Sunday Tafsīr with Shaykh Amin Kholwadia

Surah Ghāfir (40:7-9). The highest point of creation is the Throne of Allah and the prophets mirror the niżam of the angels who carry the Throne. In this lecture: the ‘Arsh of Allah; Maghfirah amd taubah; Rahmah and ‘Ilm; the primary function of prophets; the system of materialism; trials and taufīq; the reward of sabr.

Surah Ghāfir (40:4-6). The believer does not argue regarding the āyāt of the Qur’ān from a standpoint of skepticism and doubt. In this lecture: understanding and submission; the spread of Islam; the intellectual superiority of the Anbiyā; the companions of the Fire.

Surah Ghāfir (40:1-3). With respect to the Qur’ān, its utility is ‘ibādah, and the ‘ibādah is in its recitation. In this lecture: eternal reward; lessons for poets; the letters of revelation and their components; tanzīl; the inimitability of the Qur’ān; sins and taubah; the Names of Allah.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:70-75). It is from the niżam of Allah (S) that He does not send His punishment without warning and without time to heed it. In this lecture: arrogance in rejecting prophets; the gates of Jannah; the phenomenon of constant praise in Jannah; maqām and visitations in Jannah; the ‘Arsh of the Rahmān and the angels around it; energizing Tasbīh; the futility of analyzing inevitable tr...

Surah Al-Zumar (39:65-70). By the principles of tawhīd, no matter how many good deeds a person does, if they commit shirk,then they become ineligible for salvation. In this lecture: wahy-based knowledge; after death; ‘ibādah and shukr; seeing the Divine above all creation; intellectual freedom; the trumpet; Shafaa’ah.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:60-64). Allah (S) protects us from the fire if we protect ourselves from sin. In this lecture: the preservation of the Quran; the treasures of the heavens; rizq and du’ā; Tawhīd as the essence of intelligence; stupidity as the essence of shirk.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:52-59). We must ever keep God‘s will in the back of our minds and bring it to the forefront as and when things come to pass. In this lecture: acquiescence in submission; reconciling āyāt in tafsīr; taufīq for taubah; organization in revelation;

Surah Al-Zumar (39:46-51). In the view of the servant, the shahādah is a testimony that Allah (S) knows everything there is to know, whether the servant knows it or not. In this lecture: resolution and closure in the ākhirah; tauhīd and ethics; the resilience and stamina of prophets; the pursuit of eternal happiness; the test in a ni'mah; a result-independent definition of success.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:39-45). Those who seek guidance or misguidance do so only to their own individual benefit or detriment. In this lecture: seeking the Truth amid tribal and societal affiliations; faith as an independent choice; sleep and death; the destructive psyche of resenting the mention of Allah; dhikr brings bashārah.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:32-38). Arrogance and pride often stop human beings from accepting the Truth. In this lecture: universal truths; the role of the Siddīq; a mindset of looking for the Truth; servanthood; seeking solutions with tawakkul.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:27-31). Human beings can't match the Speech of Allah (S) because their knowledge and imagination is limited. In this lecture: Eternal Speech; the coining of similitudes; Arabic as the Divine choice for Quran; Taqwā and intellectual submission as a prerequisite to understanding.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:23-25). Allah (S) reveals and the prophet (S) repeats. And when the prophet (S) repeats, Allah (S) responds to his recitation. In this lecture: the best of discourses; the effects of recitation; khashyah; punishment as an effect of sin; active submission.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:19-22). The Quran encourages and exhorts human beings to goodness. Honor for those who heed Allah’s (S) promise is in this life and the Hereafter. In this lecture: the promise of Allah (S); creation as a vehicle to reach the Creator (S); true intellectual freedom; Tawḥīd in telling the Artist from the art; the mood and mode of submission; dhikr and ghaflah; the most active act o...

Surah Al-Zumar (39:11-18). The objective of creation is to serve the human being. This is something that the human being must observe. In this lecture: the purpose of man; Al-Ghaffār; submitting the intellect; creation in Jannah and creation on earth; acknowledging Tawḥīd; intellectual night and day.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:7-10). The objective of creation is to serve the human being. This is something that the human being must observe. In this lecture: the purpose of man; Al-Ghaffār; submitting the intellect; creation in Jannah and creation on earth; acknowledging Tawḥīd; intellectual night and day.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:5-6). The objective of creation is to serve the human being. This is something that the human being must observe. In this lecture: the purpose of man; Al-Ghaffār; submitting the intellect; creation in Jannah and creation on earth; acknowledging Tawḥīd; intellectual night and day.

Surah Al-Zumar (39:1-4). There is nothing in Islamic forms and modes of worship that does not lead you to Allah (S). ‘Ibādah in Islam is equal-opportunity. In this lecture: Al-Din al-khālis; the ābid and the ma’būd; finding inner peace; Al-Wāhid; Al-Qahhār; the Word of Allah and its recipient.

Surah Sad (38:86-88). It is not in the nature of prophets to expect something in return for what they do. In this lecture: the mukhlas; family ties; the dhikr of the prophets; the dhikr of the cosmos; the path of nubuwwah; measuring the success of the prophets and understanding the maqām mahmood; appreciating the role model that is Muhammad (S); the dhaakirūn as benefactors of mankind.

Surah Sad (38:73-85). It is not always in the rejection of God that one becomes a kāfir. Kufr can also come about by the rejection of God’s command. In this lecture: istikbār and kufr; the hukm and its rationale; the myopia of Iblīs; rajm and rajīm; the evil genius of Iblīs, his stratagems and his insinuations: al-nafs al-lawwāmah; the apparatus of dhikr; the Haqq as the reason for every ‘why’.

Surah Sad (38:65-72). Being the Rabb means that Allah (S) organizes the system and the rules that govern the working of the seven heavens and the earth. In this lecture: Divine command, control and participation; sins and the environment; the higher council of angels; the nizām of nubuwwah; the perception of angels; the creation of Ādam.

Surah Sad (38:55-65). Allah (S) addresses the arrogant with a description of the sordid sustenance given to the dwellers of Jahannam that enables them to withstand the suffering there. In this lecture: sin and punishment; earning Jannah; insights into revelation; submission and rejection; the words of indhār and the words of bashārah.

Surah Sad (38:45-54). The Qurān is a book that is above the intellect. It encompasses every phase of human existence. In this lecture: the effect of wahy on a person; branches the two of Ibrahīm’s descendants (AS); the language of the Qurān as the language of dhikr; the continuum of life; the gardens of everlasting bliss; rizq.

Surah Sad (38:41-44). The minds of prophets area always engaged in the dhikr of Allah (S). They follow Allah’s lead in all affairs. In this lecture: horses likened to the arwāḥ; the awareness of Dawūd and Sulaymān (AS), and how they responded to their tests; understanding wahaba; the kingdom and authority of Sulaymān (AS); Sulaymān (AS) as a role model for those engaged in and with the world; a hi...

Surah Sad (38:31-40). The minds of prophets area always engaged in the dhikr of Allah (S). They follow Allah’s lead in all affairs. In this lecture: horses likened to the arwāḥ; the awareness of Dawūd and Sulaymān (AS), and how they responded to their tests; understanding wahaba; the kingdom and authority of Sulaymān (AS); Sulaymān (AS) as a role model for those engaged in and with the world; a hi...

Surah Sad (38:27-30). The heavens and the earth are true, and the purpose of their existence is also true. In this lecture: relating creation to Creator, and being in harmony with nature; the far-reaching individual and societal effects of disbelief; the nature of barakah, and the perpetual blessings of the Qur’ān; tadabbur (the rules of thinking); Sulaymān (AS) as awwāb.