Recitation surah al Mu'minun,
Shaykh Idrees Abkar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LWpE5Ho31Q
THE SURAH THEN TAKES us back in history, citing communities who had rejected their prophets and rebelled against God, turning their backs on His guidance. it mentioned the people of Noah and those of Hud, and then say:
Then after them We brought forth other generations. (42) No nation can outstrip its term, nor yet postpone it. (43) Then We sent our messengers one after another. Whenever its messenger came unto a nation they denied him; so We caused them to follow one another (to disaster) and We made them bywords[ we destroyed them, we made them tales of history ]. A far removal for folk who believe not! (44)
All the communities which the surah mentions lived in what is known today as the Middle east. Noah lived in northern Iraq, Abraham came from iraq and travelled through the Hijaz in the western Arabia, Egypt, and Palestine. Moses was born and raised in the Nile valley, whence he tried to escape with his people, the Israelites, and then died in the Sinai desert. Jesus was born in Palestine and visited Egypt. Salih and Shu'aib lived in northern Arabia, and Hud in the Yemen. We may conclude from this that people in this part of the world have always been more aware, or have had a richer experience, of heavenly revealed messages than people in other parts of the world. Therefore, those of them who rejected these messages or opposed them stand heavier divine punishment.
God's messengers were wise, reasonable and considerate leaders and teachers, never over-burdening their followers or coercing them to believe. God has directed His prophets thus: "O ye messengers! Eat of the good things, and do right. Lo! I am Aware of what ye do. (51) And lo! this your religion is one religion and I am your Lord, so keep your duty unto Me "(52). A few verses later we read: "And we task not any soul beyond its scope, and with Us is a Record which speaketh the truth, and they will not be wronged. "(62)
" A Thematic Commentary On The Qur'an "
Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali
Reflection and commentary by Imam Zia,
Session 5,
ayat 42 - ayat 56
Session 6,
ayat 57 - ayat
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