to four wives, right
for one man to marry up to four wives, but with the condition that
you You're, you're just that you exercise justice among them, and
you'll be fair to them. So then Allah says
Hello, Tara says in verse three, for in crystal alerta, I do if
you're fearful that you will not be able to be justice, I mean,
people should know that, right? Like am I just personally need to
this is something they need to think about between them and
Allah. And of course, a lot of people who do this wrong, they are
not going to be very conscious about this kind of stuff, they're
not going to be really true to themselves. And that's the
problem. That's why we have problems in wherever multiple
marriages sometimes take place. So if you in 15, if you are fearful
that you will not be able to be just for what he doesn't, then
just one or that with your right hand possesses, right, which
basically refers to slave girls, which we no longer have much of
that in, in most parts of the world, as far as my understanding
goes today.
So that's the next discussion. Then Allah subhanaw taala. You
see, the reason for bringing this verse here was a few things.
Number one, before Islam, they used to do multiple marriages. And
in a very crude way, there was actually no number you could do as
many as you wanted. In the time jar Helia, there was no concept of
justice, you can literally leave one suspended, like she's still my
wife, but she's not my wife anymore, I'm not going to fulfill
any of our rights and just dump her basically, but not release her
either. These actually inherit their father's wives who are not
their mothers, the other wives were actually inherit them, the
father died, they will be inherited. It was real, real term
and real, real persecution, real oppression. So that's why Islam
said look only for maximum, and that weed justice as well, and
how to do it, and all the rest of it, all of that you can't marry
two sisters at once, and so on and so forth. They're not inheritance,
and all the rest of it. Now, the thing is that I don't want to go
into the whole concept of polygamy, there's lots of
discussions about that. We've discussed it several times over as
well before, but the main thing that you have to understand is
that in Islam, where this does happen, it needs to be done with
responsibility. And that's makes it the biggest change that
generally the world over especially in the West, a person
may have one wife or no wife at all, like official married wife,
but then they could have several girlfriends, several people that
they just basically staying together with or seeing once in a
while or that Islam this is there is no casual relationship like
that. Right, you're allowed up to four in a proper way. So you can
see the contrast between that then after that we move on and then the
huge discussion after after discussing about the team and so
on, and giving a lot of emotional emotional encouragement there.
Allah subhana wa Tada. Then in great depth, as I said, if you
look through the whole Quran, you will not find the number of
records so your for Fajr although her or Marguerite Berisha, even
though that is such the most important integral of Islam, but
you will find in great depth, the inheritance portions, the
inheritance division, and that is starts at this way the huddle,
PIXMA to oral CORBA will Yatta will Moroccan see because women
were not given inheritance and children were not given
inheritance. In fact, what they used to say, in those days is that
why give inheritance to someone
who
doesn't hold a sword, can't sit on a horse to fight, and doesn't
confront the enemy talking about women. Just the way of looking at
that. So Islam said no, they must be given, right? They they deserve
it. And they must be given for themselves not because they do
anything or not do anything. This is a hack of Allah, that you must
give them their inheritance. So that's why the discussion is there
is about when a boy hit equally well hit him in assuming Metallica
in Canada. Well, if you look at verse, verse 11, and discussing
that if they are children, then the mother will still get one six.
And if there's no children, the mother gets
1/3 and so on and so forth. All of the discussion is there very
clearly, then husband and wife welcome nice formata as you come,
between the husband wife, the husband passes away, what does the
wife get? If they have children, the wife gets
the wife gets quarter, if they have children, then you get 1/8.
And if the husband, if the husband, if the wife passes away,
the husband gets a half if they have no children, and if they have
children, then the husband gets a quarter and so on the whole
discussion is there after any was here and so on. Then after that
Allah subhanaw taala discusses from verse 104 Verse 15, wala t
18, alpha Hashem and missa ecom This is the discussion about a lot
of people when they say homosexuality is mentioned in the
Quran, they refer to the story of loot at a salon. And in that one,
then they what they do is they actually interpret that in other
meanings to try to diffuse the whole problem, right, the diffuse
the whole blameworthiness of it. And I've seen a lot of writings
actually miss this verse. This verse is actually much more
explicit about the punishment is not explained.
As do the type of punishment, but there is a discussion about the
blameworthiness of it, about women doing this and then men doing
this, right so you can look at the Tafseer of that. This is verse 15
And verse 16. Then Allah subhanaw taala speaks about Toba and Allah
subhanho wa Taala is philosophy of repentance. Right? The Muslim
philosophy repentance is that the Toba is for those who end up doing
something wrong out of ignorance overlap,
a mistake, right, becoming overcome. And then after that very
soon, they make Toba they repent, then Allah will Allah will accept
their repentance because Allah subhanaw taala is all knowing and
the wise. Well is that it Toba to the Latina Yama, Luna say yet? The
Toba repentance is not for those who do evil deeds, and then they
wait until they're about to die. And then they say I'm making Toba
right now when they actually start seeing reality. Mortality clearly.
Right, says that is not the time or the people who die as
disbelievers. Right, the Toba is not for them, as we've read
before, as well that Allah forgives every sin except Cofer
and check. Finally, the last discussion then goes back to
marriage, because this is to do with men. So what what,
who is marriage allowed with and who it's not allowed with. And
that's why the final verse, Allah subhanho, wa Taala says in verse
23, which is the final versus hunting methodical, Mahat webinar,
How to more and more to come, so prohibited for you or your
mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your maternal paternal
aunts, your nieces, from both sides. And then it goes into your
milk mothers, those who fed you milk and your milk sisters, the
daughter of the woman who fed you who nursed you, and then it talks
about through marriage, right through in laws, what becomes
haram and that is very detailed again, and that actually what it
says in the law Canada for Rahima. That discussion actually continues
to the next verse, which is the first verse of the fifth juice.
Well, more so now to Mina Nisa. That's why generally when I read
to the end of the fifth, the fourth juice, I carry on read the
first verse of the fifth juice, because actually the theme is the
same. It's the same continuation. Right? That is, so the last verse
here is what I'm talking about obeying the law man because in the
law who can have a Fuhrer Rahim? Allah, Allah subhanaw taala is all
forgiving and all merciful. So now to finish off, let us just round
it off with our several points. I've got quite a few points to
round it off today. Firstly, Allah subhanaw taala begins the chapter.
The chapter four chapter begins with the discussion about the beta
law and how it's the first house of Allah subhanaw taala and is
linked to the one travel obligation in Islam. Number two,
encouragement to hold forth fast to the rope of Allah which means
everybody get together and follow the deen in a way that's unified
and do not disperse what are the tougher Rocco
otherwise you will be weakened? Then Allah subhanho wa Taala has
this whole discussion about being the best OMA because of the
content of marinara when the halal monka inshallah from now on, let
us see what little bit we can do in that regard. Little
encouragement, so that at least there's some goodness that's been
spread and we stopping evil, even a small amount as best as we can
in sha Allah. That is one of the Hussites and particular exclusive
factors of this ummah. Then Allah subhanaw taala speaks about the
harm of taking your enemies as your close confidants or
associates and so on. Then Allah subhanaw taala starts from verse
121, the discussion of the Battle of better and then ahead, and then
in the midst of that puts down riba again, and focusing too much
on the dunya. So Allah subhanaw taala says this about the
believers, right, I left it to them it's verse 133 238. Was
Sadhguru LML Filati mirabito monogenetic our do has somewhere
to work out or is that really talking hasten towards the
forgiveness from your Lord and the gardens? Who is with and whose
scope is the heavens and the earth which has been prepared for the
believers
and then Allah subhanaw taala mentioned some other things hire
her and then at the end of it he says haha by unruliness, Eva who
don't want our either to limit again, that this is clarity,
providing clarity for the people. This is the guidance and this is
also the Nasi and the Council for those who actually righteousness
make May Allah subhanaw taala allow us to do that. Then in verse
139. Allah tells us we're very importantly, what are the he knew?
Well, no one told Ilona in quantum what meaning
do not become weak. Do not basically lose the ground from
under you, right that you just feel
loss. And you are grieving in a state of anxiety. Because you will
remain elevated if you are true believers. And I want to just use
this time that there's one country that this happens many places, but
there's one country in the world where somebody did a really a
Muslim, right? Did a one of those terrorism acts because of the it
had a really bad backfiring upon the community there to such a
degree that apparently many women who saw any club have taken it
off, because the fear factor that's been created. And it seems
like the leaders they may Allah give them strength, they they've
not found a way to give people back the Yaqeen. So I've spoken to
a few individuals there. And it's it's about and this is a verse
that they should, we should think about in any case, I mean, this
doesn't have to be for that country, it can be anywhere
wherever you suffer a setback, right? And this happens, Allah
protects it every few, several months or something some idiot
goes and does some foolish guy goes and does something bad, right
in the name of Islam, so then all gays is turned to us. And this is
important that just because of that, it doesn't mean that you
take off your beards, that you take off your hijabs, you change
your names from Islam to Sam, right, and so on and so forth.
That is the time when you need to stand your ground because as soon
as you try to just acquiesce, then there'll be more acquiesce,
there'll be more of that happening. You'll have to go
further and further down. The only way is to resist and do the right
thing. Right to do the right thing of Islam, and you will always
remain high. If you do the right thing.
The narrative has to be profitable. That's important, then
what we could call the Howard team of Surah Ali Imran, because we had
the Hawa team of sorter Bukhara Armand Rasulillah, called The End
versus the ceiling versus rather right ceiling versus so the
ceiling versus a sort of early Emraan. In this case, here now, we
had sort of a Bacara ceiling versus now we have sort of an
imbalance in the fee Hulk is somehow developed, which I pointed
out to you, that is verse 190, until the end, those are all of
that is reflection. Right? Those are very well if you ever want to
sit down and just reflect you want something to reflect on, take
verse 190, to the end of Saudi Arabia, Iran and just ponder over
it. As I said, the prophets Allah Islam used to take some of those
verses at the edge of time and do it, pick up a Quran and do that
today, if possible, and certainly sat now Allah subhanaw taala
obviously starts this week talking about the rights of the oppressed
and the weak, right, like, for example, the orphans, the women,
those who are considered to be weakened and looked down upon the
earth, right, who cannot do Hydra, Allah discusses that as well.
Allah subhanho wa Taala then discusses in detail the
inheritance, inheritance shares in great detail Subhan Allah, and
Allah emphasizes that women should be given the earth, they should be
given. I mean, until recently, even in some cases now in places
like India and Pakistan, I can't speak about other countries. But
even though the Indian Pakistan, women were not given their share,
because they thought like they're out of our family, they've gone
they're gonna get from their husbands, right from another
family. Right, so we don't have to give them it's just this bad
cultural idea. Hamdulillah, things have changed quite a bit, right.
And if that's going on, in your family, and your parents have not
your parents, your father, you know, did not give his sister then
you need to, if your father's gone and they can't make amends, then
maybe you can maybe do a bit of writing to, you know, to sort that
situation out. Anyway, so that's an encouragement there. And then
the, the final discussion basically is, as we just
mentioned, the those which are prohibited to marry, and you can
Allah says, You can marry beyond that you can marry whoever you
want, as long as it's not one of these categories. So we ask Allah
subhanaw taala we thank Allah subhanaw taala for, again,
allowing to us to complete this in the appointed time. And we ask
Allah to infuse our hearts with the blessing of the Quran, the
light of the Quran, make it a source of illumination for our
lives, and remove all of our anxieties and our cares and
problems and make it something that we can ascend in genital fear
dose, and Allah be happy with us working with that one and
hamdulillahi rabbil aalameen