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lnYitationo IGoodTidingsFrom the book"In the Shadeof Qur'an"

By:Dr. Ibrahim S.Abu NaYYan

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Invitation to a GoodTidingsPraisebe to Allah, the Lord of worlds;

peace and blessingsof Allah be upon Hismessenger Muhammad, the trustworthyguide,and uponhis family, his companionsand those who follow his guidance ill theDay of Judgment.The Holy Qur'an startswith SurahAl-Fatiha, thegreatest urah, andis followed by Surah Al- Baqarah, whichclassifiespeople into three general catego-ries,as ollows:l-The first categoryare the believers,as

mentionedn four versesn the saidSurah(Al-Baqara).2-The secondone is the disbelievers, smentionedn two verseshereof.3-The third one is the hypocrites, heirf-eatures re mentioned n thirteenversesthereof. Commenting on these saidverses,Al-Sheikh SayedKutub pointedout in his book "In The Shadeof Qur'an"that by mentioning hese hreecategories,


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Allah orders mankind to select thestraightpath,which is totally pure (mono-theistic), beneficial, ethical, successful,and dutiful - this is the characterof therighteous.Al-Sheikh SayedKutub (-uy Allahhave mercy upon him) was exceptionallyskillful in interpretation f the Holy Qur'an

andwhenhe came o the verse, O mankind!Worship your Lord. Who createdyou andbecomepious" ' which cameafter mention-ing the threecategories,he believers, isbe-lievers and hypocrites.The way to straightguidanceand to gain knowledgeof the one-nessof Allah and not joining others n wor-ship with Allah, as clarified in the verse"...Thendo not setup rivalsunto Allah (inworship) while you know tha! He alonehasthe right to be worshipped". A rival is acontestant r emulator, his applieson every' SurahAl- Baqarah,verse 21)2 SurahAl- Baqarah,verse 22)2


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i l legal eligious ffensive, ased n the typeof offensivewhichcouldbe asgreataswor-shipingotherswith Allah, the Greatest. heworshipingotherswith Allah comes n threelevels:Major,Minor andHidden.Let the noblereaderwith the interpre-tationof the clearverses e guidedand di-rected o the straightway and explorefaiththrough with sweetand bright interpretationfrom the book "In the Shadeof the Qur'an".Allah says he truth andHe guidespeople othe straight ath.Allah says, "O Manktnd! \Ug$bipyour Lord rvho created ou and thosewhowere beforeyou sothatyou may become hepious. Who has made thg-earth a restingplace fbr you. andthe sky as a canop)'.andsent down rain from the sky and brogghtforth therewith fruits asaprovision for you.Then do not setup rivalsuntoAilah (in wor-ship)while you know tbat He Alone has herightto beworshipped"

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It is the call to mankindas a wholeto wor-ship Allah who has created hem and thosewho were before them. Allah and no othergod than He can create, o only He is to beworshipped.The worshiphas ts own goal tobe reached ndachieved."...So thatyou may become he pious"a soyou become hechosen ategory f mankind.The category s of Allah'sworshippers, uti-ful to Him. The worshippersmust observetheir duty to the Creator, hey worshiponlythe Creator, he Lord of the presentand thepast,and heCreator f mankind,provided othem from the earthand sky without a rivalnor emulator."Who hasmade he eartha restinq lace... 5: is an expression hichpoints o the easeofhuman ife on this earthandpreparing t forthem to be a cornfortableesidence, pro-tectedasylumas a restingplace.People or-get the said estingplacewhich is duly pre-oSurah Al- Baqarah. verse(21)5 Surah Al- Baqarah, verse 22)4


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pared by Allah as they get familiar with it.They forget such harmonywhich Allah hasestablishedon the earth to facilitateearningof living and inhabiting hereon.They alsoforgot Allah furnished t with meansof easyandcomfortable iving.Without this harmony, heir lives would notexiston this planetwith sucheaseand com-fort. If one of the living elementswas miss-ing from this planet, hosepeoplewould notexistwithout an environmentproviding themwith life. And if an elementwas excludedfrom the known componentsof air, thenpeoplewill find it hard o geta breatheven fthey aresupposedo live!- ". . . the sk),as a canopy..." I t hut udurability and coordinationwhich related oany regular structure.Happinesshas a firmrelationshipwith the lifb of peopleon earthand with the easeof this life. The sky withits heat, light, gravity, harmony and otherproportionswith the earthpave and support6SurahAl- Baqarah,verse 2)


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life on earth. No wonder that this will bementionedrvhile remindingpeoplewith thecapability of the Creator and His favorsthereof,as well as the obligationof createdworshippers ave o worshipAllah.". . .sent down rain from the sky and broughtforth therewithfruits as a provisionfor you."leiiun mentioned hat sendingdown rainfrom the sky and bringing forth therewithfruits and repeatedlymentioned in manyplaces n theHoiy Qur'an, n order o remindworshippers f the abilitiesand blessings fAllah. Furthe nore, the water sent downfrom the sky is the main life-giving ngredi-ent for all creatures n the earth.Life in allforms and at all ievelsoriginated rom water"...And We havemacleromwaterevery iv--ttglbi4L". Whether water


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earthforming undergroundwater,which ei-ther erupts forming springs or wells aredril ledandwater s brought y pumps o thesurfaces ncemore.That water cycle on the earthand itsrole in people'sives and he dependenceflife on water in all its forms and shapessundeniable. herefore t is enough o irnplyabout t and remind(people)with it in theprocessof calling o r.vorship f the Creator,the Providerand he Donator.The call to worshipAllah follows two Is-lamic heories:he onenessf the Creator fall creation, shighlightedn "...who createdyAl41rd thosewho werebefu " andthe oneness f the universeas well as itsharmony among its components and itsfriendshipwith lif-eand humanbeings"Wh


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fruits as a provision or you..." tuThe earthof this universe s paved or humanbeings,and its sky is built with precision,provideswater with which fruits are grown and do-nated to people, hanks o the only Creator."Then do not setup rivals unto Allah(in worship) while you know (that He algneh^ th. ,ight to b. *otthipp"d)." ttofcourse,you know that Allah has createdyouand those who were before you and youknow that He has made the earth a restingplace andthe sky asa canopyand sentdownwater from the sky. He hasneitherpartner ohelp nor a rival to opposeHim. After know-ing this, t is religiouslyunacceptableo wor-shipotherswith Allah. As per the Qur'an, i-vals must not be worshipped o as to puriffthebelief n the onenessof Allah). The wor-shippingof otherswith Allah could be in anaive form asdoneby the disbelieversn thepast, or take other hidden forms such as totoSurahAl- Baqarah,verse 22)" SurahAl- Baqarah,verse 22)8


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begor fearothershanAllah, or believe o bebenefitedor harmedby othersbesidesAllah.Narrated on the authoritY of IbnAbbas, "Rivals originated rom worship oth-ers with Allah as unheardas ants'stepsatnight.as o swearwith someone'sife or withmy own life. 'Unlessthere is a doq. thethieveswill come o rob our house'.Unlessthereare ducks. he thieveswill come o robour house'.a man saysas 'Ailah and youwishes!' a man says unlessAllah and )'ou'...these ayings re considered isbelievers'expressions. s in anotherhadeeth,a mansaid o the ProphetMuhammad,he messen-ger of Allah (PBUH), "As Allah and youwishes", he MessengerPBUH) said, Youmademe a rival to Allah'.This is theway thepretlecessorsf this nation ookedat the hid-den worshippingof otherswith Allah. Welook at where we are with high sensitivityand how far arewe from the real great one-N C S S .


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The Jewswere doubtful about the au-thenticityof the message f theProphetMu-hammad PBUH), while the hypocriteswereskepticalhereofand he sameappliedon thedisbelieverswho inhabited Makkah andother areas. n this context, he Qur'anchal-lenges all these people by addressingallmankind using factual,practicaland well-establishedxperiences." And if you (Arab pagans. ewsand Chris-tians)are n doubtconcerninghat which Wehavesentdown (i.e the Our'an) o our slaveMuhammad PBUH). then producea szraftof the like thereofand call your witnesses(supportersn{helpers)besides llah. if youare ruthful" 12Sucha challenge eginswitha valuablehint therein; he Qur'andescribesthe MessengerPBLTI) as a siave of Aliah"And if you (Arab pagans. ewsand Chris-tians)are n doubtconcerninehat which Wehavesentdown (i.e the Qur'an) o our slave_ This descriptiont2SurahAl- Baqorah. erse 23)10


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thereinhas variousandcomplete ndications:First, it is an honor and a privilege to theProphet PBtfD to be a slave o Allah. Thisdenotes hat the slavery o Allah is the high-est,prestigious lace or people o be calledupon as well as Muhammad(PBUH) to becalled thereto.Secondly, t is affirming themeaningof slavery o Ailah in callingpeoplenot to worship rivals but Allah. Here is theFrophetMuhammad PBLIH), n position ofthe revealer-the ighestplace,was called obe a slaveof Allah. which was an honor tohim. The said challengewas focused n thebeginningof the surah. The sentQur'an isrnadeof the known Arabic alphabetwhich isfamiliar to them. if they are skepticalof it,then they are to producea suralt thereofandcall theil rivals to witnessbesidesAllah. AsAliah is the witnessof the truthfulnessofMuhamrnad's essage.Such challengewas and is still unar-guablypending iit thepresent. he Qur'an sl i


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still unique and distinguishablydifferentfrom people's peech nd it will be so, con-formingwith Allah'ssaying. But if you do itnot. and you can never do it. then fear theFire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones.prepared or the disbelievers." 'The chal-lenge mentionedhere s amazing; t is con-sideredcertainlyan unachievable ne. If itwas deniable, hey could not hesitate o en-tirely disapprovet (theQur'an).There s nodoubt that the Holy Qur'an confinned thesaid challengeand they (the disbelievers)saw this challengeunmet as they admittedand describedt as a uniquemiracle..Therewas an invitation before them and if theybrought contrary evidence, hen the HolyQur'anwould be provedfalse.On the con-trary, this was and is, not the caseas thischallengewas o thepast,present, nd futuregenerations.This is a final and historicalrvordot'separationbetweenruth and false-hood).'3SurahAl- Baqarah, erse 24)12


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Whoeverhas a senseof speechPat-terns, whoever has significant experiencewith how people conceptualize eing andthings, and whoever is in touch with man-made regimes,deologies, sychological ndsocial theories asno doubt hatwhat is ex-plained in the Holy Qur'an concerningallthesematters, is something lse hat cannotbe madeby humanbeings.This doubt willbe made hrougheither gnorancehat is un-able o discriminate r falsepurpose howingfacts as delusions,hereforeAllah threatensthesedisbelievers ho neithermeet he chal-lengenor believen theHoly Qur'an: But ifyou do it not, and canneverdo itJbgthe Fire (Hell) rvhoseuel is men andstones.prepal@'(13) Wecanask otrrselves hy Allah hasbroughtpeopleand stones ogether n suchhorrible, erriff-ing way?Hell is preparedor disbelievers,srecitedanddescribedn the beginningof thesuroh ; Allah said,"Allah has set a sealontheirhearls ndon theirhearing i.e. hey arel al - )


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closed rom acceptingAllah'sguidance). ndon their eyes here s a covering." toAsAllahput the challenge before them and theyfailed thereto, hen they are in a humanform but as deaf as stones, hat is why theAlmighty Allah has gatheredstones asrealstones) ndpeople asdeafas stones) n thementioned erse. t seemsn this mentionedgathering,hat he so-called tonesn anotherhorrible scenegives an impression o thesoul that the fire is eatingup stones n thesaene rowdedwith peopleand stones ll to-gether n Hell. On theopposite ide here s ascene in paradise awaiting the believers"And give gladthings o thosewho believeand do righteousgood deeds that for themwill be gardensunder which rivers flow(paradise). very time they will be providedwith a fruit therefrom. helzwill say. 'Thiswhat we were provided with before.' andtheywill be given hings n resemblancei.e.in the same form but different in taste)andta Surah Al- Baqarah, verse (7)t +


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and similarities?Thenwhat is the purposeoftheir characteristicsand their capabilities?The variation betweenone man and another,although both are similar, could be as far asthe earthand he sky!This Allah-made variation is beyondcomprehension;he variation n types and inspecies, he variation in forms and features,and the variation in advantages nd in char-acteristics-all are stemmed rom one cellsimilar in content and arrangement.Whodaresnot to worship Allah alonewhen any-one can see his evidencen His creationandthe signsof His ability? Who dares o wor-ship rivals to Allah when His miracles areapparent o everyone?His miraclesare everywhere,whether isibleor invisible!

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