A Muslim Convert Once More

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   The following was extracted from “The Meadows of Tafsir for the Noble Qur’an” by Shaykh Ibrahim ibn ‘Abdullah Niyas al-Kawlakhi ( q.s. ).  It was translated into English by Ustadz Mukhtar Babakir.   Regarding the following verse:   سُوۡرَةُ البَقَرَة … فَلَا تَجۡعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ أَندَادً۬ا وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ (٢٢)   … then set not up rivals unto Allah when you know (the truth). (Surah al-Baqarah:22)   The ascribed partners are of several types.  There is the obvious shirk which is the worship of idols that the idolators are involved in.  There is also the hidden shirk , which is to perform actions with riya’ , ostentation or pretense; and to perform them with sum’ah , a desire to be known.  Furthermore, there is the most hidden shirk , which is for one to see other than Allah ( s.w.t. ).   Allah ( s.w.t. ) has Delegated seven angels to watch over the actions of His servant.  When he performs an action, the angels raise it to the

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   The following was extracted from “The Meadows of Tafsir for the Noble Qur’an” by Shaykh Ibrahim ibn ‘Abdullah Niyas al-Kawlakhi ( q.s. ).  It was translated into English by Ustadz Mukhtar Babakir.   The Qur’an has numerous names, and the multitude of names is a hint to the nobleness of the one bearing those names.  Fifty-five names for the Qur’an have been related in the Qur’an Itself.  It is adz-Dzkir, The Reminder; al-Ayat al-Bayyinat, the Clear Signs.  However, if one ponders over it, all the names gogoack to two names; they are al-Qur’an and al-Furqan.  Just the same as the Names of Allah ( s.w.t. ), if one ponders over them, one will find that they all go back to Jalal, Majesty; and Jamal, Beauty.   The word “ qur’an ” originates from “ qar’ ”, which means “collecting”; and “ al-furqan ” originates from “ al-farq” , which means “to separate”.  The one who has no separation has no ‘ubudiyyah , servitude; and the one who has no collecti