Lesson #6 Ayahs 21-25

November 16, 2013

Recap

• Covered the characteristics of hypocrites• The importance of examples in the Qu’ran• Thunderstorm example to explain the state of the

hypocrites• Housekeeping: Books; emails; root words; class time

change

Surah Fatihah Activity and Reading without Translation

Ayah 21

Ayah 21

• Yaaa’yuha: Applies to all of humanity; this is harf nida, which gives the meaning of exclamation

• Naas: All of the human beings; even if you don’t believe in it, the Qu’ran is still being addressed to them

Ayah 21

• Ibaada: to worship; to show humility• 1. Specific worship: the rituals of worship; ex. Zakaat, salah;

performing them according to the way Allah SWT has prescribed (not according to our own self-invented ways)

• 2. General worship; any action that leads us closer to Allah SWT; any permissible action to please Allah SWT (everything that Allah likes and approves of )• Statements (words)• Actions

Ayah 21

• 3 Things to Remember:

• Matloob: Allah should be your source of needs (we need Allah)

• Maqsood: To do everything to please Allah SWT

• Mahbub: Allah SWT should be the one you love the most

• I didn’t create the jinns and humans except to worship Me

Ayah 21

• Khalq: Bringing something into existence; making something from some matter that already exists

• We were nothing before, and Allah SWT brought us into existence and we weren’t known

• The fact that He created us is a favour upon us. • We have no hand in creation

Ayah 21

• La’allakum: Gives 3 meanings:• 1. gives the meaning of hope• 2. conveys the meaning/reason behind

something• 3. the expected results of an action

Verse 21

• WHAT DO WE LEARN?

• Importance of gaining knowledge

• It says to worship Allah; but how would we know how to worship, what to worship? By gaining knowledge

Verse 21

• Tatta’qun: understood in 2 ways:• 1. So that you develop taqwa, while you are in the dunya• 2. So that you can save yourselves from punishment in the

Hereafter

• Several benefits of Taqwa:• 1. Allah sends His special help to those who fear Him• 2. Forgiveness in Paradise• 3. Whoever has taqwa, Allah will make a way out for Him

• Taqwa and ibaadah are connected

Verse 22

Verse 22

• Ja’ala: He created the Earth for our benefit; Allah also created the heavens and earth, therefore, He doesn’t just own us, He owns everything.

• The creation of the heavens and the earth is greater than creation of humanity

Ayah 22

• Feeraashan: To pave, spread, lay out something; that which has been made smooth

• Allah SWT has made the earth open and spacious for us; He has made the earth a bed for you, therefore, its comfortable and a source of sukoon.

• Additionally, He has made the earth suitable and habitable, in that all of our needs are kept in the earth.

Ayah 22

• Binaa’an: the ceiling above our head; we have constructed above you the 7 heavens; the ceiling is raised up without pillars.

• Allah sends the water from the sky as a provision

• Ath’thamaarat: The product of a process; applies to everything we eat; Its not just fruits. Plural form to show variety

• Rizq: anything that provides sustenance;

Ayah 22

• An Daadan: someone who shares; peers; but this word has a negative connotation• Almost gives the meaning of a rival• Don’t set up any rivals with Him in 1. worship and

2. attributes

What do we learn?

• The mercy and love of Allah SWT• Alhamdulillah our earth is soft and fertile; its not made

from plastic• The sky protects us because it acts as a canopy from

meteors and other debris coming down• Allah is the only One that causes rain to come down • Water is a source of life for us • Instead of water coming down, it would just float on the

land, or became still water, life would become very difficult

Ayah 23

Ayah 23

• Raib – such a doubt that makes you restless; such a doubt that is clarified

• Nazzalna: to send something down one part after the other; doubt about the origins and authenticity of the Qu’ran; if you have doubt, then create a surah similar to the Qu’ran (the shaddah indicates gradual)

Ayah 23

• Abd: the Prophet SAW is called a servant to prove that he was human; Also, being the servant of Allah is an honor; Allah SWT mentions His worshipper• Should I not be a grateful servant? This is why his

way should be followed in ibaadah

Ayah 23

• Hamza taa yaa: it should be similar to the Qu’ran in its eloquence, grammar and its knowledge; if the Prophet SAW produced the Qu’ran then that means anyone could produce it; but no one can do this, and has never done this successfully

Ayah 23

• Bring your witnesses (other than Allah) to help you with this project of creating another Qu’ran

• Whoever you call is going to be inferior to Allah SWT anyway, so how will you compare with Allah’s word

• The witness of truth was the poet, or a linguist of that time (experts in their leaders); witness in ancient Arabic is an expert

• If you can’t fear Allah SWT, then at least fear the fire

Ayah 24

Ayah 24

• Faa aain laam – action• But if you are not able to produce a surah, and by the way, you will never

be able to then…• People attempted to invent the Qu’ran in the past but they failed

miserably• Then fear the fire

• Waw qaaf daal – used for fuel; something that you use to keep the fire burning;

• The fuel of hell fire is humans and stones; the people will actually produce more fire

• Aain daal daal – to prepare something in a way that it can be counted; fully prepared;

Ayah 24

• Fuel: our bodies are made up of calcium, phosphorous and fats; these are all fuels

• Hijaarah: Black sulphur; it’s a stone which burns easily and produces a lot of smoke too

Ayah 24 – Lessons

• Description of hell-fire as a warning • If you have any doubts in your heart then strive

to remove them• Hell-fire is present right now; its already burning• The stones; this refers to the idols that people

used to worship• Believing in the Prophet SAW is essential

because it differentiates between iman and kufr.

Ayah 25

Ayah 25

• Bashara: give good news; also the same word used for human skin; such good news whose effect is seen on the face

• There are different ways that people get excited and shows up on your skin;

Ayah 25

• 2 conditions of amal swalih (an action that is good; a good deed is that action which is right and proper):• 1. done for the sake of Allah expect

appreciation only from Allah• 2. should be according to the Qu’ran and

sunnah. So you have to learn how to do good deeds; a person should gain knowledge before action and speaking

Ayah 25

• Jannah: lit. garden and to hide something; such an orchard in which the ground cant be seen; every bit is covered with vegetation and foliage; permanent beauty; multiple gardens

Ayah 25

• Nahr – literally to carve; a river carves through; underneath it rivers flow• 1. underneath the trees, it will flow• 2. flow under the command of the people of

Jannah

Ayah 25

• They will find the food very familiar; it will be similar in appearance but not in taste; this similarity is only outward

• Shabhi- the food will resemble each other only in appearance

• Tahr – clean from both physical impurities and spiritual impurities; even when you’re at a nice resort but the person you’re with is rude, you don’t enjoy that place

• People wont smell bad or have bad breath in this world

Ayah 25

• Khalid – when something remains in its state unchanged; live happily ever after; the Jannah will never be worn out; there will be no signs of aging

• Death will die; there will be only life

Lessons

• A person should remain between fear and hope (both Jannah and Naar are mentioned)

• If we want to have fun here, then there will be eternal regret and suffer

• The pain of discipline vs. the pain of regret:• YOU decide!

Reflections