IMPORTANT POINTS FROM SURAH AL-BAQARAH
Following Is A Detailed Explanation Of Surah Al-Baqarah.
The Name: The Name Al-Baqarah Has Been Named Because Of The Story Of The Cow Occurring In Verses 67 to 73....But It Hasn't Been Used As Its Subject. Therefore It Will Be Wrong To Translate Al-Baqarah Into Cow.....This Happens In Some Other Surah's Of Al-Quran Also....All This Is Because Of The Limitation In Human Languages.
This Surah is an invitation to the Divine Guidance and all the stories, incidents etc., revolve round this central theme. As this Surah has particularly been addressed to the Jews, many historical events have been cited from their own traditions to admonish and advise them that their own good lies in accepting the Guidance revealed to the Holy Prophet. They should, therefore, be the first to accept it because it was basically the same that was revealed to Prophet Moses (Allah's peace be upon him).
These introductory verses declare the Quran to be the Book of Guidance : enunciate the articles of the Faith -- belief in Allah, Prophethood and Life-after-death; divide mankind into three main groups with regard to its acceptance or rejection -- Believers, disbelievers and hypocrites. 1 - 20
Allah invites mankind to accept the Guidance voluntarily and to submit to Him, the Lord and the Creator of the Universe and to believe in the Quran, His Guidance, and in the Life-after-death. 21 - 29
The story of the appointment of Adam as Allah's Vicegerent on Earth, of his life in the Garden, of his falling a prey to the temptations of Satan, of his repentance and its acceptance, has been related to show to mankind (Adam's offspring), that the only right thing for them is to accept and follow the Guidance. This story also shows that the Guidance of Islam is the same that was given to Adam and that it is the original religion of mankind. 30 - 39
In this portion invitation to the Guidance has particularly been extended to the children of Israel and their past and present attitude has been criticized to show that the cause of their degradation was their deviation from the Guidance. 40 - 120
The Jews have been exhorted to follow Prophet Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him) who had come with the same Guidance and who was a descendant and follower of Prophet Abraham whom they highly honoured as their ancestor, and professed to follow as a prophet. The story of the building of the Ka`abah by him has been mentioned because it was going to be made the qiblah of the Muslim Community. 121 - 141
In this portion, the declaration of the change of qiblah from the Temple (Jerusalem) to the Ka`abah (Makkah) has been made as a symbol of the change of leadership from the children of Israel to the Muslim Community, which has also been fore-warned to guard against those transgressions against the Guidance that had led to the deposition of the Jews. 142 - 152
In this portion practical measures have been prescribed to enable the Muslims to discharge the heavy responsibilities of the leadership that had been entrusted to them for the promulgation of Guidance. Salat, Fast, Zakat, Haj and Jihad have been prescribed for the moral training of the Ummat. The Believers have been exhorted to obey authority, to be just, to fulfill pledges, to observe treaties, to spend wealth etc., in the way of Allah. Laws, rules and regulations have been laid down for their organization, cohesion and conduct of day-to-day life and for the solution of social, economic, political and international problems; on the other hand, drinking, gambling, lending money on interest etc., have been prohibited to keep the Ummat safe from disintegration. In between these, the basic articles of the Faith have been reiterated at suitable places, for these alone can enable and support one to stick to the Guidance. 153 - 251
These verses serve as an introduction to the prohibition of lending money on interest. The true conception of Allah, Revelation and Life-after-death has been emphasised to keep alive the sense of accountability. The stories of Prophet Abraham (Allah's peace be upon him) and of the one who woke up after a sleep of hundred years have been related to show that Allah is All-Powerful and is able to raise the dead and call them to account. The Believers, therefore, should keep this fact in view and refrain from taking interest on money. 252 - 260
The theme of 153 - 251 has been resumed and the Believers have been exhorted to spend in the way of Allah in order to please Him alone. In contrast to this, they have been warned against the evils of lending money on interest. Instructions have also been given for the honest conduct of day-to-day business transactions. 261 - 283
The basic articles of the Faith have been recapitulated here at the end of the Surah, just as they were enunciated at its beginning. Then the Surah ends with a prayer which the Muslim Community needed very much at that time when they were encountering untold hardships in the propagation of the Guidance. 284 - 286
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There are so many benefits of Surah Al-Baqarah:
1. Shaitan Cannot Enter The House In Which This Surah Is Recited......
2. Angels Will Arrive Near The House Of That Person Who Recites Surah Al-Baqarah.........
3. It Contains AYATUL KURSI....which itself has so many benefits (read 15 benefits of Ayatul Kursi in the 'Good Things' Page)
etc..etc........
Study Points From The Surah:
1.Al-Quran Is A Complete Book.
2.Only Those Will Succeed Who, Offer Prayers Regularly and Punctually, Spend Money Which Is Being Given By Allah In The Right Places, Give Zakat, Believe On Allah's Apostle And On This Holy Book And All Other Holy Books And Believe On The Day Of Judgment.
3.Relationships Should Be More Strengthened, Nor To Be Broken.
4.Allah Shun's Shayatein And Kufar.
5.Allah Is The Forgiver Of Sin And Accepter Of Repentance.
6.Allah Has Made The Human The Most Eminent Of Created Men;Mankind;Things.
7.There's No Rival,Contemporary,Associate Or Match Of Allah.
8.Whether One Warns The Disbelieve Or Not, It Is The Same. They Wont Believe.
9.Men Is The Vicergent Of Allah In This World.
10.Always Seek Help In Patience And Prayer. Allah Is Always With The Patient Ones.
11.Allah Is Continuously Watching Everyone. Everywhere, EveryTime And He Knows EveryThing.
12.Christians & Jews Are Wrong In Saying That Only They Will Enter The Paradise. If They Are Right, They Should Show The Proof, Which They Can't.
13.EveryWhere, EveryTime Remember Allah And Thank Him.
14.Allah Has Made Us True Muslims - real believers of Islamic Monotheism, true followers of Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h and his Sunnah (legal ways).
15.Those Who Are Killed In The Way Of Allah, Are Not Dead....They Are Alive...But You Perceive It Not.
16.If only, those who do wrong could see, when they will see the torment, that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is Severe in punishment.
17.And those who followed will say: "If only we had one more chance to return (to the worldly life), we would disown (declare ourselves as innocent from) them as they have disowned (declared themselves as innocent from) us." Thus Allah will show them their deeds as regrets for them. And they will never get out of the Fire .
18.Fight In The Way Of Allah those who fight you, and kill them if they kill you, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Fight with them until there is no more Fitnah and there is only worship of Allah.
19. O you believers! Fasting is prescribed for you. It is 'farad' on you.
20.Those who transgress with you, treat them in the same way. And fear Allah, and know that Allah is with Al-Muttaqûn. Truly, Allah loves Al-Muhsinûn (the good-doers).
21. Always Pray Like This...."Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!" (this is the famous Ayat of Quran....Ayat no. 201...which we recite in Namaz after Durrod).
22. Allah is swift at reckoning.
23. Spend ('Maal') Wherever u want but give it to Parents, Orphans, Kindred, Poors & Wayfarers...and whatever you do of good deeds, truly, Allah knows it well.
24. Sin Of Alcoholic Drinking & Gambling Is Greater Than Their Benefit. They R Absolutely Forbidden.
25. Marrying an idolater Man Or Woman is not allowed in Islam.
26. Woman have rights (over their husbands as regards living expenses, etc.) similar (to those of their husbands) over them (as regards obedience and respect, etc.) to what is reasonable, but men have a degree (of responsibility) over them.
27. Divorce Is Twice Not Thrice.....after that u can retain her on reasonable terms or leave her with kindness.
28. If U have Divorced Thrice...then u can't approach her until they have married another husband and if other husband has divorced her...both can meet again provided that they feel that they can keep the limits ordained by Allah.
29. The Wives shall have to wait for FOUR MONTHS N TEN DAYS (as regards of marriage)....after their husbands have died. Then They can Marry and marriage is just and honourable.
30. It is allowed, if u divorce women after touching them..i.e. having sexual relation with them....and u haven't appointed the Mahr....But bestow on them ( a suitable gift), the rich according to his means, and the poor according to his means, a gift of reasonable amount is a duty on the doers of good.
31. But if u have appointed the Mahr then pay half of it..unless women agree to forego it.
32. Guard strictly (five obligatory) AsSalawât (the prayers) especially the middle Salât (i.e. the best prayer 'Asr). And stand before Allâh with obedience [and do not speak to others during the Salât (prayers)]. (Verse 238)
33. And those of you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath for their wives a year's maintenance and residence without turning them out, but if they (wives) leave, there is no sin on you for that which they do of themselves, provided it is honourable (e.g. lawful marriage). And Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise. (Verse 240)
34. Verse 255 is known as Ayatul Kursi.
35. There is no Compulsion in Religion.
36. Those who give Charity, Allah knows everything.
37. Those who spend their wealth (in Allah's Cause) by night and day, in secret and in public, they shall have their reward with their Lord. On them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. (Verse 274)
38. Riba (usury) is absolutely forbidden in Islam.
39. And if the debtor is in a hard time (has no money), then grant him time till it is easy for him to repay, but if you remit it by way of charity, that is better for you if you did but know. (Verse 280)
40. O you who believe! When you contract a debt for a fixed period, write it down. Let a scribe write it down in justice between you. Let not the scribe refuse to write as Allâh has taught him, so let him write. Let him (the debtor) who incurs the liability dictate, and he must fear Allâh, his Lord, and diminish not anything of what he owes. But if the debtor is of poor understanding, or weak, or is unable himself to dictate, then let his guardian dictate in justice. And get two witnesses out of your own men. And if there are not two men (available), then a man and two women, such as you agree for witnesses, so that if one of them (two women) errs, the other can remind her. And the witnesses should not refuse when they are called on (for evidence). You should not become weary to write it (your contract), whether it be small or big, for its fixed term, that is more just with Allâh; more solid as evidence, and more convenient to prevent doubts among yourselves, save when it is a present trade which you carry out on the spot among yourselves, then there is no sin on you if you do not write it down. But take witnesses whenever you make a commercial contract. Let neither scribe nor witness suffer any harm, but if you do (such harm), it would be wickedness in you. So be afraid of Allâh; and Allâh teaches you. And Allâh is the All-Knower of each and everything. (Verse 282)
41. And if you are on a journey and cannot find a scribe, then let there be a pledge taken (mortgaging); then if one of you entrust the other, let the one who is entrusted discharge his trust (faithfully), and let him be afraid of Allâh, his Lord. And conceal not the evidence for he, who hides it, surely his heart is sinful. And Allâh is All-Knower of what you do. (Verse 283)
42. The Last Two Ayats Of Surah Al-Baqarah Are Probably The Best Ayats Of Al-Quran. We Have Been Told A Fantastic Prayer To Recite.
Which is as follows: