Thus, those who disbelieve in the guidance of Allah will be those who suffer great loss both in this world and in the next. The allurement of worldly pleasures does not even compare to the pleasures of the Hereafter.
He cites the fate of the Pharaoh and the battle of Badr as examples of how material power will always be defeated when it opposes the power of faith and assistance from Allah. Moreover, He shows us that any benefits gained from disbelief will never serve as a protection from the punishment of Allah. AYAT 10-22īefore addressing the misconceptions of the People of the Book, Allah first demonstrates how success can only be attained through believing in Him.
Adherence to the ambiguous verses stems from an imbalance in a person’s heart that can only be cured by turning to Allah. Such interpretations oppose the reality Allah has established: that the true foundation of interpreting the Word of Allah must be through the clear and unambiguous verses. He warns against certain groups trying to focus on ambiguous verses and building their theology based on that. Once His attributes and Books are affirmed, Allah then turns our attention to how those books are interpreted. He also clarifies that He controls how people are created, foreshadowing the miraculous creations of Adam, Yahya, and ‘Isa, all of whom will be mentioned later. AYAT 1-9Īllah immediately establishes His perfect attributes and the revelations that He has sent down to humanity, emphasizing that one must accept them all if they are to truly believe and save themselves from punishment. This delegation approached the Prophet to examine the validity of his claim to Prophethood. The themes of these ayat revolve around a conversation between the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and a delegation of sixty Arab Christians from a region called Najran. While surah al-Baqarah frequently addresses the Children of Israel and their history as a reference point for religious struggles, surah Al ‘Imran addresses the belief of Christians for most of the ayat leading up to the end of the Juz. The following is an excerpt from The Endless Banquet: A Thematic Explanation of the Qur’an (Volume I) by Shaykh Hamzah Abdul Malik.
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