Monday, December 2, 2013

[26].Surah Ash-Shuara [The Poets]: Ayat 213-220



২১৩. অতএব, আপনি আল্লাহর সাথে অন্য উপাস্যকে আহবান করবেন না করলে শাস্তিতে পতিত হবেন
২১৪. আপনি নিকটতম আত্মীয়দেরকে সতর্ক করে দিন
২১৫. এবং আপনার অনুসারী মুমিনদের প্রতি সদয় হোন
২১৬. যদি তারা আপনার অবাধ্য করে, তবে বলে দিন, তোমরা যা কর, তা থেকে আমি মুক্ত
২১৭. আপনি ভরসা করুন পরাক্রমশালী, পরম দয়ালুর উপর
২১৮. যিনি আপনাকে দেখেন যখন আপনি নামাযে দন্ডায়মান হন
২১৯. এবং নামাযীদের সাথে উঠাবসা করেন      
২২০. নিশ্চয় তিনি সর্বশ্রোতা, সর্বজ্ঞানী 
 
Ayat 213. So (O Muhammad SAWW (PBUH) invoke not with Allah another illah (god) lest you be among those who receive punishment.
Ayat 214. And warn your tribe (O Muhammad  SAWW (PBUH) of near kindred.
Ayat 215. And be kind and humble to the believers who follow you.
Ayat 216. Then if they disobey you, say: "I am innocent of what you do."
 Ayat 217. And put your trust in the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful,
Ayat 218. Who sees you (O Muhammad SAWW (PBUH) when you stand up (for preaching).
Ayat 219. And your movements among those who fall prostrate (along with you to Allah in the five compulsory congregational prayers).
Ayat 2220. Verily! He, only He, is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

Tafseer of Ayat 213 to 220. So call not on any other god with Allah, or thou wilt be among those under the Penalty. And admonish thy nearest kinsmen, And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee. That is, be kind, gentle, and considerate with them, as a highflying bird is when she lowers her wing to her offspring. Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do!" "Disobey thee" implied that they did something wrong, for the Prophet commanded what was right and forbade what was wrong. If, then, any of his flock did wrong the responsibility was not his, for he, like a good shepherd, tried to keep them right. What was he then to do? He would continue his teaching. But if any of them went so far wrong as to try to injure their own Teacher, Leader and guide, there was nothing for him to fear. His trust was only in Allah and Allah sees and appraises all men's actions at their true worth. And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,- Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer), And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves. Literally, the standing and prostration are postures of Muslim prayer: the Holy Prophet was equally earnest, sincere, and zealous in prayer for himself and for all his people. The Prophet's behaviour was exemplary in all the turns of fortune, and however foolish men may cavil, his purity and uprightness are fully known to Allah. For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When this Verse was revealed: "And warn your tribe (O Muhammad [SAWW](PBUH) of near kindred". (26:214) Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) called the Quraish; when they gathered, he said to them: "O sons of `Abd Shams; O sons of Ka`b bin Lu'ai, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of Murrah bin Ka`b, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of `Abd Manaf, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of `Abdul-Muttalib, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O Fatimah, rescue yourself from the Fire, for I have no power (to protect you) from Allah in anything except that I would sustain relationship with you".
[Muslim Book 01, Chapter 87, Hadith # 399]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Ash-Shuara Ayat 214. And warn your tribe (O Muhammad SAWW (PBUH) of near kindred" 1. This Hadith tells us that lineage in the Hereafter will not help anybody. So much so that even one's relationship with Messenger of Allah (PBUH) shall not carry any weight on that day. The only thing that will then help in salvation will be one's good deeds. People for whom the Prophet (PBUH) and pious men will intercede will be believers with some sins in their account and not the disbelievers devoid of Faith and good actions. Neither will anybody intercede for the infidels, nor will the infidels find salvation. 2. In preaching religion, priority must be given to one's own close relatives. They deserve it more than anyone else, and for this reason Divine injunctions should be first of all conveyed to them. 3. Even if a Muslim's relatives are pagans and polytheists, their rights of kinsmen and the demands of "maintaining the ties of kinship'' enjoined by Islam must be fulfilled. The first and foremost demand of their rights is that they should be invited to the right path so that they will be saved from Hell-fire. 

[26].Surah Ash-Shuara [The Poets]: Ayat 210-212



২১০. এই কোরআন শয়তানরা অবতীর্ণ করেনি। 
২১১. তারা এ কাজের উপযুক্ত নয় এবং তারা এর সামর্থ রাখে না। 
২১২. তাদেরকে তো শ্রবণের জায়গা থেকে দূরে রাখা রয়েছে
   
Ayat 210. And it is not the Shayatin (devils) who have brought it (this Qur'an) down,
Ayat 211. Neither would it suit them, nor they can (produce it).
Ayat 212. (Quran is saved by Allah from all Evils) Verily, they have been removed far from hearing it. 

Tafseer of Ayat 210 to 212. No evil ones have brought down this (Revelation The Quran): When anything extraordinary happens, there are always people desirous of putting the worst construction on it, and saying that it is the work of the evil ones, the devils. So when the Qur'an came with its Message in wondrous Arabic, its enemies could only account for its power by attributing it to evil spirits! Such a beneficent message can never suit the purposes of the evil ones, nor would it be in their power to produce it. In fact Good and Evil are poles asunder, and Evil cannot even hear words of Good, of tender Pity for sinners and Forgiveness for the penitent! It would neither suit them nor would they be able (to produce it). Indeed they have been removed far from even (a chance of) hearing it.

Hazrat Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: Some people asked the Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) about soothsayers. He [SAWW](PBUH) said, "They are of no account.'' Upon this they said to him, "O Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) ! But they sometimes make true predictions.'' Thereupon the Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "That is a word pertaining to truth which a jinn snatches (from the angels) and whispers into the ears of his friend (the soothsayers) who will then mix more than a hundred lies with it.''  [Muslim Book 26, Number 5535]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Ash-Shuara Ayat 210."it is not the Shayatin (devils) who have brought it (this Qur'an) down" This Hadith brings out the following points: Kahin (soothsayer), Munajjim (astrologer) and Arraf (foreteller) have similar characteristics but with a slight difference. All of them make predictions about the future. Kahin would overhear some jinn and disclose the secret to people which would sometimes prove true, because the jinn's source of information was Satan who sometimes stole away some information from the angels. But after the annunciation of the Prophet [SAWW](PBUH) it was made impossible for jinns and satans to overhear anything in the skies. Moreover, Kahin and others of his ilk would make predictions on the basis of certain signs and circumstantial evidence which could go wrong or right. This is so even to this day. Astrological prediction is also a form of foretelling but this is often wrong. Al-Irafah, or what is known to be as divination is also an indication of some future occurrence on the basis of certain causes and events. All the three occult arts supplement each other and also take the help of similar other things. In other words, these are all different forms of soothsaying. Geomancy also tries to tell about the invisible future. At-Tarq is the art of taking omen by striking birds with gravel on their wings or by throwing barley, etc., before them. In the latter formula, if a bird flies towards the right side, it would be a good omen; and if it goes towards the left it will be a bad one. All such things are unlawful and have been strictly forbidden by Islam. If anything predicted by these means comes by chance true, it does not furnish any justification for their validity.

Sunday, December 1, 2013

[26].Surah Ash-Shuara [The Poets]: Ayat 208-209



২০৮. আমি কোন জনপদ ধ্বংস করিনি; কিন্তু এমতাবস্থায় যে, তারা সতর্ককারী ছিল
২০৯. স্মরণ করানোর জন্যে, এবং আমার কাজ অন্যায়াচরণ নয় 
 
Ayat 208. And never did Allah destroy a township, but it had its warners.
Ayat 209. By way of reminder, and We have never been unjust.

Tafseer of Ayat 208 & 209. Never did We destroy a population, but had its warners - By way of reminder; and We never are unjust. Allah will grant much respite to sinners, for He is Most Gracious and Merciful. But all this respite will profit them nothing if they are merely immersed in the vanities of this world. Again and again, in spite of their rebellion and their rejection, does Allah send warnings and warners before the final Punishment of Justice. For Allah knows human weakness, and He will never be unjust in the least.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking one, and the walking one will be better than the running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it."
[Al-Bukhari Volume 9, Book 88, Number 202].
 
Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Ash-Shuara Ayat 208."Allah destroy a township, but it had its warners" There would be such disasters and agony in the world that people will prefer hide in peace to save there life under such conditions. This situation will arise before the Day of Resurrection, and the Day of Judgment will dawn on such wicked people.