- Interpretation Of Quran / The long version
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- (006) Al Anaam
Three extracted lessons from the verse:
Dear brother, in our 69th. lecture in Surat al An’am, versus 151,from which three lessons are extracted, the verse:
﴾ " Say ( O Mohammad-PBUH):Come, I will reauthor what your Lord has prohibited you from: join not anything in worship with Him;﴿
The First lesson: Polytheism
The first lesson learned of this verse was about the hidden (secret) and obvious polytheism.
﴾ be good and dutiful to your parents;﴿
second lesson: devotion to parents
The second lesson was about devotion to parents.﴾ kill not your children because of poverty – We provide sustenance for you and for them.﴿
The third lesson: children care and upbringing.
The third lesson was about children care and upbringing, and today we move to the forth lesson learnt of this verse , and Allah -the Al- Mighty saying:﴾come not near to Al-Fawahish ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) whether committed openly or secretly; and kill not any one whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause ( according to Islamic Law). This He has commanded you that you may understand.﴿
Keep a safety margin between you and Al-Fawahish: come not near:
Oh brother, the accurate point is Allah's saying " come not near" , definitely it's the words of Allah, the creator of universes, the All-Aware, the All-Knower, the Creator, the Excellence, the conductor, … is forbidding us not from implementing Al-Fawahish, but from coming near Al- Fawahish. So, if the All-Aware said: come not near.
If a person holds the degree of philosophy in electricity engineering; designed a high pressure cable, he puts signs far from the cable: don't come near, high pressure, as this cable has a drawing power;-as I knew before- within 8meters , so if a person approaches within these 8 meters he'll turn to a black coal. So, the warning sign should be: it's forbidden to come near to the electrical current.. if an ignorant person wrote: it's forbidden to touch the cable; he's an idiot then as he'll die before even touching it.
So, when Allah, the creator of universes, the Lord of Heavens and earth, the creator of human beings, the All-Aware, the All-Knower " come not near" it means a person should leave a safety margin between oneself and Al-Fawahish.
﴾ These are the limits(set) by Allah, so approach them not.﴿
I assure you that among every thousand person has committed Al-Fahisha, 90 of them had no intention to commit ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) ; but it happened because they come near to it; this closeness lead to ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse), just as a rock; well settled on a mountain , if you wanted to push it to the mountain's downhill it won't be settled except in the valley's bottom. if you say: I'm pushing it to keep it away about 100m. from the mountain's top; it's just none sense, as it'll be settled in the valley's bottom. This is Expert's opinion.Thus, it's been mentioned at Gospel revealed upon Jesus- PBUH &upon our prophet that: not the honest who doesn't commit a sin, but who gets away from a sin's causes. So,
﴾ and come not near to unlawful sex﴿
Releasing sight is listed under﴾ and come not near to unlawful sex﴿
viles company is listed under﴾and come not near to unlawful sex﴿
secret meetings with a stranger woman is listed under﴾ and come not near to unlawful sex﴿
reading pornographic stories is listed under﴾and come not near to unlawful sex﴿
watching sexual series….so, any thing you come near to , this desire is very strong as to attract you.A long detailed speech could be listed under
﴾ and come not near to unlawful sex﴿
which means leave a safety margin between you and the ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) ; the ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) is a sin. But , some sins are not considered to be a scandal if known over public, rather it seems that when ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) is considered to be scandals when publicized.A scandal is what you're ashamed of; pornography, moral degeneration, adultery, marriage infidelity, gaining unlawful money, theft, ….these are Al-Fawahish., i.e. when publicized turns to a scandal.
When Allah explained that some shameful sins have a strong attraction , it's your heroism part to get away from it, and to keep a safety margin between you and any of those shameful sins.
When mentioning orphan's property ( legacy):
﴾ And come not near to the orphan's property﴿
Determination is not in accounts and boxes in which money is kept, you must not mix your money with an orphan's money, but each money aside, and determine when you spend some money for your needs record it in your account, and when you spend money for the orphan's needs; then from his own account and should also be recorded.A Muslim should pay deep attention to any verse contains a forbidden , as with this forbidden order there's a thing that you must come not near to it; which means that you should keep a safety margin between you and any of this shameful sins.
To illustrate; I used to describe the dangerous area; labeled by a red line as to be a terrifying deep river shore, the shore is sloping and slippery, and the river has another shore; safety , non slippery and flat , so, if you walk on the flat dry shore ; you're in the safe side. on the other hands, you're about to fall down if you walk on the slippery, sloping shore. All in all, some places are not suitable for believers, even if the place was a restaurant or a canteen, it's just that it doesn't fit for believers as it contains nearly naked women, songs, trictrac games, suspicious looks, if you go to these places as if you came near to previous mentioned forbiddens ( shameful sins).
So the word:
﴾ come not near to﴿
has the meaning of keep between you and any shameful sin, specially if it's publicized; a safety margin.If you accompany a vile person, or have secret meetings with a stranger woman, then you broke this forbidden area of safe.
So, we didn't find the direction of: don't commit adultery , rather:
﴾ and come not near to unlawful sex﴿
﴾ These are the limits(set) by Allah, so approach them not.﴿
This is the first meaning.Hidden and obvious Al-Fawahish( Shameful sins):
﴾come not near to Al-Fawahish ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) whether committed openly ﴿
Adultery, theft and drinking wine are openly shameful sins, so if you were sharing your table with someone who drinks wine, he may offer you some wine , a sip maybe, just for pleasure and entertainment. Thus , if you come near to wine you may slip and drink it. So , heroism is to keep away from causes of guilt and sins., rather keep away from causes of shameful sins﴾ whether committed openly ﴿
of course some openly committed sins is easily distinguished, and was forbidden in all revealed laws, Adultery, theft, drinking wine and robbery ….etc. are openly shameful sins.But: " or secretly", there're shameful sins is not less dangerous than the openly committed sins, rather it's more dangerous that the openly committed sins , because the openly committed sins are obvious, you can repent from it. But the secretly committed shameful sins ; just as pride, haughtiness, hatred, arrogance ,feeling of superiority or that a person – even if rightly guided by Allah- feels that he's the only saved and other people are perished, this feeling is described in the Holy Qura'n and by Allah to be a secret shameful sin, and it's much easier to repent from the openly committed shameful sin than from the secret committed sin , because a person commits secret shameful sins thinks of each as to be integrators, or highness.
﴾ Leave ( O mankind, all kinds of) sin, open and secret ﴿
Some times you meet a rightly guided person, yet he doesn't mix with sh3er, in other word, he is arrogant and proud, he believes he's the core of the universe and the rest are inferiors. Other times , when a person belongs to a certain party , he projects indescribable integration upon his group or party, any person doesn't belong to his group is scorned.Hence, the more you're disciplined with Allah, the more humble you become, as Allah- the Al-Mighty says:
﴾come not near to Al-Fawahish ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) whether committed openly or secretly﴿
The secretly committed shameful sins are more dangerous , great sins of heart ( soul) is greater than great sins of organs, the openly committed shameful sin is committed by organs( limbs) i.e. the eye commits adultery which is looking, the ear commits adultery which is listening to prohibited items, the hand commits a shameful sin which is touching or beating, the feet commits a shameful sin by walking to forbidden places, the tongue commits a shameful sin by mentioning sh3er' faults and defects., thus, openly shameful sins are committed by limbs, while secretly shameful sins are committed by heart.You may meet a gentle humble person, tolerant, fair, easily admits his mistakes, makes apology, asks for forgiveness, he offers his possessions to sh3er, you feel relaxed with him. on the other hand their may be an arrogant person who believes of himself to be the centre of the universe, he belittles and scorns any other person , he builds his glory over sh3er' wreck; his wealth over sh3er' poverty, thus we seek refuge with Allah from the secret shameful sins. The person who commits secret shameful sins is unbearable.
I always used to say: you may be a father, and according to Islamic culture the father is respectable, but the heroism in fatherhood not just to be a respectable father, rather to be loved by your children. the same is said if you're an institution manager, a head of a school, a hospital director, a dean of a colleague…a person who has a position, an authority to act; yet he may deal with sh3er in a fierce, arrogant and haughty way, consequently is not liked by sh3er. So, the heroism is to be liked by sh3er not to be strong, hence, among the most precise description Allah has described Himself:
﴾Blessed be the Name of Your Lord (Allah), the Owner of Majesty and Honor﴿
As much as He is Generous, He is Majestic, and this is the heroism to be liked as much as to be needed, thus:﴾come not near to Al-Fawahish ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) whether committed openly or secretly﴿
People scandals are either sexual or financial:
Honestly: all the scandals of people on earth from the time of Adam till the Resurrection Day is the result of one of two mistakes: a wrong in earning money as theft, robbery , a faked bill or an unreal amount of money. The other mistake is a sexual scandal , so either a financial or a sexual scandal ; and the heroism of a believer to close the door of any of those mistakes. thus it's very obvious in his considerations. The considerations of every person cause him a great argument. You should make your considerations clear
Every thing must be clear:
Our prophet-PBUH- the master of all creatures; and Allah's beloved , who's above suspicions ,yet it was narrated by Bukhari & Muslim , reported by Safeyah bent Huyay that
(( One night when the prophet-PBUH- was devoted – isolated in the mosque for worshipping- I paid a visit to him , after talking to him I intended to leave, so , he came with me, while he was walking me home ; her dwelling was at Osama bin Zaid house, two Ansari men passed by, when they saw the prophet-PBUH- they hastened. So, the holy prophet –PBUH- said: wait , she's safeyah bent Huyay.
They responded: Glory to Allah O Allah's apostle!! He told them: the Devil runs in the Human beings just as the blood runs in the vessel; and I feared that the Devil may toss badness in your hearts.))
An illustrating example: the prophet's companion ; Mua'weyah bin Abi Sufian asked once the greatest Arabic resourceful ; Umr bin Al-A's: what is the limit of your cunning? Umr replied: I swear Allah that I never made an entrance, however I can manage an exit of it. Mua'weyah replied: you're not a resourceful then. For me , I never made an entrance I needed to made an exit of it. That's the heroism , to have accurate authentic considerations, not to have unclear accounts for instance a great amount of money is classified under the word " miscellany", how would the miscellany be a great amount of money? Isn't there a receipt? I advice all of you to verify any financial or business relations.
An illustrating story: when the private learning was decading- in the past- the private schools' prices decreased; a school was sold in a very cheap price, a simple amount, two persons shares in purchasing it, each one paid an equal little amount of money , and they started their business. After a month or two the first one sent the other a few amount of money he was pleased for it, then an other amount , then a third amount ; the three sent amounts equals his big ( share in school). afterwards he didn't receive any further amount of money , and the private learning market prospered again and their school valued a great amount of money; then the second person asked his partner about his share in benefit , he ( the first one) replied: I borrowed that amount from you and I paid it back ; while they were already partners , yet without a document nor a contract to prove their partnership.
Thus the precise point is:
﴾come not near to Al-Fawahish ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) whether committed openly or secretly﴿
committed secretly: is haughtiness, arrogance, feeling superiority, that you don't make mistakes; but sh3er make, whoever expresses his disappointment you belittle him.and kill not any one whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause ( according to Islamic Law):
class="quran">﴾and kill not any one whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause ( according to Islamic Law).﴿ It was reported Ibn Omar – may Allah be pleased with him – that the prophet –PBUH- said:﴾ A believer still has a space in his religion unless he kills according to an unjust cause.﴿
The difference between killing and death:
There's a difference between killing and death:
For instance if you smash the electricity lamp, it turns off; because when you smash it you ruined the electrical features as you cut the delicate conductive cable , it's no longer valid to receive electricity this is killing, while death is the electricity cut, that's why:
﴾ A believer still has a space in his religion unless he kills according to an unjust cause.﴿
The danger of killing and its bad end:
And you'll know clearly that every drop of blood over this earth ,from Adam till the Resurrection day is some one's burden.a person may bombed a house where they celebrate a wedding , consequently 125 civilians ,have no relation to events died; this who did bomb them made a great mistake, yet he might say as well: from this place they were shooting , so we bombed it, he covered him self in the press, but Allah will settle an account with him. the same is said when you destruct a house over its inhabitants and they died , who made order for bombing will bear the burden of every died person.
If only we get through the absol
ute justice of Allah, we'll tremble before smashing an ant; not before killing a human.
It was reported Abu- Hurairah; that the holy prophet- PBUH- said:
((a woman entered the Hell fire because of a cat, she tied it , neither feed it nor release it to fetch its food, till the cat died of starvation.))
I can't even imagine a person orders to kill innocent civilians , who didn't commit any fault; how could he sleep at night? But surely, those people feelings have changed and their nature was hushed up.﴾ and kill not any one﴿
the word any one means the soul is absolute, some creatures you're not allowed to kill , sh3er , you are permitted to kill just like the snake, scorpion , only if it gets out of its hiding place, as its place is under the earth and it each has a very accurate mission there; of course talking about animals mission on earth is a long talk indeed, unless these animals there wouldn't have been planting, as soil ventilation is essential in planting, the mission of such creatures is to dig channels in the soil to cause its ventilation, so you're not permitted to kill such creatures within its natural place, but if it gets out side its place, which is permitted by Allah for it, it's a sin committed by such a creature.Thus, killing is not connected only to human, it's generalize upon every creature which you're not allowed to kill,
﴾and kill not any one whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause ( according to Islamic Law).﴿
What is meant by " except for a just cause" ? what is the just cause? The killer is to be killed , who shall bear the blood of a killed person according to Islamic Law? Allah- the All-Mighty will do so. Thus, when the killer is killed according to Islamic Law who shall bear his blood? Allah - the All-Mighty, so the Hadeeth:﴾ A believer still has a space in his religion unless he kills according to an unjust cause.﴿
﴾come not near to Al-Fawahish ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) whether committed openly or secretly﴿
Watch over your heart:
The secretly or openly matter is very important, the inside you is very dangerous, Omar, the 2nd. Khalifah- may Allah be pleased with him- said: watch over your heart. a person may look very great, terrific, good talker, hand some and sociable, but if his inside was full of hatred, conspiring, deception, duality and using various standards; he then has secret shameful sins, as toughness is among the secret shameful great sins, and the toughest hearts are the farthest from Allah.
﴾ And the farthest person from Allah is the tough hearted one.﴿
Toughness is the companion of disconnecting to Allah, while mercy companions connecting to Allah. there's a verse I consider to be a mathematical formula:﴾ And by the mercy of Allah, you dealt with them gently.﴿
Which means O Mohammed because of your connection to Allah, We-Allah- bestow you a mercy settled in your heart, this mercy reflects your gentleness, which cause people gathering around you, that's the formula: connection, implies to mercy , gentleness, then gathering, whereas if you were disconnected to Us- Allah- your heart will be full of toughness, implies coarse, thus people turn away ( leave) you.﴾ And by the mercy of Allah, you dealt with them gently And if had you been severe and harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from about you; so pass over ( their faults) , and ask (Allah's) Forgiveness for them ; and consult them in the affairs.﴿
Connection to Allah and harshness opposes, doesn't meet:
Some times you find two meters in a car one for velocity and the other for engine's rotations, nearly always both meters work together; if the car is stopped and you separated the engine from the tires then you step on the fuel pedal, the meter of the engine works alone , other wise they work together.
What I want to illustrate is that if the belief has a meter and there's another meter for mercy then , they'll work together. I can never believe that there's an existence of a connected person to Allah; yet he's harsh- hearted, or doesn't have mercy.
He who has no mercy towards other shall not get it:
The holy prophet-PBUH- sent his servant for a certain aim, the servant delayed, and the holy prophet- being a human being- was very angry, when the servant came back he told him:
(( If not for the penalty I would hurt you using this sewak))
Sewak: is a tree branch its diameter doesn't exceed 1cm. is used as a tooth brush-He- PBUH- was holding sewak:
﴾ If not for the penalty I would hurt you using this sewak﴿
he has mercy in his heart, those whom he ordered his companions to kill after the victory of Makkah., he forgave most of them , just because they begged him, and asked for his forgiveness, the believer's sign is mercy.((He who has no mercy towards sh3er, shall not get it))
Allah has said in the holy s7adeth- narrated by the prophet -PBUH:(( If you hope for My mercy , then have mercy upon my creatures.))
(( Show mercy upon earthly creatures, consequently Allah will have mercy upon you.))
What shall I tell you to illustrate this point? Well, you may compel a woman to teach at a school with a monthly salary equals 4000 Lira; a very little amount of money from 6a.m until lately in the after noon , yet she accepts , because she has no choice ; as she needs the job and she needs money, but of course this isn't her right. Her employer didn't have mercy upon her.
How could such an employer woman fulfill her monthly expenses, containing: transportations, electricity consumption , medical cure….etc. yet, after all of this unjust the employer is proud that he pays low salaries for his employees; who accept such wages out of unemployment and their need.
﴾ Show mercy upon earthly creatures, consequently Allah will have mercy upon you.﴿
You are bestowed your livelihood because of your weak ones:
As long as we're talking about this subject, we should answer this inquiry: what are we looking forward to having?
Till we become victorious over those haughty proud enemies, who have various techniques of humiliation the Palestinians, they destructed the electricity generators in Gaza, this destruction's cost is 150 million US , can you imagine a million person in Gaza with no electricity, nor water nor fuel; hence all the preserved food was spoilt, their works broke down, and all their activities were compulsory stopped; the industries, they're already poor, nevertheless they were destr
ucted, isn't that a severs cruelty?
﴾ Show mercy upon earthly creatures, consequently Allah will have mercy upon you.﴿
Thus, the holy prophet – PBUH-said- pay attention now! "(( You are bestowed your livelihood because of your weak ones))
How? It's mentioned in the previous s7adeth that we're bestowed victory over our strong haughty enemies ; who own plenty of recent, lethal weapons.
(( You are bestowed your livelihood because of your weak ones))
When we'll be able to gain victory over such enemies? When we help the weak , feed him if he is hungry, clothe him when he's naked, cure him when he is patient, give him a shelter if he is homeless, help him if he is oppressed , educate him if he if ignorant….. so, if you help a weaker person; and you have the ability to leave his help, or to smash him, yet he can't criticize you. Only when you help such a person Allah will reward you by granting you victory over a stronger enemy, but I swear as long as there are oppression in the community, a husband oppressed his wife in front of her children, or humiliate and beat her brutally, if there's an oppressed worker, human employee.These weak people once you help them , the community in strongly united, then is granted victory.
Among the meaning of killing: driving people away from their religion:
So, respectable brother " and kill not any one whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause ( according to Islamic Law). "In other verse of the Holy Qura'n, Allah's said:
﴾ And Al-Fitnah* is worse than killing means: polytheism﴿
So if you drove away a believer youth from his religion using a film for instance, if you drove away a
﴾whole community * And Al-Fitnah* is worse than killing﴿
The buried alive female when asked ( in the Resurrection Day):
﴾and when the female ( infant) buried alive ( as the Pagan Arabs used to do) is questioned. For what sin was she killed?﴿
A young dead girl is in the Heaven , but killing her is such a great oppression, but if you give your daughter the complete freedom to wear what she wants, and she was the reason (of watching sin) for youth in the street, while you -her father- is used to pray continually in the mosque, yet you think you should not push hard over her and let her live her life freely , you're causing her driving away fromIslam, which is
﴾ And Al-Fitnah* is worse than killing﴿
As if he buried her alive she'll go to heaven , but when you full liberate her to the limit that she is corrupted and causes corruption to sh3er; she'll go to Hell fire. Thus it was mentioned that a spoilt girl by her father would stand – in the Resurrection Day – in front of Allah saying: O my lord, I won't go to hell until my father goes before I do."On the contrary, there're many pure , putting veil believer girls, learners of the Holy Qura'n by heart ; yet their father prevents them from marriage, which cause him a great sin.
" Except for a just cause ( according to Islamic Law). ":
﴾ and kill not any one whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause(according to Islamic Law). ﴿
Except for a just cause: is that a murderer is to be killed , but in the just cause Allah's permitted sheep meat. But, how would you kill it for a just cause? A person slaughtered a goat in front of its sister, while the holy prophet was watching , instantly he became very angry and told him:﴾why didn't you hide it from its sister? Do you want to kill the other twice?﴿
(( and when you slaughter, then proficiently; and sharpen your razor and relieve your carcass.))
﴾ and kill not any one whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause (according to Islamic Law).﴿
A Muslim is obliged to inquire for permitted and forbidden things:
A believer should inquire about permitted and forbidden things, then stick to the permitted things ; as they cause your nearness to Allah , and on the contrary, keep away from the forbidden things , as they blocked you away from Allah.You recognize Allah from the universe, and worship Him by religion, but we – Muslims- have a problem that most of us imagine that Islam is limited in performing prayers, fasting and giving alms( Zakat) and performing pilgrimage, so he only stick to performance of the previous duties, yet he is totally remote from Islam. We should believe that Islam isn't just limited to these duties, it has 500 thousand item begins from the intimate relation in the bed (between a husband and his wife) , gaining your money, dealing with sh3er, your loyalty to Muslims and Islam , your utility to Muslims…till the international relations.
Religion does exist in all aspects of life:
You may own infant food industry, if you purchase expired ingredients in a lower price and use it in your industry to product infant foods, then gain legendary profits; do you think that you'll not hold responsibility before Allah! No way. So religion is not just restricted to mosques, you go to mosque to acquire Allah's directions for your life.
To illustrate this thing: a doctor may ask a patient to have 8 kinds of blood analysis, yet the patient needs only one, and the doctor shares half the profit with the blood lab. owner, do you think that he'll get away with this sin without holding responsibility before Allah? A lawyer may convince a client that his case is very easy, and that you can delay claims for 8 yrs. at the end of the case the judge aligned to his opponent, what would you do to him, well you may tell him: you didn't pay much. Do you think that he'll get away with this sin without holding responsibility before Allah?
A teacher may put a test beyond students' abilities, consequently they failed, so he suggests to give them private lessons. do you think that he'll get away with this sin without holding responsibility before Allah? A patient may visit a doctor at a public hospital, where the medicine is free of charge, but the doctor told him: you need another kind of medicine , you must come to my clinic, although the patient is very poor. A doctor may smuggle a medicine to an adjacent country to cost 300 lira where its real cost is 13 lira , then he'll get away with this sin without holding responsibility before Allah? So the religion exists at the clinic, the school, the grocery, in planting; for instants a peasant can use a cancer causing hormone in order to get fast growth and nice color for the crops, would he get away with this sin without holding responsibility before Allah? A hepatitis patient; who is restaurant worker, could cause death or disease transferring to the customers if he were not careful with hygienic standards, would he get away with this sin without holding responsibility before Allah? So there're plenty of examples to illustrate this article. But what we should know that life is only organized by belief, and our countless problems are due to our weak feeling of Allah's monitoring for us.
To sum up, religion does exist in your daily life entirely, your job, house, your children raising, your truth in dealing… when you follow the straightforward path , which the holy prophet-PBUH-
summarized by one word:
(( let your food be good.))
Do you put much ghee or meat in your food, of course no. so stick to permitted gained earnings –according to Islamic Law- and because you stick to straightforward dealing , thus the good earnings when is used to buy food, it'll be good.To illustrate this fact, I visited a friend's father several years ago ; who is dead now, he was 96 years old, he literally told me: I carried out complete blood and urine counts, they were all in the average natural level – in the age of 96!- he continued: I never eat a forbidden penny during my whole life time, and never had I dealt with any prohibited thing.
So, you should strict to straightforward path , and deal honestly with sh3er and be sure that Allah will never let you down, He'll bestow your earning and you'll be comfortable.
Hence,
﴾come not near to Al-Fawahish ( shameful sins, illegal sexual intercourse) whether committed openly or secretly; and kill not any one whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause ( according to Islamic Law). This He has commanded you that you may understand.﴿
One might ask why Allah- the Al-Mighty – hasn't said these instead of this, as there is more than one direction was mentioned in this verse, because Allah's curriculum is one.And the word
﴾ that you may understand.﴿
Means using your mind , and Allah's curriculum is 100 identical with human intellect. The curriculum is Allah's revelation and we were bestowed the mind as a scale , the identification between mind and transmitted revelation is definite.