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LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS πŸ‘‡. *COMMENTARY AND TAFSIR OF THE VERSES OF THE GLORIOUS QURAN (Episode 189)

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AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU. LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS πŸ‘‡.                                                                                *COMMENTARY AND TAFSIR OF THE VERSES OF THE GLORIOUS QURAN (Episode 189)*                                                               
_LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS πŸ‘‡.                                                                                *COMMENTARY AND TAFSIR OF THE VERSES OF THE GLORIOUS QURAN (Episode 189)*                                                          

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"Yes," replied the Prophet, "and say to him that my religion has informed me about what has happened to the Kingdom of Khusraw and that if he should become Muslim, I would appoint him ruler over what he now controls". The two men returned to the Yemen and told Badhan what had happened. Badhan said, "If what Muhammad has said is true, then he is a Prophet. If not then we shall see what happens to him". Not long afterwards a letter from Shirwaih came to Badhan in which he said, "I killed Khusraw because of his tyranny against our people.
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He regarded as lawful the killing of leaders, the capturing of their women and the expropriating of their wealth. When this my letter reaches you, take the allegiance of whoever is with you on my behalf". As soon as Badhan had read Shirwaih's letter, he threw it aside and announced his entry into Islam. The Persians with him in the Yemen also became Muslim. That's the story of Abdullah ibn Hudhafah's meeting with the Persian king. His meeting with the Byzantine emperor took place during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab. It too is an astonishing story.
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In the nineteenth year after the Hijrah, Umar dispatched an army to fight against the Byzantine. In it was Abdullah ibn Hudhafah. News of the Muslim force reached the Byzantine emperor. He had heard of their sincerity of faith, and their willingness to sacrifice their lives in the way of God and His Prophet. He gave orders to his men to bring to him any Muslim captive they might take alive. God willed that Abdullah ibn Hudhafah should fall captive to the Byzantines and he was brought before the Emperor. The Emperor looked at Abdullah for a long time. Suddenly he said, "I shall make a proposal to you”.
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"What is it?" asked Abdullah. "I suggest that you become a Christian. If you do this, you will be set free and I shall grant you a safe refuge." The prisoner's reaction was furious: "Death is preferable to me a thousand times to what you ask me to do”. “I see that you are a bold man. However, if you respond positively to what I propose to you, I will give you a share in my authority and swear you in as my aide". The prisoner, shackled in his chains, smiled and said, "By God, if you give me all that you possess and all that the Arabs have in exchange for giving up the religion of Muhammad, I shall not do so”.
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Then I shall kill you."
"Do what you want," answered Abdullah.
The emperor then had him put on a cross and ordered his soldiers to throw spears at him, first near his hands and then near his feet, all the while telling him to accept Christianity or at least give up his religion. This he refused over and over again to do. The emperor then had him taken down from the wooden cross. He called for a great pot to be brought. This was filled with oil which was then heated under a fierce fire. He then had two other Muslim prisoners brought and had one of them thrown into the boiling oil. The prisoner's flesh sizzled and soon his bones could be seen.
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The emperor turned to Abdullah and invited him to Christianity. This was the most terrible test that Abdullah had to face up till now. But he remained firm and the emperor gave up trying. He then ordered that Abdullah too be thrown into the pot. As he was being taken away he began to shed tears. The emperor thought that he had at last been broken and had him brought back to him.

He once more suggested that Abdullah become a Christian but to his astonishment, Abdullah refused. “Damn you! Why did you weep then?" shouted the emperor. “I cried," said Abdullah, "because I said to myself 'You will now be thrown into this pot and your soul will depart'.
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What I really desired then was to have as many souls as the number of hairs on my body and to have all of them thrown into this pot for the sake of God."
The tyrant then said, "Will you kiss my head? I will then set you free?"
"And all the Muslim prisoners also?" asked Abdullah. This the emperor agreed to do and Abdullah said to himself, "One of the enemies of God! I shall kiss his head and he shall set me and all other Muslim prisoners free. There can be no blame on me for doing this." He then went up to the emperor and kissed his forehead. All the Muslim prisoners were released and handed over to Abdullah.
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Abdullah ibn Hudhafah eventually came to Umar ibn al-Khattab and told him what had happened. Umar was greatly pleased and when he looked at the prisoners he said, "Every Muslim has a duty to kiss the head of Abdullah ibn Khudhafah and I shall start." Umar then got up and kissed the head of Abdullah ibn Hudhafah. *Actually the story has nothing to do with the verse but has everything to do with it when he was appointed as the commander of a Syria for an expenditure by Holy Prophet, then this verse came about. It is believe it has a connection with the expenditure*.
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*Let's once again have a brief commentary on this verse*πŸ‘‡.          *[9:25] Al-Tawbah-Ψ§Ω„ΨͺَّوْΨ¨َΨ©*
"Ω„َΩ‚َΨ―ۡ Ω†َΨ΅َΨ±َΪ©ُΩ…ُ Ψ§Ω„Ω„ّٰہُ فِیۡ Ω…َوَΨ§Ψ·ِΩ†َ Ϊ©َΨ«ِیۡΨ±َΫƒٍ ۙ وَّ یَوۡΩ…َ Ψ­ُΩ†َیۡΩ†ٍ ۙ Ψ§ِΨ°ۡ  Ψ§َΨΉۡΨ¬َΨ¨َΨͺۡΪ©ُΩ…ۡ  Ϊ©َΨ«ۡΨ±َΨͺُΪ©ُΩ…ۡ فَΩ„َΩ…ۡ ΨͺُΨΊۡΩ†ِ ΨΉَΩ†ۡΪ©ُΩ…ۡ Ψ΄َیۡΨ¦ًΨ§ وَّ ΨΆَΨ§Ω‚َΨͺۡ ΨΉَΩ„َیۡΪ©ُΩ…ُ Ψ§Ω„ۡΨ§َΨ±ۡΨΆُ Ψ¨ِΩ…َΨ§ Ψ±َΨ­ُΨ¨َΨͺۡ Ψ«ُΩ…َّ وَΩ„َّیۡΨͺُΩ…ۡ  Ω…ُّΨ―ۡΨ¨ِΨ±ِیۡΩ†َ ﴿ۚΫ²Ϋ΅﴾

Assuredly, Allah has helped you on a great many occasions, and (in particular) on the day of Hunayn, when the superiority of your (numerical strength) exhilarated you. Then that (numerical superiority) could not prove to you of any avail, and the earth, despite its vast expanse, narrowed for you, and then you turned your backs in retreat.
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After the fall of Makkah, the Holy Prophet sent a mission to the neighboring tribes of Hawazin and Thaqueef, inviting them to accept Islam. They rejected the invitation and chose the warpath, boasting that they were not cowards like the Quraish of Makkah. The two tribes along with their allies mustered in considerable strength at Autas a few miles to the east of Makkah on the way to Taif. The coalition was led by Malik b Auf, a fiery commander of considerable skill. When the Holy Prophet came to know of the hostile intentions of the tribes he decided to take action against them on a cold day of February 630 C.E.

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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an llaaila Ilan Anta wastagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi. *We shall conclude on this lengthy topic in few days time in sha Allah *. 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...Aa MIN

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