Halaqah, iftar, & taraweeh at sr. Alema's house. If you have notes from this halaqah please send them to me and I will post them.
jazakumAllah khair!
Dana
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
September 6th: Ramadan
Preparation for Ramadan
Aya: 'O you who believe, prescribed for you is the Fast, even as it was prescribed for those before you, that haply you will have taqwa.' Qur`an 2:183
Hadith: 'A great month, a blessed month, a month containing a night which is better than a thousand months has approached you people. Allah has appointed the observance of fasting during it as an obligatory duty, and the passing of its nights in prayer as a voluntary practice. If someone draws near to Allah during it with some good act he will be like one who fulfills an obligatory duty in another month, and he who fulfills an obligatory duty in it will be like one who fulfills seventy obligatory duties in some other month. It is the month of endurance, and the reward of endurance is paradise. It is the month of sharing with others, and a month in which the believer's provision is increased. If someone gives one who has been fasting something with which to break his fast it will provide forgiveness of his wrong actions and save him from the Fire, and he will have a reward equal to the fasting man's reward without his reward being diminished in any way... Allah gives this reward to anyone who gives one who has been fasting some milk mixed with water, or a date, or a drink of water with which to break his fast, and anyone who gives a full meal to one who has been fasting will be given a drink by Allah and will not thirst until he enters Paradise. It is a month whose beginning is mercy, whose middle is forgiveness, and whose end is freedom from the Fire. If anyone makes things easy for his slave during it, Allah will forgive him and free him from the Fire.'
From a khutba (sermon) given by the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on the last day of Shaban. - Reported by Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (Mishkat al Masabih).
-The gates of the Garden are open
-The gates of the Fire are shut
-The devils are shackled
-Our soul is imprisoned by hunger and thirst. There are no distractions from worship.
-Every night a herald calls out at Allah’s command: “O you who wish for goodness, hasten (come forth)! And O you who wish for evil, halt!”
-What’s our response to this call?
-Increase your good works. The reward of a sunna/extra act of worship is equal to an obligatory act performed outside of Ramadan.
-Ramadan is a time when good deeds are easy to do and one has much more energy for them than during any other time of year.
-During this month try to dedicate all of your extra time to worship. Everything you do should be an act of worship, even your studying and your work. Refrain from worldly matters unless absolutely necessary.
-Prepare yourself in these last few days for worship.
-Try your best to pray taraweeh every night.
-Watch carefully for laylatul Qadr (the night of destiny) which is better than a thousand months.
-some scholars say it’s the night of the 27th
-others say it’s the 17th
-more commonly it’s said to be in the last 10 nights,
especially on an odd night.
-The point is to worship Allah every night of the month in hopes to find this blessed night.
Some sunnahs to observe:
-Hasten to break your fast when you are sure the sun has set
-Delay your suhur til about 15 minutes before fajr
-Feed the people who are fasting at the time they break their fast (even if it’s just a date!)
-Do not eat much because the purpose of fasting is to subdue our desires for food, not to indulge them.
Hadith: “The one who fasts has two joys, one when breaking his fast, the other when meeting his Lord”
Hadith: “The odor of the fasting man’s mouth is more fragrant to Allah than that of musk”
Six benefits of Ramadan:
1) Forgiveness of all previous sins
2) Freedom from the hellfire. The Prophet said that there are people freed from the hellfire every night in Ramadan.
3) Dua is answered.
4) The night of power (laylat al-qadr)
5) Allah’s happiness with His servants. Hadith: “All good deeds of the son of Adam are multiplied ten to seven hundredfold, except fasting, for it is Mine, and I shall reward a man for it, for he has left his appetite, his food and drink for My sake!”
6) Multiplied rewards: sunnah counts as fard. And the fard counts as 70 times.
Six ways to attain Ramadan benefits:
1) The Quran: every single letter is a reward. Ramadan is the month of the quran.
2) Sadaqah: The Prophet (salla Allahu alayhi wasallam) was the most generous in Ramadan.
3) Maintaining kinship ties.
4) Dua: Prepare 5-6 duas and repeat them every day.
5) Taraweeh and qiyam
6) Salah in the masjid
-Use your youth and energy to make this the best Ramadan you ever had. We never know what’s going to happen to us by next year.
Aya: 'O you who believe, prescribed for you is the Fast, even as it was prescribed for those before you, that haply you will have taqwa.' Qur`an 2:183
Hadith: 'A great month, a blessed month, a month containing a night which is better than a thousand months has approached you people. Allah has appointed the observance of fasting during it as an obligatory duty, and the passing of its nights in prayer as a voluntary practice. If someone draws near to Allah during it with some good act he will be like one who fulfills an obligatory duty in another month, and he who fulfills an obligatory duty in it will be like one who fulfills seventy obligatory duties in some other month. It is the month of endurance, and the reward of endurance is paradise. It is the month of sharing with others, and a month in which the believer's provision is increased. If someone gives one who has been fasting something with which to break his fast it will provide forgiveness of his wrong actions and save him from the Fire, and he will have a reward equal to the fasting man's reward without his reward being diminished in any way... Allah gives this reward to anyone who gives one who has been fasting some milk mixed with water, or a date, or a drink of water with which to break his fast, and anyone who gives a full meal to one who has been fasting will be given a drink by Allah and will not thirst until he enters Paradise. It is a month whose beginning is mercy, whose middle is forgiveness, and whose end is freedom from the Fire. If anyone makes things easy for his slave during it, Allah will forgive him and free him from the Fire.'
From a khutba (sermon) given by the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on the last day of Shaban. - Reported by Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (Mishkat al Masabih).
-The gates of the Garden are open
-The gates of the Fire are shut
-The devils are shackled
-Our soul is imprisoned by hunger and thirst. There are no distractions from worship.
-Every night a herald calls out at Allah’s command: “O you who wish for goodness, hasten (come forth)! And O you who wish for evil, halt!”
-What’s our response to this call?
-Increase your good works. The reward of a sunna/extra act of worship is equal to an obligatory act performed outside of Ramadan.
-Ramadan is a time when good deeds are easy to do and one has much more energy for them than during any other time of year.
-During this month try to dedicate all of your extra time to worship. Everything you do should be an act of worship, even your studying and your work. Refrain from worldly matters unless absolutely necessary.
-Prepare yourself in these last few days for worship.
-Try your best to pray taraweeh every night.
-Watch carefully for laylatul Qadr (the night of destiny) which is better than a thousand months.
-some scholars say it’s the night of the 27th
-others say it’s the 17th
-more commonly it’s said to be in the last 10 nights,
especially on an odd night.
-The point is to worship Allah every night of the month in hopes to find this blessed night.
Some sunnahs to observe:
-Hasten to break your fast when you are sure the sun has set
-Delay your suhur til about 15 minutes before fajr
-Feed the people who are fasting at the time they break their fast (even if it’s just a date!)
-Do not eat much because the purpose of fasting is to subdue our desires for food, not to indulge them.
Hadith: “The one who fasts has two joys, one when breaking his fast, the other when meeting his Lord”
Hadith: “The odor of the fasting man’s mouth is more fragrant to Allah than that of musk”
Six benefits of Ramadan:
1) Forgiveness of all previous sins
2) Freedom from the hellfire. The Prophet said that there are people freed from the hellfire every night in Ramadan.
3) Dua is answered.
4) The night of power (laylat al-qadr)
5) Allah’s happiness with His servants. Hadith: “All good deeds of the son of Adam are multiplied ten to seven hundredfold, except fasting, for it is Mine, and I shall reward a man for it, for he has left his appetite, his food and drink for My sake!”
6) Multiplied rewards: sunnah counts as fard. And the fard counts as 70 times.
Six ways to attain Ramadan benefits:
1) The Quran: every single letter is a reward. Ramadan is the month of the quran.
2) Sadaqah: The Prophet (salla Allahu alayhi wasallam) was the most generous in Ramadan.
3) Maintaining kinship ties.
4) Dua: Prepare 5-6 duas and repeat them every day.
5) Taraweeh and qiyam
6) Salah in the masjid
-Use your youth and energy to make this the best Ramadan you ever had. We never know what’s going to happen to us by next year.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
August 23rd: Fasting
by sr. Hajira Ali
Does anyone have good notes from this halaqah? Please email them to me so I can post them inshaAllah...
salam,
Dana
Does anyone have good notes from this halaqah? Please email them to me so I can post them inshaAllah...
salam,
Dana
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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.
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.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
August 9th: Surat Al-Qiyamah
Surat Al-Qiyamah
Verse 1:
-Nay! I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Verse 2:
-And nay! I swear by An-Nafs Al-Lawwamah
-This is the nafs of the believer, the nafs that blames oneself for leaving an act of worship or committing a sin.
Verse 3:
-Does man think that We shall not assemble his bones
Verse 4:
-Yes, We are able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
- One of the kuffar came to the Prophet (pbuh) and told him: How does Allah re-assemble bones?!
-This aya came as an answer to him. Not only is Allah capable of re-assembling bones but He will resurrect the smallest details like out finger prints (each person has a unique finger print).
Verse 5:
-Meaning that indeed the human being wants to continue with his unrighteousness with this denial of resurrection.
-He wants to set out like an animal, following his desires. That’s why he denies the day of judgment.
Verse 6:
-He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection''
-Their question is one of mockery here.
Verse 7:
-So when their eyesight strayed in all directions
-Meaning when they see the horrors of judgment day.
Verse 8:
-And the moon will be eclipsed.
Verse 9:
- And the sun and moon will be joined together.
Verse 10:
- On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee''
- This is said in desperation because it’s obvious that there’s nowhere to flee.
Verse 11:
- No! There is no refuge!
Verse 12:
- Unto your Lord will be the place of rest that Day.
- There’s no where to run from Allah but to Him.
Verse 13:
- On that Day man will be informed of what he sent forward, and what he left behind.
-Meaning that we will be told of all our deeds, small and big… the ones we did while alive and the ones we attained after death (because of a good or bad sunnah we started).
Verse 14:
- Nay! Man will be a witness against himself.
-It will be said to us: "Read your book. You are sufficient as a reckoner against yourself this Day.'' (al-isra 14)
Verse 15:
- Even if he put forth any excuse he could think of.
- "This means, even though he argues in defense of it, he is a witness against it.''
How the Prophet received the Revelation
Allah is teaching His Messenger how to receive the revelation from the Gibril. For verily, he (the Prophet ) was rushing in his attempts to grasp the revelation and he would be reciting the revelation with the angel while he was reciting it. Therefore, Allah commanded him that when the angel brings some revelation to him he should just listen. Allah would make sure to collect it in his chest, and He would make it easy for him to recite it in the same way that it was revealed to him. Allah would explain it, interpret it and clarify it for him. So the first phase was gathering it in his chest, the second phase was recitation and the third phase was its explanation and clarification of its meaning.
Verse 16:
-Don’t move your tongue by repeating the revelation to hasten your memorization to it
Verse 17:
-It is upon Us to gather it in your chest so you memorize it
Verse 18:
-And when We have recited it to you, then follow its recitation.
-Meaning that when Jibril is reciting it upon you, listen until he is done and pay attention.
Verse 19:
-Then it is for Us to make it clear.
-Allah here is telling the Prophet (pbuh) that He will make the Quran clear to him afterwards.
-After this, the Prophet (pbuh) would listen quietly and then he’d be able to recite the verses just as Allah promised him.
-Al-Bukhari's wording says, "So whenever Jibril would come to him he would be silent, and when Jibril had left he would recite it just as Allah, the Mighty and Sublime had promised him.''
The Cause of rejecting the Day of Judgement is Love of the World and Heedlessness of the Hereafter:
Verse 20:
-But no! Rather you love the present life of this world,
Verse 21:
-And neglect the Hereafter.
-meaning, the only thing that has caused them to reject the Day of Judgement and oppose the true revelation and the Mighty Qur'an Allah revealed to His Messenger is that their only concern is the present worldly life. They are preoccupied and distracted from the Hereafter.
Verse 22:
-Some faces that Day shall be Radiant
Verse 23:
-Looking at their Lord
-Al-Bukhari in his Sahih: (Verily, you all will see your Lord with your own eyes.)
-Recorded in Sahih Muslim: (When the people of Paradise enter the Paradise, Allah will say, `Do you want me to give you anything extra' They will say, `Haven't you whitened our faces Haven't you entered us into Paradise and saved us from the Fire' Then He will remove the veil and they will not be given anything more beloved to them than looking at their Lord, and that will be the extra (Ziyadah).)
Verse 24:
-And some faces that Day will be gloomy
-Faces of the sinners
Verse 25:
-Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
- “tathunnu”: they are certain that they will be destroyed.
-Allah (swt) says in surat Al-Imran: (On the Day when some faces will become white and some faces will become black.) (3:106)
Certainty will occur at the Time of Death:
Verse 26:
-Nay, when it reaches to the collarbones
Verse 27:
-And it will be said: "Who can cure him''
-This marks the beginning of eternal life
Verse 28:
-And he will think that it was the parting
-Meaning, that the person will know that their time of death has come.
Verse 29:
-And one shank will be joined with another shank.
-Meaning that one leg will wrap around the other one. This could be out of fear of what’s going to happen.. or it could be referring to how the legs are wrapped in the shroud.
Verse 30:
-The drive will be on that Day to your Lord!
-Meaning that everyone will be brought for judgment infront of Allah (swt).
Mentioning the Case of the Denier:
Verse 31:
-So, he neither believed nor prayed!
-This is to inform about the disbeliever who used to deny the truth in his heart in the abode of this worldly life, and he used to turn away from acting according to its way.
Verse 32:
-But on the contrary, he denied and turned away!
Verse 33:
-Then he walked in conceit to his family admiring himself!
-Allah also says: (Verily, he was among his people in joy! Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!) (84:13,14)
-“yatammatta”: some scholars say that these verses refer to abu Jahl, he used to walk very arrogantly.
Verse 34:
-Woe to you! And then woe to you!
Verse 35:
-Again, woe to you! And then woe to you!
-This is a definite warning and threat from Allah to those who disbelieve in Him and strut about when walking.
-The Prophet (pbuh) said this to abu Jahl..then the verses were revealved.
-Abu Jahl’s response: `Are you threatening me, O Muhammad By Allah! Neither you nor your Lord are able to do anything, and verily, I am the mightiest person walking between its (Makkah's) two mountains.'
Now the surah goes back to it’s beginning topic, the resurrection:
Verse 36:
-Does man think that he will be left neglected
-Meaning, not resurrected? Not commanded during life and prohibited, etc?
-We’re not left alone even in the grave.
Verse 37:
-Was he not a Nutfah of semen emitted
-meaning, was not man a weak drop of sperm from a despised fluid known as semen, that is emitted from the loins into the wombs
-reflect on our origin.
Verse 38:
-Then he became an `Alaqah; then shaped and fashioned in due proportion.
Verse 39:
-And made of him two sexes, male and female.)
-meaning, he became a clot, then a lump of flesh, then he was formed and the soul was blown into him. Then he became a perfect creation with healthy limbs, as either a male or a female by the permission and decree of Allah.
Verse 40:
-Is it not so then, that He would be able to give life to the dead
-meaning, is not He Who made this perfect creation from this weak drop of sperm able to repeat that as He did originally
-At this, the Prophet (pbuh) used to say:`Glory to You, of course.'
Verse 1:
-Nay! I swear by the Day of Resurrection
Verse 2:
-And nay! I swear by An-Nafs Al-Lawwamah
-This is the nafs of the believer, the nafs that blames oneself for leaving an act of worship or committing a sin.
Verse 3:
-Does man think that We shall not assemble his bones
Verse 4:
-Yes, We are able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.
- One of the kuffar came to the Prophet (pbuh) and told him: How does Allah re-assemble bones?!
-This aya came as an answer to him. Not only is Allah capable of re-assembling bones but He will resurrect the smallest details like out finger prints (each person has a unique finger print).
Verse 5:
-Meaning that indeed the human being wants to continue with his unrighteousness with this denial of resurrection.
-He wants to set out like an animal, following his desires. That’s why he denies the day of judgment.
Verse 6:
-He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection''
-Their question is one of mockery here.
Verse 7:
-So when their eyesight strayed in all directions
-Meaning when they see the horrors of judgment day.
Verse 8:
-And the moon will be eclipsed.
Verse 9:
- And the sun and moon will be joined together.
Verse 10:
- On that Day man will say: "Where (is the refuge) to flee''
- This is said in desperation because it’s obvious that there’s nowhere to flee.
Verse 11:
- No! There is no refuge!
Verse 12:
- Unto your Lord will be the place of rest that Day.
- There’s no where to run from Allah but to Him.
Verse 13:
- On that Day man will be informed of what he sent forward, and what he left behind.
-Meaning that we will be told of all our deeds, small and big… the ones we did while alive and the ones we attained after death (because of a good or bad sunnah we started).
Verse 14:
- Nay! Man will be a witness against himself.
-It will be said to us: "Read your book. You are sufficient as a reckoner against yourself this Day.'' (al-isra 14)
Verse 15:
- Even if he put forth any excuse he could think of.
- "This means, even though he argues in defense of it, he is a witness against it.''
How the Prophet received the Revelation
Allah is teaching His Messenger how to receive the revelation from the Gibril. For verily, he (the Prophet ) was rushing in his attempts to grasp the revelation and he would be reciting the revelation with the angel while he was reciting it. Therefore, Allah commanded him that when the angel brings some revelation to him he should just listen. Allah would make sure to collect it in his chest, and He would make it easy for him to recite it in the same way that it was revealed to him. Allah would explain it, interpret it and clarify it for him. So the first phase was gathering it in his chest, the second phase was recitation and the third phase was its explanation and clarification of its meaning.
Verse 16:
-Don’t move your tongue by repeating the revelation to hasten your memorization to it
Verse 17:
-It is upon Us to gather it in your chest so you memorize it
Verse 18:
-And when We have recited it to you, then follow its recitation.
-Meaning that when Jibril is reciting it upon you, listen until he is done and pay attention.
Verse 19:
-Then it is for Us to make it clear.
-Allah here is telling the Prophet (pbuh) that He will make the Quran clear to him afterwards.
-After this, the Prophet (pbuh) would listen quietly and then he’d be able to recite the verses just as Allah promised him.
-Al-Bukhari's wording says, "So whenever Jibril would come to him he would be silent, and when Jibril had left he would recite it just as Allah, the Mighty and Sublime had promised him.''
The Cause of rejecting the Day of Judgement is Love of the World and Heedlessness of the Hereafter:
Verse 20:
-But no! Rather you love the present life of this world,
Verse 21:
-And neglect the Hereafter.
-meaning, the only thing that has caused them to reject the Day of Judgement and oppose the true revelation and the Mighty Qur'an Allah revealed to His Messenger is that their only concern is the present worldly life. They are preoccupied and distracted from the Hereafter.
Verse 22:
-Some faces that Day shall be Radiant
Verse 23:
-Looking at their Lord
-Al-Bukhari in his Sahih: (Verily, you all will see your Lord with your own eyes.)
-Recorded in Sahih Muslim: (When the people of Paradise enter the Paradise, Allah will say, `Do you want me to give you anything extra' They will say, `Haven't you whitened our faces Haven't you entered us into Paradise and saved us from the Fire' Then He will remove the veil and they will not be given anything more beloved to them than looking at their Lord, and that will be the extra (Ziyadah).)
Verse 24:
-And some faces that Day will be gloomy
-Faces of the sinners
Verse 25:
-Thinking that some calamity is about to fall on them.
- “tathunnu”: they are certain that they will be destroyed.
-Allah (swt) says in surat Al-Imran: (On the Day when some faces will become white and some faces will become black.) (3:106)
Certainty will occur at the Time of Death:
Verse 26:
-Nay, when it reaches to the collarbones
Verse 27:
-And it will be said: "Who can cure him''
-This marks the beginning of eternal life
Verse 28:
-And he will think that it was the parting
-Meaning, that the person will know that their time of death has come.
Verse 29:
-And one shank will be joined with another shank.
-Meaning that one leg will wrap around the other one. This could be out of fear of what’s going to happen.. or it could be referring to how the legs are wrapped in the shroud.
Verse 30:
-The drive will be on that Day to your Lord!
-Meaning that everyone will be brought for judgment infront of Allah (swt).
Mentioning the Case of the Denier:
Verse 31:
-So, he neither believed nor prayed!
-This is to inform about the disbeliever who used to deny the truth in his heart in the abode of this worldly life, and he used to turn away from acting according to its way.
Verse 32:
-But on the contrary, he denied and turned away!
Verse 33:
-Then he walked in conceit to his family admiring himself!
-Allah also says: (Verily, he was among his people in joy! Verily, he thought that he would never come back (to Us)!) (84:13,14)
-“yatammatta”: some scholars say that these verses refer to abu Jahl, he used to walk very arrogantly.
Verse 34:
-Woe to you! And then woe to you!
Verse 35:
-Again, woe to you! And then woe to you!
-This is a definite warning and threat from Allah to those who disbelieve in Him and strut about when walking.
-The Prophet (pbuh) said this to abu Jahl..then the verses were revealved.
-Abu Jahl’s response: `Are you threatening me, O Muhammad By Allah! Neither you nor your Lord are able to do anything, and verily, I am the mightiest person walking between its (Makkah's) two mountains.'
Now the surah goes back to it’s beginning topic, the resurrection:
Verse 36:
-Does man think that he will be left neglected
-Meaning, not resurrected? Not commanded during life and prohibited, etc?
-We’re not left alone even in the grave.
Verse 37:
-Was he not a Nutfah of semen emitted
-meaning, was not man a weak drop of sperm from a despised fluid known as semen, that is emitted from the loins into the wombs
-reflect on our origin.
Verse 38:
-Then he became an `Alaqah; then shaped and fashioned in due proportion.
Verse 39:
-And made of him two sexes, male and female.)
-meaning, he became a clot, then a lump of flesh, then he was formed and the soul was blown into him. Then he became a perfect creation with healthy limbs, as either a male or a female by the permission and decree of Allah.
Verse 40:
-Is it not so then, that He would be able to give life to the dead
-meaning, is not He Who made this perfect creation from this weak drop of sperm able to repeat that as He did originally
-At this, the Prophet (pbuh) used to say:`Glory to You, of course.'
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