Surah Yunus is a Makkan Surah and elaborates the concept of
Touhid , oneness of Allah. After summing up, the Surah ends with a few
thought provoking and motivating verses. We may have gone through it any
times but let us see them once more from Da'wah ( The Invitation to
Islam ) 's perspective. Open Surah Yunus , verse no. 104 onwards.
Say: O mankind, if you are in doubt as to my religion , I do not worship what yo worship besides Allah. But I worship Allah who will take you souls. I am commanded to be the of the believers..
Now let us study this verse : It begins with 'Qul'. It means 'TELL THEM ' and this phrase is the form of command. It means ' DELIVER ' It encourages to deny false ideologies courageously. Look at the phrase : I do not worship what you worship other than Allah..How many of us can muster courage to tell this to our Non Muslim friends of course Allah does not command us to tell it rudely. But we fear to tel them politely. You will not mind in refusing politely to the same friend if he asks for your car or a loan that you cannot afford but when it comes to refusing something bigger then we get reluctant.
The same verse ends with a typical style of Introduction of Allah : One who will take your souls ( when you die)... This is a unique style of reminding death as well. In this world we will find many people who do not believe in Allah but we will never find a person who denies death.
The next verse is a command for the Da'ee ( Muslims in general) : Set Your face towards the Religion with true piety... The Arabic word here is 'aqeema' it means to stand up or be firm or set up firmly. Deen or faith cannot be shaky. We cannot be confused.. In this context, we cannot opt for a middle way that if my Christian friend wishes me Happy Eid I must also wish him Merry Christmas. This verse also means that you have to implement deen in your own life, after all da'wah is not only talking big about Islam. The next verse continues with the same lesson but with a warning.. here it goes..
Nor call any other than Allah such can neither profit you nor hurt you.. As simple as you understand. Seek help from Allah only...The verse further gives a warning...If you worship any one besides Allah or invoke then you will be also from the zalimoon.. In the Qur'anic terminology zalim is used for mushreek also, though not always and the highest form of zulm is shirk says surah Luqman.. So Da'ee should even save him self from shirk which includes 'show off' or hunt for fame via deen... be careful about it.. shirk comes as quitely as the footsteps of ants..
Then in verse no. 107, Allah gives an assurance which no super power or medical doctors can give..If Allah causes you any harm then no one can remove it but if He designs some benefit for you then no one can hold back his favour..Now this verse has to be pondered into..Dont expect laurels and applauds in the field of dawah, if you get bouquets then dont be surprised if some one hurls a brick at you. . The verse assure... if Allah blesses you, no one can stop his belssings upon you..So in the field of dawah one should not be too hurry to get results .
Then the theeme of Da'wah in the next verse..Addressing the mankind.. O mankind now truth has reached you from your Lord.. those who recieve guidance will do good for his own soul and those who stray, do so for to their own loss.. Allah remnds the da'ee..you are not set over them to arrange their affairs..simple? dont keep on measuring the results of your hard work every now and then. Men cannot grade his own performance.. Let Allah do it.
The last verse of Surah is a big assurance. .Obey the inspiration ( The Quran and the commands of the messenger, peace be upon him) and be patient till the help of Allah arrives for, He is the best to decide... Four lessons in one verse..
1. Obey.. dont take shariah lightly or casually
2. Be patient.. here it means keep going, don't give up..bricks or bouquets , what ever comes , continue inviting people to good..
3 Till Allah decides.... dont hope a quick result.. Noah a.s. did sabr for 950 years, Yususf a.s. preferred to do sabr over sins, over taking revenge from his brothers and preferred to stay in jail for years..
4. Allah is the best to decide....let Allah decide how and when His help should arrive...
Dont forget that surah Yunus was revealed during Makkan period, one of the hardest times upon the Muslims. They were in micro minority but today we are a largest minority in the world with 55 countires under our belt and more than half of oil under over land..so no case of nagging..
Author Nisaar Nadiadwala can be reached at mnisaar@gmail.com
Verse number 106 says : Nor call upon any other than Allah who can neither profit you nor benefit you....
Say: O mankind, if you are in doubt as to my religion , I do not worship what yo worship besides Allah. But I worship Allah who will take you souls. I am commanded to be the of the believers..
Now let us study this verse : It begins with 'Qul'. It means 'TELL THEM ' and this phrase is the form of command. It means ' DELIVER ' It encourages to deny false ideologies courageously. Look at the phrase : I do not worship what you worship other than Allah..How many of us can muster courage to tell this to our Non Muslim friends of course Allah does not command us to tell it rudely. But we fear to tel them politely. You will not mind in refusing politely to the same friend if he asks for your car or a loan that you cannot afford but when it comes to refusing something bigger then we get reluctant.
The same verse ends with a typical style of Introduction of Allah : One who will take your souls ( when you die)... This is a unique style of reminding death as well. In this world we will find many people who do not believe in Allah but we will never find a person who denies death.
The next verse is a command for the Da'ee ( Muslims in general) : Set Your face towards the Religion with true piety... The Arabic word here is 'aqeema' it means to stand up or be firm or set up firmly. Deen or faith cannot be shaky. We cannot be confused.. In this context, we cannot opt for a middle way that if my Christian friend wishes me Happy Eid I must also wish him Merry Christmas. This verse also means that you have to implement deen in your own life, after all da'wah is not only talking big about Islam. The next verse continues with the same lesson but with a warning.. here it goes..
Nor call any other than Allah such can neither profit you nor hurt you.. As simple as you understand. Seek help from Allah only...The verse further gives a warning...If you worship any one besides Allah or invoke then you will be also from the zalimoon.. In the Qur'anic terminology zalim is used for mushreek also, though not always and the highest form of zulm is shirk says surah Luqman.. So Da'ee should even save him self from shirk which includes 'show off' or hunt for fame via deen... be careful about it.. shirk comes as quitely as the footsteps of ants..
Then in verse no. 107, Allah gives an assurance which no super power or medical doctors can give..If Allah causes you any harm then no one can remove it but if He designs some benefit for you then no one can hold back his favour..Now this verse has to be pondered into..Dont expect laurels and applauds in the field of dawah, if you get bouquets then dont be surprised if some one hurls a brick at you. . The verse assure... if Allah blesses you, no one can stop his belssings upon you..So in the field of dawah one should not be too hurry to get results .
Then the theeme of Da'wah in the next verse..Addressing the mankind.. O mankind now truth has reached you from your Lord.. those who recieve guidance will do good for his own soul and those who stray, do so for to their own loss.. Allah remnds the da'ee..you are not set over them to arrange their affairs..simple? dont keep on measuring the results of your hard work every now and then. Men cannot grade his own performance.. Let Allah do it.
The last verse of Surah is a big assurance. .Obey the inspiration ( The Quran and the commands of the messenger, peace be upon him) and be patient till the help of Allah arrives for, He is the best to decide... Four lessons in one verse..
1. Obey.. dont take shariah lightly or casually
2. Be patient.. here it means keep going, don't give up..bricks or bouquets , what ever comes , continue inviting people to good..
3 Till Allah decides.... dont hope a quick result.. Noah a.s. did sabr for 950 years, Yususf a.s. preferred to do sabr over sins, over taking revenge from his brothers and preferred to stay in jail for years..
4. Allah is the best to decide....let Allah decide how and when His help should arrive...
Dont forget that surah Yunus was revealed during Makkan period, one of the hardest times upon the Muslims. They were in micro minority but today we are a largest minority in the world with 55 countires under our belt and more than half of oil under over land..so no case of nagging..
Author Nisaar Nadiadwala can be reached at mnisaar@gmail.com
Verse number 106 says : Nor call upon any other than Allah who can neither profit you nor benefit you....
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