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Contents Surat Yunus (Jonah) ............................................................................................... 3 Surat Hud ...............................................................................................................12 Surat Yusuf (Joseph)..............................................................................................23 Surat Ar-Ra'd (Thunder).......................................................................................28 Surat Ibrahim (Abraham) .....................................................................................33 Surat Al-Hijr (Thamood’s Habitation) .................................................................38 Surat An-Nahl (The Bees)......................................................................................44 Surat Al-Israa (The Night Journey) ......................................................................55 Surat Al-Kahf (The Cave)......................................................................................63 Surat Maryam (AS) (Mary) ...................................................................................73 Surat Ta-Ha............................................................................................................79 Surat Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)............................................................................84 Surat Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) .............................................................................88 Surat Al-Mu’minun (The Believers)......................................................................91 Surat An-Nur (The Light)......................................................................................94 Surat Al-Furqan (The Criterion).........................................................................104 Surat Ash-Shu’ara (The Poets)............................................................................109 Surat An-Naml (The Ant) ....................................................................................113 Surat Al-Qasas (The Narrative)...........................................................................121
Surat Yunus (Jonah) Surat Yunus is a Makkan surah. It was revealed after Surat Al-Isra’ and is located in the Qur’an after Surat At-Tawbah. This Surah consists of 109 ayahs. The objective of the Surah The objective of this surah is the manifestation of the belief in the Divine decree. Omar Ibnul-Khattab (RA) narrated that “One day we were sitting in the company of Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None amongst us recognized him. At last he sat with the Prophet (SAWS) He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs and said: Muhammad, inform me about al-Islam. The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) said: Al-Islam implies that you testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and you establish prayer, pay Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform pilgrimage to the (House) if you are solvent enough (to bear the expense of) the journey. He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth. He (Omar Ibnul-Khattab) said: It amazed us that he would put the question and then he would himself verify the truth. He (the inquirer) said: Inform me about Iman (faith). He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm your faith in Allah, in His angels, in His Books, in His Apostles, in the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil” 1 . Thus, the surah deals with this last pillar of the pillars of faith. Inquiries and doubtfulness: Surat Yunus deals with a dilemma that many people face today and can be illustrated through the following queries: • Is man impelled through life, or is he granted free will • Why does Allah (SWT) guide one man to the right path and not the other • Why does Allah (SWT) protect and saves a fellow and not the other • How is it that our Creator, who is well aware of what we do, makes us live through circumstances of His making and then judges us according to them on the Day of Judgment • If Allah (SWT) has already predestined some people to live a life of deviation, why then are we encouraged to worship To the same effect, some people always quite comfortably reply, “When Allah wants us to, we will” when asked why they do not pray. • If Allah (SWT) has already predestined us to be dwellers of either Jannah (Paradise) or hellfire, why then do we have to work, since whatever we do will not change our prospective status! This surah teaches the reader of the Qur'an how to refute the claims of such perplexed, hesitant people and to reassure his/her own self. For example, some people are so influenced by doubts that they imagine that Allah (SWT) is being unjust when He predestines one person or another to be a dweller of hell (we seek Allah's refuge from being dwellers of hell). 1 Authentic Hadith, Muslim.
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Page 9 and 10: messengers to their people; namely
Page 11 and 12: The surah ends with a practical les
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Page 15 and 16: Allah’s (SWT) universe. This may
Page 17 and 18: It is rather a soft and gentle tone
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Page 21 and 22: Pointers that aid in Resoluteness T
Page 23 and 24: Surat Yusuf (Joseph) Surat Yusuf is
Page 25 and 26: prepares the Messenger for the misf
Page 27 and 28: The patience recommended here is co
Page 29 and 30: all products He made therein two pa
Page 31 and 32: people veneer it with flimflam like
Page 33 and 34: Surat Ibrahim (Abraham) The Objecti
Page 35 and 36: death comes up to him from every pl
Page 37 and 38: In a wonderful supplication and pra
Page 39 and 40: (invoking the name of Allah (SWT)),
Page 41 and 42: The people of Al-Hijr did not belie
Page 43 and 44: Have a high zeal for your religion,
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Page 47 and 48: the earth against earthquakes. •
Page 49 and 50: Allah (SWT) says what can be transl
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Please observe the following Qur’
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Surat Al-Israa (The Night Journey)
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what can be translated as, “And e
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ayah to the other as this surah is
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It raises nations and destroys othe
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Surat Al-Kahf (The Cave) Surat Al-K
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his servant, “Truly, we have suff
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gain authority and power, denies Al
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earth mingles with it,” so simply
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This all goes to prove that we can
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Surat Maryam (AS) (Mary) Surat Mary
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lessed wheresoever I be, and has en
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(this Qur’an and Muhammad SAWS) a
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Surat Ta-Ha Surat Ta-Ha is Makkan.
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Such questions are to be asked: why
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unto you (O Muhammad SAWS) to cause
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Thus, Surat Al-Anbiya focuses on th
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After delivering a lot of messages
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Hajj and the scenes of the Day of J
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Surat Al-Mu’minun (The Believers)
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are sure to return to their Lord (f
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Not an evil The previous Ayah comme
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Although our religion commands not
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then after such compulsion, Allah i
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(Caliph), he saw an act of adultery
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This light requires a source of ill
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thereof, chained together, they wil
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elievers of Allah’s (SWT) mercy,
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Surat Ash-Shu’ara (The Poets) Thi
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him off and his brother (for a whil
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Surat An-Naml (The Ant) Surat An-Na
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torment him with a strict torment o
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quickly as possible. Such a religio
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Say, “Praise be to Allah, and pea
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Surat Al-Qasas (The Narrative) This
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One may learn from Surat Al-Qasas h
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We notice that there is always a lo
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