LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇. *COMMENTARY AND TAFSIR OF THE VERSES OF THE GLORIOUS QURAN (Episode 105)

 Muslims Till Death:

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 105)*                                                                
    
Sunday 3rd  August 2025.
9 Safar 1447 AH

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*Let's continue a brief commentary on these verses*👇🏻.                        *Al-Baqara : 102*

*وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُوا الشَّيٰطِينُ عَلٰى مُلْكِ سُلَيْمٰنَ ۖ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمٰنُ وَلٰكِنَّ الشَّيٰطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هٰرُوتَ وَمٰرُوتَ ۚ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتّٰى يَقُولَآ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ ۖ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِۦ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِۦ ۚ وَمَا هُم بِضَآرِّينَ بِهِۦ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ ۚ وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَرٰىهُ مَا لَهُۥ فِى الْءَاخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلٰقٍ ۚ وَلَبِئْسَ مَا شَرَوْا بِهِۦٓ أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ*

*And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic]." And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allah. And the people learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But the Children of Israel certainly knew that whoever purchased the magic would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew*
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Before the revelation of the Qur’an, the devils used to ascend to heaven and eavesdrop on the conversations of the angels about what will occur on the earth regarding death, other incidents or unseen matters. They would convey this news to the soothsayers, and the soothsayers would in turn convey the news to the people. The people would believe what the soothsayers told them as being true. When the soothsayers trusted the devils, the devils started to lie to them and added other words to the true news that they heard, to the extent of adding seventy false words to each true word.
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▪ *Soon after, the Children of Israel said that the Jinns know matters of the Unseen.*
▪ When Suleiman (Solomon) ‘alayhi salaam was sent as a prophet, he collected these books in a box and buried it under his throne. *any devil that dared getting near the box was burned.* *Suleiman ‘alayhi salaam said, “I will not hear of anyone who says that the devils know the Unseen, but I will cut off his head.”* 
▪ When Suleiman ‘alayhi salaam died and the scholars who knew the truth about him perished, there came another generation. To them, the devil materialized in the shape of a human and said to some of the Children of Israel,
“Should I lead you to a treasure that you will never be able to use up?”
They said, “Yes!”
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He said, “Dig under this throne,” and he went with them and showed them Prophet Suleiman’s throne. They said to him, “Come closer". He said, “No. I will wait for you here, and if you do not find the treasure then kill me.”
▪ They dug and found the buried books, and Satan said to them, “Suleiman only controlled the humans, devils and birds with this magic". *Thereafter, the news that Suleiman ‘alayhi salaam was a sorcerer spread among the people, and the Children of Israel adopted these books.*

▪ When Muhammad ﷺ came, they disputed with him relying on these books, hence Allah ﷻ defended His Prophet (as He protects His friends) and said *“It was not Suleiman (Solomon) who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved.”*.
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Allah ﷻ says, *and that which revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut*.
👉There is a difference of opinion regarding this story.
▪  It was said that this ayah denies that anything was sent down to the two angels, as *Al-Qurtubi* stated.
▪ The *Jews* claimed that Jibreel (Gabriel) and Mika’el (Micheal) brought magic down to the two angels, Allah ﷻ refutes this claim.
▪ Ibn ‘Abbas radhiAllahu ‘anhu said, "When someone came to the angels to learn magic, they would discourage him and say to him, *‘We are only a test, so do not fall into disbelief.’*.
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*When the person who came to learn magic still insisted on learning it, they commanded him to go to such and such place, where if he went, Satan would meet him and teach him magic.*
When this man would learn magic, the light (of faith) would depart him, and he would see it shining (and flying away) in the sky.
He would then proclaim, ‘O my sorrow! Woe unto me! What should I do?’”
▪  *Mufti Muhammad Shafi ‘Usmani writes in his tafseer (Maarif-ul-Qur’an):*.
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There was a time when black magic had grown popular in the world, particularly in Babylon. Seeing its astonishing efficacy, ignorant people began to confuse its effects with the miracles of the prophets, and to suppose that the two were identical in nature. *Some even looked upon magicians as being holy men, and worthy of being obeyed;*
_still others actually started learning and practicing black magic as if it were a good deed bearing a divine sanction. *In order to eradicate this misunderstanding, Allah ﷻ sent down two angels Harut and Marut*.
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The angels informed the people the true nature of magic and its different forms, so that they should distinguish it from the miracles of prophets and keep away from obeying magicians and practicing magic themselves. *They explained the basic principles of magic, its different forms and the specific formulas,* *and then dissuaded the people from involving in these activities or with the magicians.* *They insisted on making it quite clear that in allowing them to provide this kind of information to the people, Allah ﷻ intended to put His servants through a trial.*.
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Allah ﷻ says,  *“…and that which revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut.*
👉There is a difference of opinion regarding this story.
▪  It was said that this ayah denies that anything was sent down to the two angels, as *Al-Qurtubi* stated.
▪ The *Jews* claimed that Jibreel (Gabriel) and Mika’el (Micheal) brought magic down to the two angels, Allah ﷻ refutes this claim.
▪ Ibn ‘Abbas radhiAllahu ‘anhu said, “When someone came to the angels to learn magic, they would discourage him and say to him, *‘We are only a test, so do not fall into disbelief.’*
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When the person who came to learn magic still insisted on learning it, they commanded him to go to such and such place, where if he went, Satan would meet him and teach him magic.*
When this man would learn magic, the light (of faith) would depart him, and he would see it shining (and flying away) in the sky. He would then proclaim, ‘O my sorrow! Woe unto me! What should I do?’”
▪  *Mufti Muhammad Shafi ‘Usmani writes in his tafseer (Maarif-ul-Qur’an):*
There was a time when black magic had grown popular in the world, particularly in Babylon.

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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