Tafsir Lesson 6. Tafsir Of Surah Al-Baqarah (Verses 18 - 22) | Asrar Rashid

Tafsir Lesson 6. Tafsir Of Surah Al-Baqarah (Verses 18 - 22) | Asrar Rashid

- There are 6 essential & principle reasons as to why a people commit disbelief, nifaq & disobedience generally to Allah. What are they:

 1. al-'Hasad - Envy.

 2. al-Gadab lin-naas - Anger for the self or the ego.

 3. ar-Ria - Ostentation - Showing off.

 4. al-'Ujub - Conceit - Narcissism - When a person believe themselves have exceeded what Allah have actually given them.

 5. 'Hubbul riasa or ' hubbul jaah' - Love of status or leadership.

 6. 'Hubbul maal - Love of wealth - 04:10

- A king in Bani Israel observed 'Hubbul riasa & 'hubbud dunya are the foundation of everyone sinning. He said as being king, I wouldn't allow myself to disobey Allah ﷻ. So he did justice in the land. Allah ﷻ increased his age, placed prosperity in him & placed baraka in him. And one day shaitan approached him & said, "Look how much blessings there is in your life, lifespan & wealth. This is only because you're God". The man had al-'Ujub (self conceit). He then announced himself to be God amongst the people. Then Allah ﷻ sent Nebuchadnezzar to sack the entire city of Jerusalem at that point - 05:20z- There are 7 doors of hell-fire. 6 reasons have been mentioned of why the person commits kufur. Those are the 6 gates of hell-fire. The 7th gate is al-Kibar which is Arrogance - 13:20

- The 7 gates of hell-fire:

1. al-'Hasad - Envy.

2. al-Gadab lin-naas - Anger for the self or the ego.

3. ar-Ria - Ostentation - Showing off.

4. al-'Ujub - Conceit - Narcissism - When a person believe themselves have exceeded what Allah have actually given them.

5. 'Hubbul riasa or ' hubbul jaah' - Love of status or leadership.

6. 'Hubbul maal - Love of wealth

7. al-Kibar - Arrogance - 13:40

 - Categories of ayath of Qur'an:

1. A'hkam - Legal rulings. Which would be Amrun wa-Nahiyun. Commands & prohibitions. Surah-tul Bakar has a thousand commands & a thousand prohibitions.

2. Qasas ul-Qur'an - Stories in the Qur'an. Which are the true stories. Real historical stories.

3. Ikhbar - Information in the Qur'an informing future events.

4. Am'sal ul-Qur'an - Similitudes of Qur'an in order that the ibrah (lessons) enter into our minds - 45:15

- If you see a beast that is coming towards you & you recite صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌۭ فَهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ, the beast would go away from you - 51:45

- If you lose something & recite surah ad-Duha while you're looking, you'll find the thing - 51:55

- If you fear that the food that you're eating may be off & you're unsure; there is uncertainty; you recite surah Quraish. Because it mentions ءَامَنَهُم, that he gave them security. From what? خَوْفٍۭ, fom hunger. And it also mentions أَطْعَمَهُم, He fed them. The food won't harm them - 52:10

- If you recite surah Ikhlas 3 times before sleeping with the intention of waking up in a specific time, you will wake up at that time. Or you recite ‏قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ بَشَرٌۭ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌۭ وَحِدٌۭ ۖ (last ayath); to the end of the ayath to the end of surah Kahaf, you would wake up at your desired time - 52:45

- The shaitan doesn't enter the house in which surah Bakara is recited - 53:25