Taimiyyah Zubair – Taleem al Quran 2012 – P09 094B Tafsir Al-Araf 138-141

			Lesson number 94 sudo are off I remember 138 to 154
		

			What Java was now and we made to cross V Bernie is La eel with the children of Israel eel, Elba, the
sea. Allah soprano Darla gauze, the Bani Israel eel to cross the sea for a toe. So they came meaning
the Bani Israel after crossing the sea. They came Isla Coleman upon a people yaku fauna, they were
devout meaning they were devoutly worshipping Allah upon a SNAM in idols le home for them. When they
crossed the sea, they came upon a people who were dedicatedly, worshipping their idols. In the
previous verses, we learned about how Allah subhanaw taala saved the Bani Israelite. You rescued
them from the oppression of fit our own. Musa alayhis salam was sent by Allah in order to rescue
		

			them. And when Musa alayhis salam came, he did two things. First of all, he invited with our own to
the worship of Allah alone. And secondly, he also asked him to let the Bani Israel go. But what did
he do? He refused. And so Musala salaam he showed him many signs to prove to him his truthfulness,
but for their own did not listen. And eventually what happened, punishment upon punishment was sent
upon your own and his people to warn him to warn them of the greater punishment that awaited them in
the hereafter. If they did not obey the commandment of Allah subhanaw taala. But every time a
punishment came upon your own and his people, what did they say to Musa that, pray to your Lord,
		

			remove this from us and we will let the Bani Israel go. But eventually what happened?
		

			They didn't listen. Every time the punishment was lifted for their own and his people went back to
their old ways. So Allah subhanaw taala commanded Musa Sana to take the Bani Israel secretly by
night, and take them out of Egypt and take them to their home in Palestine. But what happened? When
they left Egypt, two things happened. First of all, there was a sea right in front of them. And they
came without any boats. And they came with their belongings, their children, and there were amongst
them women as well as old people. So they had to come up with some other way of crossing the sea. So
Allah subhanaw taala, he made them cross the sea, how Allah commanded Musa Sinha throw your staff
		

			and what will happen, the sea will part and that's exactly what happened. The sea parted, and there
was a clear path, a dry berth. Just imagine going through the sea and the Bani Israel just walked
from one side to the other, they crossed the sea so easily. Just try to imagine this in your head
that you're walking and on your sides, both your sides as water.
		

			I'm sure you've seen several movies in which such scenes have been depicted. And just looking at
that is so fascinating. Imagine going through this in real life. This was indeed a miracle. This was
indeed a great help of Allah subhanaw taala for the Bani Israel. So what gel was Nabi Bani Israel,
Elan Bara, Allah subhanaw taala made them cross the sea safely. They came from one side to the
other. And the second thing that happened over there was that for our own he followed them when he
discovered that Bani Israel had left he followed them with his armies with his people. Everyone came
in order to take the Bani Israel back. But what happened as their own and his people followed them
		

			through the sea as they reach the middle all the water it collapsed on them so they all drown the
literally every single one of them was annihilated. Because you wonder that how was that
civilization destroyed? How because their homes are standing. Everything is there but the people are
gone? How did all the people disappear? Because every single one of them came after the Bani Israel
in order to pursue them in order to catch them. But when they came, they finished right before the
eyes of Bani Israel. So when the Bani Israel they crossed the sea safely Allah subhanaw taala
rescued them what happened? They came upon a people they saw some people who were Jarkko fauna.
		

			Jarocho fauna is from iron Kapha Arca Yara, Khufu is to remain in one place with dedication. So for
instance, from the same root is the word erotica, f, what is erotica that a person remains in the
masjid. Why? In order to worship Allah subhanaw taala he doesn't leave the masjid
		

			Has anyone have you done here to cough?
		

			Yeah. So what do you do? You just go to the grocery store, get yourself some stuff you feel like
going out with your friends? Can you do that? Can you do that? No, you can't. You can't even
socialize that much. People in erotica, what are they doing? They're in their cubicles. Literally
all day all night. The only time they come out of there is to either worship Allah subhanaw taala in
congregation or to fulfill some need of theirs like eat something shower change, whatever. For that
reason, only they come out of their cubicle, but otherwise they are constantly in there. So aka your
Khufu is to constantly remain in worship, how, with devotion with humility. So they saw some people
		

			who were dedicatedly, worshiping who are SNAM in the home of SNAM is the plural of Sonam idols. So
imagine people who are constantly around their idols, constantly devoted to their idols. When it
comes to idolatry, people who worship idols, there are some who will, you know, come serve their
idols, go back and some will come, you know, make a prayer prostrate, give some offering and then go
back. But there are some other people who constantly remain in devotion in worship of their idols.
In fact, some people are appointed to remain by the idols all the time. Is that true? Yes.
		

			So basically, there are some people who will remain in the temple by the idols always, and they
dress in a particular way, sometimes in a very unkempt hair, and their dressing also is not
impressive, because they're constantly devout to the idols, and they're also managing all the
offerings that the people are bringing to the idols. So anyway, the Bani Israel saw that there are
some people, they're worshipping their idols, so humbly so dedicatedly when they saw that, they were
very impressed. They were like, wow, they were impressed by that. It was a new thing that they saw,
or it was something similar to what they had seen the people of their own doing. Now when they saw
		

			that follow, they said yeah, Musa or Musa Israel you make Lana for us. Isla Han a god. Come on Just
as LA home for them Ali her gods, that these people have so many idols? Who Sir, can we please have
one idol? Can we please have one God, because we want to do what they are doing? Musa Santa Paula he
said in the indeed you Coleman are a people that you are alone, you're ignorant. He didn't know what
to say, like you were just ignorant. You don't have any idea. But what you're saying. Now the bunny
is slightly ill. They lived as slaves for a very, very long time. And what did they see? Idolatry
polytheism, because the people of their own were an idolatrous nation. And they were obviously
		

			impressed by them because people are for their own more wealthy, more influential. They were the
ones in power, and the Bani Israel. They were oppressed. They didn't possess anything. They didn't
have any authority, no power, nothing at all. And typically what happens is that those who are
oppressed, they think highly of those who oppress them, they get impressed by them, because they are
afraid of them, they are in awe of them. So they want to imitate them. And the bunny is right you
because of their enslavement, they had become ignorant, their slavery, left them ignorant, because
when a person is a slave, then think about it, they have no personal time. They have no freedom.
		

			When will they learn? When will they worship Allah? When will they have time to dedicate to their
religion? They don't have that. So because of this slavery, they had forgotten about their religion.
They were ignorant of the basic, basic principles of the religion, also basic principles. Now, every
Muslim, the one thing that they know is that Allah is one isn't at all, no matter what their level
of religiosity is, no matter what their background is, if you ask them, they will know at least this
much that Allah is when we worship Allah. This is something that distinguishes a Muslim from a non
Muslim. But we see that the Bani Israel didn't even have this much awareness. This is what slavery
		

			did to them. Now, if you have studied this, and I'm sure you have come across this that when slaves
were brought
		

			into North America. Years and years and years ago, decades ago, many of them were who? There were
Muslims. Right? And they were the children of Muhammad, the theme of her the scholars, there were
the children off. Quran teachers, in fact, many of them were Quran teachers themselves. But because
of slavery, what happened? They lost that knowledge. They lost that religion. And over generations,
what happened? Their children, they didn't know what religion was, they became completely ignorant
of their religion. So they may have traces of Islam, in their culture, in their names, but Islam is
missing from their lives. So imagine something very similar must have happened to the Bani Israel
		

			eel. So this is the reason why they asked Musa alayhis salam, we want to have an idol as well,
because they were completely ignorant and Musar. Listen, I'm set in Nakum Coleman, that you have
own, you are a people who are ignorant. So what does this ayah teach us that when someone wants to
imitate others, just because he has seen them doing something different? What does it show his lack
of knowledge, his lack of understanding? Because if a person has knowledge, then he will be able to
differentiate between what is right, and what is wrong. And if a person is blindly copying,
imitating others, even the one they're wrong, what does it show his ignorance, because if he knew he
		

			wouldn't follow them blindly. And also we see that many people, when they come across a foreign
culture,
		

			when they come across a foreign people in a foreign land, what do they do instantly imitate them,
right, in the way they dress, in the way they speak, in the way they worship, and everything in the
way they live in their lifestyle, they imitate them. And if they do that, it shows that they lack
knowledge. They lack knowledge. It doesn't mean that you can't eat the food that other people are
eating. No, you can and this is normal, that when you go to a certain place, you naturally adopt the
culture of that place. Right? But to adopt their wrong practices is a sign of ignorance. So they
were clearly in need of knowledge. Musa alayhis salam he said in indeed, how Allah II these people,
		

			meaning those whom you are looking up to whom you are very impressed by whom you want to imitate the
polytheistic people, these people, Madame Barone, it is destroyed. Man that home they feel in it,
meaning the action that they are engaged in, meaning the idolatry that they're busy with. Remember
that this is motiva this is going to be destroyed with a bonus from the letters that ba Ra, that B
is to destroy something and demolish it. So for example, there is a building, it is literally raised
down it is literally broken and demolished. This is what that beat is not that a window is broken
and the doors broken, and one floor is destroyed. No, the entire building is collapsed, it is
		

			demolished. This is what that remains. So muda burn one that will be demolished, meaning one that
will be destroyed. Musa Sam is explaining to them this shake this idol worship that they're doing.
This is an action that is going to be a source of their destruction. And whatever else they're doing
in their life is also going to be a waste. Why? Because Shake what does it do? It destroys all of a
person's good deeds. This is why Musar listen, I'm sorry, we're badly alone. And false, meaning
worthless, mad that which can well they were Yama loon they do. So this action of Chinook, it is not
going to bring them any benefit in this life. And secondly, because of this check, everything else
		

			that they're doing is also ruined. Because when a person he worships other than Allah, then are his
needs fulfilled? No. Because who is the one who can actually benefit you? Who can actually remove
some harm from you? Who is it? Some either a person, a saint, a grave, a tree, a ring? Can they
benefit you? Can they protect you? No. Who is it that has all the power to benefit you to harm you
to protect you? It is Allah unknown. So when a person is worshiping other than Allah, then that
action is a waste. That's useless. It's not
		

			Under benefit him at all, even if a person worships other than Allah for hours and hours for days
and days, for years and years for their entire lifetime, it's not going to benefit them. It's not
going to benefit them. This is why in the Quran Allah says that who is more astray than the one who
calls upon other than Allah. And he will not be answered at all. It's like, you know, if you call it
a particular number, and just keeps ringing, and ringing and ringing, and these days and
Hamdulillah, you have answering machines, or at least you can leave a message, but some people do
refuse to get that. So what happens? There was no answer, right? That's what you hear. So this is
		

			what happens to those people who do shit. They make dua, and the browser just lost, they will never
be answered. Why? Because those whom they're calling upon, in reality, they don't exist, what's the
reality of an idle? Nothing. And if there are some other beings whom they're calling upon, they have
no idea that they're being called upon, they have no idea they're being asked. So this action of
schicke is a waste. And secondly, because of this check every other day that they're doing charity,
you know, offerings are being nice to other people, their honesty, their loyalties, everything else
that they're doing is a waste. Because what does ship crew? What does share crew, it destroys all of
		

			a person's good deeds, no matter who that person is. Allah subhanaw taala in one place in the Quran,
he mentioned so many prophets. And he says that if they were to do Sheikh, all their good deeds will
be wasted. Can you imagine? The prophets of Allah was also told that in Ashoka lair, but panorama
look, if you do Sheikh, then all of your good deeds will be wasted. So Musa alayhis salam is
explaining to them, then look at what you're asking for.
		

			What they're doing, what you're asking for is an action that is useless. And secondly, it's going to
destroy everything that you do. And Allah He said, Allah is it other than Allah He Allah of Polycom,
I seek for you Illa him God? Do you want me to find another God besides Allah? You want to worship
someone other than Allah? Whoa, while he meaning ALLAH for gonna come here preferred you, Allah,
Allah, Allah mean over the world's meaning, when Allah preferred you over all of mankind, then why
should you prefer someone else over Allah? Why? If we prefer someone else over than Allah, when the
fact is that Allah alone gave us everything, then this is the height of injustice. This is the
		

			height of ingratitude. The question is, how did Allah subhanaw taala prefer the Bani Israel over
everyone? How did he feel Lulla How did he prefer them over everyone?
		

			How Yes.
		

			Okay, but this was gonna happen later. At this point. How did Allah subhanaw taala prefer the Bani
Israel?
		

			He saved them from federal.
		

			Can you imagine an entire nation that has been enslaved because of their own wrongdoing? So
technically, they deserve it, because of the sins that they're committing and because of the way
that they're dealing with people. Definitely they deserved it. But still, Allah subhanaw taala sent
his messenger to save the Bani Israel eel. Imagine the sea was parted for them. Can you imagine sea
was parted for them? Their enemy was drowned before their very eyes. These were people who were
completely ignorant. And Allah subhanaw taala was going to make them leaders. Allah who was going to
make them leaders, can you imagine who has given leadership, someone who has done something at least
		

			who shows some potential but these were people who didn't have any kind of knowledge imagine that
didn't even understand the concept of though hate. But Allah with his mercy, he chose them.
		

			And he had a great plan for them. So he preferred you over all the people of the worlds and here you
are wanting to prefer an idol over Allah. We think about it. And if we reflect on our lives, also,
everything that we have that we enjoy, that we take pleasure in, that we have fun doing, why do we
have it who gave it to us? Who? Allah subhanaw taala right. What did we ever do to deserve it? What
did we ever do to deserve all of these blessings?
		

			Think about it, there are so many people on this earth who don't have what we have. But Allah gave
it to us.
		

			And here we are preferring others over Allah, whether it's a TV show, or it is some food, or it is
some person or it is our phone, whatever it may be, but we prefer others over Allah subhanaw taala.
Many, many times a day, when we delay our prayers when we skip our prayers, when we shorten our
prayers when we don't read the Quran, because we say I'm too busy, too busy, too busy. I have this
do I that to do? We are preferring others over Allah. And when we do that, this is the height of
injustice was our listener. He reminds them of Allah subhanaw taala his blessings. Why? So that they
would realize that Allah alone gave these blessings to us. And when you realize the favors, the
		

			favors that someone has shown to you, then you can be grateful, then you can be appreciative. So
Musa Sam is reminding them of Allah subhanaw taala His blessings so that they can be thankful they
can worship Allah alone. And what is it that he mentioned? What is Angelina Kahn? And recall when we
rescued you Allah subhanaw taala mentioned over here that recall when we rescued you Oh Bani Israel
eel Minh Le fit our own from the people of your own. Why? Because your su Munna come, they were
inflicting upon you. So another evil torture, terrible torture, terrible pain, or there was
punishment, but it's also torture because of the VISTA test
		

			and are there because to test bitterness and pain, torture. So imagine they were inflicting upon you
severe form of torture, how that you got DeLuna are gonna come they were killing your sons, where's
the human Anissa comb and they were keeping your women alive with the valley comb and in that for
you all was built on a great trial mill rugby come from your Lord or Lehman, great from your Lord,
there was a Bella owner Aleem upon you, meaning a great trial upon you. So in other words, when you
are suffering at the hands of it or own whatever it was, it happened as a test as Ebola. What does
it show to us
		

			that when Muslims suffer when a believer suffers
		

			anything, when a believer suffers at an individual level, or at a greater level, meaning a whole
community is suffering, or let's say an entire family is suffering, because there are different
forms of difficulties that people experience. One is an illness that you are going through, you are
experiencing in your life, it's in your body, nobody can share it with you. People may feel the pain
of it in the sense that when they see you in pain, they get hurt, they feel bad for you, but what
you are suffering in your body, no one else can suffer. It's only limited to your body. But then
there are some other difficulties that a person doesn't suffer in his personal life only, but he
		

			shares it with other people. So for example, a family, an entire family is suffering, how that for
instance, they're suffering from financial problems, severe financial problems, one person loses
their job, another person incurs a great loan, and then another person he's in debt, another person,
he loses his money, his house is on fire his business, it suffered a great loss. And sometimes you
see that entire family, one person after the other is suffering.
		

			Then we see that at a greater level, an entire community is suffering. An entire community is
suffering in different ways. Now, when Muslims suffer, no matter what kind of suffering it is,
whether it is at the hands of others, or it is because of something that Allah subhanaw taala has
decreed in their life. What is it? It is a Bella. It is a trial, a test from WHO? From who? From
Allah subhanaw taala. It is not our that it is Ebola. Because if we find someone in a lot of pain,
we might become very judgmental. And we might say that, Oh, he must have done something really
horrible in their life.
		

			This is why he is so sick. This is why she's alone. She must have been mean to others. And this is
the reason why she is suffering like this. But what do we learn over here? That yes, our sins, they
do have a role.
		

			In what we suffer from in the trials that we suffer from, but trials, they come from WHO? Allah
subhanaw taala? Why does Allah test his believing servants? Why?
		

			To make them stronger, and to purify them, and to bring them closer to himself. And
		

			it's like a warning for them of the punishment of the Hereafter, so that they improve themselves,
they leave the sense that they're committing, they strive harder for the sake of Allah subhanaw
taala. And also, to forgive some of their sins. Right? Because when we see people suffering, it
hurts us a lot. And we wonder, why is this happening? Why? Remember that it's a test from Allah, we
belong to who? Who do we belong to? Allah subhanaw taala, Inna lillah, we have come from him, and
eventually we are going back to him, we belong to Him. And when we belong to him, he can decide
whatsoever he wants for us, even though we might find it very difficult, but remember, we belong to
		

			Him. And whatever he decides for us remember, it is not injustice on his part, ever. Because what do
we learn the Quran that your Lord is not at all unjust to His servants. One of the first names of
Allah subhanaw taala that we learn in the Quran is which one of Rahman, who is a Rockman, the
Ramadan West, you're the one who possesses vast, vast mercy, meaning every single person and every
single thing is encompassed within the Mercy of Allah, even those who are suffering.
		

			When I was visiting England, I met some people. And when I met them, I was very, very, very
disturbed. There were people I met who were suffering so much in their personal lives. A lady I came
across, she's extremely old, and she lives all by herself. She has no family. Her husband died 20
years ago. She has no children.
		

			She has no family, no family, no family at all, alone, where she lives. She has severe severe form
of arthritis, that her hands are literally crooked. They're crooked. Imagine fingers that are going
backwards.
		

			Her back is bent. Literally. She's becoming blind.
		

			And imagine a person who lives alone, a person like this with this health condition.
		

			But when I met her, I found out
		

			that nurses visit her in her house five times a day.
		

			Doesn't matter whether it's snowing outside, doesn't matter whether it's Christmas Day, doesn't
matter whether it's New Year's doesn't matter. Every single day, five times a day, nurses will come
to visit her to make sure that she's doing well, and to put medication in her eyes on her body
wherever it needs to be applied.
		

			And then she has amazing neighbors who look after her so well. So well, that even relatives don't
take care of you that much. Her house was clean, clean, like I haven't seen anybody else. Really not
dusty. No stain anywhere walls, like super clean. The kitchen, very well organized. I mean, the
sitting room, the living room, very nice. I mean, there's crystal everywhere and decoration pieces,
art work. I mean, you would think that lots of people live here, but she's the only one who lives
there. And her neighbors take care of her. They come and they visit her multiple times a day. They
come in, they prepare food for her. And as I was hearing about all these things, I realized that
		

			Allah subhanaw taala abandons no servant, no servant. Allah has put her in a severe test in a very,
very difficult position below on our lien literally.
		

			But at the same time, Allah subhanaw taala is also helping her in so many ways. So many ways that
people they love to be treated in this way. That five times a day Imagine nurses are coming to check
up on you
		

			You will think that person is very lucky. All right. And if you have such neighbors who come and
cook for you, who come and help you go up and down the stairs, who go and do groceries for you, who
take you out for a walk, who come and sit with you just to talk with you. Can you imagine? Allah
doesn't abandon any servant, but he also puts his servants in tests. Why? To see what his servants
do? Do they remain hopeful of Allah? Do they still appreciate the many blessings that He has
bestowed them with? Or do they complain? Or do they become upset with Allah? angry with him? That Oh
Allah, why did you inflict this upon me? What did I ever do that you did this to me?
		

			Allah is dusting His servants. How do they behave? How do they react? And remember that the test no
matter how big or small it may be, eventually, it will be over. Eventually it will be over the Bani
Israel the slavery that they were living in. At that time, it would seem impossible that they would
ever come out of that situation. But how Allah subhanaw taala rescued them change their situation
completely. So every trial, it comes to an end, but what remains? What remains? How you reacted what
you did at that time. So we're fi Valley come below Milwaukee come early. This was a great test. Now
after the Bani Israel II were rescued, they made this demand that we want to have an idol we want to
		

			worship an idol as well. We see that they were clearly in need of knowledge. So what happened? Allah
subhanaw taala, called Musa alayhis salam to give him the Torah to give him the Scripture, because
the Bani Israel needed to learn. Let's listen to the recitation
		

			wotja was Nabhi by me Israel or
		

			phone me kupuna Allah
		

			Borloo Musa John
		

			come
		

			on
		

			in
		

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			metal
		

			ball
		

			Camila
		

			manakamana Lana me Mia. Or
		

			Janina
		

			una Khonsu oh
		

			you want to own
		

			stuff you own and is
		

			Wafi
		

			be cool, mildly