Surah Muhammad - Nouman Ali Khan.

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Episode 1: Part A: http://www.youtube.com/watch !"#$%wy&'(%%o Introduction: Surah Muhammad )*+, is a Madani )Medina re!ealed, surah. -t is also .nown as surah al /ital 01i2htin23. Ma..an surahs ha!e 2uidance 4or A55 o4 man.ind. Madinah surahs ha!e more 2uidance speci4ic to the (mmah and the problems they 4ace. 6hy is it -mportant to study Madani surahs7 6e will be able to see the Ad!ice and 8eminders Allah 2i!es to the (mmah throu2h Madani re!elation. 6e will also see our 8elationship with the Messen2er o4 Allah9 Muhammad )sal Allah alayhi wasalam, insha7 Allah throu2h this surah. -t is also important to .now the Madani surahs7 because they 2i!e the criterion between the belie!er and the hypocrite. :his study o4 Madani surahs7 will be a 2ood contrast 4or us since we ha!e studied many Ma..ah surahs7 earlier )in ;u$$ 7Amma,. :his surah has a stron2 4ocus on the 4irst battle o4 this (mmah - the battle o4 <adr. So the lan2ua2e will be stron2 in tone. :his surah is almost an entire e=planation o4 the last ayah o4 the pre!ious surah> Ah?a4 )*@, - a Ma..an surah. 5ast ayah o4 surah al Ah?a4: <alaa2h )an Apen communication which should reach e!eryone, - then who will be destroyed e=cept the Borrupt nation 0Ah?a4 *@:C'3
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:his is a warnin2 to all corrupt nations - that they will be destroyed soon.

5iterary Point o4 Diew: Surah An4al )E, is also a commentary on the battle o4 <adr. Surah at-:awba is a commentary on the last o4 battles in the seerah )1at-h Ma..ah and :abu.,. Surah Muhammad is a introduction to the 4irst !ictory - <adr. And then the ne=t surah al-1at-h )*F, is the ne=t !ictory o4 al Gudaybiah. :he name o4 Prophet Muhammad is mentioned speci4ically in this surah. :he name "Muhammad" is mentioned * times in the /ur7an> 1- surah aal -mran )C:1**, - - wa maa muhammad il-laa rasool qad khalat min qablihi ar-Rusul - and Muhammad is e=cept a Messen2er9 many Messen2ers passed away be4ore him.. ( # - surah al Ah$ab )CC:*%, ! ! ( ) " # $ % & ' # % ** + Muhammad is not the 4ather o4 your men but he is the Messen2er o4 % Allah and the seal o4 the Prophets,.. 0 . C - surah Muhammad )*+:#, , - 3 - + % / 0 4 ) + 1 1 2 56 ! 83 ! 9 - and those who belie!e and do 2ood deeds and 7% ) belie!e what was sent down upon Muhammad and it is the truth 4rom their Master.. * - surah al 1at-h )*E:#F, " - Muhammadun 8asool Allah... Muhammad is the Messen2er o4 Allah. a - Surah al-Sa44 @1:@ - the name Ahmad is mentioned by prophet ;esus. 0 :"< ); % = 5 $ # - 0;esus 2a!e the 2ood news o4 Prophet & ) > ? Muhammad3 bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad." b - And in other parts o4 the /ur7an> &a ayyuhan-Naby/8asool )A Prophet/Messen2er, etc. is mentioned. E!en amon2st the ' places in the /ur7an where Muhammad or Ahmad is mentioned9 the word 78asool7 )Messen2er, is mentioned near to it. Gowe!er9 the only e=ception is in the surah o4 surah Muhammad itsel4. :here is
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no mention o4 78asool7/Messen2er in this surah. 6hat could be the wisdom behind 78asool7 not bein2 mentioned ne=t to Muhammad :here were C types o4 people who entered into -slam durin2 the Madani era: 1 - People who .new the truth4ulness and seriousness o4 -slam - so they submitted to it whole-heartedly. # - Gypocrites who only became Muslims so they do not 4eel as outcasts in society. C - 6ea. belie!ers who did not .now that -slam re?uired 4ull submission and 4ull obedience to Allah7s Messen2er9 Muhammad )sal Allah alayhi wasalam., 6hen 4i2htin2 was ordered by Prophet Muhammad9 the 2roups # and C were shoc.ed. :hey 4ound out that they had to 4i2ht the stron2 elite o4 the Arabs - the /uraysh9 who were .nown 4or their bra!ery and stren2th in war. :hese two 2roups wanted an e=cuse so that they would not ha!e to 4i2ht. :hey could not show they were cowards or that they were hypocritical9 so they came up with a response. Why do we have to fight when it has not been stated in the Qur'an (that we have to fight !

Allah wanted to show these people that what Prophet Muhammad says in matters o4 reli2ion is e?ual to what Allah says9 since a4terall - he is Allah7s Messen2er. '+ '- they desire to di44erentiate between + $ % ( & ) * ' % , Allah and Gis Messen2er 0in re2ard to rulin2s3 )Nisa7 *:1'%,

So "llah is telling us and them that what Muhammad (sal "llah alayhi wasalam says is #art of the religion of "llah 9 and that what he says is a command 4rom Allah. E!en i4 that command is not in the /ur7an. So Allah purposelly does not mention Muhammad 78asoolAllah7 )Muhammad the Messen2er o4 Allah,. <ecause e!en by not mentionin2 78asoolAllah7 - you still ha!e to obey him in 4ull-submission. Since that is what you a2reed to by becomin2 Muslim. :he main point is: $ou should not differentiate between what %ro#het
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Muhammad commands& and what "llah commands in the Qur'an' (hey are from the same source' :o cause separation between Allah and Gis Messen2er / the /ur7an and the Sunnah is the trait o4 the hypocrites.

Ayah 1:

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aladheena kafaroo wa saddoo 'an sabeeli-llahi aDalla a'maalahum :hose who disbelieved and obstructed 4rom the path o4 Allah9 )Allah has, Wasted their actions'

:hose who disbelie!e )the /uraysh/polytheists, aladheena Kafaroo )past tense/disbelie!e " disbelieve) ,.. Not - aladheena yaK4uroo - those who disbelie!e )present-4uture tense, - which would mean that their disbelie4 may chan2e in the 4uture. <y usin2 past tense - it is assurin2 that they will remain 4irm upon their disbelie4 4or certain. those who disbelieve)''

''wa saddoo 'an sabeel*illah * and obstructed from the #ath of "llah'' al Kashshaa4: +addoo * the word +add could be either, 5aa$im )transiti!e,: :hey -bstruct -(./Rs from the #ath of "llah " )isbelievers' Muta7adi )intransiti!e,: :hey obstruct (./M+/L0/s 4rom the path o4 Allah " .y#ocrites.

All the e44orts and plannin2s they ma.e a2ainst Allah7s Messen2er: 1 - a)alla a'maalahum'' * ("llah %ut their efforts to Waste'' :he disbelie!ers and hypocrites throu2hout history plot deeply9 with alot o4 e44ort -day and ni2ht- a2ainst the Sunnah o4 Prophet Muhammad and those who try to implement the Sunnah )Prophetic way., Allah tells us that Ge puts all their e44orts into waste )Halla - put to 6aste,. -n surah 1eel 01%':#39 Allah says> ;D 4 5 <C ! 5 ! 9 * ( ! ) a5am yaI7al .aydahum 4ee taDleel - did Ge not put their e44orts into Waste 0present-4uture tense implies Bontinuity3.

Past tense 4orm - )al*lala 1 to #ut to waste: a)alla - )i47aal - iHlaal 0masdar 4orm3,: 1 Wasting "ll of it (efforts in -ne 2o' ta)leel * to #ut to Waste over time' )this was used in surah 1eel because 2radually the army o4 the Elephant / Abraha prepared to ta.e down the Ka7aba9 and durin2 their 2radual preparations - Allah was 2radually puttin2 their e44orts to 6aste,. :he word in the 4irst ayah o4 surah Muhammad is aHalla> Allah put all their e44orts )o4 opposin2 the Sunnah, to waste in Ane 2o. 3 * Another interpretation o4 this ayah could be> aDalla a'maalaHum :he word 7Aml " actions which you do based on Bonsciousness. (sually the word 7Aml is used 4or Jood Actions in the /ur7anic lan2ua2e. So Allah may imply that the disbelie!ers and hypocrites may ha!e done some 2ood actions in their li!es i.e. 4eedin2 the poor9 4reein2 sla!es etc. <ut because o4 their disbelie4 in the messa2e re!ealed to Allah7s Messen2er9
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Muhammad )sal Allah alayhi wasalam, * "llah has made all their '"ml (good actions go to Waste in one go (a)alla a'maala.um '

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+urah Muhammad part #: http://www.youtube.com/watch !"5yI-sut'EN* :here are C main belie4s in -slam which we should always 4ocus on con!eyin2 )in da7wah/in!itin2 others to -slamic teachin2s,: 1 - Allah / Jod. # - Prophethood / Messen2ers7. C - A4terli4e - ;ud2ment Hay9 Gell4ire and Paradise. :his surah is speci4ic to con!eyin2 the messa2e that what Prophet Muhammad says is e?ual to what Allah says in re2ard to commands and prohibitions.

Ayah 1 continued:

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aladheena kafaroo wa saddoo 'an sabeeli-llahi aDalla a'maalahum (hose who disbelieved and obstructed 4rom the path o4 Allah9 )Allah has, Wasted their actions'

Aladheena * those who'' it is an -sm ma6sool a - it is not speci4ic9 it is supposed to ha!e words A1:E8 it so we can
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understand what/who is bein2 meant. b - it should - in normal sentence structure - ha!e a word/s <E1A8E it. Hue to point )b, - some scholars said that this surah may be a continuation o4 the last ayah o4 the pre!ious surah al Ah?a4. Since it is not normal 4or a new sentence to suddenly be2in with the word 7 Aladheena7 )those who..,.

Surah al Ah?a4 is late Ma..i. Surah Muhammad is early Madani9 it is n Aladheenaear9 close to or a4ter the battle o4 <adr. "ladheena can be used to> - someone who the hearer/reader is already 4amililar with )due to a pre!ious introduction,. - someone who has already been mentioned be4ore. i.e. dhaalika al kitabu la rayba feeh. Huda lil muttaqeen. ALADHEENA yu'minoona bi-'l ghayb.. )that is the boo. in which there is no doubt. Juidance 4or the Jod 4earin2 who 2uard a2ainst e!il. THOSE WHO belie!e in the unseen.. )surah al <a?arah #: #-*,

Gistorical <ac.2round o4 the Surah: C 1undamental Jroups durin2 the time o4 Seerah 0o4 the Prophet7s 5i4e3: 4 * People who will reIect the messa2e and stand a2ainst it whole-heartedly. 3 * People who .now -slam is true9 but they are not truly sincere: a - a .y#ocrite who is unaware o4 their own hypocrisy. <ut they did not ha!e a 2ood understandin2 o4 what they were 2ettin2 in!ol!ed with. :hey did not ha!e 4ull submission o4 7we hear and obey79 e!en thou2h they were in the presence o4 Allah7s Messen2er )sal Allah alayhi wasalam., Especially i4 we .eep in mind that e!erythin2 Allah7s Messen2er said could not be doubted9 could not be ne2otiated with9 and it had to be 4ully submitted to. Allah7s Messen2er is a 5aw9 a Bonstitution9 who has to be dedicated to - his whole li4e by his companions. :hey cannot as. him to ma.e chan2es 4or them9 since he himsel4 is sayin2 that these are the commands o4 Allah9 and not his own. :hose who could not ma.e these chan2es and accept and submit totally were
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termed as Gypocrites/muNa4i?een. b - the Ma5or6.y#ocrite who .nows he is a Hisbelie!er: :hese people only act as Muslims outwardly because> i - they wanted Material bene4it )i.e. spoils/wealth 4rom wars etc., ii - they were Spies 4or other disbelie!ers. etc. Gowe!er9 Allah ma.es no distinction between the hypocrites in the /ur7an. :he punishment is more se!ere on hypocrites than e!en polytheists. Since hypocrites are in the lowest part o4 the hell4ire.

aladheena kafaroo - those who disbelie!ed wa +add--'' * and (./$ -bstruct (themselves and others ''

Abdur 8ahman al Kilanee )in his boo. Muta8ada4aat al /ur7an, said> +add 1 to #ull someone away from a mission with convincing and soft language' -.e. 1orcin2 them to become mis2uided did not wor.9 so they used so4t lan2ua2e and sweet tal. to try to ma.e them 2o astray 4rom the path o4 Allah. A4ter disbelie!in29 these hypocrites and polytheists misled others 4rom the path o4 Allah. :his shows that .u4r/disbelie4 leads to Sadd/Abstructin2 others 4rom the path o4 Allah. SaddAA.. - and :GE& Abstruct )themsel!es and others,..

-4 you .now Prophet Muhammad and you disbelie!e in him9 then you will naturally stop others 4rom the path o4 Allah because you will oppose his teachin2s and call others to that mis2uidance. 4 * a)alla * #lans #ut to Waste (fully6totally in -ne go ' aHalla/yuHillu - can also mean 7to Mis2uide7. All the disbelie!ers and hypocrites plan - to mis2uide people 4rom the path o4 Allah - and Allah is puttin2 all o4 their e44orts to waste.
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:his is a proo4 that -slam will spread around the whole world9 no matter how much the disbelie!ers and hypocrites try to plot and plan a2ainst it. 3 * a)alla * their good deeds have gone to waste' 7 * a)alla * "llah Misguided their efforts' 6hat they thin. is !ictory and success - they are actually bein2 mis2uided so Allah can 4ul4ill a purpose. 8:; 9 <= >?@ AB 9 9 CD EF 9G H: EI >J EK LM 9N H O 9 I HP <Q HF 9R 9 B E CS ET 9I >J E UP 9V 9 CW EX < YQ EN 9A 9 [ Z < ?\ > < QD <] 9 8R 9 ?@^ _` E Q 9= <I HP E= 9 ?C 9a Hb 9B 9 CW EX < Y: E ?@M EX 9c 9 8 9 :; <= >? B > 9 @M B Ed 9 e H: EI 9Y >P 9f 9 g 9h = < ?@M EX 9c 9 ndeed, those who disbelie!e s"end their wealth to a!ert #"eo"le$ from the way of Allah . %o they will s"end it& then it will be for them a #source of$ regret& then they will be o!ercome. And those who ha!e disbelie!ed - unto Hell they will be gathered. 0An4al E:C@3 i.e. :he disbelie!ers waste their money to 4i2ht a2ainst the belie!ers9 yet this wastin2 o4 wealth will wea.en them9 be a source o4 re2ret and they will not ha!e achie!ed success. 8ather9 it will be a cause 4or the belie!ers to become dominant in the end.

ash-Shaw.ani and MuIahid and others said> 'ee %abeel illah - in the Path o4 Allah> is re4errin2 to the /uraysh bloc.in2 the belie!in2 people 4rom worshippin2 at the Ka7bah.

-n this surah Muhammad - Allah tells us that all their e44orts will 2o to waste )and this is what happened in <adr - a clear cut !ictory., 0:his is di44erent to the battle o4 (hud - when Allah tells us> 3 - they wil not "ain you e(ce"t a )inch*a little )surah aal 8 $ 67 ( .'+ " 4 -mran C:111, - since Muslims did 4eel some distress in this battle.

a)alla * waste) - this is a past tense statement. -t is in re2ard to 4uture e!ents too9 but it is said in past tense because it is o4 a Surety - as iertain as the #ast itself' 6hate!er e44orts they ha!e made and 6-55 ma.e - will be 7aHalla7 )2o 1ully to 6aste,. :hose who disbelie!eH ANH )6A, obstructed 4rom the path o4 Allah.. 6a 0bayaaniyyah3 " hypocrites. 6a 0a:r3 " disbelie!in2 polytheists. :his surah is e=tremely stron2 and se!ere a2ainst the polytheists9 but in comparison - less se!ere a2ainst the hypocrites. 6hy <ecause the hypocrites are not clear in their hypocrisy due to the Muslims7 wea.ness in the early Madani/Medinan period. :he 2reater theat is the polytheists - so more se!erity is a2ainst them. Gowe!er9 as the Muslims 2et stron2er in the later Madani period9 the polytheists 2et wea.er and the hypocrites become a 2reater threat. So surah :awba is re!ealed9 one o4 the harshest surahs a2ainst the hypocrites.

Ayah #:

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walladheena aamanoo wa 'amilu-'saalihaati wa aamanoo bimaa nu+-+ila 'alaa ,uhammadin wa huwwa-'l haqqu min Rabbihim. kaf-fara 'anhum sayyi'aatihim wa a%laha baalahum And those who belie!e and do ri2hteous deeds and belie!e in what has been sent down upon Muhammad - and it is the truth 4rom their 5ord - Ge will remo!e 4rom them their misdeeds and amend their condition.

aladheena aamanoo - those who belie!ed.

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these are C types o4 People: 1 - the +trongest believers )Mu7min, # - the Weaj believer )Muslim who has not tasted the sweetness o4 Emaan., C - the .y#ocrite )muNa4i?, :his is surprisin2. Gowe!er9 these people are dressed up with the cloth o4 Emaan )belie4,9 althou2h inside they are hypocrites.

:he Gypocrites < > 9 % 5 ' 8 ?@ . : " = 3 3 : (1 : ; $ ' )0 they ta.e their Aaths as a shield9 then obstructed 4rom the path o4 Allah. )surah al Muna4i?oon @C:#, -hat was their .ath :heir Aath was the Shahadah - the :estimony o4 1aith: )/aa illaaha illAllah ,uhammadun Rasool Allah - there is no 2od but Allah and Muhammad is the Messen2er o4 Allah., Someone who declares the :estimony o4 4aith - we ha!e to accept that persons claim o4 4aith without doubtin2 it. :hat is our duty as Muslims. :he $ameen )plural a&maan, - Aath that which they ta.e to hide their hypocrisy is the declaration o4 the Shahadah 0testimony o4 4aith3.

6hen Allah critici$es those who Ge addresses as> yaa ayyuha-aladheena aamanoo - Ah you who belie!e.. Ge is mainly tal.in2 about the hypocrites who outwardly claim to belie!e9 or those who ha!e sic.ness in their hearts. ; 5 5 3 i.e. A( - A you who belie!e9 why do " $ ? you say that which you do not do )surah as-Sa44 @1:#, 6hy is this done Allah protects the ummah9 because none o4 the Muslims will not want to call each other Gypocrite/muna4i?. 6e can positi!ely critici$e peoples actions so they stop doin2 bad9 but we cannot call them hypocrites. As a means o4 the bene4it o4 the doubt9 we can say that a person is i2norant or
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4or doin2 an error 4or some other reason. :his is called Gusn Hhann )Jood/positi!e :hin.in2, which we should ha!e 4or all who claim to belie!e. So when we correct someone9 we correct their mista.e9 not the person. :rue belie!ers9 hypocrites and wea. belie!ers are all included in this.

6ea. <elie!ers - Muslims # - aladheena aamaanoo 6A 7amilu as-saalihaat - :hose who belie!e ANH do 2ood actions. :hese are the wea. belie!ers - the Muslims. :his is how we distin2uish between the hypocrites and the wea. belie!ers.

7amilu as-saalihAA: )Iam7u ?illa - small amount o4 2ood deeds., Allah mentioned as-SaalihAA:> which means that Allah does not e=pect that we do an endless amount o4 2ood deeds. <ut Ge e=pects that we do some 2ood deeds. :his is an e=treme Mercy 4rom Gim. :his is co!ered throu2h the word as-SaalihAA:. -t could ha!e been Saalihaat )2ood deeds,. <ut Allah says "L-saalihaat - (./ 2ood deeds. :his is implyin2 that there are very #articular& good deeds are which "llah has legislated through .is Messenger. 6e don7t determine the morality based on our intellect alone9 rather - our 2ood is based on what Allah has le2islated9 e!en i4 we cannot comprehend it7s wisdom. +alaha * to reconcile and correct something negative into #ositive' So what is bein2 implied is that> a good deed re#laces a bad deed' If the Muslim did not do acce#table deeds& they would not be termed as 'amilu as*saalihaat' (good deeds ' +ince they would not be termed as '+aalihaat' (good ' (hey would 5ust be called '"ml kactionsl' -4 we see ayah 1 - those who disbelie!e - 7Aml )actions, is only mentioned. Jood is not mentioned ne=t to it. 6hich shows it is the re4errin2 to the disbelie!ers.
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C - al Mu7minoon - E=clusi!ely - the Gi2h 8an. <elie!ers. Allah ne!er critici$es these people. 8ather9 Ge only praises them> $ * - Qad amlaha al Mu'minoon * the nelievers have already B ? C attained success )surah Mu7minoon #C:1,.

Hi44erence between Derb and Noun: 0erbo aladheena Aamanoo - a :emporary 4orm - those who belie!e9 but may not 4irmly be upon it7s teachin2s. pouno Mu'minoon - a Bonstant 4orm - nelievers' (hose who are ionstant in faith' 6hen someone is described as a Derb in arabic9 it is a :emporary 4orm. 6hen someone is described as a Noun in arabic9 it is a Bonstant 4orm. ..aladheena aamanoo wa 'amilu as-saalihaat.. )those who belie!e and do 2ood deeds " Muslims and Mu7min7s,

..-a aamanoo bi maa nu++ila 'alaa ,uhammadin... And they belie!e what has been sent down upon Muhammad )sal Allah alayhi wasalam,... 4 * :o belie!e in Prophet Muhammad -S to belie!e in him ANH do 2ood deeds. Ane cannot belie!e in Prophet Muhammad and not do 2ood deeds. 6hat lin.s Eman )belie4, and ri2hteous deeds is 8isaalah 0Prophethood3. ash-Shaw.ani and Aloosi: :he Ahl-ul Kitaab )the people o4 the <oo. - ;ews and Bhristians, belie!ed in the Aneness o4 Allah and did 2ood deeds too. Gowe!er9 Allah too. it one step 4urther - you ha!e to belie!e in what was sent down to Prophet Muhammad )sal Allah alayhi wasalam, and 4ollow his teachin2s o4 2ood.
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Ge has ta.en .nowled2e o4 all 2ood and all e!il. What "llah ex#ects from us is do good according to the teachings .e conveyed to .is Messenger Muhammad )sal Allah alayhi wasalam., 6hy is this important Atherwise e!eryone will say that Jod spo.e to them to tell them what is 2ood and bad. Some will lie9 others may 2et shayateen )de!ils, come to them pretendin2 to be 2ods etc. :he remo!al o4 the word 78asool7 )Messen2er, in this ayah has been e=plained earlier. <y Allah Iust sayin2 7Muhammad7 alone - you should .now that he is Allah7s Messen2er who re?uires your 4ull commitment and obedience.

(he situation of the "nsaar k.el#ersl of Medinah: 7Aws and Kha$raI were the two tribes o4 the Ansaar )Gelpers in Medinah, who were hea!ily indebted to the ;ews due to war4are a2ainst each other in the times o4 ;ahiliyyah )the times o4 -2norance,. :he Aws and Kha$raI had only a 4ew who were elite and wealthy9 without debt9 these were mainly the Gypocrites. :hese Gypocrites would ha!e to be in!ol!ed in supportin2 the Muslim state throu2h their wealth )because they pretended to be Muslims,9 includin2 Prophet Muhammad )sal Allah alayhi wasalam,. :his made the hypocrites 4eel superior to Prophet Muhammad9 since they 4elt that he had emi2rated to :GE-8 town. So they hated to obey him since he was an 7outsider7 who was 7poorer7 than them. So Allah honored Gis Messen2er by simply sayin2 7Muhammad7 without sayin2 8asool )Messen2er, or Naby )Prophet " one who spea.s on behal4 o4 0Allah3, ne=t to his name. 8ather9 the word 7Muhammad7 is su44icient to con4irm this. :he Messen2er o4 Allah NEDE8 spo.e on his own. Ge A56A&S spo.e as dictated by Allah. ( F # D P6 G ' ' E? H # 1 He (Pro het Muhammad! does not s eak of h"s o#n des"re$ "t "s onl% Wah% (&e'elat"on! "ns "red to h"m( )Surah NaIm '#: C-* ,
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6hen he spea.s about matters o4 the 8eli2ion )Heen, - he is always spea.in2 as Allah dictated him )sal Allah alayhi wasalam., :he word Muhammad si2ni4ies in this ayah9 his Personality.

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+urah Muhammad part C: http://www.youtube.com/watch !"K!-:KC@mKsw :he surah -4rom its be2innin2- 2ets ri2ht into the heart o4 the matter.

Ayah # continued:

0 0 3 - + 4 ) + 1 1 2 56 . K! - 83 9& 0 % / 7% ) 3 , J (! 7 "N ! 7 ) L M ! % * 7 +walladheena aamanoo wa 'amilu-'saalihaati wa aamanoo bimaa nu+-+ila 'alaa ,uhammadin wa huwwa-'l haqqu min Rabbihim. kaf-fara 'anhum sayyi'aatihim wa a%laha baalahum And those who belie!e and do ri2hteous deeds and belie!e in what has been sent down upon Muhammad - and it is the truth 4rom their 5ord - Ge will remo!e 4rom them their misdeeds and amend their conditions/hearts.

..wa huwwa al haqqu min Rabbihim... and it is the truth 4rom their Master.. :his addresses a particular disease 4rom the Gypocrites and some People o4 the <oo. - who hated the idea that one can only be sa!ed in the ne=t li4e i4 they belie!e in Prophet Muhammad.
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So this ayah is spea.in2 about those people who became Muslim or are about to become Muslim in he near 4uture. wa huwwa haqqu min Rabbihim - and is is the truth from their ,aster. :ruth a2ainst 1alsehood is a common theme and there is no compromise by Allah in the /ur7an.

:ruth !s 1alsehood: Allah depicts an e=tremely !isual ima2e o4 truth a2ainst 4alsehood in the /ur7an> 1 % : K ) D 7 J F I ' H L , N 3 D H M0 = 5 We hurl the truth against falsehood (lije a s#ear6arrow6rocj & and the truth bashes its sjull in' 0Surah Anbiya #1:1E3 So 4alsehood is tryin2 to run away 4rom the truth9 while the truth is attac.in2 because o4 its 2reater stren2th. :hen the s.ull o4 4alsehood is smashed )and that is the stron2est bone in the body,. Similarly> the hypocrites and people o4 the <oo. would belie!e in part o4 the 8e!elation and reIect other parts - yet truth and 4alsehood can ne!er unite as one. So their 4alsehood was e=posed.

And it is the truth from their ,aster.. :his shows that truth and 4alsehood can ne!er be mi=ed. &ou cannot belie!e in one aspect o4 the reli2ion and reIect another part. min Rabbihim - from the"r ,aster. :his re4ers to A55 the people who ha!e been mentioned earlier in the surah the disbelie!ers9 the hypocrites9 the belie!ers9 and the people o4 the <oo.. Ge )Prophet Muhammad, has come with the truth 4rom :GE-8 Master. al Aloosi and al -slahi: one o4 the pames of "llah is, al .aqq' :he word 'Reality' in arabic is '.aqeeqah'.
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naatil and nutlaan kmalsehoodl * by linguistically and by nature is something rmalser and 'Weaj'' 1alsehood relates to 6ea.ness. So by merely sayin2 the word 71alsehood7/<aatil - you are sayin2 that this thin2 is 76ea.7. So those who belie!e have the '#owerful Reality' .aqq with them 4rom their Master. And those who disbelie!e ha!e naatil * falsehood and weajness with them'

6hat happens to these people 1or the disbelie!ers )mentioned in ayah 1, - their deeds were Wasted )aHalla, as a conse?uence o4 their disbelie4.

So what happens to those who belie!e in what was sent down to Prophet Muhammad Ge compensates 4or the belie!ers in double9 two thin2s>

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. , ) 4 * saffara 7anhum sayyi7aatihim - 3 + 3 ?1 5O Ka44ara - yu.a4iru/ta.4eer )4a7ala / yu4a7ila / ta47eel, saf*fara * bury dee# inside' Allah will bury far away from them * +ayyi'aati.im * (heir evil deeds'
+ayyi'a 1 things which are jnown to be clearly nad and .armful (to oneself and others '

similar to> Dhulm an-0afs 06ron2in2 the Sel43. Ka44ara - to <ury sins. Jha44ara - to Bo!er.

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-a a%laha 1aalahum - and f") the"r S"tuat"on. naal * +ituation (everything you control in Blassical Arabic9 <aal also meant '.eart'. So Allah 4i=ed their Situations and Gearts too9 Ge too. an2er9 shir.9 2reed and all e!il out o4 their hearts. 6hy was this mentioned in this part o4 the surah :he belie!ers bein2 described are those who 2a!e up all their wealth 4or Allah and Gis Messen2er )sal Allah alayhi wasalam., :he Emi2rants )MuhaIiroon, and the Gelpers )Ansaar,. -t also shows that the hypocrites and disbelie!ers are wron2. <y bein2 a true belie!er - Allah 4i=es all your Situations 4or you e=ternally9 aswell as 4i=in2 your Gearts and your inside. :hat is the :rue richness. So people will see the belie!ers and thin. that they ha!e 2i!en up e!erythin2 they ha!e in li4e9 but Allah is actually tellin2 us that Ge has made all their internal 5i4e and e=ternal Situations easy 4or them. :his ayah is li.e a Bon2ratulations to those belie!ers who emi2rated 4or Allah7s pleasure and those who helped them with their wealth and e44orts.

Ayah C:

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dhaalika bi anna aladheena kafaroo at2aba'oo al 1aatil wa in aladheena aamanoo at2aba'oo al Haqqu min Rabbihim. 3a dhaalika yaDribu-llahu linnaasi a,thaalahum :hat is because those who disbelie!e 4ollow 4alsehood9 and those who belie!e 4ollow the truth 4rom their 5ord. :hus does Allah present to the people their comparisons. )haalij * (hat )!erdict which the disbelie!ers and belie!ers will 2et is
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because.., Dhaalika bi anna aladheena kafaroo :hat is because those who disbelie!e.. it-:aba7a ul <aatil - 4ollow 4alsehood. (aba'a * (abi'a * to mollow' <ut when in i1ti7aal 4orm> it:aba7a / it-:abi7oo / yat:abi7oo, " to mollow %assionately and with Love' it:aa7a - to 1ollow/obey. It(aba'a 0mi= o4: itTaa'a )obedience, and Gun )lo!e,3 " to 1ollow and obey lo!in2ly9 behind the 4ootsteps o4 someone. -.e. :he disbelie!ers ha!e made it their li4etime ideolo2y to 4ollow 4alsehood lo!in2ly and stron2 4orbidden desires. And (he believers have made it their lifetime ideology to lovingly follow the footste#s of the (ruth of %ro#het Muhammad'

<aatil 01alsehood is that which 7does not really e=ist73 is the Antonym/opposite o4 Ga?? 08eality3. So the disbelie!ers ha!e committed themsel!es to 4alsehood which is nothin2 !ain pride and actions which lead to nothin2. So Allah is e=plainin2 now why the disbelievers' actions have gone to waste (a)alla ' necause they were #ursuing nothing 0baatil"4alsehood"nothin2 real3 throughout their whole lifet :he belie!ers 4ollowed what was re!ealed to them lo!in2ly9 and they would 4ollow it step by step )it:aba7a,. 6hen they 4ollowed this 8eality )Ga??, - then they would be rewarded truly 4or the 2ood steps they did ta.e in li4e. :hese words show that the belie!ers are !ery an=ious to 4ollow the :ruth that has been re!ealed to Muhammad )sal Allah alayhi wasalam,. :he wordin2 in this ayah will be really important in later ayaat o4 this surah. 6hy <ecause the hypocrites did not 4ollow the 2uidance lo!in2ly9 and they would claim that Prophet Muhammad only wants to 4i2ht 4or his own aspirations 0bene4it39 and they would ?uestion why an ayah was not re!ealed to support his claim 4or 4i2htin2 a2ainst the oppressin2 polytheists o4 Ma..ah.
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:he Gypocrites would ar2ue> No /ur7an came down to order 4i2htin29 so why do we ha!e to 4ollow what Prophet Muhammad )sal Allah alayhi wasalam, says. :hen what they 4eared came true9 aayaat/!erses on 4i2htin2 did come down 4rom the s.ies. ..kadhaalika - Iust li.e that yaDribullahu - Allah stri.es /in-0aas - 4or Man.ind. a,thaalahum - their similarity/e=amples.

6hat do these aayaat Mean 1 - Anyone who reads these aayaat will ha!e a 2ood e=ample o4 those who disbelie!e and those who belie!e. # - :ruth and 1alsehood has clashed be4ore9 and 4alsehood has always had their deeds and e44orts 2one to waste. C - :hrou2h history - 6e )humans, will either identi4y oursel!es as either supporters o4 the Sunnah )o4 Prophet Muhammad,9 or supporters o4 the ways o4 Abu ;ahl )anti--slam,. :his will continue -con4lict between belie!ers and disbelie!ers/hypocrites- until the 5ast Gour. So we should be aware o4 who we are sidin2 with and the conse?uences o4 that.

Ayah *:

XC Z' , ! R V C Z*Y % V W J 56 ( R X C ] \ ? C ! 9 0 Z +[ \ ^ ) ;+ ( V3 P4 R Q K 9 ` Z' > 5 , _ C

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fa idha laqeetum aladheena kafaroo fa Darbar-Riqaabi hat-taa idha a2hkhantumoo hum fa shadduw al wathaaqa fa immaa mannan ba'du wa immaa fidaa'an hat-taa taDa'a al harbu aw +aarihaa. dhaalika wa law ya shaa'u Allahu la an ta%ara minhum wa laakin layabloo baDakum bi ba'D. walladheena qutiloo fee sabeeli-llahi fa lan yuDilla a'maalahum. So when you meet those who disbelie!e 0in battle39 stri.e 0their3 nec.s until9 when you ha!e in4licted slau2hter upon them9 then secure their bonds9 and either 0con4er3 4a!or a4terwards or ransom 0them3 until the war #laces down its burdens. :hat 0is the command3. And i4 Allah had willed9 Ge could ha!e ta.en !en2eance upon them 0Gimsel439 but 0Ge ordered armed stru22le3 to test some o4 you by means o4 others. And those who are .illed in the cause o4 Allah ne!er will Ge waste their deeds.

:he Bonte=t and 8eason 4or 8e!elation:

A4ter 1# years o4 persecution9 the Muslims are bein2> tortured9 e=pelled out o4 their own homes9 and 4leein2 4or their li!es. So Muslims ha!e a ri2ht to de4end themsel!es. Keep in mind that the maIority o4 the disbelie!ers did not e!en .now what -slam is. ;ust li.e the maIority o4 non Muslims do not .now what -slam is today. Most Iust hear propa2anda a2ainst -slam by a select 4ew media outlet people who ha!e an a2enda a2ainst -slam. &et when the sahaba/companions o4 Prophet Muhammad9 and he himsel4 would con!ey the ama$in2 teachin2s o4 -slam to others9 these people would be shoc.ed at the ama$in2 ri2hts -slam 2i!es to all people. Gowe!er9 the elite who are a2ainst -slam 4ear to lose their authority which is based on inIustice. So they torture and character-assassinate the belie!ers to silence them. Hue to this - the Muslims 4lee to sa4ety where they can 4ollow the Sunnah and worship Allah without persecution. -ould these ,uslims then ha!e the right to defend and get their own "ro"erties
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back4 -n the 4irst battle in this (mmah )nation, - <adr9 the Muslims were not commanded to 4i2ht. 8ather9 permission )idhn/LudhinaL, was 2i!en to them to 4i2ht bac. to 2et their wealth bac. - which the disbelie!ers had stolen 4rom their properties when the Muslims emi2rated/4led to Medinah. :his is why Muslims intended to raid the Bara!an o4 the /uraysh9 because it was their own wealth they were 2ettin2 bac.M Gowe!er9 when the Muslims in Medinah )the Ansaar/helpers, heard that they had to 4i2ht the superpower o4 Arabia - the /uraysh9 many became terri4ied9 e=cept the stron2 belie!ers. No-one would 4i2ht the /uraysh. Not e!en the stron2 tribes o4 Arabia. Since they belie!ed that Allah was on their side because they loo.a4tered Gis holy sanctity - the Ka7ba. E!en Abraha7s army o4 the Elephant was destroyed when he attempted to ta.e down the Ka7ba. And there was no 4ear 4or /uraysh where they could ta.e whate!er they wanted and nobody could/would do anythin2 about it. :his is why no-one 4ou2ht them. &et here the Muslims are> wea. belie!ers who 4led 4rom Ma..ah9 with help 4rom the Ansaar who are also in debt to the ;ews o4 Medinah. Anly a 4ew o4 Medinah are actually warriors/4i2hters - many are Iust 4armers. Aayaat/!erses are 2oin2 to come down to order them to 4i2ht Ner!ousness settles in many peoples hearts. &et others are willin2. :his is the conte=t in which ayah * comes down>

Ayah * Bontinued:

XC Z' , ! R V C Z*Y % V W J 56 ( R ; ) + X C ] \ ? C ! 9 0 Z +[ \ ^ ( V3 bW" , R Q K 9 ` > Z' _ C 5 ? ! 7 + _ Z/ * % # 4 Z W ; ) <C * 56 Ka & ; ! ) #

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1a - then idh" * when )1uture tense,. 7-n7 0Ali49 Nuun3 )" -4, could be used. Gowe!er9 this would be hypothetical i.e. 7i4 you meet the disbelie!ers in battle.7 <y sayin2 'idha' * it means * mor sure& when you meet them face to face in nattle' LaQi$a * to Meet face to face in battle with the Enemy. Laqeey(um * you mace the enemy )past tense / MaaHiy,. :his past tense emphasises that this future event will iertainly ha##en as the #ast itself 0i.e. there is no doubt that the past happened9 and there is no doubt that you will 4ace the enemy3. ):he aayaat that ha!e come be4ore this -in re2ard to this conte=t- are in surah al <a?arah.,

..fa Darb ar-Riqaab... 4a - then )arb ar*Riqaab * strije the necj (severely ' 0the abo!e is a shortened statement o4 the Arab ?uote: faDriboo darb ar-Riqaab - 7then stri.e a )se!ere, stri.e73. :he implication o4 shortenin2 the statement has emphasised on e!en more Se!erity. i.e. (hen +trije their pecjs k&"*a+l (extremely +everely t So ima2ine these people who are 4armers9 some who are 4eelin2 4ear4ul o4 the enemy. :hey are bein2 told to attac. the enemy se!erely on the nec.s. Keep in mind that these people are indebted9 they ha!e a lac. o4 swords/shields etc.

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Raqaba * to tie someone's necj around' Raqb * bacj of the necj'

6hen you 4ace the enemy - 4ace to 4ace9 how can the bac. o4 their heads be stri.ed se!erely (he only way one can strije the bacj of the necj (Raqb is if that #erson is on the floor facing downwards& or if they are turning their bacj to you and fleeing' Allah is 2i!in2 an ima2e and prophecy o4 the polytheists 4leein2 in this battle o4 <adr - e!en be4ore it has too. placeM )i4 the surah was re!ealed be4ore the battle,. :his is !ery stern lan2ua2e. -t is instillin2 4ire/con4idence into the belie!ers. Allah is commandin2 the belie!ers to be se!ere until the oppression ends. Especially on the battle4ield. :hese aayaat are speci4ic to the battle4ield. :his means that outside o4 battle Muslims should not be .illin2 people. :his is how the Sala4 )predecessors, and scholars discussed these aayaat in -slamic history.

..hat-taa idha a2hkhantumoohum... - until when you have aThkhana themo a:h.hana )i47aal, - yu:h.hinu / i:h.hinu / i:h.aan - 5i4t somethin2 up and Estimate it7s wei2ht. -.e. &ou are in total control o4 that obIect. a(hjhana 1 jill indiscriminately' (o be hard6tough6rigid and com#lete in jilling until you cannot do it anymore' $our feelings cannot come in the way' ' words used 4or 7.ill7 in the /ur7an: /atala - 4i2ht aGla.a - !iolently destroy Sa4a.a Gassa )letter seen, a:h.hana - completely / ruthlessly destroy. "fter you have com#letely a2hkhana/annihialated them''

..'a shuddu al -athaaqa...

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+hadda * tie a ro#e really really tightly' from +hadeed 1 +evere' Wathaaq * literally a ro#e used to (ie animals' +o when you have jilled many * (ie the #risoners you catch of them really tightly' :his is the 4irst punishment Allah is in4lictin2 on the /uraysh in the battle o4 <adr. 6hen the punishment 4alls on a people who oppose Allah7s reli2ion9 and oppose Gis belo!ed Messen2er - then the punishment to 4all on them is NA: 2oin2 to be nice. 6hen a student o4 the /ur7an does not understand why such se!ere lan2ua2e is used. -t becomes clear why the lan2ua2e is so harsh when we study the conte=t.

5esson 4rom Nouman - nattles' in the %ro#het's Lifeo 6hen Allah sends a Messen2er9 there are belie!ers and disbelie!ers. 6hen people disbelie!e9 the Messen2er tries to call them to -slam more9 yet these people persist on opposin2 the Messen2er. 6hen the people disbelie!e and persist on e!il - Allah will destroy them totally with a pain4ul punishment. 6hen the se!ere and pain4ul punishment comes - it does not stop. -t is too late to turn bac.. Normally the punishment o4 Allah can be a power4ul wind9 a 4lood9 a massi!e destruction9 and in this (mmah 0nation3 - it is the hands o4 the belie!ers who destroy the enemy. :hrou2h the di44erent battles - the Muslims7 !ictory remind the disbelie!ers that you will 2radually be destroyed by Allah - unless you repent and submit to Allah in -slam.

..fa immaa ,annan ba'du wa immaa 'adaa'an.. * then it is either mavour after or it is Ransom'' Either you can let them 4ree )as a Mannan/4a!our, 4or no cost9 or you ta.e a 8ansom )4idaa7an,.
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..hat-taa taDa'a -'l harbu a-+aaraha until the war dro#s its wea#ons'' aWuaar * loads and nurdens' * Wiur is a weight which weighs down on you and is extremely stressful' So the 5oads could be 6eapons9 or <urdens could be the Stress o4 war. Allah is tellin2 us that 6ar carries> 6eapons9 conse?uences which ma.e it hard to li!e> economic catastrophe9 4amily members dyin2 etc. :his tou2h stance will ha!e to remain on them so lon2 as you treat them li.e an enemy until 6ar drops its burdens/weapons. 6ar is bein2 depicted as a Person: .e is carrying his wea#ons and shield& and he will not sto# until he dro#s his wea#ons6burdens' When he dro#s them * that is when the war is over' vntil this does not ha##en * this is your stance6foreign #olicy against the /nemy kseverity and harshnessl'

:est 4or the <elie!ers N Gypocriteso <elie!ers: :his made a new challen2e because these belie!ers are bein2 told to stri.e the nec.s o4 their brothers and 4athers 04rom the polytheists3 se!erely with 4ull ra2e. People they may ha!e lo!ed and been 4riendly nei2hbours to in the past. Gypocrites: :his was a stron2 test e!en 4or the Gypocrites because they would ha!e to 4i2ht the /uraysh. And because o4 their wea. 4aith - they were not sure i4 Prophet Muhammad would e!en sur!i!e these wars. f we are se!ere against the enemy, what if ,uhammad died4 2he 5uraysh would still be our enemy and take re!enge by killing us in the future. )this was the mindset o4 the hypocrites.,

:his is the end o4 Episode C alGamdulillah. :a4seer will continue when ne=t session is loaded insha7 Allah.

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