AlBayinahpart1

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Asalamalaykumwarahmatullahiwabarakatahu.
Weareafteracoupleofweeksofbreak,
engagedinthestudyofsurahalBayinahthe
twopreviousSurahsofalAlaqdealtwiththe
subjectmatterofhowRevelationbeganand
Surahqadrdealtwiththesubjectmatterof
whereitbegan.ThisisthethirdSurahin
thatseries,andnowwearegoingtostudy
whatistheessenceofrevelation,whatis
revelationitself?Whatimpactdoesithave?
YesitcamedownInLaylatulQadrbutwhat
impactdidithave,whatimpactdidithave
whenitcamedown.Whatistheessence?What
isitscentralmessage?whatisitinitself
andwhatpower,reactionhappensoncethe
revelationcomes.
Thefirst3or4ayatsofthisSurahare
consideredsomeofthemostdifficultayatsin
tafseeraccordingtomanyMufasiroon,andI
willreadsomeofthecommentariesofthe
Mufasiroonaboutthecomplexitypartofthe
firstpartofthisSurah.
IpraythatIamabletoclarifysomeofthese
issuesandwalkyouthroughthemandmyself
InshaAllahwataala.It'sgoodwehad2weeks
offbecauseIwasperplexedfortwoweeks
studyingthefirstayah.Ittakesalongtime
tograsptheconceptastheyareverydeep,
andthequestionsthatarisefromthemare
verydeep.Butwhenwedounderstandthemor
atleastunderstandsomeofthecentralissues
inthem,thebenefitsareprofound.The
benefitsarefullofwisdomandinsight.These

fewwordsofAllahazzawajjal
That'sthenatureofQuran,theayatscanbe
veryverysimpletounderstand,anyonecanget
benefitfromthem,andatthesametimethis
bookhasayatthatyouknowcanperplex
Mufasiroonforgenerationsandtherecanbe
debatesaboutjustawordorjustanayat.
It'sverysimpleatthesametimeanditsvery
complexatthesametime.That'sthe
miraculousnatureofthisbook.
SoIwillfirstillwalkyouthrougharough
translationofthefirstayattheniawewill
getI'mtosomeissuesoftafseer.

1.Thepeoplewhodisbelievedbelongingtoone
oftwogroups,inahlekitab,thepeopleof
thebookwhodisbelievedandthemushriqeen,
thosewhodidshirk.Theywillneverbecome
separated.Munfiqeenaisthewordthatgives
itcomplexityandgivesitlotsandlotsof
discussion.Thereistwowaysofthinking
aboutthosewhodisbelievedfromthepeopleof
thebookwouldnothaveseparatedthemselves,
tocutoneselfoff,theothermeaningisto
discontinuesomething.Youknowwhenyousay
tosomebodycutitout,stopdoingit!They
wouldn'thavestoppeddoingsomethinguntil
theclearestproofcametothem.I'musinga
simplisticmeaningofAlBayinahsayingthe
clearestproof.WewillgetIntoalinguistic
meaninginalittlebit.Sothe2possible
meaningofmunfiqeenaarethepeoplewhocut
themselvesoffthepeoplewhoseparate
themselves,theothermeaningisthepeople
whostopdoingsomething,theyhavebeen
continuouslydoing,youstopdoingsomething
that,andquitittheyweren'tabouttoquit
ituntilalBayinahcame.Butthequestionis

Allahdidnotmentionwhattheyquitorstop
doinguntiltherevelationcame,that'sthe
questiontheMufasiroonhavegrappledwith
untilthisrevelationcamethosewho
disbelievedfromthepeopleofthebookand
thepeoplewhocommittedshirk,whatisit
thattheywerenotgoingtoquituntilthis
revelationcame.Whatweretheygoingto
separatethemselvesfromuntilthisrevelation
came.
Sothisisthefirstmajorquestionthatwe
aregoingtograpplewithia.Justalittle
bitofthemeaningofthewordinfaqa,in...
ByAbdurRahmanKilani,hesaysitssimilar
inmeaningasintahatostopdoingsomething.
SothatissimilartothemeaningItoldyou,
before,thenfakiasirisusedforfreeinga
slave,youknowaslaveiscaughtina
relationshipwiththeirmasterorimprisoned
evenaprisonerandtheyaresetfree,they
areseparated,thatisanothermeaningof
infikak.TheninfakaladhamisusedTobe
painfullyseparated,everyboneisinits
joint,butbecauseofimpactwhenitismoved
fromitsplaceitsnotaneasyremovalit'sa
painfulremovalbutitisseparatedfromwhere
itsusedtobe.Adislocatedshoulderfor
examplewouldbeainfakuladaminArabicso
it'spainfullyseparatedfromwhereit'sused
tobe,thesearethelinguisticmeaning
munfasil,munkatir,othersimilarwordsI'm
Arabic,munkasir,tobeseparatedfromtobe
cutawayfromtobedivideduptobechopped
up,thesearetheImplicationsoftheword.In
regardstothisSurah,thereisastrong
differenceofopinionofthisSurahbythe
Mufasiroonwhetherthisismadaniormakki.
OnegroupofMufasirooncommentedintheir

commentarythatthemajoritysayitsmakki.
Anothergroupsaysthemajoritysaysits
madani,soitleavesthereader,really
confused.Ifthemajoritysaysitsmakkithen
howcanthesayitsmadani.SomeMufasiroon
commentoneithersidesoweareleftinthe
middle.Whenweturntotheopinionsofthe
Sahabawealsofindsimilarconfusion.Wefine
foreg,twoconflictinganswerscomingfrom
thesamesahabi,IbnAbbasra,heinone
narrationsayitsmakkiandinanother
narrationsaysitsmadani.Butinterestingly
theoneinwhichhesaysisMakkithat's
mostlytaken.That'stheonethat'smostly
accepted.Sotheotheroneperhapsthereis
someweaknessinthenarration.Aisharais
verystronginheropinionthatthisisMakki.
Andreallymypersonalslantisonthat
becausethe..Fromthesahabaseemto
indicatethattheSurahismakki.
ThereasonswhysomescholarssayitsMadani
isbecauseitstalkingaboutthepeopleofthe
book.Andyouallknowthemessengersawcame
Intorealinteractionwiththepeopleofthe
booknotinthemakkiseerabutinthemadani
lifesaw.Inthemadanitimeoftheprophets
lifesaw.Soit'sbecauseofthatalotof
scholarsinclinethatthisisInfactamadani
Surah.Butfromthelanguagewecanconclude
thatthisisnotnecessarilymadani,buteven
fromthelanguageitcouldbelatemakki.In
thelatermakkiperiodtherewasalotof
interactfromthepeopleofthebook.Surahs
likeSurahalisraSurahalkahfthey..Deal
withpeopleofthebookaremakkiSurahs.
TheycomeuplateronInthemakkiseerah
beforethemigrationalso.ThenInregardsto
thatcommentIwantedtosharewithyou,how

difficultthefirstayat,are....Iamquoting
fromimamalLucy,manyoftheMufasiroon
thisquotefromsheikhalwahidi....thisayat
isthemostdifficultinthenoblequran,in
termsofitssequenceandstructureandalso
Intermsofitsinterpretation,andithas
causedalotofconfusiontoalotofheavy
scholarsorgreatsamongthescholars.
Sowhatisthiscomplicationwearetalking
about?Itdoesn'tseemlikeitsallthat
complicatedwhenItranslatedittoyou,the
peoplewhodisbelievedthatbelongedtothe
peopleofthebookorthepeoplewhodidshirk
theidolatorsinMakkah,theywouldnot,
separatethemselvesuntilalBayinahcame
Theywouldnotcutthemselvesoffuntilal
Bayinahcame,right?Ortheyweren'tgoingto
stopwhattheyweredoing,whateverthatis
we'regoingtomentioninasecond,untilAl
Bayinahcame.Sowhatissocomplicatedabout
it,letslookatit.
FirstthingmostMufasirooncommentthatthey
weren'tgoingtostoptheirshirkuntilthe
revelationcameThattheywerenotgoingto
discontinuetheirpracticesofassociation
withAllahofdisbeliefofmisguidanceof
ignorance,untiltherevelationcameand
correctedthem.Butthentheproblemsthat
occuristhewordhatah,whenhatahinArabic
isusedmuchlikeEnglish,alittlestronger
thanthatusedinEnglish,forsomethingthat
wasnotthecaseuntilitwasacertainpoint
andthenitwasthecase.ForexampleifI
saidtoyou,ididn'teatuntil5o'clock,
untilhatah,untilbeingtheword.Youknow
whatthatmeans?Idideatafter5oclock.So
iftheayatissayingtheydidn'tdisbelieve
untiltherevelationcame,theydidn'tstop

theirpractices,theydidn'tabandontheir
shirkandtheirkufr,tillrevelationcame.It
willnecessarilyimplythatafterrevelation
came,what?Theyabandonedthosepractices.
Theydidn'tpracticethosethingsanymore,
theyleftthem,butwhenwestudytheseerah
therevelationdidcome,but.Didtheystop?
Manyofthemstoppedbutmanyofthemdidn't.
Sothenhowdoweunderstandthisayat,when
Allahsaidtheystopped,butwhenwelookat
historyweseethattheydidn'tstop.They
didn'tstop.Sothat'sthefirstmajorproblem
thatMufasiroonhavegrappledwithinthis
ayatthat'stheonewearegoingtodealwith
first.Ia
Firstofallwearegoingtolookatacomment
madebyazzamakhshariwhoagainIalways
mentionhisbeliefsystemisalittle
differentfromthesunnahaljamaamutazi
scholarbuthislinguisticanalysisisstill
takenbyalsunnahwajamaa,andisalmosta
goldstandardinthegrammaticalsyntactical
linguisticanalysisofthequran.Histakeon
itissomethingveryverypowerful,anditis
somethingverydifferentfromtherestofthe
Mufasirooninunderstandingthecomplexityof
thisayat,letssharewhathehastosay
Inthefirstayat,Allahsays...Thatheis
actuallyelaboratingthestanceofthosewho
disbelief.Allahisnotspeakingfromhis
pointofview,heiselaboratingthepointof
viewofthekufr.Inthefirstayat,nowhow
doweunderstandthat.Whatheissayingis
thatthesedisbelievedaretheysayingthat,
untilaveryclearproofcomestothemthat
theywillneverleavewhatthey'redoing?Is
thatwhatThey'resaying?It'salmostsifthe
firstayatisoutintheformofsquestion.

UntilthisBayinahcomesthey'renotgoingto
abandontheirshirk.Notgoingtoabandon
theirpractices,isthatthecase,andhe
citesasevidenceotherplacesinthequran
wherethischallengeismadebythepeopleof
thebook,andalsobyalmushriqoon.Lets
lookatthosechallenges.
InSurahalImran,thepeopleofthebookcame
tothemessengerandsaid,.wearenotgoing
tobelieveinamessenger,Allahtooka
promisefromus,untilhebringstous,a
sacrificialanimal,hesacrificesananimal
andthenfromtheskyafirecomes,afire
comesandtakesthatanimalaway,andeatsup
thatanimalthatwillbeasignthatAllah
acceptedthatsacrifice.Ok,untilthat
happenswerenotgoingtoacceptamessenger,
thatwillbeourproof.SoAllahsaysinthe
beginningthey'renotgoingtoleave,their
kufruntiltheysawaproof,liketheonethey
demandedinSurahalImran.ButAllahdidnt
justmentionthisdemandfromthepeopleof
thebook,theayatsays...fromthemushriqeen
also,
WhenyoulookatSurahisrayouwillalsofind
...we'renotgoingtoacceptwhatyou're
sayinguntilaspringcomesoutoftheSand,a
waterspringjustgushesoutofthesand,like
asandinthemiddleofthedesert,ifthat
happensthenyourdefinitelyamessenger.Then
theyadded...youkeepofferingjanatinthe
nextlife,howaboutthis?Ifyoucanproduce
agardeninthemiddleofthedesert,madeof
palmtreesandallthesethingsthenyeahi
guessyoureamessengerthenhowcomeyoudo
tmakeriversuponriversflow?Inthemidst
ofthisdesertit'saprettyhardlife,itll
becomeeasierforusandit'llbecomeeasyfor

ustoacceptyou'reamessengeralso.Andthen
youkeeptalkingabouthowyouknowAllahwill
descendfromtheskyandthisrevelationwas
sentfromthesky,andtheskyisgoingto
crackopen,howaboutthis?....youjustcut
upapieceoftheskyandbringitdown.How
aboutthat?Sothesearethekindsofdemands
themushriqoonhavemadeandthisintheir
thoughtwasBayinah,thisBayinahmeansa
proofthatyoucannotarguewith.Aproof
thatissoClearthatthereisnoroomfor
argumentleft.Sozamakhshari'sopinionis
actuallynotAllahgivingastatementoffact
butAllahazzawajjalnarratingthepointof
viewofthekufar.Thenthesecondayat...is
Allah'sresponse,youarenotgoingtobelieve
untilthisclearproof,whichyoucannot
arguewith,untilthatcomesyou'renotgoing
toleaveyourways,butifthatwayhascome,
whatisthatproofrasoolanminAllah,a
magnificentmessengersentfromAllah.that
recitespurifiedscriptures...inwhichthere
areestablishedbooksestablishedlaw,that
couldbeunderstood,they'reSurahshereas
lawsinthisayat.Wellgetintoayatsabit
later
Butfirsttheopinionofzamakhsharioverall
whatheissayingwhatpointishetryingto
getacross?Othersdidn'tOpinionothershada
differentopinionWemustunderstandwhatthat
othertakeis,thewordminisalsoakeyhere
,thewordmin,ingrammaticalstudiescan
mean....Andthismakesahugedifference,
Thosewhodisbelievefromthepeopleofthe
bookfromCouldmeanthatnotthewholeofthe
peopleofthebookdisbelievedonlyasmall
portionofthemdisbelievedonlyasmall
portionofthemdisbelieved.Sobyminweare

seeingthatnotallpeopleofthebookwere
disbelievers,thatsonewayoflookingatit
itscalled....itsOnlytalkingabouta
fractionButtheothermincouldbean
elaboration,Thosewhodisbelievedthatbelong
tothepeopleofthebookInotherwordsThe
wholeofthepeopleofthebookDisbelieved
thoughsomeSomescholarstothisopinionsome
scholarstothatopinionIntheendinalLucy
andotherswhodidelaborateresearchonthis
subjectIntheendconcludedthatits
tabidiyahInotherwordswecan'tsaythatall
thepeopleofthebookdisbelieved.Thisis
talkingaboutasmallgroupfromamongthem,
SotheayatAsawholeisnottalkingabout
everyoneit'stalkingaboutahugegroupof
peopleintheworldThatweresocommittedto
theirtraditionButsomethinghastobevery
verypowerfultotakethesepeopleintheir
kufrAndtotakethemawayfromthatkufr
right?sointhewayMuhamadalghazalli
explainsthisinhistafseer,Andalsowhat
hasbeentranslatedintoEnglishYoushould
getyourhandsonitisaverynicewriting
it'scalledThegrammaticstudyoftheQuran
Andheexplainsthefollowing,hesaidlook
Therewerepeopleintheirtraditionofshirk
Idolworshipmisguidancesofthepeopleofthe
bookForgenerationsifnotcenturies
millenniaThey'vebeendoingthesamething
foraveryverylongtimesoit'seasy
understandablethattheyareverysetintheir
ways,Theyareveryverysetintheirways.
Whenpeoplearereallysetintheirways
somethingverypowerfulhastotakethemaway
fromthatyoucan'tjusttakeitaway,
rememberthewordinfakalikeabonesetin
itsplace?It'saverypainfulthingtomove

itfromitsplace,Theyarestuckintheir
wayslikethat.SoAllahazawajjalsaysThey
wouldneverhavelefttheirshirkandtheir
kufrandtheirdeviation,thosewho
disbelievedinthosetwogroups.Theywould
haveneverhaveleftuntilsomethingreally
powerful,Whatisthatpowerfulthing?Al
BayinahInuntilthatcametheywouldhavenot
leftthattradition.AndsubhanAllahifyou
studiedtheseerahofthemessengerofsawand
evenearlyIslamweseethisayatcometrue.
Intheseerahofthemessengersawthereare
peoplewhohavebeenmushriqoonfor
generations.Theyimmediatelyleftit.They
leftitforgood,It'snotevenliketheyleft
itforaphasetheyleftitforgood.Andon
theotherhandassoonasislamspreadtothe
PersianempiretheRomanEmpirethesearealso
nationsthatheldontotheirfalsereligion
formanygenerationsButtheimpactofthis
BayinahthisproofwassopowerfulThatitwas
enoughforthemtobeseparatedfromtheirown
legacyTheirowntraditionfrom.Theirown
nationtheywereseparatedAndseparatedina
waythattheycouldneverbebecomereconciled
againTherewasthisconclusiveseparation
thathappenedandcouldWouldneverhave
happeneduntilsomethingsopowerfulthatit
wouldcauseSuchaseparationcandothat
SothepreviousSurahsays(Laylaqadr)And
oneofthemeaningofqadrispowerthenight
ofpowerinwhichthisquranwasrevealed,the
powerofthisquranisthatitseparatedit
intoentirenations,Peoplethatwereoneway
tomakethemseparatefromtheseways,This
becameaglobalphenomenonandasIslam
spread,Thisayatbecomesmoreandmoretrue,
FourexamplewhenIslamspreadtothe

subcontinentIndiatherewerepeoplewhohave
beenHindusforthousandsandthousandsof
years,Andthenthedeenandtheyare
separatedinawaythattheycannevergo
back.Theywillnevergobacktotheir
previouswaystheyhavecompletelybecome
separatedfromkufr.Thisisthesecondwayin
whichthishasbeeninterpretedAndthenthere
aresomeothersminoritiesofopinionandwe
willgothroughthemalsoinshallahwataala.
Someanelaborationofwhatwehave
studied,.......Shakitisaysyesthemeaning
wouldbe,Theywouldhaveneverwalkedaway
fromtheirkufruntilBayinahcame.Theywould
haveneverabandoneditseparatedthemselves
fromtheirkufruntilBayinahcame.Fromtheir
kufristhepartthat'snotmentionedintheir
ayatbutisunderstood.Similarlysaboonisays
hesaysinsafat.....Hesaysthattheywould
neverhaveseparatedthemselvesfromtheir
traditionuntilsomethingabsolutelyclear
proofthatisabsolutelyclearthatyoucould
notcontestwithCame.ButIbnKisanhasa
veryuniquetafseerofthisayataveryunique
takeonthisAyatyouknowhowAllahsaidthey
wouldnothaveleftheattributedtothe
peopleofthebookandsaysTheywerevery
committedtotheirbookandtheyclaimeditto
betrueandwhentheyusedtofightwiththe
mushriqoon,theywouldsaytothemwehavethe
messengerpromisedinourbooksAndwhenhe
comesyouwillfindoutbecauseAllahAs
promisedhimvictoryok.Thisismentionedin
theSurahalbaqarahbytheway.Thatthey
wouldfightagainstthemushriqoonandthey
wouldlose,thepeopleofthebookwould
lose,themushriqoonweremuchtougher
fighters.Whentheywouldlosetheywouldsay

wehaveapartprophecyinourbooksthatThe
finalmessengeriscomingandwhenWhenhe
comesvictoryisguaranteed....Thosearethe
wordsinbaqarah.Theyusedtoimposethat
theywillhavevictoryagainstthe
disbelieversBecausethepromisedmessengeris
coming...Thenwhattheyalreadyrecognisethe
thingthattheyusedtoboastaboutThis
messengerwhenhecamewhattheydisbelieved
inhimTheywereholdingoneventotheirown
bookAndtheywouldn'thavelethimgo
ironicallyuntiltheclearestproofcameto
them.Thisisthetimetoholdontotheirbook
thisisthetimetoabandonthebook.Thisis
theopinionofIbnkissanveryinteresting
takeontheayat,Thenfinallyinshallahwa
taalawegetuntiltheveryheartofthe
matter.Youknowthewordaladeena
kafaro.thosewhodisbelieved?It'snotused
foranybodyit'susedforthosewhoreject,
kafaraintheArabiclanguagemeanstodeny,
itmeanstoreject.Sowhatisitthatthey
reject?AllahissayingaladenakufaroEven
beforetherevelationcameUsuallythosewho
disbelievecomesaftertherevelationcomes.
Therevelationcomesthenyouacceptitoryou
rejectitifacceptedaladeenaaminooifyou
rejectitaladeenakafarooButinterestingly
intheeyeofthetermofaladeenaIsused
before....Thathappenslateruntilthe
clearestproofcametothemButevenbefore
thattheyarecalledaladeenakafaro,Wehave
tounderstandthatinalittlemoredepthWhat
kufristhis?Ithappensbeforetheywere
exposedtotherevelation.Youseetheword
kafarainArabicalsomeanstoburyaseed
deepintotheground.SoputitinthedarkTo
putitinthedark.Everysocietyuntilthe

revelationcomesandgivesthemthelight,
Theyputitinthedark....inThedarknesses
ofkufr.YouknowhowAllahsays....He
bringsthemoutofdarknessesintolightWhat
darknessisthat?itisthedarknessofkufr
thedenialnotknowingthetruth,okaynow,
WhatI'dliketoshareyouinallofthisis
theinterestingrealityofallsocieties.No
societyisallbadandnosocietyisallgood.
EventheworstsocietyhassomethinggoodYou
couldsayintheperiodbeforethemessengers
arrivalsallalahuwasalam.Thetimeofthe
mushriqoontheyhadalotofbadhabits,but
Theyhadsomegoodonestoo.Thereweresome
goodinthemalsoAndevenamongcriminals
likeAbulahabandAbujahlHorriblepeople
likethatontheotherhandAtthesametime
youhadpeoplelikeAbuBakrSiddiqlivingin
Thesamesociety,awnawfl?whodidn'ttake
muchtimeinrecognisingthatMuhammadsawis
amessengerinfact.Thesepeoplewerethere
too,sothereIsgoodandbadmixinevery
societyThefirstthingI'dliketodotohelp
youunderstandtheconceptofthisSurah,Is
tohelpyoubymeansofdividingpeopleup
intocategories.You'regoingtomakefour
categoriesofpeople.Fourkindsofpeoplein
asociety,whenitcomestokufrandimanit
comestoasocietyWherenomessengerhascome
yet.Therearefourkindsofpeopletheyreare
peoplewhohavegoodnessontheinsideAndit
alsoshowsontheoutside.Theyredecent
insidetheyarekindandlovinghumble,
HonestpeopleontheinsideandThehonesty
alsoshowsontheoutside.Evenbookedbefore
IslamwasrevealedAbubakrsiddiqraGoodon
theinsideandtheoutside.EvenbeforeIslam.
Anotherkindofpeopleisthattheymayhave

goodnessontheinsidebutitiscoveredby
Theyhavealotofbaggagebecauseofthe
societyAndignoranceinwhichtheylive,Some
ofitrubsoffonthemandsowhenyoulookat
Themontheoutsideyougoingtogoodperson,
Oryouwouldn'tthinkthatthereisanygood
ontheinsidebutactuallythereis.Examples
wouldbelikehamzaraandUmarIbnkhattab
ra.Theyhaveagoodinsideifyouhadseen
thembeforeIslamyouwouldn'thavethought
youwouldn'tthinkthisisaniceperson
peopleisgoodthatyoucanclearlyseeand
peoplewhoisgoodyoucannotthat'stwo
categoriesnowhere'saThirdcategory,the
thirdcategoryareapeoplewhoEverybody
likesthemPeoplethinktheyaregreatButon
theinsidethereisarroganceandgreed,they
areverycorruptontheinside.Butonthe
outsidetheyshowtheworldthattheyarevery
verygoodanexampleintheseerahofthe
prophetsawisAbujahl.Peoplelovedthisguy
theycalledhimAbulhakmPleasetotakehis
advicetheythoughthewasawiseleaderhe
wasjust,hewasbravehewasbraveinbattle
hewasknownforhischivalrysohethoughthe
wasgoodontheinsidebutweknowwhatwasin
theinside,Therewascorruptiononthe
inside.Sonowwehavethreecategoriesof
peoplenumberonegoodontheinsideandthe
outsidenumbertwogoodontheinsidebutnot
ontheoutsideandnumberthree,badonthe
insideandgoodontheoutside.Nowweare
leftwiththeworstcategorythereisnogood
ontheinsideandthereisnogoodonthe
outsideaneasyexampleintheprophetsaw
wouldbeAbulahab.He'sfilthyandcorrupton
theinsideandheisfilthyandcorruptonthe
outside.Soyouhavethesefourcategoriesof

peopleandtheyarealllivingtogetherallin
thesamesocietythesedifferentcategoriesof
peopleI'msimplifyingheretheyareall
livingtogethertheyarenotseparatedfrom
eachothertheyarealltogether,whenBayinah
comes,Whentherevelationcomeswhenthis
messengercomesitsmessengerisforceful
enoughandthismessageisforcefulenoughto
nowseparatebetweenthesepeopleanditmakes
averyveryclearwhowasactuallygoodand
whoisactuallybadsopeoplelikeAbuBakrra
andumaribnkhataabraallononesidewhy
becauseTheyhavegoodnessontheinsideand
peopleiftheylookliketheywereverygood
likepeoplelikeAbuJahl,Ormayhavealot
ofpowerlikeAbuLahab,Theybecome
separatedawaybecausetheywereontheother
side.Allahexposesthattherewasnogoodon
theinside.Thisissomethingnobodycould
everknownobodycouldknowwhatisgoingon
insideanythingthatcomesinclarifiesthat
inthatsocietyistherevelationThatwas
giventoMuhammadsaw,somunfiqeenaThefact
thattheyweren'tseparated,seeinfakacomes
frominfiaal,whichisaverbthatis
intransative,Theactionhappenstoitself
becausewithinthemselvestheybecame
separatedwiththeinnerofthemselvesthey
gotcutoffthatsocietybecame
compartmentalisedWhocausedwhatwhatcauses
thatcompartmentalisationitsthisrevelation,
itsseparatedpeopleintocamps.Tounderstand
thispowerfulconceptevenmore,Allahsays
inSurahanfaal,.....Sotruecancome
forwardastruth,falsehoodcancomeforward
asfalsehooditbecomes,Itshouldbecome
clearitshouldbecomeabsolutelyclearthat
asbadasumarlooksontheoutside,letthe

goodontheinsideletitcomeout.Makeit
clearthatheisactuallygood,Andas
impressiveasAbuJahlmaybemakeitbecome
clearthatheisnotgoodontheinside.It
maybecomeclear,soAllahswtsaysinan
explanationofthissameconcept,....Sothe
onewhogetsdestroyedshouldgetdestroyedon
accountonthebasisoftheclearproof,He
trulydeservestobedestroyedandtheonewho
getstoenjoyandhaslistfullifeAndliveit
isbasedontheclearproofalBayinahOfthis
revelationcameanditdistinguishedclarified
peoplewhat'stheimportanceofseparating
peoplewhycan'ttheylivejustright
alongsideeachotherfirstofalleveryother
religionmanyreligionshavecoexistedthe
biggestexampleofthatistheArabs,Somany
differentgodsrightandeverybodyhasthere
inGoddon'tallworshipthesamegodthat
theyallhavetheirownidols.Buttheyare
allhangingoutwitheachothereverythingis
allgooditisapluralisticsocietyofwhich
youcancallthattheyallhavefreedomof
religion,Youworshipwhateveryouwantinour
worshipwhateverIwantandit'sallgood,
thatwastheidea.Wearenotgoingtosay
thatyourreligionisrightorwrongyoudo
whateveryouwantandIwon'tevensay
anythingaboutyourreligion.Thatwaslike
theideaverymuchlikeoursocietytoday.But
Allahswtdidnotjustsendaheritageora
familytraditionorcultureAllahsentthe
truth,alBayinahisthetruth,Andwhenyou
haveconvincingevidencewhenyoursidehas
evidenceanditshowsthattheothersidedoes
nothaveevidenceitstartsbecomingoffensive
toalltheotherreligionsbecause,Allah
doesn'tsayyoubecomeMuslimanddon'tsay

anythingaboutthem.Allahswtstarts
attackingshirk,Allahswtstartsattacking
peopleofthebookforhidingthetruth,He
startsgoingafterthembecauseThetruth
doesn'tgetscareditisoffendedbyfalsehood
,itcomesafterit.ThequranIsvery
uncompromisingveryunforgivingrightiteven
offensivetothepeoplewhoareholdingonto
shirk,thequran,Isextremelyoffensiveto
shirk.Itisveryoffensivetoshirk.Itgoes
afterthematevencallsthemstupid.....How
doyoumakeyourdecisionswhydon'tyou
think?Whycan'teventhinkyouknowhow
humiliatingshirkis?SothisBayinahcameand
itseparatedpeople,becausewhoeveraccepts
thistruthcannotlivealongsidecanquietly
livedalongsidefalsehood.Theyjustcannot
dothatanymoreTheymayhavebeenabletodo
thatbeforeI'magoodpersonsoandsoisnot
agoodpersonbutit'salldaywon'tevensay
anything,Butoncethisrevelationcomesthey
havetoopentheirmouthandseparate
themselvesjustlikethemessengerhimselfhad
toseparatehimself,....Hehadtoseparated
himselfAllahswtcommandedhimtooSonowif
yougofurtheryou'llfindthebenefitsof
whatthisseparationis,Allah'sdestruction
willfalluponthosewhodonotaccepthis
truthandAllahshelpwillbeonthosewho
accepthistruth.ButAllahdoesnotpunish
untilthosewhoholdontothetruthare
separatedHedestroystheonewhoareon
falsehood.Becausetogetheryoucannotdestroy
them,IntheQuranAllahsays....Wewill
neverWanttodestroyuntilwesenta
messengerbecausewhenamessengercomesthe
peoplegetseparatedsimilarlyeventothe
messengerhesays,....Allahwillneverwantto

destroythemwhileyouareamongthem,Because
youweretheonetoseparatethemonceyouare
gonethefilthywillbeexposedinthose
deservetobedestroyed.Onefinalayatto
makethisconceptclear,againitbelongsto
Surahanfaal,....SoAllahmaydistinguish
thefilthyfromthegoodfilthypeoplefrom
thegoodpeopleevenandthenhemaypileall
theevilupinoneplacetheyhavedifferent
evilsbuthepilesthemupseparately,Like
themessengersays.....Thosewhodisbelieve
areonenationtheycanhavedifferentfaces
theycanbeCommunistzionists,theycanhave
allthesedifferentbfaces,Butintheendkufr
isonethingit'sonefalsehood
SoAllahsays..hepilesitupandmakesone
pileofkufrononeside,It'slikeyouknow
whenyouarecleaningandyoupileallthe
filthononeside,Andbroomittooneside
thatistheverbthatisusedhere.Rightso
thisis....TheyWerecompletelycutoff
separatedwithintheirownranks,theywere
justquraishanymore,theywere...They
weren'tJusttheArabsanymore,Triballines
disappearedfamilylinesdisappeared,the
onlylinewasLaillahaillalaheitheryouwere
thissideofitorthatsideofit.That's
whatBayinahdidthat'sthefurqaan,That's
thecriteriontheseparatorthatcame.
CuriouslyBayinahcomesfrom...Whichmeans
Toputdistancebetweentwothingsliterally,
Itcameclearlytoseparatethetwogroups
clearlyfromeachother.Theninterestingly
somethinkabouttheArabiclanguagethatThe
rootlettersofArabichavefeatures,Sowhen
theworldofArabichastheletterfa,it
usuallyhasthemeaningofseparatingand
cuttingup,Ithasspecialfeatures,Cutting

uptoopenitup,faj,falak,Similarlyyou
havewordslikefajr,thisopenpathwaythe
openpathwayitcutstwopartsofthevalley
apartsotheletter,Impliestheseparation
Andit'scuttingupfromwithin.
NowwegettothesecondayayouknowAllah
saysAlBayinahtheclearproof,what'sthe
Explanationofwhatthatclearproofis.....we
aregoingtoread,imamalLucy
rahmatullah.....Thisayatinitselfis
proof,AllahswtsaidUntiltheclearest
evidencedidntcomeToseparatethemselvesand
whatistheclearestevidencethemessenger
himself,Buttheayatitsaystwothings,a
messengerfromAllahandbytheway.....This
ayatsaysrasoolanminAllahitseparates,
AmagnificentmessengerfromAllahYouwould
havetotranslateanawesomemessengerfrom
AllahThatreadsuntopeoplePurified
Scriptures.Sothistwopartbeingthe
messengerAndthemessageWhenthesecome
togetherthenyouhaveBayinah
ThisisaveryimportantconceptinIslam.
Islamisnotjusttheoryyouknowyoucanhave
aphilosophicaltheoryandideayousaythis
isthetruth,AndwesayinIslamthatisnot
enoughtohaveanideaisnotenoughifthe
ideaisactuallytruthandthereisgoodinit
thenitshouldbesomethingthatyoucan
implement,Evenifit'sinitselfatheoryor
conceptisn'tgoodenoughunlessyouseeitin
action.Andthisisthebiggestobstacleto
thedawahofIslaminourtime.Youcanshow
peopletheproofsofIslamyoucanshowpeople
thewisdomofIslambutwhenyoulookatthe
practiceoftheMuslimsitundoesallyour
dawah.It'sunderminingallthedawahofthe
Muslims,theirbehaviourandifthebookis

sayingallofthisanditissogood,Howcome
yourownpeopledon'tfollowit?Howcomeyour
ownpeopledon'tlivebyathowcomeyou
peoplearen'tashonestinbusinessasyour
booksaysyoushouldbe?Howcomeyoudon't
treatyourwomenthewayyourbookandthe
sunnahsaysyoushouldtreatthem.
Thatintheendoftheheartofthematteris
aclearproofhasbeensentaclearmessageis
onethatintheorysoundsconvincingandin
practicebeobserved.NowThat'sabsolute
proofsoAllahazawajjalsaystheproofit
isn'tjustQuranit'srasoolanaMagnificent
messengerfromAllahWhoisreadingontoyou
orisreciting.Purifiedscrollsand
Scriptures.Thatiswhatheisdoingsothat
isthefirstthingcombiningthemessengerand
themessageintoone,Thatistheultimate
hurdletodawahinIslamatourtime.We
invitepeopleintheorywegivethema
pamphletwegivethemabookWemakethem
listentoaspeechorwatchthevideo.Aswhat
allthatistheoryAllofthatistheoryItis
emptyunlessyouhavewhat?Thepracticeuntil
theyseethebehaviouroftheMuslimsuntil
TheyseethehonestyoftheMuslims,Until
theyseehowtheMuslimstreattheir
neighbours.UntiltheyseehowtheMuslims
dealingbusinessuntiltheyseeThatthenthis
isjustonesideofthepicturethat'snot
enoughthatisnotrealdawah.Allaha
zawajjalMakesitclearthatyoucannot
separatethemessengerfromthemessagethe
carrierofthatmessageshouldreflectthe
teachingofthemessagebeingagoodoratora
speakerwriterthat'snotenoughthat'sjust
onesideofthecoin,Theothersidethe
speechmustmatchouraction......Whydoyou

saywhatyoudon'tdo?.....Whocouldbe
betterinspeechwhocallstoAllahandacts
righteously?AllahCombinesthetwoashedoes
inthisamazingayat.
AndofcourserasoolAllahsawisexaultedin
places,suchasSurahalqalam,......His
characterhimselfyouarecommittedtoan
incrediblyethicalcharacterthatisn't
exaltationthatAllahgivestohismessenger
saw.
ThenextriddleinthisAyatthatisreally
beautifulandpowerful,is....hereads.To
narratetoreadtofollowalong,Literally
talawatonarratetofollowalong.Likea
readerwhofollowsthelineonthepageyou
knowyoureyesfollowthewordright.Thatis
whytalawathewordisusedthesameisused
forthemoonfollowingtheson.......Iswear
bythemoonasitfollowsthesun.Justlike
oureyesfollowtextonapagebuttheriddle
isthemessengerdidn'tread,AllahSaysheis
readingButweknowthemessengersawdidnot
read.Hedidnotreadhedidnotknowhowto
readhewasnarratinguntopeople....The
messengernarratedHowdoweunderstandthis?
ThisistheprofoundrealityofourDeen,the
quran,Isaythisoftenbutit'sgoodto
repeatit,thequranhasathreestepjourney,
Thefirstpartofthejourneyisinlohal
Mahfouz,itiswithAllahinwriting.And
fromthereAllahAzawajalsaysthisinSurah
abassahesays,.......Thisrevelationthat
iscomingtoyouthisreminderthatiscoming
toyouisactuallyitsjourneystartedover
there,inpurifiedanoblescripturethatis
withAllah,Thatareinthecompanyofthe
highestrankedangelsbythewaythe
Scripturesareveryhigh.Inthehandsofthe

scribes,Lateronwealsolearnaboutthem
thattheyarealsokatibeen.They'rewriting
soThisrevelationiswrittenbytheangels
thatisgiventoJibraeelas,thenJibraeelas
travelsdowntoitandbringsittowho?The
messengersawhebringsacertifiedcopyof
TheoriginallohfalMahfouz,Theangel
JibraeelbringsitdowntobereadtoMuhammad
saw,byJibraeelasandwhenthishappens,we
findinseerahthatabeautifulExplanation
fromtheProphethimselfhegivesabeautiful
explanation,hesays...ItisAsthoughwhen
therevelationcomesitiswrittenonmy
heart,Sowhenthemessengerisreadingwhere
ishereadingfrom?Heisreadingfromhis
heartisreadingthesepurifiedScriptures
thattravelledallthiswaydownandtheycame
whereontohisheart......Itcameonyour
heartsothatyoumaybeoneofthosethatis
convincedfirst,Andreflectingdifferent
revelationsattheheartofthemessengerwas
purifiedright?Itwaspurifiedbecausethe
Scripturesthatwastobewrittenonhisheart
alsopurified.Whatarethewordswefindhere
?Suhafanmutahara.Scripturethatare
purifiedcleansed.Theheartwascleansedand
therevelationthatwasputonitwasalso
cleansedapurerevelation.Nowbeyondthat
AllahAzawajalsays..IntheScriptureswere
books,butthewordkutubinArabicactually
meansahkam,Laws,rulings.Thewordbookmore
oftenthannotInArabicliteratureisused
forlaw,It'snotreallyusedforBookasit
isforlaw.Wewilllookatsomecommentaryof
theMufasiroon,wewillhighlightthr
commentaryofalshawkarirahmatullah..the
meaningisthescripturescameandwithinthe
Scripturestherearelaws.Inotherwordswhat

isimpliedisthereismoretothescriptures
Scripturesthentherearelaws,lawisinit
butthat'snotwhatallthereis,There'smore
tothescripturethereisotherwisdominthe
scripturetoo.Soyouknowhowsometimes
believersMuslimswedothisWereduceOur
DeenIntowhatishalalandwhatisharam.
ThatisallIslamisdon'tdothisandthat's
it.ThatisallthereistoitbutnoAllah
says.....Intheretherearelaws,inthe
Scripturesthatwasgiventothemessenger
saw,Thereismoretoitthanthattoookay.
Butheishighlightingthelawsandwewill
seethatinalittlebitInshaAllahwataala.
So....Sothewordqayimaasestablished,
firmUprightlawslawsthatstandupOntheir
own,qayimactuallymeans,thatwhichstands
rightandsomethingthatiscrookeditsetsit
straighttoo.Somethingthatiscrookedand
it'sitsetsitstraightandthisisshownto
bethewisdomofthelawsofAllah.Thelaws
ofAllahinthemselvesareclearlyuprightand
good.Butitsestablishmenttakesallthe
crookednessofsocietyandsetthemstraight.
ThesearethebenefitsofthelawofAllahit
setsthesocietystraight.....Whenyoumake
somethingstandwhenyoumakesomethingright
andyougetridofitsflaws.Thiswordqitab
justtoshowthatwhenyouuseitclearlyit
isusedforthewordlaw,....Allahhas
mandatedIandmymessengerswilldominate.In
aHadithsahih,Wefindamessenger
saying,....InNarrationofrajamThe
messengerofAllahsaysIamdeclaringIam
makingadeclaration,Overyoubythebookof
Allah.Kitabillah,butHerethebookdoesn't
evenmeantheQuran.ItmeansthelawofAllah
becauserajamisn'tintheQuran.

RightsoyouusethephraseKitabillah,The
lawofAllahthat'showWeunderstandit
similarlyintheQuran,Allahsays.....
MeaningthelawofAllahbindinguponyou.
SimilarlyagaininBaqarah,Allahazzawajjal
talksaboutfastingandQasas,hesays....We
translatethatliterallyassayingfastingwas
writtenonyou,Whatthatactuallymeansis
fastingwasmadelawbybindinglawUponyou
andthisisnotthatfarfromEnglish
literature,InEnglishwesaythingslikeThe
judgethrewthebookathim.whatdoesthat
mean?itmeansheusedthefullextentofthe
lawAgainsthimokay,I'mgoingbythebook
meansI'mabidingbythelawdrivingbythe
bookmeansI'mobservingthelawsofdriving
asI'mdrivingsothewordbookimpliesa
legaljargoneveninEnglishliterature.
NowwecometothenextAyatthisis
absolutelybeautiful......Bayinahinthe
beginningayatandfourthayatagain
ThisisaremarkablecontrastbythewayAllah
azawajjalinthefirstAyatmentionedpeople
ofthebook,andmushriqoon,butinthisayat
heonlymentions,thepeopleofthebook,he
doesnotmentionalmushriqoon.Sothisisa
specialcaseinthemiddleoftheSurah,ok,
SowhatisAllahtalkingaboutroughly
translated?Thosewhoweregiventhebook
didn'tfallintodivisionamongthemselves,
Untilevenaftertheclearestproofscameto
them.Thekeywordsaremimbadievenafter,
Evenaftertheclearestproofscametheydid,
Noresulthappenedexcepttheyfellinto
divisionamongstthemselves,mostMufasiroon
Commentthatthisayatistalkingaboutthe
peopleofthebook.EspeciallytheJewsand
theChristiansamongthemselves.Andthis

Bayinahinthisayat,istheprevious
messengerIsaas.AllahIsgivinganexamplea
historicaleventofwhenIsaascame,When
Jesuscame,whenJesuscomes,whathappenedto
thepeopleofthebookthatwereoneunity?
Theybecomeseparated,andtheyonlyBecame
separatedonlyafterthismessengercame,even
afterthismessengercame,Whowassupposedto
unitethembutwhatendedhappeningthey
becameseparated.Theybecomeseparatedfrom
amongeachotherthisisthefirstimplication
ofthetext.Thesecondthoughisanamazing
contrastinthisayat,abeautifulbeautiful
contrastinthisayat.Ifyouarelookingat
thefirstayatAllahAzawajalistalkingabout
thejourneyfromdarknesstolight.Usedtobe
inkufruntilBayinahcamenowtheyarein
light....Inthisayatthereistheopposite
journeyfromlightintodarkness
,Itisthecontrast,Thesepeoplehad
knowledgetheyweregiventhebookalready
theywereacceptingofthetruthandwhenthe
messengercametheclearestproofisclaimed
theyrejecteditandtheyfellintodivision,
Inotherwordstheyfellintothedarkness,so
WhentheayatwastalkingaboutDarknessto
lightthisAyatistalkingaboutajourney
fromLightintodarkness,andthisYoufell
intothisdarknesseventhoughyouhave
knowledgeItisaveryimportantanddangerous
conceptfortheMuslimstounderstand,This
occursmanytimeintheQuran......Surahal
shura,baqarah,alImraninmanySurahs
Thesameconceptcomesup,Theydidn'tfall
intodisagreementuntilafterknowledgecame
didn'tfallintodisagreementbetweeneach
otheruntilaftertheclearestproofcameand
thepleuralbayinaattheclearestproofs,ok.

SoWhatisthisdisagreement?AllahIstelling
usthesocialreality,religiousknowledgeis
aweaponKnowledgeisameansofempowerment
whensomebodyhasalotofreligiousknowledge
andespecially.Inoldersocietiesevento
someextentthesameisthecasetodaydont
eventhinkofotherreligionsnotjustislam
whensomeonehasalotofreligiousknowledge
theyhaveacertainrespectinthatsociety.
Theyhaveacertainstatusandweknowwhen
theyhavethatstatushereinapublicplace
peoplelistentothem.Knowledgeisto
safeguardagainsthavingbadcharacteryou
couldhavealltheknowledgeAndstillbe
corrupt.Justbecauseyou'reascholarjust
becauseyouknowalotdoesntmeanYouare
safefromcorruption.Nowwhenpeoplecometo
thepersonofknowledgeandconstantlypraised
themTheyputthemonapedestalisit
possibletheiregoMightstartgettinga
littleinflated,It'spossibleandsomeTime
ithappensontheoutsidehesascholaron
theinsidetheyareveryarrogantperson
brewinginside.Butontheoutsidethereis
thefacadeofsomeoneknowledgeable,Butwhat
happenswhenittothispersonwhois
knowledgeableiswhensomebodyelsecomesup
Thathasmoreknowledgewhensomebodyelse
comesupAndpeoplestartlisteningtothem,
Theystarttakingattentionawayfromhimself
sowhatdoeshedo,Hestartsattackingthe
otherdon'tlistentohimhe'sadeviant.
Don'tlistentohimhe'swrong,he'saliar
I'mtellingthetruth,heisnttellingthe
truth.Thereasonisn'tthattheywantto
promotethetruththereasonis.Theywantto
inflatetheirownego.Theysawthatthisguy
islikecompetitiontheotheroneisin

competition.Thisiswhathappenedtothe
ulimaofbaniIsraeel.Thescholarsofbani
Israelwereverypowerfulpeopleusedto
listentothemallthetime,thenAllahsends
IsaasandheknowsThebookbetterthanthey
doandheiscallingouttherecorruption.The
humblethingtodoistoacceptyourmistakes
andaccepthimasmessenger,butwhatDidthey
dotoprotecttheiregoandtoprotecttheir
status?Whatdidtheydotheycameafterhim
andtheyfellintodisagreementamong
eachother,soAllahAzawajalIstalkingabout
theoneswhosupposedlyhaveknowledge.First
ayatwastalkingaboutpeopleofthebookand
mushriqoonandmushriqoondon'thaveany
knowledge.Sothefactthatthey'refighting
thetruthokatleasttheyareignorant,The
peopleofthebookevenaftertruthcameto
themevenafterknowledgecametothem,
Becausethepreservationoftheiregoandthe
urgetodominateTheotherwassostrong,They
fellintodisagreementandbythewaywesee
ElementsofthatevenintheMuslimcommunity,
Weseeelementsofthatandfragmentation
withinthecommunitysometimes,thisone
bashingthatone,thisspeakergoingagainst
thatspeaker,thisonegoingagainstthat
group.Sometimestheagendaisn'tholdingon
tothetruthsometimesthedeeplyrooted
agendaisthestrengtheningoftheirego.Allah
knows,Hementionsinsurahashurathatvery
reason,themotiveontheinside.....Outof
anurgetodominateoneanotherwithnoother
reasonThattheydisagreedwitheachotherand
Even,Evenaftertheproofscametothem.So
hereagainThepeopleofthebookdidnotfall
intothisagreementuntilAftertheclearest
proofscame,that'sironictheclearestproofs

shouldmakeyouwanttoloseYour
disagreement.Theclearestproofscomesoyou
thenyougetridofthedisagreement.Whenthe
clearestproofcametheyfellintotheworst
disagreementwhybecausetheirmotiveswere
nottofindthetruththeirmotivewaspower.
Themotivewasegotheirmotiveswereother
thanthis.Theyweren'tsincereiftheywere
sincereWhentheproofcomestheir
disagreementsgoawayIftheyarenotsincere
thendisagreementscomeinhandy.Becomeinto
playnowthatyouunderstandthiswecometo
thenextAyat.
...Theverynextayattalksaboutsincerity..
Therootproblemofthedisagreementbetween
thepeopleofknowledge,viciousdisagreement
isNotacceptingisactuallythelackof
sincerity,Hereisthefinalthinkaboutthis
youhavealreadystudiedthatBayinahIstwo
thingsitisthemessengerandthemessage.
ThisSurahHastaughtusthattheconceptof
theclearproofistwoThingscombinedIt
cannotbeseparateditisthemessengerand
themessage.Sowhentheyfellinto
disagreementtheyhadtohumblethemselves,To
2thingstheyhadtohumblethemselvesbefore
amessengerandtheyhadtohumblethemselves
beforeamessagetwothings.Theywereunable
todososotheyfellintodisagreement,
Here'sthethinghumblingbeforeMessenger...
Doingthatisverydifficultwhenyouseehim
asjustaman,Inlifegenerallyit'shardfor
ustoobeythoseinauthorityitishard,like
theirboss.Nobodylikesthepoliceofficer
rightpeopledon'tlikegovernment,Whoever
haspoweroveryou,youhavethistendencyto
seewhoishe?WhyshouldIlistentohimEven
kidsorincollegetheydon'tliketheir

professor.Manhegavemetoomanyterm
papers.Whoeverhasauthorityoveryouyou
havethatnaturaltendencytonotlikethat
authoritybecauseyouwanttobefree,but
thismessengerfromAllahcomesandhedemands
absoluteauthority.Unlessyouweretruly
sinceretoAllahyouwillnotbeableto
overcomeyourego,Youwillendupsayingwhy
shouldIlistentohimhe'sjustaman?Iwill
listentohimandIwilljustobeythe
revelationIwontobeyhim.Iwilltakethe
KoranbutIwillnottakesunnah.Haven'tyou
heardthatfrompeoplebeforeIwilltake
KoranbutIdon'thavetotaketheHadithof
themessengersaw,Iwon'ttakethesunnah.
YouknowwhatthatisThat'sanego.Why
shouldIlistentothatman,I'lltakea
messageformyselfwhatareyoudoing?You're
separatingalBayinah,alBayinahaccording
toAllahswtisbothtogether
Itisthemessengerandthemessage.onthe
onehandtheyrefusetohumbletheirego
beforeamanTheotherhandthesepeopleare
sayingthatthepeopleofthebookWhenthey
gotthemessengeroutofthepicturethey
founditeasiertomakechangestothebook
themselves.SoontheonehandTheyarenot
listeningtothemessengerandontheother
handtheyarecorruptingthemessage.The
wholeBayinahisgone.Thewholeclearproof
hasgone.ThereisaHadithabouttheword
Bayinah,justsothatyoucouldBecomeclear
whatthispowerfulwordmeans.....Theclear
proofistheresponsibilityoftheonemaking
theclaim.....Andtheoathisontheonewho
aclaimismadeagainst.I'llputitinsimple
termsthatyouunderstandthisHadith,itvery
importantyouunderstandthisimagineYouand

Igotintoanagreementyouborrowed$10from
me,Okayyouborrowed$10fromme.Andthen
youdeniedit,TwoweekslateryousaidI
didn'ttakeanymoneyfromyouwhatareyou
talkingabout?Sothemessengersayswhohas
toproducetheproofIammakingaclaimyou
owemetendollars,sowhohastoproducethe
proof?Ido.Almudaee,theonemakingthe
claimhastoproduceproofthatyouborrowed
tendollars,IfIcannotproducetheproof
thentheonewhotookitandrefusesithehas
toswear,IswearIdidn'ttake10dollars.
BecauseifheswearsthenthecurseofAllah
isonhim,ifheslyingright?NowwhatifI
takeoutavideorecording?Itakeoutvideo
cameraandIshowarecordinglookImadea
tapewhenyouborrowed$10fromme,It'sall
ontape,IfIbringaprooflikethatifI
produceaprooflike.Thatisthereanyroom
forourargumentleft?nocaseclosednowI
haveclearirrefutableproofAfterwhichthe
caseisfinished.Thereisnocounter
argumentsleftbecauseThetapespeaksfor
itselfdoyouunderstandthatiswhat
revelationCombinedwiththemessengerisit
isThekindofproofafterwhichtherecanbe
nocounterargument,that'swhatalBayinah
means.Nowthisistheessentialevenifitis
thatclearyouwillstillfallinto
disagreement,Becausethereissomethingelse
goingonthereisalackofsincerity.One
morecommentaboutthisiaandthenwecan
takeasmallbreakandreconvene,Thatcomment
hassomethingtodowiththeusageof
alootalkitab,inthisSurahalootalkitab
comesafewtimes,.....Inthequraninmany
placesAllahsays....Wegavethemthebook
thosewhowegavethebooktoo,That'sthe

Englishrenditionofwhowegavethebooktoo.
Thosewhoweregiventhebook,nowinthe
latteronewhichispassive,whichispassive
inArabicandinEnglishgrammar,youdon't
findmentionofAllah,yousaythosewhowere
giventhebook,Ididn'tmentionAllah,when
Isaythosewhowegavethebooktoo,nowyou
seethementionofAllahinwhatword?We,
WheneverAllahmentionsthosewhoweregiven
thebook.Meaninghedoesn'tmentionhisname,
it'susuallysomethingnegative.I'mthequran
whenitsaysthosewhoweregiventhebook
it'susuallyinanegativecontext.Whenits
sayswegavethemthebook,Allahmentions
himselfitissomethingpositive.it'spartof
itsmiraculousconsistency.Itwasnot
writtenDownexceptontheheartofthe
messenger,itwasspoken,andwhenitwas
spoken,tomaintainthiskindofsensitive
consistencyisveryverydifficult.Lookat
thesefewayat,.....Thepeoplewhowere
giventhebookthrewthebookbehindtheir
backsastheydidn'tevenknowthatthiswas
abook,anegativething.Thenwefind....If
youweretoshowallthemiraculousproofsTo
thosewhoweregiventhebooktheywouldnot
followyourqiblaanyway,againsomething
negative,thosewhoweregiventhebook.Then
wefind.....Ifyouweretoobeythosewho
weregiventhebookifyouweretolistento
themorpayattentiontothemtheywillthey
willturnyoubackafteryouhavefoundfaith
Andreduceyoutodisbelievers......Didn't
youseetheonewhoweregivenaportionfrom
thebooksellingorpurchasingmisguidance....
Andtheywantthatyoushouldbemisledfrom
thepath,Nowlookattheotherside.....
Thosewhowegavethebook,andAllah

mentionedhimself,right?.....Thosewhowe
gavethebook....Theyreaditlikeit
deservestoberead,Somethingpositive.Then
Allahsays...Thosearetheoneswhowegave
thebookandstrengthandprophethood,again
Somethingpositive
....Thosewhowehavegiventhebookare
overjoyedbecauseofwhatwehavesentto
you......Thosewhowegavethebookmuch
beforethishavetobeliefinit,...Thosewho
wegavethebookhavearealImaninit
Sowhenthepassiveisusedtobefind
somethingnegativeandWhentheactiveisused
weusuallyfindsomethingpositive.Thisis
foundconsistentlyintheentireQuran.