RECAP - Last week we talked about the incident of the Baqarah
(the Cow) Lessons: Asking too many irrelevant questions Not
following the commands of Allah immediately Not having the love of
another more than the love of Allah SWT Not making the simple deen
more complicated with more questioning
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OUTLINE Ayahs 74-82 The example of different types of rocks to
represent different types of hearts Deceiving the beleivers Writing
the book with your own hands Distorting the Torah/Quran Following
ones own desires Reflections
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AYAH 74 Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like
stones or even harder. For indeed, there are stones from which
rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open and
water comes out, and there are some of them that fall down for fear
of Allah. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.
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Ayah 74 - Roots Thumma: after the incidence of the cow and
seeing the dead man come alive; indicates the sequence of events;
the second event is much worse than the first The Bani Israel did
not repent, instead their hearts became hardened Qaaf Seen Waw
hardness; thick, dry; doesnt absorb any moisture; doesnt accept any
change
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Ayah 74 - Roots Haa Jeem Raa your hearts have become like
rocks; metal is hard too, but it melts but rocks dont melt Sheen
Daal Daal to tie a firm/strong knot; over here it means more
intense; rocks can break or crumble but a hard heart has no benefit
Faa Jeem Raa rivers gush forth from these rocks
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Ayah 74 - Roots Sheen Qaaf Qaaf when something very hard breaks
apart; you would never think they would break (a little bit of
water comes from these rocks) Khaa Sheen Yaa such fear in the
persons heart due to immense respect; this fear is developed
through knowledge These rocks fall down from Allahs fear (i.e.
landslides, earthquakes)
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Stones Alot of Khair Little Bit Khair Khair for ownself
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Hardened Heart No Mercy No Gentleness No Compassion No Goodness
No Humility
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Right Way Miracle Turn to Allah Accept Mistake Way of Bani
Israel Saw Miracle Didnt Repent Didnt Accept Hearts Softened Hearts
Hardened
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No Benefit from the Ayahs
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Refuge with Allah | Trust in Allah Pray Alot of Nafl Prayers
Perform Actions of Obedience Pray Night Prayer Stick to Remembrance
of Allah Continuously Befriend Only the Righteous Recite Quran
Frequently Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalaanees advice on cure of Heart
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Some people have hearts that are harder than rocks. Our Actions
show our Status of Heart Our Delay in obedience of Allah, makes our
hearts harder We should keep checking our hearts!
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O Allah! The Over-turner of hearts, make my heart steadfast and
firm upon Your Deen.
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If We had sent down this Qurn upon a mountain, you would have
seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of Allh. [al-Hashr: 21]
Before the Prophethood of the Prophet(s.a.w.), rocks would also say
salaam to him. On the day of judgement - these rocks would give
testimony as well. Black Stone will testify on the Day of
Judgement.
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AYAH 75 Do you covet [the hope, O believers], that they would
believe for you while a party of them used to hear the words of
Allah and then distort the Torah after they had understood it while
they were knowing?
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Ayah 75 - Roots Taaw Meem Aain to long/hope for something;
intensely wanting something Faa Raaw Qaaf the group mentioned here
is their scholars Kaaf Laam Meem lit. to give injury/wound; its the
effect; some words are so strong that they leave a deep
impression
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Ayah 75 - Roots Haa Raa Faa the edge or brink of something;
bending from one direction to another; when its used for words, it
means to change the speech and give it a wrong meaning -Tahreef
Lafzia to change the words; omitting or adding; changing even a
symbol -Tahreef Manawia to give a wrong interpretation to the
words; out of context
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Tahreef Lafziyyah (in words) -Changed -Twisted Manawiyyah (in
meanings) -Implication -Interpretation
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22 More Interpretations 1. When Allah SWT spoke to Musa A.S.
some of the other people heard it, but when they went back to their
people, they changed the kalaam 2. Quran when they would listen to
it, and understand it, they would change the words of the Prophet
SAW out of mockery
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Not Respecting the Speech of Allah is a Crime Allah is
comforting believers and Rasool Allah (s.a.w) Guidance is in the
hands of Allah alone Knowledge Alone is not equivalent to Guidance
We should not change the words of Allah, but change ourselves
Changing Kalam of Allah is worst than disobeying Allah
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AYAH 76 And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We
have believed"; but when they are alone with one another, they say,
"Do you talk to them about what Allah has revealed to you so they
can argue with you about it before your Lord?" Then will you not
reason?
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Ayah 76 - Roots Haa Daal Thaa (Hadith); lit. new; something
that comes into existence; new information Haa Jeem Jeem a journey
that a person undertakes; over here used for an argument in which
both parties are aiming to overcome each other
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Ayah 76 Context The Bani Israel would say that they believe
(only with their tongue) in the Prophet SAW Allah SWT opened the
signs for them (made it very clear) about the Prophet SAW, but
their scholars are reprimanding them that why are you telling the
Muslims that we know the truth about the messenger
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Hiding the Truth, Doesnt change the Truth Our Ego should not
come in the way of our belief They knew that Rasool Allah (s.a.w)
was the messenger they were waiting for
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O Allah! Purify my heart from hypocrisy, my deeds from any kind
of Ria (boasting), my tongue from lying and my eye from treachery.
For indeed only You know the treachery of the eyes and what lays
hidden in the breasts.
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AYAH 77 But do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal
and what they declare?
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Ayah 77 - Roots Seen Raaw Raaw to keep a secret in your heart
But nothing is hidden from Allah SWT
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Allah can reveal any secret at any time Our Denial of Truth,
wont change the Truth Intelligence is not in deceiving others
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AYAH 78 And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the
Scripture except in wishful thinking, but they are only
assuming.
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Ayah 78 Roots
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Meem Noon Yaa wishful thinking; false hopes; making an image in
your head; this word is also used for lies Ibn Abaas: refers to
lies; fabricated concepts in the deen, that has no basis in the
Quran or sunnah Recitation without understanding the words; only
knowing the letters of the book (SCARY!)
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Ayah 78 Roots Dhaaw Noon Noon thoughts a person has based on
observation; could be true or false Not having truths or evidences,
just blindly following Ulamaah educated people; they would alter
the truth/book; mix the truth with falsehood; knowledge, but no
faith or action Ummeeyin uneducated masses; have learned the deen
only in their homes; dependent on their scholars
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Know the Words Know the Meaning Have Understan ding Start
Implemen ting This is the Right of the Book
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What are some of our Amani? Didnt we make up some shortcuts to
Jannah?
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Gate of Heavens? The urs (death anniversary) of Saint Baba
Farid is observed every year in Islamic/lunar month of Muharram,
that lasts for ten days. Hundreds of thousands pilgrims and
visitors come every year to pay homage to this great Saint. The
principal event of urs is crossing of gate that called Bahishti
Darwaza (Gate of Heavens). Followers believe by crossing this gate
all of your sins are pardoned and one becomes neat and clean again.
Some critics say it is unholy to cross this gate with this
intention but believe its sanctity. Critics argue it is good to
cross this gate with resolution not to do sins in future life. This
"Gate To Heavens' remains open ten consecutive nights after sunset
to sunrise and padlocked during the day time. This gate is
padlocked all the year except these ten days. [1]ursBaba
FaridMuharramurs [1]
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Similar State of Muslim Ummah Bidaa replaces sunnah Ummeeyin
busy in the rat race, so they do not learn the book Most of us only
read the book without understanding Very dependent on our imams or
scholars to explain to us what the book means Use the book only for
fatwas or rulings, but not guidance for life
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Further from Quran, Deeper in Wishful Thinking By day dreaming,
we cant achieve our goals Criteria of being Educated = Knowledge of
Quran To Know the Quran is not only the job of scholars, its a
Guidance for All Mankind
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AYAH 79 So woe to those who write the "scripture" with their
own hands, then say, "This is from Allah," in order to exchange it
for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written
and woe to them for what they earn.
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Ayah 79 Roots Waw Yaa Laam used to threaten someone;
supplication against someone Severe punishment
Distress/sorrow/regret A valley in the hell fire located between 2
mountains; a fall of 40 years
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Ayah 79 Roots Kaaf Taa Baa Kataba: to write; Kitaab: Book 1.
refers to the scholars of the Bani Israel; they write the Torah
with their own hands; re- wrote the book 2. Kitaab over here refers
to fatwas and interpretations; pretended it was revealed; putting
Allahs name on it to sell it. using the deen to earn some
dunya
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Ayah 79 Roots Kaaf Seen Baa to acquire something; 1. gained a
very small earning by doing this for a very big price 2. gained sin
and punishment in the hereafter
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Dont say its in Quran or its from Hadith, if you are not sure
Dont Use Deen to Acquire Dunya Writing Something Misguiding is a
Source of Destruction Whatever you write, Check if it is helping
Deen or Harming Deen Inventing Things in Deen is a Great Sin
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AYAH 80 And they say, "Never will the Fire touch us, except for
a few days." Say, "Have you taken a covenant with Allah ? For Allah
will never break His covenant. Or do you say about Allah that which
you do not know?"
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Ayah 80 Am belief in the hereafter was corrupted; does your
family, or your actions determine your fate in the Hereafter? -
Being from sayyed family - Having a dream that you dont have to
pray anymore
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We should know what exactly is Deen To Say What You Hear is
enough for you to be a liar Dont say anything before checking its
authenticity Dont label things Halal or Haram without
knowledge
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AYAH 81 Yes, whoever earns evil and his sin has encompassed him
- those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein
eternally.
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Ayah 81 - Roots Balaa 1. negates the previous statement; 2.
affirms the next statement Allah SWT is saying, no thats not true,
if you have done evil, you will be in the hell fire Seen Waw Hamza
inherently bad and looks bad; refers to a sin; the greatest sin is
shirk Khaa Taaw Hamza doing a sin that is based on forgetfulness;
negligence
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Sins One Sin Leads to Another Sins Encircle Good Deeds
Continuously doing a sin until you die in that sin without
repenting
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Allah is clearing up our concept One sin leads to another Good
deeds can be erased by our sins We are accountable for the sins we
commit
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AYAH 82 But they who believe and do righteous deeds - those are
the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.
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Along with iman, Amal is required Just hoping for Jannah, wont
get us there Allah will never go against from His Promise If Allah
promised Hell on certain actions, He will not go against that
promise either Dont take a chance with deen; just as we are
educated in the dunya, we should be educated in the deen
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Ayahs 83 91
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AYAH 83 And [recall] when We took the covenant from the
Children of Israel, [enjoining upon them], "Do not worship except
Allah ; and to parents do good and to relatives, orphans, and the
needy. And speak to people good [words] and establish prayer and
give zakah." Then you turned away, except a few of you, and you
were refusing.
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We took the covenant Do not worship except Allah and to parents
do good and to relatives and the orphans and the needy And speak to
people good and establish prayer and give zakah Then you turned
away, except a few of you and you were refusing Rights of Allah
Rights of people
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Definition of Ibadah HumilityServitude
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Doing Good Generally More than Other Deserves Good in return of
Evil IHSAN
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Ways to do Ihsan Through Speech ToneWordsExpress Through
Actions HelpTimeDua Through Wealth NeedsGifts
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Relatives By Blood By Marriage By Nursing Those who are closest
have the most right
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Orphan Not Reached Age of Puberty Father Passed Away
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Needy Cant Fulfill their needs Cant Support themselves
MASAKEEN
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Beautiful Speech StyleContent
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If we analyze ourselves in light of this ayah: How many of us
take care of all these commands?
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Examples of Commands For Relatives: how many of your cousins,
aunts and uncles names do you know? How many of them do you talk
to? WhatsApp groups (cousins group) Orphans: Human Concern
International (sponsoring an orphan as a class/school) Children of
Hope.ca