BISMILLAH IR-RAHMAN IR- RAHIM

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH MOST BENEFICENT, MOST MERCIFUL 

Tonight’s taraweeh consists of the second half of Wa mâ Ubarri’u and three-quarter of Rubamâ. The Sûras covered are two-thirds of Ra’d (Thunder), Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Hijr (The Rocky Tract), and half of An-Nahl (The Bee). Sûrah Ra’d: True believers seek Allah (SWT)’s Pleasure and in the process find peace of mind. They will be admitted to Paradise. As for the Unbelievers, “(Allah – SWT)’s curse is on them; and for them is the terrible Home”. Allah (SWT) will destroy the Unbelievers at the time He has appointed. Allah (SWT)’s Will must prevail; men can do nothing to change it. Apostles of Allah (SWT) are always mocked; but Allah (SWT) will punish the mockers. Sûrah Ibrâhîm: The last Sûrah dealt with Allah (SWT)’s Message to be seen through His Creation. The revelation is accepted by the people in spite of man’s selfishness and opposition. Here Allah (SWT)’s Message through revelation is explained with examples of Mûsâ (AS) and Ibrâhîm (AS). Together with that, Ibrâhîm (AS)’s prayer for Makka forms the heart of the Sûrah. Revelation was sent by Allah (SWT) to a Prophet “in the language of his (own) people, in order to make (things) clear to them”. Its main purpose was to “bring out (the) people from darkness into light”. Mûsâ (AS) and all the other Apostles were offered more or less the same excuses by their people for their refusal to accept Allah (SWT)’s Truth. The Apostles trusted Allah (SWT) only. The evil ones were destroyed. Their works were compared “to ashes on which the wind blows strongly”. The Unbelievers “have no power over anything they have earned”. The comparison shows that their work is as useless as the ash after the useful coal has burnt up. Just as the wind blows the ashes, so will Allah (SWT) punish the Unbelievers with the Storm of His Penalty. Allah (SWT)’s Truth is like a healthy tree, with strong roots and branches spreading far and wide, and bearing good fruit at all times, whilst the wrongdoers are compared to an unhealthy tree. The evil ones misguide others as well.


 So, learn From Allah (SWT)’s Signs and be on your guard against evil. Ibrâhîm (AS) prayed not only for his offspring, but “for all the Believers.” He prayed for: (1)”the peace and security” of Makka; (2) making him and his offspring regular performers of Salât, and (3) for forgiveness for all the Believers. He knew that Allah (SWT) is One; therefore His Message (Islam) is One. In the Hereafter, Islam is the only religion which will be proclaimed as the true religion. Evil will finally be conquered by Good on that Day. Sûrah Hijr: The main point of this Sûrah is that Allah (SWT) will guard His Revelation. But His Signs and revelations are not meant for those who mock. Look at the majesty, beauty and order in His Creation. You will then conclude that He is the creator, the Source of all Things, the Kind Lord, Giver of Life and Death, and the Eternal Being. . Evil arose through the pride of Iblîs who later brainwashed man to do wrong. Iblîs has been given a period to carry out his evil mission. But neither fear nor evil will harm the Believers. Allah (SWT)’s Mercy is the remedy for these evils, as was proved in the case of Ibrâhîm (AS) and Lût (AS). The same messengers who were sent by Allah (SWT) to destroy Lût (AS)’s) people for their evils were sent to Ibrâhîm (AS) with a message of Allah (SWT)’s Mercy. Allah (SWT) would have been Merciful to the People of the Wood (Aika) and of the Rocky Tract (Hijr) had they obeyed Allah (SWT)’s “Signs”; but they did not, and were destroyed. The Qur’ân, beginning with the “the seven oft-repeated verses” (Sûrat Al-Fâtiha), teaches you to praise Allah (SWT), learn humility in worship, and serve Allah (SWT) all your lives. Remember that you were created from clay to show how humble and low your beginning was; therefore do not be proud. Sûrah Nahl: This Sûrah answers the following questions from another angle: (1) What are Allah (SWT)’s dealings with us; (2) How does He reveal Himself to us; (3) How is Allah (SWT)’s Message to be seen in His Creation and the Life of man? The answer: Nature points to its Creator.


Everything in creation glorifies Allah (SWT). He has created various animals and made subject to us the night and the day, the sun and the moon, the sea, the mountains, etc. These are Signs of Allah (SWT) “for men who are wise”. Allah (SWT) has granted us these favours “in order that (we) may be thankful”. After thinking deeply on these favours we will admit that “the Way leads straight to Allah (SWT) (i.e. Allah [SWT] is the Creator of all these things). Yet there are people who disbelieve in Allah (SWT) – a great punishment is in store for them. Evil men have always tried to plot against Allah (SWT)’s way, but they failed. They were punished in unexpected ways. The good receive their reward. Allah (SWT) “certainly sent an apostle to every people” to guide them. Those who reject Allah (SWT) are doing an unnatural deed – they will be destroyed by unnatural events. Everything in Allah (SWT)’s creation prostrates itself to Allah (SWT) humbly. Man remains ungrateful to Allah (SWT) by worshipping other gods besides Allah (SWT). Allah (SWT)’s favours and signs include: rainbearing clouds, the cattle that give milk, the bees that produce honey, the wonderful relations of family and social life, and the comforts and progress of civilisation.

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