Taleem al Quran 2012 – P21 214B Tafsir Luqman 20-22

LM Dotto, do you not see an Allah that indeed Allah, Sahara, Allah Khan, he has subjected for you? What has he subjected for you? Math is somehow wealthy, whatever that is in the skies, warmer, fill hourly, and whatever that is in the earth.

Everything in the sky everything in the earth, Allah subhanaw taala has subjected that for you or mankind, do you not see that? Do you not realize that, do you not understand that, do you not see the blessings that Allah subhanaw taala has bestowed upon you, that this entire universe, it is as if it is serving you, everything that you see above you, beneath you, around you. It is helping you to live, it is something that is facilitating your existence. If the sun wasn't there, you wouldn't be alive. If the clouds weren't there, you wouldn't be alive. If plants didn't grow, you wouldn't be alive. So the way that Allah subhanaw taala has created this universe. If we look at it, if we

observe, everything is ultimately serving who, human beings, mankind, everything is working, so that life can exist on this planet, and life, specifically, whose life of human beings of mankind. So Allah subhanaw taala questions us along Torah? Don't you see it? Don't you get it? Is it so obvious? Isn't it so clear? Why don't you notice this? That and Allah has a holla come and the word Sahara, you suck? You notice we've seen Hora is to forcibly appoint something on a task, meaning not give it any choice? So for example, the sun doesn't have a choice. Does it? Know the trees, they don't have their own will? Even animals, they don't have their own choice. They don't have their own will. It's

like they're programmed to migrate from one place to the other. How hard is that journey? Just think about it. How long is that journey? You know, when you see animals, for example, migrating from one part to the other? How many of them die along the way? Isn't it? How many of them lose their babies along the way. It's amazing how many times if you think about it, birds have to make their nests. Why? Because every year they're migrating constantly moving, moving, moving, and with all of this movement, the Earth is alive, and when the Earth is alive, who is alive, mankind is ultimately alive. So Sahana, calm, he has appointed every creature on a task, he has programmed it he has not

given it any choice. Why so that you can live and Sahara calm also gives us the meaning of that everything is at your disposal. You can have control over so many things. You have control over animals, you can tame them, you can kill them, you can eat them, you can make them work, you can let them free. It's up to you Sahara comb, plants. I mean, just look at agriculture. Just look at mining, just look at all these resources that are there at our disposal. We can make so much with it. We make profits, we advance we make our lives easier, with so many things that Allah subhanaw taala has provided to us. So why don't you see this all mankind? Don't you have a reason now to be

grateful to your Lord Alam Toro, and Allah Sahana come Matheson are wealthy were merciful already. This entire universe is there for you so that you can do what you want. What us Baja la come and he has amply bestowed upon you a spa. What is it that he has amply bestowed upon you? Niyama who His blessings the word Neon is a plural of the word Norma Norma, one blessing and neon, numerous blessings, many blessings. So Allah has amply bestowed upon you His blessings, which blessings law he'll often manifest without Polina 10 and hidden all types of blessings manifest and hidden, but look at the word s Baba. S Mala is from the root letters seen the ln All right, and Soboba literally

means to be vast, okay, to be brought to be vast and when something is like that. It gives a sense of perfection completion. All right. So for example, we learned about that with early cinema that Allah subhanaw taala ordered him a narrow

Well, Saviola okay, that make basically you know armor that is Saviola that is complete. Okay. So armor that is worn, that is such that it is complete, complete as an it covers the body. All right, so that the body is protected from, you know, arrows and all of that. So did our own savvy Lawn Care did our own Sabby alone is used for armor that covers the body entirety? Have you seen pictures of that? Any images of that sword, right? There's literally lines on the place where the nose is so that a person can get some air to breathe through, right? There's literally a little bit of a gap for the eyes so that a person can look outside otherwise he's completely covered this is their own

sabalan. So from this is Bella Isbell is to give liberally, all right, so as Baja gives the meaning of a gamma, alright uttama that he has completed a Kamala All right. And also outside that he has given so much. So US dollar Aleykum he has lavishly given you he has given you liberally he has showered upon you. So basically he has given you everything you need for your existence. Just think about it. If you try to count the number of apples that you've eaten, would you be able to in your entire life, forget about apples, think about the amount of money that you have used?

Can you calculate that? We can't even do that. Even though many of us are not even at that age where we are earning money ourselves, but just the money that we have spent with our own hands or the money that we have used. Can we calculate that? So us Bella alaykum Nirmal who he has showered you with His blessings, he has given you everything that you need, you know, if we just start listing the blessings that Allah subhanaw taala has given us just in our bodies, we wouldn't be able to list them. Just think about how many bones we have and how many muscles we have and how many nerves we have and how many organs we have and how many systems we have within our bodies. It's amazing. We

don't even know about everything that is in our bodies. So us Bella alaykum niraamaya who His blessings, la Hilton, what about Minuten he has given you both types of blessings manifest as well as hidden. What does it mean by this manifest blessings, apparent blessings, and hidden blessings meaning unapparent blessings. You see, there are some blessings that we can see. All right, we recognize them to be blessings, isn't it? Which is why typically when somebody asks you think about the blessings that Allah has given you. What do you come up with? Life? health, family, food, shelter, clothing? Typical, right? These are what la hora, meaning there's no denying. We see them

we feel them. We experienced them. There's no denying these blessings whatsoever. La Hera. All right. And then Bob Lena, what are Balclutha blessings, hidden blessings, unapparent blessings, those that are not really that visible, that clear to us. You know, you have to think about it a little bit and then feel Yeah, it's a blessing. Okay? Like, for example, something bad happens, okay? Something happens and it hurts you. Something happens and it bothers you. Okay. But then, ultimately, what do you see that even that was a blessing, even in that difficulty was a blessing, even in that hardship was a blessing.

It's amazing. Because Allah subhanaw taala doesn't decree anything that is pure evil. Isn't that what we believe? There is nothing that Allah subhanaw taala has created that is 100% evil. Even if something is 99% evil, there will be 1% of good that is in it that is attached to it. So in that way, everything that happens becomes what

becomes what a blessing. So if you don't see it, if you don't recognize it immediately as a blessing, it is eventually a blessing for you, because it is baffling. Right. How many times is it that we think about certain things that happen to certain things that are in our lives or certain individuals a blessing in disguise, that at first we didn't recognize it to be a blessing, but actually it was right. What we thought was the worst thing that could happen turned out to be the best thing that could ever happen, isn't it? I mean, think about it, the Prophet sallallahu Sallam he was in Makkah, he was doing Dawa to to the people in Morocco. Remember when he climbed on top of

I'm suffer. And he called out who? The big big people in Makkah right the major major families, because those are the people that he could reach out to. Then when came hajj what happened the Prophet sallallahu Sallam started meeting people, but so many people would come for Hajj, how many could he meet? How many could he do Dawa, to see what happened? bad publicity started. Right? It was the Mushrikeen of Makkah, who actually went outside of Makkah on the roads of Makkah, waiting for travelers to come warning them. Don't listen to this guy. Don't listen to this man. Be very careful. People walked into Morocco with cotton in their ears, plugging them so that they wouldn't

accidentally hear the words of the prophets on a lot of them. But what happened? It was this bad publicity that actually led them to Rasulullah sallallahu sallam. But think about it. At first, it must have been very hurtful, right? That this is what the machine are saying about me. They're calling me a magician. They're calling me a madman. They're calling me this. They're calling me that. I actually want good for them. And they're saying that I am destroying their society. I am one of them. And they are basically throwing me aside. They're treating me like the enemy. But even in that was a was what a blessing. So remember this, everything in our lives. What is it? It is a

blessing, either la Hilton, or Balclutha. Either it is Lawhead blatantly you know, obviously manifest blessing, or it's a blessing in disguise.

All right. Now, otherwise, also, we can see that there are some blessings we see and some blessings that we don't see. Like for example, what is on our body. So for example, your nails you see them, and then you learn about what your nails are for and what the benefit is and so on and so forth. You're like, Wow, what a blessing. Right? And hamdulillah but then inside your body, you've never seen your heart. You've never seen your liver. You've never seen your lungs. Right? There are Battlin we may be grateful for our nails, but we forget to be grateful for our lungs. Right, but they're still blessings, la Hilton. Well, that's

right, then la Hilton bethlen Athan can also be understood as blessings that are tangible, la Hera. And then blessings that are intangible Valtellina. All right, like for example, Valhalla, tangible blessings, food, we eat family that we have intangible blessings, happiness, love, support, friendship, right. This is also a blessing patients gratitude. Aren't these blessings? Right? The fact that we can reflect this is also a blessing. So law Hilton, what are three nuttin. Another form of battling blessing is good character. Right personal Hello, law Hill blessing, the religion of Islam the Quran that Allah subhanaw taala has given us all right, so us Bella alaykum neuroma who la

Hirasawa beltmann And if we start discussing the blessing that Allah subhanaw taala has given us the list would be endless, because Allah tells us in the Quran, were interviewed do near Matala he later so if you just even attempt to you try to list to enumerate number count the blessings that Allah has given you, you wouldn't be able to do that. You wouldn't be able to count them as Baba or Aleikum, Nero Mahieu wa Hilton. Well, Polina 10, Wamena NASCI, and among people is man who you jadie Liu he disputes he argues, Fila, he, concerning Allah meaning about Allah.

Allah subhanaw taala has

not deprived mankind

generally mean generally mankind, and specifically meaning specific individuals also.

Alright, as a whole, Allah has not deprived mankind, the whole universe is subjected to their service, and specifically meaning individuals also Allah subhanaw taala has not deprived them he has given each person what he needs more than what he can think about more than what he can even see what a person can recognize Allah's pronto Allah has given him right, but still, there are people who argue about Allah, you see, all of these blessings, what do they show to us? What do they prove to us the existence of Allah, the Oneness of Allah, the lordship of Allah, the fact that he deserves to be worshipped his uniqueness, when that is established, despite that, there are people who will

argue about Allah, meaning about his oneness. So instead of believing in his uniqueness, what do they do? They believe

In idols or they believe in partners, they associate others with Allah. They dispute concerning Allah, what is the dispute his oneness, what is the dispute His perfection, what is this dispute, it is his existence, but these people when the dispute about Allah, how do they do that belayer Illman without any knowledge, what are houden nor any guidance? Wala and Nora Kitabi monied a radiant enlightening book basically they argue without any proof you see these are three levels of knowledge okay. One is general in random is what any proof okay. So, they have no proof Houda guidance guidance is what it is part of L Okay is part of

and guidance is what that which has come from a guide like a messenger Kitab Kitab is part of Houda All right, it is more specific Kitab meaning a revealed book revealed scripture from Allah and that is moneyed moneyed, meaning one that gives no one that is enlightening. So basically those who deny the Oneness of Allah, those who deny the existence of Allah, his uniqueness, the fact that he alone deserves worship. They argue they dispute without any proof without any evidence.

In skeletal an arm I 121 Allah says we're in a shell cleaner. Lay you Hoonah Isla Olia II him, Leo JD leuco. Indeed the devils they inspire their allies among men to dispute with you. So they have no proof. Where are they getting these ideas from from shaitan shaitan is taking them away from submitting to Allah subhanaw taala. Why either and when the law it is said, law home to them, due to these people who deny the Oneness of Allah who denied the existence of Allah, even though the signs are so manifest, when it is said to them that it who you should follow all of you should follow Matt that which ends and Allah Allah has revealed.

follow what Allah has sent down FOLLOW the guidance that has come from the Creator Allah, what is their response? Call? Do they say? Bell rather not Toby Rue, we will follow man that which were Giardina we found our lay he upon it by Anna, our forefathers. They say we're not going to follow what Allah has revealed. We're going to follow the customs, the traditions, the religion, that we have found our forefathers upon. We're going to stick to tradition.

Even though it contradicts what Allah has revealed.

We're gonna stick to our culture, our traditional practices, our religion that we have received from our forefathers who received from their forefathers. This is their proof. They don't have any or they don't have any Huda. They don't have any Kitab in monied. What is it that they're holding on to what is it that they're clinging to?

What is it what they have received from their forefathers?

This is similar to how in Surah ADA i 104. We learn that when it is up to them follow what Allah has revealed. Follow has buena Malwa generally,

they say what we have found our forefathers upon. That's enough for us. We don't need religion. We don't need Quran we're fine the way we are. We're happy the way we are.

Allah says Oh, hello, what is diff him? All right. And you ask, when you really want an answer when you're genuinely curious when you're genuinely seeking an answer. And sometimes you ask out of what amazement, surprise, isn't it? Like for example, you ask somebody, would you like some dessert?

And it's something really delicious. And they say no, you're like, what?

How can you not have it? It's like, once my son asked me, because it happened, you know, a couple of days in a row that he wanted ice cream and he asked me Mama, do you want it? I said no. How come you don't want ice cream? They he couldn't understand it? How come you don't want it? I said I just don't feel like it. I don't want it. So when you find something strange, that is when you ask, isn't it when something doesn't make sense to you? Because it's illogical, right? That is when you ask out of surprise. So these people what they're doing they're leave

In holida, they're leaving religion they're leaving Kitabi moneyed, and they're clinging to what? Just something they received from their forefathers. Allah says, Allah know, what will they still follow? Even if Cana shaytaan. Who Shavon is yet the room, he is calling them, Eli that is sorry, to the punishment of the Blaze. Do they realize what they're headed to? If they abandon the revelation? If they abandon the guidance that has come from the Creator, what are they headed to? Where are they going? They're going to the punishment of the Blaze, still, they will adhere to it, still, they will follow it. You see over here shaitan is calling them to the punishment of the Blaze. Right? Because

every way that contradicts the way of Allah. All right, ultimately, it's the call of who

shaitan no matter how pleasing it may seem, right, no matter how fun and attractive it may appear to be. It's in reality, a call of Shavon. For example, speaking the truth versus lying. Okay, speaking the truth is it hard. In some situations, it could be very, very hard, right? So in this situation, lying is so much easier, it will get you out of the problem, you'll be fine, nobody will know, right? And you'll be all good things will be back to normal the way they were.

But if we choose to lie, we are responding to Whose call

Whose call the call of shaitan. And the column shaytaan. will lead a person to or that is sorry, adversaries. So, basically, a question is being asked over here that will they follow their forefathers without even thinking about the consequences?

Without even thinking about the consequences? How often does it happen, that in this world, when we see something that exists in our tradition in our culture, and we feel that it's harmful? Don't we abandon it? Don't we leave it?

You know, for instance, when it comes to weddings, right, almost in every culture, and you know, there's this thing about, you just have to spend, it has to be the best party ever, right? And this wedding party has to be better than the previous one. Right? So there's more focus on the dress and more focus on the decorations and more focus on you know, everything just make it better, somehow.

But how many times does it happen that now people will say, No, I'd rather spend that money on my education. I'd rather spend that money on feeding the hungry. I'd rather spend that money on buying a house for myself, isn't it? So even though the family wants the bride and groom to spend on the wedding? What do they choose?

What do they choose something better?

Go ahead. It's not like I subscribe to National Geographic. And I have for years, it's a good magazine. In the latest issue, the cover stories on my own. But inside, they always have lots of studies. And in the latest issue, they have one on weddings. And a study that a university in America did. I don't remember which one, it was on how much you spend on weddings. And they did a study that weddings that spend more they gave the number of 20,000. The ones that spend more they end in divorce within three years, the majority of them and they said the wedding, they study that the weddings that spend less on on the weddings and on the engagement rings and all the presents,

they tend to last moment like the unions tend to last longer. And it reminded me of that hobbies that the weddings are more blessed at the simpler that they are. So I thought that was very interesting.

You know, even when it comes to food, right?

How many times has it happened that parents are like, you know, eat this butter and eat this bread? You need it? And then you're like, No butter, too much butter. Too much bread too much. There's too much that it's not actually good for you in large quantities. It's good for you. But you have to limit it, isn't it? How often does it happen that your parents are telling you eat this? And you're like, No, I'm not going to eat it? Because it's not good for me. Right? How often does it happened that somebody tells you to dress in a particular way and you're like, No way. I'm never going to do that. Right? People advise you and that advice is based on what years and years of their experience

of culture of tradition, but you leave it when it contradicts popular culture. Right? You leave it when it contradicts your own personal choice. Why? Because you're using your mind. You're choosing to leave it if it contradicts what is better.

So why is it that when it comes to religion, we don't use our mind over there? We will just stick to whatever has been passed on generation to generation. Right. So what is it that we have to look at Matt Enza Allah, what should be our focus man that Allah that which Allah has revealed because that is unhealthy, that is the truth, that is what is worthy of being followed? Because it is from the Creator, beneficial, full of hate it is Mobarak so that should be our criteria.

Well, may you slim and whoever surrenders what you have who Illa Allah, his face to Allah before that actually in the previous saya shaitan calling to shake interocular hedgeye Number four, Allah subhanaw taala says goodbye Lee and the WHO mento Allah who, for unknown who Uli Liu Wei de Illa are the adversaries. This is decreed for every devil, that whoever befriends the devil, whoever listens to the shaitan then what will happen shaitan will misguide him, and will lead him to the punishment of the Blaze. So Siobhan is enemy treat Shavon like an enemy? What am I you slim, and whoever surrenders what her who has faith in Allah to Allah. This is contrary to who to the person who is

disputing about Allah without any knowledge to the person who is blindly following others without any knowledge, he is leaving proof for what tradition, he is leaving a hack for what for what is baffling? So who is he he's the one who used slim word who, in Allah, He surrenders, he submits his face to Allah, His entire face, meaning his entire being his entire body, and your face? What is it? Basically, it shows the direction that you're headed to? Isn't it? Like, for example, when you're driving? Can you ever be looking constantly on your right? No, because if you look on your right, what's gonna happen, the car is gonna go in that direction, isn't it? I remember my instructor told

me that wherever you want to go, just look there. Just look there. So if you want to turn right, you have to look in that direction. If you want to switch lanes, you have to look in that direction. You don't have to look at the wheel. What is it that you have to look at? Your goal, your destination? Right? Because whatever your eyes are looking at, your whole body will follow it. You know, without even you thinking about it, naturally your body will follow. So you slim what Yeah, who is Allah? The one who surrenders his face to Allah? Then what does it mean? He's submitting to Allah in his entire life. Right, you slim wedge ha who his eyes have submitted to Allah his ears have submitted

to Allah, his mouse, his brain, his head, what's inside his head surrendered to Allah, that a year can or Budo what a year can us 13 You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help. So this person obeys Allah, and Allah, Allah to Allah, meaning his goal is ultimately who Allah subhanaw taala he's on a way that will lead him to Allah, His pleasure, will who are more sin and he is also a Marcin, meaning this person has surrendered to Allah so He is obedient to Allah. And he is a Marcin in his life, meaning in his character in his dealings. He does good because Allah loves those who do axon and exile includes your son in the Rebbe exam to the creation, your son in wha Mala in dealings with

others. So he's a Marcin then this person for God then in fact is them second. He has grasped what is it that he has grasped below what till was all the most trustworthy hand hold? is dumb soccer is dumb soccer is from meme seen calf, him sack remember what exact means right to retain, to keep something with you. All right. Now instant sack is mobiola intima Sukta masuk is to haul to grab to seize and is stem sack is to hold it in a with ALL OF WANDS might with determination. This is themselves not letting go not holding it lightly, but strongly firm grasp. So it's Tom Sokka. He has gone on to he has grabbed he has clutched what is it that he's holding on to a little what? And and

with what is

Hola, hola. Hola. Hola. From the letters I know Oh, it was basically a handle. All right, a handle by which you hold something. So for example, a cup, right, a cup, what do you have on the cup on the side?

What do you have on the side? I handle? Why is it there? So that you can hold the cup? You understand? When you're in the bus, right? And you don't find a seat to sit on, then what is it that you hold on to a bar, right or a handle? You know, coming a loop or something coming from above. So you grab onto something now that something is what Otowa okay, but has it ever happened that you're holding on to something, but then it breaks? It cracks? Right? It happens, right? Why? Because it's weak. It cannot support you. It's not strong enough to support you. But the one who surrenders to Allah and in his actions in his life, he's a Morrison. Then he has caught on to the handhold which

is a worth call was all is a feminine of the word l sock. Oh sock from WellStar cough I will suck meaning most firm. Remember the word nice out what is without covenant? What kind of a covenant? What kind of effect is it very firm treaty? Right? Very firm fact.

Okay, why does it meet that because people have sworn oaths over it, that they will not contradict it. Right that they will not break it they will not go against it. So what's our meaning most secure, most firm, most strong that is not expected to break meaning it's not possible that it will break. It's not possible that it will break. It's not possible that if you are holding on to it firmly, you will fall. And if you fall, it's because your grasp is weak. Not because the old one is weak. All right. So for this Thumbsucker biller what will whisper he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold was in Allah He and to Allah is arqiva to move the consequence the outcome of

all matters. What do we learn in this ayah

Life is not easy.

Life is what it's basically

going on a very bumpy ride on a very rocky road, literally rocky road, there will be jerks, there will be jolts there will be ups there will be downs, they will be hurts, there will be false, there will be a lot of hardship. This is what life is because this life is a test.

Now, what happens is that many times when a person

has it ever happened that you're driving, and the road is bumpy. So you change the lane.

Or because the road is bumpy, you say I'm not going on that road again, I'm gonna take a different route.

There's a typical way that you go through, but because it's under construction, because of the traffic, what do you do you change your way, you say it's not worth it, that I will sit in that traffic for that long, it's not worth it that I will go on this bumpy road, so many potholes, that will put my car in danger, that by the time I'm done, I've reached my destination, I'm exhausted, it's not worth it. So when there's difficulty, what do we do? We change the road, isn't it? Now when it comes to the religion of Allah, can we do that to ourselves? Can we do that to ourselves that we say, Oh, it's too hard. So I'm going to change, I'm going to do something else I'm going to leave

it. You can't do that. Because if you do that you're not going to get to your destination.

So what is it that you need? The strength, the determination? Where do you get that from?

By surrendering to Allah and doing it son, the person who does exam, the person who surrenders to Allah, then Allah who will strengthen him, Allah who will give him the ability to remain firm to remain strong, then this person will survive in total Bacala i a 256. Also Allah says from a yak for obita Hootie, where you name Billahi *a, the stem psychobilly roadwatch Will Will was learn for Islam Allah. So what's the key over here? Amen. Amen. And who? Allah, that Allah, I surrender to you. I seek your help. I want your pleasure. And you grant me success. I can't do it myself. I'm holding on to you because I'm weak. When is it that you need a handhold? When?

Seriously, when do you need it? When you're weak? You're

Self.

Right? What is it that on your bike? You need those wheels at the back? What are they called training wheels? Why do you need training wheels? Because you can't balance on your own. And that's okay. Because you're human.

Trust me, I still don't know how to ride a bike. I never learned how to balance properly. I just kept falling and falling and falling and hurting my knees and ripping my pants. And then I just gave up and then I just grew up so then I just never tried again. But anyway, it's fine. It's okay.

And this is what this is shows to us that we are weak and it's perfectly fine to accept your weakness. It's perfectly fine to accept your dependence on Allah subhanaw taala. In fact, that is servitude to Allah, that Oh Allah, I need you.

I surrender to you. Why do you think it is a yak and our boo, what a year kind of staring You we worship and You we ask for help because we cannot worship Allah. Without Allah's help. It's not possible.

So the one who surrenders to Allah Who makes up their mind that I want Allah's pleasure, I am Allah servant.

And then if someone doing everything they do at the level of excellence, being good to people, there's so many ways of our son, right? So the one who brings our son in his life, he makes a habit of your son, then who will give him the determination to continue Allah who will who will give him the strength to not give up, Allah will who will give him the courage to not freak out. Allah will *a the stem Sacher below what Hill was PA

and the person who commits schicke than what happens to him, the person who doesn't surrender to Allah, Allah gives the example into the Hajj. Ayah 31. That will may usually Billahi *a Ana Maha Ramana sama for the buffer who played Oh, Dawie be re huffy. mccannon. So he's the one who does shake with Allah it is as though he has fallen from the sky, no handhold no stability in life. And he was snatched by the birds or the wind carried him down into a remote place, meaning at the end, there's only destruction. So what is it that we have to do then we have to become sincere inwardly.

In the heart, we have to become sincere. Right? This is surrendering to Allah and Allah alone. We have to purify our intentions. We have to bring a class in our heart. And secondly, we need to become Morson outwardly purify our intentions and bring excellence in our actions. This is what will let a person survive. This is what will give a person the strength to continue if lost inside and person on the outside. Presentation

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