اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day is from Surah An-Nahl Ayah 44_*
*بِالۡبَيِّنٰتِ وَالزُّبُرِؕ وَاَنۡزَلۡنَاۤ اِلَيۡكَ الذِّكۡرَ لِتُبَيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا نُزِّلَ اِلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَفَكَّرُوۡنَ.(44)*
*_[We sent them] with clear proofs and written ordinances. And We revealed to you the message [i.e., the Qur’ān] that you may make clear to the people what was sent down to them and that they might give thought.(44)_*
(اور ان پیغمبروں کو) دلیلیں اور کتابیں دے کر (بھیجا تھا) اور ہم نے تم پر بھی یہ کتاب نازل کی ہے تاکہ جو (ارشادات) لوگوں پر نازل ہوئے ہیں وہ ان پر ظاہر کردو اور تاکہ وہ غور کریں.(44)
The Ayah describes the responsibility of the Prophet ﷺ and the purpose of revelation.‼️ *This duty of making plain and explaining the teachings of the Book was to be performed by Prophetﷺ not only by word of mouth but also practically.* _It was required that he should organize, under his own guidance, a Muslim community and establish it in accordance with the principles of the Book. This duty of the Prophetﷺ has been stated here especially to show the wisdom of sending a man as a Messenger, for, otherwise the Book could have been sent through the angels or could have been printed and sent directly to each man._ *But in this way; that purpose for which Allahﷻ in HIS Wisdom and Bounty and Providence designed to send the Book could not have been served.* _For, that purpose demanded that the Book should be brought by a *perfect man,* who should present it piece by piece, explain its meaning, remove the difficulties and doubts, answer objections etc and above all, *he should show towards those who rejected and opposed it* that kind of attitude which is worthy of the bearer of this Book. On the other hand, *he should guide those who believed* in it in every aspect of life and set before them his own excellent pattern of life. Then *he should train them* individually and collectively on the principles of the Book; so as to make them a model society for the rest of mankind._
*_Act of the Day is:_* to understand that the Prophetﷺ had been given the assignment of explaining the meaning of Ayat revealed to him before people in the most clearest way.‼️ _Herein lies an open proof that the correct understanding of the realities, insights and injunctions of the Qur’an depends on the statement of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammadﷺ. Therefore, the manner in which the Prophet ﷺ explained clearly the Ayat of the Qur’an, its teachings, and its commands and the way in which he opened its hidden wisdom are the most reliable explanation, interpretation and commentary (tafseer) of the Qur’an, and for us the means of knowing them are the *authentic ahadith (traditions).* Therefore for a better understanding of Qur’an we must try to read the seerah of the Prophetﷺ and the hadith as it is our duty as a ummah to live according to the injunctions of the Qur’an and explain it to all the humans.
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to reflect, ponder and make it easy for us to understand the Qur’an. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu khair!