As we speak we conclude our second week of Ramadan and in addition the #MuslimGirlRamadanBookClub, which suggests we are going to sort out Juz 14. Juz 14 consists of two surahs: Surah Al-Hijr and Surah Nahl. Surah Al-Hijr, which consists of 99 ayahs, and Surah Nahl, which accommodates 128 ayahs. Each surahs have been revealed through the occasions when the Prophet Muhammad SAWS was in Makkah, earlier than his migration to Madinah, and through totally different tough durations of time.
Coping with occasions of misery
Surah Al-Hijr consists of 99 Ayahs and was revealed in Makkah. The title of the Surah means rocky tract and might be alluded to the identical space the place the folks of Thamud used to reside.
Surah Al-Hijr has one essential theme, and that’s the theme of steerage. It was revealed after the yr of grief when the Prophet Muhammad SAWS had misplaced each his spouse Khadija RA and his uncle Abu Talib. Surah Al-Hijr follows an identical trajectory as Surah Ibrahim and has many ayahs concerning the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad SAWS being a supply of steerage. The various ayahs initially of the surah are concerning the disbelievers and the way they’ve troubled the Prophet Muhammad with their misguidance and ignorance. Allah SWT tells the Prophet to reply them with sure phrases and even goes on to narrate the story of how Shaytan turned Shaytan with the creation of Adam AS. Allah SWT relays the story of Prophet Ibrahim and the folks of Lut and their disobedience and eventually the punishment Allah SWT gave them.
Within the final a part of the surah, Allah SWT provides assurance to the Prophet Muhammad SAWS. The folks of Makkah have been making issues tough for the Prophet and he had come to a degree the place he’d grown uninterested in making an attempt to evangelise Islam to them and hold them in line. In ayahs 85 to 96, Allah SWT tells the Prophet to go away the disbelievers and inform them that he’s a warner solely and that in the event that they proceed their disobedience, then Allah will punish them. Within the final three ayahs, Allah SWT says:
We actually know that your coronary heart is actually distressed by what they are saying. So glorify the praises of your Lord and be a type of who ˹all the time˺ pray, and worship your Lord till the inevitable comes your manner.
— Quran (15:97-99)
Within the three ayahs above, Allah SWT is principally giving the Prophet Muhammad SAWS, and by extension, his ummah (us), the very best treatment for misery: salah and religion in Allah SWT. At any time when we’re overcome with misery, grief, or worries, we should always do not forget that Allah SWT is all the time with us and stay steadfast in that perception.
In your complete surah, my favourite ayah needs to be the one beneath. Allah SWT says these phrases in reply to the vanity and disbelief of the kuffar over the authenticity of the Prophet Muhammad SAWS and the Quran. Within the ayah beneath, Allah SWT guarantees to maintain the Quran secure and protect it as He’s the one who despatched it right down to the Prophet.
It’s actually We Who’ve revealed the Reminder (Quran), and it’s actually We Who will protect it.
— Quran (15:9)
The creations of Allah SWT
Surah An-Nahl is known as after the bee, considered one of Allah SWT’s most superb creations. This surah accommodates 128 ayahs and was additionally revealed in Makkah.
The surah begins off equally to Surah Al-Hijr, with Allah SWT talking concerning the vanity and disbelief of the disbelievers and warns them about their actions. Then Allah SWT speaks about His creation. He mentions the rain and water, the sky, night time and day, the animals, the earth, and the meals that now we have been given. The creation of people the demise of people and the day of judgement are all creations of Allah SWT alone. All the things that we all know and see is a blessing, a present from Allah SWT. So how can we deny His existence? Each single blessing now we have been given is from Allah alone and if He needs, He can go away us completely barren.
In ayah 58 to 60, Allah SWT speaks concerning the barbarity of the Makkans once they used to bury their daughters alive. This despicable act was solely eliminated when the Prophet Muhammad SAWS turned a prophet and thru the commandment of Allah SWT. Within the subsequent verse, ayah 61, Allah SWT says that if He punished each individual for his or her transgression on the spot, then there could be nobody left on this earth. Allah is the one which has chosen to forgive us and present mercy and we should always by no means ever take that without any consideration.
Then Allah SWT speaks about cows and milk and bees and honey and the blessings and purities and classes we are able to be taught from these creatures. Honey and bees particularly, are given significance right here as Allah SWT speaks about their communities of their hives and the way they work to nourish themselves to create a liquid substance that has been confirmed to have dozens of advantages and is a serious signal of Allah’s magnificence.
In Surah An-Nahl, we’re advised to understand our blessings: the creation of Allah SWT.
In the event you tried to depend Allah’s blessings, you’ll by no means have the ability to quantity them. Absolutely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
— Quran (16:18)
This ayah is very vital as a result of there are a number of occasions through the day the place we neglect the aim of our lives and the true blessings behind the lives we’re given. If Allah needs, He can take the whole lot from us.
My favourite ayah is one that’s learn throughout each Friday khutbah by the Imam. This ayah is one that’s lovely as a result of it so splendidly places the commandments of Allah SWT right into a single verse. Allah SWT despises and forbids wickedness, aggression and indecency, three issues which have sadly been outstanding amongst people because the starting of creation. And Allah SWT loves justice, grace and generosity, three issues that every Prophet of Allah, particularly Prophet Muhammad SAWS, has embodied.
Certainly, Allah instructions justice, grace, in addition to generosity to shut family members. He forbids indecency, wickedness, and aggression. He instructs you so maybe you’ll be aware.
— Quran (16:90)
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