In The Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
ESSENTIALS TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE
QUR’AN & ITS MESSAGE
1. What is our position
today: Our life is far away from the Qur’an-
Reason
*
Ignorance of the language of the Qur’an
* Non-availability of the Islamic society or
environment;
* Limited concept of Deen
–just limited to some worships, traditions, name and
nomenclature and observing some festivals;
* Domination of Batil over
Muslim lands and endless compromises in every field;
* Failure of Muslim scholars to address the situation with
a few exceptions and
that too could not succeed.
2. Let us understand what this Qur’an is?
– It is a Book of Guidance revealed by Allah to Rasulullah
(S) who was assigned with the mission to establish His authority on earth: “Qum wa Anzir
wa Rabbeka Fakabbir” [Rise and warn & glorify thy Lord [Al-Muddathir -2-3]
3. Now you must know: Who is Allah? His knowledge is
essential for you to know – the more you love Him, the more you will love Him
and are more obedient to Him:
4.
Allah is the Creator, Sustainer and Regulator of this cosmos: [114: 1-3]
- Al-Baqarah:
255; Al-Imran: 26 -27; Al-Hadeed:
4;
5. He created man with Three strong urges and One freewill to fulfill his
urges the way he/she likes;
6. Allah created this universe and what it contains for man and harnessed
it to be explored and used for his/her benefit:
- Luqma’n: 20; Al-Baqarah:
29;
7. What man possesses is an Amanah [trust] in
his or her hands from Allah. He/she is the trustee not master: [Al-Ana’m: 165] and he/she is accountable for that. --Concept
of accountability in Akhirah stems out of the concept
of Amanah. How you treat with your Amanah on earth – the way you like or the way Allah ordains
you to do. If you use it for your blind urges the way you like, you are
doomed but if you use them the way Allah ordains you may get into Jannah.
- Do you know what Amanah you have? -
Time, talents, energies and resources.
- Do you know how and where are you using them?
- What would be your answer when Allah will ask you on the Day of Judgment: - where you used them on earth – in the way of devil or
for His pleasure?
8.
Man’s position on earth: As vicegerent he has the choice to be good or
bad:
- Al-Dahar: 2 -3; Al-Mulk:
2; Al-Baqarah: 30;
9. Allah was well aware of human weaknesses. So He committed to send Guidance
to humans when he/she is in need of it as how to live, act and behave on earth?
- Al- Baqarah: 38-39;
10. Guidance comes from Allah as
committed in a continuous process: Torah, Zabur,
Bible the Qur’an + Suhafe-Ibrahim;
11. Man’s treatment with Guidance: man lost nit time and again till 600
Ad when there was no guidance on earth –all stood lost, innovated or mutilated.
12. Now Qur’an was revealed as the Book of
guidance form Allah to guide the mission of Rasulullah
(S): Al-Saf; 9; Al-Fathey:
28; Al-Tawbah: 33
13. To fulfill his (S)
mission, he (S) needed Two things: 1. Guidance
that came in the form of the Qur’an; 2. A trusted
team of workers –Da’ees [Sahabah]
14.
Guidance came directly from Allah (SWT) in the form of “Khutbat [short and long lectures] as and when needed with
the growth of the IM and the Team of Da’ees was built
by Rasulullah (S)
15. Qur’an
is a running commentary on local and international developments of events, rise
and fall of nations, war between Haq and Batil Kufr and Islam,
reconstruction of Islamic society on the basis of justice, peace and strong
family system:
16. Subjects elaborated
in the Qur’an: Tawhid, Prophethood, Akhirah, Amanah, Ebadah, accounts of past
nations who denied the authority of Allah, genesis of socio-economic and
political infra structure of the Islamic society, human rights and sanctity of
individual’s life, property and honor, and many more,
17. Guided the Islamic Movement of Rasulullah (S) for 23 years till it is accomplished:
- Exhorts the followers of
Islam to call the people to the fold of Allah, struggle for the Iqamah of Allah’s Deen, eradicate
Munkar and establish Ma’roof
and sacrifice everything for its sake; [Al- Imran:
104 & 110]
-
Establish Justice [Al-Quist] in the human society as
life-long obligation of their existence on earth. [Al-Hadeed:
25];
- Presents the life of Rasulullah (S) as the only
model to be followed till eternity in all respects.
- Be the conscious Muslim and Muslimah and an
integral part of the Jamaah –collective efforts
18. It entails that we all study and understand the Qur’an
in depth, study the Seerah of Rasulullah
(S) and that of his beloved companions in detail, be obedient to Allah and His
Prophet (S) in our personal and family life, struggle hard to introduce the Deen of Allah to our fellow citizens and get the society reformed
accordingly in due course of time. That is our obligation as DI and we have to
do it, come what may.
19.
The golden AXIM: Reading, Practicing and
Preaching will all go together
- We will study the Qur’an, keeping this all
constantly in view as its recurring features.
- On our part, we will elaborate these points in detail during the course
of our study as and when they would occur;
- On your part, you would follow what would you learn and be its model for
others.
20.
May Allah give us Tawfeeq to emerge as effective Da’ee Ilallah in American
perspective and make us the pioneers of Islamic Movement in the Western
hemisphere! Amen!
Shamim Siddiqi
March 2, 2008