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Lesson 1: Ramadhan – A Month Hosted By Allahﷻ

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْفُرْقَانِ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ ٱلشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُمُ ٱلْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ ٱلْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا ٱلْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَىٰكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ “The month of Ramadhan, wherein the Holy Qur’an was sent down to be a guidance to the people, and as clear signs of the Guidance and the Salvation. So let those of you, who are present at the month, fast it; and if any of you be sick, or if he be on a journey, then a number of other days; God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you; and that you fulfil the number, and magnify God that He has guided you, and haply you will be thankful.” – Surah Al Baqarah […]

Parable 7: Aren’t the similes of animals used in the Qur’an for some people slander and insult?

By looking at the benefits animals and the actions of some people, we can see that such similes such as أُولَـٰئِكَ كَالْأَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ They are as cattle, nay, they are in worse errors([1]), are both true and logical. The most valuable clothes for people are those made of silk, which is from the animal kingdom. The most important foods for mankind such as milk, yoghurt, honey and meat are from the animal kingdom. Animals are a means of transportation and ploughing as well as other sources of labour. The whole process of wool spinning, leather manufacture, dairy production and livestock trade are dependent on animals. We can even learn from some animals. The crow taught the son of Adam, peace be upon him, and his heritage how to bury the dead. Some animals reported to prophets, such as […]

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Parable 6: How can the rewards of some deeds be immeasurable?

From the doctrine of traditions, the more the number of participants in congregational prayers the more rewards are obtainable until such time that there are ten participants, in which the rewards become so great that it is immeasurable, and no one other than God will know its true value. Consider what one can do with their fingers. A person can with one finger dial a number on the dial pad of a telephone, and with two fingers lift a small bucket, with three fingers do slightly more work, until you reach a point where the work that can be done with ten fingers is limitless. Any work that one wishes to do can be done with those ten fingers, leaving the number of applications for those ten fingers to be boundless.

Parable 5: How can it be that the acceptance of all our deeds is conditional upon the acceptance of one action – our prayers?

When the police stop a driver on the road, they request the drivers licence from the driver. If the driver presents a doctor licence, political licence, builders licence, business approval documents and licence of “ijtihad”, or whichever other documents one can present, the police will not accept this from the driver.  The only document the police will accept will be the drivers licence; otherwise, he will prevent the driver from proceeding. In the Resurrection also, it is a condition that to be able to reach your destination, your Prayer Licence and required documents need to be with you and if not, none of the other documents or deeds you have will be accepted or give you salvation.

Parable 4: Why are the pious and righteous people on the receiving end of problems and calamities, while wrongdoers and sinners live in comfort?

As God loves those who are his friends and supporters, when they disobey His authority, they are immediately punished with the Gods Wrath for their actions until they are reminded, as the Qur’an states: وَلَوْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْنَا بَعْضَ ٱلْأَقَاوِيلِ لَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُ بِٱلْيَمِينِ Had he invented against Us any sayings, We would have seized him by the right hand.([1]) Likewise, if the believers do wrong it will not be long before they are punished. However, if the infidels do wrong, Allahﷻ gives them reprieve, and for every opportunity of reprieve they receive, they perish: وَتِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا And those cities, We destroyed them when they did evil, and appointed for their destruction a tryst.([2]) If there is no hope in their reform, their accountability is postponed until the Day of Resurrection and their pact is full. إِنَّمَا […]

Parable 3: Is God in need of our worship that he has commanded us to pray and face the Kaaba (Qibla)?

If all of humanity build houses facing the sun, nothing will be added to the sun, and if all of humanity build houses facing away from the sun, the sun will not deteriorate in any way.  The sun is not in any need of mankind to be facing it, rather it is mankind that is need of the sun’s heat, light and energy that houses are built facing the sun. In asking us to pray, God is not in any need of human beings worship for Him.  Rather, its mankind that is in need of facing towards Him in order to obtain the Divine special favours that could be bestowed upon us and for our own growth. The Qur’an reminds us of the following: وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ إِن تَكْفُرُوا أَنتُمْ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ لَغَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ And Prophet Moses […]

Parable 2: What is the role of faith in God in the life of mankind?

If you enter a house in which you know this place has no owner, nor is there any accountability, nor any cameras watching over your actions, nor having control over your actions… without any trace of system or mandate over what you do.  In such an unrestrained and unhampered free environment, whatever discipline over our actions and control over ourselves will be considered to be to our disadvantage. However, if we know that this house has an owner and that we are accountable with all our actions under full view of the owner, we would certainly act differently.  Faith brings us this: An Owner by the name of The Wise God, taking accountability for our actions in the name of (the day of) Resurrection.  For all our thoughts, actions and words, there are rewards and punishments, and we too will […]

Parable 1: Why did God create the world, mankind and everything in it?

If a well versed scientist gives an excellent speech, one would not question "Why was such a good speech given by this expert?!" Because he has the knowledge and expertise in the field that he is able to express his views.  However, if this same scientist, with all the experience and knowledge, remains silent, the question will then be "Why nothing was said?" God has the ability and wisdom and mercy to create from soil; wheat, and from wheat; sperm, and from sperm, a complete human being. And if He did not create this complete and perfect creation, the question should in fact be "Why is it that with all His Power to Create, He did not?"

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