alttahlukati waahsinoo inna Allaha yuhibbu almuhsineen

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1 Statement 193 a. Fight against them until there is no more subversion and ALLAH's religion of Islam reigns supreme. b. If they give up, then let there be no more hostilities except toward those who continue to aggress. Ayah 193 Waqatiloohum hatta la takoona fitnatun wayakoona alddeenu lillahi faini intahaw fala AAudwana illa AAala alththalimeen 193 Statement 194 a. The sacred month for the sacred month. b. Sanctities should be respected by all. c. Fighting during the four sacred months of Moharram, Rajab, Dhul- Qa'ada and Dhul-Hijja is only lawful retribution - if sanctity of a sacred month is violated. d. So, in case anyone attacks you, strike back as you are attacked. e. Stay mindful of ALLAH's decree; stay ALLAH-conscious. f. Be aware that ALLAH is with those who exercise restraint. Ayah 194 Alshshahru alharamu bialshshahri alharami waalhurumatu qisasun famani iaatada AAalaykum faiaatadoo AAalayhi bimithli ma iaatada AAalaykum waittaqoo Allaha waiaalamoo anna Allaha maaaa almuttaqeen 194 Statement 195 a. Spend your resources generously in the Cause of ALLAH. b. By not doing so, do not cast yourselves into destruction with your own hands, i.e. by intention. c. Be charitable! Be magnanimous! d. Surely, ALLAH extends the shade of HIS Compassion to all those men and women, young and old, who are charitable. Ayah 195 Waanfiqoo fee sabeeli Allahi wala tulqoo biaydeekum ila alttahlukati waahsinoo inna Allaha yuhibbu almuhsineen 195 English Paraphrasing by Badr Hashemi Page 79

2 Statement 196 a. Perform to their completion both the Hajj and the Umrah in the Service of ALLAH. b. In case you are prevented to do so due to conditions of war or hostility, then send the animals for sacrifice as may be conveniently available. c. Do not shave your heads (injunction is for males only) until your animals have reached the slaughtering place; this is done at Mina on the tenth day of Dhul-Jijja, after spending the previous day at the plain of Arafat. d. But if any one of you is ill or suffers from an ailment of the head or scalp and is not able to have the head shaved, e. One must then redeem oneself by fasting or by giving away alms or by offering a sacrifice. f. During the time of peace and normal life, if anyone wishes to take advantage of performing the Umrah before the Hajj one shall offer animal(s) for sacrifice as one may conveniently afford, such as camel, cows, sheep or goat, as one is easily able to afford: several people may share in a single camel or a cow. g. In case, one lacks the means to do so, then let one keep fast for three days during the Hajj period and for seven more days upon one's return to the normal place of residence; that is, ten days in all. h. This is incumbent upon the persons whose families do not reside within the municipal limits of the Masjid al-haraam/city of Makkah. i. Stay mindful of ALLAH's decrees! j. If you do not do so, then be aware that ALLAH is severe in retribution. Ayah 196 Waatimmoo alhajja waalaaumrata lillahi fa-in ohsirtum fama istaysara mina alhadyi wala tahliqoo ruoosakum hatta yablugha alhadyu mahillahu faman kana minkum mareedan aw bihi athan min ra/sihi fafidyatun min siyamin aw sadaqatin aw nusukin fa-itha amintum faman tamattaaaa bialaaumrati ila alhajji fama istaysara mina alhadyi faman lam yajid fasiyamu thalathati ayyamin fee alhajji wasabaaatin itha rajaaatum tilka AAasharatun kamilatun thalika liman lam yakun ahluhu hadiree almasjidi alharami waittaqoo Allaha waiaalamoo anna Allaha shadeedu alaaiqab 196 English Paraphrasing by Badr Hashemi Page 80

3 Statement 197 a. The Hajj timings are specific and well known: the day of Arafat, the day of sacrifice and the following three days, ninth to thirteenth of Dhul-Hijja. b. The one who undertakes the Hajj in this period must abstain from the sort of behavior that conflict with, or disturb, or distract from the spirit of devotion; in particular, - not to indulge in obscenity, - not to use aggressive and obscene language, and - not to get involved in wrangling. c. ALLAH knows whatever good you do. d. Provide well for your pilgrimage of Hajj. e. Yet the best of provisions is piety; ALLAH-consciousness. f. Stay conscious of MY Directives and Commandments, O people who are endowed with understanding and wisdom! Statement 198 a. It is not an offence for you to seek the bounty from your RABB - the Lord Sustainer by engaging in trade or commercial activity during the Hajj, which in no way violates observance of the Hajj duties. b. When you surge downward from Arafat the grand day of the Hajj - in a concourse, continue the Remembrance of ALLAH as you approach al-mash'ar al-haraam - the landmark of Muzdalifah. c. Commit yourselves to the Remembrance of ALLAH in the manner that you have been guided - even if, in the past, you acted like those who are lost and confused. Ayah 197 Alhajju ashhurun maaaloomatun faman farada feehinna alhajja fala rafatha wala fusooqa wala jidala fee alhajji wama tafaaaloo min khayrin yaaalamhu Allahu watazawwadoo fainna khayra alzzadi alttaqwa waittaqooni ya olee al-albab Ayah 198 Laysa AAalaykum junahun an tabtaghoo fadlan min rabbikum faitha afadtum min AAarafatin faothkuroo Allaha AAinda almashaaari alharami waothkuroohu kama hadakum wa-in kuntum min qablihi lamina alddalleen English Paraphrasing by Badr Hashemi Page 81

4 Statement 199 a. Then move with the crowd of pilgrims impetuously. b. Implore forgiveness of ALLAH. c. Indeed, ALLAH is forgiving, d. HE is ever-caring. Ayah 199 Thumma afeedoo min haythu afada alnnasu waistaghfiroo Allaha inna Allaha ghafoorun raheem 199 Statement 200 a. When you have completed the sacred duties, devote yourselves to the Remembrance of ALLAH as though you remember and celebrate the praises of your ancestors - b. In fact, even more fervently and with deeper reverence. c. There are some persons among the ones Remembering ALLAH, who pray: d. 'O RABB! e. Please bless us with abundance in this world. d. Then, such people shall have no share in the reward of the life after this life.' Ayah 200 Fa-itha qadaytum manasikakum faothkuroo Allaha kathikrikum abaakum aw ashadda thikran famina alnnasi man yaqoolu rabbana atina fee alddunya wama lahu fee al-akhirati min khalaq 200 Statement 201 a. There are others who pray: b. 'O RABB! c. Please bless us with whatever is good for us in this world as well as that is good in the life after this life. d. Kindly protect us away from the torment of the Hellfire.' Statement 202 a. They are the ones who shall surely have the fruitful reward of whatever they have earned in this life. b. ALLAH is swift at settling accounts. Ayah 201 Waminhum man yaqoolu rabbana atina fee alddunya hasanatan wafee al-akhirati hasanatan waqina AAathaba alnnar Ayah 202 Ola-ika lahum naseebun mimma kasaboo waallahu sareeaau alhisab English Paraphrasing by Badr Hashemi Page 82

5 Statement 203 a. Dedicate yourselves to wholesome Remembrance of ALLAH during designated days of Hajj. b. In case a person hastens to leave Mina after two days instead of three days, it will not be a sinful offence, nor shall it be wrong for the one who stays on longer as long as one is sincerely conscious of ALLAH's indictments. c. Stay ALLAH-conscious by staying obedient to HIS Directives and Commandments. d. Be mindful of the fact that you shall all be summoned to HIM on the Day of Judgment. Ayah 203 Waothkuroo Allaha fee ayyamin maaadoodatin faman taaaajjala fee yawmayni fala ithma AAalayhi waman taakhkhara fala ithma AAalayhi limani ittaqa waittaqoo Allaha waiaalamoo annakum ilayhi tuhsharoon 203 Statement 204 a. There are some people whose views on life in this world may dazzle you. b. An individual may even take oath in the Name of ALLAH to vouch for that which is in one s heart. c. And yet, the individual is the most violent and antagonistic of your adversaries. Ayah 204 Wamina alnnasi man yuaajibuka qawluhu fee alhayati alddunya wayushhidu Allaha AAala ma fee qalbihi wahuwa aladdu alkhisam 204 Statement 205 a. Yet no sooner the person turns away, he hastens to start cultivating intellectual and social disorder in the community that culminates in destroying agricultural produce and human life. b. Even though ALLAH, whose testimony he invokes, does not approve any kind of mischief and disorder. Ayah 205 Wa-itha tawalla saaaa fee al-ardi liyufsida feeha wayuhlika alhartha waalnnasla waallahu la yuhibbu alfasad 205 English Paraphrasing by Badr Hashemi Page 83

6 The Qura'n Treasure of the Faith Statement 206 a. Whenever the persons is told: b. 'Be mindful of ALLAH's Directives on piety and peace,' c. a false sense of importance and arrogance drives the person to take pride in sinful behavior. d. Sufficient for this person shall be the Hellfire. e. What a miserable resting place! Statement 207 a. But there are others, both men and women, young and old, who voluntarily give away their time and lives in order to find favors with ALLAH. b. ALLAH is full of compassion to all HIS devotees. Ayah 206 Wa-itha qeela lahu ittaqi Allaha akhathat-hu alaaizzatu bialithmi fahasbuhu jahannamu walabi/sa almihad Ayah 207 Wamina alnnasi man yashree nafsahu ibtighaa mardati Allahi waallahu raoofun bialaaibad Statement 208 a. O Muslim Faithful! b. Embrace Islam - total and unqualified submission to ALLAH - wholeheartedly and in its totality involving full obedience to its rules, laws and codes. c. Do not follow the Satan's footsteps and his temptations that ultimately lead you to ALLAH's disobedience. d. In fact, Satan is your open enemy. Statement 209 a. If you should falter or slide back or lapse from the wholesome entry to Islam after the clear instructions by way of the Qura'n have come to you, then be mindful that b. ALLAH is powerful over you, c. ALLAH is all-wise. Ayah 208 Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo odkhuloo fee alssilmi kaffatan wala tattabiaaoo khutuwati alshshaytani innahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeen Ayah 209 Fa-in zalaltum min baaadi ma jaatkumu albayyinatu faiaalamoo anna Allaha AAazeezun hakeem English Paraphrasing by Badr Hashemi Page 84

7 Statement 210 a. Are they waiting for ALLAH to come down to them in canopies of clouds with a host of angels so their fate would then be settled? b. Anyway, all matters are to be ultimately referred to ALLAH for judgment on the Day of Judgment. Statement 211 O Prophet Muhammad! a. Ask the Israelites as to how many times WE showed them miracles and clear signs of OUR Guidance. b. But anyone who tempers with ALLAH's bountiful Guidance, after it has been expressly revealed, should be aware that ALLAH is stern in retribution. Statement 212 a. The life of this world is decked with all manner of temptations for those who are either weak in faith or out rightly disbelieve: those for whom this life is the be-all and endall. b. They scoff at those men and women, young and old who are from amongst the Muslim Faithful: those who take their guidance and advice from ALLAH. c. But those men and women, young and old who keep away from the evil and stay conscious of ALLAH's Directives and Commandments shall be superior to them in status on the Day of Judgment. d. ALLAH blesses without limits whomsoever HE pleases. Ayah 210 Hal yanthuroona illa an ya/tiyahumu Allahu fee thulalin mina alghamami waalmala-ikatu waqudiya al-amru wa-ila Allahi turjaaau alomoor Ayah 211 Sal banee isra-eela kam ataynahum min ayatin bayyinatin waman yubaddil niaamata Allahi min baaadi ma jaat-hu fa-inna Allaha shadeedu alaaiqab Ayah 212 Zuyyina lillatheena kafaroo alhayatu alddunya wayaskharoona mina allatheena amanoo waallatheena ittaqaw fawqahum yawma alqiyamati waallahu yarzuqu man yashao bighayri hisab English Paraphrasing by Badr Hashemi Page 85

8 Statement 213 a. At the time of the start of human civilization and history, humankind was a single nation. b. Later on the situation changed and a host of challenges started emerging. c. Thus ALLAH sent forth Prophets - over different times in human history - d. to pronounce good news for being good in matters of faith and moral behaviors, and, e. warn against practicing evil and disobeying ALLAH's Directives and Commandments. f. ALLAH sent down with these Prophets the books and the scriptures embodying the Truth, so that it might serve as an arbiter in matters of disputes while leading a faithful Islamic life. g. None disputed the Divine Messages except for those to whom it was in fact sent, and that was through jealousy and self-aggrandizement of one another even after necessary explanations had been made to them. h. So, ALLAH guided by HIS dispensation only those who sincerely believed in the Prophets and the Truth that was at the center of debate and dispute. i. It is ALLAH who guides whomsoever HE pleases to the righteous way of thinking and practice. Ayah 213 Kana alnnasu ommatan wahidatan fabaaaatha Allahu alnnabiyyeena mubashshireena wamunthireena waanzala maaaahumu alkitaba bialhaqqi liyahkuma bayna alnnasi feema ikhtalafoo feehi wama ikhtalafa feehi illa allatheena ootoohu min baaadi ma jaat-humu albayyinatu baghyan baynahum fahada Allahu allatheena amanoo lima ikhtalafoo feehi mina alhaqqi biithnihi waallahu yahdee man yashao ila siratin mustaqeem 213 English Paraphrasing by Badr Hashemi Page 86

9 Statement 214 a. Do you reckon that you may find an easy way to the Paradise even though you have not known the sufferings which were endured by other communities and nations before you? b. They were made to suffer worst forms of affliction and adversity; c. They were so terribly battered in spirit that each Prophet and those who shared his faith and followed his teachings, cried out in helplessness: d. When is ALLAH's support coming? e. They were assured that ALLAH's support is always close at hand! Statement 215 a. They ask you O Prophet Muhammad what they should spend for social welfare. b. Tell them: c. 'Whatever good you can spare of your wealth and resources. d. It should comprise through ties of family, kinship, compassion and an integral strong framework of human welfare and include: - for the parents, - for the close relatives, - for the orphans, - for the destitute, and - for to the travelers in need.' e. Whatever good deeds you do, ALLAH is definitely aware of them. Ayah 214 Am hasibtum an tadkhuloo aljannata walamma ya/tikum mathalu allatheena khalaw min qablikum massat-humu alba/sao waalddarrao wazulziloo hatta yaqoola alrrasoolu waallatheena amanoo maaaahu mata nasru Allahi ala inna nasra Allahi qareeb Ayah 215 Yas-aloonaka matha yunfiqoona qul ma anfaqtum min khayrin falilwalidayni waal-aqrabeena waalyatama waalmasakeeni waibni alssabeeli wama tafaaaloo min khayrin fainna Allaha bihi Aaaleem English Paraphrasing by Badr Hashemi Page 87

10 Statement 216 a. Going to war in the Cause of ALLAH is mandatory upon you - much as you may detest it. b. But it may well be that you detest something although it may, in fact, be good for you. c. While perhaps something may apparently please you but, in reality, it may be bad for you. d. It is only ALLAH who knows what is good for you and what is bad for you. e. You do not know! Ayah 216 Kutiba AAalaykumu alqitalu wahuwa kurhun lakum waaaasa an takrahoo shay-an wahuwa khayrun lakum waaaasa an tuhibboo shayan wahuwa sharrun lakum waallahu yaaalamu waantum la taaalamoon 216 English Paraphrasing by Badr Hashemi Page 88