In Islam, al-A'raf is a separator realm or borderland between Jannah and Jahannam, inhabited by those who are evenly balanced in their sins and virtues, they are not entirely evil nor are they entirely good. This place may be described as a kind of benevolent purgatory with privation but without suffering. Wikipedia

1. Exalted be the
name of our
Lord,
the majestic,
the most high,
we put our
trust in him,
and upon him,
we rely
he sent us a
prophet who is
the messenger
that we strive
to exemplify.
We ask him to
forgive our sins
on the last day,
and a good
deeds amplify

4. Quran Recitation | Shaykh Hafiz Sajjad
Introduction
Context of revelation
V3-7 | Allah is narrating the stories | Eye witness account
V11-25 | Story of Adam & Iblis | Iblis first racist | Foolishness of jealousy
V26-33 | Modesty covering one’s Awrah | One of tactics of Satan is to cause us to act immodestly
V46-49 | Three categories the people of Jannah, the people of Jahanam & the people of Araf (the heights)
V59-93 | Stories of prophets Nuh, Hud, Salih, Lut & Shuaib (as)
V94-102 | Communal punishment | Relevant in light of current coronavirus lockdown
V104-171 | Story of Musa, Pharoah & Israelites
V156-157 | People who shall be successful
V163-168 | Story of the fishermen | Two groups | Never feel a sense of arrogance against sinful people
V169 | Allah does not forgive the lazy
V175-176 | Knowledge did not benefit | Knowledge leading us to arrogance and having no spirituality
V43 | Two people will have an issue between them, but they will be fine in Jannah | Ali and Muawiyah (ra) quoted this verse
V196-205 | Powerful conclusion | Do Dhikr of Allah all the time
AGENDA

5. Introduction
• Surah Araaf revolves around the perpetual fights between truth, and between falsehood between good, and
between evil, amongst the children of Adam, and even before that, amongst Adam and self,
• and on the other side so this entire chapter is about the perpetual battle. It’s a nonstop battle ongoing battle
between the people who believe in Allah the people who wants to lead one of the ethical and moral lives versus
those who do not
• the entire surah, therefore, is trying to prove this point via history of the past by reminders of the day of
judgment, even conversations between the people of heaven and hell
• there also me reminders of Allahs’ blessings. There are many warnings of the possible punishment as well
• it is, in fact, one of the longest, in fact, technically it is the longest of the Maccan Surah and there is no Maccan
Surah longer than this and was the first of the longest suras to be revealed

17. The Invitation
of Prophet
Shoeb and the
destruction of
his nation
The invitation of
Prophet Musa and
the destruction
Pheron