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beginning of page number 17 He says I will be lying in the shape on the regime man Stockman yet in our wounds he had to behave behind the mean omit Lea LM to ILM and Allah Harada. Could Alicia in bodied any revelation that we call to be superseded or abrogated or forgotten? will replace with something better or similar? Do you not know that Allah azza wa jal has power over all things?

Allah subhana data is speaking about one of the fundamental aspects of revelation that as Muslims we must understand, and that is that Allah subhanaw taala he is the one jewel if your Allah Who controls your Sharia, and he does whatsoever he will Subhana wa Tada. No one can come and question Allah azza wa jal, no one can come and object to the commands of Allah subhanaw taala. And no one can stop Allah azza wa jal from changing the rulings of his Sharia if he so pleases, subhana wa Tada. And it is said that one of the reasons for the revelation of this verse 106 and salted Bacara is because the people of the scriptures of the past they they objected, when they heard that the

prophets of Allah where it was Philomena was Shediac, that they would be a level of abrogation, what is called a nurse and a nurse is when Allah subhanaw taala changes one ruling to another warning. So he removes one ruling and replaces it with another or the ruling completely is taken away from the Sharia. That is something that you have examples of in the Quran, in the Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, but they disregarded it. So they objected to it. And they said, What kind of religion is just a can't make up its mind. One day is one ruling and other dates another ruling and so on and so forth. And Allah subhanaw taala is saying that Allah azza wa jal only does

this to bring something similar to it in ruling or something which is better than it. And that is why the Scholars of their field they say that if you were to look into the ratio of an innocent, the abrogated verses and rulings of the Quran and the Sunnah, what we have in our religion of Sharia, if you were to contemplate over them, and analyze and study them, then you would see very clearly the Mercy of Allah subhanaw taala, in the rulings that were abrogated. And that is from the Mercy of Allah azza wa jal, and there could be many reasons for that, from those reasons may be that as we know, the Muslims at the beginning of Islam in the second period, went through an extremely

difficult time with challenges and persecution and so on. And so some of the rulings that were given to them were in in in line with those that situation and and the, the environment that they were living in. But over the time, over time, that would change as the Muslims migrated to Medina, as they establish their Muslim stake as they became stronger and so on and so forth. And the Imam becomes stronger than Allah azza wa jal changes those rulings over time. And so we can see, for example, that Allah subhanaw taala, at the beginning, allowed people to consume alcohol, but so long as they didn't pray during the time, or they didn't consume alcohol during the times of prayer, but

that would later on change. And that ruling would evolve to the extent that the prohibition of alcohol became as we know, something which was which was comprehensive in every single regard. Likewise, another example of this is the changing of the Qibla. The Muslims at the beginning of Islam would pray towards the direction of Jerusalem a better practice. And then Allah subhanaw taala, as we know, towards the beginning of the Medina and period he changed the warning and commanded the Muslims that they should pray towards the Kaaba in Mecca. And so these are examples of, of abrogation of changing the rulings of the Sharia. And Allah azza wa jal does so as he pleases

subhanaw taala that is what Martin concludes the surah this particular verse by saying, I love Thailand, and Allah Allah condition Cadila Do you not know that Allah azza wa jal has power over all things? Who possibly has the audacity or the ability to be able to come and object

I say that Allah subhanaw taala cannot change his rulings as he pleases, Subhan Allah to Allah.

And Allah azza wa jal says this because the, you know, the Jews themselves within the Scriptures, the Christians within the scriptures and others, they have abrogation within their scriptures as well. So how can they possibly object to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam having it in his Sharia, when they find mention of it in their own books, for example, in the books of, of the Torah and the divine revelations that came before we have the story of Ibrahim alayhi salatu salam, when he takes his son with the command of Allah subhanaw taala, that he should slaughter him. And as we know Allah azza wa jal changes the ruling and he replaces his son with the RAM. That's something

which we have in our Quran is something which the previous scriptures mentioned as well. That is an example of abrogation, Allah azza wa jal gave one ruling. And then he changed the ruling, no longer does he have to sacrifice his son, instead, a ram or a sheep would suffice. And so this is present within the previous scriptures as well. So then why are you so amazed or shocked or feigning surprise, that it is something which we have within the Sharia as well something which the prophets of Allah where it was sent and brought as well? And even if they didn't have it, even if it was the case that they didn't know of it before? Who are they to possibly object to what Allah azza wa jal

does, and that is to Allah subhanaw taala and the next verse, he says, gentle if you're gonna invest 107 lm Tara lamb and Allah Allah hormone Kusa, you want one I like doing the law him usually you want to know see, do you not know that Allah azza wa jal controls the heavens and the earth and everything within it, he has the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and indeed you have no protector or help besides Him. Allah subhana data says that he controls everything. So he can do as he pleases. He can legislate what he pleases subhanaw taala he can change whatever he pleases. What he wants to make obligatory will be obligatory when he wants to prohibit to be prohibited, or he

wants to allow will be allowed and all he wants to disallow will be this allowed. He is the one who chooses what is halal, and he chooses what is haram subhanaw taala. And that is why in our religion, it is not befitting for me or for you or for anyone else to come and to change the rulings of Islam the laws of Islam because that's not our position. That's not the authority that we have. Who are we to possibly try to rival Allah subhanaw taala in his rulings in His laws in his Sharia journal if you're Rhoda, and so Allah azza wa jal says to the people of the heavens and the earth or to the rather to the Muslims or non Muslims, that Allah azza wa jal controls the heavens and earth. To Him

belongs the dominion, the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And he does as he pleases, Subhanahu wa Tada.

But rather these arguments that are being made by the people of the Scripture who came before our ways of argumentation. They simply want to debate the prophets of Allah, what are you selling, they simply want to go into arguments, their ways of their attempts of trying to disprove the legitimacy of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam and that is why Alonzo church continues, and he says, in verse number 108 am to read una

Rasulullah con camera su Isla Musa in Kabul, are many they will put for Robin Imani falcoda, godless. Sabine, do you wish to demand of your messenger something similar to what was demanded of moosari Serum? Whoever exchanges faith for disbelief has strayed far from the right path. This is one of the ways that you are trying to dispute with the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam just as you used to dispute with the Prophet Musa, et cetera. Are you trying to come and bring your justifications? And we've already had an example of this in the story of the people of the cow, the incident that takes place where they continuously question the Prophet Musa Ali's salatu salam

concerning the commands of Allah subhanaw taala. How do they want to be argumentative? How they don't really want to submit? And we said that the one we said then that one of the greatest lessons that we take from that story is that Allah subhanaw taala commands the Muslims to be people of full submission, to enter into Islam wholeheartedly and completely, to not be those people who cherry pick parts of the religion that suit them, and leave with the parts that do not suit them. And so Allah subhanaw taala says, Don't be like the people of Musa when the people of Musa came to him and they said Edie and Allah hija Hara, we want to see Allah before us with the naked eye. We want to

see him presenting before us and then we will believe these types of demands, these types of arguments, these types of you know, our of constant rhetoric with the Prophets and Messengers. This is the thing that we were warned against. And the Prophet told us Allah, why don't you send him the Hadith from that which destroyed those who came before us is that they would argue that they would be argumentative with their profits and that they would ask too many questions that would make things extremely difficult upon them. So you know,

Want to do with the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, as you did previously when the Prophet Musa the Salatu was Salam.

And that is when Allah azza wa jal says so, therefore the one who wishes to take what is Eman and to exchange it with what is disbelief, then they have Indeed, indeed strayed far from the right path. There is a difference here. When Allah subhanaw taala says, Don't ask these types of questions. Don't be argumentative. There is a difference between what is being mentioned here. And what the Sharia encourages, by way of you seeking knowledge and asking questions that you need in order for you to understand your religion and to worship Allah subhanaw taala Allah azza wa jal, for example, says in the Quran himself, first, analytically in quantum Natalia Moon as the people of knowledge,

if indeed you don't know, that is the type of question though that you're asking in order for you to come closer to Allah subhanaw taala to understand your religion, someone doesn't know how to pray, or they have a question about Sora. They asked that question, someone's going looking to get married, or they're in a marriage and they want to get divorced. They need to learn its rulings. Someone wants to begin a business they want to learn what is Highlander? What is haram, by way of business dealings, so they need to learn. Those are things that are encouraged, in fact, to not ask those questions is considered to be problematic and it is highly disliked or sometimes it could even

lead you into falling into the Haram because that type of knowledge is obligatory, but the type of questioning that has been referred to here, the questioning that doesn't have any benefit doesn't bring you necessarily closer to Allah give you a great understanding of religion. It is simply to be argumentative, it is simply to try to find a way around the laws of Allah azza wa jal to circumvent the Sharia. Those are the types of questions that Allah subhanaw taala dislikes and waters off against

Allah azza wa jal then continues in verse number 109. And he says what the cathedral mean I didn't get

the email and he can confer on Harada has a demeanor in the end we'll see him embodiment of a yen Allah whom will help therefore was for the Allah who will be Emery in Allah Allah condition in Cadiz, even after the truth has become clear to them. Many of the people of the Book wish that they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed out of their selfish envy, forgive and forbear until Allah azza wa jal gives his command. Indeed He has power over all things. Allah subhanaw taala says that even if you were to clarify these issues, and even if they were to understand that you are upon the truth, that you are upon Eman, many of them would still love for

you to turn back to disbelief. And that is, as we mentioned before, as a result of the envy and the jealousy that they possessed for you, in their hearts. The Quraysh, for example, had the same issue, and that is that they dislike that this revelation, this message, this prophethood this position, the status should be afforded to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, at the exclusion of them. And so they dislike that he shouldn't be the one that was chosen by Allah subhanaw taala or that he should be the one that Allah azza wa jal appointed to be his greatest and last messenger son, Allahu Allah, he was sending him and that is why even the Quraysh amongst the leadership the likes of

Abuja, hello and others, even though they could see the beauty of what the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam brought, they had no problem necessarily with the message in terms of what he called to in terms of character and dealings, and moral and worship and so on. Their major issue was the arrogance and jealousy that they had in their heart, why him over us? Why him and not us, why is he the one that should be given the status and we aren't and that is why it is reported in the books of Syrah. Now, one of the things that Abuja Herald said at the beginning of Islam, when the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam would recite the Quran, Abu JAL himself, would be mesmerized and amazed

at the beauty and eloquence of the book of Allah subhanaw taala. One of the things he said in response when he was then asked the question, why do you oppose this, when you yourself can see its beauty and eloquence? you yourself want to listen to it and yearn to hear the words of the Quran being recited by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, why then do you oppose it? And he replied, and he said, because my clan bundle Masoom and his can meaning bundle Hashem the clan of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, we have always been in competition. We are competitors. When they do one thing, we do it better. When they do another thing, we try to do it better. But now they claim

that amongst them is a man who is a messenger of Allah, how can we possibly compete with that? That's not something that you can buy with money, such as something which you can have more people, more hands come and help you with? It is something which is something that Allah azza wa jal gives exclusively to sort of the human world from his creation subhanaw taala. And so it was that type of jealousy. And likewise, the people or the Scripture, some of them had the same type of jealousy, that the prophet the prophesies that they knew would come towards the end of time. Wouldn't

Don't be from amongst them. He wouldn't be from Benny Israel, but rather Allah azza wa jal pleased him amongst the Arabs and you will be from a different nation and from a different land and a different language and so on. And so that also calls them hurt and that is where Allah azza wa jal says to them. Farhan says to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam found for us to be patient, be patient forgive, pardon, until the affair of Allah subhanaw taala decided or the Command of Allah azza wa jal comes. And that would be the command that would come later on that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam wouldn't be allowed to fight them, because of the harm and the

persecution that they were, that they had against the Muslims.

Allah subhanaw taala then continues in verse number 10. And he continues, and he says subhanaw taala that alongside being patient forbearing and remember that the Muslims are going through an extremely difficult time. If you just read some of the stories of the early days of the Muslims and the persecution that they faced especially during the Meccan period, and the amount of of heartache and trouble and challenge and hardship and trial and test that they will put under it is something which was amazing to see how the companions had the Eman by Allah azza wa jal permission, the steadfastness to overcome those trials and challenges. Allah subhanaw taala seem to the Prophet

sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Be patient, forgive, pardon, forget and at the same time in verse number 110, while he was sought out to Zeca keep up the prayer and give the Zika and therefore from the greatest ways of staying firm upon this religion and from the greatest ways of overcoming the challenges that others may set against you the opposition and the obstacles that you may face from other people. It is to constantly engage in the worship of Allah subhanaw taala and are often in the Quran, you will see inshallah Tada as we go through the book of Allah is diligent. But you may have noticed yourself that Allah subhanaw taala, often when he is commanding the Prophet sallallahu

alayhi wa sallam, to be patient, only speaking about the harm of the disbelievers towards him, the commander often comes is after that is a command of worship, to remember Allah, to worship Allah to be from amongst the people of prostration to worship Allah until death comes back to clean, will commerce minister as you mean, all of those verses that tell the prophets of Salaam, that one of the greatest ways of finding the power and that strength is to turn to Allah azza wa jal in worship. And likewise here, yes, there have the jealousy, the arrogance, all of these things are difficult and they pose challenges. But for you, the way to overcome this and this is the lesson for the Muslim

for me and you know, when we're faced with economic difficulty, financial difficulty, difficulty amongst our family members, our children, difficulty in terms of our careers or our studies, difficulty in the dunya in general, then Allah azza wa jal is saying that the way you overcome them, is by coming closer to Allah subhanaw taala. And this is the difference between the believer and the disbelievers, because the disbelievers, the one woman that overcome by challenges, they come further away from Allah subhanaw taala, that their mind is so bogged down with so many issues, that the last thing that they have capacity for, is to turn towards Allah azza wa jal to do more worship to do

more about that, whereas the believer is the one who in the most difficult of times, they tend to Allah azza wa jal, even more, they already people who are engaged in worship and vicar, and dua, but now with this time of difficulty, they will do more, not less, they will turn more to Allah azza wa jal or less because of the certainty that they have in the Eman that they possess, that Allah subhanaw taala can lift off from them all hardships and difficulties. And Allah azza wa jal then continues in verse 110. And he says, Well, man, but the Mali fusi come in how you liturgy do the law, and whatever good you store for yourselves, you will find it for the loss of handle data, all

of the patients that you show all of the forgiveness that you show all of the SATA and the Zika and other good deeds that you perform all of this, Allah azza wa jal is storing it for you for the believers it has been recorded. And that is why you have the Hadith, that beautiful Hadith of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, where he essentially told us how good deeds and evil deeds work. He said, Son, Allahu Allah, you send them that whoever intends to do a good deed, meaning that they have a firm conviction in their heart, that they are going to do the good deed, and then they're unable to do it. They're prevented from doing it. Maybe because they're sick, maybe because

of some emergency that takes place. They had the intention, that they're going to go to the masjid to pray that they're going to give this money in South Africa, but then for a valid reason, they're unable to do so Allah azza wa jal records that as a single good deed, and if they're able to do it, it is recorded as a minimum of 10 Good deeds all the way up to 700. Allah Allah often cathedra and Allah azza wa jal may multiply more than that, as he chooses. subhanaw taala on the other hand, no one who does or has the firm intention of doing an evil deed. They had the firm intention

And, and then they leave it for the sake of Allah. Not that they prevented because they wanted to do it but because the one an expected circumstance or another they're unable to proceed, but they still intend to do the evil deed No, but the one who leaves it intending to do an evil deed leaving it for the sake of Allah azza wa jal because they're reminded of Allah subhanaw taala remember Allah azza wa jal, that is written as a single good deed. But the one who goes ahead and does the evil deed is recorded as a single evil deed. So out of the four possible options, three quarters of them 75% lead you doing a good deed, only one quarter will lead you towards evil. The scope therefore for doing

good for attaining reward for pleasing Allah subhanaw taala is so much more than the evil that it is that you could possibly do and that is why Allah azza wa jal says that when you do that good, you will find it recorded with Allah subhanaw taala in Allah Habima Tama Luna Basu indeed Allah azza wa jal is ever seen, all knowing and insightful of everything that it is that you do.

Allah azza wa jal then continues in verse 101 111, rather, and he says, again, going back to the people of the scriptures, were calling the hotel janitor in Amman, Khanna who then went Asara tin man in your home on her to borrow Hannah come in from Saudi clean, they also say no one will enter paradise unless he is a Jew or a Christian. This is the own wishful thinking Allah says Tilka many young this is their own wishful thinking, indeed say to them, produce your evidence if indeed you're telling the truth. Allah subhanaw taala says that from the claims that they made, the people of the scriptures of the past is that they said that in order for you to enter Paradise, you must be either

from the from the people from the Jews or from the Christians. And there was no doubt that every religion holds this belief that the way of salvation and the way to eternal bliss is through their followings and through their teachings, and they made it exclusive amongst themselves, that you have to be either from us, or you won't get that. That blessing of Allah subhanaw taala you won't get the reward of Allah azza wa jal, Allah subhanaw taala dismisses this dismisses this because they don't have the right to assert who gets agenda and who doesn't get agenda. They have no right to assert who are the people are paradise and who are not the people of paradise. They don't get to make the

rules. They don't get to choose. Rather it is Allah subhanaw taala who chooses is Allah azza wa jal who shows and decides who are the people of salvation and who are the people of damnation. It is Allah subhanaw taala who tells us these, this is what you must do in order to achieve success. And therefore Allah azza wa jal says refuting this position of this Tilka Imani Johan, this is the wishful thinking. This is what they want to believe. This is what they hope for, but hope and wishes are not the same as reality. Our religion we're told to based on evidence, we're told to base it upon what we have in terms of firm scripture. And even in their religions. They're told a number of

the wounds of their religion quote, including worshipping Allah azza wa jal alone, and including doing the commands of Allah subhanaw taala. But by ignoring those instructions by ignoring those commands of Allah azza wa jal, and then they have no white left to assert that they are from the people of Ghana. And from the instructions that they were given was that they must believe in the final messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam when He appears, and so by disregarding all of this, they no longer have the right to make that claim. Because no longer have the structure the scriptures and follow the religion of Allah subhanaw taala and that is one that is what it says till

chi Mani yum. These are wishful thinking things. This is wishful thinking or these are wishful thoughts. Rather, if you want to show some evidence, then bring it forth on her to BronyCon bring forth your evidence, if indeed you are truphone and you will notice that there are a number of occasions in the book of Allah subhanaw taala Allah azza wa jal demands from them, bring forth your evidence. If you claim to worship that there are gods besides Allah bring forth your evidence. If you claim that you are exclusively the people that Allah loves, bring forth your evidence. If you claim that this Quran is something which is not from Allah azza wa jal bring forth your evidence,

because this is how the religion is based. And that is why when we as Muslims want to practice our religion, we want to pray a certain way we want to fast a certain way you want to do something or not do something. The question that we must all ask is, what is the evidence? This is our Allah azza wa jal is telling us in the Quran, that this is how you should approach your religion, but evidence doesn't mean that it has to be illogical, and there has to make sense to me or to you, or the rest of you, based on my wisdom or your wisdom know, the evidence that we need is that it is indeed from the legislation of Allah subhanaw taala if it is from Allah azza wa jal, those words Allah's

commands, that is enough of evidence for me because we

Have no doubt about the truthfulness of Allah subhanaw taala about to Allah azza wa jal is about his position as our Lord and Creator. So therefore, why would we accept that? And then dismiss his commands and his role? subhanaw taala so bring forth your evidence, if indeed you are from amongst the people of truth, Allah subhanaw taala says then in the final verse on this page, page number 17, in verse number 112, Allah azza wa jal tells them the actually this is the definition of the people of gender. This is the parameters that Allah azza wa jal these are the parameters that Allah azza wa jal has placed for success. My your claim that you simply have to be Jews or Christians, because

amongst those people in their religion, some of them say it is simply enough to believe, for example, that Jesus died for your sins, and to believe in God and and the simple concept is enough for your salvation doesn't really matter after that what it is that you do, or you don't do, yes, obviously, you should attempt to do more and be good and so on. But that is the basic premise. So long as you accept that it is enough for you and your salvation. Allah subhana data says that that's not the correct parameter. That's what the parameter that Allah azza wa jal has given rather, the parameters what Allah subhanaw taala tells us in verse 112, and that is Muslim and Islam Allah

Johanna, only Allah He was seen, in fact, any who direct themselves wholly to Allah, you face Allah azza wa jal meaning you submit to Allah subhanaw taala completely, direct yourself wholly to Allah Armenia accept his religion, fully accept and submit to His commands fully believe in Allah subhanaw taala fully, that is when Allah azza wa jal has commanded us to do. So so long as you worship Allah alone, submitting to Allah azza wa jal alone, believing that He alone is the creator and the provider and the Stena that He alone is the one worthy of worship subhanaw taala that He alone is the one who is perfect and, and in his names and his attributes subhanaw taala were who were missing

and at the same time, they are people of good meaning there are people who follow the laws of Islam will follow the commands of the prophets on Allah while he was selling the Sharia that he bought to us from Allah subhanaw taala fella who drew the rugby then those are the people that will have the reward with them what they are the ones who will have success. Eman belief in Allah to heat and following the Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam in his Sharia. What a whole family him well known, never will those people fear nor will they ever grieve or despair. Allah azza wa jal will protect them in this life, you will protect them after this life, Allah subhanaw taala will

give them contentment in the dunya and he will give them safety and security as they leave this dunya at the time of death, and they enter into the life of the grave, and then when they are resurrected on your own piano. So Allah azza wa jal says that it's not about thoughts or wishful thinking or anything that you wish to assert. Rather this is the very simple criteria that Allah azza wa jal has laid down for all people, Muslim, non Muslim, this is if you want to achieve Allah azza wa jal salvation, this is what you must do submit to Allah azza wa jal fully with your head and be from amongst the people of Assam, the people of God who do actions that are pleasing to Allah

subhanho wa Taala May Allah azza wa jal makers from amongst those people Baraka lofi como salah, Mohammed are the early he will remain

with Allah he will

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