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1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

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Lord) (Worship <strong>Al</strong>lah, my Lord and your رَب ِّي وَرَب َّكُمْ‏<br />

and this is what I conveyed <strong>to</strong> them,<br />

وَآُنتُ‏ عَلَيْهِمْ‏ شَهِيدًا م َّا دُمْتُ‏ فِيهِمْ‏ ...<br />

And I <strong>was</strong> a witness over them while I dwelled amongst<br />

them,<br />

I <strong>was</strong> a witness over what they did when I <strong>was</strong><br />

amongst them.<br />

فَلَم َّا تَوَف َّيْتَنِي آُنتَ‏ أَنتَ‏ الر َّقِيبَ‏ عَلَيْهِمْ‏ وَأَنتَ‏ عَلَى آُل ِّ شَيْءٍ‏ شَهِيدٌ‏<br />

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....<br />

...<br />

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but when You <strong>to</strong>ok me (up), You were the Watcher over<br />

them, and You are a Witness <strong>to</strong> all things.<br />

Abu Dawud At-Tayalisi recorded that Ibn Abbas said,<br />

"<strong>The</strong> Messenger <strong>of</strong> <strong>Al</strong>lah s<strong>to</strong>od up once and gave<br />

us a speech in which he said,<br />

یَا أَی ُّهَا الن َّاسُ‏ إِن َّكُمْ‏ مَحْشُورُونَ‏ إِلَى االلهِ‏ عَز َّ وَجَل َّ حُفَاةً،‏ عُرَاةً،‏<br />

غُرْلا<br />

O people! You will be gathered <strong>to</strong> <strong>Al</strong>lah while<br />

barefooted, naked and uncircumcised;<br />

آَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَو َّلَ‏ خَلْقٍ‏ ن ُّعِيدُهُ‏<br />

As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it.<br />

(21:104)<br />

وَإِن َّ أَو َّلَ‏ الْخَلَائِقِ‏ یُكْسَى یَوْمَ‏ الْقِيَامَةِ‏ إِبْرَاهِيمُ،‏ أَلَا وَإِن َّهُ‏ یُجَاءُ‏<br />

بِرِجَالٍ‏ مِنْ‏ أُم َّتِي فَيُؤْخَذُ‏ بِهِمْ‏ ذَاتَ‏ الش ِّمَالِ،‏ فَأَقُو ‏ُل:‏ أَصْحَابِي،‏<br />

فَيُقَالُ:إِن َّكَ‏ لَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَ،‏ فَأَقُولُ‏ آَمَا قَالَ‏ الْعَبْدُ‏<br />

الص َّالِح<br />

<strong>The</strong> first among the creation who will be covered<br />

with clothes will be Ibrahim. Some men from my<br />

Ummah will be brought and taken <strong>to</strong> the left (<strong>to</strong><br />

the Fire) and I will yell, `<strong>The</strong>y are my followers!'<br />

<strong>It</strong> will be said, `You do not know what they

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