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An Explanation of Verses of Surah Tahreem

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ عَلَيْهَا مَلَائِكَةٌ غِلَاظٌ شِدَادٌ لَّا يَعْصُونَ اللَّهَ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ

O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are [appointed] angels, harsh and severe; they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them but do what they are commanded.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَعْتَذِرُوا الْيَوْمَ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

O you who have disbelieved, make no excuses that Day. You will only be recompensed for what you used to do.

~ Surah Tahreem 66:6/7

‘ O you who have Imaan! Save yourselves and your families from the Fire, the fuel of which is people and stones. Stern and strong angels are appointed over it, who never disobey what ALLAH commands them and who carry out exactly what they are instructed.’

~ In Surah Tahreem ALLAH Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala warns the Believer that it is incumbent upon him to protect himself AND his family from Jahanam. This implies that a proper upbringing and Deeni taleem is essential. Food that is consumed must also be halaal because it has a direct effect on the body. The Sahaabiyaat (RA) used to tell their husbands to go out and seek halaal, as their bodies could endure hunger but Never the Fire of Jahanam.

~ Nowadays it is commonplace that emphasis is placed on Secular rather than Deeni Education. The basic taleem on Quran Sharief, Masaa’il of Deen and Sharaiah  is regarded as unimportant. Consequently our youth mature into adults with very little or no Deeni knowledge, the home is no longer a deeni environment, children in such households have weak Imaan and serious problems abound in society. This is just the consequence in the fleeting Dunya … What then of the Eternal Aakhirah?

~ ALLAH Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala warns that the blazing fire is extremely severe and the uncompromising, stern angels guarding  the inhabitants of Jahanam NEVER disobey ALLAH. The disbelievers are warned that NO excuses will be accepted on THAT Day for they received clear warnings but remained haughty and obstinate, preferring to disobey the commands of ALLAH

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Taubatun Nasooha ~ Sincere Repentance :

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَّصُوحًا عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُكَفِّرَ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ يَوْمَ لَا يُخْزِي اللَّهُ النَّبِيَّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ ۖ نُورُهُمْ يَسْعَىٰ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَانِهِمْ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

O you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow [on] the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will proceed before them and on their right; they will say, “Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.”

~ Surah Tahreem 66:8

~ Immediately thereafter, the Believers are addressed and advised to make ‘sincere repentance’ (Taubatun Nasooha). Just as mending holes in a torn garment, holes in our A’maal are mended with sincere taubah.

Hazrat Muaaz ibn Jabal (RA) has been quoted to have said that in the same manner in which milk drawn from the udder of a cow cannot be returned to the udder, in the same way, one who makes sincere taubah does not return to the sin.

Yes, if one accidentally slips and commits the sin again despite a firm reslove not to return to it, ‘sincere taubah’ must be made again. ALLAH is Ar-Rahmaan and forgives ALL SINS right up until the pangs of death (sakraat) and until the sun rises from the West before Qiyaamah. Under these two circumstances, taubah is no longer accepted.

~ For the believer who makes sincere taubah, ALLAH will wipe out ALL sins and enter him into ‘Gardens beneath which rivers flow’ (Jannah).

ALLAH will never disgrace his Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam and the Believers. On that Day of Darkness, ALLAH will fortify them with Light ahead off and alongside them to guide them over “pul-siraat”.

~ For the Munafiqeen there will be no light and a barrier will be placed between the Munafiqeen and the Believers with Azaab on the side of the former and Rahmah on the side of the latter. When the munafiqeen question the believers claiming to have been with them, ALLAH will expose that the Munafiqeen had false hopes and selfish desires and always willed harm upon the believers …

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An Explanation of Verse 51:55 of Surah Az Zaariyaat :

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me ~ Surah Az-Zaariyaat 51:55

~ ALLAH Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala says in the Quran e Majeed that verily HE has not Created jinn and mankind except for His Worship

~ Indeed the purpose of our creation is made very clear in the above verse.

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An Explanation of Verse 57::20 of Surah Al Hadeed : 

اعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَوْلَادِ ۖ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ الْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَاهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَامًا ۖ وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِضْوَانٌ ۚ وَمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا مَتَاعُ الْغُرُورِ

Know that the life of this world is but amusement and diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children – like the example of a rain whose [resulting] plant growth pleases the tillers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes [scattered] debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment and forgiveness from Allah and approval. And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of delusion ~ Surah Hadeed 57:20 

~ ALLAH says that this worldly life is nothing but ‘play’ or amusement. It is nothing but futility, a decoration, a rivalry between man where he competes to acquire Dunya.

~ When a child is little, enjoyment comes from playing with a simple toy. As the child gets older, more advanced toys are sought for pleasure and enjoyment and attention to self-beautification (decoration) is apparent. In adulthood, enjoyment is sought and comes from acquisition of assets and material possessions. The focus and enjoyment comes from investments, properties and amassing wealth. Indeed this world is Nothing but a ‘play’ ground. This entire Dunya is fleeting and will come to an end.

~ ALLAH Ta’aala gives the parable of a farmer who plants and watches crops grow as an example to understand this world. The rain which falls upon the land amazes the farmers who see their crops flourish as a result. After a while, however, the crops wither, become dry and yellow. Later, the crops become like chaff and destroyed. This is exactly how the Dunya is i.e. it will wither and be destroyed … it is not everlasting.

~ A person who becomes a slave of his passions and loses the purpose of his Creation by becoming absorbed, consumed and engrossed in this world, is warned of the Punishment of the Hereafter. One’s attention is therefore drawn to recognize ALLAH, obey His Commands and prepare for the Aakhirah … For him, ALLAH has Promised two things: HIS Maghfirat and Pleasure.

~ The Believers will be enjoying the bounties of Jannah when suddenly a Noor will cover them. When they look up, they will behold THE LORD and MASTER of the Universe ALLAH Azza wa Jal in ALL HIS MAJESTY. This sight will be SO BEAUTIFUL that all other bounties will be forgotten. The Believers in Jannah will then be asked if there is anything they require to which they will reply that there is nothing of which they are short in Jannah. ALLAH Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala will then say that He has one more thing left to give the Jannatis and HE will announce His Eternal Pleasure and Happiness with every Jannati. This is the ultimate Bounty.

~ This Dunya is a prison for the Believer. Believers cannot be consumed by the Dunya else greed sets in and when this occurs then one becomes blind to haq and the commands of ALLAH. It is in such a state of ghaflat that a person engages in anything whatsoever (stealing, interest, gambling, cheating) in order to acquire more. ALLAH does not want this for us.

We are advised to ‘race’ and vie with one another for good deeds and the Mercy of ALLAH. This world is the playground for competing and gathering the maximum Maghfirat of ALLAH and Jannat in the Aakhira.

All Favours and Bounties are from ALLAH and we get them in BOTH Dunya and Aakhirah … All we have to do is NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE PURPOSE OF OUR CREATION

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An Explanation of Verses of Surah Qaf  50:15 – 50:34 :

أَفَعَيِينَا بِالْخَلْقِ الْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِي لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ~ وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ ~ إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى الْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ الْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ ~ مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ ~ وَجَاءَتْ سَكْرَةُ الْمَوْتِ بِالْحَقِّ ۖ ~ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ ~ وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْوَعِيدِ ~ وَجَاءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَائِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ ~ لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا ~ فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَاءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ ~ وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُ هَٰذَا مَا لَدَيَّ عَتِيدٌ ~ أَلْقِيَا فِي جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ ~ مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُّرِيبٍ ~ الَّذِي جَعَلَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِي الْعَذَابِ الشَّدِيدِ ~ قَالَ قَرِينُهُ رَبَّنَا مَا أَطْغَيْتُهُ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِي ضَلَالٍ بَعِيدٍ ~ قَالَ لَا ~ تَخْتَصِمُوا لَدَيَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِالْوَعِيدِ ~ مَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ وَمَا أَنَا بِظَلَّامٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ ~ يَوْمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ امْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَّزِيدٍ ~ وَأُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ ~ هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ ~ مَّنْ خَشِيَ الرَّحْمَٰنَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَجَاءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ ~ ادْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَامٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخُلُودِ

When the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left.~ Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record]. ~ And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid. ~And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat.~ And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness. ~[It will be said], “You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp.”~ his companion, [the angel], will say, “This [record] is what is with me, prepared.”~ Allah will say], “Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever, ~ Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter,~ made [as equal] with Allah another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment.”~ His [devil] companion will say, “Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error.”~ [ Allah ] will say, “Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning.~ The word will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants” ~ On the Day We will say to Hell, “Have you been filled?” and it will say, “Are there some more,” ~ And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far, ~ [It will be said], “This is what you were promised – for every returner [to Allah ] and keeper [of His covenant] ~ Who feared the Most Merciful unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance]. ~ Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity.” ~ SURAH QAF 50:15 ~ 50:34

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~ In this Surah ALLAH Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala details aspects of Resurrection, Jannah and Jahannum, and Mauth which is a truth that cannot be evaded.

~ Every statement uttered by every slave of ALLAH is recorded by two extremely vigilant angels. The angel on the right hand side records all the persons good deeds and the angel on the left records all the bad deeds. Indeed ALLAH does not oppress anyone and the records are proofs clear and concise and everyone will be rewarded according to his A’maal.

~ On the Day of Qiyamah when the trumpet is blown, each person will be brought forward by two angels, one of whom will serve as a witness. 

~ Man will be reminded of his heedlessness and ALLAH says that on that day, one’s sight will be strong. When the curtain is removed, the reality will be stark and apparent.

~ Deeds will be weighed on the scale and if the person was a kaafir , obstinate, in doubt, disobeyed and associated partners with ALLAH, then ALLAH will tell the Angels to throw him into Jahannum. The Shaytaan who was the sole-mate of the disbeliever will protest, arguing that he did not mislead the person. At this, ALLAH will say that on that Day, there will be no argument and no excuses will be accepted because clear warnings were sent forth. 

Jahannum will be asked if it is full. To this, Jahannum will reply that if there are any more, there is plenty of space.

~ ALLAH Azza wa Jal, is SO Raheem, SO Kareem. Whenever Jahannum is mentioned in Quran Sharief, then Jannat too is also mentioned, to give hope to the Believers. On the Day of Qiyaamat, Jannat will be brought forward for the penitent Believer.

~ He who is conscientious about his a’maal, who ‘believes in the unseen’ (ALLAH, Jannat, Jahannum, Life after Death, the Day of Reckoning), brings a ‘muneeb’ heart focused toward ALLAH, and comes sincerely toward ALLAH … such a person will be told to enter Jannat with peace, ease and tranquility, to remain therein eternally. In Jannah, the believer will get WHATEVER he desires as well as ‘something extra’ ie. the ultimate reward where ALLAH THE SUPREME will remove the veil and we will see HIM with our own eyes.

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An Explanation of Verse 50:37 of Surah Qaf : 

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى السَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ

Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind] ~ Surah Qaf 50:37

For the person who has an attentive heart, who lends an attentive ear and attempts to comprehend, the Quran will be beneficial..

One should ponder over the examples of the Nations of the past (who were mightier and stronger than the people of Makkah) and realize that despite their might, when punishment came (because they were arrogant and disobedient) there was NO ESCAPE! 

None can escape ALLAH. HE is ALL MIGHTY, ALL POWERFUL. EVERYTHING is in HIS Control. 

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