Sunday Tafsīr with Shaykh Amin Kholwadia

28:36-42. The signs of Musa (AS) are mu'jizaat that truly disarm his opponents as they reflect the very nature of the message he bore for Fir’awn. In this lecture: the limited authority of Fir'awn contrasted with the unlimited authority of Allah (S); Nubuwwah further elevates the supreme intellect of a Nabi; Fir'awn's rationale behind the tower, and the relevance of Haman; the Divine order in crea...

28:29-35. After fulfilling his appointed term, Musa (AS) travels with his ahl (his wife) towards Egypt when he perceives a fire in the distance. Shaykh Amin dwells on the reference to the “right side” and Musa’s (AS) etiquette in his approach to the fire, among other things. Part of the symbolism in throwing down his staff lay in discarding any object or idea that Musa (AS) deemed a source of prot...

28:22-28. Shaykh Amin paints a mental state of Musa's (AS) mental state soon after his flight from Egypt. It is not possible for a Nabi to be pessimistic, and Musa (AS) puts his trust in Allah (S), acknowledging his own strengths and abilities even as he makes his way towards Madyan. His conversation with the two young ladies by the well stems from genuine concern, not from idle curiosity. Musa (A...

28:14-21. The upbringing of Musa (AS) is comparable to that of Yusuf (AS), except that Musa (AS) was raised a prince under the very eye of the emperor himself. Consequently, he was privy to the lives of the Egyptian aristocracy and the inner workings of the government machine. He was also well-equipped with the knowledge, skills and sophistication befitting a prince. Three women are included in th...

28:7-13. The session begins with a discussion of the word wahy and it's specific usage for the primoridal instinct of a mother to nurse her child. Wahy may come to certain individuals, but the reception of wahy does not make the recipient a Nabi. The distinction is that a Nabi is required to reveal the wahy received, while a non-Nabi is required to conceal it. The wisdom behind the inspiration tha...

28:1-6. In this session, Shaykh Amin presents an introduction to Surah Al-Qasas. Where the preceding surah, Al-Naml, deals with the affairs of Sulayman (AS), a nabi who was privileged with dominion over man, beast and jinn, Surah Al-Qasas deals with the challenges of Musa (AS). Musa (AS) is the underprivileged Nabi who struggles with leading his tribes, a difficult and irreverent people, out of th...