Darse Quran by Maulana Muhammad Mustafa Shareef Naqshbandhi
Published in Muslim Murasu, May 2013
The duration in prison was lengthened for Prophet Yusuf (alai). He interpreted dream for a fellow prisoner. Surah Yusuf, 12, verse 42 – ‘uzkurni inda rabbika’. ‘mention me to your king’.
Allah did not approve of this request. Your requests should be submitted only to Allah. Allah will take care of all affairs. There is no need for a prisoner’s recommendation.
Auliya Baayazid Bustami drank milk. He got stomach pain. He told his friends that he got stomach ache from drinking milk. Allah asked him. Is this your Tawakkal? No pain or trouble can come without Allah’s leave. Milk cannot give pain. Pain comes from the wish of God. Medication should be taken with supplication to God. ‘Anta Shaafi’. ‘You are the One who cures’. When you attain Tawakkal (complete trust in God), your life here will be pleasant and you will succeed in hereafter.
Prophet Yusuf realized his mistake. Allah made arrangements to bring him out of prison. Allah brings all affairs to fruition. We should put our efforts in right direction. Sometimes we work for losses. We should celebrate if our efforts don’t bear fruit. Allah has not rejected your supplication.
Parents will sometimes forcefully feed bitter food to infants. It is for their wellbeing. You will go mad if Allah gives everything that you ask for. Parents will not provide everything that a kid cries for.
Ali (rali) says – ‘araftu rabbi bi faskil azaaim’. ‘I learnt more about God each time I failed’. Put efforts but don’t lose hope. Surah Zumar, 39, verse 53 – ‘laa taqnatu min rahmatillahi’. ‘Despair not of the Mercy of God’.
Unbelievers will pray to God when situation is dire. Once the ship reaches shore, they will appoint different deities. A Believer should have trust only in God regardless of the situation.
We will want to recite the Quran more when people appreciate our speech. Our recital of Quran should not be impaired whatever be the reaction of the people. Our actions should be unaffected by good and bad times. Prophets will see splendid good times and intense bad times. It will be comparatively less in the lives of Auliya. Every man will see ups and downs. Saying ‘innalillahi’ in bad times will bring God’s Mercy. They are the rightly guided.
Surah Inshiraah, 94, verse 5 – ‘fa inna ma’al usri yusraa inna ma’al usri yusraa’. There is relief certainly with trouble. ‘Al Usri’ is definite, difficulty will be limited. ‘Yusraa’ is indefinite, relief will be open and vast.
Sheykh will test his students. He will weigh their desire for money. Once they succeed, he will grant them in abundance. Arabs will pose complete trust in someone once he gains their confidence. Any backbiting will not affect after that. This is the quality of Arabs.
‘Na’budu’ is Allah’s share. ‘Nastaeen’ is our share. You pay what is due to Allah. He will give you what you need. Surah Hijr, 15, verse 21 – ‘wa in min shaiyin illa indanaa khazainuhu’. ‘There is not a thing but its treasures are with Us’. Allah has abundant treasures. We should know the way to ask.
Dream can come true in one day. It can take forty years. Mehndi has to grind well to give color and shine. It took forty years for Prophet Yusuf and he went through lot of tribulations in between.
Intelligent people will speak less, eat less and sleep less. Foolish ones will be extravagant in speaking, eating and sleeping. It is not wrong to talk what is needed. Irrelevant, useless talks should be avoided.
Surah Yusuf, 12, verse 45 – ‘waddakara ba’da ummatin’. Here ‘ummat’ refers period of time. He came back after quite some time. Prophet Yusuf did not show any irritation. This time he did not ask for recommendation. He only listened to what he said and remained silent.
Allah’s plan was to bring Prophet Yusuf out of prison with dignity. When man lends himself to Allah, Allah lends Himself to man. Allah decorates whole sky when a single person repents. We waste our time in useless things. This will stop Allah’s Mercy.
Unbelievers were struggling to throw Ibrahim (alai) in fire. Angels were holding him tightly. Liquor and dance was arranged. Angels left that place. Angels will not stay where evil deeds are done.
There is a Hadees in Ibn Maajaa. Seventy thousand angels will come and pray for you if you recite this. Say ‘Auzubillahi sami’al aleem minas shaitan irrajeem’ thrice. Then say ‘Bismillahi rrahmani rraheem’. Then recite verses 22, 23 and 24 in Surah Hashr, 59.
Troubles will come your way. You should come within Allah’s security. Troubles will be warded off. There will be instances when it will appear that death was only an inch away from you. Angels will protect you. I once slipped from a bus. There was no major injury or I was not run over by another vehicle.
There will be trials when your position rises. People ascending the throne will indiscriminately send others to prison. Prophet Yusuf understood the tortures in prison. He understood the life of prisoners before he ascended the throne.
Emperor Akbar had only one son Saleem. He sent Saleem to fight a battle in the border. He was criticized for sending his only son to hardship. He replied that he cannot handle throne if he does not learn battle situation.
Every prophet herded sheep. There was no exception. Sheep will run in different directions. The society that prophets face will be worse than this. Herding is not ignominy. It is a skill development course, a good ground to learn.
I saw an industrialist who will do even humble jobs himself. If we do our jobs ourselves, workers won’t trouble us. They won’t threaten us. They know that factory will run without their help.
Prophet Yusuf saw the life of deprived section in the prison. Nowadays problems of poor people are discussed in five star hotels. Prison life was not an ignominy for Prophet Yusuf. He learnt difficulties. Every prophet mingled with their people and gained experience.
Rain will make fruits tastier. Production will improve and people will prosper. Allah has made rain as ‘Rahmat’. Barakat will stop in an atmosphere of obscenity and indecency. This applies equally to family, nation and world.
Verse 49 – ‘Yugaashunnaasu wa fihi ya’siroon’. It will rain and people will squeeze fruits. It is miracle of the Quran. It says more in less words.
Showing posts with label Quran discourse. Show all posts
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May 12, 2013
April 28, 2013
Conceiving Child After Senility
Darse Quran at Chennai Porur mosque on 10.3.2013
Published in Muslim Murasu, April 2013
Surah Maryam, 19. Kaaf. Haa. Yaa. Ain. Saad. We don’t know its meaning. This is a Mutashabihaatun verse. We cannot be certain or definite about its meaning. Allah has sent down a Surah in honor of Maryam (alai).
Allah’s Names are first explained. Kaaf can refer to Kaafi. Haa can refer to Haadi. Yaa refers Raheem. Ain refers Aleem and Saad refers Saadiq. Some commentators construe these letters to be abbreviations of these Attributes of God. Allah is sufficient for His creations. He will guide His servants. His Hand is above their hands. He knows His creations well. Allah is true in His promises. This is one possible explanation.
Allah alone knows the true meaning. Prophet (s.a.w.s) and his companions have explained verses and words from the Quran. But Hurfe Muqattaat should be taken as they are. We should not get dogmatic.
Verse continues. ‘zikru rahmati rabbika abduhu zakariya’. It is to mention your Lord’s mercy on His servant Zakariya. Allah explains how He helped Zakariya (alai). ‘iz naadaa rabbahu nidaa’an kafiyyaa’. He called his Lord in secret. He prayed in silence.
Maryam’s mother and Zakariya’s wife were sisters. Maryam’s mother was elder. They both did not have offspring. Maryam’s mother Hanna prayed to God. It is ignominy to live without a child. Give me a child and I will devote it to Your service. I will dedicate the child to Baitul Muqaddas. This was first Kaaba. Prophet prayed towards it for sixteen months. I will dedicate to that mosque. She conceived a child. It was a girl. The mosque had nine Hazrat. Zakariya was one of them. The child Maryam was brought up in a chamber in the mosque as decided earlier. Zakariya made arrangements for her food and security and she grew in his care.
There used to be fruits out of season in her chamber. Summer fruits were available with her in winter and winter fruits in summer. Zakariya wondered and asked her about it. Maryam replied that she gets them from Allah.
Zakariya did not have child. He was in senile age. He had become very old and lost hope. Now he got a ray of hope in his heart. He prayed in silence. Give me a child. It was midnight. People were asleep. No other creation should hear his prayer. Allah alone should hear it. He lowered his voice.
Those were words from an old, mature, experienced man. He was careful in his prayer. ‘My Lord! My bones are infirm and the hair of my head has grown grey’. ‘qaala rabbi inni wahanal azmu minni’.
Bones are the strongest in human body. They will be the last to disintegrate. They will remain as fossil for quite some time. Strength in bones resembles sound body. Back will get hunched in old age. Bones will bend. Bones will grow again even if they are broken in young age. This can’t happen in elderly age. This shows weakness.
His wife was barren. Her age was 98. ‘Grant me a progeny from Thee’. Give me a descendant and a descendant for Yakoob. Make him pious and pleasing for You.
Prophet (s.a.w.s) used to starve. Prophets will come by with human nature. He was attacked with black magic. It impacted him. We got two protecting Surahs as a result, Surah Falaq and Surah Naas. They give us security. But some features in the lives of prophets will be beyond human ability or comprehension.
Fruits bestowed on Maryam’s chamber were out of season. Zakariya saw this. Allah gives fruits of different season. He can give me a child the same way. He implored God. I did not get child in my days. Now those days are gone. But even now God can give me a child. He prayed.
He was greeted with good news of a child named Yahya. This name has never been used earlier. Allah gave the child and the name.
Wife was very old. How can this happen. This is the doubt that any person can have. Will she conceive in her present condition, that is, old age, or will she be returned to her youth and then conceive. Pregnancy is impossible after cessation of menstruation. I am at the height of old age. I can’t even walk, I wobble. Allah replied. ‘qaala kazaalika’. So will it be. You will get child while you are still an old person. It is easy for Me.
Verse 9. ‘qaala rabbuka huwa alaiyaa hayyinun waqad kalaqtuka min qablu walam taqu shaiyyaa’. I created you when you were nothing.
Published in Muslim Murasu, April 2013
Surah Maryam, 19. Kaaf. Haa. Yaa. Ain. Saad. We don’t know its meaning. This is a Mutashabihaatun verse. We cannot be certain or definite about its meaning. Allah has sent down a Surah in honor of Maryam (alai).
Allah’s Names are first explained. Kaaf can refer to Kaafi. Haa can refer to Haadi. Yaa refers Raheem. Ain refers Aleem and Saad refers Saadiq. Some commentators construe these letters to be abbreviations of these Attributes of God. Allah is sufficient for His creations. He will guide His servants. His Hand is above their hands. He knows His creations well. Allah is true in His promises. This is one possible explanation.
Allah alone knows the true meaning. Prophet (s.a.w.s) and his companions have explained verses and words from the Quran. But Hurfe Muqattaat should be taken as they are. We should not get dogmatic.
Verse continues. ‘zikru rahmati rabbika abduhu zakariya’. It is to mention your Lord’s mercy on His servant Zakariya. Allah explains how He helped Zakariya (alai). ‘iz naadaa rabbahu nidaa’an kafiyyaa’. He called his Lord in secret. He prayed in silence.
Maryam’s mother and Zakariya’s wife were sisters. Maryam’s mother was elder. They both did not have offspring. Maryam’s mother Hanna prayed to God. It is ignominy to live without a child. Give me a child and I will devote it to Your service. I will dedicate the child to Baitul Muqaddas. This was first Kaaba. Prophet prayed towards it for sixteen months. I will dedicate to that mosque. She conceived a child. It was a girl. The mosque had nine Hazrat. Zakariya was one of them. The child Maryam was brought up in a chamber in the mosque as decided earlier. Zakariya made arrangements for her food and security and she grew in his care.
There used to be fruits out of season in her chamber. Summer fruits were available with her in winter and winter fruits in summer. Zakariya wondered and asked her about it. Maryam replied that she gets them from Allah.
Zakariya did not have child. He was in senile age. He had become very old and lost hope. Now he got a ray of hope in his heart. He prayed in silence. Give me a child. It was midnight. People were asleep. No other creation should hear his prayer. Allah alone should hear it. He lowered his voice.
Those were words from an old, mature, experienced man. He was careful in his prayer. ‘My Lord! My bones are infirm and the hair of my head has grown grey’. ‘qaala rabbi inni wahanal azmu minni’.
Bones are the strongest in human body. They will be the last to disintegrate. They will remain as fossil for quite some time. Strength in bones resembles sound body. Back will get hunched in old age. Bones will bend. Bones will grow again even if they are broken in young age. This can’t happen in elderly age. This shows weakness.
His wife was barren. Her age was 98. ‘Grant me a progeny from Thee’. Give me a descendant and a descendant for Yakoob. Make him pious and pleasing for You.
Prophet (s.a.w.s) used to starve. Prophets will come by with human nature. He was attacked with black magic. It impacted him. We got two protecting Surahs as a result, Surah Falaq and Surah Naas. They give us security. But some features in the lives of prophets will be beyond human ability or comprehension.
Fruits bestowed on Maryam’s chamber were out of season. Zakariya saw this. Allah gives fruits of different season. He can give me a child the same way. He implored God. I did not get child in my days. Now those days are gone. But even now God can give me a child. He prayed.
He was greeted with good news of a child named Yahya. This name has never been used earlier. Allah gave the child and the name.
Wife was very old. How can this happen. This is the doubt that any person can have. Will she conceive in her present condition, that is, old age, or will she be returned to her youth and then conceive. Pregnancy is impossible after cessation of menstruation. I am at the height of old age. I can’t even walk, I wobble. Allah replied. ‘qaala kazaalika’. So will it be. You will get child while you are still an old person. It is easy for Me.
Verse 9. ‘qaala rabbuka huwa alaiyaa hayyinun waqad kalaqtuka min qablu walam taqu shaiyyaa’. I created you when you were nothing.
October 03, 2012
Predetermined Four
Darse Quran by Maulana Doctor Muhammad Mustafa Shareef Naqshbandhi
Published in Muslim Murasu, October 2012
News items that show Muslims, Islam, Quran and Prophet in bad light keep being telecast and published in media. This is not a new phenomenon. There was an attempt of intrusion in Quran. They are screening a film on Prophet. Salman Rushdie wrote a senseless, fallacious book Satanic Verses.
Surah Inshirah, 94, verse 4 – ‘rafahna laka zikrak’. ‘We raised your esteem high’. Even if the entire world comes together and struggles, Prophet’s glory cannot be brought down. Prophet’s esteem keeps raising every day. Allah, angels and human beings join together and say Salawat for him. Allah also joins with us in this Amal, deed. The verse for this is called ‘Aayat-e-Salaatus salaam’. Some verses have names associated with them to illustrate their importance. Prophet felt happy and smiled when this verse was descended. Prophet was honored and through him we also got respect. Reciting Salaat will give 10 rewards and wipe out 10 sins. Jews and Christians cast doubts on Quran. This evil attempt will be repeated every now and then. It is alleged that Muslims will become backward if they follow Quran.
‘inna nahnu nazzalna zikra wa inna lahu la haafizun’. Surah 15, Hijr, verse 9. ‘We have certainly sent down the Message and we will assuredly guard it’. Quran is being guarded through Hafiz, Taraweeh and Quran Dars (discourses). You are aiding Allah’s Mansha (plan) by coming to this discourse. Coming from long distance shows your love for God. Gathering for Quran is the best gathering in the world. There is no better teacher than Quran teacher and no better student than Quran student. Doctor Hameedullah says that a person who is learning Arabic alphabets and a person who is giving sermon on Quran are equally respectable. Both are linked and tied to Quran. A person reading ‘Yassarnal Quran’ will later read full Quran, memorize it, follow it and preach it to others. It is important to regularly come here. There will be obstacles. Wedding ceremonies, illnesses and visits by guests may cause you to hesitate. But give importance to Quran. I have many works too. But I am determined to come here. You should compulsorily attend Quran discourse. Don’t look for excuses.
Surah Baqarah, 2, verse 165 – ‘wallazina aamanu ashaddu hubbalillah’. Believers love God more than anything else. You will be tested. Parents may give you second thoughts. Cooperate only in goodness. AbuHurairah’s (rali) mother threatened him that she will die if he embraces Islam. He replied that he is ready to lose hundred mothers, but nothing can stop him from Islam.
Surah Yunus, 10, verse 94 – ‘fa inkunta fi shakkin’. ‘If you have doubt’. Allah warns in stern tone. But anger is not directed towards Prophet (sal). Warning is general for everyone. Allah affectionately addresses Prophet as ‘Yasin’, ‘Taha’, ‘Ya ayyuhan nabiyu’, ‘Rasool’. The warning in this verse is for everyone. If you have doubt, consult with those who have been given Books earlier. We will believe earlier Prophets. But earlier Books Injeel, Tawrath and Zabur are not applicable today. Essence of those Books is preserved in Quran. Earlier Books have clear prophecy about Prophet Muhammad (sal). Our Ummat is referred as ‘Hammadun Ummat’, those who always praise God. This community will say ‘Alhamdulillah’ in all situations. Train your children to say ‘Alhamdulillah’. Illnesses come to us as expiation. No unbearable distress will befall us. Four things will be determined when a fetus has passed 120 days in mother’s womb – food for entire life, place of death, time of death and whether that person will go to heaven or hell.
Published in Muslim Murasu, October 2012
News items that show Muslims, Islam, Quran and Prophet in bad light keep being telecast and published in media. This is not a new phenomenon. There was an attempt of intrusion in Quran. They are screening a film on Prophet. Salman Rushdie wrote a senseless, fallacious book Satanic Verses.
Surah Inshirah, 94, verse 4 – ‘rafahna laka zikrak’. ‘We raised your esteem high’. Even if the entire world comes together and struggles, Prophet’s glory cannot be brought down. Prophet’s esteem keeps raising every day. Allah, angels and human beings join together and say Salawat for him. Allah also joins with us in this Amal, deed. The verse for this is called ‘Aayat-e-Salaatus salaam’. Some verses have names associated with them to illustrate their importance. Prophet felt happy and smiled when this verse was descended. Prophet was honored and through him we also got respect. Reciting Salaat will give 10 rewards and wipe out 10 sins. Jews and Christians cast doubts on Quran. This evil attempt will be repeated every now and then. It is alleged that Muslims will become backward if they follow Quran.
‘inna nahnu nazzalna zikra wa inna lahu la haafizun’. Surah 15, Hijr, verse 9. ‘We have certainly sent down the Message and we will assuredly guard it’. Quran is being guarded through Hafiz, Taraweeh and Quran Dars (discourses). You are aiding Allah’s Mansha (plan) by coming to this discourse. Coming from long distance shows your love for God. Gathering for Quran is the best gathering in the world. There is no better teacher than Quran teacher and no better student than Quran student. Doctor Hameedullah says that a person who is learning Arabic alphabets and a person who is giving sermon on Quran are equally respectable. Both are linked and tied to Quran. A person reading ‘Yassarnal Quran’ will later read full Quran, memorize it, follow it and preach it to others. It is important to regularly come here. There will be obstacles. Wedding ceremonies, illnesses and visits by guests may cause you to hesitate. But give importance to Quran. I have many works too. But I am determined to come here. You should compulsorily attend Quran discourse. Don’t look for excuses.
Surah Baqarah, 2, verse 165 – ‘wallazina aamanu ashaddu hubbalillah’. Believers love God more than anything else. You will be tested. Parents may give you second thoughts. Cooperate only in goodness. AbuHurairah’s (rali) mother threatened him that she will die if he embraces Islam. He replied that he is ready to lose hundred mothers, but nothing can stop him from Islam.
Surah Yunus, 10, verse 94 – ‘fa inkunta fi shakkin’. ‘If you have doubt’. Allah warns in stern tone. But anger is not directed towards Prophet (sal). Warning is general for everyone. Allah affectionately addresses Prophet as ‘Yasin’, ‘Taha’, ‘Ya ayyuhan nabiyu’, ‘Rasool’. The warning in this verse is for everyone. If you have doubt, consult with those who have been given Books earlier. We will believe earlier Prophets. But earlier Books Injeel, Tawrath and Zabur are not applicable today. Essence of those Books is preserved in Quran. Earlier Books have clear prophecy about Prophet Muhammad (sal). Our Ummat is referred as ‘Hammadun Ummat’, those who always praise God. This community will say ‘Alhamdulillah’ in all situations. Train your children to say ‘Alhamdulillah’. Illnesses come to us as expiation. No unbearable distress will befall us. Four things will be determined when a fetus has passed 120 days in mother’s womb – food for entire life, place of death, time of death and whether that person will go to heaven or hell.
September 22, 2012
One Month Quran Discourse Experience
Muslim Murasu, September 2012
It is a huge blessing to receive Quran discourse in mother tongue. Qualified religious scholars, through huge efforts, are doing this remarkable job. From a research and deep-study standpoint, experiences that they express can be a huge addition to the followers in coming times. It is a foremost duty to arrange Quran discourses in Muhalla. People of the Muhalla and functionaries of religious institutions should coordinate. First step is to spend money, identify right candidate and honor him aptly. Speeches can be published in book form at elegant price and distributed to every house in the Muhalla. Editing should be sharp, irrelevant text should be removed. Commentary should give commensurate importance to the Quranic text. Quranic ideas like forgiving, hard work, God’s Grace, God’s Authority, war activities should be explained in right proportion. Balanced stand of the commentator and direct, candid approach of Quran are important. Some commentators stress more on Jihad, aggressive attitude. Some go to the other extreme and end up producing soft, meek, Tasbeeh (rosary) lovers. Balance is lost in both cases.
Those who have listened to Quran discourses during nights of Holy month for forty years, and gathering again in the mood of entertainment and for the sake of Barakath, cause disrespect to commentator. Those who have listened Quran fully shall work and plan for serious changes in Muhalla, state and region. Dowry, religious clashes within, tension, haste, hatred for bribe and corruption, intellectual sharpness, opposition to restrictions, there is no visible change in any aspect. Listeners merely keep collecting Sawab, God’s Grace. Now we can conclude that the commentator is a chameleon, an escapist. He has no strong hold onto principles and ideology. A commentator ignoring Prophet’s warrior qualities can only produce weak candidates. They will be subservient to wife, sons, grandchildren, government and Mutavalli (caretaker). They will surrender to everyone except God. Cowards cannot understand Holy Quran. They cannot follow it. Quran’s splendor won’t enter their hearts and nerves. First duty of a commentator is to train and produce another commentator. Every member of the community should work to make Quran discourse a success. Speeches should be published urgently in book form. Herd-like community will get new vision. There will be revolution in the Muhalla, state, nation and the entire world.
It is a huge blessing to receive Quran discourse in mother tongue. Qualified religious scholars, through huge efforts, are doing this remarkable job. From a research and deep-study standpoint, experiences that they express can be a huge addition to the followers in coming times. It is a foremost duty to arrange Quran discourses in Muhalla. People of the Muhalla and functionaries of religious institutions should coordinate. First step is to spend money, identify right candidate and honor him aptly. Speeches can be published in book form at elegant price and distributed to every house in the Muhalla. Editing should be sharp, irrelevant text should be removed. Commentary should give commensurate importance to the Quranic text. Quranic ideas like forgiving, hard work, God’s Grace, God’s Authority, war activities should be explained in right proportion. Balanced stand of the commentator and direct, candid approach of Quran are important. Some commentators stress more on Jihad, aggressive attitude. Some go to the other extreme and end up producing soft, meek, Tasbeeh (rosary) lovers. Balance is lost in both cases.
Those who have listened to Quran discourses during nights of Holy month for forty years, and gathering again in the mood of entertainment and for the sake of Barakath, cause disrespect to commentator. Those who have listened Quran fully shall work and plan for serious changes in Muhalla, state and region. Dowry, religious clashes within, tension, haste, hatred for bribe and corruption, intellectual sharpness, opposition to restrictions, there is no visible change in any aspect. Listeners merely keep collecting Sawab, God’s Grace. Now we can conclude that the commentator is a chameleon, an escapist. He has no strong hold onto principles and ideology. A commentator ignoring Prophet’s warrior qualities can only produce weak candidates. They will be subservient to wife, sons, grandchildren, government and Mutavalli (caretaker). They will surrender to everyone except God. Cowards cannot understand Holy Quran. They cannot follow it. Quran’s splendor won’t enter their hearts and nerves. First duty of a commentator is to train and produce another commentator. Every member of the community should work to make Quran discourse a success. Speeches should be published urgently in book form. Herd-like community will get new vision. There will be revolution in the Muhalla, state, nation and the entire world.
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