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Day 19 - The Duty of Humankind

 *Day 19 - The Duty of Humankind* ﴿یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعۡبُدُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ﴾ [البقرة ٢١] “O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may become mindful of him. ——— *Themes of Makkah and Madinah Surah’s* قَالَ عَلْقَمَةُ وَمُجَاهِدٌ: كُلُّ آيَةٍ أَوَّلُهَا "يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ" فَإِنَّمَا نَزَلَتْ بِمَكَّةَ، وَكُلِّ آيَةٍ أَوَّلُهَا "يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا" فَإِنَّمَا نَزَلَتْ بِالْمَدِينَةِ. قُلْتُ: وَهَذَا يَرُدُّهُ أَنَّ هَذِهِ السُّورَةَ وَالنِّسَاءَ مَدَنِيَّتَانِ وَفِيهِمَا يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ. وَأَمَّا قولهما في ﴿يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا﴾ [النساء: ١٩] فَصَحِيحٌ. Imam Alqamah and Imam Mujāhid (rahimallahu anhuma) said: “Every verse that begins with ‘O mankind’ was revealed in Makkah, and every verse that begins with ‘O you who believe’ was revealed in Madinah.” Imam Qurtubi (rahimallahu) states: this is refuted by the fact that this sura...
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