August 16th: Verses from Surat Al-Furqan

Surat Al-Furqan (63-77)

The Attributes of the Servants of the Most Gracious

Verse 63:
-And the servants of the Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth Hawna, and when the foolish address them they say; "Salama.''

-Those are the beloved servants to Allah

-meaning that they walk with dignity and humility, not with arrogance and pride.

-Aya: (And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance...) (17:37)

-Hadith: (When you come to the prayer, do not come rushing in haste. Come calmly and with tranquility, and whatever you catch up with, pray, and whatever you miss, make it up.)

-If the ignorant people insult them with bad words, they do not respond in kind, but they forgive and overlook, and say nothing but good words. This is what the Messenger of Allah did: the more ignorant the people, the more patient he would be.

Verse 64:
-And those who spend the night in worship of their Lord, prostrate and standing.

-Notice that prostration is mentioned before standing because it’s more superior.

-Notice that they are always in a state of worship, day and night.

-Aya: (They used to sleep but little by night. And in the hours before dawn, they were asking for forgiveness) (51:17-18).

Verse 65:
-And those who say: "Our Lord! Avert from us the torment of Hell. Verily, its torment is ever an inseparable, permanent punishment.''

-“gharamaa” meaning, ever-present and never ending.

Verse 66:
-Evil indeed it is as an abode and as a place to rest in.

Verse 67:
-And those who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor stingy, but are in a just balance between them.

-They are not extravagant (in food, drink, clothing, etc), spending more than they need, nor are they miserly towards their families, not spending enough on their needs. But they follow the best and fairest way. The best of matters are those which are moderate, neither one extreme nor the other.

-Aya: (And let not your hand be tied to your neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach.)(17:29)

Verse 68:
-And those who invoke not any other god along with Allah

-Hadith: "The Messenger of Allah was asked which sin is the most serious'' He said: (That you appoint a rival to Allah when He has created you.) He asked, "Then what'' He said: (That you kill your child for fear that he may eat with you.) He said, "Then what'' He said: (That you commit adultery with your neighbor's wife.) Then this aya was revealed.

-nor kill such person as Allah has forbidden, except for just cause,

-nor commit illegal sexual intercourse -- and whoever does this shall receive Athama.

-“aathama”: could be a valley in hellfire for the punishment of adulterers, or it could just refer to punishment in general.

Verse 69:
- The torment will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace

Verse 70:
- Except those who repent and believe, and do righteous deeds; for those, Allah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

-those who repent in this world to Allah from all of those deeds, for then Allah will accept their repentance. This is evidence that the repentance of the murderer is acceptable.

-Aya: (Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him, but He forgives except that to whom He wills) (4:48)

Verse 71:
- And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds; then indeed he has repented to Allah Mataba.

-Hadith: (I know the last person who will be brought forth from Hell, and the last person who will enter Paradise. A man will be brought and it will be said, "Take away his major sins and ask him about his minor sins.'' So it will be said to him: "On such and such a day, you did such and such, and on such and such a day, you did such and such.'' He will say, "Yes, and he will not be able to deny anything.'' Then it will be said to him: "For every evil deed you now have one good merit.'' He will say: "O Lord, I did things that I do not see here.'') He (Abu Dharr) said: "And the Messenger of Allah smiled so broadly that his molars could be seen.'' Muslim recorded it.

-Aya: (And whoever does evil or wrongs himself but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful) (4:110).


Verse 72:
- And those who do not bear witness to falsehood, and if they pass by some evil play or evil talk, they pass by it with dignity.

- refers to giving false testimony, which means lying deliberately to someone else.

- They do not attend where falsehood occurs, and if it so happens that they pass by it, they do not let it contaminate them in the slightest.

Verse 73:
-And those who, when they are reminded of the Ayat of their Lord (when advice is given to them), fall not deaf and blind thereat.

-Aya: (Those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Ayat are recited unto them, they increase their faith; and they put their trust in their Lord.) (8:2)

-Unlike the disbelievers. When they hear the Words of Allah, they are not affected by them or moved to change their ways. They persist in their disbelief, wrongdoing, ignorance and misguidance.

Verse 74:
-And those who say: "Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders of those who have Taqwa.''

-means those who ask Allah to bring forth from their loins offspring who will obey Him and worship Him and not associate anything in worship with Him. Ibn `Abbas said, "This means (offspring) who will strive to obey Allah and bring them joy in this world and the Hereafter.

-Hadith: (When a son of Adam dies, his deeds cease apart from three: a righteous child who will pray for him, knowledge from which others may benefit after him, or ongoing charity.)

Verse 75:
-Those will be rewarded with the highest place because of their patience. Therein they shall be met with greetings and the word of peace and respect.

-“Al-ghurfah”: is jannah, the high place.

-Kinds of patience:
1) with tests
2) avoiding sin
3) doing good

-This means that they will be greeted first with words of welcome and honor. Peace will be theirs and they will be wished peace. And angels shall enter unto them from every gate, saying, "Peace be upon you for that you persevered in patience! Excellent indeed is the final home!''

Verse 76:
- Abiding therein -- excellent it is as an abode, and as a place to rest in.

Verse 77:
-Say O Muhammad: "My Lord pays attention to you only because of your invocation to Him. But now you have indeed denied. So the torment will be yours forever.''

-meaning, He would not care to pay attention to you if you did not worship Him, for He only created mankind to worship Him Alone and to glorify Him morning and evening.

-then Allah addresses the disbelievers: So your denial will remain with you forever, i.e., it will lead to your punishment, doom and destruction in this world and the Hereafter.