Evolution of Fiqh - Mission Islam

Qabeelat TayybahWhat does it matter?" He said, "O mother of the Believers! Show me (the copy of) your Qur'an," Shesaid, "Why?" He said, "In order to compile and arrange the Qur'an according to it, for people reciteit with its Surahs not in proper order." 'Aisha said, "What does it matter which part of it you readfirst? (Be informed) that the first thing that was revealed thereof was a Surah from Al-Mufassal, andin it was mentioned Paradise and the Fire. When the people embraced Islam, the Verses regardinglegal and illegal things were revealed. If the first thing to be revealed was: 'Do not drink alcoholicdrinks.' people would have said, 'We will never leave alcoholic drinks,' and if there had beenrevealed, 'Do not commit illegal sexual intercourse, 'they would have said, 'We will never give upillegal sexual intercourse.' While I was a young girl of playing age, the following Verse was revealed inMecca to Muhammad: 'Nay! But the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense), and theHour will be more grievous and more bitter.' (54.46) Sura Al-Baqara (The Cow) and Surat An-Nisa(The Women) were revealed while I was with him." Then 'Aisha took out the copy of the Qur'an forthe man and dictated to him the Verses of the Surahs (in their proper order)” (alBukhari).• Laws of Morality Prohibition of murder Prohibition of adultery Prohibition of burying one’s daughters• Basic Rules of Halal and Haram Many verses related to food Allah says [in surah alAn’am]: “So eat of that (meat) on which Allâh's Name has been pronounced(while slaughtering the animal), if you are believers in His Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons,signs, revelations, etc.)” (alQur’an 6:118) These prohibitions against eating meat slaughtered for other than Allah prevented shirk.• Rules of Worship The first salah that Muslims were obligated to pray was Qiyam al Layl. It was originally obligatoryupon the Muslims to pray it every night. (1) Allah says [in Surah alMuzzammil]: “O you wrapped in garments (i.e. Prophet Muhammad SAW).Stand (to pray) all night, except a little” (alQur’an 73:1,2) After one year, Allah made Qiyam al Layl optional but most of the Sahabah maintained the nightlyprayers. (*Lesson from Shaykh Yaser: If someone continually gets up to pray in the darkness of thenight, longing for the warmth of his bed, he will build self-confidence and self-esteem because he isconquering his desires for the sake of Allah*) TCE Notes Revolution 12