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public speaker on Islam and

comparative religion.

His lectures are based on

Qur’anic textual inflection

serve to remove numerous

misconceptions, present authentic Islamic beliefs

and appeal for a rational and objective analysis

of the Qur’an instead of a traditionally biased one.

Without taking political or sectarian sides, he calls

people to understand and analyze what the Qur’an

has to say about a subject first and foremost, as it

is the Qur’an which is the Islam’s principal

authoritative text and Allah’s word and revelation

to humankind.

About the Author

This is a lecture reference booklet. Compiled by Muhammad Shaikh. It is in accordance with

the lecture of the same topic. It contains the Quranic verses which are collected from

The Quran under the topic set by the speaker with the help of Allah. He recites these

verses during the course of the lecture and read their translation to establish an understanding

of the verses. Inside the booklet on the one side are the Arabic verses and on the

corresponding page are their translation in English language.

About the booklet

Reference booklets are available on other topics. Also in Urdu language. Please visit www.iipccanada.com

What Al-Quran says about

The Book PUBLISHED BY IIPC, 16th December 2006

IDENTIFY YOUR GOD

CHOSEN PERSONALITIES

BOOK OF ALLAH / GOD

21. Gods & Allah 22. Devil - Satan

23.The Vision of Abraham pbuh 24 The Book of Moses pbuh 25 Mary pbuh26 Is Mary pbuh the only parent of Jesus pbuh? 27 Christ Jesus pbuh 28 Prophecies of Jesus pbuh Life and Death A Comparative View 29 Mohammad pbuh

31. The Book 32. AL-Qur’an / The Reading 33. Is the Qur’an word of God? 34. Torah & Gospel 35. Zaboor / Psalms36. Hadith / Narration 37. Sunnah / Practice 38. The Wisdom 39. Holy Ghost / Spirit 40. The Languages 41. The Guidance

51. Imam / Leader 52. Khalifa / Successor 53. Aulia / Protectors 54. Muslim / Submitter 55. People of The Book 56. Children of Israel 57. Sects 58. Hypocrites 59. Jews and Christians

61. Hijab / Veil 62. Marriage 63. Husband And Wife Relationship 64. Obscenity 65. Divorce66. Parent & Children Relationship

71. Zakah / The Justification 72. Riba / The Increase 73. Inheritance

81. Islam / To attain peace 82. Religion of Abraham pbuh 83. Upright Straight path

KNOW YOURSELF

FAMILY LIFE

HOW TO MANAGE MONEY

DIRECTION OF BELIEF

84. Intercession 85. Kabah / The House of Allah 86. Masajid / Mosques 87. Salah / The Prayer 88. The Sacred Months 89. The Fasting 90. Umrah and Hajj / Pilgrimage

91. Jihad / The Strive 92. Harab / The War 93. Qatal / Physical Killing 94. Qatal-un-Nafs / Psychological Killing 95. Terrorism 96. Qisaas / Requital 97. Consolation of Psychological Hurts

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INTRODUCTION

The aim of this booklet is to introduce the reader to the topic from the Qur’an. It can be studied on its own and it also complements the video lecture of the same topic which accompanies it.

The booklet contains ayaat (Qura’nic verses) pertaining to the topic as discussed in the video lecture in a question and answer format. Questions are raised, and their answers are given by the ayaat. The ordering and numbering of the ayaat corresponds with those on the lecture which can be downloaded from the video lectures section of IIPC website: www.iipccanada.com

The Qura’nic references provided herein are not exhaustive but offer the core essence of the subject. The references that have been excluded in this publication can be researched using any good concordance and it will be discovered that the selection introduced in this publication will harmonize the entire sequence. It is hoped that Muslim readers willmemorize these ayaat along with their Arabic text and engage in Da’wah (propagation of Islam) to their friends and colleagues, and also be able to recite the same in their Salah (prayer). In this manner, the booklet becomesa useful tool for everyday Muslim practice - Insha’Allah.Translations of ayaat are by Mohammad Shaikh, any questions, comments or suggestions regarding the topic are welcomed via Email: info@iipccanada.com

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC PROPAGATION CENTER.

International Islamic Propagation Center (IIPC) is a Da’wah organization that aims to promote Al-Qur’an, the Book of Allah.IIPC was founded by Mohammad Shaikh in 1985 at Karachi, Pakistan.

However, IIPC's current location is Mississauga, Canada as a registered charitable organization. Since then it invites people of all faiths and beliefs to understand and appreciate Al-Qur’an through lectures delivered by Mohammad Shaikh, and strives to reach the masses by means of events, print publications, electronic media productions, internet TV broadcasts and website.

The center endeavors to propagate Al-Islam in its pristine form based on the ayaat (signs) of Allah and the general public can benefit from its activities by means of the free of cost learning materials and direct consultations with the speaker on understanding and practices of Al-Qur’an in their daily lives.The center has no political or sectarian affiliation and is run Fi-sabeel Allah solely on a charitable basis.

We request all Muslims to join hands with us in the cause of Allah and support our mission of Da’wah i.e. invitation of Al-Islam to the masses of the world.

* A PROCLAMATION TO HUMANITY

* A FOUNTAIN OF MERCY AND WISDOM.

* A WARNING TO THE HEEDLESS.

* A GUIDE TO THE ASTRAY.

* AN ASSURANCE TO DOUBTFUL.

* A SOLACE TO THE SUFFERING.

* A HOPE TO THOSE IN DESPAIR.

AL-QUR'AN THE BOOK OF ALLAH.

READ !

WITH THE NAME OF YOUR LORD

JUST TWO OUT OF OVER 6,000 FROM AL-QURAN.

AYATS / VERSES

And We have madethe Qur'an easy to understand andremember.Is there anyonethat will receiveadmonition?Al-Qamar 54:17

THE HOLYAL-QUR'ANTHE HOLYAL-QUR'AN

Do they not ponderover the Qur'an?If it had been from other than Allah,surely there wouldhave found manycontradictions in it. Al-Nisa 4:82

Aal-e-imran 3:187

And when Allah took

the charter of those

who are given

Al-Kitab / The Book

that you would make it

clear for mankind

and you will not

keep it secret

then they threw it

behind their backs

and purchase with it

a little value so what

a miserable purchase.

Our Motto

THE READING

THE LAW

GOOD NEWS

PIECE

CRITERION

PROOF

AUTHORITY

WISDOM

INSPIRATION

SPEECH / WORD

INSIGHT

SIGNS

GLORIOUS

AMAZING

LIGHT

ATTRIBUTES / NAMESOF AL-KITAB / THE BOOK.

URDU ARABICENGLISHS#

2:1851

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

5:44

3:3

21:105

2:185

4:174

11:96

2:231

GUIDANCE9 2:2

REVELATION10 2:185

53:4

2:75

6:104

2:99

85:21

72:1

5:15

SURAH &AYAT NO.

19 12:3MOST BEAUTIFULRELATIONSHIP

ATTRIBUTES / NAMESOF AL-KITAB / THE BOOK.

URDU ARABICENGLISH

Etc.etc.

S#

18 39:23MOST BEAUTIFULINCIDENT

14:2520 EXAMPLES

3:13821 SERMON

15:922 REMEMBRANCE

7:14523 TABLETS

21:4824 SHINE

7:6226 MESSAGES

3:4427 THE NEWS

23:6828 THE SAYING

98:229 PAGES

45:1830 WAY

9:4831 THE ORDER OFALLAH

10:3532 THE TRUTH

2:14533 THE KNOWLEDGE

2:9925 CLARITY

SURAH &AYAT NO.

21

43

YOUNUS 10

And this Al-Quran / The Reading is not that can be produced from other than Allah, but it is a confirmation that is between his two hands and an explanation of Al-Kitab / The Book, there is no doubt in it from the Lord of the worlds.

37.

AAL-E-IMRAN 3

It is He who has revealed Al-Kitab / The Book over you. In it are muhkamat / governing ayats / signs. They are the mother of Al-Kitab / The Book and others are mutashabehat / resembling (ayats / signs).So in whose hearts is deviation then they follow that resembles from it seeking its captivation and its interpretation and no one knows its interpretation except Allah. And those who are stable in knowledge they say, “we believe with it all is from the nearness of our Lord”. And no one remembers except those who possess the core. (i.e. innermost part of anything).

7.

AL-MAIDA 5 .

43.And how can they govern you and At-Taurah / The Law is near them, in it is hukum / governance of Allah. Then after that they turn away and they are not with the believers.

Muhkamat / Governing ayats / signs. All the ayats / signs which are governing us, they are referred as At-Taurah / The Law the mother of Al-Kitab / The Book which contains hukum / governance of Allah.e.g. establishing the salah / prayer, giving sadqa / charity,performing hajj / pilgrimage and saum / fasting etc.

POINTS

AZ-ZUMAR 39

23.Allah has revealed the most beautiful al-hadees / the event a book mutashabiha / resembling, repeating itself. Those who fear from their Lord their skins shiver from it. Then their skin and their hearts soften towards the remembrance of Allah. That is the guidance of Allah. He guides whom He wills with it. And to whom Allah leaves astray so for him there is no one who can guide.

Mutashabehat / resembling (ayats / signs) All ayats / signs describing ahadees / events of all the prophets including Mohammad (p.b.u.h) the seal of the prophets and all other ahadees / events.

POINTS

e.g. about man (his behavior as a believer, hypocrite, associate, rejector etc), Adam, universe, earth, skies, mountains, jannah / garden, jahannam / hell, qiyamah / resurrection and akhirah / the last day etc.

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AL-BAQARA 2

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213.Mankind is one single ummah / nation and Allah appointed nabeeyeen / prophets to give good news and warnings and with them He revealed Al-Kitab / The Book with truth to govern between mankind in what they differed in it......

Mankind’s psychology is one ummah / nation.

POINTS

1.

2. Al-Kitab / The Book is revealed to all prophets.

AL-ANAM 6

83.And that was Our reasoning that We gave to Ibraheem (pbuh) (to use) over his people. We raise the grades whom We will. Surely your Lord is Wise, Knower.

And We granted Ishaaq (pbuh) and Yaqoob (pbuh) for him. We guided all and from before We guided Nooh (pbuh) and from his offsprings (We guided) Dawood (pbuh) and Sulaiman (pbuh) and Ayub (pbuh) and Yusuf (pbuh) and Moosa (pbuh) and Haroon (pbuh). And likewise We reward those who do good.

And Zakariya (pbuh) and Yahya (pbuh) and Essa (pbuh) and Ilyas (pbuh). All were from those who correct themselves.

84.

85.

87

AL-ANAM 6AL-ANAM 6

And Ismail (pbuh) and Yasa’a (pbuh) and Younus (pbuh) and Loot (pbuh). And all were those whom We favoured over the worlds.

86.

And from their fathers / ancestors and from their offspring and from their brethren and We selected and We guided them to the straight path.

That is the guidance of Allah He guides with it to whom He wills from His servants. And if they associate about them, then definitely they will be failed in what they are doing.

87.

88.

They are those to whom We gave Al-Kitab / The Book and Al-Hukum / The Government and an-nubuwah / the prophecy. So if they reject with it, so without doubt We will advocatewith it to the people who will not be the rejecters with it.

They are those to whom Allah guided, so imitate their guidance. Say, “I do not question you of any reward over it, it is not except the remembrance for the worlds.”

90.

89.

POINTS

1. Imitate the guidance which the prophets received.

2. Mohammad (p.b.u.h) seal of the prophets is commanded tosay, “No reward for this do I ask of you. This is no less thana remembrance for the nations.”

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AL-AHQAAF 46

4. Say, “do you see what you call other than Allah, show me what they have created from the earth or for them is a share in the skies? Come to me with kitab / a book before this or any effects from the knowledge if you are truthful.”

POINTS

1.

2.

3.

Al Kitab / The Book of Allah has existed in all times.

Geeta, Avesta, Bible etc or any other religious books are after The Book of Allah.

Scientific knowledge based on facts (not theories) are always reffered as “latest research”.

AZ-ZUMAR 39

69.

70.

And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord and Al-Kitab / The Book will be placed. And with an- nabeeyeen / the prophets and ash-shuhada / the witnesess will be brought forward and (the matter) will be ended between them with truth, and they will not be oppressed.

And every nafs / soul / self / psychewill be given in full to what he did and He knows best with what they do.

1.

POINTS

The prophets includes Mohammad (p.b.u.h) since he is the seal of the prophets. Ref. Al-Ahzab 33:40.

Hence this proves Al-Kitab / The Book exist in all times with mankind.

2.

3.

On the day of judgment Al-Kitab / The Book will be placed and just decision will be made.

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AL-BAYYINAH 98

1.

2.

3.

Those who reject from ahlal-kitab / people of the book and from those who associate will not dissconnect until there comes to them bayyinah / the clarification.

A rasool / messenger from Allah,he recites purified pages.

In them (pages) kutub / books / writings are established.

Every muslim's duty is to follow the sunnah / practice of the messenger and to recite the pages purified.

Since we know in the pages are recorded verses of Allah, hence kutub / books are referred as ayats / verses.

JOB OF A MESSENGER

POINTS

1.

a) To recite pages purified.

b) In the pages are kutub / books.

2.

3.

SABA 34

And when Our bayyinah / clear ayats / signs are recited over them they said, “this is not, except a man who intends to oppose you about what your ancestors served.” And they said, “this is not, except a falsehood invented.” And those who reject say for the truth when it comes to them,“it is not except a clear magic.”

And We have not given them kutub / books / writings from which they have taken lessons. And before you We have not sent towards them from a warner.

Their reaction mentioned is due to the fact that they had been studying and believing other books presuming as the books of Allah.

43.

44.

POINTS

We should identify the reaction of people when the bayyinat ayat / clear signs are rehearsed to them.

1.

2.

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AL-BAQARA 2

129.“Our Lord! appoint in them a messenger from them, who recites Your ayats / signs over them and who gives the knowledge of Al-Kitab / The Book and al-hikmah / the wisdom and justify them. Surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Wise.”

POINTS

Recite Allah's ayats / signs.

Teach people in the book.

Teach people in wisdom.

To justify them.

1. Prayer or call of Ibraheem (p.b.u.h).

2. Muslims duty is to follow the sunnah / practice of a messenger.

a)

b)

c)

d)

AL-HADEED 57

If we do not take heed from the message of Allah since the time is passing, so our hearts will become hard and then we will become liberal / who take liberty over the rules, the do’s and don't’s.

What, has not the time arrived for those who believe, that their hearts humble for the remembrance of Allah and what is revealed from the truth. And they should not become like those who are givenAl-Kitab / The Book from before, so long period passed over them, then their hearts became hard. And majority from them are fasiqoon / liberals.

16.

POINTS

1.

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Questions & Answers

Can you tell us how many ayats are mohkamat / governing and how many ayats are motashabehat / similar?

Q1.

AL-BAQARA 2

183.“O’ you who believe, fasting is written over you, like what was written over those before you, that you may take guard.

AN-NAZIAAT 79 SU

Has the event / narration of Moses (pbuh) reached you?

15

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”Then say to him,that you should justify”.

“Go to Pharaoh for surely he has transgressed”.

When his Lord call him with the sacred valley of folds.

17.

16.

18.

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AN-NAZIAAT 79 SU

”And that I guide you to your Lord so that you should fear Him”.

Then I showed him the great ayat / sign.

19.

20.

AL-BAQARA 2

XXX

Ramazan is that month in which Al-Quran / The Reading is being revealed as a guide for mankind, and clarification from the guidance and from the criterion, so from you whosoever witnessed that month then he should fast in it............

185.

Q2.We know that Quran is in Arabic and you said that this book was given to all prophets. Then what was the language of the prophets e.g Moses pbuh.?

AR-ROOM 30 LO

22.And from His ayats / signs is the creation of the skies and the earth and difference of your languages and colours. Surely in that are ayats / signs for those who know.

ASH-SHUARA 26 NR

192.

193.

194.

195.

And surely it is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.

Revealed with it, is the spirit of truth.

Over your heart so you (Muhammad pbuh) become from the warners.

With the clear Arabic language.

196.And surely it is in the earlier pieces.

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IBRAHEEM 14 MP

4. And We have not sent from a messenger to clarify for them except with the language of his people(i.e. translation / clarification of the Quranic Arabic spirit). So Allah astrays to whom He wills and guides to whom He wills. And He is the Mighty, the Wise.

With reference to surah Al Qasas 28 ayat 48,49 it seems that there are two books. Clarify this?

Q3.

AL-QASAS 28 NT

48.

49.

When the truth came to them from Our nearness,they said why is not given similar as that was given to Moosa / Moses (pbuh). And do they not reject with what was given to Moosa / Moses (pbuh) from before. They said these two are magics backing each other. And they said surely we are rejecter of both.

Say, “so come with Kitab / A Book from the nearness of Allah, which is more in guidance from both of them. I would follow it if you are truthful.”

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48.And We have revealed the book to you with truth which confirms from the book that is between his two handsand a watcher over it, so govern between them with what Allah has revealed and do not follow their desires about what has come to you from the truth......

If this book is given to all prophets so what was the order of revelation?

Q4.

AL-BAQARA 2

MMHOOD 11

23.And if you are in doubt as to what We have revealedon Our servant,then come with a surah / chapter like it and call your witnessesbesides Allah if you are truthful.

Or they may say he forged it, say come with ten surahs / chaptersforged like unto it, and call whomsoever you can other than Allah if you are truthful.

13.

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And We have dividedQuran / Reading so that you read it on mankind on intervals and We have revealed it revealing.

106.

101.And when We change the place of an ayah / sign with an ayah / sign. And Allah knows more with what He reveals, they say, surely you are a forger (fabricator / inventor). But majority of them do not know.

What is the status of bible in the light of Quran?Q5.

AL-BAQARA 2

79.Then woe for those who write the book with their hands and they say this is from the nearness of Allah,so that they purchase with it little price. Then woe for them from what their hands do write, and woe for them from what they earn .

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Q6.Your lecture clarifies that one book is given to all the prophets. Then what is the status of Taurah, Injeel andZaboor given to Moses (pbuh), Jesus (pbuh) andDawood (pbuh).?

AL-BAQARA 2

AAL-E-IMRAN 3

That is Al-Kitab / The Book, no doubt in it a guidance for those who guard.

2.

53. And when We gave Moosa / Moses (pbuh) Al-Kitab / The Book and the criterion that you may be guided.

48.And He (Allah) will teach him (Essa / Jesus pbuh) Al-Kitab / The Book and Al-Hikmah / The Wisdom and At-Taurah / The Law and Al-Injeel / The Good News.

AN-NISA 4

Surely We inspired towards you as We inspired towards Nooh / Noah (pbuh) and the prophets from after him.And We inspired towards Ibraheem / Abraham (pbuh) and Ismail / Ismael (pbuh) and Ishaq / Isaac (pbuh) and Yakoob / Jacob (pbuh) and the tribes and Essa / Jesus (pbuh) and Ayub / Job (pbuh) and Younus / Jonah (pbuh) and Haroon / Aaron (pbuh) and Suleman / Solomon (pbuh), and We gave Zaboor / a piece to Daud / David (pbuh).

163.

105.And without doubt We wrote in Az-Zaboor / The Piece (that was given to Dawood pbuh) after the remembrance that surely the inheritors of the earth will be my servants who correct themselves.

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