Kamal El-Mekki – Surat Al-Nur Tafsir

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			hamdulillahi rabbil Alameen wa salatu salam ala Rasulillah Hill, I mean, what the he was a big mind
about Brothers and Sisters in Islam today we're going to look or have certain take a look at certain
glimpses from Surah to note. And the reason behind that for one for us to recognize once again what
an amazing book The Quran is, and what excellent proof it is to the existence of Allah subhanho wa
taala. And if it were not the book of Allah azza wa jal then offer us a semi plausible explanation
as to how a book like the Quran could ever be written, not just written 1400 years ago, but written
even in our times. And the other reason also is that so we can get an idea of how the topics in the
		

			ayat are related. A few days ago, we were having a conversation and someone was saying the topics of
the Quran jump from one place to another, but if you contemplate carefully it is not a complete jump
there is a link in the theme with the theme before it. But it is a book of contemplation and that is
one of the most important things the Quran is a book of contemplation. And if you're just reading it
expecting to read through like a story, you will see that the story jumps from one place to another.
But if you're reading it to contemplate you will find the link between this theme and the one before
it. So with that, we'd like to take a quick run through Surah Noor but at the same time, look at
		

			certain things that are unique about it as a surah and things that are unique about the Quran as a
whole. Allah subhanaw taala says but other than our other bIllahi min ash shaytani R rajim Bismillah
R Rahman r Rahim, su Ratan Enza na are followed na were Angelina fee timbi and tiene la la come to
the Koran. The first thing is, this is the only surah in the Quran that starts like this, a very
unique and very, for lack of a better term strange beginning. Allah subhanaw taala says, sewer atone
Jani had the surah This is a Surah that we sent down and we made it obligatory upon you, and we sent
meaning to follow its rules and regulations, and we sent down in it clear ayat so that you may
		

			remember meanings so that you may take heat. So the scholar said, Why would this surah start like
this? Every surah in the Quran is sent down from Allah azza wa jal every surah in the Quran is
revealed so that you can obey and follow the laws and the guidelines mentioned in it. There is no
Surah that sent down for your reading pleasure. Every surah is follow sent down so you can follow it
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			Allah is stressing that we made clear ayat in the Surah, so that you can act upon them so that you
can pay heed, and pay close attention and act upon them. So the scholars said, This surah in
particular began this way, by stating what is otherwise the obvious that is a Surah sent down from
Allah azza wa jal that you have to follow what's in it, and the ayat have made been made been made
clear to you, so you can follow them every surah is like that. But they said, because the surah
deals with so many issues, it deals with issues that are so serious matters of life and death. And
it deals with things as simple as your two year old child knocking on your bedroom door before
		

			entering and Allah is, is reiterating and telling you from the beginning, that you have to follow
everything, the big and the not as serious but not as big. And what is interesting is when you look
at those who have issues with Islam today, all the issues they have are the ones in Surah, Noor
Yanni you find people amongst the Muslims who have a problem with hijab. That's in verse 31, of
Salton know, those who have a problem with dealing and the ruling of the adulterer, that's been
sorted to know every issue they have a problem with engine is in Surah Noor which is the only Surah
that starts by saying you have to obey everything in the sutra, which is a given, so they chose to
		

			mess with the wrong surah if that's a term of all the Quran,
		

			and Allah subhanaw taala called it a surah and a sewer is any place Judah Morteza anything that is
elevated out of, or like a wall or a gate anything higher than the rest is a soul and Allah Subhana
Allah gave it this name, even though there are other names for chapters in the Quran. And so eight
Buhari chapters are called a Bob Bob Keva Babak bahagia Baba salah, but here, Allah chose to call
his chapter sewer with a scene and a surah is any high elevated position, and Allah called his
chapter sewer because they have a high elevated position in the hearts of the believers. A Surah of
the Quran is not like any poem or any song, it has a high elevated position. Likewise, the scholars
		

			also said that they have a high elevated position with Allah subhanaw taala. So he named them sewer.
		

			So this is a sewer that we sent down will follow up Na, and if the Accra aquifer Ragna
		

			and the NA homages that it came down in pieces, and it actually did come in pieces and many parts of
the Quran. So other scholars said a sewer is from sewer from the same route as sewer which is the
left over. So when you drink and you leave some water in the glass, that's a sewer. So they said
it's called a sewer from that because a chapter is one of parts of the Quran, just like the leftover
is part of the water that was in the whole glass. So Allah azza wa jal of all the sewer is telling
you from the beginning, listen up, pay attention and follow what's in the Surah then the second
verse immediately with no introduction starts with the punishment, punishing the person the people
		

			who commit Zina an illicit sexual relations and and what's interesting also in sorta Nora there in
verses 10 and 14 and 20 and 21, Allah subhanaw taala keep saying, well, hola, hola, Alikum warahmatu
while hola hola hola hola como motto and had it not been for the grace of Allah upon you, this would
have happened to you and had it not been for the grace of Allah upon you, he would not have purified
you. And the scholar said, Allah azza wa jal keeps repeating that, so we don't lose track, because
it starts off heavy with punishment, and so on and so forth, things that are life threatening
whipping, but Allah doesn't want you to lose sight of the fact that this is for your betterment and
		

			for better the betterment of society at large. So he keeps reminding you had it not been for the
grace of Allah. So it's not just severe talk. So it's not just punishment, but you're reminded of
the mercy and the kindness of Allah azza wa jal. So verse two immediately goes into the punishment
of this unit. Then verse three, covers the marital guidelines for those who commit Zina versus those
who are still committing Zina and want to marry someone who's chaste. And all the other examples.
And one of the interesting things, verse three of surah. A, nor is one of the most disputed about
verses, amongst them of a sitting in the entire Quran. It's a huge debate that goes left and right.
		

			But basically it's talking about the guidelines for those who commit Zina and how they get married.
Then verse four
		

			He deals with those who accused people of Zina without having the witnesses. What is their
punishment? And that continues? And then verse five, what if they repent from the accusation that
they made? And then it goes in from verse six until verse 10? What if someone accuses his own spouse
of that, and they don't have the four witnesses? What do they do? And so it mentions this legal
procedure known as Leon, which would be carried out in court. So from one to 10, we dealt with Zina.
But then verses 11 all the way to 20. Deal with the accusation, the incident of the if and the
accusation against our insurer of the Allahu Ana, and the verses are so powerful and so clear. And
		

			the defense of that issue is incredible when you look at the verses in detail, first of all, what is
the relationship between verses one and 10 and 11 to 20? The same thing, it's the same theme. It was
the accusation against issuance and acquisition of Zina. And so Allah subhanaw taala now is going to
defend shall be Allah Juana. And the first thing in the wording is Allah subhanaw taala called it
and if in Lavina, Jaya who Ben iski was bottom income, and the scholars say Africa shake either
callable, who and watch her. And that's why Allah subhanaw taala called the villages of Sodom, the
people of loot. Well, more Taffy Katha a Hawa from the same route to Africa, it was flipped over and
		

			if it's something completely flipped over, if I tell you, Brother Mohammed has a very expensive car,
but rather Bahamas cars all broken up. But there is some truth even though I'm lying, there is some
truth in this life. And that is, Brother Mohammed has a car. But if I told you Brother Mohammed car
is expensive, and he doesn't have a car, never thought of buying a car doesn't even have a driver's
license. Is there any truth whatsoever? That's an if. And so Allah subhanaw taala didn't even call
it a lie, because a lie might have truth in it. But Allah has been called the it's completely
flipped over, not an ounce of any truth in it whatsoever.
		

			And then Allah subhanaw taala in the next verse tells you what you should have said out loud, and
it's not good enough because I might defend someone out loud but internally, I think they did it. I
just don't have evidence. But Allah subhanaw taala is not leaving any opening that what you should
have said and what you should have believed. Knowing that it's a matter to move one minute or one
minute to be unfussy him Hira as one is internal, you should have thought well, that's the first
thing we'll call ohada. If como bien and you should have said this is a clear light so internally,
and what comes out of the tongue, then Allah subhanaw taala goes through more of what they should
		

			have done legally. So if you had, if you knew this, you should have brought witnesses. You didn't
bring witnesses, then you're liars. But it's powerful. And it's the Quran. The Quran is the book of
Allah. The Quran is the book of Allah, and nobody can challenge this for one second, nobody.
		

			The Quran is so powerful and so detailed.
		

			Allah subhana, Allah says, Allah, it can end Allah He Whom will carry the bone, those if they didn't
bring witnesses, then they're liars with Allah. But what's amazing here is how Allah subhanaw taala
didn't leave any room or any gap. Because if I see someone committing Zina, and the person actually
was committing Zina, and I don't have witnesses, and I go to court, I don't have three other
witnesses with me, I go to court, and I say, Your Honor, this person committed and I saw him with my
own eyes. I saw the details.
		

			Then, legally, am I lying or speaking the truth? According to the court, I am a liar. According to
the court, I am labeled as a liar between me and Allah azza wa jal? Did I lie or did I really see
that? Between me and Allah azza wa jal? I did see that. But because I don't have evidence on this
earth, I'm a liar and the court. But Allah subhanaw taala didn't say they're just liars, because
they could be liars in court. But maybe they saw the truth when Allah knows they saw the truth. But
Allah Subhana Allah didn't say they're liars in court. He said, For Allah Iike. In the law, he whom
will carry the boon, but with Allah, they're liars. That means they're liars in court, and they're
		

			lawyers with Allah subhanaw taala they didn't see anything. They didn't have any truth. And only the
Quran can think of such little details like that no human being can sit down and come up with
something so creative, and so detail oriented.
		

			So then, Allah subhanaw taala in verse 17, closes
		

			The door on this happening to anyone ever again. Some of the Shaolin they saw how powerful this is
and how clearly they were defending on Asia. They came up with a new lie. They said, Oh, this I had
warned about ICOs about another Mother of the Believers, and it was defending her faith. What are
you going to do with verse 17? Allah Subhana Allah says, yeah is locum Allah, the MUFA student said,
What does it mean when Allah subhanaw? taala? Yeah, it will come Allah Subhana Allah admonishes you.
So some of them said, it means Allah, you heard him Allah, Allah forbids you from ever you're either
Kamala and who do limits li Avada
		

			Allah has really didn't say he forbids you from ever mentioning the story of Isha again. Allah
didn't say he forbids you from ever accusing Russia again. He said limitedly he don't you ever do
this to anyone on Earth ever again, let alone trying to reopen this book and accused the wife of the
Prophet salallahu Salam. Allah forbids you from doing anything like this to anyone ever again. And
it's so sad how lately we've taken this topic now. people accuse each other left and right, and this
is how it is in America, people are accusing each other, and they're not afraid. And then we live
here in America. And we think it's normal and it's okay. And we accuse people of Xena and we and we
		

			give it different names and titles. But this is something that we've we were taken to court, we will
be destroyed and our reputation will be destroyed because we didn't have evidence. So beware beware
brothers and sisters of speaking casually about these things doesn't matter if they're Muslim or non
Muslim. Doesn't matter if they're celebrities or not famous. Don't talk about these things don't get
in delve into these types of topics of accusing people of Zina.
		

			So then
		

			Allah subhanaw taala verse 19 warns, and there are different series here and we'll take the most
powerful one. Allah Allah says in the novena, you a buena enter Shi Alpha Heisha to fillerina amanu
let him either win or even for dunya will occur. Allahu Allahu Allah to Allah. Allah Subhana Allah
says, Those who love for the for WA hush the illicit sexual acts to spread amongst the believers.
And one group said this is talking about those who spread it and another group of MUFA sitting said
Allah azza wa jal is not threatening those who spread the rumors. Those who make up the rumors,
Allah azza wa jal is talking about someone who did not spread it, did not make it up, did not share
		

			it. He stood far away, but he just loves that it's happening. And Allah is really threatening that
person, let alone the one who goes around spreading it. Allah subhanaw taala is threatening those
who love for these kinds of fitten and trials to spread amongst the believers. They're the ones who
will have a severe torment in this world and the next and then Allah reminds you when hola for de la
jolla aleikum wa rahmatullah wa and Allah Hora ofone Rahim had it not been for the grace and the
mercy of Allah, then a severe torment would have touched you. But Allah subhanaw taala is roof and
his Rahim Allah is merciful and his kind.
		

			Then it continues. What happens now is Allah subhanaw taala warns us of the footsteps of the
shaytaan. And the scholar said, because the shaytaan is clever, he works in steps, because he's
clever, he works in steps, steps until you are desensitized, until you will get you get to the big
crime that he wanted you to commit initially. And then Allah subhanaw taala goes and deals with Abu
Bakr robiola, Juan, because the man who explicitly accused Russia was a relative of Abu Bakr,
Delano. He was a poor man. He was one of them, oh, hygiene and Abu Bakr de la I know he used to give
him money. And he is the one who explicitly mentioned Russia. So Buckaroo swore that he is not going
		

			to give him any more money. So Allah subhanaw taala tells them tells him, Don't swear to not help
the poor and the immigrant and your kinsmen, but continue to give him Wouldn't you love Allah to
forgive you? And our book will be Allah on who immediately said, well, Allah will never stop giving
him and in the narration of a tuber Ronnie doubled the amount that he was giving him. But then
what's interesting on will end here is that from verse 11, until 20, Allah subhanaw taala dealt with
the incident of fk defending Ayesha, then verse 21, Allah subhanaw taala warned the following the
footsteps of the shaytaan then verse 22, Allah subhanaw taala tells a Buckaroo don't swear to not
		

			give them keep giving him and forgive and forget. Don't you love Allah to forgive you? And then
verses 23 to 26 Allah azza wa jal goes back to the story of an if so why this pause in the middle
and this is again what is amazing
		

			about the Quran, this pause in the middle. And let's put it this way. If you do something Jonnie
Yunus for those who are not children, when you were a child if you did something wrong, and then
your father spoke to you about it reprimanded you, and then it was over, he never brought it up. And
then another day, you did something wrong, your father reprimanded you severely. And then he went
and took his nap. And then when he woke up, he started reprimanding you again, which day is worse
the first day or which crime is worse, the first one or the second one? Meaning when Allah subhanaw
taala goes back to the topic, it means we're not done with it. And it's a very serious topic, and
		

			I'm returning to it again. You thought we were done. I'm returning to it again. This is how much
Allah subhanaw taala defended, I shall have Alana and there's even more in the wordings in the power
of the phrasing of the sentences. And this is further proof that the Quran is the book or the speech
of Allah subhanaw taala by Allah he brothers and sisters, our problem is that we just have abandoned
the Quran. That's our problem. That's why you find people leaving Islam or doubting Islam. If you
read this book every day, you will not have any doubts, but the problem is the way we look at the
Quran. And I'll repeat the story one more time. It was a troubled young man, and they brought him to
		

			talk to me, and he didn't want to come talk to me. And his main argument was, what's the chef gonna
tell me? He's gonna tell me to read the Quran.
		

			You see how we belittle the Quran? And they just read the Quran there's no solution and he's just
going to tell me read the Quran? Is this the solution? We throw at people go read the Quran, and I
made sure after sitting with him to tell him to read the Quran because that is the solution. You
can't tell me not to give you the right answer. What is one plus one? But you can't say too low
Allah can say to allocate for who I know the answer is two it's the right answer now say two What do
you want me to say? It's the right answer. And reading the Quran is the right answer and the
solution to so many problems from emotional to depression to this and everyone thinks depression is
		

			far more complex then you Michel Johan the members are yelling about low Allah it's not complex, and
nothing about it as complex. The solutions are in this book. We just ignore it. That's our problem.
Oh, look out the ha That was tough for Allah love him. Be welcoming, gentle don't look for stop
through Fairphone Mr Vereen, ask Allah subhanaw taala for his forgiveness Indeed, those who ask for
forgiveness shall prosper.
		

			hamdu Lillahi Rabbil Alameen wa Salatu was Salam ala Rasulillah hill I mean one other early he was a
big mind about so just looking at themes only now uh, no details. So when and till verse 23 to 26 is
going back to the incident of a left, then 27 to 29. The rules of visitation. What's the link? Where
does it happen in homes? Before people didn't ask permission, they would just enter and what does it
look like? It looks like Zina or it could lead to Zina. So that's why Allah mentioned the rules of
visitation, knocking on people's doors asking permission before going in. Then verses 30 lowering
the gaze for men. How does it start Zina? It starts with looking than verse 31, lowering the gaze
		

			for women and covering and proper attire for women and proper behavior for woman and verse 31. Then
it goes into solutions for Zina getting married and Allah subhanaw taala says we're uncouple I am
among those who are an AIIM whether it's divorce single, whoever doesn't have a spouse, what should
you do with them and society with them off the verses and many people misunderstand this verse they
think is saying, marry those who are single? No, it's saying marry them off to each other, wet them
off to each other, then those who can't get married, what is the solution? Then verse 34, links you
to the beginning. After all these rules and guidelines Allah is telling you, you have seen in this
		

			book in the Quran, what has happened to nations who disobeyed their Lord, so in the beginning of the
Surah, follow and obey what is in the surah in the middle of the surah. You have seen what happens
to those who disobeyed the rules. So are you going to follow or not? Then Allah subhanaw taala talks
about his life, the parable of his light, and you will only understand it well when you see the
parable of darkness and the misguidance of the disbeliever. Then verse 47, it gets into the
hypocrites from 47 all the way to 54. Why? What does the hypocrisy have to do with anything? Who
started the if rumor? It were it was the hypocrites. So that's why Allah subhanaw taala deals with
		

			them and how they behave and how they act, how they act and how the righteous believers act. And
then verse 55, if you obey Allah, here's a promise from Allah azza wa jal, he will give you control
of the earth He will give you safety and security
		

			then the rest of the verses go into first we were looking at rules of visitation. Now these are the
rules and guidelines within the family. That was the stranger knocking on your door. Now Allah
subhanaw taala tells you how even within your home the little children knock on your door and we'll
close with this about verse 58, which deals with your little children, teaching them to knock on
your bedroom doors at specific times of the day. One of the one of the Tabata between from the third
generation was asked, Has verse 58 of Salta nor been abrogated. And he since early then, he said,
people don't act upon this verse. They don't teach their children, these advocates hasn't been
		

			abrogated. And he said, No, he said, people don't teach that to their children. This is how long ago
so if you go home today and you teach this to your children, you will be of the very few handful on
the planet who is acting upon verse 58, which takes us to verse 28, one of the early Muslims, he
said, Because Allah says will either kala kumara Giroux for Joe, when you knock on someone's door,
if they say I'm busy now can you go come back later? He said for 20 years, I would visit my friends
hoping they would tell me to go back. Why?
		

			So I can live out verse 28. of certain note, I want to one day knock on a friend's house and he
says, Oh, it's good to see you. I'm so sorry. It's not a good time right now. So can you come back
another time? He said, I'm just hoping one day someone says it to me. So I can live out this verse
of the Quran. That's the difference between them and us brother and sister today if you came to my
house, and I said I'm sorry, it's not a good time. What kind of shift is this? When when is talk
about birth when it called Karim, what happened to generosity and you may ruin my reputation in the
community because I acted out verse 28. That's the difference. This thought is an honor and a
		

			pleasure. So it's this is a call and a reminder to myself first, and to all of us to keep a
relationship with the book of Allah azza wa jal read it, read it with contemplation, read it with
understanding what is Allah subhanaw taala saying to me, and you do that, and you will find problem
after problem in your life being fixed in Allah. With that we ask Allah Azza to make us of those who
recognize the truth as clear truth and follow the best of it, and to make us of those who recognize
falsehood as clear falsehood and abstain from it. But Muhammad no one was looking at Atiba Well,
oriental Bartylla bolted on, which was open to Nova Allahu Allah, Allah dunya Kabbalah Homina Well,
		

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