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2008 Mawlawi Jahangir Mahmud

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We shall study three basic themes of the Quranic verses

Himself

Relationship with His Creation

Relationship with His Messengers

LETS BEGIN THE QURANIC PASSAGES

ALLAH & HIS CREATION

Allahs Relationship with His Creation

Key Features of Allahs relationship with His creation

He is most Gracious & Merciful. All Praise is due to Allah He is the Lord of the Worlds, Master of the Day of Judgment Will reward / punish as per deeds Only He is to be worshipped He is to be feared

He grants Guidance Those who follow guidance get Grace Those who dont, earn His anger He is the Creator of all, us & all around us; of Good & Evil We Should not set up rivals with Him He gave us knowledge His refuge should be sought from evil

Surah Al-Fatiha 1:1-7

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, Most Gracious, most Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone we worship, and Your aid we seek. Show us the straight way, The way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, those whose portion is not wrath, and who go not astray.

The Main Theme(s)

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The Presentation of the Theme

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Teachings Lessons Beliefs Theme

How does the Quran explain it What examples etc it uses How similar themes are mentioned in the HQ Example from the Quran or the Ahadith

The Main Theme(s)

This is the opening Surah of the Quran its theme is Tauheed or absolute oneness of Allah, and man's relationship with Allah It tells us that Allah alone deserves worship because He has power to ensure sustenance of all, extend mercy to all and dispense ultimate justice We need to seek His guidance in order to earn His favour and avoid the ill fate of misguided communities This guidance is contained in the Quran and the Prophet's Sunnah.

The Presentation of the Theme.

The focal point of the Surah is the guidance in the light of which man can guarantee success for himself in this world and the Hereafter This guarantee lies in treading the path of righteousness designed and shown by Allah as contained in the Quran and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet This path has been given the name in 3:103 as the Rope of Allah that ensures collective survival of the believers The Surah also stresses on seeking Allah's help and compassion in all affairs of life because Allah alone is the source of help He maintains all forms of life including those that are beyond our imagination The last two Surahs of the Quran (al-Muawwazatain) provide similar guarantee by asking the believers to seek Allah's refuge against all evils.

Surah Baqara 2: 21-22

21. O people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and those who came before you, so that you may have the chance to learn righteousness 22. Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens your canopy; and sent down rain from the heavens; and by it brought forth fruits for your sustenance; then do not set up rivals to Allah, when you know.

21. O people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and those who came before you, so that you may have the chance to learn righteousness 22. Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens your canopy; and sent down rain from the heavens; and by it brought forth fruits for your sustenance; then do not set up rivals to Allah, when you know.

The Main Theme(s)

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The Presentation of the Theme

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Teachings Lessons Beliefs Theme

How does the Quran explain it What examples etc it uses How similar themes are mentioned in the HQ Example from the Quran or the Ahadith

The Main Theme(s)

These two verses describe some of Allah's special bounties for the whole mankind that provide certain essential means of sustenance The verses particularly mention the Productivity of the earth Protective shield provided by the heavens Virtue of rain to activate the process of production of variety of fruits The main purpose of mentioning these visible favours of Allah remind the mankind to worship Allah and to lead a righteous life.

The Presentation of the Theme.

Man needs to acknowledge bounties of Allah by way of expressing gratitude to Him and by bowing down before Him The whole mankind, the heavens and the earth with their respective roles of serving mankind are the greatest signs of Allah's creative power and His relation with His creatures Now it is man's duty to identify his Lord by worshipping none but Him, by praising Him through regular prayers and by obeying the rules of conduct determined by Him This is the greatest benefit of belief in Tawhid developing Taqwa or piety and refuting shirk Surah ar-Rahman repeatedly asks mankind to acknowledge the countless blessings of Allah.

Surah Al Alaq 96; 1-5

1. Read! in the name of your Lord, who created 2. Created man out of a clot of congealed blood 3.Proclaim! And your Lord is most bountiful 4. He who taught by the pen 5. Taught man what he did not know.

1. Read! in the name of your Lord, who created 2. Created man out of a clot of congealed blood 3.Proclaim! And your Lord is most bountiful 4. He who taught by the pen 5. Taught man what he did not know.

The Main Theme(s)

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The Presentation of the Theme

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Teachings Lessons Beliefs Theme

How does the Quran explain it What examples etc it uses How similar themes are mentioned in the HQ Example from the Quran or the Ahadith

The Main Theme(s)

This is part of the first ever revelation sent to the Prophet It mentions two of Allah's most important attributes and these are

Man has been asked by Allah to acknowledge His great favours that make man superior to all other creations Allah perfected man through various stages of development and enabled him to read and write with the help of pen.

His creating man bestowing knowledge upon him

The Presentation of the Theme These verses address the Holy Prophet and remind him of the exclusive favour of Allah by creating Adam and then granting him the faculty of knowledge that elevated his status even above angels This superiority of Adam was due to awarding him specially designed body and mind Allah created man Shaped him Taught him HE is the source of all Knowledge : Ayat al Kursi Man should worship HIM alone

Surah ZilZal 99; 1-8

1. When the earth is shaken to her utmost convulsion, 2. And the earth throws up her burdens 3. And man cries out: 'What is the matter with her? 4. On that day will she declare her tidings 5. For that your Lord will have given her inspiration 6. On that day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown their deeds 7. Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good see it 8. And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil shall see it.

1. When the earth is shaken to her utmost convulsion, 2. And the earth throws up her burdens 3. And man cries out: 'What is the matter with her? 4. On that day will she declare her tidings 5. For that your Lord will have given her inspiration 6. On that day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to be shown their deeds 7. Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good see it 8. And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil shall see it.

The Main Theme(s)

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The Presentation of the Theme

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Teachings Lessons Beliefs Theme

How does the Quran explain it What examples etc it uses How similar themes are mentioned in the HQ Example from the Quran or the Ahadith

The Main Theme(s)

The Surah narrates the signs of onset of the Day of Judgement and the events unfolding in its aftermath The Day will mark the end of time and begin by an intense shaking of the earth that will lead to utter chaos All this will be by the command of its Creator, Allah Almighty By this command again, all humans will be brought before Him to stand accountable for all their worldly deeds Their fate will be determined on the basis of their performance in the worldly existence This will be done by showing them all their deeds or misdeeds.

Belief in the Hereafter is one of the fundamentals of Islam Allah has created this universe according to His own plan and will bring it to an end on one particular day That day will begin by the blow of Trumpet by angel Israfil and that will cause extremely violent shaking of earth which will eject all the dead in it The next phase will be marked by all humans standing answerable before their Creator Lord Then He will show the minutest details of each and every deed of His creatures Now none can deny the divine justice The Quran presents many other signs of the Day of Reckoning with reference to certain other aspects For example al-Infitar (The Cleaving Asunder), alInshiqaq (The Rending Asunder) and al-Takwir (The folding up of the sun).

The Presentation of the Theme

The 7 in Allahs Shade

The Prophet said, "Seven (people) will be shaded by Allah by His Shade on the Day of Resurrection when there will be no shade except His Shade.(They will be), 1) A just ruler, 2) A young man who has been brought up in the worship of Allah, 3) A man who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes are then flooded with tears, 4) A man whose heart is attached to mosques, 5) Two Muslims who love each other only for Allah's Sake, 6) A man who is called by a charming lady of noble birth to commit sin with her, and he refuses, saying, 'I am afraid of Allah,' 7) And (finally), a man who gives in charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has given. Allahhumma Rabbana Jaalna Min Hum May Allah include us amongst them

Surah Al-Nas 114: 1-6

In the name of Allah, most Gracious ,most Merciful. 1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of Mankind, 2. the King of Mankind, 3. the Allah of Mankind, 4. from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws, 5. who whispers in the hearts of Mankind, 6. from Among Jinn and Mankind.

Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of Mankind, the King of Mankind, the God of Mankind, from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws, who whispers in the hearts of Mankind, from Among Jinn and Mankind.

The Main Theme(s)

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The Presentation of the Theme

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Teachings Lessons Beliefs Theme

How does the Quran explain it What examples etc it uses How similar themes are mentioned in the HQ Example from the Quran or the Ahadith

The Main Theme(s)

This is the last Surah of the Quran and is partner to the preceding Surah (Al-Falaq) Both Surahs teach the believers to find Allah's protection against all evil forces This Surah focuses on three important aspects of man's relation with Allah Allah alone is to be acknowledged as the sole Sustainer and Supreme over all humans Therefore, He is only to be worshipped Developing these bonds of association with Allah will help a believer to guard against the incursion of Satan and his host of men and Jinnaat who are bent upon attacking the faith of believers.

The Presentation of the Theme

The Surah primarily addresses the Prophet to seek protection of Allah Almighty against the evil effect of the magic spell cast on him Through the Prophet, its teachings extend to all believers who are required to ward off all possible evils that are aimed at distracting them from the Right Path Believers are to remember that Allah alone is the Master Lord and Monarch of all humans and, therefore, has full powers to undo all evil forces crafted by Satan They should also remember that Satan may attack their faith through his assistant jinnaat and men who accomplish their unholy mission by inspiring one another with adorned speech as a delusion.

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