Summary: Qur'an Juz 3

Summary of "JUZ" 3

Contents:

▪Introduction to the legacy and role of the Prophets

▪The Greatest Verse in the entire Qur’an: Ayah al Kursi

▪The Last 2 verses of Surah Baqarah are from the treasures under the Throne of Allah

▪Charity given in the way of Allah

▪What two things to avoid

▪Business contracts should be written

▪Women’s Rights

▪Qualities of a student of knowledge (Islam)

▪Battle of Uhud

▪The world is a distraction

▪Something better than this world (?)

▪Characteristics of the people of Paradise

▪Following the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)

▪The Family of Imran

▪Purification of the Soul

▪Taqwa should stop us negative thinking and negative actions

Summary from Juz 3

(Surah Baqarah: 252-286; Ale Imraam: 1-91)

·         Surah Baqarah-Ayah 253: “Tilka… ”  

Allah prefers some over some – hierarchy based on religious merit

Allah knows the wisdom behind Him giving preference to some over others.

This does not mean we should discriminate against the people at the very top or very bottom. Rather a hierarchy exists so we recognize and respect the difference among people (including Prophets). The purpose is to learn tolerance and acceptance of those who are not like us.

·         Ayah 254:  Spend for the sake of Allah swt

·         Ayah 255: Ayah al Kursi; introduction to the Supremacy of Allah swt.  

-It should be recited in the morning and before bedtime

- Hadith: whoever reads it will be saved from the whispers/evil of shayteen and magic, and angel is appointed over her to guard her.

-Paradise guaranteed to whoever recites it after every Salah

-It entails the beautiful Qualities and Powers of Allah: He is EverLiving EverLasting, He does not tire from taking care of the universes. He is the Master of everything, everything belongs to Him. He controls intercession. He is All Knowing, no one shares His Knowledge. His Kursi encompases everything in the heavens and the earth.

-Explanation of Tawheed – Oneness of Allah

-Taqwa is to accept and submit to Allah’s Supremacy

·         Ayah 256:  

-No one can be forcibly converted to Islam. Submission is the state of the heart and it should willingly accept Allah’s supremacy.

-There is a difference between forcing and convincing

-Hold onto the handle of Allah swt (complete reliance upon Allah for everything in life). He will never break your trust or disappoint you.

-Truth and false are separate

·         Ayah 257:  

“Allah is the Wali (close protecting friend) of those who believe

-He will take us from everything that is negative into all that is positive

-Lack of sabr and reliance upon Allah leads to falsehood and belief in other than Allah (taghut / superstitions)

·         Ayah 261:

The reward of everything that is spent in the way of Allah is multiplied up to 700 times and more

·         Ayah 262-264:  Three things that waste the reward of charity are:

-reminding the recipient of charity of your favour

- humiliating or hurting the recipient of charity through taunts and mockery

-showing off one’s charity

Ayah 263: Speak kind words and forgiveness is better than giving in charity if it will be followed up humiliation or snobbery  

·         Ayah 269: Wisdom is to give the right amount/type of charity at the right time

-Ask Allah for wisdom

- 25 cents given with wisdom sincerely for Allah are multiplied many times over in reward and therefore better than a lot charity given foolishly to show off or belittle someone.

·         Ayah 283: How to do business with travelling

-Travelling and business are both extraneously stressful. Constantly sk Allah forgiveness for the sins committed unknowingly under stress.

·         Ayah286: Allah does not test us with something we cannot handle.

Every difficulty in our life is tailored to ensure that we have the strength to bear it.  Don’t get overwhelmed or discouraged by our problems – Allah knows you can handle them.

Surah AleImraan- Madani Surah:

·         Ayah 6: Allah shapes us in the wombs as He wills.

Allah has created the structure of our face.

Every person is beautiful. Its the saddest when we make fun of the way people look because we are indirectly objecting to the way Allah has made His creation

·         Ayah 7: Two kinds of ayahs

-Muhkamaat are the verses which contain hukm/commands from Allah. These are the majority of the verses in the Qur’an

-The Mutashabihaat verses are slightly ambiguous. They contain a description of the matters of  unseen such as Allah’s Hand and the rivers of Paradise etc. It is not for use to debate over their interpretation. Believers accept the Qur’an in its entirety from Allah and follow it the way th Prophet (s.a.w) followed it. Anyone who seeks to interpret the mutashabihaat verses has deviation in his heart and wants to spread corruption among the believers.

·         Ayah 8  - Duaa for guidance and protection from deviating

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ

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      Ayah 14:

There are a lot of attractions in this world but their pleasures are only transitory. The permanent delights which are far better than what this world has to offer, are for those who fear Allah.

·         Ayah 35:  

Mother of Maryam: she dedicated her baby before it was born to Allah. Her dream was to raise her baby upon the pleasure of Allah. We only think about what profession/career our baby will have when he grows up.

She took Allah’s refuge from Shaytan for her baby and her baby’s baby. We only worry about what our baby will eat and what he will wear.

·         Ayah 39: Zakaria’s (a.s) duaa is accepted and he is given a baby in old age.

Ask Allah no matter how impossible you think your request is, it will come to pass if you have good expectation from Allah

·         Ayah 42: Allah swt chose Maryam above every woman to be the Miss Universe of all times.