Quran Kareem

Introduction

Praise is to Allah, the One and the only.  The First Who has no beginning, and the Last Who has no end.  He has no companion and no equal.  Neither was he begotten and He has begotten none.  The Creator of the Heavens and Earth, all things we can see and all things we can not. 

Our lives, hearts and souls are in his hands.  He Created Jinn and Humans to worship Him, without needing their worship.  Every thing will perish except Him.  His Mercy overcomes His Anger. He guided us through His Prophets and Messengers to Him and to the right way in life, but neither our good deeds benefit Him nor will our sins harm Him.  He Sees and Hears all things and takes every thing concerning us into account.  It is  He is whom there is no escape from except to Him.  He only is worthy of our obedience and worship.

Gratitude to Allah the Highest who bestowed the bounties of His Faith, Book, and Messenger upon us, with purification and guidance.  Prayer and peace upon Mohamed Ibn Abd Allah, the messenger of Allah, the last of His prophets and messengers, prayer and peace upon them all.   We testify that he delivered the message and fulfilled his trust.  For this we ask Allah the Highest to grant his the Wasela, the highest state in Paradise due to one person, we ask Allah the Highest to make him that man.

This is not an explanation of the Quran, for the Quran is Allah’s very word and no one can explain Allah’s very word.  This is an attempt to throw little light on some of the meanings of the Aiahs, and extract any lessons or rules from it.  My policy has always been the following:

1-     State the Historical background to the Aiah.  I should point out that the Quran is not a History Book, however knowing the historical background of the Aiahs helps us understand them.

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ARAF 163-166

163- AND ASK THEM ABOUT THE TOWN ON THE SEA, AS THEY TRANSGRESSED ON THE SABBATH, AS THEIR FISH CAME TO THEM MANIFESTLY ON THEIR SABBATH, AND ON OTHER DAYS, THEY DID NOT COME. THIS IS HOW WE TRY THEM AND PUNISH THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR WICKED DOINGS. 

164- AND AS A GROUP OF THEM SAID: “WHY DO YOU ADVICE PEOPLE ALLAH WILL PERISH, OR PUNISH A SEVERE PUNISHMENT?”  THEY SAID: “AN EXCUSE BEFORE YOUR LORD, AND SO THAT THEY MIGHT BECOME PIOUS”. 

165- BUT WHEN THEY FORGOT WHAT THEY WERE REMINDED OF, WE RESCUED THOSE WHO FORBID EVIL, AND IN THE MEANTIME WE TOOK THE TRANSGRESSORS WITH TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT, BECAUSE OF THEIR WICKED DEEDS.

166- FOR, WHEN THEY ACTED ARROGANTLY CONCERNING WHAT THEY WERE FORBIDDEN TO DO, WE SAID TO THEM: “BECOME APES IN HUMILIATION”.

In this incident in the History of the Children of Israel, which was discussed in detail in Sorah Al-Baqarah, Allah the Highest, tried some of them who were living in a town by the sea.  Some scholars say that it was Eilat.  Its people lived by fishing, but they were wicked and evil doers.  They pretended, to adhere to some aspects of their Faith, including the Sabbath, the day when they are not supposed to do any work.

Because of their wickedness, Allah the Highest, sent them a test and trial they were bound to fail.  This is a manifestation of Allah’s anger with them.  Their test was that they could not find fish in the sea during the week days, while on the Sabbath, there were plenty of fish in the sea, and they could see the fish manifestly. 

The Children of Israel in that town were divided into 3 groups according to what they did:

1-    Those who went on fishi

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Araf 160-162

160- AND WE DIVIDED THEM INTO TWELVE NATIONS FROM TWELVE GRANDSONS, AND WHEN THE PEOPLE OF MOSES ASKED HIM FOR WATER, WE REVEALED TO HIM, THAT HE WAS TO STRIKE THE ROCK WITH HIS STICK, THEN TWELVE SPRINGS BURST OUT OF THEM, NOW EACH GROUP KNOW WHERE TO DRINK FROM.  AND WE SHADED THEM WITH CLOUD AND SENT THEM DOWN AL-MANA AND THE QUAILS, EAT OUT OF THE GOOD THINGS WE PROVIDED FOR YOU, THEN, THEY WERE NOT UNJUST TO US, BUT WERE UNJUST TO THEM SELVES. 

161- AND WE SAID TO THEM INHABIT THIS VILLAGE, AND EAT FROM THEREIN ANYWHERE YOU DESIRE, AND VOICE YOUR PLEADINGS TO ALLAH, AND ENTER THROUGH THE DOOR PROSTRATING, WE WILL THEN FORGIVE YOU YOUR SINS, AND GIVE THE RIGHTEOUS AND CHARITABLE EVEN MORE.

162- THE TRANSGRESSO

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Araf 178

178- THOSE ALLAH GUIDES, ARE THE RIGHTLY GUIDED, AS FOR THE MISGUIDED, INDEED THEY ARE THE LOSERS.

There has been misguidance on Earth ever since Satan vowed to mislead mankind.  Allah the Highest sent man down to Earth and promised to send him guidance always, which was done through Allah’s prophets, messengers and books.  Allah the Highest said: “WE SAID: “GET DOWN FROM IT ALL OF YOU.  WHEN YOU RECEIVE GUIDANCE FROM ME, THOSE WHO FOLLOW MY GUIDANCE, THERE WILL BE NO FEAR UPON THEM, NEITHER WILL THEY BE SADDENED”. (S: 2 A: 38)

We have our wishes, feelings, and desires, which are inside us, they may guide or misguide us.  Allah the Highest said: “AND THE SOUL AND HE WHO CREATED IT * AND INSPIRED IT, ITS WICKEDNESS, AND ITS PIETY * SUCCEEDS HE WHO PURIFIES IT * AND FAILED IS HE WHO MADE IT SINFUL”.  (S: 91 A: 7-10)

Allah the Highest also said: “THE LOVE OF PLEASURES HAS BEEN BEAUTIFIED FOR MANKIND; OF WOMEN, CHILDREN, HEAPS OF GOLD AND SILVER, THE BRANDED HORSES, CATTLE AND TILLED LAND. 

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Araf 175-177

175- AND NARRATE TO THEM ABOUT HE WHO WAS GIVEN OUR AYAHS, BUT HE DISSOCIATED HIMSELF FROM THEM AND THEN THE DEVIL FOLLOWED HIM, AND HE BECAME OF THE SINFUL.

176- HAD WE DESIRED, WE WOULD HAVE RAISED HIM, HOWEVER, HE LOWERED HIMSELF TO THE GROUND AND FOLLOWED HIS OWN DESIRES, HE IS THEN LIKE A DOG, IT PANTS WHEN YOU CHASE HIM AND PANTS WHEN YOU LEAVE HIM,  SUCH IS THE PARABLE OF THOSE WHO REJECT OUR AYAHS, SO NARRATE THEIR STORIES SO THAT THEY MAY THINK AND CONSIDER.

177- SUCH A BAD EXAMPLE IS THE EXAMPLE OF THE PEOPLE WHO DENIED OUR AYAHS, AND WERE UNJUST TO THEMSELVES.

It is reported that these Ayahs were referring to a scholar from the Children of Israel.  He was sent to a king, and the king bribed him with money and property to follow his ways and be in his clan, which the scholar accepted.  In doing so, he dissociated himself from Allah’s Ayahs and commands, which he knew very well.

The scholars and the knowledgeable bear a greater responsibility that others, this is because of their knowledge, and therefore their sins are also greater than others’ sins.  Such scholars follow the ways of Satan, and consequently, Satan follows them.  It is as if he becomes one of the devils of humans, and therefore Satan follows his footsteps.  Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said to his companion Abu Zar: “Abu Zar, ask for Allah’s protection from the devils of humans and of Jinn”.  He said: “Allah’s messenger, are there devils among the humans?”  he said: “Yes”.  (T: Manaqeb; 17 & a: 5; 178,179,265)

He became one of Satan’s companions, each following the other.  This happened because the scholar decided to leave what is good and righteous for what is evil, in the full knowledge of what he was doing. 

Then Allah the Highest draws a parable, between such man and a dog, who pants regardless of the circumstances.

Comparing a human being to an animal should be demeaning to man (no offence to animals), this is because, Allah the Highest favoured mankind with many things, and raised his status above that of other creatures:

-         Allah the Highest created Adam with His Own Hands.  All

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Araf 172-174

172- AND YOUR LORD TOOK THE OFFSPRING OF THE CHILDREN OF ADAM FROM THEIR BACKS, AND MADE THEM BEAR WITNESS UPON THEMSELVES SAYING: “AM I NOT YOUR LORD?”  THEY SAID: “YES INDEED, AND WE BEAR WITNESS”.  SO THAT ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION YOU MAY NOT SAY: “WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS”. 

173- OR SAY: “OUR PARENTS WERE IDLE WORSHIPPERS BEFOREHAND, AND WE WERE THE OFFSPRING WHO FOLLOWED THEM, WILL YOU DESTROY US BECAUSE OF WHAT THE WRONG DOERS DID”.

174- THIS IS HOW WE MAKE OUR AYAHS DETAILED, SO THAT THEY MAY RETURN (TO ALLAH).

Allah the Highest created all human beings in a pure form, ready to believe and worship him, creating this faith in us since we were but microscopic cells in our father’s bodies.  From this basic pure form, our parents and societies change us.  Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “Every child is born good and pure, and then his parents make him Jewish, Christian or Fire-worshipper”.  (Muslim)

Allah the Highest made us testify to Him being our Lord at such early stage of our existence, but how did this happen, and how did such communication take place, we do not know. 

We invent new means of communication by sound, picture and other means every day.  We also discover ways in which animals, birds, fish, whales, insects and even cells communication with each other.  We should not deny the fact that Allah the Highest communicated with us when we were cells and we responded at that s

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Araf 171

171- AND WE RAISED THE MOUNTAIN ABOVE THEM LIKE A CANOPY, (SAYING): “TAKE WHAT WE HAVE GIVEN YOU SINCERELY, AND REMEMBER WHAT IS THEREIN SO THAT YOU MAY BE PIOUS AND GUARD YOURSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE”. 

The Children of Israel did not wish to accept the Torah and the commands it contained.  It is not a case of nominally accepting the book, but to be committed to what it contains, in letter and in spirit.  Allah the Highest did not send His books down for ceremonies, but they are for us to live by.  Allah’s Books are not for ceremonies or for being used as ornaments, but are for being followed and obeyed.  This is what it is meant to take the book sincerely. 

The Children of Israel did not accept the Torah and promise to follow its guidance sincerely, unti

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Araf 170

170- AS FOR THOSE WHO UPHOLD THE BOOK, STEADFAST IN SALAH, THE RECOMPENSE OF THE RIGHTEOUS IS SAFELY WITH US.

On the other hand, there are those who uphold Allah’s Book, meaning upholding its principles and commands, which are meant to regulate our lives for the best.

The Salah is the backbone of the Islam and of any religion.  Salah is the regular contact and meeting between a believer and his God, in which the believers express belief and communicate with their Creator.  We should pray the Salah when we are well or sick, when young or old, when we have water to wash and when we do not, when we are at home or travelling, even when at war. 

Our recompense with Allah the Highest is our investment for the Hereafter.  It is a very long term investment.  We often worry about our investments in this life and go for the most

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Araf 169

169- THEY WERE SUCCEEDED BY PEOPLE WHO INHERITED THE BOOK; THEY TAKE THE PLEASURES OF THIS LOWER LIFE AND SAY: “WE WILL BE FORGIVEN”.  BUT IF THERE ARE OTHER SUCH PLEASURES, THEY TAKE THEM.  HAVE THEY NOT TAKEN THE COVENANT OF THE BOOK THAT THEY SHOULD NOT SAY ABOUT ALLAH ANYTHING BUT THE TRUTH, AND THEY HAVE STUDIED WHAT IS THEREIN (IN THE BOOK), BUT THE LATER HOME IS A BETTER PLACE FOR THE PIOUS WHO GUARD THEMSELVES FROM ALLAH’S DISPLEASURE, WHY DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND.

To inherit is to have belongings passed down to you from your ancestors.  The Children of Israel inherited their holy book, the Torah and it was passed down to them, one generation after another.   They should have given their inheritance its dues; looking after it, observing its rules, teaching it properly to their offspring, in practice as well as in the book. 
After the death of Mohamed, prayer and peace upon him, one day, his companion Abu Hurirah called out to the people in the town: “Allah’s messenger’s estate is being shared out in the Mosque”.  People went to the mosque to find no money or property being distributed, but only people praying, reading the Quran, or studying aspects of religion.  When they asked his about the estate being distributed, he said that this is what Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon, him left behind.
All the pleasures we have on Earth are Halal, with few exceptions, and these exceptions Allah the Highest has forbidden clearly in the Holy Scriptures, starting with the Torah and ending wi

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