Sunday Tafsīr with Shaykh Amin Kholwadia

Surah Muhammad (47:20-26). The need for active participation on the battlefield separated the hypocrites from the believers. In this lecture: spiritual confirmation and submission; peace and security built upon family values; spiritual deafness and blindness as effects; subjective tadabbur; the instigations of the devil; exposing Islam by knowing Islam; gradual reformation.

Surah Muhammad (47:16-19). The munafiqūn in Madinah listened to the prophet’s words and posed questions to the companions as a mockery of the Messenger and the message. In this lecture: knowledge and yaqīn; sealed hearts; elements of Divine Kalām; The Hour and its signs; Giving each other wasiyya for the Haqq; Good deeds as deterrents for The Hour; refreshing our īmān; Istighfār and human imperfection.

Surah Muhammad (47:12-15). The effect of Īmān and good deeds is to have everlasting security. In this lecture: security in this world as a prelude to security in the Hereafter; the objective of entering Jannah; intellectual jihād; the ranks of Jannah; the rivers of Jannah; contemplating (tadabbur) the āyāt of the Quran; the sifah of the Fire.

Surah Muhammad (47:7-11). The sharia does not permit indiscriminate killing, and thus its rules cannot be applied to modern day warfare. In this lecture: the war machine; prisoners of war; the root issue of violence; legal responsibility; sa’ee (effort) is the rule for accomplishments; the station of the Khulafā Al-Rashidīn; guidance in warfare; the scent of Jannah.

Surah Muhammad (47:4-6). The sharia does not permit indiscriminate killing, and thus its rules cannot be applied to modern day warfare. In this lecture: the war machine; prisoners of war; the root issue of violence; legal responsibility; sa’ee (effort) is the rule for accomplishments; the station of the Khulafā Al-Rashidīn; guidance in warfare; the scent of Jannah.

Surah Muhammad (47:1-6). Surah Muhammad is also called Surah Al-Qitāl because through it, Allah ﷻ brings out the imperative to fight those who prevent believers from believing and professing their faith. In this lecture: freedom to worship; the pivot of dīn: there is no īman if we don't believe in the Messenger; governance through the lens of RasūlAllah; sukūn: the acontextual effect of following the Messenger; all about 'ilm; the toolkit of nubuwwah.

Surah Al-Ahqāf (46:27-35). The idea of engaging with the world to procure resources for ourselves at the expense of others is wrong, but we also do not disengage from the world. The big picture is more sophisticated and has to do with not bartering the Hereafter for the life of this world. In this lecture: the perceived invincibility of the Ād; understanding and the tiers of knowledge; the human mill of sabr; the destruction of the Ād; hearts and the inner ability to think; Divine eloquence that mesmerized the poets among the Quraysh.

Surah Al-Ahqāf (46:19-25). The idea of engaging with the world to procure resources for ourselves at the expense of others is wrong, but we also do not disengage from the world. The big picture is more sophisticated and has to do with not bartering the Hereafter for the life of this world. In this lecture: the perceived invincibility of the Ād; understanding and the tiers of knowledge; the human mill of sabr; the destruction of the Ād; hearts and the inner ability to think; Divine eloquence that mesmerized the poets among the Quraysh.

Surah Al-Ahqāf (46:15-18). Parents are highlighted in the Quran many times to teach us an appreciation for life in all phases of existence. In this talk: Ihsān is above ‘Adl; maternal turmoil and sacrifice; honoring parents for Allah; spiritual maturity; earning the genuine respect of children; Du’ā made in absentia; Positivity; Disrespecting parents is a state of loss; raising children to be self-sufficient in the Hereafter; peer pressure.

Surah Al-Ahqāf (46:10-14). One of the primary functions of the Quran and the Messenger is to confirm the Truth that came before. In this lecture: the sophistication of the Quraysh; 'ifk qadīm; the need for organization and planning; rubūbiyyah and role models; the meaning of istiqāmah; companions of Jannah