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

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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Eid, Hadiths and Surahs 112-114 (Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas) (Y6)

As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.

Summary

Today is Eid ul-Fitr, or the Breakfast Festival, as I like to call it. It marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. So I wanted to wish you all Eid Mubarak, Ramzan Mubarak, etc.

As I was searching for verses for today’s episode, I remembered that Eid ul-Fitr is not actually mentioned in the Qur’an. At all. Yes, there are directives regarding prayer and charity and of course fasting and a whole multitude of rules. But no specific mention of the celebration we know today as Eid. Technically speaking, Eid ul-Fitr is Sunnah in much the same way that the specific motions of our prayers are Sunnah. That is to say that we take our cue from Prophet Muhammad. So I did a very cursory internet search and found the following Hadith (or sayings/actions/wisdom of the Prophet Muhammad).

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Surah 9 (At-Tauba), Verses 100-110 (Y6)

As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.

Summary

Today’s selection is from Surah 9, At-Tauba or Repentance, verses 100-110. These verses talk of the categories of hypocrites, then the commandment for the collection of Zakat (Charity) and then tell of the time the hypocrites build a mosque but with mischievous motives.

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