Recitation of whole surah by Shaykh Mishari Rashid al-Afasy,
THE SURAH GOES ON TO SPEAK about God's power and splendor, as manifested in the physical world, urging intelligent and discerning people to study these manifestations and reflect upon them in order to gain deeper understanding of God and of themselves. We read:
Hast thou not seen that Allah, He it is Whom all who are in the heavens and the earth praise, and the birds in their flight? Of each He knoweth verily the its worship and the its praise; and Allah is Aware of what they do. (41) And unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, and unto Allah is the journeying. (42)
No believers can fail to be moved by such powerful and reassuring words. Reflecting on the subject matter of the surah, one would be justified in wanting to know and understand the relationship between family etiquette and moral and social conduct [ which earlier passages had covered ] and the greatness and omnipotence of God. The answer is that Islam recognizes a close link between law[ shari'ah ] and faith [ aqidah ] which are two interrelated and complementary concepts. In al-Baqarah, verses 226 -227, for example, we read :
Those who forswear [ renounce them on oath ]their wives must wait four months; then, if they change their mind, lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (226) And if they decide upon divorce (let them remember that) Allah is Hearer, Knower. (227)
We notice that four of God's attributes are mentioned in this short passage dealing with divorce.
In the Qur'an, faith and belief, or aqidah, are linked to actions, or amal. Man's ordinary, mundane affairs and behavior are linked to his awareness of, and faith in, God. This inseparable bond between shari'ah and aqidah is fundamental to Islam. Some people in the Muslim world are trying to separate the two and compartmentalize them, thereby proposing and seeking sources of law to govern Muslims societies other than those of Islam itself.
" A Thematic Commentary On The Qur'an "
Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali
Reflection and commentary by Imam Zia,
Session 7.1
...from ayat 41 onwards
Session 7.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3m70lo_xfA
Session 7.3
Session 7.4
...the 'liberal Islamists' want an 'easy' religion', therefore the advent of anti hadith groups etc etc...and of late, new groups, usually the elites of society, such as in the local setting here in Malaysia, but I will be polite and would not wish to name names here................
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