the next group of ayat touches on islam as the radical middleway; as excellence in dressing and actions; food and drinks which are 'toyyibah' ; .....and on jannah : is it our 'right' if we think we have done everything that we think need to be done?
ayat 30 - ayat 36
passing 'fatwas' without knowledge and wisdom; on affluence; on husnul khatimah;
Part 4 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gchEvZGekfc
' surga ' is the sole preorgative of allah and allah alone; on aurat;
halal, proportional and toyyibah; to attain 'happiness, lower your expectations and
' kurankan pergantungan anda'........
7th discourse on 'fikr' :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwlsU7oqCOg
' surga ' is the sole preorgative of allah and allah alone; on aurat;
halal, proportional and toyyibah; to attain 'happiness, lower your expectations and
' kurankan pergantungan anda'........
7th discourse on 'fikr' :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwlsU7oqCOg
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SURAH al-A'RAF
THE SURAH BEGINS with an overview of two main issues: one relates to the Qur'an itself, and the other to those who deny or reject divine revelation as a whole. About the first issue, we read God's words saying:
(It is) a Scripture that is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) - so let there be no heaviness in thy heart therefrom - that thou mayst warn thereby, and (it is) a Reminder unto believers. (2) (Saying): Follow that which is sent down unto you from your Lord, and follow no protecting friends beside Him. Little do ye recollect! (3)
The " heaviness " in the Prophet's heart would be a result of the negative reception with which the unbelievers would greet God's revelation and His messenger, while the " warning " is in fact an integral aspect of the proclamation of the message. The people Muhammad was addressing were being called upon to obey the teachings of the Qur'an and abandon all other pagan religious practices and traditions, regardless of their origins. These " other deities " and traditions would bring them no good whatsoever.
THIS SURAH " on several occasions mention,
Verily We have brought them a Scripture which We expounded with knowledge, a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe. (52) Await they aught save the fulfilment thereof? On the day when the fulfilment thereof cometh, those who were before forgetful thereof will say: The messengers of our Lord did bring the Truth! Have we any intercessors, that they may intercede for us? Or can we be returned (to life on earth), that we may act otherwise than we used to act? They have lost their souls, and that which they devised hath failed them. (53)
Once the Book's prophecies and warnings are fulfilled, the believers would be successful but the unbelievers would be frustrated and chastised. We also read: " Lo! my Protecting Friend is Allah Who revealeth the Scripture. He befriendeth the righteous. "(196) . Those words were said on behalf of the Prophet asserting that God's would support and protect him until he had delivered God's message in full and conveyed His guidance to humankind. On the need to study God's Book and comprehend its teaching and wisdom, we are instructed thus: " And when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye may obtain mercy. "(204)
The second issue with which the surah opens, those who deny God's revelation, is also addressed in several verses right from the beginning of the surah when it says: " How many a township have We destroyed! As a raid by night, or while they slept at noon, Our terror came unto them. (4) No plea had they, when Our terror came unto them, save that they said: Lo! We were wrong-doers." (5) . The rise and fall of states, nations, and civilizations have been a prominent feature of human history all through the ages. The surah speaks at length of specific ancient Arabian tribes such as 'Ad, Thamud, and Madyan, to whom prophets and messengers were sent, as well as the people of Noah and Lot. We gather from these accounts that God's revelations and messengers had in the first instance been directed towards communities in southern and northern Arabia. However, when those communities reneged and opposed the messengers, God punished them severely, destroying them and their cities and towns.
This is then followed by an extensive account of the mission of Mosses, who emerged with divine revelation aimed first at the Pharaohs and later on to the Hebrew Israelites of Egypt. When these also deviated, neglected God's guidance, and refused to submit to His will, they too were punished and their power was destroyed. Subsequently, God's revelation was again addressed to the inhabitants of central Arabia, where Muhammad was able to lead the Arabs in setting up a righteous and enlightened society that was to become a model for humanity and the world for many centuries to come.Through this process, the Arabs inherited the responsibility for divine revelation, and the Book they received, the Qur'an, has endured intact.
It stands today as, and will continue to be, a beacon for all humanity and a guidance for all aspects of human life.
[ excerpt from prof shaykh muhammad ghazali al ghazali's thematic commentary of the qur'an...]
Beautiful recitation by qari Shaykh Abdul Basit,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfDYDP1dvyU
Commentary and reflection by Prof Dr M Quraish Shihab [ Bahasa Indonesia ]
ayat 1 - ayat 7
Part 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL9LbbQhw70
Part 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S44qZ4ACUe4
Part 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VORhL9C2mWc
ayat 8 - ayat 15
Part 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfJ0NHqareE
Part 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS4cmXIZygY
[ this Din is not meant to be discussed, the pro and contra of it.
if in your estimation, it is all contra, just do it , the pro will reveal itself with time, through knowledge tampered by wisdom ]
Part 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYOlI5mlEiY
ayat 16 - ayat 23
Part 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox96bGht-uw
[ ..no cherry picking or 'pyo' in the matter of the Din ]
Part 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdhbaLd0zeY
Part 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN-ngylUn_Q
ayat 24 - ayat 29
Part 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju9eM1lpgm0
[ 'dressing' : physical and spiritual .....aurat and taqwa, sabr and shukr ]
Part 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWx8GUUPsXc
Part 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDRdH51Sc70
[ al-Hasan al Basri's take on Taqwa; .....differences ON AURAT within ulama' ]
ayat 30 - ayat 36
Part 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1dAsCI6F_0
Part 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpBIMkWjtec
Part 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_hCi3XtuEc
Part 4 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gchEvZGekfc
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