Saif Morad – Simple Tafsir, Episdoe 1 Sura Al Fatiha
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My dear brothers and sisters. What's going on?
Welcome to the first episode of Simple Tafsir.
In this episode, we'll be going over Surat
Al Fatiha, so let's get right to it.
This surah aims to divert one's full focus
on Allah, making worship for him alone.
Surah Al Fatiha is called the opening because
it is the first Surah of the Quran.
In Arabic, it is known as Quran, the
foundation of the Quran because it contains all
the Quranic themes
from the principles of faith and worship, the
stories of previous nations and other matters.
The prophet
said that this is the greatest Surah in
the Quran.
I begin by calling on Allah who is
Ar
Rahman, the merciful, and Arpahim, the compassionate.
These names of Allah are derived from the
Arabic word,
which means mercy.
Proving the greatness and vastness of his mercy
and that his mercy surrounds everything and embraces
all living beings.
Every blessing is due to his mercy,
and the believers receive the greatest mercy.
All praise belongs to Allah with regards to
his essence, attributes, and actions
because he is the creator of everything.
Everything belongs to him, and he's the disposer
of their affairs.
Blessing individuals
specifically
and humans in general.
These two names are derived from the word
or mercy,
indicating his mercy for creation with the believers
being the greatest recipients of it. He
He's the master of the day of judgment.
The day in which we will be brought
back to life and repaid for what we
have done.
All of his creation will be held accountable
for their actions and recompense for them.
On that day, Allah will ask,
To whom belongs the kingdom today?
No one, no matter how high his status,
will answer.
And then Allah will reply himself,
to Allah, the one, the overcomer.
We worship and obey none except you. We
associate no one with you, and from you
alone do we ask for help in all
our affairs. All goodness is in your hand,
and there is no helper except you.
Show and facilitate for us the right way,
the path of submission to you, which has
no crookedness.
Make us firm upon it.
I mean,
the same path as those of your creation
whom you have blessed with guidance,
like the prophets, the truthful martyrs, and the
righteous ones.
What good companions these people make?
And keep us away from the path of
those who earned your anger,
those who knew the truth but did not
follow it. And keep us away from the
path of those who lost their way and
were not guided
because they were neglectful in seeking the truth
and being guided by it.
This Surah has so many points we can
discuss, but I'd like to talk about the
verse.
Allah mentions worship first,
and worship refers to everything that Allah loves
and is pleased with of actions and words,
both outward and inward.
And this is our ultimate purpose. We are
created for this reason.
But how do we fulfill this purpose?
Is by seeking the help of Allah
by
And seeking help refers to relying upon Allah
when seeking to attain what is beneficial and
ward off what is harmful,
while trusting that one will attain it.
And this is the means to fulfill our
purpose.
Some of the scholars say that the secret
of the Quran is this verse.
Because in it, we free ourselves from shirk.
We're telling Allah that you alone do we
worship.
No one else.
And at the same time, we disown any
ability and power that we possess,
turning our affairs over to Allah
and depending upon him.
And the reality of worship stems from extreme
love and submission to Allah
And worship is only accepted
if it is done sincerely for the sake
of Allah
and in accordance to the guidance of the
prophet
So the thing I want to draw your
attention to is seeking
the help of Allah
You know, how present is
in our day to day activities in our
worship on a conscious level?
When we take up a task, do we
consciously
depend on Allah, ask for his assistance,
or we just kinda go about the task
without realizing, without paying attention?
The reality is that we need Allah's help
all the time.
When it comes to fulfilling our obligations, we
need his help.
The prophet
told Mu'ad, oh, Mu'ad, I love you.
You know, and this advice is coming from
love for his companion.
And he told him that don't forget to
say at the end of every salah,
Oh, Allah, help me
to remember you and be grateful towards you
to do the righteous action.
And we need his help when it comes
to staying away from sin. How easy it
is today to fall into sin?
And we shouldn't think for a second that
we have enough willpower
because willpower is limit.
So we seek Allah's aid keeping us away
from sin.
And we also need his help in regards
to staying patient.
Being patient in the face of all the
trials and tribulations we face.
Because if Allah helps us,
then everything becomes easy. And for a person
to really seek Allah's help, two things are
essential.
Relying on Him, depending on Him,
and trusting that it will happen.
We might depend on Allah
We might say that we depend on him,
but do we trust?
When we ask Allah
for something, do we trust that Allah will
give it to us?
And there are different forms of seeking help
from Allah. Allah has directed us to some
of them in the Quran.
He told us to seek help by being
patient,
by practicing patience,
also to utilize prayer.
Seek help through prayer.
Dua is also a form of seeking help
of law. And even saying Bismillah is a
form of seeking help.
Because if we say it consciously,
and we're saying,
I begin this action
by the name of Allah, which includes all
his name.
So let's try to live in a more
mindful manner,
being more present,
and then remember that our relationship with Allah
is not a one way relationship.
It's a two way relationship.
And the next time you're about to do
a task, learn something new, or form an
act of worship,
remember,
that there's no
power.
Nothing can change. Nothing can move except
by the will of Allah
by his permission.
So before we start a task, we remember
this fact,
And so we seek his assistance. We ask
Allah
to help us get through this task, and
we depend upon him and trust that it
will happen.
And then once we finish the task, we
understand that it was by his mercy
that we were able to finish it.
And this brings about gratitude, that we're grateful
to Allah
for helping us and aiding us.
So may Allah
make us amongst his sincere servants, those who
worship him alone
and depend and rely upon him, trust him
for all of their affairs.
Till next time.