Ramadan 2024 #02

We begin in the name of Allah subhanho wa Taala and we request praises and blessings upon Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, the Kabbalah monoamine consoling Allah, we ask Allah subhana wa Tada to accept our deeds except our first day and night of Ramadan. And we ask Allah subhanho wa Taala to bless us in our second night and second day and to accept that which has passed, have our second night. I mean, you're on but I mean, my dear brothers and sisters in Islam today, we completed Surah tillbaka. And we began Surah Al Imran

and yesterday, we spoke about Surah Fatiha and we postponed the discussion regarding Surah Baqarah till today Subhan Allah How long will we need to discuss Surah Al Baqarah for Surah Baqarah My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Islam is indeed the longest surah in the Quran.

And not only is it the longest surah in the Quran, but it is also the first Surah that Allah subhanho wa Taala revealed after the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam migrated from Mecca to Medina. It is a Surah that is so large, it's revelation spanned almost 10 years. And no doubt as a result it is a Medini surah and because it is a Metheny Surah it naturally carries an ocean of legislation. Because most of what we know of in terms of halal and haram in terms of allowed versus disallowed. This was revealed after the migration of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam from Mecca to Medina. Most of the pillars of Islam came to the OMA after migration from Mecca to Medina.

Most of the major sins the cupbearer that which requires Stober for one to be forgiven. They were made haram and forbidden after migration from Mecca to Medina. So through this understand how critical and how important Surah Al Baqarah is, in fact, its blessings go beyond just legislation. And of course these are the it contains the words of ALLAH and it is part of the Quran. The timeless miracle from its blessings is that those who plaque practice black magic, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said they cannot manage Surah Baqarah Surah Baqarah it breaks and annihilates black magic this evil practice the work of the Chopin and the devils. It is a Surah that the CHE upon and

the devils via greatly and a home that is filled with Surah Al Baqarah is a home that is free from Shavon and his army Subhanallah This is the power of Surah Baqarah Surah Baqarah consists of 286 verses and Imam Allah Haidee as I mentioned to you earlier, he explains that it was the first Surah revealed after migration from Mecca to Medina.

Now, yesterday we tried to in the short time that we had

Thai Surah Fatiha to the rest of the Quran. And we said at the end of Surah Al Fatiha ALLAH SubhanA wa Taala says Radiol mouth will be it him and the scholars of Tafseer say this refers to Ben who is for our aim. Those who Allah revealed much knowledge to and Allah sent many prophets to Subhan Allah, they had so much going for them in terms of knowledge, but they chose arrogantly and stubbornly to go against the guidance that Allah subhanahu Allah gave them right in MA who comes before well of Berlin. And as such Surah Al Baqarah is a Tafseer of viral Mangu be anahim for Allah subhanho wa Taala discusses burrow is Surah eel in great length in Surah Baqarah. In fact, in

particular, verses 48 to 123 covers many of the realities of Israel, and why they eventually were decreed and declared to be a wretched people meaning those who went against the teaching of Musa alayhis salam and the other prophets that ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada sent to them, those who chose to go against the revelation that Allah subhanho wa Taala revealed to them for no doubt those who followed them, they were submitters to Allah. And they were Muslims. If we use the term Muslim in the wider sense, because the term Islam has a general application, and it has a specific application. As for the general application, it includes all those followers of prophets that died upon the teachings of

those prophets and all those

followers of prophets that believed in the next Prophet when they met that next Prophet. They were believers. They were Muslims as well. Allah subhanho wa Taala tells us in these verses, between verses 48 and 123, about the sheikh have been to Israel, and how they worship the calf. And even after they saw the miracles that Allah gave Musa and how they witnessed firsthand, Musa alayhis salaam, being a means of their persecution being lifted their safety from Iran, they saw firsthand the sea being split, when Musa struck it with his stick, and he told them that this was Allah subhanho wa Taala and the power of Allah subhanho wa taala. Despite this, they worship the cough

when Musa was at a distance from them. Allah tells us about the arrogance in interacting with Revelation and changing things for the sake of change, just to be stubborn, as Allah subhanho wa Taala says for but della Latina vellamo called an IRA Lydia para la Hoon, Inshallah, we'll discuss that just now. Allah subhanho wa Taala tells us about the stubbornness of Ben who is Ravi, there were Musa alayhis salam gave them instructions and told them to do something they will they would stubbornly refuse to listen to him or they would trouble him with use of his questions as Allah subhana wa Tada teaches us in the story of the cow, that story for which Surah Baqarah is called

Surah Al Baqarah. Allah subhanahu Hytera also teaches us about the ungratefulness that Allah gave them, he showered upon them blessings, but they were ungrateful to ALLAH SubhanA who were to Allah, Allah saved them from around Allah bless bestowed upon them elmen Our salah, and men, scholars of Tafseer have differed in terms of what it means, but they all agree that it is a type of food that is beloved to the people and Salwa, the meat of a bed a small bird and some say a Salwa refers to quail, Allah subhanho wa Taala blessed them with these blessings, but still, they manifested an ungrateful attitude towards the Lord Subhana and then Allah tells us about the argumentative

character as well. For example, in Al Baqarah 55 ayah number 55. Allah subhana wa Tada says, What is cool to Mia Musa Mina laka had never Georgia hora, Allah says and recall when you said, oh Moses, we will never believe in you, until we see Allah manifest. We want to see him Subhanallah as if the splitting of the sea wasn't enough, as if the miracles that Allah caused to descend upon Musa alayhis salam in front of the eyes wasn't enough. Their stubbornness was to manifest. They said, You know what, you've taught us a lot. We will not listen any more until we see Allah. Yeah, and we want to see him with our own eyes. Allah subhanho wa Taala tells us in Isaiah number 59 of Surah Baqarah

how they would change for the sake of change. When Allah subhanho wa Taala blessed them with entrance into Palestine, and he told them to enter and to say HIPAA, just the word this was a word in the language to show submission to show humbleness to seek forgiveness because of their stubbornness and the arrogance. They added a letter they changed for the sake of change. They added a noon to HIPAA and they went in saying hindpaw Allah said forbid della Levine Avila mu colon Hydra lead at Lella home, we told them to say a whole we gave them a word to say but for the sake of change because of their stubbornness, they changed it they changed for the sake of change. Allah

subhanho wa Taala said because of this behavior of this, because of this manifestation from them, Allah sent upon them, those who were wronging themselves a punishment from the heavens, a punishment because of their defiant disobedience Subhanallah Take heed or people of the Quran. In terms of the people of the Quran. Allah praises them in Surah Tula hijab because Allah says in surah zap one, but dealt with Abdullah. When Allah praises the believers, he says from the qualities of the believers is that they never changed anything that ALLAH SubhanA wa teranet revealed they never blamed the system. They never blamed pressure. They never blame society. They never blamed the whims and

fancies they never changed. They stuck true to what Allah revealed. Even if it was difficult for them, they were true in their submission and surah Baqarah Allah says oh the whole office cilmi Kapha enter into Islam fully holy do not pick and choose not be like the people of the Book of a totem you know and I'll be back I'll be lucky to be we're gonna be about as we had in the tarot taraweeh yesterday that Do you believe in part of the book and the part of the book you don't believe in? And that which you don't believe in you?

trying to change you changing you adding words you deleting words on that can that happen with the previous scriptures? It can never happen with the Quran because Allah has promised to preserve the Quran in ayah number 93. Allah says, What is the name etha kumara ver nfo COCOMO. To whom? Tina cumbuco What you must Maru. Allah says, I recall, when we took the covenant, and raised the mountain over you, Allah revealed the Torah to them, take the Torah, they were stubborn with regards to this, when Allah raised the mountain take the Torah of the mountain is going to fall upon you. Then they started interacting with it. But even after they took it, Allah says Carlu they said, Sammy, and now

we have heard what I'm saying and we will disobey. This was the way of Belleau Israel. This wasn't the way of the people of the Quran. So Allah takes us to this journey, teaching us time and time again, Omar, Mohammed, the reality of viral MCDU be it him. Allah doesn't become angry for nothing. Allah's Anger descended upon them, and we explain in Surah Baqarah why they will bury him in Surah Fatiha Allah tells us about the story of the cow.

And the mammal Belko. He says the backdrop to this story is that a person from Israel was rich, and he had a cousin who was waiting for him to die to take his inheritance. But Allah bless this person with life and with health. So the cousin took his matters, took the matters into his own hands and killed this person. And then he carried the body to a foreign village, a foreign people, and he dumped it in the open space. And then he obviously cried wolf, as they say. He made a noise about him. He demanded his physical, the physical retribution, the right of the heirs when someone is murdered, and today we had the idea to file cases physical retribution.

When this matter was brought to Musa Musa alayhis salam, he didn't know how to solve this problem, because nobody was owning up to the murder. And obviously nobody would because nobody was guilty except the person himself, who was demanding physical retribution while cases. They said Make dua to Allah Musa made dua to Allah, Allah revealed that they should slaughter a cow. When Allah revealed slaughter a cow, they said to him, I said, Are you are you? Are you making fun of us? Are you insulting us?

Are you speaking to us in an in a manner that belittles our intelligence? This is who they were. Allah is telling us who they were. Why would Allah give us these details, and of an assault of 286 verses is named Surah Baqarah. Because of this incident, subhanAllah this is what they said to Musa. Now someone might say, but you know what, maybe they had, you know, a plausible reason to because we're talking about murder and Musa is saying slaughter a cow. What's the relationship between the two? It doesn't make sense.

But this is Musa alayhis salam. For you to be able to easily say this to your Prophet shows you that you have a track record of disobeying this prophet, a track record of belittling this prophet, a track record of being disobedient to this prophet. Do you think a son who disobeyed his father in public that that's the first time that disobedience has happened? It only happens when there is a history of it, when there's a record of it when there's a habit of it. This was the reality of the new Israel. My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Islam, Allah takes us to this journey. And then Allah subhanho wa Taala brings us to the transition towards the end of Surah Surah Baqarah. The towards

the end of the first Jews, Allah subhanho wa Taala

brings to us the realities in terms of the common realities between US and Israel. And Allah subhanho wa Taala mentions to us the prophets of Allah. That which is shared, Ibrahima is Marilla is harkaway Apu. But what about what about OTL? Musa, Allah mentioned to us these prophets? These are the relationships that you have the commonalities between you the prophets, that they believe in the prophets that you believe in, or the prophets that they were told to believe in the prophets that you believe in. And then Allah subhanho wa Taala takes us to

the Qibla the discussion of the Qibla because the people of the book The Jews and the Christians and the Muslims, they shared one table. And that table was based on luck, this Jerusalem May Allah subhanahu earlier clear it of all oppression and create a whole filth, mean, Yoruba, Alameen Subhanallah, the filth of people who say as Allah tells us in the beginning of Surah TL Dr, when you tell them let to see to fill out do not sow corruption on the land, or in Nama and animosity, wholeness, no, no, no, we are not. So as of corruption. We are only people who are forward thinking. We are people who are liberators. We are the modernists. We are not backwards. We are fixing

Two things. Allah says Allah in the home human with Seatoun, that indeed this is Allah's testimony upon them, that they are indeed the corrupters and the sewers of oppression of the land. Subhan Allah may Allah May Allah save us from ever being upon wrong believing that we are upon right I mean, you are Bella Hanuman so Allah subhanahu wa ter that takes us to the end of the first Jews than to the beginning of the second Jews, and he introduces to us this new Qibla

unless you tell her

this desire in the heart of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam to face Masjid Al kava, it is worship of Allah subhanho wa taala. And Allah subhanho wa Taala gives him this why, why this transition? Why this transition? Because the ultimate foundation of the existence of this life is to heat and the only people on Earth who are supporting to heed without question with the followers of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam those who believed in him. So to clear any misconceptions, any confusion, Allah gave the only people who are supporting to heed a tabler that was true and unique to themselves. For one leverage. HikaShop Ron Mr. de l'homme, Allah commanded the Prophet sallallahu

alayhi wa sallam in the believers to turn their facing towards a Masjid Al haram. Subhan Allah after this, Allah subhanho wa Taala starts showering upon the Ummah of Muhammad in the remainder of Surah Al Baqarah, the system of the hate and we heard this in the verses that were recited today. Allah began it as she actually began. Lacell Burg, and to Alou, would you how come people a majority well McRib, that righteousness, piety is not about facing the east or the west, is not about facing muscle haram, or facing beta luck this, this is not where righteousness is. Righteousness is in manifesting Righteousness, righteousness is in manifesting that Oh, heat for which you face these

directions. The belief in one Allah for which you face these directions, it's not enough that you just face but your actions are contrary to the reason for you're facing. What you face is a mere direction. And you only face it because of submission to Allah. Allah told you to face it, just like you go around the Kaaba in an anti clockwise manner, even though you might say it makes sense to go around the Kaaba in a clockwise manner. Why do you do that sort about whether it's clockwise or anti clockwise? It's about doing it because Allah told you to do it. You go around the Kaaba seven times, why not six? Why not eight. It's not about the number. It's about doing seven because Allah told you

to do seven. Allah says Allah Kindleberger, Allah Kenya Bureau as our Imam recited, well I can tell there but righteousness Man am and a biller who truly believes in Allah will yo mil earth here and he believes in the last day while mela Ico he believes in the angels will kita be believes in the books whenever he in he believes in the prophets and then Allah tells us what I tell him Allah and I hope B and his charitable he gives his wealth Subhan Allah and may we practice on this verse today in terms of the call of the masjid because the masjid is looking for 1000 people right 250 people to raise 1000 pounds for which we can expand the masjid and we've seen how full the masjid has been

Subhanallah both the sister section and the brother section. So perhaps we can answer the call of this verse today that we heard in the Salah. By signing up with Allah heeta Allah, Allah says this is by spending from that which you will have, why does Allah mentioned money? Because Subhanallah as human beings, we give some of our self to gain this wealth. So it's as if this wealth becomes a tool of the self to give it up is like giving a piece of you and me giving a piece of ourselves and that's why they call it my sweat and blood. I put my sweat and blood to and that money says if you gave something of you for it, Allah wants you to give it for his sake. Allah mentioned this in this

verse at the beginning now as the verses pour down of the system of Tawheed. Allah begins here, then Allah takes us to Alka sauce physical retribution to matters pertaining to inheritance and the will then he takes us to the laws of fasting then in the laws of ATF, and then he takes us to the laws of hedge and the laws of marriage and divorce and fuss and holler and Pollock, and laws after all Subhanallah alcohol and gambling and menses and the crescent law after law Allah subhanho wa Taala is revealing throughout Surah Baqarah until we ended with our curry and half with Hamdulillah he was reciting the verses of riba Subhan Allah that Allah subhanho wa Taala made this Haram as well. So

verses were revealed across the length and breadth of the life of this world will be marriage, be it interaction, be it money, be transactionally everything you can think of Allah subhanahu Uttara

There is revealing verses about this and then he balances it as the Quran is indeed the book of balance. Allah subhanahu wa taala balances it at the end of the second Jews with the story of Deadwood and Giroud.

To mention to this ummah, that your is in following Allah's law, your essay is not in your financial standing, your honor, and your strength is not in your financial standing. It's not in your material well being is not in your numbers follow the system of Tawheed that Allah is revealing whether it makes sense to you or not, whether the people love for it or they don't follow it, he gives us the story to balance things. And then he moves us into sort of into the third juice and He reveals to us an introduction to him as he introduced himself at the beginning beginning of the Quran in Surah Fatiha where does he do this? We said Surah Fatiha is the greatest chapter of the Quran. He brings

to us the greatest verse of the Quran. Allahu Allah ilaha illa who will who will pay you verse after verse. He reintroduces himself to his servants, those who is his revealing read legislation upon his revealing laws upon that in case you feel overwhelmed, don't forget who your Lord is. And don't forget to try because it's not about how small your act of kindness is. It's about the greatness of the one who your act of kindness is dedicated to this is the reality that Allah subhanho wa Taala is saying, Don't be overwhelmed with what we revealing to you, but rather submit to the best of your ability. And we find this in the Sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said it amounted

to completion, to mean who must data if you are commanded to do something, then come to it in the best meaning to the best of your abilities. There's so much to say My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Islam, and so little time, and I know we have school tomorrow and other matters, but Surah two Bukhari Surah to Bukhara. And sometimes when you stand at the member and you're talking about the Quran, and then you in the month of the Quran, you have a dilemma. Do we give precedence and wait to the norms of the people? Or do we tell the people this is your jihad for one month be patient this month is the month of the Quran, let's just give the Quran what it deserves. Alas, we don't live in

a perfect in a perfect world. Let me end by tying a few things together for us to see Subhanallah how perfect this Quran is. We said Allah revealed Surah Baqarah across 10 years. But Subhanallah

if you had an author who wrote a book across 10 years, you would see difference in the writing. You would see maturity towards the end of the book, a type of writing at the end that doesn't exist at the beginning. And you would find any contradiction because within across 10 years, you will forget what you wrote in a previous chapter.

In surah, Baqarah, there is no contradiction. In surah baqarah the prose the eloquence is static, it's constant Subhanallah it's perfect as it was, and it's perfect from its beginning. And it's perfect and it's ending And subhanAllah this is only testimony that it's come from one perfect source, the Lord of the Worlds Allah subhanho wa Taala and not only is it perfect in that, but how it ties itself together. We spoke about the tenacity, the suitability between certain fatty Han Solo to dakara. Imagine a surah revealed across 10 years and the suitability between its beginning and its middle and its end. At the beginning Allah subhanahu earlier said Alladhina Umino Nabil hype or

up Munna Salah well me Maryrose Akane home Yun, you read Surah Fatiha and you asked Allah in Surah Fatiha you said Yeah, Allah de la serata Musa team guide me to the straight path then you had a question? Where do I find the knowledge of the straight path? Allah open surah baqarah and teaches you the radical Kitab Laurie Buffy who the limit tacklin This is a book in which there is no doubt it is a guide for who the people of Taqwa then you asked Who are the people of Taqwa what are the qualities of the people of Taqwa Allah tells you at the beginning of Surah Baqarah the first quality of this is they believe in the unseen it's nothing of if it makes sense to me I will believe and if

I don't see it, I won't believe if I don't touch it. I won't believe you believe in the unseen that is belief Are you a Munna Salah and they observe the salah again then when we marzipan now whom you have your code and you spend, you spend from the wealth that you put your sweat and blood in any for the sake of Allah subhanho wa Taala This is what Allah says at the beginning of Surah Baqarah

Subhan Allah, Allah subhana who had to Allah at the end of Surah Baqarah as we heard from half with Hamdulillah, he teaches us that after we taught you that Allah has a knowledge with no Coast understand that Allah has ownership of everything that exists exists with no boundaries, Lila he Murphy Samoa to Murphy locked

that for Allah is everything in the heavens and the earth. Subhanallah look at this, this time together. So total Baccarat is full of knowledge, knowledge, knowledge, knowledge, knowledge, and you think so Pamela how

How vast is the knowledge of Allah? Allah says Allah has knowledge is vast, but understand His dominion is vast as well. Lahemaa for Samoa to Mefi loved at the beginning of Surah Baqarah. We spoke about the qualities of the people of Taqwa they believe in the unseen they pray their salah, and what do they do they spend from their wealth. At the end of Surah Baqarah Allah says that the believers could, mana Billa wa Mala Ekati he will cool to be here also li SubhanAllah kulula Mana all the believers they believe Billa in Allah wa Mala Chica and his angels what could to be and his books were Rosalie and his messengers, and regarding the believers learn with her rip obey and I had

him Rosalie there do not

pick and choose between the messengers that Allah subhanho wa Taala sent. They believe that if we disbelieve in any one messenger, then this is disbelief in Allah subhanho wa Taala different to buy new Israel work to Luna nabina beraten Allah would send them prophet after prophet and they would kill them. They would murder them. Allah would send them a prophet by Dawn by the world Jenessa SubhanAllah. This was the behavior with their prophets, regarding the followers of Muhammad LAN who had in Rosalie, we said regarding the followers of Musa What did they say your call who saw me and what I'm saying, we hear and we this we disobey Allah tells us at the end of Surah Baqarah, the

qualities of the believers, the qualities of the believers, they say, Wakarusa, me and our Appa Anna, we hear and we obey, it's different to been to Israel. You see, my dear brothers and sisters in Islam, the Quran is all about growth, Allah introduces to us but Israel and teaches us why they were wrong and how they went wrong. And then Allah brings to us our identity, the identity of iman, the followers of Muhammad, those who believe without reservation. And then Allah reveals the laws, the laws, the laws, that you might feel Subhanallah is too difficult. I'm trying to believe in Allah I'm holding on in terms of my belief of Allah and the laws are coming one after the other one after

the other. Islam is not just belief in Allah, it's an entire way of life. Allah didn't just reveal belief, he revealed the system of belief. But Allah tells us it's sustainable for those who want it to be for those who want it to be why because at the end of the journey, Allah tells us who the believers are, they are the ones who believe in everything that Allah has revealed, and they are the ones who proudly say, we hear and we obey Surah Baqarah is about growth, it takes you on a journey, but the end of that journey is one that brings to us an action point. And that is the importance of growing from our knowing Subhanallah that you learn about Allah and you grow as a result, you know

about Allah and you grow as a result, your stubbornness with regards to his commands reduces your argumentative behavior with regards to the truth reduces your ability to be grateful to Allah not only in speech, but in your action by practicing what he told you to do increases you will know that this is me thanking Allah by doing what he told me to do.

Sometimes when it comes to charity, people feel shaitan comes to you and promises you *er Allah says a che upon we are a do Kumar in fact, we Americans will fascia Shavon comes and he falsely promises you poverty. He says you will be poor. You need that money. Don't do it. Allah says about the believers they have taught Quran Allah they believe in the unseen they know the money is from Allah what I mean to eat, I will eat if it's meant for me I will do Allah says well, you will feel Kuhn they spend with me Marisa now home Yun Fucoidan they spent from that which we have given them, you grow from it that I learned this about my Lord, He taught me this about myself. The end result

of it is what called was me and our plan. And that is why the standing of the unsought and this is the last thing I will say, was a mighty standing,

especially at the time of better,

which wasn't meant to be a battle.

But it ended up being a battle and the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam being who he was he wasn't he was the ultimate leader. Even though they pledged allegiance to him. He could have told them this is what we're going to do and there's no questions that anyone can ask. He knew that I took them out of Medina not to fight. So he sat them down in a sure I mutual consultation that let me drive here. The if you let me try and understand the sentiment in the mood, and he's bringing up the discussion in one way or the other until the head of the Hillsong stands up and says it is as if ya rasool Allah, you are asking us for our opinion.

If you go out to fight if what's our view about it if we will be with you?

And he said, words that are recorded in Golden ink, words that will be read until the day of PM. They're all messenger of Allah. We will not be like the hollows of

Musa and Ben who is Ravi? When they will command that they say they said

what did they say some Here Anna? Well I'll say now that we will hear and disobey. We will be those who Samia and our partner we will hear and we will we will we will obey. We will not be like those who said, you and your Lord go and fight we are going to sit here comfortably. Rather we will say to you, if you say we should go and fight, it will be you and Sal Rasul Allah, we will go and fight for the sake of our Lord. May Allah subhanahu itera grant us the growth needed from Surah Al Baqarah. What a momentous moment that Allah has given us and it's only the second of Ramadan, the second night of Ramadan and the night is still young Subhan Allah, may Allah subhanho wa Taala make sure to

Bukhara be a part of our life, a surah revealed over 10 years Subhanallah it took some of the Sahaba 10 years, some say 12 years, some say eight years to memorize this war. Subhan Allah Subhanallah and when we say memorize this, don't memorize his words, but its words with its meanings. May Allah grant us the meanings and the sweetness of Surah Baqarah may accept our past, inspire our futures and bless what remains of Ramadan and make us from the family of Al Quran Amenia brela minha Allahu allah sallallahu wasallam albaraka and Avena Muhammad Ali he was