Quran Reflexions vol3 (PDF) - Deen Research Center

Surat Muhammad, Surat Al-Fath (Conquest),Surat Al-Hujuraat (The Apartments)These three Surahs are Madinan and all focus on Prophet Muhammad (SAWS): believinghim, obeying him and urging discipline with him.= Surat Muhammad =The Surah consists of 38 Ayahs. It mentions acceptance and abortion of deeds 12 times. Thisis closely associated with obeying Allah (SWT) and obeying the Messenger (SAWS). Forinstance, Allah (SWT) says what can be translated as, “O you who have believed, obeyAllah, and obey the Messenger, and do not void your deeds.” (TMQ, 47: 33). Thus, itcan be deduced that the message of the Surah is that obeying Prophet Muhammad (SAWS)and following his Sunnah are the criteria upon which deeds are either accepted or aborted.Hence, one should reflect on this meaning while reading the Surah and wonder about one’sattitude towards Prophet Muhammad’s (SAWS) sunnah, worship and manners.Obedience is the criterion of followingThe Surah was entitled “Muhammad” to remind Muslims that following Prophet Muhammad(SAWS) is the criterion of the acceptance of their deeds or their rejection. This is because anypath other than that of Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) (meaning different from his sunnah) ismisguided. Therefore, if you are wondering about the acceptance of your deeds, check yourobedience to the Prophet (SAWS) and your following of his sunnah because this is the correctcriterion.Let’s reflect on the ayahs of the Surah learn how to follow our Prophet (SAWS) as Allah(SWT) says what can be translated as, “The ones who have disbelieved and barred fromthe way of Allah, (He) will make their deeds to err away. And the ones who havebelieved and done deeds of righteousness and have believed in what has beensuccessively sent down upon Muhammad-and it is the Truth from their Lord-He willexpiate for them their odious deeds and will make righteous their state. That is becausethe ones who have disbelieved have closely followed untruth and the ones who havebelieved have closely followed the Truth from their Lord. Thus Allah strikes theirsimilitudes for mankind.” (TMQ, 47: 1-3) and “And the ones who have disbelieved,then misfortune is for them, and He will make their deeds to err away. That is for thatthey hate what Allah has sent down, so He has frustrated their deeds.” (TMQ, 47: 8-9).The contrast is quite evident. Then Allah (SWT) says what can be translated as, “So knowthat there is no god except Allah, and ask forgiveness for your guilty deed, and for themale believers and female believers; and Allah knows your moving about and yourlodging.” (TMQ, 47: 19). This shows that asking Allah’s (SWT) forgiveness and the wordof monotheism guarantee the acceptance of deeds by Allah (SWT).“But more fitting for them, Were it to obey and say what is just”Then comes a central ayah in the Surah, where Allah (SWT) says what can be translated as,“And the ones who have believed say, “Had a srah been successively sent down!” Then,when a clear srah is sent down, and therein fighting is mentioned, you see the ones in