Transcript Last Lesson of Juz 2 - Journey to the Quran

Ayahs 243-252
LAST LESSON OF JUZ 2 
Ayah 243
Have you reflected on the case of thousands
of people who fled their homes for feat of
death? Allah said to them “Die” then He
gave life again. Surely Allah is Bountiful to
the people but most of the people are
ungrateful.
Preference?
Death will come
anyway
Do not run
away from the
command of
Allah
Life & death are
in the hands of
Allah
Ayah 244
O Believers fight in the path of Allah
(without fear of death) and bear in mind
that Allah Hears and Knows everything.
Ayah 245
Who will load to Allah a beautiful loan
which Allah will increase many
times? Allah alone can decrease and
increase wealth. And to Him you all
shall return.
Ikhlaas
No
reminding
Halal
Conditions of a
Loan
Best
Willingly
The prophet (s.a.w) said, 'A man said
my wealth, my wealth - but really
he owned only three parts of the
wealth; what he ate until it finished
or what he dressed with until it
wore out and what he gave out as
alms and it ran out(finished) anything other than those is a left
over for people.'
Spend
Acts of
Righteousness
Spread the
Deen of
Allah
Ayahs 246 – 251
The Story of David and Goliath
Main Points:
Talut King of Bani Israel fought
against Jalut
Talut: more knowledge and
physical strength
To fight against oppression; miracle
of the Taboot (chest)
Story Continued…
• Test: Soldiers will not drink from the
river except a handful
• Resolution of believers: a small group
many times can win over a bigger
group
• Dawood A.S. killed Jalut and became a
King and Prophet
LESSONS
Unity & Leadership are the pre-requisites to
fighting
Leadership is granted by Allah; not based on
lineage or ‘royal blood’
Believers are put into difficulties until they enter
Jannah; Sifting through believers
Different types of believers in a group: motivational
Rise & Fall of nations; Allah causes one group to
fight the other to end injustice
REFLECTIONS
• To respond to the ayahs
• What did you get out of it?
• To make an assessment of the universe which
you experience
• Your response to experiences, opinions,
events
• Your thoughts & feelings
WHY REFLECT?
• A way of thinking to explore your learning
• An opportunity to gain self-knowledge
• A way to achieve clarity and better understanding
of what you are learning
• A chance to develop and reinforce writing skills
• A way of making meaning out of what you study
• It’s a command of the Qu’ran!
EXAMPLES
• I learned that widowed women have to stay
waiting for 4 months and 10 days
• IS THIS A FACT OR LESSON?
• How to turn this into a lesson…
• I learned that Allah SWT is so merciful to
women that He allows them to have time on
their own after their husband passes away so
that they are not bothered by
questions/emotions of other people
Another Example
• We should give money as sadaqah because
Allah SWT will multiply it for us
• FACT OR LESSON?
Convert it into a Reflection…
• I saw this ayah come to life just the other day
when I gave $10 to a masjid fundraiser and
the next day I received $100 as an early Eid
gift from my grandparents; its amazing to see
how Allah SWT increases what we give in this
life, and also reserves it for the Hereafter too!