SEEKING SHELTER

 

 

Part One (1)

Quran Chapter 1: Refuge (Pt-1 Stg-1)(L–1)-درس قرآن

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allaah, the Entirely Beneficent, the Especially Merciful 

Seeking Refuge

First of all, one should perform Ablution, before touching the Holy Qur-‘an.

أَعوذُ بِاللّهِ  مِنَ الشَّيْـطَانِ الرَّجِـيمِ

‘A-‘uuzu   Billaahi minash-Shaytaanir-Rajiim.

I seek refuge in God from Satan  the outcast.

From the creatures of Allaah Almighty, there exists such a creature also, which is called Satan (the Devil). He has been created from the fire. When a competition was held between Angels and Adam (peace be upon them), and Adam (peace be upon him) won the Test, Allaah Almighty commanded to the Angels: You all must bow before Adam (peace be upon him). Therefore, they all fell prostrate before Adam (peace be upon him). But Satan denied from bowing, because he had a disease of pride in his heart. When he was called to account, he said, “I have been created from the Fire and Adam (peace be upon him) from the Clay. So, I am better than him. How the fire can bow before the dust?” Hence due to haughtiness, Satan was determined as outcast forever and till the Day of Resurrection; he was fixed as a cursed.

Then, Satan decided to take revenge of his disgrace. Anyhow he caused to drive out Adam (peace be upon him) and his wife, Eve, from the Heaven and announced: I shall try my best to misguide the children of Adam (peace be upon him) from the Right Path until the Day of Judgment. It means that Satan is our mortal enemy forever. So, Allaah Almighty commanded to us: You should supplicate in His Court as mentioned above that: O my Lord! I seek refuge in You from devilish temptations and O my Lord! I seek Your protection from it that Satan; the outcast should never come close to me.

 The Last Messenger Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon him) said: Satan runs into your veins and fibers like the blood which circulates in your entire bodies. Satan looks the people but the people; neither can look him and nor they can save themselves from his attack easily. Therefore, every individual must seek refuge from bad impressions of Satan.

It is included in the etiquettes of the recitation of Holy Qur’an that before starting recitation, one must read first of all, “’A-‘uuzu  Billaahi  minash-Shaytaanir-Rajiim”

(I seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast), because Holy Qur’an Itself says in Suratun-Nahl (Chapter 16): فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ (Fa-‘izaa qara’-tal-  Qur’aana  fasta-‘iz  Billaahi  minash-Shaytaanir-Rajiim) “And when you recite Qur’an, so you should seek refuge in Allaah from Satan the outcast”. So that, Most High God may take us in His refuge and Satan may not avail chance to mislead and allure us in this Righteous Work. Spirit of the meanings of Verses may change with wrong interpretation. Our Lord! Save us from every kind of depravity.

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