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Etiquette Two Prayers Mentioned by Name [24:58] O you who believe, permission must be requested by your servants and the children who have not attained puberty (before entering your rooms). This is to be done in three instances—before the Dawn Prayer, at noon when you change your clothes to rest, and after the Night Prayer. These … Continue reading Etiquette Two Prayers Mentioned by Name (24:58 – 24:59)

Formula for Success [24:56] You shall observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and obey the messenger, that you may attain mercy. [24:57] Do not think that those who disbelieve will ever get away with it. Their final abode is Hell; what a miserable destiny.  [20:130] Therefore, be patient in the face of their … Continue reading Formula for Success (24:56 – 24:57)

God's Promise Kings and Queens on Earth [24:55] GOD promises those among you who believe and lead a righteous life, that He will make them sovereigns on earth, as He did for those before them, and will establish for them the religion He has chosen for them, and will substitute peace and security for them in place … Continue reading God’s Promise Kings and Queens on Earth (24:55)

Believers Unhesitatingly Obey God and His Messenger [24:51] The only utterance of the believers, whenever invited to GOD and His messenger to judge in their affairs, is to say, "We hear and we obey." These are the winners. [24:52] Those who obey GOD and His messenger, and reverence GOD and observe Him, these are the triumphant ones. [24:53] They swear by GOD, … Continue reading Believers Unhesitatingly Obey God and His Messenger (24:51 – 24:54)

God Sends Instructions Through His Messenger [24:47] They say, "We believe in GOD and in the messenger, and we obey," but then some of them slide back afterwards. These are not believers. [24:48] When they are invited to GOD and His messenger to judge among them, some of them get upset. [24:49] However, if the judgment is in their … Continue reading God Sends Instructions Through His Messenger (24:47 – 24:50)

Exile From God: Total Darkness [24:40] Another allegory is that of being in total darkness in the midst of a violent ocean, with waves upon waves, in addition to thick fog. Darkness upon darkness—if he looked at his own hand, he could barely see it. Whomever GOD deprives of light, will have no light. [24:41] Do you … Continue reading Exile From God: Total Darkness (24:40 – 24:46)

Chasing A Mirage [24:39] As for those who disbelieve, their works are like a mirage in the desert. A thirsty person thinks that it is water. But when he reaches it, he finds that it is nothing, and he finds GODthere instead, to requite him fully for his works. GOD is the most efficient reckoner.  [35:8] Note the … Continue reading Chasing A Mirage (24:39)

Those Who Frequent the Masjid [24:37] People who are not distracted by business or trade from commemorating GOD; they observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and they are conscious of the day when the minds and the eyes will be horrified. [24:38] GOD will certainly reward them for their good works, and will shower them … Continue reading Those Who Frequent the Masjid (24:37 – 24:38)

God [24:35] GOD is the light of the heavens and the earth. The allegory of His light is that of a concave mirror behind a lamp that is placed inside a glass container. The glass container is like a bright, pearl-like star. The fuel thereof is supplied from a blessed oil-producing tree, that is neither eastern, nor … Continue reading God (24:35 – 24:36)

Encourage Marriage to Discourage Immorality [24:32] You shall encourage those of you who are single to get married. They may marry the righteous among your male and female servants, if they are poor. GOD will enrich them from His grace. GOD is Bounteous, Knower. [24:33] Those who cannot afford to get married shall maintain morality until GOD provides for them from … Continue reading Encourage Marriage to Discourage Immorality (24:32 – 24:34)