Editing Screen: Surah 3: Ale-Imran (The Family Of Imran )

 

 

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Description <p><strong>Guidance.</strong> This Surah is the sequel to Surah 2: al-Baqarah (The Cow) and the invitation therein is continued to The People of the Book. In Al-Baqarah the Jews were pointedly invited to accept the Guidance and in this Surah, the Christians have particularly been admonished to give up their erroneous beliefs and accept the Guidance of the Qur'an. At the same time the Muslims have been instructed to nourish the virtues that may enable them to carry out their obligations and spread the Divine Guidance.</p> <p><strong>Oneness of God. </strong>From the very outset we have the words ‘<strong>God, there is no Ilah [diety] except He....’</strong> (3:2). Correcting any false notions about the divinty of God and the relationships between the creation and their Creator. </p> <p><strong>Firmness upon the truth.  </strong>From the opening of the Surah we have the dua, "<strong>Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower."</strong> (3:8). Various facets of being firm upon Islam are mentioned throughtout the Surah, whether that be firmness ideologically (references to Christian beliefs) or militarily (references to the Battle of Uhud and reasons for defeat). Being firm upon Islam requires strong patience and the Surah ends, <strong>"O you who have believed, persevere and endure and remain stationed and fear Allah that you may be successful." </strong>(3:200). </p> <p>Ways of staying steadfast:</p> <ol> <li>Holding firmly on the Qur'an and Sunnah. <strong>"And how could you disbelieve while to you are being recited the verses of Allah and among you is His Messenger? And whoever holds firmly to Allah has [indeed] been guided to a straight path." </strong>(3:101)<br />  </li> <li>Taqwah of Allah. <strong>"O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims [in submission to Him]." </strong>(3:102)<br />  </li> <li>Sticking to Allah and the Jam'ah [main body of Muslims]. <strong>"And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided." </strong>(3:103)<br />  </li> <li>Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil. <strong>"And let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all that is] good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those will be the successful." </strong>(3:104)<br />  </li> <li>Not differing in the Deen. <strong>"And do not be like the ones who became divided and differed after the clear proofs had come to them. And those will have a great punishment."</strong> (3:105)</li> </ol>

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