Introduction to Sūrah Yāsīn.
The Qurʾān continually reassures the prophet that he is indeed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Also in this lecture:
– the overwhelming language of the Qurʾān
– the forms of revelation, tanzīl
– representing the last Messenger ﷺ
– a prototype for a Muslim community
– the mu’jizah (miracle)
– intention and effort as standards of nubuwwah (prophethood)
– being in awe of al-Raḥmān (The Most Merciful)
The messengers (AS) believe in their mission and are not too concerned about whether people believe in them or not.
In this lecture:
– the three components of risālah (prophethood)
– the tools of daʿwah (propagation of faith)
– isrāf (squandering wealth)
– positive thinking
– the ākhirah (hereafter) and the pleasures of this world
– the unconditional daʿwah of a nabi (AS)
– insights into fitrah
Yasīn is the heart of the Qurʿān, and it strengthens the heart of the Messenger ﷺ with reassurances.
In this lecture:
– signs of resurrection
– Divine creativity and human industry
– the mercy in opposites
– night and day
– the sun and its movement
– the moon and its cycle, a sign for new beginnings
– a sign and niʿmah (bounty) in marine transportation
The daʿwah (propagation) of a Muslim, who represents Yāsīn, is enough evidence of a sign from Allah ﷻ.
In this lecture:
– daʿwah in Muslim and non-Muslim countries
– taqwa and altruism as Muslim civilizational values
– Resurrection and the Day of Judgment
– the People of Jannah as an involved community with unimaginable preoccupations
– shade in Jannah and its many forms and dimensions
The devil is ever working to misguide the children of Ādam (AS) because Ādam (AS) was the reason for the devil’s expulsion.
In this lecture:
– the fallacy of an “easy life” for Muslims
– daily worship as a shield against the devil
– appreciating the Names of Allah ﷻ
– the irrefutable testimony on the Day of Judgment
– the devil inspires mutation
Human longevity as decreed by Allah ﷻ culminates in the reduction of man to nothing.
In this lecture:
– the intellect of the unlettered Nabī ﷺ who “depicts reality through reality”
– dhikr transcends time and space
– the Companions’ (RA) intuitive and instantaneous grasp of the beauty of the Qurʾān
– the Qurʾān’s eternal as well as residual effects on those who recite it
Allah ﷻ, the Mun’im (Bestower), calls attention to His ﷻ blessings in making animals subservient to man among His ﷻ other manifestations of divine creativity.
In this lecture:
– societal roles and gratitude
– the origins of man and resurrection
– evidences of tawḥīd (Divine Oneness);
– man’s unsophisticated process of creation as a sign of Allah’s ﷻ creativity
– Al-Khallāq (All-Creating)
– the divine command behind the process of creation; conclusory comments.
