Taimiyyah Zubair – Taleem al Quran 2021 J03-041C Tafsir Aal-e-Imran 18

			Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim Shaheed Allahu Allahu La ilaha illa. Who, well Mala II koto wo Lula il
mi ka Imam Bill kissed La ilaha illa, who Allah Xyzal Hakeem, Allah witnesses, that there is no
deity except Him, and so do the angels and those have knowledge that he is maintaining creation in
justice, there is no deity except Him be Exalted in Might, the Wise, Allah testifies that he is one
and that he has no partner whatsoever. The word Shahida is from the root letters, Sheen has dal and
Shahida means he testified he bore witness, meaning he gave shahada and shahada is testimony, which
is to declare something any a person says that such and such is the case or such and such is the
		

			truth, they inform of something based on their knowledge, and how do they know of that matter?
Because they have witnessed it, they have observed it or they have some kind of evidence that
supports that information. So Shaheed Allahu Allah testifies, and what this means is that Allah
subhanaw taala knows Allah subhanaw taala has said, and Allah subhanaw taala has declared, and Allah
subhanaw taala has commanded, he has emphatically informed that La ilaha illa who, that there is no
God worthy of worship, but he that Allah alone is the only God. Now remember that shahada as I
mentioned, to you testimony is based on it is only given when a person has knowledge of something a
		

			person cannot testify over something or force something without knowledge into to Zuko is 86 we
learn in lemon Shaheed the bill happy we're home, Ya Allah moon, except those who testify to the
truth and they know any only someone who knows can testify to the truth. And there is multiple
Hadith also that teachers that a person must only give testimony, when they have certain knowledge,
not without it. And if a person does not know about something, they're not required to give
testimony. In fact, they should not give testimony if they don't know about a certain matter. So
Shaheed Allahu Allah testifies, meaning he knows and he has made known because when Allah subhanaw
		

			taala is informing us of something, remember that is based on truth that is based on reality. So
Allah subhanaw taala testifies any he knows and he has declared, he has made known, he has
emphatically informed He has declared to the creation, that La ilaha illa. Who and how is it that
Allah subhanaw taala has testified it he How do we know about this testimony? We know about this
testimony because Allah Himself is informing us about it, about the fact that he testifies that
there is no God worthy of worship but him. And secondly, the orlimar say that Shaheed Allahu Allah
testifies, and what this means is that he has made it clear for His creation, through various
		

			evidences and signs, and through revelation, that there is no God worthy of worship, but he, you
see, the purpose of testimony is to reveal the truth. That is why witnesses are brought, and that is
why they're asked to testify so that the truth is made known. So Allah subhanaw taala, has not
hidden the reality of His Oneness. No, he has made it very clear, he has spoken of it. And he has
revealed revelation, which contains a speech that declares that there is only one God worthy of
worship. And at the same time, Allah subhanaw taala has also declared his oneness through the
creation, through various signs through various evidences. So Allah bears witness that there is no
		

			God worthy of worship, but he and remember that when Allah subhanaw taala, testifies to something,
then that testimony is sufficient for us. Because think about it, it is Allah azza wa jal who is
telling us that he is one and who could be more truthful than Allah? No one. So if Allah is telling
us that he is one, then that is sufficient for us. Now, this testimony, the testimony of the fact
that Allah is One, the alumni say
		

			This is the best testimony ever. Any people testify, you know, over different matters, right for or
against different matters, so and so did in fact say this so and so did in fact do this, or people
testify to their honesty, their truthfulness, their innocence, or their guilt, things like that. Out
of all the testimonies that are out there, the best testimony is the testimony of what they're near
of the Oneness of Allah. This is honorable Moshe had a chromo Shahada. Secondly, we see over here
that Allah azza wa jal is a Croma Shahid and he is the best witness our Allah Masha had the greatest
weakness, if he testifies to something than that testimony is huge. And then thirdly, we see that
		

			Allah subhanaw taala is testifying over a comma should be any the best of that which is testified
for and that is, though, heed the Oneness of Allah de Colima, La ilaha illa, who La ilaha illa,
Allah And Alhamdulillah All Praise and thanks to Allah, that Allah has guided us to testify to this
truth as well. We also testify that there is no God worthy of worship, but Allah, when a person
accepts Islam, they declare the shahada, right? shahada is declaration of faith. They say I shall do
Allah Ilaha illa Allah and this is such a huge privilege that Allah testifies that he is one and you
also testified that Allah is One. What a huge honor. And this is not just for someone who accepts
		

			Islam that when they accept Islam, they testify, but a Muslim everyday in their salah, in our Tisha
hood, we declare the Oneness of Allah as well. Alright, a shadow Allah, Allah, Allah Allah we say
that in the other hand, the same statement is made a shadow Allah, Allah, Allah Allah, the One who
is listening to the other hand responds in the same way, when we make wudu also, we say the same
eyeshadow hola ilaha illAllah. So this is truly a favor of Allah. And remember that this is a Kalama
any Kalama La Ilaha illa Allah, the statement La Ilaha illa Allah is the statement for which Allah
created people and Jin y so that they live it any we have been created in order to worship Allah
		

			alone. Will McCulloch to Jinnah will ins OLALIA baboon, right. So we live this testimony. This is
the reason why we were created to worship Allah, because He alone is the only God and La ilaha illa.
Who there is no God worthy of worship, except he, while Mala Iike to and the angels, meaning the
angels also bear witness to the same fact. Which fact the fact that La ilaha illa who there is no
God worthy of worship, except he were older ilmi and ones who possess knowledge, those have
knowledge also bear witness to the same fact that La ilaha illa who there is no God worthy of
worship except he. So who is testifying over here there are three Shahid okay three witnesses that
		

			are mentioned. First, Allah azza wa jal himself. The second witness is the angels. And the third
witness is all those who have knowledge and their testimony meaning the testimony of the angels and
the testimony of the people of knowledge is mentioned after the testimony of Allah. Why? Because
Allah subhanaw taala is honoring them, not because their testimony is needed. In fact, no one's
testimony is needed when Allah subhanaw taala testifies to something. This is like if someone who is
very truthful, they say something. All right. And then somebody else comes and says, I agree.
They're saying I agree is not needed. Right. But if someone who is not that truthful, not that
		

			reliable, if this is something and somebody else comes and says I agree, then yes, they're saying I
agree is helpful. Right now, ALLAH SubhanA wa Tada his testimony, remember, it is sufficient and the
testimony of the creation is not needed. Then why is it mentioned over here? Because Allah subhanaw
taala is honoring them. And Allah subhanaw taala is encouraging us over here, that we should also
testify to the same fact. We should have no hesitation and no shyness in declaring that La ilaha
illa who we should declare
		

			Are this with confidence with dignity with courage, and we should know we should believe that this
testimony is what will bring us honor. And this testimony is what will bring us success in this life
and in the next. So in certain Nisa 79. Allah subhanaw taala says waka fabby, Lehi Shahida. And
sufficient is Allah as witness, meaning Allah subhanaw taala. This testimony is sufficient and
others testimony is only mentioned over here in order to honor them. Now, the testimony of the
angels is mentioned because they are Reba de Rahman as we learn in the Quran, they are the
worshipers of our man. They are a burden MCRA moon, they are Allah subhanaw taala is honorable
		

			servants and they are very obedient to Allah. They do not disobey Allah. They do whatever they are
commanded, and they glorify and praise Allah, constantly. They do not get weary, they do not get
bored and tired. They continue to worship Allah, and they justify their existence testifies and
their speech declares that Allah is one that there is no one worthy of worship but Allah and the
angels, okay, if they testify, how does that benefit us because we don't get to hear it. This is
mentioned because the angels are, hate the purest of creation, the purest of creation are so pure,
they do not commit sin. Okay? Now by purest of creation, I don't mean that they're better than the
		

			prophets of Allah know, what I mean to say is compared to other creatures in general terms, angels
are pure in the sense that they do not commit any sin. They only obey Allah, they only worship
Allah. So if the angels testify that Allah is One, that there is no God worthy of worship, but
Allah, then what should we do? We should do the same. Then Allah subhanaw taala mentions the
testimony of older ones who possess knowledge that people have knowledge, and their testimony has
mentioned. Why? Because the people of knowledge will only testify to something on the basis of
knowledge, on the basis of clear evidence, solid proofs, not hearsay, not assumption, right? So if
		

			the people of knowledge, declare that there is no God worthy of worship of Allah, then we should do
the same, we should follow their footsteps. Now the question is, Who exactly are old Earl, who are
the people of knowledge, they are the prophets and the followers of the prophets. Because remember
that the leaders of older ill are the prophets of Allah, they were endowed with knowledge, the most
pure form of knowledge and knowledge of the truth, because, you know, the knowledge that people have
acquired over time is based on their observation, right. And we know that a lot of times perception
does not necessarily, you know, meet reality, in the sense that a person could perceive something in
		

			an incorrect way, we make errors in listening in seeing, so observation merely is not enough for
him, our observation can be faulty, our understanding can be faulty. And this is the reason why need
this is something understood that no matter what people have learned or acquired of information,
even through research, and laboratory tests, and large scale tests, things will continue to be
tested again and again, in different scenarios, different contexts. Why? So that science can self
correct itself. And that is, the premise is that we don't know everything, and we need to keep
learning we need to keep researching. Now, it's understandable if you know, we don't know everything
		

			in regard to our health or in regard to, you know, the way people think or, you know, medication and
things like that, okay, because these matters are related to the dunya. And worldly life is short.
And yes, we follow some research for some time. And then we find out things have changed. You know,
for example, 12 years ago, when my first child was born, I remember when it came to food allergies,
the rules were very different or not the rules rather, the guidance that we were given by the doctor
was very different compared to what we are being told now. Completely different. You know, at the
time, 12 years ago, we were told if if your child you know shows an allergic reaction to a certain
		

			food, then avoid it. Right. If the mother is nursing the child and the mother should also avoid that
food.
		

			Now Subhanallah they say no feed everything, the mother should continue to eat everything. And if
there is a severe reaction and even if you end up at the hospital because of that, if you know what
the child was allergic to, then don't give that food for three weeks, after three weeks, introduce
it again. Give it again SubhanAllah. You know, this is how we are, we don't know everything. All
right, we're always guessing basically, now when it comes to worldly matters, okay, you can survive,
right? You'll manage, but when it comes to our eternity, when it comes to the basic questions that
every person, you know, wants clarity on, who am I? Why am I here? Who made me? What am I supposed
		

			to be doing in my life? What is the ultimate goal and purpose of my life? These are basic things for
which people must have clarity on you cannot base this on science because science is ever evolving.
It's always changing, always changing. That's not to say that there is nothing continuous. Now there
are many things that are you know, constant, but even then hinny we cannot base our existence on
something that we have just observed and understood ourselves, our knowledge, our observation alone
is not sufficient. So ocular in what is this in this film is off wahi off Huck off revelation of the
truth. And this is the knowledge that Allah azza wa jal has revealed. So, the prophets they have
		

			taught, they have declared and they have testified to the fact that Allah is one and then after the
prophets who are older in they are the followers of the prophets, those who follow in the footsteps
of the prophets, they also believe and they also base their life on a limb not guesswork, not
assumption. And ocular aim over here are yes, people have knowledge. And also people have Eman
because Iman faith is within. And the aroma say in this ayah is great honor, for knowledge and the
people of knowledge Allah subhanaw taala is honoring knowledge and the people of knowledge and not
just any knowledge rather than knowledge of Revelation, knowledge that Allah azza wa jal has
		

			revealed. And in this has great encouragement for us that we too should become people of alien
people who know the knowledge of what Allah subhanaw taala has revealed. And if you think about it,
Allah subhanaw taala blessed his messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam with many things, many gifts,
and Allah subhanaw taala did not command His Messenger SallAllahu Urdu salaam to pray for more of
anything except in in surah Taha Allah subhanaw taala tells us messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam
will call Rob busy the near in and say, Oh my Lord, Increase me in knowledge. Nowhere in the Quran
do we learn that say Oh my Lord, Increase me in my lifetime. Increase me in my health. Increase me
		

			in my wealth increase me in this and that? No, it has increased me in knowledge, the knowledge of
the Quran the knowledge of the deen This is a huge privilege, a huge honor for a person. Allah
subhanaw taala tells us and certain majority Allah is 11 that eurofer Illa who Lolita Amma Numen
come? Well Latina otter alma de Raja et Allah will raise those who have believed among you, and
those who are given knowledge by degrees. Allah subhanaw taala raises them by various levels. May
Allah subhanaw taala make us among the people of
		

			the people who have knowledge of what Allah has revealed the truth that He has declared. So Shahid
Allahu Allahu La ilaha illa who will Mala II koto wa older il mi ka Imam Bilquis as one who upholds
the Justice Halekulani, meaning Allah is such that he is our immune bilkis That he establishes
justice. So Allah bears witness the angels bear witness the people of knowledge bear witness that
Allah is one and that he is immobile pressed that he is Upholding justice, he is establishing
justice. Now the word caught him is from the root letters off Wow meme and comma Yakumo, as you
know, means to stand, but comma B over here we see called Imam bilkis comma B when there's B, then
		

			it means to uphold and maintain and establish something not just to stand oneself, but to uphold and
maintain constantly something. So what is
		

			says that Allah subhanaw taala is constantly upholding and maintaining and establishing a locust
justice. This is from the root letters off scene PA, and this is fairness, equity, justice and
basically in peace do you have the meaning of refraining from any form of injustice? All right, so
Allah is our Imam because what does it mean? This means that Allah only acts with justice. He only
speaks with justice. Allah azza wa jal is just in his actions. He is just in his speech, in his
words, in what he says, he is just in his commands. He is just in his decrees got him umbilicus
there is never a moment except that ALLAH subhanaw taala is just there is not a word that he says
		

			except that it is just there is nothing he does except that it is just because He is God. Imam
Bilquis called him is noun and he constantly he is constantly Upholding justice. In a hadith Bootsy
we learn Allah subhanaw taala says that in the god help them to learn Marla enough see, indeed I
have forbidden injustice on myself, would y'all to whom or how Rahman Boehner comfort Allah Tala mu
and all my slaves, I have made it forbidden on you amongst you, therefore, do not commit injustice
against one another. So Allah is always maintaining justice, he always speaks and acts with justice.
And this justice Allah subhanaw taala has established within the creation, all right. We see for
		

			example, how there is a perfect balance that Allah subhanaw taala has maintained in Surah Yaseen I
have 40 We learn less shunsui Emberley Lucha and Todrick l comma while Allah useable Kandahar, Colin
FIFA, luckier Sperone, it is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, Nor does the night
overtake the day, but each and an orbit is swimming. So know when you see God immobile. You wonder,
well, what about all the injustice that we see in the world? Well, that injustice is the injustice
committed by people because Allah subhanaw taala has given them some free will. And people are
abusing their free will. Allah is not unjust. It is people who are unjust, as we learned in the
		

			Quran, that McCann, Allah Julio Lima, whom, well I can cannot enforce on me over the moon, that
Allah did not wronged them. Allah does not wrong people, it is people who wronged themselves. And
when you know, okay, you say that, you know, injustice that exists among people. All right, that is
the result of their own deeds. Well, what about, let's say, like earthquakes, and tsunamis and
things like that, you know, which cause or disease or sickness that cause suffering, and that cause
pain and hardship and difficulty? You know, for example, you see a child who is in pain, who is
sick, you know, who is in agony. So then a person wonders, well, where's justice over here? Okay?
		

			The thing is, that we are only looking at one tiny part of the equation or have the picture, Allah
subhanaw taala. He hasn't just created this one moment, he hasn't just created this one very painful
day. He hasn't just created one, you know, difficult episode for in a person's life. Allah subhanaw
taala, Kala Yeoman, who official every day he is bringing about a new matter, right? And what's
happening in this world is a tiny, tiny, miniscule fraction of what is to come in the next life. So
look at the big picture. And in fact, we cannot see the big picture. But we know that there is a big
picture. And we trust Allah, that he is just, he does not do injustice to his slaves at all. So, you
		

			know, for example, I remember growing up, you know, watching someone in my family how they struggled
so much, you know, in school, they worked so hard, anytime every time we met them. They were
studying, they were working, and everyone supported them. Why? Because the idea was that yes, they
have a very difficult right now. But eventually, things will be easy, and this will all be worth it.
And yes, and hamdulillah for them.
		

			eventually things did become very easy. Alhamdulillah. And when you look back at the difficult time
that they experienced, yes, you do say it was worth it. So whenever you experience some difficulty,
or witness some difficulty in your life in someone else's life somewhere out there in the world,
don't just focus on that. All right, don't just focus on that, realize that Allah is just, and there
is much more to the story. We're just looking at a tiny, tiny part. When you go to the doctor. And
you know, for example, a surgeon and the surgeon is going to do some surgery. Let's say you go for
some dental work. And if you just focus on the fact that they iced your jaw, they gave you you know,
		

			that injection and they froze your jaw. If you just focus on that one part, that oh my god, that
dentist was so brutal. All right, he injected this blue liquid in my gum, and oh, boy, was it
painful? If you just focus on that, then yes, the dentist is very evil. But if you look at the whole
process, how you are in so much pain before because of poor oral hygiene or whatever. And now you
went to the dentist and the dentist treated you, they fixed whatever problem you were experiencing?
And yes, part of fixing was that you had to experience some pain so that you wouldn't experience
greater pain, then the dentist is a very good guy. He's not evil. Right? So we think good about
		

			doctors and dentists and teachers and boss and parents and whoever. But when it comes to thinking
good about Allah azza wa jal, many, many people fall short. Many people they fail to think good
about Allah. Allah is caught human Bilquis Allah does not do any kind of injustice, and his oneness,
his perfection necessitates that. The fact that he is the only one worthy of worship necessitates
that, that he is called Imam Gilchrist. And remember, when I yelled Willie Mirrabooka ohada Your
Lord does not do injustice to anyone, not even one creature does Allah do injustice to and we
learned in the Quran that when people suffer something, some kind of difficulty, there are different
		

			reasons for that. Right? There's different reasons for that. One reason is, for example, we learn in
a hadith that Allah subhanaw taala you know, purifies the slave raises their ranks. In the Quran, we
learn, sometimes people suffer difficulty as a consequence of their own deeds. So for example, if
you ended up at the dentist, because of, you know, some pain in your gums or in your jaw, whatever
that is, perhaps is a direct result of your own neglect, right? So call him and bilkis Do not blame
Allah and only expect good from Allah and only think good of Allah. This is something that we
believe in. This is something that we firmly Have you clean in that my Lord is not unjust. And the
		

			prophets of Allah are the best example for us. Okay, the prophets of Allah, different prophets, they
experienced different trials. For example, we see how the use of RT salaam different types of trials
he experienced, right? Were his own family, his own brothers, his own blood, hi, they turned against
him, and then he experienced his sexual harassment, right? And then you know how he is blamed for
something he never did. He is put in prison for years and years and then forgotten, they're
abandoned over there. If you just focus on the difficulties that he experienced, you wonder, well,
where's the justice? Well, because you're only focusing on the difficulties, look at the whole
		

			picture, look at the whole picture, and never wants to we see that user burn his salon became upset
with Allah or thought evil, thought bad about Allah. So the prophets are an example for us. They
are, you know, people through whose example we find consolation that Allah was not unjust to them.
And Allah is not unjust to me, a YouTuber and his salaam experienced illness for 18 years, financial
loss, loss of his family, he this is huge. But Allah subhanaw taala is just right. So Allah subhanaw
taala compensated him in the best way. And you see, sometimes we don't understand the reason or the
purpose behind any kind of hardship or difficulty in life. We wonder what is the purpose why, why
		

			the misery why the difficulty? Allah subhanaw taala knows so
		

			I trust him. You know, for example, sometimes when I asked my children to do something, you know,
they don't want to where they're afraid that you know, for example, if I've cooked something, or you
know, I'm offering them something to eat, sometimes I asked them, Do you trust me? Do you trust me?
Do you trust that I cook good food? And they'll be like, yes, yes, we trust you. So I'm like, you
will enjoy this. So you don't know everything. You need someone to trust. And we trust in the only
one who is worthy of worship because he alone is perfect. And he is just so you know, this is a fact
that we must fix in our heads. Right? Fix in our heads that Allah is just caught in mumble fest, La
		

			ilaha illa. Who there is no God except he meaning there is no God worthy of worship but Allah. Now
this has mentioned again in the same idea at the beginning it was said Shaheed Allahu Allahu La
ilaha illa who, now again it is said La ilaha illa, who Allah disease will hurricane twice the
statement as mentioned in the same Maya, for emphasis for tokeep and He is Allah is Allah Aziz al
Hakim al Aziz is the one who has risen from the root letters iron xyzzy. And Allah Aziz is a
beautiful name of Allah, and it has excellent and beautiful meaning. Part of the meaning is, Allah
Aziz means a mountaineer, meaning he is such that no one can harm him. He is the Almighty one, so no
		

			one can harm him, no harm can ever reach Him. So people can criticize and people can reject and
people can refuse, Will that ever cause harm to Allah? Never. He is Allah Aziz al mountainair, no
harm can ever reach him. What about the other beings that are worshipped besides Allah, AI false
gods, what happens to them? Much, much harm reaches them, right? For example, if you learn about any
religion in which they believe in multiple gods, you see how the gods fought or they suffered or one
died and one got jealous and one became greedy and one wanted this and 112 that says, All you know,
made up stuff, because such weakness contradict the essence of God. God is supposed to be Allah
		

			disease, such that no harm can ever reach him. And LRCs ultimate means that He is Almighty so he
does what he wants and no one can stop him. He prevails. Right Allah as easy as the almighty one. He
does whatever he wants, no one can stop him and he is Al Hakim. He is the ever wise. Al Hakim also
means al Hakim, the judge the one whose judgment prevails? He is why is he the one who does not do
anything except with his wisdom. So he is Hakeem wise in his words, in his actions, in his commands
in his legislation in his decrees, he is always so why would you not trust him? Why would you not
believe that he is always just, he is LRCs he is Al Hakim