A Muslim’s Word

Benefits of verse 51 to 77 of Sura Al Qasas.
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ
وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ
Verily! You (O Muhammad ) guide not whom you like, but
Allah guides whom He wills. And He knows best those who are
the guided.
Qur'an 28:56
Benefit No. 263
"Here Allah سبحانه وتعالى is saying: You, 0
Muhammad - and others even more so - cannot
guide anyone, even if he is among the dearest of
people to you. This is something that is beyond the
ability of all people, to guide in the sense of making
them believe and creating faith in their hearts.
Rather that is in the Hand of Allah and He guides
whomever He wills, and He knows best who is fit to
be guided, so He guides him, and who is not fit to
be guided, so He leaves him to go astray."

وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَئءٍ فَمَتَعُ الْحَيَوةِ ألدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتُهَا وَمَا عِندَ اللهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٌ أَفَلا تَعْقِلُونَ
And whatever you have been given is an enjoyment of the life of (this) world and
its adornment, and that (Hereafter) which is with Allah is better and will remain
forever. Have you then no sense?
Qur'an 28:60

Benefit No. 264
"Here Allah urges His slaves to have little interest in this world and not to
be deceived by it; rather they should focus on the hereafter and make that
their main aim and goal. He tells them that all that people are given of
gold, silver, animals, belongings, wives, sons, food, drink and pleasure is
but the enjoyment of the life of this world and its splendour. In other
words, these things are enjoyed only for a short while and bring brief
pleasure, but that enjoyment will be interrupted by a great deal of trouble
and strife. A person may enjoy these adornments for a short time, which
gives him a reason for pride and showing off, but they will quickly
disappear and all come to an end, and he will not gain anything from that
except loss, regret, disappointment and deprivation. «but that which is
with Allah > of eternal bliss and sound living < is better and more
lasting!> that is, it is better in terms of both quality and quantity, and it
is eternal and everlasting. «Will you not then understand?» That is, do
you not have minds with which to reflect and decide what should be given
precedence and which of the two realms is more deserving of being
striven for? This indicates that the more rational a person is, the more he
will give precedence to the hereafter over this world, and no one gives
precedence to this world unless there is a deficiency in his reasoning."

Benefits of verse 29 to 50 of Sura Al Qasas.
وَأَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَقَا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّها جَانٌّ وَلَّى مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ
يُعَقِّب يَمُوسَى أَقْبِلْ وَلَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الَّْامِنِينَ
"And throw your stick!" But when he saw it moving as if it were a snake,
he turned in flight, and looked not back. (It was said): "O Musa (Moses)!
Draw near, and fear not. Verily, you are of those who are secure.
Qur'an 28:31

Benefit No. 261
«O Moosa, come back, and do not be afraid, for you are quite
safe » . This wording is the most eloquent and most effective in
offering reassurance and dispelling fear. « come back » - this
phrase is an order to come back, so he had no choice but to comply.
But the terrifying thing could still be there, so Allah said: . Thus He instructed him to do two things: to come
back, and not to be afraid. But there was another possibility, which
was that he could come back and not be afraid, but then he might
not be protected or safe from harm. Hence Allah said: «for you are
quite safe » . Thus he was completely protected in all ways. So
Moosa came back, without fear; rather he was reassured
and trusted what his Lord had told him, having increased in faith
and certainty. This was a sign that Allah showed him before he went
to Pharaoh, so that he might have complete certainty and more
courage, and so that he might be stronger and more resilient."

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَأَتُّهَا الْمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُم مِّن إِلَهِ غَيْرِى فَأَوقِدْ لِى يَهَمَنُ عَلَى
الطَّين فَاجعَل لِّى صَرحًا لَّعَلِّى أَطَّلِعُ إِلَ إلَهِ مُوسَى وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُهُ مِنَ الْكَذِبِينَ
Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "O chiefs! I know not that you have an ilah (a god) other than me,
so kindle for me (a fire), O Haman, to bake (bricks out of) clay, and set up for me a
Sarhan (a lofty tower, or palace, etc.) in order that I may look at (or look for) the llah
(God) of Musa (Moses); and verily, I think that he [Musa (Moses)] is one of the liars."
Qur'an 28:38
Benefit No. 262
" , audaciously challenging his Lord and deceiving his foolish people who
were lacking in reason: «O chiefs, I do not know of any god for you except myself» that is, I
alone am your god and deserving of your worship; if there was any god other than me, I would
have known him. Look at how Pharaoh presented his claim in a very cautious way: he did not
say "you have no other god but me"; rather he spoke in a cautious manner and said: «I do not
know of any god for you except myself> . That is because in their eyes he was the virtuous one
who possessed great knowledge; whatever he said was true and whatever he commanded them
to do they would obey. When he said these words, which could be interpreted as meaning that
there could possibly be another god besides him, what he wanted was to rule out that
possibility. So he said to Haman: «light me a fire [to bake bricks] of clay, and build me a
tower> that is, a structure, , but we will examine this matter and prove what I think, and we
will show you that Moosa is a liar. Look at this great audacity towards Allah, such as no other
human ever reached. He disbelieved in Moosa and claimed to be divine, he denied any
knowledge of the true God, and he took measures to reach the God of Moosa, and all of that
was aimed at deceiving the people. But what is amazing about these chiefs who claimed to be
senior figures in the kingdom and running its affairs is the way in which this man toyed with
their minds and belittled their intelligence. This was because of their evildoing that was
deeply entrenched in their character. Hence their religious concepts became corrupt, which
was followed by corruption of their way of thinking. We ask You, O Allah, to make us steadfast
in faith and not to let our hearts deviate now after You have guided us, and bestow upon us
mercy from Yourself; for You are the Bestower

Benefits of verse 1 to 28 of Sura Al Qasas.
وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَى أَمِّ مُوسَى أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ+فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِى الْيَمِّ وَلَا
تَخَافِى وَلَا تَحْزَنِىإِنَّا رَآدُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
And We inspired the mother of Musa (Moses), (saying): "Suckle him [Musa (Moses)], but
when you fear for him, then cast him into the river and fear not, nor grieve. Verily! We
shall bring him back to you, and shall make him one of (Our) Messengers."
Qur'an 28:7
Benefit No. 259
"The beginning of this process was when Allah safeguarded His Messenger Moosa so
that the Israelites would be delivered at his hands and because of him. At that time
of great fear, when the Egyptians were slaughtering their sons, Allah inspired his
mother to breastfeed him and keep him with her. that
is, when you sense that there is someone who may take him to them, throw him
into the river> namely the Nile, in a closed box. «and do not be afraid or grieve, for
We will surely bring him back to you, and We will make him one of Our
Messengers> . Thus Allah gave her the glad tidings that He would return him to her,
and he would grow up and be safe from their plot, and Allah would make him a
Messenger. This was the greatest of glad tidings, which were given to the mother of
Moosa so as to reassure her and calm her fears, for she was afraid for him. She did
as she was instructed; she threw him into the river, and Allah caused him to drift
until the family of Pharaoh picked him up and were the ones who found him, that is, so that
ultimately, and as a result of them picking him up, he would become an enemy to
them and a source of grief, because precautions cannot ward off the divine decree.
What they feared from the Israelites was their becoming united and undermining
their authority, and Allah ensured that the leader of the Israelites would be raised by
them, under their supervision and sponsorship. Upon reflection, you will find that
what happened as a result of that was in the interests of the Children of Israel, and
it warded off many serious troubles from them and prevented many transgressions
before Moosa's mission
on began, because he rose to a senior position in the kingdom."

وَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ فِرْعَوْنَ قُرَّتُ عَيْنٍ لِّى وَلَكَ *لَا تَفْتُلُوهُ عَسَى أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوْ
نَتَّخِذَهٌ وَلَدًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ
And the wife of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "A comfort of the eye for me and for you. Kill him
not, perhaps he may be of benefit to us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they
perceive not (the result of that).
Qur'an 28:9
Benefit No. 260
"When the family of Pharaoh picked him up, Allah caused Pharaoh's wife
to feel compassion towards him. She was the great and virtuous believing
woman, Asiyah bint Muzahim. : This child that is, let him live, so that he may bring
joy to us and be a source of happiness for us. «for perhaps he will be of
benefit to us, or we may adopt him as a son> that is, either he will be a
servant who will strive to benefit us, or we will give him a higher status
than that, by taking him as a son and loving and honouring him. Allah
decreed that he should be a source of benefit to the wife of سبحانه وتعالى
Pharaoh who said these words, for when he became a source of joy to her
and she loved him dearly, he continued to be like a loving son towards
her, until he grew up and Allah appointed him as a Prophet and
Messenger. Then she hastened to submit and believe in him. May Allah be
pleased with her and make her pleased. Allah سبحانه وتعالى tells us that in
this discussion about Moosa, < They had no inkling [of what was to
happen] > that is, they were unaware of what had been decreed and
decided of how events would unfold. This was by the kindness of Allah
for if they had been aware of that, they would have treated , سبحانه وتعالى
him differently."

Benefits of verse 64 to 93 of Sura An Naml.
قُل لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَن فِى السَّموُتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَمَا
يَشْعُرُونَ أَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُونَ
Say: "None in the heavens and the earth knows the Ghaib
(unseen) except Allah, nor can they perceive when they shall be
resurrected."
Qur'an 27:65

Benefit No. 257
"Here Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) tells us that He alone knows the unseen
in the heavens and on earth. This is like the verses in which He says:
that saves one from misguidance and confusion

Benefits of verse 36 to 63 of Sura An Naml.
قَالَ يَأتُّهَا الْمَلَؤُأ أَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِينِى بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتُونِى مُسلِمِينَ * قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌ مِّنَ الْجِنَّ أَنَا ءَاتِيكَ بِهِ"
قَبْلَ أَن تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِكَوَإِنَّى عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِىٌّ أَمِينٌ * قَالَ الَّذِى عِندَهٌ عِلْمٌ مِّنَ الْكِتَبِ أَنَا ءَاتِيكَ بِهِ" قَبْلَ
أَن يَرتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ طَرْفُك.
He said: 'O chiefs! Which of you can bring me her throne before they come to me surrendering themselves in obedience?' An Ifrit (strong) from the jinns said: 'I will bring it to you before you rise
from your place (council). And verily, I am indeed strong, and trustworthy for such work.' One with whom was knowledge of the Scripture said: 'I will bring it to you within the twinkling of an eye!' ...
Qur'an 27:38-40
Benefit No. 255
"Sulayman knew that they would inevitably come to him, so he said to the jinn and humans who were present with him: . What appears to be the case is that at that time Sulayman was in ash-Sham (Greater Syria), so between him and Saba' there was a distance of four months' travel, two months outward bound and two months on the
return journey. But despite that, this strong jinni said: I commit myself to bring it, despite its great size and heavy weight, and despite the distance, before you can rise from your seat. Usually lengthy meetings take up most of the morning, approximately
one third of the day; this is the maximum length, although they may be shorter or longer than that. One of the subjects of this great king had all this power, but there was another who was able to surpass him. «One who had knowledge of the scripture said» :
he was a righteous and knowledgeable man who was with Sulayman; his name was Asif ibn Barkhiya. He knew the greatest name o f Allah which, if He is called upon by it He will respond, and if He is asked by it, He will give. by calling upon Allah by that name to bring it instantly. He called upon Allah and it was brought. And Allah knows best whether this is what is meant (that he knew the greatest name o f Allah) or if he had some knowledge o f the Book by means o f which he was able to bring something from afar and achieve something thing that is difficult to achieve."

أَمَن يُجِيبُ المُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوَءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ
حُلَفَاءَ الأَرضِ أَءِلَهُ مَعَ اللهِ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Is not He (better than your gods) Who responds to the distressed one, when he calls Him, and Who removes the evil, and makes you inheritors of the earth, generations after generations. Is there any ilah (god) with Allah? Little is that you remember!
Qur'an 27:62

Benefit No. 256
" that is, little is it that you remember and reflect upon matters by which, if you reflected on them and paid heed to them, you would be guided. But heedlessness has overwhelmed you and you turn away, therefore you never refrained from evil and you were not guided."

Benefits of verse 1 to 35 of Sura An Naml.
طس تِلْكَ عَايتُ الْقُرْءَانِ وَكِتَابٍ مُبِینٍ
Ta-Sin. These are the Verses of the Qur'an, and (it is) a
Book (that makes things) clear.
Qur'an 27:1

Benefit No. 253
"Here Allah سبحانه وتعالى draws the attention of His slaves to the greatness of the Qur'an:

Benefits of verse 160 to 227 of Sura Ash Shu'ara.
نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الأَمِينُ * عَلَى قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ * بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٌّ مُبِينٍ
193. Which the trustworthy Ruh [Jibrael (Gabriel)] has brought down; 194. Upon your heart (O Muhammad t) that you may be (one) of the warners, 195. In the plain Arabic language.
Qur'an 26:194

Benefit No. 251
" - the faithful Spirit
is Jibreel , who is the best and strongest of the angels.
The word translated here as refers to one who has
been trusted not to add or subtract anything in it. «to your
heart > O Muhammad guiding people thereby to the path of right guidance
and warning against the path of misguidance. «in clear Arabic
speech> which is the best of languages, the language of those to
whom it was sent and who were the original recipients of the call
in clear Arabic language. Think about how these sublime
virtues were combined in this noble Book. For it is the best
of books, brought down by the best of the angels, to the
best of humankind, to the best part of him - namely his heart -
to the best nation brought forth for humankind, in the best,most
eloquent and richest of languages, namely clear Arabic speech."

فَلا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللهِ إِلَهَا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُعَذَّبِينَ
"So invoke not with Allah another ilah (god) lest you be among
those who receive punishment."
Qur'an 26:213

Benefit No . 252

"Here Allah سبحانه وتعالى forbids His Messenger first of
all, and his Ummah by implication, as they follow him, to
call upon anyone other than Allah, of all created beings, for
that incurs eternal punishment because it is ascribing
partners to Him. (al-Ma'idah 5: 72). Prohibition of a thing is
a command to do its opposite, so the prohibition on
ascribing partners to Allah سبحانه وتعالى is a command to
devote worship to Allah alone, without any partner or
associate, out of love, fear, hope and humility, turning
towards Him at all time."

Benefits of verse 84 to 159 of Sura Ash Shu'ara.
وَأغْفِرْ لِأَبِى إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ
"And forgive my father, verily he is of the erring;"
Qur'an 26:86

Benefit No. 249

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Benefits of verse 20 to 83 of Sura Ash Shu'ara.
الَّذِى خَلَقَنِى فَهُوَ يَهْدِين * وَألَّذِى هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِى وَيَسْقِينِ
78. "Who has created me, and it is He Who guides me; 79. "And it is He Who feeds me and gives me to drink.
Qur'an 26:78-79

Benefit No. 247

" For He alone is able to do that, so He alone must be singled out for worship and obedience, and these idols should be shunned that do not create, guide, cause sickness, heal, feed, give to drink, cause death, give life, or benefit their worshippers by relieving their distress or forgiving their sins. This is definitive evidence and clear proof that neither you nor your fathers can refute. This indicates that you are all misguided and have all forsaken the path of right guidance."

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقنِى بِالصُّلِحِينَ * وَأجْعَل لِّى لِسَانَ
صِدْقٍ فِى آَلْ ءَاخِرِينَ
83. My Lord! Bestow Hukman (religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) on me, and join me with the righteous; 84. And grant me an honourable mention in later generations;
Qur'an 26:83-84

Benefit No. 248
"Then Ibraheem called upon his Lord, saying: My Lord, grant
me knowledge and wisdom» that is, a great deal of knowledge,
by means of which I may know rulings and what is lawful and
what is prohibited, and I may be able to judge between people.
and join me with the righteous > - this refers to his fellow
Prophets and Messengers. « and grant me an honourable
renown among the later nations » that is, grant that I may be
truly praised until the end of time. And Allah answered his
prayer: He granted him knowledge and wisdom by virtue of
which he became one of the best of the Messengers, and He
joined him with his fellow Messengers, and He made him
beloved, accepted, venerated and praised among the followers
of all religions, at all times."

Benefits of verse 1 to 19 of Sura Ash Shu'ara.
إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ عَايَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَغنُقُهُمْ لَهَا خُضِعِينَ
"If We will, We could send down to them from the heaven a sign,
to which they would bend their necks in humility."
Qur'an 26:4
Benefit No. 246

" that
is, one of the signs that they demanded «at which their»
namely the disbelievers' « heads would be bowed in
submission> . But there is no need for that and there is no
interest to be served by it, because at that point faith would
be of no benefit; rather the faith that is of benefit is belief
in the unseen, as Allah سبحانه وتعالى says elsewhere:
«What are they waiting for, but for the angels to come to
them, or for your Lord to come, or for some of the signs of
your Lord to come? On the day when some of the signs of
your Lord come, no good will it do to a soul to believe then,
if it did not believe before or earn some good through its
faith ... (al-An'am 6: 158)"

Benefits of verse 56 to 77 of Sura Al Furqan.
وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمُنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجُهِلُونَ قَالُوا
سَلُّمًا* وَألَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيُّمًا
63. And the slaves of the Most Beneficent (Allah) are those who walk on the earth in humility and sedateness, and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness.
64. And those who spend the night before their Lord, prostrate and standing.
Qur'an 25:63-64

Benefit No. 245
«and, when the ignorant address them » in an ignorant manner
«they say words of peace> that is, they respond to them in such a
manner that they are safe from sin and avoid responding to
ignorance with ignorance. This is praise for their great forbearing,
responding to evil with something better, pardoning the one who is
ignorant, and thinking in a mature manner that enabled them to
achieve that. «those who spend the night prostrating and standing
before their Lord» that is, they pray a great deal at night, showing
sincere devotion towards their Lord and humbling themselves
before Him. This is like the verse in which Allah سبحانه وتعالى says:
«Who forsake their beds,* calling upon their Lord with fear and
hope, and spend out of what We have provided for them. No soul
knows what is kept hidden in store for them of delight as a reward
for what they used to do.» (as-Sajdah 32: 16-17)

Benefits of verse 21 to 55 of Sura Al Furqan.
وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَى مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْتُهُ هَبَآءً مَّنثُورًا
"And We shall turn to whatever deeds they (disbelievers,
polytheists, sinners, etc.) did, and We shall make such deeds as
scattered floating particles of dust."
Qur'an 25:23

Benefit No. 243

" We will look at the [good] deeds they did> that is, the deeds which they hoped were good and in which they strove hard that is, We will render them invalid and worthless, and they will have lost them and be deprived of their reward, and they will be punished for that. That is because those deeds were not based on faith, and they
were done by those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers. The good deed that is accepted by Allah is that which is done by a sincere believer سبحانه وتعالى who believes in the Messenger and follows them."

وَهُوَ الَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ألَيْلَ لِبَاسًا وَالنَّوْمَ سُبَاتًا وَجَعَلَ النَّهَارَ نُشُورًا
"And it is He Who makes the night a covering for you, and the sleep (as) repose, and makes the day Nushur (i.e. getting up and going about here and there for daily work, etc. after one's sleep at night or like resurrection after one's death)."
Qur'an 25:47

Benefit No. 244
"That is, by His mercy and kindness towards you, He has made the night like a garment for you that covers you so that you may settle down, sleep calmly and become still. Were it not for the night, people would not find rest and they would continue moving about,
which would be very harmful for them. But if the darkness were to persist, that would also be detrimental to their livelihood and interests, but Allah has made the day for getting up and going about to engage in trade, travel and work, thus achieving that
which benefits them and is in their best interests."