CHAPTER 2️⃣ SURAH BAQARAH 1-2

2:1 Alif-Lam-Meem

2:2 This is a Book whereof there is absolutely no doubt concerning its authority and authenticity. And it leaves no doubts lingering in a seeking mind. It is a Guide for those who wish to journey through life in honor and security.

[NOTE: Rayib includes the meanings given in the first three lines. This Divine Writ, Al-Qur’an, is a Monograph that, when studied with an open mind, humility and sincerity, finds its own way from the mind to the heart. You will soon notice, as you proceed, that this scripture leaves no lingering doubts in a sincere, seeking mind. If you remember that this is a Book of guidance and treat it as such, the glittering reality will dawn upon you that this is a beacon of light! It is a Guide for all those who wish to journey through life in honor and security - Recorded on parchment ‘Raqq’ by honorable scribes appointed by the Messenger. 52:2, 80:11.

The Almighty Himself guarantees the truth of this revelation, its explanation and its preservation. It is absolutely free of contradictions.

 Al-Qur’an = The Lecture or Monograph that finds its own way to sincere hearts, becoming Az-Zikr = The Reminder. 4:82, 10:37, 15:9, 29:48, 32:2, 52:2, 75:17, 80:11

4:82  Do they not reflect on the Quran? If it were from any other than Allah they would have found many contradictions in it.

10:37. This Qur'an could not have been produced other than Allah; it is to authenticate what is already present, and to give detailed explanation of the Book in which there is no doubt, from the Rabb of the worlds.

15:9 We have sent down this Reminder, and We will guard it.

29:48.  (O Prophet) You were never able to read a book before this (Revelation), nor could you write anything with your own hand. Or else, those who try to disprove the truth might have some reason to doubt it.

( Note:  2:23. Biyameenik = With your right hand = With your own hand)

32:2. The revelation of the book, there is no doubt about it, from the rabb of the worlds.

52:2. And a well-scored Book it is.

75:17. Indeed, it is up to us to gather and the reading of it ( Note: He will bless whatever effort we put into its learning)*

80: 11. Nay, this is an Reminder.]

ROMAN URDU (SALAT AND SAJDAH)

 ROMAN URDU SALAT AND SAJDAH

SALAT

SALAT JISMANI ( KHARA HONA, RUKU aur SAJDA KARNA ( SIRF QURAN KI AYAAT PARHNA ) ) AUR AAMAAL ( IS NIZAAM KO QAIM KARNA JO ALLAH KE HUKMON KI PAIRWI MEIN AASANI PEDA KARTA HAI ) *

2 : 3, 2 : 177, 22 : 41, 94 : 7 ke qareeb se Allah ke ehkamaat par amal karte hue salat ka nizaam qaim karen .

WAQT KI JISMANI SALAT : 

17 : 78, 11 : 114, 24 : 58 ( raazdari, FAJAR aur EESHA  ki SALAT)

DOSRE MATLAB : Allah aur firshton ki taraf se parhi jane wali salat ibadat nahi ho sakti. Allah kisi ke liye ruku aur sajda nahi karta aur nah hi mominon ko dosray mominon ko ruku aur sajda karna chahiye. is terhan ki salat  ka allag maienay hona chahiye .

Salat ki yeh doosri qisam hai jis ke baray mein hum ayaat 33 : 43, 33 : 56, 9 : 103, aur 2 : 157 mein parhte hain .

Is doosri qisam ki salat ke sahih maienay tak pounchanay ke liye hamara nuqta aaghaz 33 : 56 hai. is aayat mein hum yeh seekhnay hain ke Allah aur farishtay nabi par duroood parhte hain aur isi nishani se mominon ko hukum diya gaya hai ke woh nabi par صلاہ parheen .

Dosray lafzon mein wohi amal Allah ki taraf se nabi ke liye, farishtay nabi ke liye aur momnin nabi ke liye karte hain .

Lehaza hamein quran ko talaash karna chahiye taakay koi aisa amal talaash kya ja sakay jo Allah , firshton aur momnin ke zariye nabi ke liye kya gaya ho .

Yeh talaash hamein aisay hi aik amal ki taraf le jati hai aur woh hai taied karna :

1- Allah –apne رسولوں ki himayat karta hai aur tamam momnin ki himayat karta hai :

Yaqeenan hum –apne رسولوں aur imaan walon ko duniya ki zindagi mein aur jis din gawah kharray hon ge madad karen ge. 40 : 51

2- firshton ko Allah ki taraf se hukum diya gaya hai ke woh rasool aur momnin ki himayat karen :

Aap ne ahal imaan se farmaya ke kya tumahray liye yeh kaafi nahi hoga ke tumhara rab teen hazaar farishtay utaar kar tumhari madad kere? 3 : 124

3- mominon ko Allah ke rasool ki himayat ka hukum :

yeh ( jung ka maal ) un ghareeb tarkin watan ke liye hai jinhein –apne gharon aur maal o asbaab se is waqt nikala gaya jab woh Allah ki Raza aur razamandi ke taalib thay aur Allah aur is ke rasool ki himayat karte thay. wohi sachey hain. 59 : 8

Agar tum ( imaan walay ) is ( paighambar ) ki himayat nahi karte to Allah pehlay hi is ki himayat kar chuka hai. 9 : 40

Jo log is par imaan laaye, is ki tazeem ki, is ki himayat ki aur is noor ki pairwi ki jo is ke sath nazil hui thi. woh kamyaab hain. 7 : 157

33 : 43 mein alfaaz ka tajzia karna bhi zaroori hai aur woh aisi ayaat mein lafz salaat ke sirf aik maienay ko kyun durust karte hain, woh yeh ke وجود؛ himayat karne ke liye .

1. - Farishton ko yeh ikhtiyar nahi hai ke woh momnin ko barket den. tamam naematain Allah hi ki taraf se aati hain. farishtay kisi momin ko buland nahi karte. sirf Allah hi izzat ke Laiq hai. farishtay kisi insaan par reham nahi kar sakte. tamam rehmat Allah ki taraf se aati hai. farishtay kisi ko maaf karne ka ikhtiyar nahi rakhtay. tamam bakhshish sirf Allah ki taraf se hai. jo kuch farishtay kar satke hain woh Allah ke hukum ke mutabiq momnin ki madad kar sakte hain .

2- Isi terhan Allah momnin ke liye astaghfar nahi kere ga. Allah maaf karne wala hai. Allah kisi ko buland nahi karta. sirf wohi izzat ke Laiq hai. taham, Allah momnin ki madad karta hai ( paighambar Mohammad sale Allah alaihi wasallam ) inhen andheron se roshni ki taraf le jane ke liye .

3- Isi terhan, jab nabi mominon ko salat parhta hai, jaisa ke Allah ne usay 9 : 103 mein hukum diya hai, ya jab momnin nabi par namaz parhte hain, jaisa ke 33 : 56 mein hukum diya gaya hai, yeh madad aur madad ki peshkash ke maienay mein hai. .

4- Aakhir mein yeh batana zaroori hai ke madad ka amal, khuwa woh Allah ki taraf se nabi tak ho, ya firshton se nabi tak, ya momnin se nabi tak, sirf nabi zindagi mein hi ho sakta hai. 

Nabi ab mar chuke hain, woh mominon ki himayat karne ke qabil nahi hain ( 9 : 103 ), aur nah hi momin is ki himayat kar satke hain ( 33 : 56 )

Yeh sach hai ke SAJDA ka matlab itaat, Allah ke qanoon ke samnay sir tasleem khham karna hai

 16 : 49. is aayat se hamein yeh andaza nahi lagana chahiye ke har cheez ka dimagh insanon jaisa hota hai. yahan tak ke agar hum is terhan ke khayaali mafroozay ko maan letay hain, to zehni waqeat bhi jismani waqeat hain. woh aliktran ke taamul ka nateeja hain. dar haqeeqat un tamam makhloqaat ka sajda jo hum mehsoos karte hain woh jismani hai. koi bhi waqea jo hamaray paanch hawaas ke zareya mehsoos kya ja sakta hai aik jismani waqea hai. jab woh aik dosray ke sath baat cheet karte hain to atom pur aman tareeqay se kkhuda ke qawaneen ke samnay hathyaar daal dete hain. jab pani jim jata hai to woh pur aman tor par kkhuda ke qanoon ke samnay sir tasleem khham kar deta hai aur phialta hai. jab usay aik khaas had tak garam kya jata hai to yeh bukharat ban jata hai. jab hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, aur oxygen ke atom aik khaas tarteeb mein ikathay hotay hain to woh اڈینائن, سائٹوسین, گوانائن, aur thamin Nami adday banatay hain. aur jab yeh bunyadain aik khaas tarteeb mein aik dosray se mil jati hain, jo kkhuda ki taraf se pehlay se tarteeb di gayi hain, woh DNAe banatay hain jo zindagi samait nai khususiyaat aur waqeat peda karte hain. hamaray jism ka har khaliya aur uzoo kkhuda ke qanoon ke tabay hai. yeh sab kkhuda ke liye sajda ka jismani muzahira hain. koi taajjub ki baat nahi, poori kaayenaat ko kkhuda ke tabay karne ke liye kaha gaya hai ( 3 : 83؛ 13 : 15 ). dilchasp baat yeh hai ke un dono ayaat mein aik hi khayaal ko dekhaya gaya hai phir bhi 3 : 83 mein feal asslma ( arz kya gaya ) istemaal sun-hwa hai jab ke 13 : 15 mein feal یسجدو ( sajda karna ) istemaal sun-hwa hai. yeh is baat ka mazboot saboot hai ke dono feal aik hi simntk field se talluq rakhtay hain. jaisa ke hum jantay hain, kkhuda ke agay sir tasleem khham karna sirf aik zehni amal nahi hai balkay aik jismani amal bhi hai, jaisay ke mehnat karna, kkhuda ka pegham pahunchana, ghareebon ko khana khilana waghera .

Baaz ayaat mein lafz SAJDAH ka MATLAB SIRF ZEHNI ( kwantm, electronic ya asbi satah mein ) sajda hai jabkay doosri ayaat mein is ka matlab sirf jismani ( atomi aur سالماتی satah ) sajda hai. 27 : 20 mein zikar kya gaya sajda jismani hona chahiye, aur aayat 77 : 48 mein ghaliban zehni sajda se morad hai .

jahan tak aayat 22 : 18 ka talluq hai, yeh khuda ke samnay zehni aur jismani dono terhan ke tabay honay ko bayan karta hai. koi behas kar sakta hai," kya kabhi kisi ne un makhloqaat mein se kisi ko zameen par ruku aur sajda karte hue dekha hai ( janwaron ko chore diya gaya hai )? chunkay zameen o aasman ki tamam cheeze aajzi ke sath zameen par mun kar ke kkhuda ko sajda nahi kartin, to hamein chahiye ke is terhan sajda bhi nahi karna." yeh nateeja aik ghalat mafroozay par mabni hai ke tamam makhloqaat isi terhan sajda karti hain. asmano aur zameen ki har makhlooq kkhuda ki tasbeeh karti hai ( 24 : 41؛ 57 : 1؛ 59 : 1؛ 61 : 1؛ 62 : 1؛ 64 : 1 ). lekin hum un ki tasbeeh ko nahi samajh sakte ( 17 : 44 ). hamein yeh bhi hadaayat di gayi hai ke hum din raat –apne rab ki tasbeeh karen, parindon ya sayyaron ki terhan nahi, balkay insanon ki terhan, apni zabaan mein aur –apne qudrati design ke mutabiq ( 3 : 41؛ 5 : 98؛ 7 : 206؛ 19 : 11؛ 20 : 130؛ 32 : 15؛ 40 : 55؛ 50 : 39؛ 52 : 48؛ 56 : 74؛ 69 : 52؛ 76 : 26؛ 87 : 1؛ 110 : 3 ) .

THE MYTH THAT WOMEN HAVE TO "OBEY" THEIR HUSBANDS

 The Qur'an was sent down to a disbelieving people who treated women as second class citizens. Their view was that women's duty is to obey men and to serve their needs. To this day, so-called religious Muslims have inherited this chauvinism. They approach the Qur'an with a pre-acquired mentality. The intention is not to totally surrender to Allah, rather to find ways to adapt the Qur'an to their twisted objectives. 

The verse they think they found is 4:34 quoted below:

"Men are to support women by what Allah has bestowed on them over one another and for what they spend of their money. The righteous women are obedient/dutiful women (QAANITAAT / قانتات) they keep private, the matters for which Allah would keep watch over. 

As for those women from whom you fear desertion, then you shall advise them, and abandon them in their sleeping place, and go away from them. 

Then if they yield to you (فان اطعنكم), do not seek a way over them; Allah is High, Great." (Qur'an 4:34)

UNDERSTANDING OF قانتات - QAANITAAT

These people fail to comprehend the WORD 'QAANITAAT قانتات, women who are obedient/dutiful, which is referring to believing women who are obedient and dutiful to Allah. 

They say it refers to the husband. 

Some of these insincere people even translate the Qur'an and put their twisted interpretation in the translation. 

Let us see what the word actually means from a Quranic point of view.

Maryam, a devout believer, was referred to in the Qur'an using the same term:

"Maryam, daughter of Imran, she guarded her chastity, so We breathed Our spirit into her. She accepted the truth of her Lord's words and Scriptures: she was truly obedient/dutiful (قانتين (Qur'an 66:12)

Maryam was never known to have a husband, this word used in this verse can only refer to her being obedient to Allah alone.

The following verse describing the believers also uses this expression:

"For submitting men and women, for believing men and women, for obedient/dutiful men and women (والقانتين والقانتات, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast, for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in Allah's praise, for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward" (Qur'an 33:35)

As can be seen, the word is associated with only being devoted to Allah. 

In fact, a study of the Qur'an reveals that the root word (ق-ن-ت) has always been used in the Qur'an to refer to believing women and men who obey Allah. 

Here are some examples:

"Abraham was truly an example, obedient/dutiful (قانتا) to Allah and true in faith. He was not an idolater." (Qur'an 16:120)

"...those who are steadfast, truthful, were the obedient/dutiful ones (قانتين), who spend (in Allah's cause) and pray before dawn for forgiveness.' (Qur'an 3:17)

"All that is in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him, everything is the obedient (قانتون) to His will." (Qur'an 2:116)

"And stand before Allah as obedient ones (قانتين)." (Qur'an 2:238)

"Maryam, be obedient (اقنتي) to your Lord, prostrate and bow down with those who bow" (Qur'an 3:43)

"Everyone in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him, there are all the obedient ones قانتون" (Qur'an 30:260)

As can be seen, the word is used to refer to obeying Allah and being devoted to Him.

"Men are to support women by what Allah has bestowed on them over one another and for what they spend of their money. 

The righteous women (صالحات) are obedient/dutiful women (قانتات); they keep private the matters for which Allah would keep watch over. As for those women from whom you fear desertion, then you shall advise them, and abandon them in their sleeping place, and go away from them. 

Then If they yield to you, then do not seek a way over them; Allah is High, Great." (Qur'an 4:34)

i.e. believing righteous women (صالحات) are obedient to Allah (قانتات) - a common Quranic theme.

TO CONCLUDE, it does not make Quranic sense to say that 'qaanitaat قانتات' in the above verse refers to women who are obedient to the husbands. 'Qaanitaat قانتات' are those women who obey Allah and are dutiful to Him, just as the word is used in the rest of the Qur'an.

UNDERSTANDING OF  "ان اطعنكم - IF THEY YIELD TO  YOU/ OBEY YOU"

"...As for those women from whom you fear desertion, then you shall advise them, and abandon them in their sleeping place, and go away from them. Then if they yield to you / obey you (فان اطعنكم), do not seek a way over them; Allah is High, Great." (Qur'an 4:34)

Let us establish important aspects of the verse:

1⃣This verse is for a situation where there is a marital problem between the two but it is the wife who is the main contributor to the situation but is not realising it.

2⃣The situation is such that marriage is on the brink of divorce as the verse after, 4:35 is suggesting ways to get the couple back together using external help.

Given this, we see that this portion of the verse, which follows after the husbands attempt at reconciliation is mentioned, is referring to a realisation of the wife of her errors and thus "Then if they yield to you / obey you - فان اطعنكم" is referring her responding to the husbands attempts (i.e. "advise them, and abandon them in their sleeping place, and go away from them") - again, in this case, the wife is in error. "if they yield to you / obey you - ان اطعنكم here, is referring to her reverting back to understanding (the deviation from which is causing the marital problems) upon husband's attempts. 

Therefore, it is not saying women must 'obey' their husbands in marriage.

This point is further emphasised by the use of the Arabic word "fa / ف" to link the two together, which means "Then / So / in that case"...i.e. "then(ف) if they then yield to you - فان اطعنكم". This emphasises that this section is referring to the previous bit (the husband's attempts at reconciliation).

READERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF A FAULTY TRANSLATION IN CIRCULATION:

"But if they return to obedience."

This translation is erroneous as the verse originally reads:

فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلا تَبْغُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلا

It does not have "return to" in the original Arabic text. 

This was put in by chauvinistic translators who wanted to show that originally, by default the wife must "obey" the husband (inserting "return to" would help in achieving this by indicating that default state was obedience!). 

The part of the verse is in verbal form referring to her responding the husbands advice,  which they changed to nominal form to help spread their idea that in a marriage women must "obey" their husbands - something which the verse is not saying.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN BY "NUSHOOZ / نشوز" ON THE WIFE'S PART?❓

"As for those women from whom you fear desertion (nushooz / نشوز), then you shall advise them..."

Some people on the other hand, who do not have a proper understanding of the Arabic vocabulary, or rely only on a single translation and carry a twisted aim, think that the word "nushooz" means "disobedience". 

The word actually has meanings such as "rebellion" or "desertion". It is erroneous to say that it means "disobedience".

The reason to why they hope to assert the understanding that "nushooz" simply means "disobedience" is so that they can imply that the wife must be in "obedience" to the husband under normal marital conditions. 

However, this is not true with the actual meaning of the word. If a wife shows "nushooz", she is not being "disobedient".

Even if assuming they are correct, we find in another verse that a wife can also experience "nushooz" from her husband:

"If a wife fears desertion (nushooz نشوز)from her husband, neither of them will be blamed if they come to a peaceful settlement, for peace is best. 

Although human souls are prone to selfishness, if you do good and are mindful of Allah, He is well aware of all that you do." (Qur'an 4:128)

So, if we were to go by their understanding of the word and their deductions, the husband must also obey his wife! The truth is however, the word does not mean "disobedience" and neither the husband nor the wife are being commanded to "obey" one another.

SUMMARY

4:34/35 is dealing with problems in the marriage where the wife has deviated from possessing the qualities of a believer and thus "if they yield to you / obey you - ان اطعنكم" is them yielding to the husbands' exhortation / attempts at reconciliation advised in the verse (i.e. husbands will "advise them / فعظوهن" etc.). Therefore, it is not at all referring to a normal marriage state where a wife "obeys" her husband.

قانتات / Qaanitaat is a title for believing women who are devoted to Allah alone and is never used in the Qur'an in any other context.

To a believer who is well versed in the Qur'an, listening to or reading this verse instinctively leads him or her to interpret it in the way we have done in this article. 

However, the insincere people out there are those whose aim is not to study the Qur'an for guidance, but to find religious basis for their preconceived views and motives coming from other sources. 

These people are disguised as believers and follow an inherited religion. 

Once a believer finds the true Quranic interpretations, no matter what other human beings or books say, he follows the path Allah made clear to him in the Qur'an.

The believing husband and wife co-operate with mutual understanding and consideration. This originates from their innate believer personalities of being self-sacrificing, caring and understanding. 

There is not the slightest master-slave inclination in their relationship as they are devoted to Allah and take the Qur'an as their guide.

"One of His signs is that He created for you spouses like your selves so that you may live with them with affection and mercy - there are signs in this for people who reflect" (Qur'an 30:21)

THE CORRECT TIME TO BREAK FAST IN RAMADHAN

 The times to begin and end fast are detailed in the following verse of Surah Al-Bakarah:

وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَيْطُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الْخَيْطِ الأَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ثُمَّ أَتِمُّوا الصِّيَامَ إِلَى اللَّيْل

"Eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct from the black. Then fast to the night." (Qur'an 2:187)

Raaton ko khao pio yahan tak ke tumko syahi e shab ki dhari se sapedha subh ki dhari numaya nazar aa jaye tab yeh sab kaam chodh kar raat tak apna roza poora karo 

The time to begin fasting in the morning is when light is first seen. 

The time to stop fasting is when it is "NIGHT (LAYL/ ليل)". 

That is the actual word used in the Qur'an, NOT SUNSET'. 

'Night' refers to the time when the sky becomes such that we would tell someone it is night time.

The verse reads atimmoo al-siyaam ilaa al-layl - اتموا الصيام الي الليل: "complete the fast to the night" literally, i.e. to fast "to the night". 

Some erroneous translations read "until night" or "until nightfall" - both are incorrect, the correct translation is "to the night".

The Qur'an is in a human language and uses human beings' understanding of how they use the vocabularies in the language. 

MANY MUSLIMS BREAK  FASTS WHEN THE SUN IS SETTING, WE WOULD NOT CALL THAT 'NIGHT / ليل' at all as it is still bright outside - neither at the time of the prophet, nor today. 

At such a time, the word 'NIGHT / ليل' is NEVER USED  to DESCRIBE that TIME OF DAY.

ARGUMENT:   Allah says He merges night with day and day with night in the Qur'an (i.e. 3:27).

 Raat ko din mein pirota hua le aata hai aur din ko raat mein

This indicates there is an overlap in which day and night are merged (sunset and sunrise).

 This means it is Quranically correct to consider sunset to be night hence we can break our fast at that time.

This appears to be a valid point.

 However, there is a mistaken understanding here. 

The merging time 'zones' (sunrise and sunset) are being thought of as overlaps of complete night and complete day. 

This is NOT the CORRECT WAY to visualise a 'merging'. 

When Allah is merging the day and night, for instance at sunset, it starts off as 100% day 0% night, then 99% day 1% night, so on until it is 0% day 100% night. 

It is not an overlap of complete night and day (then, no change in light would be observed!). 

Thus, the definition of the word "night (layl / ليل)" is not realised during sunset.

ARGUMENT: We start fasting when we first see day light, we do not wait for it to be fully day. 

Likewise, we do not have to wait for it to be fully night to consider it officially night to break our fasts.

The precise times for the two ends of fasting times are being described in the verse. 

During a 'sunset', it is not 'night', which is what the verse specifies as the time to end fast.

Here, one is trying to superimpose the start time of fasting onto the end time, even though the end time has been clearly stated separately - the motive here is to find a way to believe it is sunset. 

A believer has to take the teaching of the verse first and foremost, and not apply a preconceived understanding of fasting times to suit his own needs.

ARGUMENT: How do you know how to define 'night' ? ❓

Maghrib / sunset can be the start of night because the Qur'an does not define for us what night is.

Besides the point that the use of the word "night" is in its self sufficient, the Qur'an has expressions for 'night', 'day' as well as 'sunrise' and 'sunset'. 

For example:

أَقِمِ الصَّلاةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى غَسَقِ اللَّيْلِ وَقُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ إِنَّ قُرْآنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا

"Establish the prayer from declining of the sun / sunset (dulook al-shams / دلوك الشمس) to the darkness of the night (ليل / layl), and the Qur'an at dawn, surely the Qur'an at dawn is witnessed." (Qur'an 17:78)

Salat qayam karo zawal-e-aftaab (declining of the sun) se lekar raat ke andhere tak, aur fajr ke Quran ka bhi intezam karo, kyunke Quran e fajr mashood (witnessed) hota hai.

The words "DULOOK AL-SHAMS / دلوك الشمس" used in the verse means 'setting of the sun / sunset'. 

Therefore, there is an expression for maghrib / sunset in the Qur'an. 

Furthermore, the word "layl / ليل", 'night' is used in the above verse too. 

Here we can see that in the Qur'an, there are words for 'sunset' and 'night', and also notice that night is not the same as sunset (since both are identified separately). 

The verse of fasting (2:187) uses the word "layl / ليل", 'night' to describe when to finish fasting. If Allah meant sunset, he would have chosen the right word for it. 

Furthermore, "night / layl" is described as "darkness (غسق / ghasaq)", i.e. "darkness of the night (غسق اليل / ghasaq al-layl)", further emphasising what night is.

CONCLUSION

One may break his fast when he would simply call the time "night" conscientiously, and not 'day' ie. it should not feel like day. 

There is no fixed way specified - the important thing is that the believer is sincere in following the Qur'an and feels the conditions for 'night' is met.

“If you obeyed most of those on earth, they would lead you away from the path of Allah. They follow nothing but speculation – they are only guessing.” (Qur’an 6:115-116)

Tumhare Rubb ki baat sacchayi aur insaf ke aitebar se kamil hai, koi uske farameen ko tabdeel karne wala nahin hai aur woh sab kuch sunta aur jaanta hai.

Agar tum un logon ki aksariyat ke kehne par chalo jo zameen mein baste hain to woh tumhein Allah ke raaste se bhatka denge, woh to mehaz gumaan par chalte aur qayaas-aaraiyan karte hain.

WHAT AUTHORITY ARE ALLAH MESSANGERS GIVEN?

 WHAT AUTHORITY ARE ALLAH MESSANGERS GIVEN❓

The messengers of God are sent to deliver various messages from God, while the messengers who are also prophets are assigned the task of delivering God's Scriptures to mankind. It is important for believers to understand the role of the messengers and also the authority that God gives them. It is of equal importance to understand what lies outside the authority of the messengers of God. We find that the majority of the cases of idolizing a messenger of God can be traced to the fact that the followers of a messenger ascribe to him greater authority than what God has given him.

WHAT A MESSANGER IS❓

1️⃣ DELIVERER OF GOD'S MESSAGE

A messenger of God is entrusted with the task of delivering a message from God to the people. The message entrusted to a messenger can be any one or combination of the following:👇

1- Delivering a new Book/Scripture to a people.

2- Delivering specific messages to a people.

3- Unveiling information that has been kept hidden inside a Scripture.

4- Confirming an existing Scripture and calling the people to return to the path of God after they have deviated.

Delivering God's message is therefore the focal point and duty of any messenger. God sees to it that His messengers accomplish this duty to its completion.

O you messenger, convey what was brought down to you from your Lord. If you do not, then you have not delivered His message. 5:67

2️⃣ WARNER DELIVERER OF NEWS, TEACHER AND PURIFIER

When God sends a messenger to a people, this messenger does not deliver the message and leaves in the way a postman does after delivering a letter, rather, the messenger spends his whole life as a preacher to his people. Numerous Quranic verses tell us that messengers are sent as warners, deliverers of news, teachers and purifiers. We have many examples in the Quran of messengers who spent many years attempting to guide their people and purify them from their sins. The despairing words of Noah to God in Sura 71 provide such example

He said, "My ALLAH, I have invited my people night and day, but my invitation increased them in nothing other than evasion!*

Whenever I invited them, that You may forgive them, they placed their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their clothes, persisted, and acted with great arrogance.

Then I invited them aloud.

Then I announced to them openly and also confided with them privately 71:5-9

Messengers are sent to their people as teachers and purifiers (by inviting them to the straight path of ALLAH)

We also sent you a messenger from amongst you to recite Our revelations to you and to purify you, and to teach you the Scripture and wisdom, and to teach you what you knew not. 2:151

Messengers are also sent as warners and deliverers of news

We have sent you with the truth as a bearer of news and a warner. 2:119

3️⃣ WITNESS ON JUDGEMENT DAY

We have sent to you a messenger serving as a witness over you. 73:15

There was none from among the People of the Book who was not required to believe in him before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection he (Jesus) will be a witness against them. 4:159

How will it be when We bring a witness from every nation and bring you as a witness over these? 4:41

What a messenger is not

As presented above, the Quranic words are clear in establishing what authority is given to God's messengers. Equally, God makes it very clear as to what authority is not given to His messengers.

1- Warner but not enforcer

We read a clear message in the Quran related to the role of the messenger as a deliverer of God's message without being an enforcer of the message:

So remind, for you are but a reminder. You are not a controller over them. 88:21-22

Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord, there is no god except Him, and keep away from the mushrikeen.

Had God willed, they would not have committed shirk. We did not appoint you a guardian over them, nor are you a trustee over them. 6:106-107

Allah asserts that the messenger is only to deliver the message and warn. A messenger is not appointed as a guardian, nor an enforcer.

Say, "O people, the truth has come to you from your Lord. Whoever is guided is guided for himself, and whoever goes astray does so to his own detriment. I am not a trustee over you." 10:108

If they turn away, then your sole duty is the delivery (of the message), and God is Seer of the servants. 3:220

Say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills shall believe and whoever wills shall disbelieve. 18:29

Once again, the emphasis on the fact that the messenger has no power to enforce the message on anyone is strongly stated.

IDOLATRY

 IDOLATRY ACCORDING TO THE QURAN

Many Muslims incorrectly assume that idol worship is restricted to worshipping statues or simply attributing other Allah’s with the Rab Almighty.

Although statue worship and attributing other forms of deities with Allah is NO DOUBT a form of idolatry, limiting it to this understanding is untenable from the Quran's perspective. 

Idol worship from the Quran's perspective can take many forms.

Here are some examples:

(1) ONE'S OWN EGO AND DESIRE AS AN IDOL

25. 43

"Have you seen him who takes his desires (passion, impulse, lust) (Arabic: Hawahu) for his God (Arabic: Illahahu)? Will you then be a protector over him?"

(2) INTERCESSORS AS IDOLS

10:18

“They serve, besides Allah, things that hurt them not nor profit them, and they say: "These are our intercessors with Allah." Say: "Do ye indeed inform Allah of something He knows not, in the heavens or on earth? Glory to Him! and far is He above the partners they ascribe (to Him)!"

(3) WORSHIP OF DEAD SAINTS AND PROPHETS AS IDOLATRY

16.20-21

“Those whom they invoke besides Allah create nothing and are themselves created.  (They are things) dead, lifeless: nor do they know when they will be raised up”

18:102

“Do the Unbelievers think that they can take My servants as protectors besides Me? Verily We have prepared Hell for the Unbelievers for (their) entertainment”

17.56-57

“Say: "Call on those - besides Him - whom you fancy: they have neither the power to remove your troubles from you nor to change them." Those whom they call upon do desire (for themselves) means of access to their Rab which of those who are nearest and they hope for His Mercy and fear His Wrath: for the Wrath of thy Lord is something to take heed of”

Prophets would never have allowed any form of idolatry and would have asked their followers to study the scripture instead.

3.79

“ It is not (possible) for any human that God should give him the Book and the wisdom and prophethood, then he should say to men: Be my servants rather than Allah's; but rather (he would say): Be worshippers of the Rab by virtue of your teaching the Book and your reading (it yourselves)”

3.80

“Nor would he instruct you to take angels and prophets for Rab and patrons. What! would he bid you to unbelief after ye have bowed your will (To God in Islam)?”

BUT PEOPLE CLAIM THEY ARE DOING NOTHING WRONG:

39:3

“ Is it not to Allah that sincere devotion is due? But those who take for protectors other than Allah (say): "WE ONLY SERVE THEM IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY BRING US NEARER TO ALLAH." Truly Allah will judge between them in that wherein they differ. But Allah guides not such as are false and ungrateful”

Even though whom they seek help from are only servants and created beings like them:

7.194

Indeed! those on whom you call beside Allah are slaves like you. Call on them now, and let them answer you, if ye are truthful!”

(4)  TAKING JINNS AS IDOLS

6.100

“Yet they make the Jinns equals with Allah, though Allah did create the Jinns; and they falsely, having no knowledge, attribute to Him sons and daughters. Praise and glory be to Him! (for He is) above what they attribute to Him!” 

(5)  PROPERTY, GOODS AND ASSETS AS IDOLS

18:34

“And he had fruit. And he said to his comrade, when he spoke with him: I am more than you in wealth, and stronger in respect of men”

 

And finally (from verses 34 to 44), he realised what he had done which amounted to nothing short of idol worship.

 

18:42

So his fruits (and enjoyment) were encompassed (with ruin), and he remained twisting and turning his hands over what he had spent on his property, which had (now) tumbled to pieces to its very foundations, and he could only say, "WOE IS ME! WOULD I had never ascribed partners to my Rab and Cherisher!"

 We clearly note how the man revelled in his wealth and status and thought that his bounty was beyond reproach. Rather than remembering His Rab who was his provider, he entered into a form of idolatry by directing his desire and worship towards his material wealth.

18:43-44 "Nor had he numbers to help him against God, nor was he able to deliver himself. There, the (only) protection comes from God, the True One. He is the Best to reward, and the Best to give success" 

(6)  HOLDING OTHER SOURCES OTHER THAN WHAT IS REVEALED AS IDOLS*

6:19. Say: "What thing is most weighty in evidence?" Say: "Allah is witness between me and you; This Quran has been revealed to me by inspiration, that I may warn you and all whom it reaches. Can you possibly bear witness that besides Allah there is another ilah?" Say: "Nay! I cannot bear witness!" Say: "But in truth He is the one Allah, and I truly am innocent of (your blasphemy of) joining others with Him”

 

68.36 “What is the matter with you? How judge ye?”

68.37 “Or have ye a book through which ye learn”

68.38 

“That ye shall have, through it whatever ye choose?”

*(7)  RELIGIOUS LEADERS, SCHOLARS AND REVERED PERSONALITIES AS IDOLS*

9:31

“They have taken as LORDS BESIDE ALLAH THEIR RABBIS AND THEIR MONKS  and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One ALLAH. There is no ILAH save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!”

MUSLIMS AROUND THE WORLD BE WRONG?

Could millions of Muslims around the world be wrong?

🟥Six interlocked truths set the basis:

Among the huge number of truths asserted in the Quran, the following six interlocked truths set the basis.

1️⃣First: The Quran has all the details of the religion-6:114, 12:111, 16:89

2️⃣Second: The sunna of God is the only authorised sunna to follow-33:62

3️⃣Third: Muslims should not follow any hadith other than the Quran-45:6, 7:185, 7:2-3, 68:37, 77:50

4️⃣Fourth: God is the only lawmaker-6:114,66:1

5️⃣Fifth: The only duty of the messenger is to deliver God's message-5:99

 6️⃣Sixth: Upholding any source of religious law other than the Quran is an act of shirk-42:21