What are the 2 important sides or dimensions of the world?
1. Spiritual or Meta-physical
2. Material or physical
Three things we can't see but know are there:
1. Air
2. Gravity
3. Electricity
Al Batin means the Unseen
Allah is on his throne in Heaven
Allah created us and the jinn to worship Him
Tawheed Al Khaliq - Believing in one god
Tawheed Al Ibadah - Worshipping the one god
Tawheed al Asmaa wa Sifaat - Believing in the Unique Attributes of Allah
Harmony in the universe:
Perfect balance between oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, other wise we would have trouble breathing.
The night and day are perfectly balanced, enough time for work in the light and enough time for sleep at night
Allah created our ears in a special way so there isn't any crackle or hissing noises and we can hear with perfect clarity
The water cycle:
1. Precipitation
2. The land absorbs the water
3. The water goes down to the sea
4. The water evaporates back into the clouds
It can't happen by chance because everything needs to be timed perfectly
Reflection on the universe(Taffakur) leads us to believe in god as we examine our surroundings and discover that nothing can happen by chance and it is always created by Allah
Yes, Jinn spread lies about the future, Allah and the Quran
A muslim can protect themselves by reading Quran, Thicr at the end of prayer and remembering Allah
Allah stopped jinn from sneaking into heaven because they were falsifying information
We use the name Shayateen or Shaytann for evil jinn
Musa's mother put him in the box because Allah instructed her to and told her he would be safe
Phiroun spared Musa's life because he had never seen Asiah(his wife)so happy than when she saw him
The Prophet sided with the Israeli because the Egyptians had previously treated them badly, when Musa accidentally killed him, he felt fear and sadness because killing an Egyptian resulted in the death penalty and he had just killed a man
The prophet fled Egypt because he was going to receive the death penalty, he crossed the Sinai desert and ended up in Maydan near Tabouk in Saudi Arabia now
The prophet saw 2 women waiting while some men watered their sheep, he asked" why are you waiting here " and the two women replied"we cant intermingle with men" So the prophet watered their sheep
The prophet decided to return to Egypt because he really missed his family in Egypt
Phiroun received his message with arrogance and refused to belive in Allah, claiming he was god. Also he didn't allow the children of Israel to go with Musa claiming they were his slaves
As Suhuf - Ibraheem
At Tawrah - Musa
Az Zaboor - Dawood
Al Injeel - Isa
Al Quran - Muhammed
The Hadeeth describes the Quran as the holiest book in the world, the final message to mankind, strong robe of Allah, book of wisdom, straight path, you will never get bored of reading it and it will inspire you.
Masjid mentioned in the Quran : Masjid-Al-Haram
Sahabi mentioned in the Quran : Zaid Ibn Harithath
Woman mentioned in the Quran: Maryam
Language of the Quran : Arabic
After Prophet Mohammed died, Abu Bakr As Siddeeq ordered Zaid Ibn Thabet to gather all the written ayaat in one big collection
Zain Ibn Thabet went around collecting the ayat from the memorizers and the scrolls
Longest Surah: Al Baqarah
First to be revealed: Alaq
Greatest ayah: Al Kursi
Aroos ul Quran : Al rahman
Only woman named: Maryam
Shortest Surah :Kawthar
Last revealed : Nasr
Heart of Quran:Yasin
Kuttab al Wahy: Scribes of Revelation
Only Sahabi : Zaid Ibn Harithath
Al Muzzamil means you who is covered in garments
Allah ordered the prophet to stay up half of the night and pray
The prophet prayed tahajjud because he said that he should still be a grateful servant though all his sins were forgiven