2:81 Indeed, whoever gains a sin, and is surrounded by his mistakes; those are the people of the Fire, in it they will abide.
2:82 And those who believe and do good works, they are the people of the Paradise, in it they will abide.
2:83 And We took the covenant of the Children of Israel: "You shall not serve except Allah, and do good to your parents, and regard the relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, and say kind things to the people, and hold the contact prayer(salat) , and contribute towards purification." But then you turned away, except for a few of you; you were objecting.
[Salaat = To follow closely, like a runner-up Musalli follows the winning horse Saabiq =Follow Allah commands closely.
Aqimussallat = Establish the System that facilitates the following of Divine Commands.
2:3.Zakaat= Divinely ordained Economic Order in which people work according to their capacity and get compensated according to their needs. It is the System in which all members of the society flourish and, with their basic needs having been met, they are able to rise up on the ladder of self-actualization. The cornerstone of this Economic Order: The Allah-given natural resources and wealth are the common property of all, and every individual willfully leaves for the welfare of others whatever is over and above his needs. The Central Authority will be responsible for administering and maintaining the Order of Zakaat.
2:219. They ask you about alcohol and gambling. Say: "In them is great harm, and a benefit for the people; but their harm is greater than their benefit." And they ask you how much they are to give, say: "The excess." It is thus that Allah clarifies for you the revelations that you may think.
22:41.Those whom, if We allow them to have authority in the land, they hold the contact prayer(salat), and they contribute towards purification, and they prohibit vice. And to Allah is the conclusion of all matters.
27:12. "And place your hand into your pocket; it will come out white with no blemish, one of nine signs to Pharaoh and his people; for they are a wicked people."
53:39. Every human being shall be responsible for his own works and compensated for his labor.
Unfortunately, under the influence of fabricated Hadith, most commentators of the Qur’an confuse Zakaat with Sadaqaat.
The latter means voluntary charity.
9:60. Indeed, the charities are for the poor, and the needy, and those who work to collect them, and those whose hearts have been united, and to free the slaves, and those in debt, and in the cause of Allah, and the wayfarer. A duty from Allah, and Allah is Knowledgeable, Wise.
It describes eight categories of the recipients of charity and not of Zakaat. All commentators fail to notice the word Sadaqaat and somehow ‘misread’ the word Zakaat which is not there in that verse.
So powerful is the influence of blind following! The current 2.5% giving of one's wealth and the complex and contradictory details of Fiqh associated with it find no authority in the Qur’an.
One example is the flagrant disparity between the compulsory 'charity or poor-due' to be paid by a rich man who possesses gold versus a poor man who possesses some silver. The poor will pay charity on less than one tenth of what the wealthy has! Ihsan= An act of balance = Restoring symmetry and beauty = Social and individual equity = Selfless service = An act of equity.
Yateem = Orphan = Who is left alone in the society = Lonely = Without immediate family = Helpless = Derivatively, a widow.
Miskeen = The needy poor = One with no means to earn livelihood = The disabled = One whose life has stalled for any reason = Jobless = Truly bankrupt of finances = One whose running business has stalled.
17:23.And your Rabb decreed that you shall not serve except He, and do good to your parents. When one of them or both of them reach old age, do not say to them a word of disrespect nor shout at them, but say to them a kind saying.
29:8. And We instructed man to be good to his parents. But if they strive to make you set up partners with Me, then do not obey them. To Me are all your destinies, and I will inform you of what you used to do.
46:15. And We enjoined man to do good to his parents. His mother bore him with hardship, gave birth to him in hardship, and his bearing and weaning lasts thirty months. So that, when he has reached his independence, and he has reached forty years, he says: "My Rabb, direct me to appreciate the blessings You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do good work that pleases You. And let my progeny be righteous. I have repented to You; I am of those who have submitted."
4:36. And serve Allah and do not set up anything with Him, and do good to the parents, and the relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, and the neighbor who is a relative, and the neighbor nearby, and the friend nearby, and the wayfarer, and those maintained by your oaths. Allah does not love the arrogant, the boastful.
6:151. Say: "Come let me recite what your Rabb has made unlawful for you: that you should not set up anything with Him - and do good to your parents; and do not kill your children for fear of poverty, We provide for you and for them; and do not come near immorality, what is public of it and private; and do not take the life which Allah has made forbidden, except in justice. That is what He enjoined you that you may comprehend."
2:177. Piety is not to turn your faces towards the east and the west, but pious is one who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and the angels, and the Book, and the prophets, and who gives money out of love to the relatives, and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and those who ask, and to free the slaves; and who upholds the contact prayer(salat), and who contributes towards purification; and those who keep their pledges when they make a pledge, and those who are patient in the face of adversity and hardship and when in despair. These are the ones who have been truthful, and these are the righteous.
2:215. They ask you what they should spend, say: "What you spend out of goodness should go to your family and the relatives and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer. And any good you do, Allah is fully aware of it."
17:26. And give the relative his due, and the poor, and the wayfarer; and do not waste excessively.]
2:84 And We have taken a covenant with you: "You shall not spill the blood of each other, nor expel each other from your homes." And you agreed to this while bearing witness.
2:85 But then here you are killing each other and expelling a group of you from their homes; you act towards them with evil and animosity. And if they come to you as prisoners, you ransom them while it was unlawful for you to expel them! Do you believe in part of the Book and disbelieve in part? The punishment for those among you who do so is humiliation in this worldly life, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be delivered to the most severe retribution. Allah is not unaware of what you all do.
2:86 These are the ones who have purchased this worldly life instead of the Hereafter. The retribution will not be reduced for them, nor will they be supported.
[Numerous verses underscore the point that the Law of Cause and Effect has no room for making amends in the Hereafter, therefore, the helplessness. Duniya = This world = Immediate gains = Short term benefits = Short-sightedness = Disregarding the Law of Cause and Effect = Forsaking the Future. Aakhirah = Hereafter = Life to come = Eternity = Long term = Far-sightedness = Future = Logical outcome = Tomorrow as built on today]
2:87 And We gave Musa the Book, and after him We sent the messengers. And We gave Isa, son of Maryam, the clear proofs, and We supported him with Ruh-il-Qudus. Is it that every time a messenger comes to you with what your souls do not desire, you become arrogant? A group of them you deny, and a group of them you kill!
[Also, you attempted to strike a deal with the Messengers to alter the revelations.
10:15. And when Our clear revelations were recited to them, those who do not wish to meet Us said: "Bring a Qur'an other than this, or change it!" Say: "It is not for me to change it of my own accord, I merely follow what is inspired to me. I fear, if I disobeyed my Rabb, the retribution of a great Day!"
11:113. And do not lean towards those who have wronged else you will incur the Fire; and you will not have besides Allah any allies, and you will not be victorious.
17:74. And if We had not made you stand firm, you were about to lean towards them a little bit.
68:9. They wish that you compromise, so they too can compromise.
Ruh-il-Qudus = Ruh-ul-Qudus = Ruh-il-Amin = Gibriel.
2:97. Say: "Whoever is an enemy to Gibriel, then know that he has sent it down into your heart with the permission of Allah, authenticating what is with him, and a guide and good news for the believers."
2:253. Such messengers, We have preferred some over others; some of them talked to Allah, and He raised some of them in rank, and We gave Isa, son of Maryam, the clear proofs and We supported him with Ruh-il-Qudus. And had Allah wished, the people after them would not have fought after the proofs had come to them, but they disputed, some of them believed and some of them rejected. If Allah had wished they would not have fought, but Allah does what He pleases.
5:110. Allah said: "O Isa, son of Maryam, recall My blessings upon you and your mother, that I supported you with Ruh-il-Qudus; you spoke to the people in the cradle and middle-age; and I taught you the Book and the wisdom, and the Torah, and the Injeel; and you would create from clay the shape of a bird, then blow into it and it becomes a bird with My permission; and you would heal the blind and the leaper with My permission; and you would bring out the dead with My permission. And I have restrained the Children of Israel from you, that you came to them with proofs; but those who rejected among them said: 'This is clearly magic!'"
16:2. He sends down the angels with the Spirit by His command upon whom He wishes of His servants: "That you shall warn that there is no Allah except I, so be aware of Me."
16:102. Say: "Ruh-il-Qudus has brought it down from your Rabb with the truth, so that those who believe will be strengthened, and as a guidance and good news for those who have submitted."
26:193. It was sent down with Ruh-ul-Amin.
42:52. And thus, We inspired to you a revelation of Our command. You did not know what was the Book, nor what was faith. Yet, We made this a light to guide whoever We wish from among Our servants. Surely, you guide to a straight path.]
2:88 And they said: "Our hearts are sealed!" No, it is Allah has cursed them for their rejection, for very little do they believe.
[2:6. As for those who reject, whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe.
La’nah = Curse = Deprivation of Allah grace = Allah rejection = Condemnation = Losing citizenship of the Islamic State = To be downgraded = Abasement = Lasting humiliation]
2:89 And when a Book came to them from Allah, authenticating what is with them; while before that they were mocking those who rejected; so when what they knew came to them, they rejected it! The curse of Allah be upon the rejecters.
[Kufr = Rejecting, denying, opposing, or concealing the truth = Ingratitude.
2:101.And when a messenger came to them from Allqh, authenticating what was with them, a group of those who had already received the Book placed the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know.
2:41. And believe in what I have sent down, authenticating what is with you, and do not be the first to disbelieve in it! And do not purchase with My revelations a cheap gain, and of Me you shall be aware.
7:157."Those who follow the Gentile messenger prophet whom they find written for them in the Torah and the Injeel; he orders them to kindness, and prohibits them from vice, and he makes lawful for them the good things, and he makes unlawful for them the evil things, and he removes their burden and the shackles that are upon them. So those who believe in him, and support him, and help him persevere, and follow the light that was sent down with him; these are the successful ones." ]
2:90 Miserable indeed is what they purchase with their souls, that they disbelieve in what Allah has sent down as a resentment that Allah would send down from His grace to whom He pleases of His servants; thus they have incurred wrath upon wrath. And the rejecters will have a humiliating retribution.*
[Ghadhab= Opposite of blessing = Bitter consequences = Logical results of defying Divine laws = Physical and mental destitution for defying God = Suffering loss = Incorrectly translated as anger or wrath in relation to Allah. 1:7. The path of those You have blessed, not of those who have incurred the wrath, nor the misguided.
2:61And you said: "O Musa, we will not be patient to one type of food, so call for us your Rabb that He may bring forth what the earth grows of its beans, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions." He said: "Would you trade that which is lowly with that which is good?" Descend Egypt, you will have in it what you have asked for. And they were stricken with humiliation and disgrace, and they remained under the wrath of Allah for they were disbelieving in the revelations of Allah, and killing the prophets without right; this is for what they have disobeyed and transgressed.
Grudgingly: They cannot get over the fact that Allah has elected a non-Israelite Prophet.
2:97.Say: "Whoever is an enemy to Gibriel, then know that he has sent it down into your heart with the permission of Allah, authenticating what is with him, and a guide and good news for the believers."
2:100. Is it that each time they make a pledge, a group of them breaks it? Alas, most of them do not believe.
2:142. The foolish from among the people will say: "What has turned them away from the focal point that they were on?" Say: "To Allah the east and the west, He guides whomsoever He wishes to a straight path."
5:18. And the Jews and the Nazarenes said: "We are the children of Allah, and His loved ones." Say: "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" No, you are merely human beings which He has created. He forgives whom He pleases, and He punishes whom He pleases. And to Allah is the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is in-between, and to Him is the destiny.
7:157. "Those who follow the Gentile messenger prophet whom they find written for them in the Torah and the Injeell; he orders them to kindness, and prohibits them from vice, and he makes lawful for them the good things, and he makes unlawful for them the evil things, and he removes their burden and the shackles that are upon them. So those who believe in him, and support him, and help him persevere, and follow the light that was sent down with him; these are the successful ones." ]
2:91 And if it is said to them: "Believe in what Allah has sent down;" they say: "We believe only in what was sent down to us," and they reject what came after it, while it is the truth authenticating what is with them. Say: "Why then did you kill the prophets of God if you were believers?"
[2:101. And when a messenger came to them from Allah, authenticating what was with them, a group of those who had already received the Book placed the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know.
For Qatl, 2:54 And Moses said to his people: "O my people, you have wronged your souls by taking the calf, so repent to your Maker, and kill yourselves. That is better for you with your Maker, so He would forgive you. He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."]
2:92. And Moses had come to you with clear proofs, then you took the calf after him; you were wicked!
2:93 And We took your covenant, and raised the mount above you: "Take what We have given you with strength, and listen." They said: "We hear and disobey!" And they had consumed the calf inside their hearts by their disbelief. Say: "Miserable indeed is what your belief orders of you if you are believers!"
2:94 Say: "If the abode of the Hereafter has been set exclusively for you with Allah, to the exception of all other people, then you should wish for death if you are truthful!"
[2:80. And they said: "The Fire will not touch us except for a few number of days." Say: "Have you taken a pledge with Allah? If so, then Allah will not break His pledge. Or do you say about Allah what you do not know?"
2:211. Ask the Children of Israel how many clear signs did We give them? And whoever changes the grace of Allah after it has come to him, then Allah is Mighty in retribution.
5:18. And the Jews and the Nazarenes said: "We are the children of Allah, and His loved ones." Say: "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" No, you are merely human beings which He has created. He forgives whom He pleases, and He punishes whom He pleases. And to Allah is the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is in-between, and to Him is the destiny.
11:7. He is the One who has created the heavens and the earth in six stages, and His Throne was upon the water; so as to test who from among you works the best. And when you say: "You will be resurrected after the death," those who have rejected say: "This is but clear magic!"
67:2. The One who has created death and life, that He may test you, which of you will do better works? He is the Noble, the Forgiving.
Live an open life in the society instead of your secluded enclaves.
33:26. And He also brought down those who helped support them from among the people of the Book from their secure positions, and He threw terror into their hearts. Some of them you killed, and some you took captive.
59:2. He is the One who drove out those who disbelieved among the people of the Book from their homes at the very first mobilization. You never thought that they would leave, and they thought that their fortresses would protect them from Allah. But then Allah came to them from where they did not expect, and He cast terror into their hearts. They destroyed their homes with their own hands and the hands of the believers. So learn from this, O you who possess vision.
A nation that knows not how to die, knows not how to live]
2:95 They will never wish for it because of what their hands have delivered; and Allah is aware of the wicked.
[Zulm in 2:35. And We said: "O Adam, reside you and your mate in the paradise, and eat from it bountifully as you both wish, and do not come near this tree, else you will be of those who have wronged." and in Preface]
2:96 And you will find them the most obsessive people regarding longevity; even more than the polytheists; each one of them wishes that he could live a thousand years. It will not change for him the retribution even if he lived so long, Allah is watchful over what you do.
2:97 Say: "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel, then know that he has sent it down into your heart with the permission of Allah, authenticating what is with him, and a guide and good news for the believers."[2:101]
2:98 "Whoever is an enemy to Allah and His angels, and His messengers, and Gibriel, and Michael, then so Allah is the enemy to the disbelievers."
[2:87.And We gave Moses the Book, and after him We sent the messengers. And We gave Jesus, son of Mary, the clear proofs, and We supported him with the Holy Spirit. Is it that every time a messenger comes to you with what your souls do not desire, you become arrogant? A group of them you deny, and a group of them you kill!
2:253. Such messengers, We have preferred some over others; some of them talked to Allah, and He raised some of them in rank, and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, the clear proofs and We supported him with the Holy Spirit. And had Allah wished, the people after them would not have fought after the proofs had come to them, but they disputed, some of them believed and some of them rejected. If Allah had wished they would not have fought, but Allah does what He pleases.
5:110. Allah said: "O Jesus, son of Mary, recall My blessings upon you and your mother, that I supported you with the Holy Spirit; you spoke to the people in the cradle and middle-age; and I taught you the Book and the wisdom, and the Torah, and the Injeel; and you would create from clay the shape of a bird, then blow into it and it becomes a bird with My permission; and you would heal the blind and the leaper with My permission; and you would bring out the dead with My permission. And I have restrained the Children of Israel from you, that you came to them with proofs; but those who rejected among them said: 'This is clearly magic!'"
16:102. Say: "The Holy Spirit has brought it down from your Rabb with the truth, so that those who believe will be strengthened, and as a guidance and good news for those who have submitted."
26:193. It was sent down with the trusted Spirit.
The Divine law intervenes between obstinate rejection and true Success. ‘Adu and its derivatives = Enemy = Wedge = Opponent = Divider = Bearer of grudge. It must be noted that the Qur’anic terminology carries various shades of meanings according to the context, and whether the terms are referring to humans or to the Creator]
2:99 We have sent down to you clear revelations; only the wicked would disbelieve in them.
2:100 Is it that each time they make a pledge, a group of them breaks it? Alas, most of them do not believe.
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