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Shaykh Muhammad al-Ameen al-Shanqeeti mentioned in his book Adhwaa’ al-Bayaan that from amongst the verses that give the most hope to a believer is:
“Then We gave the Book (the Quran) for inheritance to such of Our slaves whom We chose. Then of them are some who wrong their ownselves, and of them are some who follow a middle course, and of them are some who are, by Allah’s Leave, foremost in good deeds. That (inheritance of the Quran), that is indeed a great grace.” [al-Faatir: 32]
Allaah `azza wa jall makes it clear in this verse that the Ummah’s inheritance of the Book of Allaah is an indication that He subhaanahu wa ta’aala has chosen it above others, “Then We gave the Book (the Quran) for inheritance to such of Our slaves whom We chose”
Then He clarified that they were of three groups.
First: The dhaalim li-nafsihi – the one who oppresses and wrongs himself, he obeys Allaah and disobeys Him at times. About such a person, Allaah `azza wa jall has said
“…they have mixed a deed that was righteous with another that was evil. Perhaps Allah will turn unto them in forgiveness…” [al-Tawbah: 102]
Second: The muqtasid – the one who takes a middle path. He is the one that obeys Allaah and does not disobey Him, but yet he doesn’t draw closer to Him by the nawaafil (supererogatory deeds)
Third: The saabiq bil-khayraat – the one who races to do righteous deeds and he is the one that performs the obligatory and avoids the muharramaat (forbidden acts) and he draws closer to Allaah with acts of obedience that are otherwise not mandatory.
And this is the most correct interpretation regarding the 3 types of people in this verse.
Then Allaah subhaanahu wa ta’aala promised all three of them everlasting Paradise as the next verse says:
“‘Adn (Eden) Paradise will they enter, therein will they be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments there will be of silk…” [al-Faatir: 33]
This is where the importance of grammer comes in because the only way it is understood that all 3 types of the above people in this Ummah will enter Paradise is due to the letter waaw (و) in the word يدخلونها. This is called the waaw al-jam’ and it represents the action of 3 or more people, e.g:
يدخل – He enters
يدخلان – They (2 people only) enter
يدخلون – They (pl. 3 or more) enter
This is why some people say regarding the waaw in the above ayah: “حق لهذه الواو أن تكتب بماء العينين” – i.e. ‘this waaw has a right to be written with teardrops.’ And the fact that the first of the 3 types to be mentioned is the one who wrongs himself, brings the most hope to such a person in this Ummah.
The people of knowledge differed as to why the dhaalim li-nafsihi (the one who wrongs himself) was mentioned prior to the the muqtasid (one taking a middle path) and the saabiq (one racing in good). Some of them said that the dhaalim was mentioned first so that he doesn’t despair and the saabiq was mentioned last so that he doesn’t become amazed at his deeds, rendering them vain.
Others said that the dhaalim was preceded first because most of the people in Jannah are those who have wronged themselves and the ones who do not fall into disobedience are very few as is stated in the ayah:
“…except those who believe and do righteous good deeds, and they are few….” [Saad: 24]
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Info from: أضواء البيان في إيضاح القرآن بالقرآن – by Shaykh Muhammad al-Ameen al-Shanqeeti.
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh,
Isn’t it amazing how deep the speech of Allaah is?
Its treasures cannot be fully reached except by study and reflection.
May Allaahu Subhaanahu wa ta ala reward those who enlighten people with its treasures and give them hope.
Assalaamu alaykum
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Wa `alaykumusalam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh
The treasures in the Book of Allaah `azza wa jall are too many to encompass and such is the lasting miracle till the End of Time.
Ameen
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Akramakillaah.
Wassalaamu ‘Alaykum Wa rahmatullaahi Wa barakaatuhu.
I know all these concepts (somewhat), yet when I read the Qur’an, I can’t reflect on the ayahs so deeply.. inshallah one day!
Assalaamu alaykum warahmatullaahi wa barakatuh,
When I said “Its treasures cannot be fully reached except by study and reflection.” what I meant was that we cannot even begin to understand its treasures without study and reflection.
Without a doubt, the treasures and lessons in the Qur’aan are too many to ennumerate.
Sister Humairah – The deep insights that we come to know of in the Qur’aan and hadeeth quite often have been extracted by scholars from other ayaat of the Qur’aan and the ahaadeeth of the Prophet, may the peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him, as well as the explanations of the sahaabah.
If we were to try to unravel the wisdom of the Qur’aan by reflection on our own without referring to scholarly explanations first then it would be very difficult to do that. If possible, first try to read tafseers (explanations of the Qur’aan) by reliable sunni scholars, then reflect on what Allaah is trying to tell us. Then that reflection insha Allaah should produce an effect in the heart.
Assalaamu alaykum
Wa `alaykumusalaam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh
Yes, you’re absolutely right subhan’Allaah which is why those with the most knowledge and tadabbur (contemplation) of Qur’aan are often those who fear Allaah the most as stated in the ayah 35:28. Baarak’Allah feek, may Allaah give us full benefit from the Qur’aan. Ameen
That’s true for most of us wallaahul must’aan. Actually that’s why I posted this particular piece up – many are the times I’ve read those ayaat yet didn’t fully pick up on the indication of that waw al-jama3a which just brings a whole new meaning to the verses subhan’Allaah.
Ma sha Allah, that’s was a beautiful article, jazaki Allahu khayran ukhti.
Subhana Allah, truly the wonders of the Quran never cease as said the prophet sallaa Allah alayhi wa sallam
” و لا تنقضي عجائبه”
May Allah have merci on us … Ameen.
PS: may Allah have mercY on us : )
Ukhti!! Mashaa’Allaah long time 😀
Comment vas tu? Tres bien? I hope well and good inshaa’Allaah 🙂
Hehe, before you know it, I’ll be as French as a croissant!
Ameen ya Rabb, jazakillaahu khayran habibah
ameen wa iyyaaki ukhti
Ma shaa Allah tabaraka Allah, you’re doing very well 🙂
Je vais très bien al hamdulillah, et toi? 🙂
Truelly amazing. Sister where did you study in misr?
Je suis bien alhamdulillah. Ma soeur a acheté la maison au Maroc mashaa’Allaah. Maybe je serai là bientôt inshaa’Allaah!
Ps. J’utilise un traducteur, lol 🙂
Jazaak’Allahu khayran. Apart from taking private lessons, I did move around a bit – there were a couple of places I studied the most e.g. Markaz al-Fajr, and Dar Umm al-Mu’mineen `Ayesha.
Adhaka Allahu sinnaki, Tu es la bienvenue alors, let me know when tu seras là in shaa Allah
You know, it seems like good “traducteur”,which one are you using?
hayyaki Allah ukhti al ghaaliyah
Wow, Subhan’Allah, this article is amazing. I’m like awe-struck as to the power of one letter. Subhan’Allah, the Quran really is something else – The Speech of Allah (SWT) – Alhamdulillah.
J’utilise ce traducteur (http://translation2.paralink.com/), masha’Allah it’s quite good – I think. I’ll keep you updated ukhti 🙂
Yeah definitely, you can then imagine how much contemplation and deep thinking is required to get the most out of the Qur’aan as a whole.
We ask Allah `azza wa jall, for tawfeeq and tafaqquh!
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