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This weeke we read from 2:97 – 2:123 [2:98] Anyone who opposes GOD, and His angels, and His messengers, and Gabriel and Michael, should know that GOD opposes the disbelievers. God talks a lot about Gabriel, but in this verse we also see Michael. Who is Michael? According to Revelations 12:7-9 Michael was the angel … Continue reading 2:97 – 2:123

The Commandments [2:83] We made a covenant with the Children of Israel: "You shall not worship except GOD. You shall honor your parents and regard the relatives, the orphans, and the poor. You shall treat the people amicably. You shall observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory charity (Zakat)." But you turned away, … Continue reading Weekly Exercise – Honoring Our Parents

2:77 comment: We can’t conceal anything from God [2:78] Among them are gentiles who do not know the scripture, except through hearsay, then assume that they know it. What is a gentile? Definition of gentile is someone who is not Jewish http://onelook.com/?w=gentile&ls=a The Arabic word “ummy” was twisted to mean “illiterate” to justify their belief … Continue reading 2:77 – 2:96

The Quran's Common Denominator [74:30] Over it is nineteen. [74:31] We appointed angels to be guardians of Hell, and we assigned their number (19) (1) to disturb the disbelievers, (2) to convince the Christians and Jews (that this is a divine scripture), (3) to strengthen the faith of the faithful, (4) to remove all traces … Continue reading More Mathematical Proofs from Chapter 74

Appreciative vs Unappreciative [14:7] Your Lord has decreed: "The more you thank Me, the more I give you." But if you turn unappreciative, then My retribution is severe. Therefore if we can increase our ability to be appreciative we can reach new levels of Submission. Exercise #1 – Make a list of some of the … Continue reading How to Increase our Level of Appreciation

Today we read: from 2:63 – 76. Below are notes from today’s study. What is a heifer? Definition: A young cow before she has had her first calf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heifer What is plowing? [2:71] He said, "He says that she is a heifer that was never humiliated in plowing the land or watering the crops; free … Continue reading 2:63 – 2:76

Unity of All Submitters [2:62] Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the Christians, and the converts; anyone who (1) believes in GOD, and (2) believes in the Last Day, and (3) leads a righteous life, will receive their recompense from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve. 2:62 is … Continue reading 2:62

We read from 2:41 – 61 2:41 - You shall believe in what I have revealed herein, confirming what you have; do not be the first to reject it. Do not trade away My revelations for a cheap price, and observe Me. 2:51 – False religions always try to create a shortcut to God via an … Continue reading 2:41 – 2:61

We read from 2:22 - 2:40. Some of the questions and items that we discussed during the study were the following: 2:26 - What does God mean when describing the allegory of the mosquito "GOD does not shy away from citing any kind of allegory, from the tiny mosquito and greater."? Someone compared this verse to 22:73: O … Continue reading 2:22 – 2:40

We read from 2:1 - 2:22. Some of the questions that we discussed during the study were the following: What value do we gain labeling others? Is it Quranic to be judgmental? How can we check ourselves to make sure we are righteous? How do we know we are being tested? What is the admission test? … Continue reading 2:1 – 2:22