Qur'an by Sheikh Gabriel Keresztes No. 37

 Today I learned about Qur'an:

O you who have believed, do not put [yourselves] before Allah and His Messenger1 but fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Knowing.

Nothing should matter more than Allah.

O you who have believed, do not raise your voices above the voice of the Prophet or be loud to him in speech like the loudness of some of you to others, lest your deeds become worthless while you perceive not.

Indeed, those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allah - they are the ones whose hearts Allah has tested for righteousness. For them is forgiveness and great reward.

Indeed, those who call you, [O Muḥammad], from behind the chambers - most of them do not use reason.

And if they had been patient until you [could] come out to them, it would have been better for them. But Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.

People harm others out of ignorance.

 And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah. If he were to obey you in much of the matter, you would be in difficulty, but Allah has endeared to you the faith and has made it pleasing in your hearts and has made hateful to you disbelief, defiance and disobedience. Those are the [rightly] guided.

And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make settlement between the two. But if one of them oppresses the other, then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the ordinance of Allah. And if it returns, then make settlement between them in justice and act justly. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.

O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name [i.e., mention] of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.

Don't call people names, like "oh here comes Sasquash," even if they also laugh it is not a good habit to do.

O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.

Qur'an by Sheikh Gabriel Keresztes No. 36

Today I learned about Qur'an:

And those ˹humans˺ thought, just like you ˹jinn˺, that Allah would not resurrect anyone ˹for judgment˺.

˹Earlier˺ we tried to reach heaven ˹for news˺, only to find it filled with stern guards and shooting stars.

We used to take up positions there for eavesdropping, but whoever dares eavesdrop now will find a flare lying in wait for them.

Now, we have no clue whether evil is intended for those on earth, or their Lord intends for them what is right.

Among us are those who are righteous and those who are less so. We have been of different factions.

And among us are those who have submitted ˹to Allah˺ and those who are deviant. So ˹as for˺ those who submitted, it is they who have attained Right Guidance.

And as for the deviant, they will be fuel for Hell.’”

Yet when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him ˹alone˺, the pagans almost swarmed over him.

Say, “It is not in my power to harm or benefit you.”

˹My duty is˺ only to convey ˹the truth˺ from Allah and ˹deliver˺ His messages.” And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger will certainly be in the Fire of Hell, to stay there for ever and ever.

to ensure that the messengers fully deliver the messages of their Lord—though He ˹already˺ knows all about them, and keeps account of everything.”

That is the end of this Surah.

Qur'an by Sheikh Gabriel Keresztes No. 35

Today I learned about Qur'an:

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened ˹to the Quran,˺ and said ˹to their fellow jinn˺: ‘Indeed, we have heard a wondrous recitation.

It leads to Right Guidance so we believed in it, and we will never associate anyone with our Lord ˹in worship˺.

Allah has blessed us the ability to NOT see the Jinns, because the Jinns are sometimes scary, and it is a blessing to not see them.

˹Now, we believe that˺ our Lord—Exalted is His Majesty—has neither taken a mate nor offspring,

This is from a Christian Jinn.

And that the foolish of us used to utter ˹outrageous˺ falsehoods about Allah.

People who have not much knowledge will assume the falsehoods about Allah.

We certainly thought that humans and jinn would never speak lies about Allah.

People say "Jesus is the son of God", that is false, we don't speak lies about Allah.

And some men used to seek refuge with some jinn—so they increased each other in wickedness.

Some people who want to be friends with some Jinn, they will become misguided.

Do not accept Tawwez it is not ok to use them.

These are not allowed in Islam it is a sign of Shirk.

here is a YT video from Sheikh gabriel.

Youth Around the Prophet by Sheikh Tariq Appleby No. 6

Today I learned about The Youth Around the Prophet:

Aishah bint Abu Bakr

Her father, Abu Bakar Ali al-Sallabi.

Her mother.

Born 4 or 5 years after prophethood, Aishah was born Muslim,

Hijrah to Madinah, she made the Hijrah was 7 or 8 years old when she went to Madinah with her mother.

Aishah marriage to the prophet

Jubair ibn Mu'im, Abu Bakr arranged for Jubair but Jubair was a war prisoner but he accepted Islam, then married the prophet (Arranged marriage is not allowed because you are forcing the child to marry a person they might not like, but if the child is ok with it then that is ok).

10th or 11th year after Prophethood,

Her age, she was married/contract when she was 6 but went to live with the prophet when she was 9 years old.

Wisdom of this marriage, she knew more about the prophet than everyone, and knew more about the ummah than anyone alive.

Her virtues and merits

The Prophet said, "The superiority of 'Aisha to other ladies is like the superiority of Tharid to other kinds of food."

Tharid is a soup mixed with bread the prophet likes it, to the prophet she is like Tharid is better to other foods, he said that is what Aisha is.

Trades of Aisha.

Aisha was a virgin.

Parents both Migrated.

Allah was innocent of being married at 6.

The order to marry Muhammad was from Angel Gabriel.

She was comforting the Prophet when the angel Gabriel gave the first verses.

(This is the best I could do, there was more but this was all I could hear.)

Her Characteristics

She was shy.

She had Humility.

She had Zuhd, is taking what she needs when she travels and lives at home, she lived a simple life, she did not make her life paradise, she was humble.

The Story of ifk.

Her knowledge and understanding of Islam.

She learned 2210 hadith.

The statement of Abu Musa.

And She was independent, she did not hesitate to disagree, her though was independent, her views were independent.

Her death 

Was in Medinah.

died in 59 AH, but some will say 57, but most will say 59.

Qur'an by Sheikh Gabriel Keresztes No. 34

  Today I learned about Qur'an:

Do not yield to the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Overlook their annoyances, and put your trust in Allah. For Allah is sufficient as a Trustee of Affairs.

O Prophet! We have made lawful for you your wives to whom you have paid their ˹full˺ dowries as well as those ˹bondwomen˺ in your possession, whom Allah has granted you. And ˹you are allowed to marry˺ the daughters of your paternal uncles and aunts, and the daughters of your maternal uncles and aunts, who have emigrated like you. Also ˹allowed for marriage is˺ a believing woman who offers herself to the Prophet ˹without dowry˺ if he is interested in marrying her—˹this is˺ exclusively for you, not for the rest of the believers. We know well what ˹rulings˺ We have ordained for the believers in relation to their wives and those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession. As such, there would be no blame on you. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

It is not lawful for you ˹O Prophet˺ to marry more women after this, nor can you replace any of your present wives with another, even if her beauty may attract you—except those ˹bondwomen˺ in your possession. And Allah is ever Watchful over all things.

O, believers! Do not enter the homes of the Prophet without permission ˹and if invited˺ for a meal, do not ˹come too early and˺ linger until the meal is ready. But if you are invited, then enter ˹on time˺. Once you have eaten, then go on your way, and do not stay for casual talk. Such behaviour is truly annoying to the Prophet, yet he is too shy to ask you to leave. But Allah is never shy of the truth. And when you ˹believers˺ ask his wives for something, ask them from behind a barrier. This is purer for your hearts and theirs. And it is not right for you to annoy the Messenger of Allah, nor ever marry his wives after him. This would certainly be a major offence in the sight of Allah.

There is no blame on the Prophet’s wives ˹if they appear unveiled˺ before their fathers, their sons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons, their sisters’ sons, their fellow ˹Muslim˺ women, and those ˹bondspeople˺ in their possession. And be mindful of Allah ˹O wives of the Prophet!˺ Surely Allah is a Witness over all things.

O Prophet! Ask your wives, daughters, and believing women to draw their cloaks over their bodies. In this way it is more likely that they will be recognized ˹as virtuous˺ and not be harassed. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

If the hypocrites, and those with sickness in their hearts, and rumour-mongers in Medina do not desist, We will certainly incite you ˹O Prophet˺ against them, and then they will not be your neighbours there any longer.

˹They deserve to be˺ condemned. ˹If they were to persist,˺ they would get themselves seized and killed relentlessly wherever they are found!1

People ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the Hour. Say, “That knowledge is only with Allah. You never know, perhaps the Hour is near.”

to stay there for ever and ever—never will they find any protector or helper.

On the Day their faces are ˹constantly˺ flipped in the Fire, they will cry, “Oh! If only we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!”

And they will say, “Our Lord! We obeyed our leaders and elite, but they led us astray from the ˹Right˺ Way.

O  believers! Be mindful of Allah, and say what is right.

Youth Around the Prophet by Sheikh Tariq Appleby No. 5

Today I learned about The Youth Around the Prophet:

Abdullah ibn Ja'far

His father, his father is Jafar ibn Abu Talib.

His mother, his mother is Asma bint Umays.

Their Hijarah to al-Habashah.

His birth here.

Their return to Madinah.

The Martyrdom of his father, His is mostly known as the son of the possessor of two wings, because when he was in a war he lost both hands and got the wings as his new arms.

The Prophet Lived for 63 years, and when his Prophethood started he was 40 years old.

The Prophet's Care for Him

Consoling him.

Making Dua for him.

Honouring him.

His Characteristics 

The resemblance to the Prophet.

Pledged Allegiance at the age of 7.

Generosity.

His Death

He died in Madinah.

At 80 AH.