As-salaam wa-alaikum, brothers and sisters.
Summary
Today’s selection is from Surah 4, An-Nisâ or the Women, verses 116-126. These verses remind us that shirk is an unforgivable sin. Such a practice leads Shaitãn to create false desires in men. Only Allah can grant Paradise to the righteous and only to true Muslims.
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Verses
Bis-millahi ar-rahman, ar-raheem.
In the name of Allah, most gracious, most merciful.Surely Allah will never forgive the one who commits the sin of shirk (worshiping anyone other than Allah) and may forgive anyone else if He so pleases. One who commits shirk has indeed gone far away from the Right Way.[116] The pagans call upon female deities beside Him; by doing so they call nothing but the rebellious Shaitãn[117] on whom Allah has laid His curse; and who has said: “I will take a good portion of Your servants and mislead them.[118] I will create in them false desires and order them to slit the ears of cattle. I will order them to tamper with Allah’s creation.” Therefore, whoever takes Shaitãn as a guardian instead of Allah, has indeed become a clear-cut loser.[119] Shaitãn makes promises to stir up in them false desires; but Shaitãn makes them promises only to deceive them.[120] The home of such people who follow him will be hell, from where they will find no way to escape.[121] 4:[116-121]
As for those who have faith and do righteous deeds, We shall soon admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow to live therein forever. This is the promise of Allah, true indeed, and who can be truer in his words than Allah?[122] The final result will neither be in accordance with your desires nor in accordance with the desires of the People of the Book. He who does evil will be requited with evil: he will find no protector or helper besides Allah.[123] But the one who does righteous deeds, whether a male or a female – provided he or she is a believer – shall enter paradise and will not be harmed a speck.[124] 4:[122-124]
Who has a better Deen (way of life or religion) than the one who is a Muslim (submits himself entirely) to Allah, does good to others and follows the faith of Ibrãhïm (Abraham) the upright one, whom Allah chose to be His friend?[125] To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth. Allah encompasses everything.[126] 4:[125-126]
Ameen.
This concludes today’s episode of the 17 Verses Podcast. I hope that this selection has helped increase your understanding of the holy Qur’an just a little bit.
Thank you and be well.