Moral Values Of Quran: A Commentary on Surah Hujuraat
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Author: Ayatullah Sayyid Abdul Husayn Dastghaib Shirazi
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qum
Category: Quran Interpretation
Moral Values Of Quran: A Commentary on Surah Hujuraat
- Text of the Holy Sura Hujurat
- A Synopsis of Surah Hujurat
- 1) Personality of the Last Prophet
- 2) Regret in Believing in the Word of a Transgressor
- 3) Reconciliation between Muslims
- 4) Find and Remove the Roots of differences
- 5) Apparent Islam and inward Faith
- 6) Faith is God’s Bounty
- Simple explanation for common understanding
- Part 1
- Thankfulness for the bounty of life and perception of Ramadhan
- Salawat, the Best Recitation
- Explanation of Surah Hujurat is appropriate
- Importance and Bounties of the holy month of Ramadhan
- Organs are restrained from Prohibited deeds
- Month of wakefulness and self-realization
- A full belly is not in harmony with spiritualism
- Bonds of relationship with kinsfolk and Divine Mercy
- Obscenity and adultery cuts off family relations
- Industry without Spiritualism
- Give and feed to whatever extent possible
- Charity proportional with possessions
- They are righteous in the other world also
- He hosts guests on his grave
- He gives his horse to the poor during famine
- Selling books for Hajj pilgrimage
- The alm-givers will intercede tomorrow
- Remembering hunger and thirst of the Judgment Day
- A talk between Hajjaj and a fasting shepherd
- Raise hands for supplication
- Remember the thirst of Husain
- Notes
- Part 2
- Observance of fast and recitation of Qur’an
- Three main subjects in Surah Hujurat
- No one has a right to go ahead of the master
- Expediency before God and Prophet
- Three commands which Umar altered
- Another innovation in the Morning Azan
- An unrecognized tradition of Prophet
- Gives preference to his own likes
- Secrecy even after separation
- God is Hearing, Wise
- Do not raise your voice higher than the voice of Prophet
- Respect for Prophet in every aspect
- Sign of Piety in heart is discipline
- Fire does not burn him
- Doing good to Sayyids brings good of this world and Hereafter
- Discipline of Abul Fadhl, a perfect example
- Notes
- Part 3
- Deprivation of bounties of the presence of the Prophet
- Apostasy nullifies deeds
- One who hurts the Prophet nullifies his good deeds
- Piety of the heart and the body
- Understanding the greatness of His creation results in the Piety of Heart
- Both an elephant and a mosquito are from one mechanism
- Signs of Muhammad are also honorable
- Notes
- Part 4
- Be patient till the Prophet comes out
- Christian allegations against the Prophet
- The duties are only for the benefit of Muslims
- Learn true abstinence from Muhammad
- On the ground like slaves and servants
- Always first in Saluting
- Never rode when companions walked
- The Prophet did not demand a particular food item
- Need of Anas
- Seek the praised status (Maqam-e-Mahmood) from God
- Attain nearness to Allah through prostration
- Khums also is for the Muslims themselves
- Notes
- Part 5
- He fetches people from love for world to love for God
- The reward of Prophethood for the faithful themselves: Love for the near kindered
- Fasting strengthens spirit
- Charity cultivates generosity
- Patience brings growth and draws limitless reward
- Observance of rights is bilateral
- Salute the faithful
- Sayyids should also respect the Muslims
- Sayyids should all the more refrain from sinning
- Rights of spouses are reciprocal
- I feel better among women
- The rights of parents and children too are reciprocal
- Notes
- Part 6
- Do not react to the words of a Transgressor
- Deprivation from attending scholars
- Walid the transgressor and Bani Mustaliq
- Eternal discredit for Uthman
- Scholars were martyred due to such mischief
- Greatness of declaring God’s oneness
- Dying with love for the Master of the Age
- Weep for yourself in advance
- Notes
- Part 7
- Friday is a holiday
- Ali’s words in the Basra Market
- Do not forget Allah; be thankful to Him
- Enjoinment of Piety in the Friday sermon
- Piety both in friendship and enmity
- Reconciliation between parties is compulsory
- Reconciliation between a man and his wife brought about by Amirul Momineen
- Reconciliation between a man and his wife brought about by Amirul Momineen
- Imam’s expenditure on reconciliation between Shias
- Advent of Imam Mahdi for reconciliation
- Take benefit of Repentance
- Notes
- Part 8
- Khalid goes for investigation
- Undue benefit of people’s ignorance
- You are obedient not commanders
- God sent faith for you
- Sumaiyah was bravery personified
- Sins are bitter to the Faithful
- God makes you taste the sweetness of Faith
- Delight of faith for those who want it
- Nothing until you ask for it
- A thief, while sinning, gives guidance to others
- Imam Zainul Abideen addresses Abdul Malik Ibn Marwan
- ‘Amen’ of a sinner is better than the prayer of a worshipper
- Trembling of Hurr on the Day of Ashura
- Notes
- Part 9
- Religion is dearer than life to a faithful believer
- The Faithful feels disgusted due to sins
- Reach truth through practice
- Relation of these two verses with preceding and succeeding ones
- Greatness of Imam’s army
- God takes pride in worshippers at dawn
- Weeping of a repentant is better than glorification by angels
- Notes
- Part 10
- Witticism in the interpretation of this verse
- Reconciliation between two groups of Muslim
- Aws and Khazraj fight over urination of an ass
- The war of Haider was a bounty for Iran
- Constitutional riots, tyranny and secret news foretold by Ali
- A pious person with power can make reform
- Brotherhood and equality between Believers
- Fulfilling the need of a Believer
- Blessings lifted up due to corruption
- Notes
- Part 11
- Acceptance of reconciliation and agreement is also obligatory
- God accepts repentance
- Islamic brotherhood is general
- Defense of Islamic lands is a must for all
- Do not speak bad of religious leaders
- Observe rights of brotherhood
- Mediator falls prey to corrupt fighters
- Rights of brothers in faith
- Be good to others as they are with you
- Faithful friends, here and in Hereafter
- Camel owners permission
- Notes
- Part 12
- Believers are like a single body
- Say Salam while visiting and meeting
- Inquiry about health etc for thanksgiving
- Shake hands and hug
- Safiya hosts the Holy Prophet
- Abu Dharr visits Salman
- Blind in the house of the host
- Manners for attending meetings
- He deafens himself for lifetime
- Faithful jinn comes to help faithful men
- Helping a believer equals ten rounds of Ka’ba
- Equality with a Believer
- Muhammad and Ali like the two brothers Musa and Haroon
- Making brothers is a recommended deed
- Example on self-sacrifice
- Notes
- Part 13
- Material and spiritual aspects in social life
- Satanic obsessions, a result of loneliness, for loneliness
- The things which join hearts are ordered
- Give importance of Islamic greetings
- Elements causing disintegration are prohibited
- Ummul Momineen Safiya, with Ayesha and Hafsa
- The unknown Abdul Ghaffar who prayed behind Imam-e-Zaman
- May be he has friendship with God
- Compensate your oppressions through repentance
- Notes
- Part 14
- Salawat and rescuing in times of trouble
- Knowing God and worshipping (serving) God, aim of creation
- Reflection of his radiance, wherever you see
- Man’s prosperity is in knowing Almighty Allah
- Water carrier recognized God through his water skin
- Pessimism and mistrust destroys mans life
- A Melancholic youth turns into a cow
- Melancholy has overtaken most people today
- Violence after watching films
- God’s grace in Marital life
- The dog’s white and strong fangs
- A Generous disbeliever is better than a miser Muslim
- Damascus Police Chief, a true Shia
- Imam Sadiq’s message a courtier of Mansoor
- Repent for the past
- Kindness of Imam Hasan while eating
- Notes
- Part 15
- Thabit recalls a Muslim’s mother in bad light
- Akrama, son of Abu Jahl, better than Muslims
- Maybe the mocked one is better than you
- Forgiven for giving water to a dog
- Christian youths become rightly guided through Qur’an
- Guidance for some and misguidance for others
- End of a learned Haji
- Pray, so that we die in a good condition
- Three things hidden in three things
- Those whose grief will be more
- The lowly became high
- Notes
- Part 16
- They mocked her for her short stature and a lengthy dress
- To disgrace others is to disgrace oneself
- All are to meet the same one and hence are equal
- Spiritual connection of Shias with Ali
- Every action has its reaction
- Whatever you do, you do to yourself
- Do not call one another names
- It is must to repent after sinning
- I have oppressed myself
- Suspecting a believer is unlawful
- Spying is also not permissible
- Suspicion is from one’s own evil
- Prevent suspicion by having a good opinion
- Calling someone Sufi is also suspicion
- Imam Kazim and Shaqeeq Balkhi
- Satan’s regret for misguiding a believer
- Notes
- Part 17
- Satan’s regret for misguiding a believer
- Conjecture, between certainty and doubt
- Unwise worshipper and his deeds of less value
- Everything is very well in its place
- The spacious atmosphere of the outer world, protects life
- Death, a great bounty of God
- Remove the spectacles of ill-view
- Death, a preliminary to reception by God
- Death is a decoration for man
- Ali is happy and pleased with death
- Help the legatee of Muhammad or give death
- Notes
- Part 18
- Having a bad opinion about God is disbelief and polytheism
- Creation of man for friendship with God
- Elegance of Yusuf and the Houries of Paradise
- The fragrance of flowers in this world and the heavenly smells
- Divine mercy is found everywhere
- Fire is necessary for the stubborn
- Ali blinded his enemy
- Insulting Ali makes one worthy to be killed
- Of God! Your mercy is open river to all
- Satan gives oath of Ali to Almighty God
- Two advices from Satan for this world and for the hereafter
- Ungratefulness causes drought
- Hurul Eieen makes one remember God
- Notes
- Part 19
- The real gift is irretrievable
- Three bounties higher than every bounty
- Remembrance of death removes futile pleasures
- Deniers of prophethood have a bad opinion about God
- Human intelligence is unable to comprehend Good and Evil
- No circumspection in law-making
- Dreams cannot be accepted as proofs
- Only the eye of the Prophet and the Imam can see
- God took away Ali, while Muawiyah and Amr Aas remained alive
- If He retaliates none will remain alive
- It is life to be killed on the Path of Truth
- Ali longed for martyrdom
- Happiness and hardship are relative
- The Worldly Furnace is a Sanatorium of Hell
- A drop of tear cools down oceans of fire
- Notes
- Part 20
- The job of Ali was admonition
- God and His Prophet recognized Ali
- Literal name and original name, sign and word
- All Creatures are Signs of God
- Ali is the great Sign, a Perfect word and the Great Name of Allah
- Birth in Ka’ba, Martyrdom in Mosque
- Hands towards heavens even in infancy
- Supernatural strength
- Pregnancy of a virgin girl and Amirul Momineen’s judgment
- Ali’s strength was supernatural
- Ali could not be distinguished from common people
- Ali’s knowledge, a manifestation of God’s knowledge
- Arbitration about distribution of camels
- A Guest who paid eight dirhams
- A peep into the higher world
- Forgiving despite having full powers
- Kindness despite bravery
- Muawiyah hears the events of Ali
- Pleasure in this world, detainment in the Hereafter
- A child learns from the father’s flight
- Everyone’s sin in his own limit
- Last words of Amirul Momineen
- And
- Notes
- Part 21
- Inner signs are indeed amazing
- The created did not know about the Creator
- Waking up when he wants
- Dreams: Samples of reward and punishment in Grave
- The dead appeal to the living
- Surrounding by the soul is a sample of surrounding by God
- Different engagements do not restrain the soul
- Self of Ali is the biggest sign of self-related signs
- Angels seek fragrance
- Ali faced the army alone
- At the bedside of thousands, every moment
- Ali with his own bier
- Pious souls at the burial of Ali
- Ali’s grave and hunting animals
- More protective than the helper of locusts
- Radiance of Ali’s grave illuminates the surrounding graves
- The palm extended towards God is filled up
- Once again Husain asks women to be patient
- Notes
- Part 22
- Ignorance is no excuse
- Do not take it in the wrong sense
- Circle of fire and running of trees
- He did not respond because he was deaf
- Having a bad opinion about a friend of God is dangerous
- Reality of backbiting and vain excuses
- Ousted from God’s shelter
- They do not observe the rights of God
- Paradise is prohibited for a backbiter
- Injuries of Husain on Ashura Day
- Notes
- Part 23
- Four evidences which show that backbiting is prohibited
- Fifty narrations regarding backbiting
- Backbiting eats up religion like leprosy
- Towards good through good opinion about God
- Character building by practice during youth time
- Refraining from backbiting, cause of every good
- Bad behavior brings punishment to Saad in grave
- Backbiting overturns good and bad deeds
- Gifts in exchange of backbiting and cursing
- Admonition by an adviser is not backbiting
- No Backbiting in open sins
- Seeking justice is not backbiting
- Ahmed the orphan and Ibn Tolon’s slave girl
- Yusuf and Zulaikha, a lesson of the time
- Notes
- Part 24
- Comparing backbiting with eating of dead
- Collective benefit
- Pious Shaykh, yet known as unclean
- Refer a definite sin to yourself
- Corruptions resulting from backbiting scholars
- Abu Bakr and Umar backbite Salman and Usamah
- Amazing effects of five things
- The happiness of mourners is higher than their grief
- Notes
- Part 25
- Qur’an for the good of this world and the hereafter
- Qur’anic Commands and worldly comforts
- Imam Sajjad’s words to a mischief maker
- Restrain yourself from the beginning
- Pious looking backbiting
- Do not pride on one another
- Being proud of race is also ignorance
- Harmful interruption is also prohibited
- Sinister effects of telephonic talks
- God created all from a father and a mother
- Disbeliever’s insult Bilal, the Muezzin of the Prophet
- Abbas and Shayba show pride to Ali
- The words of Imam Hasan were no boastings
- Words of Imam Sajjad before Asmai
- Notes
- Part 26
- All are from same father and mother
- Nocturnal emission reminds one of his origins
- Slave, yet God’s friend
- You have bought a slave, not created him
- So no one must be proud
- Marriage of Safiya with Miqdad
- The engineering craft of the honeybee without tools
- Intercession of the righteous on Judgment Day
- Bani Asad arrives in Medina
- Faith is the awakening of the heart
- Faith has not yet entered your hearts
- They did not come up for jihad
- A deed done for God is not little
- Between Yazid and Husain
- Notes
- Part 27
- Sit at the bank of a river and observe the passing of life
- Gifts for the dead on Friday eve
- Sign of Faith
- A believer has no uncertainty in his belief
- Illiterate but with an enlightened heart
- Threw away impure food articles but did not sell them
- Destruction for the wealthy except those who spend
- Muslims do not oblige Allah
- God has obliged you
- Charity of Husain, an example for others
- Notes
- Part 28
- Faith in origin and end is the basis of all religions
- Inclination towards something amounts to having faith in it
- Hereafter requires prior preparation
- Models of Faith
- Do not turn again to lust
- Friendship with one another brings bliss
- God deserves to be more affectionate
- Wife’s obedience to husband for God’s sake
- Farewell to the dear month of Ramadhan
- Hours of our life
- Recite the prayer of farewell
- Notes
