Hud 1-4

Sorat Hud 

In the name of Allah the Most Merciful and the Compassionate

  Hud 1-4

1. ALEF, LAM, RAA, A BOOK WHO’S AYAHS ARE PERFECTED THEN DETAILED, AND COMES FROM THE MOST WISE, THE MOST KNOWING.

2. THAT YOU DO NOT WORSHIP OTHER THAN ALLAH, FOR I HAVE BEEN SENT WITH WARNINGS AND WITH GOOD NEWS FROM HIM.

3. AND TO ASK ALLAH FOR FORGIVENESS AND THEN TO REPENT TO HIM, HE WILL LET YOU ENJOY LIFE UP TO A PREDETERMINED TIME, AND HE WILL THEN GIVE EVERY PERSON WHAT IS DUE TO HIM, BUT SHOULD YOU TURN AWAY, THEN I FEAR FOR YOU THE PUNISHMENT OF A GREAT DAY.

4. TO ALLAH YOU WILL RETURN, FOR HE IS ABLE TO DO ALL THINGS.

Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “Sorat Hud and its sisters turned my hair grey”.  (T: Tafseer Sorah 56; 6)

Allah the Highest sent us His Own word, the Quran; it is perfected in style, form and content.  It is also detailed and clarified by the Allah the Highest, either through the Quran in the same or other Ayahs and through Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, by word, or example.  The only source however is Allah the Highest, for The Quran and Allah’s messenger’s words and actions are all expression of Allah’s will.

The guidance Allah the Highest sent us has two main characteristics from Allah the Highest: 

1. Wisdom.
2. Through knowledge of the creation and what is good for us.

Knowledge is no good without wisdom.  Wisdom is what directs the use of knowledge for the good of every one.  Knowledge without wisdom can do us harm not good.  

The first and foremost article of faith is the belief in the One and Only God, with no partners of any form.  All the prophets and messenger were sent to lead people to this belief first, then, after they believed, to give them Allah’s commands regarding the way to worship Him and the way in which we have to lead our lives.  

Those who do as they are commanded, have good news about their destiny, this being the Paradise, in the meantime those who do not believe are warned about the punishment in this life and in the Hereafter.

Allah the Highest commands us to ask Him for forgiveness.  Some people think that we ask for forgiveness when we commit a major sin.  However, we are sinning all the time and therefore we should ask Allah the Highest for forgiveness very often.  Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “I ask Allah for forgiveness a hundred times a day”.  (A: 4; 211 & Da: Reqaq; 15)

And he also said: “But all the children of Adam are wrong doers, and the best of the wrong doers are those who repent often”.  (T: Qyamah; 46 & Ma: Zohd; 30 & Da; Reqaq; 18 & A: 3; 198)

Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said that Allah the Highest said: “My slave, you err by night and day, and I forgive all sins, ask me for forgiveness and I will forgive you”.  (M: Ber; 55)

One should repent after asking for forgiveness, repentance means not to commit this sin again.

Allah the Highest gives everyone his dues, some in this life, but all in the Hereafter.  Those who are bountiful in this life, and those who are pious and charitable, will always find Allah the Highest bountiful to them, and Allah’s bounty is much greater than our bounty.  

Those who turn away from faith, in Allah the Highest, should be reminded of the punishment in the Hereafter, from which they will have no escape. 

We will all, very surely return to Allah the Highest to be judged, and from this there is no escape, and then everyone will be recompensed for his belief or disbelief and for his/her good and bad deeds.  The disbelievers deny the resurrection and judgement.  Many think that this cannot be done, but Allah is able to do all things, nothing is beyond His power and abilities, and as Allah the Highest told us that it will happen, then it will certainly happen.