LESSON # 12 HOLY QUR’AAN
ABSTRACT OF AL-FAATIHAH, “THE OPENING”
Praise
belongs to ALLAH and HE is Sufficient for us. Peace be on HIS chosen Servants.
The present
era goes through media (electronic as well as print) and novel ideologies.
Various thoughts are clothed in new words. And people run after every new idea
in the hope of finding a solution-peace; but soon they face disappointment.
Muslims do
have with them an ideal system that can bring Peace and Tranquility to the world
but they are not familiar with it themselves. How can they then guide other
people? They are among those who grope about in the dark.
Holy
Qur’aan is the book of ALLAH. HIS words revealed to The Messenger (SALLALLAHO-ALAIHE-WA-AALEHI-WASALLAM).The Sayings of the Prophet (SALLALLAHO-ALAIHE-WA-AALEHI-WASALLAM) are an
explanation and commentary on the words of ALLAH. There is in them guidance for
the human beings in every field of their lives. We should learn both the things
(Holy Qur’aan and The Sayings of Prophet (SALLALLAHO-ALAIHE-WA-AALEHI-WASALLAM).
‘The Opening’ (Surah
Al-Faatihah) is the first section of Holy Qur’aan. So it is named as “The
Opening”. This section is like an abstract and preface of The Holy Qur’aan. The
subjects briefly earmarked in this section, have been mentioned in The Holy
Qur’aan in detail, hence it is called, Mother of the (Ummul) Qur’aan, Foundation/essence
of The Qur’aan. When we recite this section, “The Opening” we promise that all
Praises belong to ALLAH, WHO created all the living and non living creatures
including the mankind. So we should keep well in mind efficiently that if HE is
The GUARANTER to complete our all necessities then we should never leave
the straight path for completion of requisites at our own. We should never move on
the path of deception, fraud, telling a lie or using unfair means. If we have
been assured that completion of our needs is eternal then why would we have to
adopt the wrong way for it?
Then we read that ALLAH
ALMIGHTY is The BENEFICENT, The MERCIFUL. HE showers down HIS mercy on each
creature, small or large, without distinction of Muslims or non-Muslims and
without sense of the good or the bad. HE arranges completion of all our needs.
HIS treasures of kindness go never to end.
Then we learn that HE is The
OWNER of the Day of Judgment. All the human beings will stand in front of ALLAH
ALMIGHTY holding their character rolls in their hands and will be either
granted rewards or awarded punishment according to their own character. We
should frighten from that Day and do well.
We accepted, “we shall do
worship only of ALLAH”. We beg from HIM for help in our each matter. We return
towards HIM for all kinds of painful problems and difficulties, so that HE
shows us the straight path, so that we may gain our goal, so that we may reach
our destination and get rewards from HIM.
We also beg from HIM to
save us from the path of those who earned HIS anger, and went astray.
Collected
from Dars e Qur’aan published By Idara Islah wa Tableegh Lahore, Sayings of The
Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) written by Justice Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani,
Darul Ishaat Urdu Bazar Karachi, Collected & translated By Muhammad Sharif
Fauji
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