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AYATUL AHKAM - THE FEATURES OF AL-QURAN

HOW QURAN WAS REVEALED? WHAT WAS THE FIRST REVELATION?

‫َش ۡه ُر َرَم َض اَن ٱَّلِذ ٓي ُأنِزَل ِفيِه ٱۡلُق ۡرَءاُن ُهٗدى‬ There is a number of different opinions regarding
‫ِّللَّناِس َو َبِّيَٰن ٖت ِّم َن ٱۡلُه َد ٰى َو ٱۡلُف ۡرَق اِۚن‬ the first revelation.
Ramadān is a month in which the Qur’an was sent down
The first verses to be revealed were the first 5 of
as a guidance for mankind and as clear signs that show
Suratul ‘Alaq, when he SAW became the Prophet
the right way and distinguish between right and wrong.
of Allah.
[Al-Baqarah 2:185]
Then, there was a pause in revelation, and Surah
al Muddassir was revealed, when he SAW
‫َأ‬
‫ِإَّنٓا نَزۡلَٰن ُه ِفي َلۡي َلِة ٱۡلَق ۡد ِر‬ became the Messenger of Allah.
No contradiction between Aishah RA hadith (Al-
Indeed, We sent this [Qur’an] down on the Night of 'Alaq) and Jabir RA (Al-Muddassir)
Decree. [Al-Qadr 97:1]
* Revelation was paused twice: The 1st time was after
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with Surah al ‘Alaq was revealed, and the 2nd time was just
him) said, concerning the verse “Verily! We have sent it (this before Surah al Duha was revealed (after 8 surahs were
Quran) down on the night of Al-Qadr (Decree).” The Quran revealed)
was sent down all at once on Laylat al-Qadr, then Allah sent it
down to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah
be upon him) bit by bit. “And those who disbelieve say: Why is
not the Quran revealed to him all at once? Thus (it is sent WHAT WAS THE REASON OF REVELATION?
down in parts), that We may strengthen your heart thereby. Quran was revealed in 2 ways:
And We have revealed it to you gradually, in stages.” [25:32].
[an-Nasai]
>> Ibtidaa’i –Qur’an being revealed unconnected
Hadith: Marfoo' (means: raised), the chain goes back to the Sahabah,
though it didn't connect direct to the from the Prophet SAW, the means the
to a reason; most of the Qur’an was revealed in
Companions received it is directly from the Prophet SAW, hence the hadith this way
is being raised, marfoo'.

Al-Quran was revealed in two stages: >> Sababi –Qur’an being revealed due to a
1. In one go from Bayt al-Ma'moor to the reason, event, question, an occurrence needing
first Heaven clarity, the need for an Islamic ruling etc.
2. From the first Heaven to the earth over a *Specific nature of an incident is a guide to help public
period of 23 years, in piecemeal understanding, didn't make the revelation specific to the
incidence, rather it meant for all incidents of the specific
genre

STOP & PONDER..

What is our reason to not to read and ponder upon the Quran when it is revealed for mankind as a
guidance,
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THE FORTY HADITH OF AN-NAWAWI

HADITH #1 - DEEDS ARE BY INTENTION NOTES
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫َع ْن ِم يِر اْلُم ْؤ ِم ِنيَن ِبي َحْف ٍص ُع َم َر ْبِن اْلَخَّط اِب‬ >> Amirul Mu'minin 'Umar Al-Khattab RA, 2nd
‫َرِض َي ُهللا َع ْن ُه َق اَل َس ِم ْع ُت َرُس وَل ِهَّللا صىل هللا‬ caliphate chosen by Abu Bakr As-Siddiq RA.
: ‫عليه وسلم َيُق وُل‬ >> Amirul Mu'minin, used first time by Umar Al-
،‫ َو ِإَّنَم ا ِلُكِّل اْم ِرٍئ َم ا َنَو ى‬، ‫إَّنَم ا اَأْلْع َم اُل ِبالِّن َّي اِت‬
Lhattab as the 2nd caliphate of Islam. He was
‫َف َم ْن َكاَنْت ِه ْج َر ُتُه إىَل ِهَّللا َوَرُس وِلِه َف ِه ْج َر ُتُه‬
chosen by Abu Bakr, not based on desire and
friendship, but based on knowledge.
‫ َوَم ْن َكاَنْت ِه ْج َر ُتُه ِلُد ْنَي ا‬، ‫إىَل ِهَّللا َوَرُس وِلِه‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫ُيِص يُبَه ا ْو اْم َر ٍة َيْن ِكُحَه ا َف ِه ْج َر ُتُه إىَل َم ا َه اَجَر‬
>> Abu Hafs was his kuniya (nickname)

‫إَلْي ِه‬ >> ‫ َس ِم ْع ُت‬, known as sighat al-adab, denotes

‫َرَو اُه ِإَم اَم ا اْلُم َحِّدِثيَن َأُبو َع ْب ِد ِهللا ُم َحَّم ُد بُن ِإْس َم اِع يل بن‬ a concept of a person carrying a hadith after
‫ِإْبَراِه يم بن اْلُم ِغ يَرة بن َبْر ِدزَبه اْلُبَخاِرُّي اْلُجْع ِف ُّي َو َأُبو‬ hearing directly from the Prophet SAW; being
‫ْل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ْل‬
‫ا ُحَس ْي ِن ُم ْس ِلٌم بُن ا َحَّجاج بن ُم ْس ِلم ا ُقَش ْي ِرُّي‬
the most candid, potent hadith, to denote
‫َذ‬
‫الَّنْي َس اُبوِرُّي َرِض َي ُهللا َع ْن ُه َم ا ِفي "َص ِح يَحْي ِه َم ا" الل يِن‬
directness of the narration.
‫ُه َم ا َأَص ُّح اْلُكُتِب اْلُم َص َّنَف ِة‬ >> ‫ َس ِم ْع ُت‬, known as sighat al-adab, denotes
a concept of a person carrying a hadith after
It is narrated on the authority of Amir al-Mu'minin hearing directly from the Prophet SAW.
(Leader of the Believers), Abu Hafs 'Umar bin al-
Khattab RA, who said, I heard the Messenger of
Allah ‫ ﷺ‬said:

Verily, deeds are only with intentions. Verily, every

person will have only what they intended. Whoever
emigrated to Allah and his messenger, his
emigration is for Allah and his messenger. Whoever
emigrated to get something in the world or to
marry a woman, his emigration is for that to which
he emigrated.
[Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 54, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi]

STOP & PONDER..

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THE TA'IYYAH OF ABU ISHAQ AL ILBEEREE

RECAP PREVIOUS LESSONS COMMENTARY @LINE#6,7, 8
>> "‫ "َأبا َبْك ٍر‬a metaphorical figure that is normal for
Time is cutting and crushing us .. writer to create / introduce a name that doesn't
Yet, we are still committing our life to the bring any resentment to the readers
temporary deceptive worldly life beauty. >> The used of the word 'Abaa' instead of 'Aboo'
When will we stop? means a word 'Ya' in front of the name i.e. "O, Abu
Bakar"
>> ‫ََد َع ْو ُتَك َلْو َأَجْب تا‬, inviting, calling you to something
LINE#6, 7, 8 beneficial
>> from the urgency of time crushing you,
‫ ِإىَل ما ِفيِه َحُّظ َك َلْو َع َق ْلتا‬... ‫"َأبا َبْك ٍر" ََد َع ْو ُتَك َلْو َأَجْب تا‬ deceptive worldly pleasure (as from previous lines)
>> to what? <<>> to knowledge (Line#7)
Oh Abu Bakr, I am calling you, perhaps you would >> ‫ ِإىَل ما ِفيِه َحُّظ َك‬, a great fortune
respond >> ‫َلْو َع َق ْلتا‬, only if you comprehend / understand
*** the objective (to the message of being shared);
To a great fortune which you will reap if you only being subjective won't help for it would just make
understand one person to shoehorn it into personal bias,

‫ ُم طاًع ا ِإْن َنَه ْي َت َو ِإْن َأَم ْر تا‬... ‫ِإىَل ِع ْلٍم َتكوُن ِبِه ِإماًم ا‬
making the truth suitable to one's desire
(misconceived)
>> truth only benefit you if only you give the truth a
To a knowledge that will make you an Imaam
chance (by being objective), and truly intelligent
***
people give the truth a chance.
Obeyed when commanding and when
reprimanding >> ‫ ِع ْلٍم‬, an indefinite knowledge (arabic definite

article would be ‫ العلم‬the knowledge)
‫َلْل‬
‫ َو َيْه ديَك الَس بيَل ِإذا َض تا‬... ‫َو َيْجلو ما َبَع ْي ِنَك ِم ْن ِغ شاها‬ >> ‫ َتكوُن ِبِه ِإماًم ا‬, knowledge will make you an
Imaam, the one whoin front of the pack, the leader
And it will remove from your eyes that which is >> imaam: not self-appointed leader, people-
veiled appointed leader, humbling nature
*** >> . ‫ُم طاًع ا ِإْن َنَه ْي َت َو ِإْن َأَم ْر تا‬, people appointed you
And guide you to the path if you go astray to guide them for your knowledge, knowledge of
the key to success; the Quran & Sunnah.
>> calling towards being a legacy
STOP & PONDER..
Shaytan want us to be an ignorant person, >> ‫َو َيْجلو‬,refers to clarity in sight, perception; we
shaytan fears knowledge and knowledge of need to have a paradigm change in the way we
shariah would save us. 'see' things with clearer (right) lens

>> we make excuses to justify our lack of
People with 'knowledge' might go astray, without productiveness, our lack of faith.. because our lens
the true knowledge of the Quran and Sunnah, the are not clear, and we believe our ignorance
knowledge that would guide us the right way >> knowledge allow us to see and guide us to right
way, and not astray