Rashid Students will learn about Sūrat Yūsuf Verses 1-18, encounter of Nabī Yūsuf (a) and his brothers. Schedule: Wednesday – Sept 21st – Nov 23rd (24 Safar – 28 Rabī’ al-Ākhir 1441) 5:00-6:00 pm Instructor: Sr Sukaina Jaffer-Fazal Fee: 50 Registration: https://academyofislam.com/registration
Sūrat al-Infitār, No. 82. Revealed in Makkah, 19 verses. It takes its name from the verb in the first verse, a vivid description of what will take place on the Day of Judgment.
Merits of reciting the Sūra
Imam al-Sādiq (a) has said: Whoever recites these two surahs [al-Infitār and al-Inshiqāq] and reflects on them in his obligatory prayers and his Nawāfil prayers, there will be no veil between him and Allah and there will be no barrier between him and Allah. Continuously, he will see Allah [with the eyes of his heart] and Allah will see him [look at him with mercy] until he is free of the accounting of mankind.
Note: Such a great status is for the one who absorbs the contents of these Sūras and disciplines himself accordingly. It is not for those who only verbally recite it.
وَ ما أَرْسَلْناكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِلْعالَمِين Wa mā arsalnāka illā rahmatan lil‘ālamīn Et Nous ne t’avons envoyé qu’en miséricorde pour l’univers. (Sūrat al-Anbiyā, No.21, Āyat 107) Si nous étudions l’histoire, chaque prophète envoyé comme guide pour le peuple a une histoire unique et a manifesté des attributs Divins qui l’ont aidé dans sa mission. Ce … Read more
فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَعِظْهُمْ وَقُل لَّهُمْ فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ قَوْلًا بَلِيغًا Fa-a‘rid ‘anhum wa‘izhum waqul lahum fī anfusihim qawlan balīghā So let them alone, and advise them, and speak to them effective words concerning themselves. (Sūrat al-Nisāʾ, No 4, Āyat 63) This verse tells the Prophet sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam how to deal with the hypocrites – those who … Read more
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