Year 6 Recitations Archives

Day 365: Surah 1 (Al-Fatiha) (Y6)

By alhoque on 2021-06-252021-06-16Leave a Comment

As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.

Summary

Today is the last day of our 365 day journey and we will finish the Qur’an at the beginning with Surah 1, Al-Fatiha or The Opening. It is theorized that this was the first complete Surah revealed to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It is meant to instruct the reader that if he/she wants to sincerely benefit from the Qur’an, they should offer this prayer to God. Tafseer for this Surah further expounds on this Surah’s significance.

We will start year 6 on June 26th. The reason to continue the podcast is because we’re not meant to read the Qur’an just once and put it down. It is a life-long journey so we will continue to release an episode each day so that they are delivered fresh to your podcast apps. I will try to explore different pieces of tafseer from time to time but by and large, I invite you to consider the Qur’an anew in this fifth year.

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Surah 108 (Al-Kawthar) (Y6)

By alhoque on 2021-06-242021-06-16Leave a Comment

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Summary

Today’s selection is Surah 108, Al-Kawthar or The Abundance. This Surah sums up in the single mystic word Kawthar the doctrine of spiritual riches through devotion and sacrifice. The converse also follows: indulgence in hatred means the cutting off of all hopes of this life and the Hereafter.

Tafseer for this Surah is a short meditation on sacrifice and thankfulness.

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Surah 101 (Al-Qãri‘ah) (Y6)

By alhoque on 2021-06-232021-06-16Leave a Comment

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Summary

Today’s selection is the entirety of Surah 101, Al-Qãri‘ah or The Great Calamity, verses 1-11. This Surah describes Judgment Day as the Day of Clamor when men will be distracted and the landmarks of this world will be lost, but every deed will be weighed in a just balance, and find its real value and setting.

Tafseer for this selection expounds on the metaphors of the moths in verse 4 and the mountains in verse 5.

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Surah 104 (Al-Humazah) (Y6)

By alhoque on 2021-06-222021-06-16Leave a Comment

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Summary

Today’s selection is the entirety of Surah 104, Al-Humazah or the Scandalmonger. This Surah condemns all sorts of scandal, backbiting, and selfish hoarding of wealth as destroying the hearts and affection of men. Tafseer for this Surah concerns the Hutamah or That which Breaks to Pieces in verses 4 and 5 and the subsequent Fire of punishment in verses 6-9.

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Surahs 109-111 (Al-Kãfirün, Al-Nasr, Al-Lahab) (Y6)

By alhoque on 2021-06-212021-06-16Leave a Comment

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Summary

Today’s selection consists of three short Surahs. The first is Surah 109, Al-Kãfirün or Those Who Reject Faith. This Surah defines the right attitude towards those who reject faith; in matters of Truth, we make no compromise but there is no need to persecute or abuse anyone for his faith or belief. Tafseer for this selection concerns the matter of personal conviction in Faith.

The second is Surah 110, Al-Nasr or the Help. This Surah defines victory as an occasion to celebrate Allah’s praises, not as a reason for exultation.

The third is Surah 111, which goes by two names; either Al-Masad which means The Plaited Rope or Al-Lahab which the Flame. While directed at a particular person named Abu Lahab, the Surah illustrates that he who rages against holy things is burnt up in his own rage and that women, who are made for nobler emotions, may, if they go wrong, feed unholy rage with fiercer fuel, to their own loss. Tafseer for this Surah contains some historical background on Abu Lahab and his wife.

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Surah 73 (Al-Muzzammil) (Y6)

By alhoque on 2021-06-202021-06-15Leave a Comment

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Summary

Today’s selection covers the entirety of Surah 73, Al-Muzzammil or the Enfolded One, verses 1-20. This surah talks about the significance of Prayer and humility in spiritual life and the fate of those who reject Faith and Revelation.

Tafseer for this Surah is a short explanation of why Al-Muzzammil was one of Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) nicknames.

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Surah 105-107 (Al-Fil, Quraysh, Al-Mã‘ün) (Y6)

By alhoque on 2021-06-192021-06-15Leave a Comment

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Summary

Today’s selection consists of three short Surahs. The first is Surah 105, Al-Fil or the Elephant. This Surah briefly recounts the what happened to the Abyssinian govern Abrahah Ashram when he tried to destroy the Kabah in the same year that the Prophet was born. Tafseer for this Surah is a further historical background.

The second is Surah 106, Quraysh which was the Prophet’s tribe. This Surah admonishes Prophet Muhammad’s tribe to be grateful to Allah for the profit, position and security they enjoyed from living in Makkah. Tafseer for this Surah concerns the historical prestige of the Quraysh.

The third is Surah 107 Al-Mã‘ün or the Small Kindnesses. This Surah concerns true worship, the helping and love of those in need and true sincerity in devotion and charity. Tafseer for this Surah concerns helping the indigent and our neighbors.

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Surah 9 (At-Tauba), Verses 119-129 (Y6)

By alhoque on 2021-06-182021-06-15Leave a Comment

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Summary

Today’s selection concludes Surah 9, At-Tauba or Repentance, verses 119-129. These verses declare that Believers are those who prefer the life of the Messenger of God over their own. Qur’anic verses increase the faith of the believers. Lastly, there is a prayer taught by Allah.

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Surah 9 (At-Tauba), Verses 111-118 (Y6)

By alhoque on 2021-06-172021-06-15Leave a Comment

As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.

Summary

Today’s selection is from Surah 9, At-Tauba or Repentance, verses 111-118. These verses assert that God has purchased the persons and wealth of the Believers and in return has promised them paradise. It is not proper to ask for forgiveness from the mushrikeen for Allah forgives those may lag behind but are sincere in their faith.

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Surah 7 (Al-A‘rãf), Verses 182-206 (Y6)

By alhoque on 2021-06-162021-06-15Leave a Comment

As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.

Summary

Today’s selection concludes Surah 7, Al-A‘rãf or the Heights, verses 182-206. These verse declare that those who deny God’s revelations are inching closer and closer to destruction. The Prophet himself (pbuh) has no power to benefit or to harm anyone. Allah, not those other deities which people worship, created mankind from a single soul. As such God is the protecting friend of the righteous. Lastly, we are implored to show forgiveness, speak for justice and avoid the ignorant.

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