Darul Qasim Sunday Tafseer

Surah Al-Dukhan (44:1-24). You understand the order when you understand the system in which the order is followed. In this lecture: Divine order; Yaqīn; Phases of human development; The warning to the Quraysh; Clear explanation; the two sides of revelation; Al-Nabiyy Al-Karīm; the story of Musa (AS).

Surah Zukhruf (43:65-89). True friends exhort each other to truth and patience. In this lecture: higher reasons for friendship; worldly and spiritual ornaments; Wilayah; Jannah, its sensory delights, its fruits, and its community; speculative knowledge and finding the Truth.

Zukhruf (5:57-65). Allah's servants are always honored by Allah ﷻ because they serve Him. In this lecture: the rules of argumentation and being true to the rules of the worlds; the coming of Īsa and the Day of Judgment; preoccupation with the Mahdi and the traps of Shaytān; the reward of a mujtahid notwithstanding the correctness of their ijtihād; unity upon the five pillars.

Zukhruf (4:38-56). The dhikr helps the prophet raise his standards, and it helps his followers raise their standards. In this lecture: the punishment sent to the Pharaoh's people; the artifice of the Pharaoh; reassurance for the Nabi; Divine intervention in the face of unabating rejection.

Zukhruf (3:26-37). Life and the means of living in this world is a Rahmah from Allah ﷻ and it must be seen as such. Allah's rahmah is in the dhikr of the Rahman. In this lecture: the two cities; the Divine distribution of Rahmah, both worldly and spiritual; zukhruf; deception and disbelief; the remembrance of the Rahman; introspection (muhāsabah)

Zukhruf (2:15-25). Theological injustices impact the psyche and ultimately the abilities of an individual. In this lecture: the effects of ornamentation; bayān (clear expression); volition and gender; the nature of angels; opulence and hedonism; Al-Muntaqim; the prupose in the appeal of the dunya.

Surah Shūra (43:1-14). The Nabi’s effort is to clear the way for the revelation to become clear. In this lecture: the complexities in technical language versus the simplicity of Divine language; an understanding of the word book; the phases of revelation; the Preserved Tablet; eternity and eternal understanding; the Quran as a reminder; the need for stamina and resilience in a prophet’s portfolio.

Surah Shūra (42:44-53). The work of the Rasūl is to convey. In this lecture: the kingdom of Allah; the gift of children; the conventions of wahy; access to Nūr.

Surah Shūra (42:34-43). Muslims must have the worldview that the world is temporary. In this lecture: debate and consultation; responding to the call of the Lord; Harmony despite disagreement; Islamic politics and ethics; Authority.

Surah Shūra (42:27-33). The believer looks beyond the means of his sustenance to the Rāziq. In this lecture: Qābid; Bāsit; the expansion of the heavens; the constriction of the earth; the sea and a metaphor in navigation.

Surah Muhammad (47:16-19). The munafiqūn in Madinah listened to the prophet’s words and posed questions to the companions as a mockery of the Messenger and the message. In this lecture: knowledge and yaqīn; sealed hearts; elements of Divine Kalām; The Hour and its signs; Giving each other wasiyya for the Haqq; Good deeds as deterrents for The Hour; refreshing our īmān; Istighfār and human imperfection.

Surah Shūra (42:21-26). Jannah is a very dynamic place that has no equivalent in this world. In this lecture: Jannah and its produce; keeping family ties; Divine forgiveness and reward; ijtihād.

Surah Shūra (42:16-20). Our actions do have an impact on the world around us. In this lecture: Divine subtlety; the power and weight of Allah’s Nūr; the balance.

Surah Shūra (42:14-15). It is despicable in the eyes of Allah (S) that human beings reject the Truth even after it has been revealed to them. In this lecture: the unity of the ummah; a prelude to the idea of shūra; the prerogative to punish; justice in the social and Divine orders.

Surah Shūra (42:12-13). While the means of rizq are entirely in the Hands of Allah (S), the seeking of it is down to the slave. In this lecture: expansion and restriction of rizq; a definition of rizq; wahy and wasiyyah; the scope of shari’ah; Divine selection.

Surah Shūra (42:7-11). On the Day of Judgment, all of humanity is gathered together yet separated in accordance with their actions. In this lecture: the Mother of all cities; the basis for unity among human being; wilāyah; reviving the dead; insights into sunnah and sīrah; prototypes in creation.

Surah Shūra (42:1-6). The Rabb brings things to their perfection gradually. In this lecture: Al-‘Azīz and Al-Hakīm; ownership versus trusteeship; the greatest crime of shirk; the Throne of Allah (S); spiritual pollution.

Surah Fussilat (41:47-54). We are often blinded to the truth by self-imposed stipulations. The truth in revelation is plain for those who heed it. In this lecture: failure and rejection; the Arabic of the Quran; the Quran as a cure for intellectual deficiencies; the reformation of the nafs; Ikhtilāf that is celebrated and ikhtilāf that is detrimental; the role of the mujtahid; the double standard in conceding to expertise.

Surah Fussilat (41:43-45). We are often blinded to the truth by self-imposed stipulations. The truth in revelation is plain for those who heed it. In this lecture: failure and rejection; the Arabic of the Quran; the Quran as a cure for intellectual deficiencies; the reformation of the nafs; Ikhtilāf that is celebrated and ikhtilāf that is detrimental; the role of the mujtahid; the double standard in conceding to expertise.

Surah Fussilat (41:37-42). There are clear signs in creation of Allah’s existence (S). In this lecture: the sun and moon as means of measuring time; the earth and life-giving rain; recognizing The Creator behind creation; revelation as the final authority; the understanding of the sahabah.