Mohammad Ali Hazratji – Reflect on the Quran #23 Surah Al Fajr Ayat 19
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The history and use of Islam subhanaw taala are discussed, including the use of "fit and fit" to describe a woman or womanhood, "has" and "has" in English to describe actions and events, and the delusion of people who have the might not power and authority. The importance of showing gratitude to God and the agencies receiving those blessings is emphasized. The use of "op submits" in the context of "The Greatest person" to emphasize the importance of one's actions and wealth in one's life, and the history and use of "op submits" in the context of "The Greatest person" to emphasize the importance of one's actions and wealth in one's life.
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Bismillah Alhamdulillah wa Salatu was Salam ala Rasulillah while
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We ask Allah subhanaw taala to
open our hearts to His words,
to have an impact that changes our lives
and brings us to the purpose for which we were created, which is to
be the bad or slaves of Allah subhanaw taala in total, loving
willing obedience and submission to Allah subhanaw taala.
Alarm after my Samiha Illumina lithic Crick, may Allah subhanaw
taala open the hearing channels of our hearts not just of our ears to
his remembrance, may Allah subhanaw taala show us truth as
truth and falsehood as falsehood help us to remain steadfast on the
truth and follow it and help us to stay away from falsehood.
I mean,
we are going to be continuing on this early makansutra, which is Al
Fajr, which we started last time.
And this is one of the earliest sutras that were revealed in the
Macan period when the Prophet salallahu Alaihe Salam was facing
a lot of challenges and opposition, along with the handful
of believers that were there in Makkah. So always keep that
scenario in mind. That's the context. And as you know, there
was rejection, there was ridicule, there was persecution, all of this
was going on. And Allah subhanaw taala revealed the surah in that
background and he starts the surah with
what we call custom or oath. And as we said, Allah does not need to
take an oath on anything. But he takes oath on his creation, we can
only take oats on Allah subhanaw taala we can only swear by Allah.
And Allah subhanaw taala takes oath not to show that he is
telling the truth which because he is the most truthful of all
truthful, but to stress something that something important is coming
to focus our attention. So here Allah subhanaw taala takes the
Kasam he says well Fajr wala national was chuffed they will
walk through a lelee either yesterday all of these are UK some
oats he's swearing by the dawn. By the by the 10 nights and we said
these are the 10 nights there are different opinions most common
opinion being the the first 10 nights of the month of the hedge
going up to the the
human
aid and we're shuffling well what the even in the odd and there are
different interpretations of this whether this is the ninth and 10th
of Dhul Hijjah or whether it's the ultimate winter which is Allah
subhanaw taala as one and everything else is in pairs
created in pairs. Well lately either yesterday and the night as
a travel so Allah subhanaw taala takes these oats because something
important is coming and we're not going to go into details of those
again. And then he goes on to tell us
that healthy Delica personally the Hijra in these Isn't this enough
for people of understanding to know that what is the truth and
then Allah subhanaw taala tells us
Allah Tala kafer for Allah rabuka bayaud Ramadan Datil Emmitt,
Lottie La La Miss La Fille beloved, but have you not seen the
people of odd and as we said this is a way of confirming something
because none of us have seen that and the Prophet salallahu Alaihe
Salam did not see the people of Aden what happened to them, but
he's saying it in such a way the style that means happened
Absolutely. Like you should be that convinced as if you saw it
with your eyes. So as we said, these are people from southern
Arabia in the area of Hadramaut and Oman, that area, Allah
subhanaw taala had built them in a special way they were very tall,
very strong, very mighty. And they were known for these big pillars
that that held up the architecture and their tents because they were
huge people in a huge dimension Allah smart Allah says elsewhere,
and here also that we have not created anyone like them. So they
had might, and elsewhere in the Quran, they said, and who is
mightier than us?
This is how they felt arrogant and Allah
Sponsored by saying and Allah is mightier. So what happened Allah
smart Allah sent them a messenger by the name of
so you don't know who that is Salam. He warned them they
rejected the message Allah smart Allah sent a hurricane force wind
for
seven days and eight nights and destroyed them
seven nights and eight days. You also said that last time, seven
days and eight nights.
Allah subhanaw taala says we're Samudra, Latina Jabu, Sacra
beloved, and the people of thermo which was in northern Arabia, who
used to sort of excavate rocks and make their dwellings in them. And
Allah subhanaw taala sent them so you did a Salah, to call them true
to the truth and to give up their wrong ways. And they rejected it,
they wanted a special sign that you know, make a female camel come
out of this mountain, as you know, ridicule the messenger. And Allah
subhanaw taala actually produced this miracle over there. And their
warning was that if you harm this creature of Allah, then you will
be destroyed within a certain period of time. And that's what
happened. Allah subhanaw taala destroyed that nation. And then he
said, the ruins are still there. Like we said last time, it's about
400 kilometers north of Medina.
So somebody who goes there can visit them for Abra for learning
lessons of what people were, what might in power they had, and look
what the end was worth around the outside. And Allah smart Allah
says, and Pharaoh, the one who used to put people on the sticks
and torture them and build these pyramids and all of that.
What was common among these people, they were given my 10
power over the lands. And last month, Allah says, what did they
do with it? Alladhina Tao, Phil beloved, and what they did was
to allow means to exceed all bounds. They became tyrannical.
they transgressed against all limits, and they did what they
did, we have the stories of them. And this Dorianne was the recipe
and a precursor to the disaster that was going to come for at
through fee, * facade, that the spread on this earth facade, and
we said facade means everything that causes corruption, mischief,
depravity, evil on earth, and Allah subhanaw taala tells us that
all the facade in the in the,
in the, on the earth is the product of the actions of man,
Allah does not create facade. Allah does not create evil, but
Allah puts laws in place, that if you do this, this will be the evil
consequence of it, okay. And there are many examples given by the
Prophet salallahu Salam about the actions that if you do this, this
will happen. You know, if you commit such and such sin, this
will be the results in the earth and Allah subhanaw taala says that
all of this is because they had power, they forgot who
Allah subhanaw taala is for somebody rabuka Sol, tada and then
Allah subhanaw taala poured down on them a punishment like a whip
and destroyed them all.
And then in the end, after describing this is the consequence
of these people who had this power. And this, then he comes to
what is called the job of Kasam, which is what this audit is about.
In Rebecca LaBelle. Meursault. This is where we finished means.
Certainly, your Lord is near Assad Mossad means ever watchful, he
sees every single thing
that's going on. He hears everything. He sees everything.
He's aware of everything, so nobody should ever feel that
nobody knows. Yes, now why era he hears and he sees. So this is both
a warning and reassurance. It's a warning for the disobedient and
the disbelievers that Allah is watching you just because he has
given you some time he's lacks in pulling your strings. Don't think
that you are ahead and you're going to win. And it's also a
Bashara, good news for the believers who are being persecuted
for example, today in different parts of the world where Muslims
are being persecuted. They should take strength and desire that
Allah is watching. And it's only a matter of time, but when all of
the people who are transgressing who are doing Torian in the world,
we're torturing people who are imprisoning people. We're putting
them in concentration camps. We're making them refugees. We're
killing them with weapons
Allah is watching every single one of them.
But his hokhmah his wisdom is he will take care of it when he
wants. So
these are some of the things Allah Swatara tells us by giving us
examples of people who are you few think you see people who are
mighty said we are the mightiest nation. Well, there have been many
mighty nations in the past, okay. And they bragged about it.
From the time of Alexander and before that, and frown and num
road and all of these things, you know, the British Empire in the
modern, the sun never sets on the British Empire. Guess what is the
end? The sun hardly ever rises on the British Empire. Most days it's
cloudy.
On that little island, this is the end. Okay. So, Allah subhanaw
taala tells us, nothing passes unnoticed, nothing is forgotten.
And for us individually, that should be
a reminder that we have to be very, very careful at all moments
of what we say what we do, even what we think. Because our
thoughts become words, words become our actions, action becomes
habits, habits become character, and character is what's going to
be weighed on the scales on the Day of Judgment. Okay. So that's
where this was a summary of what we had covered last time. Now we
go to the next idea that
the delusion of these people who had the mightn't power and the
delusion is not just for them delusion for all people, my
delusion. If If Allah has graced me with power, or with authority,
or with wealth or connections, I should not be deluded that all
Allah so pleased when you look who I am, or vice versa if Allah
subhanaw taala challenges us with difficulties don't think oh, why
is Allah punishing me? This notice punishment? So this misconception
is what Allah subhanaw taala wants to us to listen to very carefully
said, look, they misconstrued what was happening to them. The power
that this was all a test Allah subhanaw taala says, Don't make
this erroneous assessment and conclusions. For EML insert new
either Mazzella hoorah boo for a crema who when namah for your
kulula be acraman. When we try EB Tila Bella, it comes from that
means a trial or tribulation. If Allah tries in sun mankind by
giving him to trials, and not just with difficulties, most people
think, Oh, he's being tried because he's sick.
Or he's very poor, can find a meal. That's one form of trial,
but somebody who's been given a lot, that's a different form of
trial. So Allah smart Allah says, When we try him, his Rob tried him
by giving him a chroma who being extra generous to him, giving him
all kinds of namah we're now
making things easy for him, since you're so into life's looks so
wonderful. Everything goes their way. Okay. And this person then
says, fire Kulu he says, Rob be a cron means, I am so good that my
Lord has honored me Look how he's doing this to me. He's giving me
power. He's giving me wealth, I must be doing real good. And
sometimes not only that, they take credit for it themselves, you
know, like Carone my skills, my education, my good business
decisions, my connection, my power, all of that taking credit.
But sometimes even giving, saying that this is from Allah, but
assuming it that this is because Allah is pleased with me,
taking the blessings that you get as a sign of pleasure of Allah
Subhana Allah.
So Allah subhanaw taala says that this is only a means of trying
you. When we when we are blessed by Allah subhanaw taala with
whatever blessings we have, first thing, we should see where it is
coming from.
If it is coming from haram means
as we mentioned last time, that's not a blessing of Allah Swatara
that's evidence that's being stacked up against you. Okay.
So the first thing to do is when we see blessings, we look at it,
we recognize it from Allah subhanaw taala and we thank Allah
subhanaw taala and we also thank the, the means the agencies
through which Allah subhanaw taala delivers those blessings for us.
For example, a child who is dependent on the parents doesn't
have money and doesn't have
Who doesn't have. So the parents provided what should be the duty
of the child to be grateful to their parents? Because Allah has
used them as an agency to deliver this, but also remember that it's
not just my parents. That is the provider of my parents that it's
coming from my rub through my parents. So I thank my parents.
And most importantly, I think my job
what am I them Abbott's? Allahu alayhi Risca who fire Kulu Robbie
Hannon and when Allah subhanaw taala says when we call the risk
when we withhold His provision, make things tight for him.
Okay, he doesn't have enough. He takes this instead of as a test,
he takes this Oh, Allah is punishing me for something.
So in both cases, this is incorrect. Allah subhanaw taala
tells us and then he says, Allah has rugby 100 My, my Rob is
disgracing me humiliating.
So the important lesson is having or not having resources, wealth,
health is not an indication or proof of whether Allah loves you,
whether he is honoring you or is pleased with you. This is not a
proof.
So a person who thinks this way makes the mistake of thinking of
the trial as his reward. That's his trial. This is what if Tila
okay? If Allah has given you health,
that's your trial. What do you do? Allah has given you a long life,
what do you do? Allah has given you children, what do you do?
Allah has given you a wealth, what do you do? It's not the reward,
the reward is going to come later. This is your trial. Okay? So it's
important for us to know that this is the test. And Allah subhanaw
taala has two forms of tests by giving making you wealthy or
making you poor, making you healthy, making you sick, making
you honored making a disk all of these things. So a person the test
for the one who has been given should be one of humility, and
gratitude thanking Allah subhanaw taala the one who's been called
the Rolla he risco, who's been who's been deprived, his response
should be one of patience, and knowing that there is fair and
this because my Rob has chosen this way for me. So, not becoming
irritable and complaining, that why is this happening to me.
So, a man's reward is actually given according to what he proves
himself to be as a result of these tests, and that is going to come
in the hereafter. Therefore, again, what he is given or denied
or worldly comforts is not his reward. And a man's standing in
the sight of Allah is in no way related to his possessions.
For Allah gives and denies whoever he wants, as we just have this
example of disbelievers who are given kingdoms and power and we
see that today
you know,
and for ourselves, if we are being tested, just remember that Allah
subhanaw taala attributes are those of Jamal of beauty and mercy
and kindness and, and of jalala of might and severity and strength.
Many times Allah subhanaw taala first manifests His Jalon people,
you go through difficulty, then ultimately the Jamal comes in
normal or sorry,
with difficulty or after difficulty elsewhere, he says bad,
I'll see you sir, is will come. So, person should never nothing
lasts.
In this dunya difficulties are not going to last they will change.
Neither does the opposite. Because the dunya was not meant meant
meant to be permanent. There will always be ups and downs.
The only place where it's only perfection is in the no ups and
downs only up so, we have to remember this. So Allah subhanaw
taala saying this is the way people think then he says Kerala
Kerala is an emphatic no means what this is your thinking is
absolutely wrong.
Then he gives an evidence why it is wrong. He says Bella to
Cremona, your team, look at your own actions, that you do not honor
the orphans. You take advantage of the orphans because they have no
strength and no backing in the society. You take their wealth,
this is how people and you you dump them as as undesirable just
because they
orphans. This is the action you do and you think Allah is pleased
with you.
Does it make any sense? No.
Walla Walla to her do nada travel Miskin look at your action, you
don't feed
the miskeen the needy, the hungry, and not not only you don't feed
you don't even encourage others to feed the heart donor. The heart
donor means to urge to encourage others you know, do it yourself
and encourage others you know, let let us all pull in money and let's
go and find needy and homeless and hungry and feed.
So Allah subhanaw taala saying these are your actions and you yet
because I have given you you think it's because Allah is pleased with
you.
What coluna Torah Akela Lama and you eat Allah literally use the
word eat to wrath means inheritance of people.
And when this happens all the time
when somebody passes away,
everybody's trying to grab what they can, whereas there is a
shadow, a law of who gets what. So what happens most often the
weakest, get nothing and who are the weakest, usually daughters,
the women folk. So the sons grab everything, and that happens all
the time. And then then they fight amongst themselves too. So Allah
subhanaw taala says that you eat up the Torah, the inheritance and
this devour the inheritance from the rightful inheritors,
especially those who are weak, used to happen, girls and women
had no inheritance before Islam. In fact, guess what used to
happen, they themselves used to be inherited.
A son would inherit his mother to give birth because the father
died.
And this was not 1400 years ago,
in the end of the 18th century in Europe, so called civilized world.
In 1882, they passed the married women's Property Act
that married women, otherwise they got nothing can get property
1882.
More than a century, more than 1000 years later, similarly, in
this country, this is the 100th anniversary this election, when
women are going to be allowed to vote for the next president. They
were not even allowed to vote. Okay. The woman's right to vote.
The 19th amendment was passed on August 18 1920. This is so this is
only the 25th election that women are allowed to vote in this
country. And they talk about women's oppression in Islam. Islam
is telling us
1400 years ago, the status of women that they have a right,
whatever is theirs is theirs, that they will inherit it. And it's not
their agenda differentiation, for different things, but not across
the board. Okay? For example, the mother and father inherit the
same.
Okay, it's not two to one. Okay? There are many situations in which
the women inherit more than a man. So don't be misguided by that
there are specific circumstances. In some Yes, there are two shares
for the son and one share for the daughter because Allah is big
wisdom, and there's a whole system. So just remember Allah
subhanaw taala, saying these are your actions that you eat up their
wealth. What else do you do, but at Brunel, malah Hibben Gemma, and
you have so much uncontrol love for wealth, instead of your love
for Allah, that you want to accumulate. You want to have pools
of wealth, pools, valleys and valleys of gold, instead of having
attachment to Allah subhanaw taala you are absorbed in this love of
wealth and want to gather it, forgetting Allah Swan and this
itself is the root cause of most of the corruption including all
the wars,
depletion of resources, because one country wants to have more
than others, more than what their needs. And we see that there are
countries that have billion population, or people are hungry,
whereas few countries have a few million and they have all the
wealth. Okay. And that's even in this country that the top 50
richest people in this country have more than 90% of the country,
combined together.
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