Nurture

NURTURE
A GUIDED QURAN
JOURNAL
Trace | Translation | Tafsir
by Lamaid University
Nurture
Allaah has revealed the Quran to His servants as a

source of guidance; mercy, light and glad tidings
and as a remembrance for those who remember.
Reading and reflecting upon the Quran is one of
the greatest actions that can lead to the increase,
stability and strengthening of our Eemaan and
connection to Allah.
This reflection journal is based on key Quranic verses, the translation of the
noble Quran and direct quotes (without edits) from:
The Tafsir Ibn Kathir 10 Volume Full Set

Abridged by a group of scholars
under the supervision of Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri
Published : 2000
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30 Juz Breakdown
Juz No. Starts Ends Juz No. Starts Ends

1. 1. Al-Fatiha 2. Al-Baqarah 16. 18. Al-Kahf 20. Ta-Ha
Verse 1 Verse 141 Verse 75 Verse 135
2. Al-Baqarah 2. Al-Baqarah 21. Al-Anbiyaa 22. Al-Hajj
2. Verse 142
17. Verse 1 Verse 78
Verse 252
2. Al-Baqarah 3. Surah Ali 'Imran 23. Al-Muminum 25. Al-Furqan

3. Surah Ali 'Imran 4. An-Nisa 25. Al-Furqan 27. An-Naml

4. Verse 23
19. Verse21 Verse 55
Verse 93
5. 4. An-Nisa 4. An-Nisa 20. 27. An-Naml 29. Al-Ankabut

6. 4. An-Nisa 5. Al-Ma'idah 21. 29. Al-Ankabut 33. Al-Azhab

5. Al-Ma'idah 6. Al-An'am 33. Al-Azhab 36. Ya-Sin
6. Al-An'am 7. Al-A'raf 36. Ya-Sin 39. Az-Zumar
23 Verse 28 Verse 31
9. 7. Al-A'raf 8. Al-Anfal 24. 39. Az-Zumar 41. Fussilat

10. 8. Al-Anfal 9. At-Tauba 25. 41. Fussilat 45. Al-Jasiyah

11. 9. At-Tauba 11. Hud 26. 46. Al-Ahqaf 51. Az-Dhariyat

12. 11. Hud 12. Yusuf 27. 51. Az-Dhariyat 57. Al-Hadid
13. 12. Yusuf 14. Ibrahim 28. 58. Al-Mujadilah 66. At-Tahrim
14. 15. Al-Hijr 16. An-Nahl 29. 67. Al-Mulk 77. Al-Mursalat
17. Al-Isra 18. Al-Kahf 78. An-Naba 114. An-Nas
30. Verse 1 Verse 6
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KEY VERSES OR NOTES
REFLECTION
VERSE
VERSE REFLECTION
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Surah Al-Fatiha
﴾١﴿ ‫ِبْس ِم ٱلَّل ِه ٱلَّر ْح َم ٰـِن ٱلَّر ِح يِم‬ Tafsir Notes
(1)"In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful."
Al-Fatihah, that is, the
﴾٢﴿ ‫ٱْل َح ْم ُد ِلَّل ِه َر ِّب ٱْل َع ٰـَل ِم يَن‬

Opener of the Book, the
Surah with which prayers
are begun.
(2) "All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of the It is also called, Umm Al-
‘Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)." Kitab (the Mother of the
Book), according to the
﴾٣﴿ ‫ٱلَّر ْح َم ٰـِن ٱلَّر ِح يِم‬ majority of the scholars.
The Messenger of Allah ‫ﷺ‬

(3) "The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful." said, "Shall I teach you the
greatest Surah in the Qur'an
﴾٤﴿ ‫َم ٰـِلِك َي ْو ِم ٱلِّد يِن‬ before you leave the mosque?"
Then he ‫ﷺ‬, took me by the
hand, and when we were about
(4) "The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the to step out, I reminded him ‫ﷺ‬
Day of Recompense (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)" of his promise to teach me the
greatest Surah in the Qur'an.
﴾٥﴿ ‫ِإَّي اَك َن ْع ُبُد َو ِإَّي اَك َن ْس َت ِع يُن‬ He ‫ ﷺ‬said, "It is 'Alhamdu
lillahi Rabbil 'Alamin (i.e.,
Surat Al-Fatihah) which is
(5) "You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for As-Sab' Al-Mathani (i.e.,
help (for each and everything)." the seven oft- repeated
Ayat) and the Great
﴾٦﴿ ‫ٱْه ِد َن ا ٱلِّص َٰر َط ٱْل ُم ْس َت ِق يَم‬ Qur'an which is given to
me." [Al-Bukhari].
(6) "Guide us to the Straight Way"
When the slave says: All the
‫و‬ ‫َٰر َط ٱَّل يَن َأْن َع ْم َت َع َل ْي ْم َغ ْي ٱْل َم ْغ ُض‬ praises and thanks be to Allah,
‫ِب‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ِه‬ ‫ِذ‬ ‫ِص‬ the Lord of all that exists, Allah
﴾٧﴿ ‫َع َل ْي ِه ْم َو اَل ٱلَّض ٓاِّليَن‬

says:
'MY SLAVE HAS PRAISED ME.'

﴾7﴿ " The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace, And when he says: The Most
not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger (such as the Jews), Gracious, the Most Merciful,
nor of those who went astray (such as the Christians). " Allah says:
'MY SLAVE HAS EXTOLLED ME.'
What are we asking Allah for when we recite this Surah in our And when he says: The Only
prayers? What does this Surah tell us about Allah? Owner (and the Only Ruling
Judge) of the Day of
Recompense (i.e. the Day of
Resurrection), Allah says:
'MY SLAVE HAS GLORIFIED ME'

(Sunan an-Nasa'i 909)
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The Names of Allah Mentioned
In Surah Al-Fatiha
‫الله‬
ALLĀH
He is the One and Only Deity, the One Who
deserves to be worshipped by the whole of
His creation.
‫الَّرّب‬
AR-RABB
Ar-Rabb is the One Who nurtures and sustains
all of His servants through regulating the affairs
and granting all types of favours and blessings.
‫الَّر ْح َم ان‬
AL-RAHMĀN
The Most Beneficent.
AL-RAHEEM
The Most Merciful. ‫الَّر ِح يم‬

‫الَم ِلك‬
AL-MALIK
The King is The One Who directs all of the
affairs to do with creation, command and
recompense.
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Surah Al-Baqara
﴾٢﴿ ‫َٰذ ِلَك ٱْل ِك َت ٰـُب اَل َر ْي َب ۛ ِف يِه ۛ ُه ًد ى ِّلْل ُم َّت ِق يَن‬ Tafsir Notes
﴾2﴿ "This is the Book (the Qur’an), whereof there is no There is no Doubt in the Qur'an
doubt, a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqun [the pious and "The Book, is the Qur'an, and
righteous persons who fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds Rayb means doubt.
of sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allah
much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)."
‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱلَّن اُس ٱْع ُبُد و۟ا َر َّب ُك ُم ٱَّلِذ ى َخ َل َق ُك ْم َو ٱَّلِذ يَن ِم ن َق ْب ِل ُك ْم‬
Tawhid Al-Uluhiyyah
Allah next mentioned His
‫َأْل‬
‫﴾ ٱَّلِذ ى َج َع َل َلُك ُم ٱ ْر َض ِف َٰر ًش ا َوٱلَّس َم ٓاَء‬٢١﴿ ‫َلَع َّل ُك ْم َت َّت ُق وَن‬ Oneness in divinity and stated
that He has favoured His
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬
ۖ ‫ِبَن ٓاًء َو نَز َل ِم َن ٱلَّس َم ٓاِء َم ٓاًء َف ْخ َر َج ِبِه ۦ ِم َن ٱلَّث َم َٰر ِت ِر ْز ًق ا َّلُك ْم‬ servants by bringing them to life
﴾٢٢﴿ ‫َفاَل َت ْج َع ُلو۟ا ِلَّل ِه نَد اًد ا َو نُتْم َت ْع َل ُم وَن‬

‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ after they did not exist.
He also surrounded
them with
﴾21﴿ "O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you and blessings, both
hidden and
those who were before you so that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the
apparent. He made
pious). ﴾22﴿ Who has made the earth a resting place for you, and
the earth a resting
the sky as a canopy, and sent down water (rain) from the sky and place for them, just
brought forth therewith fruits as a provision for you. Then do not like the bed, stable
set up rivals unto Allah (in worship) while you know (that He Alone with the firm
has the right to be worshipped)." mountains.
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ ْأ‬

ۚ ‫َت ُم ُروَن ٱلَّن اَس ِبٱْل ِبِّر َو َت نَس ْو َن نُف َس ُك ْم َو نُتْم َت ْت ُلوَن ٱْل ِك َت ٰـَب‬ The Condemnation of
‫َأ‬
﴾٤٤﴿ ‫َفاَل َت ْع ِق ُلوَن‬
commanding Others to
observe Righteousness while
Ignoring Righteousness
﴾44﴿ "Enjoin you Al-Birr (piety and righteousness and each and Whoever commands people to
every act of obedience to Allah) on the people and you forget (to do righteousness, let him be
practise it) yourselves, while you recite the Scripture [the among the first of them to
Taurat (Torah)]! Have you then no sense?" implement that command.
‫َأ‬ ‫ُأ‬ ‫َأ‬

‫َب َل ٰى َم ن َك َس َب َس ِّي َئ ًة َو َح ٰـَطْت ِبِه ۦ َخ ِط ٓئَـُتُه ۥ َف ۟و َلٰٓـِئ َك ْص َح ٰـُب‬
‫﴾ َو ٱَّل يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا َو َع ُلو۟ا‬٨١﴿ ‫ٱلَّن ا ۖ ُه ْم يَه ا َخ ٰـِل ُد وَن‬
‫ِم‬ ‫ِذ‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِر‬ When Small Sins Gather, They
‫َأ‬ ‫ُأ‬
﴾٨٢﴿ ‫ٱلَّص ٰـِل َح ٰـِت ۟و ِئ ْص َح ٰـُب ٱ َج َّن ِة ۖ ُه ْم ِف يَه ا َخ ٰـِل ُد وَن‬
‫ْل‬ ‫َك‬ ‫ٰٓـ‬ ‫َل‬ Bring About Destruction
Here we should mention the
Hadith that Imam Ahmad
﴾81) "Yes! Whosoever earns evil and his sin has surrounded recorded, in which Àbdullah bin
him, they are dwellers of the Fire (i.e. Hell); they will dwell Masùd said that the Messenger
therein forever ﴾82) And those who believe (in the Oneness of of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬said, 'Beware of the
Allah – Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, belittled sins, because they
they are dwellers of Paradise, they will dwell therein forever." gather on a person until they
destroy him.'
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Surah Al-Baqara
Tafsir Notes
‫َو ِإِذ ٱْب َت َل ٰٓى ِإْب َٰر ِه ۧـَم َر ُّب ُه ۥ ِبَك ِل َم ٰـٍت َف َت َّم ُه َّن ۖ َق اَل ِإِّن ى‬
‫َأ‬
‫َج ا ُلَك لَّن ا َم اًم ا ۖ َق اَل َو ن ُذ ِّر َّي ى ۖ َق اَل اَل‬ Ibrahim Al-Khalil was an Imam
‫ِت‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِع ِل ِس ِإ‬ for the People
﴾١٢٤﴿ ‫َيَن اُل َع ْه ِد ى ٱلَّظٰـِلِم يَن‬ Allah is informing us of the honor

of Ibrahim Al-Khalil, who He
made an Imam for the people,
﴾124﴿ "And (remember) when the Lord of Ibrahim (Abraham) [i.e.,
and a model to be imitated,
Allah] tried him with (certain) Commands, which he fulfilled. He
because of the way he
(Allah) said (to him), “Verily, I am going to make you a leader conducted himself and adhered
(Prophet) of mankind.” [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said, “And of my to Tawhid. This honor was given
offspring (to make leaders).” (Allah) said, “My Covenant (Prophethood, to Prophet Ibrahim when he
etc.) includes not Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)." adhered to Allah's decisions and
prohibitions.
‫ُقوُلٓو ۟ا َءاَم َّن ا ِبٱلَّل ِه َو َم ٓا ُأنِز َل ِإَلْي َن ا َو َم ٓا ُأنِز َل ِإَلٰٓى ِإْب َٰر ِه ۧـَم‬
‫ُأ‬ ‫َأْل‬
‫َو ِإْس َم ٰـِع يَل َو ِإْس َح ٰـَق َو َيْع ُق وَب َو ٱ ْس َب اِط َو َم ٓا وِت َى‬
The Muslim believes in all that
Allah `revealed and all the
‫ُم وَس ٰى َو ِع يَس ٰى َو َم ٓا ُأوِت َى ٱلَّن ِبُّيوَن ِم ن َّر ِّب ْم اَل ُنَف ِّر ُق‬ Prophets
‫ِه‬ ‫َأ‬
﴾١٣٦﴿ ‫َب ْيَن َح ٍد ِّم ْنُه ْم َو َن ْح ُن َلُه ۥ ُم ْس ِل ُم وَن‬ Allah directed His believing
servants to believe in what He
sent down to them through His
﴾136﴿ "Say (O Muslims), “We believe in Allah and that which Messenger Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬and
in what was revealed to the
has been sent down to us and that which has been sent down
previous Prophets in general.
to Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma’il (Ishmael), Ishaque (Isaac), Some Prophets Allah
Ya’qub (Jacob), and to Al-Asbat [the twelve sons of Ya’qub mentioned by name, while He
(Jacob)], and that which has been given to Musa (Moses) and did not mention the names of
‘Iesa (Jesus), and that which has been given to the Prophets many others. Allah directed
from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of the believers to refrain from
differentiating between the
them, and to Him we have submitted (in Islam)."
Prophets and to believe in
them all.
Think about the prophets mentioned in these verses, what do we learn about holding on to
our faith and worshipping Allah alone even when others do not believe? How does Allah
honour and strengthen you when you hold on to your faith in difficult times?
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Surah Al-Baqara
Tafsir Notes
‫َأْل‬ ‫ْق‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َل ُل‬
‫َو َن ْب َو َّنُك م ِبَش ْى ٍء ِّم َن ٱ َخ ْو ِف َو ٱ ُج وِع َو َن ٍص ِّم َن ٱ ْم َٰو ِل‬ The Believer is Patient with the
‫َأْل‬
‫﴾ ٱَّلِذ يَن ِإَذ ٓا‬١٥٥﴿ ‫َو ٱ نُف ِس َو ٱلَّث َم َٰر ِت ۗ َو َب ِّش ِر ٱلَّص ٰـِبِر يَن‬ Affliction and thus gains a
﴾١٥٦﴿ ‫َص ٰـَب ْت ُه م ُّم ِص يَب ٌة َق اُلٓو ۟ا ِإَّن ا ِلَّل ِه َو ِإَّن ٓا ِإَلْي ِه َٰر ِج ُع وَن‬
‫َأ‬ Reward
Those who recite this statement

to comfort themselves in the
﴾155﴿ "And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, face of their loss, know that they
hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to belong to Allah and that He
As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.). ﴾156﴿ Who, when afflicted does what He wills with His
with calamity, say: “Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to servants. They also know that
Him we shall return." nothing and no deed, even if it
was the weight of an atom, will
be lost with Allah on the Day of
‫َّن ى َخ ْل ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو َو ٱَأْلْر َو ٱْخ َل ٰـ ٱَّلْي َو ٱلَّنَه ا َو ٱْلُفْل‬ Resurrection. These facts thus
‫ِك‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ِت ِف ِل‬ ‫ِض‬ ‫ِت‬ ‫ِق‬ ‫ِإ ِف‬
‫َل‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫ْل‬ compel them to admit that they
‫ٱَّلِت ى َت ْج ِر ى ِف ى ٱ َب ْح ِر ِبَم ا َي نَف ُع ٱلَّن اَس َو َم ٓا نَز ٱل ُه ِم َن‬
‫َّل‬ are Allah's servants and that
‫ٱلَّس َم ٓاِء ن َّم ٓاٍء َف َأْح َيا ٱَأْلْر َض َبْع َد َم ْو َه ا َو َب َّث يَه ا ن ُك ِّل‬ their return will be to Him in the
‫ِف ِم‬ ‫ِت‬ ‫ِبِه‬ ‫ِم‬ Hereafter.
‫ْل‬
‫َد ٓاَّب ٍة َو َت ْص ِر يِف ٱلِّر َي ٰـِح َوٱلَّس َح اِب ٱ ُم َس ِر َب ْيَن ٱلَّس َم ٓاِء‬
‫َّخ‬
‫َأْل‬
﴾١٦٤﴿ ‫َو ٱ ْر ِض َلَٔـاَي ٰـٍت ِّلَق ْو ٍم َيْع ِق ُلوَن‬
The Proofs for Tawhid
The sky, with its height, intricate
design, vastness, the heavenly
﴾164﴿ "Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in objects in orbit, and this earth,
the alternation of night and day, and the ships which sail through with its density, its lowlands,
the sea with that which is of use to mankind, and the water (rain) mountains, seas, deserts, valleys,
and other structures, and
which Allah sends down from the sky and makes the earth alive
beneficial things. All these things
therewith after its death, and the moving (living) creatures of all are clear signs that testify to
kinds that He has scattered therein, and in the veering of winds Allah's Oneness.
and clouds which are held between the sky and the earth, are
indeed Ayat (proofs, evidences, signs, etc.) for people of
understanding." The Order to
eat the Lawful
‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱلَّن اُس ُك ُلو۟ا َّم ا ى ٱَأْلْر َح َل ٰـاًل َطِّيًبا َو اَل َت َّت ِبُع و۟ا‬
Things, and the
‫ِض‬ ‫ِم ِف‬ Prohibition of
‫ْأ‬
‫﴾ ِإ َم ا َي ُم ُر م‬١٦٨﴿ ‫ُخ ُطَٰو ِت ٱلَّش ْي َطٰـِن ۚ ِإَّن ُه ۥ ْم َعُد ٌّو ُّم ِبيٌن‬
‫ُك‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫َل‬ following the
‫َّن‬ Footsteps of
﴾١٦٩﴿ ‫ِبٱلُّس ٓوِء َو ٱْل َف ْح َش ٓاِء َو ن َت ُق وُلو۟ا َع َل ى ٱلَّل ِه َم ا اَل َت ْع َل ُم وَن‬

‫َأ‬ Shaytan
Allah mentioned a favour that He

granted them; He has allowed
﴾168﴿ "O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the them to eat any of the pure
earth, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Verily, he lawful things on the earth that do
is to you an open enemy. ﴾169﴿ [Shaitan (Satan)] commands you not cause harm to the body or
the mind. He also forbade them
only what is evil and Fahsha (sinful), and that you should say
from following the footsteps of
against Allah what you know not." Shaytan, meaning his ways and
methods with which he misguides
his followers.
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Surah Al-Baqara Tafsir Notes
The Polytheist imitates
Other Polytheists
Allah states that if the

‫َل‬ ‫َأْل َف‬ ‫َذ َل َل َّت ۟ا َأ َل َّل َق ُل ۟ا ْل َن‬
‫َو ِإ ا ِق ي ُه ُم ٱ ِبُع و َم ٓا نَز ٱل ُه ا و َب َّت ِبُع َم ٓا ْي َن ا َع ْي ِه‬
disbelievers and polytheists
are called to follow what Allah
‫َأ‬
﴾١٧٠﴿ ‫َءاَب ٓاَءَن ٓا ۗ َو َلْو َك اَن َءاَب ٓاُؤ ُه ْم اَل َيْع ِق ُلوَن َش ْي ًٔـا َو اَل َيْه َت ُد وَن‬ has revealed to His Messenger
‫َو َم َث ُل ٱَّلِذ يَن َك َف ُرو۟ا َك َم َث ِل ٱَّلِذ ى َيْن ِع ُق ِبَم ا اَل َي ْس َم ُع ِإاَّل ُد َع ٓاًء‬
and abandon the practices of
misguidance and ignorance
﴾١٧١﴿ ‫َو ِن َد ٓاًء ۚ ُص ٌّۢم ُبْك ٌم ُع ْم ٌى َف ُه ْم اَل َيْع ِق ُلوَن‬

that they indulge in, they will
say, "Rather. We shall follow
what we found our fathers
﴾170﴿ "When it is said to them: “Follow what Allah has sent following,'' meaning,
down.” They say: “Nay! We shall follow what we found our fathers worshipping the idols and the
following.” (Would they do that!) Even though their fathers did not false deities. Allah criticised
their reasoning.
understand anything nor were they guided?
﴾171﴿ And the example of those who disbelieve, is as that of him (They are deaf, dumb, and
who shouts to the (flock of sheep) that hears nothing but calls and blind.) means, they are deaf,
cries. (They are) deaf, dumb and blind. So they do not understand." as they do not hear the truth;
mute, as they do not utter it;
and blind, as they do not see
What are some examples of negative cultural practices that can or recognise its path and way.
affect our deen? Why is it important for us to leave these and
(So they do not understand.)
return back to What Islaam has legislated for us? means, they do not
comprehend or understand
anything.
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Surah Al-Baqara Tafsir Notes
The Order to Fast
‫َي ٰٓـ ُّيَه ا ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا ُك ِت َب َع َل ْي ُك ُم ٱلِّص َي اُم َك َم ا ُك ِت َب‬
‫َأ‬ In an address to the believers
of this Ummah, Allah ordered
﴾١٨٣﴿ ‫َع َل ى ٱَّلِذ يَن ِم ن َق ْب ِل ُك ْم َلَع َّل ُك ْم َت َّت ُق وَن‬ them to fast, that is, to abstain
from food, drink and sexual
activity with the intention of
﴾183﴿ "O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it
doing so sincerely for Allah the
was prescribed for those before you, that you may acquire Exalted alone. This is because
Taqwa." fasting purifies the souls and
‫ِّل‬ ‫ْلُق‬ ‫َّل ُأ َل‬ ‫َض‬ ‫َش‬ cleanses them from the evil
‫ْه ُر َر َم اَن ٱ ِذ ٓى نِز ِف يِه ٱ ْر َءاُن ُه ًد ى لَّن اِس َو َب ِّي َن ٰـٍت‬ that might mix with them and
ۖ ‫ِّم َن ٱْل ُه َد ٰى َو ٱْلُف ْر َق اِن ۚ َف َم ن َش ِه َد ِم نُك ُم ٱلَّش ْه َر َفْل َي ُص ْم ُه‬

their ill behaviour.
‫َو َم ن َك اَن َم يًض ا َأْو َع َل ٰى َس َف َف ِع َّد ٌة ِّم ْن َأَّي اٍم ُأَخ َر ۗ ُي يُد‬ The Virtue of Ramadan
‫ِر‬ ‫ٍر‬ ‫ِر‬
‫ٱلَّل ُه ِبُك ُم ٱْل ُيْس َر َو ُي يُد ِبُك ُم ٱ ُع ْس َر َو ِلُتْك ِم و۟ا ٱ ِع َّد َة‬
and the Revelation of the
‫ْل‬ ‫ُل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫اَل‬ Qur'an in it.
‫ِر‬
‫ُك‬ ‫َتْش‬ ‫َو ِلُتَك ِّب ُرو۟ا ٱلَّل َه َع َل ٰى َم ا َه َد ٰى ْم َو َع ْم‬
‫ُك‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ُك‬ Allah praised the month of
﴾١٨٥﴿ ‫ُروَن‬ Ramadan out of the other
months by choosing it to send
down the Glorious Qur'an, just
﴾185﴿ "The month of Ramadan in which was revealed the Qur’an, a as He did for all of the Divine
guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the Books He revealed to the
criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the Prophets.
crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e. is
present at his home), he must observe Saum (fasts) that month, The Virtues of the Qur'an
and whoever is ill or on a journey, the same number [of days which Here Allah praised the Qur'an,
one did not observe Saum (fasts) must be made up] from other which He revealed as
days. Allah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make guidance for the hearts of
those who believe in it and
things difficult for you. (He wants that you) must complete the
adhere to its commands.
same number (of days), and that you must magnify Allah [i.e. to
say Takbir (Allahu-Akbar; Allah is the Most Great) on seeing the
crescent of the months of Ramadan and Shawwal] for having
guided you so that you may be grateful to Him."
What spiritual and physical benefits do you feel from fasting?
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‫ُك ِت َب َع َل ْي ُك ُم ٱْل ِق َت اُل َو ُه َو ُك ْر ٌه َّلُك ْم ۖ َو َع َس ٰٓى ن َتْك َر ُه و۟ا َش ْي ًٔـا‬
‫َأ‬
‫َو ُه َو َخ ْي ٌر َّلُك ْم ۖ َو َع َس ٰٓى َأن ُتِح ُّب و۟ا َش ْي ًٔـا َو ُه َو َش ٌّر َّلُك ْم ۗ َو ٱلَّل ُه‬
‫َأ‬
﴾٢١٦﴿ ‫َيْع َل ُم َو نُتْم اَل َت ْع َل ُم وَن‬
﴾216﴿ "Jihad (holy fighting in Allah’s Cause) is ordained
for you (Muslims) though you dislike it, and it may be
that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that
you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but
you do not know."
Tafsir Notes
This Ayah is general in meaning. Hence, one might covet something, yet in reality it is not good or beneficial for
him, such as refraining from joining the Jihad, for it might lead to the enemy taking over the land and the
government.
He has better knowledge than you of how things will turn out to be in the end, and of what benefits you in this
earthly life and the Hereafter. Hence, obey Him and adhere to His commands, so that you may acquire the true
guidance.
Think about the things in your life that you dislike. Try to rethink them and list the ways
that it may actually benefit you.
Things that I don't like How it benefits me
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Tafsir Notes
﴾٢﴿ ‫ٱلَّل ُه ٓاَل ِإَلٰـَه ِإاَّل ُه َو ٱْل َح ُّى ٱْل َق ُّيوُم‬
﴾2﴿ "Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be None has the right to be
worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains worshipped except Allah
and protects all that exists."
‫ِف ى ٱلَّس َم ٓاِء‬ ‫َّن ٱلَّل َه اَل َي ْخ َف ٰى َع َل ْي َش ْى ٌء ى ٱَأْلْر َو اَل‬

‫ِض‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِه‬ ‫ِإ‬
‫َي َش ٓاُء ۚ ٓاَل ِإَلٰـَه‬ ‫َأْل‬
‫﴾ ُه َو ٱَّل ى ُيَص ِّوُر ُك ْم ى ٱ ْر َح ا َك ْي َف‬٥﴿
‫ِم‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِذ‬
‫ْل‬
﴾٦﴿ ‫ِإاَّل ُه َو ٱْل َع ِز يُز ٱ َح ِك يُم‬ Allah states that He has perfect
knowledge in the heavens and
earth and that nothing in them is
hidden from His watch.
﴾5﴿ "Truly, nothing is hidden from Allah, in the earth or in
He is the Creator and thus is the
the heavens.﴾6) He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He
only deity worthy of worship,
pleases. La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be without partners, and His is the
worshipped but He), the All-Mighty, the All-Wise." perfect might, wisdom and
decision.
‫ْل َق‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َّش‬

‫ُز ِّي َن ِللَّن اِس ُح ُّب ٱل َه َٰو ِت ِم َن ٱلِّن َس ٓاِء َو ٱ َب ِن يَن َو ٱ َن ٰـِط يِر‬ This Ayah refers to the fact that
‫َأْلْن‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ْل َّض‬ ‫َّذ‬ ‫ْل َق َط‬ Ìsa, son of Mary, is a created
‫ٱ ُم ن َر ِة ِم َن ٱل َه ِب َو ٱ ِف ِة َو ٱ َخ ْي ِل ٱ ُم َس َّو َم ِة َو ٱ َع ٰـِم‬ servant, just as Allah created the
‫َو ٱْل َح ْر ِث ۗ َٰذ ِلَك َم َت ٰـُع ٱْل َح َيٰو ِة ٱلُّد ْن َيا ۖ َو ٱلَّل ُه ِع نَد ُهۥ ُح ْس ُن‬ rest of mankind. Allah created
‫﴾ ُقْل َأُؤ َن ِّب ُئُك م ِبَخ ْي ِّم ن َٰذ ِلُك ْم ۚ ِلَّل ِذ يَن ٱَّت َق ْو ۟ا ِع نَد‬١٤﴿ ‫ٱْل َم َٔـاِب‬
Ìsa in the womb (of his mother)
and shaped him as He willed.
‫َأ‬ ‫ٍر‬
‫ْن‬‫َأْل‬
‫َر ِّب ْم َج َّن ٰـٌت َت ْج ِر ى ِم ن َت ْح ِت َه ا ٱ َه ٰـُر ٰـِلِد يَن ِف يَه ا َو ْز َٰو ٌج‬
‫َخ‬
Therefore, how could Ìsa be
‫ِه‬ divine, as the Christians
‫ْل‬ ‫ٌۢر‬
﴾١٥﴿ ‫ُّم َّه َر َو ِر َٰو ٌن ِّم َن ٱل ِه ۗ َو ٱل ُه َب ِص ي ِبٱ ِع َباِد‬
‫َّل‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫ْض‬ ‫ٌة‬ ‫َط‬
﴾14﴿ "Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; The Reward of the Those Who
women, children, much of gold and silver (wealth), branded Have Taqwa is Better Than All
beautiful horses, cattle and well-tilled land. This is the Joys of This World
pleasure of the present world’s life; but Allah has the (For those who have Taqwa there
excellent return (Paradise with flowing rivers, etc.) with Him. are Gardens (Paradise) with their
﴾15﴿ Say: “Shall I inform you of things far better than those? Lord, underneath which rivers
For Al-Muttaqun (the pious) there are Gardens (Paradise) flow) meaning, rivers run
throughout it.
with their Lord, underneath which rivers flow. Therein (is
their) eternal (home) and Azwajun Mutahharatun (purified These rivers carry various types of
mates or wives) [i.e. they will have no menses, urine, or stool, drinks: honey, milk, wine and
etc.], And Allah will be pleased with them. And Allah is All- water such that no eye has ever
Seer of the (His) slaves." seen, no ear has ever heard, and
no heart has ever imagined,
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Tafsir Notes
‫ُقِل ٱلَّل ُه َّم َم ٰـ َك ٱْل ُم ْل ُتْؤ ِت ى ٱْل ُم ْلَك َم ن َتَش ٓاُء َو َت ن ُع‬
‫ِز‬ ‫ِك‬ ‫ِل‬ Encouraging Gratitude
‫ٱْل ُم ْلَك َّم ن َتَش ٓاُء َو ُت ُّز َم ن َتَش ٓاُء َو ُت ُّل َم ن َتَش ٓاُء ۖ َي َك‬
‫ِب ِد‬ ‫ِذ‬ ‫ِع‬ ‫ِم‬ This Ayah encourages thanking
﴾٢٦﴿ ‫ٱْل َخ ْي ُر ۖ ِإَّن َك َع َل ٰى ُك ِّل َش ْى ٍء َق ِد يٌر‬ Allah for the favors He granted
His Messenger and his Ummah.
﴾26﴿ "Say (O Muhammad ): “O Allah! Possessor of the

kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You will, and You
take the kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with
The Prohibition of Supporting
honour whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In the Disbelievers
Your Hand is the good. Verily, You are Able to do all things."
This Ayah encourages thanking
‫َأ‬
ۖ ‫اَّل َيَّت ِخ ِذ ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ُنوَن ٱْل َك ٰـِف ِر يَن ْو ِلَيٓاَء ِم ن ُد وِن ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ِن يَن‬
Allah for the favours He granted
His Messenger and his Ummah.
‫َو َم ن َي ْف َع ْل َٰذ ِلَك َفَل ْيَس ِم َن ٱلَّل ِه ِف ى َش ْى ٍء ِإٓاَّل َأن َت َّت ُق و۟ا ِم ْنُه ْم‬ Allah prohibited His believing
﴾٢٨﴿ ‫ُتَق ٰى ًة ۗ َو ُيَح ِّذ ُر ُك ُم ٱلَّل ُه َن ْف َس ُه ۥ ۗ َو ِإَلى ٱلَّل ِه ٱْل َم ِص يُر‬ servants from becoming
supporters of the disbelievers, or
to take them as comrades with
﴾28﴿ "Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Auliya whom they develop friendships,
(supporters, helpers, etc.) instead of the believers, and rather than the believers.
whoever does that will never be helped by Allah in any way,
except if you indeed fear a danger from them. And Allah
warns you against Himself (His Punishment), and to Allah is
the final return."
Allah Knows What the Hearts
‫ُقْل ِإن ُتْخ ُف و۟ا َم ا ِف ى ُص ُد وِر ُك ْم َأْو ُتْب ُد وُه َيْع َل ْم ُه ٱلَّل ُه ۗ َو َيْع َل ُم‬
Conceal
‫َأْل‬ Allah tells His servants that He

‫َم ا ِف ى ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت َو َم ا ِف ى ٱ ْر ِض ۗ َو ٱلَّل ُه َع َل ٰى ُك ِّل َش ْى ٍء َق ِد يٌر‬ knows the secrets and apparent
‫﴾ َي ْو َم َت ِج ُد ُك ُّل َن ْف ٍس َّم ا َع ِم َل ْت ِم ْن َخ ْي ٍر ُّم ْح َض ًر ا َو َم ا‬٢٩﴿

matters and that nothing
concerning them escapes His
ۗ ‫َع ِم َل ْت ِم ن ُس ٓوٍء َت َو ُّد َلْو َّن َب ْي َنَه ا َو َب ْي َن ُه ٓۥ َم ًۢد ا َب ِع يًد ا‬

‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ observation.
‫ٌۢف‬
﴾٣٠﴿ ‫َو ُيَح ِّذ ُر ُك ُم ٱلَّل ُه َن ْف َس ُه ۥ ۗ َو ٱلَّل ُه َرُءو ِبٱْل ِع َباِد‬ Rather, His knowledge
encompasses them in all
conditions, time frames, days and
﴾29) "Say (O Muhammad ): “Whether you hide what is in instances.
your breasts or reveal it, Allah knows it, and He knows
what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. And Allah is His knowledge encompasses all
Able to do all things. ﴾30) On the Day when every person will that is in heaven and earth, and
nothing not even the weight of
be confronted with all the good he has done, and all the evil he
an atom, or what is smaller than
has done, he will wish that there were a great distance between that in the earth, seas and
him and his evil. And Allah warns you against Himself (His mountains, escapes His
Punishment) and Allah is full of Kindness to the (His) slaves." observation.
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Tafsir Notes
‫ُقْل ِإن ُك نُتْم ُتِح ُّبوَن ٱلَّل َه َف ٱَّت ِبُع وِن ى ُيْح ِبْب ُك ُم ٱلَّل ُه َو َي ْغ ِف ْر‬
Allah's Love is Attained by
Following the Messenger ‫ﷺ‬
‫﴾ ُقْل َأِط يُع و۟ا ٱلَّل َه‬٣١﴿ ‫َلُك ْم ُذُنوَب ُك ْم ۗ َو ٱلَّل ُه َغ ُف وٌر َّر ِح يٌم‬ This honorable Ayah judges
﴾٣٢﴿ ‫َو ٱلَّر ُس وَل ۖ َف ِإ ن َت َو َّلْو ۟ا َف ِإ َّن ٱلَّل َه اَل ُيِح ُّب ٱْل َك ٰـِف ِر يَن‬
against those who claim to love
Allah, yet do not follow the way
of Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬. Such people
﴾31﴿ "Say (O Muhammad to mankind): “If you (really) love are not true in their claim until
Allah then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow they follow the Shariàh (Law) of
the Qur’an and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you Muhammad and his religion in all
of your sins. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” his statements, actions and
conditions.
﴾32﴿ Say (O Muhammad ): “Obey Allah and the Messenger
(Muhammad ).” But if they turn away, then Allah does not like
the disbelievers."
List some examples from the Sunnah that we can

implement in our daily lives.
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‫َأ‬
Tafsir Notes
‫ِإْذ َق اَلِت ٱْم َر ُت ِع ْم َٰر َن َر ِّب ِإِّن ى َن َذ ْر ُت َلَك َم ا ِف ى َب ْطِن ى‬
‫َأ‬
‫﴾ َفَل َّم ا‬٣٥﴿ ‫ُم َح َّر ًرا َف َت َق َّب ْل ِم ِّن ٓى ۖ ِإَّن َك نَت ٱلَّس ِم يُع ٱْل َع ِل يُم‬ The Story of Maryam's Birth
‫َأ‬ ‫ُأ‬
‫َو َض َع ْتَه ا َق اَلْت َر ِّب ِإِّن ى َو َض ْع ُتَه ٓا نَث ٰى َو ٱلَّل ُه ْع َل ُم ِبَم ا‬ The wife of Ìmran mentioned
here is the mother of Maryam,
‫ُأْل‬
‫َو َض َع ْت َو َلْيَس ٱلَّذ َك ُر َك ٱ نَث ٰى ۖ َو ِإِّن ى َس َّم ْي ُتَه ا َم ْر َي َم َو ِإِّن ٓى‬ and her name is Hannah bint
‫ُأ‬ Faqudh. Muhammad bin Ishaq
﴾٣٦﴿ ‫ِع يُذ َه ا ِبَك َو ُذ ِّر َّيَتَه ا ِم َن ٱلَّش ْي َطٰـِن ٱلَّر ِج يِم‬ mentioned that Hannah could
not have children and that one
day, she saw a bird feeding its
﴾35﴿"(Remember) when the wife of ‘Imran said: “O my Lord! I chick.
have vowed to You what (the child that) is in my womb to be
dedicated for Your services (free from all worldly work; to She wished she could have
serve Your Place of worship), so accept this, from me. Verily, children and supplicated to
Allah to grant her offspring.
You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knowing.” ﴾36﴿ Then when she
Allah accepted her
delivered her [child Maryam (Mary)], she said: “O my Lord! I supplication.
have delivered a female child,” – and Allah knew better what
she delivered, – “And the male is not like the female, and I have She vowed to make her child
named her Maryam (Mary), and I seek refuge with You (Allah) concentrate on worship and
for her and for her offspring from Shaitan (Satan), the serving Bayt Al-Maqdis (the
Masjid in Jerusalem), when she
outcast.”
became aware that she was
pregnant.
ۖ ‫َف َت َق َّب َل َه ا َر ُّبَه ا ِبَق ُبوٍل َح َس ٍن َو ۢن َب َتَه ا َن َباًت ا َح َس ًن ا َو َك َّف َل َه ا َز َك ِر َّي ا‬
‫َأ‬
‫ُك َّل َم ا َد َخ َل َع َل ْي َه ا َز َك َّي ا ٱْل ْح َر اَب َو َج َد نَد َه ا ْز ًق ا ۖ َق اَل‬ Maryam Grows Up; Her
‫ِر‬ ‫ِع‬ ‫ِر ِم‬ Honour is with Allah
‫َي ٰـَم ْر َي ُم َأَّن ٰى َلِك َه ٰـَذ ا ۖ َق اَلْت ُه َو ِم ْن ِع نِد ٱلَّل ِه ۖ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه َي ْر ُز ُق‬
Allah states that He has
﴾٣٧﴿ ‫َم ن َي َش ٓاُء ِبَغ ْي ِر ِح َس اٍب‬ accepted Maryam as a result of
her mother's vow and that He
made her conduct becoming, her
﴾37﴿ "So her Lord (Allah) accepted her with goodly mannerism delightful and He
acceptance. He made her grow in a good manner and put made her well liked among
her under the care of Zakariya (Zachariya). Every time he people. He also made her
entered Al-Mihrab to (visit) her , he found her supplied with accompany the righteous people,
sustenance. He said: “O Maryam (Mary)! From where have you so that she learned
righteousness, knowledge and
got this?” She said, “This is from Allah.” Verily, Allah provides
religion.
sustenance to whom He wills, without limit.”
What do these verses and tafsir tell you about the story of Maryams birth and upbringing?
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Tafsir Notes
‫ُهَن ا َك َد َع ا َز َك َّي ا َر َّب ُه ۥ ۖ َق اَل َر ِّب َه ْب ى ن َّلُد نَك ُذ ِّر َّي ًة َطِّيَب ًة‬
‫ِل ِم‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ِل‬
‫﴾ َف َن اَد ْت ُه ٱْل َم َل ٰٓـِئ َك ُة َو ُه َو َق ٓاِئ ٌم ُيَص ِّل ى‬٣٨﴿‫ۖ ِإَّن َك َس ِم يُع ٱلُّد َع ٓاِء‬
The Supplication of Zakariyya
‫ًۢق َك‬
When Zakariyya saw that Allah
‫َّل‬ ‫َأ َّل ِّش َك‬ ‫ْل‬
‫ِف ى ٱ ِم ْح َر اِب َّن ٱل َه ُيَب ُر ِبَي ْح َي ٰى ُم َص ِّد ا ِب ِل َم ٍة ِّم َن ٱل ِه‬ provided sustenance for
‫َأ‬ Maryam by giving her the fruits
‫﴾ َق اَل َر ِّب َّن ٰى‬٣٩﴿ ‫َوَس ِّي ًد ا َو َح ُص وًرا َو َن ِبًّيا ِّم َن ٱلَّص ٰـِلِح يَن‬ of winter in summer and the
‫َي ُك وُن ى ُغ َل ٰـٌم َو َق ْد َب َل َغ َى ٱْل َب ُر َو ٱْم َر َأ ى َع ا ٌر ۖ َق اَل َك َٰذ َك‬ fruits of summer in winter, he
‫ِل‬ ‫ِق‬ ‫ِت‬ ‫ِن ِك‬ ‫ِل‬ was eager to have a child of
‫﴾ َق اَل َر ِّب ٱْج َع ل ِّلٓى َءاَي ًة ۖ َق اَل‬٤٠﴿ ‫ٱلَّل ُه َي ْف َع ُل َم ا َي َش ٓاُء‬ his own.
‫َءاَيُتَك اَّل ُتَك ِّل َم ٱلَّن اَس َث َل ٰـَثَة َّي اٍم ِإاَّل َر ْم ًز ا ۗ َو ٱْذ ُك ر َّر َّب َك َك ِث يًر ا‬ By then, Zakariyya had become
﴾٤١﴿ ‫َوَس ِّب ْح ِبٱْل َع ِش ِّى َو ٱِإْل ْب َك ٰـِر‬

an old man, his bones feeble
and his head full of gray hair.
His wife was an old women
who was barren. Yet, he still
﴾38﴿ "At that time Zakariya (Zachariya) invoked his Lord, supplicated to Allah and called
saying: “O my Lord! Grant me from You, a good offspring. Him in secret.
You are indeed the All-Hearer of invocation.”﴾39) Then the
angels called him, while he was standing in prayer in Al- The angels spoke to him
directly while he was secluded,
Mihrab (a praying place or a private room), (saying): “Allah
standing in prayer at his place
gives you glad tidings of Yahya (John), confirming (believing of worship.
in) the Word from Allah [i.e. the creation of ‘Iesa (Jesus), the
Word from Allah (“Be!” – and he was!)], noble, keeping away
from sexual relations with women, a Prophet, from among the
righteous.”﴾40﴿ He said: “O my Lord! How can I have a son
when I am very old, and my wife is barren?” Allah said: “Thus
Allah does what He wills.”﴾41﴿ He said: “O my Lord! Make a
sign for me.” Allah said: “Your sign is that you shall not
speak to mankind for three days except with signals. And
remember your Lord much (by praising Him again and again),
and glorify (Him) in the afternoon and in the morning.”
Zakariyah and Maryam
After seeing how Allah Allah sends angels to deliver

Zakariyya takes provides for Maryam, Zakariyya good news of Yahya's birth.
Maryam into his care asks Allah to grant him a child Then later Allah reveals him as
despite his old age. a Prophet.
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Tafsir Notes
‫ِإْذ َق اَلِت ٱْل َم َل ٰٓـِئ َك ُة َي ٰـَم ْر َي ُم ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه ُيَب ِّش ُر ِك ِبَك ِل َم ٍة ِّم ْن ُه ٱْس ُم ُه‬
‫ٱْل َم ِس يُح ِع يَس ى ٱْب ُن َم ْر َي َم َو ِج يًه ا ِف ى ٱلُّد ْن َيا َو ٱْل َٔـاِخ َر ِة َو ِم َن‬ Delivering the Good News to
‫﴾ َو ُيَك ِّل ُم ٱلَّن اَس ِف ى ٱْل َم ْه ِد َو َك ْه اًل َو ِم َن‬٤٥﴿ ‫ٱْل ُم َق َّر ِبيَن‬ Maryam of Ìsa's Birth
‫﴾ َق اَلْت َر ِّب َأَّن ٰى َي ُك وُن ِلى َو َلٌد َو َلْم‬٤٦﴿ ‫ٱلَّص ٰـِلِح يَن‬ This Ayah contains the glad
tidings the angels brought to
‫َي ْم َس ْس ِن ى َب َش ٌر ۖ َق اَل َك َٰذ ِلِك ٱلَّل ُه َي ْخ ُلُق َم ا َي َش ٓاُء ۚ ِإَذ ا َق َض ٰٓى‬ Maryam that she would give
‫َأ‬ birth to a mighty son who will
﴾٤٧﴿ ‫ْم ًر ا َف ِإ َّن َم ا َي ُق وُل َلُه ۥ ُك ن َف َي ُك وُن‬ have a great future.
﴾45﴿ "(Remember) when the angels said: “O Maryam (Mary)!

Verily, Allah gives you the glad tidings of a Word [“Be!” – and Ìsa Spoke When He was Still
in the Cradle
he was! i.e. ‘Iesa (Jesus) the son of Maryam (Mary)] from Him,
his name will be the Messiah ‘Iesa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (He will speak to the people, in
(Mary), held in honour in this world and in the Hereafter, and the cradle and in manhood,)
calling to the worship of Allah
will be one of those who are near to Allah.” ﴾46﴿ “He will speak
Alone without partners, while
to the people in the cradle and in manhood, and he will be one still in the cradle, as a miracle
of the righteous.” ﴾47﴿ She said: “O my Lord! How shall I have a from Allah, and when he is a
son when no man has touched me.” He said: “So (it will be) for man, by Allah's revelation to
Allah creates what He wills. When He has decreed him.
something, He says to it only: “Be!” and it is."
Ìsa was Created Without a

Father
Mary said, "How can I have a
Prophet 'Isa son while I did not marry, nor

intend to marry, nor am I an
indecent woman, may Allah
forbid'' The angel conveyed to
Maryam, Allah's answer, (So (it
will be) for Allah creates what
He wills.)
Created without Spoke from

a father the cradle
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‫َأ‬
Tafsir Notes
‫ِإَّن َّو َل َب ْي ٍت ُو ِض َع ِللَّن اِس َلَّل ِذ ى ِبَب َّك َة ُم َب اَر ًك ا َو ُه ًد ى‬
‫﴾ ِف يِه َءاَي ٰـٌۢت َب ِّي َن ٰـٌت َّم َق اُم ِإْب َٰر ِه يَم ۖ َو َم ن‬٩٦﴿ ‫ِّلْل َع ٰـَل ِم يَن‬ The Ka`bah is the First
‫َد ُه ۥ اَن َءاِم ًن ا ۗ َو ِل ِه َع ى ٱلَّن اِس ِح‬

House of Worship
‫ُّج ٱْل َبْي َم ٱْس َت َطاَع‬ ‫َّل َل‬ ‫َخ َل َك‬
‫ِت ِن‬ The Ka`bah that was built by
﴾٩٧﴿ ‫ِإَلْي ِه َس ِبياًل ۚ َو َم ن َك َف َر َف ِإ َّن ٱلَّل َه َغ ِن ٌّى َع ِن ٱْل َع ٰـَل ِم يَن‬ Ibrahim Al-Khalil, whose
religion the Jews and
Christians claim they follow.
﴾96﴿ "Verily, the first House (of worship) appointed for
mankind was that at Bakkah (Makkah), full of blessing, and However, they do not perform
a guidance for Al-‘Alamin (the mankind and jinns). ﴾97﴿ In it Hajj to the house that Ibrahim
are manifest signs (for example), the Maqam (place) of built by Allah's command, and
Ibrahim (Abraham); whosoever enters it, he attains security. to which he invited the people
to perform Hajj.
And Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka’bah) is a duty
that mankind owes to Allah, those who can afford the expenses The Station of Ibrahim
(for one’s conveyance, provision and residence); and whoever In it are manifest signs)(
disbelieves [i.e. denies Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah), then he is a means, clear signs that Ibrahim
disbeliever of Allah], then Allah stands not in need of any of the built the Ka`bah and that Allah
‘Alamin (mankind and jinns)." has honored and blessed it
Facts About It is the Qiblah (direction of prayer) for

all the people of the earth, and there
The Ka'ba is no Qiblah in the world besides it.
(Al-Baqarah 2:150)
The prayer in the Masjid al-Haraam is

100,000 times more excellent than
any other place.(Imam Ahmad
Musnad no. 14694)
Allaah chose it for the Rites of Hajj,

and he made travelling to it an act
of worship.
(Bukhaaree 1521 and Muslim 1350)
Makkah is the best place on earth

and the most beloved to Allaah
and His Messenger ‫ﷺ‬.
(Tirmidhee 3926)
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Tafsir Notes
‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱَّل يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا ٱَّت ُق و۟ا ٱلَّل َه َح َّق ُتَق ا ۦ َو اَل َت ُم وُتَّن اَّل‬
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِت ِه‬ ‫ِذ‬
‫﴾ َو ٱْع َت ُم و۟ا َح ْب ٱلَّل َج يًع ا َو اَل‬١٠٢﴿ ‫َو َأنُتم ُّم ْس ُم وَن‬ The Necessity of Holding to
‫ِب ِل ِه ِم‬ ‫ِص‬ ‫ِل‬
‫َت َف َّر ُقو۟ا ۚ َو ٱْذ ُك ُرو۟ا ْع َم َت ٱلَّل َع َل ْي ُك ْم ْذ ُك نُتْم َأْع َد ٓاًء َف َّلَف‬
the Path of Allah and the
‫َأ‬ Community of the Believers
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِه‬ ‫ِن‬
‫ُقُل ُك َف َأ‬
‫َب ْيَن وِب ْم ْص َب ْح ُتم ِبِن ْع َم ِتِه ٓۦ ِإ َٰو ا َو نُتْم َع ٰى ا ُح َر ٍة‬
‫َل َش َف ْف‬ ‫ْخ ًن ُك‬ (to the Rope of Allah) refers to
Allah's covenant.
‫ِّم َن ٱلَّن اِر َف َأنَق َذ ُك م ِّم ْنَه ا ۗ َك َٰذ ِلَك ُيَبِّي ُن ٱلَّل ُه َلُك ْم َءاَي ٰـِتِه ۦ َلَع َّل ُك ْم‬
(and be not divided among
﴾١٠٣﴿ ‫َت ْه َت ُد وَن‬ yourselves), orders sticking to the
community of the believers and
﴾102﴿ "O you who believe! Fear Allah (by doing all that He has forbids division. There are several
ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden) as Hadiths that require adhering to
the Jamaàh (congregation of
He should be feared. [Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and
believers) and prohibit division.
remember Him always], and die not except in a state of Islam
(as Muslims) with complete submission to Allah. ﴾103﴿ And
hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah (i.e. this
Qur’an), and be not divided among yourselves, and
remember Allah’s Favour on you, for you were enemies one to
another but He joined your hearts together, so that, by His
Grace, you became brethren (in Islamic Faith), and you were on
the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus Allah
makes His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.,) clear to you, that you may be guided."
Ways to stay connected to What ways would you like to connect

Your Muslim Community with your local community?
Attending
congregational prayers.
Volunteer at Islamic events.
Be friendly and approachable.
Be hospitable when you have guests.
Donate to help Muslims in need.
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Tafsir Notes
‫ٱَّلِذ يَن ُينِف ُق وَن ِف ى ٱلَّس َّر ٓاِء َو ٱلَّض َّر ٓاِء‬ The Encouragment to Do
ۗ ‫َو ٱْل َك ٰـِظ ِم يَن ٱْل َغ ْي َظ َو ٱْل َع اِف يَن َع ِن ٱلَّن اِس‬
Good for which Paradise is
the Result
﴾١٣٤﴿ ‫َو ٱلَّل ُه ُيِح ُّب ٱْل ُم ْح ِس ِن يَن‬ Allah encourages His servants to
perform righteous deeds and to
rush to accomplish the acts of
obedience.
﴾134﴿" Those who spend [in Allah’s
This good conduct is a type of Ihsan
Cause – deeds of charity, alms, etc.] in
(excellence in the religion) There is
prosperity and in adversity, who repress a Hadith that reads 'I swear
regarding three matters: no charity
anger, and who pardon men; verily, shall ever decrease the wealth;
Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (the good- whenever one forgives people, then
Allah will magnify his honour; and
doers). he who is humble for Allah, then
Allah will raise his rank.' (Jami` at-
Tirmidhi 2325)
How can I control/calm

Things that trigger me
myself down?
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Tafsir Notes
The Rumour that the Prophet
‫َو َم ا ُم َح َّم ٌد ِإاَّل َر ُس وٌل َق ْد َخ َل ْت ِم ن َق ْب ِلِه ٱلُّر ُس ُل ۚ َأَف ِإ ۟ي ن َّم اَت‬ ‫ ﷺ‬was Killed at Uhud
‫ْو ُقِت َل ٱنَق َل ْب ُتْم َع َل ٰٓى ْع َق ٰـِبُك ْم ۚ َو َم ن َي نَق ِل ْب َع َل ٰى َع ِق َبْي ِه َفَل ن‬ When Muslims suffered defeat
in battle at Uhud and some of
﴾١٤٤﴿ ‫َي ُض َّر ٱلَّل َه َش ْي ًٔـا ۗ َوَس َي ْج ِز ى ٱلَّل ُه ٱلَّش ٰـِك ِر يَن‬ them were killed, Shaytan
shouted, "Muhammad has
﴾144﴿"Muhammad is no more than a Messenger, and indeed been killed.'' Ibn Qami'ah went
(many) Messengers have passed away before him. If he dies back to the idolators and
or is killed, will you then turn back on your heels (as claimed, "I have killed
disbelievers)? And he who turns back on his heels, not the least Muhammad.''
harm will he do to Allah, and Allah will give reward to those

Therefore, the Muslims' resolve
who are grateful.” was weakened.
‫َأَو َلَّم ٓا َأَص ٰـَب ْت ُك م ُّم يَب ٌة َق ْد َأَص ْب ُتم ِّم ْث َل ْي َه ا ُقْل ُتْم َأَّن ٰى َه ٰـَذ ا ۖ ُقْل‬
The Reason and Wisdom
‫ِص‬ Behind the Defeat at Uhud
‫َأ‬
﴾١٦٥﴿ ‫ْى ٍء ِد يٌر‬ ‫َق‬ ‫َش‬ ‫ِّل‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫ُه َو ِم ْن ِع نِد نُف ِس ُك ْم ۗ ِإَّن ٱل َه ٰى‬
‫َل‬ ‫َع‬ ‫َّل‬ (When a single disaster smites
you), in reference to when the
﴾165﴿"(What is the matter with you?) When a single Muslims suffered seventy
disaster smites you, although you smote (your enemies) with fatalities during the battle of
one twice as great, you say: “From where does this come to us?” Uhud.
Say (to them), “It is from yourselves (because of your evil
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that
deeds).” And Allah has power over all things.” Ùmar bin Al-Khattab said, "When
Uhud occurred, a year after Badr,
Muslims were punished for taking
ransom from the disbelievers at
Badri for releasing the Mushriks
whom they captured in that
battle.
Virtues of the Martyrs

Allah states that even though the
martyrs were killed in this life,
their souls are alive and receiving
provisions in the Dwelling of
‫َو اَل َت ْح َس َبَّن ٱَّلِذ يَن ُقِت ُلو۟ا ِف ى َس ِبيِل ٱلَّل ِه َأْم َٰو ًۢت ا ۚ َب ْل َأْح َيٓاٌء ِع نَد‬ Everlasting Life.
﴾١٦٩﴿ ‫َر ِّب ِه ْم ُيْر َز ُقوَن‬ Their souls are inside green birds
that have lamps, which are
﴾169﴿"Think not of those who are killed in the Way of Allah as hanging below the Throne (of
Allah), and they wander about in
dead. Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have
Paradise wherever they wish.
provision.” Then they return to those lamps.
Allah looks at them and says, `Do
you wish for anything' They say,
`What more could we wish for,
while we go wherever we wish in
Paradise'.
(Sunan Ibn Majah 2801)
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‫ُأ‬ Tafsir Notes
ۖ ‫ُك ُّل َن ْف ٍس َذ ٓاِئ َق ُة ٱْل َم ْو ِت ۗ َو ِإَّن َم ا ُتَو َّف ْو َن ُج وَر ُك ْم َي ْو َم ٱْل ِق َيٰـَم ِة‬
‫َف َم ن ُزْح َح َع ٱلَّن ا َو ُأْد َل ٱْل َج َّن َة َف َق ْد َف اَز ۗ َو َم ا ٱْل َح َيٰو ُة‬
‫ِز ِن ِر ِخ‬ Every Soul Shall Taste Death
‫ُك‬ ‫ُف‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫َأ‬
‫﴾ ُتْب ُو َّن ِف ٓى ْم َٰو ِل ْم َو ن ِس ْم‬١٨٥﴿ ‫ٱلُّد ْن َيٓا ِإاَّل َم َت ٰـُع ٱْل ُغ ُروِر‬
‫َل‬ ‫َل‬ Allah issues a general and
‫َو َلَت ْس َم ُع َّن ِم َن ٱَّلِذ يَن وُتو۟ا ٱْل ِك َت ٰـَب ِم ن َق ْب ِل ُك ْم َو ِم َن ٱَّلِذ يَن‬
‫ُأ‬ encompassing statement that
every living soul shall taste
‫َر ٓو ۟ا ى ِث يًر ا ۚ َو ِإن َت ْص ِبُرو۟ا َو َت َّت و۟ا ِإ َّن ِل ِم ْن َع ْز ِم‬

‫ُق َف َٰذ َك‬ ‫َأْش ُك َأًذ َك‬ death.
‫ُأْل‬ Therefore, Allah Alone is the

﴾١٨٦﴿ ‫ٱ ُم وِر‬ Ever-Living Who never dies,
while the Jinn, mankind and
﴾185﴿ "Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of angels, including those who
Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. And carry Allah's Throne, shall die.
whoever is removed away from the Fire and admitted to The Irresistible One and Only,
Paradise, he indeed is successful. The life of this world is only will alone remain for ever and
the enjoyment of deception (a deceiving thing). ever, remaining Last, as He was
the First.
﴾186﴿You shall certainly be tried and tested in your wealth and
properties and in your personal selves, and you shall certainly The Believer is Tested
hear much that will grieve you from those who received the The believer shall be tested, in his
Scripture before you (Jews and Christians) and from those who wealth, himself, his offspring and
ascribe partners to Allah, but if you persevere patiently, and family. The believer shall be
become Al-Muttaqun (the pious – see V.2:2) then verily, that tested according to the degree
of his faith, and when his faith is
will be a determining factor in all affairs, and that is from the
stronger, the test is larger.
great matters, [which you must hold on with all your efforts]."
Therefore, Allah commanded the
believers to be forgiving, patient
and forbearing until He brought
‫َف ٱْس َتَج اَب َلُه ْم َر ُّبُه ْم َأِّن ى ٓاَل ُأ يُع َع َم َل َع ٰـ ٍل ِّم نُك م ِّم ن َذ َك‬
His awaited aid.
‫ٍر‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِض‬

‫ْو نَث ٰى ۖ َبْع ُض ُك م ِّم ۢن َبْع ٍض ۖ ٱ ِذ يَن َه اَج ُرو۟ا َو ْخ ِر ُج و۟ا ِم ن‬
‫ُأ‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫َف‬ ‫َأ ُأ‬
‫ِد َي ٰـِر ِه ْم َو ُأوُذ و۟ا ِف ى َس ِبيِل ى َو َق ٰـَت ُلو۟ا َو ُقِت ُلو۟ا ُأَلَك ِّف َر َّن َع ْنُه ْم‬
‫َأْل‬ ‫ُأَل‬
‫َس ِّئَـاِت ِه ْم َو ْد ِخ َل َّن ُه ْم َج َّن ٰـٍت َت ْج ِر ى ِم ن َت ْح ِت َه ا ٱ ْن َه ٰـُر َث َواًب ا‬
﴾١٩٥﴿ ‫ِّم ْن ِع نِد ٱلَّل ِه ۗ َو ٱلَّل ُه ِع نَد ُهۥ ُح ْس ُن ٱلَّث َواِب‬
﴾195﴿"So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and

answered them), “Never will I allow to be lost the work of any
of you, be he male or female. You are (members) one of another,
so those who emigrated and were driven out from their homes,
and suffered harm in My Cause, and who fought, and were killed
(in My Cause), verily, I will remit from them their evil deeds and admit them into Gardens under
which rivers flow (in Paradise); a reward from Allah, and with Allah is the best of rewards.”
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‫َد‬ ‫َٰو‬ ‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱلَّن اُس ٱَّت ُق و۟ا َر َّب ُك ُم ٱَّل ى َخ َل َق ُك م ِّم ن َّن ْف‬ The Command to have Taqwa,
‫ٍس ِح ٍة‬ ‫ِذ‬ a Reminder about Creation,
ۚ ‫َو َخ َل َق ِم ْنَه ا َز ْو َج َه ا َو َب َّث ِم ْنُه َم ا ِر َج ا ِث يًر ا َو ِن َس ٓاًء‬
‫َك‬ ‫اًل‬ and Being Kind to Relatives
‫َو ٱَّت ُق و۟ا ٱلَّل َه ٱَّلِذ ى َت َس ٓاَءُلوَن ِبِه ۦ َو ٱَأْلْر َح اَم ۚ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه َك اَن‬ Allah commands His creatures to
have Taqwa of Him by
﴾١﴿ ‫َع َل ْي ُك ْم َر ِق يًبا‬ worshipping Him Alone without
partners.
﴾1﴿ "O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you
from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He He also reminds to them of His
created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He ability, in that He created them
all from a single person, Adam,
created many men and women and fear Allah through Whom
peace be unto him.
you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the
relations of) the wombs (kinship) . Surely, Allah is Ever an All-
Watcher over you."
Allah mentions here that we were all descendants of Aadam, trace some of your
lineage and take a look at your own family tree.
Maternal Maternal Paternal Paternal

Grandfather Grandmother Grandfather Grandmother
Mother Father
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‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱَّل يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا اَل َي ُّل َلُك ْم َأن َت ُثو۟ا ٱلِّن َس ٓاَء َك ْر ًه ا ۖ َو اَل‬ Meaning of Ìnheriting Women
‫ِح‬ ‫ِذ‬
‫َت ْع ُض ُل ُه َت ْذ َه ۟ا ْع َم َت ُتُم ِر ُه ٓاَّل َأ َي ْأ‬
Against Their Will
‫و َّن ِل ُبو ِبَب ِض ٓا َءا ْي و َّن ِإ ن ِت يَن‬ Before, the practice was that
when a man dies, his male
‫ِبَف ٰـِح َش ٍة ُّم َبِّي َن ٍة ۚ َو َع اِش ُروُه َّن ِبٱْل َم ْع ُروِف ۚ َف ِإ ن َك ِر ْه ُتُم وُه َّن‬ relatives used to have the right to
﴾١٩﴿ ‫َف َع َس ٰٓى ن َتْك َر ُه و۟ا َش ْي ًٔـا َو َيْج َع َل ٱلَّل ُه ِف يِه َخ ْي ًر ا َك ِث يًر ا‬
‫َأ‬ do whatever they wanted with
his wife.
﴾19﴿ "O you who believe! You are forbidden to inherit women If one of them wants, he would
against their will, and you should not treat them with marry her, give her in marriage,
harshness, that you may take away part of the Mahr you have or prevent her from marriage, for
they had more right to her than
given them, unless they commit open illegal sexual intercourse.
her own family.
And live with them honourably. If you dislike them, it may be
that you dislike a thing and Allah brings through it a great deal Thereafter, this Ayah was
of good." revealed about this practice.
‫ُح ِّر َم ْت َع َل ْي ُك ْم ُأَّم َه ٰـُتُك ْم َو َبَن اُتُك ْم َو َأَخ َٰو ُتُك ْم َو َع َّم ٰـُتُك ْم‬ Live With Women Honourably
‫ُأ‬ ‫ُأْل‬ ‫َأْل‬
‫َو َخ ٰـَل ٰـُتُك ْم َو َبَن اُت ٱ ِخ َو َبَن اُت ٱ ْخ ِت َو َّم َه ٰـُتُك ُم ٱَّلٰـِت ٓى‬
It was the practice of the
Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬to be kind,
‫َأْر َض ْع َن ُك ْم َو َأَخ َٰو ُتُك م ِّم َن ٱلَّر َض ٰـَع ِة َو ُأَّم َه ٰـُت ِن َس ٓاِئ ُك ْم‬ cheerful, playful with his wives,
‫َو َر َب ٰٓـِئ ُبُك ُم ٱَّلٰـِت ى ِف ى ُح ُج وِر ُك م ِّم ن ِّن َس ٓاِئ ُك ُم ٱَّلٰـِت ى َد َخ ْل ُتم ِبِه َّن‬
compassionate, spending on
them and laughing with them.
‫َف ن َّلْم َت ُك وُنو۟ا َد َخ ْل ُتم َّن َفاَل ُج َن اَح َع َل ْي ُك ْم َو َح َل ٰٓـ ُل‬
‫ِئ‬ ‫ِبِه‬ ‫ِإ‬
‫َأْبَن ٓا ُك ُم ٱَّل يَن ْن َأْص َل ٰـ ُك ْم َو َأن َت ْج َم ُع و۟ا َب ْيَن ٱُأْلْخ َت ْي اَّل‬ Degrees of Women Never
‫ِن ِإ‬ ‫ِب‬ ‫ِذ ِم‬ ‫ِئ‬
﴾٢٣﴿ ‫ۗ ِإَّن ٱل َه اَن وًرا َّر ِح يًم ا‬
Eligible for One to Marry
‫ُف‬ ‫َغ‬ ‫َك‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫َلَف‬ ‫َم ا َق ْد َس‬ This honorable Ayah is the Ayah
that establishes the degrees of
﴾23﴿ "Forbidden to you (for marriage) are: your mothers, women relatives who are never
your daughters, your sisters, your father’s sisters, your eligible for one to marry,
because of blood relations,
mother’s sisters, your brother’s daughters, your sister’s
relations established by suckling
daughters, your foster mother who gave you suck, your foster or marriage.
milk suckling sisters, your wives’ mothers, your step
daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to
whom you have gone in – but there is no sin on you if you have
not gone in them (to marry their daughters), – the wives of
your sons who (spring) from your own loins, and two sisters
in wedlock at the same time, except for what has already
passed; verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
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‫َي ٰٓـ ُّيَه ا ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا اَل َت ُك ُلٓو ۟ا ْم َٰو َلُك م َب ْي َن ُك م ِبٱْل َبٰـِط ِل ِإٓاَّل ن‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫ْأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫َت ُك وَن ِت َج ٰـَر ًة َع ن َت َر اٍض ِّم نُك ْم ۚ َو اَل َت ْق ُتُلٓو ۟ا َأنُف َس ُك ْم ۚ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه‬
﴾٢٩﴿ ‫َك اَن ِبُك ْم َر ِح يًم ا‬
Prohibiting Unlawfully Earned
Money
Allah, the Exalted and Most
﴾29﴿ "O you who believe! Eat not up your property among
Honoured, prohibits His believing
yourselves unjustly except it be a trade amongst you, by servants from illegally acquiring
mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one each other's property using
another). Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you." various dishonest methods such
as Riba, gambling and other
wicked methods that appear to
‫َل‬ ‫َض‬ ‫ٱلِّر َج اُل َقَّٰو ُم وَن َع َل ى ٱلِّن َس ٓاِء َم ا َف َّض َل َّل‬
‫ٱل ُه َبْع ُه ْم َع ٰى َبْع ٍض‬
be legal, but Allah knows that, in
‫ِب‬
‫َو ِبَم ٓا ن و۟ا ِم ْن ْم َٰو ِلِه ْم ۚ ٱلَّص ٰـِل َح ٰـُت ٰـِن َت ٰـٌت َح ٰـِف ٰـٌت َغ ْي ِب‬
‫ِّلْل‬ ‫َظ‬ ‫َق‬ ‫َف‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ َف ُق‬ reality, those involved seek to
deal in interest.
‫ِبَم ا َح ِف َظ ٱلَّل ُه ۚ َو ٱَّلٰـِت ى َتَخ اُف وَن ُنُش وَز ُه َّن َف ِع ُظوُه َّن َو ٱْه ُج ُروُه َّن‬ Men are the protectors and
‫ِف ى ٱْل َم َض اِج ِع َو ٱْض ِر ُبوُه َّن ۖ َف ِإ ْن َطْع َن ُك ْم َفاَل َت ْب ُغ و۟ا َع َل ْي ِه َّن‬
‫َأ‬ maintainers of women
﴾٣٤﴿ ‫َس ِبياًل ۗ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه َك اَن َع ِل ًّيا َك ِبيًر ا‬

Meaning, the man is responsible
for the woman, and he is her
maintainer, caretaker and leader
﴾34﴿ "Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, who disciplines her if she
because Allah has made one of them to excel the other, and deviates.
because they spend (to support them) from their means.
Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient (to Allah (because Allah has made one of
and to their husbands), and guard in the husband’s absence them to excel the other,)
meaning, because men excel
what Allah orders them to guard (e.g. their chastity, their
over women and are better than
husband’s property, etc.). As to those women on whose part you them for certain tasks. This is why
see ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (next), refuse to share prophethood was exclusive of
their beds, (and last) beat them (lightly, if it is useful), but if men, as well as other important
they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of positions of leadership.
annoyance). Surely, Allah is Ever Most High, Most Great."
The Censure of Stingy
Behaviour
‫ٱَّلِذ يَن َي ْب َخ ُلوَن َو َي ْأ ُم ُروَن ٱلَّن اَس ِبٱْل ُبْخ ِل َو َي ْك ُتُم وَن َم ٓا َءاَت ٰى ُه ُم‬ Allah chastises the stingy
behaviour of those who refuse to
‫َأ‬
﴾٣٧﴿ ‫ٱلَّل ُه ِم ن َف ْض ِلِه ۦ ۗ َو ْع َت ْد َن ا ِلْل َك ٰـِف ِر يَن َع َذ اًب ا ُّم ِه يًن ا‬ spend their money for what Allah
ordered them, such as being kind
﴾37﴿ "Those who are miserly and enjoin miserliness on other to parents and compassionate to
men and hide what Allah has bestowed upon them of His relatives, orphans, the poor, the
Bounties. And We have prepared for the disbelievers a relative who is also a neighbour,
disgraceful torment.." the companion during travel, the
needy wayfarer, the slaves and
servants.
Such people do not give Allah's

right from their wealth, and they
assist in the spread of stingy
behaviour.
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‫ِإَّن ٱل َه َي ِل ُم ِم ا َّر ٍة ۖ َو ِإن َح َس َن ُي ٰـِع َه ا َو ُي ِت‬

‫ْؤ‬ ‫ًة َض ْف‬ ‫َت ُك‬ ‫َّل اَل ْظ ْثَق َل َذ‬
‫َأ‬
﴾٤٠﴿ ‫ِم ن َّلُد ْن ُه ْج ًر ا َع ِظ يًم ا‬ Allah Wrongs Not Even the
Weight of a Speck of Dust
﴾40﴿ "Surely! Allah wrongs not even of the weight of an Allah, the Exalted and Most
atom (or a small ant) , but if there is any good (done), He Honoured, prohibits His believing
doubles it, and gives from Him a great reward." servants from illegally acquiring
each other's property using
various dishonest methods such
as Riba, gambling and other
‫ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه َي ُم ُر ُك ْم ن ُتَؤ ُّد و۟ا ٱَأْلَم ٰـَن ٰـِت ِإَلٰٓى ْه ِل َه ا َو ِإَذ ا َح َك ْم ُتم َب ْيَن‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫ْأ‬ wicked methods that appear to
‫ٱلَّن اِس َأن َت ْح ُك ُم و۟ا ِبٱْل َع ْد ِل ۚ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه ِنِع َّم ا َي ِع ُظُك م ِبِه ٓۦ ۗ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه‬
be legal, but Allah knows that, in
reality, those involved seek to
﴾٥٨﴿ ‫َك اَن َس ِم يًۢع ا َب ِص يًر ا‬ deal in interest.
﴾58﴿ "Verily! Allah commands that you should render back the
trusts to those, to whom they are due; and that when you judge
The Command to Return the
between men, you judge with justice. Verily, how excellent is
Trusts to Whomever They Are
the teaching which He (Allah) gives you! Truly, Allah is Ever All- Due
Hearer, All-Seer."
This command refers to all things
that one is expected to look
Take a moment to review things that you may not have after, such as Allah's rights on His
returned to someone and rectify that. servants: praying, Zakah, fasting,
penalties for sins, vows and so
forth.
Who it needs to be
Things that you owe
returned to The command also includes the
rights of the servants on each
other, such as what they entrust
each other with, including the
cases that are not recorded or
documented. Allah commands
that all types of trusts be
fulfillled.
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Surah An-Nisaa
Tafsir Notes
‫َّم ن ُي ٱلَّر ُس وَل َف َق ْد َأَطاَع ٱلَّل َه ۖ َو َم ن َت َو َّلٰى َف َم ٓا َأْر َس ْل َن ٰـَك‬ Obeying the Messenger ‫ﷺ‬
‫ِط ِع‬ is Obeying Allah
﴾٨٠﴿‫َع َل ْي ِه ْم َح ِف ي ا‬
‫ًظ‬
Allah states that whoever obeys
His servant and Messenger,
﴾80﴿ "He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad ), has
Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬, obeys Allah; and
indeed obeyed Allah, but he who turns away, then we have not whoever disobeys him ‫ﷺ‬,
sent you (O Muhammad ) as a watcher over them." disobeys Allah. Verily, whatever
the Messenger utters is not of his
own desire, but a revelation
inspired to him.
‫َأَفاَل َيَت َد َّب ُروَن ٱْلُق ْر َءاَن ۚ َو َلْو َك اَن ْن ن َغ ْي ٱلَّل َلَو َج ُد و۟ا‬
‫ِم ِع ِد ِر ِه‬ The Qur'an is True
﴾٨٢﴿ ‫ِف يِه ٱْخ ِت َل ٰـًف ا َك ِث يًر ا‬ Allah commands them to
contemplate about the Qur'an
and forbids them from ignoring it,
﴾82﴿ "Do they not then consider the Qur’an carefully? Had it or ignoring its wise meanings and
been from other than Allah, they would surely have found eloquent words.
therein much contradictions."
Allah states that there are no
list some of your favourite verses in inconsistencies, contradictions,
the Quran that make you think conflicting statements or
deeply. discrepancies in the Qur'an,
because it is a revelation from
the Most-Wise, Worthy of all
praise.
Therefore, the Qur'an is the truth

coming from the Truth, Allah.
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‫َأْل‬ ‫َّل‬
‫َو َم ن ُيَه اِج ْر ِف ى َس ِبيِل ٱل ِه َي ِج ْد ِف ى ٱ ْر ِض‬
‫ُم َٰر َغ ًم ا َك ِث يًر ا َوَس َع ًة ۚ َو َم ن َي ْخ ُر ْج ِم ۢن َب ْي ِتِه ۦ‬
‫ُم َه اِج ًر ا ِإَلى ٱلَّل ِه َو َر ُس وِلِه ۦ ُثَّم ُيْد ِر ْك ُه ٱْل َم ْو ُت‬
‫َأ‬
‫َف َق ْد َو َق َع ْج ُر ُهۥ َع َل ى ٱلَّل ِه ۗ َو َك اَن ٱلَّل ُه َغ ُف وًرا‬
﴾١٠٠﴿‫َّر ِح يًم ا‬
﴾100﴿ "He who emigrates (from his home) in

the Cause of Allah, will find on earth many
dwelling places and plenty to live by. And
whosoever leaves his home as an emigrant unto
Allah and His Messenger, and death overtakes
him, his reward is then surely incumbent upon
Allah. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful."
Research x4 Muslim countries and list some interesting historical and geographical
facts about them.
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‫ِإَّن ٓا َأْو َح ْي َن ٓا ِإَلْي َك َك َم ٓا َأْو َح ْي َن ٓا ِإَلٰى ُنو َو ٱلَّن ِبِّي ۧـَن ِم ۢن َبْع ِدِه ۦ ۚ َو َأْو َح ْي َن ٓا ِإَلٰٓى‬ Tafsir Notes
‫َأ‬ ‫ٍح‬
‫ِإْب َٰر ِه يَم َو ِإْس َم ٰـِع يَل َو ِإْس َح ٰـَق َو َيْع ُق وَب َو ٱَأْلْس َباِط َو ِع يَس ٰى َو ُّي وَب َو ُيوُنَس‬
‫﴾ َوُرُس اًل َق ْد َق َص ْص َن ٰـُه ْم‬١٦٣﴿ ‫َو َه ٰـُروَن َوُس َل ْي َم ٰـَن ۚ َو َءاَت ْي َن ا َد اُو ۥَد َز ُبوًرا‬
‫َع َل ْي َك ِم ن َق ْب ُل َوُرُس اًل َّلْم َنْق ُص ْص ُه ْم َع َل ْي َك ۚ َو َك َّل َم ٱلَّل ُه ُم وَس ٰى َتْك ِل يًم ا‬
‫﴾ ُّر ُس اًل ُّم َب ِّش يَن َو ُم نِذ يَن ِلَئ اَّل َي ُك وَن ِللَّن اِس َع َل ى ٱلَّل ِه ُح َّج ٌۢة َبْع َد‬١٦٤﴿
Revelation Came to Prophet
Muhammad , Just as it Came
‫ِر‬ ‫ِر‬
﴾١٦٥﴿ ‫ٱلُّر ُس ِل ۚ َو َك اَن ٱلَّل ُه َع ِز يًز ا َح ِك يًم ا‬
to the Prophets Before Him
Allah states that He sent down

﴾163﴿ "Verily, We have inspired you (O Muhammad ) as We inspired Nuh revelation to His servant and
(Noah) and the Prophets after him; We (also) inspired Ibrahim (Abraham), Messenger Muhammad just as He
Isma’il (Ishmael), Ishaque (Isaac), Ya’qub (Jacob), and Al-Asbat [the twelve sent down revelation to previous
sons of Ya’qub (Jacob)], ‘Iesa (Jesus), Ayub (Job), Yunus (Jonah), Harun Prophets.
(Aaron), and Sulaiman (Solomon), and to Dawud (David) We gave the Zabur
(Psalms). ﴾164﴿ And Messengers We have mentioned to you before, and
Messengers We have not mentioned to you, – and to Musa (Moses) Allah
spoke directly. ﴾165﴿ Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of
warning in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the
Messengers. And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise."
Write 1 thing that you know about each of these prophets. The Reason Behind Sending
the Prophets is to Establish the
Proof
1. Adam
2. Idris (Messengers as bearers of good
news as well as of warning,)
3. Nuh (Noah)
meaning, the Prophets bring
4. Hud good news to those who obey
5. Salih Allah and practice the good
6. Ibrahim (Abraham) things that please Him. They also
7. Lut warn against His punishment and
8. Ismaìl (Ishmael) torment for those who defy His
commandments. Allah said next,
9. Ishaq (Isaac)
10. Ya`qub (Jacob) (in order that mankind should
11. Yusuf (Joesph) have no plea against Allah after
12. Ayyub (Job) the Messengers. And Allah is Ever
13. Shuàyb All-Powerful, All-Wise.) Allah sent
14. Musa (Moses) down His Books and sent His
Messengers with good news and
15. Harun (Aaron)
warnings.
16. Dhul-Kifl
17. Yunus (Jonah) He explained what He likes and is
18. Dawud (David) pleased with and what He
19. Sulayman (Solomon) dislikes and is displeased with.
20. Ilyas (Elias) This way, no one will have an
excuse with Allah.
21. Al-Yasa` (Elisha)
22. Zakariya (Zachariya)
23. Yahya (John
24. Ìsa (Jesus)
25. Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬
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Surah Al-Maida
Tafsir Notes
‫َي ُّيَه ا ٱ ِذ يَن َءاَم ُنٓو ۟ا ْو و۟ا ِبٱ ُع وِد ۚ ِح ْت م َب ِه يَم ٱ َع ٰـِم‬
‫ُة َأْلْن‬ ‫َأ ُف ْل ُق ُأ َّل َلُك‬ ‫ٰٓـَأ َّل‬
‫ِإاَّل َم ا ُيْت َل ٰى َع َل ْي ُك ْم َغ ْي َر ُم ِح ِّل ى ٱلَّص ْي ِد َو َأنُتْم ُح ُر ٌم ۗ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه‬ Explaining the Lawful and the
Unlawful Beasts
﴾١﴿ ‫َيْح ُك ُم َم ا ُيِر يُد‬
Lawful to you (for food) are all
the beasts of cattle) camels,
﴾1﴿ " O you who believe! Fulfill (your) obligations. Lawful to
cows and sheep, as Al-Hasan,
you (for food) are all the beasts of cattle except that which Qatadah and several others
will be announced to you (herein), game (also) being stated.
unlawful when you assume Ihram for Hajj or ‘Umrah
(pilgrimage). Verily, Allah commands that which He wills." (Forbidden to you (for food) are:
Al-Maytah (the dead animals),
blood, the flesh of swine, and
what has been slaughtered as a
‫َّل‬ ‫ُأ َّل َغ‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل ُك ْل ُة‬
‫ُح ِّر َم ْت َع ْي ُم ٱ َم ْي َت َو ٱلَّد ُم َو ْح ُم ٱ ِخ نِز يِر َو َم ٓا ِه ِل ْي ِر ٱل ِه‬
sacrifice for others than Allah,
and that which has been killed by
‫ِبِه ۦ َو ٱْل ُم ْن َخ ِن َق ُة َو ٱْل َم ْو ُقوَذ ُة َو ٱْل ُم َت َر ِّد َي ُة َو ٱلَّن ِط يَح ُة َو َم ٓا َأَك َل ٱلَّس ُبُع‬ strangling, or by a violent blow,
ۚ ‫ِإاَّل َم ا َذ َّك ْي ُتْم َو َم ا ُذ ِبَح َع َل ى ٱلُّن ُص ِب َو ن َت ْس َت ْق ِس ُم و۟ا ِبٱ ْز َلٰـِم‬

‫َأْل‬ ‫َأ‬ or by a headlong fall, or by the
goring of horns - and that which
‫َٰذ ِلُك ْم ِف ْس ٌق ۗ ٱْل َيْو َم َي ِئ َس ٱَّلِذ يَن َك َف ُرو۟ا ِم ن ِد يِن ُك ْم َفاَل َتْخ َش ْو ُه ْم‬ has been (partly) eaten by a wild
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ animal.
‫َو ٱْخ َش ْو ِن ۚ ٱْل َيْو َم ْك َم ْل ُت َلُك ْم ِد يَن ُك ْم َو ْت َم ْم ُت َع َل ْي ُك ْم ِن ْع َم ِت ى‬
‫َو َر ِض يُت َلُك ُم ٱِإْل ْس َل ٰـَم ِد يًن ا ۚ َف َم ِن ٱْض ُطَّر ِف ى َم ْخ َم َص ٍة َغ ْي َر‬
﴾٣﴿ ‫ُم َتَج اِنٍف ِإِّل ْث ٍم ۙ َف ِإ َّن ٱلَّل َه َغ ُف وٌر َّر ِح يٌم‬
﴾3﴿ " Forbidden to you (for food) are: Al-Maytatah (the dead Islam Has Been Perfected For
animals – cattle-beast not slaughtered), blood, the flesh of Muslims
swine, and the meat of that which has been slaughtered as a This, indeed, is the biggest favour
sacrifice for others than Allah, or has been slaughtered for from Allah to this Ummah, for He
idols, etc., or on which Allah’s Name has not been mentioned has completed their religion for
while slaughtering, and that which has been killed by them, and they, thus, do not need
any other religion or any other
strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by the
Prophet except Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬.
goring of horns – and that which has been (partly) eaten by a
wild animal – unless you are able to slaughter it (before its This is why Allah made
death) – and that which is sacrificed (slaughtered) on An- Muhammad the Final Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
Nusub (stone altars). (Forbidden) also is to use arrows seeking and sent him to all humans and
luck or decision, (all) that is Fisqun (disobedience of Allah and Jinn.
sin). This day, those who disbelieved have given up all hope
Therefore, the permissible is what
of your religion, so fear them not, but fear Me. This day, I he allows, the impermissible is
have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour what he prohibits, the Law is
upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. what he legislates and everything
But as for him who is forced by severe hunger, with no that he conveys is true and
inclination to sin (such can eat these above-mentioned meats), authentic and does not contain
lies or contradictions.
then surely, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
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Surah Al-Maida Tafsir Notes
‫ُأ‬ ‫ُأ‬
‫َي ْس َٔـُلوَن َك َم اَذ ٓا ِح َّل َلُه ْم ۖ ُقْل ِح َّل َلُك ُم ٱلَّطِّيَبٰـُت ۙ َو َم ا َع َّل ْم ُتم‬
‫ِّم َن ٱْل َج َوا ُم َك ِّل ِبيَن ُتَع ِّل ُم وَن ُه َّن َّم ا َع َّل َم ُك ُم ٱلَّل ُه ۖ َف ُك ُلو۟ا‬
‫ِم‬ ‫َأ ِر ِح‬
‫َّل‬ ‫۟ا‬ ‫ُق‬ ‫َّت‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َع‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫۟ا‬
‫ِم َّم ٓا ْم َس ْك َن ْي ْم َو ٱ ُرو ٱْس َم ٱل ِه ْي ِه ۖ َو ٱ و ٱل َه ۚ ِإَّن‬
‫ُك‬ ‫ْذ‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َع‬
﴾٤﴿ ‫ٱلَّل َه َس ِر يُع ٱْل ِح َس اِب‬
Mention Allah's Name Upon
Sending the Predators to
﴾4﴿ "They ask you (O Muhammad ) what is lawful for them (as Catch the Game
food ). Say: “Lawful unto you are At-Tayyibat [all kind of Halal
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬said 'When you
(lawful-good) foods which Allah has made lawful (meat of
send your trained dog and
slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables mention Allah's Name, eat from
and fruits, etc.)]. And those beasts and birds of prey which what it catches for you.'
you have trained as hounds, training and teaching them (to (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1470)
catch) in the manner as directed to you by Allah; so eat of what
they catch for you, but pronounce the Name of Allah over it,
and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Swift in reckoning.”" The Order to Perform Wudu
‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنٓو ۟ا ِإَذ ا ُقْم ُتْم ِإَلى ٱلَّص َل ٰو ِة َف ٱْغ ِس ُلو۟ا ُو ُج وَه ُك ْم‬
Allah commanded performing
Wudu' for the prayer.
‫َو ْي ِد َي ُك ْم ِإَلى ٱْل َم َر اِف ِق َو ٱْم َس ُح و۟ا ِبُرُءوِس ُك ْم َو ْر ُج َل ُك ْم ِإَلى‬

Imam Ahmad recorded that
‫ٱْل َك ْع َبْي ِن ۚ َو ِإن ُك نُتْم ُج ُنًبا ٱَّطَّه ُرو۟ا ۚ َو ِإن ُك نُتم َّم ْر َض ٰٓى ْو َع َل ٰى‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َف‬ Ibn Àbbas once performed
‫َس َف ٍر َأْو َج ٓاَء َأَح ٌد ِّم نُك م ِّم َن ٱْل َغ ٓاِئِط َأْو َلٰـَم ْس ُتُم ٱلِّن َس ٓاَء َفَل ْم‬
Wudu' and took a handful of
water and rinsed his mouth
‫َت ِج ُد و۟ا َم ٓاًء َف َت َي َّم ُم و۟ا َص ِع يًد ا َطِّيًبا َف ٱْم َس ُح و۟ا ِبُو ُج وِه ُك ْم‬
and nose with it.
He took another handful of
‫َأ‬
‫َو ْي ِد يُك م ِّم ْن ُه ۚ َم ا ُيِر يُد ٱلَّل ُه ِلَي ْج َع َل َع َل ْي ُك م ِّم ْن َح َر ٍج َو َلٰـِك ن‬ water and joined both hands
and washed his face.
﴾٦﴿ ‫ُيِر يُد ِلُيَطِّه َر ُك ْم َو ِلُيِت َّم ِن ْع َم َت ُه ۥ َع َل ْي ُك ْم َلَع َّل ُك ْم َتْش ُك ُروَن‬ He took another handful of
water and washed his right
hand, and another handful
﴾6﴿ "O you who believe! When you intend to offer As-Salat and washed his left hand
(the prayer), wash your faces and your hands (forearms) up with it.
to the elbows, rub (by passing wet hands over) your heads, He next wiped his head.
and (wash) your feet up to ankles . If you are in a state of Next, he took a handful of
water and sprinkled it on his
Janaba (i.e. had a sexual discharge), purify yourself (bathe your
right foot and washed it and
whole body). But if you are ill or on a journey or any of you
took another handful of
comes from answering the call of nature, or you have been in water and washed his left
contact with women (i.e. sexual intercourse) and you find no foot. When he finished, he
water, then perform Tayammum with clean earth and rub said, "This is how I saw the
therewith your faces and hands. Allah does not want to place Messenger of Allah ‫ﷺ‬
(performing Wudu').''
you in difficulty, but He wants to purify you, and to complete
His Favour on you that you may be thankful."
Al-Bukhari also recorded it.
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Surah Al-Maida
Tafsir Notes
ۘ ‫َو َق اَلِت ٱْل َي ُه وُد َي ُد ٱلَّل ِه َم ْغ ُلوَلٌة ۚ ُغ َّل ْت ْي ِد يِه ْم َو ُلِع ُنو۟ا ِبَم ا َق اُلو۟ا‬
‫َأ‬
The Jews Say That Allah's
‫َب ْل َي َد اُه َم ْبُس وَطَت اِن ُينِف ُق َك ْي َف َي َش ٓاُء ۚ َو َلَي ِز يَد َّن َك ِث يًر ا ِّم ْنُه م‬
Hand is Tied up!
‫َّم ٓا ُأن َل ِإَلْي َك ِم ن َّر ِّب َك ُطْغ َيٰـًن ا َو ُكْف ًر ا ۚ َو َأْل َق ْي َن ا َب ْي َن ُه ُم ٱْل َع َٰد َو َة‬ Allah is far holier than what they
‫ِز‬ attribute to Him.
‫َو ٱ َب ْغ ٓاَء ِإ ٰى َي ْو ِم ٱ ِق َيٰـَم ِة ۚ َم ٓا ْو ُد و۟ا اًرا َح ْر ِب‬

‫َأ‬ ‫ْطَف‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫ِّلْل‬ ‫َن‬ ‫َق‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َض‬ ‫ْل‬
‫َه ا‬
‫ٱلَّل ُه ۚ َو َي ْس َع ْو َن ِف ى ٱَأْلْر ِض َف َس اًد ا ۚ َو ٱلَّل ُه اَل ُيِح ُّب‬
﴾٦٤﴿ ‫ٱْل ُم ْف ِس ِد يَن‬ Allah's Hands are Widely
Outstretched
﴾64﴿ "The Jews say: “Allah’s Hand is tied up (i.e. He does not
give and spend of His Bounty).” Be their hands tied up and be Allah's favours are ample, His
they accursed for what they uttered. Nay, both His Hands are bounty unlimited, as He owns the
treasures of everything. Any good
widely outstretched. He spends (of His Bounty) as He wills.
that reaches His servants is from
Verily, the Revelation that has come to you from Allah increases Him alone, without partners. He
in most of them their obstinate rebellion and disbelief. We have has created everything that we
put enmity and hatred amongst them till the Day of need by night or by
Resurrection. Every time they kindled the fire of war, Allah day, whiletraveling or
extinguished it; and they (ever) strive to make mischief on at home and in all
situations and
earth. And Allah does not like the Mufsidun (mischief-
conditions.
makers)."
‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنٓو ۟ا ِإَّن َم ا ٱْل َخ ْم ُر َو ٱْل َم ْي ِس ُر َو ٱَأْلنَص اُب َو ٱَأْلْز َلٰـُم‬
﴾٩٠﴿ ‫ِر ْج ٌس ِّم ْن َع َم ِل ٱلَّش ْي َطٰـِن َف ٱْج َت ِن ُبوُه َلَع َّل ُك ْم ُتْف ِل ُح وَن‬
‫َأ‬
‫ِإَّن َم ا ُيِر يُد ٱلَّش ْي َطٰـُن ن ُيوِق َع َب ْي َن ُك ُم ٱْل َع َٰد َو َة َو ٱْل َب ْغ َض ٓاَء ِف ى‬ Prohibiting Khamr (Intoxicants)
‫ٱْل َخ ْم َو ٱْل َم ْي َو َيُص َّد ُك ْم َع ن ْك ٱلَّل َو َع ٱلَّص َل ٰو ۖ َف َه ْل‬ and Maysir (Gambling)
‫ِة‬ ‫ِذ ِر ِه ِن‬ ‫ِس ِر‬ ‫َأ ِر‬ Allah forbids His believing
﴾٩١﴿ ‫نُتم ُّم نَت ُه وَن‬ servants from consuming Khamr
and Maysir which is gambling.
﴾90﴿ "O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic
drinks), gambling, Al-Ansab , and Al-Azlam (arrows for
seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaitan‘s
(Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination)
in order that you may be successful . ﴾91﴿Shaitan (Satan) wants
only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants
(alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the
remembrance of Allah and from As-Salat (the prayer). So, will
you not then abstain?"
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Unnecessary Questioning is
‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا اَل َت ْس َٔـُلو۟ا َع ْن َأْش َيٓاَء ِإن ُتْب َد َلُك ْم َت ُس ْؤ ُك ْم‬
Disapproved of
ۗ ‫َو ِإن َت ْس َٔـُلو۟ا َع ْنَه ا ِح يَن ُيَن َّز ُل ٱْلُق ْر َءاُن ُتْب َد َلُك ْم َع َف ا ٱلَّل ُه َع ْنَه ا‬
This Ayah refers to good conduct
that Allah is teaching His
﴾١٠١﴿ ‫َو ٱلَّل ُه َغ ُف وٌر َح ِل يٌم‬

believing servants, by forbidding
them from asking about useless
﴾101﴿ "O you who believe! Ask not about things which, if things. Since if they get the
answers they sought, they might
made plain to you, may cause you trouble. But if you ask
be troublesome for them and
about them while the Qur’an is being revealed, they will be difficult on their ears.
made plain to you. Allah has forgiven that, and Allah is Oft-
Forgiving, Most Forbearing. " Al-Bukhari recorded that Anas
bin Malik said, "The Messenger of
‫َي ٰٓـ ُّيَه ا ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا َع َل ْي ُك ْم نُف َس ُك ْم ۖ اَل َي ُض ُّر ُك م َّم ن َض َّل ِإَذ ا‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ Allah ‫ ﷺ‬gave a speech unlike
anything I heard before. In this
‫ٱْه َت َد ْيُتْم ۚ ِإَلى ٱلَّل ِه َم ْر ِج ُع ُك ْم َج ِم يًع ا َف ُيَن ِّب ُئُك م ِبَم ا ُك نُتْم‬ speech, he said, (If you but know
what I know, you will laugh little
﴾١٠٥﴿ ‫َت ْع َم ُلوَن‬ and cry a lot.) The companions of
Allah's Messenger covered their
﴾105﴿ "O you who believe! Take care of your ownselves, [do faces and the sound of crying
righteous deeds, fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of was coming out of their chests."
sins and evil deeds which He has forbidden) and love Allah
much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)]. One is Required to Reform
If you follow the right guidance and enjoin what is right Himself First
(Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and Allah
forbid what is wrong (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islam commands His
believing
has forbidden) no hurt can come to you from those who are in
servants to
error. The return of you all is to Allah, then He will inform you reform
about (all) that which you used to do. " themselves
and to do as
many
righteous
What shortcomings and bad habits would you like to deeds as
possible.
work on?
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‫َأ‬
‫َو ِإْذ َق اَل ٱلَّل ُه َي ٰـِع يَس ى ٱْب َن َم ْر َي َم َء نَت ُقْل َت ِللَّن اِس ٱَّت ِخ ُذ وِن ى‬ Ìsa Rejects Shirk and Affirms
‫َو ُأِّم َى ِإَلٰـَه ْي ِن ِم ن ُد وِن ٱلَّل ِه ۖ َق اَل ُس ْب َح ٰـَن َك َم ا َي ُك وُن ِلٓى َأْن‬
Tawhid
‫َأ‬ Allah will also speak

‫ُقوَل َم ا َلْيَس ِلى ِبَح ٍّق ۚ ِإن ُك نُت ُقْل ُتُه ۥ َف َق ْد َع ِل ْم َت ُه ۥ ۚ َت ْع َل ُم َم ا‬ to His servant and
‫ِف ى َن ْف ِس ى َو ٓاَل َأْع َل ُم َم ا ِف ى َن ْف ِس َك ۚ ِإَّن َك َأنَت َع َّل ٰـُم‬

Messenger, Ìsa son
of Maryam, peace
﴾١١٦﴿ ‫ٱْل ُغ ُيوِب‬ be upon him, saying

to him on the Day of
Resurrection in the
﴾116﴿ "And (remember) when Allah will say (on the Day of
presence of those
Resurrection): “O ‘Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary)! Did you who worshipped Ìsa
say unto men: ‘Worship me and my mother as two gods besides and his mother as
Allah?’ ” He will say: “Glory be to You! It was not for me to say gods besides Allah.
what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, You
would surely have known it. You know what is in my inner-self This is a threat and a
warning to
though I do not know what is in Yours, truly, You, only You, are
Christians,
the All-Knower of all that is hidden and unseen. " chastising them in
public.
Surah Al-An'am
‫َل ُّظُل‬ ‫َأْل َض‬ ‫َّل َّل َخ َل‬ ‫ْل‬
‫ٱ َح ْم ُد ِل ِه ٱ ِذ ى َق ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت َو ٱ ْر َو َج َع ٱل َم ٰـِت‬
All Praise is Due to Allah for
‫﴾ ُه َو ٱَّلِذ ى َخ َل َق ُك م‬١﴿ ‫َو ٱلُّن وَر ۖ ُثَّم ٱَّلِذ يَن َك َف ُرو۟ا ِبَر ِّب ِه ْم َيْع ِد ُلوَن‬
His Glorious Ability and Great
Power
‫ِّم ن ِط يٍن ُثَّم َق َض ٰٓى َأَج اًل ۖ َو َأَج ٌل ُّم َس ًّم ى ِع نَد ُهۥ ۖ ُثَّم َأنُتْم‬ Allah praises and glorifies His
‫﴾ َو ُه َو ٱلَّل ُه ِف ى ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت َو ِف ى ٱَأْلْر ِض ۖ َيْع َل ُم‬٢﴿ ‫َت ْم َت ُروَن‬

Most Honourable Self for
creating the heavens and earth,
﴾٣﴿ ‫ِس َّر ُك ْم َو َج ْه َر ُك ْم َو َيْع َل ُم َم ا َتْك ِس ُبوَن‬

as a dwelling for His servants,
and for making the darkness and
the light to benefit them in the
night and the day.
﴾1﴿ " All praises and thanks be to Allah, Who (Alone) created
the heavens and the earth, and originated the darkness and the
light, yet those who disbelieve hold others as equal with their
Lord. ﴾2﴿He it is Who has created you from clay, and then
has decreed a stated term (for you to die). And there is with Him
another determined term (for you to be resurrected), yet you
doubt (in the Resurrection). ﴾3﴿And He is Allah (to be
worshipped Alone) in the heavens and on the earth, He knows
what you conceal and what you reveal, and He knows what you
earn (good or bad)."
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Bring Benefit and Protect from
Harm
‫َو ن َي ْم َس ْس َك ٱلَّل ُه ُض ٍّر َفاَل َك ا َف َلُه ٓۥ اَّل ُه َو ۖ َو ن َي ْم َس ْس َك‬ Allah states that He Alone brings
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ِش‬ ‫ِب‬ ‫ِإ‬ benefit or harm, and that He
‫َق‬ ‫َش‬ ‫ِّل‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َع‬ ‫َف‬ ‫َخ‬
‫ِب ْي ٍر ُه َو ٰى‬
does what He wills with His
﴾١٧﴿‫ْى ٍء ِد يٌر‬ creatures, none can resist His
judgment or prevent what He
﴾17﴿ " And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it decrees
but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do
all things." Allah describes the regret of
the disbelievers when facing
‫َق ْد َخ َر ٱَّل يَن َك َّذ ُبو۟ا َق ٓاِء ٱلَّل ۖ َح َّتٰٓى َذ ا َج ٓاَءْت ُه ُم ٱلَّس اَع ُة‬ Him, and their disappointment
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِه‬ ‫ِبِل‬ ‫ِس ِذ‬ at the commencement, along
‫َب ْغ َت ًة َق اُلو۟ا َي ٰـَح ْس َر َت َن ا َع َل ٰى َم ا َف َّر ْطَن ا ِف يَه ا َو ُه ْم َيْح ِم ُلوَن‬ with their sorrow for not
performing good deeds and
‫﴾ َو َم ا ٱْل َح َيٰو ُة‬٣١﴿ ‫َأْو َز اَر ُه ْم َع َل ٰى ُظُه و ْم ۚ َأاَل َس ٓاَء َم ا َي ُروَن‬ for their evil deeds
‫ِز‬ ‫ِر ِه‬
‫ٱلُّد ْن َيٓا اَّل َل ٌب َو َلْه ٌو ۖ َو َللَّد اُر ٱْل َٔـا َر ُة َخ ْي ٌر ِّلَّل يَن َيَّت ُق وَن ۗ َأَفاَل‬ Allah states that He Alone brings
‫ِذ‬ ‫ِخ‬ ‫ِإ ِع‬ benefit or harm, and that He
﴾٣٢﴿ ‫َت ْع ِق ُلوَن‬ does what He wills with His
creatures, none can resist His
﴾31﴿ They indeed are losers who denied their Meeting with judgment or prevent what He
Allah , until all of a sudden, the Hour (signs of death) is on them, decrees
and they say: “Alas for us that we gave no thought to it,” while Comforting the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
they will bear their burdens on their backs; and evil indeed are Allah comforts the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬in
the burdens that they will bear! ﴾32﴿" And the life of this world his grief over his people's denial
is nothing but play and amusement. But far better is the house and defiance of him.
in the Hereafter for those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious – see
(Verily, (many) Messengers were
V.2:2). Will you not then understand?"
denied before you, but with
‫َق ْد َن ْع َل ُم َّن ُه ۥ َلَي ْح ُز ُنَك ٱَّل ى َي ُق وُلوَن ۖ َف َّن ُه ْم اَل ُيَك ِّذ ُبوَن َك‬ patience they bore the denial,
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِذ‬ ‫ِإ‬ and they were hurt, till Our help
‫﴾َو َلَق ْد ُكِّذ َبْت‬٣٣﴿ ‫َو َلٰـِك َّن ٱلَّظٰـِلِم يَن ِبَٔـاَي ٰـِت ٱلَّل ِه َيْج َح ُد وَن‬ reached them,).
‫ُر ُس ٌل ِّم ن َق ْب ِل َك َف َص َبُرو۟ا َع َل ٰى َم ا ُكِّذ ُبو۟ا َو ُأوُذ و۟ا َح َّتٰٓى َأَت ٰى ُه ْم‬ This comforts the Prophet's ‫ﷺ‬
‫ْص ُر ا ۚ َو ُم َب ِل ِل َم ٰـِت ٱل ِه ۚ َو َج ٓاَء ِم ن َب ِإ ۟ى‬

concern for those who denied
‫َّن‬ ‫َك‬ ‫َّل َلَق ْد‬ ‫َن َن اَل ِّد َل َك‬ and rejected him.
﴾٣٤﴿ ‫ٱْل ُم ْر َس ِل يَن‬ Allah also commands the Prophet

‫ ﷺ‬to be patient, just as the
﴾33﴿ We know indeed the grief which their words cause you (O
mighty Messengers before him
Muhammad ): it is not you that they deny, but it is the Verses were. He also promised him
(the Qur’an) of Allah that the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong- victory, just as the previous
doers) deny. ﴾34﴿ Verily, (many) Messengers were denied Messengers were victorious and
before you (O Muhammad ), but with patience they bore the the good end was theirs, after
the denial and harm their people
denial, and they were hurt, till Our Help reached them, and none
placed on them. Then, victory
can alter the Words (Decisions) of Allah. Surely there has
came to them in this life, just as
reached you the information (news) about the Messengers victory is theirs in the Hereafter.
(before you)."
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‫َو ُه َو ٱَّلِذ ى َيَت َو َّف ٰى ُك م ِبٱَّلْي ِل َو َيْع َل ُم َم ا َج َر ْح ُتم ِبٱلَّنَه اِر ُثَّم‬ The Servants are in Allah's
‫َي ْب َع ُثُك ْم ِف يِه ِلُيْق َض ٰٓى َأَج ٌل ُّم َس ًّم ى ۖ ُثَّم ِإَلْي ِه َم ْر ِج ُع ُك ْم ُثَّم‬
Hands Before and After Death
ۖ ‫﴾ َو ُه َو ٱْل َق اِه ُر َف ْو َق ِع َباِدِه ۦ‬٦٠﴿ ‫ُيَن ِّب ُئُك م ِبَم ا ُك نُتْم َت ْع َم ُلوَن‬
‫َو ُيْر ِس ُل َع َل ْي ُك ْم َح َف َظًة َح َّتٰٓى ِإَذ ا َج ٓاَء َأَح َد ُك ُم ٱْل َم ْو ُت َت َو َّف ْت ُه‬ Allah states that He brings death
﴾٦١﴿ ‫ُر ُس ُلَن ا َو ُه ْم اَل ُيَف ِّر ُطوَن‬

to His servants in their sleep at
night, for sleep is minor death.
﴾60﴿ "It is He, Who takes your souls by night (when you are
This Ayah demonstrates Allah's
asleep), and has knowledge of all that you have done by day, perfect knowledge of His
then he raises (wakes) you up again that a term appointed (your creation, by day and night, and
life period) be fulfilled, then in the end unto Him will be your in their movements and idleness.
return. Then He will inform you what you used to do.
﴾61﴿ He is the Irresistible, Supreme over His slaves, and He (Our messengers take his soul...)
meaning, there are angels who
sends guardians (angels guarding and writing all of one’s good
are responsible for this job.
and bad deeds) over you , until when death approaches one of
you, Our Messengers (angel of death and his assistants) take his
soul, and they never neglect their duty." Allah's Compassion and
Generosity
‫ُقْل َم ن ُيَنِّج يُك م ِّم ن ُظُلَم ٰـِت ٱْل َب ِّر َو ٱْل َب ْح ِر َت ْد ُع وَن ُه ۥ َتَض ُّر ًع ا‬ Allah mentions how He favours
‫ْف َّل َأ‬ His servants, saving them during
‫﴾ ِل‬٦٣﴿ ‫َو ُخ َي ًة ِئ ْن نَج ٰى َن ا ِم ْن َه ٰـِذِه ۦ َن ُك وَن َّن ِم َن ٱلَّش ٰـِك ِر يَن‬
‫ُق‬ ‫َل‬ times of need, in the darkness of
‫َأ‬
﴾٦٤﴿ ‫ٱلَّل ُه ُيَنِّج يُك م ِّم ْنَه ا َو ِم ن ُك ِّل َك ْر ٍب ُثَّم نُتْم ُتْش ِر ُك وَن‬
land and at sea, such as when
storms strike.
﴾63﴿ "Say (O Muhammad ): “Who rescues you from the In such cases, they call on Allah
darkness of the land and the sea (dangers like storms), when you alone, without partners, in
call upon Him in humility and in secret (saying): If He (Allah) supplication.
only saves us from this (danger), we shall truly be grateful.” ﴾
64﴿Say (O Muhammad ): “Allah rescues you from it and from all
(other) distresses, and yet you worship others besides Allah."
Reflect on some times that Allah has saved you from a dangerous situation.
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Tafsir Notes
‫َوَو َه ْب َن ا َلُه ٓۥ ِإْس َح ٰـَق َو َيْع ُق وَب ۚ ُك اًّل َه َد ْيَن ا ۚ َو ُنوًح ا َه َد ْيَن ا ِم ن‬
‫َأ‬
‫َق ْب ۖ َو ِم ن ُذ ِّر َّي ِتِه ۦ َد اُو ۥَد َوُس َل ْي َم ٰـَن َو ُّي وَب َو ُيوُس َف َو ُم وَس ٰى‬
‫ُل‬
Ibrahim Receives the News of
‫َٰذ‬
‫﴾ َو َز َك ِر َّي ا َو َيْح َي ٰى‬٨٤﴿ ‫َو َه ٰـُروَن ۚ َو َك ِلَك َن ْج ِز ى ٱْل ُم ْح ِس ِن يَن‬
Ishaq and Ya`qub During His
Old Age
‫﴾ َو ْس َم ٰـ يَل‬٨٥﴿ ‫َو يَس ٰى َو ْل َياَس ۖ ُك ٌّل ِّم َن ٱلَّص ٰـ يَن‬
‫ِإ ِع‬ ‫ِلِح‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ِع‬ Allah states that after Ibrahim
﴾٨٦﴿ ‫َو ٱ َيَس َع َو ُيوُنَس َو و ا ۚ َو ُك َّض َن ا َع ى ٱ َع ٰـ ِم يَن‬

‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َف‬ ‫اًّل‬ ‫ًط‬ ‫ُل‬ ‫ْل‬ became old and he, and his wife,
Sarah, lost hope of having
children, He gave them Ishaq.
﴾84﴿ "And We bestowed upon him Ishaque (Isaac) and Ya’qub
(Jacob), each of them We guided, and before him, We guided The angels came to Ibrahim on
Nuh (Noah), and among his progeny Dawud (David), Sulaiman their way to the people of
Prophet Lut (to destroy them) and
(Solomon), Ayub (Job), Yusuf (Joseph), Musa (Moses), and Harun
they delivered the good news of
(Aaron). Thus do We reward the good-doers. a child to Ibrahim and his wife.
﴾85﴿ And Zakariya (Zachariya), and Yahya (John) and ‘Iesa
(Jesus) and Iliyas (Elias), each one of them was of the righteous.
﴾86﴿ And Isma’il (Ishmael) and Al-Yas’a (Elisha), and Yunus
(Jonah) and Lout (Lot), and each one of them We preferred
above the ‘Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of their times)."
Recognizing Allah Through
Some of His Ayat
‫ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه َف اِلُق ٱْل َح ِّب َو ٱلَّن َو ٰى ۖ ُيْخ ِر ُج ٱْل َح َّى ِم َن ٱْل َم ِّي ِت َو ُم ْخ ِر ُج‬ Allah states that He causes the
‫﴾ َف اِلُق‬٩٥﴿ ‫ٱْل َم ِّي ِت ِم َن ٱْل َح ِّى ۚ َٰذ ِلُك ُم ٱلَّل ُه ۖ َف َأَّن ٰى ُتْؤ َف ُك وَن‬
seed grain and the fruit stone to
split and sprout in the ground,
‫ٱ ْص َبا َو َج َع َل ٱَّلْي َل َس َك ًن ا َو ٱلَّش ْم َس َو ٱْل َق َم َر ُح ْس َباًن ا ۚ َٰذ َك‬ producing various types, colours,
‫ِل‬ ‫ِح‬ ‫ِإْل‬ shapes, and tastes of grains and
‫﴾ َو ُه َو ٱَّلِذ ى َج َع َل َلُك ُم ٱلُّنُج وَم‬٩٦﴿ ‫َت ْق ِد يُر ٱْل َع ِز يِز ٱْل َع ِل يِم‬ produce.
‫ِلَتْه َت ُد و۟ا ِبَه ا ِف ى َم ٰـِت ٱ َب ِّر َو ٱ َب ْح ِر ۗ ْد َّص َن ا ٱ َٔـاَي ٰـِت ِل ْو ٍم‬

‫َق‬ ‫َق َف ْل ْل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ُظُل‬ He brings the living plant from
the seed grain and the fruit
﴾٩٧﴿ ‫َيْع َل ُم وَن‬ stone, which is a lifeless and
inanimate object.
﴾95﴿ " Verily! It is Allah Who causes the seed-grain and the
fruit-stone (like date-stone, etc.) to split and sprout. He brings He Who does all this, is Allah, the
forth the living from the dead, and it is He Who brings forth the One and Only without partners
(then how are you deluded away
dead from the living. Such is Allah, then how are you deluded
from the truth) meaning, look
away from the truth? ﴾96﴿ (He is the) Cleaver of the daybreak. how you are deluded from Truth
He has appointed the night for resting, and the sun and the to the falsehood of worshipping
moon for reckoning. Such is the measuring of the All-Mighty, others besides Allah.
the All-Knowing. ﴾97﴿It is He Who has set the stars for you, so
that you may guide your course with their help through the Allah reminds of His ability to
create diversified things in
darkness of the land and the sea. We have (indeed) explained
opposites, testifying to His
in detail Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, perfect greatness and supreme
Revelations, etc.) for people who know." power.
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‫َأْل‬ ‫َأ‬
‫َو ِإن ُتِط ْع ْك َث َر َم ن ِف ى ٱ ْر ِض ُيِض ُّل وَك َع ن َس ِبيِل ٱلَّل ِه ۚ ِإن‬
Most People
are Misguided
‫﴾ ِإَّن َر َّب َك ُه َو‬١١٦﴿ ‫َيَّت ِبُع وَن ِإاَّل ٱلَّظَّن َو ِإْن ُه ْم ِإاَّل َي ْخ ُر ُص وَن‬ Allah states that
﴾١١٧﴿ ‫ْع َل ُم َم ن َي ِض ُّل َع ن َس ِبيِلِه ۦ ۖ َو ُه َو ْع َل ُم ِبٱْل ُم ْه َت ِد يَن‬ most of the people
of the earth, are
misguided.
﴾116﴿ "And if you obey most of those on earth, they will
mislead you far away from Allah’s Path. They follow nothing
The Good Deed is Multiplied
but conjectures, and they do nothing but lie. ﴾117﴿Verily, your
Tenfold, While the Sin is
Lord! It is He Who knows best who strays from His Way, and He Recompensed with the Same
knows best the rightly guided ones."
"Your Lord is Most Merciful.
Whoever intends to perform a
good deed and does not do it, it
‫َم ن َج ٓاَء ٱْل َح َس َن َفَل ُه ۥ َع ْش ُر َأْم َث ا َه ا ۖ َو َم ن َج ٓاَء ٱلَّس ِّي َئ َفاَل‬ will be written for him as a good
‫ِة‬ ‫ِب‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِة‬ ‫ِب‬ deed.
﴾١٦٠﴿ ‫ُيْج َز ٰٓى ِإاَّل ِم ْث َل َه ا َو ُه ْم اَل ُيْظَل ُم وَن‬ If he performs it, it will be written
for him as ten deeds, to seven
﴾160﴿"Whoever brings a good deed (Islamic Monotheism and hundred, to multifold. Whoever
deeds of obedience to Allah and His Messenger ) shall have ten intends to commit an evil deed,
times the like thereof to his credit, and whoever brings an evil but does not do it, it will be
deed (polytheism, disbelief, hypocrisy, and deeds of written for him as a good deed.
disobedience to Allah and His Messenger ) shall have only the If he commits it, it will be written
for him as a sin, unless Allah
recompense of the like thereof, and they will not be wronged."
erases it. Only those who deserve
destruction will be destroyed by
Allah.
(Al-Bukhari, Muslim and An-Nasa'i
‫ُقْل َأَغ ْي َر ٱلَّل َأْب ى َر ًّب ا َو ُه َو َر ُّب ُك ِّل َش ْى ٍء ۚ َو اَل َتْك ُب ُك ُّل‬ also recorded this Hadith.)
‫ِس‬ ‫ِه ِغ‬
‫ُأ‬
‫َن ْف ٍس ِإاَّل َع َل ْي َه ا ۚ َو َت ِز ُر َو اِز َر ٌة ِو ْز َر ْخ َر ٰى ۚ َّم ِإ ٰى َر ِّب م‬
‫ُك‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ُث‬ ‫اَل‬
﴾١٦٤﴿ ‫َّم ْر ِج ُع ُك ْم َف ُيَن ِّب ُئُك م ِبَم ا ُك نُتْم ِف يِه َتْخ َت ِل ُف وَن‬
Every Person Carries His Own
Burden
﴾164﴿ " Say: “Shall I seek a lord other than Allah, while He is the The souls will only be
Lord of all things? No person earns any (sin) except against recompensed for their deeds,
good for good and evil for evil.
himself (only), and no bearer of burdens shall bear the burden
No person shall carry the burden
of another. Then unto your Lord is your return, so He will tell of another person, a fact that
you that wherein you have been differing.”" indicates Allah's perfect justice.
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‫َو ٱْل َو ْز ُن َي ْو َم ِئٍذ ٱْل َح ُّق ۚ َف َم ن َث ُقَل ْت َم َٰو ِز يُنُه ۥ َف ُأ۟و َلٰٓـِئ َك ُه ُم‬ The Meaning of weighing the
‫﴾ َو َم ْن َخ َّف ْت َم َٰو يُنُه ۥ َف ُأ۟و َلٰٓـ َك ٱَّل يَن َخ ُر ٓو ۟ا‬٨﴿ ‫ٱْل ُم ْف ِل ُح وَن‬
Deeds
‫ِس‬ ‫ِئ ِذ‬ ‫ِز‬
﴾٩﴿ ‫نُف َس ُه م ِبَم ا َك اُنو۟ا ِبَٔـاَي ٰـِت َن ا َي ْظِل ُم وَن‬
(And the weighing), of deeds on
‫َأ‬ the Day of Resurrection, (will be
the true (weighing)), for Allah will
not wrong anyone.
﴾8﴿ "And the weighing on that day (Day of Resurrection) will
be the true (weighing) . So as for those whose scale (of good Allah said in other Ayat, (And We
deeds) will be heavy, they will be the successful (by entering shall set up the Balances of
Paradise).﴾9﴿And as for those whose scale will be light, they are justice on the Day of Resurrection,
those who will lose their ownselves (by entering Hell) because then none will be dealt with
unjustly in anything. And if there
they denied and rejected Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses,
be the weight of a mustard seed,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)." We will bring it. And Sufficient are
We to take account.) (21:47)
‫َأْل‬
ۗ ‫َو َلَق ْد َم َّك َّن ٰـُك ْم ِف ى ٱ ْر ِض َو َج َع ْل َن ا َلُك ْم ِف يَه ا َم َع ٰـِي َش‬
All Bounties in the Heavens
﴾١٠﴿ ‫َق ِل ياًل َّم ا َتْش ُك ُروَن‬ and Earth are for the Benefit of
Mankind
﴾10﴿ "And surely, We gave you authority on the earth and
appointed for you therein provisions (for your life). Little thanks Allah reminds of His favour on His
do you give." servants in that He made the
earth a fixed place for dwelling,
placed firm mountains and rivers
on it and made homes and
List some of the creations and creatures that Allah has made allowed them to utilise its
that make life easier for us. benefits.
Allah made the clouds work for

them (bringing rain) so that they
may produce their sustenance
from them. He also created the
ways and means of earnings,
commercial activities and other
professions. Yet, most of them
give liltle thanks for this.
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‫َو َلَق ْد َخ َلْق َن ٰـُك ْم ُثَّم َص َّوْر َن ٰـُك ْم ُثَّم ُقْل َن ا ِلْل َم َل ٰٓـِئ َك ِة ٱْس ُج ُد و۟ا ِلَٔـاَد َم‬ Prostration of the Angels to
﴾١١﴿ ‫َف َس َج ُد ٓو ۟ا ِإٓاَّل ِإْب ِل يَس َلْم َي ُك ن ِّم َن ٱلَّس ٰـِج ِد يَن‬
Adam and Shaytan's
Arrogance
Allah informs the
﴾11﴿ "And surely, We created you (your father Adam) and
Children of Adam
then gave you shape (the noble shape of a human being), about the honor of
then We told the angels, “Prostrate to Adam”, and they their father and the
prostrated, except Iblis (Satan), he refused to be of those who enmity of Shaytan,
prostrate." who still has envy
for them and for
their father Adam.
‫َق اَل َم ا َم َنَع َك َأاَّل َت ْس ُج َد ِإْذ َأَم ْر ُتَك ۖ َق اَل َأَن۠ا َخ ْي ٌر ِّم ْن ُه‬ So they should beware of him
and not follow in his footsteps.
﴾١٢﴿ ‫َخ َلْق َت ِن ى ِم ن َّن اٍر َو َخ َلْق َت ُه ۥ ِم ن ِط يٍن‬
﴾12﴿ "(Allah) said: “What prevented you (O Iblis) that you did not Iblis was the First to use Qiyas
prostrate, when I commanded you?” Iblis said: “I am better (Analogical Comparison)
than him (Adam), You created me from fire, and him You
Shaytan said that he did not
created from clay.”
obey Allah because he who is
‫َأ‬ better cannot prostrate to he
‫َف ٱْه ِبْط ِم ْنَه ا َف َم ا َي ُك وُن َلَك ن َت َت َك َّب َر ِف يَه ا َف ٱْخ ُر ْج ِإَّن َك ِم َن‬ ‫َق اَل‬ who is less.
﴾١٣﴿ ‫ٰـِغ ِر يَن‬ ‫ٱلَّص‬ He committed this error, may

Allah curse him, due to his false
﴾13﴿ "(Allah) said: “(O Iblis) get down from this (Paradise), it comparison.
is not for you to be arrogant here. Get out, for you are of those
humiliated and disgraced.” His claim that the fire is more
honoured than mud was also
false, because mud has the
‫َق اَل َف َم ٓا َأْغ َو ْيَت ى َأَلْق ُع َد َّن َلُه ْم َٰر َطَك‬ qualities of wisdom, forbearance,
‫ِص‬ ‫ِن‬ ‫ِب‬ patience and assurance, mud is
‫َأ‬
‫﴾ َّم َلَٔـاِت َي َّن ُه م ِّم ۢن َب ْي ِن ْي ِد يِه ْم َو ِم ْن‬١٦﴿ ‫ٱْل ُم ْس َت ِق يَم‬
‫ُث‬ where plants grow, flourish,
‫َخ ْل ِف ِه ْم َو َع ْن َأْي َم ٰـِن ِه ْم َو َع ن َش َم ٓاِئِل ِه ْم ۖ َو اَل َت ِج ُد َأْك َث َر ُه ْم‬

increase, and provide good. To
the contrary, fire has the qualities
﴾١٧﴿ ‫َش ٰـِك ِر يَن‬

of burning, recklessness and
hastiness.
﴾16﴿ "(Iblis) said: “Because You have sent me astray, surely I Therefore, the origin of creation
will sit in wait against them (human beings) on Your directed Shaytan to failure, while
the origin of Adam led him to
Straight Path.﴾17﴿ Then I will come to them from before them
return to Allah with repentance,
and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You humbleness, obedience and
will not find most of them as thankful ones (i.e. they will not be submission to His command,
dutiful to You).” admitting his error and seeking
Allah's forgiveness and pardon
for it.
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‫ِإَّن َر َّب ُك ُم ٱلَّل ُه ٱَّلِذ ى َخ َل َق ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت َو ٱَأْلْر َض ِف ى ِس َّت ِة َأَّي اٍم ُثَّم‬
‫ٱْس َت َو ٰى َع َل ى ٱْل َع ْر ِش ُيْغ ِش ى ٱَّلْي َل ٱلَّنَه اَر َي ْطُلُبُه ۥ َح ِث يًث ا‬ The Universe was created in
‫َو ٱلَّش ْم َس َو ٱْل َق َم َر َو ٱلُّنُج وَم ُم َس َّخ َٰر ٍۭت ِبَأْم ِه ٓۦ ۗ َأاَل َلُه ٱْل َخ ْل ُق‬ Six Days
‫ِر‬
‫َأْل‬
﴾٥٤﴿ ‫َو ٱ ْم ُر ۗ َت َب اَر َك ٱلَّل ُه َر ُّب ٱْل َع ٰـَل ِم يَن‬ Allah states that He created the
universe, the heavens and earth
and all that is in, on and between
﴾54﴿ "Indeed your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens them in six days, as He has stated
and the earth in Six Days, and then He Istawa (rose over) the in several Ayat in the Qur'an.
Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty). He brings the
night as a cover over the day, seeking it rapidly, and (He created) These six days are: Sunday,
the sun, the moon, the stars subjected to His Command. Surely, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. On Friday,
His is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed be Allah, the
the entire creation was assembled
Lord of the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)!" and on that day, Adam was
created.
There is a difference of opinion

Take some time to research the universe. What are some of whether these days were the
same as our standard days as
the most amazing things about the creation that we can see.
suddenly comes to the mind, or
each day constitutes one
thousand years, as reported from
Mujahid, Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal,
and from Ibn Àbbas according to
Ad-Dahhak's narration from him.
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‫َو َق اَل ُم وَس ٰى َي ٰـِف ْر َع ْو ُن ِإِّن ى َر ُس وٌل ِّم ن َّر ِّب‬

‫﴾ َح يٌق َع َل ٰٓى َأن ٓاَّل َأُقوَل َع َل ى ٱلَّل اَّل‬١٠٤﴿ ‫ٱْل َع ٰـَل يَن‬
‫ِه ِإ‬ ‫ِق‬ ‫ِم‬
‫َأ‬
‫ٱ َح َّق ۚ ْد ِج ْئ ُتُك م ِبَبِّي َن ٍة ِّم ن َّر ِّب ُك ْم ْر ِس َم ِع َى َب ِن ٓى‬
‫َف ْل‬ ‫َق‬ ‫ْل‬
Story of Prophet Musa, upon
‫ْأ‬
‫﴾ َق اَل ِإن ُك نَت ِج ْئ َت ِبَٔـاَي ٍة َف ِت ِبَه ٓا ِإن‬١٠٥﴿ ‫ِإْس َٰٓر ِءيَل‬ him be Peace, and Firàwn
﴾١٠٦﴿ ‫ُك نَت ِم َن ٱلَّص ٰـِدِق يَن‬ (And Musa said: "O Firàwn! Verily,
I am a Messenger from the Lord of
all that exists''.) meaning Musa
﴾104﴿ "And Musa (Moses) said: “O Fir’aun (Pharaoh)! I am a said, `the one Who sent me is the
Messenger from the Lord of the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinns and Creator, Lord and King of all
all that exists). ﴾105﴿Proper it is for me that I say nothing things,' ("Proper it is for me that I
concerning Allah but the truth. Indeed I have come unto you say nothing concerning Allah but
from your Lord with a clear proof. So let the Children of Israel the truth. '') Ìt is incumbent and a
duty for me to convey only the
depart along with me.”﴾106﴿ [Fir’aun (Pharaoh)] said: “If you
Truth from Him, because of what I
have come with a sign, show it forth, – if you are one of those know of His might and power.'
who tell the truth.”
Firàwn said, Ì will not believe in
‫َأ‬
‫﴾ َو َن َز َع َي َد ُهۥ َف ِإ َذ ا‬١٠٧﴿ ‫َف ْل َق ٰى َع َص اُه َف ِإ َذ ا ِه َى ُثْع َباٌن ُّم ِبيٌن‬ what you have said nor entertain
your request'. Therefore, he said,
﴾١٠٨﴿ ‫ِه َى َب ْي َض ٓاُء ِللَّن ٰـِظ ِر يَن‬ ìf you have proof, then produce it
for us to see, so that we know if
your claim is true.'
﴾107﴿ "Then [Musa (Moses)] threw his stick and behold! it
was a serpent, manifest! ﴾107﴿ And he drew out his hand, and The snake opened its mouth and
behold! it was white (with radiance) for the beholders.” headed towards Firàwn to
swallow him, placing its lower jaw
on the ground and its upper jaw
﴾١٠٩﴿ ‫َق اَل ٱْل َم ُأَل ِم ن َق ْو ِم ِف ْر َع ْو َن ِإَّن َه ٰـَذ ا َلَس ٰـِح ٌر َع ِل يٌم‬ reaching the (top of the) wall of
‫ْأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ the palace. When Firàwn saw the
﴾١١٠﴿ ‫ُيِر يُد ن ُيْخ ِر َج ُك م ِّم ْن ْر ِض ُك ْم ۖ َف َم اَذ ا َت ُم ُروَن‬ snake, he was frightened, so he
jumped and wet himself and he
﴾109﴿ " The chiefs of the people of Fir’aun (Pharaoh) said: “This is never wet himself before this
incident.
indeed a well-versed sorcerer; ﴾110﴿ “He wants to get you out of
your land, so what do you advise?” He cried, Ò Musa! Take it away
and I will believe in you and
release the Children of Israel to
you.' So Musa, peace be on him,
Firàwn's People say that Musa is a Magician! took it, and it became a staff
again. ''
They held counsel to decide what they should do about Musa. They
conspired to extinguish the light that he brought and bring down his (And he drew out his hand, and
word. They plotted to portray Musa as a liar and fake. They feared that behold! it was white (with
he might lure people to his side by his magic, they claimed, and thus radiance) for the beholders.)
prevail over them and drive them away from their land. Musa took his hand out of his
cloak after he inserted his hand in
it and it was shining, not because
of leprosy or sickness.
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‫َف ٱنَت َق ْم َن ا ِم ْنُه ْم َف ْغ َر ْق َن ٰـُه ْم ِف ى ٱْل َي ِّم ِب َّن ُه ْم َك َّذ ُبو۟ا ِبَٔـاَي ٰـِت َن ا‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ Tafsir Notes
‫﴾َو َأْو َر ْث َن ا ٱْل َق ْو َم ٱَّل يَن َك اُنو۟ا‬١٣٦﴿ ‫َو َك اُنو۟ا َع ْنَه ا َغ ٰـِفِل يَن‬
‫ِذ‬
‫َأْل‬
‫ُيْس َت ْض َع ُف وَن َم َش ٰـِر َق ٱ ْر ِض َو َم َغ ٰـِر َبَه ا ٱَّلِت ى َب ٰـَر ْك َن ا‬ The People of Firàwn drown in
‫يَه ا ۖ َو َت َّم ْت َك َم ُت َر ِّب َك ٱْل ُح ْس َن ٰى َع َل ٰى َب ٓى ْس َٰٓر ِءيَل‬ the Sea

‫ِن ِإ‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِف‬
‫ِبَم ا َص َبُرو۟ا ۖ َو َد َّم ْر َن ا َم ا َك اَن َيْص َنُع ِف ْر َع ْو ُن َو ْو ُم ُه ۥ َو َم ا‬
Allah states that when the people
‫َق‬ of Firàwn rebelled and
﴾١٣٧﴿ ‫َك اُنو۟ا َيْع ِر ُش وَن‬

transgressed, even though He
inflicted
them with
﴾136﴿ "So We took retribution from them. We drowned them in consecutive
the sea, because they belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, signs, one
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) and were heedless about after
them.﴾137﴿And We made the people who were considered weak another, He
to inherit the eastern parts of the land and the western parts took
retribution
thereof which We have blessed. And the fair Word of your Lord
from them by drowning them in
was fulfilled for the Children of Israel, because of their the sea that Musa parted by
endurance. And We destroyed completely all the great works and Allah's power, and he and the
buildings which Fir’aun (Pharaoh) and his people erected.” Children of Israel passed through.
‫َو َلَّم ا َج ٓاَء ُم وَس ٰى ِلِم يَق ٰـِت َن ا َو َك َّل َم ُه ۥ َر ُّب ُه ۥ َق اَل َر ِّب ِر ِن ٓى نُظْر‬
‫ِإَلْي َك ۚ َق اَل َلن َت َر ٰى ِن ى َو َلٰـِك ِن ٱنُظْر ِإَلى ٱْل َج َب ِل َف ِإِن ٱْس َت َق َّر‬ The Children of Israel inherit
‫َم َك اَن ُه ۥ َف َس ْو َف َت َر ٰى ِن ى ۚ َفَل َّم ا َت َج َّل ٰى َر ُّب ُه ۥ ِلْل َج َب ِل َج َع َل ُه ۥ َد ًّك ا‬

the Holy Land
‫َو َخ َّر ُم وَس ٰى َص ًق ا ۚ َفَل َّم ٓا َأَف اَق َق اَل ُس ْب َح ٰـَن َك ُتْب ُت َلْي َك َو َأَن۠ا‬ When they all had gone inside the
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِع‬ water, the sea closed in on them
‫َأ‬
﴾١٤٣﴿ ‫َّو ُل ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ِن يَن‬ and they all drowned, because
they belied the Ayat of Allah and
were heedless of them. Allah said
﴾143﴿ "And when Musa (Moses) came at the time and place that He has granted the people
appointed by Us, and his Lord spoke to him, he said: “O my Lord! who were considered weak, the
Show me (Yourself), that I may look upon You.” Allah said: Children of Israel, to inherit the
eastern and western parts of the
“You cannot see Me, but look upon the mountain if it stands
land.
still in its place then you shall see Me.” So when his Lord
appeared to the mountain , He made it collapse to dust, and Musa
(Moses) fell down unconscious. Then when he recovered his
senses he said: “Glory be to You, I turn to You in repentance and I
am the first of the believers.”
Musa asks to see Allah
Allah said that when Musa came

for His appointment and spoke to
Him directly, he asked to see Him.
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Tafsir Notes
‫َق اَل َي ٰـُم وَس ٰٓى ِإِّن ى ٱْص َطَف ْي ُتَك َع َل ى ٱلَّن اِس ِبِر َس ٰـَل ٰـِت ى‬
Allah chooses Musa and gives
﴾١٤٤﴿ ‫َو ِبَك َل ٰـِم ى َف ُخ ْذ َم ٓا َءاَت ْي ُتَك َو ُك ن ِّم َن ٱلَّش ٰـِك ِر يَن‬ Him the Tablets
‫َو َك َت ْب َن ا َلُه ۥ ى ٱَأْلْل َوا ن ُك ِّل َش ْى ٍء َّم ْو َظًة َو َت ْف ياًل ِّلُك ِّل‬
‫ِص‬ ‫ِع‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِف‬ Allah states that He spoke to
‫َش َف ُخ ْذ َه ُق ْأِحُم َق َك َي ْأ ُخ ُذ ۟ا َأْح َه ُأ‬
‫و ِب َس ِن ا ۚ َس ۟و ِر ي ْم‬
Musa directly and informed him
‫ُك‬ ‫ا ِب َّو ٍة َو ْر ْو َم‬ ‫ْى ٍء‬ that He has chosen him above the
﴾١٤٥﴿ ‫َد اَر ٱْل َف ٰـِس ِق يَن‬ people of his time, by His
Message and by speaking to him.
﴾144﴿ "(Allah) said: “O Musa (Moses) I have chosen you above
Allah stated that He has written
men by My Messages, and by My speaking (to you). So hold that
lessons and exhortation for all
which I have given you and be of the grateful. ﴾145﴿ And We things and explanations for all
wrote for him on the Tablets the lesson to be drawn from all things on the Tablets. It was said
things and the explanation of all things (and said): Hold unto that in the Tablets, Allah wrote
these with firmness, and enjoin your people to take the better advice and the details of the
therein. I shall show you the home of Al-Fasiqun (the rebellious, commandments for lawful and
prohibited matters. The Tablets
disobedient to Allah).”
contained the Tawrah.
‫َو ٱَّتَخ َذ َق ْو ُم ُم وَس ٰى ِم ۢن َبْع ِدِه ۦ ِم ْن ُح ِل ِّي ِه ْم ِع ْج اًل َج َس ًد ا َّلُه ۥ‬ Story of worshipping the Calf
‫ُخ َواٌر ۚ َأَلْم َي َر ْو ۟ا َأَّن ُه ۥ اَل ُيَك ِّل ُم ُه ْم َو اَل َيْه ِد ي ْم َس ِبياًل ۘ ٱَّتَخ ُذ وُه‬ Allah describes the misguidance
‫ِه‬
‫﴾ َو َلَّم ا ُس ِق َط ِف ٓى ْي ِد يِه ْم َو َر ْو ُه ْم‬١٤٨﴿ ‫َو َك اُنو۟ا َظٰـِلِم يَن‬
‫۟ا‬
of those who worshipped the calf
‫َّن‬‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ that As-Samiri made for them
‫َق ْد َض ُّل و۟ا َق اُلو۟ا َلِئ ن َّلْم َي ْر َح ْم َن ا َر ُّبَن ا َو َي ْغ ِف ْر َلَن ا َلَن ُك وَن َّن ِم َن‬
from the ornaments they
borrowed from the Copts. He
﴾١٤٩﴿ ‫ٱْل َخ ٰـِس ِر يَن‬

made the shape of a calf with
these ornaments and threw in it a
handful of dust from the trace of
﴾148﴿ "And the people of Musa (Moses) made in his absence, the horse that the Angel Jibril was
out of their ornaments, the image of a calf (for worship). It riding, and the calf seemed to
had a sound (as if it was mooing). Did they not see that it could moo. This occurred after Musa
went for the appointed term with
neither speak to them nor guide them to the way? They took it for
his Lord, where Allah told him
worship and they were Zalimun (wrong-doers).” ﴾149﴿ And about what happened when he
when they regretted and saw that they had gone astray, they was on Mount Tur.
(repented and) said: “If our Lord have not mercy upon us and
forgive us, we shall certainly be of the losers.”
Summarise the key parts of the story of Prophet Musa so far.
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‫َو ِلَّل ِه ٱَأْلْس َم ٓاُء ٱْل ُح ْس َن ٰى َف ٱْد ُع وُه ِبَه ا ۖ َو َذ ُرو۟ا ٱَّلِذ يَن ُيْل ِح ُد وَن‬
﴾١٨٠﴿ ‫ِف ٓى ْس َم ٰٓـِئِه ۦ ۚ َس ُيْج َزْو َن َم ا َك اُنو۟ا َيْع َم ُلوَن‬
‫َأ‬ Allah's Most Beautiful Names
"Verily, Allah has ninety-nine
﴾180﴿ "And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah , so Names, a hundred less one;
whoever counts (and preserves)
call on Him by them, and leave the company of those who belie
them, will enter Paradise."
or deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names. They will be (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3506)
requited for what they used to do.”
Below are some of the Beautiful Names of Allah, try list more names and attributes of Allah.
AL-ÀALIM
The All-Knowing. He is the One Whose Knowledge
encompasses all the outward and hidden matters.
There is absolutely nothing that is hidden from Him.
‫الَع ِليم‬
AL-BASEER
The All-Seeing. The One Who sees all things even if they be
insignificant and minute. He sees the black ant on a black
stone in a black night. He sees what is below the seventh
earth and what is above the seventh heaven.
‫الَبِص ير‬
AS SAMEE’
The One Who hears all sounds and
voices, in all of their different languages
and all their many and various needs.
‫الَّس ِم يع‬
‫الَع ُفّو‬
AL-ÀFUWW
The One Who pardons

again and again.
AL-QAWIYY
The One perfect
‫َق‬
‫ال ِو ّي‬
in strength
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‫ِإَّن َم ا ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ُنوَن ٱَّلِذ يَن ِإَذ ا ُذ ِك َر ٱلَّل ُه َو ِج َل ْت ُقُلوُبُه ْم َو ِإَذ ا ُتِل َي ْت‬ Faith increases when the
Qur'an is recited
﴾٢﴿ ‫َع َل ْي ِه ْم َءاَي ٰـُتُه ۥ َز اَد ْت ُه ْم ِإيَم ٰـًن ا َو َع َل ٰى َر ِّب ِه ْم َيَت َو َّك ُلوَن‬ Al-Bukhari and other scholars
relied on this Ayah (8:2) and those
﴾2﴿ "The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned,
similar, as evidence that faith
feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Qur’an) are increases and varies in strength
recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith; and from heart to heart. This is also
they put their trust in their Lord (Alone);" the view of the majority of the
scholars of Islam, prompting some
‫ُقل ِّلَّل ِذ يَن َك َف ُر ٓو ۟ا ِإن َي نَت ُه و۟ا ُيْغ َف ْر َلُه م َّم ا َق ْد َس َلَف َو ِإن‬
scholars, such as Ash-Shafiì,
Ahmad bin Hanbal and Abu
﴾٣٨﴿ ‫َيُع وُد و۟ا َف َق ْد َم َض ْت ُس َّنُت ٱ َّو ِليَن‬

‫َأْل‬ Ùbayd to declare that this is the
consensus of the Ummah
﴾38﴿ "Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease (from

disbelief) their past will be forgiven. But if they return Encouraging the Disbelievers
(thereto), then the examples of those (punished) before them to seek Allah's Forgiveness
have already preceded (as a warning)."
He who becomes good in his
‫َو ِإن َج َنُح و۟ا ِللَّس ْل ِم َف ٱْج َنْح َلَه ا َو َت َو َّك ْل َع َل ى ٱلَّل ِه ۚ ِإَّن ُه ۥ ُه َو‬
Islam, will not be punished for
what he has committed during
‫﴾ َو ن ُي يُد ٓو ۟ا َأن َي ْخ َد ُع وَك َف َّن َح ْس َب َك‬٦١﴿ ‫ٱلَّس يُع ٱْل َع يُم‬ Jahiliyyah (before Islam). He who
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِإ ِر‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِم‬
‫َأ‬ becomes bad in his Islam, will
﴾٦٢﴿ ‫ٱلَّل ُه ۚ ُه َو ٱَّلِذ ٓى َّي َد َك ِبَنْص ِر ِه ۦ َو ِبٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ِن يَن‬ face a punishment for his previous
and latter deeds. (Sahih Bukhari)
﴾61﴿" But if they incline to peace, you also incline to it, and
(put your) trust in Allah. Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-
The Command to Facilitate
Knower. ﴾62﴿And if they intend to deceive you, then verily, Allah
Peace when the Enemy seeks a
is All-Sufficient for you. He it is Who has supported you with His Peaceful Resolution
Help and with the believers."
Islam, will not be punished for
Surah At-Tauba
Jahiliyyah (before Islam). He who
becomes bad in his Islam, will
face a punishment for his previous
‫ُيِر يُد وَن ن ُيْطِف ُٔـو۟ا ُنوَر ٱلَّل ِه ِب ْف َٰو ِه ِه ْم َو َي َب ى ٱلَّل ُه ِإٓاَّل ن ُيِت َّم ُنوَر ُهۥ‬
‫َأ‬ ‫ْأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ and latter deeds. (Sahih Bukhari)
‫َّل َأ َل‬
‫﴾ ُه َو ٱ ِذ ٓى ْر َس َر ُس و ۥ ِبٱ ٰى َو ِد يِن‬٣٢﴿ ‫َو ْو ِر َه ٱ ٰـِف ُروَن‬
‫َلُه ْل ُهَد‬ ‫َل َك ْل َك‬
﴾٣٣﴿ ‫ٱْل َح ِّق ِلُيْظِه َر ُهۥ َع َل ى ٱلِّد يِن ُك ِّل ِه ۦ َو َلْو َك ِر َه ٱْل ُم ْش ِر ُك وَن‬
People of the Scriptures try to
extinguish the Light of Islam
﴾32﴿" They (the disbelievers, the Jews and the Christians) want to They try through argument and lies
extinguish Allah’s Light (with which Muhammad has been sent – to extinguish the guidance and
religion of truth that the
Islamic Monotheism) with their mouths, but Allah will not allow
Messenger of Allah was sent with.
except that His Light should be perfected even though the Kafirun Their example is the example of
(disbelievers) hate (it).﴾33﴿ It is He Who has sent His Messenger he who wants to extinguish the
(Muhammad ) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to light of the sun or the moon by
make it superior over all religions even though the Mushrikun blowing at them! Indeed, such a
(polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) person will never accomplish what
he sought.
hate (it)."
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‫ِإَّن ِع َّد َة ٱلُّش ُه وِر ِع نَد ٱلَّل ِه ٱْث َن ا َع َش َر َش ْه ًر ا ِف ى ِك َت ٰـِب ٱلَّل ِه َي ْو َم‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َأْل‬ Tafsir Notes
ۚ ‫َخ َل َق ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت َو ٱ ْر َض ِم ْنَه ٓا ْر َبَع ٌة ُح ُر ٌم ۚ َٰذ ِلَك ٱلِّد يُن ٱْل َق ِّي ُم‬
‫َفاَل َت ْظِل ُم و۟ا ِف يِه َّن نُف َس ُك ْم ۚ َو َق ٰـِت ُلو۟ا ٱْل ُم ْش ِر ِك يَن َك ٓاَّف ًة َك َم ا‬
‫َأ‬ The Year consists of Twelve
﴾٣٦﴿ ‫ُيَق ٰـِت ُلوَنُك ْم َك ٓاَّف ًة ۚ َو ٱْع َل ُم ٓو ۟ا َّن ٱلَّل َه َم َع ٱْل ُم َّت ِق يَن‬
‫َأ‬ Months
The year is of twelve months, out

of which four months are sacred:
﴾36﴿ " Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve Three are in succession Dhul-
months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allah on the Day when Qa`dah, Dhul-Hijjah and
He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred, Muharram, and (the fourth is)
Rajab of (the tribe of) Mudar
(i.e. the 1st, the 7th, the 11th and the 12th months of the Islamic
which comes between Jumada
calendar). That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves (Ath-Thaniyah) and Sha`ban.''
therein, and fight against the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans,
idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) collectively , as
they fight against you collectively. But know that Allah is with
those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pious – see V.2:2)."
‫ِإن ُتِص ْب َك َح َس َن ٌة َت ُس ْؤ ُه ْم ۖ َو ِإن ُتِص ْب َك ُم ِص يَب ٌة َي ُق وُلو۟ا َق ْد‬ Allah emphasizes the enmity
‫﴾ ُقل َّلن‬٥٠﴿ ‫َخ ْذ َن ٓا ْم َر َن ا ِم ن َق ْب ُل َو َيَت َو َّلو۟ا َّو ُه ْم َف ِر ُح وَن‬

‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ that the hypocrites have for
the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
‫ُيِص يَب َن ٓا ِإ َم ا َك َت َب ٱل ُه َن ا ُه َو َم ْو ٰى َن ا ۚ َو َع ى ٱل ِه َي َت َو َّك ِل‬

‫َل َّل َفْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َّل َل‬ ‫اَّل‬
﴾٥١﴿ ‫ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ُنوَن‬ Islam, will not be punished for
Jahiliyyah (before Islam). He who
﴾50﴿ "If good befalls you (O Muhammad ), it grieves them, but if
becomes bad in his Islam, will
a calamity overtakes you, they say: “We took our precaution face a punishment for his previous
beforehand,” and they turn away rejoicing. ﴾51﴿ Say: “Nothing and latter deeds. (Sahih Bukhari)
shall ever happen to us except what Allah has ordained for
us. He is our Maula (Lord, Helper and Protector).” And in
Allah let the believers put their trust.”
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Tafsir Notes
‫ِإَّن َم ا ٱلَّص َد َق ٰـُت ِلْل ُفَق َر ٓاِء َو ٱْل َم َس ٰـِك يِن َو ٱْل َع ٰـِم ِل يَن َع َل ْي َه ا‬ Expenditures of Zakah (Alms)
‫َّل‬ ‫ْل َغ‬ ‫َق‬ ‫ْل َؤَّلَف ُقُل‬
‫َو ٱ ُم ِة وُبُه ْم َو ِف ى ٱلِّر اِب َو ٱ ٰـِر ِم يَن َو ِف ى َس ِبيِل ٱل ِه‬ The Fuqara' (the poor)
﴾٦٠﴿ ‫َو ٱْب ِن ٱلَّس ِبيِل ۖ َف ِر يَض ًة ِّم َن ٱلَّل ِه ۗ َو ٱلَّل ُه َع ِل يٌم َح ِك يٌم‬
Allah mentioned the expenditures
of Zakah in this Ayah, starting with
the Fuqara' (the poor) because
﴾60﴿ " As-Sadaqat (here it means Zakat) are only for the they have more need than the
Fuqara’ (poor), and Al-Masakin (the poor) and those employed to other categories, since their need
collect (the funds); and for to attract the hearts of those who have is pressing and precarious.
been inclined (towards Islam); and to free the captives; and for
those in debt; and for Allah’s Cause (i.e. for Mujahidun – those "Then who is the needy person, O
Allah's Messenger!'' He said, (The
fighting in the holy wars), and for the wayfarer (a traveller who
one who does not have enough to
is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allah. And Allah satisfy his needs and whose
is All-Knower, All-Wise." condition is not known to others,
that others may give him
something in charity, and who
write down some examples of how you can donate to the does not beg of people." (Abu
different people who are entitled to charity. Dawud and At-Tirmidhi collected
this Hadith)
Those employed to collect Alms

Those employed to collect alms
deserve a part of the alms, unless
they are relatives of the
Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬, who are
not allowed to accept any
Sadaqah.
The Riqab
Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Muqatil bin
Hayyan, Ùmar bin Àbdul-Àziz,
Saìd bin Jubayr, An-Nakhaì, Az-
Zuhri and Ibn Zayd said Riqab
means those slaves who make an
agreement with the master to pay
a certain ransom for their
freedom.
In the Cause of Allah Ibn As-Sabil (Wayfarer) Al-Gharimun (the Indebted)

In the cause of Allah is exclusive Ibn As-Sabil is a term used for the needy There are several types of
for the benefit of the fighters in traveler in a land, where he does not have indebted persons. They include
Jihad, who do not receive what helps him continue his trip. This type those who incur expenses in
compensation from the Muslim has a share in the Zakah for what suffices solving disputes between people,
Treasury. him to reach his destination, even if he had those who guarantee a loan that
money there. The same is true for whoever became due, causing financial
intends to travel from his area but does not strain to them, and those whose
have enough money. funds do not sufficiently cover
their debts.
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Tafsir Notes
The Return of Everything is to
‫ِإَلْي ِه َم ْر ِج ُع ُك ْم َج ِم يًع ا ۖ َو ْع َد ٱلَّل ِه َح ًّق ا ۚ ِإَّن ُه ۥ َي ْب َد ُؤ ۟ا ٱْل َخ ْل َق ُثَّم‬

Allah
ۚ ‫ُيِع يُد ُهۥ ِلَي ْج ِز َى ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا َو َع ِم ُلو۟ا ٱلَّص ٰـِل َح ٰـِت ِبٱْل ِق ْس ِط‬
Allah tells us that the return of the
creatures on the Day of
‫َو ٱَّل يَن َك َف ُرو۟ا َلُه ْم َش َر اٌب ِّم ْن َح يٍم َو َع َذ اٌب َأِليٌۢم ِبَم ا َك اُنو۟ا‬
Resurrection is to Him. He will not
‫ِم‬ ‫ِذ‬ leave anyone of them without
﴾٤﴿ ‫َي ْك ُف ُروَن‬

bringing everyone into being as
He brought them in the beginning.
Then Allah states that He is going
﴾4﴿ " To Him is the return of all of you. The Promise of Allah is to bring all the creatures into
true. It is He Who begins the creation and then will repeat it, that being.
He may reward with justice those who believed (in the Oneness
of Allah – Islamic Monotheism) and did deeds of righteousness.
But those who disbelieved will have a drink of boiling fluids and
painful torment because they used to disbelieve."
‫َو ِإَذ ا َم َّس ٱِإْل نَس ٰـَن ٱلُّض ُّر َد َع اَن ا ِلَج ۢن ِبِه ٓۦ ْو َق اِع ًد ا ْو َق ٓاِئ ًم ا َفَل َّم ا‬ Man remembers Allah at
‫َك َش ْف َن ا َع ْن ُه ُض َّر ُهۥ َم َّر َك َأن َّلْم َي ْد ُع َن ٓا َلٰى ُض ٍّر َّم َّس ُه ۥ ۚ َك َٰذ َك‬ Times of Adversity and forgets
‫ِل‬ ‫ِإ‬ Him at Times of Prosperity
﴾١٢﴿ ‫ُز ِّي َن ِلْل ُم ْس ِر ِف يَن َم ا َك اُنو۟ا َيْع َم ُلوَن‬ When man suffers adversity he
becomes worried and anxious. So
﴾12﴿ " And when harm touches man, he invokes Us, lying he supplicates more. He prays to
down on his side, or sitting or standing. But when We have Allah to lift and remove the
removed his harm from him, he passes on his way as if he had adversity.
never invoked Us for a harm that touched him! Thus it seems fair
He prays while standing, sitting or
to the Musrifun that which they used to do."
laying down. When Allah removes
his adversity and lifts his distress,
‫َأ‬
‫َو ِإَذ ٓا َذ ْق َن ا ٱلَّن اَس َر ْح َم ًة ِّم ۢن َبْع ِد َض َّر ٓاَء َم َّس ْت ُه ْم ِإَذ ا َلُه م َّم ْك ٌر‬
he turns away and becomes
arrogant. He goes on as if nothing
‫َأ‬
‫ِف ٓى َءاَي اِت َن ا ۚ ُقِل ٱلَّل ُه ْس َر ُع َم ْك ًر ا ۚ ِإَّن ُر ُس َل َن ا َي ْك ُتُبوَن َم ا‬
were wrong with him before.
﴾٢١﴿ ‫َت ْم ُك ُروَن‬

Man changes when He
﴾21﴿ " And when We let mankind taste of mercy after some receives Mercy after Times of
adversity has afflicted them, behold! They take to plotting Distress
against Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, The coming of mercy after distress
revelations, etc.)! Say: “Allah is more Swift in planning!” is like the coming of ease after
Certainly, Our Messengers (angels) record all of that which you hardship, fertility after aridity, and
plot." rain after drought. Mujahid said
that man's attitude indicates a
mockery and belying of blessings.
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The gods of the Idolators will
claim Innocence from them on
the Day of Resurrection
‫ِلَّل ِذ يَن َأْش َر ُك و۟ا َم َك اَنُك ْم َأنُتْم‬ ‫َو َي ْو َم َن ْح ُش ُر ُه ْم َج يًع ا ُثَّم َن ُق وُل‬
‫ِم‬ Allah will gather together all the
‫ُش َر َك ٓاُؤ ُه م َّم ا ُك نُتْم ِإَّي اَن ا‬ ‫َو ُش َر َك ٓاُؤُك ْم ۚ َف َز َّي ْل َن ا َب ْي َن ُه ْم ۖ َو َق اَل‬ creatures of earth, human and
Jinn, righteous and rebellious.
﴾٢٨﴿ ‫َت ْع ُبُد وَن‬
He then will command the
﴾28﴿ " And the Day whereon We shall gather them all together, idolators to stay where they are
then We shall say to those who did set partners in worship with and not to move from their
destined places so they would be
Us: “Stop at your place! You and your partners (whom you had
separated from the place of the
worshipped in the worldly life).” then We shall separate them, believers.
and their (Allah’s so-called) partners shall say: “It was not us that
you used to worship.” The Feeling of Brevity toward
the Worldly Life at the
‫َو َي ْو َم َيْح ُش ُر ُه ْم َك َأن َّلْم َي ْل َب ُثٓو ۟ا ِإاَّل َس اَع ًة ِّم َن ٱلَّنَه اِر َيَتَع اَر ُف وَن‬ Gathering on the Day of
Resurrection
‫َب ْي َن ُه ْم ۚ َق ْد َخ َر ٱَّل يَن َك َّذ ُبو۟ا ِبِل َق ٓاِء ٱلَّل َو َم ا َك اُنو۟ا‬
‫ِه‬ ‫ِس ِذ‬ (They will recognize each other)
﴾٤٥﴿ ‫ُم ْه َت ِد يَن‬ The children will know their

parents and relatives will
﴾45﴿ " And on the Day when He shall gather (resurrect) them recognize one another. They will
know them just like they used to
together, (it will be) as if they had not stayed (in the life of this
know them during the life in this
world and graves, etc.) but an hour of a day. They will recognise world. However, on that Day
each other. Ruined indeed will be those who denied the meeting everyone will be busy with himself.
with Allah, and were not guided."
﴾٦٢﴿ ‫ٓاَل ِإَّن ْو ِلَيٓاَء ٱلَّل ِه اَل َخ ْو ٌف َع َل ْي ِه ْم َو اَل ُه ْم َيْح َز ُنوَن‬
‫ْل‬ ‫َل ْل ْش‬ ‫۟ا َك ُن ۟ا ُق‬ ‫َّل‬
‫﴾ ُه ُم ٱ ُب َر ٰى ِف ى ٱ َح َيٰو ِة‬٦٣﴿ ‫ٱ ِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو َو ا و َيَّت وَن‬
‫ٱلُّد ْن َيا َو ِف ى ٱْل َٔـاِخ َر ِة ۚ اَل َت ْب ِد يَل ِلَك ِل َم ٰـِت ٱلَّل ِه ۚ َٰذ ِلَك ُه َو ٱْل َف ْو ُز‬
﴾٦٤﴿ ‫ٱْل َع ِظ يُم‬
﴾62﴿ " No doubt! Verily, the Auliya’ of Allah [i.e. those who
Identifying the Awliya' of Allah
believe in the Oneness of Allah and fear Allah much (abstain
from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which he has forbidden), and Allah tells us that His Awliya'
(friends and allies) are those who
love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has
believe and have Taqwa of Allah
ordained)], no fear shall come upon them nor shall they as He defined them. Every pious,
grieve , –" ﴾63﴿ Those who believed (in the Oneness of Allah – God-fearing person is a friend of
Islamic Monotheism), and used to fear Allah much (by abstaining Allah, therefore, (no fear shall
from evil deeds and sins and by doing righteous deeds). ﴾64﴿ For come upon them) from the future
them are glad tidings, in the life of the present world (i.e. horrors they will face in the
Hereafter.
righteous dream seen by the person himself or shown to others),
and in the Hereafter. No change can there be in the Words of (nor shall they grieve.) over
Allah, this is indeed the supreme success. anything left behind in this world.
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Allah is Responsible for the
‫َأْل‬ Provisions of All Creatures
‫َو َم ا ِم ن َد ٓاَّب ٍة ِف ى ٱ ْر ِض ِإاَّل َع َل ى ٱلَّل ِه ِر ْز ُقَه ا َو َيْع َل ُم ُم ْس َت َق َّر َه ا‬ Allah, the Exalted, informs that He
﴾٦﴿ ‫َو ُم ْس َت ْو َد َع َه ا ۚ ُك ٌّل ِف ى ِك َت ٰـٍب ُّم ِبيٍن‬ is responsible for the provisions of
all the creatures that dwell in the
﴾6﴿ " And no (moving) living creature is there on earth but its earth, whether they are small,
large, sea-dwelling or land-
provision is due from Allah. And He knows its dwelling place
dwelling.
and its deposit (in the uterous, grave, etc.). all is in a Clear Book
(Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz – the Book of Decrees with Allah).” He knows their place of dwelling
and their place of deposit. This
List some of the provisions that Allah has provided you with means that He knows where their
today. journeying will end in the earth
and where they will seek shelter
when they wish to nest. This place
of nesting is also considered their
place of deposit.
Allah created the Heavens and

the Earth in Six Days
‫َو ُه َو ٱَّلِذ ى َخ َل َق ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت َو ٱَأْلْر َض ِف ى ِس َّت ِة َأَّي اٍم َو َك اَن‬

Allah, the Exalted, informs of His
power over all things, and that He
‫َع ْر ُش ُه ۥ َع َل ى ٱْل َم ٓاِء ِلَيْب ُلَو ُك ْم َأُّي ُك ْم َأْح َس ُن َع َم اًل ۗ َو َلِئ ن ُقْل َت‬
created the heavens and the
earth in six days. He mentions that
‫ِإَّنُك م َّم ْب ُع وُثوَن ِم ۢن َبْع ِد ٱْل َم ْو ِت َلَي ُق وَلَّن ٱَّلِذ يَن َك َف ُر ٓو ۟ا ِإْن َه ٰـَذ ٓا‬ His Throne was over the water
before that.
﴾٧﴿ ‫ِإاَّل ِس ْح ٌر ُّم ِبيٌن‬
(that He might try you, which of
you is the best in deeds.) This
﴾7﴿ " And He it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in
means that He created the
six Days and His Throne was on the water, that He might try you, heavens and the earth for the
which of you is the best in deeds. But if you were to say to them: benefit of His servants, whom He
“You shall indeed be raised up after death,” those who disbelieve created so that they may worship
would be sure to say, “This is nothing but obvious magic. “ Him and not associate anything
with Him as a partner. Allah did
not create this creation (of the
heavens and the earth) out of
mere frivolity.
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Tafsir Notes
‫َو ُأوِح َى ِإَلٰى ُنو َأَّن ُه ۥ َلن ُيْؤ ِم َن ِم ن َق ْو ِم َك ِإاَّل َم ن َق ْد‬ The Revelation to Nuh
‫ٍح‬ concerning what would
‫﴾ َو ٱْص َن ٱْلُفْلَك‬٣٦﴿ ‫َءاَم َن َفاَل َت ْب َت ْس َم ا َك اُنو۟ا َي ْف َع ُلوَن‬ happen to the People and the
‫ِع‬ ‫ِئ ِب‬
‫ِب ْع ُيِن َن ا َوَو ْح ِي َن ا َو اَل ُتَخ ٰـِط ْب ِن ى ِف ى ٱَّلِذ يَن َظَل ُم ٓو ۟ا ۚ ِإَّن ُه م‬
‫َأ‬ Command to prepare for It
‫﴾ َو َيْص َنُع ٱْلُفْلَك َو ُك َّل َم ا َم َّر َع َل ْي ِه َم ٌأَل ِّم ن‬٣٧﴿ ‫ُّم ْغ َر ُقوَن‬
Allah, the Exalted, sent revelation
to Nuh when his people hastened
‫َق ْو ِم ِه ۦ َس ِخ ُرو۟ا ِم ْن ُه ۚ َق اَل ِإن َت ْس َخ ُرو۟ا ِم َّن ا َف ِإ َّن ا َن ْس َخ ُر ِم نُك ْم‬ the vengeance and punishment of
Allah upon themselves. Then, Nuh
﴾٣٨﴿ ‫َك َم ا َت ْس َخ ُروَن‬ supplicated against them, as Allah
mentioned, when He said; (My
Lord! Leave not one of the
﴾36﴿ " And it was inspired to Nuh (Noah): “None of your people
disbelievers inhabiting the earth!)
will believe except those who have believed already. So be not sad [71:26]
because of what they used to do. ﴾37﴿“And construct the ship
under Our Eyes and with Our Inspiration, and address Me not Muhammad bin Ishaq mentioned
on behalf of those who did wrong; they are surely to be from the Tawrah,
drowned.”﴾38﴿And as he was constructing the ship, whenever
"Allah commanded him (Nuh) to
the chiefs of his people passed by him, they made a mockery of make it (the ship) from Indian oak
him. He said: “If you mock at us, so do we mock at you likewise wood. Then He commanded him
for your mocking.” to make its length eighty cubits
and its width fifty cubits. Allah
then commanded him to coat its
interior and exterior with tar and
to make it with a slanted bow to
part the water (as it sailed). Its
‫َح َّتٰٓى َذ ا َج ٓاَء َأْم ُر َن ا َو َف اَر ٱلَّتُّن وُر ُقْل َن ا ٱْح ْل يَه ا ن ُك ٍّل‬
height was thirty cubits into the
‫ِم ِف ِم‬ ‫ِإ‬ sky. It had three levels and each
‫َأ‬
ۚ ‫َز ْو َج ْي ِن ٱ َن ْي ِن َو ْه َلَك ِإاَّل َم ن َس َب َق َع َل ْي ِه ٱْل َق ْو ُل َو َم ْن َءاَم َن‬
‫ْث‬ level was ten cubits high. The
lowest level was for the animals,
﴾٤٠﴿ ‫َو َم ٓا َءاَم َن َم َع ُه ٓۥ ِإاَّل َق ِل يٌل‬ both tame and wild, the second
level was for the human beings
and the highest level was for the
﴾40﴿ " (So it was) till then there came Our Command and the birds. Its door was in the center of
oven gushed forth (water like fountains from the earth). We it and it had a cover on top of it
that covered the entire ship.
said: “Embark therein, of each kind two (male and female),
and your family, except him against whom the Word has The beginning of the Flood and
already gone forth, and those who believe. And none believed Nuh loads Every Creature in
with him, except a few. “ Pairs upon the Ship
This was the promise of Allah to

Nuh , when the command of Allah
came, the rain was continuous
and there was a severe storm
which did not slacken or subside
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Surah Hud
Tafsir Notes
‫َو ِإَلٰى َع اٍد َخ اُه ْم ُه وًد ا ۚ َق اَل َي ٰـَق ْو ِم ٱْع ُبُد و۟ا ٱلَّل َه َم ا َلُك م ِّم ْن‬
‫َأ‬ The Story of Prophet Hud and
the People of Àd
‫َأ‬
﴾٥٠﴿ ‫ِإَلٰـٍه َغ ْي ُر ُهٓۥ ۖ ِإْن نُتْم ِإاَّل ُم ْف َت ُروَن‬ (to the Àd (people) their brother
Hud.) Hud came to them
﴾50﴿ " And to ‘Ad (people We sent) their brother Hud. He said, “O commanding them to worship
my people! Worship Allah! You have no other Ilah (God) but Him. Allah alone, without any
associates. He forbade them from
Certainly, you do nothing but invent (lies)!”
worshipping the idols which they
made up, inventing names as
‫َو َلَّم ا َج ٓاَء ْم ُر َن ا َن َّج ْي َن ا ُه وًد ا َو ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا َم َع ُه ۥ ِبَر ْح َم ٍة ِّم َّن ا‬
‫َأ‬ gods.
﴾٥٨﴿ ‫َو َن َّج ْي َن ٰـُه م ِّم ْن َع َذ اٍب َغ ِل يٍظ‬ The Destruction of the People of
Àd and the Salvation of Those
﴾58﴿ " And when Our Commandment came, We saved Hud and among Them Who believed
those who believed with him by a Mercy from Us, and We
(And when Our commandment
saved them from a severe torment.” came,) This is referring to the
barren wind with which Allah
‫َو ِإَلٰى َث ُم وَد َخ اُه ْم َص ٰـِل ًح ا ۚ َق اَل َي ٰـَق ْو ِم ٱْع ُبُد و۟ا ٱلَّل َه َم ا َلُك م ِّم ْن‬
‫َأ‬ destroyed them, to the very last of
‫َأْل‬ ‫َأ َأ‬ them. The mercy and kindness of
‫ِإَلٰـٍه َغ ْي ُر ُهۥ ۖ ُه َو نَش ُك م ِّم َن ٱ ْر ِض َو ٱْس َتْع َم َر ُك ْم ِف يَه ا‬ Allah, the Exalted saved Hud and
﴾٦١﴿ ‫َف ٱْس َت ْغ ِف ُروُه ُثَّم ُتوُبٓو ۟ا ِإَلْي ِه ۚ ِإَّن َر ِّب ى َق ِر يٌب ُّم ِج يٌب‬
his followers from this terrible
punishment.
﴾61﴿ "And to Thamud (people, We sent) their brother Salih

(Saleh). He said: “O my people! Worship Allah, you have no other
Ilah (God) but Him. He brought you forth from the earth and
settled you therein, then ask forgiveness of Him and turn to Him
The Story of Salih and the
in repentance. Certainly, my Lord is Near (to all by His
People of Thamud
Knowledge), Responsive.”
They were a group of people who
‫ْر‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َو َي ٰـَق ْو َه ٰـ ۦ َن اَق ُة ٱلَّل َلُك ْم َءاَي ًة َفَذ ُروَه ا َت ْأ ُك ْل‬ were living in cities carved from
‫ِف ٓى ِض‬ ‫ِه‬ ‫ِم ِذِه‬ the rocks, between Tabuk and Al-
‫َق‬ ‫ْأ‬ ‫َف‬
﴾٦٤﴿ ‫ٱلَّل ِه َو اَل َت َم ُّس وَه ا ِبُس ٓوٍء َي ُخ ْم َع اٌب ِر يٌب‬
‫َذ‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫َذ‬ Madinah (in Arabia). They lived
‫َف َع َق ُروَه ا َف َق اَل َت َم َّتُع و۟ا ِف ى َد اِر ُك ْم َث َل ٰـَثَة َّي اٍم ۖ َٰذ ِلَك َو ْع ٌد َغ ْي ُر‬
after the people of Àd.
‫َأ‬
﴾٦٥﴿ ‫َم ْك ُذ وٍب‬
﴾64﴿“And O my people! This she-camel of Allah is a sign to you,
leave her to feed on Allah’s earth, and touch her not with evil, lest
a near torment will seize you.”﴾65﴿But they killed her. So he said:
“Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. This is a promise
(i.e. a threat) that will not be belied.”
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Tafsir Notes
‫َو ِإَلٰى َم ْد َي َن َخ اُه ْم ُش َع ْي ًبا ۚ َق اَل َي ٰـَق ْو ِم ٱْع ُبُد و۟ا ٱلَّل َه َم ا َلُك م‬
‫َأ‬
‫ِّم ْن ِإَلٰـٍه َغ ْي ُر ُهۥ ۖ َو اَل َت نُق ُص و۟ا ٱْل ِم ْك َياَل َو ٱْل ِم يَز اَن ۚ ِإِّن ٓى َر ٰى ُك م‬
‫َأ‬ The Story of the People of
‫َأ‬ Madyan and the Call of
﴾٨٤﴿ ‫ِبَخ ْي ٍر َو ِإِّن ٓى َخ اُف َع َل ْي ُك ْم َع َذ اَب َي ْو ٍم ُّم ِح يٍط‬ Shuàyb
They were a tribe of Arabs who
﴾84﴿ "And to the Madyan (Midian) people (We sent) their brother
lived between the land of the Al-
Shu’aib. He said: “O my people! Worship Allah, you have no other Hijaz and Ash-Sham, close to the
Ilah (God) but Him, and give not short measure or weight, I see land of Maàn. Their land was
you in prosperity; and verily I fear for you the torment of a Day known by the name of their tribe
encompassing.” and was thus, called Madyan.
‫۟ا‬ ‫َأ َن َن‬

Allah sent unto them the Prophet
‫َو َّم ا َج ٓاَء ْم ُر ا َّج ْي َن ا َع ْي ًبا َو ٱ ِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو َم َع ُه ۥ ِبَر ْح َم ٍة‬
‫َّل‬ ‫ُش‬ ‫َل‬ Shuàyb and he was of the noblest
‫ِّم َّن ا َو َأَخ َذ ِت ٱَّلِذ يَن َظَل ُم و۟ا ٱلَّص ْي َح ُة َف َأْص َب ُح و۟ا ِف ى ِد َي ٰـِر ِه ْم‬
of them in lineage.
‫﴾ َك ن َّلْم َي ْغ َن ْو ۟ا ِف يَه ٓا ۗ اَل ُبْع ًد ا ِّلَم ْد َي َن َك َم ا‬٩٤﴿ ‫َج ٰـِثِم يَن‬

‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ Shuàyb commanded them to
worship Allah alone without
﴾٩٥﴿ ‫َب ِع َد ْت َث ُم وُد‬ associating any partners with him.
He also prohibited them from
﴾94﴿ " And when Our Commandment came, We saved Shu’aib cheating in their weights and
and those who believed with him by a Mercy from Us. And As- measures (for business
Saihah (torment – awful cry, etc.) seized the wrong-doers, and transactions).
they lay (dead) prostrate in their homes. ﴾95﴿ As if they had
never lived there! So away with Madyan (Midian)! As away The Lesson taken from the
with Thamud! (All these nations were destroyed).” Destroyed Towns
‫َٰذ ِلَك ِم ْن َأۢن َبٓاِء ٱْلُق َر ٰى َن ُق ُّص ُه ۥ َع َل ْي َك ۖ ِم ْنَه ا َق ٓاِئ ٌم‬

(We wronged them not,) This
means, "When We destroyed
‫﴾َو َم ا َظَل ْم َن ٰـُه ْم َو َلٰـِك ن َظَل ُم ٓو ۟ا نُف َس ُه ْم ۖ َف َم ٓا‬١٠٠﴿ ‫َو َح ِص يٌد‬

‫َأ‬ them.''
‫َأ‬
‫ْغ َنْت َع ْنُه ْم َءاِلَه ُتُه ُم ٱَّلِت ى َي ْد ُع وَن ِم ن ُد وِن ٱلَّل ِه ِم ن َش ْى ٍء َّلَّم ا‬ (but they wronged themselves.)
their rejecting their Messengers
‫َأ‬
﴾١٠١﴿ ‫َج ٓاَء ْم ُر َر ِّب َك ۖ َو َم ا َز اُد وُه ْم َغ ْي َر َت ْت ِبيٍب‬ and disbelieving in them.
(nor did they add aught to them

﴾100﴿ " That is some of the news of the (population of) towns but destruction.) Mujahid,
which We relate unto you; of them, some are (still) standing, and Qatadah and others said, "This
some have been (already) reaped.﴾101﴿ We wronged them not, means loss. Because the reason
but they wronged themselves. So their gods whom they call upon for their destruction and their ruin
besides Allah, profited them naught when there came the was that they followed those false
gods. Therefore, they were losers
command of your Lord, nor did they add aught to them but
in this life and the Hereafter.''
destruction.”
What did the people from the destroyed towns have in common?
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Tafsir Notes
ۚ ‫َو ُك اًّل َّن ُق ُّص َع َل ْي َك ِم ْن ۢن َبٓاِء ٱلُّر ُس ِل َم ا ُنَث ِّب ُت ِبِه ۦ ُف َؤ اَد َك‬
‫َأ‬
The Conclusion
﴾١٢٠﴿ ‫َو َج ٓاَءَك ِف ى َه ٰـِذِه ٱْل َح ُّق َو َم ْو ِع َظٌة َو ِذ ْك َر ٰى ِلْل ُم ْؤ ِم ِن يَن‬ Allah, the Exalted, is saying, `We
relate all of these stories to you
(Muhammad ‫ )ﷺ‬concerning what
﴾120﴿ "And all that We relate to you (O Muhammad ) of the news happened with the Messengers
of the Messengers is in order that We may make strong and who came before you with their
nations. This is an explanation of
firm your heart thereby. And in this (chapter of the Qur’an) has
what transpired in their arguments
come to you the truth, as well as an admonition and a reminder and disputes and how the
for the believers.” Prophets were all rejected and
harmed. These stories also explain
how Allah helped His party of
believers and disgraced His
Surah Yusuf enemies, the disbelievers.
We relate all of this to you

(Muhammad ‫ )ﷺ‬in order to make
your heart firm and so that you
‫َأ َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأِل‬
‫ِإْذ َق اَل ُيوُس ُف ِبيِه َي ٰٓـ َب ِت ِإِّن ى َر ْيُت َح َد َع َش َر َك ْو َك ًبا‬
may take an example from your
brothers who passed before you
‫َأ‬
﴾٤﴿ ‫َو ٱلَّش ْم َس َو ٱْل َق َم َر َر ْيُتُه ْم ِلى َس ٰـِج ِد يَن‬ of the Messengers.'
﴾4﴿"(Remember) when Yusuf (Joseph) said to his father: “O my Yusuf's Dream

father! Verily, I saw (in a dream) eleven stars and the sun and Scholars of Tafsir explained that
the moon, I saw them prostrating themselves to me.” in Yusuf's dream the eleven stars
represent his brothers, who were
eleven, and the sun and the moon
represent his father and mother.
ۖ ‫َت ْق ُص ْص ُرْءَي اَك َع َل ٰٓى ِإْخ َو ِت َك َف َي ِك يُد و۟ا َلَك َك ْي ًد ا‬ ‫َق اَل َي ٰـُبَن َّى اَل‬ Yusuf's vision became a reality
﴾٥﴿ ‫ِلِإْل نَس ٰـِن َعُد ٌّو ُّم ِبيٌن‬ ‫ِإَّن ٱلَّش ْي َطٰـَن‬
forty years later, or as some say,
eighty years, when Yusuf raised
his parents to the throne while his
﴾5﴿"He (the father) said: “O my son! Relate not your vision to
brothers were before him, (and
your brothers, lest they arrange a plot against you. Verily!
they fell down before him
Shaitan (Satan) is to man an open enemy!” prostrate. And he said: "O my
father! This is the interpretation of
my dream aforetime! My Lord has
‫َق اُلو۟ا َي ٰٓـَأَب اَن ا َم ا َلَك اَل َت ْأ َ۫م َّن ا َع َل ٰى ُيوُس َف َو ِإَّن ا َلُه ۥ َلَن ٰـِص ُح وَن‬
made it come true!'')
Ya`qub orders Yusuf to hide
‫َأ‬
﴾١٢﴿ ‫﴾ ْر ِس ْل ُه َم َع َن ا َغ ًد ا َي ْر َت ْع َو َي ْل َع ْب َو ِإَّن ا َلُه ۥ َلَح ٰـِف ُظوَن‬١١﴿ His Vision to avoid Shaytan's
Plots
﴾11﴿"They said: “O our father! Why do you not trust us with Yusuf Ya`qub feared that if Yusuf
narrated his vision to any of his
(Joseph), – when we are indeed his well-wishers?” ﴾12﴿“Send him
brothers, they would envy him and
with us tomorrow to enjoy himself and play, and verily, we will conspire evil plots against him.
take care of him.”
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Tafsir Notes
Yusuf is thrown in a Well
ۚ ‫َفَل َّم ا َذ َه ُبو۟ا ِبِه ۦ َو ْج َم ُع ٓو ۟ا ن َيْج َع ُلوُه ِف ى َغ َيٰـَب ِت ٱْل ُج ِّب‬

‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ (they all agreed to throw him
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ down to the bottom of the well,)
﴾١٥﴿ ‫َو ْو َح ْي َن ٓا ِإَلْي ِه َلُتَن ِّب َئ َّن ُه م ِب ْم ِر ِه ْم َه ٰـَذ ا َو ُه ْم اَل َي ْش ُع ُروَن‬ This part of the Ayah magnifies
their crime, in that it mentions that
they all agreed to throw him to
﴾15﴿ "So, when they took him away, they all agreed to throw him
the bottom of the well. This was
down to the bottom of the well, and We inspired in him:”Indeed,
their intent, yet when they took
you shall (one day) inform them of this their affair, when they him from his father, they
know (you) not.” pretended otherwise, so that his
father sends him with a good
‫َق اُلو۟ا َي ٰٓـ َب اَن ٓا ِإَّن ا َذ َه ْب َن ا َن ْس َت ِبُق َو َت َر ْك َن ا ُيوُس َف ِع نَد َم َت ٰـِع َن ا‬

‫َأ‬ heart and feeling at ease and
comfortable with his decision. It
﴾١٧﴿ ‫َف َك َل ُه ٱلِّذ ْئ ُب ۖ َو َم ٓا نَت ِبُم ْؤ ِم ٍن َّلَن ا َو َلْو ُك َّن ا َص ٰـِدِق يَن‬ was reported that Ya`qub, peace
be upon him, embraced Yusuf,
‫َو َج ٓاُءو َع َل ٰى َق ِم يِص ِه ۦ ِبَد ٍم َك ِذٍب ۚ َق اَل َب ْل َس َّو َلْت َلُك ْم‬ kissed him and supplicated to
‫نُف ُس ُك ْم ْم ًر ا ۖ َف َص ْب ٌر َج ِم يٌل ۖ َو ٱلَّل ُه ٱْل ُم ْس َتَع اُن َع َل ٰى َم ا‬
Allah for him when he sent him
with his brothers.
﴾١٨﴿ ‫َت ِص ُف وَن‬

﴾17﴿They said:”O our father! We went racing with one
Yusuf's Brothers try to deceive
another, and left Yusuf (Joseph) by our belongings and a wolf Their Father
devoured him; but you will never believe us even when we
Allah narrates to us the deceit
speak the truth.” ﴾18﴿And they brought his shirt stained with
that Yusuf's brothers resorted to,
false blood. He said: “Nay, but your ownselves have made up a after they threw him to the bottom
tale. So (for me) patience is most fitting. And it is Allah (Alone) of the well. They went back to
Whose help can be sought against that which you assert.” their father, during the darkness
of the night, crying and showing
sorrow and grief for losing Yusuf.
‫َو َج ٓاَءْت َس َّي اَر ٌة ْر َس و۟ا َو اِر َد ُه ْم ْد َلٰى َد ْل َو ُهۥ ۖ َق اَل َي ٰـُبْش َر ٰى‬
‫َف َأ‬ ‫َف َأ ُل‬ They started giving excuses to
their father for what happened to
﴾١٩﴿ ‫َه ٰـَذ ا ُغ َل ٰـٌم ۚ َو َس ُّر وُه ِبَض ٰـَع ًة ۚ َو ٱلَّل ُه َع ِل يٌۢم ِبَم ا َيْع َم ُلوَن‬
‫َأ‬ Yusuf
‫َو َش َر ْو ُه ِبَث َم َب ْخ ٍس َد َٰر ِه َم َم ْع ُد وَد ٍة َو َك اُنو۟ا ِف يِه ِم َن‬

‫ٍۭن‬ Yusuf is Rescued from the Well
﴾٢٠﴿ ‫ٱلَّٰز ِهِد يَن‬ and sold as a Slave
Allah narrates what happened to
﴾19﴿ "And there came a caravan of travellers; they sent their
Yusuf, peace be upon him, after
water-drawer, and he let down his bucket (into the well). He said: his brothers threw him down the
“What good news! Here is a boy.” So they hid him as merchandise well and left him in it, alone.
(a slave). And Allah was the All-Knower of what they did. ﴾20﴿
And they sold him for a low price, – for a few Dirhams (i.e. for a
few silver coins). And they were of those who regarded him
insignificant.
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‫َو َق اَل ٱَّلِذ ى ٱْش َت َر ٰى ُه ِم ن ِّم ْص َر ٱِل ْم َر َأِت ِه ٓۦ َأْك ِر ِم ى َم ْث َو ٰى ُه َع َس ٰٓى‬

‫ْر‬
‫َأْل‬
‫ٱ‬ ‫ى‬ ‫َأن َي نَف َع َن ٓا َأْو َن َّت َذ ُهۥ َو َلًد ا ۚ َو َك َٰذ َك َم َّك َّن ا ُيوُس َف‬ Wife of the Àziz loves Yusuf
‫ِض‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِخ‬ and plots against Him
‫َأ‬ ‫َأْل‬ ‫ْأ‬
‫َو ِلُنَع ِّل َم ُه ۥ ِم ن َت ِو يِل ٱ َح اِد يِث ۚ َو ٱل اِلٌب ٰٓى ْم ِر ِه ۦ‬
‫َل‬ ‫َع‬ ‫َغ‬ ‫ُه‬ ‫َّل‬ Allah states that the wife of the
‫َأ‬
﴾٢١﴿ ‫َو َلٰـِك َّن ْك َث َر ٱلَّن اِس اَل َيْع َل ُم وَن‬
Àziz of Egypt, in whose house
Yusuf resided and whose husband
recommended that she takes care
﴾21﴿ "And he (the man) from Egypt who bought him, said to his of him and be generous to him,
wife: “Make his stay comfortable, may be he will profit us or we tried to seduce Yusuf! She called
shall adopt him as a son.” Thus did We establish Yusuf (Joseph) him to do an evil act with her,
in the land, that We might teach him the interpretation of events. because she loved him very much.
And Allah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most Yusuf was very handsome, filled
with manhood and beauty.
of men know not.
‫َو َٰر َو َد ْت ُه ٱَّلِت ى ُه َو ِف ى َب ْي ِت َه ا َع ن َّن ْف ِس ِه ۦ َو َغ َّل َق ِت ٱَأْلْبَٰو َب َو َق اَلْت‬

‫َه ْي َت َلَك ۚ َق اَل َم َع اَذ ٱلَّل ۖ َّن ُه ۥ َر ِّب ٓى َأْح َس َن َم ْث َواَى ۖ َّن ُه ۥ اَل‬
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِه ِإ‬
﴾٢٣﴿ ‫ُيْف ِل ُح ٱلَّظٰـِل ُم وَن‬
Yusuf is imprisoned without
﴾23﴿ "And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him Justification
(to do an evil act), she closed the doors and said: “Come on, O
Allah says, `Then it occurred to
you.” He said: “I seek refuge in Allah (or Allah forbid)! Truly, them that it would be in their
he (your husband) is my master! He made my stay agreeable! interest to imprison Yusuf for a
(So I will never betray him). Verily, the Zalimun (wrong and evil- time, even after they were
doers) will never be successful.” convinced of his innocence and
saw the proofs of his truth,
honesty and chastity.'
‫َّم َب َد ا َلُه م ِّم ۢن َبْع ِد َم ا َر ُو ۟ا ٱْل َٔـاَي ٰـِت َلَيْس ُج ُنَّن ُه ۥ َح َّت ٰى‬
‫َأ‬ ‫ُث‬
﴾٣٥﴿ ‫ِح يٍن‬
﴾35﴿ "Then it appeared to them, after they had seen the proofs (of
his innocence) to imprison him for a time.”
Yusuf is imprisoned without Justification
It appears, and Allah knows best, that they imprisoned him after the
news of what happened spread. They wanted to pretend that Yusuf was
the one who tried to seduce the Àziz's wife and that they punished him
with imprisonment. This is why when the Pharaoh asked Yusuf to leave
jail a long time afterwards, he refused to leave until his innocence was
acertained and the allegation of his betrayal was refuted. When this was
successfully achieved, Yusuf left the prison with his honor intact, peace
be upon him.
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‫ْأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ The Dream of the King of Egypt
‫ُيوُس ُف ُّيَه ا ٱلِّص ِّد يُق ْف ِت َن ا ِف ى َس ْب ِع َب َق َٰر ٍت ِس َم اٍن َي ُك ُلُه َّن‬ The King of Egypt had a dream
‫ُأ‬
‫َس ْب ٌع ِع َج ا َوَس ْب ِع ُس ۢن ُبَل ٰـٍت ُخ ْض ٍر َو َخ َر َي اِبَس ٰـٍت َّلَع ِّل ٓى‬
‫ٌف‬ that Allah the Exalted made a
reason for Yusuf's release from
‫﴾ َق اَل َت ْز َر ُع وَن َس ْب َع‬٤٦﴿ ‫َأْر ِج ُع ِإَلى ٱلَّن اِس َلَع َّل ُه ْم َيْع َل ُم وَن‬ prison, with his honour and
‫َأ‬
‫ِس ِن يَن َد ًب ا َف َم ا َح َص دُّت ْم َفَذ ُروُه ِف ى ُس ۢن ُبِلِه ٓۦ ِإاَّل َق ِل ياًل ِّم َّم ا‬
reputation preserved.
‫ْأ‬ ‫ْأ‬ ‫ْأ‬

‫﴾ُثَّم َي ِت ى ِم ۢن َبْع ِد َٰذ ِلَك َس ْب ٌع ِش َد اٌد َي ُك ْل َن َم ا‬٤٧﴿ ‫َت ُك ُلوَن‬
When the king had this dream, he
was astonished and fearful and
‫ْأ‬
‫﴾ ُثَّم َي ِت ى ِم ۢن‬٤٨﴿ ‫َق َّد ْم ُتْم َلُه َّن ِإاَّل َق ِل ياًل ِّم َّم ا ُتْح ِص ُنوَن‬ sought its interpretation. He
gathered the priests, the chiefs of
﴾٤٩﴿ ‫َبْع ِد َٰذ ِلَك َع اٌم ِف يِه ُيَغ اُث ٱلَّن اُس َو ِف يِه َيْع ِص ُروَن‬ his state and the princes and told
them what he had seen in a
﴾46﴿ "(He said): “O Yusuf (Joseph), the man of truth! Explain dream, asking them to interpret it
for him. They did not know its
to us (the dream) of seven fat cows whom seven lean ones were
interpretation
devouring, and of seven green ears of corn, and (seven) others
dry, that I may return to the people, and that they may know.” ﴾
Yusuf's
47﴿ [(Yusuf (Joseph)] said: “For seven consecutive years, you Interpretation of
shall sow as usual and that (the harvest) which you reap you the King's Dream
shall leave in ears, (all) – except a little of it which you may eat.
This is when Yusuf, peace be upon
﴾48﴿ “Then will come after that, seven hard (years), which
him, told the interpretation of the
will devour what you have laid by in advance for them, (all)
dream, without criticising the man
except a little of that which you have guarded (stored). ﴾49﴿ for forgetting his request that he
“Then thereafter will come a year in which people will have had made to him. Neither did he
abundant rain and in which they will press (wine and oil).” make a precondition that he be
released before explaining the
meaning.
Summarise the story of Prophet Yusuf until now, note down
any lessons that we learn from his story. He said, `Whatever you harvest
during those seven fertile years,
leave it in the ears so as to
preserve it better. This will help
the harvest stay healthy longer,
except the amount that you need
to eat, which should not be
substantial. Stay away from
extravagance, so that you use
what remains of the harvest
during the seven years of drought
that will follow the seven fertile
years.' This was represented by
the seven lean cows that eat the
seven fat cows. During the seven
years of drought, they will eat
from the harvest they collected
during the seven fertile years, as
represented by the dry ears of
corn in the dream.
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happened between the Wife of
the Àziz, the Women in the
‫ا َم ا ُب َّن ِإ َٰر َو د َّن ُيوُس َع ن ِس ِه ۦ ۚ َن َح ٰـ ِل ِه‬

‫َش َّل‬ ‫ُقْل‬ ‫َّن ْف‬ ‫َف‬ ‫ُّت‬ ‫َق َل َخ ْط ُك ْذ‬ City, and Yusuf
‫َأ‬
‫َم ا َع ِل ْم َن ا َع َل ْي ِه ِم ن ُس ٓوٍء ۚ َق اَلِت ٱْم َر ُت ٱْل َع ِز يِز ٱْل َٔـٰـَن‬ The king gathered those women
‫َح ْص َح َص ٱْل َح ُّق َن۠ا َٰر َو دُّت ُه ۥ َع ن َّن ْف ِس ِه ۦ َو ِإَّن ُه ۥ َلِم َن‬
‫َأ‬ who cut their hands, while being
hosted at the house of the wife of
the Àziz. He asked them all, even
﴾٥١﴿ ‫ٱلَّص ٰـِدِق يَن‬ though he was directing his
speech at the wife of his minister,
﴾51﴿ " (The King) said (to the women): “What was your affair the Àziz in particular. He asked
when you did seek to seduce Yusuf (Joseph)?” The women said: the women who cut their hands,
“Allah forbid! No evil know we against him!” The wife of Al-‘Aziz
said: “Now the truth is manifest (to all), it was I who sought to (What was your affair...), what
seduce him, and he is surely of the truthful” was your story with regards to,
(when you did seek to seduce
Yusuf) on the day of the
‫َو َق اَل ٱْل َم ُك ٱْئ ُتو ى ٓۦ َأْس َت ْخ ْص ُه َن ْف ى ۖ َفَل َّم ا َك َّل َم ُه ۥ َق اَل‬ banquet(The women said: "Allah
‫ِل ِس‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِن ِبِه‬ ‫ِل‬ forbid! No evil know we against
‫َأ‬
﴾٥٤﴿ ‫ِإَّن َك ٱْل َيْو َم َلَد ْيَن ا َم ِك يٌن ِم يٌن‬ him!'') The women answered the
king, Àllah forbid that Yusuf be
﴾54﴿ "And the king said: “Bring him to me that I may attach him guilty of this, for by Allah, we
to my person.” Then, when he spoke to him, he said: “Verily, this never knew him to do evil.'
day, you are with us high in rank and fully trusted.”

Yusuf's Rank with the King of
‫َو َج ٓاَء ِإْخ َو ُة ُيوُس َف َف َد َخ ُلو۟ا َع َل ْي ِه َف َع َر َف ُه ْم َو ُه ْم َلُه ۥ‬

Egypt
(Then, when he spoke to him),

﴾٥٨﴿ ‫ُم نِك ُروَن‬ when the king spoke to Yusuf and
further recognised his virtues,
﴾58﴿ "And Yusuf’s (Joseph) brethren came and they entered unto great ability, brilliance, good
him, and he recognised them, but they recognised him not.” conduct and perfect mannerism,
he said to him, (Verily, this day,
‫َفَل َّم ا َج َّه َز ُه م ِبَج َه اِز ِه ْم َج َع َل ٱلِّس َق اَي َة ِف ى َر ْح ِل َأِخ يِه ُثَّم‬
you are with us high in rank and
fully trusted.) The king said to
﴾٧٠﴿ ‫َّذ َن ُم َؤِّذ ٌن َّيُتَه ا ٱْل ِع يُر ِإَّنُك ْم َلَس ٰـِر ُقوَن‬
Yusuf, `You have assumed an
exalted status with us and are
indeed fully trusted.'
﴾70﴿ "So when he had furnished them forth with their provisions,
he put the (golden) bowl into his brother’s bag, then a crier cried: “O Yusuf's Brothers travel to Egypt
you (in) the caravan! Surely, you are thieves!”” As-Suddi, Muhammad bin Ishaq
and several others said that the
reason why Yusuf's brothers went
to Egypt, is that after Yusuf
became minister of Egypt and the
Yusuf's Brothers travel to Egypt
seven years of abundance
As-Suddi, Muhammad bin Ishaq and several others said that the reason why passed, then came the seven
Yusuf's brothers went to Egypt, is that after Yusuf became minister of Egypt and years of drought that struck all
the seven years of abundance passed, then came the seven years of drought that areas of Egypt.
struck all areas of Egypt.
The drought also reached the
The drought also reached the area of Kanaàn (Canaan), where Prophet Ya`qub, area of Kanaàn (Canaan), where
peace be upon him, and his children resided. Prophet Ya`qub, peace be upon
him, and his children resided.
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How did prophet Yusuf earn the respect of the king?
What did Yusuf interpret from the kings dream?
Why did prophet Yusuf's brothers go to Egypt?
What did Prophet Yusuf do in order to keep his brothers in Egypt?
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Tafsir Notes
Yusuf reveals His True Identity
‫َق اُلٓو ۟ا ِءَّن َك َأَلنَت ُيوُس ُف ۖ َق اَل َن۠ا ُيوُس ُف َو َه ٰـَذ ٓا ِخ ى ۖ َق ْد َم َّن‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ to His Brothers and forgives
Them
‫َأ‬
‫ٱلَّل ُه َع َل ْي َن ٓا ۖ ِإَّن ُه ۥ َم ن َيَّت ِق َو َيْص ِبْر َف ِإ َّن ٱلَّل َه اَل ُيِض يُع ْج َر‬ (Are you indeed Yusuf), in
﴾٩٠﴿ ‫ٱْل ُم ْح ِس ِن يَن‬ amazement, because they had
been meeting him for more than
﴾90﴿ " They said: “Are you indeed Yusuf (Joseph)?” He said: “I am two years while unaware of who
Yusuf (Joseph), and this is my brother (Benjamin). Allah has he really was. Yet, he knew who
they were and hid this news from
indeed been gracious to us. Verily, he who fears Allah with
them.
obedience to Him (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds, and by
performing righteous good deeds), and is patient, then surely,
Allah makes not the reward of the Muhsinun (good-doers – see
V.2:112) to be lost.”
‫َفَل َّم ا َد َخ ُلو۟ا َع َل ٰى ُيوُس َف َءاَو ٰٓى ِإَلْي ِه َب َو ْي ِه َو َق اَل ٱْد ُخ ُلو۟ا ِم ْص َر‬
‫َأ‬
‫﴾َو َر َف َع َأَب َو ْي َع َل ى ٱْل َع ْر َو َخ ُّر و۟ا‬٩٩﴿ ‫ن َش ٓاَء ٱلَّل ُه َءا يَن‬
‫ِش‬ ‫ِه‬ ‫ِم ِن‬ ‫ِإ‬ Yusuf welcomes His Parents -
‫ْأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫َلُه ۥ ُس َّج ًد ا ۖ َو َق اَل َي ٰٓـ َب ِت َه ٰـَذ ا َت ِو يُل ُرْءَي ٰـَى ِم ن َق ْب ُل َق ْد َج َع َل َه ا‬
His Dream comes True
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ Allah states that Ya`qub went to

‫َر ِّب ى َح ًّق ا ۖ َو َق ْد ْح َس َن ِبٓى ِإْذ ْخ َر َج ِن ى ِم َن ٱلِّس ْج ِن َو َج ٓاَء ِبُك م‬ Yusuf in Egypt.
‫ِّم َن ٱْل َب ْد ِو ِم ۢن َبْع ِد َأن َّن َز َغ ٱلَّش ْي َطٰـُن َب ْي ِن ى َو َب ْيَن ِإْخ َو ِت ٓى ۚ ِإَّن‬ When Yusuf received news of their
﴾١٠٠﴿ ‫َر ِّب ى َلِط يٌف ِّلَم ا َي َش ٓاُء ۚ ِإَّن ُه ۥ ُه َو ٱْل َع ِل يُم ٱْل َح ِك يُم‬ approach to Egypt, he went out to
receive them. The king ordered
the princes and notable people to
﴾99﴿ "Then, when they entered unto Yusuf (Joseph), he betook go out in the receiving party with
his parents to himself and said: “Enter Egypt, if Allah wills, Yusuf to meet Allah's Prophet
in security.”﴾100﴿ And he raised his parents to the throne Ya`qub, peace be upon him. It is
said that the king also went out
and they fell down before him prostrate. And he said: “O my
with them to meet Ya`qub. Yusuf
father! This is the interpretation of my dream aforetime! My said to his family, after they
Lord has made it come true! He was indeed good to me, when entered unto him and he took
He took me out of the prison, and brought you (all here) out of the them to himself, (and said: "Enter
bedouin-life, after Shaitan (Satan) had sown enmity between me Egypt, if Allah wills, in security.'')
and my brothers. Certainly, my Lord is the Most Courteous and He said to them, ènter Egypt',
meaning, `reside in Egypt', and
Kind unto whom He will. Truly He! Only He is the All-Knowing,
added, ìf Allah wills, in security', in
the All-Wise." reference to the hardship and
famine that they suffered.
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‫آلٓم ر ۚ ِت ْلَك َءاَي ٰـُت ٱْل ِك َت ٰـِب ۗ َو ٱَّلِذ ٓى ُأن َل ِإَلْي َك ِم ن َّر ِّب َك ٱْل َح ُّق‬ The Qur'an is Allah's Kalam
‫ِز‬ ‫َأ‬ (Speech)
﴾١﴿ ‫َو َلٰـِك َّن ْك َث َر ٱلَّن اِس اَل ُيْؤ ِم ُنوَن‬ (Are you indeed Yusuf), in
amazement, because they had
﴾1﴿ "Alif-Lam-Mim-Ra. [These letters are one of the miracles of been meeting him for more than
the Qur’an and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]." two years while unaware of who
he really was. Yet, he knew who
they were and hid this news from
‫ٱلَّل ُه ٱَّلِذ ى َر َف َع ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت ِبَغ ْي ِر َع َم ٍد َت َر ْو َن َه ا ۖ ُثَّم ٱْس َت َو ٰى َع َل ى‬ them.
‫َأِل‬
ۚ ‫ٱْل َع ْر ِش ۖ َوَس َّخ َر ٱلَّش ْم َس َو ٱْل َق َم َر ۖ ُك ٌّل َيْج ِر ى َج ٍل ُّم َس ًّم ى‬
‫َأْل‬
﴾٢﴿ ‫ُيَد ِّب ُر ٱ ْم َر ُيَف ِّص ُل ٱْل َٔـاَي ٰـِت َلَع َّل ُك م ِبِل َق ٓاِء َر ِّب ُك ْم ُتوِق ُنوَن‬
﴾2﴿"Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars
that you can see. Then, He Istawa (rose above) the Throne
(really in a manner that suits His Majesty). He has subjected the
sun and the moon (to continue going round)! Each running (its
course) for a term appointed. He regulates all affairs, explaining Clarifying Allah's Perfect
the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, Ability
etc.) in detail, that you may believe with certainty in the meeting Allah mentions His perfect ability
with your Lord." and infinite authority, since it is He
Who has raised the heavens
without pillars by His permission
and order. He, by His leave, order
and power, has elevated the
heavens high above the earth,
What are some natural wonders that also indicate Allah's
distant and far away from reach.
perfect ability? The heaven nearest to the present
world encompasses the earth
from all directions, and is also
high above it from every direction.
The distance between the first

heaven and the earth is five
hundred years from every
direction, and its thickness is also
five hundred years. The second
heaven surrounds the first heaven
from every direction,
encompassing everything that the
latter carries, with a thickness also
of five hundred years and a
distance between them of five
hundred years.
The same is also true about the

third, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth
and the seventh heavens.
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Tafsir Notes
‫ُه َو ٱَّلِذ ى ُيِر يُك ُم ٱْل َب ْر َق َخ ْو ًف ا َو َطَم ًع ا َو ُينِش ُئ ٱلَّس َح اَب‬
‫﴾ َو ُيَس ِّب ُح ٱلَّر ْع ُد ِبَح ْم ِدِه ۦ َو ٱْل َم َل ٰٓـِئ َك ُة ِم ْن ِخ يَف ِتِه ۦ‬١٢﴿ ‫ٱلِّثَق اَل‬
Clouds, Thunder and Lightning
are Signs of Allah's Power
‫َو ُيْر ِس ُل ٱلَّص َٰو ِع َق َف ُيِص يُب ِبَه ا َم ن َي َش ٓاُء َو ُه ْم ُيَج ٰـِد ُلوَن ِف ى‬ Allah states that He has full power
﴾١٣﴿ ‫ٱلَّل ِه َو ُه َو َش ِد يُد ٱْل ِم َح اِل‬

over Al-Barq (lightning), which is
the bright light that originates
from within clouds.
﴾12﴿ " It is He who shows you the lightning, as a fear (for
travellers) and as a hope (for those who wait for rain). And it is
He Who brings up (or originates) the clouds, heavy (with water).
﴾13﴿ And Ar-Ra’d (thunder) glorifies and praises Him, and so
do the angels because of His Awe, He sends the thunderbolts, and
therewith He strikes whom He wills, yet they (disbelievers)
dispute about Allah. And He is Mighty in strength and Severe in
punishment.” Supplicating to
Allah upon hearing
Ar-Ra`d (Thunder)
‫َأْل‬
‫َو ِلَّل ِه َي ْس ُج ُد َم ن ِف ى ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت َو ٱ ْر ِض َطْو ًع ا َو َك ْر ًه ا‬ The Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬used to
say upon hearing the thunder and
﴾١٥﴿۩ ‫َو ِظ َل ٰـُلُه م ِبٱْل ُغ ُد ِّو َو ٱْل َٔـاَص اِل‬ thunderbolts "O Allah! Do not kill
us with Your anger, nor destroy us
﴾15﴿ " And unto Allah (Alone) falls in prostration whoever is with Your torment, and save us
in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and so do before that.'' (This Hadith was
their shadows in the mornings and in the afternoons.” recorded by At-Tirmidhi, Al-
Bukhari)
Everything prostrates unto Allah

What examples from the order that we see in nature can
Allah affirms His might and power,
you think of that indicate exemplify Allahs control over for He has full control over
the creation? everything, and everything is
subservient to Him. Therefore,
everything, including the believers,
prostrate to Allah willingly, while
the disbelievers do so unwillingly
(and so do their shadows in the
mornings), in the beginning of the
days, (and in the afternoons.)
towards the end of the days.
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Tafsir Notes
‫َي َش ْأ‬ ‫َأْل‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫َلْم َت َر َّن ٱلَّل َه َخ َل َق ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت َو ٱ ْر َض ِبٱْل َح ِّق ۚ ِإن‬
‫﴾ َو َم ا َٰذ َك َع َل ى ٱلَّل‬١٩﴿ ‫ُيْذ ْب ُك ْم َو َي ْأ َخ ْل َج ي‬ Proof that Resurrection occurs
‫ِه‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِت ِب ٍق ِد ٍد‬ ‫ِه‬ after Death
﴾٢٠﴿ ‫ِبَع ِز يٍز‬ Allah affirms His ability to
resurrect the bodies on the Day of
﴾19﴿ "Do you not see that Allah has created the heavens and the Resurrection, stating that He has
earth with truth? If He will, He can remove you and bring (in your created the heavens and earth
place) a new creation! ﴾20﴿ And for Allah that is not hard or which are stronger than the
difficult (i.e. very easy for Allah).” creation of man.
‫َو َق اَل ٱلَّش ْي َطٰـُن َلَّم ا ُقِض َى ٱَأْلْم ُر ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه َو َعَد ُك ْم َو ْع َد ٱْل َح ِّق‬
‫َوَو َع دُّت ُك ْم َف ْخ َلْف ُتُك ْم ۖ َو َم ا َك اَن ِلَى َع َل ْي ُك م ِّم ن ُس ْلَطٰـٍن ِإٓاَّل ن‬
‫َد َع ْو ُتُك ْم َف ٱْس َتَج ْب ُتْم ِلى ۖ َفاَل َت ُلوُم و ى َو ُلوُم ٓو ۟ا َأنُف َس ُك م ۖ َّم ٓا َأَن۠ا‬
‫ِن‬
‫َأ‬
‫ِبُم ْص ِر ِخ ُك ْم َو َم ٓا نُتم ِبُم ْص ِر ِخ َّى ۖ ِإ ى ْر ُت ِبَم ٓا‬
‫َف‬ ‫َك‬ ‫ِّن‬
﴾٢٢﴿ ‫ْش َر ْك ُتُم وِن ِم ن َق ْب ُل ۗ ِإَّن ٱلَّظٰـِلِم يَن َلُه ْم َع َذ اٌب ِليٌم‬
﴾22﴿ " And Shaitan (Satan) will say when the matter has been
decided: “Verily, Allah promised you a promise of truth. And I
too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over
you except that I called you, so you responded to me. So blame
me not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you help Shaytan disowns His Followers
me. I deny your former act in associating me (Satan) as a partner on the Day of Resurrection
with Allah (by obeying me in the life of the world). Verily, there is Allah narrates to us what Iblis will
a painful torment for the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, say to his followers after Allah
etc.).” finishes with the judgement
between His servants, sending the
believers to the gardens of
Paradise and the disbelievers to
‫َفاَل َت ْح َس َبَّن ٱلَّل َه ُم ْخ ِل َف َو ْع ِدِه ۦ ُر ُس َل ُه ٓۥ ۗ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه َع ِز يٌز ُذ و‬ the lows (of the Fire).
﴾٤٧﴿ ‫ٱنِت َق اٍم‬ Iblis, may Allah curse him, will

stand and address the latter, in
﴾47﴿ " So think not that Allah will fail to keep His Promise to His order to add depression to their
Messengers. Certainly, Allah is All-Mighty, – All-Able of depression, sorrow to their sorrow
Retribution.” and grief to their grief.
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Surah Al-Hijr
Tafsir Notes
‫ْأ‬ ‫َأْل‬ ‫َأ‬
‫﴾ َو َم ا َي ِت يِه م‬١٠﴿ ‫َو َلَق ْد ْر َس ْل َن ا ِم ن َق ْب ِل َك ِف ى ِش َي ِع ٱ َّو ِليَن‬ The Idolators of Every Nation
﴾١١﴿ ‫ِّم ن َّر ُس وٍل ِإاَّل َك اُنو۟ا ِبِه ۦ َي ْس َتْه ِز ُءوَن‬

made a Mockery of their
Messengers
Consoling His Messenger ‫ ﷺ‬for
﴾10﴿ " Indeed, We sent Messengers before you (O Muhammad )
the rejection of the disbelieving
amongst the sects (communities) of old. ﴾11﴿And never came a Quraysh, Allah says that He has
Messenger to them but they did mock him.” sent Messengers before him to the
nations of the past, and no
Messenger came to a nation but
they rejected him and mocked
Name some examples of Prophets and how their people him.
rejected their call to worship Allah?
﴾١٤﴿ ‫َو َلْو َف َتْح َن ا َع َل ْي ِه م َب اًب ا ِّم َن ٱلَّس َم ٓاِء َف َظُّل و۟ا ِف يِه َيْع ُر ُج وَن‬ The Stubborn Disbelievers will
﴾١٥﴿ ‫َلَق اُلٓو ۟ا ِإَّن َم ا ُس ِّك َر ْت ْبَص ٰـُر َن ا َب ْل َن ْح ُن َق ْو ٌم َّم ْس ُح وُروَن‬

‫َأ‬ never believe, no matter what
Signs and Wonders They see
Allah explains the extent of their

﴾14﴿ "And even if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and
disbelief and stubborn resistance
they were to continue ascending thereto, ﴾15﴿ They would surely to the truth by stating that even if
say: “Our eyes have been (as if) dazzled. Nay, we are a people a door to heaven were to be
bewitched.” opened for them, and they were
to be taken up through it, they
would still not believe. Rather,
they would say: (Our eyes have
been (as if) dazzled.)
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Surah Al-Hijr
Tafsir Notes
‫َو َأْر َس ْل َن ا ٱلِّر َي ٰـَح َلَٰو ِق َح َف َأنَز ْل َن ا ِم َن ٱلَّس َم ٓاِء َم ٓاًء َف َأْس َق ْي َن ٰـُك ُم وُه‬
‫َأ‬ Benefits of the Winds
﴾٢٢﴿ ‫َو َم ٓا نُتْم َلُه ۥ ِبَخ ٰـِز ِن يَن‬ (And We send the winds
fertilizing.) i.e., fertilizing the
﴾22﴿ "And We send the winds fertilising (to fill heavily the clouds so that they give rain, and
clouds with water), then caused the water (rain) to descend from fertilizing the trees so that they
the sky, and We gave it to you to drink, and it is not you who are open their leaves and blossoms.
the owners of its stores [i.e. to give water to whom you like or to
withhold it from whom you like].”
‫﴾ َو َءاَت ْي َن ٰـُه ْم‬٨٠﴿ ‫َو َلَق ْد َك َّذ َب َأْص َح ٰـُب ٱْل ِح ْج ِر ٱْل ُم ْر َس ِل يَن‬
‫﴾َو َك اُنو۟ا َيْن ِح ُتوَن ِم َن‬٨١﴿ ‫َءاَي ٰـِت َن ا َف َك اُنو۟ا َع ْنَه ا ُم ْع ِر ِض يَن‬
‫َأ‬
‫﴾ َف َخ َذ ْت ُه ُم ٱلَّص ْي َح ُة ُم ْص ِبِح يَن‬٨٢﴿ ‫ٱْل ِج َباِل ُبُيوًت ا َءاِم ِن يَن‬
﴾٨٤﴿ ‫﴾ َف َم ٓا ْغ َن ٰى َع ْنُه م َّم ا َك اُنو۟ا َي ْك ِس ُبوَن‬٨٣﴿
‫َأ‬
The Destruction of the
﴾80﴿ " And verily, the dwellers of Al-Hijr (the rocky tract)
Dwellers of Al-Hijr
denied the Messengers. ﴾81﴿And We gave them Our Signs, but
The Dwellers of the Al Hijr were
they were averse to them. ﴾82﴿ And they used to hew out
the people of Thamud who
dwellings from the mountains (feeling themselves) secure. rejected their Prophet, Salih.
﴾83﴿But As-Saihah (torment – awful cry etc.) overtook them
in the early morning (of the fourth day of their promised Allah tells us that he (Salih)
punishment days). ﴾84﴿ And all that which they used to earn brought them signs to prove that
what he was telling them was
availed them not.”
true, such as the she-camel which
Allah created for them out of a
Surah An-Nahl solid rock in response to the

supplication of Salih. This she-
camel was grazing on their lands,
and the people and the camel
‫َأ َأ‬
‫َت ٰٓى ْم ُر ٱلَّل ِه َفاَل َت ْس َتْع ِج ُلوُه ۚ ُس ْب َح ٰـَن ُه ۥ َو َت َع ٰـَل ٰى َع َّم ا‬ took water on alternate days that
were well-known. When they
﴾١﴿ ‫ُيْش ِر ُك وَن‬ rebelled and killed it
Warning about the approach of

﴾1﴿ "The Event (the Hour or the punishment of disbelievers
the Hour
and polytheists or the Islamic laws or commandments),
Allah is informing about the
ordained by Allah will come to pass, so seek not to hasten it. approach of the Hour in the past
Glorified and Exalted be He above all that they associate as tense in Arabic in order to confirm
partners with Him.” that it will undoubtedly come to
pass.
What signs of the hour do you know about?
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Tafsir Notes
‫ْأ‬ ‫َأْل‬
﴾٥﴿ ‫َو ٱ ْن َع ٰـَم َخ َل َق َه ا ۗ َلُك ْم ِف يَه ا ِد ْف ٌء َو َم َن ٰـِف ُع َو ِم ْنَه ا َت ُك ُلوَن‬
The Cattle are part of the
﴾٦﴿ ‫َو َلُك ْم ِف يَه ا َج َم اٌل ِح يَن ُتِر يُح وَن َو ِح يَن َت ْس َر ُح وَن‬ Creation of Allah and a
‫َو َت ْح ُل َأْث َق اَلُك ْم َلٰى َب َل َّلْم َت ُك وُنو۟ا َب ٰـ ي اَّل ِّق ٱَأْلنُف‬ Blessing from Him
‫ِس‬ ‫ِلِغ ِه ِإ ِبِش‬ ‫ٍد‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ِم‬
﴾٧﴿ ‫ۚ ِإَّن َر َّب ْم َر ُءو َّر ِح يٌم‬
‫ٌف‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ُك‬ Allah reminds His servants of the
blessing in His creation of Anàm,
this term includes camels, cows
﴾5﴿ "And the cattle, He has created them for you; in them
and sheep, as was explained in
there is warmth (warm clothing), and numerous benefits, detail in Surat Al-Anàm where the
and of them you eat. ﴾6﴿And wherein is beauty for you, when "eight pairs'' are mentioned.
you bring them home in the evening, and as you lead them forth
to pasture in the morning﴾7﴿ And they carry your loads to a land
that you could not reach except with great trouble to yourselves.
Truly, your Lord is full of Kindness, Most Merciful.”
What other creatures has Allah created that benefit us? The blessings include the benefits
derived from their wool and hair,
from which clothes and furnishings
are made, from their milk which is
drunk, and their young which are
eaten. Their beauty is a kind of
adornment (And there is beauty in
them for you, when you bring them
home in the evening.) which is
when they are brought back from
the pasture in the evening. This is
a reference to how their flanks
become fat, their udders fill with
milk and their humps become
bigger.
(And they carry your loads)

meaning the heavy burdens that
you cannot move or carry by
yourselves
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‫َو ُه َو ٱَّل ى َس َّخ َر ٱْل َب ْح َر ِلَت ْأ ُك ُلو۟ا ْن ُه َلْح ًم ا َط ًّي ا َو َت ْس َت ْخ ُج و۟ا‬
‫ِر‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِذ‬ Signs in the Oceans,
‫ِم ْن ُه ِح ْل َي ًة َت ْل َبُس وَن َه ا َو َت َر ى ٱْلُفْلَك َم َواِخ َر ِف يِه َو ِلَت ْب َت ُغ و۟ا ِم ن‬

Mountains, Rivers, Roads and
Stars
‫َأ‬ ‫َأْل‬ ‫َأ‬
‫﴾ َو ْل َق ٰى ِف ى ٱ ْر ِض َر َٰو ِس َى ن‬١٤﴿ ‫َف ْض ِلِه ۦ َو َلَع َّل ُك ْم َتْش ُك ُروَن‬ Allah tells us how He has subjected
‫َأ‬
ۚ ‫﴾َو َع َل ٰـَم ٰـٍت‬١٥﴿ ‫َت ِم يَد ِبُك ْم َو ْن َه ٰـًر ا َوُس ُباًل َّلَع َّل ُك ْم َت ْه َت ُد وَن‬
the seas, with their waves lapping
the shores, and how He blesses His
﴾١٦﴿ ‫َو ِبٱلَّنْج ِم ُه ْم َيْه َت ُد وَن‬ servants by subjecting the seas for
them so that they may travel on
them, and by putting fish and
﴾14﴿ " And He it is Who has subjected the sea (to you), that you whales in them, by making their
eat thereof fresh tender meat (i.e. fish), and that you bring forth flesh permissible to eat - whether
out of it ornaments to wear. And you see the ships ploughing they are caught alive or dead.
through it, that you may seek (thus) of His Bounty (by
transporting the goods from place to place) and that you may be He has created pearls and precious
jewels in the oceans, and made it
grateful.﴾15﴿And He has affixed into the earth mountains
easy for His servants to recover
standing firm, lest it should shake with you, and rivers and ornaments that they can wear from
roads, that you may guide yourselves. ﴾16﴿And landmarks the ocean floor.
(signposts, etc. during the day) and by the stars (during the
night), they (mankind) guide themselves.” He made the sea such that it
carries the ships which plow
through it. He is the One Who
taught mankind to make ships,
which is the inheritance of their
‫َو ٱَّلِذ يَن َه اَج ُرو۟ا ِف ى ٱلَّل ِه ِم ۢن َبْع ِد َم ا ُظِل ُم و۟ا َلُنَبِّو َئ َّن ُه ْم ِف ى‬ forefather Nuh. He was the first one
﴾٤١﴿ ‫ٱلُّد ْن َيا َح َس َن ًة ۖ َو ْج ُر ٱْل َٔـاِخ َر ِة ْك َب ُر ۚ َلْو َك اُنو۟ا َيْع َل ُم وَن‬

to travel by ship, he was taught how
‫َأ‬ ‫َأَل‬ to make them, then people took this
﴾٤٢﴿ ‫ٱَّلِذ يَن َص َبُرو۟ا َو َع َل ٰى َر ِّب ِه ْم َيَت َو َّك ُلوَن‬

knowledge from him and passed it
down from generation to
generation through the centuries,
﴾41﴿" And as for those who emigrated for the Cause of Allah, so that they could travel from
after suffering oppression, We will certainly give them country to country and from place
goodly residence in this world, but indeed the reward of the to place, bringing goods from here
to there and from there to here.
Hereafter will be greater, if they but knew! ﴾42﴿They are) those
who remained patient (in this world for Allah’s sake), and put
their trust in their Lord (Allah Alone)" The Reward of the Muhajirin
Allah tells us about the reward of

What are your top 5 muslim lands to emigrate to that those who migrated for His sake,
seeking His pleasure, those who left
you feel would help you to practice your religion fully? their homeland behind, brothers and
friends, hoping for the reward of
Allah. This may have been revealed
concerning those who migrated to
Ethiopia, those whose persecution at
the hands of their own people in
Makkah was so extreme that they left
them and went to Ethiopia so that
they would be able to worship their
Lord.
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Surah An-Nahl Tafsir Notes
In the Bee and its
Honey there is
‫َو ْو َح ٰى َر ُّب َك ِإَلى ٱلَّنْح ِل ِن ٱَّت ِخ ِذ ى ِم َن ٱْل ِج َباِل ُبُيوًت ا‬
Blessing and a
Lesson
‫﴾ ُثَّم ُك ى ن ُك ِّل‬٦٨﴿ ‫َو َن ٱلَّش َج َو َّم ا َيْع ُش وَن‬
‫ِل ِم‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ِر ِم‬ ‫ِم‬ The bee is guided to make its
‫ۚ َي ُر ُج ِم ۢن ُب وِن َه ا‬
‫ُط‬ ‫ْخ‬ ‫اًل‬‫ُل‬ ‫ُذ‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ُل‬ ‫َف‬
‫ٱل َم َٰر ِت ٱْس ِك ى ُس ُب َر ِّب ِك‬
‫َّث‬ home in the mountains, in trees
‫َش َر اٌب ُّم ْخ َت ٌف َأْل َٰو ُنُه ۥ ي َف ٓاٌء ِّللَّن ا ۗ َّن ى َٰذ َك‬ and in structures erected by man.
‫ِس ِإ ِف ِل‬ ‫ِف ِه ِش‬ ‫ِل‬ The bee's home is a solid
﴾٦٩﴿ ‫َلَٔـاَي ًة ِّلَق ْو ٍم َيَت َف َّك ُروَن‬ structure, with its hexagonal
shapes and interlocking forms
there is no looseness in its combs.
﴾68﴿ " And your Lord inspired the bee, saying: “Take you
Then Allah decrees that the bee
habitations in the mountains and in the trees and in what
will have permission to eat from
they erect.﴾69﴿Then, eat of all fruits, and follow the ways of all fruits and to follow the ways
your Lord made easy (for you).” There comes forth from their which Allah has made easy for it,
bellies, a drink of varying colour wherein is healing for men. wherever it wants to go in the
Verily, in this is indeed a sign for people who think." vast spaces of the wilderness,
valleys and high mountains.
‫َّش َط‬ ‫ْذ َّل‬ ‫َف‬ ‫َف َذ َق ْأ ْلُق‬
‫ِإ ا َر َت ٱ ْر َءاَن ٱْس َت ِع ِبٱل ِه ِم َن ٱل ْي ٰـِن‬
‫﴾ َّن ُه ۥ َلْيَس َلُه ۥ ُس ْلَطٰـٌن َع َل ى ٱَّل يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا‬٩٨﴿ ‫ٱلَّر ِج يِم‬
Then each bee comes back to its
‫ِذ‬ ‫ِإ‬ hive without swerving to the right
‫ُل‬
﴾٩٩﴿ ‫َو َع َل ٰى َر ِّب ِه ْم َيَت َو َّك وَن‬
or left, it comes straight back to
its home where its offspring and
honey are. It makes wax from its
wings, and regurgitates honey
﴾98﴿ "So when you want to recite the Qur’an, seek refuge
from its mouth, and lays eggs
with Allah from Shaitan (Satan), the outcast (the cursed one). from its rear, then the next
﴾99﴿Verily! He has no power over those who believe and put morning it goes out to the fields
their trust only in their Lord (Allah)." again.
What can you do before reading the Quran to create a calm and focused space for
yourself?
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‫ُس ْب َح ٰـَن ٱَّلِذ ٓى ْس َر ٰى ِبَع ْب ِدِه ۦ َلْي اًل ِّم َن ٱْل َم ْس ِج ِد ٱْل َح َر اِم ِإَلى ٱْل َم ْس ِج ِد ٱ ْق َص ا ٱَّلِذ ى َب ٰـَر ْك َن ا‬
﴾١﴿‫َح ْو َلُه ۥ ِلُنِر َي ُه ۥ ِم ْن َءاَي ٰـِت َن ٓا ۚ ِإَّن ُه ۥ ُه َو ٱلَّس ِم يُع ٱْل َب ِص يُر‬
﴾1﴿ " Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allah) [above all that (evil) they associate with Him] [Tafsir Qurtubi,
Vol. 10, Page 204] Who took His slave (Muhammad ) for a journey by night from Al-Masjid-al-Haram (at
Makkah) to the farthest mosque (in Jerusalem), the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, in order
that We might show him (Muhammad ) of Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, lessons, signs, etc.). Verily, He is the
All-Hearer, the All-Seer.”
Tafsir Notes
The Isra' (Night Journey)
Imam Ahmad reported from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬said: "(Al-Buraq was
brought to me, and it was a white animal bigger than a donkey and smaller than a mule. One stride
of this creature covered a distance as far as it could see.
I rode on it and it took me to Bayt Al-Maqdis (Jerusalem), where I tethered it at the hitching post of
the Prophets. Then I entered and prayed two Rakàhs there, and came out. Jibril brought me a vessel
of wine and a vessel of milk, and I chose the milk. Jibril said: `You have chosen the Fitrah (natural
instinct).'
Then I was taken up to the first heaven and Jibril asked for it to be opened. It was said, `Who are you'
He said, `Jibril.' It was said, `Who is with you' He said, `Muhammad.' It was asked, `Has his Mission
started' He said, `His Mission has started.' So it was opened for us, and there I saw Adam, who
welcomed me and prayed for good for me.
Then I was taken up to the second heaven and Jibril asked for it to be opened. It was said, `Who are
you' He said, `Jibril.' It was said, `Who is with you' He said, `Muhammad.' It was asked, `Has his Mission
started' He said, `His Mission has started.' So it was opened for us, and there I saw the two maternal
cousins, Yahya and Ìsa, who welcomed me and prayed for good for me.
Then I was taken up to the third heaven and Jibril asked for it to be opened. It was said, `Who are you'
He said, `Jibril.' It was said, `Who is with you' He said, `Muhammad.' It was asked, `Has his Mission
started' He said, `His Mission has started.' So it was opened for us, and there I saw Yusuf, who had
been given the beautiful half. He welcomed me and prayed for good for me.
Then I was taken up to the fourth heaven and Jibril asked for it to be opened. It was said, `Who are
started' He said, `His Mission has started.' So it was opened for us, and there I saw Idris, who
welcomed me and prayed for good for me. - then (the Prophet ) said: Allah says: (And We raised him
to a high station) (19:57).
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Tafsir Notes
The Isra' (Night Journey)
(Then he resumed his narrative:) (Then I was taken up to the fifth heaven and Jibril asked for it to be
opened. It was said, `Who are you' He said, `Jibril.' It was said, `Who is with you' He said, `Muhammad.'
It was asked, `Has his Mission started' He said, `His Mission has started.' So it was opened for us, and
there I saw Harun, who welcomed me and prayed for good for me.
Then I was taken up to the sixth heaven and Jibril asked for it to be opened. It was said, `Who are you'
He said, `Jibril. It was said, `Who is with you' He said, `Muhammad.' It was asked, `Has his Mission
started' He said, `His Mission has started.' So it was opened for us, and there I saw Musa, who
welcomed me and prayed for good for me.
Then I was taken up to the seventh heaven and Jibril asked for it to be opened. It was said, `Who are
started' He said, `His Mission has started.' So it was opened for us, and there I saw Ibrahim, who was
leaning back against the Much-Frequented House (Al-Bayt Al-Ma`mur). Every day seventy thousand
angels enter it, then they never come back to it again.
Then I was taken to Sidrat Al-Muntaha (the Lote tree beyond which none may pass), and its leaves
were like the leaves (ears) of elephants and its fruits were like jugs, and when it was veiled with
whatever it was veiled with by the command of Allah, it changed, and none of the creatures of Allah
can describe it because it is so beautiful.
Then Allah revealed that which He revealed to me. He enjoined on me fifty prayers every day and
night. I came down until I reached Musa, and he said, `What did your Lord enjoin on your Ummah' I
said, `Fifty prayers everyday and night.' He said, `Go back to your Lord and ask Him to reduce (the
burden) for your Ummah, for your Ummah will not be able to do that. I tested the Children of Israel
and found out how they were.'
So I went back to my Lord and said, Ò Lord, reduce (the burden) for my Ummah for they will never be
able to do that.' So He reduced it by five. I came back down until I met Musa and he asked me, `What
did you do' I said, `(My Lord) reduced (my burden) by five.' He said, `Go back to your Lord and ask Him
to reduce (the burden) for your Ummah.'
I kept going back between my Lord and Musa, and (my Lord) reduced it by five each time, until He
said, Ò Muhammad, these are five prayers every day and night, and for every prayer there is (the
reward of) ten, so they are (like) fifty prayers. Whoever wants to do something good then does not do
it, one good deed will be recorded for him, and if he does it, ten good deeds will be recorded for
him. Whoever wants to do something evil and does not do it, no evil deed will be recorded for him,
and if he does it, one evil deed will be recorded for him.' I came down until I reached Musa, and told
him about this. He said: `Go back to your Lord and ask him to reduce (the burden) for your Ummah,
for they will never be able to do that.' I had kept going back to my Lord until I felt too shy.) This
version was also recorded by Muslim.
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What are the masajid that Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬visited on the night journey?
What drinks was Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬offered to drink from Jibreel, and what did each
represent?
Who did Muhammad see in each heaven?
Where was Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬when Allah revealed his command our Ummah?
What did Allah command for our Ummah? What is the reward we get for doing it?
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Surah Al-Israa Tafsir Notes
Prohibition of killing Children
‫َو اَل َت ْق ُتُلٓو ۟ا َأْو َلٰـَد ُك ْم َخ ْش َي َة ِإْم َل ٰـٍق ۖ َّن ْح ُن َن ْر ُز ُقُه ْم َو ِإَّي اُك ْم ۚ ِإَّن‬ This Ayah indicates that Allah is
more compassionate towards His
﴾٣١﴿‫َق ْت َل ُه ْم َك اَن ِخ ْطًٔـا َك ِبيًر ا‬ servants than a father to his child,
because He forbids killing children
﴾31﴿ " And kill not your children for fear of poverty. We just as He enjoins parents to take
provide for them and for you. Surely, the killing of them is a great care of their children in matters of
sin." inheritance. The people of
Jahiliyyah would not allow their
‫ى ٱَأْلْر َم َر ًح ا ۖ َّن َك َلن َتْخ َق ٱَأْلْر َض َو َلن َت ْب ُلَغ‬ ‫اَل َت‬
‫َو ْم ِش ِف‬
daughters to inherit from them, and
‫ِر‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ِض‬ some would even kill their
‫﴾ُك ُّل َٰذ َك َك اَن َس ِّي ُئُه ۥ نَد َر ِّب َك‬٣٧﴿ ‫ٱْل َباَل ُطوًل‬
‫ِع‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِج‬ daughters lest they make them
﴾٣٨﴿‫َم ْك ُروًه ا‬
more poor. Allah forbade that.
﴾37﴿" And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance.
Verily, you can neither rend nor penetrate the earth, nor can you
attain a stature like the mountains in height. ﴾38﴿All the bad
aspects of these (the above mentioned things) are hateful to your
Lord."
‫َأَف َأْص َف ٰى ُك ْم َر ُّب ُك م ِبٱْل َب ِن يَن َو ٱَّتَخ َذ ِم َن ٱْل َم َل ٰٓـِئ َك ِة ِإَن ٰـًث ا ۚ ِإَّنُك ْم‬ Condemnation of strutting
﴾٤٠﴿‫َلَت ُق وُلوَن َق ْو اًل َع ِظ يًم ا‬ Allah forbids His servants to strut

and walk in a boastful manner:
﴾40﴿"Has then your Lord (O pagans of Makkah) preferred for
(And walk not on the earth with
you sons, and taken for Himself from among the angels
conceit and arrogance.) meaning,
daughters. Verily! You utter an awful saying, indeed." walking in boastful manner and
acting proud, like those who are
‫َو ل ِّلِع َباِد ى َي ُق و و۟ا ٱَّلِت ى ِه َى‬

arrogant oppressors.
‫َأْح َس ُن ۚ َّن ٱلَّش ْي َطٰـَن َي نَز ُغ‬ ‫ُل‬ ‫ُق‬
‫ِإ‬ Refutation of Those Who claim
﴾٥٣﴿‫َب ْي َن ُه ْم ۚ ِإَّن ٱلَّش ْي َطٰـَن َك اَن ِلِإْل نَس ٰـِن َعُد ًّو ا ُّم ِبيًن ا‬ that the Angels are Daughters
of Allah
﴾53﴿"And say to My slaves (i.e. the true believers of Islamic
Allah refutes the lying idolators who
Monotheism) that they should (only) say those words that are
claim, that the angels are the
the best. (Because) Shaitan (Satan) verily, sows disagreements daughters of Allah. They made the
among them. Surely, Shaitan (Satan) is to man a plain enemy." angels, who are the servants of Ar-
Rahman (the Most Beneficent),
females, and called them daughters
People should speak Good Words with Politeness of Allah, then they worshipped them.
Allah commands His servant Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬to tell the believing servants of
(Verily, you indeed utter an awful
Allah that they should address one another in their conversations and
saying.) meaning, in your claim that
discussions with the best and politest of words, for if they do not do that,
Allah has children, then you say that
Shaytan will sow discord among them, and words will lead to actions, so
His children are female, which you do
that evil and conflicts and fights will arise among them.
not like for yourselves and may even
kill them by burying them alive. That is
indeed a division most unfair!
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The Honour and noble Nature
‫َو َلَق ْد َك َّر ْم َن ا َب ِن ٓى َءاَد َم َو َح َم ْل َن ٰـُه ْم ِف ى ٱْل َب ِّر َو ٱْل َب ْح ِر َو َر َز ْق َن ٰـُه م‬ of Man
‫ِّم َن ٱلَّطِّيَبٰـِت َو َف َّض ْل َن ٰـُه ْم َع َل ٰى َك ِث يٍر ِّم َّم ْن َخ َلْق َن ا‬

Allah tells us how He has honored
the sons of Adam and made them
﴾٧٠﴿ ‫َت ْف ِض ياًل‬

noble by creating them in the best
and most perfect of forms.
﴾70﴿ "And indeed We have honoured the Children of Adam,
and We have carried them on land and sea, and have provided
them with At-Taiyibat (lawful good things), and have
preferred them above many of those whom We have created
with a marked preference."
‫َأِقِم ٱلَّص َل ٰو َة ِلُد ُلوِك ٱلَّش ْم ِس ِإَلٰى َغ َس ِق ٱَّلْي ِل َو ُقْر َءاَن ٱْل َف ْج ِر ۖ ِإَّن‬
﴾٧٨﴿‫ُقْر َءاَن ٱْل َف ْج ِر َك اَن َم ْش ُه وًد اا‬ The Command to offer the
Prayers at their appointed
Times
﴾78﴿ " Perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) from mid-day till
Allah says, commanding His
the darkness of the night (i.e. the Zuhr, ‘Asr, Maghrib, and ‘Isha’ Messenger to offer the prescribed
prayers), and recite the Qur’an in the early dawn (i.e. the prayers at the appointed times
morning prayer). Verily, the recitation of the Qur’an in the early
dawn is ever witnessed (attended by the angels in charge of
mankind of the day and the night)."
SALAH (PRAYER)
The Prayer is an act of submission and obedience before Allāh. Muslims are expected to pray just
as the Prophet prayed, and in doing so they follow his example. Muslims are obligated to pray to
Allāh five set times each day.
When the shadow of an object is the

After the true dawn but before
Fajr
'Asr
same as its length until it is twice its

sunrise.
length.
Maghreb
Dhuhr
Just after midday until the shadow of Just after the sunset until ‘Ishā
an object is the same as its length. begins.
Ishaa
When the twilight vanishes until half the night has passed. Twilight is the light
(or glow) that remains in the western horizon after the sun goes down.
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Tafsir Notes
‫َو َلَق ْد َءاَت ْي َن ا ُم وَس ٰى ْس َع َءاَي ٰـ َب ِّي َن ٰـ ۖ َف ْس َٔـْل َب ٓى ْس َٰٓر ِءيَل‬
‫ِن ِإ‬ ‫ٍت‬ ‫ٍۭت‬ ‫ِت‬
‫َأَل‬
‫ِإْذ َج ٓاَءُه ْم َق اَل َلُه ۥ ِف ْر َع ْو ُن ِإِّن ى ُظُّن َك َي ٰـُم وَس ٰى‬
‫َف‬
The Nine Signs of Musa
﴾١٠١﴿‫َم ْس ُح وًرا‬ Allah tells us that He sent Musa with
nine clear signs, which provided
﴾101﴿ " And indeed We gave to Musa (Moses) nine clear signs. definitive proof that his
prophethood was real and that
Ask then the Children of Israel, when he came to them, then
what he was conveying from the
Fir’aun (Pharaoh) said to him: “O Musa (Moses)! I think you are One Who had sent him to Fira`wn
indeed bewitched.” was true.
These clear signs were: his staff, his

Add more details about each of the nine signs of prophet Musa.
hand, the years of famine, the sea,
the flood, the locusts, the lice, the
His staff frogs and the blood. This was the
view of Ibn Àbbas.
His hand
The years of famine
The sea
The flood
The locusts
The lice
The frogs and the blood
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Tafsir Notes
‫ْم َح ِس ْب َت َّن ْص َح ٰـَب ٱْل َك ْه ِف َو ٱلَّر ِق يِم َك اُنو۟ا ِم ْن َءاَي ٰـِت َن ا‬
‫َأ َأ‬ ‫َأ‬
The Story of the People of Al-Kahf
‫﴾ ِإْذ َو ى ٱْل ِف ْت َي ُة ِإَلى ٱْل َك ْه ِف َف َق اُلو۟ا َر َّبَن ٓا َءاِت َن ا ِم ن‬٩﴿‫َع َج ًبا‬

‫َأ‬ Here Allah tells us about the story
of the people of Al-Kahf
‫﴾َف َض َر ْبَن ا َع َل ٰٓى‬١٠﴿‫َّلُد نَك َر ْح َم ًة َو َه ِّي ْئ َلَن ا ِم ْن َأْم ِر َن ا َر َش ًد ا‬
‫ُثَّم َبَع ْث َن ُه ْم َنْع َل َم َأ‬ So Allah tells us that the people of
‫ُّى‬ ‫ٰـ ِل‬ ﴾١١﴿‫َءاَذ اِن ِه ْم ِف ى ٱْل َك ْه ِف ِس ِن يَن َعَد ًد ا‬ the cave were young men.
﴾١٢﴿ ‫ٱْل ِح ْز َب ْي ِن ْح َص ٰى ِلَم ا َلِبُثٓو ۟ا َم ًد ا‬

Several of the earlier and later
﴾9﴿ " Do you think that the people of the Cave and the Inscription Tafsir scholars have mentioned that
(the news or the names of the people of the Cave) were a wonder they were sons of the kings and
leaders of Byzantium, and that they
among Our Signs?﴾10﴿ (Remember) when the young men fled
went out one day to one of the
for refuge (from their disbelieving folk) to the Cave, they said: festivals of their people.
“Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for
us our affair in the right way!”﴾11﴿ Therefore We covered up (And We made their hearts firm and
their (sense of) hearing (causing them, to go in deep sleep) in the strong when they stood up and
Cave for a number of years.﴾12﴿ Then We raised them up (from said: "Our Lord is the Lord of the
heavens and the earth,) [18:14].
their sleep), that We might test which of the two parties was best
at calculating the time period that they had tarried.” Here Allah is saying: `We gave them
the patience to go against their
‫َو َلِبُثو۟ا ِف ى َك ْه ِف ِه ْم َث َل ٰـَث ِم ۟اَئ ٍة ِس ِن يَن‬

people and their city, and to leave
behind the life of luxury and ease
‫﴾ ُقِل ٱلَّل ُه َأْع َل ُم‬٢٥﴿‫َو ٱْز َد اُد و۟ا ِت ْس ًع ا‬

that they had been living.'
‫َأْل‬ ‫َل ُث ۟ا َل َغ‬

‫ِبَم ا ِب و ۖ ُه ۥ ْيُب ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت َو ٱ ْر ِض‬ The Length of their Stay in the
‫ۖ ْب ِص ْر ِبِه ۦ َو ْس ِم ْع ۚ َم ا َلُه م ِّم ن ُد وِنِه ۦ‬
Cave
Allah tells us about the reward of
‫َأ‬
‫ِم ن َو ِلٍّى َو اَل ُيْش ِر ُك ِف ى ُح ْك ِم ِه ٓۦ َح ًد ا‬ those who migrated for His sake,
seeking His pleasure, those who left
﴾٢٦﴿ their homeland behind, brothers and
friends, hoping for the reward of
Allah. This may have been revealed
﴾25﴿" And they stayed in their Cave three hundred (solar) concerning those who migrated to
years, and add nine (for lunar years). ﴾26﴿Say:“Allah Ethiopia, those whose persecution at
knows best how long they stayed. With Him is (the the hands of their own people in
knowledge of) the unseen of the heavens and the earth. How Makkah was so extreme that they left
clearly He sees, and hears (everything)! They have no Wali them and went to Ethiopia so that
they would be able to worship their
(Helper, Disposer of affairs, Protector, etc.) other than Him,
Lord.
and He makes none to share in His Decision and His Rule.”
Musa meeting with Al-Khidr
‫َق اَل َلُه ۥ ُم وَس ٰى َه ْل َأَّت ِبُع َك َع َل ٰٓى َأن ُتَع ِّل َم ِن ِم َّم ا ُع ِّل ْم َت‬
and accompanying Him
Allah tells us what Musa said to that

﴾٦٦﴿‫ُر ْش ًد ا‬ learned man, who was Al-Khidr. He
was one to whom Allah had given
﴾66﴿" Musa (Moses) said to him (Khidr) “May I follow you so that
knowledge that He had not given to
you teach me something of that knowledge (guidance and true Musa, just as He had given Musa
path) which you have been taught (by Allah)?” knowledge that He had not given to
Al-Khidr.
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Damaging the Boat
Allah tells us that Musa and his
‫َف ٱنَطَل َق ا َح َّتٰٓى ِإَذ ا َر ِك َبا ِف ى ٱلَّس ِف يَن ِة َخ َر َق َه ا ۖ َق اَل َأَخ َر ْق َتَه ا ِلُتْغ َق‬
companion Al-Khidr set out having
‫ِر‬ ‫َأ‬
come to an agreement and
﴾٧١﴿‫ْه َل َه ا َلَق ْد ِج ْئ َت َش ْي ًٔـا ِإْم ًر ا‬

reached an understanding. Al-Khidr
had made the condition that Musa
should not ask him about anything
﴾71﴿" So they both proceeded, till, when they embarked the he found distasteful until he himself
initiated the discussion and offered
ship, he (Khidr) scuttled it. Musa (Moses) said: “Have you
an explanation.
scuttled it in order to drown its people? Verily, you have
committed a thing “Imra” (a Munkar – evil, bad, dreadful thing).” So they went on board the ship, the
crew recognised Al-Khidr and let
them ride on board free of charge,
‫َف ٱنَطَل َق ا َح َّتٰٓى َذ ا َل َيا ُغ َل ٰـًم ا َف َق َت َل ُه ۥ َق اَل َأَق َت ْل َت َن ْف ًس ا َز َّي ًۢة ِبَغ‬
as an honour to Al-Khidr.
‫ِر‬ ‫ْي‬ ‫ِك‬ ‫ِإ ِق‬
﴾٧٤﴿‫َن ْف ٍس َّلَق ْد ِج ْئ َت َش ْي ًٔـا ًر ا‬
‫ُّنْك‬ When the boat took them out to sea
and they were far from the shore,
Al-Khidr got up and damaged the
﴾74﴿" Then they both proceeded, till they met a boy, he (Khidr) boat, pulling out one of its planks
and then patching it up again.
killed him. Musa (Moses) said: “Have you killed an innocent
Musa, peace be upon him, could
person who had killed none? Verily, you have committed a thing not restrain himself from
“Nukra” (a great Munkar – prohibited, evil, dreadful thing)!” denouncing him
The Story of killing the Boy
‫َف ٱنَطَل َق ا َح َّتٰٓى ِإَذ ٓا َت َيٓا ْه َل َق ْر َي ٍة ٱْس َت ْطَع َم ٓا ْه َل َه ا َف َب ْو ۟ا ن‬

‫َأ َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ َأ‬ It has been stated previously that this
‫ُيَض ِّي ُف وُه َم ا َف َو َج َد ا ِف يَه ا ِج َد اًرا ُيِر يُد ن َي نَق َّض َف َق اَم ُه ۥ ۖ َق اَل َلْو‬
boy was playing with other boys in one
of the towns, and that Al-Khidr
‫َأ‬
ۚ ‫﴾َق اَل َه ٰـَذ ا ِف َر اُق َب ْي ِن ى َو َب ْي ِن َك‬٧٧﴿‫ِش ْئ َت َلَّت َخ ْذ َت َع َل ْي ِه ْج ًر ا‬
deliberately singled him out. He was
the finest and most handsome of them
‫ْأ‬ ‫ُأ‬
﴾٧٨﴿ ‫َس َن ِّب ُئَك ِبَت ِو يِل َم ا َلْم َت ْس َت ِط ع َّع َل ْي ِه َص ْب ًر ا‬ all, and Al-Khidr killed him. When
Musa, peace be upon him, saw that
he denounced him even more fervently
﴾77﴿"Then they both proceeded, till, when they came to the people than in the first case.
of a town, they asked them for food, but they refused to entertain
them. Then they found therein a wall about to collapse and he The Story of repairing the Wall
(Khidr) set it up straight. [Musa (Moses)] said: If you had wished, Then they found therein a wall about
surely, you could have taken wages for it! ﴾78﴿” (Khidr) said: “This is to collapse and he (Khidr) set it up
straight.) means, he fixed it so it was
the parting between me and you, I will tell you the interpretation of
standing upright properly.
(those) things over which you were unable to hold patience.
(If you had wished, surely you could
have taken wages for it!) meaning,
because they did not entertain us as
guests, you should not have worked
for them for free.
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Who were the people of the cave?
What was the condition that Kidr made upon Prophet Musa for accompanying him?
‫َأَّم ا ٱلَّس ِف يَن ُة َف َك اَن ْت ِلَم َس ٰـِك يَن َيْع َم ُلوَن ِف ى ٱْل َب ْح ِر َف َأَردُّت َأْن‬ Tafsir Notes
‫ْأ‬ ‫َأ‬
﴾٧٩﴿‫ِع يَب َه ا َو َك اَن َو َرٓاَءُه م َّم ِل ٌك َي ُخ ُذ ُك َّل َس ِف يَن ٍة َغ ْص ًبا‬
Interpretations of why the Ship
﴾79﴿" As for the ship, it belonged to Masakin (poor people) was damaged
working in the sea. So I wished to make a defective damage in it,
This is an explanation of what Musa
as there was a king after them who seized every ship by force.” found so hard to understand, and
the appearence of which he
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫َو َّم ا ٱْل ُغ َل ٰـُم َف َك اَن َب َواُه ُم ْؤ ِم َن ْي ِن َف َخ ِش يَن ٓا ن ُيْر ِه َق ُه َم ا ُطْغ َيٰـًن ا‬ condemed. Allah showed Al-Khidr
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ the hidden reasons
‫﴾َف َر ْد َن ٓا ن ُيْب ِد َلُه َم ا َر ُّبُه َم ا َخ ْي ًر ا ِّم ْن ُه َز َك ٰو ًة َو ْق َر َب‬٨٠﴿‫َو ُكْف ًر ا‬
﴾٨١﴿ ‫ُر ْح ًم ا‬
Interpretation of why the Boy was
﴾80﴿"And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we
killed
feared lest he should oppress them by rebellion and disbelief.
﴾81﴿ So we intended that their Lord should change him for them The boy Al-Khidr killed was destined
to be a disbeliever from the day he
for one better in righteousness and near to mercy.”
was created. His parents were
‫َأ‬
‫َو َّم ا ٱْل ِج َد اُر َف َك اَن ِلُغ َل ٰـَم ْي ِن َي ِت يَم ْي ِن ِف ى ٱْل َم ِد يَن ِة َو َك اَن َت ْح َت ُه ۥ‬ believers, and we feared he would
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ oppress them by rebellion and
‫َك نٌز َّلُه َم ا َو َك اَن ُبوُه َم ا َص ٰـِل ًح ا َف َراَد َر ُّب َك ن َي ْب ُلَغ ٓا ُش َّد ُه َم ا‬ disbelief) Their love for him might
‫َو َي ْس َت ْخ َج ا َك نَز ُه َم ا َر ْح َم ًة ِّم ن َّر ِّب َك ۚ َو َم ا َف َع ْل ُتُه ۥ َع ْن َأْم ى ۚ َٰذ َك‬ make them follow him in disbelief.
‫ِل‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ْأ‬
﴾٨٢﴿‫َت ِو يُل َم ا ْم ْس ِط ع ْي ِه ْب ًر ا‬
‫َص‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َّع‬ ‫َت‬ ‫َل‬
﴾82﴿"And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the

town; and there was under it a treasure belonging to them; and
their father was a righteous man, and your Lord intended that they
should attain their age of full strength and take out their treasure
as a mercy from your Lord. And I did it not of my own accord.
That is the interpretation of those (things) over which you could
not hold patience.”"
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‫َق اَل َر ِّب ٱْج َع ل ِّلٓى َءاَي ًة ۚ َق اَل َءاَيُتَك َأاَّل ِّل‬
The Sign of the Pregnancy
‫َث َل َل‬
‫ُتَك َم ٱلَّن اَس ٰـَث َياٍل‬ (He (Zakariyya) said: "My Lord!
﴾١٠﴿‫َس ِو ًّي ا‬ Appoint for me a sign.'') "Give me a
sign and a proof of the existence of
that which You have promised me,
﴾10﴿" [Zakariya (Zachariah)] said: “My Lord! Appoint for me a
so that my soul will be at rest and
sign.” He said: “Your sign is that you shall not speak unto my heart will be at ease with Your
mankind for three nights, though having no bodily defect.” promise.''
‫َأ‬
‫﴾َف َج ٓاَءَه ا‬٢٢﴿‫َف َح َم َل ْت ُه َف ٱنَت َب َذ ْت ِبِه ۦ َم َك اًن ا َق ِص ًّيا‬
The Conception and the Birth
Allah, the Exalted, informs about
‫ٱْل َم َخ اُض ِإَلٰى ِج ْذ ِع ٱلَّن ْخ َل ِة َق اَلْت َي ٰـَل ْي َت ِن ى ِم ُّت َق ْب َل َه ٰـَذ ا‬ Maryam that when Jibril had spoken
﴾٢٣﴿ ‫َو ُك نُت َن ْس ًيا َّم نِس ًّيا‬

to her about what Allah said, she
accepted the decree of Allah.
﴾22﴿"So she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far Maryam with Al-Masih before
place (i.e. Bethlehem valley about 4-6 miles from Jerusalem). the People, Their Rejection of
Her and His Reply to Them
﴾23﴿And the pains of childbirth drove her to the trunk of a
date-palm. She said: “Would that I had died before this, and had This is what took place while they
been forgotten and out of sight!” were in doubt about her situation,
condemning her circumstances,
‫ْه‬ ‫َم‬ ‫َف َأَش اَر ْت َلْي ۖ َق اُلو۟ا َك ْي َف ُنَك ِّل ُم َم ن َك اَن ى ٱْل‬ saying what they wanted to say. At
‫ِد‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِإ ِه‬ that time they were slandering her
‫ْل‬ ‫َت‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫ُد‬ ‫َع‬ ‫ِّن‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َق‬
‫﴾ ا ِإ ى ْب ٱل ِه َءا ٰى ِن َى ٱ ِك َت ٰـَب‬٢٩﴿‫َص ِبًّيا‬ and falsely accusing her of a
horrendous act. On that day she
﴾٣٠﴿ ‫َو َج َع َل ِن ى َن ِبًّيا‬ was fasting and keeping silent.
Therefore, she referred all speech
﴾29﴿"Then she pointed to him. They said: “How can we talk to one to him (the child) and she directed
who is a child in the cradle?”﴾30﴿“He [‘Iesa (Jesus)] said: Verily! I them to his address and speech to
am a slave of Allah, He has given me the Scripture and made me a them. They scoffed at her because
they thought that she was mocking
Prophet”
at them and playing with them.
‫﴾ُثَّم‬٧١﴿‫َو ِإن ِّم نُك ْم ِإاَّل َو اِر ُد َه ا ۚ َك اَن َع َل ٰى َر ِّب َك َح ْت ًم ا َّم ْق ِض ًّيا‬ (He has given me the Scripture and
made me a Prophet.) This was a
﴾٧٢﴿ ‫ُنَنِّج ى ٱَّلِذ يَن ٱَّت َق و۟ا َّو َن َذ ُر ٱلَّظٰـِلِم يَن ِف يَه ا ِج ِث ًّيا‬ declaration of innocence for his
mother from the immorality that
was attributed to her.
﴾71﴿"There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell); this is with
your Lord; a Decree which must be accomplished.”﴾72﴿“Then We
shall save those who use to fear Allah and were dutiful to Him. And
We shall leave the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers, etc.)
therein (humbled) to their knees (in Hell).”
Everyone will be brought to Hell, then the Righteous will be saved
The bridge over Hell is like the sharp edge of a sword. The first group to cross it will pass like a flash of lightning. The
second group will pass like the wind. The third group will pass like the fastest horse. The fourth group will pass like the
fastest cow. Then, the rest will pass while the angels will be saying, Ò Allah save them, save them.' '' This narration has
supporting narrations similar to it from the Prophet in the Two Sahihs and other collections as well.
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Surah Ta-ha Tafsir Notes
The First Revelation to Musa
‫﴾ ِّن ٓى َأَن۠ا َر ُّب َك َف ٱْخ َل ْع َن ْع َل ْي َك ۖ َّن َك‬١١﴿ ‫َفَل َّم ٓا َأَت ٰى َه ا ُنو َى َي ٰـُم وَس ٰٓى‬ This is referring to the fire when he
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ِد‬ approached it.
‫ُط‬
﴾١٢﴿‫ِبٱْل َواِد ٱْل ُم َق َّد ِس ًوى‬
The Stick of Musa turned into
﴾11﴿"And when he came to it (the fire), he was called by name: “O a Snake
Musa (Moses)!”﴾12﴿“Verily! I am your Lord! So take off your This was a proof from Allah for
shoes, you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa.” Musa and a great miracle. This was
something that broke through the
‫﴾َق اَل ِه َى َع َص اَى َت َو َّك ُؤ ۟ا َع َل ْي َه ا‬١٧﴿ ‫َو َم ا ِت ْلَك ِبَي ِم يِن َك َي ٰـُم وَس ٰى‬
‫َأ‬ boundaries of what is considered
normal, thus, it was a brilliant
‫َأ‬ ‫ُأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫﴾ َق اَل ْل ِق َه ا‬١٨﴿ ‫َو ُه ُّش ِبَه ا َع َل ٰى َغ َن ِم ى َو ِلَى ِف يَه ا َم َٔـاِر ُب ْخ َر ٰى‬ evidence that none but Allah could
‫َأ‬ do. It was also a proof that no one
﴾٢٠﴿ ‫﴾ َف ْل َق ٰى َه ا َف ِإ َذ ا ِه َى َح َّي ٌة َت ْس َع ٰى‬١٩﴿ ‫َي ٰـُم وَس‬ could come with the likes of this
(from mankind) except a Prophet
﴾17﴿"And what is that in your right hand, O Musa (Moses)?” who was sent (by Allah).
﴾18﴿He said: “This is my stick, whereon I lean, and wherewith I The Hand of Musa turning
beat down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses. White without any Disease
﴾19﴿ (Allah) said: “Cast it down, O Musa (Moses)! ﴾20﴿ He cast it This is the second sign of
down, and behold! It was a snake, moving quickly.” Musa.When Musa put his hand into
the opening of his garment and
‫َو ٱْض ُم ْم َي َد َك َلٰى َج َن ا َك َتْخ ُر ْج َب ْي َض ٓاَء ْن َغ ْي ُس ٓوٍء َءاَي ًة‬ brought it out, it came out shining
‫ِر‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِح‬ ‫ِإ‬
‫ْل‬ ‫َك‬ ‫ُأ‬ as if it were a half moon.
﴾٢٣﴿ ‫﴾ِلُنِر َي ِم ْن َءاَي ٰـِت َن ا ٱ ُك ْب َر ى‬٢٢﴿ ‫ْخ َر ٰى‬
(it will come forth white, without
﴾22﴿“And press your (right) hand to your (left) side, it will any disease) This means without
come forth white (and shining), without any disease as any leprosy, ailment, or
disfigurement.
another sign, ﴾23﴿ “That We may show you (some) of Our Greater
Signs.” The Supplication of Musa
‫َأ‬ Musa requsted his Lord to expand

‫﴾َو َي ِّس ْر ِلٓى ْم ِر ى‬٢٥﴿‫َق اَل َر ِّب ٱْش َر ْح ِلى َص ْد ِر ى‬ his chest for his mission. For verily,
﴾٢٧﴿‫﴾َو ٱْح ُلْل ُع ْق َد ًة ِّم ن ِّلَس اِن ى‬٢٦﴿

He was commanding him with a
great task and a weighty affair.
﴾25﴿“ [Musa (Moses)] said: “O my Lord! Open for me my chest He was sending him to the
(grant me self-confidence, contentment, and boldness). mightiest king on the face of the
﴾26﴿ “And ease my task for me;﴾27﴿“And make loose the knot (the earth at that time. He was the most
arrogant and severe of all people in
defect) from my tongue, (i.e. remove the incorrectness from my
his disbelief, and He had the largest
speech) [That occurred as a result of a brand of fire which Musa army and the most powerful
(Moses) put in his mouth when he was an infant]. [Tafsir At- kingdom. He was the most
Tabari, Vol. 16, Page 159].” tyrannical and the most obstinate
of rulers.
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Prophet Musa invoked Allah to give him confidence and strength when approaching a
difficult task. What else do you do to feel more confident within yourself after asking Allah to
aid you?
Choosing Musa to go to
Firàwn and to be Soft and
‫﴾َف ُق واَل َلُه ۥ َق ْو اًل َّلِّي ًن ا َّلَع َّل ُه ۥ‬٤٣﴿ ‫ٱْذ َه َبٓا ِإَلٰى ِف ْر َع ْو َن ِإَّن ُه ۥ َطَغ ٰى‬
Gentle in His Invitation
‫َأ‬ (Go both of you to Firàwn, Verily,

﴾٤٤﴿ ‫َيَت َذ َّك ُر ْو َي ْخ َش ٰى‬ he has transgressed.) means that
he has rebelled and become
﴾43﴿“Go, both of you, to Fir’aun (Pharaoh), verily, he has haughty and insolent against Allah
transgressed (all bounds in disbelief and disobedience and and he has disobeyed Him.
behaved as an arrogant and as a tyrant). ﴾44﴿ “And speak to him
(And speak to him mildly, perhaps
mildly, perhaps he may accept admonition or fear Allah.”
he may accept admonition or fear
(Allah).) This Ayah contains a great
lesson. Even though Firàwn was the
How can we be more gentle and mild when giving most insolent and arrogant of
people advice or calling them to Islaam? people and Musa was the friend of
Allah among His creation at that
time, Musa was still commanded to
speak to Firàwn with mildness and
softness. Therefore, their invitation
to him was with gentle, soft and
easy speech that is used by one
who is a close friend. This is so that
the message may have more effect
on the souls, and so it would have
deeper and more beneficial results.
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Surah Ta-ha Tafsir Notes
﴾٥٧﴿ ‫َق اَل ِج ْئ َتَن ا ِلُتْخ ِر َج َن ا ِم ْن ْر ِض َن ا ِبِس ْح ِر َك َي ٰـُم وَس ٰى‬ Firàwn describes Musa's Proofs
‫ْأ‬
‫َفَل َن ِت َي َّن َك ِبِس ْح ٍر ِّم ْث ِلِه ۦ َف ٱْج َع ْل َب ْي َنَن ا َو َب ْي َن َك َم ْو ِع ًد ا اَّل ُنْخ ِل ُف ُه ۥ‬
as being Magic
This great sign to Firàwn was Musa
‫َن‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ِّز‬ ‫ٱل‬ ‫ُم‬ ‫ْو‬ ‫َي‬ ‫ْم‬ ‫﴾ َق اَل َم ْو ُد ُك‬٥٨﴿ ‫َن ْح ُن َو ٓاَل َأنَت َم َك اًن ا ُس ًوى‬ casting down his stick which
‫ِة‬ ‫ِع‬
‫َأ‬ became a huge snake, and his
﴾٥٩﴿ ‫َو ن ُيْح َش َر ٱلَّن اُس ُض ًح ى‬ pulling his hand out from under his
arm while it was glowing white
﴾57﴿"He [Fir’aun (Pharaoh)] said: “Have you come to drive us out without any illness. At this, Firàwn
of our land with your magic, O Musa (Moses)? ﴾58﴿Then verily, said, "This is magic that you have
brought to us to bewitch us and
we can produce magic the like thereof; so appoint a meeting
conquer the people, so that they
between us and you, which neither we, nor you shall fail to keep,
will follow you.
in an open wide place where both shall have a just and equal
chance (and beholders could witness the competition). ﴾59﴿[Musa
(Moses)] said: “Your appointed meeting is the day of the festival,
and let the people assemble when the sun has risen (forenoon).” Their Agreement to hold a Contest
(so appoint a meeting between us
ۖ ‫َو ْل ِق َم ا ِف ى َي ِم يِن َك َت ْل َق ْف َم ا َص َنُع ٓو ۟ا ۖ ِإَّن َم ا َص َنُع و۟ا َك ْي ُد َس ٰـِح ٍر‬

‫َأ‬ and you,) Meaning, à day that we
can come together to present some
‫﴾َف ُأْل َى ٱلَّس َح َر ُة ُس َّج ًد ا َق اُلٓو ۟ا‬٦٩﴿ ‫َو اَل ُيْف ِل ُح ٱلَّس ا ُر َح ْي ُث َأَت ٰى‬ of our magic to confront yours.
‫ِق‬ ‫ِح‬
﴾٧٠﴿ ‫َءاَم َّن ا ِبَر ِّب َه ٰـُروَن َو ُم وَس ٰى‬
﴾69﴿"And throw that which is in your right hand! It will
swallow up that which they have made. That which they have Their Agreement to hold a Contest
made is only a magician’s trick, and the magician will never be Allah, the Exalted, informs that He
successful, no matter whatever amount (of skill) he may attain. commanded Musa to journey at
﴾70﴿So the magicians fell down prostrate. They said: “We night with the Children of Israel,
believe in the Lord of Harun (Aaron) and Musa (Moses).” when Firàwn refused to release
them and send them with Musa. He
was to take them away from
Summarise the story of Prophet Musa so far. What important Firàwn's captivity.
lessons have you learnt from him?
Musa left with the Children of
Israel, and when the people of
Egypt awoke in the morning they
found that not a single one of them
remained in Egypt. Firàwn became
extremely furious. He sent callers
into all of the cities to gather
together his army from all of his
lands and provinces.
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Surah Al-Anbiyaa Tafsir Notes
‫﴾َم ا‬١﴿ ‫ٱْق َت َر َب ِللَّن اِس ِح َس اُبُه ْم َو ُه ْم ِف ى َغ ْف َل ٍة ُّم ْع ِر ُض وَن‬ The Hour is at hand but People
‫َي ْأ ِت يِه م ِّم ن ِذ ْك ٍر ِّم ن َّر ِّب ِه م ُّم ْح َد ٍث ِإاَّل ٱْس َت َم ُع وُه َو ُه ْم‬
are heedless
This is a warning from Allah of the
﴾٢﴿ ‫َي ْل َع ُبوَن‬ approach of the Hour, and that
people are heedless of it, i.e., they
are not working for it or preparing
﴾1﴿" Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn for it.
away in heedlessness. ﴾2﴿ Comes not unto them an admonition
The Messengers are no more than
(a chapter of the Qur’an) from their Lord as a recent revelation Human Beings
but they listen to it while they play,”
Here Allah refutes those who
‫َو َم ٓا ْر َس ْل َن ا َق ْب َلَك ِإاَّل ِر َج ااًل ُّن وِح ٓى ِإَلْي ِه ْم ۖ َف ْس َٔـُلٓو ۟ا ْه َل ٱلِّذ ْك ِر ِإن‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ denied that human Messengers
could be sent (And We sent not
‫﴾َو َم ا َج َع ْل َن ٰـُه ْم َج َس ًد ا اَّل َي ْأ ُك ُلوَن ٱلَّطَع اَم‬٧﴿ ‫ُك نُتْم اَل َت ْع َل ُم وَن‬ before you but men to whom We
﴾٨﴿ ‫َو َم ا َك اُنو۟ا َخ ٰـِلِد يَن‬

revealed.) meaning, all the
Messengers who came before
you were men, human beings.
There were no angels among
﴾7﴿" And We sent not before you (O Muhammad ) but men to
them.
whom We inspired, so ask the people of the Reminder [Scriptures –
the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel)] if you do not know. (So ask the people of the
﴾8﴿ And We did not create them (the Messengers, with) bodies Reminder if you do not know.)
that ate not food, nor were they immortals,” meaning, ask the people of
knowledge among the nations
such as the Jews and Christians
and other groups: `were the
‫َو َم ا َج َع ْل َن ا ِلَب َش ٍر ِّم ن َق ْب ِل َك ٱْل ُخ ْل َد ۖ َأَف ِإ ۟ي ن ِّم َّت َف ُه ُم‬ Messengers who came to you
‫﴾ُك ُّل َن ْف ٍس َذ ٓاِئ َق ُة ٱْل َم ْو ِت ۗ َو َن ْب ُلوُك م ِبٱلَّش ِّر‬٣٤﴿ ‫ٱْل َخ ٰـِل ُد وَن‬
human beings or angels' Indeed
they were human beings. This is a
﴾٣٥﴿ ‫َو ٱْل َخ ْي ِر ِف ْتَن ًة ۖ َو ِإَلْي َن ا ُتْر َج ُع وَن‬

part of the perfect blessing of
Allah towards His creation: He
sent to them Messengers from
﴾34﴿" And We granted not to any human being immortality before among themselves so that they
could receive the Message from
you (O Muhammad ), then if you die, would they live forever?﴾35﴿
them and learn from them.
Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall make a trial of
you with evil and with good, and to Us you will be returned.” The Story of Ibrahim and his
People
‫َأ‬ ‫َأِل‬
‫ِإْذ َق اَل ِبيِه َو َق ْو ِم ِه ۦ َم ا َه ٰـِذِه ٱلَّت َم اِث يُل ٱَّلِت ٓى نُتْم َلَه ا‬ Allah tells us about His close Friend
‫﴾َق اَل َلَق ْد‬٥٣﴿ ‫﴾َق اُلو۟ا َو َج ْد َن ٓا َءاَب ٓاَءَن ا َلَه ا َع ٰـِبِد يَن‬٥٢﴿ ‫َع ٰـِك ُف وَن‬ Ibrahim, peace be upon him, and
how He bestowed upon him
‫َأ‬
﴾٥٤﴿ ‫ُك نُتْم نُتْم َو َءاَب ٓاُؤُك ْم ِف ى َض َل ٰـٍل ُّم ِبيٍن‬ guidance aforetime, i.e., from an
early age He inspired him with truth
and evidence against his people.
﴾52﴿" When he said to his father and his people: “What are these
images, to which you are devoted?”﴾53﴿They said:”We found (They said: "We found our fathers
our fathers worshipping them.”﴾54﴿He said: “Indeed you and worshipping them.'') means, they
your fathers have been in manifest error.” had no other evidence apart from
the misguided actions of their
forefathers.
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﴾٥٨﴿ ‫َف َج َع َل ُه ْم ُج َٰذ ًذ ا ِإاَّل َك ِبيًر ا َّلُه ْم َلَع َّل ُه ْم ِإَلْي ِه َي ْر ِج ُع وَن‬
﴾58﴿" So he broke them to pieces, (all) except the biggest of them, How Ibrahim broke the Idols
that they might turn to it. ” Then Ibrahim swore an oath, which
some of his people heard, to plot
‫﴾ُقْل َن ا‬٦٨﴿ ‫َق اُلو۟ا َح ِّر ُقوُه َو ٱنُص ُر ٓو ۟ا َءاِلَه َت ُك ْم ِإن ُك نُتْم َف ٰـِع ِل يَن‬ against their idols.
﴾٦٩﴿ ‫َي ٰـَن اُر ُك وِن ى َب ْر ًد ا َوَس َل ٰـًم ا َع َل ٰٓى ِإْب َٰر ِه يَم‬ (that they might turn to it. ) It was
said that he put a hammer in the
﴾68﴿" They said: “Burn him and help your aliha (gods), if you will hands of the biggest idol so that
be doing.”﴾69﴿ We (Allah) said: “O fire! Be you coolness and the people would think that it had
safety for Ibrahim (Abraham)!” become jealous on its own account
and objected to these smaller idols
being worshipped alongside it, so it
had broken them.
‫َف َف َّه ْم َن ٰـَه ا ُس َل ْي َم ٰـَن ۚ َو ُك اًّل َءاَت ْي َن ا ُح ْك ًم ا َو ِع ْل ًم ا ۚ َوَس َّخ ْر َن ا َم َع َد اُو ۥَد‬ Dawud and Sulayman and the
Signs which They were given
﴾٧٩﴿ ‫ٱْل ِج َباَل ُيَس ِّب ْح َن َو ٱلَّطْي َر ۚ َو ُك َّن ا َف ٰـِع ِل يَن‬ (And We subjected the mountains
and the birds to glorify Our praises
﴾79﴿"And We made Sulaiman (Solomon) to understand (the case), along with Dawud.) This refers to
and to each of them We gave Hukman (right judgement of the the beauty of his voice when he
affairs and Prophethood) and knowledge. And We subjected the recited his Book, Az-Zabur. When
he recited it in a beautiful manner,
mountains and the birds to glorify Our Praises along with
the birds would stop and hover in
Dawud (David), And it was We Who were the doers (of all these the air, and would repeat after him,
things).” and the mountains would respond
and echo his words.
‫َو ِلُس َل ْي َم ٰـَن ٱلِّر يَح َع اِص َف ًة َت ْج ِر ى ِب ْم ِر ِه ٓۦ ِإَلى ٱ ْر ِض ٱَّلِت ى‬ The Power of Sulayman is
unparalleled
‫َّش‬ ‫َب ٰـَر ْك َن ا ِف يَه ا ۚ َو ُك َّن ا ِبُك ِّل َش َع‬
‫﴾َو ِم َن ٱل َيٰـِط يِن‬٨١﴿ ‫ْى ٍء ٰـِلِم يَن‬ He had a mat made of wood on
‫َم ن َي ُغ وُص وَن َلُه ۥ َو َيْع َم ُلوَن َع َم اًل ُد وَن َٰذ ِلَك ۖ َو ُك َّن ا َلُه ْم‬ which he would place all the
equipment of his kingship; horses,
﴾٨٢﴿ ‫َح ٰـِفِظ يَن‬ camels, tents and troops, then he
would command the wind to carry
it, and he would go underneath it
﴾81﴿"And to Sulaiman (Solomon) (We subjected) the wind and it would carry him aloft,
strongly raging, running by his command towards the land which shading him and protecting him
We had blessed. And of everything We are the All-Knower. from the heat, until it reached
﴾82﴿And of the Shayatin (devils) (from the jinns) were some who wherever he wanted to go in the
dived for him, and did other work besides that; and it was We Who land. Then it would come down and
deposit his equipment and
guarded them.”
entourage.
(And of the Shayatin were some

who dived for him,) means, they
dived into the water to retrieve
pearls, jewels, etc., for him.
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‫َو َأُّي وَب ِإْذ َن اَد ٰى َر َّب ُه ٓۥ َأِّن ى َم َّس ِن َى ٱلُّض ُّر َو َأنَت َأْر َح ُم‬ The Prophet Ayyub Allah tells us
about Ayyub (Job), and the trials
ۖ ‫﴾َف ٱْس َتَج ْب َن ا َلُه ۥ َف َك َش ْف َن ا َم ا ِبِه ۦ ِم ن ُض ٍّر‬٨٣﴿ ‫ٱلَّٰر ِح ِم يَن‬ that struck him, affecting his
‫َأ‬
‫َو َءاَت ْي َن ٰـُه ْه َل ُه ۥ َو ِم ْث َل ُه م َّم َع ُه ْم َر ْح َم ًة ِّم ْن ِع نِد َن ا َو ِذ ْك َر ٰى‬
wealth, children and physical
health.
﴾٨٤﴿ ‫ِلْل َع ٰـِبِد يَن‬ He had plenty of livestock, cattle

﴾83﴿" And (remember) Ayub (Job), when he cried to his Lord: and crops, many children and
beautiful houses, and he was tested
“Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful
in these things, losing every thing he
of all those who show mercy.﴾84﴿So We answered his call, and had.
We removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his
family to him (that he had lost), and the like thereof along with Then he was tested with regard to
them, as a mercy from Ourselves and a Reminder for all who his body, and he was left alone on
worship Us.” the edge of the city and there was
no one who treated him with
compassion apart from his wife,
What motivates you to remain patient in times where you feel
who took care of him.
like you are being tested?
It was said that it reached the
stage where she was in need, so
she started to serve people (to earn
money) for his sake.
The Prophet of Allah, Ayyub, upon

him be peace, had the utmost
patience, and he is the best
example of that.
﴾٩٢﴿ ‫ِإَّن َه ٰـِذِه ٓۦ َّم ُتُك ْم َّم ًة َٰو ِح َد ًة َو َن۠ا َر ُّب ُك ْم َف ٱْع ُبُد وِن‬
‫َأ‬ ‫ُأ‬ ‫ُأ‬ Mankind is One Ummah
﴾٩٣﴿ ‫َو َت َق َّطُع ٓو ۟ا ْم َر ُه م َب ْي َن ُه ْم ۖ ُك ٌّل ِإَلْي َن ا َٰر ِج ُع وَن‬

‫َأ‬ (Truly, this, your Ummah is one
religion,) "Meaning, your path is one
path. Certainly this is your Shariàh
(Divine Law) which I have clearly
﴾92﴿" Truly! This, your Ummah [Sharia or religion (Islamic explained you.''
Monotheism)] is one religion, and I am your Lord, therefore
worship Me (Alone). [Tafsir Ibn Kathir]﴾93﴿But they have broken
up and differed as regards their religion among themselves. (And)
they all shall return to Us.”
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Surah Al-Hajj Tafsir Notes
‫ْأ‬ ‫ْأ‬ ‫َأ‬

‫َو ِّذ ن ِف ى ٱلَّن اِس ِبٱْل َح ِّج َي ُتوَك ِر َج ااًل َو َع َل ٰى ُك ِّل َض اِم ٍر َي ِت يَن‬
Building of the Ka`bah and the
Proclamation of the Hajj
﴾٢٧﴿ ‫ِم ن ُك ِّل َف ٍّج َع ِم يٍق‬ This is a rebuke to those among

Quraysh who worshipped others
﴾27﴿" And proclaim to mankind the Hajj (pilgrimage). They than Allah and joined partners with
will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, they will come Him in the place which from the
from every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway (to perform outset had been established on the
basis of Tawhid and the worship of
Hajj).”
Allah Alone, with no partner or
associate. Allah tells us that He
ۚ ‫َلن َيَن اَل ٱلَّل َه ُلُح وُم َه ا َو اَل ِد َم ٓاُؤ َه ا َو َلٰـِك ن َيَن اُلُه ٱلَّت ْق َو ٰى ِم نُك ْم‬ showed Ibrahim the site of the Àtiq
‫َك َٰذ َك َس َّخ َر َه ا َلُك ْم ُتَك ِّبُرو۟ا ٱلَّل َه َع َل‬
‫ٰى َم ا َه ْم ۗ َو َب ِر‬
House, i.e., He guided him to it,
‫ِّش‬ ‫َد ٰى ُك‬
‫ِل‬ ‫ِل‬ entrusted it to him and granted him
﴾٣٧﴿ ‫ٱْل ُم ْح ِس ِن يَن‬ permission to build it.
﴾37﴿" It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches The Goal of the Udhiyyah
Allah, but it is Taqwa from you that reaches Him. Thus have (Sacrifice) according to Allah is the
We made them subject to you that you may proclaim Allah's Sincerity and Taqwa of His Servant
greatness for His guidance to you. And give glad tidings to the Allah says: this sacrifice is
doers of good.” prescribed for you so that you will
remember Him at the time of
slaughter, for He is the Creator and
Provider. Nothing of its flesh or
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blood reaches Him, for He has no
need of anything other than
Himself.
‫َأ‬
﴾٢﴿ ‫﴾ٱَّلِذ يَن ُه ْم ِف ى َص اَل ِت ِه ْم َخ ٰـِش ُع وَن‬١﴿ ‫َق ْد ْفَل َح ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ُنوَن‬
‫َك‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫ُض‬ ‫َّل ْغ‬ ‫َّل‬
‫﴾َو ٱ ِذ يَن ُه ْم ِللَّز ٰو ِة‬٣﴿ ‫َو ٱ ِذ يَن ُه ْم َع ِن ٱل ِو ُم ْع ِر وَن‬
﴾٥﴿ ‫﴾َو ٱَّلِذ يَن ُه ْم ِلُف ُروِج ِه ْم َح ٰـِف ُظوَن‬٤﴿ ‫َف ٰـِع ُلوَن‬
﴾1﴿" Successful indeed are the believers.﴾2﴿Those who offer

their Salat (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness. The Success is for the believers
whose qualities are described here
﴾3﴿And those who turn away from Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil
vain talk, falsehood, and all that Allah has forbidden).﴾4﴿And (Successful indeed are the
those who pay the Zakat .﴾5﴿And those who guard their chastity believers) means, they have
(i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts)” attained victory and are blessed,
for they have succeeded.
How do you increase Khushu during your salah?
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Surah Al-Muminun Tafsir Notes
The Justice of Allah
‫َو اَل ُنَك ِّلُف َن ْف ًس ا اَّل ُو ْس َع َه ا ۖ َو َلَد ْيَن ا َت ٰـٌب َي ن ُق ٱْل َح ِّق ۚ َو ُه ْم اَل‬ Allah tells us of His justice towards
‫ِط ِب‬ ‫ِك‬ ‫ِإ‬ His servants in this world, in that He
﴾٦٢﴿ ‫ُيْظَل ُم وَن‬ does not task any person except
according to his capacity, i.e., He
﴾62﴿" And We tax not any person except according to his does not burden any soul with more
capacity, and with Us is a Record which speaks the truth, and they than it can bear.
will not be wronged.”
Think about a time when you felt overwhelmed and unable to do

something, how did you overcome this trial and what did you learn that
you will do when next faced with a similar challenge?
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Surah Al-Muminun Tafsir Notes
‫َم ا ٱَّتَخ َذ ٱلَّل ُه ن َو َل َو َم ا َك اَن َم َع ُه ۥ ْن َلٰـ ۚ ًذ ا َّلَذ َه َب ُك ُّل‬
‫ِم ِإ ٍه ِإ‬ ‫ٍد‬ ‫ِم‬ Allah has no Partner or Associate
‫ِإَلٰـٍۭه ِبَم ا َخ َل َق َو َلَع اَل َبْع ُض ُه ْم َع َل ٰى َبْع ٍض ۚ ُس ْب َح ٰـَن ٱلَّل ِه َع َّم ا‬ Allah declares Himself to be above
﴾٩١﴿ ‫َي ِص ُف وَن‬ having any child or partner in

dominion, control and worship.
﴾91﴿" No son (or offspring or children) did Allah beget, nor is

(If there had been many gods), then
there any ilah (god) along with Him; (if there had been many gods), each god would have taken away
behold, each god would have taken away what he had created, and what he had created, and some
some would have tried to overcome others! Glorified be Allah would have tried to overcome
above all that they attribute to Him!” others.) meaning, if it were decreed
that there should be a plurality of
‫َف َذ ا ُن َخ ى ٱلُّص و َفٓاَل َأنَس اَب َب ْي َن ُه ْم َي ْو َم َو اَل‬ deities, each of them would have
‫ِئٍذ‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ِإ ِف ِف‬ exclusive control over whatever he
‫ُأ‬
‫﴾َف َم ن ُقَل ْت َم َٰو ِز يُنُه ۥ َف ۟و َلٰٓـِئ َك ُه ُم‬١٠١﴿ ‫َيَت َس ٓاَءُلوَن‬
‫َث‬ had created, so there would never
be any order in the universe. But
‫ُأ‬
‫﴾َو َم ْن َخ َّف ْت َم َٰو ِز يُنُه ۥ َف ۟و َلٰٓـِئ َك ٱَّلِذ يَن‬١٠٢﴿ ‫ٱْل ُم ْف ِل ُح وَن‬ what we see is that the universe is
﴾١٠٣﴿ ‫َخ ِس ُر ٓو ۟ا نُف َس ُه ْم ِف ى َج َه َّن َم َخ ٰـِل ُد وَن‬

‫َأ‬ ordered and cohesive, with the
upper and lower realms connected
to one another in the most perfect
fashion.
﴾101﴿"Then, when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no
kinship among them that Day, nor will they ask of one The sounding of the Trumpet and
another.﴾102﴿ Then, those whose scales (of good deeds) are the weighing of Deeds in the
heavy, – these, they are the successful.﴾103﴿ And those whose Scales.
scales (of good deeds) are light, they are those who lose their
(there will be no kinship among
ownselves, in Hell will they abide.” them that Day, nor will they ask of
one another.) meaning that lineage
Good deeds to increase in Sins to stay away from will be of no avail on that Day, and
a father will not ask about his son
or care about him.
(Then, those whose Scales are

heavy, these! they are the
successful.) means, the one whose
good deeds outweigh his bad
deeds, even by one. (they are the
successful.) means, those who have
attained victory and been saved
from Hell and admitted to Paradise.
(And those whose Scales are light,)

means, their evil deeds outweigh
their good deeds. (they are those
who lose themselves,) means, they
are doomed and have ended up
with the worst deal.
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Surah An-Nur Tafsir Notes
‫َأ‬
‫َّلْو ٓاَل ِإْذ َس ِم ْع ُتُم وُه َظَّن ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ُنوَن َو ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم َن ٰـُت ِب نُف ِس ِه ْم َخ ْي ًر ا‬ Disciplining the Believers for
ۚ ‫﴾َّلْو اَل َج ٓاُءو َع َل ْي ِه ِب ْر َبَع ِة ُش َه َد ٓاَء‬١٢﴿ ‫َو َق اُلو۟ا َه ٰـَذ ٓا ِإْفٌك ُّم ِبيٌن‬
‫َأ‬ spreading the Slander
﴾١٣﴿ ‫َف ِإ ْذ َلْم َي ُتو۟ا ِبٱلُّش َه َد ٓاِء َف ۟و َلٰٓـِئ َك ِع نَد ٱلَّل ِه ُه ُم ٱْل َك ٰـِذ ُبوَن‬
Here Allah disciplines the believers
‫ُأ‬ ‫ْأ‬ with regard to the matter of
À'ishah, because some of them
spread this evil talk and the slander
﴾12﴿" Why then, did not the believers, men and women, when
you heard it (the slander) think good of their own people and
(Why then, when you heard it,)
say: “This (charge) is an obvious lie?”﴾13﴿Why did they not meaning, the talk which accused
produce four witnesses? Since they (the slanderers) have not the Mother of the believers, may
produced witnesses! Then with Allah they are the liars.” Allah be pleased with her, (the
believers, men and women, think
good of their own people) means,
When we hear gossip or rumours about someone, how should we react? why did they not compare what
Should we listen and believe everything bad that we hear? What could was said to themselves -- if it was
you say to the person bringing you this negative speech? not befitting for them then it was
even less appropriate for the
Mother of the believers, and she
was more likely to be innocent.
Seeking Permission and the

Etiquette of entering Houses
This is the Islamic etiquette. Allah

taught these manners (of seeking
‫َّت‬ ‫َح‬ ‫ْم‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫و‬ ‫ُي‬ ‫ُب‬ ‫َر‬ ‫ْي‬ ‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱَّل يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا اَل َت ْد ُخ ُلو۟ا ُبُيوًت ا َغ‬ permission) to His believing servants
‫ٰى‬ ‫ِت‬ ‫ِذ‬ and commanded them not to enter
‫َت ْس َت ْأ ِن ُس و۟ا َو ُتَس ُم و۟ا َع ٰٓى ْه ِل َه ا ۚ ِل ْم َخ ْي ٌر ْم َع ْم‬
‫ُك‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫َٰذ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ِّل‬ houses other than their own until
‫﴾ ِإ ن َّلْم َت ِج ُد و۟ا ِف يَه ٓا َح ًد ا َفاَل َت ْد ُخ وَه ا َح َّت ٰى‬٢٧﴿ ‫َت َذ َّك ُروَن‬
they had asked permission, i.e., to
‫ُل‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َف‬ ask for permission before entering
ۚ ‫ُيْؤ َذ َن َلُك ْم ۖ َو ِإن ِق يَل َلُك ُم ٱْر ِج ُع و۟ا َف ٱْر ِج ُع و۟ا ۖ ُه َو ْز َك ٰى َلُك ْم‬
‫َأ‬ and to give the greeting of Salam
after asking.
﴾٢٨﴿ ‫َو ٱلَّل ُه ِبَم ا َت ْع َم ُلوَن َع ِل يٌم‬ One should

seek
permission
﴾27﴿" O you who believe! Enter not houses other than your own, three times,
until you have asked permission and greeted those in them, and if
that is better for you, in order that you may remember.﴾28﴿And if permission
is given, (he
you find no one therein, still, enter not until permission has been
may enter),
given. And if you are asked to go back, go back, for it is purer for otherwise
you, and Allah is All-Knower of what you do.” he should
go away.
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Surah An-Nur Tafsir Notes
Since looking provokes the heart to
‫ُقل ِّلْل ُم ْؤ يَن َي ُغ ُّض و۟ا ْن َأْبَص ٰـ ْم َو َيْح َف ُظو۟ا ُف ُروَج ُه ْم ۚ َٰذ َك‬
evil, Allah commanded (the
believers) to protect their private
‫ِل‬ ‫ِر ِه‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِم ِن‬
﴾٣٠﴿ ‫ْز َك ٰى َلُه ْم ۗ ِإَّن ٱل َه َخ ِبيٌۢر ِبَم ا َيْص َنُع وَن‬
‫َّل‬ ‫َأ‬ parts just as he commanded them
to protect their gaze which can
lead to that.
﴾30﴿" Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking
at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal (That is purer for them.) means, it is
purer for their hearts and better for
sexual acts, etc.). That is purer for them. Verily, Allah is All-Aware
their commitment to religion, as it
of what they do.” was said: Whoever protects his
gaze, Allah will illuminate his
understanding, or his heart.
‫َأ‬
‫َو ُقل ِّلْل ُم ْؤ ِم َن ٰـِت َي ْغ ُض ْض َن ِم ْن ْبَص ٰـِر ِه َّن َو َيْح َف ْظَن ُف ُروَج ُه َّن‬
‫َو اَل ُيْب ِد يَن ِز يَنَت ُه َّن ِإاَّل َم ا َظَه َر ِم ْنَه ا ۖ َو ْل َي ْض ِر ْب َن ِبُخ ُم ِر ِه َّن َع َل ٰى‬
The Rulings of Hijab
This is a command from Allah to the
‫ُج ُيوِبِه َّن ۖ َو اَل ُيْب ِد يَن ِز يَنَت ُه َّن ِإاَّل ِلُبُع وَلِت ِه َّن ْو َءاَب ٓاِئ ِه َّن ْو َءاَب ٓاِء‬ believing women, and jealousy on
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ َأ‬ ‫َأ َأ‬ His part over the wives of His
‫ُبُع وَلِت ِه َّن ْو ْبَن ٓاِئ ِه َّن ْو ْبَن ٓاِء ُبُع وَلِت ِه َّن ْو ِإْخ َٰو ِن ِه َّن ْو َب ِن ٓى‬ believing servants. It is also to
‫َأ َم َم َل َك ْت َأْي َم ُنُه َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ َب َأ‬ distinguish the believing women
‫ِو‬ ‫َّن‬ ‫ٰـ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ْو‬ ‫َّن‬ ‫ِه‬ ‫ٓا‬
‫ِن ِئ‬‫َس‬ ‫ْو‬ ‫َّن‬ ‫ِه‬ ‫ِت‬ ‫َٰو‬ ‫َخ‬ ‫ِإْخ َٰو ِن ِه َّن ْو ِن ٓى‬ from the women of the Jahiliyyah
‫ٱلَّت ٰـِبِع يَن َغ ْي ِر ُأ۟و ِلى ٱِإْل ْر َب ِة ِم َن ٱلِّر َج اِل َأِو ٱلِّطْف ِل ٱَّلِذ يَن َلْم‬ and the deeds of the pagan
‫َي ْظَه ُرو۟ا َع َل ٰى َع ْو َٰر ِت ٱلِّن َس ٓاِء ۖ َو اَل َي ْض ِر ْب َن ِب ْر ُج ِل ِه َّن ِلُيْع َل َم َم ا‬

women.
‫َأ‬
‫ُيْخ ِف يَن ِم ن ِز يَن ِت ِه َّن ۚ َو ُتوُبٓو ۟ا ِإَلى ٱلَّل ِه َج ِم يًع ا َأُّيَه ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ُنوَن‬
(And tell the believing women to
lower their gaze) meaning, from
﴾٣١﴿ ‫َلَع َّل ُك ْم ُتْف ِل ُح وَن‬

that which Allah has forbidden
them to look at, apart from their
husbands.
﴾31﴿"And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking
at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual (and not to show off their
acts, etc.) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is adornment except that which is
apparent (like palms of hands or one eye or both eyes for necessity to see apparent,) means, they should not
the way, or outer dress like veil, gloves, head-cover, apron, etc.), and to show anything of their adornment
draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and to non-Mahram men except for
bosoms, etc.) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, whatever it is impossible to hide.
their fathers, their husband’s fathers, their sons, their husband’s sons,
their brothers or their brother’s sons, or their sister’s sons, or their (and to draw their veils all over their
(Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islam), or the (female) slaves whom Juyub) means that they should wear
the outer garment in such a way as
their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigour, or small
to cover their chests and ribs, so
children who have no sense of the shame of sex. And let them not stamp
that they will be different from the
their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of
women of the Jahiliyyah, who did
you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful.”
not do that but would pass in front
of men with their chests completely
uncovered, and with their necks,
forelocks, hair and earrings
uncovered. So Allah commanded
the believing women to cover
themselves
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Surah Al-Furqan Tafsir Notes
‫َو َي ْو َم َيْح ُش ُر ُه ْم َو َم ا َيْع ُبُد وَن ِم ن ُد وِن ٱلَّل ِه َف َي ُق وُل َءَأنُتْم‬ The gods of the Idolators will
‫﴾َق اُلو۟ا‬١٧﴿ ‫َأْض َلْل ُتْم َبا ى َه ٰٓـُؤ ٓاَل ِء َأْم ُه ْم َض ُّل و۟ا ٱلَّس ِبيَل‬
disown Them on the Day of
‫ِع ِد‬ Resurrection
‫ُس ْب َح ٰـَن َك َم ا اَن َي ۢن َب ِغ ى َن ٓا ن َّت ِخ ِم ن وِن ِم ْن ْو ِلَيٓاَء‬
‫َك‬ ‫ُد‬ ‫َذ‬ ‫َّن‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َك‬ Allah tells us about what will
‫َو َلٰـِك ن َّم َّتْع َت ُه ْم َو َءاَب ٓاَءُه ْم َح َّت ٰى َن ُس و۟ا ٱلِّذ ْك َر َو َك اُنو۟ا َق ْو ًۢم ا‬
happen on the Day of Resurrection,
when those whom the idolators
‫﴾ َف َق ْد َك َّذ ُبوُك م ِبَم ا َت ُق وُلوَن َف َم ا َت ْس َت ِط يُع وَن َص ْر ًف ا‬١٨﴿‫ُبوًرا‬

used to worship instead of Allah,
angels and others, will rebuke them.
﴾١٩﴿‫َو اَل َن ْص ًر ا ۚ َو َم ن َي ْظِل م ِّم نُك ْم ُنِذ ْق ُه َع َذ اًب ا َك ِبيًر ا‬ (And when Allah will say: "O Ìsa,
son of Maryam! Did you say unto
﴾17﴿" And on the Day when He will gather them together and men: `Worship me and my mother as
two gods besides Allah' '' He will
that which they worship besides Allah [idols, angels, pious men,
say: "Glory be to You! It was not for
saints, ‘Iesa (Jesus) – son of Maryam (Mary), etc.]. He will say: me to say what I had no right (to
“Was it you who misled these My slaves or did they say). Had I said such a thing, You
(themselves) stray from the (Right) Path?”﴾18﴿They will say: would surely have known it.
“Glorified be You! It was not for us to take any Auliya’
(Protectors, Helpers, etc.) besides You, but You gave them and
their fathers comfort till they forgot the warning, and became a
lost people (doomed to total loss).﴾19﴿Thus they (false gods all
deities other than Allah) will give you (polytheists) the lie
regarding what you say (that they are gods besides Allah), then
you can neither avert (the punishment), nor get help. And whoever
among you does wrong (i.e. sets up rivals to Allah), We shall make
him taste a great torment.”
ۚ ‫ُنِّز َل َع َل ْي ِه ٱْلُق ْر َءاُن ُج ْم َل ًة َٰو ِح َد ًة‬ ‫َو َق اَل ٱَّل يَن َك َف ُرو۟ا َلْو اَل‬ The Reason why the Qur'an was
‫ِذ‬ revealed in Stages
﴾٣٢﴿ ‫ۖ َو َر َّت ْل َن ٰـُه َت ْر ِت يًل‬ ‫َك َٰذ َك ُنَث ِّب َت ۦ ُف َؤ اَد َك‬ ("Why is not the Qur'an revealed to
‫ِبِه‬ ‫ِل ِل‬ him all at once'') meaning, why was
this Qur'an, which was revealed to
﴾32﴿" And those who disbelieve say: “Why is not the Qur’an
him, not sent down all at one time,
revealed to him all at once?” Thus (it is sent down in parts), as the previous Books, the Tawrah,
that We may strengthen your heart thereby. And We have Injil, Zabur and other Divine Books
revealed it to you gradually, in stages. (It was revealed to the Allah answered them, telling them
Prophet in 23 years.)” that it was revealed in stages over
twenty-three years, according to
events and circumstances, and
whatever rulings were needed, in
order to strengthen the hearts of
the believers.
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Surah Ash-Shu'araa Tafsir Notes
‫﴾َو ٱَّلِذ ى ُه َو ُيْطِع ُم ِن ى‬٧٨﴿ ‫ٱَّلِذ ى َخ َل َق ِن ى َف ُه َو َيْه ِد يِن‬

Ibrahim mentions Allah's Kindness
towards Him
‫﴾َو ٱَّلِذ ى‬٨٠﴿ ‫﴾ َو ِإَذ ا َم ِر ْض ُت َف ُه َو َي ْش ِف يِن‬٧٩﴿ ‫َو َي ْس ِق يِن‬
‫﴾َو ٱَّلِذ ٓى ْطَم ُع ن َي ْغ ِف َر ِلى َخ ِط ٓئَـِت ى‬٨١﴿ ‫ُيِم يُتِن ى ُثَّم ُيْح ِي يِن‬
He is the Creator Who has decreed
certain things to which He guides
﴾٨٢﴿ ‫َي ْو َم ٱلِّد يِن‬ His creation, so each person follows
the path which is decreed for him.
﴾78﴿" “Who has created me, and it is He Who guides me;﴾79﴿“And Allah is the One Who guides
whomsoever He wills and leaves
it is He Who feeds me and gives me to drink.﴾80﴿“And when I am
astray whomsoever He wills.
ill, it is He who cures me;﴾81﴿“And Who will cause me to die, and
then will bring me to life (again);﴾82﴿ “And Who, I hope will
forgive me my faults on the Day of Recompense, (the Day of Dawud and Sulayman
Resurrection),” (peace be upon them)
Here Allah tells us about the great
Surah An-Naml
blessings and favours which He
bestowed upon two of His servants
and Prophets, Dawud (David) and
‫َو َلَق ْد َءاَت ْي َن ا َد اُو ۥَد َوُس َل ْي َم ٰـَن ِع ْل ًم ا ۖ َو َق ااَل ٱْل َح ْم ُد ِلَّل ِه ٱَّلِذ ى‬
his son Sulayman (Solomon), peace
be upon them both, and how they
﴾١٥﴿ ‫َف َّض َل َن ا َع َل ٰى َك ِث يٍر ِّم ْن ِع َباِدِه ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ِن يَن‬

enjoyed happiness in this world and
the Hereafter, power and authority
in this world, and the position of
﴾15﴿"And indeed We gave knowledge to Dawud (David) and being Prophets and Messengers.
Sulaiman (Solomon), and they both said: “All the praises and
thanks be to Allah, Who has preferred us above many of His The organization of Sulayman's
believing slaves!” Troops and His passage through
the Valley of the Ants
‫َو ُح ِش َر ِلُس َل ْي َم ٰـَن ُج ُنوُد ُهۥ ِم َن ٱْل ِج ِّن َو ٱِإْل نِس َو ٱلَّطْي ِر َف ُه ْم‬
‫﴾َح َّتٰٓى ِإَذ ٓا َت ْو ۟ا َع َل ٰى َو اِد ٱلَّن ْم ِل َق اَلْت َن ْم َلٌة َي ٰٓـ ُّيَه ا‬١٧﴿ ‫ُيوَز ُع وَن‬
All of Sulayman's troops of Jinn,
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ men and birds were gathered
‫ٱلَّن ْم ُل ٱْد ُخ ُلو۟ا َم َس ٰـ َن ُك ْم اَل َيْح َم َّن ُك ْم ُس َل ْي َم ٰـُن َو ُج ُنوُد ُهۥ َو ُه ْم اَل‬ together, and he rode with them in
‫ِط‬ ‫ِك‬ a display of might and glory, with
‫﴾َف َت َبَّس َم َض اِح ًك ا ِّم ن َق ْو ِلَه ا َو َق اَل َر ِّب َأْو ِز ْع ِن ٓى َأْن‬١٨﴿ ‫َي ْش ُع ُروَن‬ people marching behind him,
‫َأ َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ followed by the Jinn, and the birds
‫ْش ُك َر ِن ْع َم َت َك ٱَّلِت ٓى ْن َع ْم َت َع َل َّى َو َع َل ٰى َٰو ِلَد َّى َو ْن ْع َم َل َص ٰـِل ًح ا‬ flying above his head.
‫َأ‬
﴾١٩﴿ ‫َت ْر َض ٰى ُه َو ْد ِخ ْل ِن ى ِبَر ْح َم ِت َك ِف ى ِع َباِد َك ٱلَّص ٰـِلِح يَن‬ (one of the ants said: "O ants! Enter
your dwellings, lest Sulayman and
his armies should crush you, while
﴾17﴿"And there were gathered before Sulaiman (Solomon) his
they perceive not.'') Sulayman,
hosts of jinns and men, and birds, and they all were set in peace be upon him, understood
battle order (marching forwards).﴾18﴿Till, when they came to what the ant said, (So he smiled,
the valley of the ants, one of the ants said: “O ants! Enter your amused at her speech and said:
dwellings, lest Sulaiman (Solomon) and his hosts crush you, "My Lord! Grant me the power and
while they perceive not.”﴾19﴿ So he [Sulaiman (Solomon)] ability that I may be grateful for
Your favors which You have
smiled, amused at her speech and said: “My Lord! Inspire and
bestowed on me and on my
bestow upon me the power and ability that I may be grateful for parents, and that I may do
Your Favours which You have bestowed on me and on my parents, righteous good deeds that will
and that I may do righteous good deeds that will please You, and please You, )
admit me by Your Mercy among Your righteous slaves.”
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Surah An-Naml Tafsir Notes
‫َو َت َف َّق َد ٱلَّطْي َر َف َق اَل َم ا ِلَى ٓاَل َرى ٱْل ُه ْد ُه َد ْم َك اَن ِم َن‬ The Absence of the Hoopoe
﴾٢٠﴿ ‫ٱْل َغ ٓاِئ ِبيَن‬ The hoopoe would look for water
for him in the various strata of the
﴾20﴿" He inspected the birds, and said: “What is the matter that I earth, just as a man looks at things
see not the hoopoe? Or is he among the absentees?” on the surface of the earth, and he
would know just how far below the
surface the water was. When the
‫َأ‬
‫َف َم َك َث َغ ْي َر َب ِع يٍد َف َق اَل َح طُت ِبَم ا َلْم ُتِح ْط ِبِه ۦ َو ِج ْئ ُتَك ِم ن‬
hoopoe showed him where the
water was, Sulayman would
‫ُأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫﴾ِإِّن ى َو َج دُّت ٱْم َر ًة َت ْم ِل ُك ُه ْم َو وِت َي ْت ِم ن‬٢٢﴿ ‫َس َب ِبَن َب ٍإ َي ِق يٍن‬ command the Jinn to dig in that
‫ٍۭإ‬ place until they brought water from
‫﴾َو َج دُّت َه ا َو َق ْو َم َه ا َي ْس ُج ُد وَن‬٢٣﴿ ‫ُك ِّل َش ْى ٍء َو َلَه ا َع ْر ٌش َع ِظ يٌم‬ the depths of the earth.
‫ِللَّش ْم ِس ِم ن ُد وِن ٱلَّل ِه َو َز َّي َن َلُه ُم ٱلَّش ْي َطٰـُن َأْع َم ٰـَل ُه ْم َف َص َّد ُه ْم‬ One day Sulayman went to some
﴾٢٤﴿ ‫َع ِن ٱلَّس ِبيِل َف ُه ْم اَل َيْه َت ُد وَن‬

open land and checked on the
birds, but he could not see the
hoopoe.
﴾22﴿"But the hoopoe stayed not long, he (came up and) said: “I How the Hoopoe came before
have grasped (the knowledge of a thing) which you have not Sulayman and told Him about
Saba'
grasped and I have come to you from Saba’ (Sheba) with true
news.﴾23﴿ “I found a woman ruling over them, and she has Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "This is Bilqis
been given all things that could be possessed by any ruler of bint Sharahil, the queen of Saba'.'
the earth, and she has a great throne.﴾24﴿“I found her and her
(and she has a great throne.)
people worshipping the sun instead of Allah, and Shaitan
meaning, a tremendous chair
(Satan) has made their deeds fair-seeming to them, and has barred adorned with gold and different
them from (Allah’s) Way, so they have no guidance,” kinds of jewels and pearls.
‫َأ‬ Sulayman's Letter to Bilqis

‫ٱْذ َه ب ِّب ِك َت ٰـِبى َه ٰـَذ ا َف ْل ِق ْه ِإَلْي ِه ْم ُثَّم َت َو َّل َع ْنُه ْم َف ٱنُظْر َم اَذ ا‬ Sulayman wrote a letter to Bilqis
﴾٢٨﴿ ‫َي ْر ِج ُع وَن‬ and her people and gave it to the
hoopoe to deliver.
﴾28﴿“Go you with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them,
(it is from Sulayman, and it (reads):
then draw back from them, and see what (answer) they return.” Ìn the Name of Allah, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful; Be you
not exalted against me, but come
to me submitting (as Muslims).')
‫َأ‬
‫َفَل َّم ا َج ٓاَء ُس َل ْي َم ٰـَن َق اَل ُتِم ُّد وَن ِن ِبَم اٍل َف َم ٓا َءاَت ٰى ِن َۦ ٱلَّل ُه َخ ْي ٌر‬ The Gift and the Response of
‫َأ‬ Sulayman
﴾٣٦﴿ ‫ِّم َّم ٓا َءاَت ٰى ُك م َب ْل نُتم ِبَه ِد َّي ِت ُك ْم َت ْف َر ُح وَن‬ So when (the messengers with the
present) came to Sulaiman
﴾36﴿“So when (the messengers with the present) came to (Solomon), he said: “Will you help
Sulaiman (Solomon), he said: “Will you help me in wealth? What me in wealth? What Allah has given
Allah has given me is better than that which He has given you! me is better than that which He has
Nay, you rejoice in your gift!” given you! Nay, you rejoice in your
gift!”
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Surah An-Naml Tafsir Notes
‫َق اَل َي ٰٓـ ُّيَه ا ٱْل َم َل ُؤ ۟ا ُّي ُك ْم َي ِت يِن ى ِبَع ْر ِش َه ا َق ْب َل ن َي ُتوِن ى‬

‫َأ ْأ‬ ‫ْأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ How the Throne of Bilqis was
‫﴾َق اَل ِع ْف ِر يٌت ِّم َن ٱْل ِج ِّن َن۠ا َءاِت يَك ِبِه ۦ َق ْب َل ن‬٣٨﴿ ‫ُم ْس ِلِم يَن‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ brought in an Instant
The hoopoe would look for water

‫َأ‬
‫﴾َق اَل ٱَّلِذ ى‬٣٩﴿ ‫َت ُق وَم ِم ن َّم َق اِم َك ۖ َو ِإِّن ى َع َل ْي ِه َلَق ِو ٌّى ِم يٌن‬ for him in the various strata of the
‫نَد ُهۥ ْل ٌم ِّم َن ٱْل َت ٰـ َأَن۠ا َءا يَك ۦ َق ْب َل َأن َي ْر َت َّد َلْي َك‬ earth, just as a man looks at things
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِت ِبِه‬ ‫ِك ِب‬ ‫ِع‬ ‫ِع‬ on the surface of the earth, and he
‫ْر ۚ َّم ا َرَءاُه ُم ْس َت ِق ًّر ا ِع نَد ُهۥ ا َه ٰـ ا ِم ن ِل َر ِّب ى‬

‫ْض‬ ‫َف‬ ‫َذ‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َق‬ ‫َفَل‬ ‫َك‬ ‫ُف‬ ‫َط‬ would know just how far below the
surface the water was. When the
‫َأ َأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫ِلَيْب ُلَو ِن ٓى َء ْش ُك ُر ْم ْك ُف ُر ۖ َو َم ن َش َك َر َف ِإ َّن َم ا َي ْش ُك ُر ِلَن ْف ِس ِه ۦ ۖ َو َم ن‬ hoopoe showed him where the
water was, Sulayman would
﴾٤٠﴿ ‫َك َف َر َف ِإ َّن َر ِّب ى َغ ِن ٌّى َك ِر يٌم‬ command the Jinn to dig in that
place until they brought water from
the depths of the earth.
﴾38﴿" He said: “O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne
before they come to me surrendering themselves in One day Sulayman went to some
obedience?” ﴾39﴿ An Ifrit (strong) from the jinns said: “I will bring open land and checked on the
it to you before you rise from your place (council). And verily, I am birds, but he could not see the
indeed strong, and trustworthy for such work.” ﴾40﴿One hoopoe.
with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: “I will bring it to
you within the twinkling of an eye!” then when [Sulaiman
(Solomon)] saw it placed before him, he said: “This is by the Grace
of my Lord to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! And
whoever is grateful, truly, his gratitude is for (the good of) his
ownself, and whoever is ungrateful, (he is ungrateful only for the
loss of his ownself). Certainly! My Lord is Rich (Free of all wants),
Bountiful.”
‫ُقِل ٱْل َح ْم ُد ِلَّل ِه َوَس َل ٰـٌم َع َل ٰى ِع َباِدِه ٱَّلِذ يَن ٱْص َطَف ٰٓى ۗ َءٓالَّل ُه َخ ْي ٌر‬
‫َأ‬
﴾٥٩﴿ ‫َّم ا ُيْش ِر ُك وَن‬
﴾59﴿“ Say (O Muhammad ): “Praise and thanks be to Allah, and
peace be on His slaves whom He has chosen (for His Message)! Is The Command to praise Allah and
Allah better, or (all) that you ascribe as partners (to Him)?” (Of send Blessings on His Messengers
course, Allah is Better).” (Praise and thanks be to Allah,)

meaning, for His innumerable
Summarise the story of Prophet Dawood and Prophet Sulaiman. blessings upon His servants and for
His exalted Attributes and most
beautiful Names.
And He commands him to send

peace upon the servants of Allah
whom He chose and selected, i.e.,
His noble Messengers and Prophets,
may the best of peace and
blessings from Allah be upon them.
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Surah Al-Qasas Tafsir Notes
The Story of Musa and Firàwn
‫َّن ْر َع ْو َن َع اَل ى ٱَأْلْر َو َج َع َل َأْه َل َه ا َي ًع ا َي ْس َت ْض ُف‬ (Verily, Firàwn exalted himself in

‫ِع‬ ‫ِش‬ ‫ِض‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِإ ِف‬ the land) means, he was an
‫َأ‬
‫َطٓاِئ ِّم ْنُه ْم ُي ِّبُح ْبَن ٓاَءُه ْم َو َي ْس َتْح ِى ۦ ِن َس ٓاَءُه ْم ۚ ِإ ُه ۥ اَن ِم َن‬
‫َك‬ ‫َّن‬ ‫َذ‬ ‫ًة‬ ‫َف‬ arrogant oppressor and tyrant.
‫﴾َو ُنِر يُد ن َّن ُم َّن َع َل ى ٱَّلِذ يَن ٱْس ُتْض ِع ُف و۟ا ِف ى‬٤﴿ ‫ٱْل ُم ْف ِس ِد يَن‬
‫َأ‬ (weakening a group among them. )
‫َأ‬ ‫َأْل‬ This refers to the Children of Israel,
﴾٥﴿ ‫ٱ ْر ِض َو َن ْج َع َل ُه ْم ِئ َّم ًة َو َن ْج َع َل ُه ُم ٱْل َٰو ِر ِث يَن‬ who at that time were the best of
people, even though this tyrant king
﴾4﴿"Verily, Fir’aun (Pharaoh) exalted himself in the land and overpowered them, using them to
do the most menial work and
made its people sects, weakening (oppressing) a group (i.e.
forcing them to hard labor night
Children of Israel) among them, killing their sons, and letting and day for him and his people. At
their females live. Verily, he was of the Mufsidun (i.e. those who the same time, he was killing their
commit great sins and crimes, oppressors, tyrants, etc.).﴾5﴿ And sons and letting their daughters
We wished to do a favour to those who were weak (and oppressed) live, to humiliate them and because
in the land, and to make them rulers and to make them the he feared that there might appear
among them the boy who would be
inheritors.”
the cause of his destruction and the
‫َو َأْو َح ْي َن ٓا َلٰٓى ُأِّم ُم وَس ٰٓى َأْن َأْر ي ۖ َف َذ ا ْف َع َل ْي َف َأْل‬

downfall of his kingdom.
‫ي‬
‫ِه ِق ِه‬ ‫ِض ِع ِه ِإ ِخ ِت‬ ‫ِإ‬
‫اِف ى َو ْح َز ِن ٓى ۖ ِإ ا َرٓاُّد وُه ِإ ْي ِك َو َج اِع وُه ِم َن‬
‫ُل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َّن‬ ‫َت‬ ‫اَل‬ ‫َتَخ‬ ‫اَل‬ ‫ِف ى ٱْل َي ِّم َو‬ How Musa's Mother was inspired
and shown what to do
‫﴾َف ٱْل َت َق َطُه ٓۥ َءاُل ِف ْر َع ْو َن ِلَي ُك وَن َلُه ْم َعُد ًّو ا‬٧﴿ ‫ٱْل ُم ْر َس ِل يَن‬ It was mentioned that when Firàwn
﴾٨﴿ ‫َو َح َز ًن ا ۗ ِإَّن ِف ْر َع ْو َن َو َه ٰـَم ٰـَن َو ُج ُنوَد ُه َم ا َك اُنو۟ا َخ ٰـِط ِٔـيَن‬ killed so many of the males of the
Children of Israel, the Copts were
‫َو َق اَلِت ٱْم َر ُت ِف ْر َع ْو َن ُقَّر ُت َع ْي ٍن ِّلى َو َلَك ۖ اَل َت ْق ُتُلوُه َع َس ٰٓى ن‬ scared that the Children of Israel
‫َأ‬ would die out, and they themselves
﴾٩﴿ ‫َي نَف َع َن ٓا ْو َن َّت ِخ َذ ُهۥ َو َلًد ا َو ُه ْم اَل َي ْش ُع ُروَن‬ would have to do the heavy labor
that the Children of Israel used to
do.
﴾7﴿"And We inspired the mother of
So Firàwn issued orders that the
Musa (Moses), (saying): “Suckle him
boys should be killed one year, and
[Musa (Moses)], but when you fear for
left alone the following year. Harun,
him, then cast him into the river and peace be upon him, was born in a
fear not, nor grieve. Verily! We shall year when the boys were not killed,
bring him back to you, and shall make him and Musa was born in a year when
one of (Our) Messengers.﴾8﴿ Then the the boys were being killed. Firàwn
had people who were entrusted
household of Fir’aun (Pharaoh) picked
with this task. There were midwives
him up, that he might become for
who would go around and check on
them an enemy and a (cause of) grief. Verily! Fir’aun (Pharaoh),
the women, and if they noticed that
Haman and their hosts were sinners.﴾9﴿ And the wife of Fir’aun any woman was pregnant, they
(Pharaoh) said: “A comfort of the eye for me and for you. Kill him would write her name down.
not, perhaps he may be of benefit to us, or we may adopt him as a
son.” And they perceive not (the result of that). ” When the mother of Musa became
pregnant with him, she did not show
any signs of pregnancy as other
women did, and none of the
midwives noticed.
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‫ْي‬ ‫َو َد َخ َل ٱْل َم يَن َة َع َل ٰى ي َغ ْف َل ِّم ْن َأْه َه ا َف َو َج َد يَه ا َر ُج َل‬

‫ِن‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ٍة‬ ‫ِح ِن‬ ‫ِد‬
‫َي ْق َت ِت اَل ِن َه ٰـ ا ِم ن ِش يَع ِتِه ۦ َو َه ٰـ ا ِم ْن َعُد ِّو ِه ۦ ۖ ٱْس َت َغ ٰـَث ُه ٱ ِذ ى‬
‫َّل‬ ‫َف‬ ‫َذ‬ ‫َذ‬ How Musa killed a Coptic Man
ۖ ‫ِم ن ِش يَع ِتِه ۦ َع َل ى ٱَّلِذ ى ِم ْن َعُد ِّو ِه ۦ َف َو َك َز ُهۥ ُم وَس ٰى َف َق َض ٰى َع َل ْي ِه‬ Allah describes how Musa reached
the status that was decreed for
‫﴾َق اَل‬١٥﴿ ‫َق اَل َه ٰـَذ ا ْن َع َم ٱلَّش ْي َطٰـ ۖ َّن ُه ۥ َعُد ٌّو ُّم ٌّل ُّم يٌن‬
‫ِب‬ ‫ِض‬ ‫ِن ِإ‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِم‬ him, that of Prophethood and
‫َر ِّب ِإِّن ى َظَل ْم ُت َن ْف ِس ى َف ٱْغ ِف ْر ِلى َف َغ َف َر َلُه ٓۥ ۚ ِإَّن ُه ۥ ُه َو ٱْل َغ ُف وُر‬
speaking to Allah, as a direct
consequence of killing the Coptic,
which was the reason why he left
﴾١٦﴿ ‫ٱلَّر ِح يُم‬ Egypt and went to Madyan.
﴾15﴿"And he entered the city at a time of unawareness of its

people, and he found there two men fighting, – one of his party
(his religion – from the Children of Israel), and the other of his
foes. The man of his (own) party asked him for help against his foe,
so Musa (Moses) struck him with his fist and killed him. He
said: “This is of Shaitan‘s (Satan) doing, verily, he is a plain
misleading enemy.”﴾16﴿ He said: “My Lord! Verily, I have
wronged myself, so forgive me.” Then He forgave him. Verily,
He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.”
‫َأ ْأ‬ ‫ُأ َأ ُأ‬
‫َق اَل ِإِّن ٓى ِر يُد ْن نِك َح َك ِإْح َد ى ٱْبَنَت َّى َه ٰـَت ْي ِن َع َل ٰٓى ن َت ُج َر ِن ى‬ Musa, the Father of the Two
‫َث َم ٰـِن َى ِح َج ۖ َف ِإ ْن َأْت َم ْم َت َع ْش ًر ا َف ِم ْن ِع نِد َك ۖ َو َم ٓا ُأِر يُد َأْن‬

Women, and His Marriage to
One of Them
‫ٍج‬ ‫َأ‬
﴾٢٧﴿ ‫ُش َّق َع َل ْي َك ۚ َس َت ِج ِن ٓى ِإن ٓاَء ٱل ِم َن ٱل ٰـِلِح يَن‬
‫َّص‬ ‫ُه‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫َش‬ ‫ُد‬ (I intend to wed one of these two
daughters of mine to you,) means,
this old man asked him to take care
of his flocks, then he would marry
﴾27﴿"He said: “I intend to wed one of these two daughters of one of his two daughters to him.
mine to you, on condition that you serve me for eight years,
but if you complete ten years, it will be (a favour) from you. But I
intend not to place you under a difficulty. If Allah will, you will
find me one of the righteous.”
Why did Musas mother place him in the river?
Why did prophet Musa leave Egypt?
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‫ا‬ ‫َج‬ ‫ن‬ ‫َس‬ ‫َفَل َّم ا َق َض ٰى ُم وَس ى ٱَأْلَج َل َوَس اَر ِبَأْه ٓۦ َءاَن‬ Musa's Return to Egypt and how he
‫ِنِب‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِلِه‬
‫ٱلُّطوِر َن اًرا َق اَل ْه ِلِه ٱْم ُكُثٓو ۟ا ِإِّن ٓى َءاَن ْس ُت اًرا َع ٓى َءاِت ي م‬
‫ُك‬ ‫ِّل‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫َن‬ ‫َأِل‬ was honoured with the Mission and
Miracles on the Way
‫َأ‬
‫﴾َفَل َّم ٓا‬٢٩﴿ ‫ِّم ْنَه ا ِبَخ َب ٍر ْو َج ْذ َو ٍة ِّم َن ٱلَّن اِر َلَع َّل ُك ْم َت ْص َطُلوَن‬ Musa missed his country and his
‫َأ‬
‫َت ٰى َه ا ُنوِد َى ِم ن َش ٰـِط ِئ ٱْل َواِد ٱَأْلْي َم ِن ِف ى ٱْل ُبْق َع ِة ٱْل ُم َبٰـَر َك ِة ِم َن‬
relatives, so he resolved to visit
them in secret, without Firàwn and
﴾٣٠﴿ ‫ٱلَّش َج َر ِة ن َي ٰـُم وَس ٰٓى ِإِّن ٓى َن ا ٱلَّل ُه َر ُّب ٱْل َع ٰـَل ِم يَن‬
his people knowing. So he gathered
up his family and the flocks which
his father-in-law had given to him,
﴾29﴿"Then, when Musa (Moses) had fulfilled the term, and was and set out on a cold, dark, rainy
travelling with his family, he saw a fire in the direction of Tur night. They stopped to camp, and
(Mount). He said to his family: “Wait, I have seen a fire; perhaps I whenever he tried to start a fire, he
did not succeed.
may bring to you from there some information, or a burning fire-
brand that you may warm yourselves.”﴾30﴿ So when he reached it (he saw a fire in the direction of At-
(the fire), he was called from the right side of the valley, in the Tur) he saw a fire burning from a
blessed place from the tree: “O Musa (Moses)! Verily! I am Allah, far.
the Lord of the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)!”
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‫َأَح َب ٱلَّن اُس َأن ُيْت َر ُك ٓو ۟ا َأن َي ُق وُلٓو ۟ا َءاَم َّن ا َو ُه ْم اَل‬
‫ِس‬
‫﴾َو َلَق ْد َف َتَّن ا ٱَّلِذ يَن ِم ن َق ْب ِل ِه ْم ۖ َفَل َي ْع َل َم َّن ٱلَّل ُه ٱَّلِذ يَن‬٢﴿ ‫ُيْف َتُنوَن‬
﴾٣﴿ ‫َص َد ُقو۟ا َو َلَي ْع َل َم َّن ٱْل َك ٰـِذ ِبيَن‬
The Believers are tested so that it
may be known Who is Sincere and
﴾2﴿"Do people think that they will be left alone because they Who is Lying
say: “We believe,” and will not be tested.﴾3﴿ And We indeed
Musa missed his country and his
tested those who were before them. And Allah will certainly
relatives, so he resolved to visit
make (it) known (the truth of) those who are true, and will them in secret, without Firàwn and
certainly make (it) known (the falsehood of) those who are his people knowing. So he gathered
liars, (although Allah knows all that before putting them to test).” up his family and the flocks which
his father-in-law had given to him,
and set out on a cold, dark, rainy
How should we as believers react to trials? night. They stopped to camp, and
whenever he tried to start a fire, he
did not succeed.
(he saw a fire in the direction of At-

Tur) he saw a fire burning from a
far.
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Surah Al-Ankabut Tafsir Notes
‫ِلُتْش ِر َك ِبى َم ا‬ ‫َوَو َّص ْي َن ا ٱ نَس ٰـَن َٰو َد ْي ُح ْس ًن ا ۖ َو ن َج ٰـَه َد اَك‬ Be Good and Dutiful To Parents
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِب ِل ِه‬ ‫ِإْل‬
‫ُأ‬
‫َف َن ِّب ُئُك م ِبَم ا‬ ‫ِط ْع ُه َم ٓا ۚ ِإ َّى َم ْر ِج ُع ْم‬
‫ُك‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ُت‬ ‫َفاَل‬ ‫َلْيَس َلَك ِبِه ۦ ِع ٌم‬
‫ْل‬ Allah commands His servants to be
dutiful to parents, after urging them
﴾٨﴿ ‫ُك نُتْم َت ْع َم ُلوَن‬ to adhere to belief in His Tawhid,
because a person's parents are the
cause of his existence. So he must
﴾8﴿"And We have enjoined on man to be good and dutiful to his
treat them with the utmost kindness
parents, but if they strive to make you join with Me (in worship) and respect, his father for spending
anything (as a partner) of which you have no knowledge, then on him and his mother because of
obey them not. Unto Me is your return, and I shall tell you what her compassion for him.
you used to do.”
Give examples of good and bad behaviour towards our parents.
Good Behaviour
Bad Behaviour
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The Arrogant Claim of the
‫َو َق اَل ٱَّل يَن َك َف ُرو۟ا َّل يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا ٱَّت ُع و۟ا َس يَل َن ا َو ْل َنْح ْل‬ Disbelievers that They would carry
‫ِم‬ ‫ِب‬ ‫ِب‬ ‫ِل ِذ‬ ‫ِذ‬ the Sins of Others if They would
‫ٰـَيٰـُه م ِّم ن ْى ٍء ۖ ِإ ُه ْم‬
‫َّن‬ ‫َش‬ ‫َط‬ ‫َخ‬ ‫َخ َطٰـَيٰـُك ْم َو َم ا ُه م ِبَح ٰـِم ِل يَن ِم ْن‬ return to Disbelief
﴾١٢﴿ ‫َلَك ٰـِذ ُبوَن‬

Allah tells us that the disbelievers of
Quraysh said to those who believed
and followed the truth: leave your
﴾12﴿"And those who disbelieve say to those who believe: “Follow religion, come back to our religion,
our way and we will verily bear your sins,” never will they bear and follow our way.
anything of their sins. Surely, they are liars.”
It is like a person saying: "Do this,
‫َم َث ُل ٱَّل يَن ٱَّتَخ ُذ ۟ا‬ and your sin will be on my
‫و ِم ن ُد وِن‬ ‫ِذ‬ shoulders. (Never will they bear
‫و‬ ‫ُب‬ ‫ٱلَّل َأْو َيٓاَء َك َم َث ِل ٱ َع نَك‬

‫ْل‬ anything of their sins. Surely, they
‫ِت‬ ‫ِه ِل‬ are liars.) in their claim that they
‫َأ‬
‫ْت َب ْي ًت ا ۖ َو ِإَّن ْو َه َن ٱ ُبُيوِت‬
‫ْل‬ ‫ٱَّتَخ َذ‬ will bear the sins of others, for no
‫َلَبْي ُت ٱْل َع نَك ُبو ۖ َلْو َك اُنو۟ا‬ person will bear the sins of another.
‫ِت‬
﴾٤١﴿ ‫َيْع َل ُم وَن‬ Likening the gods of the Idolators
to the House of a Spider
This is how Allah described the
idolators in their reverence of gods
﴾41﴿" The likeness of those who take Auliya’ (protectors and
besides Him, hoping that they
helpers) other than Allah is as the likeness of a spider, who would help them and provide for
builds (for itself) a house, but verily, the frailest (weakest) of them, and turning to them in times
houses is the spider’s house; if they but knew.” of difficulties.
In this regard, they were like the

house of a spider, which is so weak
and frail, because by clinging to
these gods they were like a person
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who holds on to a spider's web,
who does not gain any benefit from
that.
Foretelling the Victory of the

‫﴾ِف ٓى َأْد َن ى ٱَأْلْر ِض َو ُه م ِّم ۢن َبْع ِد َغ َل ِبِه ْم‬٢﴿ ‫ُغ ِل َب ِت ٱلُّر وُم‬ Romans
These Ayat were revealed about
﴾٣﴿ ‫َس َي ْغ ِل ُبوَن‬ the victory of Sabur, the king of
Persia, over Ash-Sham (Greater
Syria), the adjoining partisan states
﴾2﴿" The Romans have of the Arabian Peninsula, and the
been defeated. ﴾3﴿In the outlying regions of the land of the
nearer land (Syria, Iraq, Romans. Heraclius, the emperor of
Jordan, and Palestine), and the Romans, was forced to flee to
they, after their defeat, will Constantinople where he was
besieged for a lengthy period. Then
be victorious. ”
Heraclius regained the upper hand.
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Surah Ar-Rum Tafsir Notes
Among the Signs of Allah
‫َو ِم ْن َءاَي ٰـِتِه ٓۦ ْن َخ َل َق ُك م ِّم ن ُتَر اٍب ُثَّم ِإَذ ٓا نُتم َب َش ٌر‬
So man's origins lie in dust, then in
a despised liquid, then he is formed
‫َأ‬ ‫﴾َو ِم ْن َءاَي ٰـِتِه ٓۦ َأْن َخ َل َق َلُك م ِّم ْن َأنُف ِس ُك ْم‬٢٠﴿ ‫َت نَت ِش ُروَن‬
‫ْز َٰو ًج ا‬ and becomes a clot, then a lump of
‫ِّلَت ْس ُك ُنٓو ۟ا َلْي َه ا َو َج َع َل َب ْي َن ُك م َّم َو َّد ًة َو َر ْح َم ًة ۚ َّن ى َٰذ َك‬

flesh, then bones in the form of a
‫َل‬
‫َٔـاَي ٰـٍت‬ ‫ِإ ِف ِل‬ ‫ِإ‬ human being. Then Allah clothes
﴾٢١﴿ ‫ِّلَق ْو ٍم َيَت َف َّك ُروَن‬

the bones with flesh. Then the soul
is breathed into him and he can
hear and see. Then he comes forth
﴾20﴿" And among His Signs is this, that He created you (Adam) from his mother's womb, small and
weak, but the longer he lives, the
from dust, and then [Hawwa’ (Eve) from Adam’s rib, and then his
stronger he becomes, until he
offspring from the semen, and], – behold you are human beings reaches the age where he can
scattered! ﴾21﴿And among His Signs is this, that He created for build cities and strongholds, and he
you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in travels to different lands and across
them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, the seas, earning a living and
in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect.” amassing wealth, and he is smart
and intelligent and crafty, with
ideas and opinions of his own, and
each one is able to achieve great
Here Allah tells us how the spouse is created to be a source of things in this world and in the
peace for each other. List some ways that the husband and Hereafter according to his
wife can create peace for each other. individual means.
Husband Wife
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Surah Luqman Tafsir Notes
‫َي ٰـُبَن َّى َّن َه ٓا ن َت ُك ْثَق اَل َح َّب ِّم ْن َخ ْر َد ٍل َف َت ُك ن ى َص ْخ‬
‫َر ٍة‬
Luqman's Advice to His Son
‫ِف‬ ‫ٍة‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِإ ِإ‬
‫َّل‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫ْأ‬
‫َأْو ِف ى ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت ْو ِف ى ٱ ْر ِض َي ِت ِبَه ا ٱل ُه ۚ ِإَّن ٱل َه‬
‫َأْل‬ ‫َأ‬ Allah tells us how Luqman advised
his son. His full name was Luqman
‫ُرو‬ ‫ْع‬ ‫َم‬ ‫﴾َي ٰـُبَن َأ ٱلَّص َل ٰو َة َو ْأُم ْر ٱْل‬١٦﴿‫َل يٌف َخ يٌر‬
‫ِف‬ ‫ِب‬ ‫َّى ِقِم‬ ‫ِب‬ ‫ِط‬ bin Ànqa' bin Sadun, and his son's
‫َٰذ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫َو ٱ َه ِن ٱ ُم ن ِر َو ٱْص ِبْر ٰى َم ٓا َص اَب ۖ ِإَّن ِل ِم ْن ْز ِم‬
name was Tharan, according to a
‫َع‬ ‫َك‬ ‫َك‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َع‬ ‫َك‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َع‬ ‫ْن‬ saying quoted by As-Suhayli.
‫َأْل‬ ‫اَل َت‬ ‫َخ َك‬ ‫اَل ُت‬ ‫ُأْل‬
‫﴾َو َص ِّع ْر َّد ِللَّن اِس َو ْم ِش ِف ى ٱ ْر ِض‬١٧﴿ ‫ٱ ُم وِر‬ Allah describes him in the best
‫﴾َو ٱْق ِص ْد‬١٨﴿ ‫َم َر ًح ا ۖ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه اَل ُيِح ُّب ُك َّل ُم ْخ َت اٍل َف ُخ و‬ terms, and states that he granted
‫ٍر‬
‫ِف ى َم ْش ِي َك َو ٱْغ ُض ْض ِم ن َص ْو ِت َك ۚ ِإَّن َأنَك َر ٱ ْص َٰو ِت َص ْو ُت‬
him wisdom.
‫َل‬ ‫َأْل‬
﴾١٩﴿ ‫ٱْل َح ِم يِر‬
Luqman advised his son, the closest
and most beloved of all people to
him, who deserved to be given the
﴾16﴿“O my son! If it be (anything) equal to the weight of a grain best of his knowledge. So, Luqman
of mustard seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens started by advising him to worship
or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Verily, Allah is Subtle Allah Alone, and not to associate
anything with Him.
(in bringing out that grain), Well-Aware (of its place).﴾17﴿“O my
son! Aqim-is-Salat (perform As-Salat), enjoin (people) for Al– (Allah will bring it forth.) means, He
Ma’ruf (Islamic Monotheism and all that is good), and forbid will bring it forth on the Day of
(people) from Al–Munkar (i.e. disbelief in the Oneness of Allah, Resurrection, when it is placed in
polytheism of all kinds and all that is evil and bad), and bear with the Scales of justice and everyone
patience whatever befall you. Verily! These are some of the is rewarded or punished for his
actions -- if they are good, he will
important commandments ordered by Allah with no exemption.﴾
be rewarded and if they are bad he
18﴿“And turn not your face away from men with pride, nor walk in will be punished.
insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah likes not each arrogant
boaster.﴾19﴿“And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your
walking, and lower your voice. Verily, the harshest of all voices is The Command to be Moderate in
Walking
the voice (braying) of the ass.”
(And be moderate in your walking,)
means, walk in a moderate manner,
What is some of best advice that your parents have given you? neither slow and lazy nor
excessively fast, but be moderate,
somewhere in between these two
extremes.
(and lower your voice.) means, do

not exaggerate in your speaking
and do not raise your voice
unnecessarily.
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Surah As-Sajda Tafsir Notes
‫ْل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َٰذ‬
‫﴾ٱَّلِذ ٓى‬٦﴿ ‫ِلَك َع ٰـِل ُم ٱ َغ ْي ِب َو ٱلَّش َه ٰـَد ِة ٱ َع ِز يُز ٱلَّر ِح يُم‬ Allah is the Creator and
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ Controller of the Universe
﴾٧﴿ ‫ْح َس َن ُك َّل َش ْى ٍء َخ َل َق ُه ۥ ۖ َو َب َد َخ ْل َق ٱِإْل نَس ٰـِن ِم ن ِط يٍن‬ Allah tells us that He is the Creator
‫َّم َج َع ْس ۥ ِم ن ُس ٰـ ٍة ِّم ن َّم ٓاٍء َّم ِه يٍن‬

‫َل َل‬ ‫َل َن َل ُه‬ ‫ُث‬ of all things. He created the
heavens and earth and all that is
‫﴾ُثَّم َس َّو ٰى ُه َو َن َف َخ ِف يِه ِم ن ُّروِح ِه ۦ ۖ َو َج َع َل َلُك ُم ٱلَّس ْم َع‬٨﴿ between them in six days, then He
‫َأْل‬ ‫َأْل‬
﴾٩﴿ ‫َو ٱ ْبَص ٰـَر َو ٱ ْف ِٔـَد َة ۚ َق ِل ياًل َّم ا َتْش ُك ُروَن‬
rose over the Throne.
(You have none, besides Him, as a

protector or an intercessor) means,
﴾6﴿That is He, the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, the All-
only He is the Sovereign Who is in
Mighty, the Most Merciful.﴾7﴿“Who made everything He has control of all affairs, the Creator of
created good, and He began the creation of man from clay. all things, the Controller of all
﴾8﴿Then He made his offspring from semen of worthless water things, the One Who is able to do
(male and female sexual discharge). ﴾9﴿Then He fashioned him in all things. There is no Creator
due proportion, and breathed into him the soul (created by Allah besides Him, no intercessor except
the one to whom He gives
for that person), and He gave you hearing (ears), sight (eyes)
permission.
and hearts. Little is the thanks you give!”
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‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱلَّن ِبُّى ٱَّت ِق ٱلَّل َه َو اَل ُتِط ٱْل َك ٰـِف يَن َو ٱْل ُم َن ٰـِفِق يَن ۗ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه‬
‫ِر‬ ‫ِع‬
﴾١﴿ ‫َك اَن َع ِل يًم ا َح ِك يًم ا‬
The Command to defy the
﴾1﴿"O Prophet (Muhammad )! Keep your duty to Allah, and obey Disbelievers and Hypocrites by
not the disbelievers and the hypocrites (i.e., do not follow their following the Revelation of Allah
and putting One's Trust in Him
advices). Verily! Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.”
(and obey not the disbelievers and
What examples of culture and religion from non-muslims should we the hypocrites.) means, do not listen
be aware of falling into? to what they say and do not consult
them.
"Taqwa means obeying Allah in the

light of the guidance of Allah and in
hope of earning the reward of
Allah, and refraining from
disobeying Allah in the light of the
guidance of Allah and fearing the
punishment of Allah.''
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Surah Al-Ahzab Tafsir Notes
‫ٱْد ُع وُه ْم ِلَٔـاَب ٓا ْم ُه َو َأْق َس ُط نَد ٱلَّل ۚ َف ن َّلْم َت ْع َل ُم ٓو ۟ا‬ Abolition of Adoption
‫ِه ِإ‬ ‫ِع‬ ‫ِئ ِه‬
‫َءاَب ٓاَءُه ْم َف ِإ ْخ َٰو ْم ِف ى ٱلِّد يِن َو َم َٰو ِلي ْم ۚ َو ْيَس َع ْي ْم‬
‫ُك‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫ُنُك‬ (nor has He made your adopted
sons your real sons.) This was
‫ُج َن اٌح ِف يَم ٓا َأْخ َطْأ ُتم ِبِه ۦ َو َلٰـِك ن َّم ا َت َع َّم َد ْت ُقُلوُبُك ْم ۚ َو َك اَن‬ revealed concerning Zayd bin
Harithah, may Allah be pleased with
﴾٥﴿‫ٱلَّل ُه َغ ُف وًرا َّر ِح يًم ا‬ him, the freed servant of the
Prophet . The Prophet had adopted
﴾5﴿"Call them (adopted sons) by (the names of) their fathers, that him before prophethood, and he
is more just with Allah. But if you know not their father’s (names, was known as Zayd bin
call them) your brothers in faith and Mawalikum (your freed Muhammad. Allah wanted to put an
end to this naming and attribution.
slaves). And there is no sin on you if you make a mistake therein,
except in regard to what your hearts deliberately intend. And
An Adopted Child should be
Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” named after His Real Father
This is a command which
‫ُأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬
ۗ ‫ٱلَّن ِبُّى ْو َلٰى ِبٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ِن يَن ِم ْن نُف ِس ِه ْم ۖ َو ْز َٰو ُج ُه ٓۥ َّم َه ٰـُتُه ْم‬ abrogates the state of
‫َو ۟و ُلو۟ا ٱَأْلْر َح اِم َبْع ُض ُه ْم ْو َلٰى ِبَب ْع ٍض ِف ى ِك َت ٰـِب ٱلَّل ِه ِم َن‬
‫َأ‬ ‫ُأ‬ affairs that existed at the
beginning of Islam, when it
‫ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ِن يَن َو ٱْل ُم َه ٰـِج ِر يَن ِإٓاَّل ن َت ْف َع ُلٓو ۟ا ِإَلٰٓى ْو ِلَيٓاِئ ُك م‬

‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ was permitted to call
adopted sons after the
﴾٦﴿‫َّم ْع ُروًف ا ۚ َك اَن َٰذ ِلَك ِف ى ٱْل ِك َت ٰـِب َم ْس ُطوًرا‬ man who adopted them.
Then Allah commanded
﴾6﴿"The Prophet is closer to the believers than their that they should be given
back the names of their
ownselves, and his wives are their (believers’) mothers (as
real fathers, and states
regards respect and marriage). And blood relations among each that this was more fair
other have closer personal ties in the Decree of Allah (regarding and just.
inheritance) than (the brotherhood of) the believers and the
Muhajirun (emigrants from Makkah, etc.), except that you do
kindness to those brothers (when the Prophet joined them in
Loyalty to the Prophet ‫ ;ﷺ‬and his
brotherhood ties). This has been written in the (Allah’s Book of
wives are Mothers of the
Divine) Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz).”” Believers
List the names of any of the wives of the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬and some Allah tells us how His Messenger ‫ﷺ‬
information about them. is merciful and sincere towards his
Ummah, and how he is closer to
them than they are to themselves.
(and his wives are their mothers.)

means, they are unlawful for
marriage. In terms of honour,
respect and veneration, it is not
permissible for them to be alone
with them, and the prohibition of
marriage to them does not extend
to their daughters and sisters,
according to scholarly consensus.
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Tafsir Notes
Surah Al-Ahzab
Giving the Wives of the Prophet
‫ ﷺ‬the Choice
‫َأِّل‬ ‫َأ‬
‫َي ٰٓـ ُّيَه ا ٱلَّن ِبُّى ُقل ْز َٰو ِج َك ِإن ُك نُتَّن ُتِر ْد َن ٱْل َح َيٰو َة ٱلُّد ْن َيا‬ Here Allah commands His
Messenger ‫ ﷺ‬to give his wives the
‫ُأ‬ ‫ُأ‬
‫َو ِز يَنَتَه ا َف َتَع اَلْيَن َم ِّتْع ُك َّن َو َس ِّر ْح ُك َّن َس َر اًح ا‬ choice of separating from him so
‫﴾َو ِإن ُك نُتَّن ُتِر ْد َن ٱلَّل َه َو َر ُس وَلُه ۥ َو ٱلَّد اَر‬٢٨﴿ ‫َج ِم يًل‬
that they may go to someone else
with whom they can find what they
‫ٱْل َٔـاِخ َر َة َف ِإ َّن ٱلَّل َه َع َّد ِلْل ُم ْح ِس َن ٰـِت ِم نُك َّن ْج ًر ا‬
want of the life of this world and its
attractions, or of patiently bearing
﴾٢٩﴿‫َع ِظ يًم ا‬ the straitened circumstances with
the Prophet for which they will have
﴾28﴿" O Prophet (Muhammad )! Say to your wives: If you desire a great reward with Allah.
the life of this world, and its glitter, Then come! I will make a
They chose Allah and His Messenger
provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner and the Home of the Hereafter, may
(divorce).﴾29﴿But if you desire Allah and His Messenger, and the Allah be pleased with them. Then
home of the Hereafter, then verily, Allah has prepared for Al- Allah gave them the best both of
Muhsinat (good-doers) amongst you an enormous reward.” this world and of the Hereafter.
How Man bore the Amanah
‫َأ‬
‫ِإَّن ا َع َر ْض َن ا ٱَأْلَم اَنَة َع َل ى ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت َو ٱَأْلْر ِض َو ٱْل ِج َباِل َف َب ْيَن‬
Al-Àwfi reported that Ibn Àbbas
said, "Al-Amanah means
‫َأن َيْح ِم ْل َنَه ا َو َأْش َف ْق َن ِم ْنَه ا َو َح َم َل َه ا ٱِإْل نَس ٰـُن ۖ ِإَّن ُه ۥ َك اَن‬
obedience. This was offered to
them before it was offered to
﴾٧٢﴿ ‫َظُلوًم ا َج ُه وًل‬ Adam, and they could not bear it.
Then Allah said to Adam: Ì have
﴾72﴿" Truly, We did offer Al-Amanah (the trust or moral offered the Amanah to the heavens
responsibility or honesty and all the duties which Allah has and the earth and the mountains,
and they could not bear it. Will you
ordained) to the heavens and the earth, and the mountains, but
take it on' He said, Ò Lord, what
they declined to bear it and were afraid of it (i.e. afraid of Allah’s does it involve' He said, Ìf you do
Torment). But man bore it. Verily, he was unjust (to himself) and good, you will be rewarded, and if
ignorant (of its results).” you do evil, you will be punished.'
So Adam took the Amanah and
bore it, and this is what is referred
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to in the Ayah
The Favours which Allah

bestowed upon Dawud
‫َأ‬
ۖ ‫َو َلَق ْد َءاَت ْي َن ا َد اُو ۥَد ِم َّن ا َف ْض اًل ۖ َي ٰـِج َباُل ِّو ِبى َم َع ُه ۥ َو ٱلَّطْي َر‬ Here Allah tells us how He blessed
ۖ ‫﴾ ِن ٱْع َم ْل َس ٰـِبَغ ٰـٍت َو َق ِّد ْر ِف ى ٱلَّس ْر ِد‬١٠﴿ ‫َو َلَّن ا َلُه ٱْل َح ِد يَد‬
His servant and Messenger Dawud
(David), peace be upon him, and
﴾١١﴿‫َو ٱْع َم ُلو۟ا َص ٰـِل ًح ا ۖ ِإِّن ى ِبَم ا َت ْع َم ُلوَن َب ِص يٌر‬ what He gave him of His great
bounty, giving him both
prophethood and kingship, and
﴾10﴿" And indeed We bestowed grace on David from Us huge numbers of troops. And He
(saying): “O you mountains. Glorify (Allah) with him! And you blessed him with a mighty voice.
birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him. ﴾11﴿ Saying: Such that when he glorified Allah,
“Make you perfect coats of mail, balancing well the rings of chain the firm, solid, high mountains
joined him in glorifying Allah, and
armour, and work you (men) righteousness. Truly, I am All-Seer of
the free-roaming birds, who go out
what you do.”
in the morning and come back in
the evening, stopped for him, and
he was able to speak all languages.
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Surah Saba Tafsir Notes
The Death of Sulayman
‫َفَل َّم ا َق َض ْي َن ا َع َل ْي ٱْل َم ْو َت َم ا َد َّلُه ْم َع َل ٰى َم ْو ٓۦ اَّل َد ٓاَّب ُة‬ Allah tells us how Sulayman, peace
‫ِت ِه ِإ‬ ‫ِه‬
‫ٱَأْلْر َت ْأ ُك ُل نَس َت ُه ۥ ۖ َّم ا َخ َّر َت َبَّي َن ٱ ِج ُّن ن ْو َك ا و۟ا‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ be upon him, died and how Allah
‫ُن‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َفَل‬
‫ِت‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِض‬ concealed his death from the Jinn
‫ْل‬ ‫َذ‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫۟ا‬
﴾١٤﴿ ‫َيْع َل ُم وَن ٱ ْيَب َم ا ِب و ِف ى ٱ َع اِب ٱ ُم ِه يِن‬
‫ُث‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َغ‬ ‫ْل‬ who were subjugated to him to do
hard labor.
﴾14﴿" Then when We decreed death for him [Sulaiman He remained leaning on his stick,
(Solomon)], nothing informed them (jinns) of his death except which was his staff. He stayed like
a little worm of the earth, which kept (slowly) gnawing away that for a long time, nearly a year.
at his stick, so when he fell down, the jinns saw clearly that if they
When a creature of the earth, which
had known the unseen, they would not have stayed in the was a kind of worm, ate through
humiliating torment.” the stick, it became weak and fell
to the ground. Then it became
apparent that he had died a long
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time before.
It also became clear to Jinn and

men alike that the Jinn do not know
the Unseen as they (the Jinn) used
to imagine and tried to deceive
‫ن َّر ْح َم َفاَل ُم ْم َك َلَه ا ۖ َو َم ا ُيْم ْك‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫ْف‬
‫ِس‬ ‫ِس‬ ‫ٍة‬ ‫َّم ا َي َت ِح ٱل ُه ِللَّن اِس ِم‬ people.
﴾٢﴿ ‫َفاَل ُم ْر ِس َل َلُه ۥ ِم ۢن َبْع ِدِه ۦ ۚ َو ُه َو ٱْل َع ِز يُز ٱْل َح ِك يُم‬

None can withhold the Mercy
of Allah
﴾2﴿" Whatever of mercy (i.e.of good), Allah may grant to
mankind, none can withhold it, and whatever He may withhold, Allah tells us that what He wills,
none can grant it thereafter. And He is the All-Mighty, the All- happens, and what He does not
Wise.” will, does not happen. None can
give what He withholds, and none
can withhold what He gives.
‫َو َم ا َي ْس َت ِو ى ٱْل َب ْح َر اِن َه ٰـَذ ا َع ْذ ٌب ُف َر اٌت َس ٓاِئ ٌغ َش َر اُبُه ۥ َو َه ٰـَذ ا‬ The Blessings and Signs of
‫ِم ْل ٌح ُأَج اٌج ۖ َو ِم ن ُك ٍّل َت ْأ ُك ُلوَن َلْح ًم ا َطِر ًّي ا َو َت ْس َت ْخ ِر ُج وَن‬ Allah
‫ِح ْل َي ًة َت ْل َبُس وَن َه ا ۖ َو َت َر ى ٱْلُفْلَك ِف يِه َم َواِخ َر ِلَت ْب َت ُغ و۟ا ِم ن‬ Allah says, pointing out His mighty
power in creating different things,
﴾١٢﴿ ‫َف ْض ِلِه ۦ َو َلَع َّل ُك ْم َتْش ُك ُروَن‬ how He has created the two seas
(kinds of water). The fresh,
﴾12﴿" And the two seas (kinds of water) are not alike, this fresh palatable sea (kind of water) refers
sweet, and pleasant to drink, and that saltish and bitter. And to the rivers which flow among
from them both you eat fresh tender meat (fish), and derive the people, rivers great and small
ornaments that you wear. And you see the ships cleaving (the sea- according to people's needs in all
regions and areas and lands. This
water as they sail through it), that you may seek of His Bounty, and
water is sweet and palatable for
that you may give thanks.” whoever wants to drink it.
(and that is salty and bitter) means,

unpalatable. This is the ocean in
which the big ships sail, and is salty
and undrinkable.
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Surah Ya-Sin Tafsir Notes
The Disbelievers thought that the
‫﴾َم ا‬٤٨﴿ ‫َو َي ُق وُلوَن َم َت ٰى َه ٰـَذ ا ٱْل َو ْع ُد ِإن ُك نُتْم َص ٰـِدِق يَن‬ Day of Resurrection would never
come to pass
‫ْأ‬
﴾٤٩﴿ ‫َي نُظُروَن ِإاَّل َص ْي َح ًة َٰو ِح َد ًة َت ُخ ُذ ُه ْم َو ُه ْم َي ِخ ِّص ُم وَن‬ Allah tells us how the disbelievers
thought that the Day of
Resurrection would never come to
﴾48﴿" And they say: “When will this promise (i.e. pass.
Resurrection) be fulfilled, if you are truthful?”﴾49﴿They
(They await only but a single
await only but a single Saihah (shout, etc.), which will seize
Sayhah which will seize them while
them while they are disputing!” they are disputing!) meaning, they
‫﴾ُه ْم‬٥٥﴿ ‫ِإَّن َأْص َح ٰـَب ٱْل َج َّن ِة ٱْل َيْو َم ِف ى ُش ُغ ٍل َف ٰـِك ُه وَن‬
are only waiting for a single shout
which -- and Allah knows best --
‫﴾َلُه ْم‬٥٦﴿ ‫َو َأْز َٰو ُج ُه ْم ِف ى ِظ َل ٰـٍل َع َل ى ٱَأْلَرٓاِئِك ُم َّت ِك ُٔـوَن‬

will be the trumpet blast of terror
when the Trumpet will be blown
‫﴾َس َل ٰـٌم َق ْو اًل ِّم ن َّر ٍّب‬٥٧﴿ ‫ِف يَه ا َف ٰـِك َه ٌة َو َلُه م َّم ا َي َّد ُع وَن‬ while the people are in their
marketplaces and places of work,
﴾٥٨﴿ ‫َّر ِح يٍم‬ arguing and disputing as they
usually do. While in this state, Allah
will command Israfil to blow into
﴾55﴿"Verily, the dwellers of the Paradise, that Day, will be the Trumpet, so he will sound a long
busy in joyful things.﴾56﴿They and their wives will be in note and there will be no one left
pleasant shade, reclining on thrones. ﴾57﴿ They will have therein on the face of the earth except he
fruits (of all kinds) and all that they ask for. ﴾58﴿(It will be said to will tilt his head to listen to the
them): Salamun (peace be on you), a Word from the Lord (Allah), sound coming from heaven.
Most Merciful.”
The Adornment and Protection of
the Heaven comes from Allah
Allah tells us that He has adorned
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the lowest heaven with the
heavenly bodies for those among
the people of the earth who look at
it. The stars and planets in the sky
give light to the people of earth.
‫﴾َو ْف ًظا ِّم ن ُك ِّل‬٦﴿ ‫َّن ا َز َّيَّن ا ٱلَّس َم ٓاَء ٱلُّد ْن َيا يَن ٱْل َك َوا‬
‫ِح‬ ‫ِكِب‬ ‫ِبِز ٍة‬ ‫ِإ‬
‫ُف‬ ‫َذ‬ ‫ْق‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ْع‬‫َأْل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫اَّل‬
‫﴾ َي َّس َّم ُع وَن ِإ ى ٱ َم ِإَل ٱ ٰى َو ُي وَن‬٧﴿ ‫ْي ٰـٍن َّم اِر ٍد‬ ‫َط‬ ‫َش‬
(against every rebellious Shaytan. )
means, every insolent and impudent
﴾٨﴿ ‫ِم ن ُك ِّل َج اِنٍب‬

devil, when he wants to eavesdrop
(on news in the heavens), a piercing
fire comes and burns him.
﴾6﴿"Verily! We have adorned the near heaven with the stars
(for beauty).﴾7﴿And to guard against every rebellious devil.﴾8﴿ (They cannot listen to the higher
They cannot listen to the higher group (angels) for they are pelted group) meaning, they cannot reach
from every side.” the higher group -- which refers to
the heavens and the angels in them
-- when they speak of what has
been revealed by Allah of His Laws
and decrees.
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Surah As-Saffat Tafsir Notes
the Test of the Sacrifice of
‫َأ‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َق‬
‫َفَل َّم ا َب َل َغ َم َع ُه ٱلَّس ْع َى اَل َي ٰـُبَن َّى ِإِّن ٓى َر ٰى ِف ى ٱ َم َن اِم ِّن ٓى‬
Ismaìl
ۖ ‫ْذ َبُح َك َف ٱنُظْر َم اَذ ا َت َر ٰى ۚ َق اَل َي ٰٓـ َب ِت ٱْف َع ْل َم ا ُتْؤ َم ُر‬
The Muslims and the People of the
Book agree, and indeed it is stated
﴾١٠٢﴿ ‫َس َت ِج ُد ِن ٓى ِإن َش ٓاَء ٱلَّل ُه ِم َن ٱلَّص ٰـِبِر يَن‬

in their Book, that Ismaìl, peace be
upon him, was born when Ibrahim,
peace be upon him, was eighty-six
﴾102﴿" And, when he (his son) was old enough to walk with him, years old, and Ishaq was born when
he said: “O my son! I have seen in a dream that I am Ibrahim was ninety-nine years old.
slaughtering you (offer you in sacrifice to Allah), so look what According to their Book, Allah
you think!” He said: “O my father! Do that which you are commanded Ibrahim to sacrifice his
only son, and in another text it says
commanded, Insha’ Allah (if Allah will), you shall find me of As-
his firstborn son.
Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.)?”
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ But here they falsely inserted the

‫﴾َو َن ٰـَد ْيَن ٰـُه ن‬١٠٣﴿ ‫َفَل َّم ٓا ْس َل َم ا َو َت َّل ُه ۥ ِلْل َج ِبيِن‬ name of Ishaq. This is not right
‫﴾ َق ْد َص َّد ْق َت ٱلُّر ْءَي ٓا ۚ َّن ا َك َٰذ َك‬١٠٤﴿ ‫َي ٰٓـ ْب َٰر يُم‬ because it goes against what their
‫ِل‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ِإ ِه‬ own Scripture says. They inserted
‫ْل‬
﴾١٠٥﴿ ‫َن ْج ِز ى ٱ ُم ْح ِس ِن يَن‬ the name of Ishaq because he is
their ancestor, while Ismaìl is the
ancestor of the Arabs.
﴾103﴿" Then, when they had both submitted themselves (to the
Will of Allah), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (or on
the side of his forehead for slaughtering);﴾104﴿And We called out
to him: “O Abraham! ﴾105﴿ You have fulfilled the dream (vision)!”
Verily! Thus do We reward the Muhsinun (good-doers – see
V.2:112).”
Summarise the story of the Test sacrifice of Isma'il. What do we

learn from this?
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Surah Saad Tafsir Notes
‫﴾َف ِإ َذ ا‬٧١﴿ ‫ِإْذ َق اَل َر ُّب َك ِلْل َم َل ٰٓـِئ َك ِة ِإِّن ى َخ ٰـِل ٌۢق َب َش ًر ا ِّم ن ِط يٍن‬
‫َس َّو ْيُتُه ۥ َو َن َف ْخ ُت ِف يِه ِم ن ُّروِح ى َف َق ُع و۟ا َلُه ۥ َس ٰـِج ِد يَن‬
The Story of Adam and Iblis
Before creating Adam, peace be
‫َأ‬
‫﴾ِإٓاَّل ِإْب ِل يَس‬٧٣﴿ ‫﴾َف َس َج َد ٱْل َم َل ٰٓـِئ َك ُة ُك ُّل ُه ْم ْج َم ُع وَن‬٧٢﴿ upon him, Allah told the angels that
He was going to create a human
﴾٧٤﴿ ‫ٱْس َت ْك َب َر َو َك اَن ِم َن ٱْل َك ٰـِف ِر يَن‬ being from sounding clay of altered
smooth black mud.
﴾71﴿" (Remember) when your Lord said to the angels: “Truly, I am
He told them that when He finished
going to create man from clay”.﴾72﴿So when I have fashioned him
creating and forming him, they
and breathed into him (his) soul created by Me, then you fall down were to prostrate to him as a sign
prostrate to him.”﴾73﴿So the angels prostrated themselves, all of honour and respect, and out of
of them:﴾74﴿ Except Iblis (Satan) he was proud and was one of obedience to the command of
the disbelievers." Allah, may He be exalted.
All of the angels obeyed this
Surah Az-Zumar
command except for Iblis, who was
not one of them. He was one of the
Jinn, and his nature betrayed him at
his time of greatest need. He
ۖ ‫ِإن َتْك ُف ُرو۟ا َف ِإ َّن ٱلَّل َه َغ ِن ٌّى َع نُك ْم ۖ َو اَل َي ْر َض ٰى ِلِع َباِدِه ٱْلُكْف َر‬
refused to prostrate to Adam, and
he disputed with his Lord about him,
‫َو ِإن َتْش ُك ُرو۟ا َي ْر َض ُه َلُك ْم ۗ َو اَل َت ِز ُر َو اِز َر ٌة ِو ْز َر ْخ َر ٰى ۗ َّم ِإَلٰى‬

‫ُث‬ ‫ُأ‬ claiming that he was better than
‫َر ِّب ُك م َّم ْر ِج ُع ُك ْم َف ُيَن ِّب ُئُك م ِبَم ا ُك نُتْم َت ْع َم ُلوَن ۚ َّن ُه ۥ َع ِل يٌۢم‬
Adam, because he was created
‫ِإ‬ from fire while Adam was created
﴾٧﴿ ‫ِبَذ اِت ٱلُّص ُد وِر‬

from clay, and fire was better than
clay, or so he said.
﴾7﴿"If you disbelieve, then verily, Allah is not in need of you, He made a mistake by doing this,
He likes not disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful (by and he went against the command
being believers), He is pleased therewith for you. No bearer of of Allah, thus committing the sin of
disbelief.
burdens shall bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is
your return, so He will inform you what you used to do. Verily, He
Allah hates Disbelief and is
is the All-Knower of that which is in (men’s) breasts." pleased with Gratitude
‫َو ِإَذ ا َم َّس ٱِإْل نَس ٰـَن ُض ٌّر َد َع ا َر َّب ُه ۥ ُم ِن يًبا ِإَلْي ِه ُثَّم ِإَذ ا َخ َّو َلُه ۥ‬
Allah tells us that He is Independent
and has no need of anything in
‫َل َّل‬ ‫َق ُل‬ ‫۟ا َل‬ ‫َك‬ ‫َن‬ ‫ًة‬
‫ِن ْع َم ِّم ْن ُه ِس َى َم ا اَن َي ْد ُع ٓو ِإ ْي ِه ِم ن ْب َو َج َع ِل ِه‬
creation.
‫َأ‬
‫نَد اًد ا ِّلُيِض َّل َع ن َس ِبيِلِه ۦ ۚ ُقْل َت َم َّتْع ِبُكْف ِر َك َق ِل ياًل ۖ ِإَّن َك ِم ْن‬ It is an aspect of Man's Disbelief
‫َأ‬ that He remembers Allah at
﴾٨﴿ ‫ْص َح ٰـِب ٱلَّن اِر‬ times of difficulty then
associates others with Him after
﴾8﴿"And when some hurt touches man, he cries to his Lord (Allah He has been relieved of His
Distress
Alone), turning to Him in repentance, but when He bestows a
favour upon him from Himself, he forgets that for which he cried At times of need, he prays to Allah
and seeks His help alone, not
for before, and he sets up rivals to Allah, in order to mislead others
associating anything with Him. at
from His Path. Say: “Take pleasure in your disbelief for a while: times of ease, he associates others
surely, you are (one) of the dwellers of the Fire!" in worship with Allah and sets up
rivals to Him.
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Surah Az-Zumar Tafsir Notes
‫ُقْل َي ٰـِع َباِد َى ٱَّلِذ يَن ْس َر ُف و۟ا َع َل ٰٓى نُف ِس ِه ْم اَل َت ْق َن ُطو۟ا ِم ن‬
‫َّر ْح َم ِة ٱلَّل ِه ۚ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه َي ْغ ِف ُر ٱلُّذ ُنوَب َج ِم يًع ا ۚ ِإَّن ُه ۥ ُه َو ٱْل َغ ُف وُر‬
The Call to repent before the
Punishment comes
‫﴾َو ِن يُبٓو ۟ا ِإَلٰى َر ِّب ُك ْم َو ْس ِل ُم و۟ا َلُه ۥ ِم ن َق ْب ِل ن‬٥٣﴿ ‫ٱلَّر ِح يُم‬

‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ This Ayah is a call to all sinners, be
‫ْأ‬
﴾٥٤﴿ ‫َي ِت َي ُك ُم ٱْل َع َذ اُب ُثَّم اَل ُتنَص ُروَن‬
they disbelievers or others, to
repent and turn to Allah.
﴾53﴿"Say: “O ‘Ibadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against This Ayah tells us that Allah, may He
themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of be blessed and exalted, will forgive
the Mercy of Allah, verily Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is all the sins of those who repent to
Him and turn back to Him, no
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.﴾54﴿ “And turn in repentance and
matter what or how many his sins
in obedience with true Faith (Islamic Monotheism) to your are, even if they are like the foam
Lord and submit to Him, (in Islam), before the torment comes of the sea.
upon you, then you will not be helped."
Surah Ghafir
‫ٱَّلِذ يَن َيْح ِم ُلوَن ٱْل َع ْر َش َو َم ْن َح ْو َلُه ۥ ُيَس ِّب ُح وَن ِبَح ْم ِد َر ِّب ِه ْم‬
‫َو ُيْؤ ِم ُنوَن ِبِه ۦ َو َي ْس َت ْغ ِف ُروَن ِلَّل ِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا َر َّبَن ا َو ِس ْع َت ُك َّل َش ْى ٍء‬
‫َّر ْح َم ًة َو ِع ْل ًم ا َف ٱْغ ِف ْر ِلَّل ِذ يَن َت اُبو۟ا َو ٱَّت َب ُع و۟ا َس ِبيَلَك َو ِق ِه ْم َع َذ اَب‬ The Bearers of the Throne praise
‫َأ‬
‫﴾َر َّبَن ا َو ْد ِخ ْل ُه ْم َج َّن ٰـِت َعْد ٍن ٱَّلِت ى َو َع دَّت ُه ْم َو َم ن‬٧﴿ ‫ٱْل َج ِح يِم‬ Allah and pray for forgiveness
‫َص َل َح ِم ْن َءاَب ٓاِئ ِه ْم َو َأْز َٰو ِج ِه ْم َو ُذ ِّر َّي ٰـِت ِه ْم ۚ ِإَّن َك َأنَت ٱْل َع ِز يُز‬
for the Believers
Allah tells us that the angels who
‫﴾َو ِق ُم ٱلَّس ِّئَـاِت ۚ َو َم ن َت ٱلَّس ِّئَـاِت َي ْو َم ِئٍذ َف َق ْد‬٨﴿ ‫ٱْل َح ِك يُم‬ are close to Him, the bearers of the
‫ِق‬ ‫ِه‬ Throne, and the angels who are
﴾٩﴿ ‫َر ِح ْم َت ُه ۥ ۚ َو َٰذ ِلَك ُه َو ٱ ْو ُز ٱ َع ِظ يُم‬
‫ْل‬ ‫َف‬ ‫ْل‬ around Him -- all glorify the praises
of their Lord. They combine
﴾7﴿"Those (angels) who bear the Throne (of Allah) and those glorification (Tasbih) which implies
around it glorify the praises of their Lord, and believe in Him, that He is free of any shortcomings,
and ask forgiveness for those who believe (in the Oneness of with praise (Tahmid) which is an
affirmation of praise.
Allah) (saying): “Our Lord! You comprehend all things in mercy
and knowledge, so forgive those who repent and follow Your Way, (and ask forgiveness for those who
and save them from the torment of the blazing Fire!﴾8﴿ “Our Lord! believe) means, for those among
And make them enter the ‘Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting the people of earth who believe in
Gardens) which you have promised them, and to the righteous the Unseen. Allah commanded that
among their fathers, their wives, and their offspring! Verily, You His angels who are close to Him
should pray for the believers in their
are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.﴾9﴿“And save them from (the
absence, so it is a part of the
punishment, because of what they did of) the sins, and angels' nature that they say Amin
whomsoever You save from (the punishment, because of what when a believer prays for his
they did of) the sins (i.e. excuse them) that Day, him verily, You brother in his absence.
have taken into mercy.” And that is the supreme success."
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Surah Ghafir Tafsir Notes
‫َو ِإْذ َيَتَح ٓاُّج وَن ِف ى ٱلَّن اِر َف َي ُق وُل ٱلُّض َع َف ٰٓـُؤ ۟ا ِلَّل ِذ يَن ٱْس َت ْك َب ُر ٓو ۟ا ِإَّن ا‬ The Dispute of the People of Hell
‫﴾َق اَل‬٤٧﴿ ‫ُك َّن ا َلُك ْم َت َب ًع ا َف َه ْل َأنُتم ُّم ْغ ُنوَن َع َّن ا َن يًبا ِّم َن ٱلَّن ا‬
Allah tells us how the people of Hell
‫ِر‬ ‫ِص‬ will dispute and argue with one
‫ْل‬ ‫َّل َق َك‬ ‫ٱَّل يَن ٱْس َت ْك َب ُر ٓو ۟ا َّن ا ُك ٌّل‬ another, and Firàwn and his people
‫ِف يَه ٓا ِإَّن ٱل َه ْد َح َم َب ْيَن ٱ ِع َباِد‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ِذ‬ will be among them. The weak, who
‫﴾َو َق اَل ٱَّلِذ يَن ِف ى ٱلَّن اِر ِلَخ َز َن ِة َج َه َّن َم ٱْد ُع و۟ا َر َّب ُك ْم‬٤٨﴿ were the followers, will say to those
‫﴾َق اُلٓو ۟ا َأَو َلْم َت ُك َت ْأ ِت يُك ْم‬٤٩﴿ ‫ُيَخ ِّف ْف َع َّن ا َي ْو ًم ا ِّم َن ٱْل َع َذ اِب‬
who were arrogant, who were the
leaders and masters.
‫ُر ُس ُلُك م ِبٱْل َبِّي َن ٰـِت ۖ َق اُلو۟ا َب َل ٰى ۚ َق اُلو۟ا َف ٱْد ُع و۟ا ۗ َو َم ا ُد َع ٰٓـُؤ ۟ا ٱْل َك ٰـِف ِر يَن‬ (Those who were arrogant will say:
﴾٥٠﴿ ‫ِإاَّل ِف ى َض َل ٰـٍل‬

"We are all (together) in this
(Fire)!...'') meaning, `we will not bear
any part of your burden for you; our
own punishment is enough for us to
﴾47﴿" And, when they will dispute in the Fire, the weak will bear.'
say to those who were arrogant; “Verily! We followed you, can
you then take from us some portion of the Fire?”﴾48﴿ Those (Verily, Allah has judged (His)
who were arrogant will say: “We are all (together) in this (Fire)! servants!) means, `He has shared
Verily Allah has judged between (His) slaves!”﴾49﴿“And those in out the punishment among us
according to what each of us
the Fire will say to the keepers (angels) of Hell: “Call upon your
deserves'.
Lord to lighten for us the torment for a day!﴾50﴿ They will say:
“Did there not come to you, your Messengers with (clear)
evidences and signs? They will say: “Yes.” They will reply: “Then
call (as you like)! And the invocation of the disbelievers is
nothing but in error!”
Reflection from Surah Ghafir.
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Surah Fussilat Tafsir Notes
‫َأ‬
‫﴾َح َّتٰٓى ِإَذ ا‬١٩﴿ ‫َو َي ْو َم ُيْح َش ُر ْع َد ٓاُء ٱلَّل ِه ِإَلى ٱلَّن اِر َف ُه ْم ُيوَز ُع وَن‬
‫َأ‬
‫َم ا َج ٓاُءوَه ا َش ِه َد َع َل ْي ِه ْم َس ْم ُع ُه ْم َو ْبَص ٰـُر ُه ْم َو ُج ُلوُد ُه م ِبَم ا‬
‫﴾َو َق اُلو۟ا ِلُج ُلو ْم ِلَم َش دُّت ْم َع َل ْي َن ا ۖ َق اُلٓو ۟ا‬٢٠﴿ ‫َك اُنو۟ا َيْع َم ُلوَن‬
‫ِه‬ ‫ِدِه‬
‫َل‬ ‫َم‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫ْم‬ ‫َأنَطَق َن ا ٱلَّل ُه ٱَّل ٓى َأنَطَق ُك َّل َش ْى ٍء َو ُه َو َخ َق ُك‬
‫َل‬
‫ْي‬
‫ٍة ِإ ِه‬ ‫َو‬ ‫َّر‬ ‫َّو‬ ‫ِذ‬
‫ُك‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫ُك‬
‫﴾َو َم ا نُتْم َت ْس َت ِت ُروَن ن َي ْش َه َد َع ْي ْم َس ْم ُع ْم‬٢١﴿ ‫ُتْر َج ُع وَن‬
‫َو ٓاَل ْبَص ٰـُر ُك ْم َو اَل ُج ُلوُد ُك ْم َو َلٰـِك ن َظَن نُتْم َّن ٱلَّل َه اَل َيْع َل ُم َك ِث يًر ا‬ The Dispute of the People of Hell
﴾٢٢﴿ ‫ِّم َّم ا َت ْع َم ُلوَن‬ Allah tells us how the people of Hell
will dispute and argue with one
another, and Firàwn and his people
﴾19﴿" And (remember) the Day that the enemies of Allah will be will be among them. The weak, who
gathered to the Fire, so they will be collected there (the first and were the followers, will say to those
the last).﴾20﴿ Till, when they reach it (Hell-fire), their hearing who were arrogant, who were the
leaders and masters.
(ears) and their eyes, and their skins will testify against them as to
what they used to do.﴾21﴿ And they will say to their skins, “Why
(Those who were arrogant will say:
do you testify against us?” They will say: “Allah has caused us to "We are all (together) in this
speak, as He causes all things to speak, and He created you the first (Fire)!...'') meaning, `we will not bear
time, and to Him you are made to return.”﴾22﴿ And you have not any part of your burden for you; our
been hiding against yourselves, lest your ears, and your eyes, and own punishment is enough for us to
bear.'
your skins testify against you, but you thought that Allah knew
not much of what you were doing.”
(Verily, Allah has judged (His)
servants!) means, `He has shared
‫َّن ٱَّل يَن َق اُلو۟ا َر ُّبَن ا ٱلَّل ُه ُثَّم ٱْس َت َق ٰـُم و۟ا َت َتَن َّز ُل َع َل ْي ُم ٱْل َم َل ٰٓـ َك ُة‬ out the punishment among us
‫ِئ‬ ‫ِه‬ ‫ِإ ِذ‬ according to what each of us
‫َأاَّل َتَخ اُف و۟ا َو اَل َت ْح َز ُنو۟ا َو ْب ِش ُرو۟ا ِبٱْل َج َّن ِة ٱَّلِت ى ُك نُتْم‬
‫َأ‬ deserves'.
‫َأ‬
ۖ ‫﴾َن ْح ُن ْو ِلَيٓاُؤُك ْم ِف ى ٱْل َح َيٰو ِة ٱلُّد ْن َيا َو ِف ى ٱْل َٔـاِخ َر ِة‬٣٠﴿ ‫ُتوَعُد وَن‬
‫﴾ُنُز اًل‬٣١﴿ ‫َو َلُك ْم يَه ا َم ا َتْش َت ٓى َأنُف ُس ُك ْم َو َلُك ْم يَه ا َم ا َت َّد ُع وَن‬ Glad Tidings to Those Who
‫ِف‬ ‫ِه‬ ‫ِف‬ believe in Allah Alone and stand
﴾٣٢﴿ ‫ِّم ْن َغ ُف وٍر َّر ِح يٍم‬ firm
(Verily, those who say: "Our Lord is

﴾30﴿"Verily, those who say: “Our Lord is Allah (Alone),” and Allah,'' and then they stand firm,)
then they Istaqamu , on them the angels will descend (at the means, they do good deeds
time of their death) (saying): “Fear not, nor grieve! But receive sincerely for the sake of Allah, and
the glad tidings of Paradise which you have been promised! they obey Allah, doing what Allah
﴾31﴿ “We have been your friends in the life of this world and are has prescribed for them.
(so) in the Hereafter. Therein you shall have (all) that your inner-
selves desire, and therein you shall have (all) for which you ask
for.﴾32﴿. “An entertainment from (Allah), the Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful.”
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Surah Fussilat Tafsir Notes
‫َأ‬
‫َو َم ْن ْح َس ُن َق ْو اًل ِّم َّم ن َد َع ٓا ِإَلى ٱلَّل ِه َو َع ِم َل َص ٰـِل ًح ا َو َق اَل ِإَّن ِن ى‬ The Virtue of calling Others to
﴾٣٣﴿ ‫ِم َن ٱْل ُم ْس ِلِم يَن‬ Allah
(And who is better in speech than
he who invites to Allah,) means, he
﴾33﴿"And who is better in speech than he who [says: “My Lord is
calls the servants of Allah to Him.
Allah (believes in His Oneness),” and then stands straight (acts
upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah’s (Islamic (and does righteous deeds, and
Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: “I am one of the says: "I am one of the Muslims.'')
Muslims.” means, he himself follows that
which he says, so it benefits him as
What are some important tips for calling people to Islaam? well as others. He is not one of
those who enjoin good but do not
do it themselves, or who forbid evil
yet they do it themselves. He does
good and avoids doing evil, and he
calls people to their Creator, may
He be blessed and exalted.
Surah Ash-Shura
Allah is the Protector, Ruler and
‫ِم ٱَّتَخ ُذ و۟ا ِم ن ُد وِنِه ٓۦ ْو ِلَيٓاَء ۖ ٱلَّل ُه ُه َو ٱْل َو ِلُّى َو ُه َو ُيْح ِى ٱْل َم ْو َت ٰى‬
‫َف‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ Creator
Here Allah denounces the idolators
﴾٩﴿‫َو ُه َو َع َل ٰى ُك ِّل َش ْى ٍء َق ِد يٌر‬ for taking other gods instead of
Allah, and declares that He is the
True God, and it is not right to
﴾9﴿"Or have they taken (for worship) Auliya’ (guardians,
worship anyone except Him Alone.
supporters, helpers, protectors, etc.) besides Him? But Allah, He is the One Who is able to bring
He Alone is the Wali (Protector, etc.). And it is He Who gives life to the dead back to life and He is Able
the dead, and He is Able to do all things.” to do all things.
(There is nothing like Him,) means,

there is nothing like the Creator of
these pairs, for He is the Unique,
the Self-Sufficient Master, Who has
no peer or equal.
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Surah Ash-Shura Tafsir Notes
‫َأ‬
‫َش َر َع َلُك م ِّم َن ٱلِّد يِن َم ا َو َّص ٰى ِبِه ۦ ُنوًح ا َو ٱَّلِذ ٓى ْو َح ْي َن ٓا ِإَلْي َك َو َم ا‬ The Religion of the Messengers
‫َو َّص ْي َن ا ٓۦ ْب َٰر يَم َو ُم وَس ٰى َو يَس ٰٓى ۖ َأْن َأ يُم و۟ا ٱلِّد يَن َو اَل‬ is One
‫ِق‬ ‫ِع‬ ‫ِبِه ِإ ِه‬
‫َت َت َف َّر ُقو۟ا ِف يِه ۚ َك ُبَر َع َل ى ٱْل ُم ْش ِك يَن َم ا َت ْد ُع وُه ْم ِإَلْي ِه ۚ ٱلَّل ُه‬ Allah mentions the first Messenger
‫ِر‬ who was sent after Adam, that is,
﴾١٣﴿ ‫َيْج َت ِبٓى ِإَلْي ِه َم ن َي َش ٓاُء َو َيْه ِد ٓى ِإ ْي ِه َم ن ُيِن يُب‬
‫َل‬ Nuh, peace be upon them, and the
last of them is Muhammad . Then
He mentions those who came in
﴾13﴿" He (Allah) has ordained for you the same religion (Islam) between them who were the
which He ordained for Nuh (Noah), and that which We have Messengers of strong will, namely
inspired in you (O Muhammad ), and that which We ordained Ibrahim, Musa and Ìsa bin Maryam.
for Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Mosesý) and ‘Iesa (Jesus) saying

The Message which all the
you should establish religion (i.e. to do what it orders you to do Messengers brought was to worship
practically), and make no divisions in it (religion) (i.e. various Allah Alone, with no partner or
sects in religion). Intolerable for the Mushrikun , is that to which associate.
you (O Muhammad ) call them. Allah chooses for Himself whom
He wills, and guides unto Himself who turns to Him in repentance
and in obedience.”
Surah Az-Zukhruf
‫َأْل‬
﴾٦٧﴿ ‫ٱ ِخ ٓاَّل ُء َي ْو َم ِئٍۭذ َبْع ُض ُه ْم ِلَب ْع ٍض َعُد ٌّو ِإاَّل ٱْل ُم َّت ِق يَن‬
﴾67﴿" Friends on that Day will be foes one to another except
Al-Muttaqun (pious – see V.2:2).”
Who are some friends that you love for the sake of Allah? What The Resurrection will come
attributes do you admire most about them? suddenly, and Enmity will arise
between close Friends among
the Disbelievers
(Friends on that Day will be foes

one to another except those who
have Taqwa.) means, every
friendship that exists for a purpose
other than for the sake of Allah will
turn to enmity on the Day of
Resurrection, except for that which
is for the sake of Allah, which will
last forever.
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Surah Ad-Dukhan Tafsir Notes
‫َأ‬
‫﴾ِإَّن ٓا نَز ْل َن ٰـُه ِف ى َلْي َل ٍة ُّم َبٰـَر َك ٍة ۚ ِإَّن ا ُك َّن ا‬٢﴿ ‫َو ٱْل ِك َت ٰـِب ٱْل ُم ِبيِن‬ The Qur'an was revealed on
‫َأ‬
﴾٤﴿ ‫﴾ِف يَه ا ُيْف َر ُق ُك ُّل ْم ٍر َح ِك يٍم‬٣﴿ ‫ُم نِذ ِر يَن‬ Laylatul-Qadr
Allah tells us that He revealed the
﴾2﴿" By the manifest Book (this Qur’an) that makes things clear, Magnificent Qur'an on a blessed
﴾3﴿We sent it (this Qur’an) down on a blessed night [(i.e. night, Laylatul-Qadr (the Night of
Decree).
night of Qadr, Surah No: 97) in the month of Ramadan,, the 9th
month of the Islamic calendar]. Verily, We are ever warning (Therein (that night) is decreed
[mankind that Our Torment will reach those who disbelieve in Our every matter, Hakim.) means, on
Oneness of Lordship and in Our Oneness of worship].﴾4﴿Therein Laylatul-Qadr, the decrees are
(that night) is decreed every matter of ordainments” transferred from Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz
to the (angelic) scribes who write
down the decrees of the (coming)
year including life span, provision,
Surah Al-Jathiya
and what will happen until the end
of the year.
(As a command from Us.) meaning,

‫َأْم َح َب ٱَّل يَن ٱْج َت َر ُح و۟ا ٱلَّس ِّئَـا َأن َّن ْج َع َل ُه ْم َك ٱَّل يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا‬ everything that happens and is
‫ِذ‬ ‫ِت‬ ‫ِذ‬ ‫ِس‬ decreed by Allah and the revelation
‫َو َع ِم ُلو۟ا ٱلَّص ٰـِل َح ٰـِت َس َوٓاًء َّم ْح َياُه ْم َو َم َم اُتُه ْم ۚ َس ٓاَء َم ا‬ that He sends down -- it all
happens by His command, by His
﴾٢١﴿ ‫َيْح ُك ُم وَن‬ leave and with His knowledge.
﴾21﴿" Or do those who earn evil deeds think that We shall hold
them equal with those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah
Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, in their
present life and after their death? Worst is the judgement that
they make.”
How does the life of the Muslim and Non-Muslim differ? How does
Islaam make your life better?
The Life and the Death of the
Believers and the Disbelievers
are not Equal
Allah the Exalted states here that
the believers and the disbelievers
are never equal.
(Worst is the judgement that they

make.) `worst is the thought that
they have about Us and about Our
justice, thinking that We will ever
make the pious and the wicked
equal in the Hereafter or this life.'
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Surah Al-Ahqaf Tafsir Notes
‫ٱْف َت َر ْيُتُه ۥ َفاَل َت ُك‬ ‫َأ ُق ُل ْف‬

‫ْم َي و وَن ٱ َت َر ٰى ُه ۖ ِإِن‬
‫َّل‬ ‫ُقْل‬
‫ْم ِل وَن ِلى ِم َن ٱل ِه‬
Refuting Claims of the Idolators
ۖ ‫َش ْي ًٔـا ۖ ُه َو ْع َل ُم ِبَم ا ُتِف يُض وَن ِف يِه ۖ َك َف ٰى ِبِه ۦ َش ِه يًۢد ا َب ْي ِن ى َو َب ْي َن ُك ْم‬
‫َأ‬ about the Qur'an and the
Messenger ‫ﷺ‬
‫﴾ُقْل َم ا ُك نُت ِبْد ًع ا ِّم َن ٱلُّر ُس ِل َو َم ٓا‬٨﴿ ‫َو ُه َو ٱْل َغ ُف وُر ٱلَّر ِح يُم‬ (This is plain magic!) meaning, simple
‫َأْد ى َم ا ُيْف َع ُل ى َو اَل ُك ْم ۖ ْن َأَّت ُع اَّل َم ا ُيوَح ٰٓى َلَّى َو َم ٓا َأَن۠ا اَّل‬
magic. In this statement of theirs, they
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ِب ِإ ِب ِإ‬ ‫ِب‬ ‫ِر‬ have lied, invented a falsehood, went
﴾٩﴿ ‫َن ِذ يٌر ُّم ِبيٌن‬

astray and disbelieved.
(Say: "If I have fabricated it, you have

no power to support me against
﴾8﴿"Or say they: “He (Muhammad ) has fabricated it.” Say: “If I
Allah...'') which means, ìf I lie against
have fabricated it, still you have no power to support me against Allah and falsely claim that He sent me
Allah. He knows best of what you say among yourselves when He actually had not, then He
concerning it (i.e. this Qur’an)! Sufficient is He for a witness would punish me with a severe
between me and you! And He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most punishment. No one on the earth --
Merciful.”﴾9﴿ Say (O Muhammad ):”I am not a new thing among you or anyone else -- would then be
able to protect me from Him.'
the Messengers (of Allah) (i.e. I am not the first Messenger) nor
do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow that Say: "I am not a new thing among the
which is revealed to me, and I am but a plain warner.” Messengers...") which means, Ì am not
the first Messenger who ever came to
‫َو ِإْذ َص َر ْف َن ٓا ِإَلْي َك َن َف ًر ا ِّم َن ٱْل ِج ِّن َي ْس َت ِم ُع وَن ٱْلُق ْر َءاَن َفَل َّم ا‬ the world. Rather, Messengers came
‫َح َض ُروُه َق اُلٓو ۟ا نِص ُتو۟ا ۖ َفَل َّم ا ُقِض َى َو َّلْو ۟ا ِإَلٰى َق ْو ِم ِه م‬
‫َأ‬ before me. Therefore, I am not an
unprecedented incident that should
‫َبْع‬ ‫ۢن‬ ‫﴾َق اُلو۟ا َي ٰـَق ْو َم َن ٓا َّن ا َس ْع َن ا َت ٰـًبا ُأن َل‬٢٩﴿ ‫ُّم ن يَن‬ cause you all to reject me and doubt
‫ِد‬ ‫ِز ِم‬ ‫ِإ ِم ِك‬ ‫ِذ ِر‬ my being sent to you. Indeed, Allah has
‫َط‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ِّق‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َد‬ ‫ِّل‬ ‫ًق‬ ‫ِّد‬
‫ُم وَس ٰى ُم َص ا َم ا َب ْيَن َي ْي ِه َيْه ِد ٓى ِإ ى ٱ َح َو ِإ ٰى ِر يٍق‬
sent before me all of the Prophets to
various nations.
﴾٣٠﴿ ‫ُّم ْس َت ِق يٍم‬
The Story of the Jinns listening to
﴾29﴿"And (remember) when We sent towards you the Qur'an
(Muhammad ) Nafran (three to ten persons) of the jinns, "Allah's Messenger ‫ ﷺ‬never recited
(quietly) listening to the Qur’an, when they stood in the Qur'an to the Jinns, nor did he see
presence thereof, they said: “Listen in silence!” And when it was them.
finished, they returned to their people, as warners.﴾30﴿ They said:
Allah's Messenger ‫ ﷺ‬was heading with
“O our people! Verily! We have heard a Book (this Qur’an) sent
a group of his Companions towards
down after Musa (Moses), confirming what came before it, it the Ùkaz market. At that time, the
guides to the truth and to a Straight Path (i.e. Islam)” devils had been prevented from
eavesdropping on the news of the
heavens, and they were being
`You have only been prevented from eavesdropping on the information of the heavens attacked by burning flames (whenever
because of something (major) that has happened. So go all over the earth, east and they tried to listen).
west, and see what is it that has obstructed you from eavesdropping on the news of
the heavens.' Thus they traveled all over the earth, east and west, seeking that which
When the devils went back to their
had obstructed them from eavesdropping on the news of the heavens. A group of
them went towards Tihamah, and found Allah's Messenger while he was at a place people, they asked them what
called Nakhlah along the way to the Ùkaz market. He was leading his Companions in happened to them, and they
the Fajr prayer. When the Jinns heard the recitation of the Qur'an, they stopped to answered, `We have been prevented
listen to it, and then they said: `By Allah! This is what has prevented you from from eavesdropping on the news of
eavesdropping on the news of the heavens.' Then they returned to their people and the heavens, and burning flames now
told them: Òur people! We certainly have heard an amazing recitation (the Qur'an), it attack us.' Their people told them,
guides to the right path. So we have believed in it, and we will join none in worship
with our Lord.'
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Surah Muhammad Tafsir Notes
‫َءا‬ ‫ْي‬ ‫َّم َث ُل ٱْل َج َّن ٱَّل ى ُو َد ٱْل ُم َّت ُق وَن ۖ يَه ٓا َأْن َه ٰـٌر ِّم ن َّم ٓاٍء َغ‬ Description of Paradise and Its
‫ٍن‬ ‫ِس‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِة ِت ِع‬ Rivers
‫َو ْن َه ٰـٌر ِّم ن َّلَب ٍن َّلْم َيَت َغ َّي ْر َطْع ُم ُه ۥ َو ْن َه ٰـٌر ِّم ْن َخ ْم ٍر َّلَّذ ٍة ِّللَّش ٰـِر ِبيَن‬ (rivers of milk, the taste of which
‫َو َأْن َه ٰـٌر ِّم ْن َع َس ٍل ُّم َص ًّف ى ۖ َو َلُه ْم يَه ا ن ُك ِّل ٱلَّث َم َٰر َو َم ْغ َر ٌة‬
never changes,) which means that
‫ِف‬ ‫ِت‬ ‫ِف ِم‬ the milk is of utmost whiteness,
‫ِّم ن َّر ِّب ِه ْم ۖ َك َم ْن ُه َو َخ ٰـِل ٌد ِف ى ٱلَّن اِر َوُس ُق و۟ا َم ٓاًء َح ِم يًم ا َق َع‬
‫َّط‬ ‫َف‬ sweetness, and richness.
‫َأ‬
﴾١٥﴿ ‫ْم َع ٓاَءُه ْم‬ (rivers of wine delightful to those
who drink it, ) which means that the
﴾15﴿" The description of Paradise which the Muttaqun (pious – wine does not have a bad taste or
foul smell like that of the worldly
see V.2:2) have been promised is that in it are rivers of water the
life. Rather, it is good in its
taste and smell of which are not changed; rivers of milk of appearance, taste, smell, and
which the taste never changes; rivers of wine delicious to effect.
those who drink; and rivers of clarified honey (clear and pure)
therein for them is every kind of fruit; and forgiveness from (and rivers of refined honey;) which
their Lord. (Are these) like those who shall dwell for ever in the means that the honey is of utmost
purity and pleasant color, taste,
Fire, and be given, to drink, boiling water, so that it cuts up their
and smell.
bowels?”
Allah sent down the Sakinah into

the Hearts of the Believers
Surah Al-Fat-h
j(He it is Who sent down As-
Sakinah), meaning, tranquility.
‫ُه َو ٱَّلِذ ٓى نَز َل ٱلَّس ِك يَن َة ِف ى ُقُلوِب ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ِن يَن ِلَي ْز َد اُد ٓو ۟ا ِإيَم ٰـًن ا‬
‫َأ‬ Qatadah commented, "Grace into
the hearts of the believers'', that is,
‫َأْل‬
‫َّم َع ِإيَم ٰـِن ِه ْم ۗ َو ِلَّل ِه ُج ُنوُد ٱلَّس َم ٰـَٰو ِت َو ٱ ْر ِض ۚ َو َك اَن ٱلَّل ُه َع ِل يًم ا‬ the Companions, may Allah be
pleased with them, on the Day of
﴾٤﴿‫َح ِك يًم ا‬ Al-Hudaybiyyah. The companions
were they, who accepted the call
﴾4﴿" He it is Who sent down As-Sakinah (calmness and of Allah and His Messenger ‫ ﷺ‬and
tranquillity) into the hearts of the believers, that they may obeyed the decisions of Allah and
grow more in Faith along with their (present) Faith. And to Allah His Messenger . When their hearts
felt content with acceptance and
belong the hosts of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is Ever
were at peace, Allah increased
All-Knower, All-Wise.” their faith, joining it to the faith they
already had.
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Surah Al-Hujurat Tafsir Notes
‫َو ِإن َطٓاِئ َف َت اِن ِم َن ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ِن يَن ٱْق َتَت ُلو۟ا َف ْص ِل ُح و۟ا َب ْي َن ُه َم ا ۖ َف ِإ ۢن‬
‫َأ‬ Making Peace between
‫َب َغ ْت ِإْح َد ٰى ُه َم ا َع َل ى ٱُأْلْخ َر ٰى َف َق ٰـِت ُلو۟ا ٱَّلِت ى َت ْب ِغ ى َح َّت ٰى َت ِف ٓى َء ِإَلٰٓى‬

Disputing Muslims
Allah commands making peace
‫َأْم ِر ٱلَّل ِه ۚ َف ِإ ن َف ٓاَءْت َف َأْص ِل ُح و۟ا َب ْي َن ُه َم ا ِبٱْل َع ْد ِل َو َأْق ِس ُطٓو ۟ا ۖ ِإَّن‬ between Muslims that fight each
‫﴾ َّن َم ا ٱْل ُم ْؤ ُنوَن ْخ َو ٌة َف َأْص ِل ُح و۟ا‬٩﴿ ‫ٱلَّل َه ُي ُّب ٱْل ُم ْق يَن‬

other, (And if two parties among
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ِس ِط‬ ‫ِح‬ the believers fall to fighting, then
﴾١٠﴿ ‫َب ْيَن َخ َو ْي ْم ۚ َو ٱَّت و۟ا ٱل َه َع ْم ْر َح ُم وَن‬

‫ُت‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫ُق‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫َأ‬ make peace between them both.)
Therefore, Allah calls both opposing
groups among Muslims, believers,
although they are fighting each
﴾9﴿" And if two parties or groups among the believers fall to
other.
fighting, then make peace between them both, but if one of
them rebels against the other, then fight you (all) against the one
that which rebels till it complies with the Command of Allah; then
if it complies, then make reconciliation between them justly, and
be equitable. Verily! Allah loves those who are equitable.﴾10﴿ The
believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islamic religion). So
make reconciliation between your brothers, and fear Allah,
that you may receive mercy.”
Think about any Muslims you know who are currently not getting along. How could you help them to settle
their fall out? Consider why each of them maybe unhappy and what can be done to make both of them feel
happy and move on.
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Surah Al-Hujurat Tafsir Notes
‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱَّل يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا اَل َي ْس َخ ْر َق ْو ٌم ِّم ن َق ْو ٍم َع َس ٰٓى َأن َي ُك وُنو۟ا‬
The Prohibition of mocking and
‫ِذ‬ ridiculing One Another
‫َأ‬
‫َخ ْي ًر ا ِّم ْنُه ْم َو اَل َس ٓاٌء ِّم ن ِّن َس ٓاٍء َع َس ٰٓى ن َي ُك َّن َخ ْي ًر ا ِّم ْنُه َّن ۖ َو اَل‬ Allah the Exalted forbids scoffing at
‫ِن‬
‫َت ْل ِم ُز ٓو ۟ا َأنُف َس ُك ْم َو اَل َت َن اَب ُز و۟ا ِبٱ ْل َق ٰـِب ۖ ِبْئ َس ٱٱِل ْس ُم ٱْلُف ُس وُق‬
‫َأْل‬ people, which implies humiliating
and belittling them.
‫ُأ‬
﴾١١﴿ ‫َبْع َد ٱِإْل يَم ٰـِن ۚ َو َم ن َّلْم َيُتْب َف ۟و َلٰٓـِئ َك ُه ُم ٱلَّظٰـِل ُم وَن‬ (And despising people) It is
forbidden to scoff at and belittle
﴾11﴿" O you who believe! Let not a group scoff at another group, people, for the injured party could
it may be that the latter are better than the former; nor let be more honored and dearer to
(some) women scoff at other women, it may be that the latter are Allah the Exalted than those who
better than the former, nor defame one another, nor insult one ridicule and belittle them.
another by nicknames. How bad is it, to insult one’s brother after
having Faith [i.e. to call your Muslim brother (a faithful believer)
as: “O sinner”, or “O wicked”, etc.]. And whosoever does not The Prohibition of
repent, then such are indeed Zalimun (wrong-doers, etc.).” Unfounded Suspicion
‫َي ٰٓـ ُّيَه ا ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا ٱْج َت ِن ُبو۟ا َك ِث يًر ا ِّم َن ٱلَّظِّن ِإَّن َبْع َض ٱلَّظِّن‬
‫َأ‬ Allah the Exalted
forbids His faithful
‫ِإْث ٌم ۖ َو اَل َت َج َّس ُس و۟ا َو اَل َي ْغ َت ب َّبْع ُض ُك م َبْع ًض ا ۚ ُيِح ُّب َح ُد ُك ْم ن‬

‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ servants from being
suspicious, which
‫َي ُك َل َلْح َم ِخ يِه َم ْي ًت ا َف َك ِر ْه ُتُم وُه ۚ َو ٱَّت ُق و۟ا ٱلَّل َه ۚ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه َت َّواٌب‬
‫َأ‬ ‫ْأ‬ includes having
doubts and
﴾١٢﴿ ‫َّر ِح يٌم‬ suspicions about the
conduct of one's
﴾12﴿"O you who believe! Avoid much suspicions, indeed some family, relatives and
suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another. other people in
general. Therefore,
Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You
Muslims are to avoid
would hate it (so hate backbiting) . And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is suspicion without
the One Who accepts repentance, Most Merciful.” foundation.
What manners do we learn from these verses?
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Surah Qaf Tafsir Notes
‫َو َلَق ْد َخ َلْق َن ا ٱِإْل نَس ٰـَن َو َن ْع َل ُم َم ا ُتَوْس ِو ُس ِبِه ۦ َن ْف ُس ُه ۥ ۖ َو َن ْح ُن‬
‫﴾ِإْذ َيَت َل َّق ى ٱْل ُم َت َل ِّق َياِن َع‬١٦﴿ ‫َأْق َر ُب ِإَلْي ِه ِم ْن َح ْب ِل ٱْل َو يِد‬
‫ِن‬ ‫ِر‬ Allah encompasses and watches
‫َل‬ ‫اَّل‬ ‫َق‬ ‫ُظ‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َق‬ ‫ِّش‬ ‫ْل‬
‫﴾َّم ا َي ِف ِم ن ْو ٍل ِإ َد ْي ِه‬١٧﴿ ‫ٱ َي ِم يِن َو َع ِن ٱل َم اِل ِع يٌد‬ all of Man's Activity
﴾١٨﴿ ‫َر ِق يٌب َع ِت يٌد‬

Allah the Exalted affirms His
absolute dominance over mankind,
being their Creator and the Knower
﴾16﴿" And indeed We have created man, and We know what of everything about them. Allah the
his ownself whispers to him. And We are nearer to him than Exalted has complete knowledge of
his jugular vein (by Our Knowledge).﴾17﴿(Remember!) that the all thoughts that cross the mind of
man, be they good or evil.
two receivers (recording angels) receive (each human being after
he or she has attained the age of puberty), one sitting on the right
and one on the left (to note his or her actions) .﴾18﴿Not a word
does he (or she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to
record it).”
Surah Az-Dhariyat
‫َق ُل ۟ا َّن ُأ‬ ‫ُل‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َف‬
‫َل‬ ‫ٓا‬ ‫َن‬ ‫ْل‬
‫﴾ ا ٓو ِإ ٓا ِس ِإ ٰى‬٣١﴿ ‫َم ا َخ ْطُبُك ْم ُّيَه ا ٱْل ُم ْر َس وَن‬
‫ْر‬ ‫َق اَل‬
﴾٣٣﴿ ‫﴾ِلُنْر ِس َل َع َل ْي ِه ْم ِح َج اَر ًة ِّم ن ِط يٍن‬٣٢﴿ ‫ُّم ْج ِر ِم يَن‬ ‫َق‬
‫ْو ٍم‬
﴾31﴿" [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: “Then for what purpose you The Angels were sent to destroy the
have come, O Messengers?”﴾32﴿They said: “We have been sent People of the Prophet Lut
to a people who are Mujrimun (polytheists, sinners, criminals,
disbelievers in Allah);﴾33﴿To send down upon them stones of
baked clay.”
The Offspring of Righteous
Believers will be elevated to
Surah At-Tur Their Grades in Paradise
In this Ayah, Allah the Exalted

affirms His favour, generosity,
‫َو ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا َو ٱَّت َب َع ْت ُه ْم ُذ ِّر َّيُتُه م ِبِإ يَم ٰـٍن َأْل َح ْق َن ا ِبِه ْم ُذ ِّر َّيَت ُه ْم‬
graciousness, compassion and
beneficence towards His creation.
‫َأ‬
‫َو َم ٓا َلْتَن ٰـُه م ِّم ْن َع َم ِل ِه م ِّم ن َش ْى ٍء ۚ ُك ُّل ٱْم ِر ِبَم ا َك َس َب‬ When the offspring of the righteous
‫ٍۭئ‬ believers imitate their parents
﴾٢١﴿ ‫َر ِه يٌن‬ regarding faith, Allah will elevate
the latter to the ranks of the former,
﴾21﴿"And those who believe and whose offspring follow them even though the latter did not
in Faith, to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall perform deeds as goodly as their
not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every parents. Allah will comfort the eyes
person is a pledge for that which he has earned.” of the parents by seeing their
offspring elevated to their grades.
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Surah An-Najm Tafsir Notes
Refuting Idolatry, Al-Lat and Al-
‫ُأْل‬ ‫َأ‬
﴾٢٠﴿ ‫﴾َو َم َن ٰو َة ٱلَّث اِلَثَة ٱ ْخ َر ٰٓى‬١٩﴿ ‫َف َر َءْيُتُم ٱلَّل ٰـَت َو ٱْل ُع َّز ٰى‬ Ùzza
‫ُأْل‬ ‫َأ‬
﴾٢٢﴿ ‫﴾ِت ْلَك ِإًذ ا ِق ْس َم ٌة ِض يَز ٰٓى‬٢١﴿ ‫َلُك ُم ٱلَّذ َك ُر َو َلُه ٱ نَث ٰى‬ Allah the Exalted rebukes the
idolators for worshipping idols and
taking rivals to Him. They built
﴾19﴿" Have you then considered Al-Lat, and Al-‘Uzza (two idols houses for their idols to resemble
of the pagan Arabs)﴾20﴿ And Manat (another idol of the pagan the Ka`bah built by Prophet Ibrahim,
Arabs), the other third?﴾21﴿Is it for you the males and for Him the Allah's Khalil.
females?﴾22﴿That indeed is a division most unfair!”
Surah Al-Qamar The terrible

End the
‫﴾ُخ َّش ًع ا‬٦﴿ ‫َف َت َو َّل َع ْنُه ْم ۘ َي ْو َم َي ْد ُع ٱلَّد اِع ِإَلٰى َش ْى ٍء ُّنُك ٍر‬ Disbelievers
‫َأ‬ ‫َأْل‬ ‫َأ‬ will meet on
﴾٧﴿‫ْبَص ٰـُر ُه ْم َي ْخ ُر ُج وَن ِم َن ٱ ْج َد اِث َك َّن ُه ْم َج َر اٌد ُّم نَت ِش ٌر‬ the Day of
﴾٨﴿‫ُّم ْه ِط ِع يَن ِإَلى ٱلَّد اِع ۖ َي ُق وُل ٱْل َك ٰـِف ُروَن َه ٰـَذ ا َي ْو ٌم َع ِس ٌر‬
Resurrection
Allah the Exalted says, Ò

Muhammad, turn away from these
﴾6﴿" So (O Muhammad ) withdraw from them. The Day that people who, when they witness a
the caller will call (them) to a terrible thing.﴾7﴿They will come miracle, they deny it and say that
forth, with humbled eyes from (their) graves as if they were this is continuous magic.' Turn away
locusts spread abroad,﴾8﴿Hastening towards the caller, the from them and wait until, (The Day
disbelievers will say: “This is a hard Day.” that the caller will call (them) to a
terrible thing.) to the Recompense
and the afflictions, horrors and
tremendous hardships that it brings
forth/
Surah Ar-Rahman
The Creation of Humans and
Jinns
‫﴾َو َخ َل َق ٱْل َج ٓاَّن ِم ن‬١٤﴿ ‫َخ َل َق ٱِإْل نَس ٰـَن ِم ن َص ْل َص ٰـٍل َك ٱْل َف َّخ اِر‬
‫َأ‬ Allah mentions that He created
﴾١٦﴿ ‫﴾َف ِب ِّى َءآاَل ِء َر ِّب ُك َم ا ُتَك ِّذ َب اِن‬١٥﴿ ‫َّم اِر ٍج ِّم ن َّن اٍر‬ mankind from clay, like that used in
pottery, and created the Jinns from
﴾14﴿" He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of the tip of the flame of a smokeless
pottery.﴾15﴿ And the jinns did He create from a smokeless flame of fire.
fire.﴾16﴿Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both
(jinns and men) deny?”
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Surah Al-Waqi'a Tafsir Notes
‫﴾َف ْص َح ٰـُب ٱْل َم ْي َم َن ِة َم ٓا ْص َح ٰـُب‬٧﴿ ‫َو ُك نُتْم ْز َٰو ًج ا َث َل ٰـَثًة‬ Three Categories of People on
‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ the Day of Resurrection
﴾٩﴿ ‫﴾َو ْص َح ٰـُب ٱْل َم ْش َٔـَم ِة َم ٓا ْص َح ٰـُب ٱْل َم ْش َٔـَم ِة‬٨﴿ ‫ٱْل َم ْي َم َن ِة‬ This means that people will be
‫ٰـ‬ ‫َّن‬ ‫َج‬ ‫ى‬ ﴾١١﴿ ‫َن‬ ‫و‬ ‫ُب‬ ‫َّر‬ ‫﴾ُأ۟و َلٰٓـ َك ٱْل ُم َق‬١٠﴿ ‫َوٱلَّس ٰـ ُق وَن ٱلَّس ٰـ ُق وَن‬ divided into three categories on the
‫ِت‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِئ‬ ‫ِب‬ ‫ِب‬ Day of Resurrection. Some will on
﴾١٢﴿ ‫ٱلَّن ِع يِم‬ the right of Allah's Throne, and they
are those who were brought forth
from Àdam's right side. This
﴾7﴿And you (all) will be in three kinds (i.e. separate groups). category will be given their Books
﴾8﴿ So those on the Right Hand (i.e. those who will be given their of Records in their right hand and
Records in their right hands), Who will be those on the Right will be taken to the right side. As-
Hand? (As a respect for them, because they will enter Paradise). Suddi explained that they will
comprise the majority of the
﴾9﴿And those on the Left Hand (i.e. those who will be given their
residents of Paradise.
Record in their left hands), Who will be those on the Left Hand?
(As a disgrace for them, because they will enter Hell).﴾10﴿And Another category is those who will
those foremost [(in Islamic Faith of Monotheism and in be placed to the left of Allah's
performing righteous deeds) in the life of this world on the very Throne, and they are those who
first call for to embrace Islam,] will be foremost (in Paradise). were brought forth from Àdam's
left side. This category will be given
﴾11﴿These will be those nearest to Allah. ﴾12﴿In the Gardens of
their Books of Records in their left
delight (Paradise).” hands and will be taken to the left
side. They are the residents of the
Fire, may Allah save us from their
What are some of the actions you think that each category of
actions.
people use to perform in their life?
A third category is comprised of
those who are the foremost and
Those on the right of Allah's Throne
nearest before Allah. They are in a
better grade and status and nearer
to Allah than those on the right
side. They are the chiefs of those on
the right side, because they include
the Messengers, Prophets, true
believers and martyrs. They are
fewer than those on the right side.
Those to the left of Allah's Throne
Those who are the foremost and nearest before Allah
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Tafsir Notes
Surah Al-Hadid
‫َي ْو َم َت َر ى ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم ِن يَن َو ٱْل ُم ْؤ ِم َن ٰـِت َي ْس َع ٰى ُنوُر ُه م َب ْيَن َأْي ِد يِه ْم‬ The Believers are awarded a
‫َأْل‬ ‫َأ‬ Light on the Day of Resurrection,
‫َو ِب ْي َم ٰـِن ِه م ُبْش َر ٰى ُك ُم ٱْل َيْو َم َج َّن ٰـٌت َت ْج ِر ى ِم ن َت ْح ِت َه ا ٱ ْن َه ٰـُر‬ according to Their Good Deeds
‫﴾َي ْو َم َي ُق وُل‬١٢﴿ ‫َخ ٰـ يَن يَه ا ۚ َٰذ َك ُه َو ٱْل َف ْو ُز ٱْل َع يُم‬
‫ِظ‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِلِد ِف‬ Allah the Exalted states that the
‫ٱْل ُم َن ٰـِف ُق وَن َو ٱ ُم َن ٰـِف ٰـُت ِل ِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا ٱن ُروَن ا َت ِبْس ِم ن‬
believers who spend in charity will
‫َنْق‬ ‫ُظ‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫َق‬ ‫ْل‬ come on the Day of Resurrection
‫ُّن وِر ُك ْم ِق يَل ٱْر ِج ُع و۟ا َو َرٓاَءُك ْم َف ٱْل َت ِم ُس و۟ا ُنوًرا َف ُض ِر َب َب ْي َن ُه م‬

with their light preceding them in
the area of the Gathering,
‫ِبُس وٍر ُه ۥ َب اٌۢب َب اِط ُنُه ۥ ِف يِه ٱلَّر ْح َم َو ٰـِه ُر ُهۥ ِم ن ِق َب ِلِه‬
‫ُة َظ‬ ‫َّل‬ according to the level of their good
deeds.
﴾١٣﴿ ‫ٱْل َع َذ اُب‬
(their light running forward before
them), he said, "They will pass over
﴾12﴿"On the Day you shall see the believing men and the the Sirat according to their deeds.
believing women their light running forward before them and Some of them will have a light as
by their right hands. Glad tidings for you this Day! Gardens large as a mountain, some as a
under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever! Truly, date tree, some as big as a man in
the standing position. The least
this is the great success! ﴾13﴿ On the Day when the hypocrites
among them has a light as big as
men and women will say to the believers: “Wait for us! Let us
his index finger, it is lit at times and
get something from your light!” It will be said: “Go back to your extinguished at other times.''
rear! Then seek a light!” So a wall will be put up between them,
with a gate therein. Inside it will be mercy, and outside it will be
torment.”
‫َأ ُف ُك اَّل‬ ‫اَل‬ ‫َأْل‬ ‫َأ‬

‫َم ٓا َص اَب ِم ن ُّم ِص يَب ٍة ِف ى ٱ ْر ِض َو ِف ٓى ن ِس ْم ِإ ِف ى ِك َت ٰـٍب‬
‫﴾ِّلَك ْي اَل َت ْأ َس ْو ۟ا‬٢٢﴿‫ِّم ن َق ْب ِل َأن َّن ْب َر َأَه ٓا ۚ َّن َٰذ ِلَك َع َل ى ٱلَّل َي يٌر‬
‫ِه ِس‬ ‫ِإ‬
‫َع َل ٰى َم ا َف اَت ُك ْم َو اَل َت ْف َر ُح و۟ا َم ٓا َءاَت ٰى ُك ْم ۗ َو ٱلَّل ُه اَل ُي ُّب ُك َّل‬
‫ِح‬ ‫ِب‬
﴾٢٣﴿ ‫ُم ْخ َت اٍل َف ُخ وٍر‬ Everything that affects Mankind,
is duly measured and destined
﴾22﴿"No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but is Allah reminds of His measuring and
deciding the destiny of all things
inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz), before
before He created the creation.
We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allah.﴾23﴿ In
order that you may not be sad over matters that you fail to get, (No calamity occurs on the earth
nor rejoice because of that which has been given to you. And nor in yourselves) meaning, `there is
Allah likes not prideful boasters.” nothing that touches you or
happens in existence,'
(but it is inscribed in the Book of

Decrees before We bring it into
existence.) meaning, `before We
created the creation and started
life.
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Tafsir Notes
Surah Al-Mujadila
Manners for Assemblies
‫۟ا‬ ‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱَّل يَن َءاَم ُنٓو ۟ا َذ ا يَل َلُك َت َف‬
Allah teaches His servants good
‫ْل‬
‫ْم َّس ُح و ِف ى ٱ َم َج ٰـِلِس‬ ‫ِإ ِق‬ ‫ِذ‬ manners and orders them to be kind
‫َف ٱْف َس ُح و۟ا َي ْف َس ٱلَّل ُه َلُك ْم ۖ َو ِإَذ ا ِق يَل ٱنُش ُز و۟ا َف ٱنُش ُز و۟ا َي ْر َف ٱلَّل ُه‬ to each other when they are sitting
‫ِع‬ ‫ِح‬ together.
‫ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا ِم ن ْم َو ٱ ِذ يَن و و ٱ ِع َم َر ٰـٍت ۚ َو ٱل ِبَم ا‬

‫۟ا‬
‫ُه‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫َج‬ ‫َد‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ُت‬ ‫ُأ‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫ُك‬
Qatadah said, "This Ayah was
﴾١١﴿‫َت ْع َم ُلوَن َخ ِبيٌر‬ revealed about gatherings in places
where Allah is being remembered.
When someone would come to join
﴾11﴿" O you who believe! When you are told to make room in
in assemblies with the Messenger ,
the assemblies, (spread out and) make room. Allah will give you they would hesitate to offer them
(ample) room (from His Mercy). And when you are told to rise up space so that they would not loose
[for prayers, Jihad (holy fighting in Allah’s Cause), or for any other their places. Allah the Exalted
good deed], rise up. Allah will exalt in degree those of you who commanded them to spread out
believe, and those who have been granted knowledge. And Allah is and make room for each other.''
Well-Acquainted with what you do.”
Surah Al-Hashr
‫َلْو نَز ْل َن ا َه ٰـَذ ا ٱْلُق ْر َءاَن َع َل ٰى َج َب ٍل َّلَر ْيَت ُه ۥ َخ ٰـِش ًع ا ُّم َتَص ِّد ًع ا ِّم ْن‬
‫َخ ْش َي ِة ٱلَّل ِه ۚ َو ِت ْلَك ٱَأْلْم َث ٰـُل َنْض ِر ُبَه ا ِللَّن اِس َلَع َّل ُه ْم‬ Asserting the Greatness of the
﴾٢١﴿ ‫َيَت َف َّك ُروَن‬

Qur'an
Allah the Exalted emphasises the
﴾21﴿" Had We sent down this Qur’an on a mountain, you would greatness of the Qur'an, its high
status and of being worthy of
surely have seen it humbling itself and rending asunder by the
making hearts humble and rent
fear of Allah. Such are the parables which We put forward to
asunder upon hearing it, because
mankind that they may reflect .” of the true promises and sure
threats that it contains.
Which verses from the Quran make you feel emotional and humble (Had We sent down this Qur'an on a
mountain, you would surely have
you?
seen it humbling itself and rent
asunder by the fear of Allah.) If this
is the case with a mountain which is
hard and huge, that if it was made
able to comprehend and
understand this Qur'an, will feel
humble and crumble from fear of
Allah the Exalted, then what about
you -- O mankind Why do your
hearts not feel softness and
humbleness from the fear of Allah,
even though you understand Allah's
command and comprehend His
Book.
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Surah Al-Mumtahana
Tafsir Notes
‫َأ‬
ۚ ‫َع َس ى ٱلَّل ُه ن َيْج َع َل َب ْي َن ُك ْم َو َب ْيَن ٱَّلِذ يَن َع اَد ْيُتم ِّم ْنُه م َّم َو َّد ًة‬
‫﴾اَّل َيْنَه ٰى ُك ُم ٱلَّل ُه َع ِن ٱَّلِذ يَن‬٧﴿ ‫َو ٱلَّل ُه َق ِد يٌر ۚ َو ٱلَّل ُه َغ ُف وٌر َّر ِح يٌم‬
Perhaps Allah will make a
Friendship between You and
‫َلْم ُيَق ٰـِت ُلوُك ْم ِف ى ٱلِّد يِن َو َلْم ُيْخ ِر ُج وُك م ِّم ن ِد َي ٰـِر ُك ْم َأن َت َب ُّر وُه ْم‬ Those, whom You hold as
Enemies
﴾٨﴿ ‫َو ُتْق ِس ُطٓو ۟ا ِإَلْي ِه ْم ۚ ِإَّن ٱلَّل َه ُيِح ُّب ٱْل ُم ْق ِس ِط يَن‬ Allah said to His faithful servants,
after ordering them to be enemies
﴾7﴿" Perhaps Allah will make friendship between you and with the disbelievers,
those whom you hold as enemies. And Allah has power (over all
(Perhaps Allah will make friendship
things), and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.﴾8﴿Allah does
between you and those, whom you
not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not hold as enemies.) meaning
against you on account of religion and did not drive you out of affection after animosity,
your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity.” tenderness after coldness and
coming together after parting from
Think about someone who you did not get along with that you each other,
ended up developing a friendship with, what happened?
(And Allah has power (over all
things),) Allah is able to gather
opposites and bring together
hearts, after feeling hostility and
hardness.
Surah As-Saff
Chastising Those Who say what
They do not do
‫﴾َك ُبَر َم ْق ًت ا ِع نَد‬٢﴿ ‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا ِلَم َت ُق وُلوَن َم ا اَل َت ْف َع ُلوَن‬ This refutes those who neglect to
﴾٣﴿ ‫ٱلَّل ِه ن َت ُق وُلو۟ا َم ا اَل َت ْف َع ُلوَن‬
‫َأ‬ fulfill their promises. This honorable
Ayah supports the view that several
scholars of the Salaf held, that it is
﴾2﴿" O you who believe! Why do you say that which you do not
necessary to fulfill the promise,
do?﴾3﴿Most hateful it is with Allah that you say that which you do regardless of whether the promise
not do.” includes some type of wealth for
the person receiving the promise or
otherwise.
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Surah Al-Jamu'a Tafsir Notes
‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱَّل يَن َءاَم ُنٓو ۟ا َذ ا ُنو َى ِللَّص َل ٰو ن َي ْو ِم ٱْل ُج ُم َع َف ٱْس َع ْو ۟ا‬
‫ِة‬ ‫ِة ِم‬ ‫ِد‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ِذ‬
‫ِإَلٰى ِذ ْك ِر ٱلَّل ِه َو َذ ُرو۟ا ٱْل َبْي َع ۚ ِلُك ْم َخ ْي ٌر َّلُك ْم ِإن ُك نُتْم‬
Al-Jumuàh (Friday), and the
‫َٰذ‬ Orders and Etiquette for Friday
‫َأْل‬ ‫۟ا‬ ‫َل ُة َف‬ ‫َف َذ ُق‬ ‫َت َل‬
‫﴾ ِإ ا ِض َي ِت ٱلَّص ٰو ٱنَت ِش ُرو ِف ى ٱ ْر ِض‬٩﴿ ‫ْع ُم وَن‬
Friday is called Al-Jumuàh because
‫َو ٱْبَت ُغ و۟ا ِم ن َف ْض ِل ٱلَّل ِه َو ٱْذ ُك ُرو۟ا ٱلَّل َه َك ِث يًر ا َّلَع َّل ُك ْم‬
it is derived from Al-Jam`, literally,
gathering. The people of Islam
﴾١٠﴿ ‫ُتْف ِل ُح وَن‬

gather weekly, on every Friday in
the major places of worship.
It was during Friday when Allah

﴾9﴿"O you who believe (Muslims)! When the call is proclaimed finished the creation, the sixth day,
for the Salat (prayer) on the day of Friday (Jumu’ah prayer), during which Allah created the
come to the remembrance of Allah [Jumu’ah religious talk heavens and earth.
(Khutbah) and Salat (prayer)] and leave off business (and every
During Friday, Allah created Adam,
other thing), that is better for you if you did but know!﴾10﴿Then
and he was placed in Paradise, and
when the (Jumu’ah) Salat (prayer) is finished, you may disperse ironically, it was a Friday when he
through the land, and seek the Bounty of Allah (by working, etc.), was taken out of Paradise.
and remember Allah much, that you may be successful.”
It will be on a Friday when the Last
Describe your typical Jumuah, What Sunnah habits do you practice Hour will commence. There is an
or would like to practice? hour during Friday, wherein no
faithful servant asks Allah for
something good, but Allah will give
him what he asked for.
All of this is based upon Hadiths in

the authenic collections.
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Surah Al-Munafiqun
Tafsir Notes
‫ِإَذ ا َج ٓاَءَك ٱْل ُم َن ٰـِف ُق وَن َق اُلو۟ا َنْش َه ُد ِإَّن َك َلَر ُس وُل ٱلَّل ِه ۗ َو ٱلَّل ُه َيْع َل ُم‬ The Case of the Hypocrites and
﴾١﴿ ‫ِإَّن َك َلَر ُس وُلُه ۥ َو ٱلَّل ُه َي ْش َه ُد ِإَّن ٱْل ُم َن ٰـِفِق يَن َلَك ٰـِذ ُبوَن‬ their Behaviour
Allah the Exalted states that the

﴾1﴿"When the hypocrites come to you (O Muhammad ), they say:
hypocrites pretended to be Muslims
“We bear witness that you are indeed the Messenger of Allah.” when they went to the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.
Allah knows that you are indeed His Messenger and Allah bears In reality, they were not Muslims,
witness that the hypocrites are liars indeed.” but rather the opposite.
Surah At-Tagabun
‫َأَلْم َي ْأ ِت ُك ْم َن َب ُؤ ۟ا ٱَّلِذ يَن َك َف ُرو۟ا ِم ن َق ْب ُل َفَذ اُقو۟ا َو َب اَل َأْم ِر ِه ْم َو َلُه ْم‬ A Warning delivered through
‫َٰذ َك َأَّن َك َن َّت ْأ‬ ‫َذ َأ‬
‫﴾ ِل ِب ُه ۥ ا ت ِت يِه ْم ُر ُس ُه م ِبٱ َبِّي َن ٰـِت‬٥﴿ ‫َع اٌب ِليٌم‬
‫ْل‬ ‫ُل‬ mentioning the End of the
Disbelieving Nations
‫َق ا ٓو ۟ا َب َش ٌر َيْه ُد وَن َن ا َك َف ُرو۟ا َو َت َو َّلو۟ا ۚ َّو ٱْس َت ْغ َن ى ٱلَّل ُه ۚ َو ٱلَّل ُه ِن ٌّى‬
‫َغ‬ ‫َف‬ ‫َف ُل َأ‬
Informing about the past nations
﴾٦﴿ ‫َح ِم يٌد‬ and the torment and disciplinary
lessons that they suffered because
of opposing the Messengers and
﴾5﴿"Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved
denying the truth.
aforetime? And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief,
and theirs will be a painful torment.﴾6﴿ That was because there
came to them their Messengers with clear proofs (signs), but they
said: “Shall mere men guide us?” So they disbelieved and turned
away (from the truth), and Allah was not in need (of them). And
Allah is Rich (Free of all wants), Worthy of all praise."
Can you remember some of the towns and people referred to in this verse?
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Surah At-Talaq
Tafsir Notes
‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱلَّن ِبُّى َذ ا َطَّلْق ُتُم ٱلِّن َس ٓاَء َف َطِّلُق وُه َّن َّد ِت َّن َو َأْح ُص و۟ا‬
‫ِلِع ِه‬ ‫ِإ‬
‫ٱْل َّد َة ۖ َو ٱَّت ُق و۟ا ٱلَّل َه َر َّب ُك ْم ۖ اَل ُتْخ ُج وُه َّن ۢن ُبُيو َّن َو اَل‬ There is a Period during which
‫ِت ِه‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ْأ‬ ‫َأ‬
‫ِع‬ Divorced Women remain in Their
‫َي ْخ ُر ْج َن ِإٓاَّل ن َي ِت يَن ِبَف ٰـِح َش ٍة ُّم َبِّي َن ٍة ۚ َو ِت ْلَك ُح ُد وُد ٱلَّل ِه ۚ َو َم ن‬ Homes
‫َيَتَع َّد ُح ُد وَد ٱلَّل َف َق ْد َظَل َم َن ْف َس ُه ۥ ۚ اَل َت ْد ى َلَع َّل ٱلَّل َه ُيْح ُث‬ (And turn them not out of their
‫ِد‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ِه‬
‫َأ‬ homes nor shall they leave,)
﴾١﴿‫َبْع َد َٰذ ِلَك ْم ًر ا‬ meaning, during the duration of the
Ìddah, she has the right to housing
﴾1﴿"O Prophet! When you divorce women, divorce them at from her husband, as long as the
their ‘Iddah (prescribed periods), and count (accurately) their Ìddah period continues. Therefore,
‘Iddah (periods ). And fear Allah your Lord (O Muslims), and the husband does not have the
right to force her out of her house,
turn them not out of their (husband’s) homes, nor shall they
nor is she allowed to leave his
(themselves) leave, except in case they are guilty of some open house, because she is still tied to
illegal sexual intercourse. And those are the set limits of Allah. the marriage contract.
And whosoever transgresses the set limits of Allah, then indeed he
has wronged himself. You (the one who divorces his wife) know
not, it may be that Allah will afterward bring some new thing to
pass (i.e. to return her back to you if that was the first or second
divorce).”
Surah At-Tahreem
‫َي ٰٓـ ُّيَه ا ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا ُقٓو ۟ا نُف َس ُك ْم َو ْه ِل يُك ْم َن اًرا َو ُقوُد َه ا ٱلَّن اُس‬
‫َو ٱْل ِح َج اَر ُة َع َل ْي َه ا َم َل ٰٓـِئ َك ٌة ِغ اَل ٌظ ِش َد اٌد اَّل َيْع ُص وَن ٱلَّل َه َم ٓا‬ Teaching One's Family the
‫َأ‬
﴾٦﴿ ‫َم َر ُه ْم َو َي ْف َع ُلوَن َم ا ُيْؤ َم ُروَن‬ Religion and Good Behaviour
Àli bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn

﴾6﴿" O you who believe! Ward off from yourselves and your
Àbbas; (Protect yourselves and your
families a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, over which families against a Fire (Hell)) He
are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who disobey not, (from said, "Work in the obedience of
executing) the Commands they receive from Allah, but do that Allah, avoid disobedience of Allah
which they are commanded.” and order your families to
remember Allah, then Allah will save
you from the Fire.''
What Islamic activities can you increase in with your family?
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Surah Al-Mulk Tafsir Notes
‫َأَو َلْم َي َر ْو ۟ا َلى ٱلَّطْي َف ْو َق ُه ْم َص ٰٓـَّف ٰـ َو َي ْق ْض َن ۚ َم ا ُيْم ُك ُه َّن اَّل‬

‫ِإ‬ ‫ِس‬ ‫ِب‬ ‫ٍت‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ِإ‬ The flight of Birds is by the Power
﴾١٩﴿‫ٱلَّر ْح َم ٰـُن ۚ ِإَّن ُه ۥ ِبُك ِّل َش ْى ٍۭء َب ِص يٌر‬ of Allah and it is a Proof that He
sees everything small n large
﴾19﴿" Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out their
wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Most (Do they not see the birds above
them, spreading out their wings and
Beneficent (Allah). Verily, He is the All-Seer of everything.”
folding them in) meaning,
sometimes they spread their wings
out in the wind (gliding) and other
times they gather and spread
Surah Al-Qalam (flapping) the wings in flight
Allah holds them up in the air by

subjecting the air to them out of His
﴾١﴿ ‫ٓن ۚ َو ٱْل َق َل ِم َو َم ا َي ْس ُطُروَن‬

mercy and His gentleness.
﴾1﴿" 1. Nun. [These letters (Nun, etc.) are one of the miracles of the
Qur’an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].
By the pen and what the (angels) write (in the Records of men).”
What are your favourite verses from these Surahs?
The Explanation of the Pen
Some have said what is meant here

is the pen which Allah caused to
write the decree when He wrote the
decrees of all creation, and this
took place fifty-thousand years
before He created the heavens and
the earth. For this, they present
Hadiths that have been reported
about the Pen.
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Surah Al-Haqqa
Tafsir Notes
﴾١٩﴿ ‫َف َّم ا َم ْن وِت َى ِك َت ٰـَب ُه ۥ ِبَي ِم يِنِه ۦ َف َي ُق وُل َه ٓاُؤ ُم ٱْق َر ُءو۟ا ِك َت ٰـِبَي ْه‬
‫ُأ‬ ‫َأ‬ The Happiness of the Person Who
‫َأِّن َل‬
will receive His Book in His Right
‫َش‬ ‫َف‬ ‫ِّن َظ‬
‫﴾ ُه َو ِف ى ِع ي ٍة‬٢٠﴿ ‫ِإ ى َن نُت ى ُم ٰـٍق ِح َس اِبَي ْه‬ Hand and His Good Situation
‫﴾ُك ُلو۟ا‬٢٣﴿‫﴾ُقُطوُف َه ا َد ا َي ٌة‬٢٢﴿ ‫﴾ ى َج َّن َع اِلَي‬٢١﴿ ‫َّرا َي‬ Allah informs of the happiness of
‫ِن‬ ‫ٍة‬ ‫ٍة‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِض ٍة‬
﴾٢٤﴿ ‫َو ٱْش َر ُبو۟ا َه ِن ٓيًۢٔـا ِبَم ٓا ْس ُتْم ِف ى ٱ َّي اِم ٱ َخ اِلَي ِة‬
‫ْل‬ ‫َأْل‬ ‫َلْف‬ ‫َأ‬ those who receive their Book in the
right hand on the Day of Judgement
and being pleased with this. Out of
his extreme pleasure is his saying to
﴾19﴿"Then as for him who will be given his Record in his right
everyone that he meets, (Here! read
hand will say: “Take, read my Record!﴾20﴿“Surely, I did believe
my Record!) meaning, `take my Book
that I shall meet my Account!”﴾21﴿ So he shall be in a life, well- and read it.' He will say this
pleasing.﴾22﴿In a lofty Paradise,﴾23﴿The fruits in bunches because he knows that what is in it
whereof will be low and near at hand.﴾24﴿Eat and drink at ease is good and purely virtuous deeds.
for that which you have sent on before you in days past!” He will be of those whom Allah
replaced their bad deeds (evils)
with good deeds.
‫َو َأَّم ا َم ْن ُأوِت َى ِك َت ٰـَب ُه ۥ ِبِش َم اِلِه ۦ َف َي ُق وُل َي ٰـَل ْي َت ِن ى َلْم ُأوَت ِك َت ٰـِبَي ْه‬
‫َل َك َن‬ ‫َل َأ‬
‫﴾َي ٰـ ْي َتَه ا ا ِت‬٢٦﴿ ‫﴾َو ْم ْد ِر َم ا ِح َس اِبَي ْه‬٢٥﴿
‫َأ‬
‫﴾َه َلَك َع ِّن ى‬٢٨﴿ۜ ‫﴾َم ٓا ْغ َن ٰى َع ِّن ى َم اِلَي ْه‬٢٧﴿ ‫ٱْل َق اِض َي َة‬
﴾٢٩﴿ ‫ُس ْلَطٰـِن َي ْه‬
﴾25﴿"But as for him who will be given his Record in his left
hand, will say: “I wish that I had not been given my Record!
﴾26﴿“And that I had never known, how my Account is?﴾27﴿“I
wish, would that it had been my end (death)!﴾28﴿“My wealth has
not availed me,﴾29﴿“My power and arguments (to defend myself)
have gone from me!” The Bad Condition of Whoever is
given His Record in His Left Hand
These Ayat inform about the
What lessons can we take from these verses?
condition of the wretched people
when one of them is given his
Record (of deeds) in his left hand
when the people are brought
before Allah. At this time he will be
very remorseful.
(My wealth has not availed me; my

power has gone from me.) means,
`my wealth and my honor did not
protect me from the punishment of
Allah and His torment. Now the
matter has ended with me alone
and I have no helper nor anyone to
save me.
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Surah Al-Ma'arij
Tafsir Notes
‫﴾َو ِإَذ ا‬٢٠﴿ ‫﴾ِإَذ ا َم َّس ُه ٱلَّش ُّر َج ُز وًع ا‬١٩﴿‫ِإَّن ٱِإْل نَس ٰـَن ُخ ِل َق َه ُلوًع ا‬ Man is Impatient Allah informs
about man and his inclination to
﴾٢٢﴿ ‫﴾ِإاَّل ٱْل ُم َص ِّل يَن‬٢١﴿‫َم َّس ُه ٱْل َخ ْي ُر َم ُنوًع ا‬ corrupt his behaviour.
(Apprehensive when evil touches
﴾19﴿"Verily, man (disbeliever) was created very impatient;
him;) meaning, whenever any harm
﴾20﴿Irritable (discontented) when evil touches him;﴾21﴿And touches him he is frightful, worried
niggardly when good touches him;-﴾22﴿Except those devoted to and completely taken back due to
Salat (prayers)” the severity of his terror and his
despair that he will receive any
good after it.
Surah Nuh
(And suppressive when good
touches him.) meaning, if he attains
any blessing from Allah, he is stingy
with it, not sharing it with others.
‫َق‬ ‫َق‬
‫﴾َفَل ْم َي ِز ْد ُه ْم ُد َع ٓاِءٓى‬٥﴿‫اَل َر ِّب ِإِّن ى َد َع ْو ُت ْو ِم ى َلْي اًل َو َن َه اًرا‬
‫﴾َو ِإِّن ى ُك َّل َم ا َد َع ْو ُتُه ْم ِلَت ْغ ِف َر َلُه ْم َج َع ُلٓو ۟ا َأَص ٰـِبَع ُه ْم‬٦﴿‫ِإاَّل ِف َر اًرا‬
‫ٓى َءاَذ ا ْم َو ٱْس َت ْغ َش ْو ۟ا ِث َياَبُه ْم َو َأَص ُّر و۟ا َو ٱْس َت ْك َبُرو۟ا‬
‫ِن ِه‬ ‫ِف‬
﴾٧﴿‫ٱْس ِت ْك َباًرا‬ Nuh complains about his
Encounter with His People
﴾5﴿" He said: “O my Lord! Verily, I have called my people night and Allah tells about His servant and
day (i.e. secretly and openly to accept the doctrine of Islamic Messenger, Nuh, and that he
Monotheism)﴾6﴿ “But all my calling added nothing but to (their) complained to his Lord about the
flight (from the truth).﴾7﴿“And verily! Every time I called unto response he received from his
people, and how he was patient
them that You might forgive them, they thrust their fingers
with them for this long period of
into their ears, covered themselves up with their garments, and time -- which was nine hundred and
persisted (in their refusal), and magnified themselves in pride.” fifty years.
What does `Prophet Nuh teach us about being patient while calling
people to Islaam? What qualities do you think we need when
sharing the message of Islaam with others?
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Surah Al-Jinn
Tafsir Notes
‫ُقْل وِح َى ِإَلَّى َّن ُه ٱْس َت َم َع َن َف ٌر ِّم َن ٱْل ِج ِّن َف َق اُلٓو ۟ا ِإَّن ا َس ِم ْع َن ا‬
‫َأ‬ ‫ُأ‬ The Jinns listening to the Qur'an
and Their Belief in It
‫﴾َيْه ِد ٓى ِإَلى ٱلُّر ْش ِد َف َٔـاَم َّن ا ِبِه ۦ ۖ َو َلن ُّنْش ِر َك ِبَر ِّبَن ٓا‬١﴿‫ُقْر َءاًن ا َع َج ًبا‬ Allah commands His Messenger to
‫َأ‬
﴾٢﴿ ‫َح ًد ا‬ inform his people that the Jinns
listened to the Qur'an, believed in
﴾1﴿". Say (O Muhammad ): “It has been revealed to me that a it, affirmed its truthfulness and
group (from three to ten in number) of jinns listened (to this adhered to it.
Qur’an). They said: ‘Verily! We have heard a wonderful Recital
(this Qur’an)! ﴾2﴿‘It guides to the Right Path, and we have believed
therein, and we shall never join (in worship) anything with our
Lord (Allah).”
Surah Al-Muzzammil
The Way of reciting the Qur'an
‫﴾ِّن ْص َف ُه ٓۥ َأِو ٱنُق ْص ِم ْن ُه‬٢﴿ ‫﴾ُقِم ٱَّلْي َل ِإاَّل َق ِل ياًل‬١﴿ ‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱْل ُم َّزِّم ُل‬ (And Rattil the Qur'an Tartil.)
‫َأ‬
﴾٤﴿ ‫﴾ ْو ِز ْد َع َل ْي ِه َو َر ِّت ِل ٱْلُق ْر َءاَن َت ْر ِت يًل‬٣﴿ ‫َق ِل ياًل‬
meaning, recite it slowly, for that
will help in understanding the
Qur'an and contemplating it. This is
﴾1﴿"O you wrapped in garments (i.e. Prophet Muhammad )!﴾2﴿ how the Prophet used to recite.
Stand (to pray) all night, except a little.﴾3﴿Half of it, or a little less À'ishah said, "He (the Prophet) used
to recite the chapter slowly, so
than that,﴾4﴿Or a little more; and recite the Qur’an (aloud) in a
much so that it would be longer
slow, (pleasant tone and) style ” than chapters that were actually
longer than it.''
The Discussion between the

Surah Al-Muddaththir People of Paradise and the
People of the Hellfire
(In Gardens they will ask one

﴾٤٣﴿ ‫﴾َق اُلو۟ا َلْم َن ُك ِم َن ٱْل ُم َص ِّل يَن ا‬٤٢﴿ ‫َم ا َس َل َك ُك ْم ِف ى َس َق َر‬ another, about criminals (and they
will say to them)) meaning, while
‫﴾َو ُك َّن ا َنُخ وُض َم َع‬٤٤﴿ ‫َو َلْم َن ُك ُنْطِع ُم ٱْل ِم ْس ِك يَن‬ they are in lofty rooms they will ask
‫َأ‬
‫﴾َح َّتٰٓى َت ٰى َن ا‬٤٦﴿ ‫﴾َو ُك َّن ا ُنَك ِّذ ُب ِبَيْو ِم ٱلِّد يِن‬٤٥﴿ ‫ٱْل َخ ٓاِئِض يَن‬
the criminals, who will be in the
lowest levels (of Hell), saying to
﴾٤٧﴿ ‫ٱْل َي ِق يُن‬ them, ("What has caused you to

enter Hell'' They will say: "We were
not of those who used to offer the
﴾42﴿“What has caused you to enter Hell?”﴾43﴿They will say: Salah, nor did we feed the poor.'')
“We were not of those who used to offer their Salat (prayers) meaning, `we did not worship Allah,
﴾44﴿“Nor we used to feed Al-Miskin (the poor);﴾45﴿“And we used nor did we do good to His creatures
to talk falsehood (all that which Allah hated) with vain talkers . of our own species (i.e., other
people).'
﴾46﴿ “And we used to belie the Day of Recompense﴾47﴿ “Until
there came to us (the death) that is certain.”
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Surah Al-Qiyamat
Tafsir Notes
‫﴾َوُو ُج وٌه‬٢٣﴿ ‫﴾ِإَلٰى َر ِّبَه ا َن اِظ َر ٌة‬٢٢﴿‫ُو ُج وٌه َي ْو َم ِئٍذ َّن اِض َر ٌة‬ Seeing Allah in the Hereafter
‫َأ‬
﴾٢٥﴿‫﴾َت ُظُّن ن ُيْف َع َل ِبَه ا َف اِق َر ٌة‬٢٤﴿‫َي ْو َم ِئٍۭذ َب اِس َر ٌة‬ (Some faces that Day shall be
Nadirah.) which comes from the
word Nadarah, which means
﴾22﴿" Some faces that Day shall be Nadirah (shining and splendid, radiant, glowing,
radiant).﴾23﴿ Looking at their Lord (Allah);﴾24﴿ And some delighted with goodness.
faces, that Day, will be Basirah (dark, gloomy, frowning, and sad),
(Looking at their Lord.) meaning,
﴾25﴿Thinking that some calamity was about to fall on them;”
they will see Him with their very
eyes. This is just as was recorded by
Reflect upon these verses, how does meeting with Allah make you Al-Bukhari in his Sahih, (Verily, you
feel? How should we prepare ourselves for this meeting? all will see your Lord with your own
eyes.) The believers seeing Allah in
the abode of the Hereafter has
been confirmed in the authentic
Hadiths from numerous routes of
transmission with the scholars of
Hadith.
Surah Al-Insan
‫َأ‬ Allah created Man after He did
‫َه ْل َت ٰى َع َل ى ٱِإْل نَس ٰـِن ِح يٌن ِّم َن ٱلَّد ْه ِر َلْم َي ُك ن َش ْي ًٔـا َّم ْذ ُك وًر‬ not exist
‫َأ‬
‫﴾ َّن ا َخ َلْق َن ا ٱ نَس ٰـَن ن ُّن ْطَف َش َّن‬١﴿
‫ٍة ْم اٍج ْب َت ِل يِه‬
Allah informs that He brought man
‫ِم‬ ‫ِإْل‬ ‫ِإ‬
‫﴾ِإَّن ا َه َد ْيَن ٰـُه ٱلَّس ِبي ِإَّم ا‬٢﴿‫َف َج َع ْل َن ٰـُه َس ِم يًۢع ا َب ِص يًر ا‬
into existence after he was not
‫َل‬ even a thing worth mentioning, due
﴾٣﴿‫َش اِك ًر ا َو ِإَّم ا َك ُف وًرا‬

to his lowliness and weakness.
﴾1﴿" Has there not been over man a period of time, when he
was nothing to be mentioned?﴾2﴿Verily, We have created man
from Nutfah drops of mixed semen (discharge of man and
woman), in order to try him, so We made him hearer, seer.
﴾3﴿Verily, We showed him the way, whether he be grateful or
ungrateful.”
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Tafsir Notes
Surah Al-Mursalat Allah's swearing by Different
Creatures about the Occurrence
‫﴾َو ِإَذ ا‬٨﴿ ‫﴾َف ِإ َذ ا ٱلُّنُج وُم ُطِم َس ْت‬٧﴿ ‫ِإَّن َم ا ُتوَعُد وَن َلَٰو ِق ٌع‬
of the Hereafter
‫﴾َو َذ ا ٱلُّر ُس ُل‬١٠﴿ ‫﴾َو َذ ا ٱْل َباُل ُن َف ْت‬٩﴿ ‫ٱلَّس َم ٓاُء ُف َج ْت‬ (Surely, what you are promised will
‫ِإ‬ ‫ِس‬ ‫ِإ ِج‬ ‫ِر‬ ‫ُأ‬ occur.) This is the subject of these
﴾١١﴿ ‫ِّق َتْت‬ oaths. This means, what you all
have been promised concerning the
﴾7﴿"Surely, what you are promised must come to pass. establishment of the Hour
(Judgement Day), the blowing of
﴾8﴿Then when the stars lose their lights;﴾9﴿And when the
the horn, the resurrection of the
heaven is cleft asunder;﴾10﴿And when the mountains are blown
bodies, the gathering of those of
away; ﴾11﴿And when the Messengers are gathered to their time old and those of latter times on one
appointed;” common ground and the rewarding
of every doer of a deed based
upon his deed.
If he did good, then his reward will
Surah An-Nabaa be good, and if he did evil, then his

reward will be evil. All of this will
occur, meaning it will come to pass
and there is no avoiding it.
‫َف ُخ‬ ‫َق‬ ‫َك‬ ‫ْلَف‬
‫﴾َي ْو َم ُين ِف ىَأ ٱلُّص وِر‬١٨﴿‫ِإَّنْأ َي ْو َم ٱَأ ْص ِل اَن ِم ي ٰـًت ا‬
‫﴾َو ُف ِت َح ِت ٱلَّس َم ٓاُء َف َك اَن ْت ْبَٰو ًب ا‬١٨﴿‫َف َت ُتوَن ْف َواًج ا‬
﴾ ٢٠﴿‫﴾َوُس ِّي َر ِت ٱْل ِج َباُل َف َك اَن ْت َس َراًب ا‬١٩﴿ Explaining the Day of Decision
and what occurs during it
Allah says about the Day of
﴾17﴿"Verily, the Day of Decision is a fixed time,﴾18﴿The Day
Decision -- and it is the Day of
when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in
Judgement -- that it is at a fixed
crowds (groups);﴾19﴿And the heaven shall be opened, and it will time, with a set appointment. Its
become as gates,﴾20﴿And the mountains shall be moved away time cannot be added to or
from their places and they will be as if they were a mirage.” decreased. No one knows its exact
time except Allah.
What good deeds should we work towards in order to prepare for

this day?
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Surah An-Nazi'at Tafsir Notes
The Description of the Day of

‫ُقُل‬ ‫َف ُة‬ ‫َت‬ ‫َف ُة‬ ‫َت ُف‬
‫﴾ وٌب َي ْو َم ِئٍذ‬٧﴿ ‫﴾ ْت َب ُع َه ا ٱلَّر اِد‬٦﴿ ‫َي ْو َم ْر ُج ٱلَّر اِج‬ Judgement
‫َأ‬
﴾٩﴿‫﴾ ْبَص ٰـُر َه ا َخ ٰـِش َع ٌة‬٨﴿ ‫َو اِج َف ٌة‬ (On the Day the Rajifah shakes,
followed by the Radifah.) Ibn
Àbbas said, "These are the two
﴾6﴿" On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blasts (of the Trumpet) -- the first
blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and and the second.'' Mujahid, Al-
everybody will die),﴾7﴿ The second blowing of the Trumpet Hasan, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and
follows it (and everybody will be raised up),﴾8﴿ (Some) hearts that others have made similar
statements.
Day will shake with fear and anxiety.﴾9﴿Their eyes cast down.”
Surah Abasa
‫﴾َو َم ا ُيْد ِر يَك َلَع َّل ُه ۥ‬٢﴿ ‫﴾ ن َج ٓاَءُه ٱ ْع َم ٰى‬١﴿ ‫َع َبَس َو َت َو َّلٰٓى‬
‫َم‬ ‫َّم‬‫َأ‬ ‫ٰٓى‬ ‫﴾َأْو َي َّذ َّك ُر َف َت نَف َع ُه ٱلِّذ ْك‬٣﴿ ‫َي َّز َّك ٰٓى‬ The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬being
‫ِن‬ ‫ا‬ ﴾٤﴿ ‫َر‬ reprimanded because He
﴾٧﴿ ‫﴾َو َم ا َع َل ْي َك اَّل َي َّز ٰى‬٦﴿ ‫﴾َف نَت َلُه ۥ َت َص َّد ٰى‬٥﴿ ‫ٱْس َت ْغ َن ٰى‬
‫َّك‬ frowned at a Weak Man
‫﴾َف َأنَت َع ْن ُه‬١٠﴿ ‫﴾َو ُه َو َي ْخ َش ٰى‬٩﴿ ‫﴾َو َأَّم ا َم ن َج ٓاَءَك َي ْس َع ٰى‬٨﴿ More than one of the scholars of
Tafsir mentioned that one day the
﴾١١﴿ ‫َت َل َّه ٰى‬ Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬was

addressing one of the great leaders
of the Quraysh while hoping that he
would accept Islam.
﴾1﴿"(The Prophet ‫ ) ﷺ‬frowned and turned away,﴾2﴿ Because there
came to him the blind man (i.e. ‘Abdullah bin Umm-Maktum, who While he was speaking in direct
came to the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬while he was preaching to one or some of the conversation with him, Ibn Umm
Quraish chiefs).﴾3﴿ But what could tell you that per chance he Maktum came to him, and he was
of those who had accepted Islam in
might become pure (from sins)? ﴾4﴿Or that he might receive
its earliest days. He (Ibn Umm
admonition, and that the admonition might profit him?﴾5﴿As for Maktum) then began asking the
him who thinks himself self-sufficient,﴾6﴿To him you attend; Messenger of Allah about
﴾7﴿What does it matter to you if he will not become pure (from something, urgently beseeching
disbelief, you are only a Messenger, your duty is to convey the him.
Message of Allah).﴾8﴿But as to him who came to you running.
The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬hoped that the man
﴾9﴿And is afraid (of Allah and His Punishment),﴾10﴿Of him you are
would be guided, so he asked Ibn
neglectful and divert your attention to another,﴾11﴿Nay, (do not do Umm Maktum to wait for a moment
like this), indeed it (these Verses of this Qur’an) are an admonition,” so he could complete his
conversation.
He frowned in the face of Ibn Umm

Maktum and turned away from him
in order to face the other man.
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Surah At-Takwir
Tafsir Notes
‫َأ‬
﴾٩﴿ ‫﴾ِب ِّى َذ ۢن ٍب ُقِت َل ْت‬٨﴿ ‫َو ِإَذ ا ٱْل َم ْو ُءۥَد ُة ُس ِئ َل ْت‬
﴾8﴿"And when the female (infant) buried alive (as the pagan Questioning the Female Infant
Arabs used to do) shall be questioned.﴾9﴿For what sin she was Who was buried Alive
killed?" (And when the female infant (Al-
Maw'udah) buried alive is
questioned: For what sin was she
killed) The majority have recited it
Surah Al-Infitar
as Su'ilat (she is questioned), as it is
here. Al-Maw'udah is the female
infant that the people of the pre-
Islamic time of ignorance would
‫﴾ٱَّل ى َخ َل َق َك‬٦﴿ ‫َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱ نَس ٰـُن َم ا َغ َّر َك َر ِّب َك ٱْل َك ي‬ bury in the dirt due to their hatred
‫ِذ‬ ‫ِر ِم‬ ‫ِب‬ ‫ِإْل‬ of girls. Therefore, on the Day of
﴾٧﴿ ‫َف َس َّو ٰى َك َع َد‬
‫َلَك‬ ‫َف‬ Judgement, the female infant will
be asked what sin she committed
that caused here to be murdered.
﴾6﴿"O man! What has made you careless concerning your
This will be a means of frightening
Lord, the Most Generous?﴾7﴿Who created you, fashioned you her murderer.
perfectly, and gave you due proportion;"
Surah Al-Mutaffifin
‫ِإَّن ٱَّلِذ يَن َأْج َر ُم و۟ا َك اُنو۟ا ِم َن ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا َي ْض َح ُك وَن‬
‫﴾َو ِإَذ ا ٱنَق َل ُبٓو ۟ا ِإَلٰٓى َأْه ِل ِه ُم‬٣٠﴿ ‫﴾َو ِإَذ ا َم ُّر و۟ا ِبِه ْم َيَت َغ اَم ُز وَن‬٢٩﴿
﴾٣١﴿ ‫ٱنَق َل ُبو۟ا َف ِك ِه يَن‬
The Wicked Behavior of the
﴾29﴿"Verily! (During the worldly life) those who committed Criminals and Their mocking of
crimes used to laugh at those who believed.﴾30﴿And whenever the Believers
they passed by them, used to wink one to another (in mockery);
Allah informs that the criminals
﴾31﴿And when they returned to their own people, they would used to laugh at the believers in the
return jesting;" worldly life. In other words, they
would mock them and despise
Is there any part of your deen that you struggle with due to fear of them. Whenever they would pass by
being made fun of? What steps can you take to overcome this? the believers, they would wink at
each other about them, meaning in
contempt of them.
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Tafsir Notes
Surah Al-Inshiqaq The Disapproval of Their Lack of
Faith
‫﴾َو َذ ا ُق َئ َع َل ْي ُم ٱْلُق ْر َءاُن اَل‬٢٠﴿ ‫ُيْؤ ُنوَن‬ ‫َف َم ا َلُه ْم اَل‬ Allah informs that the criminals
‫ِه‬ ‫ِإ ِر‬ ‫ِم‬ used to laugh at the believers in the
﴾٢١﴿۩ ‫َي ْس ُج ُد وَن‬ worldly life. In other words, they
would mock them and despise
them. Whenever they would pass by
﴾20﴿"What is the matter with them, that they believe not?
the believers, they would wink at
﴾21﴿And when the Qur’an is recited to them, they fall not
each other about them, meaning in
prostrate," contempt of them.
The Reward of the Righteous

(for them will be Gardens under
which rivers flow.) This is the
Surah Al-Buruj
opposite of what he has prepared
for His enemies of Fire and Hell.
‫ِإَّن ٱَّلِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا َو َع ِم ُلو۟ا ٱلَّص ٰـِل َح ٰـِت َلُه ْم َج َّن ٰـٌت َت ْج ِر ى ِم ن‬
‫َأْل‬
﴾١١﴿‫َت ْح ِت َه ا ٱ ْن َه ٰـُر ۚ َٰذ ِلَك ٱْل َف ْو ُز ٱْل َك ِبيُر‬
﴾11﴿"Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for
them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is
the great success."
How Man is created is a Proof of
Allah's Ability to Return Him to
Him
(So, let man see from what he is

created!) This is alerting man to the
weakness of his origin from which
Surah At-Tariq he was created. The intent of it is to

guide man to accept (the reality of)
the Hereafter, because whoever is
able to begin the creation then he
‫﴾َفْل َينُظِر ٱِإْل نَس ٰـُن‬٤﴿ ‫ِإن ُك ُّل َن ْف ٍس َّلَّم ا َع َل ْي َه ا َح اِف ٌظ‬ is also able to repeat it in the same
﴾٥﴿ ‫ِم َّم ُخ ِل َق‬

way.
﴾4﴿"There is no human being but has a protector over him (or

her) (i.e. angels incharge of each human being guarding him,
writing his good and bad deeds, etc.) ﴾5﴿ So let man see from
what he is created!"
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Surah Al-A'la
Tafsir Notes
‫َأ‬
‫﴾َو َذ َك َر ٱْس َم َر ِّب ِه ۦ‬١٤﴿ ‫َق ْد ْفَل َح َم ن َت َز َّك ٰى‬
﴾١٥﴿ ‫َف َص َّل ٰى‬ A Statement concerning the
People of Success
﴾14﴿" Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding
(Indeed whosoever purifies himself
polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall
shall achieve success.) meaning, he
achieve success, ﴾15﴿And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his purifies himself from despised
Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory characteristics and he follows what
prayers and Nawafil additional prayers)." Allah has revealed to the
Messenger ‫ﷺ‬.
(And remembers the Name of his

Reflections from this verse? Lord, and performs Salah.)
meaning, he establishes the prayer
in its appointed time, seeking the
pleasure of Allah, obedience to His
command, and implementation of
His Law.
Surah Al-Gashiya
‫﴾ُو ُج وٌه َي ْو َم َخ ٰـ َع ٌة‬١﴿ ‫َه ْل َأَت ٰى َك َح يُث ٱْل َغ ٰـ َي‬
‫ِئٍذ ِش‬ ‫ِش ِة‬ ‫ِد‬ The Day of Judgement and what
‫َل‬
﴾٤﴿ ‫﴾َت ْص ٰى َن اًرا َح اِم َي ًة‬٣﴿‫﴾َع اِم َلٌة َّن اِص َب ٌة‬٢﴿ will happen to the People of the
Fire
‫﴾َّلْيَس َلُه ْم َطَع اٌم ِإاَّل ِم ن‬٥﴿ ‫ُتْس َق ٰى ِم ْن َع ْي ٍن َءاِن َي ٍة‬ Ibn Àbbas said, (Laboring, weary.)
﴾٧﴿ ‫﴾اَّل ُيْس ِم ُن َو اَل ُيْغ ِن ى ِم ن ُج وٍع‬٦﴿ ‫َض ِر يٍع‬ "The Christians.'' It is narrated that
Ìkrimah and As-Suddi both said,
﴾1﴿"Has there come to you the narration of the "Laboring in the worldly life with
disobedience, and weariness in the
overwhelming (i.e. the Day of Resurrection);﴾2﴿ Some faces,
Fire from torment and perdition.''
that Day, will be humiliated (in the Hell-fire, i.e. the faces of
all disbelievers, Jews and Christians, etc.).﴾3﴿ Labouring
(hard in the worldly life by worshipping others besides Allah),
weary (in the Hereafter with humility and disgrace) .﴾4﴿They
will enter in the hot blazing Fire,﴾5﴿They will be given to drink
from a boiling spring,﴾6﴿ No food will there be for them but a
poisonous thorny plant,﴾7﴿Which will neither nourish nor avail
against hunger."
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Surah Al-Fajr Tafsir Notes
‫َّل‬ ‫ْف ْل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ْل َف‬

‫﴾َو ٱ ْي ِل‬٣﴿ ‫﴾َو ٱلَّش ِع َو ٱ َو ْت ِر‬٢﴿ ‫﴾َو َياٍل َع ْش ٍر‬١﴿ ‫َو ٱ ْج ِر‬
﴾٥﴿ ‫﴾َه ْل ِف ى َٰذ ِلَك َق َس ٌم ِّلِذ ى ِح ْج ٍر‬٤﴿ ‫ِإَذ ا َي ْس ِر‬
﴾1﴿"By the dawn;﴾2﴿ By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the
month of Dhul-Hijjah),﴾3﴿And by the even and the odd (of all the
creations of Allah).﴾4﴿And by the night when it departs.﴾5﴿There
is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of
understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and
disbeliefs, etc.)!"
Surah Al-Balad
Swearing by the Sanctity of
Makkah
Here Allah has sworn by Makkah,
the Mother of the Towns,
‫ٌّۢل‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫ُأ‬ addressing its resident (during the

﴾٢﴿ ‫﴾َو نَت ِح ِبَه ٰـَذ ا ٱْل َب َل ِد‬١﴿ ‫ٓاَل ْق ِس ُم ِبَه ٰـَذ ا ٱْل َب َل ِد‬ non-sacred months,) free in this city
in order to draw his attention to the
significance of its sanctity when its
﴾1﴿" I swear by this city (Makkah);﴾2﴿And you are free (from sin, people are in the state of sanctity.
to punish the enemies of Islam on the Day of the conquest) in this
city (Makkah),"
Surah Ash-Shams
‫َأ‬
﴾٩﴿‫َق ْد ْفَل َح َم ن َز َّك ٰى َه ا‬
﴾9﴿" Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself (i.e. obeys and
performs all that Allah ordered, by following the true Faith of
Islamic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds)."
What kind of good deeds can we increase in to purify ourselves? (Indeed he succeeds who purifies it.
And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)
This could mean that whoever
purifies himself by obedience to
Allah, then he will be successful.
This is as Qatadah said, "He
cleanses it from the lowly and
despicable characteristics.''
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Surah Al-Lail Tafsir Notes
‫﴾َو َم ا َخ َل َق ٱلَّذ َك َر‬٢﴿ ‫﴾َو ٱلَّنَه اِر ِإَذ ا َت َج َّل ٰى‬١﴿ ‫َو ٱَّلْي ِل ِإَذ ا َي ْغ َش ٰى‬
‫ُأْل‬ Swearing by the Diversity of
﴾٤﴿ ‫﴾ِإَّن َس ْع َي ُك ْم َلَش َّت ٰى‬٣﴿ ‫َو ٱ نَث ٰٓى‬ Mankind in Their Efforts and
informing of the Different Results
of that
﴾1﴿"By the night as it envelops;﴾2﴿And by the day as it appears in
brightness;﴾3﴿And by Him Who created male and female;﴾ (And of everything We have created
pairs.) (51:49) And just as these
4﴿Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in
things that are being sworn by are
aims and purposes);" opposites, likewise that which this
swearing is about are opposing
things.
Surah Adh-Dhuha
(Certainly, your efforts and deeds
are diverse. ) meaning, the actions
of the servants that they have
performed are also opposites and
diverse. Therefore, there are those
‫﴾َو َلَس ْو َف ُيْع يَك َر ُّب َك‬٤﴿ ‫َو َلْل َٔـا َر ُة َخ ْي ٌر َّلَك َن ٱُأْلوَلٰى‬ who do good and there are those
‫ِط‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِخ‬ who do evil.
﴾٥﴿ ‫َف َت ْر َض ٰٓى‬
﴾4﴿" And indeed the Hereafter is better for you than the present
(life of this world).﴾5﴿And verily, your Lord will give you (all
i.e. good) so that you shall be well-pleased."
Reflections from these verses?
The Hereafter is Better Than This

First Life
(And indeed the Hereafter is better
for you than the present.) meaning,
the abode of the Hereafter is better
for you than this current abode. For
this reason the Messenger of Allah
used to be the most abstinent of
the people concerning the worldly
things, and he was the greatest of
them in his disregard for worldly
matters.
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Surah Al-Sharh Tafsir Notes
﴾٦﴿‫﴾ِإَّن َم َع ٱْل ُع ْس ِر ُيْس ًر ا‬٥﴿‫َف ِإ َّن َم َع ٱْل ُع ْس ِر ُيْس ًر ا‬

﴾5﴿" So verily, with the hardship, there is relief,﴾6﴿Verily, with
the hardship, there is relief (i.e. there is one hardship with two
reliefs, so one hardship cannot overcome two reliefs)."
Think back to a difficulty that you have been through, what was the
period of ease that followed it?
Ease after Difficulty
(Verily along with every hardship is
relief. Veriliy along with every
hardship is relief)
Allah informs that with difficulty
there is ease, and then He reaffirms
this information (by repeating it)
Surah At-Tin
Man becoming Lowly even
‫﴾ُثَّم َر َد ْد َن ٰـُه َأْس َف َل‬٤﴿ ‫َلَق ْد َخ َلْق َن ا ٱ نَس ٰـَن ٓى َأْح َس َت ْق ي‬ though He was created in the
‫ِن ِو ٍم‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِإْل‬
‫﴾ِإ ٱ ِذ يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا َو َع ِم و۟ا ٱلَّص ٰـِل َح ٰـِت ُه ْم ْج ٌر‬٥﴿ ‫َس ٰـِفِل يَن‬
‫َأ‬ ‫َفَل‬ ‫ُل‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫اَّل‬ Best Form
(Verily, We created man in the best

﴾٦﴿ ‫َغ ْي ُر َم ْم ُنوٍن‬ form.) This is the subject being
sworn about, and it is that Allah
﴾4﴿" Verily, We created man of the best stature (mould), created man in the best image and
﴾5﴿Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low, ﴾6﴿Save form, standing upright with straight
those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous limbs that He beautified.
deeds, then they shall have a reward without end (Paradise)."

(Then We reduced him to the lowest
of the low.) meaning, to the Hellfire.
This was said by Mujahid, Abu Al-
Àliyah, Al-Hasan, Ibn Zayd and
others.
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Tafsir Notes
Surah Al-Alaq The Honor and Nobility of Man is

in His Knowledge
These Ayat inform of the beginning
of man's creation from a dangling
‫﴾َخ َل َق ٱ نَس ٰـَن ْن َع َل‬١﴿ ‫ٱْق َر ْأ ٱْس َر ِّب َك ٱَّل ى َخ َل َق‬
‫ٍق‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِإْل‬ ‫ِذ‬ ‫ِب ِم‬ clot, and that out of Allah's
‫﴾َع َّل َم‬٤﴿ ‫﴾ٱَّلِذ ى َع َّل َم ِبٱْل َق َل ِم‬٣﴿ ‫﴾ٱْق َر ْأ َو َر ُّب َك ٱ ْك َر ُم‬٢﴿
‫َأْل‬ generosity He taught man that
which he did not know. Thus, Allah
﴾٥﴿ ‫ٱِإْل نَس ٰـَن َم ا َلْم َيْع َل ْم‬

exalted him and honored him by
giving him knowledge, and it is the
dignity that the Father of Humanity,
﴾1﴿"Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all
Adam, was distinguished with over
that exists),﴾2﴿Has created man from a clot (a piece of thick the angels. Knowledge sometimes is
coagulated blood).﴾3﴿Read! And your Lord is the Most in the mind, sometimes on the
Generous,﴾4﴿Who has taught (the writing) by the pen [the first tongue, and sometimes in writing
person to write was Prophet Idrees (Enoch)],﴾5﴿Has taught with the fingers. Thus, it may be
intellectual, spoken and written.
man that which he knew not."
Allah informs that He sent the
Surah Al-Qadr Qur'an down during the Night of

Al-Qadr, and it is a blessed night
about which Allah says,
‫َأ َك َل َلُة ْل َق ْد‬ ‫َّن َأ ْل ُه َل َل ْل َق ْد‬

Allah informs that He sent the
‫﴾َو َم ٓا ْد َر ٰى َم ا ْي ٱ ِر‬١﴿ ‫ِإ ٓا نَز َن ٰـ ِف ى ْي ِة ٱ ِر‬ Qur'an down during the Night of Al-
‫﴾َت َن َّز ُل ٱْل َم َل ٰٓـ َك ُة‬٣﴿ ‫﴾َلْي َلُة ٱْل َق ْد َخ ْي ٌر ِّم ْن َأْل َش ْه‬٢﴿ Qadr, and it is a blessed night
‫ِئ‬ ‫ِف َأ ٍر‬ ‫ِر‬ about which Allah says, (We sent it
‫َل‬
‫﴾َس ٰـٌم ِه َى َح َّت ٰى‬٤﴿ ‫ْم ٍر‬ ‫ِّل‬ ‫ُك‬ ‫َو ٱلُّر وُح ِف يَه ا ِبِإ ْذ ِن َر ِّب ِه م ِّم ن‬ down on a blessed night.) (44:3)
﴾٥﴿ ‫َم ْطَل ِع ٱْل َف ْج ِر‬ This is the Night of Al-Qadr and it
occurs during the month of
﴾1﴿"Verily! We have sent it (this Qur’an) down in the night Ramadan. This is as Allah says, (The
of Al-Qadr (Decree)﴾2﴿And what will make you know what month of Ramadan in which was
the night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is?﴾3﴿The night of Al-Qadr revealed the Qur'an.) (2:185) Ibn
Àbbas and others have said, "Allah
(Decree) is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping
sent the Qur'an down all at one
Allah in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand time from the Preserved Tablet (Al-
months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months).﴾4﴿Therein descend the Lawh Al-Mahfuz) to the House of
angels and the Ruh [Jibrael (Gabriel)] by Allah’s Permission Might (Baytul-Ìzzah), which is in the
with all Decrees, ﴾5﴿Peace! (All that night, there is Peace and heaven of this world.
Goodness from Allah to His believing slaves) until the
Then it came down in parts to the
appearance of dawn."
Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬based upon
the incidents that occurred over a
period of twenty-three years.'' Then
Allah magnified the status of the
Night of Al-Qadr, which He chose
for the revelation of the Mighty
Qur'an
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Surah Al-Baiyina Tafsir Notes
‫ِإَّن ٱَّلِذ يَن َك َف ُرو۟ا ِم ْن َأْه ِل ٱْل ِك َت ٰـِب َو ٱْل ُم ْش ِر ِك يَن ِف ى َن اِر َج َه َّن َم‬ Mentioning the Worse and Best
of Creation and Their
‫﴾ َّن ٱَّل يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا‬٦﴿ ‫َخ ٰـ يَن يَه ٓا ۚ ُأ۟و َلٰٓـ َك ُه ْم َش ُّر ٱْل َب َّي‬ Recompense
‫ِإ ِذ‬ ‫ِر ِة‬ ‫ِئ‬ ‫ِلِد ِف‬
‫﴾َج َز ٓا ُه ْم‬٧﴿ ‫َو َع ِم ُلو۟ا ٱلَّص ٰـِل َح ٰـِت ۟و ِئ ُه ْم ْي ُر ٱ َب ِر َّي ِة‬
‫ُؤ‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َخ‬ ‫َك‬ ‫ٰٓـ‬ ‫َل‬ ‫ُأ‬ Allah informs of what will happen to
the wicked disbelievers among the
‫ِع نَد َر ِّب ِه ْم َج َّن ٰـُت َعْد ٍن َت ْج ِر ى ِم ن َت ْح ِت َه ا ٱَأْلْن َه ٰـُر َخ ٰـِلِد يَن‬ People of the Scripture and the
‫ِف يَه ٓا َب ًد ا ۖ َّر ِض َى ٱلَّل ُه َع ْنُه ْم َو َر ُض و۟ا َع ْن ُه ۚ ِلَك ِلَم ْن َخ ِش َى‬

‫َٰذ‬ ‫َأ‬ idolators who oppose the Allah's
divinely revealed Books and the
Prophets whom He sent. He says
﴾٨﴿‫َر َّب ُه ۥ‬ that they will be in the fire of Hell
on the Day of Judgement and they
﴾6﴿"Verily, those who disbelieve (in the religion of Islam, the will abide therein forever.
Qur’an and Prophet Muhammad ()) from among the people of
Then Allah informs about the
the Scripture (Jews and Christians) and Al-Mushrikun will
situation of the righteous people
abide in the Fire of Hell. They are the worst of creatures.
who believed in their hearts and
﴾7﴿ Verily, those who believe [in the Oneness of Allah, and performed righteous deeds with
in His Messenger Muhammad ()) including all obligations their bodies. He says that they are
ordered by Islam] and do righteous good deeds, they are the the best of creation.
best of creatures.﴾8﴿Their reward with their Lord is ‘Adn
(Eden) Paradise (Gardens of Eternity), underneath which rivers
flow, they will abide therein forever, Allah Well-Pleased with
them, and they with Him. That is for him who fears his Lord."
Surah Al-Zalzalah
‫ْثَق اَل‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫ْل ْثَق َل َذ َخ‬ ‫َف‬
‫﴾َو َم ن َيْع َم ِم‬٧﴿‫َم ن َيْع َم ِم ا َّر ٍة ْي ًر ا َي َر ُهۥ‬
﴾٨﴿‫َذ َّر ٍة َش ًّر ا َي َر ُهۥ‬
﴾7﴿"So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or
a small ant), shall see it.﴾8﴿ And whosoever does evil equal to
The Recompense for Every Minute
the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it."
Deed Therefore
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Tafsir Notes
Surah Al-Adiyat Swearing by the Horses of War
about the Ungratefulness of Man
‫﴾َو ِإَّن ُه ۥ َع َل ٰى َٰذ ِلَك َلَش يٌد‬٦﴿‫ِإَّن ٱِإْل نَس ٰـَن ِلَر ِّب ِه ۦ َلَك ُنوٌد‬
and His Zeal for Wealth
‫ِه‬ Allah swears by the horses when
﴾٨﴿ ‫﴾َو ِإَّن ُه ۥ ِلُح ِّب ٱْل َخ ْي ِر َلَش ِد يٌد‬٧﴿‫ۥ‬ they are made to gallop into battle
in His path (i.e., Jihad), and thus
﴾6﴿"Verily! Man (disbeliever) is ungrateful to his Lord;﴾7﴿ they run and pant, which is the
And to that fact he bears witness (by his deeds);﴾8﴿And verily, sound that is heard from the horse
when it runs.
he is violent in the love of wealth."
(Verily, man is ungrateful (Kanud) to
his Lord.) This is the subject what is
being sworn about, and it means
that he (man) is ungrateful for the
favors of His Lord and he rejects
Surah Al-Qari'a
them.
‫َأ‬ Al-Qariah is one of the names of

﴾٣﴿ ‫﴾َو َم ٓا ْد َر ٰى َك َم ا ٱْل َق اِر َع ُة‬٢﴿ ‫﴾َم ا ٱْل َق اِر َع ُة‬١﴿ ‫ٱْل َق اِر َع ُة‬ the Day of Judgement, like Al-
﴾٤﴿ ‫َي ْو َم َي ُك وُن ٱلَّن اُس َك ٱْل َف َر اِش ٱْل َم ْب ُثوِث‬

Haqqah, At-Tammah, As-
Sakhkhah others
﴾1﴿"Al-Qari’ah (the striking Hour i.e. the Day of Resurrection),﴾ (It is a Day whereon mankind will be
2﴿What is the striking (Hour)?﴾3﴿And what will make you like moths scattered about.)
know what the striking (Hour) is?﴾4﴿It is a Day whereon meaning, in their scattering, their
dividing, their coming and their
mankind will be like moths scattered about,"
going, all due to being bewildered
at what is happening to them, they
will be like scattered moths.
What are some of the names of judgement day that we have learnt from these Surahs? What are
some of the events that will take place?
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Surah At-Takathur Tafsir Notes
The Result of Loving the World
‫َأ‬ and Heedlessness of the
﴾٢﴿ ‫﴾َح َّت ٰى ُز ْر ُتُم ٱْل َم َق اِبَر‬١﴿‫ْل َه ٰى ُك ُم ٱلَّت َك اُثُر‬ Hereafter
Allah says that all are preoccupied

﴾1﴿"The mutual rivalry for piling up of worldly things diverts by love of the world, its delights
you,﴾2﴿ Until you visit the graves (i.e. till you die)." and its adornments, and this
distracts you from seeking the
Hereafter and desiring it. This
Surah Al-Asr
delays you until death comes to you
and you visit the graves, thus
becoming its inhabitants.
‫ٱَّل يَن َءاَم ُنو۟ا‬ ‫﴾ اَّل‬٢﴿ ‫﴾ َّن ٱ نَس ٰـَن َل ى ُخ ْس‬١﴿ ‫َو ٱْل َع ْص‬
‫ِإ ِإْل‬
‫ِذ‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ٍر‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ِر‬
﴾٣﴿ ‫ْو ۟ا ِبٱلَّص ْب ِر‬ ‫َو َع ِم ُلو۟ا ٱلَّص ٰـِل َح ٰـِت َو َت َواَص ْو ۟ا ِبٱْل َح ِّق َو َت َواَص‬
﴾1﴿" By Al-‘Asr (the time).﴾2﴿ Verily! Man is in loss,﴾3﴿Except
those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous
good deeds, and recommend one another to the truth (i.e. order
one another to perform all kinds of good deeds (Al-
Ma’ruf)which Allah has ordained, and abstain from all kinds of
sins and evil deeds (Al-Munkar)which Allah has forbidden),
and recommend one another to patience (for the sufferings,
harms, and injuries which one may encounter in Allah’s Cause
during preaching His religion of Islamic Monotheism or Jihad,
etc.)."
Surah Al-Humaza (Hammaz, going about with

slander) (68:11) Ibn Àbbas said,
"Humazah Lumazah means one
﴾٢﴿‫﴾ٱَّلِذ ى َج َم َع َم ااًل َو َع َّد َد ُهۥ‬١﴿ ‫َو ْي ٌل ِّلُك ِّل ُه َم َز ٍة ُّلَم َز ٍة‬

who reviles and disgraces
(others).'' Mujahid said, "Al-
﴾٣﴿ ‫َيْح َس ُب َّن َم اَلُه ٓۥ ْخ َل َد ُه‬ Humazah is with the hand and
the eye, and Al-Lumazah is with
﴾1﴿"Woe to every slanderer and backbiter.﴾2﴿Who has the tongue.''
gathered wealth and counted it, ﴾3﴿ He thinks that his wealth
will make him last forever!" (Who has gathered wealth and
counted it.) meaning, he gathers it
piling some of it on top of the rest
and he counts it up.
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Surah Al-Feel Tafsir Notes
‫﴾َأَلْم َيْج َع ْل‬١﴿ ‫َأَلْم َت َر َك ْي َف َف َع َل َر ُّب َك َأْص َح ٰـ ٱْل ي‬ A Summary of the Story of the
‫ِب ِف ِل‬ ‫ِب‬
‫َل‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َط‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َل‬ ‫َأ‬ People of the Elephant
﴾٣﴿ ‫﴾َو ْر َس َع ْي ِه ْم ْي ًر ا َب اِبي‬٢﴿ ‫َك ْي َد ُه ْم ِف ى َتْض ِل يٍل‬ This is the story of the people of the
﴾٤﴿ ‫َت ْر ِم يِه م ِبِح َج اَر ٍة ِّم ن ِس ِّج يٍل‬ Elephant, in brief, and summarized.
﴾1﴿" Have you (O Muhammad ()) not seen how your Lord dealt
with the Owners of the Elephant? [The elephant army which
came from Yemen under the command of Abrahah Al-Ashram
intending to destroy the Ka’bah at Makkah].﴾2﴿ Did He not
make their plot go astray?﴾3﴿And sent against them birds,
in flocks,﴾4﴿Striking them with stones of Sijjil.
Surah Quraish
﴾٢﴿ ‫﴾ِإۦَلٰـِف ِه ْم ِر ْح َل َة ٱلِّش َت ٓاِء َو ٱلَّص ْي ِف‬١﴿ ‫ِإِل يَل ٰـِف ُقَر ْي ٍش‬
‫و‬ ‫﴾ٱَّلِذ ٓى َأْطَع َم ُه م ِّم ن ُج‬٣﴿ ‫َفْل َي ْع ُبُد و۟ا َر َّب َه ٰـَذ ا ٱْل َبْي ِت‬
‫ٍع‬
﴾٤﴿ ‫َو َءاَم َن ُه م ِّم ْن َخ ْو ٍۭف‬
﴾1﴿" (It is a great Grace and Protection from Allah), for the
taming of the Quraish,﴾2﴿ (And with all those Allah’s Grace
and Protections for their taming, We cause) the (Quraish)
caravans to set forth safe in winter (to the south), and in
summer (to the north without any fear),﴾3﴿So let them
worship (Allah) the Lord of this House (the Ka’bah in Makkah).
﴾4﴿(He) Who has fed them against hunger, and has made them
(So, let them worship the Lord of
safe from fear." this House.) meaning, then let them
single Him out for worship, just as
He has given them a safe sanctuary
and a Sacred House.
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Surah Al-Ma'un
Tafsir Notes
‫﴾َأَف َٰذ ِلَك ٱَّل ى َي ُد ُّع‬١﴿ ‫َأَرَءْيَت ٱَّل ى ُيَك ِّذ ُب ِبٱلِّد ي‬
‫ِذ‬ ‫ِن‬ ‫ِذ‬
‫﴾َف َو ْي ٌل‬٣﴿ ‫﴾َو اَل َيُح ُّض َع َل َطَع ا ٱْل ْس ي‬٢﴿ ‫ٱْل َي يَم‬ (So, woe unto those performers of
‫ِم ِم ِك ِن‬ ‫ٰى‬ ‫ِت‬ Salah, those who with their Salah
‫﴾ٱَّلِذ يَن‬٥﴿ ‫﴾ٱَّلِذ يَن ُه ْم َع ن َص اَل ِت ِه ْم َس اُه وَن‬٤﴿ ‫ِّلْل ُم َص ِّل يَن‬ are Sahun.) Ibn Àbbas and others
have said, "This means the
﴾٧﴿ ‫﴾َو َي ْم َنُع وَن ٱْل َم اُع وَن‬٦﴿ ‫ُه ْم ُيَر ٓاُءوَن‬ hypocrites who pray in public but
do not pray in private.''
﴾1﴿"Have you seen him who denies the Recompense?﴾2﴿ That
is he who repulses the orphan (harshly),﴾3﴿And urges not the (with their Salah are Sahun.) and
feeding of AlMiskin (the poor),﴾4﴿ So woe unto those He did not say, `those who are
performers of Salat (prayers) (hypocrites),﴾5﴿Who delay their absent minded in their prayer.''' It
Salat (prayer) from their stated fixed times,﴾6﴿Those who do could also mean the first time of
the prayer, which means they
good deeds only to be seen (of men),﴾7﴿And refuse Al-Ma’un
always delay it until the end of its
(small kindnesses e.g. salt, sugar, water, etc.)." time, or they usually do so. It may
also refer to not fulfilling its pillars
Surah Al-Kauthar
and conditions, and in the required
manner. It could also mean
performing it with humility and
contemplation of its meanings. The
wording of the Ayah comprises all
‫﴾ َّن َش ا َئ َك‬٢﴿ ‫﴾َف َص ِّل َر ِّب َك َو ٱْن َح ْر‬١﴿ ‫َّن ٓا َأْع َطْي َن ٰـَك ٱْل َك ْو َث َر‬ of these meanings. However,
‫ِن‬ ‫ِإ‬ ‫ِل‬ ‫ِإ‬
‫َأْل‬ whoever has any characteristic of
﴾٣﴿‫ُه َو ٱ ْبَت ُر‬ this that we have mentioned then a
portion of this Ayah applies to him.
﴾1﴿" Verily, We have granted you (O Muhammad ()) Al-
Kauthar (a river in Paradise);﴾2﴿ Therefore turn in prayer to
(Verily, it is a river that my Lord, the
your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only).﴾3﴿ For he who makes
Mighty and Majestic, has promised
you angry (O Muhammad ()), – he will be cut off (from
me and it has abundant goodness.
every good thing in this world and in the Hereafter)." It is a pond where my Ummah will
be brought to on the Day of
Judgement. Its containers are as
Surah Al-Kafirun numerous as the stars in the sky.

Then a servant of Allah from among
them will be (prevented from it) and
‫َأنُتْم‬ ‫﴾َو ٓاَل‬٢﴿ ‫﴾ٓاَل َأْع ُبُد َم ا َت ْع ُبُد وَن‬١﴿ ‫ُقْل َي ٰٓـَأُّيَه ا ٱْل َك ٰـ ُروَن‬ I will say: "O Lord! Verily, he is from
‫ِف‬ my Ummah (followers).'' Then He
‫َأنُتْم‬ ‫﴾َو ٓاَل‬٤﴿ ‫﴾َو ٓاَل َأَن۠ا َع ا ٌد َّم ا َع َبدُّت ْم‬٣﴿ ‫َع ٰـ ُد وَن َم ٓا َأْع ُبُد‬ (Allah) will say: "Verily, you do not
‫ِب‬ ‫ِب‬
‫َأ‬ know what he introduced (or
﴾٦﴿ ‫﴾َلُك ْم ِد يُنُك ْم َو ِلَى ِد يِن‬٥﴿ ‫َع ٰـِبُد وَن َم ٓا ْع ُبُد‬ innovated) after you.)'' This is the
wording of Muslim.
﴾1﴿" Say (O Muhammad () to these Mushrikun and Kafirun): “O

Al-Kafirun (disbelievers in Allah, in His Oneness, in His Angels, The Declaration of Innocence
in His Books, in His Messengers, in the Day of Resurrection, and from Shirk
in Al-Qadar, etc.)!﴾2﴿ “I worship not that which you worship,﴾ This Surah is the Surah of disavowal
3﴿ “Nor will you worship that which I worship.﴾4﴿ “And I shall from the deeds of the idolators. It
commands a complete disavowal
not worship that which you are worshipping.﴾5﴿ “Nor will you
of that.
worship that which I worship.﴾6﴿“To you be your religion,
and to me my religion (Islamic Monotheism).”
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Surah An-Nasr
‫َأ‬ Tafsir Notes
‫﴾َو َر ْيَت ٱلَّن اَس َي ْد ُخ ُلوَن ِف ى‬١﴿ ‫ِإَذ ا َج ٓاَء َن ْص ُر ٱلَّل ِه َو ٱْل َف ْتُح‬
‫َأ‬
‫﴾َف َس ِّب ْح ِبَح ْم ِد َر ِّب َك َو ٱْس َت ْغ ِف ْر ُه ۚ ِإَّن ُه ۥ‬٢﴿‫ِد يِن ٱلَّل ِه ْف َواًج ا‬
﴾٣﴿‫َك اَن َت َّواًۢب ا‬
This Surah informs of the
Completion of the Life of Allah's
Messenger ‫ﷺ‬
﴾1﴿"When comes the Help of Allah (to you, O Muhammad ()
against your enemies) and the conquest (of Makkah),﴾2﴿And Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn
you see that the people enter Allah’s religion (Islam) in Àbbas that he said, "When (When
crowds,﴾3﴿So glorify the Praises of your Lord, and ask for His there comes the help of Allah and
the Conquest.) was revealed, the
Forgiveness. Verily, He is the One Who accepts the repentance
Messenger of Allah ‫ ﷺ‬said, (My
and forgives." death has been announced to me.)
And indeed he died during that
year.'' Ahmad was alone in
Surah Al-Masad recording this Hadith.
‫﴾َم ٓا ْغ َن ٰى َع ْن ُه َم اُلُه ۥ َو َم ا َك َس َب‬١﴿ ‫َت َّب ْت َي َد ٓا ِبى َلَه ٍب َو َت َّب‬
‫َأُت‬
‫﴾َو ٱْم َر ُه ۥ َح َّم ا ٱ َح ِب‬٣﴿ ‫﴾َس َي ْص ٰى اًرا اَت َه ٍب‬٢﴿
‫َلَة ْل َط‬ ‫َل َن َذ َل‬
﴾٥﴿ ‫﴾ِف ى ِج يِد َه ا َح ْب ٌل ِّم ن َّم َس ٍۭد‬٤﴿
﴾1﴿"Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab (an uncle of the

Prophet), and perish he!﴾2﴿His wealth and his children (etc.) The Reason for the Revelation of
will not benefit him!﴾3﴿He will be burnt in a Fire of blazing this Surah and the Arrogance of
flames!﴾4﴿And his wife too, who carries wood (thorns of Sadan Abu Lahab toward the
which she used to put on the way of the Prophet , or use to Messenger of Allah ‫ﷺ‬
slander him).﴾5﴿In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad (palm Al-Bukhari recorded from Ibn
fibre)." Àbbas that the Prophet went out to
the valley of Al-Batha and he
ascended the mountain. Then he
Surah Al-Ikhlaas cried out, (O people, come at

once!) So the Quraysh gathered
around him. Then he said (If I told
you all that the enemy was going to
‫َأ‬
﴾٣﴿ ‫﴾َلْم َي ِل ْد َو َلْم ُيوَلْد‬٢﴿ ‫﴾ٱلَّل ُه ٱلَّص َم ُد‬١﴿ ‫ُقْل ُه َو ٱلَّل ُه َح ٌد‬ attack you in the morning, or in the
﴾٤﴿ ‫َو َلْم َي ُك ن َّلُه ۥ ُكُف ًوا َح ٌۢد‬

‫َأ‬ evening, would you all believe me?
They replied, "Yes.'' Then he said,

(Verily, I am a warner (sent) to you
﴾1﴿"Say (O Muhammad ()): “He is Allah, (the) One.﴾2﴿“Allah- all before the coming of a severe
us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures torment.) Then Abu Lahab said,
need, He neither eats nor drinks).﴾3﴿“He begets not, nor was "Have you gathered us for this May
you perish!'' Thus, Allah revealed,
He begotten;﴾4﴿“And there is none co-equal or comparable
(Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab
unto Him.”
and perish he!) to the end of the
Surah.
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Surah Al-Falaq
Tafsir Notes
‫َأ‬
‫﴾َو ِم ن َش ِّر‬٢﴿ ‫﴾ِم ن َش ِّر َم ا َخ َل َق‬١﴿ ‫ُقْل ُع وُذ ِبَر ِّب ٱْل َف َل ِق‬
‫﴾َو ِم ن‬٤﴿ ‫﴾َو ِم ن َش ِّر ٱلَّن َّف ٰـَث ٰـِت ِف ى ٱْل ُع َق ِد‬٣﴿ ‫َغ اِس ٍق ِإَذ ا َو َق َب‬
﴾٥﴿ ‫َش ِّر َح اِس ٍد ِإَذ ا َح َس َد‬ The Virtues of Surahs Al-Falaq
and An-Nas
﴾1﴿"Say: “I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak,
﴾2﴿“From the evil of what He has created; ﴾3﴿“And from the Verily, the people do not seek
evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness; (or protection with anything like these
the moon as it sets or goes away). ﴾4﴿“And from the evil of the two: (Say: "I seek refuge with the
Lord of Al-Falaq.'')(113:1) and; (Say:
witchcrafts when they blow in the knots,﴾5﴿“And from the evil
"I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord
of the envier when he envies.” of mankind.'')) (114:1)
Imam Malik recorded from À'ishah

that whenever the Messenger of
Surah An-Nas Allah ‫ ﷺ‬was suffering from an

ailment, he would recite the
Muàwwidhatayn over himself and
blow (over himself). Then if his pain
‫َأ‬
﴾٣﴿ ‫﴾ِإَلٰـِه ٱلَّن اِس‬٢﴿ ‫﴾َم ِلِك ٱلَّن اِس‬١﴿ ‫ُقْل ُع وُذ ِبَر ِّب ٱلَّن اِس‬ became severe, À'ishah said that
she would recite the
‫ُد‬ ‫َّل‬ ‫ْل َخ‬ ‫َش ْل‬
‫﴾ٱ ِذ ى ُيَوْس ِو ُس ِف ى ُص وِر‬٤﴿ ‫ِم ن ِّر ٱ َوْس َواِس ٱ َّن اِس‬
Muàwwidhatayn over him and take
his hand and wipe it over himself
﴾٦﴿ ‫﴾ِم َن ٱْل ِج َّن ِة َو ٱلَّن اِس‬٥﴿ ‫ٱلَّن اِس‬ seeking the blessing of those
Surahs.
﴾1﴿ Say: “I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind,﴾2﴿

“The King of mankind,﴾3﴿“The Ilah (God) of mankind,﴾
4﴿“From the evil of the whisperer (devil who whispers evil in
the hearts of men) who withdraws (from his whispering in
one’s heart after one remembers Allah) ,﴾5﴿“Who whispers in
the breasts of mankind,﴾6﴿“Of jinns and men.”
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NURTURE

Allaah has revealed the Quran to His servants as a

The Tafsir Ibn Kathir 10 Volume Full Set

Juz No. Starts Ends Juz No. Starts Ends

2. Al-Baqarah 3. Surah Ali 'Imran 23. Al-Muminum 25. Al-Furqan

3. Surah Ali 'Imran 4. An-Nisa 25. Al-Furqan 27. An-Naml

5. 4. An-Nisa 4. An-Nisa 20. 27. An-Naml 29. Al-Ankabut

6. 4. An-Nisa 5. Al-Ma'idah 21. 29. Al-Ankabut 33. Al-Azhab

9. 7. Al-A'raf 8. Al-Anfal 24. 39. Az-Zumar 41. Fussilat

10. 8. Al-Anfal 9. At-Tauba 25. 41. Fussilat 45. Al-Jasiyah

11. 9. At-Tauba 11. Hud 26. 46. Al-Ahqaf 51. Az-Dhariyat

﴾٢﴿ ‫ٱْل َح ْم ُد ِلَّل ِه َر ِّب ٱْل َع ٰـَل ِم يَن‬

﴾٣﴿ ‫ٱلَّر ْح َم ٰـِن ٱلَّر ِح يِم‬ majority of the scholars.

The Messenger of Allah ‫ﷺ‬

﴾٧﴿ ‫َع َل ْي ِه ْم َو اَل ٱلَّض ٓاِّليَن‬

'MY SLAVE HAS PRAISED ME.'

'MY SLAVE HAS EXTOLLED ME.'

'MY SLAVE HAS GLORIFIED ME'

The Most Beneficent.

The Most Merciful. ‫الَّر ِح يم‬

﴾٢٢﴿ ‫َفاَل َت ْج َع ُلو۟ا ِلَّل ِه نَد اًد ا َو نُتْم َت ْع َل ُم وَن‬

‫َأ‬ ‫َأ‬ ‫َأ ْأ‬

‫َأ‬ ‫ُأ‬ ‫َأ‬

﴾١٢٤﴿ ‫َيَن اُل َع ْه ِد ى ٱلَّظٰـِلِم يَن‬ Allah is informing us of the honor

Those who recite this statement

﴾١٦٩﴿ ‫ِبٱلُّس ٓوِء َو ٱْل َف ْح َش ٓاِء َو ن َت ُق وُلو۟ا َع َل ى ٱلَّل ِه َم ا اَل َت ْع َل ُم وَن‬

Allah mentioned a favour that He

Allah states that if the

﴾١٧١﴿ ‫َو ِن َد ٓاًء ۚ ُص ٌّۢم ُبْك ٌم ُع ْم ٌى َف ُه ْم اَل َيْع ِق ُلوَن‬

ۖ ‫ِّم َن ٱْل ُه َد ٰى َو ٱْلُف ْر َق اِن ۚ َف َم ن َش ِه َد ِم نُك ُم ٱلَّش ْه َر َفْل َي ُص ْم ُه‬

What spiritual and physical benefits do you feel from fasting?

Things that I don't like How it benefits me

and protects all that exists."

‫ِف ى ٱلَّس َم ٓاِء‬ ‫َّن ٱلَّل َه اَل َي ْخ َف ٰى َع َل ْي َش ْى ٌء ى ٱَأْلْر َو اَل‬

‫ْل َق‬ ‫ْل‬ ‫َّش‬

﴾26﴿ "Say (O Muhammad ): “O Allah! Possessor of the

‫َأْل‬ Allah tells His servants that He

‫﴾ َي ْو َم َت ِج ُد ُك ُّل َن ْف ٍس َّم ا َع ِم َل ْت ِم ْن َخ ْي ٍر ُّم ْح َض ًر ا َو َم ا‬٢٩﴿

ۗ ‫َع ِم َل ْت ِم ن ُس ٓوٍء َت َو ُّد َلْو َّن َب ْي َنَه ا َو َب ْي َن ُه ٓۥ َم ًۢد ا َب ِع يًد ا‬

List some examples from the Sunnah that we can

﴾٤١﴿ ‫َوَس ِّب ْح ِبٱْل َع ِش ِّى َو ٱِإْل ْب َك ٰـِر‬

Zakariyah and Maryam

After seeing how Allah Allah sends angels to deliver

﴾45﴿ "(Remember) when the angels said: “O Maryam (Mary)!

`Isa was Created Without a

Prophet 'Isa son while I did not marry, nor

Created without Spoke from

‫َد ُه ۥ اَن َءاِم ًن ا ۗ َو ِل ِه َع ى ٱلَّن اِس ِح‬

Facts About It is the Qiblah (direction of prayer) for

The prayer in the Masjid al-Haraam is

Allaah chose it for the Rites of Hajj,

Makkah is the best place on earth

Ways to stay connected to What ways would you like to connect

Volunteer at Islamic events.

Be friendly and approachable.

Be hospitable when you have guests.

Donate to help Muslims in need.

How can I control/calm

harm will he do to Allah, and Allah will give reward to those

Virtues of the Martyrs

‫َر ٓو ۟ا ى ِث يًر ا ۚ َو ِإن َت ْص ِبُرو۟ا َو َت َّت و۟ا ِإ َّن ِل ِم ْن َع ْز ِم‬

‫ُأْل‬ Therefore, Allah Alone is the

‫ٍر‬ ‫ِم‬ ‫ِض‬

﴾195﴿"So their Lord accepted of them (their supplication and