DECEMBER 2013

The sending of Prophet Muhammad (SAAWS):

Allaah said: { O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Our Messenger (Muhammad SAAWS) has now come to you, explaining to you much of that which you used to hide from the Scripture, and leave (i.e. leaving out without explaining) much (of what you used to hide). Surely, there has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book (the Qur'an) <15> With it (the Quraan), Allah guides all those who seek His Pleasure to the ways of peace, and He brings them out of darkness, by His Will, into light, and guides them to ...

The status of the people of the Book before Islaam – 3:

2) Allaah said: { And from those who call themselves Christians, We took their covenant, but they have abandoned a good part of the Message that was sent to them. So We planted amongst them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection, and Allah will inform them of what they used to do }

Allaah said that, just like He took the covenant from the Jews, He also took the covenant { from those who call themselves Christians }, meaning: those who claimed to follow Issa (SAAWS).

So what ...

The status of the people of the Book before Islaam – 2:

So what did the Children of Israel do with this covenant?

Allaah shows that they transgressed; {So, because of their breach of their covenant }, they were punished by several punishments:

1-   { We cursed them }, meaning: kicked them out from the Mercy of Allaah.  This was their own choice; they willingly and knowingly transgressed.

2-   { made their hearts become hard }, meaning: their hearts became  unresponsive to the verses and the reminders of Allaah.  Verses that describe Paradise do not make their hearts long to Paradise.  Verses that describe the ...