Notes on juz 29 We can see from juz 30 and juz 29 that in starting our Quran study from surah 114 and reading toward surah 1, we are presented with surah after surah that comes to us in the manner the Quran describes in other surahs of how Allahs messengers (prophets) come to us - with glad tidings and a warning. Again and again through these closing surahs if the Quran, warnings are given against wrongdoing and promises of good things to come are given to the righteous. If we had started our Quran study from surah 1 forward, the Quran would not be introduced to us in this manner but would more immediately bog us down in confusion over details about the history of the Children of Israel as well as cataloging specific rules on a hodgepodge of intermingled subjects (as we will see when we get to surah 2 at the end of this month). The closing surahs are much more simple and easier to read and understand; to me they present a more logical introduction to the Quranic text than the vastly more difficult surah 2 (surah 1 is quite easy, a short opening prayer that does not prepare you for the intellectual challenge of surah 2). surah 77 - Allahs warners (messengers, prophets) are unleashed in succession (one after another) as are those who excuse (false prophets); Allah has destroyed successive generations of people; more about the miracle of biology, Judgment Day, heaven, and hell; the Day of Decision is the Day of Separation (Judgment Day) and will come against the falsifiers and rejecters of truth, they will not be allowed to speak on this day, the ancients will also be at this day, the righteous will eat and drink pleasantly, ayah 46 about the criminals is probably mistranslated and should read closer to you will be given little to eat and drink; asks what message beyond this will the deniers believe; ayahs 29 and 30 have interesting wording, proceed to what you used to deny and a shadow of three different masses (what exactly are these three different masses is unclear from the passage) surah 76 - among themes in this surah, charity is not given to the vulnerable in need to receive their admiration and gratitude nor to be paid back by them (a passage we will come across later this month indicates funds of charity are to be used for actual charity and to pay wages to those who administer charity but by other restrictions of shareeah law, this pay may not be exorbitant above those to whom the charity is given) heaven does have children in it, eternalized youths who will be there among us the believers say prayers and worship Allah in the morning and the evening and long into the night. Muslims do what is called dhikr (also spelled zikr, means to remind the self or to mention), a form of worship that can be done informally throughout the day but that can also be done formally for as long as one wants while doing nothing else. In reviewing how this word is defined, misunderstandings are found in western sources such as the Encyclopedia Britannica that associates dhikr only with sufis (Muslims mystics that many other Muslims do not consider authentic or are suspicious of) when in fact, dhikr is commanded to be done by all believers of all faiths and is practiced by many Muslims in their daily routines. (If you do not watch tv in the evenings, you have time for dhikr, which can be combined as well with meditation.) Here is an informative article about dhikr from an authentic Muslim source: idealmuslimah/58-spirituality/remembrance/358-the-meaning-of-dhikr That is as far as I have progressed in my Quran study this morning. Praise Allah. InshaAllah, I can post more later today. May peace be upon you. Praise Allah.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 15:51:49 +0000
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