Understanding the Qur'an

Selected chapters of a new forthcoming publication - Fath al-Majeed Sharh Kitab al-Tawheed originally written by Shaykh `Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Wahhaab. Chapters 41 - 50 collected together here.

Qur’an recitation as related by Allah and the Prophet (saws) is very important in Islam. We should illustrate this importance within our home educational routine. The following are some steps that will help facilitate the memorising process.

It is no surprise to discover that the science of tafseer started during the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ himself In fact, one of the primary roles of the Prophet (SAW|), as shall be expounded on later.

The topic of tafseer is the most important topic of 'uloom al-Quran, since in many ways it is the primary goal of 'uloom al-Quran — to understand and implement the Qur'aan properly. This has also been the first topic of 'uloom al-Quran to have been written on, and without a doubt the one in which most of the works in this field have been written about.

A reminder from the Qur'ân about the end of two previous haughty disbelieving nations. From Tafsîr Ibn Kathîr

The Qur’ân contains ten precious advices Luqmân offered his son. Following is the list of this advice offered to Muslim parents, that they may communicate them to their children, family and members of society that they may implement them. If this valuable advise is followed and implemented then we will all be on the straight Path leading to Paradise.

Regarding the last ayah of sûrah Yûsuf wherein Allâh subhânahu wa ta â'la says: "Indeed in their stories, there is a lesson for men of understanding" This story is from the best of stories because of what it relates from the varying phases of life; from trial to tribulation, from being tested to being blessed, from humiliation to grandeur, from slavery to kingship, from division to unity, from grief to joy, from superfluity to famine, from famine to glut, from hardship to ease, and from denial to affirmation. So blessed be the One who revealed it in the best manner possible.

This article is abridged from, âr-Râ Khâti ah wa Riwayât Bâtilah fî Siyar al-Anbiyah wal-Mursalîn: In Islamic jurisprudence and terminology the term al-Isrâ’îliyât is used to describe a narration that originates from Jewish (Biblical) sources.

From the book 'An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'an' - This article is the seventh part of an on going series, highlighting the various issues of Tafsir...