Modesty and its path to Jannah by Sister Zohra Sarwari

Living in the west, we are thought to be opposite of Haya. And, Haya is actually looked down upon. However; in Islam it is exactly opposite. The only way to learn Haya is by learning through Islamic Way.
Allaah is watching us no mater what we are doing. Haya is not only about women wearing Hijab and men lowering their gaze.

It is often thought that Haya is only confined to how a person chooses to dress up. Modesty in dressing is just one element of being in the state of Haya. Quintessentially, Haya is a pure psychological state in which a person operates and performs his/her tasks. It helps a person to choose good over bad, to be attracted towards purity and repulse all that is impure, and to be mindful of their decisions. Haya is the drive that motivates a believer and at every step of their lives provides them with the opportunity to please Allah by shying away from bad conduct, feeling embarrassed, uncomfortable and awkward in performing or partnering indecent acts. Thus, Haya shapes up the character and personality of a believer with all that is good.

·         Haya is part of Faith – Haya is good and not a bad thing. It can be present in both males and females.

·         The majority of the inhabitants of hell-fire will be females , and the majority from them are the ones who have no control in tongues. So do you think the one who is modest and do not talk wrong ,will be accounted for wrong speech or will they end up in hell-fire? NO! This is something to ponder upon

·         Uthman Ibn Affan(RA) – he is the most bashful companion. And, even the angels will feel a sense of haya when they are around with him. So, this is something to ponder upon for both the brothers & sisters who thinks that haya is only for sisters.

·         "Being conscious of Allah and acquiring Taqwa"

 - This is also Haya as this will help us to connect with Allah. It is exactly like how we act when our bosses are watching our work. When, someone is watching us, we will be conscious of what we are doing. This is exactly, how we should feel when we have the conscious that Allah is watching over us.

“Speak Good or Remain Silent”- We all know this hadith but in terms application, we are very weak.

“Among the things that people have found from the words of the previous prophets was: 'If you feel no shame, then do as you wish.”[Al-Bukhari]

We should be shy when we are speaking, we should be feeling ashamed if spoke wrong things. This is very important, as the people tend to forget about these etiquettes in Facebook, twitter or any other social networking sites. They will use bad words, and they will think it’s funny. However, it is not, aren't they afraid of Allah (SWT)? They would be feeling ashamed to use those same foul language when they are in front of the children, or their parents etc. 

     Learning Point:  We should be feeling ashamed to speak foul language at all times because we know that Allah is watching us. And, of course, if we have done sins we should seek repentance.#AllahDeservesOurHaya

·         One bad word can bring us to hellfire- so we should be careful, mindful on what is coming from our mouth.

·         It’s now the time, that we should distance ourselves to the ones who use foul language even if they are our close family members. It is because our priority is Allah, our lord. We can say Salam to the family members who are using the foul language, but we should be away from them. And, we should surround ourselves with the good companions who have good etiquettes.

Prophet said Speak good or be silent. Think about your words and pitch before you speak. When you are about to speak with a person who argues a lot, ask Allaah to help you with proper words and wisdom in order to talk to that person.

We have to be shy when speaking. When we speak wrong, we should really be guilty. Speaking bad and slang words is not cool, it is disgusting. If a person doesn’t feel guilty when using foul language, then there is something wrong with the persons Haya.

Modesty ( Hayaa ) is applicable to every aspect of our lives. Because only when we have hayaa that we are conscious about Allah watching us, and we are ashamed to sin. We become our worst when we become angry.... so we need to try our best to contain our anger.. and be modest in our speech!

·         “If a woman passes in front of you, lower your eyes until she has passed by”- this is applicable for both the sisters and brothers, and we should start to revive this Sunnah.

A Story About Being Modest:

·          From the Musa(AS) story, we can see how much respect and modesty that he has shown when he interacted with the opposite gender. When, he met the girls, he asked them to walk behind him as their clothes are flying away due to the wind, thus exposing their legs. 

– This is a lesson/reflection for Muslim brothers/sisters who have not married yet. Think about this, marrying a modest brother/sister is based upon how you are modest. If you are modest, you will get modest brother/sister. If you are not, you will not get the modest brother/sister.

·         Guarding our Gaze- it’s not only in our clothing but it is about how we carry ourselves like whether we laugh too much, or dance around etc. And, for brothers, its time to remind you all that it is NO,NO for tight jeans or anything that is not appropriate. It is important for both genders to be dignified, as the haya is not limited for only sisters. Haya is for both genders.

In Islam, Hijaab rules are for both brothers and sisters. It’s important that we all follow the rule in the same way. Dignify yourself with your outer wear. The more we dignify our self by outer garment, the more Imaan we have inside.  And then, hijaab is not just covering the head properly but your clothing should not be transparent, tight, see-through [Both for men & women].

Hijaab is not about wearing lots of make-up. Hijaab is about take that affect away.

We need to dress our children properly. Teachj them about Haya from a small age, help them know what Islam says about Modesty. Show them to lower their gaze. So as they 

grow older, they can guard their modesty themselves.

·         For males, their uniform is from belly button to knees. If ,some brothers think that there is need for them to expose more body parts in their workplace, this is the time that you should think about your priorities. Is your priority, Allah or your work? 

·         For females, some hijabis are more attractive than models. Hijab is not only about headscarf, you should not wear make-up, tight-clothing, and any sort that grabs attention.

·         Wearing the clothing that represents haya, it is not very easy job, it might take time, but we should take that initiative.  

·         Hugging/Handshake of  opposite gender (sadly, this is represented even in the Muslim countries)– this is a NO,NO. We all know the hadith of PBUH that how he has warned us severely, as it is equivalent to the needles poking our heads.  

·         Beard- it’s a beautiful part of haya. This means you love Allah, and you love to follow the Sunnah of PBUH.

·         We should teach our children at the young age not to stare at the opposite genders and even our own genders when they are not dressing appropriately.  Let the young children to wear proper clothes, even at the young age.

·         If you don’t want men to treat you like animal , then you should wear properly. Its actually very simple and that is why in the Quran , Allah (SWT) commanded us to draw our cloak(wear hijab). We are humans and we should not follow without thinking just like animals. We should be feeling shy to Allah (SWT) like how we feel shy to someone we respect.  Think about animals, a prey that is well hidden to be well protected from predator, that’s how a Muslimah should think, we should take precautions by being conscious about our dress codes, and also our behavior. #AllahDeservesOurShynessThanAnyOthers

·         PBUH was more shy than a virgin female- #Sunnah #Haya

Conclusion:

When we talk about haya & modesty, it’s a whole lifestyle. We need to have a boundary, we don’t shake hands with the opposite non-mahram gender. And as far as growing beards in concerned, it is Sunnah growing them. The more modest we are, the more we are close to be better human beings.

Prophet(PBUH) was known as the most modest person even before Prophet hood.

We must understand that Islam is not here to create difficulties for us, but it is a divine gift to humans from their Creator, to help us live our temporary lives in the best possible manner. Also, we must realize that Islam is perfect, its teachings are perfect and so whatever it gives us, we should take it happily. A Muslim without a strong sense of Haya puts his Emaan (faith) into doubt. Because how can a Muslim (the one who submits his will to God) perform an act of sin comfortably, without feeling any guilt, shame or embarrassment? It is the sense of Haya which serves as a self-accountability mechanism for every believing man or woman.

We need to realize the fact that our thinking affects our attitudes; our attitudes shape up behaviors and our behaviors guide our actions, which in turn forms our personalities over a period of time. If we do not change our thinking regarding the importance of Haya in our lives today, tomorrow we should not expect our children to be highly modest and having a strong sense of Haya in them. Being Muslims; we should strive to become the epitome of Haya, so that others in our society can follow us as role models and improve their lives too. It is highly recommended to take out a notepad and list down the strengths & weaknesses in your personality. Let’s not just plan as always to improve our selves, let’s act for a change.

Q&A (Summary):

1) Girls/Ladies Parties

-It is best to wear hijab even if your attending those parties as some sisters can take pictures of yours and there is possibility of the pictures to be leaked to non-Mahrams.

2) Female speakers in front of public

-The majority of the shuyookh do allow female speakers , however, they should dress properly, correct tone, proper topic, the gathering should be either only sisters or both genders, and due to necessity.

3) showing private parts(young children) to the parents

-Scholars have agreed upon it.As in case of necessity when the children need to show in order to receive medical help, it is permissible. However, showing private parts should not be a normal thing at a normal scenario. This is only done in case of necessity.

4)Girl Parties-Singing & Dancing is it allowed?

Debatable Topic. However, the  important thing is that MUSIC IS NOT ALLOWED

5) Breast Feeding In Public

It is preferred not to do it, you can do it in closure for example, in a car etc. However, in case of necessity, it is okay but need to be in proper hijab. 

Do you have any other questions? You can either comment below or email us at sistersweeklyhalaqah@gmail.com. We will respond to your queries to our best of ability or send the questions to Sister  Zohra Sarwari :)

7 Tips To Pray Qiyammulail by Sheikh Saad Tasleem

7 Tips to Pray Qiyammulail by Sheikh Saad Tasleem:

*The best time is the last 1/3rd of the night*

1) Take it easy!
We might be motivated to do our best by praying long prayers for Qiyammulail. However, we should be consistent on it.

Prophet Muhammad SAW has said:

"The most beloved actions to Allah, are those done consistently even if it is less."

Even if you are doing little(praying only 5/10 minutes), it is still alright as long it is consistent.

2) Make the intention to pray Qiyammulail before going to the bed.

Prophet Muhammad SAW has said:
"If a person made an intention to pray Qiyammulail but he missed it, the person will be rewarded for the intention and the sleep will be a sadaqah for them"

3) Tell someone that you will wake them up for Qiyammulail

★This will force you to wake up as you are responsible for them now:).

☆ And, you will be rewarded for yourself and for other person.

Prophet Muhammad SAW has said:

"Someone who starts good or encourage others to do a good deed will have the reward for their own action and the rewards for others who followed that action until the Day Of Judgement. "

4) Go to sleep early.

★It might be difficult but we know that Prophet Muhammad SAW disliked to stay up late.

☆Do not only have the intention that you need to take rest but have intention that you are going to wake up for Qiyammulail.

5) Don't be too comfortable or uncomfortable when you are going to the bed.

★Fluffy/Cosy bed or sleeping on the hard uncomfortable floor will not give you enough rest.

☆Instead, find a bed that is balanced.

6) Go to sleep in the state of Tahara/purity

By taking wudhu before going to sleep,

-You are doing another Sunnah.
-You are reminding yourself about your intention

7) Try not to eat or drink too much.

Ramadhan helps you to not eat/drink too much.  If, you are doing the opposite during Iftar, change yourself in this Ramadhan, with Allah’s permission.

#ShareTheKhayr

Part 4 Introduction-to-People-of-the-Cave -Dr-Yasir-Qadhi

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Part 4.1 Introduction-to-People-of-the-Cave -Dr-Yasir-Qadhi

In first 3 ayats( ayat 9 to ayat 11), Allah swt summarises the story, People Of The Cave. 

And, then ,Allah swt gives a detailed analysis of this story. 

★It is as if Allah swt answers the Quraish first with few lines and then he tells them much more that they did not ask for.★

Allah swt starts by asking question,

Al-Kahf : 9

أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحٰبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا مِنْ ءَايٰتِنَا عَجَبًا

Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?

It is like Allah saying to all the Quraysh who were challenging Prophet Muhammad SAW by asking him about the People Of The Cave:

"Do you think that People Of The Cave and their story is the most amazing thing that we have done?"

"Rather, it is a trivial matter. There are so many signs/questions in grand scale of things. "

"You are so amazed by something that is so trivial. "

"Whereas the bigger signs/miracles are Prophet Muhammad's SAW character,conduct, the Quran rather than the People Of The Cave"

َّ أَصْحٰبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ 

The people of the cave & the Raqim:

ِ الرَّقِيمِ 

Scholars have discussed about Raqim: 

1)Some say it is the mountain that the cave was in.

2l While, some have said that the Raqim is the inscribed tablet that was put on the entrance of the cave. And, later on when people discovered slippers, they inscribed something. And, then people call it as people of the cave & the inscription. 

-In any case, they refer to the same people. 

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Al-Kahf : 9

أَمْ حَسِبْتَ أَنَّ أَصْحٰبَ الْكَهْفِ وَالرَّقِيمِ كَانُوا مِنْ ءَايٰتِنَا عَجَبًا

Or have you thought that the companions of the cave and the inscription were, among Our signs, a wonder?

Allah swt begins the story by saying, "this is not the biggest sign. However, since you are asking about it, I will let you know about it".

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Stories of Quran: 

1/3rd of Quran is stories, 1/3rd of Quran is theology & another 1/3rd of Quran contains laws. 

-Allah uses stories as the constant theme of Quran . 

Why?

-Every human being loves to hear stories. From child to man , all loves to hears stories. 

-It is ingrained on us, so Allah uses this. 

-Allah’s stories is unlike the stories of men. 

Allah’s stories are:

1) Truthful

-Every single story in Quran is truthful and they are no fables, legends.

2)Best of All Stories

-Allah says that they are best of all stories in Quran 

3)Wisdoms & Lessons

-In, those stories, they are wisdoms & lessons in it. Every story of Quran has morals in it. 

4) Quran stories are easier to comprehend

If, you listen & compare the stories of the Quran with other books that are claimed to be revealed by God:

-Even the layperson will be able to notice that stories of other books are so dry, with so many details , "Son of so and so" etc. And, they are so many details which you don't need. 

-While, stories of the Quran usually has no names, places, dates. It is simply the crux, overall of the story. It 

provides the content that will only benefit us. It doesn't not provide many unecessary information such as what clothes that they are wearing etc .

-While, for other scriptures that claim to be from God is very long with unnecessary information until you are lost while reading it. The unnecessary information makes you forget about the content of the story. 

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Another amazing part of Quran stories is....

There is so much of details that is being implied that you can fix it together. 

For example:

Allah doesn’t says that King tried to kill the group of men but we understand it. We understand it when Allah says that the group of men seek refuge in the cave, believe in Allah and only worshipping him. And , we can understand that there was a Pagan king who wanted to persecute Muslims, and they are fleeing away from him. 

★This is the beauty of Quran whereby Allah conveys alot of information in few verses. ★

Who are the people of the cave?

-Scholars have different opinions for this.

The reason is that:

-Every culture of the Islamic world, swears that people of cave are from their community. 

-So, people from Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco ETC, claim that the people of the cave are from their community.

However, Allahu A'alam (Allah knows best) as we do not know where they are from or who are this group of people. -We do not know which area that they are from.

Some have said, they were early Christians. And, it makes sense. 

-However, this view is problematic in one sense:

-If, they were early Christians, the Ya'hud( Jews) of Yathrib will not not be asking for early Christians.

While, some have said that they are from the group of Yahud who were living in Iran province. 

-And, at times the King of Iran persecuted them.

-So, it could be possible that they were from Yahud or Nasara.

In Summary:

Whoever, they were, they were believers of Allah swt and followed the true Prophet. 

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Continuation from Story (Group of men in the cave)

Their society was a pagan society,worshipping idols. In shorter version, which consist 2-3 ayats.

Al-Kahf : 10

إِذْ أَوَى الْفِتْيَةُ إِلَى الْكَهْفِ فَقَالُوا رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

Al-Kahf : 10

الْفِتْيَةُ 

Fityatu :

-It means young men. They were in their prime youth, around this age 20, 24, 27 .

-These young seek refuge in the cave. 

-As, soon , they entered the cave, they made their dua.

*They were seeking Allah to give mercy directly from him

*And, they were making dua to make their affairs firm and straight. 

What does it show?

-It shows that they were fleeing away from a problem. 

-They were seeking refuge in the cave. 

-When, they entered the cave, the first thing they did was to make dua to Allah swt. 

There is a combination of two factors:

When you are in a problematic situations, you should do something in

1) Dunya

2) Spiritual. 

For example: when you are sick, go to the doctor and make dua. When you are jobless, submit your resume and make dua. If, you don't have education, go to college and make dua. 

★You need both factors together. 

-They went to the cave and made dua.

-They did not sit in their houses, and they said something like "We believe in Allah, Tawakul of Allah, Allah will pluck us from heaven and save us from this enemy".

-They flee for their lives, ran away from their community, find the cave & seek refuge. 

Our religion is a religion of ACTION , ACTIVITY. When you are in a trouble situation, you have to figure out something to come out of the situation. 

But, when you do something, do not neglect Allah & to make dua. Do not forget about it as that is the ultimate weapon for the believers!

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(Al-Kahf : 10)

So, Allah says these young men said,

Rabana Atina mina ladunka Rahma

رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً 

★"Our lord, give us mercy directly from you

Wahiya' lana min amrina rashada

وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

★"Make our affairs proper."

So, what Allah did?

(Al-Kahf : 11)

فَضَرَبْنَا عَلٰىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ 

Fadharna ala adhanihim:

-If,you literally translate, it means ,"We struck his ears."

★However, the real meaning is that they fell into a deep sleep. And,no matter, how loud is the sound around them, they will not wake up. 

◆What is the difference between light & heavy sleep?

Light sleep-If, anything happens( if you even hear light sound), you just wake up . 

Allah swt says ,

"We covered up their ears."

(So that they could not hear anything.)

-It is a expression to indicate deep sleep. 

How long is it?

سِنِينَ عَدَدًا

Siniyna adada

-Many years.

-It has double emphasise because both siniyna & adada is plural. 

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Al-Kahf : 12

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ أَىُّ الْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصٰى لِمَا لَبِثُوٓا أَمَدًا

Then We awakened them that We might show which of the two factions was most precise in calculating what [extent] they had remained in time.

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنٰهُمْ لِنَعْلَمَ 

Thouma Ba'thnahum

-Then, we brought them back. 

Ba'thnahum

-Usually used for resurrection day. 

-Hence, it indicates that their sleep was almost like a death as they have been sleeping for a very long time. 

-And, our Prophet Muhammad SAW has said "Sleeping is the brother of dying."

Why?

-There is a similarity when we are sleeping & dying. 

★Both the times, our ruh leaves our body. 

☆The only difference is that when we are sleeping, the ru'uh is connected. 

★And, when we are dead, that connection is being cut off. 

-And, that is the reason for why most of the humanity die while they are sleeping. Allah swt takes their soul when they are sleeping and never returns it back . 

َ أَىُّ الْحِزْبَيْنِ أَحْصٰى لِمَا لَبِثُوٓا أَمَدًا

-So, we narrate the story to you in order to test which of the two parties is more accurate. (on how long they have remained in the cave)

★This is where the Ya'hud (Jews) differed. 

☆Allah swt is referring in this ayat about it. It is like Allah saying, 

"You are testing me about their knowledge when you don't even know the full details."

"You are trying to test whether Prophet Muhammad SAW is a true Prophet while you don't even the historical reality."

They were debating on how long they were sleeping. 

★Allah says by their ignorance , they are challenging Prophet Muhammad SAW for details.

☆And, Allah swt knows all the details. 

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Al-Kahf : 13

نَّحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُم بِالْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ ءَامَنُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنٰهُمْ هُدًى

It is We who relate to you, [O Muhammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.

"We are the ones who can tell their real stories with truth..."

It is like Allah saying to them...

"You did not know the numbers, or how many years that men were in the cave. Yet, you came and challenged Prophet Muhammad SAW. We will tell you this and more..."

"There were group of young men who broke away from their society. .."

-Generally speaking, the young members of the society will be willing to break away from their norms. Or , to stand up against their culture & to speak the truth. The moment that we grew up older, we become used to the culture and it becomes difficult to break away from the trends of the society. And, that is the reason for the people of Medinah to accept Islam because they were younger. The people of Mecca were elders & they rejected Islam. When, you are young, you will be more open-minded.And, that is the reason, till today, those who fight for social justice, speak against the government, are from the college crowd. And, this is happening around the globe. The young crowd want to challenge norms and to change the society. 

-However, these same young group of people can go to the bad side as well. And, Allah mentions this in Quran with the story of Thamud...

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Young group of people can also be in the bad side. And, Allah explains this with Thamud (AS) story

There were 9 young mischievous men, who hamstrung the camel, causing Fasad. The same youngness can be used for bad things.

However, when it is used for good things...

The raw eeman from young men & woman is unparallel compared to others. And, that is the reason for Allah praising the young people. Prophet Muhammad SAW has praised young people for their eeman. 

Prophet Muhammad SAW has said,

"Allah swt is amazed at young men who has no turning left/right.( It means he his in straight path, Mustaqeem) And, he is amazed that he Is not going left/right.(not going astray)"

"There will be 7 groups of people who will be shaded by Allah when there is no shade on that day except from Allah. And, one of them will be young men/women ( Example :Teenager or someone who is young as 20) who is raising himself/herself in the Ibadah. "

And, Allah praises this young group of people in this ayat, 

Al-Kahf : 13

نَّحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ نَبَأَهُم بِالْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ فِتْيَةٌ ءَامَنُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ وَزِدْنٰهُمْ هُدًى

It is We who relate to you, [O Muhammad], their story in truth. Indeed, they were youths who believed in their Lord, and We increased them in guidance.

There is something interesting in this ayat,

There was a cause and then the effect of the cause. They did something, and there was something done to them. 

"They were young group of men who believed in their lord. So, we gave them the guidance."

What does this show?

When , you take one step to Allah, Allah will take one hundred steps towards you. When, you are walking to Allah, Allah will run back to you. Every single step that you take towards Allah, the next step will be easier because Allah is coming closer to you. And, this is what Prophet Muhammad SAW has said 

"Whoever walks to Allah, Allah run back to them. Whoever, walks one step closer to Allah, Allah will take 100 steps closer to them". 

And, in this ayat it shows the same thing. Allah swt increases their guidance when they are taking steps to become closer to Allah. 

We have understand one of the fundamental belief in this ayat. Allah causes our Eeman to raise and it is possible, when you return to Allah. 

Imam Al Bukhari uses this ayat for theological debate on whether Eeman raises or not as Allah has said that he has increased their guidance. 

Conclusion: 

How do you increase your eeman?

-Turning back to Allah. 

-And, your every good deeds that you do , Allah will bless you more with it.

-The more eeman that you have, it is easier to get more eeman. 

-Every step that you take for the religion, Allah will make the next step easier. 

-This is a good news to the believers as your every good deed will enable you to do other good deeds easier by the permission of Allah.

In-Depth-Analysis--Tafseer-of-Surah-93-Duha-by-Nouman-Ali-Khan

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Part 1.1 In-Depth-Analysis--Tafseer-of-Surah-93-Duha-by-Nouman-Ali-Khan

Parallel between Surah Layl &Surah Kahf:

1)
In Surah Layl: Night is described first and then day is being described.

In Surah Dhuhaa: It is a contrast. Day is described first, and then night is being described.


Ad-Dhuhaa : 1

وَالضُّحٰى

By the morning brightness

Adhuha:
-Refers to morning light.
-Light of the sun & early time of the morning.

Ad-Dhuhaa : 2

وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجٰى

And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,

2)
In previous Surah, the addressee primarily was Quraysh. And, now in this Surah, it is messenger of Allah. It is completely different in terms of audience.

3)
In Surah Layl, the conclusion is tied with introduction.

Al-Lail : 21

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضٰى

And he is going to be satisfied.

He is in a pursuit of Allah's contentment. That is the goal for them .

In this Surah, we can learn who is the most qualified of all them who is being by pleased by Allah-Messenger of Allah.
Ad-Dhuhaa : 5

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضٰىٓ

And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.

4)
In previous Surah, we have learnt whoever pursuit their lord's contentment, will be pleased.

Now, we will learn -who is truly pursuing the contentment of Allah, -the messenger of Allah.

Surah Layl makes a promise about making ease:

Al-Lail : 7

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرٰى

We will ease him toward ease.

If you content with Allah, he will make things such as guidance, obedience easy for you.

5)
We have also learnt that Allah swt talks about struggle. Messenger of Allah had to struggle. In previous Surah, easness being mentioned.

While, in this Surah, since things are getting difficult, Messenger of Allah is being promised that things will be getting easier. It is almost like continuation from the previous Surah:

Ad-Dhuhaa : 4

وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولٰى

And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].

It is like giving consolation to messenger of Allah.

6)
In the previous surah , Allah swt talks about the one who gives:

Al-Lail : 18

الَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكّٰى

[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

In previous Surah, human beings were giving to purify themsleves. While in this Surah, Allah swt is giving. It is like Allah swt is saying since you gave the last time, this time Allah swt will give.

Ad-Dhuhaa : 5

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضٰىٓ

And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.

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7)
In the previous Surah, we have learnt about confirming the truth. Allah swt has confirmed the most beautiful truth. The Messenger of Allah was seeking the same truth on his whole life , and then Allah swt revealed him the truth.

Ad-Dhuhaa : 7

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدٰى

َ ضَآلًّا
Dhallan:
-There is translations available such as he found you lost and guided you.
-However, we should be careful when we are talking about Messenger of Allah.
-And, this is not the proper translation.

8)

َ غْنِى & مَالُهُ
Mal(wealth) & Ghina
Ghina:
-The status where one doesn't not need anyone else.
-Allah says about himself as Al-ghaniy, he doesn't not need anybody else.
-In worldy sense, it is someone who is so rich that they do not need any body else. And, they can do everything on their own.

Al-Lail : 11

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدّٰىٓ

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

-His wealth will not make not make him free of needs.
-He thinks that his wealth will make him free of needs but when he falls on a ditch, it will not be any benefit for him. -This is what we have learnt in the previous Surah.

In this Surah, the positive side where how one can be free of need since wealth doesn't do it.

Ad-Dhuhaa : 7

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدٰى

And He found you lost and guided [you],

-So, it is not maal(wealth) that will make yourself free of need but it is Allah’s guidance.
-Allah makes someone free of needs.
-He takes care of their needs.
-The pursuit of wealth is contrasted with the one who pursuit Allah.

That's why we can learn in the previous surah,

Al-Lail : 20

إِلَّا ابْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلٰى

But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

Al-Lail : 21

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضٰى

And he is going to be satisfied.

The pursuit of his master is opposed to pursuit of wealth.

10)

In Previous Surah,

Al-Lail : 18

الَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكّٰى

[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

So, what are the avenues that you can give to purify yourselves. It is discussed in this Surah,

Ad-Dhuhaa : 9

فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].

Ad-Dhuhaa : 10

وَأَمَّا السَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].

11)

The ultimate goal to receive blessing of the Surah is

Al-Lail : 20

إِلَّا ابْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلٰى

But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.


Al-Lail : 21

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضٰى

And he is going to be satisfied.

When, one has received this ultimate blessing, they should be grateful. And, we can learn it in here on how to be grateful.

Ad-Dhuhaa : 11

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].

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12) Interestingly, on the matter of guidance, both surahs(Surah Duha & Surah Lail) mentions about it.

Al-Lail : 12

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدٰى

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

-Guiding, is truly & exclusively that only Allah swt gives.

In this Surah, we will learn that since Allah swt owns it , he choses on how he shows it:

Ad-Dhuhaa : 7

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدٰى

And He found you lost and guided [you],

13) Interestingly, in terms of being needy:

-In previous Surah, we have learnt that we are the needy ones, and we go to Allah.

-While, in this Surah, we have learnt that needy ones come to us we should not reject them away .

We are learning two types of needy ones.

★The one who is truly in a favour/pleasure of Allah, they will never turn away the needy ones who comes to them.★
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In terms of layout, we have learnt that both the surahs have series of oaths:

For example:

Ad-Dhuhaa : 1

وَالضُّحٰى

By the morning brightness

The purpose of oaths in Surah:
-It is to make us prepare for the lessons that we are going to learn.
-It is to make us reflect more on what is happening around us.

The fundamental theme of this Surah is for us to learn that Allah swt favours Prophet Muhammad SAW by providing him gifts.
-All these Surahs will discuss about this.
-The final Surah which will conclude the favours that Allah swt provided to Prophet Muhammad SAW will be Al-Kauthar.

And, the conclusion of the Surah will be what Prophet Muhammad SAW should do in terms of the gratitude towards Allah. From that, we will learn ln what we should do as well when we want to show gratitude to Allah.

Context:
-The revelation stop coming for few days.
-And, Prophet Muhammad SAW was very saddened about revelation stop coming.
-Adding to his pain , a group of Mushrikoon, one of the scholar says it is the wife of Abu Lahab made a sarcastic comment that "your God has forsaken,abandoned you".
- And, they further commented that "God is displeased with you."
-Some, of the mufasiroon says that it is due to this upsetting comments that this Surah is revealed.

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Prophet Muhammad SAW is delivering this message, and he is concerned with the plight of the humanity.

He has burden(wizr) to carry as he is the last messenger. If, he doesn't deliver the message, not only the Quraysh will be destroyed, but the whole of humanity will be destroyed. It is an enormous amount of pressure on his shoulder.

When, he was delivering the message and the people are not accepting the message, instead of saying that people are not accepting the message, he is constantly thinking that he has not done something right. Almost every time ,he is blaming himself. And, Allah swt has constantly been consoling him that it is not PBUH fault.

However, Quraysh took the opportunity of the revelation not coming for few days/weeks , to mock him by saying "No ayahs, Surah today? He is not happy with you anymore." And, they were making sarcastic remarks of PBUH.

And, for PBUH the words of Quraish did not hurt him. But, the thoughts that Allah swt dislikes him has creeped into his mind. And, he is blaming himself that it is his fault that revelation has stopped coming.

One of the benefits of knowing the oath:

Ad-Dhuhaa : 1

وَالضُّحٰى

By the morning brightness

Adhuha-it is the time of the day there is activity. Whereby, Al-Fajr is early morning, people just starting to wake up. While, Adhua is rush hour, people are bustling with activities. It is full of activity.

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 1

وَالضُّحٰى

By the morning brightness

Regarding the word Ad-Dhuhaa,
★It can be either soothing or scorching. At the later part of the day, the heat can be quite intensive. However, in morning, the heat is soothing, wonderful & lively.
★And, Allah swt swears by the soothing light of the morning.
★It is teaching us that there is a parallel drawn between revelation coming upon messenger, saw.
★when the revelation came to messenger saw, it was like a soothing light that is coming, it is full of life.

Some Evidences of Quran:
★People will be gathered at the Aduha time.

Mufasiroon's opinion
★Allah swt swears upon both soothing light & night.
★Psychologically, for humans, both are important to function.

★These two times are opposite , and Allah swt is describing the different emotions that human beings face in their daily life. Life can be easy at sometimes while it can be hard at other times. There can be ease, happiness or challenges, sadness.

And, you will be thinking why can't be life just be happy and full of ease. However, if you reflect upon it, you will understand why:
☆During the night time, the humans & many of the living things get a chance to relax. This is a part of all our lives.
☆From, here we can conclude that going through hard times,it is just like going though the night time.
☆There is some good qualities within us which we could never harass them until we are put in a difficult situations.
For example, if life has always been easy. You will never learn how to acquire Sabr, Patience

Qualities such as Patience,gratitude are within us. However , it will only be manifested from us when we go through difficult times.

Though, night time is considered as deadly, both the times have role to play.

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Both of these times(day & night) are considered soothing.
-The morning time is relaxing .
-The deeper part of the night, is mostly when people are resting.

The choice of words that Allah swt has used in this surah, we can see that it is soft, loving as it is meant for Prophet Muhammad SAW.
-From, the choice of the words that Allah swt has used in this Surah, we can find the love that Allah has for Prophet Muhammad SAW.

Dhuha(recap):
-It is late morning.

Ad-Dhuhaa : 2

وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجٰى

And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,

سَجٰى
As-Sajah
1) Stillness
-When, Allah swt swears by night( he does that in other parts of Quran as well) ,he uses words that is indicating motion.
-However, Sajah means stillness.
-The context of this Surah is when the revelation has stopped coming.
-Hence, this word alludes to discontinuity.
-It is also used for Maut in order to describe the stillness of Maut as it has not motion.
-It is used in Arabic literature, when the night is completely motionless and the leaves are not even moving.

Part 1.8 -Tafseer Ad-Dhuhaa -Nouman Ali Khan

Ad-Dhuhaa : 1

وَالضُّحٰى

By the morning brightness

Ad-Dhuhaa : 2

وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجٰى

And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,

He is the one who made night for you so that you can find tranquillity in it. And, he made the day easy for us to see so that we can move around & do our daily business.

Mufasiroon comments:
☆The soothing light indicates the revelation. And, the soothing light reflects on how it impacted Prophet Muhammad SAW and how it affected others when he delivers the message.

-The night represents the discontinuation(cutting off revelation).

*And, this world without the light of revelation will be in darkness.*

Why did Allah swt mentions the morning first then mentions night?

-The revelation came first then it was discontinued.
-And, that is the reason on why morning mentioned first as it is indicating the revelation.
-When, it has stopped coming, it is revealing the night as the world became still.

The sequence of the events that occurred during the life of Prophet Muhammad SAW is captured in these two ayats.

Someone who is having sceptical mind might ask why on the day is being mentioned first unlike the other surah (Surah Layl ) whereby the night is being mentioned first.
-It is because, it is contrasted to fit in.
-And, it represents this concept better.

Part 9 -Tafseer Ad-Dhuhaa -Nouman Ali Khan

Ad-Dhuhaa : 3

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلٰى

Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you].

The Mushrikoon said to Prophet Muhammad SAW that your lord has abandoned,left you.
*Hence, Allah swt clarifies this in this ayat.*

Some of the mufasiroon commented that this hadith is not an authentic narration.
-They said that it is Prophet Muhammad SAW feelings even without Mushrikoon commenting about it.

مَا وَدَّعَكَ
Ma Wadaka

Difference between Al Widda& Al Tawdi:
-Both the words indicates goodbye, farewell in Arabic.
-At Tawdi is being used when you are saying goodbye permanently to someone.
-Al Widda is being when you are saying goodbye temporarily.
For example: Saying goodbye to your colleague in your work.

وَدَّعَكَ
-Allah swt uses Al Widda (with shadda)
-Hence, Allah is saying that he did not permanently bid farewell.

There is different ways of saying this:

1) He didn't bid farewell
-But, we don't see this.
-We can see that Ma is being used.
★It is important to take note of the usage of Ma

مَا َ
Ma is being used:
-Ma will be said to make something negative in past tense.
★For example, it is like saying " He didn't bid farewell to you AT ALL" instead of just saying "He didn't bid farewell to you.

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مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلٰى

Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you].

مَا وَدَّعَكَ
(Ma Wadaka)
مَا
(Ma)
Ma illustrates that:
☆Allah swt is convincing Prophet Muhammad SAW that he didn't bid farewell to him AT ALL.
☆It is used for the skeptical audience, Prophet Muhammad's unsure state of the heart who is not sure if Allah is happy with him or not.
☆Allah swt gives absolute guarantee that he was not displeased with him at all by just using the word 'ma'.
☆It is the expression of love from Allah to Prophet Muhammad SAW.

Bidding Farewell:
وَدَّعَكَ
( Wa da'aka)
-This is not used for enemies who are saying goodbye to each other.
-It is only used if two people love each other, like friends, family etc.
-It is emotional, full of honour, respect & honour.
-So, the word in it as full of love for Prophet Muhammad SAW.
-Allah swt could have used words such as "Your lord has not abandon you".
-However, it is like Allah saying "Forget about abandoning, I did not even lovingly say goodbye to you. I didn't left you at all"

Part 12 Ad Dhuha -Nouman Ali Khan Tafseer

Ad-Dhuhaa : 3

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلٰى

Your Master has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you].

Allah did not say
"Your lord has not bid farewell to you at all"

Instead, Allah swt used the
َ رَبُّكَ
(Rabbuka)
-Master

"Your Master has not bid farewell to you at all"
(He is the one who gives you gifts, he takes control of your affair. Why would he say farewell to you?)
-The usage of rabuka , your master - it has love within the word itself.
-There are so many other names of Allah, but Allah chose this word to express his love to Prophet Muhammad SAW.
*********
(Recap)
َ وَدَّعَكَ
And, to bid farewell (wa da'aka) , there are so many other words that Allah could have used. However, even then Allah swt used the words perfectly to say that he did not bid you farewell at all.
********

وَمَا قَلٰى
Wa ma Kala
-He is not displeased at all.

قَلٰى
Kala
◇It is used ,when you are unhappy with someone. And, a result, you stop talking to them.
◇It is called a transitive verb. You don't just say "He is displeased". But, you will say "He is displeased with you".
◇For example: You don't only say " I ate." You are expected to finish the sentence by saying "I ate sandwich(or any other food)".

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 3

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلٰى

Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you].

The oaths that Allah swt mentioned in the beginning of the Surah was by morning & evening.
-Neither of them are permanent. Hence, it will be suitable to mention these oaths as the revelation ( which did not come for certain period to Prophet Muhammad SAW) is also not permanent.

وَمَا قَلٰى

(Wa ma Kala)

Transitive verb- Like , saying " I bid farewell to you" instead of just saying "I bid farewell". You are expected to complete the sentence.

مَا وَدَّعَكَ
Wadaka
-The ka at the end is referring to Prophet Muhammad SAW.
-"Your lord did not bid farewell to you at all"

However, when it comes to being displeased...


وَمَا قَلٰى
Wa ma Kala
-Allah did not say he is displeased with you.
-Only Kala is being used.

What could be the reason?
-Bidding farewell can happen to even loved ones.
-However, being displeased only happens to people who are odds with each other.

So, the word that could have maybe suggested Allah is displeased with Prophet Muhammad SAW in that context. Hence, Allah did not even put Prophet Muhammad's SAW name or even mentioned Prophet Muhammad SAW as 'you'.

Saying "Bye" is not a negative term. Hence, Allah swt mentioned Prophet Muhammad SAW. When, it comes to being displeased, Allah swt removed the name of the messenger, mentioning the name of the messenger.

Allah chose to just say "He is not displeased" instead of saying "He is not displeased with you".
This is one benefit.

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 3

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلٰى

Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you].

وَمَا قَلٰى
(Wa Ma Kala)
(He is not displeased)

★In Arabic, when something is expected but not mentioned, it could be due to honour. Or, it could be implying multiple meanings just at one time.

★By Allah saying that he is not displeased with you, Allah swt is implying that he is not only displeased with your(Prophet Muhammad SAW) followers.
-Allah swt is not displeased with anything to do with your(Prophet Muhammad SAW) mission.
-Allah swt is happy with everything.

This structure extends scope of what Allah is saying.

By Allah taking oaths in the beginning (soothing morning & night), we are learning that:
1) When, the revelation came, it was like a soothing morning.
2) When, the revelation stopped coming, it was like dead still night that is not moving. It was like a endless depression for Prophet Muhammad SAW.

But, Allah swt gave him hope,

Ad-Dhuhaa : 4

وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولٰى

And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 4

وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولٰى

And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].

وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ
Wa lalAkhira:
-Typically, in Arabic, people will just say Wal-Akhira
-Akhira means hereafter
-Wa means and

لَلْ
The extra 'Lam' emphasis that Akhira will be better...

How does the extra 'Lam' is used in Arabic?
1) To swear
-" I swear the next life will be better" or
2) To emphasise
"For sure, the next life will be better".

It is like you saying ,"The teacher is definitely sitting" instead of just saying "The teacher is sitting."

What does first sentence suggest compared to second sentence?
-The audience who are in first sentence are not sure about the information. So, you use the sentence "the teacher is DEFINITELY sitting."

If, someone comes to you and says " The teacher is definitely standing."
-Now, in order to prove your point , you have to say "I SWEAR that the teacher is DEFINITELY sitting."

Your languages changes in these scenarios as your audience do not believe in what you are saying.

Hence, the language that is being used in this ayah suggest the type of audience. The audience were not sure and they did not really believe in this message.

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 4

وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولٰى

And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].

It is being interpreted in 2 ways.

1) One group of Mufasiroon says that latter, is referring to Akhira, Hereafter. And, it is implying that Jannah is better for you than this dunya

2) Another group of Mufasiroon says it is Prophet Muhammad's SAW struggle is going to better for him than the earlier part. In other words, it is going to be easier for him as the hardest part is over, done.

*We will be thinking on how could it be that hardest part is done or over. This is a Mekkan Quran. And, none of the trials such as Hijrah, torture,ultimate humiliation, Badr, Uhud, Ahzab, trouble of Munafiqoon.etc have occurred. *

And, yet Allah says that latter part is better than the earlier one.*

What Allah swt may be referring is:

- We will be able to known from the strong lesson in the Seerah & struggle of Prophet Muhammad SAW.
-The toughest part is the earliest part of revelation for Prophet Muhammad SAW.
-It is the psychological effect.
-He is the only one who is calling to Islam and everybody is calling him crazy.
-And, when he speaks everybody ridicule.
-Whoever, believed in him are called crazy.
-As, time progress, more and more people believe and more people are supporting as a group.
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Ad-Dhuhaa : 4

وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولٰى

And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].

It will be easier if more people are supporting the message. If it is only 1 or 2 people supporting the message, it will be difficult to even open your mouth and say something.

For example ,if you are having discussion with your opponents:
If, there are more people who are supporting the message, you will have courage to defend and spread it. However, if there is only few you, it will be difficult even for you to say anything.

Hence, Allah is suggesting that number of Muslims will be increasing and the Dawah will be easier. And, the ridicule will become less.

So, it is the internal struggle that will become easier . However, the external struggle will remain to be difficult. And, Allah swt will make the external struggle easy as well.

As, previously discussed, some of the Mufasiroon refers Akhira as the next life. While, some says it is referring to latter time.

How does Allah uses language in Quran so that we will appreciate both meanings:

If, Allah swt said ,
"Walal Akhira Khayra mina dunya"

ouwla- َ الْأُولٰى

Instead of Dunya, Allah swt has used "ouwla". Hence, by using the word "ouwla", (which means latter part) , it could be referring to either
1) Dunya or Akhira
2) Prophet Muhammad's SAW latter life.

So, both meanings are captured together in this word.

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 4

وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولٰى

And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].

We know that Akhira,hereafter is better for Prophet Muhammad SAW.

And, we can see that Allah swt has especially emphasised laka. Allah swt did not even say for Mu'min instead of laka. Allah swt wants to emphasise Prophet Muhammad SAW by placing the word laka.

How can we understand this?

1) Prophet Muhammad SAW will get an akhira like no one will be getting. Like Al-Kauthar etc.

2) Prophet Muhammad SAW will be given Khair,goodness like no one else has been given for.
-People in this world have been given all kind of goodness.
-But, there will be a special goodness that will be given to Prophet Muhammad SAW.

-Victory Of Islam
-Conquest of house of Allah and it will be the source of worship for generations. And, Allah swt will give the honour to him for cleansing the house of Allah.
-Whenever, Adhan or Shahadah is being mentioned, Prophet Muhammad SAW name is being mentioned and his status is being elevated.
-Sadaqah Jariah. We are taught to always to do Sadaqah Jariah, such as teaching, zakaat , planting a tree etc. Now, whenever we or Sahabah is doing goodness for the sake of Allah, the messenger of Allah will be getting Sadaqah Jariah.

And, by placing the word ouwla, it is referring to both hereafter and the later part of Prophet Muhammad's life.

Laka
-This word does not need to placed in the sentence as even without the usage of Laka, the sentence will be complete.
-However, Allah swt wanted to use this word to emphasise, the mentioning of Prophet Muhammad SAW.
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Allah swt mentions that Prophet Muhammad SAW used to be an orphan & he was given a shelter. Prophet Muhammad SAW was in a search of guidance and Allah guided him.
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Ad-Dhuhaa : 6

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوٰى

Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?

Ad-Dhuhaa : 7

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدٰى

And He found you lost and guided [you],

Ad-Dhuhaa : 8

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنٰى

And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
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Allah says that latter part is better than his current situation,past. And, Allah says you have experience on this.
The rest of the Surah, Allah is explaining on how did Allah made his latter part easier. It is almost like a tafseer to

Ad-Dhuhaa : 4

وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُولٰى

And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 5

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضٰىٓ

And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.

La-sawfa:
-It has La which is emphasising just like lal-Akhira.

Why does Allah has to emphasise the future?
-When, the struggle is getting more and more difficult on Prophet Muhammad's SAW dawah, the more you will need to remind on why are you struggling.
-It is due to victory of Islam ,promise of Jannah.
-Allah swt gives consolation by using the word la.

In Arabic, to indicate the future , we can use 'sa' or 'sawfa'.

The difference between 'sa' & 'sawfa' is subtle:
-'Sawfa' is indicating something that is longer away than 'sa'.

Sawfa is used in this ayat:
-It is like Allah saying that he will give something but it is not too soon (as compared to using sa)
-So, it is like Allah saying you will get it but not too soon until then you have a mission to complete.
-And, then you can enjoy all these gifts.

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Ad-Dhuhaa
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضٰىٓ

And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.

Sawfa:
*Illustrates that there is a time in the middle.* (to receive it.)

يُعْطِيكَ
Yutika:
-Allah will give you.
-When you say something like "I will give you" to a child.
How will your child respond?
-It will ask you back, "Give me, what?".
-And, Allah mentions that soon(little bit later) he will give you.

Removal of Object(Allah not mentioning on what he is going to gjve):
-Allah swt did not even mention on what he is going to give.
-The wisdom behind it is that Allah swt made giving infinite and did not any limits to it.
-It is like someone saying to you "I will take care of you". And, someone who is really rich , comes to you, says this, then you will be relieved and happy.

"Giving is appropriate for who is going to give"
-Allah swt did not even put a limit on what he is going to give.

يُعْطِيكَ
*This word also suggest that Allah is going to give alot.

*And, there is a type of giving that you can give and take it back. However, this word , giving is used for something that you give and do not take it back.

And, the word yutika is beautifully used here for Prophet Muhammad SAW.

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 5

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضٰىٓ

And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.

Yu'tha
:يُعْطِيكَ
Root word- I-htha
2nd meaning of I-tha:
-After ,it is being given, you have the full authority to use it.
-This is the word Allah swt uses for messenger of Allah SAW that this will have no responsibility attached.

There is many discussions on Tafseer of what Allah swt will give...
★Most of the discussions revolve around Allah swt giving and Prophet Muhammad SAW asking for the intercession for this Ummah. Allah azawajal will accept his plea until Messenger of Allah says that "I am satisfied".

And, then you will be pleased...
Who will be pleased?
-It is the messenger of Allah SAW.

First of all, we should understand that Allah will accept the intercession until Prophet Muhammad SAW is satisfied.
★We should understand this correctly.
★Most of the Muslims have taken advantange of this intercession . Like,they will say "I will run the liquor store,as Messenger of Allah is merciful to the mankind. Hence, he will make a case for me and I will be alright".
★But, we understand from Quran that Messenger of Allah will make two kinds of requests

1) On the one hand, the messenger of Allah will make intercession and we find this in many hadith.

2) On the other hand, the messenger of Allah is making a case complaining to Allah against a group of people.
-Now, you should be thinking about this with a sound heart.
-Allah swt will satisfy the plea of Prophet Muhammad SAW. And, nobody will come against it.
-The Messenger of Allah will say "O master, this nation of mine had abandoned the Quran, no doubt."
-This could be referring to the Kuffar , Quraish who has rejected Quran.However, Prophet Muhammad SAW could have said the Kuffar , Disbelievers have rejected the Quran.
★But, Prophet Muhammad SAW has indicated my nation, Qawmi. Initially, it was only Quraysh and now we are also part of his Qawmi, his nation.

And, if we abandon the guidance and teachings of Quran, then we might( the danger exist) that we could be in the 2nd group.

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 5

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضٰىٓ

And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.

فَتَرْضٰىٓ
Fathardha:
Root word -Ridha
-To be satisfied
-And, it is used normally in Jannah.
Eg: RadhiAllahu Anhum Waradhu Anhum, Ishatin Radiyah etc.
-Ridha is being used normally in the context of Jannah.
-Allah swt is saying that he will give his messenger so much that he will be totally content.
-However, Allah swt did not specify the object( on which he will be pleased).

Messenger of Allah is

-Pleased with who?
Messenger of Allah is pleased with Allah.

Pleased with what?
-No matter on whether Allah is pleased with Ummah or not, Messenger of Allah is always pleased with Allah.
However, Allah swt did not specify that Messenger of Allah will be pleased with his Lord. Instead, Allah just said that he will be pleased.

It indicates that,
-Messenger of Allah will also be pleased with what his lord has done.


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Messenger of Allah will be pleased with what Allah swt has done to him. He will be pleased with
-Forgiveness
-Intercession of the Ummah
-And, all other gifts that Allah swt has given to Prophet Muhammad SAW.

Ayah 6:
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوٰى
Alam Yadjidka Yatiman
"Didn't he find you as an orphan?"

It could also be said as,
Wawajadka Yatim
"He found you as an orphan."

★Instead, Allah made it a rhetorical question by placing at as "Didn't he find you as an orphan?."
-This kind of structure is being used even now.
-Like, when we say to some people "Didn't I take care of you last time?."
-So, it's like you are consoling the other party & to show your reliability.
-Prophet Muhammad SAW was given the responsibility to spread the message to the Ummah. Hence, Allah swt consoled Prophet Muhammad SAW by referring to the past. Allah swt mentioned few gifts that he gave so that Prophet Muhammad will be consoled.

In first part of this Surah, Allah swt consoled Prophet Muhammad SAW about the future:
-By saying , "Allah is not displeased with you", "he will not abandon you."

In Second part, Allah talks about past in order to console him, again.

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 6

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَـَٔاوٰى

Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?


فَـَٔاوٰى
Iwa
-To take refuge from danger.
-To make someone as your guest as they do not have any place to stay.
-Allah swt gave Prophet Muhammad SAW the shelter by his uncle, Abu Talib. However, Allah did not say that "I gave shelter to you by Abu Talib ...". Instead, Allah swt gave the credit to himself.

What can we learn from this?
-There will be many people who can help us.
-However, all of it are just means & the real source is coming from Allah swt.

َ يَتِيمًا
Yateem
Why is it being mentioned so many times in just this Surah?
If, we think about Yateem, an orphan..

The most painful moment for a child is to lose his/her parents & not having them anymore. Nobody cares about you except your parents. Even , if someone adopts you, or your close relatives, no one will substitute your parents. The way that your parents love, forgive & overlook your shortcomings, nobody will be able to do that. After, your parents, if that shelter is gone, then you are the most oppressed individual in this society & you will no one to cry about it. If, your own child complains or cries, you will take care of them. However, if we passed away( May Allah protect us), who will take care of our own children. It is not just a loss of love & shelter, it is also the loss of human needs (like hugging them, putting them to sleep) .

Hence, Allah reminds Prophet Muhammad SAW that he was in a dark state and Allah puts him out from the situation.


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Ad-Dhuhaa : 7

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدٰى

-This is a very important ayah.

ضَآلًّا
Dhal:
-Means misled or lost.

The raw translation is
"And,He found you lost and guided you."

We say to people who are drunkards , non -Muslims etc as people who are lost.

Al-Faatiha : 7

صِرٰطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّآلِّينَ

The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

The word 'Dhal' is also used in Al-Fatiha so that we will not be in the group of people who do shirk.

Allah swt used the same word 'Dhal' in this ayat as well.

Musa AS used the same word 'Dhal' when he is replying after killing a man accidentally.
"I did it, but I am on those who are lost(Dhal)."

The explanation of this word comes from the Quran itself.

Allah says
"Before, this revelation came, you were unaware".
This implies that...
-The real truth only comes from Allah, and you were totally unaware of.

So, what could be state that can be used before revelation ?
-Lost.

Prophet Muhammad SAW was only in a lost state. He did not do shirk, evil acts and he was in fitrah.
-All the Prophets & Messengers have not done any shirk/evil acts even before the revelation came to them.

The highest wisdom will be answering for all these questions "What do we owe from God?" , "How can we worship him?" Etc.
-If, we do not have answers for this, we are lost.
-Even, the most descent person will be lost in that state if he doesn't not have answers for all these questions.
-And, the more appropriate word that could be used is "seeking"

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 7

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدٰى

And He found you lost and guided [you],

When someone is lost, what will they do?
-They would be seeking

So, the implication is that, he found you searching for the truth....

The Messenger of Allah SAW is raised in a society where people do shirk and he is not able to fit in. He is not able to stand shirk. He doesn't go to the useless gatherings. The people of the book have corrupted their books and even that did not satisfy him. So, he is disturbed to find where is the truth. He is seeking desperately for the truth. And,during this time that he used to go to the cave, reflect alone and leave the society(even before the revelation came to him). It is because he was very dissatisfied of what is happening around him. There is nothing in the society that was satisfying his quench for the truth. He would reflect for a long period of time but a human mind is not able to find the truth alone.

And, Allah swt describes the state of Messenger of Allah SAW as someone who is searching for truth and Allah swt gave Fahada(guidance).
★This is the essential difference between a philosopher and a Prophet.
The philosophers found the truth from their own thoughts,reflections. While, the messenger found that he is not able to find the truth by himself, Allah swt guided him with truth. The wisdom of Prophet Muhammad SAW is not only his own but it is given by Allah swt.
"Whoever has been given the wisdom,it is given by Allah."
-Allah swt gives wisdom. For Luqman(as), Quran does not state Al-Hakim instead it states "We gave wisdom to Luqman". Allah is saying he gave the wisdom to Luqman AS.
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The western mind when they are talking about Prophets especially for Islam, they would say "O Muhammad says...". The do not say , Salalahu Alayhi Wassalam , instead they are assuming that he is a philosopher, and he is coming up with his own ideas. While, we say Allah guided him , he doesn't speak on his behalf.

Allah swt explains on his own book,
"You had no idea on what the complete book or complete eeman. Allah gave you the guidance" (not exact translation)

Similarly , Musa AS accepted what he has done and he said he was lost.

It is not the same kind of lost (Maghdhub) as mentioned in Al-Fatiha.

Al-Faatiha : 7

صِرٰطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّآلِّينَ

The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

**This is the kind of lost which is seeking for the truth.**

Ad-Dhuhaa : 8

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنٰى

َ عَآئِلًاْ
A'illa
-It is commonly translated as poor or financially desperate.
-However, Quran does uses other words such as Faaqir , Miskeen etc to indicate poverty.
-However, A'illan is being used here instead of all the words.
-A'illan means someone who is under alot pressure & they are crushed by that pressure.
-For , a Family, Ayal is being used as a term in Arabic. If, you have the financial responsibility of your family ,it is like a burden placed on you.
-A'il is someone who is under alot of pressure or burden and you have to alleviate their burden.

And, Allah says ,
"We found you crushed under alot weight, & in a desperate need. And, we freed you from this..."

Allah swt did not specify on how he made him Ghaniy. We have learnt in Tafseer of this Surah....
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Ad-Dhuhaa : 8

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنٰى

And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.

We have learnt in Tafseer of this Surah that Allah swt made Prophet Muhammad to marry Khadijah (RA) who is financially free. And, hence Prophet Muhammad SAW was able to concentrate on his worship. Khadijah RA played a strategic role on this mission. However, in the end, the credit doesn't goes to Khadijah RA even though she has been rewarded for this. The credit goes to Allah swt, Allah says he made him free of need.

Al-Lail : 11

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدّٰىٓ

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

-Allah reminds that wealth doesn't make oneself free of own need in the previous Surah.

-And, in this Surah, Allah says that he made Prophet Muhammad, free of need

-And, this comparison is being drawn.

Ad-Dhuhaa : 9

فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].

Allah swt reminds Prophet Muhammad SAW of the favours that he has done:
Didn't he find you as a
-Orphan
-Seeking
-not Self-sufficient

Allah swt now, mentions 3 demands...

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 9

فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].

When, it comes especially to orphans, do not overpower him. And, do not be dominative over him.

تَقْهَرْ
Taqhar:
-Not only that you are controlling the person, but you are humiliating them too.

Why Allah swt mentions it here?
-Prophet Muhammad SAW will never be doing this.
-However , it is for us.
-Allah swt is teaching Prophet Muhammad SAW a lesson so that we can take a heed.
-And, Allah swt reminds Prophet Muhammad SAW that he was used to be an orphan and thus, he should take care of them now.

Ad-Dhuhaa : 10

وَأَمَّا السَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ

And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].

السَّآئِلَ
Sa'il
When, it comes to the asking...

People can be asking 2 things from Prophet Muhammad SAW:
1) Knowledge or Guidance
2) Food, shelter

َ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
Fala Tanhar
-Commonly translated as don't scold him.
-But, there is other Arabic word for scolding.

Nahr means river where water is gushing. And, when you are yelling at somebody and scolding them, they will feel like that they are standing on the river and the water is gushing to them. They will feel like that they are having the wrath of gushing water. This is how it feels when someone is being insulted & humiliated. Allah swt is telling us not to humiliate those who come for asking their needs.

We are learning to how to deal with people who come & ask. This is especially for people who are involved in Dawah & Islamic circle. Sometime, people may ask absurd or weird questions. And, even if you answer them for so long , they will not be satisfied. Some of them might be asking questions to make you fall on their trap or to make you angry. Even, if that is the case, leave them in a dignified way . Do not take revenge on them by humiliating them.

This is the advice given to Prophet Muhammad SAW and how much it is applicable for us now...

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The last thing is,

Ad-Dhuhaa : 11

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].

When, it comes to Ni'maa...

Ni'maa
-means softness, ease,relaxation, comfort

...Then, mention it.

Allah did not say which Ni'maa. Ni'm means all the favours. But, Allah just says Ni'maa(singular).

If, you study the surah carefully, we will be able to figure out which ni'maa is that.

Some of the Mufasiroon has commented that it is the wisdom given to Prophet Muhammad SAW. Others, have said that it is the Prophethood and its teachings. While, others, have said that all the good that a person has been given by Allah swt.

Look at how the Surah is being connected, Allah has said that
-He is not displeased with him.
-The laterpart will be better for him than the current part of his life.
-Soon , Prophet Muhammad SAW will be pleased
-Didn't he find you orphan and gave shelter.
-He find you seeking and he guided you.
-He made you self-sufficient.

Subhan'Allah, isn't all of these favours from Allah? There are so many favours that Allah did and then he commanded Prophet Muhammad SAW to mention it.

The amazing part is that Allah did not say Fadith'hu or Fadith'ha...

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Ad-Dhuhaa : 11

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].

The amazing part is that Allah did not say Fahadith'hu or Fahadith'ha. Allah did not say "mention it", he just said "mention"
-So, this imply that you should not only mention the favors of Allah. But, you have to keep mentioning about the deen due to the favors that he has given you.
-Don't worry about anything but just keep mentioning.
-Hadith-Imply to by speak up the teachings of Allah and his favors.

Ad-Dhuhaa : 7

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّا فَهَدٰى

He found you seeking , then he guided.

We don't see Fahadhaka - "guided you"

By just not mentioning "ka", there is a number of favours:

-He guided others by the means of you. The irony is that you are seeking and Allah swt gave you so much guidance that you become a source of guidance. All of this is being capture when Allah has left the "ka".

Similarly, Allah says,

Ad-Dhuhaa : 8

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًا فَأَغْنٰى

And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.

-Allah did not say Faghnaka . Instead, Allah said for your sake , he made you self-sufficient. And, then, he benefited others from you.

-He gave shelters to others by the means of you. He gave people a shelter to those who were stuck in a storm of shirk .

Finally,

Ad-Dhuhaa : 11

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ

But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].

-You will be pleased. You will not only be pleased with Allah. But, you will be pleased with Sahabah. It is like how a farmer plants trees. He will be so happy by the results. Prophet Muhammad SAW will be so happy by his companions.

-Another part of the gift that Allah swt gave to Prophet Muhammad SAW that he used to boast about it to his companions.( It is his brothers/sisters that will come later and they will believe in Allah & Prophet Muhammad SAW) . And, we can become part of the gift.
-That is the opening that Allah swt gave us. Not only, Allah swt will be happy with us, but we can become a source of pride, joy for Prophet Muhammad SAW. May Allah swt bless us with that honor.