Surah al Baqarah

Ayahs 74 – 82

RECAP

• - Last week we talked about the incident of the Baqarah (the Cow)

• Lessons: – Asking too many irrelevant questions– Not following the commands of Allah immediately– Not having the love of another more than the love

of Allah SWT– Not making the simple deen more complicated

with more questioning

OUTLINE

• Ayahs 74-82• The example of different types of rocks to

represent different types of hearts• Deceiving the beleivers • Writing the book with your own hands• Distorting the Torah/Qu’ran• Following one’s own desires • Reflections

AYAH 74

Then your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder. For indeed,

there are stones from which rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open

and water comes out, and there are some of them that fall down for fear of Allah . And

Allah is not unaware of what you do.

Ayah 74 - Roots

• Thumma: after the incidence of the cow and seeing the dead man come alive; indicates the sequence of events; the second event is much worse than the first

• The Bani Israel did not repent, instead their hearts became hardened

• Qaaf Seen Waw – hardness; thick, dry; doesn’t absorb any moisture; doesn’t accept any change

Ayah 74 - Roots

• Haa Jeem Raa – your hearts have become like rocks; metal is hard too, but it melts but rocks don’t melt

• Sheen Daal Daal – to tie a firm/strong knot; over here it means more intense; rocks can break or crumble but a hard heart has no benefit

• Faa Jeem Raa – rivers gush forth from these rocks

Ayah 74 - Roots

• Sheen Qaaf Qaaf – when something very hard breaks apart; you would never think they would break (a little bit of water comes from these rocks)

• Khaa Sheen Yaa – such fear in the person’s heart due to immense respect; this fear is developed through knowledge

• These rocks fall down from Allah’s fear (i.e. landslides, earthquakes)

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Alot of Khair

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2م#اء ال 2ه4 م%ن

Little Bit Khair

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Khair forownself

Hardened Heart

No Mercy

No Gentleness

No Compassio

n

No Goodness

No Humility

Right Way

Miracle

Turn to Allah

Accept Mistake

Way of Bani Israel

Saw Miracle

Didn’t Repent

Didn’t Accept

HeartsSoftened

HeartsHardened

What causes Hardness of Heart

No Benefit from the Ayahs

Cure for Hardness of HeartRefuge with Allah | Trust in Allah

Pray Alot of Nafl Prayers

Perform Actions of Obedience

Pray Night Prayer

Stick to Remembrance of Allah Continuously

Befriend Only the Righteous

Recite Qur’an Frequently

Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalaanee’s advice on cure of Heart

LessonsSome people have hearts that are

harder than rocks.

Our Actions show our Status of Heart

Our Delay in obedience of Allah, makes our hearts harder

We should keep checking our hearts!

O Allah! The Over-turner of hearts, make my heart

steadfast and firmupon Your Deen.

Du’a of Rasool Allah (s.a.w)

Rocks have some sort of life in them!

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If We had sent down this Qur’ān upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and coming apart from

fear of Allāh. [al-Hashr: 21]

Before the Prophethood of the Prophet(s.a.w.), rocks would also say salaam to him.

On the day of judgement - these rocks would give testimony as well.

Black Stone will testify on the Day of Judgement.

AYAH 75

Do you covet [the hope, O believers], that they would believe for you while a party of them used to hear the words of Allah and then

distort the Torah after they had understood it while they were

knowing?

Ayah 75 - Roots

• Taaw Meem Aain – to long/hope for something; intensely wanting something

• Faa Raaw Qaaf – the group mentioned here is their scholars

• Kaaf Laam Meem – lit. to give injury/wound; it’s the effect; some words are so strong that they leave a deep impression

Ayah 75 - Roots

Haa Raa Faa – the edge or brink of something; bending from one direction to another; when its used for words, it means to change the speech and give it a wrong meaning

- Tahreef Lafzia – to change the words; omitting or adding; changing even a symbol

- Tahreef Manawia – to give a wrong interpretation to the words; out of context

Tahreef

Lafziyyah(in words)

-Changed -Twisted

Ma’nawiyyah(in

meanings)

-Implication -Interpretation

22 More Interpretations

• 1. When Allah SWT spoke to Musa A.S. some of the other people heard it, but when they went back to their people, they changed the kalaam

• 2. Qu’ran – when they would listen to it, and understand it, they would change the words of the Prophet SAW out of mockery

Lessons

Not Respecting the Speech of Allah is a Crime

Allah is comforting believers and Rasool Allah (s.a.w)

Guidance is in the hands of Allah alone

Knowledge Alone is not equivalent to Guidance

We should not change the words of Allah, but change ourselves

Changing Kalam of Allah is worst than disobeying Allah

AYAH 76

And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We have believed"; but when

they are alone with one another, they say, "Do you talk to them about what Allah has

revealed to you so they can argue with you about it before your Lord?" Then will

you not reason?

Ayah 76 - Roots

• Haa Daal Thaa – (Hadith); lit. new; something that comes into existence; new information

• Haa Jeem Jeem – a journey that a person undertakes; over here used for an argument in which both parties are aiming to overcome each other

Ayah 76 – Context

• The Bani Israel would say that they believe (only with their tongue) in the Prophet SAW

• Allah SWT opened the signs for them (made it very clear) about the Prophet SAW, but their scholars are reprimanding them that why are you telling the Muslims that we know the truth about the messenger

Lessons

Hiding the Truth, Doesn’t change the Truth

Our Ego should not come in the way of our belief

They knew that Rasool Allah (s.a.w) was the messenger they were waiting for

O Allah! Purify my heart from hypocrisy, my deeds from any kind of Ria (boasting), my tongue from lying and my eye from treachery. For indeed only You know the treachery of the eyes and what

lays hidden in the breasts.

Du’a of Rasool Allah (s.a.w)

AYAH 77

But do they not know that Allah knows what they conceal

and what they declare?

Ayah 77 - Roots

• Seen Raaw Raaw – to keep a secret in your heart

• But nothing is hidden from Allah SWT

Lessons

Allah can reveal any secret at any time

Our Denial of Truth, wont change the Truth

Intelligence is not in deceiving others

AYAH 78

And among them are unlettered ones who do not know the Scripture except in wishful thinking, but they are only

assuming.

Ayah 78 – Roots

• Hamza Meem Meem –umm (mother); being in the same state as when your mother bore you; no formal knowledge

• 1. those people who don’t read, write, or record anything

• 2. those who have not been given a scripture/religious knowledge

• 3. those who do not have knowledge of the Book, although they have a book

Ayah 78 – Roots

• Meem Noon Yaa – wishful thinking; false hopes; making an image in your head; this word is also used for lies– Ibn Abaas: refers to lies; fabricated concepts in the

deen, that has no basis in the Qu’ran or sunnah– Recitation without understanding the words; only

knowing the letters of the book (SCARY!)

Ayah 78 – Roots

• Dhaaw Noon Noon – thoughts a person has based on observation; could be true or false– Not having truths or evidences, just blindly

following – Ulamaah – educated people; they would alter the

truth/book; mix the truth with falsehood; knowledge, but no faith or action

– Ummeeyin – uneducated masses; have learned the deen only in their homes; dependent on their scholars

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Know the

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This is the Right of the Book

What are some of our Amani?

Didn’t we make up some shortcuts to Jannah?

Gate of Heavens?

Similar State of Muslim Ummah

• Bida’a replaces sunnah• Ummeeyin busy in the rat race, so they do not

learn the book• Most of us only read the book without

understanding • Very dependent on our imams or scholars to

explain to us what the book means• Use the book only for fatwas or rulings, but

not guidance for life

Lessons

Further from Qur’an, Deeper in Wishful Thinking

By day dreaming, we can’t achieve our goals

Criteria of being Educated = Knowledge of Qur’an

To Know the Qur’an is not only the job of scholars, its a Guidance for All Mankind

AYAH 79

So woe to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is

from Allah ," in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for

what they earn.

Ayah 79 – Roots

• Waw Yaa Laam – used to threaten someone; supplication against someone – Severe punishment– Distress/sorrow/regret– A valley in the hell fire located between 2

mountains; a fall of 40 years

Ayah 79 – Roots

• Kaaf Taa Baa – Kataba: to write; Kitaab: Book• 1. refers to the scholars of the Bani Israel; they

write the Torah with their own hands; re-wrote the book

• 2. Kitaab over here refers to fatwas and interpretations; pretended it was revealed; putting Allah’s name on it to sell it. using the deen to earn some dunya

Ayah 79 – Roots

• Kaaf Seen Baa – to acquire something; • 1. gained a very small earning by doing this for

a very big price• 2. gained sin and punishment in the hereafter

Lessons

Don’t say ‘its in Qur’an’ or ‘its from Hadith’ , if you are not sure

Don’t Use Deen to Acquire Dunya

Writing Something Misguiding is a Source of Destruction

Whatever you write, Check if it is helping Deen or Harming Deen

Inventing Things in Deen is a Great Sin

AYAH 80

And they say, "Never will the Fire touch us, except for a few days." Say, "Have you taken a covenant with Allah ? For

Allah will never break His covenant. Or do you say about Allah that which you do

not know?"

Ayah 80

• Am – belief in the hereafter was corrupted; does your family, or your actions determine your fate in the Hereafter?

• - Being from “sayyed” family• - Having a dream that you don’t have to pray

anymore

Lessons

We should know what exactly is Deen

To Say What You Hear is enough for you to be a liar

Don’t say anything before checking its authenticity

Don’t label things Halal or Haram without knowledge

AYAH 81

Yes, whoever earns evil and his sin has encompassed him - those are

the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.

Ayah 81 - Roots

• Balaa – 1. negates the previous statement; 2. affirms the next statement

• Allah SWT is saying, no that’s not true, if you have done evil, you will be in the hell fire

• Seen Waw Hamza – inherently bad and looks bad; refers to a sin; the greatest sin is shirk

• Khaa Taaw Hamza – doing a sin that is based on forgetfulness; negligence

Sins

One Sin Leads to Another

Sins Encircle Good Deeds

Continuously doing a sin until

you die in that sin without repenting

Allah is clearing up our concept

One sin leads to another

Good deeds can be erased by our sins

We are accountable for the sins we commit

Lessons

AYAH 82

But they who believe and do righteous deeds - those are the companions of

Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.

Along with iman, Amal is required

Just hoping for Jannah, won’t get us there

Allah will never go against from His Promise

If Allah promised Hell on certain actions, He will not go against that promise either

Don’t take a chance with deen; just as we are educated in the dunya, we should be

educated in the deen

Lessons

Surah al Baqarah

Ayahs 83 – 91

AYAH 83

And [recall] when We took the covenant from the Children of Israel, [enjoining upon them], "Do not worship except Allah ; and to parents

do good and to relatives, orphans, and the needy. And speak to people good [words] and establish prayer and give zakah." Then you turned away, except a few of you, and you

were refusing.

We took the covenant

Do not worship except Allah

and to parents do good

and to relatives

and the orphans

and the needy

And speak to people good

and establish prayer

and give zakah

Then you turned away, except a few of you

and you were refusing

Rights of AllahRights of people

Definition of

Ibadah

Humility

Servitude

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Doing Good Generally

More than Other

Deserves

Good in return of Evil

IHSAN

How to do Ihsan?

Ways to do Ihsan

Through Speech

Tone

Words

Express

Through Actions

Help

Time

Du’a

Through Wealth

Needs

Gifts

م�ا م� م�ا ه� م� م م ب � ا م ه�ل م�ر�ا ب�ي م� ب�ي ميا � م م

and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me

up [when I was] small." [Bani Israel: 23-24]

Du’a for Parents

Relatives

By Blood By Marriage By Nursing

Those who are closest have the most right

بDى Fر HقFال وDذMي

الFيDتDامDى Dو

Orphan

Not Reached Age of

Puberty

Father Passed Away

Needy

Can’t Fulfill their needs

Can’t Support themselves

MASAKEEN

نTا Fس Hح MاسYلنMل F ولHوا HقDو

Beautiful Speech

Style Content

If we analyze ourselves in light of this ayah:

How many of us take care of all these commands?

Examples of Commands

• For Relatives: how many of your cousins’, aunts and uncles names do you know? How many of them do you talk to?– WhatsApp groups (cousins group)

• Orphans: Human Concern International (sponsoring an orphan as a class/school)• Children of Hope.ca