LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇. *COMMENTARY AND TAFSIR OF THE VERSES OF THE GLORIOUS QURAN (Episode 116)

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AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU. LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇.                                                                                *COMMENTARY AND TAFSIR OF THE VERSES OF THE GLORIOUS QURAN (Episode 116)*                                                               

     
Saturday 16th August 2025. 22 Safar 1447 AH

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_Through this ayah, Allah ﷻ answers the criticism of the Jews who scoffed at the Muslims for ...._
▫️. Turning their faces toward Ka’abah in prayer instead of Bayt Al-Maqdis [Jerusalem]_
▫️. and held a false believe that Hajj is a custom of the pagans._
*The ayah briefly outlines*
▫️. The history of the re-construction of the Ka’abah.
▫️. The characteristics of the ‘House of Allah’ and the city of Makkah
▫️. And the injunctions with regard to the respect to be paid to this sacred place
▪ The word  *mathaba [مَثَابَة]*  means ‘to come back.
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_Makkah is a place where Muslims from all over the world return again and again or have the desire to return. It shall always remain a place where people assemble from the four corners of the world, and long to return to again and again.
▪ _Mujahid said one never has enough of visiting the Ka’abah, but comes back every time with a greater longing to return, and to see it again.
*Makkah – A Safe Resort and Refuge for Mankind*
▪ Allah ﷻ described the House as a safe resort and refuge, for those who visit it are safe, "even if they had committed acts of evil".
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_This honor comes from the honor of the person who built it first, Khaleel Ar-Rahman.
▪ Abu Al-‘Aliyah said it is "safe from enemies and armed conflict."
_During the time of ignorance, the people were victims of raids and kidnapping, while the people surrounding it (Al-Masjid Al-Haram) were safe and not subject to kidnapping.
*Not only is Ka’abah a safe place but the entire area surrounding the mosque is secure therefore it is called Haram – Sacred.*
▪ People have been forbidden from shedding blood or taking revenge within these precincts.
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*This is a du’a that Prophet Ibraheem made and Allah ﷻ responded to the du’a of His righteous slave.*
*The Station of Ibraheem*...,. *“And take you (people) the Maqam [place] of Ibraheem as a place of prayer),”*
This part of the ayah emphasizes the honor of Ibraheem’s Maqam, and the instruction to pray next to it.
▪ _Sufyan Ath-Thawri reported that Sa’eed bin Jubayr commented,_
“The stone [maqam] is the standing place of Ibraheem, Allah’s Prophet, and a mercy from Allah.
*Ibraheem stood on the stone, while Isma’eel was handing him the stones (constructing the Ka’abah)"*
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▪ _Al-Bukhari recorded that ‘Amr bin Dinar said that he heard Ibn ‘Umar radhiAllahu ‘anhu say,
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ  performed Tawaf around the House seven times and then prayed two Rak’ahs behind the Maqam.”
▪ "Maqam" is the stone that Ibraheem was standing on while building the House. As the House’s walls became higher, Isma’eel brought his father a stone, so that he could stand on it, while Isma’eel handed him the stones. Ibraheem pbuh would place the stones on the wall, and whenever he finished one side, he would move to the next side, to complete the building all around.
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_Ibraheem’s footprints were still visible in the stone, and the Arabs knew this fact during the time of jahiliyyah. _The Muslims also saw Ibraheem’s footprints on the stone, as Anas bin Malik radhiAllahu ‘anhu said, “I saw the Maqam with the print of Ibraheem’s toes and feet still visible in it, but the footprints dissipated because of the people rubbing the stone with their hands.”

▪ Earlier, the Maqam was placed close to the Ka’abah’s wall. In the present time, the Maqam is placed next to Al-Hijr on the right side of those entering through the door.
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_When Ibraheem ‘alayhi salaam finished building the House, he placed the stone next to the wall of Ka’abah or, when the House was finished being built, Ibraheem just left the stone where it was last standing, and he was "commanded to pray next to the stone when he finished the Tawaf".
▪ The Leader of the faithful ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab moved the stone away from the Ka’bah’s wall during his reign.
▪ This ayah shows that it is "wajib" to offer two rak’ahs after the Tawaf of the Ka’abah. But offering these prayers specifically behind the Station of Ibraheem is a Sunnah. There is no bar on offering these prayers at any other spot within the Haram.
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▪ Al-Hasan Al-Basri said: *And We gave Our ‘Ahd [command] to Ibraheem and Isma’eel*.... means Allah ﷻ ordered them to purify it from all filth and impurities, of which none should ever touch it.”
▪ Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas radhiAllahu ‘anhu commented that it means purify the House from the idols.
▪  Other scholars said that it means purify the House from the idols, sexual activity, false witness and sins of all kinds.
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*Let's continue on these verses*👇.                         *Al-Baqara 155*

*وَلَـنَبۡلُوَنَّكُمۡ بِشَىۡءٍ مِّنَ الۡخَـوۡفِ وَالۡجُـوۡعِ وَنَقۡصٍ مِّنَ الۡاَمۡوَالِ وَالۡاَنۡفُسِ وَالثَّمَرٰتِؕ وَبَشِّرِ الصّٰبِرِيۡنَۙ‏*

*(2:155) We shall certainly test you by afflicting you with fear, hunger, loss of properties and lives and fruits. Give glad tidings, then, to those who remain patient*
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*Al-Baqara 156-157*
*الَّذِيۡنَ اِذَآ اَصَابَتۡهُمۡ مُّصِيۡبَةٌ  ۙ قَالُوۡٓا اِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَاِنَّـآ اِلَيۡهِ رٰجِعُوۡنَؕ‏*
*(2:156) those who when any affliction smites them, they say: “Verily, we belong to Allah, and it is to Him that we are destined to return.”*

*اُولٰٓـئِكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَلَوٰتٌ مِّنۡ رَّبِّهِمۡ وَرَحۡمَةٌ​ وَاُولٰٓـئِكَ هُمُ الۡمُهۡتَدُوۡنَ‏*
*(2:157) Upon them will be the blessings and mercy of their Lord, and it is they who are rightly guided.*

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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an llaaila Ilan Anta wastagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi. May Allah Azza wajjala strengthen and make us steadfast in faith. May HE accept our ibaadat and grant us the Good in this World and the Hereafter. May Allah Azza wa jalla forgive and grant us Jannah...AMIN