My Quran Reflections

  Calls from the Most Merciful   Text: al-Jazairi, Jabir. Calls from the Most Merciful . Translated by Zahra Bainter. Karachi: Darul-Ishaat, 2003.   13 th Call [1] The Order to Fear Allah and Not to Die Save as Muslims يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ O you who believe! Have taqwa of Allah as is His due and die not except as Muslims. Surah aal-Imran 3:102   Notes o   It’s our duty to Allah to fear Him, and to die only as Muslims. [2] o   While the command to fear Allah is found in other ayat , this ayah states, “as He deserves to be feared,” which scholars agree no-one can do that. [3] As such, according to Jazairi this ayah needs to be understood together with other ayat : like “No person shall have a burden laid on him greater than he can bear,” [4] and “fear Allah as much as you are able.” [5] Thus, the believer must strive to attain taqwa , as it is the only way to ach...

  Calls from the Most Merciful   Text: al-Jazairi, Jabir. Calls from the Most Merciful . Translated by Zahra Bainter. Karachi: Darul-Ishaat, 2003.   64 th Call [1] The Order to Send Salah and Salam on Allah’s Noble Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wasallam. إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him. O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with worth greetings of peace. Surah al-Ahzab 33:56   Disclaimer Except where it is mentioned by Jazairi, this discussion will not focus on fiqh issues to do with the salah and salam upon the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wasallam, which have been examined in detail in Sayyid Abul A’la Mawdudi’s Tafhim al-Qur’an, Mufti Muhammad Shafi’s Ma’ariful Quran , and Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf’s Tafsir Ahsanul-Bayan. Moreover, the discussion also will not inc...