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<u>Qur'aanic Verses 49:11 & 49:12</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">11. Y<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ayyuh<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>alla<u>th</u>eena<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>a</u>manoo l<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>yaskhar qawmun min qawmin AAas<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>an yakoonoo khayran minhum wal<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>nis<u>a</u>on min nis<u>a</u>-in AAas<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>an yakunna khayran minhunna wal<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>talmizoo anfusakum wal<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>tan<u>a</u>bazoo bi<b>a</b>l-alq<u>a</u>bi
bi/sa al-ismu alfusooqu baAAda al-eem<u>a</u>ni waman lam yatub faol<u>a</u>-ika
humu a<b>l</b><i><u>thth</u></i><u>a</u>limoon<b>a</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-size: 10pt;">12. Y<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ayyuh<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>alla<u>th</u>eena<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>a</u>manoo ijtaniboo katheeran mina
a<b>l</b><i><u>thth</u></i>anni inna baAA<u>d</u>a a<b>l</b><i><u>thth</u></i>anni
ithmun wal<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>tajassasoo wal<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>yaghtab baAA<u>d</u>ukum baAA<u>d</u>an
ayu<u>h</u>ibbu a<u>h</u>adukum an ya/kula la<u>h</u>ma akheehi maytan
fakarihtumoohu wa<b>i</b>ttaqoo All<u>a</u>ha inna All<u>a</u>ha taww<u>a</u>bun
ra<u>h</u>eem<b>un</b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">11. O you who believe! Let not one community laugh at another, lest the latter
be better than the former. Nor let women laugh at other women, lest the latter
be better than the former. Insult not your own people, or call one another by nick-names.
It is bad to be called by a name indicating transgressions against divine law
after attaining to faith. And one that turns not in repentance – such are the
wicked ones! <sup><a href="file:///C:/Users/admin/Dropbox/Public/Qur'aanic%20Studies%20Manzil%20VII.doc#n49_1">1</a></sup></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: x-large;">12. O you who believe! Avoid most of speculation! Speculation in some
cases indeed is sin. And spy not on one another, nor let some of you backbite on
others. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would abhor
it! And fear Allah! Allah is indeed Acceptor of repentance, Merciful. <sup><a href="file:///C:/Users/admin/Dropbox/Public/Qur'aanic%20Studies%20Manzil%20VII.doc#n49_1">1</a></sup></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">1. Lessons on moral conduct!</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">The above is an extract from the just published <i><a href="http://amzn.com/B00C4XHZGS" target="_blank">Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VI</a></i>.</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://amzn.com/author/mohammadshafi" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Mohammad Shafi</span></a></span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-7364374109664233242021-02-06T05:32:00.000-08:002021-02-06T05:32:09.010-08:00Signs Galore!<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<u>Qur'aanic Verses 51:20 & 51:21</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">20. Wafee al-ar<u>d</u>i <u>a</u>y<u>a</u>tun
lilmooqineen<b>a</b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">21. Wafee anfusikum afal<u>a</u> tub<u>s</u>iroon<b>a</b></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">20. And in the earth are there many signs for those
who are certain in their belief</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">21. And in your own persons too! Do you not see?<sup>4</sup></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. In Verse 41:56, the
Qur'aan inter alia declares: We will show Our
signs to them in the wide world outside and within themselves, until it becomes
clear to them that it (Qur'aan) is the truth. If readers would take the trouble
of scanning the two blog sites </span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0000ee; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://mjaga.wordpress.com/">RabbunAllah</a><!--[if !supportNestedAnchors]--><a href="" name="_Hlt353961345"></a><!--[endif]--></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">
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they can find such signs galore pointed out therein. And if they would but
sincerely reflect on how the earth is the only heavenly body in the entire
Universe tailor-made to sustain life, human and non-human, they cannot fail to
recognize the hidden hand of the Tailor Who fashioned it. Or, if they would
just consider how their own fingers - and leave alone all the other parts of
their bodies having even more complicated structure - are so ingeniously
fashioned to enable them to do umpteen number of their daily jobs therewith,
they should not fail to recognize the Great Fashioner working behind the
scenes. Imagine life without those fingers!</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">10. Then as the prayer is ended, spread out on the earth to seek Allah’s favours. And remember Allah much, so that you achieve success.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">These two Verses from the Qur’aanic Chapter 62 require the believers to disengage themselves from all normal business activities to turn to remembrance of their One Creator & Nourisher. This mandatory abstinence from even lawful business activities is just for about an hour till the completion of the Friday Prayer, and is to be universally observed in the entire area the Azaan is heard. That too only on one day in a week! Allah Almighty has indeed been very kind to the Muslims in this regard; the Jews had to abstain for a whole day in a week from business activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">There however are some doubts on whether the modern-day Muslims are observing this divine edict correctly. One doubt relates to the practice of proclaiming the Azaan twice for the Friday Prayer. Which of these two Azaans should be the starting point for the said one-hour-or-so abstinence period? The 2<sup>nd</sup> Azaan was an addition made during the time of the Caliphs; it was not there during the Prophet’s time, i.e., during the time of revelation of the Qur’aan. On this account itself, the computation of the abstinence period ought to start from the time the 1<sup>st</sup> Azaan is proclaimed. Besides, if the 2<sup>nd</sup> Azaan is to be taken as the starting point, the period of abstinence would be too insignificantly small to deserve the special mention in the Qur’aan. Muslims, who say their prayers regularly, do observe the abstinence <u>everyday</u> during their noon prayers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">It is clear, from the Verses quoted above, that the divine edict of abstinence is to be universally observed by all Muslims, including those who are not in a position to attend the Masajid. The latter, including women, do not generally observe the edict and are seen engaged in mundane activities during the prescribed period of abstinence. Such persons become guilty of disobeying the divine edict. They too should shun their other activities and involve themselves in prayers and other acts of remembering Allah, even outside Masajid, during the prescribed period.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">Another doubt arising in this context is whether the said Qur’aanic edict is applicable only to the noon prayer on Friday or also to the other prescribed prayers on that day. Going by the prevalent universal practice, it is applied only to the noon prayer, but, apparently, Verse 62:9 is applicable to all Azaans given on Friday! However, the Arabic term <i>yawmil-jumuati</i> literally means ‘time of congregation’. Congregation, referred to here, is obviously not that for the normal daily prayers, but a larger one for the weekly prayer. And the time universally and incontrovertibly fixed for the weekly prayer is that for the noon prayer on Friday. So there appears to be nothing wrong in the prevalent universal practice in this regard. But, to err on the safer side, let Muslims – at least those who can afford to – observe the abstinence edict during the times of the other prayers also, on Friday.</span></div>
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<span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">180. It is prescribed for
you that when death confronts any of you, the dying person, if he/she leaves
behind any property, makes a will in favour of parents and relatives in a fair
manner. Mandatory upon the pious!</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This Verse from Surah Baqarah leaves no room for any doubt that making a
will is a prescribed duty divinely imposed upon a believer. There is nothing in
it to show that it is a temporary edict to be replaced by another Qur’aanic
edict later. Except for saying that it should be made in a fair manner, the
Verse obviously leaves a free hand to the person making a will to distribute
his/her property, after his/her death, fairly commensurate with the financial
positions of the inheritors. If a person has, say, two sons, the person is at
liberty to give a bigger share to the son who is financially not in as good a
position as the other. This is the divine Wisdom in giving a free hand to a
human being in making a will.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Verse 2:181<o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
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it after hearing it as one did, the sin thereof shall certainly be on those who
change it. Indeed, Allah hears, He knows!</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This is a divine warning to all those who would fraudulently try to
effect a change in a will a person has made. This also takes care of a case
wherein a dying person makes a verbal will before some witnesses. The witnesses
are duty-bound to record it in writing, honestly and correctly, as immediately
soon thereafter as possible.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Verse 2:182<o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: cyan; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">182. And whoever apprehends
any wrong or sin on the part of a testator and settles matters between them,
then there is no sin on him/her. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">This Verse takes due care of a case wherein a will makes a palpable
injustice. It authorises the inheritors to change the will with mutual consent
to remove any injustice therein.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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legal shares in what the parents and the near relatives leave behind, whether
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the property to the relatives, the orphans and the needy, present at the
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in inherited property is recognised and documented here. The Verses also make
it mandatory for women to be given due shares in any property left intestate by
any owner thereof. Their shares are as prescribed in Verses 4:11, 4:12 and
4:176 quoted below. Other relatives, orphans and the needy are also required to
be taken due care of.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">11. Allah commissions you
concerning your children: The male shall have the equal of the shares of two
females; and if there be only females two or more, they shall have two-thirds of
what is left; and if the female is only one, she shall have the half; and one
sixth for each of his parents, if the deceased has any child; and if he has no
child and his two parents inherit him, then his mother shall have the third;
and if the deceased has brothers, his mother shall have the sixth; after making
provision for any will, the deceased may have made, or for any outstanding
loan. Your parents and your children – you know not which of them are nearer to
you in usefulness. This is an ordinance from Allah. Indeed, Allah is
Knowledgeable, Wise!</span><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
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<span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">12. And, for you, half of
what your wives leave behind, if they have no child; and if they have any
child, then for you a quarter of what they leave behind, after making a
provision for any will that they might have made, or for any outstanding loan.
And for them a quarter, if you have no child; and if you have a child, then for
them an eighth of what you leave behind, after making a provision for any will
that you may make, or for any outstanding loan. And if the person, male or
female, whose property is to be inherited, has left neither parents nor
children behind, and he/she has only a stepbrother or a stepsister to inherit
his/her property, then for either of them a sixth; and if there are more than
these, they all share a third; after making a provision for any will that the
deceased might have made, or for any outstanding loan, causing thereby no harm
to anyone. This is a bequest from Allah. And Allah knows, and He cares.</span><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
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<span style="background: aqua; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">176. They ask you for a legal
decree. Say, “Allah gives you a decree concerning the person who has neither
parents nor offspring. If it is a man that dies with no child, and he has a
sister, she shall have half of what he leaves behind. – And he shall inherit
her, if she has no child. – And if there are two sisters, they shall have
two-thirds of what he leaves behind. And if there are siblings, both male and
female, then the share of the male shall be equal to the shares of two females.
Allah makes things clear to you, lest you err. And Allah knows all things.”</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Verses 4:11 and 4:12 constitute the main part of the Law for distribution
of intestate property. The repeated assertion therein that the shares
prescribed are of the property left after payment of any loan taken by the
deceased and after fulfilling the terms of any will made by him/her, makes it
clear that these (the shares so prescribed) are of property for which no will
has been made. The provisions of Verse 4:176 are by way of addendum to or
clarification of that main part.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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understand the implications of distributing an intestate property through representative
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
case where the inheritors constitute father, mother, wife, two sons & three
daughters:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Each parent gets one sixth of the property,
and the wife gets one eighth. And 2/7<sup>th</sup> share of the remaining
property goes to each son while 1/7<sup>th</sup> of it goes to every one of the
3 daughters. In the event of any of the parents or wife non-existing at the
time of the death of the owner of the property, the distribution is to be done
without taking into account the prescribed share of that predeceased relative.
The shares among the offspring would continue to be on the basis of 2:1 for
male and female respectively – irrespective of their actual number except when
there are no sons at all. And if the deceased is a woman, the husband would get
one fourth, the other parameters remaining the same.<br /><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
case where the inheritors constitute father, mother, wife/husband, <i><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">no</span></i> sons & three daughters:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
Here the positions of the parents and wife/husband remain the same as in case 1
above, but the 3 daughters would together get only 2/3<sup>rd</sup> of the
property remaining over after distribution of prescribed shares to parents and
wife. If there are 2 daughters, their share, together, would also be 2/3<sup>rd</sup>
in view of Verse 4:12 read with Verse 4:176. And if there is only one daughter,
she will get only half of what remains after giving the parents and wife/husband
their shares. And the property still left over could be disposed of by
distributing it among poor/needy relatives in the light of Verse 4:8.<br /><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
case where the inheritors constitute father, mother, wife, no son & no
daughter:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> The wife shall have a quarter. Of the
remaining, mother gets a sixth if the deceased has brothers – and a third if
the deceased has no brothers – the rest going to the father. If no wife, the
entire property gets distributed between father and mother in the same manner.
If no father, mother and wife would get 1/3<sup>rd</sup> and 1/4<sup>th</sup>
respectively – and if neither parent is living, wife gets 1/4<sup>th</sup> –
the rest going to other relatives and charity in terms of Verse 4:8. If the
deceased is a woman, the husband gets half her property, the other parameters
remaining the same.<br /><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
case where there are no direct inheritors:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
The direct inheritors are the parents, children and wife/husband. If none of
these are living, brothers & sisters become the inheritors. If there are no
sisters, brothers share the entire property. If both brothers and sisters are
living, brother gets twice the share of a sister. And if there are no brothers,
and only one sister living, she gets half the property, the rest going to other
relatives, the poor and the needy in terms of Verse 4:8. And if there are two
or more sisters only, they share 2/3<sup>rd</sup> of the property, the rest
being disposed of in terms of Verse 4:8. And in case the deceased one is a
woman, her living brother gets the entire property.<br /><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
case where there are no direct inheritors, nor has the deceased any brothers
& sisters:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> 1/6<sup>th</sup> of the property goes
to a single stepbrother or to a single stepsister. And if there be more than
one of them, they all share 1/3<sup>rd</sup> of the property, the rest being distributed
in terms of Verse 4:8.<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Although I have tried
my best, I am conscious I may not have been exhaustive in covering all possible
cases within the representative examples given above. Readers are welcome to
give their feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have extracted below [shaded portion in purple font] the section on ‘Interest’ from Javed Ahmad Ghamidi’s book <i>Islam - A Comprehensive Introduction</i>. And I have given my own comments, either to explain any point or express my disagreement with Ghamidi’s views, at relevant places within the extract.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Interest is also a similar sin </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">[similar to gambling]<span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0;"> that morally pollutes a person as well as the institutions involved in its transactions. Those who lend on interest totally safeguard their capital by not risking it in any way and extort profit from the poor borrower. In Arabic, it is called <i>rib</i>a and the Qur’an has used this very word for it. Everyone who understands Arabic, knows that it implies a fixed increase which a lender demands from the borrower just because he has given him the permission to use his money for a certain period.</span><span style="color: #7030a0;"></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Riba </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">literally means gain, increase or growth. What the Qur’aan prohibits is obviously not every kind of such gain, but a particular kind which it has distinguished by prefixing the Arabic article <i>Al</i> to that word. So, <i>Al-Riba </i>(pronounced <i>Ar-Riba</i>)<i> </i>– and not just <i>Riba</i> – it is that the Qur’aan prohibits in Verse 2:275. It has been grossly mistranslated as Interest. Unlike what is suggested by Ghamidi here, the Qur’aan has itself defined the term unequivocally. The Qur’aanic definition, as may be seen from my further comments below, is far more comprehensive and definitive than the misleading man-made one given by Ghamidi above.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Those who devour interest will rise up <u>on the Day of Judgement</u> like the man whom Satan has driven to madness by his touch because they claim that trading is like interest and <u>how strange it is that</u> Allah has permitted trading and forbidden interest. Consequently, he who received this warning from the Almighty and desisted [in obedience thereto], then whatever he has taken in the past belongs to him and his fate is in the hands of Allah. And those who repeat [the offence] will be companions of the Fire and will abide therein forever. (2:275) </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">[the underlined words are interpolations inserted by the translator]<span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0;"></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Believers! Fear Allah and give up what remains of your demand for interest </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">[‘interest’ is man-made interpretation of the word <i>Ar-Riba</i> in the original Arabic text]<span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0;">. If you do it not, beware of war from Allah and His Prophet. And if you repent, then you can have your principal amount. Neither will you be allowed to deal unjustly nor will you be dealt with unjustly. (2:278-279)</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">The reason why devourers of interest will be raised up on the Day of Judgement as madmen owes itself to their expression of amazement on the fact that the Almighty has not prohibited trading while He has prohibited interest, whereas there is no difference between the two. They maintain that if a trader can demand profit on his capital, why can’t a lender on interest demand profit on his capital. According to the Qur’an, only a madman can give such an insane statement and such insanity demands that its reward be no different than insanity itself. So in accordance with the law of similarity between the deed and its reward, such people would be raised up as madmen on the Day of Judgment.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">‘On the Day of Judgement’, as I have already pointed out, is an interpolation in the divine Verse 2:275. The Verse in its plain meaning speaks of those who indulge in <i>Ar-Riba </i>standing not but as ones badly affected by the Satanic touch. It is speaking of such people’s odd behaviour here in this world, and not in the Hereafter!</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is also noteworthy that those under Satanic spell are quoted in this Verse [2:275] as saying, ‘the trade/business is like <i>Ar-Riba</i>’, and not ‘<i>Ar-Riba</i> is like the trade/business’! If<i>Ar-Riba</i> merely meant ‘a fixed increase which a lender demands from the borrower just because he has given him the permission to use his money for a certain period’ as Ghamidi would like us to believe, those (under Satanic spell) would have naturally uttered the latter (‘<i>Ar-Riba</i> is like the trade/business’) quote. I reserve my comments on why they use the earlier quote for later.<span style="color: #00b050;"></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is evident from the objection raised by the interest-devourers that the breed of people who regard interest and trading as analogous to one another is not very rare after all. It was found even in olden times. The Qur’an has … not even commented on this foolish inference since its baseless nature is self-evident and only sheds light on the insanity of those who raise it. A trader invests his capital in a trade which is in demand from the people. He makes his merchandise available to people through hard work and by taking a lot of risk. These people, in the first place, were not in a position to procure this merchandise themselves, and if they were able to then it was only at a heavy cost. Moreover, a trader spews his capital in the open market for competition and his profit is determined by the low and high trends of the market itself. He may end up losing all his money due to these trends and he may be able to make some profit. So his hands are tied in this enterprise as he cannot earn a single penny of profit in selling his merchandise until his invested capital enters the market after being exposed to the risks and fluctuations of the market forces and after once again providing service to society.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">So how can the enterprise of a trader, who takes risk and provides service to the society when he invests his capital, be compared to that of an interest-devourer whose enterprise is mean, callous, cowardly and hostile to humanity in its very nature. He is a person who is not willing to take the slightest risk with his capital but is very eager to extort profit.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Money is purchasing power. It is with this power that any individual, or a group of individuals, can purchase things required. It is thus a necessity like any commodity (cereals, vehicles, houses etc.) necessary for sustenance of human life. And, just like a trader, a manufacturer, or a builder provides cereals, vehicles or houses for human consumption/use, banks provide the money to purchase/hire those things. Often, individuals/companies need more money than what they themselves earn. And, in such situations, the banks provide them the additional money required. People approach banks rather than individual money-lenders. Banks also maintain due accounts of all the moneys earned by individuals/companies and deposited with them for safe custody. This is the normal practice in today’s world. The banks lend the money thus accumulated with them for construction of big factories producing industrial goods needed by Society, and for many other societal purposes.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The banks, which are the modern money-lenders, thus render a very useful service to Society. To call their enterprise ‘mean, callous, cowardly and hostile to humanity in its very nature’ is clearly wrong, unjust and preposterous. Banking business is a legitimate business divinely permitted under Verse 2:275. The interest they charge is nothing but the sum of their proportionate overhead expenses plus legitimate profit margin any business is entitled to claiming. Calling such legitimate business as <i>Ar-Riba</i> is what is derided in that Verse. At the time the Qur’aan was revealed, there were no such banks, but the Holy Book being valid for all times till the Last Day, the Qur’aanic derision applies to all later generation people who say banking business is like <i>Ar-Riba</i>! That even erudite people should hold Allah-permitted business as prohibited is astonishing! Like trading or any other business, banking business too is subject to market forces and good banks do make provision to write off bad debts as stipulated in Verse 2:280.<span style="color: #00b050;"></span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here it should be kept in mind that the Qur’an has prohibited only the charging of interest; it has not prohibited the paying of interest. However, as a natural consequence of this prohibition, a person who, without any genuine reason, acts as an agent </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: Times-Roman;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">of an interest-devourer or writes down its transaction or bears witness to it, must be regarded as an equal criminal on the Qur’anic principle of <i>tAAaun AAlal ithm</i></span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">(co-operation with evil). It is narrated by Wahb ibn ‘Abdullah (rta): <i>Arabic text</i> meaning ‘The Prophet has severely condemned the devourer of interest (</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">these agents can be the ones who work for professional money-lenders or work in the institutions set up by them</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: Times-Roman;">) </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">and the one who acts as an agent</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">of the interest-devourer. [</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Al-Bukhari, <i>Al-J</i>a<i>mi‘ al-s</i>_<i>ah</i>_i<i>h</i>_, 955, (no. 5347).]</span></b><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thus the wrong interpretation of <i>Ar-Riba </i>as ‘interest’ potentially deprives gullible Muslims of jobs in the vast field of banking business. This is one of the reasons for financial backwardness of the Muslim community. No wonder, the Qur’aan condemns the wrong-interpreters as those behaving irrationally under Satanic influence!</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Prophet (sws) has emphatically directed people to refrain from the slightest possible trace of interest while borrowing in barter as well:</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Arabic text </span></i></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">meaning ‘If you lend gold, then take back the same type and the same amount of gold; and if you lend silver, then take back the same type and the same amount of silver; for he who gave more or desired more, then this is precisely what interest is.’ [</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Muslim, <i>Al-J</i>a<i>mi‘ al-s</i>_<i>ah</i>_i<i>h</i>_, 693, (no. 4068).]</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Arabic text </span></i></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">meaning, ‘If you lend gold in exchange for silver, then there is a possibility of interest in this.</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">This directive is meant to put a stop, at the very outset, to ways which lead to the door of interest. Since dissimilar commodities are given on credit, there is all the probability of some increase or decrease in such barter transactions; the Prophet (sws) therefore prohibited them.) </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Similarly, for wheat in exchange for another type of wheat,</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: Times-Roman;"> [this translation is in accordance with the copulative relation of this sentence to the previous one. The words </span></b><b><i><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">alwaraqu bizzahab</span></i></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: TTE3F14400t00;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: Times-Roman;">(if you lend silver in exchange for gold) in which two different commodities are mentioned entail that the wheat mentioned in this expression be of two different categories also]</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">barley in exchange for another type of barley, date for another type of date! Indeed if the exchange is done on the spot, then there is no harm.</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: Times-Roman;"> [</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Muslim, <i>Al-J</i>a<i>mi‘ al-s</i>_<i>ah</i>_i<i>h</i>_, 692, (no. 4059).]</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is the correct meaning of the above quoted Ah_adith. If all the Ah_adith on this topic had remained intact, the scholars of our <i>ummah </i>would not have faltered in interpreting them. However, owing to the misinterpretation of the narrators in some chains of narration, the words <i>haaa wa haaa</i></span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">(on the spot), or similar words in the second H_adith quoted above, were incorporated in the first one; similarly, the word<i>azzahbu bizzahabi</i>(gold in exchange for gold) of the H_adith quoted first were put in place of <i>alwaraqu bizzahabi</i></span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">(if you lend silver in exchange for gold) of the second. It is because of this intermingling of words that our jurists have erroneously derived the concept of <i>rib</i>a <i>al-fad</i>_<i>l </i>from such Ah_adith, whereas the correct concept in this regard is what the following words of the Prophet (sws) say, <i>Arabic text</i></span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">meaning ‘<i>rib</i>a is only in transactions of loan.’ [</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ibid., 697, (nos. 4089, 4091).]</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">It should be borne in mind that interest pertains only to those transactions in which a commodity is borrowed for the purpose of “using it up” whereby the borrower would be burdened to recreate it in order to return it to the lender. If any additional amount is demanded over and above it, then this no doubt is injustice as affirmed both by reason and revelation. On the contrary, transactions in which the commodities and items in question are “used” rather than being “used up” relate to lease, and the money demanded by the owner on providing this service, which is termed as rent, can in no way be objected to.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The author has brought to our notice above one among many contradictions/errors in even ‘authentic’ Books of<i>Ahaadeeth</i>. These Books cannot therefore be considered divine in view of Verse 4:82. And how could the sayings be authentic when these were recorded in writing centuries after the death of the Prophet (peace on him)!? Allah Almighty has guaranteed the authenticity of only the Qur’aan (Verse 15:9) and not of the <i>Ahaadeeth</i>! And the Qur’aan, throughout, and particularly in Verses 5:101, 6:38, 7:3, 12:111, 18:54, 39:27, 41:3, leaves no room for any doubt that it contains <u>all</u> necessary directions for man to conduct his life successfully on this earth. And yet, even recognised Islamic scholars, like Ghamidi and Imam Amin Ahsan Islahi, assert that the Qur’aan has not defined what<i>Ar-Riba</i> is and seek its definition/explanation in man-made and error-prone <i>Ahaadeeth</i>, as herein above! No wonder again that Verse 2:275 condemns such assertions as influenced by the Satan.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Similarly, it should also remain clear that whether a loan is acquired for personal, business or welfare purposes, the real meaning of <i>rib</i>a is not ascertained on these bases. It is an indisputable fact that in the Arabic language the word <i>rib</i>a, irrespective of the aim of the lender and the condition of the borrower, just implies a pre-determined increase acquired on a loan. Consequently, the Qur’an itself has clarified this fact: during its own period of revelation, lending on interest for business purposes was quite rampant and these loans were given with the intention of prospering through the wealth of others.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">And that which you give as loan on interest </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">(‘on interest’ is the translator’s interpretation of the Arabic term ‘<i>minr-riban</i>’ in the original text, which interpretation the Qur’aan never supports)<span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0;"> that it may increase on [other] people’s wealth, it has no increase with Allah; but that which you give as <i>zak</i>a<i>h</i>seeking Allah’s countenance, then it is these people who shall get manifold [in the Hereafter] of what they gave. (30:39)</span></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The expression “…that it may increase on [other] people’s wealth” is not only inappropriate for application to interest-based loans given to the poor for their personal use, but is also clearly indicative of the fact that interest-based loans were generally given for business purposes and in this way they “increased on other people’s wealth” according to the Qur’an.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And if the borrower is in difficulty grant him respite until it is easy for him to repay and if you write off [the debt], it is better for you, if you only knew. (2:280)</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Imam Amin Ah_san Is_lah_i comments on this verse in the following words:</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today some naive people claim that the type of interest which prevailed in Arabia before the advent of Islam was usury. The poor and the destitute had no option but to borrow money from a few rich money-lenders to fulfil their personal needs. These money-lenders exploited the poor and would lend them money at high interest rates. It is only this type of interest which the Qur’an has termed as <i>rib</i>a and forbidden. As far as commercial interest is concerned, it neither existed at that time nor did the Qur’an prohibit it.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">The verse categorically refutes this view. When the Qur’an says that if the borrower is in difficulty, he should be given respite until he is able to pay back his debt, it clearly points out that in those times even the rich used to acquire loans. In fact, if the style and stress of the verse are correctly understood, it becomes clear that it was mostly the rich who used to procure loans. Indeed, there was a strong chance that the borrower would find himself in difficulty even to pay the original amount. The money-lender, therefore, is directed to give him more time and if he forgoes the original amount, it would be better for him. The words of this verse strongly indicate this meaning. The actual words of the verse are: <i>Wa-in k<u>a</u>na <u>th</u>oo AAusratin fana<u>th</u>iratun il<u>a</u> maysaratin</i> The particle of condition </span></b><b><i><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">in</span></i></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (if) is not used for general circumstances, but, in fact, is used for rare and unusual circumstances. For general circumstances, the particle </span></b><b><i><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I<u>tha</u></span></i></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">(if) is used. In the light of this, it is clear that the borrowers in those times were generally the affluent (</span></b><b><i><u><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">th</span></u></i></b><b><i><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">oo maysaratin</span></i></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">), but in some cases were poor or had become poor after acquiring the loan and in that case, the Qur’an has directed the money-lenders to give them a time rebate.</span></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Verse 30:39 quoted above is the first, in chronological order of revelation, of all the Qur’aanic Verses revealed on the Qur’aanic topic of <i>Ar-Riba</i>. In this first Verse, the word used is <i>riban</i>, and not <i>Ar-Riba</i>. <i>Riban </i>is used here in its ordinary meaning of increase, gain, growth or profit, and it is without the Arabic prefix <i>al</i>.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Obviously, it is not every gain, profit or increase that is despised by Allah in this verse. It is only a particular kind of it that is despised – the kind that is effected <i>fee amwaalinnasi </i>(i.e. in people’s <i>amwaal</i>). This particular gain that Allah abhors has been referred to in other Qur’aanic Verses as <i>Ar-Riba</i> [i.e. ‘the gain’ abhorred by Allah Ta’ala in Verse 30:39] and banned in the later-revealed Verse 2:275.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Verse 30:39 is therefore the defining Verse for <i>Ar-Riba</i>, which clear definition is most astonishingly missed by Islamic scholars, no doubt, under Satanic influence referred to in Verse 2:275. As per this divine definition, then, <i><u>Ar-Riba</u></i><u> is gain effected by usurping other people’s rights, rightful dues and possessions</u>.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now let us examine whether our modern money-lenders, the banks, are indulging in <i>Ar-Riba</i> when they lend money on interest. Let us consider only those banks that operate transparently without any underhand dealings.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The interest such banks charge on money lent constitutes their proportionate overhead expenses and legitimate profit. Overhead expenses are of course on office accommodation, office furniture and other required accessories, staff salaries etc. Like in any other legitimate business, the banks too are entitled to recover such expenses, which they incur through their own <i>amwaal</i>, from their customers. And like in any other business they are also entitled to legitimate profit. For, like any other legitimate business, banks too render very useful service to society, as I have already explained herein above. The interest recovered is therefore the banks’ own <i>amwaal</i>, and not others’! They are not indulging in <i>Ar-Riba </i>prohibited under Verse 2:275!! The Muslim community, under Satanic influence, are barking at the wrong tree!!! The real <i>Ar-Riba</i> may, meanwhile, be growing luxuriantly in their own backyards of some of them.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To learn more about the real <i>Ar-Riba</i>, please read <i><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3WHE3SlRRSlczSHc/view?usp=sharing" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">ISLAM & INTEREST</a></i>, or, at least the first chapter, <i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/invitationtosalvation/what-is-ar-riba" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">What Is Ar-Riba</a></i>, of the book. The book and its 1<sup>st</sup> chapter are both separately available free online.</span></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">QUR’AANIC STUDIES MANZIL I: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3Z3I5R3Jxa2hjUmM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3Z3I5R3Jxa2hjUmM/view?usp=sharing</a>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">QUR’AANIC STUDIES MANZIL II: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3Qkl4RmU1VDBCdHM/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3Qkl4RmU1VDBCdHM/view?usp=sharing</a>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">QUR’AANIC STUDIES MANZIL III: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MTBVTkJUNU1ROFk/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MTBVTkJUNU1ROFk/view?usp=sharing</a>
B <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RAHLIR0">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<span style="background: white;">B00RAHLIR0</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #555555;"> </span>C <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/quraanic-studies-manzil-iii/16579375">http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/quraanic-studies-manzil-iii/16579375</a>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">QUR’AANIC STUDIES MANZIL IV: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3cFp0c1RzTFNEaXc/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3cFp0c1RzTFNEaXc/view?usp=sharing</a>
B <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RCXI4XI">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<span style="background: white;">B00RCXI4XI</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #555555;"> </span>C <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/quraanic-studies-manzil-iv/16635696">http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/quraanic-studies-manzil-iv/16635696</a>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">QUR’AANIC STUDIES MANZIL V: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MW53QUsycVZwZEk/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MW53QUsycVZwZEk/view?usp=sharing</a>
B <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RECDM8Y">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<span style="background: white;">B00RECDM8Y</span></a> C <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/quraanic-studies-manzil-v/16693696">http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/quraanic-studies-manzil-v/16693696</a>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">QUR’AANIC STUDIES MANZIL VI: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3UFd3SXlMZ3Awc1k/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3UFd3SXlMZ3Awc1k/view?usp=sharing</a>
B <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RFOLX46">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<span style="background: white;">B00RFOLX46</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #555555;"> </span>C <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/quraanic-studies-manzil-vi/16730785">http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/quraanic-studies-manzil-vi/16730785</a>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">QUR’AANIC STUDIES MANZIL VII: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3QUFqNHBXSTRac3c/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3QUFqNHBXSTRac3c/view?usp=sharing</a>
B <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RFQ0ODK">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<span style="background: white;">B00RFQ0ODK</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #555555;"> </span>C <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/quraanic-studies-manzil-vii/16828627">http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/quraanic-studies-manzil-vii/16828627</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">WHY DO I BELIEVE IN ISLAM: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MVVFSDJ2SnBqYms/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MVVFSDJ2SnBqYms/view?usp=sharing</a>
B <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XNTYKI">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<span style="background: white;">B003XNTYKI</span></a> C <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/why-do-i-believe-in-islam/11470341">http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/why-do-i-believe-in-islam/11470341</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ISLAM AND INTEREST: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3WHE3SlRRSlczSHc/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3WHE3SlRRSlczSHc/view?usp=sharing</a>
B <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0046H9IM4">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<span style="background: white;">B0046H9IM4</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #555555;"> </span>C <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/islam-interest/11552652">http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/islam-interest/11552652</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">THE VEIL & POLYGAMY IN ISLAM: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3cnY2U1FMbEhBYkU/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3cnY2U1FMbEhBYkU/view?usp=sharing</a>
B <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003Y74SQS">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<span style="background: white;">B003Y74SQS</span></a> C <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/the-veil-polygamy-in-islam/11460691">http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/the-veil-polygamy-in-islam/11460691</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">IN QUR’AANIC LIGHT: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3SUZEVko4NVB1d2s/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3SUZEVko4NVB1d2s/view?usp=sharing</a>
B <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004DERHQ4">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<span style="background: white;">B004DERHQ4</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #555555;"> </span>C <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/in-quraanic-light/11567227">http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/in-quraanic-light/11567227</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">JUDGMENT ON INTEREST ANALYSED: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3aGdhd2tGLXJUeUE/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3aGdhd2tGLXJUeUE/view?usp=sharing</a>
B <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QS95YO">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<span style="background: white;">B004QS95YO</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #555555;"> </span>C <a href="http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/judgment-on-interest-analysed-in-quraanic-light/11460720">http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/judgment-on-interest-analysed-in-quraanic-light/11460720</a>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">PURPOSE OF LIFE: A <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3dnRvWmlzSHFKaEE/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3dnRvWmlzSHFKaEE/view?usp=sharing</a>
B <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BFXPFOM">http://www.amazon.com/dp/<span style="background: white;">B00BFXPFOM</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #555555;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My
website <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/invitationtosalvation/">INVITATION
TO SALVATION</a> contains some other writings besides the above.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="mailto:mdshafiaga@gmail.com">Mohammad Shafi</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Malvani, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.1858157 72.81905200000005619.1558222 72.778711500000057 19.2158092 72.859392500000055tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-26877181159586414052015-10-05T05:07:00.002-07:002021-02-02T00:45:53.227-08:00Is Belief In God, A Blind Belief?<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Literally speaking, yes! One believes in
God – being Muslim, I would prefer calling Him Allah – without seeing Him with
one’s eyes.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">But blind belief is not just that. We
cannot see electricity flowing in a wire, but we believe a wire is live with electric
current if a connected bulb lights, although we do not physically see the
current with our eyes. We do not say our belief is a blind belief in this case.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">We are certain in our belief in the
unseen current, because of the effect – lighting of the bulb – it causes. So,
blind belief precludes such cases wherein we believe in existence of even
unseen things by virtue of effects these things cause.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">Now let us consider one particular
effect – out of innumerable such effects – that we can see: the coming into
existence of a human new-born child. What is the cause of this effect? Parents?
But, as anyone can see, they are just instruments used for bringing about the
effect. They know nothing about the nitty-gritty of how a fertilised egg is
transformed from a tiny speck into fully formed child in the mother’s womb, and
made ready to face the harsh outside world.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">In order to understand the conceptual enormity,
the complexity and the ingenuity involved in this transformation, let us have just
a rudimentary look at some of the processes the fertilised egg in the mother’s
womb goes through.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">6.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">The first thing that happens to the tiny
zygote is the laying down in it of a rudimentary form of a network of vessels
for circulation of blood. The heart is not yet formed, but there is a tiny
bulge of the blood vessel located at its place. At the end of the first 3 weeks
after conception, this infinitesimal bulge starts beating and the blood in the
network of vessels starts circulating! The network comes in contact with the
wall of the uterus when and where it gets nourishment and oxygen from the mother’s
blood by osmosis. This continually ongoing nourishment is meticulously and
methodically used in the development of the different parts – including the
heart – of the foetus till it is transformed into a recognisable human child
well equipped to face the outside world.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">7.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">The mother remains consciously unaware
of all the details of what is going on in her womb. Some power or force [Cause]
other than her own self is just using her body to meticulously and gingerly
fashion and bring into existence a new human being [effect] there.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">That Cause cannot just be like that
unconcerned electric current lighting the bulb in the example quoted above.
Unlike the electric current, this Cause is superbly intelligent as to all the
needs of the effect it is producing and superbly fashions it accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;">Mankind has named that unseen, super-intelligent,
caring Cause as God. Belief in God cannot therefore be dismissed as blind or
superstitious. The belief is the Truth based on reason and rationality.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mohammad
Shafi<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Author
of <i><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MVo1YXY1ZkhmRHM/view?usp=sharing">QUR’AANICSTUDIES – A Modern Tafsir</a></i><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>26<sup>th</sup> September, 2015</b></span></span></div>
FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0759837 72.87765590000003618.5957917 72.232208900000032 19.556175699999997 73.52310290000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-53220081610976836172015-09-10T05:03:00.002-07:002021-02-02T00:47:10.385-08:00Jesus = Adam<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Translation of this Qur’aanic Verse 3:59: <span style="background: aqua; mso-highlight: aqua;">Indeed, for Allah, the case of Jesus
is like the case of Adam whom He created out of dust and then said to him
"Be" and he was!</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Jesus was
likened to Adam as, unlike other men, they were both created without sexual
intercourse between man and woman.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Besides
this basic statement, Allah Almighty, it seems, ingeniously concealed in this
Verse a proof – proof that the Qur’aan is genuinely divine and not man-made.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">For, at the
time the Qur’aan was revealed, over 1400 years ago – and in the manner in which
it was revealed – only Allah Almighty could have made the statement in the
Verse mathematically correct. Remember that the Qur’aan was not revealed all at
once; it was revealed in portions over a long period stretching for 23 years!
At the time of its revelation, moreover, mankind was bereft of any of the
modern facilities of internet and laptops. It did not have even paper and
printing press!!</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">It was in
those circumstances that the Qur’aan miraculously made the statement in the
above-quoted Verse mathematically correct in the sense that, throughout <u>the
entire Qur’aan</u>, the word <i>Eisa </i>(Jesus)
occurs 25 times and the word <i>Aadam </i>(Adam)
also occurs exactly 25 times! I have myself verified this amazing fact. It is
unlikely that those 7<sup>th</sup> century Arabs to whom the Qur’aan was first
revealed were aware of it. It came to light only recently, after the advent of
computers.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">The word <i>Eisa</i> occurs in Verses 2:31, 2:33, 2:34,
2:35, 2:37, 3:33, 3:59, 5:27, 7:11, 7:19, 7:26, 7:27, 7:31, 7:35, 7:172, 17:61,
17:70, 18:50, 19:58, 20:115, 20:116, 20:117, 20:120, 20:121, 36:60. And the
word <i>Aadam</i> occurs in Verses 2:87,
2:136, 2:253, 3:45, 3:52, 3:55, 3:59, 3:84, 4:157, 4:163, 4:171, 5:46, 5:78,
5:110, 5:112, 5:114, 5:116, 6:85, 19:34, 33:7, 42:13, 43:63, 57:27, 61:6,
61:14.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Author of <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MVo1YXY1ZkhmRHM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">QUR’AANIC STUDIES – A Modern Tafsir</a></span></div>
FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Malvani, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.1858157 72.81905200000005619.1558222 72.778711500000057 19.2158092 72.859392500000055tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-9714186188924242142015-08-20T05:09:00.002-07:002021-02-02T00:48:12.470-08:00Fast till Night<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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translation: <span style="background: lime; mso-highlight: lime;">And eat and drink
until the light of dawn becomes distinct to you from the darkness preceding
dawn. Then, fast till night.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">This divine directive to believers is in
respect of nights during the fasting month of Ramadan. It also gives them a
clear direction as regards the exact duration of the fast to be observed
everyday during the month.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">The divine directive is to fast till
night. But most Muslims break their fast at sunset. Is this practice in
conformity with the directive? It is important for the Muslims to know this
because the Qur’aan tells them, in no uncertain terms, that those who abide not
by what Allah has sent down are suppressors of the Truth (Verse 5:44), oppressors
(Verse 5:45), and transgressors (Verse 5:47)!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Verse 2:187 itself specifies the exact
time when to start the fast. It directs the Muslims to start the fast – not at
sunrise, but – when, <u>before sunrise</u>, the light of dawn (daylight) clearly
penetrates the darkness of the night. So the night, allowing believers to eat
and drink, <b><u>ends</u></b> when first
daylight comes in <b><u>at dawn</u></b>
i.e. about 35 minutes before sunrise. And, naturally, the night, allowing
believers to eat and drink again, <b><u>begins</u></b>
when the last remnants of daylight disappear <b><u>at the end of dusk</u></b>, i.e. about 35 minutes after sunset.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Author of <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MVo1YXY1ZkhmRHM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">QUR'AANIC STUDIES - A Modern Tafsir</a></span></span></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0759837 72.87765590000003618.5957917 72.232208900000032 19.556175699999997 73.52310290000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-32249864563716020692015-07-21T04:55:00.003-07:002021-02-02T00:49:30.273-08:00A Miracle?<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> <img class="CToWUd" height="51" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=bf8d78b182&view=fimg&th=14ea57dbf211533e&attid=0.2&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ica8dlqy0_14ea5767c68ec326&attbid=ANGjdJ9Xl2t7hB1Wv0kDnmyUpVh-41gWvDEG0rMQSxY-bAZF3i-8SHQ8rE2sc_DzTe6pcMBTmjsv762TkfKmFdpqh-6CiXJu-EpcznK-Jltzsa0GJxEY1tJb0qe8d_k&sz=w824-h102&ats=1437476001645&rm=14ea57dbf211533e&zw&atsh=1" width="412" /></span></span><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;"></span></u><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: black; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;"> </span><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">The Hour </span><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">(the time when the present world will end and the Hereafter begin) </span><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">has drawn near and the moon is breached. The Qur’aanic Verse is the first one in Chapter 54, and the English translation is mine (refer <i><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MVo1YXY1ZkhmRHM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">QUR’AANIC STUDIES - A Modern Tafsir</a></i>).</span><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;"></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">And, the explanatory note on that translation reads as follows: </span><b><span style="background: aqua; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333330154419px;">The Arabic word </span></b><b><i><span style="background: aqua; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333330154419px;">shaqqa</span></i></b><b><span style="background: aqua; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333330154419px;"> has a number of meanings. Most translators have given it here the meaning of ‘split’ and thus attributed to Prophet Muhammad [peace on him] the performing of the miracle of splitting the moon in two and then rejoining the two parts. Such a miracle – if it did happen – would have indeed been a unique one! The Qur’aan does say that the earlier Prophets were endowed with the gifts of performing various miracles. But none of such miracles involved moon or any other heavenly body! All those miracles were restricted to things of this earth. This miracle attributed to Prophet Muhammad is preposterous on another count as well. Nowhere else in the Holy Book does Allah Almighty mention performance, by Muhammad, of any miracle as those performed by earlier Prophets like Moses and Jesus! The Book, on the other hand, points out the fact that the earlier peoples had failed to follow their Prophets despite the latter showing them the miracles! The stress was therefore laid on Prophet Muhammad’s Ummah to look for miracles in the natural creation of their own selves and of all things around them, and thus attain to faith in Allah Ta’ala. That being the unmistakable tenor throughout in the Qur’aan, it was indeed preposterous for the Prophet to come up suddenly with such an unlikely miracle. Moreover, <i>shaqqa</i></span></b><span style="background: aqua; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333330154419px;"> <b><i>alqamar</i> is meant in this Verse to be the Sign for the approaching end of this world. There were definitely no signs of the approaching Doom over 1400 years ago when this Verse was revealed. But there definitely are such signs now when nation after nation is engaged in piling up weapons of mass destruction [WMD]. And this piling up was preceded by Man’s first visit to the moon in the late sixties [Watch </b></span><span style="background: aqua; font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrSD8tpoSz0&feature=fvwp&NR=1" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333330154419px;">the Video</span></b></a></span><b><span style="background: aqua; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 15.3333330154419px;">]. This Verse foretold that visit, when the virginity of the surface of the moon was for the first time breached by human steps and man-made tools.</span></b><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;"></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">It is now over 46 years since that event.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">So, how many more years this world may still have before its end? The exact number is of course known only to Allah Almighty; but the proximity predicted by the Qur’aan should surely have an upper limit. Does the Qur’aan give any indication of that limit? Let us try to find out.</span><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;"></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">In the 97<sup>th</sup> Chapter of the Qur’aan, it is said, <img class="CToWUd" height="51" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=bf8d78b182&view=fimg&th=14ea57dbf211533e&attid=0.3&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ica8ghry1_14ea5788639099d3&attbid=ANGjdJ8ofUJzMgenNw3TDFr-SUUKRoUvkK3puOEKDKMMgzcJGBH8OPVl1-qCkGVa_Eh4tTT8UlIpolsbsaqt4Hf3YknyYA1VGuoGbvakMug-BBGMFaUAaIpzeTdw_4k&sz=w824-h102&ats=1437476001647&rm=14ea57dbf211533e&zw&atsh=1" width="412" /><img class="CToWUd" height="51" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=bf8d78b182&view=fimg&th=14ea57dbf211533e&attid=0.1&disp=emb&realattid=ii_ica8hqop2_14ea5796bb3cca58&attbid=ANGjdJ8Q4xfk4HjH2YKUdbFGoXrtAs4F17WFWRvFgZY1kKUUi63JqryLcNLBV9IKuUi8uma5oHQXSacK3orxnicm1FoFmzSl27A2uHkz-DdEdlJGtDAPuYN38uXk3Co&sz=w824-h102&ats=1437476001647&rm=14ea57dbf211533e&zw&atsh=1" width="412" /><br /><br /> </span><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: black; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;"> </span><span style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">The night of divine Decree is better than a thousand months. The angels and the Spirit, by their Lord’s leave, descend in that night with all His decrees.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">5.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">Those two Verses do indicate that <i>laylatu alqadr </i>(Night of the divine Decrees) comes once in a thousand months with divine Decrees for the ensuing thousand months, equivalent roughly to 83.4 years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">6.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">If that be true, this world is not going to survive 2053 AD!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">Author of <i><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3NWZUWkp1N3V4TW8/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">QUR’AANIC STUDIES - A Modern Tafsir</a></i></span></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Malvani, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.1858157 72.81905200000005619.1558222 72.778711500000057 19.2158092 72.859392500000055tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-36044840740633357172015-07-15T04:11:00.002-07:002021-02-02T00:51:12.661-08:00The Twelve<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">1.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">Most Muslims may be aware of there being numerous astonishing numerical evidences of the Qur’aan being divine and not man-made. I too had read about it innumerable times, but had not brought myself to personally verify any of those.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">But, some days back, I did physically do the counting job on one such evidence. The word I chose was <i>shahr</i>, the Arabic equivalent for month. My information was that this word in singular occurred exactly twelve time in the entire Qur’aan to correspond with the twelve months in a year.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">3.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">Needless to say, I was not disappointed! The word <i>shahr </i>occurred in Verses 2:185 (twice), 2:194 (twice), 2:217, 5:2, 5:96, 9:36, 34:12 (twice), 46:15 & 97:3. Twelve times, totally!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">4.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">What’s so great about it, you may ask. The greatness in this is that the Qur’aan was revealed to Prophet Muhammad, bit by bit, during a long and extended period of 23 years in the seventh century AD. People in those days had no means to keep count of every word occurring in the Holy Book. There were no printing presses, not even paper – leave aside the modern-day computer! This counting could only be done then by Allah Almighty, and not by man. And this evidence came to light only recently, when man could have access to modern techniques.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">5.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">And this is not the only numerical evidence! There are far too many of them to be humanly possible for a Book, produced in the 7<sup>th</sup> century, to have. <a href="http://www.islaminfo.com/3/74/the-quran-as-a-mathematical-miracle" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Click here</a> to know more about this. One cannot dismiss an avalanche of such evidences as mere coincidences.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.466667175293px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Author of <i><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MVo1YXY1ZkhmRHM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">QUR'AANIC STUDIES - A Modern Tafsir</a></i></span></span></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Malvani, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.1858157 72.81905200000005619.1558222 72.778711500000057 19.2158092 72.859392500000055tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-42346273624920737652015-07-01T04:47:00.002-07:002021-02-02T00:52:23.268-08:00Is Islam Irrelevant Today?<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The question mark in
the caption above says it all! There is a widespread undercurrent of doubts,
even among Muslims, on the relevance of Islam in the world today. Muslims may
not give expression to those doubts openly, but the doubts do assail a majority
of them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. They see that Islam,
as they understand it, prohibits interest; and the highest court in the Muslim
country of Pakistan had even directed its government to realign its economic
policies on that basis. The government was given some two years to do that; but
at the end of the stipulated period the government pleaded its inability. The
matter is dragging on indecisively there for years now!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3. In Islam,
homosexuality is a crime that militates against the divine scheme. The Qur’aan
speaks of an entire people – Prophet Lot’s – destroyed because of their open
advocacy and virulent practice of this crime. But, in this modern world, nation
after nation is coming up to accept the aberration in sexual behaviour as
natural. Same sex marriages are openly celebrated. Open practice of
homosexuality is no longer considered a crime.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. The Qur’aan says
that natural calamities like the earthquake happen with the knowledge, and
under the direction, of the Creator of all things, Allah. HE uses these to
punish people transgressing divinely laid down law beyond a limit, and to warn
others against such transgression. But the modernists dismiss the Qur’aanic
assertions as superstitious beliefs. They claim that the calamities are
geophysical natural phenomena and have nothing to do with any Intelligent Power
exercising any conscious power over them. They, in fact, tend to deny the very
existence of any such Power!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">5. The Qur’aan
prescribes cutting off of hand as punishment for theft and lashes for adultery.
Except for a very few countries like Saudi Arabia, such punishments have been
abolished in all other countries. The Qur’aanic punishments are now considered
barbaric and inhuman.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">6. A sister gets half
the share of a brother under the Qur’aanic Law of Inheritance. And, one man’s
evidence is equated to two women’s, for financial transactions, in the Holy
Book. The modern world considers that Islam thus perpetuates an obvious gender
inequality.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">7. Mentioned above are
the points, that occur to me presently, on the basis of which modern world
generally considers Islam irrelevant now. Readers may like to apprise me of
other points they have come across. But, in the meantime, let me critically
examine the points mentioned herein above, one by one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">8. First and foremost,
there is the economics question of levying interest on money lent or borrowed.
If this interest is prohibited, the entire banking business, as it now stands,
would come to a grinding halt. Some Islamic countries have obviated this problem
by establishing what they call <i>sharia</i>-compliant
banks. What these banks do is instead of lending money on interest as any other
commercial bank does, they adopt other means like buying their clients’
requirements themselves and handing over these to their clients. For example,
if a client wants to buy a residential flat, the bank will buy it and then give
it to the client for use. The client then repays the bank in several instalments
extending to a longish period of time. By the time all instalments get paid,
the client ends up paying more than what the bank had paid originally for the
flat. The difference could even be more than the total amount of interest that
a commercial bank would have charged for the deal. So, the <i>sharia</i>-compliant bank gets its dues – not as interest, but as its
margin of profit! There are other dubious ways in which such banks carry on
their business by getting their dues anyhow, but nominally not as interest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">9. But is it interest
that Islam prohibits? This is the question that Muslims themselves have
unfortunately failed to examine critically. Their religious leaders have said
that the Qur’aan does not define <i>Ar-Riba</i>
it prohibits. So these leaders have themselves defined it to include interest
in its ambit. But the Qur’aan repeatedly reiterates that it explains or
clarifies everything so that its edicts are easily and clearly understood and
implemented by the common people (refer Qur’aanic Verses 6:38, 16:89, 18:1,
18:54, 41:3, 54:18, 57:17 and there are other such Verses besides). So all
those who say that the Arabic term <i>Ar-Riba</i>
is not defined in the Qur’aan, do in fact contradict the Book they consider
divine and therefore incontrovertible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">10. My studies of the
Holy Book reveal that it does define the term <i>Ar-Riba</i> in Verse 30:39. I have detailed my findings in the book <i><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3WHE3SlRRSlczSHc/view?usp=sharing">ISLAM
AND INTEREST</a></i>, the first chapter <i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/invitationtosalvation/what-is-ar-riba">What
is Ar-Riba</a></i> of which explains how the said Qur’aanic Verse defines the
term as <b><span style="background: white;">gain that any party to a transaction contrives or manipulates
to get by usurping the rightful dues, earnings or possessions of others</span></b><span style="background: white;">. It is this <i>Ar-Riba</i> so defined – <u>and not interest per se</u> – that is
prohibited in Islam.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">11. As regards homosexuality, one need not be extraordinarily
knowledgeable to understand that Nature has imbued the sexual urge in living
beings for the specific purpose of propagating their respective species.
Normally, this sexual urge is heterosexual between males and females, the two
being suitably fashioned for playing their respective roles in propagation of
the species. In such a circumstance, sexual attraction between two persons of
the same sex is obviously an aberration. So long as this aberration remains
shrouded in privacy, the society in general need not be proactively
antagonistic, but if it is practised openly and aggressively, society can ill
afford to simply sit back and wait for its inevitable ill effects. The Qur’aan
speaks of the destruction of the ancient people of Lot, as those people had
become aggressively homosexual en masse. It would be wrong to condone this
aberration as an individual’s natural inclination or orientation. One could
then even say that an individual is naturally inclined or oriented to have
sexual relations with all sexually attractive individuals of the other sex. But
human society, as we know it, cannot bear the burden of such unbridled
heterosexual relations. It will no longer remain human. Homosexuality, if
unchecked, too has similarly the potential to destroy human society.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">12. As regards the point raised in paragraph 4 above, it is essentially
an offshoot of the belief in a super-intelligent Creator of the entire universe
and of all things therein. Being the Creator, He has absolute control over
every item of His creation. Naturally, those who do not have this belief,
condemn it as mere superstition. The inevitable question then that arises is as
to why one should have a belief in such Creator. It is a vast subject, which
can only be dealt with in no less than a book. Let me then present you the
online booklet <i><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MVVFSDJ2SnBqYms/view?usp=sharing">WHY
DO I BELIEVE IN ISLAM</a></i>. I have tried therein to deal with this question
here as succinctly and briefly as possible. Human knowledge is pitiably
limited. It cannot provide answers to many, many things that happen. A renowned
scientist had once admitted that what scientists are doing is just pick up some
pebbles in the vast seashore of knowledge. They are in no position to predict
accurately when, why, where and how strongly an earthquake will happen next. In
the dismal absence of such wherewithal, mankind cannot but believe in what the
Creator says in revealed Scriptures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;">13. The Qur’aanic Verse 5:38 prescribes hand-cutting of a thief as an
exemplary punishment from the Wise Creator. </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">In view of the very next Verse 5:39, this punishment is to be meted out
only to such an incorrigible thief who is unrepentant for his crime or indulges
in it repeatedly despite declaring his repentance of earlier crimes. The
punishment to such a thief has necessarily to be exemplary, so that others,
seeing his amputated arm, are effectively discouraged from committing the
crime. Modern-day governments, in the name of humanitarianism, have very light
penal provisions of imprisonment for a limited period. A hardened criminal
takes it in his stride, goes to prison, and duly resumes his criminal activity
afresh after being released. And, with his ill-gotten wealth, he may grease the
palms of the police, and thus evade imprisonment again. And seeing his apparent
prosperity, others may emulate him. Allah-given law is always better than
man-made laws. So is the Allah-given penal provision of giving lashes to a
person indulging in adultery! This latter punishment is to be meted out in
public. The shame of such a punishment would be an effective deterrent for
anyone inclined to commit the offence. And remember, the crime, to deserve this
punishment, has to be so openly committed as to provide witnesses thereto!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">14. A family constitutes the basic unit of society. The Qur’aan confers
on the husband the position of the head of this unit. One cannot but admit that
it is a natural conferment in view of the undeniable fact that he has been
endowed with a greater physical strength than the wife. The Qur’aan, however,
makes it abundantly clear that the wife has rights over the husband just as the
husband has over her. The husband’s authority is only a shade above the wife’s
just as the prime minister, in a parliamentary form of government, has over
other ministers. This slight difference in their respective powers is essential
for the smooth conduct of affairs within this basic unit of society.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">15. Along with the conferment as head of the family, the Qur’aan puts the
responsibility of adequately providing for the entire needs of the family on
the shoulders of the husband. That is even when the wife may have her own
source of income! In the circumstance, it serves due ends of justice for a man
to have a greater share in ancestral property than a woman.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">16. The Qur’aan, moreover, generally envisages a distinct division of
work between a man and a woman. And their bodies are suitably fashioned
accordingly. This does not mean that a woman cannot do a man’s job. She can,
but the divine scheme apparently is to make it an exception rather than the
rule. In the divine scheme of things, giving evidence on anything, monetarily
related or otherwise, is normally a man’s job. A woman comes in only as an
exception. It is only in such a situation, where she is obliged to do a thing
to which she is not accustomed to, another woman is brought in as an additional
help.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">17. Once when I was hospitalised for
some ailment, the doctor remarked that the count of my white blood corpuscles
(wbc) was high and that it was a worrisome factor. I couldn’t understand. The
wbc is the body’s defence mechanism. The more, the better, I said. The doctor
laughed at my ignorance and informed me that the higher wbc count was
indicative of greater infection. God is ingenious, he told me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">18. Allah is indeed ingenious. But the
trouble is, man thinks he is more ingenious!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Mohammad Shafi<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Author
of <i><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MVo1YXY1ZkhmRHM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">QUR’AANIC STUDIES - A Modern Tafsir</a></i></span></span></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Malvani, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.1858157 72.81905200000005619.1558222 72.778711500000057 19.2158092 72.859392500000055tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-30933783856671106792015-02-16T04:10:00.002-08:002021-02-02T00:53:39.883-08:00Dedicated to all Human Beings on Trial here on this Earth<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>In
the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Salamun alaykum,
brothers/sisters,<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> I do believe in One Creator – Whom, as a Muslim, I call
Allah – of the entire universe and of everything therein. I do believe that the
Qur’aan is the Creator’s Book of Guidance for every human being to follow
diligently in his/her life. I do believe that the Creator will resurrect every
human being to a second, everlasting life after his/her death in this life. I
do believe that a human being, who has fashioned his/her earthly life on divine
Guidance given in the Qur’aan, will be placed in Paradise after resurrection.
Life in Paradise will be all enjoyment and no suffering. I do believe that
those who do not abide by the Guidance will perennially suffer in Hell.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> And I do ardently wish that none of my fellow human
beings suffer in Hell. I do ardently wish therefore that they study the Qur’aan
and abide by the Guidance therein – for their own good.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> I have recently finished my own studies of the Qur’aan,
and I have recorded these online. I do not claim that these studies are
absolutely faultless. All human efforts are bound to contain some or the other
fault. That which is divine could only be faultless. And I offer my studies to
anyone who would like to go through them <u>as only a help</u> towards his/her
own studies of the Qur’aan. If anyone thereby gets motivated to initiate
his/her own studies of the Book, I shall feel richly rewarded. I ask for no
other reward from my fellow humans.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> The link to my Qur’aanic Studies is:<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;"><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MVo1YXY1ZkhmRHM/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7whKwklZ1K3MVo1YXY1ZkhmRHM/view?usp=sharing</a></b></span><b style="line-height: 115%;">.
It covers the entire Qur’aan, with cross-references made immediately
accessible. That is an advantage available for online readers. Readers may also
like to visit my website <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/invitationtosalvation/">INVITATION TO
SALVATION</a> whereat the same studies are available Manzil-wise. The site
contains all my other writings as well. The site is freely accessible.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Allah
bless you all,<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 115%;"><a href="mailto:mdshafiaga@gmail.com"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mohammad Shafi</b></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0759837 72.87765590000003618.5957917 72.232208900000032 19.556175699999997 73.52310290000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-21973151104290398042015-01-13T03:54:00.002-08:002021-02-02T00:54:52.837-08:00O Allah Almighty!<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>O Allah Almighty!</i></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Make all Muslims, O Allah Almighty,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Consider it their
bounden duty</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To read the Qur’aan and understand it</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And to try-n-obey its every edict.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, O Allah, free them thus of ignominy –</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lot, among them now, of so many!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your humble devotee,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mohammad Shafi</span></div>
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11<sup>th</sup>
October, 2014.</h4>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0759837 72.87765590000003618.5957917 72.232208900000032 19.556175699999997 73.52310290000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-3663109356219857922014-05-07T05:54:00.002-07:002021-02-02T00:55:58.495-08:00Qur'aan, Abandoned!<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<u>Qur'aanic Verse 25:30</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;">30. Waq<em>a</em>la a<strong>l</strong>rrasoolu y<em>a</em>
rabbi inna qawmee ittakha<em>th</em>oo h<em>atha</em> alqur-<em>a</em>na
mahjoor<em>a</em><strong>n</strong></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><u>Translation</u>:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">30. And the Messenger
will say, “O my Lord! My people did indeed treat this Qur’aan as a thing
abandoned.”<sup>5</sup></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><sup><br /></sup></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><sup><br /></sup></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><sup><u>Study Note</u>:</sup></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><sup><br /></sup></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">5. The Messenger (Muhammad, peace on him) might
have said so, exasperatingly, when in the initial period of his mission the
people of his own tribe would not believe him. But from the immediately
preceding context it appears that this is what he would say on Judgment Day
when he comes to know of the sorry fate of a large number of people who claimed
to be his followers after he left this world. Have not most of the so-called
Muslims of today (early part of the 21<sup>st</sup> century A.D.) indeed
abandoned the Qur’aan? Do they ever refer to it seeking guidance in the conduct
of their day-to-day lives in this world? The Qur’aan urges them to stand by and
abide by the Truth with patience and with trust in Allah. Do they do that? At
the slightest perception of danger to any of their worldly assets, they will
not hesitate to abandon the truth and thereby the Qur’aan. The Qur’aan asks
them to worship none but Allah. But they run to the graves of dead saints for
redressal of grievances and for bestowal of bounties. They fail to understand
that such acts of theirs are tantamount to worshipping the dead saints and
thereby committing the unpardonable sin of <i>shirk</i>.
The Qur’aan asks them to believe in the Hereafter. They do profess that they
believe, but they betray their disbelief in almost every act of theirs in this
world. They would rather abandon their morning prayer than abandon their sweet
sleep. They do not bother to study for themselves what the Qur’aan says. They
will try their best to educate their children to earn a lot and to have a good
status in worldly life, but they bother the least to prepare them for the
Hereafter. They do many, many such things to prove the prophetic statement in
this Verse right.</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">An extract from <i>Qur'aanic Studies Chapter 25</i>, to be published soon, inshaAllah.</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #121212; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://amzn.com/author/mohammadshafi" target="_blank">Mohammad Shafi</a></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0759837 72.87765590000003618.5957917 72.232208900000032 19.556175699999997 73.52310290000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-16151152674340719332014-02-24T04:00:00.002-08:002021-02-02T00:57:06.532-08:00Menstruation<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<u>Qur'aanic Verse 2:222</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">222. Wayas-aloonaka AAani </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">alma<u>h</u>ee<u>d</u>i
qul huwa a<u>th</u>an faiAAtaziloo a<b>l</b>nnis<u>a</u>a fee alma<u>h</u>ee<u>d</u>i wal<u>a</u>
taqraboohunna <u>h</u>att<u>a</u> ya<u>t</u>hurna fa-i<u>tha</u> ta<u>t</u>ahharna
fa/toohunna min <u>h</u>aythu amarakumu All<u>a</u>hu inna All<u>a</u>ha yu<u>h</u>ibbu
a<b>l</b>ttaww<u>a</u>beena wayu<u>h</u>ibbu almuta<u>t</u>ahhireen<b>a</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Translation</u>:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">222. And they ask you about menstruation. Tell them,
"It is harmful.<sup>412, 413</sup> So keep away from women in
menstruation, and approach them not till they're cleansed.<sup>414</sup> And
when they are cleansed, go to them in the manner decreed for you by Allah.<sup>415</sup>
Indeed, Allah loves those who repent and seek forgiveness, and He loves those
who keep themselves clean."<sup>416</sup></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">412. Every
month the uterus of an adult woman, who is not already pregnant and who has not
reached the age of menopause, prepares itself for pregnancy. It prepares itself
to welcome, nourish and help develop an impregnated egg for over nine months to
transform it into a human form ready to come out into the open world. The
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of the uterus.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="n2_413"></a><span lang="EN-US">413. But if the pregnancy does
not happen, the thickened lining of the uterus wall gets damaged and is shed
out through the vagina in the form of tissues and blood. This draining of the
damaged uterus lining is known as menstruation, menses or 'the monthly period'
in women. A menstruating woman could be in a vulnerable state, both mentally
and physically.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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revealed that there is a greater risk of transmitting AIDS and other sexually
transmitted diseases through sexual intercourse during menstruation. The
onslaught of AIDS in recent times could be a direct consequence of the
ignorance of or blatant disregard for this divine guidance/command. Man's
welfare lies in the obedience of Allah's directives.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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behaviour like indulging in anal sex, being unnatural and therefore not as per
the divine design, are obviously not as decreed by Allah.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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The All-knowing Allah has made the sex urge strong, obviously for the purpose
of the procreation of mankind till the Last Day. It is so strong that even the
pious may be tempted to taste the forbidden fruit, sometimes. That is why Allah
promises forgiveness for those who may commit a sin in this regard,
unintentionally, and then repent and sincerely resolve not to commit the sin
again. Please also take note of the importance given to maintenance of
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<u>Qur'aanic Verses 2:204 & 2:205</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">204. Wamina </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">a<b>l</b>nn<u>a</u>si man yuAAjibuka qawluhu fee al<u>h</u>ay<u>a</u>ti a<b>l</b>dduny<u>a</u> wayushhidu All<u>a</u>ha AAal<u>a</u> m<u>a</u> fee qalbihi
wahuwa aladdu alkhi<u>sa</u>mi</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">205. Wa-i<u>tha</u> tawall<u>a</u> saAA<u>a</u> fee </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">al-ar<u>d</u>i liyufsida feeh<u>a</u> wayuhlika al<u>h</u>artha wa<b>al</b>nnasla wa<b>A</b>ll<u>a</u>hu
l<u>a</u> yu<u>h</u>ibbu alfas<u>a</u>da</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">204. And among mankind is one, who impresses you with his utterances in this worldly life. And he cites Allah as witness to
what's there in his heart. And he's very skilful in argument!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">205. And when he turns away, he endeavours on the
earth, to spread anarchy therein and destroy the field<sup>357</sup> and the
race. And Allah doesn't like anarchy!<sup> 358 to 361</sup></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><sup><u>Study Notes</u>:</sup></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">357. In the Arabic text, the word used is <i>huarth</i>.
Normally, it means a plot of land set apart for agricultural production. But in
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2:223</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US">, the same word has been beautifully and appropriately used as a
simile for a man's woman. Women are obviously fields for production of human
beings for the continuity of human races. In the modern scenario, <i>huarth</i>
could also stand for a factory producing industrial goods. A field/factory
producing agricultural/industrial goods symbolises property, and together with
race (<i>nasl</i>), it would symbolise 'life & property'. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="n2_358"></a><b><span lang="EN-US">358. In these Verses, being
studied here, the character depicted is that of a person who says one thing and
does quite the opposite. We do come across such persons very often. And if we
were to make an honest peep into our own souls, we may find that we ourselves
have been guilty of such behaviour! When we declare ourselves as Muslims, we
declare that we are those who abide by the Qur'aan. But do we totally abide by
it? Anything we do with our own free will, in contradiction to Qur'aanic
teachings, does add to anarchy in this world. We do conveniently forget this.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="n2_359"></a><b><span lang="EN-US">359. Anarchy is the catalyst
that helps destroy not only life and property but also humanity. In the
relatively recent past, we have had the example of Hitler who mesmerised the
German people, with his speeches, into the belief that theirs is the best race
that can easily conquer other peoples and rule over them. The destruction of
life and property, which he wrought through his wars and his infamous
concentration camps, is part of history. But Hitler also destroyed the humanity
of the industrious and intelligent German people. He destroyed the character of
a good human race.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="n2_360"></a><b><span lang="EN-US">360. Let us now consider the
significance of taking <i>huarth</i> to mean a man's consort. Allah has made
her the basic entity which can substantially influence the character of a
person – her son or daughter, growing up in her lap. Some characteristics, good
or bad, of the mother are liable to be subconsciously transmitted to the child
in her lap. And these characteristics could form the basis of the child's
character.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="n2_361"></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;">361. The person described in
these Verses endeavours to spoil the mothers' character. In the guise of a
champion of the feminists, he draws them out of their homes, and from their
babes, to be equal to men in any field of worldly activity – be it politics or,
even wrestling! In the name of their liberty, he entices young ladies to be
socialites, wearing increasingly revealing dresses. Their semi-nakedness suits
the carnal desires of the males; and apparently everybody is happy. But this
social behaviour leads, imperceptibly but surely, to moral degradation that
permeates the developing minds of boys and girls. They tend to copy what they
see their elders doing. It is thus that the person described in Verses 2:204
& 2:205 tries to destroy the whole race by first destroying the "<i>huarth</i>".
History teaches us that moral degradation of a people leads ultimately to their
annihilation as any force to reckon with, in this very world.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<u>Qur'aanic Verse 2:164</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">164. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Inna
fee khalqi a<b>l</b>ssam<u>a</u>w<u>a</u>ti wa<b>a</b>l-ar<u>d</u>i wa<b>i</b>khtil<u>a</u>fi
allayli wa<b>al</b>nnah<u>a</u>ri wa<b>a</b>lfulki allatee tajree fee alba<u>h</u>ri
bim<u>a</u> yanfaAAu a<b>l</b>nn<u>a</u>sa wam<u>a</u> anzala All<u>a</u>hu
mina a<b>l</b>ssam<u>a</u>-i min m<u>a</u>-in faa<u>h</u>y<u>a</u> bihi al-ar<u>d</u>a
baAAda mawtih<u>a</u> wabaththa feeh<u>a</u> min kulli d<u>a</u>bbatin wata<u>s</u>reefi
a<b>l</b>rriy<u>ah</u>i wa<b>al</b>ssa<u>ha</u>bi almusakhkhari bayna a<b>l</b>ssam<u>a</u>-i
wa<b>a</b>l-ar<u>d</u>i la<u>a</u>y<u>a</u>tin liqawmin yaAAqiloon<b>a</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">164. Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the
earth, in the contrast between the day and the night, in the ship that sails on
the sea with things beneficial to mankind, in what Allah sends down of water
from the sky bringing the earth back to life after it was dead, in every kind
of animals dispersed therein, in the winds changing their directions, and in
the clouds under divine control between the sky and the earth, are compelling
signs for people who make use of their intelligence.<sup>264 to 268</sup></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">264. A study
of the Qur'aan reveals that the Messengers, who came before Muhammad (peace be
upon him and upon them all), were given some extraordinary signs to convince
people of the existence of an absolute solitary Power controlling the entire Universe
and also to convince them of the Messengers being the really authorised ones
from that Power. The earlier Messengers came when the level of general
knowledge among the people was low. Their (people's) knowledge therefore needed
to be supplemented by divinely given 'miracles'. But the last Messenger,
Muhammad, came at the threshold of an era in which human knowledge would
proliferate. The proliferation of human knowledge, combined with the divinely
endowed human intelligence, became sufficient for people to recognise the
Absolute Solitary Power. The supplement of 'miracles' was no more needed. The
people are now in a position to recognize the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"> Power from the signs that
abound in Nature.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="n2_265"></a><b><span lang="EN-US">265. This divine exhortation
made in this Verse for study of Natural phenomena, moreover, imbibed the
scientific spirit, of reason and research, in the minds of the believers.
Consequently, a number of thinkers in various fields like medicine,
mathematics, physics, astronomy, literature etc. arose in the Muslim world, who
were instrumental in laying the foundation of the scientific renaissance that
the world is witnessing today. It was from the works of those great Muslim
scientists and thinkers of the middle Ages that the Western world got the
basics to develop from. And it makes one sad to think that while the Westerners
built the scientific edifice of the modern world on the foundation laid by the
Muslims, the Muslim world itself lost the scientific spirit with the weakening
of their Faith in the Qur'aan!<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="n2_266"></a><b><span lang="EN-US">266. 'The creation of the
heavens and the earth' is the first <i>Aayat</i> (Sign) referred to in this
divine Verse. And we have already seen in </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><a href="file:///C:/Users/admin/Dropbox/Public/QURAANIC%20STUDIES.docx#n2_20"><b>Chapter Notes 20
and 21</b></a></span><b><span lang="EN-US"> how the seven layers of the earth's atmosphere have been
meticulously and correctly designed to act as a protective shield and a
provider of sustenance for all living creatures on the earth. Only an
unreasonable fool would dismiss this wonderfully exquisite arrangement as a
mere accident of nature. And then we have this mind-boggling spectacle of
innumerable heavenly bodies floating in their respective orbits with such
mathematical precision that they never bump into one another accidentally. We
cannot but marvel at the Power Who no doubt made all this possible –
consciously and purposefully. It would be irrational and unscientific for
anyone to think of it as a mere accident in nature.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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mentioned in the Verse, the night, following the day in every 24-hour cycle in
time, is an obvious provision made for rest, without which human life is
impossible to be sustained. Further, had it not been for the facility of
navigation by sea, transport of tonnes and tonnes of merchandise from one part
of the world to another wouldn't have been easy. Had it not been for the
periodic rains, there wouldn't be the recurring stock of vegetable products
necessary for sustenance of any kind of life on earth. One who ponders deeply
can easily detect that some Extraordinarily Intelligent Power is guiding the
directions of the cloud-bearing winds to bring rains to regions, as desired by
that Unseen Power. The sprouting of vegetation on dry earth after a rainfall,
moreover, provides an indication that human life could likewise be resurrected
even after death.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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With my limited knowledge, I have barely touched on the immense significance of the Signs mentioned in this Verse. Persons with adequate knowledge and
resources could write volumes and volumes on the significance – and on the
sciences – of these Signs. All these Signs, however, unmistakably point to the
Hidden Hand of the Supremely Super Power.</span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">An extract from soon-to-be-published, inshaAllah, <i>Qur'aanic Studies</i></span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://google.com/+MohammadShafiAga" target="_blank">Mohammad Shafi</a></span></span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<u>English Rendering of Qur'aanic Verses 107:4 to 107:7</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">4. And, woe to those who pray - </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">5. Those who are neglectful of, and/or inattentive in, their Prayers,</span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">6. Those who show off</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">7. And refuse to give even trifling things to others!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><a href="http://amzn.com/author/mohammadshafi" target="_blank">Mohammad Shafi</a></b></span></span></div>
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<u>Qur'aanic Verse 103:3</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Ill</span><u style="text-align: start;">a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="text-align: start;"> </span>alla</span><u style="text-align: start;">th</u><span style="text-align: start;">eena<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u style="text-align: start;">a</u><span style="text-align: start;">manoo waAAamiloo a</span><b style="text-align: start;">l</b><u style="text-align: start;">ssa</u><span style="text-align: start;">li</span><u style="text-align: start;">ha</u><span style="text-align: start;">ti wataw</span><u style="text-align: start;">as</u><span style="text-align: start;">aw bi</span><b style="text-align: start;">a</b><span style="text-align: start;">l</span><u style="text-align: start;">h</u><span style="text-align: start;">aqqi wataw</span><u style="text-align: start;">as</u><span style="text-align: start;">aw bi</span><b style="text-align: start;">al</b><u style="text-align: start;">ss</u><span style="text-align: start;">abr</span><b style="text-align: start;">i</b></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><u>Translation</u>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. But not those among them who believe and do good deeds, and exhort
one another to Truth, and exhort one another to patience.</span><sup>1</sup></span></div>
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<sup><span style="font-size: small;"><u>Study Note</u>:</span></sup></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. The fundamental truth
laid down in Verses 2 and 3 here is preceded, for emphasis, by the divine oath taken
on Time as in Verse 1 above. Time is of critical essence for mankind. They have
been allotted a fixed time on this earth to prove themselves eligible for
Paradise. And they have not been given the knowledge as to the quantum of the
fixed time. They do not know when that fixed time will come to an end. So they
cannot afford to waste any time at their disposal. And yet most people remain
blissfully unaware of the precious time ticking away. For them is Paradise
Lost! Paradise Gained is only for those few who satisfy all the four criteria
mentioned in this 3<sup>rd</sup> Verse of the Chapter. It is not enough that
one believes and does good deeds; one has also to spell out the truth even if
it hurts one’s own self or one’s own kith and kin. One has necessarily
therefore to exercise patience.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">An extract from yet-to-be-published <i>Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VII</i>.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://amzn.com/author/mohammadshafi" target="_blank">Mohammad Shafi</a></span></span></b></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0759837 72.87765590000003618.5957917 72.232208900000032 19.556175699999997 73.52310290000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-10270569234710429322013-12-31T05:51:00.002-08:002021-02-02T01:03:14.701-08:00The Earthquake<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>2. The Earthquake</u></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>“No calamity can ever befall the earth and your own
selves, unless it is in Our decree before We bring it (the calamity) into
being. Verily, this is easy for Allah.” [Q: 57.22].<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. The above is an approximate translation of Verse
22 in Chapter 57 of the Qur’aan. It unmistakably means that Allah knows
beforehand when, where and why any calamity takes place. Its occurrence is
pre-recorded in His Book of decrees.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. The sceptics are bound to raise their eyebrows on
this divine claim, but keeping aside their scepticism for a while let us
consider another divine claim. "Soon will We show them Our Signs in the
regions, and in their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that this
(Qur’aan) is the Truth --------" [Q: 41.53]. As per this latter claim,
Allah in His mercy gives some signs to help the sceptics get over their doubts
about the divine statements.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;">4. One such sign has recently come to light. It has
been lying concealed for fourteen centuries in the <u>99</u>th Chapter of the
Qur’aan, which Chapter starts with a Verse having <u>20</u> letters of the
Arabic alphabet. The Chapter is entitled, ‘The Earthquake’, and has <u>8</u>
Verses. The 4th Verse therein, which could literally be rendered as, “The day
when its news would be broadcast”, has, in the original, <u>17</u> letters of
the Arabic alphabet, counting the Arabic letter </span><i><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Italic', serif;">da</span></i><span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;">, with a Tasdid thereon, twice. The <u>3</u>rd Verse describes the
immediate spontaneous reaction of the people crying out, “What is happening”, when
the earthquake strikes them suddenly and devastatingly. The <u>7</u>th and <u>8</u>th
Verses each contain the word </span><i><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Italic', serif;">misqaal</span></i><span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;">, which inter alia means a unit
by which to weigh or measure.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. The underlined numbers in the preceding
paragraph, viz., 99, 20, 8, 17, 3, 7 and 8, and their sequence are very
significant. These numbers have an amazing correspondence with the timing and
the severity of the earthquake that struck Turkey recently. This earthquake
occurred in the 99th year of the 20th century. The month was the 8th (August)
and the date, the 17th. It struck at 3 a.m. and its intensity was measured as between
7 and 8 (at about 7.8 to be more specific) on the Richter scale! Its severity
drove people, in their thousands, out of their homes and onto the streets,
crying out, “What happened?” And thousands died.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. Can this amazing correspondence be dismissed as a
series of mere coincidences? Let us examine this important question in greater
details.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>7. Events taking place in a year can well be
considered as a distinct Chapter in the book of all events in the relevant
century. As such, the numbering of the Chapter on the Earthquake as the 99th of
the Qur’aan has a striking analogy to the event of the earthquake in Turkey
occurring in the 99th year of the 20th century. It is as if somebody, who could
clearly look into the future, consciously numbered it so. There are, after all,
114 Chapters in the Qur’aan and the Chapter on the Earthquake could have been
numbered as any one of the other 113. The sceptics may well say, “Earthquakes
occur almost every year in some or the other part of the world. Had this
particular Chapter in the Qur’aan been given any other number from 1 to 98, the
same would have been claimed to be alluding to the earthquake occurring in that
particular year.” But, as may be seen from what is mentioned herein above, the
signs, alluded to in this particular Chapter of the Qur’aan, are specific to
the earthquake that occurred on the 17th August 1999 in Turkey. These signs,
together, could not be made applicable to other earthquakes. So, the odds are
heavily against the Chapter being numbered as 99th. These are 1 to 113. The
chance of its being so numbered is an infinitesimal 0.88%. Even so, let us
concede to the sceptics that they have a chance of 1 in 114 here. That is some
chance indeed!<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;">8. The 99th year could come in any century. The
indication that the earthquake in Turkey would befall in the 20th century is
given in the very first Verse, which contains 20 letters of the Arabic
alphabet. The link between the 20 letters to the 20th century is aptly
indicated by the word </span><i><span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Italic', serif;">izaa</span></i><span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;">, meaning ‘when’, at the beginning of the Verse. Now
Verses in the Qur’aan could be containing any number of letters up to over 270
as in the 11th Verse of its 4th Chapter. There could be Verses containing
letters still more in number. Making however a very, very conservative
estimate, letters contained in various Verses of the Qur’aan could be, at the
least, in 100 different numbers. So there could be only one-in-a-hundred chance
for that first Verse of the 99th Chapter being of 20 letters. And, the likelihood
of both – (1) the Chapter being numbered as 99th and (2) its first Verse
containing exactly 20 letters – happening simultaneously would be 1 in 11400,
as per the law of probability. The chance – of both the things happening
together – is now reduced to 0.0088%. The chance – of all the 7 things
mentioned in the foregoing paragraphs happening together amazingly in the one
Chapter on the earthquake – would be further reduced to almost an impossibility
at 0.00000000000088%. That too, by taking a very, very conservative estimate of
only 100 different ways in which the rest of the 5 things could happen. In
fact, there are many, many more than 100 different ways that every one of these
5 things could happen.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>9. Scientifically and mathematically speaking
therefore it would be impossible, by mere chance, for the said seven things to
be there in such a combination as to unmistakably indicate the occurrence of
the earthquake in Turkey. It was as if the signs were put there in the
Qur’aanic Chapter by someone who knew beforehand every detail of the earthquake
– fourteen centuries before its actual occurrence. That someone could be none
other than Allah Himself. The signs therefore unmistakably point to the Truth that
Allah is the Author of the Qur’aan. Not only did the Verses originate from Him,
but He also determined the order in which the Verses were placed in the
Qur’aan.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>10. The sceptics may wonder how the Qur’aan could
indicate the date of the earthquake by the solar calendar whereas in Islam the
lunar calendar is followed. This apparent anomaly gets resolved the moment it
is realised that the Author of the Book knew the future. He knew beforehand
that in this age all communities including Muslims would generally follow the solar
calendar. Moreover, it is significant to note that the Qur’aan mentions both
the moon and the sun as Allah’s signs for mankind to count time thereby.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>11. It should very well be noted in this context
that Allah’s plan is for mankind to realise the reality of His existence
primarily through the faculty of intellectual reasoning, with which it is
specially endowed. Mankind has moreover been granted the freedom of choice
unlike other animals. Whether one believes it or not, every man or woman has
been given a fixed spell of life on this earth, within which to realise that
reality and submit his/her self to that reality completely and unequivocally. Human
life is nothing but a test for that purpose. Freedom to make a choice is an
essential prerequisite of that test.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>12. Now if in the Qur’aanic Chapter on the
Earthquake, had it been clearly mentioned that an earthquake of a devastating
magnitude of 7.8 would befall a section of mankind at 3 a.m. on the 17th of
August, 1999, mankind would have been deprived of its freedom. Everybody, aware
of such a clear prophecy in the Qur’aan, would know for certain that there is Allah
and there would be no question of making a choice in this regard. Allah has
therefore given only some indications or hidden signs as mere aids to mankind’s
special attribute of intellectual reasoning with which to recognise His
existence and thus for mankind to pass the test.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>13. The hidden signs in the said Qur’aanic Chapter
have to be understood in that perspective. Such signs are to be recognised by
means of the very same intellectual or scientific reasoning, as has been done
in this case herein above. The obvious theme, otherwise, of the Chapter is the cataclysm
that is to happen on the Last Day.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: TimesNewRoman, serif; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>14. But, alas, the bulk of mankind obstinately refuses
to make use of the Allah-given gift of intellect to recognise the innumerable
such signs that Allah, in His mercy, has been sending down for its guidance!</b></span></span></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0759837 72.87765590000003618.5957917 72.232208900000032 19.556175699999997 73.52310290000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-606164658207322122013-12-29T05:19:00.002-08:002021-02-02T01:04:36.129-08:00The Night of Divine Decree<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<u>Qur'aanic Verse 97:5</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Sal</span><u>a</u>mun hiya<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>h</u>att<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> ma</span><u>t</u>laAAi alfajr<b>i</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Peace it is, until the break of dawn.</span><sup>2</sup></span></div>
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<sup><span style="font-size: small;"><u>Study Note</u>:</span></sup></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. <i><span style="background: white;">Laylatu alqadri</span></i><span style="background-color: white;"> – the night that is described in this 97<sup>th</sup>
Chapter of the Qur’aan – is one of the <i>mutashabihaat</i>
(parts of the Holy Book that the human mind cannot clearly understand) in terms
of Verse 3:7. Therefore, in pursuance of divine directions in that Verse, we
have to content ourselves with what Allah Almighty was pleased to inform us
about it in this Chapter. But we are not content! We insist on giving our own
error-prone interpretations thereof or on searching for such interpretations in
the books of <i>ahaadeeth</i>. We are thus guilty of seeking mischief as the Verse 3:7
tells us. According to that Verse no one but Allah knows its correct
interpretation.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">An extract from yet-to-be-published <i>Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VII</i>.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://amzn.com/author/mohammadshafi" target="_blank">Mohammad Shafi</a></span></span></span></b></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0759837 72.87765590000003618.5957917 72.232208900000032 19.556175699999997 73.52310290000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-36893765522183583162013-12-24T04:24:00.002-08:002021-02-02T01:05:52.561-08:00Nonsense!<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<u>Qur'aanic Verse 92:3</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Wam<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>khalaqa a<b>l</b><u>thth</u>akara
wa<b>a</b>l-onth<u>a</u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Translation</u>:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">3. And by the Power<sup>1</sup> that created the male and the female!</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Study Note</u>:</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. The deep wisdom inherent
in, and the necessity behind, the creation of the male and the female do not
but point to that Power being superhuman, absolute and extremely intelligent.
The atheistic point of view that this happens without any intelligent power
consciously designing it is just nonsense! That view is nothing but mortal
man’s sheer conjecture, aided and abetted by the Satan, in search of something
to negate the overwhelming evidence in the Universe in favour of a
Super-intelligent Being consciously creating everything out of nothing.</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">An extract from yet-to-be-published <i>Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VII</i>.</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://amzn.com/author/mohammadshafi" target="_blank">Mohammad Shafi</a></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<u>Qur'aanic Verses 89:27 to 89:30</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">27. Y<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ayyatuh<u>a</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>a<b>l</b>nnafsu almu<u>t</u>ma-inna<b>tu </b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">28. IrjiAAee il</span><u style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">a</u><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">rabbiki
r</span><u style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">ad</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">iyatan mar</span><u style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">d</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">iyya</span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">tan</b><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">29. Fa</span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">o</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">dkhulee fee AAib</span><u style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">a</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">dee </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">30. Wa</span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">o</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">dkhulee jannatee</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">O you contented soul! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">Return to your Lord pleased [with yourself], pleasing (to your
Lord). </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">Enter then to be among My devotees! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">And enter My Garden!</span><sup style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">2, 3</sup></span></div>
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<sup style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u>Study Notes</u>:</span></sup></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. Verses 27
to 30 constitute the divine welcome address to those</span></span></b><b style="line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> who have successfully
passed the lifelong test of this world.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="" name="n89_3"></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. The Qur’aan speaks of two other sorts of
souls: <i>nafsa la-ammarah</i>, soul prone
to evil [Verse 12:53], and, <i>nafsil-lawwamah</i>,
self-reproaching soul [Verse 75:2]. The soul, apparently, has to graduate to
its third stage of <i>nafs almut-mainnah</i>
to deserve the divine welcome.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">An extract from yet-to-be-published <i>Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VII</i>.</span></b></span></div>
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FRIDAY SERMONShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08883247560036734803noreply@blogger.com0Mumbai, Maharashtra, India19.0759837 72.87765590000003618.5957917 72.232208900000032 19.556175699999997 73.52310290000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602728796514244536.post-12439861322905084742013-12-16T05:36:00.002-08:002021-02-02T01:08:56.961-08:00Clueless Mankind<head><script async="" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1685695445947341" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script></head><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<u>Qur'aanic Verse 89:5</u>:<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Hal fee<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u>tha</u>lika
qasamun li<u>th</u>ee<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>h</u>ijr<b>in</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Is there in this an oath for one with understanding?</span><sup>1</sup></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. For quite some time in
the past, I have been thinking about the divine oaths mentioned in the first
four Verses of this Surah – particularly about the ten nights. What particular
ten nights could those be? I have not been able to get a definite, satisfactory,
answer. I looked for the answers in various published commentaries, and I found
them varied and based purely on conjecture. And, in this fifth Verse, Allah
Almighty is posing a question to the clueless mankind. Can anyone understand
the significance of the objects on which the oath is taken? It appears rather to
be a divine challenge to those who claim to be endowed with deep understanding.
It is as if Allah Ta’ala is telling us that our intelligence would be of no
avail at all without divine Guidance!</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">An extract from yet-to-be-published <i>Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VII</i>.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://amzn.com/author/mohammadshafi" target="_blank">Mohammad Shafi</a></span></span></b></div>
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