Hayya Alal Falah

Lesson from surah Al-Fajr   This is what we learn from these ayaat, when we reflect on it adequately. “By the Dawn; By the ten Nights, And by the Even and the Odd. And by the Night when it departs.” (Al-Fajr, 89:1-4)   And he who comes to know Allah Most High through them, then behaves righteously, follows His Orders and does good will be happy forever.   And he who turns away from these ayaat, doesn't care about them and indulges in his desires: “Saw you not how your Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people) Of the (city) of Iram, with lofty pillars, The like of which were not created in the land?” (Al-Fajr, 89:6-8)   There is a very strong link here. If the Qur'an is read superficially, no connection will be found between this part and the other…  “By the Dawn; By the ten Nights, And by the Even and the Odd. And by the Night when it departs. Saw you not how your Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people)?” (Al-Fajr, 89:1-5)   There is a...

GOOD NEWS FOR THE TRANQUIL SOUL:              Ya ayyatuha annafsualmutma-inna 27) (But) you, soul at peace O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction There is another profound shift as we reach the end of this surah. In the previous verses we learnt about the rebellious but it was as if these rebellious people were beyond hope to the extent that they did not even deserve to be spoken to and so Allah (swt) turns away from them and turns to those who He (swt) has hope in. By saying ‘Ya’ Allah (swt) is speaking to each individual directly and this marks a shift from the third to the second person and is a sign of Allah’s closeness to His believing tranquil slave. Understand also that this conversation is taking place in Paradise and through the use of ‘ya’ Allah (swt) is forcing the reciter and listener of the Quran to imagine himself as being the tranquil soul i...

  DESCRIPTION OF THE DAY OF JUDGMENT:   21) No! When the earth is pounded to dust, pounded and pounded Dakka is to pound and beat a material until it becomes powder and dust so that you can then flatten it out . Allah (swt) says that the earth will be pounded and beaten until it turns into nothing but dust and is then spread and flattened out. The previous surah made us reflect on how the earth is so vast and the mountains so strong like pegs in the earth. Allah (swt) is now taking this same earth and completely destroying it. On the whole, the idea touches on the earthquakes and the horrible events at the end of this world and the beginning of the Resurrection. There will be such a great revolution in all creatures that all mountains cleave as under and the land will be levelled and smooth as Surah Taha, No. 20, verses 105-107 say: “They ask thee concerning the Mountains: Say, 'My Lord will Uproot them and sca...

CONDEMNATION OF GREED FOR WEALTH: Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateem 17) No indeed! You (people) do not honour orphans Allah (swt) has been discussing the individual human being but the Quraysh have reached the point where when the individual is spoken of they do not think of themselves. It has to be spelled out for them and so there is another migration in the surah. Allah (swt) is essentially saying that the Quraysh do not deserve to be honoured and why should they be when they don’t respect and honour the orphan. As Muslims we should know who the orphans in our community are, where they live and what difficulties they have. It is worth noting that the verse does not speak about 'feeding the orphans’, but it speaks about 'honouring the orphans'. This is because the subject matter about an orphan is not only his hunger, but that sympathy, as a remedy for his deficiencies, is more important than his hunger, alone...

WEALTH & POVERTY ARE TESTS FROM ALLAH:   Do Not Be Proud of Receiving His Blessings Nor Disappointed When He Puts You in Dire Straights Faamma al-insanu itha maibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAA'AAamahu fayaqoolu Rabbeeakraman 15) (The nature of) man is that, when his Lord tries him through honour and blessings, he says (puffed up), ‘My Lord has honoured me’ There is a shift now in this surah from the collective to the individual, from Allah (swt) threatening the nation which happened at the beginning to Allah (swt) now commenting on the individual human being. When a group of people are warned against something the impact is not that great, as the individuals making up the group feel protected by the fact that they are in a large group and the responsibility gets diminished and distributed amongst them. By warning an individual however the affect is far greater. In the previous surah Allah (swt) spoke of the ones ...