Sunday Tafsīr with Shaykh Amin Kholwadia

Surah Ghāfir (40:16-20). The main task of the Nabi is to warn people of the Day of Meeting. In this lecture: exposure to the elements; the elements of the Day of Judgment; intercession; the language of warning; intentions and what hearts hide; Truth and Judgment.

Surah Ghāfir (40:10-15). Worshipping Allah (S) only because He bestows His favors upon you is not really worship. A Muslim cannot afford to worship God conditionally. In this lecture: Tauhīd, shirk, tanzīl, ikhlās; unconditional worship and shirk in intention; the whole point of worship; an understanding of success; the ranks of sincere worshippers and the Raiser of ranks.

Surah Ghāfir (40:7-9). The highest point of creation is the Throne of Allah and the prophets mirror the niżam of the angels who carry the Throne. In this lecture: the ‘Arsh of Allah; Maghfirah amd taubah; Rahmah and ‘Ilm; the primary function of prophets; the system of materialism; trials and taufīq; the reward of sabr.

Surah Ghāfir (40:4-6). The believer does not argue regarding the āyāt of the Qur’ān from a standpoint of skepticism and doubt. In this lecture: understanding and submission; the spread of Islam; the intellectual superiority of the Anbiyā; the companions of the Fire.

Surah Ghāfir (40:1-3). With respect to the Qur’ān, its utility is ‘ibādah, and the ‘ibādah is in its recitation. In this lecture: eternal reward; lessons for poets; the letters of revelation and their components; tanzīl; the inimitability of the Qur’ān; sins and taubah; the Names of Allah.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:70-75). It is from the niżam of Allah (S) that He does not send His punishment without warning and without time to heed it. In this lecture: arrogance in rejecting prophets; the gates of Jannah; the phenomenon of constant praise in Jannah; maqām and visitations in Jannah; the ‘Arsh of the Rahmān and the angels around it; energizing Tasbīh; the futility of analyzing inevitable truths; submission through acceptance.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:65-70). By the principles of tawhīd, no matter how many good deeds a person does, if they commit shirk,then they become ineligible for salvation. In this lecture: wahy-based knowledge; after death; ‘ibādah and shukr; seeing the Divine above all creation; intellectual freedom; the trumpet; Shafaa’ah.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:60-64). Allah (S) protects us from the fire if we protect ourselves from sin. In this lecture: the preservation of the Quran; the treasures of the heavens; rizq and du’ā; Tawhīd as the essence of intelligence; stupidity as the essence of shirk.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:52-59). We must ever keep God‘s will in the back of our minds and bring it to the forefront as and when things come to pass. In this lecture: acquiescence in submission; reconciling āyāt in tafsīr; taufīq for taubah; organization in revelation;

Surah Al-Zumar (39:46-51). In the view of the servant, the shahādah is a testimony that Allah (S) knows everything there is to know, whether the servant knows it or not. In this lecture: resolution and closure in the ākhirah; tauhīd and ethics; the resilience and stamina of prophets; the pursuit of eternal happiness; the test in a ni'mah; a result-independent definition of success.