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Sisters' Class is every Wednesday at 11:30am (in Arabic) at
the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, TN [First Class] [Second Class] [Third Class] [Fourth Class] [Fifth Class] [Sixth Class]
[1] We will start our class with Dua'a, then prayers on Prophet Mohammad (S) صلى الله عليه و سلم - My sisters, Always whenever you hear the prayer upon Prophet Mohammad, it is very important that you repeat it.
Let's talk about our Holy Book; the Qur'an, Who are the Qur'an
carriers, or Ahlu Al-Qur'an? Adam was the first prophet on Earth, and Sheith (Adam's son alaihimis-salaam.) was the second prophet on Earth and lived for 1000 years. What are the Holy Books? Counted to be 136 book; 50 books cam on Sheith alaihis-salaam. The most important Holy books delivered to prophets among the last generations since prophet Adam -peace be upon him- are as follows:
1. Suhuf-Ibrahim (Scrolls of
Abraham/Ibrahim) (Arabic: صحف
ابراهيم) which are part of the religious
scriptures of Islam, and are
believed by some to be lost, and which was a holy book given by Allah to Ibrahim (Arabic: ابراهيم) alaihis-salaam. 2. The Injil (Arabic إنجيل ) which was a holy book given by Allah to Isa (Arabic: عيسى) alaihis-salaam. 3. Zabur (Arabic: زابور) which was a holy book given by Allah to Dawood alaihis-salaam 4. Tawrat
(Tawrah or Taurat, Arabic: توراة) is the
holy book given by Allah to Musa (Moses)
alaihis-salaam, which is also
known The Holy Book; Al-Qur'an came in the Arabic Language, it is, therefore, agreed by Muslim scholars that any translation of the Qur'an is not the exact word of God. Non-Arabic speaking people should be able to benefit from translations but no one should depend upon a single translation because no translation is free of errors. A translation represents the understanding or lack of it by the translator himself. If any one desires to become a scholar of the Qur'an there is no choice but to learn the Arabic language of the Qur'an and gain expertise in it. Let's talk about the verse "Fi El-Mahdi Wa Kahlaan" in suraht "Maryam". Fi El-Mahdi or in cradle; means a baby infant, and Kahlan or an Adult; means in the age of 30 yrs old. Ages in all humans differ, in other words, when a man reaches the age of 30 yrs old, he is considered "Kahlaan" in the arabic language or an adult in English, when he reaches the age of 40 yrs old, he is considered "Rashidan" or a mature adult, and at the age of 50 yrs old he is "Shaykhaan"in the arabic language or an elder in English. Also Al-Shaykh is thre different kind: A shaykh by age, or a shaykh by knowledge, or a shaykh by sattan (bad sins). Our Arabic language is amazing, it has many different meaning, with lots of rich vocabulary, for example when we we say a person died, it will be Towifiya and not tawaffa. According to the Muslim perspective what makes the Quran unique is:
The Qur’an is the last revealed Book of God. It is a record of the exact words revealed by God through Angel Gabriel to Prophet Muhammad over a period of twenty-three years. When the Angel brought the revelations, Prophet Mohammad memorized them, then dictated to his companions, and were written down by scribes. Not one word of its 114 chapters has been changed over the centuries, so that the Qur’an is in every detail the unique and miraculous text which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad. As the Qur'an first revealed to the Holy prophet in Makkah, for 13 years, and continued after the prophet migrated to Madinah for 10 years, so there were Maki Qura'n and Madani Qur'an, let's compare and find the differences between both of them:
The Holy book in Islam
At the end of the class, Imam Osama gave 15 minutes for questions and answers? Also he advised us to prepare for the next class which is the explanation of the first five versus of suraht Al-Nur. The class was closed by a prayer by the Imam and his attendee. Wa Aslamo Alykom Wa Rahmatu Allahi Wa Barakato.
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The Imam starts the class with Dua'a, then prayers on Prophet Mohammad (S) صلى الله عليه و سلم Just to remind you again, in previous class we mentioned the meaning of the word "Surah"; which is an Arabic word driven from "Sour" which means walls or fence and we always fence our houses, or maybe the whole city; in other words each Surah consider to talk about a whole city; which is full of every rule or law managing the life of people living within that city. The meaning of Ayah is "wonder", or "obvious" because mankind is unable to produce or say something like it. Naming the Surahs were ?Ijtihaad? depending on the reason or the explanation of the versus and what values it brings to the Islamic society. Bismillah; means I submit and give up in all to Allah (SWT), also believe that all these versus are Allah's words. Suraht Al-Nur includes lots of important rules and regulations for the Islamic family and the society in all, it is the Surah of social conventions and manners. One of the major issues this Surah is talking about is rules concerning the woman in Islam as she is the basic of the Islamic family, also it is regulating people’s lives at home, seeking to maintain courteous relations between people, reaching a state of harmony and morality in the society; and shows how to purify the community from crimes and sin. . Let's remember Al-Saydda Khadija in this story; "When the prophet Muhammad (S) was worshiping Allah in Hirra' Cave the angel Jibrael cam to him for the first time with the first versus of our Holy Book, the prophet was scared and shaking and he went back home, he was running to his wife Kadijaha (AS) shaking and scared trying to explain to her what he saw and heard, Kadijah was a very wise lady and calmed him down saying you will never be disappointed, God will always protect you, and I will find out what you saw; I am sure it is an angel not a devil or satin, Kadijah was smart enough to think about the following; she told prophet Mohammad: as soon as he comes back or it is visible to you -referring to angel Jibril- just let me know, then angel jibril appeared to prophet Mohammad and he told his wife Kahdija, she took of her head cover and asked prophet Mohammad "is he still there?", No!! answered prophet Mohammad, and now Kadijah came to a conclusion that is definitely an angel, because angels never do bad sins as watching women with uncovered head. Subhan Allah! The Importance of Surat An-Nur:
سُورَةٌ أَنزَلْنَـهَا A Surah which We have sent down, here Allah is starting the Surah with the word "Surah", to pointing out the high esteem in which He holds this Surah, and how these it is important. وَفَرَضْنَـهَا
وَأَنزَلْنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَـتٍ بَيِّنَـتٍ
لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ Now the Imam explained the difference between Allowed (Hallal in Arabic: حلال) and Forbidden (Haraam, in Arabic: حرام)
For example it is obligatory to wash up or make Wadu for praying (which is the act of washing parts of the body using water) so we are required (واجب) to perform wudu in preparation for ritual prayers, but also what is better or preferred (مستحب) is to give it your full attention to enter a state of purity before praying. Then Allah says: الزَّانِيَةُ وَالزَّانِى فَاجْلِدُواْ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِّنْهُمَا مِاْئَةَ جَلْدَة In addition to this if you notice in this verse and in another verse of the Qur'an, the Adultery has been mentioned for both males and females but started with the females by saying The Zaniyah (refer to a feminine word) and then the Zani (refer to a masculine word), another example is when steeling was mentioned in one of the verse in Qur'an; it started with the stealer or thief in masculine expression then the stealer in feminine expression. That tells what? It tells us that in Adultery most of the blame of this sin could be on the women, but not all of it, if they took care of themselves Islamicaly, covered and behave in Islamic moralities, may be that bad sin or illegal sex would not exist. But when talking about stealing; because this bad sin needs a physical strength, defiantly the men will be mentioned first in the verse. It is very important that we, Muslims women, watch ourselves whenever we dress, talk, act or react, especially in the outside environment, and be careful because there could be some sick people that we are not aware of and may misunderstand our actions. At the
end of the class, Imam Osama gave 15 minutes for questions and
answers? Also he advised us to prepare for the next class which is
the explanation of the next five versus of suraht Al-Nur.
The class was closed by a prayer by the Imam and his attendee. Wa Aslamo Alykom Wa Rahmatu Allahi Wa Barakato.
[3] Always remember that Allah (SW) is watching you, so if you want to correct or advise people, start with yourself. Going back to the Adultery sin, the punishment of this sin is divided into two categories; the physical part and the psychological part.
Now, Remember that you should be careful who to know and invite to your house, because No one should eat your food but the true believer; he/she will be trusted not to say or backbite about your whatever you have in your house, even if you feed them whatever you have of food. In other words do the best you can to protect yourself and family, and leave the rest to Allah (SW) (Arabic: لا يدخل بيتك الا مؤمن و لا يأكل طعامك الا تقي) and remember that your life is your own privacy, and whatever we have within our life we always like to keep it to ourselves, so if you do not want your privacy shield broken, make sure not to break and keep a limit away from other people privacy.
وَلاَ تَأْخُذْكُمْ بِهِمَا رَأْفَةٌ فِى دِينِ اللَّهِ As what we said in last class when punishing them, lash hard without causing any wound, so that he/she and others like him will be deterred by the terror of that. وَلْيَشْهَدْ عَذَابَهُمَا طَآئِفَةٌ مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ and the punishment should be carried out in public, where a party of the believers witness their punishment, because it is more humiliating for the people who committed adultery to be flogged in front of others which will convey the sense of scandal and rebuke. Also it will result to that they will have no credit in the community الزَّانِى لاَ يَنكِحُ إِلاَّ زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً In this verse Allah tells us that any male who is guilty of fornication (Arabic: الزَّانِى) can not marry any women except a female who is guilty of fornication (Arabic: زَانِيَةً) or an idolater (Arabic: مُشْرِكَة), in other word no female will accept him with this action except a sinful woman guilty of the same sin or an idolater. In the same way, a female guilty of adultery can not marry any man except a sinful male who is guilty of fornication, or an idolater. Allah also forbid any male believer from marrying prostitutes, or any woman believer from marrying an immoral men. وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ الْمُحْصَنَـتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُواْ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَآءَ فَاجْلِدُوهُمْ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً وَلاَ تَقْبَلُواْ لَهُمْ شَهَادَةً أَبَداً وَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْفَـسِقُونَ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ تَابُواْ مِن بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُواْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ Allah and the prophet Mohammed (S) صلى الله عليه و سلم taught us not to talk about each other and forbid back biting; so if you want to protect your privacy, keep in mind to leave people privacies outside your thoughts. In this verse those who accuse chaste women, and can not produce four witnesses, flog them with eighty stripes, and reject their testimony forever except those who repent thereafter and do righteous deeds. Also to obtain conviction of Adultery, this sin must be attested by at least four male Muslim witnesses of good character, with the accused having a right to testify and their testimony given the most weight in the eyes of the judges, and these legal procedural requirements were instituted to make it impossible to obtain conviction of this sin. At the end of the class, Imam Osama gave 15 minutes for questions and answers. The class was closed by a prayer by the Imam and his attendee. Wa Aslamo Alykom Wa Rahmatu Allahi Wa Barakato.
[4] The class starts with Dua'a, then prayers on Prophet Mohammad (S) صلى الله عليه و سلم. One of the moste important issues surat An-Nur was revealed is replying to the rumors spread by the hypocrites about Lady Aisha; the prophet wife (May Allah be pleased with her); she was accused by committing adultery, although Allah (SWT) Himself proved her innocence in the Qur’an. Let's go over the story as what has been explained by the companions and the scholars; what happened is that when Lady Aisha went with the Prophet (SAWS) in Al-Mustalaq Conquest, and the army stopped to have some rest, Lady Aisha lost her necklace when she was away from the army to refresh and rest. While she was searching for it, the men carried her hawdaj (a closed small tent placed on the camel), not thinking that she was not there, as she had a light weight. When she came back, she found that she was left alone as the army had gone. The Prophet (SAWS) was used to keep somebody in the rear of the army, so as to guide anyone who misses it. At that time, it was Safwan Ibn Al-Mu’atal who found Lady Aisha alone, so he settled his camel and turned away so she will ride on it without speaking to her or even looking at her, until they entered Al-Madinah. The hypocrites made use of this incident to their own benefit; they began spreading rumours that Lady Aisha and Safwan committed adultery. People began to spread these false rumours, even some believers fell into the trap, and they said “No smoke without fire”. Muslims argued about that matter: some were puzzled; some did not believe it at all; and some did. No ayahs were revealed to the Prophet (SAWS) for a whole month, which was a test for the whole society. Shekh Osama continue the story saying: It was a hard test, indeed, which lasted until ayahs from Surat An-Nur were sent down to prove Lady Aisha’s innocence? The Revelation ceased to occur to the Prophet (SAWS) until the whole society releases all different thoughts and attitudes about that matter. Then the versus came to clarify and prove Lady's Aisha's innocence: Allah (SWT) says: “Verily those who brought forth the slander (against ‘Aisha the wife of the Prophet) are a group among you. Consider it not a bad thing for you. Nay, it is good for you. Unto every man among them will be paid that which he had earned of the sin, and as for him among them who had the greater share therein, his will be a great torment” (24: 11). This Ayah declares that Lady Aisha is innocent, and that what happened was flagrant lies and falsehood. Whoever contributed to spreading such lies in the society, mainly Abdullah Ibn Abu Salul, the head of the hypocrites, will have a tremendous torment. Also the ayah comments on the slander which spread like hellfire among Muslims. Allah (SWT) says: “Consider it not a bad thing for you. Nay, it is good for you” (24: 11). How can there be any benefit or good in this? At the end of the class, Imam Osama gave 15 minutes for questions and answers. The class was closed by a prayer by the Imam and his attendee. Wa Aslamo Alykom Wa Rahmatu Allahi Wa Barakato.
[5] The class starts with Dua'a, then prayers on Prophet Mohammad (S) صلى الله عليه و سلم. We will continue talking about "Tha Efik Maatter".
The whole Islamic society, was to learn from this incident, and we too shall learn from it. So let's summarize what we learned from this matter:
At the end of the class, Imam Osama gave 15 minutes for questions and answers. The class was closed by a prayer by the Imam and his attendee. Wa Aslamo Alykom Wa Rahmatu Allahi Wa Barakato.
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The class
starts with Dua'a, then prayers on Prophet Mohammad
(S) صلى الله عليه و سلم.
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