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more willing to ask to be among those whom He has blessed. Not with wealth and power, but rather with knowledge of His Din and nearness to Him. The Prophet (saw) would teach his companions to make the following prayer “O Allah, I ask you to help me to remember you, and to be grateful to you, and to excel in my slavehood to you”. If Allah (swt) grants us these three then Insha Allah we will be among those whom He has blessed. We will be among those who walk this path. Because such is the reality of walking this path. It is naught but remembering Him, being grateful to Him, loving Him and striving to please Him. Through everything that we do. We ourselves should strive to reach this station and at the same time we must also ask of Him. Because as we see from here we can never get there on our own. No matter how much we may try. We need Him. We need Him more than we could ever realize. So we should constantly be turning to Him. Constantly be asking of Him. We are all in desperate need of this guidance from Him. Every day we face new situations. Every moment we need to know how to please Him, and we need to have the strength and willpower to please Him. That is why He has obligated us to make this prayer at least seventeen times a day. Over and over again we ask Him to guide us
and we ask Him to be among the people whom He has blessed. Realizing that it is only He Who can give us this Bounty. We need Him more than we need the air that we breathe.
So we ask Allah (swt) to be from among those whom He has blessed. For we know that those whom He has blessed are those who can walk the path which leads to Him. But is this all that we ask of Him? No, as we see from the ayah we also ask Him to be saved from becoming like two groups. There are two groups of people who we do not want to become. There are two groups whose paths we do not want to walk. Insha Allah let us try to find now who are these. Because if we can know them then we can know how to avoid their path.
The first group is described as those who have Wrath upon them. Those who have Anger upon them. Whose Anger do they have upon them? Of course it is Anger from Allah (swt). But Allah (swt) does not describe them as those who have His Anger upon them, rather He just described them as those who have Anger upon them. Why is this? One reason is because the Anger of Allah (swt) is so terrible a thing, so frightening a thing, so tremendous a thing, that we should shun to even mention it. If you truly knew what it meant you would probably faint, you would probably die, only from fear. Just imagine what it means for a Being like Him to have
Wrath. Can you even imagine how terrible it would be for you if a Being like Him is Angry at you? Imagine what He could do to you? Imagine all of the ways in which He could torment and punish you. Another reason why Allah (swt) describes them this way is to show us how it is not only His Anger Whom they have but it is anger from all the rest of creation. Recall how we said that all of the rest of creation are also His slaves. They are also dedicated completely to Him. With the exception of humans and jinn everything else is in a complete state of slavehood to Him. All of
the creation including the rocks, the trees, the animals, and of course the angels. They are all in a complete state of worship and servitude to Him. Because they have dedicated themselves completely to Allah (swt) they love whom He loves and they hate whom He hates. So these people have not only the Wrath of the Divine upon them, but they have the wrath of all creation. Everyone hates them. Everyone despises them. Yet another reason why Allah (swt) describes them as having Wrath upon them is because He (swt) does not want to be associated with them. So despised are they to Him they He does not even want to say that they have His Anger upon them. Rather He just says that they have Anger upon them. Such is the extent to which they have displeased Him. Such is the evil that they have done.
more willing to ask to be among those whom He has blessed. Not with wealth and power, but rather with knowledge of His Din and nearness to Him. The Prophet (saw) would teach his companions to make the following prayer “O Allah, I ask you to help me to remember you, and to be grateful to you, and to excel in my slavehood to you”. If Allah (swt) grants us these three then Insha Allah we will be among those whom He has blessed. We will be among those who walk this path. Because such is the reality of walking this path. It is naught but remembering Him, being grateful to Him, loving Him and striving to please Him. Through everything that we do. We ourselves should strive to reach this station and at the same time we must also ask of Him. Because as we see from here we can never get there on our own. No matter how much we may try. We need Him. We need Him more than we could ever realize. So we should constantly be turning to Him. Constantly be asking of Him. We are all in desperate need of this guidance from Him. Every day we face new situations. Every moment we need to know how to please Him, and we need to have the strength and willpower to please Him. That is why He has obligated us to make this prayer at least seventeen times a day. Over and over again we ask Him to guide us
and we ask Him to be among the people whom He has blessed. Realizing that it is only He Who can give us this Bounty. We need Him more than we need the air that we breathe.
So we ask Allah (swt) to be from among those whom He has blessed. For we know that those whom He has blessed are those who can walk the path which leads to Him. But is this all that we ask of Him? No, as we see from the ayah we also ask Him to be saved from becoming like two groups. There are two groups of people who we do not want to become. There are two groups whose paths we do not want to walk. Insha Allah let us try to find now who are these. Because if we can know them then we can know how to avoid their path.
The first group is described as those who have Wrath upon them. Those who have Anger upon them. Whose Anger do they have upon them? Of course it is Anger from Allah (swt). But Allah (swt) does not describe them as those who have His Anger upon them, rather He just described them as those who have Anger upon them. Why is this? One reason is because the Anger of Allah (swt) is so terrible a thing, so frightening a thing, so tremendous a thing, that we should shun to even mention it. If you truly knew what it meant you would probably faint, you would probably die, only from fear. Just imagine what it means for a Being like Him to have
Wrath. Can you even imagine how terrible it would be for you if a Being like Him is Angry at you? Imagine what He could do to you? Imagine all of the ways in which He could torment and punish you. Another reason why Allah (swt) describes them this way is to show us how it is not only His Anger Whom they have but it is anger from all the rest of creation. Recall how we said that all of the rest of creation are also His slaves. They are also dedicated completely to Him. With the exception of humans and jinn everything else is in a complete state of slavehood to Him. All of
the creation including the rocks, the trees, the animals, and of course the angels. They are all in a complete state of worship and servitude to Him. Because they have dedicated themselves completely to Allah (swt) they love whom He loves and they hate whom He hates. So these people have not only the Wrath of the Divine upon them, but they have the wrath of all creation. Everyone hates them. Everyone despises them. Yet another reason why Allah (swt) describes them as having Wrath upon them is because He (swt) does not want to be associated with them. So despised are they to Him they He does not even want to say that they have His Anger upon them. Rather He just says that they have Anger upon them. Such is the extent to which they have displeased Him. Such is the evil that they have done.
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Now of course the next question to ask is what have these people done that has earned the Anger of such a Being. What have they done to earn the Anger of so Loving, and Merciful,
and Forgiving and Clement a Being. Allah (swt) is not One to anger easily. Rather He is One Who forgives, and pardons, and overlooks again and again. We also know that anger is a trait that is most displeasing to Him. On several occasions the Prophet (saw) would advise people not to become angry. Anger is actually a trait of Shaitan and we should try our best to rid ourselves of it. If ever we do become angry, it should be for the sake of Allah (swt). It should never be for our sake. When others do wrong to us then we should try to forgive them. When something that does not go our way then we should learn to accept it. This also is part of our slavehood to Him. Part of our slavehood to Him is our patience through the difficult times and our controlling our anger for Him. We cannot even begin to realize how much patience He has had with us. How much He has overlooked our sins and shortcomings. There is no one who can forgive sins like ours except
Him. He forgives our sins again and again. Because He is a Being of Forgiveness and Mercy. So what could these people have done to earn the Wrath of such a Being? Was it simply a sin here and there? No because we know that He forgives sins if we seek repentance from Him. As long as we sincerely return to Him, no matter how many times we may commit that sin, then we know that He (swt) will pardon us. So the problem with these people was not just that they sinned. Rather their problem was that they were happy with their sins. They were happy with their disobedience and their transgression of the Divine Law. They did not even make the effort to
reform themselves. They did not even make the effort to be better people. They did not even want to return to Him. Rather they thought that they were enough for themselves. The priority in their lives became serving themselves and submitting to their desires, rather than serving Him and submitting to His Law. So sin for them became the norm. They did it again and again and they did not think much of it. The evil of what they were doing, the extent to which they were displeasing Him did not even dawn upon them. They only cared about themselves. They had forgotten Him completely. So they legalized usury, they legalized fornication, they legalized alcohol, they legalized homosexuality. Soon these were not even thought of as evils, rather they were
accepted as the norm. In fact to speak against was thought of as evil and intolerant.
These are the people who have the Wrath of Allah (swt) upon them. They do not just do evil but they are content with the evil that they do. They are satisfied with the evil that they do. They have no regret or remorse for their evil. It does not even bother them how much they are displeasing Allah (swt). This is how arrogant they are. This is how full of themselves they are. All that they care for is serving themselves. In one hadith the Prophet (saw) told us how many of the Jews were the best example of such people. Because they were a people who had the Book but they refused to follow it. They had the knowledge but they refused to live by it. They had the systems and the government but they refused to implement them. Rather they made their own laws. They became legislators on earth. They made permissible what Allah (swt) had forbade and they forbade what He had made permissible. They had forgotten Allah (swt) completely. They lived only for themselves. Now based upon this hadith we cannot think that this ayah is only speaking about these Jews. Rather it is speaking about anyone who has this attitude. This
Now of course the next question to ask is what have these people done that has earned the Anger of such a Being. What have they done to earn the Anger of so Loving, and Merciful,
and Forgiving and Clement a Being. Allah (swt) is not One to anger easily. Rather He is One Who forgives, and pardons, and overlooks again and again. We also know that anger is a trait that is most displeasing to Him. On several occasions the Prophet (saw) would advise people not to become angry. Anger is actually a trait of Shaitan and we should try our best to rid ourselves of it. If ever we do become angry, it should be for the sake of Allah (swt). It should never be for our sake. When others do wrong to us then we should try to forgive them. When something that does not go our way then we should learn to accept it. This also is part of our slavehood to Him. Part of our slavehood to Him is our patience through the difficult times and our controlling our anger for Him. We cannot even begin to realize how much patience He has had with us. How much He has overlooked our sins and shortcomings. There is no one who can forgive sins like ours except
Him. He forgives our sins again and again. Because He is a Being of Forgiveness and Mercy. So what could these people have done to earn the Wrath of such a Being? Was it simply a sin here and there? No because we know that He forgives sins if we seek repentance from Him. As long as we sincerely return to Him, no matter how many times we may commit that sin, then we know that He (swt) will pardon us. So the problem with these people was not just that they sinned. Rather their problem was that they were happy with their sins. They were happy with their disobedience and their transgression of the Divine Law. They did not even make the effort to
reform themselves. They did not even make the effort to be better people. They did not even want to return to Him. Rather they thought that they were enough for themselves. The priority in their lives became serving themselves and submitting to their desires, rather than serving Him and submitting to His Law. So sin for them became the norm. They did it again and again and they did not think much of it. The evil of what they were doing, the extent to which they were displeasing Him did not even dawn upon them. They only cared about themselves. They had forgotten Him completely. So they legalized usury, they legalized fornication, they legalized alcohol, they legalized homosexuality. Soon these were not even thought of as evils, rather they were
accepted as the norm. In fact to speak against was thought of as evil and intolerant.
These are the people who have the Wrath of Allah (swt) upon them. They do not just do evil but they are content with the evil that they do. They are satisfied with the evil that they do. They have no regret or remorse for their evil. It does not even bother them how much they are displeasing Allah (swt). This is how arrogant they are. This is how full of themselves they are. All that they care for is serving themselves. In one hadith the Prophet (saw) told us how many of the Jews were the best example of such people. Because they were a people who had the Book but they refused to follow it. They had the knowledge but they refused to live by it. They had the systems and the government but they refused to implement them. Rather they made their own laws. They became legislators on earth. They made permissible what Allah (swt) had forbade and they forbade what He had made permissible. They had forgotten Allah (swt) completely. They lived only for themselves. Now based upon this hadith we cannot think that this ayah is only speaking about these Jews. Rather it is speaking about anyone who has this attitude. This
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attitude of arrogance. This attitude of thinking oneself above having to submit to the Divine. He is a Being of Glory and Majesty. He is a Being of Pride and Greatness. So He does not like those who compete with Him in these. He does not like those who think that they are above having to submit to Him. The sinner at least recognizes his sin. The sinner at least feels remorse for his sin. Because of his weakness he fell and now he is so sad. He wishes he did not commit that sin. He wishes he did not displease his Rabb. But these people are far worse. For they have no regret. They are happy with the evil that they do. They almost think that they are entitled to it. This is
what we have to save ourselves from. We have to kill the ego within ourselves. We have to
always remind ourselves that life is about pleasing Him and not pleasing ourselves. It is not about being happy with how we want to be, but it is about being happy with how we are. We are happy for His sake. So regardless of if we are rich or poor, healthy or sick, busy or free, energetic or tired, we are happy with what He has chosen for us. At the same time we strive to remember
Him. We strive to please Him. We strive to do good in this world and good to others in order that we may please Him. He is all that we care about. He is all that matters. This is the thinking that we have to inculcate within ourselves if we want to be saved from becoming among those who have His Wrath upon them. For His Wrath is only pain and misery both in this life and the next.
The second group whom we ask Allah (swt) to save us from becoming like are the lost. Those who have gone astray. Those who have missed the way. Those who do not even know of the path. The difference between this group and the previous one is that the previous one had the knowledge but they refused to follow it. But this group does not even have the knowledge. They do not even know the way. They did not even know how to please Allah (swt). Many of them do not even know that to please Him should be the purpose of their existence. Rather they foolishly think that they are created to live for themselves. They think that the only reason why they are placed upon this earth is so that they could enjoy themselves and die. Their only purpose is to maximize their pleasure and minimize their pain. They do not know of Him, and they certainty do not know of the path that leads to Him. So they are lost and astray. The few among them who do try to worship Him do so in a way that is not pleasing to Him. They innovate new rituals and practices that He had never sanctioned. Many of them torment themselves. They torture themselves. Thinking that through this they could come closer to Him. But because they are not following the way of His messengers and prophets. Because they are not journeying to Him on
the correct path, can we be sure that will reach their destination. Can we be sure despite all that they put themselves through? So there are two manifestations of these people who are lost. The first are those people who have no religion in their lives at all. They have completely forgotten Allah (swt). They live only for this world. Their only concern is this world. They are completely heedless of Allah (swt). They are completely ignorant of the true purpose of their existence. Sadly this is how the vast majority of the people in the world are. Just as Allah (swt) describes they are completely lost. They wander aimlessly without meaning or reason. Life for them is just getting that high or that fix. It is watching that football game or going to club. The noblest goal that any
among them have is to provide for their family and give their kids a good education. This is all that they can think of. This is the scope of their vision. The second group who are lost are those who seek to worship Allah (swt) in a way that He has not sanctioned. So they believe in Him, they
attitude of arrogance. This attitude of thinking oneself above having to submit to the Divine. He is a Being of Glory and Majesty. He is a Being of Pride and Greatness. So He does not like those who compete with Him in these. He does not like those who think that they are above having to submit to Him. The sinner at least recognizes his sin. The sinner at least feels remorse for his sin. Because of his weakness he fell and now he is so sad. He wishes he did not commit that sin. He wishes he did not displease his Rabb. But these people are far worse. For they have no regret. They are happy with the evil that they do. They almost think that they are entitled to it. This is
what we have to save ourselves from. We have to kill the ego within ourselves. We have to
always remind ourselves that life is about pleasing Him and not pleasing ourselves. It is not about being happy with how we want to be, but it is about being happy with how we are. We are happy for His sake. So regardless of if we are rich or poor, healthy or sick, busy or free, energetic or tired, we are happy with what He has chosen for us. At the same time we strive to remember
Him. We strive to please Him. We strive to do good in this world and good to others in order that we may please Him. He is all that we care about. He is all that matters. This is the thinking that we have to inculcate within ourselves if we want to be saved from becoming among those who have His Wrath upon them. For His Wrath is only pain and misery both in this life and the next.
The second group whom we ask Allah (swt) to save us from becoming like are the lost. Those who have gone astray. Those who have missed the way. Those who do not even know of the path. The difference between this group and the previous one is that the previous one had the knowledge but they refused to follow it. But this group does not even have the knowledge. They do not even know the way. They did not even know how to please Allah (swt). Many of them do not even know that to please Him should be the purpose of their existence. Rather they foolishly think that they are created to live for themselves. They think that the only reason why they are placed upon this earth is so that they could enjoy themselves and die. Their only purpose is to maximize their pleasure and minimize their pain. They do not know of Him, and they certainty do not know of the path that leads to Him. So they are lost and astray. The few among them who do try to worship Him do so in a way that is not pleasing to Him. They innovate new rituals and practices that He had never sanctioned. Many of them torment themselves. They torture themselves. Thinking that through this they could come closer to Him. But because they are not following the way of His messengers and prophets. Because they are not journeying to Him on
the correct path, can we be sure that will reach their destination. Can we be sure despite all that they put themselves through? So there are two manifestations of these people who are lost. The first are those people who have no religion in their lives at all. They have completely forgotten Allah (swt). They live only for this world. Their only concern is this world. They are completely heedless of Allah (swt). They are completely ignorant of the true purpose of their existence. Sadly this is how the vast majority of the people in the world are. Just as Allah (swt) describes they are completely lost. They wander aimlessly without meaning or reason. Life for them is just getting that high or that fix. It is watching that football game or going to club. The noblest goal that any
among them have is to provide for their family and give their kids a good education. This is all that they can think of. This is the scope of their vision. The second group who are lost are those who seek to worship Allah (swt) in a way that He has not sanctioned. So they believe in Him, they
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want to come closer to Him, but they are not following a correct path. Now unlike those who have Allah (swt)’s Anger, those who are lost may not be evil. They may not be unjust. But they are still not in a state where they are pleasing to Him. And what is there to life other than His Pleasure?
In the same hadith the Prophet (saw) said that many of the Christians were the perfect example this group who are lost. Now once again this does not mean that only the Christians are the lost. Rather it means that they are the best example of the people who are lost. Because they were a people who did not even have knowledge. Whereas the Jews had knowledge but refused to follow it, the Christians did not even have knowledge. They completely rejected all of the revelation that Allah (swt) had sent to them. Paul told the people that they did not need to follow the Law anymore. He said that it was all about love. The path to God is one of love. All that you need to do is love. You do not need to do anything else. This was what the people were taught and this is how they were lead astray. They could not even see the path anymore. They did not know how to please Him. Soon the books were neglected, soon the books were lost. And people just did whatever they felt like. Then the people fell into two extremes. The two groups within the lost whom we spoke of before. The first group completely forgot about Allah (swt). They lived only for themselves and their desires. They adopted secularism where they completed divorced
religion from life. Life was just their lusts and their greed. The second group went into the other extreme where they took themselves to monasticism. They shunned all the pleasures of the world. They did not even get married or have any tasty food. They did not even sleep soft beds. They became completely detached from the people. From reality. They only worried about themselves. Their whole life was worship and renunciation. And of course since such a lifestyle went against their nature, went against how Allah (swt) created them, they were not able to maintain it. Many of them indulged in what they knew was forbidden. Some priests would molest choir boys, some monks would have affairs with prostitutes, some nuns would become pregnant and bury their infants. They denied themselves what was very much a part of their nature. So many of them had to leave that path. Many of them betrayed their path and could not stay true to it. These are the two groups of the lost. Both of them reacted to each other. Each one went
further into their extreme because of the other. Now once again it is important to note that it is not only these Christians who can be considered among the lost. Rather anyone who fits this description. This description of being among the heedless. The description of being deprived of knowledge and guidance. The description of following desires or innovations.
In another hadith the Prophet (saw) told us that we would follow the nations who came before us. So much so that even if they went into the hole of the lizard, which of course means pain and death, we would do the same. We would follow them to our destruction both in this life and the next. When the Sahabah asked him (saw) if he (saw) was speaking of the Jews and Christians then he (saw) said “Who else”. And do we not see this happening in the Ummah today? Do we not see the prophecy coming true? How many Muslims today are like the Jews in that they have the knowledge but they do not follow it? Especially among the scholars. Especially among the learned. Many of the scholars in the Ummah today know about our obligation to live under Khilafah but they do not speak of it. They know that we have to rule by Allah (swt)’s Law
want to come closer to Him, but they are not following a correct path. Now unlike those who have Allah (swt)’s Anger, those who are lost may not be evil. They may not be unjust. But they are still not in a state where they are pleasing to Him. And what is there to life other than His Pleasure?
In the same hadith the Prophet (saw) said that many of the Christians were the perfect example this group who are lost. Now once again this does not mean that only the Christians are the lost. Rather it means that they are the best example of the people who are lost. Because they were a people who did not even have knowledge. Whereas the Jews had knowledge but refused to follow it, the Christians did not even have knowledge. They completely rejected all of the revelation that Allah (swt) had sent to them. Paul told the people that they did not need to follow the Law anymore. He said that it was all about love. The path to God is one of love. All that you need to do is love. You do not need to do anything else. This was what the people were taught and this is how they were lead astray. They could not even see the path anymore. They did not know how to please Him. Soon the books were neglected, soon the books were lost. And people just did whatever they felt like. Then the people fell into two extremes. The two groups within the lost whom we spoke of before. The first group completely forgot about Allah (swt). They lived only for themselves and their desires. They adopted secularism where they completed divorced
religion from life. Life was just their lusts and their greed. The second group went into the other extreme where they took themselves to monasticism. They shunned all the pleasures of the world. They did not even get married or have any tasty food. They did not even sleep soft beds. They became completely detached from the people. From reality. They only worried about themselves. Their whole life was worship and renunciation. And of course since such a lifestyle went against their nature, went against how Allah (swt) created them, they were not able to maintain it. Many of them indulged in what they knew was forbidden. Some priests would molest choir boys, some monks would have affairs with prostitutes, some nuns would become pregnant and bury their infants. They denied themselves what was very much a part of their nature. So many of them had to leave that path. Many of them betrayed their path and could not stay true to it. These are the two groups of the lost. Both of them reacted to each other. Each one went
further into their extreme because of the other. Now once again it is important to note that it is not only these Christians who can be considered among the lost. Rather anyone who fits this description. This description of being among the heedless. The description of being deprived of knowledge and guidance. The description of following desires or innovations.
In another hadith the Prophet (saw) told us that we would follow the nations who came before us. So much so that even if they went into the hole of the lizard, which of course means pain and death, we would do the same. We would follow them to our destruction both in this life and the next. When the Sahabah asked him (saw) if he (saw) was speaking of the Jews and Christians then he (saw) said “Who else”. And do we not see this happening in the Ummah today? Do we not see the prophecy coming true? How many Muslims today are like the Jews in that they have the knowledge but they do not follow it? Especially among the scholars. Especially among the learned. Many of the scholars in the Ummah today know about our obligation to live under Khilafah but they do not speak of it. They know that we have to rule by Allah (swt)’s Law
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but they do not call the people to it. In fact many of them call for the opposite. Many of them call for democracy, call for making ourselves sovereigns upon the earth. Others among them support the kings and dictators who oppress the people and rule them by kufr. They even make them dua for them. And even those of us who are not scholars. Even those of us who have only some knowledge of the Din. How often do we follow the knowledge that we have? We all know that we have to pray fives times a day, but how many of us make these prayers. We all know that dawah and calling to Allah (swt) is an obligation but how many of us fulfill it? Most of our sisters know
that they have to cover themselves but how many of them do it? Who are they fooling? Do they think that Allah (swt) is pleased with such disobedience, or do they think themselves above having to submit to Him? Do they think that they are something better than being an utter and abject slave of His? Similarly how many Muslims today are like the lost. In that many of them
have no knowledge of the Din whatsoever. They do not even know how to pray properly. They do not even know how to give Zakat properly. They do not even know the most basic tenets of the Aqeedah. They do not even know the most basic meanings of the Quran. They do not know and they do not want to know. Rather they live only for this world. Their only concern is satisfying themselves with this world. On the other hand how many Muslims today practice innovations and heresies that were never practiced by the Prophet (saw)? How many try to worship Allah (swt) and draw closer to Him in a way that is not pleasing to Him? Even though He has given them a clear path which leads to Him, they neglect it and follow other paths.
So are we then not following the Jews and the Christians just like the Prophet (saw) warned us that we would? In how many ways have we became like them. This only goes to show us how desperately we are in need of this prayer. How desperately we are in need of Allah (swt) reminding us of the Straight Path and bringing us back to it. That is why Surah Fatihah must have a very important place in our lives. That is why whenever we recite it in the Salah or we hear it being recited on our behalf we need to have presence of heart. We need to be aware of what we are saying and we need to say it with the utmost of earnestness. Because just think what would be our fate if we also fall into this trap? Just think what would be our fate if we also became among those who have Wrath from Allah (swt) descend upon us or who go astray and become lost? Could there possibly be a fate worse than that? Only by calling out to Him, only be asking Him, only by His Love and Mercy and Bounty can we be saved.
but they do not call the people to it. In fact many of them call for the opposite. Many of them call for democracy, call for making ourselves sovereigns upon the earth. Others among them support the kings and dictators who oppress the people and rule them by kufr. They even make them dua for them. And even those of us who are not scholars. Even those of us who have only some knowledge of the Din. How often do we follow the knowledge that we have? We all know that we have to pray fives times a day, but how many of us make these prayers. We all know that dawah and calling to Allah (swt) is an obligation but how many of us fulfill it? Most of our sisters know
that they have to cover themselves but how many of them do it? Who are they fooling? Do they think that Allah (swt) is pleased with such disobedience, or do they think themselves above having to submit to Him? Do they think that they are something better than being an utter and abject slave of His? Similarly how many Muslims today are like the lost. In that many of them
have no knowledge of the Din whatsoever. They do not even know how to pray properly. They do not even know how to give Zakat properly. They do not even know the most basic tenets of the Aqeedah. They do not even know the most basic meanings of the Quran. They do not know and they do not want to know. Rather they live only for this world. Their only concern is satisfying themselves with this world. On the other hand how many Muslims today practice innovations and heresies that were never practiced by the Prophet (saw)? How many try to worship Allah (swt) and draw closer to Him in a way that is not pleasing to Him? Even though He has given them a clear path which leads to Him, they neglect it and follow other paths.
So are we then not following the Jews and the Christians just like the Prophet (saw) warned us that we would? In how many ways have we became like them. This only goes to show us how desperately we are in need of this prayer. How desperately we are in need of Allah (swt) reminding us of the Straight Path and bringing us back to it. That is why Surah Fatihah must have a very important place in our lives. That is why whenever we recite it in the Salah or we hear it being recited on our behalf we need to have presence of heart. We need to be aware of what we are saying and we need to say it with the utmost of earnestness. Because just think what would be our fate if we also fall into this trap? Just think what would be our fate if we also became among those who have Wrath from Allah (swt) descend upon us or who go astray and become lost? Could there possibly be a fate worse than that? Only by calling out to Him, only be asking Him, only by His Love and Mercy and Bounty can we be saved.
Quran Colour Code, [25.01.16 18:41]
What we have given here cannot really be called a tafsir of Surah Fatihah. Because it does not even scratch the surface of meanings contained in this Surah, let along give any kind of detailed explanation of it. This is just a sip. This is just a taste. We invite you to complete the journey. To take the next steps. To learn more about this Surah and the rest of the Quran. Our books on the website will only get your started on the journey. But you have a long way to travel, there is so much for you to learn. And yet even from what little of this Surah that we have seen, we can see how much meanings it contains. We can see how it establishes our relationship with Allah (swt), how it establishes our very existence. Just from learning this Surah we know why we are here on this earth and what we need to do. We know who our Rabb is and we know what He expects us to be. We know what we should be seeking from life. We know what it is that we must yearn for. All from this short Surah. All from these few words. But the most important benefit of this Surah is that it reminds us of Him. In every ayah He is mentioned in one way or another. So in so many ways we can know Him. In so many ways we can draw closer to Him. This then should be the primary purpose of our reciting this Surah, this should be the primary purpose of our Salah. It should remind us of Him and it should bring us closer to Him.
What we have given here cannot really be called a tafsir of Surah Fatihah. Because it does not even scratch the surface of meanings contained in this Surah, let along give any kind of detailed explanation of it. This is just a sip. This is just a taste. We invite you to complete the journey. To take the next steps. To learn more about this Surah and the rest of the Quran. Our books on the website will only get your started on the journey. But you have a long way to travel, there is so much for you to learn. And yet even from what little of this Surah that we have seen, we can see how much meanings it contains. We can see how it establishes our relationship with Allah (swt), how it establishes our very existence. Just from learning this Surah we know why we are here on this earth and what we need to do. We know who our Rabb is and we know what He expects us to be. We know what we should be seeking from life. We know what it is that we must yearn for. All from this short Surah. All from these few words. But the most important benefit of this Surah is that it reminds us of Him. In every ayah He is mentioned in one way or another. So in so many ways we can know Him. In so many ways we can draw closer to Him. This then should be the primary purpose of our reciting this Surah, this should be the primary purpose of our Salah. It should remind us of Him and it should bring us closer to Him.
Assalamualaikum wr wb,
Puji dan syukur senantiasa kita panjatkan ke hadirat Alloh SWT atas segala nikmat dan karunia-Nya. Shalawat dan salam semoga tercurah kepada Rasulullah SAW, keluarga, sahabat, dan para pengikutnya. Amin.
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Wassalamualaikum wr wb,
Achmad Fahrudin
Ari Widodo
Gatot H. Pramono
Mohammad Mukhlis Kamal
Poerbandono
Puji dan syukur senantiasa kita panjatkan ke hadirat Alloh SWT atas segala nikmat dan karunia-Nya. Shalawat dan salam semoga tercurah kepada Rasulullah SAW, keluarga, sahabat, dan para pengikutnya. Amin.
Atas kehendak Alloh sajalah, kami dapat menyelesaikan freeware Al Quran yang berisi ayat-ayat dalam huruf Arab, terjemahan dari Departemen Agama RI dan indeks berdasarkan topik. Selain itu, Al Quran ini akan sangat memudahkan kita dalam mencari kata-kata tertentu didalam terjemahan. Semoga software ini dapat meningkatkan kecintaan dan pemahaman kita terhadap kitab suci Al-Quran dan menjadi pendamping disaat asyik bekerja di depan komputer.
Tanggapan dan saran sangat kami harapkan.
Wassalamualaikum wr wb,
Achmad Fahrudin
Ari Widodo
Gatot H. Pramono
Mohammad Mukhlis Kamal
Poerbandono
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Beberapa kemampuan software Al Quran adalah sebagai berikut:
Menampilkan ayat-ayat Al Quran dalam tulisan Arab dan terjemahan Indonesia
Menampilkan catatan kaki dari Al Quran terjemahan Depag RI
Disediakan indeks menurut subyek
Melakukan pencarian kata dalam terjemahan
Membuat bookmark dari ayat yang dianggap penting
Ayat dalam tulisan Arab dan terjemahan dapat dicopy dan dipaste ke program lain seperti Microsoft Word
Tidak memerlukan instalasi font atau program tambahan
Selanjutnya dijelaskan cara-cara untuk menggunakan fungsi diatas seperti 4 tab disisi kiri Al Quran yaitu content, index, search, dan favorite, juga cara untuk mengopi ayat.
Content Didalam content, terdapat topik pendahuluan, indeks dan setiap surat dalam Al Quran. Untuk surat yang terdiri dari lebih dari 60 ayat, surat tersebut dibagi dalam 50 ayat.
Index: Didalam index, terdapat index Al Quran berdasarkan subyek yang diurutkan dalam alfabet. Indeks ini sama dengan indeks yang terdapat di topik Indeks.
Search: Pencarian yang sederhana terdiri dari kata atau kumpulan kata. Aturan dasar dalam mencari adalah sebagai berikut:
Pencarian tidak case-sensitive, jadi huruf besar atau kecil tidak dibedakan.
Pencarian dapat berupa huruf (a-z) dan nomer (0-9).
Tanda kalimat seperti titik, koma, titik koma, titik dua dan garis lurus tidak dianggap dalam pencarian
Tanda dua petik atau kurung dapat digunakan mengelompokkan kata
Untuk pencarian yang advanced, beberapa cara dapat dipergunakan:
Beberapa kemampuan software Al Quran adalah sebagai berikut:
Menampilkan ayat-ayat Al Quran dalam tulisan Arab dan terjemahan Indonesia
Menampilkan catatan kaki dari Al Quran terjemahan Depag RI
Disediakan indeks menurut subyek
Melakukan pencarian kata dalam terjemahan
Membuat bookmark dari ayat yang dianggap penting
Ayat dalam tulisan Arab dan terjemahan dapat dicopy dan dipaste ke program lain seperti Microsoft Word
Tidak memerlukan instalasi font atau program tambahan
Selanjutnya dijelaskan cara-cara untuk menggunakan fungsi diatas seperti 4 tab disisi kiri Al Quran yaitu content, index, search, dan favorite, juga cara untuk mengopi ayat.
Content Didalam content, terdapat topik pendahuluan, indeks dan setiap surat dalam Al Quran. Untuk surat yang terdiri dari lebih dari 60 ayat, surat tersebut dibagi dalam 50 ayat.
Index: Didalam index, terdapat index Al Quran berdasarkan subyek yang diurutkan dalam alfabet. Indeks ini sama dengan indeks yang terdapat di topik Indeks.
Search: Pencarian yang sederhana terdiri dari kata atau kumpulan kata. Aturan dasar dalam mencari adalah sebagai berikut:
Pencarian tidak case-sensitive, jadi huruf besar atau kecil tidak dibedakan.
Pencarian dapat berupa huruf (a-z) dan nomer (0-9).
Tanda kalimat seperti titik, koma, titik koma, titik dua dan garis lurus tidak dianggap dalam pencarian
Tanda dua petik atau kurung dapat digunakan mengelompokkan kata
Untuk pencarian yang advanced, beberapa cara dapat dipergunakan:
Nested: dapat digunakan dengan memberikan tanda kurung. Contoh:
(siksaan AND munafiq) NOT dunia
Idx: Untuk mencari kata dalam indeks, gunakan AND dan idx. Contoh:
nabi AND idx
Untuk kata didalam Al Quran, gunakan NOT dan idx. Contoh:
nabi NOT idx
Selain pencarian dapat dibatasi dalam judul topik saja atau berdasarkan penyarian sebelumnya.
Favorite: Favorite bisa digunakan untuk mengingat ayat tertentu.
Untuk memasukkan favorite, ubah nama tema bila diperlukan di field Current theme, kemudian tekan Enter
Untuk menghapus favorite, pilih tema yang diinginkan dan tekan Delete
Untuk menampilkan favorite, pilih tema yang diinginkan dan tekan Display
Copy:
Untuk mengopi ayat Quran (tulisan Arab), gerakkan mouse diatas ayat tersebut, click kanan, dan pilih copy. Ayat tersebut tersimpan di clipboard dalam bentuk image yang bisa dipaste di program image editor (seperti Adobe Photoshop) atau pengolah kata (seperti Microsoft Word). Untuk Microsoft Word versi 2000 atau yang terbaru, pilih menu Edit/Paste Special lalu pilih Bitmap Image.
Untuk mengopi terjemahan ayat Quran (tulisan latin), pilih text, click kanan, dan pilih copy. Ayat tersebut tersimpan di clipboard dalam bentuk image yang bisa dipaste di program pengolah kata (seperti Microsoft Word)
(siksaan AND munafiq) NOT dunia
Idx: Untuk mencari kata dalam indeks, gunakan AND dan idx. Contoh:
nabi AND idx
Untuk kata didalam Al Quran, gunakan NOT dan idx. Contoh:
nabi NOT idx
Selain pencarian dapat dibatasi dalam judul topik saja atau berdasarkan penyarian sebelumnya.
Favorite: Favorite bisa digunakan untuk mengingat ayat tertentu.
Untuk memasukkan favorite, ubah nama tema bila diperlukan di field Current theme, kemudian tekan Enter
Untuk menghapus favorite, pilih tema yang diinginkan dan tekan Delete
Untuk menampilkan favorite, pilih tema yang diinginkan dan tekan Display
Copy:
Untuk mengopi ayat Quran (tulisan Arab), gerakkan mouse diatas ayat tersebut, click kanan, dan pilih copy. Ayat tersebut tersimpan di clipboard dalam bentuk image yang bisa dipaste di program image editor (seperti Adobe Photoshop) atau pengolah kata (seperti Microsoft Word). Untuk Microsoft Word versi 2000 atau yang terbaru, pilih menu Edit/Paste Special lalu pilih Bitmap Image.
Untuk mengopi terjemahan ayat Quran (tulisan latin), pilih text, click kanan, dan pilih copy. Ayat tersebut tersimpan di clipboard dalam bentuk image yang bisa dipaste di program pengolah kata (seperti Microsoft Word)
Credit ....................................................................................................................................................Al Quran disusun oleh:
Software:
Editing Help file:
HTML Help Workshop
HTMLHelp ePublisher
Editing HTML file:
Scilab
HTML-Kit
EditPad Lite
Editing image: Irfanview
Data:
Image ayat-ayat Al Quran: Islamic Society of Northumbria
Ketikan terjemahan Al Quran dari Depag RI: Isnet
Indeks Al Quran: tidak diketahui sumbernya
Lain-lain:
Style Html file: subBlue design
Font cover: SymplyTheBest
Quran image: Masjid Al Quran
Arrow image: Windyweb
Bullet image: IconArchive
Editor:
Achmad Fahrudin: dosen di Institut Pertanian Bogor
Ari Widodo: dosen di Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung
Gatot H. Pramono: staf di Badan Koordinasi Survey dan Pemetaaan Nasional, Cibinong
Mohammad Mukhlis Kamal: dosen di Institut Pertanian Bogor
Poerbandono: dosen di Institut Teknologi Bandung
Software:
Editing Help file:
HTML Help Workshop
HTMLHelp ePublisher
Editing HTML file:
Scilab
HTML-Kit
EditPad Lite
Editing image: Irfanview
Data:
Image ayat-ayat Al Quran: Islamic Society of Northumbria
Ketikan terjemahan Al Quran dari Depag RI: Isnet
Indeks Al Quran: tidak diketahui sumbernya
Lain-lain:
Style Html file: subBlue design
Font cover: SymplyTheBest
Quran image: Masjid Al Quran
Arrow image: Windyweb
Bullet image: IconArchive
Editor:
Achmad Fahrudin: dosen di Institut Pertanian Bogor
Ari Widodo: dosen di Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung
Gatot H. Pramono: staf di Badan Koordinasi Survey dan Pemetaaan Nasional, Cibinong
Mohammad Mukhlis Kamal: dosen di Institut Pertanian Bogor
Poerbandono: dosen di Institut Teknologi Bandung
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