Surah Al-Kahf

1.-->Its meaning-The Cave
2.-->The 18th Surah
3.-->110 Ayat
4.-->Meccan Surah
5.-->9-16--verses tell the story of the people of the cav(Ashabu Al-Kahf).
Some number of young monotheistic men lived in a time where they were persecuted. They fled the city together, and took refuge in a cave where they fell asleep.[still researching the whole story]
6.-->Surah al-Kahf also mentions the ruh, or soul/spirit in verse 28, and in the Parable of Two Men in verses 32-44. This story discusses two men who had both been given blessings from God, but one wronged his soul by saying that none of it could ever be taken away from him. At the end of the parable God destroys what he had given the man.
7.-->The third main story within the chapter (verses 60-82) is that of Moses traveling to gain knowledge from another servant of God who is never mentioned by name, but from other sources is called Al-Khidr.
8.Finally, the surah mentions in verses 83-98 a man who traveled a great deal and reached the east and the west of the earth - namely, Dhul- Qarnayan

THE FAMILY OF AL-IMRAN!
1)
a.Allah.
b.There is no god but
--> He,-the Living,
-->the Self-Subsisting,(Philosophically..speaking
timeless or abstract existence)
-->Eternal without beginning or end or lasting forever.
2).

a)IT IS ALLAH WHO sent down to you(step by step)....in truth,the book
confirming what went before your time AND it is allah who sent down
i) the law of moses
ii)the gospel of jesus......before this as a guide to mankind......
b)It is allah who sent down the criterion of judgement btw right & wrong.

Surah 7. Al-A'raf (The Heights)
1.Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.
2.A Book revealed .......To YOU,
-->So that you may be free from ambiguties.....and thus your heart remains free from oppression caused by difficulties coming into your life .
With it
(THE BOOK) you may warn the people who are in the err & teach the Believers.!

The Koran and the History of Religion

The Koran and the History of Religion

a) The message that God has been sending down has been the same all throughout hi story, same in every way (Koran42:13).
b) Even though the Koran says in well over 15 places, that it is explained in detail, Tafseel (Koran 6:114 etc.), and contains a full explanation of whatever is needed by a believer (Koran 16:89), and should be enough, Kaafi, for them (Koran 29:51), and contains the complete law (Shariah) of God (Koran 45:18 and 42:13), as against man-made law or Shariah (Koran 42:21), “Muslims” insist that the Koran needs supplements to be understood, and lacks details.
c) This amounts to disbelieving what God himself says in unequivocal terms in the Koran.
1.The Koran claims that it contains answers to ALL relevant questions (25:33) and contains the best explanation (Tafseer) of itself (25:33 & 2:159).
2. The Koran claims to be the Hukm or commandments of God, according to which humankind is to be judged (5:48).
3. It also states that it is the Shariah or law/way with which God sent the messenger (45:18 & 42:13).
Who would know best on how to talk to humankind but their creator? Therefore, it makes no sense to say that outside sources better explain God’s word.

4.The Koran claims that it is explained fully in detail and lacks nothing.
5. Therefore it must, according to its claim, contain a full explanation of everything in Islam, including Salaah (prayer).
6.It surely does, we just need to study it.
7. A careful reading of the Koran reveals that we are to get our Salaah from the Masjid-el Haraam [the continuous practice at Mecca since the time of Abraham], specifically the “place of Abraham (moqaam e Ibraheem).”
8. The Koran tells us that the purpose of Hajj is to educate Muslims in Islam (Koran 22:27-28) and that the Masjid-el-Haraam is “guidance for all the worlds


Humankind were one community, then God sent prophets as bearers of good news and as warners and revealed with them the Book with the truth that it [the Book] might judge between humankind concerning that in which they differed. And only those to whom the book was given differed concerning it, after clear proofs had been given them, through mutual hatred and rivalry&127;(Koran 2:213)

Quran a book of signs!

1."Any scripture claiming to be a divine revelation must also be acceptable on the strength of
its own reason and logic."
2."The Qur’aan is not a book of science but a book of ‘Signs’, i.e. Ayats.
3.There are more than

• =>Six thousand ‘signs’ in the Qur’aan
• =>of which more than A Thousand deal with science."

First converts...!!!

The first of all his converts was his wife Khadijah,
the second his first cousin Ali,
whom he had adopted,
the third his servant Zayd, a former slave.
His old friend Abu Bakr also was among those early converts.

The Hunafa

The Hunafa
-->"The Makkans claimed descent from Abraham through Isma`il and tradition stated that their temple, the Ka`bah, had been built by Abraham for the worship of the One God. It was still called the House of Allah, but the chief objects of worship here were a number of idols, which were called “daughters” of Allah and intercessors. The few who felt disgust at this idolatry, which had prevailed for centuries, longed for the religion of Abraham and tried to find out what had been its teaching.
-->Such seekers of the truth were known as Hunafa (sing. Hanif), a word originally meaning “those who turn away” (from the existing idol-worship), but coming in the end to have the sense of “upright” or “by nature upright,” because such persons held the way of truth to be right conduct. These Hunafa did not form a community.
-->They were the non-conformists of their day, each seeking truth by the light of his inner consciousness. Muhammad son of Abdullah became one of these. "

1.Rayb means doubt........!! That is Book in which there is no Rayb, guidance for the Muttaqin........!!
2.Hidayah - correct guidance - is only granted to those who have Taqwa - fear of Allah.
3.It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing.
4.And as for those who disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their ears, and it (the Qur'an) is blindness for them. They are those who are called from a place far away (so they neither listen nor understand)
5. And We send down of the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism and act on it), and it increases the Zalimin (wrongdoers) in nothing but loss)
6.(O mankind! There has come to you a good advice from your Lord (i. e. the Qur'an, enjoining all that is good and forbidding all that is evil), and a healing for that (disease of ignorance, doubt, hypocrisy and differences) which is in your breasts, ـ a guidance and a mercy (explaining lawful and unlawful things) for the believers)

The Meaning of Ar-Rajim,(Al-Hamdu Lillah),Ar-Rabb,Al-Alamin

1.The Meaning of Ar-Rajim
Ar-Rajim means, being expelled from all types of righteousness.
It was also said that Rajim means, the person who throws or bombards things, because the devil throws doubts and evil thoughts in people's hearts. The first meaning is more popular and accurate.
2.(Al-Hamdu Lillah) (all praise and thanks be to Allah) is:
all thanks are due purely to Allah, alone, not any of the objects that are being worshipped instead of Him, nor any of His creation. These thanks are due to Allah's innumerable favors and bounties, that only He knows the amount of. Allah's bounties include creating the tools that help the creation worship Him, the physical bodies with which they are able to implement His commands, the sustenance that He provides them in this life, and the comfortable life He has granted them, without anything or anyone compelling Him to do so. Allah also warned His creation and alerted them about the means and methods with which they can earn eternal dwelling in the residence of everlasting happiness. All thanks and praise are due to Allah for these favors from beginning to end.'
3.The Meaning of Ar-Rabb, the Lord
Ar-Rabb
is the owner who has full authority over his property. Ar-Rabb, linguistically means, the master or the one who has the authority to lead. All of these meanings are correct for Allah. When it is alone, the word Rabb is used only for Allah. As for other than Allah, it can be used to say Rabb Ad-Dar, the master of such and such object. Further, it was reported that Ar-Rabb is Allah's Greatest Name
4.The Meaning of Al-`Alamin
Al-`Alamin is plural for `Alam, which encompasses everything in existence except Allah. The word `Alam is itself a plural word, having no singular form. The `Alamin are different creations that exist in the heavens and the earth, on land and at sea. Every generation of creation is called an `Alam. Al-Farra` and Abu `Ubayd said, "`Alam includes all that has a mind, the Jinns, mankind, the angels and the devils, but not the animals.'' Also, Zayd bin Aslam and Abu Muhaysin said, `Alam includes all that Allah has created with a soul.'' Further, Qatadah said about,

(The Lord of the `Alamin), "Every type of creation is an `Alam.'' Az-Zajjaj also said, "Alam encompasses everything that Allah created, in this life and in the Hereafter.'' Al-Qurtubi commented, "This is the correct meaning, that the `Alam encompasses everything that Allah created in both worlds.

5.Saying Amin:-
It is recommended to say Amin after finishing the recitation of Al-Fatihah.
Amin means,
Ist Meaning:-"O Allah! Accept our invocation.''
IInd Meaning:-At-Tirmidhi said that `Amin' means, "Do not disappoint our hope''
P.S.References....Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Al-Fatiha (The Opening)

Meaning (Tafsir)of al-fatiha and its various names.
Revealed in makkah
1. surah called al-fatiha.
2.Opener of the book.
3.surah with which prayers are begun.
4.Also called Umm-Al Kitab (the Mother of the book)[according to majority of scholars]
5.Al-Fatihah was called the Salah, because reciting it is a condition for the correctness of Salah - the prayer. Reciting Al-Fatihah is required in Every Rak`ah of the Prayer.
6.Also called Ash-Shifa' (the Cure).
7.The Number of Words and Letters in Al-FatihahThe scholars say that Al-Fatihah consists of twenty-five words, and that it contains one hundred and thirteen letters.
8.All Praise are for Allah ,The Cherisher and the sustainer of the worlds.
9.Most Gracious ,Most Merciful.
10.Its Allah who is the Master of the Day of Judgement.
11.Its Allah only whom we worhip and its only his aide or guidance we Seek.
12.O Allah show us the straight path.
13.The way of those on whom you bestowed thy Grace.
14.The way those whose share or portion is not wrath and who don't deviate from straight path.
15 The way of those on whom You have granted Your grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray.
The Reason it is called Umm Al-Kitab.
In the beginning of the Book of Tafsir, in his Sahih, Al-Bukhari said;
1."It is called Umm Al-Kitab, because the Qur'an starts with it and because the prayer is started by reciting it.''
2.It was also said that it is called Umm Al-Kitab, because it contains the meanings of the entire Qur'an.
3. "The Arabs call every comprehensive matter that contains several specific areas an Umm.For instance, they call the skin that surrounds the brain, Umm Ar-Ra's. They also call the flag that gathers the ranks of the army an Umm.'' He also said, "Makkah was called Umm Al-Qura, (the Mother of the Villages) because it is the grandest and the leader of all villages.
15.Also called Ruqyah.(remedy)
16.Also calledAl-Hamd and As-Salah.

P.S.Reference(Yusuf Ali Translation)&Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Al-Baqara (The Cow) ..continued

1.-->Here God is refereing to the people of israel.-
2->Lord is calling them towards the right path .......... saying that I preferred you to all other (for My Message).(Reason has not been mentioned here why god prefered them over others.)
3.-->Asking them to fulfil the gudelines(rules or we can say laws to be followed by every individual) given by his religion .
4-->As i am fulfiling my duties towards it.
5-->Fear nobody except me.
6-->Asking them have their believes firm on what has been given by their lord and do not reject it.
7-->Nor sell my signs for a small price!-->Fear me and me alone.
8-->Strict instructions regarding speaking Truth i.e whatever is in your minds and heart speak as clearly as you can!.
9.-->And be steadfast in prayer; practise regular charity; and bow down your heads with those who bow down (in worship)
10-->god has asked all of us
11--> to be steadfast in prayers.
12-->Practice regular charity.
13-->bow down your heads with those who bow down (in worship).
14.-->asking us to maintain right mode of conduct!
15--->seek ((Allah)'s) help with patient perseverance and prayer:
16-->Here god is asking his people to be righteous in this world...............so that they can justify their deeds on the day of judgement!
P.S..Reference.... Yusuf ali Translation.(41-49)

Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow)...Continued.

1.GlORIFY YOUR LORD!...........
Its a recommendation offered as a guide to action.
-->who is responsible for your creation and those came before
.-->who has given you all the matter and the mechanism for your sustenance and existence.-->who has the perfect knowledge and wisdom.
So that you may have a chance to learn Righteousness
.2.Rewards -for the those who believe and work Righteousness.
3.Punishment for the rejecters of the faith.
4.For those who doubt are asked either to prove verses wrong or produce something more rightful as compared to what has been given by thy Lord.
5."Allah disdains not to use the similitude of things, lowest as well as highest"Allah hates those who spread inequality.
6.It is he who chooses to show right path to us or diverge from it,But there would be no guidance for those who giveup.
7.If you don't follow the covenant setup by allah and detach from it .....you will cause great harm to yourselves and thus get misguided.
8.It is he who caused our creation and who will make us die.
9."I know what ye reveal and what ye conceal"
10.It allah who created adam,angels,iblis(who rejected faith) and taught Adam the nature of all things.
11."We said: "O Adam! dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden; and eat of the bountiful things therein as (where and when) ye will; but approach not this tree, or ye run into harm and transgression." It is the root cause of all actions!
12.Allah created adam and his wife so that they can live blissfuly in the garden(we can call it heaven)
13.But Satan caused them to make a mistake.As a consequence allah ordered them to get out of garden(where they were in a state of contentment) and placed them on EARTH with hostility between them for time being(For how much time period,it is not mentioned).
14.Allah ordered whosoever will follow allah's covenant will be Happy on earth.
P.S.....Reference....(Yusuf Ali Translation)

Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow)

Surat Al-Baqarah was revealed in Al-Madinah
Book of Revelation or intimation or prophecy!IT is a Book of Guidance:-Given to the mankind!(I)It divides mankind into three kinds of people!
1.Believers(criteria)
-->fear allah
-->believe in the unseen
-->steadfast in prayer
-->spendout of what we have provided them(Earth,Heaven,Rain,Fruits etc,etc.)
-->who believe in the revelation
-->assurance of the hereafter.It is these who will prosper and receive true guidance!
2.Non-believers
-->Rejecters of faith!
-->warn them or do not warn them they will not believe!"Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur). "
3.Hypocrites
who say "we belive in allah and last day but they dont (really) believe."They are the deceivers !They are False to themselves!
(II)Of the three kinds the later two indulge into Wrongdoings and they realise it not!
They will wander to and fro like blind ones!
They have lost true direction!
They will remain uncertain about things!
They are the misguided ones!
P.S....Reference.......(Yusuf Ali Translation)