Respect for Quran

 

When the Qu'ran is recited, listen to it with full attention so that you may be shown mercy. Bring your Rabb to rememberance deep in your soul with humility and in reverance without raising your voice, both in the mornings and the evenings, and be not those who are heedless.  Quran Al-Araf  7: 205

Prophet Musa Part 1D

We summoned Musa to the mount of Toor for thirty nights and added ten more to complete the term of forty nights for communion with his Rabb. Before leaving Musa said to his brother Haroon (Aaron), "You will be in my place among my people; set a good example and do not follow the way of the mischief makers." When Musa came to Our appointed place and his Rabb spoke to him, he asked, "O my Rabb! Show me Yourself that I may look at You." He answered, "You cannot see Me. Look at the mountain, if it remains firm in its place then you will see Me." When his Rabb manifested to the mountain, He crushed it into fine dust and Musa fell down unconscious. When Musa recovered, he said, "Glory to You. I turn to You in repentance and I am the first of the believers." Allah said, "O Musa! I have chosen you from among mankind to deliver My message and to have conversation with Me, so take what I give you and be thankful."

 

We inscribed for him upon tablets all kind of instructions and details of everything, concerning all branches of life and said, "Observe these with firmness and enjoin your people to follow them according to the best of their abilities. Soon I shal show you the home of the transgressors. I will turn away from My signs those who are unjustly arrogant in the land, so that even if they see each and every sign they will not believe in it. If they see the right way before them, they will not follow it but if they see a crooked way, they will follow it; this is because they denied Our revelations and were heedless of them. Those who deny Our signs and the meeting of the hereafter, their deeds are null. Should they be rewarded but for what they have done."

 

In his absence, the people of Musa made a calf for worship from their jewellary which made a mooing sound. Did they not see it could neither speak to them nor give them any guidance? Yet, they took it for worship and became wrongdoers. When they felt ashamed about what they had done and realized that they had gone astray they said, "If our Rabb does not have mercy on us and pardon us, we shall become losers." When Musa came back to his people, he was extremely angry and sorrowful and he said, "What an evil thing you have done in my absence! Have you tried to hasten the matter of your Rabb?" He put down the holy tablets and seized his brother by the hair if his head and dragged him closer, Haroon cried, "O son of my mother! the people overpowered me and almost killed me, do not make my enemies happy over me and do not count me among the wrongdoers." At this Musa said, "O Rabb forgive me and my brother! and admit us to Your mercy, for You are the Most Merciful of all."  Those who worshipped the calf did indeed incur the wrath of their Rabb and disgrace in this life, thus do We recompense those who invent falsehoods. As for those who do evil deeds, then repent and become true believers thereafter, Your Rabb is most surely, the Forgiving, Merciful.   Quran Al-Araf 7: 142-153 

Prophet Musa Part 1C

We afflicted Fir'aun's people with several years of famine and shortages of fruit so that they may come to their senses.  But whenever they had good times they said, "It is our due,"  and whenever bad times befell them, they ascribed that bad luck to Musa and those with him.  Behold!  In fact their misfortune was in the hands of Allah; yet most of them do not know.  They said to Musa, "No matter what sign you may bring us to put your magic spell on us, we are not going to believe in you."  so We plagued them with flood, locusts, lice, frogs and blood: clear cut signs, yet they persisted in their arrogance, for they were a criminal people.  Everytime the plague befell them, they said, "O Musa!  Pray for us to your Rabb as He has made the promise with you, if you help to remove the plague from us, we shall truely believe in you and send the children of Israel with you."  But every time We removed the plague from them to a fixed term that they had to reach, lo! they broke their promise.

 

Therefore, We inflicted retribution on them and drowned them in the sea; for they denied our signs and became heedless of them.  Thus We made the people who were oppressed, the inheritors of the eastern and western regions of the land which We had blessed.  Thus the fair promise of your Rabb was fulfilled for the children because they had endured with patience, and We levelled to the ground the great works and fine building which Fir'aun and his people had erected with such pride.

 

We made the children of Israel cross the Red Sea.  On their way they came across people wo were worshipping their idols.  They said, "O Musa! fashion for us a god like the gods of these people.  He replied, "You are indeed very ignorant people.  what these people are following is doomed to distruction and their deeds are in vain."  He further said, " Should I seek for you a god other than Allah: when it is He who has exalted you above all the worlds."  Remember that We rescued  you from the people of Fir'aun, who subjected you to clear torment, putting your sons to death and sparing your women and in that condition of slavery, there was a great trial from your Rabb.   Quran Al-Araf 7: 130-141

 

Prophet Musa - Part 1B

 Fir'aun said, "How dare you believe in Him without my permission?  In fact this was a plot which you all had planned  to drive the people out of their city, but soon you will know its consequences.  I will have your hands and your feet cut off on opposite sides and then crucify you all."  They answered, "We will certainly return to our Rabb.  Look at your verdict! You would take revenge on us simply because we believed in the signs of our Rabb when they were shown to us!  O' our Rabb! Pour on us patience and make us die as muslims."

 

The chief of the Fir'aun's people asked him, "Will you leave Musa and his people to commit mischief in the land and to forsake you and your gods?"  He said, "We will put their sons to death and spare their females, we have irresistible power over them."  Musa said to his people, "Seek help from Allah and be patient.  The land belongs to Allah, He gives it as heritage to those of His servants as He pleases.  You should know that final  success is for the righteous."  They said, "We were oppressed before you came to us and since you have come to us."  He replied, "It is quite possible taht your Rabb may destroy your enemy and grant you succession in the land; then He will see how you act."  Quran Al-Araf 7 : 123-129

Prophet Musa Part 1A

"Then after them, We sent Musa with Our revelations to Fir'aun (Pharoah) and his chiefs, but they too treated Our revelations unjustly, so see what was the end of those mischief-makers. Musa said, "O Fir'aun! I am a rasool from the Rabb of the worlds. It is not befitting for me to say anything about Allah except the truth. I have come from your Rabb with clear signs, therefore send the children of Israel with me." Fir'aun asked, "If you have come with a sign then produce it, if what you say is true." So Musa threw down his staff and all of a sudden it became a real serpent. Then he drew out his hand from his pocket and it became shining white to all the beholders.

The chief of Fir'auns people said, "He indeed is a skilled sorcerer who intends to drive you from your land."  Fir'aun asked, "So what do you advise?"  They said, "Put him and his brother off for a while and send heralds to all the cities to summon every skillful sorcerer to you."  The sorcerer came to Fir'aun and said, "We must certainly have some suitable reward if we prevail!"  "Yes," he answered, " Not only reward but more, you will become my favoured courtiers."  Then they asked Musa, " Will you throw or shoud we be the first ones to throw?"  Musa said, "You throw."  So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and terrified them by a display of mighty socery.  We inspired Musa to throw his staff.  No sooner did he throw then it became a serpent and began to swallow up the creation of their socery!  Thus the truth prevailed and all that they did was of no effect.  Firaun and and his people were defeated and put to humiliation and the sorcerers, since they were professionals, knew that it was not sorcery, fell down in prostration saying, "We believe in the Rabb of the worlds, the Rabb of Musa and Haroon."  Quran Al-Araf 7: 103-122

 

Prophet Adam and Shaitan

"Indeed, We created you, then We fashioned you, then We asked the angels, "prostrate youselves before Adam."  They all prostrated accordingly except Iblees (name of Shaitan, Satan) who did not join those who prostrated.  Allah said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?"  He replied I am better than he; you created me from fire and him from clay."  Allah said, "get down from here.  You have no right to brag here of your superiority.  Get out, henceforth you are of the petty ones."  Shaitan requested, "Give me respite till the Day of Resurrection."  Allah said, "The respite you requested is hereby granted."  Shaitan said, "Since You let me deviate, now I will lie in ambush for mankind on Your right way.  I will come upon them from their front, from their rear, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them grateful to You."  Allah said, "Get out of here, descipable and outcast, I will certainly fill hell with you and all of them who follow you."

 

 

 

Allah said, "O Adam! dwell with your wife in paradise and eat any fruit you please, but do not approach this tree or you shall both become wrongdoers."  But Shaitan tempted them so that he might reveal to them the private parts of their bodies which they had never seen before.  He told them, "Your Rabb has forbidden you to approach this tree only to prevent you from becoming angels or immortals."  And he swore to them both, "I am your sincere adviser."  Thus, he seduced them, and when they ate from the tree, their shame became visible to them and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of the garden.  Then their Rabb called out to them, "Did I not forbid you to approach this tree, and did I not warn you that Shaitan is your open enemy?"  They both relied, "Our Rabb! We have wronged our souls.  If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we shall certainly be of the losers."  Allah said, " Get down,   some of you are the enemy of others..  The Earth shall be your dwelling place and your means of livelihood for a fixed term."  He further said, "Therein you will live and therein you shall die and therefrom you will be raised to life on the Day of Resurrection."  Quran Al-Araf 7: 11-25

  

 

 

Forbidden Things

"Come I will recite what your Rabb has forbidden to you:  not to commit shirk with Him, be kind to your parents, not to kill your children making the excuse of  the inability to support them - We provide sustenance for you and for them - not to commit shameful deeds whether open or secret, and not to kill any soul forbidden by Allah, except for the requirements of justice.  These are the things He commanded you so that you may use reason.  Furthermore your Rabb has forbidden you to go near the property of an orphan except to improve it, until he attains maturity; and has commanded you to give full measure and just weight - We never charge a soul with more than it can bear, and whenever you speak, be just, even if it effects your own relatives, and fulfill your covenant with Allah.  These are the things which He has enjoined on you so that you may be mindful."  Quran, Al-Anam 6: 151-152 

Prophet Isa

 On the day of Resurrection Allah will gather the rasools and ask, "What responses were you given from your addressess?"  They will say, "We have no knowledge, only you have knowledge of the unseen."  Then Allah will ask, "O' Isa, son of  Maryam, did you ever say to the people, "worship me and my mother as gods besides Allah?" He will answer, "Glory to you! How could I say what I have no reight to say? If I had said so, You would certainly have known it.  You know what is in my heart, but I do not know what is in Yours, for You have full knowledge in all the unseen.  I never said anything other than what You commanded me to say, that is to worship Allah, who is my Rabb and your Rabb. I was a witness over them as long as I remained among them, but when You called me off, You were the Watcher over them and you are a witness to everything.  If You punish them, theyare surely Your sevants, and if You forgive them, You are Mighty, Wise."  Allah will say, "This is the day when the truthful will profit from their truth, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow to live theren for ever.  Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him.  This is the mighty achievement.  To Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is therein; He has power over everything.                    Quran Al-Maidah 5:116-122

Allah and His Signs

                     "Surely it is Allah, Who causes the seed and the fruit stone to split and sprout,  He brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living.  It is Allah, Who does all this, then why are you being mis lead?  He causes the daybreak from the dark, He makes the night for rest, and makes the rising and the  setting of the sun and the moon for you to determine times (days, weeks, months and years); These are the arrangements of the Almighty, the All-Knowing.  He is the One, Who made the stars for you so that you may find your way thereby in the darkness, whether you are on land or the sea.  We have spelled out Our revelations very clearly for people of common sense. 

 He is the One, Who has created you from a single soul and granted you dwelling on Earth and a resting place in the Hereafter.  We have spelled out Our revelations very clearly for people of understanding.  It is He, Who sends rainwater from the sky and thereby produces vegetation of all kind.  He brings forth green crops producing grain piled up in the ear, palm trees laden with cluster of dates hanging within reach, gardens of grapes, olives and pomogranates; though their fruit resemble in kind yet is different in variety.  Look at their fruits as they yield and ripen.  Behold in these things are signs for true believers."  Quran Al-Anam 6: 95-99

Prophet Ibraheem

"Tell them about Ibraheem (Abraham), who said to Azar, his father, "Are you taking idols as gods? Surely I see you and your people in manifest error."  Thus, We showed Ibraheem the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, so he became one of the firm believers.  When the night drew its shadow over him, he saw a star and said, "this is my Rabb."  But when it said, he said, "I do not love to worship such a god that fades away."  Afterwards he saw the moon shining, he said, "This is my Rabb."  But when it also set, he said, "If my Rabb does not guide me, I shall certainly become one of those who go astray."  Then when he saw the sun with its bright shine, he said, "This must be my Rabb, it is larger than the other two."  But when it also set, he exclaimed, "O people, I am free of your shirk (associating partners with Allah).  as far as I am concerned I will turn my face sincerely to Him, Who created the heavens and the earth, and I am not one of the mushrikeen."   Quran Al-Anam 6: 74-79

Halal Food

"You are forbidden to eat the meat of any animal that dies by itself  (dead body), blood, the flesh of swine (pig meat) and that on which any name other than Allah's has been invoked; also that which is strangled to death, killed by a violent blow killed by a headlong fall and of those  beaten or gored  to death, and that which is partly eaten by a wild animal unless you are able to slaughter it before its death; and that which is sacrificed on alters; and forbidden also is to seek luck or decision by raffling arrows.  All these are sinful acts. Today, the unbelievers have given up all their hope of vanquishing your religion.  Have no fear of them, fear Me.  Today I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favor upon you and approved Al-islam as a Deen (a way of life).  Anyone who is compelled by hunger to eat what is forbidden, not intending to commit sin, will find Allah Forgiving, Merciful.

 

They ask you what food is lawful for them, say, "All good and clean things are lawful for you, as well as what you have taught your hunting birds and beasts to catch, trained by you with knowledge given by you by Allah .  eat what they cathch and hold for you, however pronounce the name of Allah over it.  Have fear of Allah, AllAh is swift in settling the accounts.  Today all good, clean things are made lawful for you and also the food of the peoples of the book is also made lawful for you and your food is made lawful for them."

Quran: Al-Maidah 5: (3-5 )

 

 

Dua, Prayer

"Our Rabb! do not punish us if we forget or make a mistake.  Our Rabb! Do not place on us a burden as You placed on those before us.  Our Rabb!  Lay not on us the kind of burden that we have no strength to bear.  Pardon us; Forgive us, Have mercy on us.  You are our Protector, help us against the unbeliever."                                                                                                                                         Quran : Al-Baqarah 2:286

Kind Words And Forgiveness

"Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury".                                                               Quran, Surah Baqarah 2:263

Signs and Righteousness

 "Surely, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, in the alteration of the night and the day, in the sailing of the ships through the oceans for the profit of mankind, in the rain which Allah sends down from the skies, with which He revives the earth after its death and spreads in it all kinds of animals, in the change of the winds and the clouds between the sky and the earth that are made subservient, there are signs for rational people."                                              Surah Al Baqarah 2: 164 

Righteousness is not whether you turn your face to the East or the West,  but righteousness is to believe in Allah, the last day, the angels, the books, and the prophets, to spend wealth inspite of love for it, on relatives orphans, helpless, needy travellers, those who ask for it and on the redemption of captives; to establish Salah, to pay Zakat, to fulfill promises, when made, to be steadfast in poverty, hardship and at the time of war.  Those are the ones who are truthful and those are the ones who are pious."                                                                                                                                 Al Quran, Surah Al Baqarah 2: 177

Steadfastness

"We shall surely test your steadfastness with fear and famine, with loss of property, and produce.  Give good news to those who endure with patience, who when afflicted with calamity say, "We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return".  Such are the people on whom there are blessings and Mercy from Allah, and they are the ones that are rightly guided".                                                   Suray Al Baqarah 2: 157

May Allah not give us a test that we do not have the strength to bear and May Allah include us among these righteous people.  Aameen.                          

Prophet Musa -Part 3

Remind them of the story when your Rabb called Musa and said, "Go to the wicked people, the people of Fir'aun.  Have they no fear?  Musa submitted saying, "My Rabb, I fear  that they will reject me.  As a result of which my breast may feel cramped, while my tongue is not eloquent, therefore send Haroon with me.  They have a charge of manslaughter against me and I fear they may put me to dealt.  Allah said, "Indeed not!  Proceed both of you with Our signs, surely we are with you listening.  Go to Fir'aun and tell him, 'we are the Rasools from the Rabb of the Worlds.  You should send with us the children of Israel."  When they went to Fir'aun and conveyed the message, he said, "Did we not cherish you when you were a child?  Did you not stay several years of your life among us?  Then you did what you did, you are so ungrateful!"  Musa replied, "I did that when I was a misguided youth.  I fled from you because I feared you, but now my Rabb has granted me judgement and appointed me as one of His Rasools.  Is it a favor with which you taunt me, that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"  Fir'aun said, "Who is this Rabb of the Worlds?"  Musa replied, "He is the Rabb of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them, if you really care to believe."  Fir'aun said to those around him, "Do you hear that?"  Musa continued, "He is your Rabb and the Rabb of your forefathers."  Fir'aun interjected, "This Rasool of yours who has been sent to you is crazy."  Musa continued, "He is the Rabb of the east and west and all that lies between them.  If you would only care and try to understand."  At this Fir'aun who did not want to listen anymore said, "If you serve any other god besides me, I shall have you thrown into prison."  At this Musa said, "What if I show you a convincing sign?"  Fir'aun said, "Go ahead show it if you are truthful."  Hearing this Musa threw down his staff, and thereupon it changed into a veritable serpent.  Then he drew forth his hand and it became shining bright for the spectators.

After witnessing both of the miracles, Fir'aun said to the chiefs around him, "This fellow is certainly a skilled magician, who seeks to drive you out from your land by the force of his magic.  Now what is your advice?"  They submitted, "Put him and his brother off for a while, and dispatch collectors to the various cities to bring you every skilled magician."  So the magicians were brought together at the appointed time on a fixed day.  The people were motivated through saying, "Would you come to the gathering?  So that we may follow the magicians if they are dominant."  When the magicians arrived, they asked Fir'aun, "Shall we get a reward if we are dominant?"  Fir'aun replied, "Yes of course!  You will be made my courtiers."  Musa said to them, "Cast down what you are going to cast."  Thereupon they cast down their ropes and staffs, saying, "By the might of Fir'aun we shall be winners."  Then Musa threw down his staff and lo, it swallowed what they had produced.  At this, all the magicians fell down in prostration, "We believe in the Rabb of the Worlds, the Rabb of Musa and Haroon."  Fir'aun shouted, "How dare you believe in him before I give you permission?  He must be your master who taught you witchcraft.  But soon you shall find out.  I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides and crucify you all."  They replied, "We don't care!  We are going to return to our Rabb anyway.  We only desire that our Rabb may forgive us our sins as we are first to believe."

We revealed to Musa saying, "Set off with my servants at night and beware that you will be pursued."  Fir'aun sent collectors to all the cities and to mobilize his people he said, "These Israelites are but a handful of people who have provoked us much; while we have a large army, well prepared."  Thus did We make them leave their gardens and their water springs, their treasures and their sumptuous dwellings.  This is how they were made to lose, while on the other hand We made the Children of Israel inheritors of such things.  At sunrise the Egyptians pursued them.  When the two hosts came face to face, the companions of Musa cried out, "We are surely overtaken."  Musa said, "Not at all!  My Rabb is with me, He will surely show me a way out."  Then We revealed Our will to Musa, "Strike the sea with your staff,"  and the sea was cleft asunder, each part stood like a mighty mountain.  We made the other party, Fir'aen and his followers, follow them.  We delivered Musa and all who were with him, and drowned the others.  Surely, there is a lesson in this, yet most of the people do not learn this lesson to become believers.  Surely, your Rabb is All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.                                26: 10-68