Assignment#7 On Abasa Sura

In The Name of ALLAH

Abasa: He Frowned

Revealed at Mecca

This sura is revealed to the prophet ( PBUH) and indeed to all mankind for the respect and honor God considers for those believers who are seeking the Divine guidance. Several steps of guidance are highlighted in the sura. Some of them are as: 

1. "Zekr" means reminder to think and remember ;
2. "Nazara" close observation and attention;
3. "Tazkieh" means purification.

The Holy Qur'an is also called "Zekr", presented to mankind in an exalted and purified place by Honorable Angels encouraging him to think deeply on his social communication and behavior. The Holy Qur'an emphasizes that the superficial appearance of people in a community such as their degree of social or economical status, their amount of wealth,etc. is not the logical basis for evaluating and respecting believers. The prophet is questioned how it is possible to ignore a helpless blind person while attempting eagerly to learn more from the Divine Messenger just because he looks poor and needy.  

Additionally, the sura provides us with two samples of food or Ta'am to see and and notice their impacts on our worldly life. One is the Holy Qur'an presented as a Divine food for spiritual maturity. The other one, we are asked to observe the worldly "Ta'am" we eat. God created variety of grains, fruits, herbs and alike whatever is necessary for our physical growth. So, undoubtedly, these spiritual and physical Ta'am or foods play a crucial role in human's maturity.

Afterwards, the eager believers attempt to purify or "Tazkie" themselves for the Creator_Nurturer. This purification is to follow up the Holy Qur'an guidance. "Tazkie" comes after seeing and remembering the value of all blessings including human's creation originating from being a drop of worthless sperm to develop and shape in such a perfection. Besides, Allah made the path of guidance easy for him by his Messenger and the Holy Book. Then it comes his death in this world and his raising up to life in Hereafter by God's Wills.

All in all human has been given lots of blessings; the honorable prophet (PBUH) and the Holy Qur'an as well as the worldly sustenance as a reminder to observe deeply and purify. 

F.Arjmandi

Abas sura

In the name of Allah

Abas sura

Abas sura consists of 5 classifications:

  1. Explanation of social event, guidance and guiding… عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّى ﴿۱﴾

2. The role of Qur'an in life, descending of Qur'an and its high position in world… کَلَّا إِنَّهَا تَذْکِرَةٌ ﴿۱۱﴾

3. The process of human life from beginning to end…قُتِلَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا أَکْفَرَهُ ﴿۱۷﴾

4. The importance of food in life and description of plants as his food…فَلْیَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ إِلَى طَعَامِهِ ﴿۲۴﴾

5. The condition of human in here after…فَإِذَا جَاءتِ الصَّاخَّةُ ﴿۳۳﴾

Human as the only thoughtful creature, should consider the cause and the result of his actions.

 

                                       Qur'an                        }          

                   Creation   ----- Human----blessings        }>>>>>ACTIONS OF HUMAN

                                       Hereafter                     }

 

This sura starts with a social behavior notification. People do not show how much they have been guided, so each person should be careful how to behave with others.  The real value of each person is based on his purification (tazkiyeh). Some Prerequisites are needed to purify   oneself: striving hard, fear of Allah, considering  Qur'an as a reminder for guidance.

 

Everything has the role of remembrance (zekr) for human in this world which has been mentioned in this sura:

-The process of human's creation

                  -Determination his fate by Allah

-The easy  path of guidance for human

-Die and be buried

-Resurrecting the human on judgment day

-Food

-Sending down abundant water

-Cleave the earth and grow the seeds

-Different fruits

-Thick gardens

-Herbage

-Livestock

When we see these blessings we understand that the creator has made all these things in the service of human to know he should grow up and move toward Allah by finding the truth of his creation and find the ways to achieve perfection.

These ways should be given to us from skies, the angels who have written the order of great Allah in many books: Qur'an (the honorable, exalted, purified book).

 

Our dear prophet received the holy book and transferred it to us. So the holy Qur'an is our spiritual food and as a source of remembrance of truth.  We have to strive hard and be humble to discover the truth and purification and find out how to live, act to other humans and ourselves, use our blessings and know them as signs. 

 

         Mottaki

The Outlines Of Sura Abas

In The Name Of Allah

The outlines of sura 'Abas'

1. Personal, social and cultural guidelines (for human's guidance), verses 1-10:

- Do not judge the status of anyone's guidance or misleading

- Listen to 'zekr'-- The reminders reminding the Truth and the Straight Path

- Do not think of yourself as an almighty one who does not need any help

- Try hard, desire and do not hesitate to be led

- Fear Allah and be humble in His presence

- Do not ignore or neglect the ones who are seeking the guidance to be led

2. The prominent and vital role of the Holy Books as divine reminders-'zekr- and the Prophets/ Messengers in human's ' tazkieh', verses11-16

3. The unbelievable high degree of human's 'kofr', verse 17-- 'kofr' means hiding and denying the Truth

4. Human's creation, worldly life, death and resurrection, verses 18-22

- In his worldly life, it is highlighted that Allah has eased his life by granting precious facilities to him. Therefore, human's role to know and understand these facilities, and be wise and eager enough to benefit from them is critical in his guidance.

5. Human's unfortunate disobedience against Allah's order, verse 23

6. 'Ta`am' and its importance in human's progress, verses 24-32 --('Ta`am' means desired food, but much better definition is:it is something small or big, materialistic or spiritual and divine which is a needy one's right and meets his demands, and if has been given to him, it helps him to move out of inaction, stagnation, get rid of limitation, and so progress.)

- The role of the close observation on 'ta`am' and deep consideration about it by human and in his guidance is highlighted.

- 'ماء' / Water which is a unique blessing given to human in large amount by Allah is emphasized. It can be a similitude for IMAM and his guidance.

- The seeds hidden deep in the ground are introduced as precious potentials; they , at the same time, can be human's potentials.

- Here there is the importance of 'ماء' in actualizing the potentials.

- A variety of plants growing by receiving 'ماء' is introduced; they are different in longevity, strength, products and usage. In fact, we can compare the plants mentioned in sura with different kind of humans.

7. Human's hard finale on Resurrection Day and Hereafter, and his action towards his belongings at the time, verses 33-37

8. The effect of 'ماء' on humans' finale in Hereafter according to their selections to benefit from it or not, verses 38-42

Bigloo

Zoha-Ensherah Combinational Diagram

The Way towards Brightness (the graph)

1-Believing that God has not forsakes us and is not displeased with us

2-The hereafter is better than this present life

3-God has promised to make those who act as their duties joyous in this life and in the hereafter

4-Sympathizing with orphans and the needy and helping them to overcome their problems; practical proclaiming of the grace and favor of the God

5-Continually commence one duty after the other with eagerness for God’s pleasure.

6-The consequence of such behaviorism is the God’s grant of a breast expansion and a tolerance elevation against the difficulties so that the burdens are taken away upon accepting to walk through the God’s path. This will eventually lead to raise of fame for one’s name, what can be counted a relief after a straightened circumstance.

7-Throughout the movement from darkness (Layl) to brightness (Zoha), a man finds the God’s way more easily and deserves more for God’s blessing.

In Zoha surah, description about brightness and darkness, the real blessing is said to be the “Velayat” and the prophet is asked to act and speak so that this blessing becomes apparent. In Ensherah surah, after promising the easiness to follow the difficulties, the holly prophet is ordered to place Amir-al-momenin as the guider of the society, after getting free from his mission duties.

Hopefully, our beliefs to God’s promises will turn to certainty, one day

 

Seyedeh Maryam Mesbah

Zoha-Homaza-Naas Combinational Diagram

This diagram combines the surahs Al-Zoha, Al-Nas, and Al-Homazah. Two groups of people are illustrated one who are residing in the dark half (Al-layl) and the other in the bright half (Al-zoha) of the life.

The group residing in the dark half are affected by temptations of Satan which may eventually penetrate into their hearts and make them taunter and ill-will back biter. These people, who are ill-hearted, prefer this present life over the hereafter. The living style such people choose concentrates on wealth collection and keeping its count since they suppose their wealth will last forever. Nay! Verily these will be cast into “Hotamah”. Meanwhile, this group suppose that God has forsaken the holly prophet and is displeased with him while themselves treat the orphans with harshness and repulse the beggars.

On the other hand, the group who have decided to live on the bright half and believe in Allah as their creator, king and God, not only do not suppose that God has forsaken the holly prophet and is displeased with him, but also, believe that it is God who guides, enriches and gives shelter to all people including the holly prophet. This belief is associated with a strong confidence that the hereafter is better for them than this present life. So, following their prophet, they do not treat the orphans with harshness nor they repulse the beggars. Furthermore, this group are practically thankful to God by performing what God has asked them. The destiny of this group, as their prophet’s, is that they are granted and pleased by their God. En-shallah we will receive the holly prophet’s intercession (شفاعت).

Seyedeh Maryam Mesbah

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Homework

As the Homework please read through "Abas" sura and add a post to the weblog for attendance according to its concepts and your understandings. We also need a scenario for Abas sura conference planned by your own idea.

Assignment #7 on Sura Inshirah

In The Name of ALLAH

Inshirah: The Expansion of Tolerance

Revealed at Mecca

The sura starts with a promising reminder; that is, if God enlarge one's heart to bear the burden of Divine duty, any difficulty even as heavy as a mountain shall not seem unbearable and backbreaking. 

Then the golden questions that their answers may broaden our outlook horizon will be: 

What does it mean " Expanding one's heart capacity"? Besides, if we had an extended capacity to see the value of obstacles in our lifetime, how would we reset our life??? Being more patient, increasing our hardworking, accepting life facts and realities, broadening our insight to meet social as well as individual commitments, promoting our spiritual calmness and peace and many other choices would be included in our life perspective. Wouldn't it be our Creator_Nurturer's Promise to Be so?

After conquering one impossible summit with a God_given tolerance, we should not stop. We must think of overcoming another social hurdle and recharge our battries by eagerly performing our prayer to our Creator_Nurturer in order to be able to promote our direction and plan for its victory. Always we should bear in mind that no difficulty exists forever and each dark cloud has a silver linen.

F. Arjmandi

A Brief Discussion of Ensherah Surah

In the Name of God

Homework No. 7                                                                                               A brief discussion of Ensherah surah

سورة انشراح

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِیمِ * أَ لَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَکَ صَدْرَکَ(1) وَ وَضَعْنَا عَنکَ وِزْرَکَ(2) الَّذِى أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَکَ(3) وَ رَفَعْنَا لَکَ ذِکْرَکَ(4) فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ یُسْرًا(5) إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ یُسْرًا(6) فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ(7) وَ إِلىَ‏ رَبِّکَ فَارْغَب(8)

Ensherah Surah begins with 4 questions, continues by 1 rule and 2 imperatives. The first 4 questions are similar to 3 questions of Zoha surah.

]أَ لَمْ یجَدْکَ یَتِیمًا فَاوَى‏(6) وَ وَجَدَکَ ضَالاًّ فَهَدَى‏(7) وَ وَجَدَکَ عَائلًا فَأَغْنىَ‏(8)[

All questions in these 2 surahs are hopeful: Did we not expand your Breast? And did we not increase your tolerance against the difficulties? Did we not take away from you the burden of your misson? And we did raise fame for your name.

The important rule is “with every straitened circumstances there is a relief.” Two imperatives are, “when you are free from your duties pick a new one” and “effort should be in Allah direction”.

Alike Zoha surah there are antonym words in Ensherah: Breast and back (Sadr and zahr), Difficulty and easiness (Osr and yosr), ending and begining (Faragha and nasaba).

Considering the questions of Zoha and Enshrah surah, we can reach to the Allah rule that is “with every difficulty there is an easiness.”

Human beings should accept difficulty in the world life, but also should know each difficulty accompanied by easiness. They usually choose easiness without attention to the fact that after difficulty is easiness. Emphasize on this rule in this surah shows disbelief of humans. This causes choosing wrong between benefit and loss.

N. Albeheshti

 

Inshirah sura

                                                          In the name of Allah

 

                                                                         Path of life

  Human    Difficulty   Ease     Difficulty   Ease     Difficulty   Ease   Difficulty   Target (Allah)

                                                                                                     

                                                        

 Facilities which is given and will be given to human by Allah to pass the path of his life:

1.                 Expanding the breast of human

2.                 relieve the human of the burden

3.                grant the human an exalted reputation

Rule of the path:

    The path is step by step and consists of difficult and easy conditions which convert to each other.

Duty of human in this sura:

    While being free from obligation, strive hard to worship Allah and be devoted to Allah.

Human should only face toward Allah. He should have special plan for his life to pass this path.

اللهم صل علی محمد و آل محمد

Z. Mottaki

Assignment about Al-inshirah

In the name of Allah

All of the people have experienced the days that they were so difficult, even reminding them make our hearts ache. We thought with ourselves we can’t bare them and they would never end, but they will as life goes on things get better or we get stronger. Soon they will be a memory that we carry on with ourselves. So these can be an example of this verse “indeed ease accompanies hardship.”  No one’s life stay in the same stage it goes up and down and that is why life is full of unpredictable things but we can be sure with difficultly is surely ease because Allah has guarantee it and as all we know God never break his promises. So from now on whenever we face these situations just remind ourselves it will pass by and we just remember how it felt. Which is a good thing because we gain experience and we can help people when they face the same problem or at least know how they are feeling and stop ourselves from judging them.

N.s. Mirmalek