Surah ash Shuura.........ayat 16 to ayat 24

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[ shaykh zaid shakir on adornments and amusements ]

friends, dato and tansri,

Know that the life of this world is but amusement and diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children - like the example of a rain whose [resulting] plant growth pleases the tillers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes [scattered] debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment and forgiveness from Allah and approval. And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of delusion. (Surah Hadid, 57:20)

a staunch friend and mureed of the late al junaid al baghdadi [ circa 830 ad - 910 ad ] dreamed meeting him in his sleep.

" ya shaykh, how are you doing in the barzark?"

" all the long discourses, the accolades, the ostentations, the long arguments and counter arguments in the madrasah amount to nothing..........it is that  lonely, extra 2 rakaat  in the wee hours of the morning that separates the men from the boys here...."

or something to that effect......

we move on to ayat 16 to ayat 24 of surah ash shuura from here

dr nik isahak

And those who argue concerning Allah after He hath been acknowledged, their argument hath no weight with their Lord, and wrath is upon them and theirs will be an awful doom. (16) Allah it is Who hath revealed the Scripture with truth, and the Balance. How canst thou know? It may be that the Hour is nigh. (17) Those who believe not therein seek to hasten it, while those who believe are fearful of it and know that it is the Truth.Beware! They who dispute concerning the Hour are far astray (18) Allah is gracious unto His slaves. He provideth for whom He will. And He is the Strong, the Mighty. (19) Whoso desireth the harvest of the Hereafter, We give him increase in its harvest. And whoso desireth the harvest of the world, We give him thereof, and he hath no portion in the Hereafter. (20) Or have they partners (of Allah) who have made lawful for them in religion that which Allah allowed not? And but for a decisive word (gone forth already), it would have been judged between them. Lo! for wrong-doers is a painful doom. (21) Thou seest the wrong-doers fearful of that which they have earned, and it will surely befall them, while those who believe and do good works (will be) in flowering meadows of the Gardens, having what they wish from their Lord. This is the great preferment. (22) This it is which Allah announceth unto His bondmen who believe and do good works. Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I ask of you no fee therefor, save loving kindness among kinsfolk. And whoso scoreth a good deed We add unto its good for him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Responsive. (23) Or say they: He hath invented a lie concerning Allah? If Allah willed, He could have sealed thy heart (against them). And Allah will wipe out the lie and will vindicate the truth by His words. Lo! He is Aware of what is hidden in the breasts (of men). (24) 


translation by pickthal



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commentary by dato ustaz shamsuri bin ahmad, in 'bahasa', ayat 16 to ayat 24