Allah Is My Guide

Qur’aanic Verse 20.114:

Transliteration:

114. FataAAala Allahu almaliku alhaqqu wala taAAjal bialqur-ani min qabli an yuqda ilayka wahyuhu waqul rabbi zidnee AAilman

Translation:

114. And exalted is Allah, the true Sovereign! And make no haste with reciting the Quran before its revelation to you is completed.²³ And say, “O my Lord! Increase my knowledge.”

Study Note:

23. It may be that the Prophet (peace on him) used to get anxious that he should not forget what was revealed to him, and would start reciting the Verse/s before the revelation was complete. Hence, this divine admonition. Elsewhere in the Qur’aan (Verses 75.16 to 75.19), we are informed that Allah assured him of His help in making him remember. But this admonition has significance for us too. Allah tells us here that we should not read the Qur’aan hurriedly, but deliberate on what we read and try our best to understand it.

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The above is extracted from yet-to-be-published Qur’aanic Studies - Volume XXXII. It will be published, in due course, inshaAllah on the website INVITATION TO SALVATION, in continuation of Volumes I to XXXI already published and freely available thereon.

Mohammad Shafi
Author of ‘ISLAM & INTEREST‘

Qur’aanic Verses 20.2 to 20.8:

Translations:

2. We have not bestowed the Quran upon you to make you miserable.

3. It is but a Memorandum for one who fears Allah.

4. It is a bestowal from the One Who created the earth and the high heavens.

5. From the Gracious One, firmly established on the throne of absolute authority.

6. Everything – that which is in the heavens, on the earth, in between the two, and underneath the ground – is all His.

7. And if you utter anything aloud, mind you, He knows even the secret, and the hidden.

8. Allah – there is no god but He; His are the very best attributes.²

Study Note:

2. In the foregoing Verses of this Chapter, Allah Almighty explains to us the unique importance of the Qur’aan. It is not any ordinary book authored by any humans. It is a gift to mankind from none other than the Creator of all things, Himself! And, yet, mankind is, by and large, utterly blind to the grand magnificence of the divine Book. It was this Book that had converted a nondescript Arab people into the most potent force on earth. But, once they lost sight of its importance, the same Arab people are now being mercilessly humiliated at the hands of the tiny nation of Israel.

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The above is extracted from yet-to-be-published Qur’aanic Studies - Volume XXXII. It will be published, in due course, inshaAllah on the website INVITATION TO SALVATION, in continuation of Volumes I to XXXI already published and freely available thereon.

Mohammad Shafi
Author of ‘ISLAM & INTEREST‘

Qur’aanic Verse 18.25:

Transliteration:

25. Walabithoo fee kahfihim thalatha mi-atin sineena waizdadoo tisAAan

Translation:

25. And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and some add nine to the number.⁹

Study Note:

9. There is a strange and remarkable thing about these two numbers 300 and 309. 300 solar years are equal to 309 lunar years. The divine Verse could also therefore be indicative of this relationship between the two systems of counting time. No man could have the knowledge of this relationship at the time the Qur’aan was revealed. Here is yet another evience/sign that the Qur’aan is divine.

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The above is extracted from yet-to-be-published Qur’aanic Studies - Volume XXX. It will be published, in due course, inshaAllah on the website INVITATION TO SALVATION, in continuation of Volumes I to XXIX already published and freely available thereon.

Mohammad Shafi
Author of ‘ISLAM & INTEREST‘

Qur’aanic Verse 17.89:

Transliteration:

89. Walaqad sarrafna lilnnasi fee hatha alqur-ani min kulli mathalin faaba aktharu alnnasi illa kufooran

Translation:

89. And certainly, in this Quran, We have variously explained, for men, every aspect of life. But most men do not but reject it.²⁵

Study Note:

25. And in Verse 12.111, the Qur’aan tells us that it contains detailed explanation of everything. These two Verses, and many others in the Qur’aan, unmistakably tell mankind that it is a self-sufficient Book of Guidance on all aspects of Islamic way of life. Please refer article Qur’aan – the Self-sufficient Source for Islam, an in this context.

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The above is extracted from yet-to-be-published Qur’aanic Studies - Volume XXVIX. It will be published, in due course, inshaAllah on the website INVITATION TO SALVATION, in continuation of Volumes I to XXVIII already published and freely available thereon.

Mohammad Shafi
Author of ‘ISLAM & INTEREST‘

Qur’aanic Verse 16.89:

 

Transliteration:

 89. Wayawma nabAAathu fee kulli ommatin shaheedan AAalayhim min anfusihim waji/na bika shaheedan AAala haola-i wanazzalna AAalayka alkitaba tibyanan likulli shay-in wahudan warahmatan wabushra lilmuslimeena

Translation:

 89. And One Day We will raise in every people a witness against them from among themselves, and bring you as a witness against these. And We have revealed to you the Book explaining everything¹⁹ clearly, and as a guidance, mercy and good news for those who submit. ²⁰

Study Notes:

19. What does ‘everything’ mean here? It obviously does not mean, for example, any recipe for cooking a delicious food item. It means general principles for conduct of human life. As regards the recipe, in the example taken, Allah has obviously left it and such other things to be learnt through experiences of earlier people and personal innovations and inspirations. The divine Hand is inherent here too when a man innovates or invents a new thing. But the characteristics of discovery, innovation and invention are common to all human beings, whether one is a believer or not. Human beings are however given the choice of recognizing or denying the existence of One Supreme Creator of the entire Universe and everything therein. And the Kind Creator has provided innumerable and unending signs for mankind to make the right choice of recognizing His existence. Not only that, but He has sent Prophets and Messengers with divinely authored Books for their guidance for making the right choice and conducting life accordingly. ‘Everything’ in the Verse implies everything for this purpose of making the right choice and conducting life accordingly. On the exercise of this choice depends Man’s fate in the Hereafter. And the stake is extremely high! And Allah could have left mankind to its fate by just providing the tell-tale numerous signs in the Universe, but He is Kind and extremely Merciful to His human creatures. HE has given them, in addition, the divine Book of Guidance, the Qur’aan, as a token of Mercy from Him. Therein He has moreover given the enticement of Paradise to mankind to help them make the right choice. 

20. The unequivocal divine statement here that the Qur’aan gives clear explanation of everything makes the Book the sole authoritative source and basis for Islam, the Allah-chosen way of life for entire mankind. The equal (and in some quarters even greater) importance given to the man-influenced and error-prone ahaadeeth is the cause of the downfall of Muslims. Allah Ta’ala has obviously withdrawn His Hand of Mercy from them.

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The above is extracted from yet-to-be-published Qur’aanic Studies - Volume XXVIII. It will be published, in due course, inshaAllah on the website INVITATION TO SALVATION, in continuation of Volumes I to XXVII already published and freely available thereon.

Mohammad Shafi
Author of ‘ISLAM & INTEREST‘

Qur’aanic Verse 14.52:

 

Transliteration:

 52. Hatha balaghun lilnnasi waliyuntharoo bihi waliyaAAlamoo annama huwa ilahun wahidun waliyaththakkara oloo al-albabi

Translation:

52. This (Qur’aan) is a sufficient and eloquent exposition of the divine Message for the people that they may be warned thereby, that they may know that He is the One and Only Being worthy of being worshipped, and that people of understanding may remember it and remind other people about it.

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The above is extracted from yet-to-be-published Qur’aanic Studies - Volume XXVI. It will be published, in due course, inshaAllah on the website INVITATION TO SALVATION, in continuation of Volumes I to XXV already published and freely available thereon.

Mohammad Shafi
Author of ‘ISLAM & INTEREST‘

Qur’aanic Verse 14.24:

 

Transliteration:

 24. Alam tara kayfa daraba Allahu mathalan kalimatan tayyibatan kashajaratin tayyibatin asluha thabitun wafarAAuha fee alssama/-i

Translation:

 24. Don’t you see how Allah exemplifies a good word as a good tree with firm roots and with its branches spread out in the sky,

Qur’aanic Verse 14.25:

 

Transliteration:

 25. Tu/tee okulaha kulla heenin bi-ithni rabbiha wayadribu Allahu al-amthala lilnnasi laAAallahum yatathakkaroona

Translation:

 25. Yielding its fruits every season by its Lord’s leave? ⁵ And Allah gives examples for the benefit of mankind so that they may ponder and remember.

Study Note:

5. Through this example, we understand that a good word is anything written or spoken that is firmly based on truth and reality. It gives solace to those who hear or read it, and benefits them repeatedly as well. A good example of a good word is the Qur’aan itself. It is firmly based on Truth. It gives solace to those who read and ponder over it. And history is witness to the fact that it has benefited nondescript communities to become the most potent forces on earth - culturally, economically and militarily. This good word has not been seen yielding fruits nowadays as most people listen to it not in order to understand and implement its teachings. They have relegated it to just ritualistic reading.

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Qur’aanic Verse 12.2:

 

Transliteration:

 2. Inna anzalnahu qur-anan AAarabiyyan laAAallakum taAAqiloona

Translation:

 2. We have indeed revealed it as an Arabic Quran in order that you understand it.¹

Study note:

1. The Qur’aan was revealed for all the peoples of the entire world. And it was to be revealed through one human Messenger to emphasise the unity of religion for mankind. And since the All-knowing Allah had chosen an Arab to be that Messenger, the language of the divine Message had necessarily to be in Arabic. It is therefore the bounden duty of every Muslim living anywhere in the world to learn Arabic. Failure to learn it betrays a grave lack of faith in Islam on the part of the Muslims.

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Qur’aanic Verse 11.120:

 

Transliteration:

 120. Wakullan naqussu AAalayka min anba-i alrrusuli ma nuthabbitu bihi fu-adaka wajaaka fee hathihi alhaqqu wamawAAithatun wathikra lilmu/mineena

Translation:

 120. All that we relate to you of the accounts of the Messengers is to strengthen your mind therewith. And in this²⁸ have come to you the truth, admonition and a Book, for being frequently referred to, for the believers.

Study Note:

28. I.e., the Qur’aan. This Verse is a divine confirmation of the fact that the Qur’aan contains all the truth and admonition for man to conduct his life on this earth, and it should serve him frequently as a Reference Book for trouble-shooting problems encountered.

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Qur’aanic Verse 10.37:

 

Transliteration:

 37 Wama kana hatha alquranu an yuftara min dooni Allahi walakin tasdeeqa allathee bayna yadayhi watafseela alkitabi la rayba feehi min rabbi alAAalameena

Translation:

 37. And this Quran is not such as could be forged by those besides Allah. But it is a confirmation of what came before it. And it is, no doubt, the book, explained in details, from the Lord of the worlds.¹³

Study Note:

13. When the Lord Himself confirms that the Qur’aan is a detailed instruction Book for mankind, it is nothing short of blasphemy to say - as do many of our religious leaders - that the Qur’aan is not detailed and needs the ahaadeeth for providing the details!

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