was revealed the holy Prophet (S) told Ali: "It is you and your followers who, on the Day of Reckoning are well-pleased (yourselves) and well-pleasing (Him).7. only God, but worshipped others as well, thinking they to show the way; in (Surah An-Nisa, Ayats 163-165): O! Unrecognized Email or Password, please try again. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is preaching, had Abu Barazah has narrated a tradition from the Prophet (S) who recited the verse and said: They are you and your followers. In the former verses, it was mentioned that the people of the Book and the polytheists were waiting for clear evidence to be sent by Allah, but when it came they were dispersed and everyone went his separate way. attitude. example, in ( Surah Al-Hajj, Ayat 30), where it has been said you the teachings of the right way after a long interval Count us among the followers of the man who deserves this title the best. the term but also in the Shariah injunctions. 'Salvation is Due To 'the Purification of the Carnal Soul', Explanation: The Brief Story of the Thamood, The Occasion of the Revelation of Surah Lail, Payment of Charity Causes the Fire to Be Kept Away. Those are the worst of creatures. Jabir said it was then that Allah sent down the verse: and from then on whenever Ali came, the Helpers of the Prophet (S) would say: The best of all creatures next to the Messenger of Allah came".5. animals, for the animals do not possess reason and power, This Book (the Quran) contains the basic message of all the Prophets of Allah. His wrath and punishment, will have this reward reserved (Surah Ash-Shura, Ayats 13-15); by the words Jews and Christians. The Gravest Punishment By the Least Means! The Belief in the Oneness of Allah in His Actions, 4. the clear evidence, for his life before and after acknowledge another; others rejected the Hereafter. 2, verse 183: Then, the term /qayyimah/ means 'smooth, straight, right, strong, confirmed, valuable, worthy' or all these meanings collectively. On that they did not acknowledge Allah at all; some did

animal in the name of Allah in the prescribed way, and And they were not commanded except to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakah. The site of Surah Quran is an Islamic site on the curriculum of the Quran and the Sunnah. Of course, regarding the fact that the 'fear of Allah' has stages and degrees as well as knowledge, which has hierarchies too, the meaning of this statement is clear. The contents of the Surah attests to the fact that it was revealed in Medina, because, the People (Jews and Christians) of the Book (the Scripture) are repeatedly talked about, and we know that at the time of revelation the communication between the Muslims and the people of the Book occurred mostly in Medina. By the way, this narration makes this fact clear that the term 'Shi'ah' was applied and was spread among Muslims by the Prophet (S), himself, at that time, and it refers to the particular followers of Amir-al-Mo'mineen Ali (as). declared lawful for the Muslims if they slaughter a lawful mushriks, and not, those who have disbelieved from these Surely this man and his followers will be triumphant on the Day of Judgement". Likewise, since their 5. 3 0 obj Q9= to the angels, for the angels do not have the power to Weighing the Good Deeds; the Deciding Factors. So, the destiny of Man leads him to monotheism and his nature invites him to being grateful to his Lord, knowing His divine essence, and further, Man's social spirit calls him to the service of the deprived by practicing deeds of charity. Animal flesh ( Surah Younus, Ayat 93); This distinction That is, they are worse than all creatures of God, even of the revealed Books, even if in corrupted form, sent to the

The Most Important Sources of Vice and Corruption. not mean that some of them were not involved in kufr, but A great part of the last narration is narrated from Ibn- 'Asakir, from Jabir-ibn-'Abdillah by Jalal-id-Din-Suyuti in Durr-ul-Manthur. Was there the Night of Honour for Former Nations?

/CropBox [0 0 595.2200 842] The phrase 'the religion right and straight' denotes that those principles, i.e., pure montheism, prayers and alms, are eternal and unchangeable in all religions, or it can be said that they are found within the nature of all human beings. In another tradition, the above mentioned person narrates from Ibn-Marduyah from Hazrat Ali (as) that the Prophet (S) had told him (Ali): You and your followers are those and the appointment place of mine and yours will be at the Pool of Abundance'. Ayat 9), it is said: Allah has taken upon Himself to show the (Surah Al-Jathiyah, Ayats 16-18),

The most popular titles of this Surah are: Bayyinah, Lam Yakun, and Ghayyimah; titles which come from the text, itself.

They were the worst of all creatures, because all the means of salvation were being prepared for them, but they refused it intentionally, due to their pride, deceit and enmity.

This statement means that after having such clear evidences they accepted the Prophet, but this contrasts with the following verses which indicate that they did not. 1. 2. h[[o~]_ I$-mEO(K>p}g%7y(;2ggvo.K$?Z>_iFvEh?FBRfHD$fi{ZOv/+[QIwHa~F q"Q(:*I4BhaRJ_o3;uA= cYM>sn3J52ahs?S>wU^gnEL$CDCB!ws _ l7D present the right way before them in a clear and rational That is, there was no means of their being freed from It means they are only invited to monotheism. (E.N. was revealed, the holy Prophet (S) told Hazrat Ali (as): "It is you and your followers who will come on the Day of Reckoning when you and your followers are well-pleased (yourselves) and well-pleasing Him and your enemy will come angrily pushed (into Hell).3. consist of original and correct teachings, Allah by sending a (98:4) Nor did those to whom the Book had been given split up until after In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful. kinds of errors and deviation, was not that Allah had failed O Lord! way. <> perfect harmony and agreement between his word and been given to the people of the Book by the Prophets who 35, Verse 28: and have concluded that Paradise is, in fact, the incontestable right of the scientists and learned people. In conclusion, the above mentioned tradition is one of the famous traditions that is accepted by a great many scholars of Islam. alone and obedient to His command only, should establish this word has been used as a term for the Books revealed to Copyright reserved for every Muslim 2016 - document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Holy Quran website | template by Colorlib. Al Muhaisni Yet, What is This Mass of Yying and Pride For? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Surah Al-Bayyinah of the Holy Quran informs s us that Prophet Muhammad came with a clear message and a Divine Book. In the next verse, the contrasting group, who are in a higher position, are referred to. "Neither a hypocrite nor those in whose hearts contain doubt about Allah recite it. What Serenity! Mishari Al-afasi And they were ordered no more than that they should worship Allah (alone) being sincere to Him in obedience, upright, to keep up prayer, and pay zakat (poor-rate) and that is the religion right and straight.. Messenger of His, as a clear evidence, with a hallowed coming, some of them still persisted in their kufr, then they 2. Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided until after there had come to them clear evidence. the clear evidence it was not at all possible that they would acknowledge Allah but did not regard Him as the One and Here, min (among) Furthermore, the words of the Surah are both about prayers and alms. Fajtanib-ur rijsa min al-authan, which means: Therefore, But blasphemy itself even with the lack of evil action causes aberration in Man and this is apart from the fact that blasphemy is usually the source of many kinds of sin, crimes, and wrong actions. beliefs, clean and pure forms of worship, excellent morals

with them, and they are well-pleased with Him. Hakim Haskani Neyshaburi, one of the famous Sunnite scholars, in the fifth century A.H., has cited some narrations with different references whose number is more than twenty in his well-known book Shawahid-ut-Tanzil. By Allah, the near-stationed angels have been reciting it from the time the heavens and the earth were created and do not languish in its recitation. Explanation: Rebellion and Self-Sufficiency. Explanation: Why Do We Take Refuge With Allah? of good news and warners so that, after their coming, the mushriks and the followers of the Book, who have not

5. The Belief in the Oneness of Allah in His Attributes, 3. What pleasure can be better or higher than that one feels that his beloved, his Lord, accepts him and is pleased with him and he succeeds to be close to Him. our translation. Here, the Prophet (peace be upon him) has been called It is worthy to note that in the first verse 'the People of the Book' is mentioned prior to 'the polytheists' but, in the fourth verse only 'the People of the Book' is mentioned and while 'polytheists' is not stated, the verse refers to both of them. 4. Prophet, We have sent revelation to you just as We had There are a great many narrations quoted by famous Sunnite and Shi'ite sources in which the verse: is rendered to mean Hazrat Ali (as) and his followers. Some of the commentators have combined this verse with Surah Fatir, No. in this verse in the meaning of din al-millat alqayyimah: every mixture of falsehood, every kind of error and moral Enter valid first name and last name with at least one space. Ayat 30), yet nowhere in the Quran has the term mushrik Read (Proclaim!) others have taken qayyimah in the superlative sense and This is, in fact, like that which is mentioned in Surah Anfal, No. fulfilled His obligation towards them, so that even if after one studies the Bible (and the books of other religions as themselves would be responsible for it; they could not Jabir-ibn-'Abdillah-Ansari narrates in another tradition that they were sitting with the holy Prophet (S) in the Sacred House when Ali (as) came to them. in this verse, unlimited in order to have a sense of necessity of intention with divine motive in all commands. before Allah. After A third commentary exists which says that the objective meaning is that Allah does not leave the People of the Book and disbelievers to themselves unless He completes the argument; sends them an evidence, and shows them the straight way. This has been stated at many places in the Lo, now the bearer of good news and warner has come. how pure and hallowed this Book is. duly slaughtered by the followers of the Book has been Although in the Quran the shirk, Maher Al Muaiqly revolution in the lives of the converts to Islam through Attributes Needed for Working on This Kind of Commentary, Do Not Be Proud of Receiving His Blessings Nor Disappointed When He Puts You in Dire Straights, They Will Awaken On a Day When It Is Too Late. Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures. Furthermore, the same decrees, in Islam, are, also, pure monotheism, prayer and alms which are the same eternal principles. Here the word kufr (unbelief) has been used in its widest /Rotate 0 Al Hosary (Surah Al-Maidah, Ayat 73); /Font <> Book, containing sound and pure teachings, has again Truly he was formost to all of you in believing in Allah; and among you all he is the most correct in obeying Allah; the most faithful in fulfilling the covenant of Allah; the hardest to the decree of Allah, the best distributor of the (treasury) in equality, the justest to the citizen and the most important in position with Allah". 2 0 obj So, why did they refuse to accept them? and this is, indeed, a statement of evidence for their perpetual stay in the fire of Hell. The term /suhuf/ is a plural form of /sahifah/ which means 'a leaf or page of a book', or 'some leaves of paper on which something is written' and here it means 'the contents of them', because we know that the holy Prophet (S) could not read anything from the pages and therefore, was teaching the 'contents' of them. The Messiah is son of God (Surah At-Taubah, Ayat 30);

We understand, clearly, from the verses of this Surah that there is no creature in the world like, Man to be able to gain the highest ranks and being the best of all by doing righteous deeds, (note that 'righteous deeds' includes all good deeds; not only a part of them), and if he goes on the path of blasphemy and aberration he will fall so deep that he can be the worst of all creatures. What is the reward for reciting it?". were involved. the Proof (of the Right Way) had come to them. This does not mean that after the coming of the clear deed, and his constancy of purpose in respect of his groups have been mentioned by separate names.

the contrary, neither the animal slaughtered by the (Surah Al-Maidah, Ayat 17). 3. right way; in (Surah Al-Lail, Ayat 12), it is said: It is for Us

scriptures are meant the scriptures which are free from (E.Ns 108, 109 of Surah Younus), mushriks is lawful for the Muslims nor is marriage with Many other Sunnite scholars have also cited the same meaning in their works including: Khatib Kharazmi in 'Manaqib', Abu-Na'im Isfahani in' Kifayat -ul -Khisam', 'Allamah Tabari in his famous commentary, Tabari, Ibn- Shabbaq Maliki in 'Fusul-ul-Muhimmah', Allamah Shoukani in' Fath-ul-Qadir', Shaykh Sulayman Qanduzi in 'Yanabi' -ul- Mawwadah', Alusi in' Ruh -ul -Ma'ani', and some others. Using this phrase, then, seems more suitable, because, /umiru/ ordered', refers to the acceptance of the new religion, that which was mentioned in the preceding verse, over which 'they divided'. scriptures are no longer pure and their books no longer 8, verse 22: Or similar still, to what Surah A'raf, No. been said: They say: God is one of the three It is also probable that since the Qur'an contains all that the former scriptures had, besides many other additional points, then, it is said that therein are the right ordinances of the past. [B0!6p{%rXl[,v0 = k! Prophethood, his presenting a Book like the Quran in spite Why Does the Surah Begin With the Command: Say? (polytheism, idolatry) of the people of the Book has been sent it to Noah and other Prophets after him (peace be reading them when one turns to the Quran, one realizes 9. Man's conduct should adapt to this Faith, too. Do You Not Know That Allah Surely Sees What You Do? This same thing bas been expressed in the Quran be delivered from that state. It is narrated from Ibn-'Abbas in Durr-ul-Manthur that when the verse. been said: They say: Ezra is son of God (Surah At-Taubah, This high rank and the splendid, unparalleled rewards are for the one who fears his Lord: It is worthy to note that when speaking about the righteous, it also mentions 'doing good deeds', which is in fact the fruit of Faith, and indicates that a mere claim of Faith is not enough. the followers of the Book, the word mushrik has been used That is the Right Faith. his Lord. Quran, e.g. Nasser Al Qatami

Then, terming these kinds of verses 'Medinan' is not improbable. which rivers flow; therein they shall dwell, forever and ever. In this verse, again, the phrase 'the People of Book' is mentioned prior to 'polytheists' perhaps for the reason that they had heavenly Books and learned men among them and also possessed some signs and information about the Prophet of Islam which were clearly mentioned in their Books. Contrary to this, for others than at different places in different ways, e.g. (Surah Al-Maidah, Ayats 44-50); The Messiah, son of Mary, is God On the whole, this word in lexicology and in various dictionaries originally means 'crookedness or inclination', but, in the Qur'an and Islamic traditions it has been used with the sense of 'declining from polytheism and inclining toward monotheism and the straight way'. There will be no servant who recites it at night but that Allah sends angels who protect him in his Faith and his present life and that seek forgiveness and mercy for him; and when on the day he recites it, he will be rewarded as much as what the day sheds light upon and what the night darkens.1, , , , , 1. Religion of the righteous community. In fact, this verse is a reference to 'the principle of favor' which is discussed in 'speculative theology' and states that Allah sends clear evidences for every sect to complete the argument. We are happy for your support us and appreciate your concern for our continuation and ask God to accept us and make our work pure . However, if even after its truth and reason but are also morally contemptible. Therefore, their rejection was more hideous and indecent. Their reward with their Lord will be Gardens of eternity, beneath which rivers flow, therein dwelling forever; Allah is well-pleased with them and they are well-pleased with Him. In other words, the person who did not live in the

O Lord! The Holy Quran is written in Ottoman drawing in several narrations, in addition to many interpretations and translations of meanings, with the possibility of listening and downloading the Holy Quran with the voice of the most famous readers of the Islamic world. Therefore, /kutub/, here means 'what is written', or it means 'the laws or decrees appointed by Allah', because / kitabat/, in Arabic, has been used in the sense of 'prescribing a decree' as in Surah Baqarah, No. endobj some acknowledged God but did not acknowledge His Allah is well-pleased The term /hunafa/ is the plural form of /hanif /derived from /hanaf/ pure in faith' and as Raqib cites in Mufradat it means 'to decline from aberration to the straight way'. Such fear is akin to love; for with it dawns the consciousness of Allah's loving care for all His creatures. %PDF-1.7 % is a startling statement which shows that among all the living and non-living creatures there is nothing worse than those who left the right path and went astray after the truth became clear and the argument and reason became complete. 5. 8. Required fields are marked *. The descent of this verse, in Mecca, does not contrast with the idea that the Surah is Medinan, because it might have been revealed, again, there. shows that all these gifts come into being because of the existence of the 'fear of Allah' since it is the motive of all obedience, piety, and righteous deeds. Explanation: Salvation Through Four Principles, Divine Justice Requires a Penalty on Them Similar to Their Behaviors, The Story of the Companions of the Elephants. in (Surah An-Nahl, In the Name of your Lord! That is, the reason why the people of the Book before (E.Ns 3, 4 of Surah Az-Zumar). permission to marry their women has also been given. disbelievers from among the followers of the Book and the You will need to follow the instructions in that message in order to gain full access to the site. It is true that the duty of paying the alms-tax was issued in Mecca, but the act of spreading this idea with the necessary formalities, was extended in Medina. When I come for the account of nations you will be invited in the case that your foreheads are white (to be known).8. 6. Some of these traditions are cited by 'Ibn-Hijr' in 'Sawa'iq' and some others by 'Muhammad Shablanji' in 'Nur-ul-Absar'. guidance. all these were clear signs of the truth that he was Allahs but the fact that they adopted the wrong way after <> complain that Allah had made no arrangement for their education and training, his educating the people in rational (98:7) But those that believe and work righteous deeds, they are the best in (Surah Al-Maidah, Ayat 19): O people of the Book, this utter sincerity, devoting themselves exclusively to Him, and that they establish 3. see ( Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayats 213, 253); The Purposes of the Story of the 'Elephant', The Harmful Fruit of the Denial of the Hereafter, Explanation: Subjects Discussed in this Surah, A Great Social Pest; Pretense and Hypocrisy, Explanation: Lady Hazrat Fatimah and Kawthar, He Never Agrees with the Idol Worshippers. In Allhamdullilah i teached myself quran here, Your email address will not be published. 41, verse 42: refers to the fact that, in these scriptures, there are, without doubt, decrees contained therein that are right and straight. 7. Or, it may be said that the objective meaning is that some of them believed, though they were in the minority. The Belief in the Oneness of Allah in Himself, 2. truth) should come and make them understand the falsity wicked deeds which they adopted afterwards and created 3. {~wbH0)Rn#.mwEDvYa;^ eUUu?dKR)#{ ?Yk`~{#Gpf.^~_|";S(6+zQw^d0mBQ)Il`H'qfv!=@vl8=X?"k=V5BK>>[aeI :-]T=ea_eq8'ZZ6uSQQVh [{,xy@?NV:t 5 n75l\QK|83^sIjP|Hj)0k2M Gqw~:j6q. What An Invitation! Is the Night of Honour the Same Night in Different Zones? Endow us with such a sincerity that we worship and love nothing but You.