Quran makes us take bold decisions real quick.

Today I am going to publish this commitment on zakatlists.com and share it with friends and family.

In today's lecture I realized, I am living in a brief moment of time. Because I read about Salman (as) and Musa (as) and how their communities perished into their own false beliefs. How Bani Israel (as) took Quran lightly and blamed Hazrat Jibrail (as). I feel, Quran enlarges the canvas of our understandings. It lets you shift your focus from your routine affairs in life to a bigger canvas.

In this world's timeline, I am living for a very minute period of time to prove my sincerety to my Allah (swt). That is it. There is no other purpose of our existance. While it is already so small, I should not waist another day on not posting what I am writing daily. So, I am going to publish the commitment of "reading Quran daily and writing about the experience" on zakatlists.com/blogpost.

Clear sign of hypocricy, Ayat 92 - 97

People of Bani Israel went so deep into negating Prophet Muhammad (saw) that they started blaming Hazrat Jibrail (as). Tafseer says, they put a blame on Jibrail (as) for all the punishments given to their ancestors and for making Prophet (PBUH) the last prophet. But these are not all of Bani Israel. These are those who are better among them. These are people of understanding. They came to Prophet (saw) and asked 3 basic questions. As quoted in following Hadith.

Abdullah Ibn Salam (ra) heard about the arrival of the Prophet (saw) to Madeenah, he came to him and asked him about some things saying:- "I will ask about three things that none except a messenger knows;

1. What is the first sign of the Hour?

2. What is the first meal that the dwellers of Paradise eat?

3. Why is it that the child sometimes resembles his father and other times his mother?"

The Prophet (saw) said:- "Jibreel (Gabriel) informed about this earlier.

Ibn Salam said:- "That is the Jews' enemy from the angels."

The Prophet (saw)said:- "As for the first sign of the Hour, it is a fire that gathers the people from the East and the West. As for the first meal that the dwellers of Paradise eat, it is a portion of the fish liver. As for the child, if the water (i.e. sperm) of the man comes before that of the woman, the child resembles his father and if the mother's water comes first then the child resembles her.

Thereupon, Ibn Salam may Allah be pleased with him said:- "I bear witness that none has the right of being worshipped but Allah and that you are His messenger." Then Ibn Salam may Allah be pleased with him said: "O Prophet of Allah, the Jews are people of falsehood. So ask them about me before they realize that I have become Muslim.

The Jews came and the Prophet (saw) asked them:- "How do you grade 'Abdullah Ibn Salam within your community."

They said:- "Our best and the son of our best."

Thereupon, the Prophet (saw) said:- "What if 'Abdullah Ibn Salam becomes Muslim?"

They said:- "May Allah protect him from that!"

The Prophet then repeated the same questions and the Jews repeated the same answers.

At that time, 'Abdullah Ibn Salam (ra) came out to them and said:- 'I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is His messenger.'

Thereupon, they (the Jews) said:- "He is our worst and the son of our worst," and demeaned him.

Ibn Salam (ra) said:- 'This is what I feared, O Prophet of Allah."

It was mentioned in Bani Israel books that the next Prophet will be from Arab, a land of Palm trees. Hazrat Salman Farsi (ra) also travelled to this land in quest of finding the Prophet. Prophet (saw) authenticity was now proven and now they are not left with any arguement. They resort to blaming Hazrat Jibrail (as). Earlier they claimed, they will live in hell for a very brief period and will be taken to paradise. Just like some muslims claim, we will stay in hell for so and so time and will be taken to Paradise. Allah (swt) clarifies here that such people did not get any Oath or Promise signed from Him. They will be going to Hell and that is it.

So where is the hypocricy?

In everything they do. They reject every logic given to them. They even reject their own books. Then they start claiming their right to Heaven. In Ayat 94 Allah (swt) clarifies, these hypocrites will never ask for death. Because they want to live in this world for 1000 years. It resonates with what today's Muslim want. We do not want to die.

Husband and wife relationship

In Ayat 102, Allah (swt) tells about the people of Sulaiman (as). They were taught to do magic. They used this magic to create a divide between husbands and wives. The most lucrative thing to Satan. The most interesting topic being discussed in homes. I now believe, the division in marriage has to be the last thing in any Muslim's life. Even when there is anger, do not end up expressing it. Keep quite, leave home and maintain a healthy relationship. Domestic issues pull people down and they end up in misery.