Surah 1-2 - YasSarNal QuR'aN

Going Back on Firm Pledges ..................................................................................................................... 95A Long List of Contradictions ................................................................................................................... 98Claims Falsified by Actions .................................................................................................................... 100A Strange Enmity to an Angel ................................................................................................................. 103Casting God’s Revelations Away ............................................................................................................ 104Magic and Psychic Phenomena ............................................................................................................... 106The Nature of Magic ............................................................................................................................... 1075 Jewish Efforts to Undermine Islam ........................................................................................................... 110Efforts to Undermine the New Religion .................................................................................................. 113Begrudging God’s Grace ......................................................................................................................... 115Claims without Basis ............................................................................................................................... 118Unbelief Is All One ................................................................................................................................. 120Jewish and Christian Arguments ............................................................................................................. 1226 Universal Faith ......................................................................................................................................... 126Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 129Abraham’s Covenant ............................................................................................................................... 131Building the Ka`bah ................................................................................................................................ 133A Faith to Pass to Your Children ............................................................................................................. 136The Argument Is Finally Settled.............................................................................................................. 1377 Change of Direction .................................................................................................................................. 140Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 142A Middle Community and a Pure Faith ................................................................................................... 147Clarification of Issues .............................................................................................................................. 151The Final Say on the Direction of Prayer ................................................................................................ 154Abraham’s Prayers Are Answered .......................................................................................................... 156When God Remembers His Servants ...................................................................................................... 1588 Acquiring Real Strength ........................................................................................................................... 161Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 161The Power of Patience ............................................................................................................................. 162Sacrificing One’s Life ............................................................................................................................. 1649 Setting the Record Straight ....................................................................................................................... 169Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 173A Very Significant Ritual ........................................................................................................................ 174Suppressing the Truth .............................................................................................................................. 176Those Using Their Reason ...................................................................................................................... 178Alliances Fall Apart ................................................................................................................................. 181Which Path to Follow .............................................................................................................................. 181Things Forbidden to Eat .......................................................................................................................... 183Suppression of God’s Revelations ........................................................................................................... 185What Constitutes Righteousness ............................................................................................................. 18610 Social Justice and Fasting ....................................................................................................................... 191Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 193The Law of Just Retribution .................................................................................................................... 194Life Preservation through Retribution ..................................................................................................... 196Fasting: Its Nature and Purpose ............................................................................................................... 199Exemption from Fasting when Travelling ............................................................................................... 202Obligatory Fasting ................................................................................................................................... 204A Close Relationship with God ............................................................................................................... 206Further Rules on Fasting ......................................................................................................................... 208Honesty at All Times ............................................................................................................................... 21011 The Sacred Months, Fighting and Pilgrimage ........................................................................................ 212Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 215The Islamic Transformation .................................................................................................................... 216III