Replace the word Sky with Man, and Earth with Woman… (Surah Shams [91:5-6] and Layl [92:3])

Asalaam alaikum warahmatulah wabarakatuh

Replace the word Sky with Man, and Earth with Woman…

In Surah Shams (91), Allah took an Oath by the Sky (samaa‘) and the Earth;

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا  .  وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it.  And [by] the earth and He who spread it out.

(surah ash-Shams 91: 5-6)

In this surah [al Layl (92)], Allah swears by the One who made the Male and Female;

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

And [by] He who created the male and female,


(surah al Layl 92:3)

The Similarities in their Relationship with each other:

Allah is making a parallel and comparison between the sky and earth, just like He is making a parallel between the male and the female.

The sky and Earth are different in their characteristics – but they work together to produce vegetation, fruits and plants of benefit – for life to continue.

Similarly, the male and female are different in their characteristics – but they work together to produce children – for life to continue.

Impregnation:

The sky sends down water, which penetrates through the Earth and impregnates it.

The liquid water then penetrates the seed – giving it life so it grows gradually, and finally the seed is born – coming out of the mother Earth. This newborn plant then continues to grow healthily until it reaches its peak age. This plant then either benefits humanity, or it does not.

Its seeds spread for future generations to be born.

Then as time passes – it gradually withers away, becomes wrinkly, and dies.

Now Replace the word Plant with Human in the above Paragraph. And replace the word Sky with father, and Earth with Mother.

Do you notice similarities between the world around you, and your own creation?

Your Ressurection:

وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنَّكَ تَرَى الْأَرْضَ خَاشِعَةً فَإِذَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِي أَحْيَاهَا لَمُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ ۚ إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

And among His Signs (in this), that you see the earth barren and still, but when We send down water (rain) to it, it is stirred to life and growth (of vegetations).

Surely, He Who gives it life, surely, (He) is Able to give life to the dead (on the Day of Resurrection). Indeed! He is Able to do all things.

[Surah Fussilat 41:39]

The Gates of Hell vs. The Gates of Paradise – Abdul Sattar [Surah Zumar 39: 71-72]

Gems of the Quran: The Gates of Hell vs. The Gates of Paradise – Abdul Sattar

One of the beauties of the Quran is its revelation in the Arabic language. Some of the gems that one can glean from its words, neither require one to know 13 Arabic sciences nor to have studied for 13 years. Knowing the effects of a single letter can change the story, the tapestry that the Quran creates for us. InshAllah examples like this will encourage us to drown ourselves in the ocean that is the Quran and to learn its language.

Allah says in Surah Zumar 39/71:

وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ زُمَرًا حَتَّى إِذَا جَاؤُوهَا فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّنكُمْ يَتْلُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِ رَبِّكُمْ وَيُنذِرُونَكُمْ لِقَاءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا قَالُوا بَلَى وَلَكِنْ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَةُ الْعَذَابِ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ – قِيلَ ادْخُلُوا أَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups till when they reach it, the gates thereof will be opened. And its keepers will say: “Did not the Messengers come to you from yourselves, reciting to you the Ayaat of your Lord, and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours” They will say: “Yes,” but the Word of torment has been justified against the disbelievers!

Now let us take a look at the verse in the same Surah which talks about the people of Paradise 39/73-74:

وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا حَتَّى إِذَا جَاؤُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَادْخُلُوهَا خَالِدِينَ – وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي صَدَقَنَا وَعْدَهُ وَأَوْرَثَنَا الْأَرْضَ نَتَبَوَّأُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حَيْثُ نَشَاءُ فَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ

And those who had Taqwa will be led to Paradise in groups till when they reach it, and its gates will be opened and its keepers will say: “Salam `Alaykum (peace be upon you)! You have done well, so enter here to abide therein forever.”) (74. And they will say: “All the praises and thanks be to Allah Who has fulfilled His promise to us and has made us inherit the land. We can dwell in Paradise where we will; how excellent a reward for the workers!”

These translations however, do no justice to a slight, beautiful, and amazing difference between these two which can only be made beautiful in the subtlety of Arabic. Let us take a look at these two again, focusing only on the first sentence of each verse – I have differentiated the parts that seem to be the only difference between the two:

وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ كَـفَرُواْ إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ زُمَراً حَتَّى إِذَا جَاؤُوهَا فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا

And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups till when they reach it, the gates thereof will be opened.
and

وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْاْ رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى الّجَنَّةِ زُمَراً حَتَّى إِذَا جَاؤُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا

Glancing quickly we may think the only difference between these two is that the first group is الَّذِينَ كَـفَرُواْ (those who disbelieve) and are being driven إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ (to Hell), whereas the second group is الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْاْ رَبَّهُمْ (those who feared and knew their Lord) and are being driven إِلَى الّجَنَّةِ (to Paradise).

However, we missed something. In the second verse… instead of saying فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا (the Gates will be opened), Allah says وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا (there is a letter و added) in front of the phrase. This letter و changes the image completely.

Explanation:

In the first group, the people who rejected belief in Allah and His Prophets, are being driven to hell in large groups. When they reach Hellfire…فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا! Suddenly and with no warning, the massive gates of Hellfire ambush them and open before them. They were being driven somewhere by the angels, prodded like cattle, and brought before this structure, and these massive gates SUDDENLY OPEN. Imagine their sound as Surah Mulk says, that Hellfire will be shrieking and yelling. It will be calling out for fuel. And its fuel is men and stones. “Indeed, Hell is a place of ambush” as is written in Sura Naba. The gates slam open as their FIRST ambush and the people are shown the eternal fate that awaits them.

In the second group however, Allah says: وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا. The people are being driven to the gates of Paradise. They are being taken there and they come upon Paradise….and وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا – They find the gates ALREADY OPEN. They saw it while coming upon it, they saw it as they came upon it, they are able to gaze into the open doors. This SINGLE LETTER و causes the image of these gates to change by showing the state of the gates as the people come upon them. There is no surprise. There is no questioning. There is no wonder if this place is meant for them….it is meant for them. They are welcome. The gates are open already and it is why they have been taken there. Paradise is theirs and they are being called into it from these gates.

A single letter tells us that the gates of hellfire will ambush the people of Hell, but that the gates of paradise will be wide open waiting for its inhabitants to enter. May Allah make us of those people who will be taken to the gates of Paradise.

إِنَّآ أَنْزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Indeed, we have sent it down as an Arabic Quran in order that you might understand.

And Allah knows best.

Abdul Sattar

(Source)

And Satan will say when the matter has been concluded, "Indeed, Allah had promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed you. [Ibrahim 14:22]

وَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَمَّا قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ الْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِيَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ إِلَّا أَن دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ لِي ۖ فَلَا تَلُومُونِي وَلُومُوا أَنفُسَكُم ۖ مَّا أَنَا بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَا أَنتُم بِمُصْرِخِيَّ ۖ إِنِّي كَفَرْتُ بِمَا أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِن قَبْلُ ۗ إِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

And Satan will say when the matter has been concluded [on Judgment Day], “Indeed, Allah had promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed you. But I had no authority over you except that I invited you, and you responded to me. So do not blame me; but blame yourselves. I cannot be called to your aid, nor can you be called to my aid. Indeed, I deny your association of me [with Allah ] before. Indeed, for the wrongdoers is a painful punishment.”

[Surah Ibrahim 14:22]

 A sister [Um Reem] from MuslimMatters.org did an exorcism of a girl in Pakistan to remove a Jinn from her, and this Jinn had been sent to possess the girl due to black magic and jealousy.




I quote;

[She, the female Jinn (called Seeta)] said that he [iblis] has told them that he will wear a crown on the Day of Judgment.

He has also promised them of unlimited ‘rewards’. She said;

“Your Rabb [Master/Allah] has promised you rewards and our Iblees has promised us rewards.”

  


And Satan will say when the matter has been concluded [on Judgment Day], “Indeed, Allah had promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed you. But I had no authority over you except that I invited you, and you responded to me. So do not blame me; but blame yourselves. I cannot be called to your aid, nor can you be called to my aid. Indeed, I deny your association of me [with Allah ] before. Indeed, for the wrongdoers is a painful punishment.”

[Surah Ibrahim 14:22]

Read the Full Exorcism Experience here;
http://muslimmatters.org/2008/02/11/a-conversation-with-a-jinn-the-exorcism-experience/
http://salaf-stories.blogspot.com/2009/12/conversation-with-jinn-exorcism.html
 

Whoever pardons and makes reconciliation – his reward is [due] from Allah.. (ash-Shura 42:20)

Surat Al-Shuraa (42:40):

وَجَزَاء سَيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةٌ مِّثْلُهَا فَمَنْ عَفَا وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ (

And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation – his reward is [due] from Allah. Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers.
 
What does this mean; that his ajr/reward rests with Allah? 

It means; “The pages of the Quran are unable to hold this ajr/reward that is mentioned. That, also the dunya/world and everything within it could not carry this ajr so that it can be mentioned. So Allah (swt) preserved it in Ilm AL-Ghayb [the knowledge of the Unseen] so that he can reward those who forgive/pardon others and make peace with them with an unimaginable reward!

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