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Tafseer (explaination) of the Qur’an in small, bite-sized pieces and ideas.
Have you ever wondered "if only" the people of this world knew how serious hell fire was? How would they act? Have you ever wondered why the scholars, sahaba and righteous people are so scared of hell fire, and why you don't feel that fear?
The answers are in the Qur'an. This posts discusses what would happen "if only" the disbelievers knew the punishment, and it gives the righteous slaves of Allah a warning and an admonition to fear Him.
Where will they Flee when the One True God is the Pursuer?
Tafseer of Surah Fil, from ibn Katheer. We go into details of Arabia around the time of the incident of Surah Fil, when the army of Abrahah attacked and took an elephant to destroy the Ka'bah. Abdul-Muttalib played a key role in the politics and events that unfolded and resulted in Allah sending His punishment upon the army (who, despite no human resistance, failed to destroy the Ka'bah).
Ibn Kathir, in his tafseer of the ayaat about the Slaves of Ar-Rahman, mentions the translation that they sleep little and pray to Allah at night with fear and hope, and asking for forgiveness. Ibn Abbaas mentions that it's very easy to get this same reward (to be written as the muhsinoon!)--all you have to do is pray two extra rak'aahs (but when?) ...
Following the Prophet (صلي الله عليه وسلم) is a means for us to gain Allah's Love, but what is the difference between following him and obeying him? Obeying him (صلي الله عليه وسلم) is doing what he commanded and staying away from what he prohibited while following him is the next level--it is adhering to his sunnah out of love for him and wanting to do acts that are not fard upon us just because the Prophet did them. Some examples are ...
We have all heard the duaa many times in our lives: Rabbana aatina fid-dunya hasanah, wa fil-akhirati hasanah, wa qinaa athaban naar, "Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire". But have we ever realized how complete this duaa is? This simple duaa contains everything one would wish for in this life and the next, yet many of us say this duaa without realizing how precious it is ...
The Parable of Spouses and Garments
Allah ta'ala has places many parables in the Qur'an than we can reflect and ponder over them. Of those amazing parables is one that conveys the relationship between a husband and a wife in a simple yet beautiful way; Allah ta'ala says: "They are your garments and you are their garments." (2:187) Compare what our clothes do for us--they cover and hide us, they beautify us, they provide us with comfort--and you will see that a spouse does the same for their spouse.
“Do You Not Love that Allah Should Forgive You?”
One of the people who slandered 'Aishah was none other then Mistah, the cousin of Abu Bakr, who was miskeen. When the slander occured, Abu Bakr swore he would not spend on him. But then Allah revealed an ayah. What was Abu Bakr's reaction?
Indeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers - never would the [whole] capacity of the earth in gold be accepted from one of them if he would [seek to] ransom himself with it. [Surah Al-Imran, verse 91] Think about it. The CAPACITY OF THE EARTH, in gold. How much gold is that? More then you if you win a $200 billion lottery every second of your life.
Allah says in the Qur'an that He will surely test us in this world with disasters. By studying the linguistic meaning of "Museebah" (disaster) we can understand the connection disasters have with Allah's Decree. 'Museebah' is from the letters saad-waw-ba, and it literally means when an arrow hits its target. From this we extract that misfortunes are deliberately planned and not by chance. These misfortunes were written for us, and they will surely come to pass.
Allah's Rizq reaches whom He wills, whenever and wherever He wills. Sincerity, hope and conviction are the keys for Allah to bless from His sustenance, without any measure. The story of Maryam and Zakariyya alayhuma sallam shows us the limitlessness of Allah's Bounty. And Zakariyya alayhi sallam was deeply affected by the scene of Maryam in her Mihrab, so he made a special duaa with conviction, even though reality was against him ... but, he did not lose hope, and Allah responded to him with a beautiful response; indeed He is the Best of those who respond.
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