Sunday Tafsīr with Shaykh Amin Kholwadia

Allah reminds us that there were powerful people before us who were destroyed despite their authority and dominion. So that is not the nature of the power we should pursue in our lives. In this session: conclusory comments; Taqwa as a means of harnessing power in Jannah; the mirages of worldly pursuits; Al-Muqtadir; a simple, not simplistic, formula for success.

Allah Subhanahu showed to the people of Fir’awn through His signs that Fir’awn was not their Lord. In this session: the trial of locusts; Allah’s control encompasses the celestial and the terrestrial; verse 43 taking the Quraysh to task; the far-reaching impact of Dajjal; Withstanding the Day of Judgment; the right of the Divine; the mu’jizah is in the language and then the meaning; Divine order unlimited by the laws of cause-and-effect.

This Surah is a prelude to the literary brilliance of Surah Al-Rahman. In this session: denying the Nabi; the resilience of messengers; the prophet’s deference to Divine commands over their innate nature; the prophetic mission to save animals.

The overarching theme of the Surah is to look beyond what we perceive. In this session: the splitting of the moon; respecting the means; the effect of miracles; a prophet’s concern for his people.

Surah Al-Najm (53:13-26). The steadily increasing nūr that powered the ascent of the Messenger reached its climax at the Lote tree. The surah is a sign for those who increase in their 'ibādah when they receive Divine Fadl. In this lecture: absolute purity and the inevitability of Jannah; mi'rāj as an unparalleled incident; a higher level of perfection in prophethood; false appropriation by the Quraysh; sultān - power and authority; integrity in presenting knowledge; Tauhīd versus doubt and speculation; Divine qismah and being content with it.