Why Surah Maryam During Christmas
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The importance of growing relationships with the Quran is discussed, including the need for a strong message to be applied to difficult times and the use of "we" in the title of "we are now" to describe a situation. The importance of creating conditions in one's mind to reflect on the Quran and creating a positive attitude towards the world is emphasized. The segment also touches on the history of the Christian community's approach to Christmas, including the need for manpower and human resources to serve Muslims and the importance of learning the truth and not being afraid of Muslims. The segment ends with a call to action for listeners to be mindful of their actions.AI Generated Transcript ©
Brothers and sisters in Islam,
every
time
which will come in the future will be
worse than
this time.
In a way, he is saying
that the more we advance
towards the end of time,
things are not gonna get better.
There will be more trials,
more
tribulations.
And
we know
that we were not given
or granted the privilege
of having
a living
messenger
amongst us.
Our messenger
was
called Khathamun Nadeen,
the seal.
But we were given
a privilege
which no other nation was given before us,
which is a preserved
guidance,
untouched
from the time of the revelation
until this day
preserved.
That is why the prophet
ibn hadith al arbaat, Iblusariyah
radiAllahu anhu,
At the end of the hadith, he said,
Make sure that you depict
my way and the way
of my companions and rightly guided after me.
And
he said
I have left
for you
what if you cling
to
you will not go astray
The book of Allah and my sunnah.
I think the point I'm trying to make
because this is not my subject today
but it's a little introduction.
The point I'm trying to make is as
we advance
into these
worst times or the times which the
the the the the Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said,
worse than the present and the past,
our relationship
with the Quran must grow.
You must grow your relationship to overcome
the increasing
or the mounting
trials and tribulations.
But unfortunately,
so far,
Muslims
deal with the Quran
more of a historic text.
I'm gonna ask you a question.
When was the last time you said, you
know what?
I'm gonna read today this particular
surah
because I'm suffering from this problem
and the Surah is gonna treat me,
is gonna cure me.
When when when when was the last time
you had that interaction with the Quran?
You know what? I'm becoming doubtful.
I'm seeing all these Christmas
lights all around me, and
I'm
I should be reading
this chapter is gonna help me be firm,
steadfast.
You
see, the the companions
said that statement,
they said about a verse
as if we hear it for the first
time.
What verse?
When the Muslims
reacted in a very
strange way, which is by the way, he
gave them the benefit of the Dua, the
companions,
because the prophet died.
Can you imagine, Umar took a sword
and he said whoever
says the prophet is dead, I'm gonna kill
him? The khalomer, the Almihi,
with his knowledge?
Omar.
But again,
shocked.
Shocked. They were shocked.
They were experiencing
shock.
You know when you're shocked,
you don't think straight.
They described one of them described the conditions
that we were sitting down
because of how quiet we are.
Birds
could land on our head
because we're so quiet.
No. Abu Bakr came out from out of
town.
He checked that the prophet he verified that
the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam is dead. Then
he came out and he recited this verse.
Muhammad is a messenger
who was sent in a chain of messengers.
Now if he is to die
or to be killed,
are you gonna belong back? Are you gonna
abandon the mission?
Are you gonna stop working for Islam anymore
because the messenger is dead?
You're only gonna be harming yourself.
When they heard this verse, they stood up
and they started acting
normal.
When was this verse revealed?
When was it revealed?
8 years before,
because of a similar circumstance,
in the battle of Uhud,
a rumor spread around that the prophet is
killed.
As soon as the companions who were fighting
in this battle
heard that the prophet is dead,
they deserted the battlefield,
the battleground.
Read the story of Anas ibn Nader,
his hadith.
Why are you guys sitting down like this?
He said, the prophet is dead, Khalas.
He said to them,
stand up and die
for the same cause
he died for if he is dead.
When the companions at the time
when the prophet was actually dead heard that
verse,
they said as if we hear it for
the first time. Why?
Because
there was
some moments
they needed this Quran. They needed that verse
to treat them.
They needed that verse.
You know this is the relationship that you
must have with the Quran. It's not like
okay, I wanna read some Quran today. Okay.
I stopped where.
I'm I'm sorry to say that, but
the Quran was meant to treat you,
to help you
deal with issues.
We bring down from the Quran
what can cure you.
An amazing,
one of the people,
his name
is, Abul
Ahmed ibn Hasan, a Syrian,
island Suri ibn alaymar Quran.
He wrote 50 rules
in how to reflect upon the Quran
And he said
one verse
can offer treatment for different people
And he used an example,
verse number 31
in Surat al Mudathir
chapter 70
4.
The the verse that the the lengthy verse
that talks about the number of angels who
guard the hellfire.
Look at this.
And the angels who guard the hellfire
or the wardens of the hellfire are in
angels.
Look at this. The same verse.
1 verse.
You have 3 different people,
it will affect them 3 different ways based
in their condition.
Oh, the Kafir, the what did they say
about that verse? Oh, man. Hellfire that has
only 19 angels to guard, We can beat
these guys up and escape.
9
I mean, if we can get 100 men,
we can
pay the people of the book,
they were they increased in the the Christian
and the Jews because that number 19 in
their books.
So they
increased
in certainty
and the believers,
they have more faith. One verse.
The
Shahed brothers and sisters in Islam, what I'm
trying to say here
is you have to create
a condition
in your mind
and look for the Quran that can treat
it.
Like I said,
Muslims now
live in a broad dominant
Christian,
Judeo Christian,
even, you know, the the the progressive Christian,
they still celebrate Christmas.
I mean, you see, when when it comes
to Christmas,
you cannot
give a blind eye
a deaf ear.
You can't, especially if you have children
because
this subject is in the depth
of your own faith.
So you you you gonna have to say
something about it.
You cannot be passive about this particular one.
You may, other but this one no. You
have to explain to your kids what is
this is about,
What jingle all the way and what all
this music and and what what is this?
Let's assume
that we wanna do the same with Maryann,
a chapter 19 in the Quran called Maryann.
You know, I I created the what they
call the climax now.
Now
you know, Maryam is a chapter
when the Muslims,
the early Muslims
whom migrated to Abyssinia
faced
the Abyssinian king
who was a devout Christian, by the way,
a devout Christian.
Some Christian who follows
the teachings of Christianity.
And, you know, the story is very interesting
that the disbelievers in Mecca
sent behind the
few companions who migrated to the Christian land
of Abyssinia to bring them back
to Mecca.
And they chose
the friend of the Christian Nagas,
Najashi,
Amr Abu Luhas
who was not a Muslim at the time.
So Amr right away,
he tells the king,
they say about Jesus he's the slave, he
is not God or the Son of God.
Look at these guys, you're hosting people,
you're hosting individuals
who say things about
Jesus
that you disagree with. No.
Call them back. By the way, this was
the second encounter.
They succeeded the first encounter. They presented their
case quite well.
They convinced
the Christian
Abyssinian
ruler of their case that they are not
to be dragged back to Mecca to be
persecuted for being Muslims.
Now Amr,
a smart,
very smart Amr Mullah salallahu alaihiallahu an. He
knew where to hit.
This is a devout Christian
who believes that Jesus is the son
of God. Oh, they say about Jesus he's
the slave
not the son.
Bring them back.
What do you say about Jesus?
Imagine now, by the way, imagine now, what
is the price they have to pay?
Persecution enmak.
We're not talking about your excellency living here
in America
in a free
land,
a land that was established on the basis
of freedom of religion.
No one can force you in this country
to believe
something that you don't want to believe.
Now Muslims
are willing to compromise,
are willing
not to speak the truth about who is
Jesus.
For what?
Allah knows best. Many motives
but unjustified.
Look,
Jafar
said to the
Abyssinian
devout
Christian
ruler,
we're only gonna say about Issa what Allah
said.
And he recited to to him that chapter
I'm talking about, Mariam.
And he chose the story of nativity,
that portion.
Imagine his recitation of these verses according to
the narration,
you know.
When
they hear the revelation which was revealed to
the messenger which is the Quran,
you will see their eyes floating with tears
because they know this is the truth.
Now, Najashi did that
but he added something to that that he
became a Muslim.
And we know
at one time in Medina,
Allah revealed to the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa
sallam a command
that a righteous man in Abyssinia is dead.
Of course, he concealed his Islam
to maintain his power
and he commanded the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa
sallam to observe an absent jenazah on him
in Madinah.
You see
that's exactly what I'm talking about here
is
you know,
you have Christian
some people have Christian family members like the
reverse
or someone who is married to
a sister who used to
be a Christian and, hamdulillah, she's a Muslim.
You have coworkers.
They have the right to know
what you believe.
Don't hide it.
Don't run away from it,
brothers and sisters in Islam, because the subject
is in the depth,
the depth
of your faith.
Because
Abdullah ibn Abbas,
he
said,
commenting
on this verse
which is verse 90 in chapter Maryam. He
said the following,
look at the reaction
of the heavens,
the mountains
and the earth
because of the people uttering
shirk,
polytheism against Allah.
He's referring to what
people saying that Allah begets a son. Allah
has a son.
Look at this, he's referring to these words.
They
say,
What you're saying is awful.
Look at this. Look at the reaction of
the rest of the the universe.
The heaven,
the sky,
Upon hearing that
word
that Rahman has a son is about to
crack open.
And the mountains are about to crumble.
Why? Look, look, look, look.
Allah is the one who speaks.
Look at the look at this. Allah
The son of Adam insults me,
and he he's not to do that.
Why the son of Adam is insulting me?
Why?
Adam,
the son of Adam is belaying me,
schooling.
As for the insult which the son of
Adam
commits
against me, Allah speaking Allah speaking here,
his uttering that I have a son,
and I am the one and only.
As for the son of Adam belied me
saying that I cannot recreate
him again.
I cannot raise him up a day again
from the dead.
Pay attention here, you will be surprised to
find out that those two issues
are the central
themes
of Surat Mariam.
Be
the birth of Jesus and what happened.
And
look at this.
Look at the second issue.
This is Fimarium.
The son of Adam says, oh,
after I die, Allah is gonna raise no
no way.
The name of Allah
Al Rahman
which is the most merciful
was mentioned in the Quran
33
times.
12 of them in Surat Mariam.
I did
some math.
Surat Mariam is 1% of the Quran.
36%
Ar Rahman was mentioned in Surat Mariam.
36%.
Why?
Why?
This hadith explains it.
No one is more patient on whom he
lives except the law.
They say that he has a son
but yet
he still provides for them,
still gives them.
Surat Nariam
is a chapter
which you should read every day now.
Yeah, if
what?
The more you, you, you bound
on the steel,
it will,
especially if you have children.
And many of you
are still sending your children to the public
school.
Imagine every day Christmas, every day son of
God, every day, this and that.
You go to the store now, jingle bell,
jingle all the way.
Listen.
No way I'm asking you to be mean
to your neighbor.
No way I'm asking you. Listen,
this is a matter of faith.
Believe.
Do you wanna compromise your relationship with Allah?
He is Allah. He's telling you, I use
Quran, I use Sunnah that this is an
insult.
Now
you would rather compromise this?
I know it's a little bit
a little bit sensitive.
Yes.
It requires a lot of wisdom,
100%.
But
the answer is not to compromise.
The solution is not to compromise because you
don't have to.
You're a free man in this country.
You may disclose your faith in a respectful,
kind way
even
if it doesn't
agree with their faith.
Like I always say,
tolerance
is not
in beliefs compromising
your beliefs.
Tolerance is in interacting with people, the manner
you interact with them.
You have a good manner with them. Them.
Should be the central
theme this month for you and your family.
Bring it and read it.
Of course,
the the the the story begins the the
the Surah begins
with a story out of this world,
you know?
And
the
Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
said,
Bani Israel
5 Surah zone.
From the first chapters revealed in the Quran,
those 5,
and they are my treasure.
So now obviously now,
you see I'm trying to create a climax
here for the surah for you.
So obviously, the Surah, Surah Maryam,
one of these fives,
was revealed very early when the Muslims were
outnumbered.
They didn't have any resources.
The religion is imagine someone Allah is commanding
to convey
Islam to the whole world,
and he's still battling with Abu Lahab,
his uncle.
He's a winner to all of mankind.
And he's still
locally not working, not functioning.
Now,
what do you need?
When the
verses of Allah being recited among them, the
message been presented to them, they would say
what? Who is better man? What is this?
Look at the Muslims, they are poor, they
are outnumbered.
Look at us, we got the money,
We got the resources. So obviously,
at this time
of the revelation,
the Muslims
needed
manpower.
This is why the prophet
used to make dua.
Oh, Allah. You are up. 1 of the
2 Umar's. I will not the 2 Umar's.
We need help.
We need help.
Yeah. All the scholars of the children of
Israel
in Jerusalem
are wicked.
All the learned people are not honest
about the message.
They sugar
down, they sugar coat it, they water it
down, they then kill the truth
They sell it for cheap
Arab.
I'm afraid I'm gonna die. I'm the last
man standing here for Tawhid, for the truth.
What what do you want, Zakari?
I want manpower.
I want a son
I can leave behind me.
The same
the same time at Zakaria,
the same time at the prophet. It should
be our time now. Look at look at
what is our problem.
What is our problem as Muslims, by the
way? Manpower, human resource.
We don't have. You know what? One of
the brothers was discussing here.
Yeah. I don't think America is fear and
just
regarding
the senses of Muslims in the, you know,
the number of Muslims.
Like they always say it's 8 8000000. It
it's more than that. I wanna I told
him, brother,
can I tell you something? If you really
wanna count how many Muslims we have and
again, I'm not I'm not
making that fear here,
but I think you'll understand what I'm trying
to say. Just count the number of Muslims
at Salatul Fajr, and those are the Muslims
that you have in this country.
Out of a 100 camels you will only
find 1 camel to ride, 1 camel to
ride.
Some guy who stands for the truth,
Someone who works for Allah.
That's what Zakaria wants.
Allah given him.
Allah given him Yeah.
Yeah.
And Yahya came, John the Baptist came
as a help.
But when did the Quria make this Dua?
You see, there there was another
mother
who was
sincere and devout.
Hannah,
Maryam's mom,
Hannah, her name is Hannah,
the wife of Imran,
she was also concerned.
She said, oh, Allah,
if you give me a child,
I will place this child in Al Masjid
Al Aqsa to serve the Muslims, to serve
the people.
I will place him there.
I vowed it.
And this is why she became so
disappointed
when she delivered the girl. Her name is
Moriam.
Mary, according to biblical.
Because only males,
boys can be given
to serve inside the masjid,
not girls.
But, subhanallah,
she dies.
Mariam became an orphan.
Now who will take care of Maryam?
Zakariyah.
Now Zakariyah spending all the time in Al
Masjid,
in Al Meharab
fighting shaitan,
in Al Meharab.
Look at this now.
He used to provide for Maryam,
provide food for her.
But then he would come and he would
find
provision that he never supplied her with.
Where did he get that food from?
It's from
Allah.
Allah can give without what?
Without
Look at the look at the
At this moment
my hair is all white,
my bones are broken, I'm an old, I'm
99 years old, my wife has been barren.
But you know my intention,
I want a child who can protect the
religion after me.
How many Muslims
think this way?
How many?
Go and ask
the
boys and the girls,
what would you like to be? Oh, I'd
like to be a soccer player,
a football player.
What happened to imam?
Learn scholar
to help the Muslims understand it, hardly hear
that.
Because of his truthfulness brothers and sisters in
Islam,
Allah prepared the scene for him that Marleyan
inspired him.
Well, if Allah can provide without
regular
conventional
resources or means,
then I may have a child without being,
and it happened. Allah given him Yahya.
Allah given him Yahya.
In this world.
Don't neglect them.
Don't ever neglect them.
Don't
find any excuse
to let them down.
The right of Allah
and the right of your parents.
The right of Allah is no hate.
When Dariq,
the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam,
when he asked,
what is the most awful type of injustice
that you may do?
You notice
it? And,
the prophet still answered this,
That you make your appoint arrival with Allah
when Allah created you,
when Allah made you,
created you out of nothing,
provided for you everything and you go and
you worship Jesus with him,
you worship the holy spirit with him, you
worship the cow with him, you worship the
tree with him,
or you worship your desires,
or you worship your culture,
you appoint a rival to Allah and his
messenger, The worst.
Polytheism
is the greatest injustice you may commit.
The second right
is the right of your parents,
the right of your
father and mother.
He said,
there are 3 pairs in the Quran, you
cannot separate them.
There are 3 things that you cannot divide
them in the Quran you cannot separate them.
Number 1
be grateful to me and to your parents.
Allah is talking here.
We can't separate those.
For this reason brothers and sisters in Islam,
Jesus,
peace be upon him, the messenger of Allah
spoke as a baby.
Spoke in the cradle
to defend those 2.
We know
when Mariam was
in the masjid,
she was visited by
Jibrael
alaihi
salam
in
a human form.
Good looking man.
I see from
you. I'm a chaste woman.
I said,
I'm here
to be the reason or the cause to
get a baby.
She said, the only way you can have
a baby if you are married
or you are
She she actually said that, prostitute.
I'm a chaste woman.
2 verses
1 in the Tahareem
and 1 in Alambia.
It went down to her private,
she conceived.
She became pregnant.
Now imagine having a baby out of wedlock
at this time,
not
our time.
This is in Surat Mariam, the Surah that
you should read.
The story of nativity, the true story of
nativity
and you will be surprised to find out
that in the new testament,
the scene of Jesus speaking in the cradle
is not mentioned, it was taken out.
Even though
this would support
his divinity
and his
whatever they claim him to be,
He's above
that. He's free from that.
But they took it out.
So imagine
a girl
who's not married
bringing a baby
to Bani Israel.
Your father, Imran.
Your mother, Hannah.
She pointed to Jesus.
How can we talk to
an infant in the cradle? Look at the
first words that came out of the mouth
of Jesus. And this is why by the
way they took it out.
Because literally if I tell you, hey guys,
you know what my wife delivered the baby
yesterday and he spoke.
The the the natural question,
what did he say?
So what did Jesus say?
Look look at the first words to defend
the first right.
I'm the slave of Allah.
You make me the son, you make me
one of 3, that's your business.
The emphasis now on the father according to
Christians here, I'm using the
he
given me the book.
No need by the way for these verbs,
and he made me.
Look,
look,
I'm I'm a follower. I'm like you.
This is Mariam,
the story of Mariam, the
Why does Allah need to take a son?
Why? Why does Allah need a son?
Why do I need a sun as a
human?
Because one day I will die, that could
be now,
a minute from now,
and I really want my name to be
carried on.
Abu Said.
Does Allah die? No.
No. He doesn't die.
Oh, I remember these days, you know, my
father used to be a farmer. I'll finish
here and eliminate inshallah,
you know, and and he would not send
us to school in order to help him
out.
To help to help you, you want child
to help you with the world. Okay. Does
Allah need help?
Oh, you accumulated so much money. You are
millionaire,
you are trillionaire
and you want your child, but does Allah
again die for so
Why?
You tell me why.
This is the truth brothers and sisters in
Islam but again, this is a disclaimer.
I'm not inciting hate against your neighbors,
against your Christian friends, whoever they are, no.
But don't compromise
the truth.
Be honest to them, Yahi.
Be honest to them.
We we have our brother
David who comes to us here,
tell him the truth.
He wanna hear the truth
from you.
He deserves the truth.
Can you imagine if Jafar would have compromised
the message with the Najashi, with the Nagas?
Would the Najashi accepted Islam?
Tell the truth,
kindly.
kindly.