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Excerpts from the Holy Qur’an (An Eternal Guidance to Mankind)

Author: Hasnain Mohamedali
Publisher: World Islamic Network (WIN)
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• Dedication
• Preface
• Note
• Allah (swt)
• Allah (swt) is most Gracious - The Dispenser of Grace
• Allah (swt) is Omniscient (Knowing Everything)
• Allah (swt) is Omnipotent and Omnipresent (Having infinite power and being present everywhere)
• Declaration of Allah’s (swt) Perfection and Absolute Oneness
• Attributes of Allah (swt)
• Allah’s (swt) Justice (‘Adil)
• A Supplication for Allah’s (swt) Unlimited Mercy
• The Innumerous Blessings of Allah (swt) Bestowed upon Mankind
• How to earn Allah’s (swt) Mercy
• Certain Knowledge is only with Allah (swt)
• Taking Refuge With The Almighty
• Notes
• Allah's (swt) Creations
• Allah’s (swt) Creation
• Creation of the Universe
• The Creator’s Way of Creating Anything
• Magnificence of Allah’s (swt) Creation
• How Man & Jinn have been Created
• Purpose of Creation
• Purpose of Allah’s (swt) Creation of Man & Jinn
• Allah’s (swt) Manifold Creation
• Allah’s (swt) Manifold Creations of Nature
• Notes
• The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) & his Ahlul Bayt (a)
• The Holy Prophet (S) Made the Medium of Revelations and Path to Self-Surrender
• The Holy Prophet (S) is “Rahmatul Aalamin”
• The Reciting of Salwaat on The Prophet (S) is Made Incumbent on Mankind
• To follow Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (S)
• To Disobey Allah (swt) And His Prophet (S) can Erase Man’s Good Deeds
• The Holy Prophet’s (S) Responsibility Towards Mankind, as Directed By Allah (swt)
• What The Holy Prophet (S) expects in Return of His Services to Mankind
• Etiquette in The Holy Prophet’s (S) Presence, as Commanded by Allah (swt)
• Annoyance of the Holy Prophet (S)
• Characteristics of the Choicest & Closest Companions of the Holy Prophet (S)
• Mubahila and its importance in Defining Who are The Ahlul Bayt in Surah 33 (Surah Al-Ahzaab) Ayat 33
• Directives to the Holy Prophet’s (S) Wives and his Holy Ahlul Bayt (a)
• Assurance (To Holy Prophet (S)) of Tranquillity & Happiness after Trials and Tribulations
• Reasons stated by Allah (swt) for making the Prophet (S) sign the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah
• Note
• The Holy Qur'an
• The Holy Qur’an, Revelation from Allah (swt) only
• God’s Unique Way of Sending His Messages to Mankind
• The Holy Qur’an, a Book Complete in Every Aspect and Sent as a Grace From Almighty Allah (swt) and a Guide to Every Believer
• The Holy Qur’an, a Book of True Guidance but, only for the Believers
• The Holy Qur’an : Its Protection Against any Distortion is Promised by Allah (swt)
• Allah’s (swt) Challenge to Mankind to Produce a Like of The Qur'an
• Surah Baqarah, 2:23
• The First Revelation of the Qur’an
• Night of Qadr , The Night of Destiny , better than a 1000 Nights
• Laylatul-Qadri khayrum-min ’alfi Shahr
• Parents
• The best deed before Allah (swt)
• Status of Parents in Islam
• Utmost respect and veneration to Parents, after Allah (swt)
• Prayer for one’s parents
• Dua for Parents and the Believers
• Man, His Nature
• Human Cycle
• Evolution of Man from Dust
• Men not created without a purpose
• Man advised not to be pompous
• Man is himself accountable for his own actions
• Man’s selfish mentality
• Man always makes hasty decisions
• Ungrateful nature of Man
• Most men are ungrateful, except for a few who have certain distinct qualities
• World, Materialism
• Life span of this world as compared to the span of the Hereafter
• Man’s obsessment and attachment to this life
• Consequences of Man’s attachment to the materialistic world
• Man will always be a loser due to his worldly attachments
• Worldly attachments should not deter Man from remembrance of Allah (swt) and in giving charity
• Good deeds weigh heavier than worldly adornments (wealth & children)
• Allah (swt), His Apostle & Jihad are more important than all worldly relations, pleasures & possessions
• Punishment for hoarding of wealth
• Hereafter , Day of Judgement , Paradise, Hell Fire
• Day of Judgement
• Repeated warning of the Day of Judgement
• Signs to proclaim the arrival of the Day of Judgement
• State of Mankind on the Day Of Judgment
• State of Mankind when the Trumpet is blown
• This Life will seem like an hour on the Day of Judgment
• State of affairs on Day of Judgement
• State of the Believers and Non Believers on the Day of Judgement
• Man’s limbs will be his witness on the Day of Judgement
• Division of Mankind into three groups on the Day of Judgement
• Intercession will be permitted by Allah on the Day of Judgement
• Intercession will be accepted from His selected people
• The inheritors of Paradise
• Hell-Fire - the final resort of the evil doers and the unbelievers
• Condition of unbelievers in Hell
• Notes
• Death , Martyrdom
• Sleep is Temporary Death
• Saying at the time of Death
• Rewards of those who are Martyrs in Allah’s (swt) way
• Status of Martyrs
• The Righteous, The Pious
• Definition and attributes of a pious (Muttaqi) person
• Equality is on the basis of piety, before Allah (swt)
• Prerequisites of a true servant of Allah (swt)
• Allah’s (swt) Grace on to the true Believers
• Privileges and status enjoyed by the true believers in Paradise
• State of righteous people in this world and the Hereafter
• State of the righteous people on the Day of Judgement
• The virtuous people and their rewards in Paradise
• Etiquette to be adopted between Muslims
• To slaying a believer for any but lawful reasons is like slaying entire Mankind, and to save the life of a believer is like saving the life of entire Mankind
• The Non-Believers, the Hypocrites
• Shaitan (Iblees) given respite and he in turn vowing to mislead all, but a few human beings
• Non-Believers are Unclean (Najis)
• Worshipping of deities along with God by the non-believers
• Good deeds of a non-believer will be of no avail on Day of Judgement
• Fate of those who do not believe in God’s Revelation
• State of the non-believers on the Day of Judgement
• Fate of the non-believers on the Day of Judgement
• Fate of the hypocrites on the Day of Judgement
• Arguments to the non-believers convincing them to believe in the One God
• Must live in harmony with the non-believers unless they transgress and oppress
• Notes
• Commandments, Advice
• Commandments of Allah (swt)
• Advised to seek refuge with God, from Satan
• Advice of Prophet Luqman(a) to his son
• To die as Muslims
• Men to adopt chastity
• Women to adopt chastity and veil (Hijab) before a non-Mahram
• Hijab
• Trust
• Fasting
• Jihad
• Man must not postpone the doing of good deed and worship of his Creator
• Essential to defend against oppression but not to the extent of being an Oppressor
• Spoils of ‘Fie’ i.e. Property - Wealth etc. obtained without a fight
• The Forbidden & Unlawful
• Forbidden to make or change Islamic Laws (Shariah)
• Directives of Allah (swt)
• Avoid Major Sins and Minor Sins will be forgiven
• Do not envy others
• Forbidden to usurp the right and property of orphans
• Punishment for killing a Muslim deliberately
• Islamic Akhlaq: Forbidden to enter others houses without permission
• Punishment for Adultery and Fornication
• Intercourse forbidden during women’s menstrual period
• Forbidden to marry Non-Believers
• Punishment for those who wrongfully accuse women of adultery
• Abolishment of the Age-Old practice of ‘Zihar’
• Unlawful Food, its Consequences
• Forbidden to Consume
• Food made Unlawful to the Jews
• Intoxication and games of chance
• Forbidden to pray in the state of intoxication and impurity
• Evil of having a negative attitude upon the birth of a female
• Note
• Prayers, Supplications
• Directive for Prayers (Salat) with stress on the Morning (fajr) and Midnight (tahajjud) Prayers
• No excuse for refraining from daily Prayers (Salat)
• Prescribed Prayers (Salat) at particular times
• Salat ordained along with patience in adversity
• Common supplication in Qunoot of Prayer
• Recitation of “Bismillah” and seeking refuge from Satan, before reciting the Qur’an
• The Sustainer’s assurance to accept the prayer of all who call upon Him sincerely
• Assurance of acceptance from Allah when asked from Him through the Medium of Dua
• Supplication (Dua) recited by Prophet Sulayman (a)
• Advised to mention “If Allah wills (Insha Allah)” before intending to do any deed
• Note
• Charity
• How To Spend Money on Charity
• Charity is best when given privately
• No compulsion by Allah (swt) to spend in His way
• Charity in God’s cause is a loan given to Him
• Marriage, Divorce, Inheritance
• Whom to marry & who is Mahram and Non-Mahram
• Terms of marriage to up to four wives
• Ordained to treat all wives equally which may not be possible
• Ordinance when accusation by husband is without witnesses
• Iddah period of wife after husband’s death
• Laws of Inheritance
• Trails, Patience
• Test by Allah (swt)
• Patience in adversity is ordained
• Advised to adopt patience in adversity & praise the Creator by day and by night
• Repentance
• God is Most Gracious in Giving Mankind a Chance To Repent
• God’s acceptance of Tawbah
• Sustenance
• Sustenance for every created thing is provided only by Allah (swt)
• Miscellaneous
• Disobedience of Iblees (Shaitan) and his vow to misguide Mankind up to the Day of Judgement
• Free Will To Mankind
• A pre-warning of Allah (swt) to Mankind
• Anecdote from Allah (swt) for a blissful life in this World and the Hereafter
• Salvation rests only from nearness to God
• Warning given to Mankind to amend their wrongful doings before Allah (swt) destroys the entire Community
• Types of friends to have
• Unreasonable promises, oaths can be broken
• Refuting the Christian doctrine of atonement of one’s sins by another
• Jesus Christ was exalted unto God and not slain
• Ablution (Wudhu - Ghusl - Tayammum)
• 12 Months in an Islamic Year, 4 are sacred
• Significance and importance of Ritual Sacrifice (Qurbani)
• Following Saints and alleged Divine Personalities
• Index
• Allah (swt)
• Allah’s (swt) Creation
• The Holy Prophet (S) & The Ahlul Bayt
• The Holy Qur’an
• Parents
• Man, his Nature
• World, Materialism
• Hereafter - Day of Judgement - Paradise - Hell Fire
• Death - Martydom
• The Righteous, The Pious
• The Non Believers - The Hypocrites
• Commandments, Advice
• The Forbidden - The Unlawful
• Prayers - Supplications
• Charity
• Marriage - Divorce - Inheritance
• Trial - Patience
• Sustenance
• Miscellaneous