Recitation Surah Ta Ha by Shaykh Mishari Rashid al-Afasy,
SCHOLARS OF THE QUR'AN have noted a systematic reference to the notions of awareness and forgetfulness in this surah. This occurs on the following ten occasions:
1...".We have not revealed unto thee (Muhammad) this Qur'an that thou shouldst be distressed, (2) But as a reminder unto him who feareth, "(3).
Revelation is a reminder and a leading light to overcome negligence and forgetfulness
2..." Lo! I, even I, am Allah, There is no God save Me. So serve Me and establish worship for My remembrance " (14).
Observance of salah means preparing for it, physically as well as spiritually, and performing it is orderly congregations where worshipers stand in straight rows
3...Having requested God that his brother Aaron should accompany him to the Pharaoh, Moses says: " Appoint for me a henchman from my folk, (29) Aaron, my brother. (30) Confirm my strength with him (31) And let him share my task, (32) That we may glorify Thee much (33) And much remember Thee. (34) Lo! Thou art ever Seeing us "(35) .
4...God then says to Moses: "Go, thou and thy brother, with My tokens, and be not faint in remembrance of Me " (42).
5...The objective of the mission of Moses and Aaron was to inform the Pharaoh and raise his awareness of God. They were instructed to: " And speak unto him a gentle word, that peradventure he may heed or fear "(44).
6...When Moses describes God's boundless knowledge of the affairs of His creations he says: "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a Record. My Lord neither erreth nor forgetteth, "(52).
7...When Samiri, an Israelite elder, describes the calf he made for the Israelites to worship, he says to them: "...This is your God and the God of Moses, but he hath forgotten. "(88).
8...At the end of the story of Moses and his people, God says to Muhammad: " Thus relate We unto thee (Muhammad) some tidings of that which happened of old, and We have given thee from Our presence a Reminder. (99) Whoso turneth away from it, he verily will bear a burden on the Day of Resurrection," (100).
9...When describing the Qur'an and the reasons for its revelation, God says: "Thus we have revealed it as a Lecture in Arabic, and have displayed therein certain threats, that peradventure they may keep from evil or that it may cause them to take heed "(113).
10...When talking about the expulsion of Adam from Paradise, God says: " And verily We made a covenant of old with Adam, but he forgot, and We found no constancy in him " (115).
Then come a general warning to individuals and communities alike that:
But he who turneth away from remembrance of Me, his will be a narrow life, and I shall bring him blind to the assembly on the Day of Resurrection. (124) He will say: My Lord! Wherefor hast Thou gathered me (hither) blind, when I was wont to see? (125) He will say: So (it must be). Our revelations came unto thee but thou didst forget them. In like manner thou art forgotten this Day. (126)
The above verses clearly indicate that the whole surah revolves around the dangers implicit in forgetting one's obligations to God or forsaking His guidance. Involuntary casual forgetfulness is normal and harmless, because one usually remember afterwards and quickly acts to redress the situation. The danger, however, is greater when lack of conciousness of God becomes the norm in one's life, making one blind to the truth and an easy prey to the influences of temptation and deviation.
"A Thematic Commentary On The Qur'an "
Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali
Reflection and commentary by Shaykh Nasir Jangda:
verse 30 to verse 35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3XcwnxJ1jk
verse 36 to verse 39
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7rmG8zeGTU
Verse 40 to verse 43
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tbR6-qPf6o
Verse 44 to verse 47
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rePyzPCG_mM
Verse 48 to verse 56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paN3ARoWRPc
Verse 57 to verse 68
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lUhLeMyLN0
Verse 69 to verse 72
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxiuwXtRS4o
Verse 73 to verse 76
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nrEaVii-c0
Verse 77 to verse 79
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-74ZqXIfIoQ
Verse 80 to verse 85
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxybqkpcyeg
Verse 86 to verse 89
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxHp12UU-rk
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