Ruku No 1:

Some characteristics of this surah ---- Preserving chastity and enjoin Hijab for women.
Background of this Surah --- Battle with Banu Mustaliq and incident of Slender.

----- Revealed by Allah and its injunctions are obligatory --- to take heed
Punishment of Adultery ---- Married/ Unmarried = Stoning to death/ 100 Lashes(Abrogation of
Surah Nissa Ayah 15,16)
Two examples of this punishment from Seerah ---- Are these punishment natural?

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 Reasons of Adultery and their check ---- Reformatory and prohibitory measures on a large scale
--- Surah Ahzab(Mahrram, Hijab, Adornment) ---- legal punishment only as a last resort.
Softness in investigation of crime, not to publicize crimes, order to repent and if it reach a court
then dont cover up and publically punished and disgraced.
Adulterous and Mushrik --- Both heinous crimes, not fulfilling the rights, degradation of Human
race --- Second injunction about marriage of Adulterous person.
If punishment is severe, conditions of proving it are also tough ---- Four witness.

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 Qazf -- Punishment of accusing a chastise women -- 80 lashes, if unable to bring four witness
Chastity of Women is important in Islam( Kabira sins) --- Qazifs credibility is gone --- Fisq
Lian -- Solution of a very complex situation when husband/wife are accusing each other of adultery.
Ayah 5 --- Repentance for all sins even the Major and greater sins.
Conditions for repentance --- Sincerity, feeling of remorse, asking for forgiveness, resolution of not
to do it again, if it effect others try to recompense, charity and good deeds as expiation

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 Ruku No 2: Evil Good
Incidence of Ifk --- Slender
Punishment of Qazf for those who participate in accusation.
Good coming out of evil.
Taking part in accusations, calumny & gossips -- Liable for what you earn in propagation of evil
Character of Abdullah bin Ubayy.

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 Event in words of Aisha(RA) --- Her proficiency
Do not spread rumors --- Telling something without investigation --- One of the major sins(Muslim)
Have good opinion about Muslims --- Avoid bad suspicions
Be on the side of one who is accused --- His defense
Different forms of Indecency and their effects.
Painful chastisement for those who spread indecency ---- Why?

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Ruku No 3:
Satans second attack after Shirk --- Propagate indecency and immorality --- Facebook, internet,
movies, literature are used to spread barefacedness --- Illusion that this is an attack on Womans
freedom, old fashioned, culture and tradition, necessity is permission itself.
An instruction to Abu Bakr(RA) not to stop support of Mistah bin Uthatha(RA).
Teaching of forgiveness and pardon -- Attitude of Ahsan towards those who repay good with evil.
Why we have to forgive/forbear ? -- So that this pardon will become Forgiveness for us in Hereafter.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLoEM5SLrFQ
A good lecture by Hafidh Wissam Sharieff (Two face book)
 Curse of Allah on those who accuse chastise woman ---- Prestige and honor of women in Islam
Our hands, tongue and feet will be witness.
Decent & indecent cannot mix together ---- Satans manoeuver that this country, atmosphere,
civilization & culture is different, we can mix them because of peer pressure -- Be careful/cautious.
Forgiveness and a generous provision for those who remain chastise, decent, pure and uncorrupt.

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Ruku No 4:
Obtain permission when entering other houses ---- Avoid evil and attain purity.

----- restrain one's gaze and avoid casting of looks freely. If it is not
desirable to see a thing, one should turn the eyes away and avoid having a look at it.
Men first and women next for this order but for adultery women first and men next ---- nature.
Allah due to His unlimited knowledge preventing the very birth of evil, to reform society and root
out the causes responsible for the creation and spread of evil.

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 Gaze leads to sexual desires and then Adultery --- Order to guard your private parts next.
Satar for man and women for each other --- Satar for women and women
Order for women, not to reveal their adornment --- includes attractive clothes, ornaments and
other decorations of the head, face, hand, feet, etc.
There is a world of difference between "displaying something" and "its becoming displayed of

itself. The first implies `intention' and the second 'compulsion' and a state of helplessness .

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 Draw their veils over their bosoms ---- Purpose of Hijab to hide the natural bulginess --- Now we
are making our dresses, hips, abayas with tight fitting ????? ---- We have to listen and obey even
if we are only one in the crowd following what Allah(SWT) ordered.
12 Mahrams --- Husband, father, brother, son, step son, paternal nephew, maternal nephew,
father in law, associate women, slaves, employees who dont have sexual desires, boys unaware
of womans matters.
Restriction on the walk that ignite sexual desires ---- Evaluate our tight clothes and walk?

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 Dont expose what is concealed naturally.
Repentance on your past and avoid mistakes in future --- Fear of Allah
Solution to save society from Indecency -- Arrange early marriages/Lawful access for natural desires.
Even if the income is not yet sufficient, one should marry with full faith in Allah
Motivation towards emancipation of slaves.
Safeguard of chastity of slave girls ---- Do not compel them to prostitution ---- Reason of major
Indecency today.

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Ruku No 5:
Verse of Radiance ---- (1) This universe in niche and Allah brighten everything with His light ---
Things which facilitate brightening are quality of Oil, brilliance of the crystal and lights intensity. (2)
The chest of a believer is like a niche, while the heart of the believer placed in the chest is like a
lamp (placed in the niche) ; transparent oil of olive is the light of guidance which is deposited in
the nature of believer and has the inherent capability to accept the Truth. When outside guidance
Nur comes, both attract and flame up.

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 Characteristics necessary for the true perception of Allah's Absolute Light --- sincere love for
Him, stands in awe of Him, seeks His favors and avoids His wrath; he is not lost in material
pursuits but in spite of his worldly engagements keeps his heart warm with God's
remembrance, gaze constantly on benefits of Hereafter and fear of accountability.
Good deeds of Disbelievers and Hypocrites --- Mirage, darkness in depth of sea

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Ruku No 6:
Prayer of everything in this universal --- Extoling His glory --- Specially birds
Is rain only due to physical natural law ? ---- Advantages and disadvantages
Allah has created every animal from water.
Hypocrisy ---- Announcement of Faith on Allah and His messenger but turning away from
obedience.

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Ruku No 7:

----- True success
Intend is to be obedient not swearing of oath to convince sincerity.
Promise of vicegerent for those who are obedient --- establishment of deen
Ayah 55 Istakhlaf ---- Be obedient, witness to man kind --- Allah will firmly establish their religion
and He will replace state of fear with security.

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Ruku No 8:
Importance of privacy ---- Injunction of seeking permission for Mahram & relative at specific times.
An exemption for old women in Hijab but even than no display of adornments.
Etiquettes of eating and serving food.
Individual or collective meal.
Salutation --- Salam --- Announcement of entrance & departure --- Greetings of peace & blessings.

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Ruku No 9:
Respect and honor of Rasolallah(SAW)
Calling of the Messenger(SAW) --- Sunnah ---- Not an ordinary call but good Here and Hereafter
both depends on it.
Admonition to those who oppose Rasolallah(SAW)s orders.

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