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2. Ruh al-Ma'ani on the authority of Abu ` Ubaydh, cites a
narration of ibn Habib and ` Atiyyah ibn Qays (RA) in
which the Holy Prophet (SAW) has been reported to have
said: ‫حرمواحرامھا‬ ‫حاللھا‬ ‫فاحلوا‬ ‫القران‬ ‫خر‬ٰ‫ا‬ َ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ‫لمایدہ‬َ‫ا‬
Surah al-Maidah is from what has been revealed towards
the last stage of the revelation of the Quran. So, take what
has been made lawful there as lawful forever and take
what has been made unlawful there as unlawful forever.

3. This Surah, especially its opening verse, has a special
bearing on matters relating to mutual dealings and
contractual agreements. Therefore, when the Holy
Prophet (SAW) sent Sayyidna ` Amru ibn Hazm (RA)
as the ` Amil (Governor) of Yamen, he gave him a
written decree of appointment at the head of which he
had this verse written (Al Bahr al-Muhit).

4. Referring to Mustadrak al-Hakim, Ibn Kathir cites a similar narration from
Sayidna Jubayr ibn Nufayr in which he has been reported to have called upon
Aishah (RA)soon after Hajj. She asked him: |""Do you read Surah al-Maidah, 0
Jubayr? " He submitted: "I do." A'ishah (RA) then said: "This is the last Surah of
Holy Qur'an. The injunctions about things lawful and unlawful in it are
Muhkam (of established meaning). The probability of any abrogation (Naskh)
does not exist there. So, be especially particular about them."

5. The Muslim ummah need to refrain
from the attitude of the previous
Muslims ummahs i.e., Jews and
Christians, in order to sincerely
follow the final shari'ah revealed to
the Final Messenger. There is no
room for secularism in Islam.
Ayah 1-11
Ayah 12-32
Ayah 33-50
Ayah 51- 86
Ayah 87-108
Ayah 109- 120
‫سورۃ‬
‫المائدہ‬
Commands of the
completion of the shari'ah
Invitation of
tawhid to the
Christians.
Miscellaneous
commandments
of shari'ah. The crimes of the Jews and Christians
and guidance to Muslims.
Criminal code, the
legislative authority
of Allah and His
commands and
punishments.
The crimes committed
by the Jews and
Christians and advice.

7. Ruku No 1 (Ayah 1-5)
 Fulfilling covenants -- With creator, own self, a person, group, party or government.
 Halal became Haram on Jews because of their breach of promise ---- The
admonition of fulfilling covenants before the Injunctions of lawful and lawful.
 List of Haram and Halal animals ----- Hunting is prohibited in state of Ihram.
 God is the absolute sovereign and has absolute authority to issue whatever
command He might will.(lawful/unlawful)

8.  Treat the symbols of God with due respect.
 Ultimate standard of self control & compassion --- control hatred & desire of revenge
 Help one another in acts of righteousness and piety, and do not help one another in
sin and transgression.
 The principle of mutual cooperation and Assistance ------ Taqwa
 Perfection of Religion and completion of blessings ----- Last Ayah of Quran.

9.  Quran is the best blessing from Allah(swt) to Muslims which has most comprehensive guidelines and
injunctions for salvation here and hereafter.
 All wholesome, good things are Halal, Haram things are few and their domains are specified in Shariah.
 The food of people of Book is lawful under what conditions ------- Zabiha of the people of Book
 Muslims may marry only Christians and Jews, and of them only those who have been characterized as
Muhsanat (i.e., 'well-protected women')

10. Ruku No 2 (Ayah 6-11)
 Wudu, Tayammum, and Ghusl
 Convenience in deen while performing religious duties, Allah does not want to afflict people or to
overburden them.
 Comprehensive direction in respect of both spiritual purity and physical cleanliness.
 Covenant of Uqbah with Ansars of Madina
 Steadfast for Allah as witness for justice ; Justice even when dealing with enemy ----- Taqwa
 Taqwa and Tawakul Ilallah ------ Allah’s favor ; He will restrain your enemy

11. Ruku No 3 (Ayah 12-19)
 Four conditions of Allah’s covenant with Bani Israel ----- Salah, Zakah,
believe in Prophets and help them and lend Allah a good loan.
 Reward ---- Allah will be with you, He will forgive evil sins and Paradise
 Sawa al- sabil as the right way --The highroad of balance and moderation
without exaggeration or negligence
 Punishment of breach of the covenant ----- Curse from Allah(swt) and
hardening of hearts.

12.  Perverting the words of Allah’s message from their context and distort their meaning,
& forgetting a good portion of the teaching - Attitude of Muslim Ummah today
 Attitude of Ihsan ----- Forgiving and overlooking
 Quran provides safety from false perceptions, outlook and ideology. It provide light
and directs us to the straight way ----- Only if when we don’t follow our unrestrained
desires , follow the light from Quran (listening/obeying)
 Wishful claim of being Allah’s favorite ----- Heredity will not be useful in Hereafter

13.  Allah’s favors on Bani Israel and their refusal for life of Jihad.
 Lack of trust (tawakul) on Allah (swt)
 Difference between the attitude of Sahabah and Bani Israel --- Helping the prophet
 Wandering of the Israelites in Sinai Peninsula for 40 years - Deferment as a Remedy
Ruku No 4 (Ayah 20-26)

14. Action Items Surah Al Maaidah Ruku 1-4
 Fulfil the bonds --- Honor the boundaries of Halal and Haram.
 Contracts --- Tawakul Ilallah
 Defamation and Deformation of the People of the Book ---
Avoiding Covenants and Treachery
 The Holy Land and the Children of Israel --- Accepting and
facing the Challenges Instead of Presenting the excuses

15. Ruku No 5 (Ayah 27-34)
 Offerings of Habeel and Qabeel ----- The right concept of Sacrifice
 Sacrifice ---- ‫ب‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ق‬ ---- To seek the pleasure of Allah(swt), making something as a
medium to seek His nearness(Sacrificing animals )
 The condition of acceptance of sacrifice ----- Sincerity of intention, Taqwa and
piety ---- Fear of Allah ---- Following the laws which Allah(swt) has prescribed

16.  Three kinds of Legal Islamic punishments ----- Hudud, Qisas and Tazirat
 Hudud ---- Islamic legal punishment delimited as Divine statue( Adultery,
theft, robbery and false accusation of Adultery, drinking alcohol, Apostasy)
 Qisas ---- Even retaliation
 Tazirat ----- penalties, penal offences
 Value of a human life ---- Saving a life is saving humanity, killing someone unjustly
is a major sin
 Punishment od Robbery and corruption (spreading mischief on earth ) ----
Importance of law and order in society

17. Ruku No 6 (Ayah 35-43)
 Wasilah ---- A medium for seeking to gain nearness to Allah (swt) ---- Two permissble
ways: Making a living person medium for your supplication, making your own good
deeds as medium
 Supplication after Adhan ---- A rank in Paradise for Prophet(saw)
 Best medium --- Striving hard in way of Allah, Striving against evil (Jihad bin Nafs) (
Goal of ICNA)
 Had on a thief --- Punishment in the world but forgiveness in Hereafter after
repentance --- ٌ‫م‬‫ی‬ ِ‫ح‬َّ‫ر‬ ٌ‫ور‬ُ‫ف‬َ‫غ‬

18.  Trials through Fitna ---- Trial for every being is from that sin which he
likes or from his weakness or short comings ---- Do self evaluation
 The background of revelation ----- Adultery case from a Jewish tribe in
Medina ---- playing games with divine judgments
 Bribery and its evil consequences ----- unlawful earnings

19. Ruku No 7 (Ayah 44-50)
 Compliance to Allah (swt) ----- Judgments according to The Book
 Fearing God instead of human being
 Do not barter away Allah's Ayahs for a trivial gain ----- Fatwa of your choice
 Law of Qasas ---- An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
 Foregoing Qasas = expiation of sins , pardoning becomes atone for sins
 Not judging by what Allah has revealed is injustice on one’s own self.
 Allah’s Laws cannot be disregarded or abandoned because of one’s own desire
or people’s desires.

20.  Shariah and Minhaj ------- Shariah is the code of law, the way and Minhaj is its
broadness, Allah’s Book is Shariah, and Sunnah is minhaj. The purpose of all
Shariahs were to achieve righteousness
 Abiding by Laws prescribed by Allah(swt) at all times -- Striving to seek
pleasure of Allah(swt)
 Trying to excel each other is righteousness
 Instead of trying unity between different sects, accept and respect each other
 Turning away from Laws of Allah is act of ignorance
 Creating doubt about deen is Satan's deception

21. Ruku No 8 (Ayah 51-56)
 Muslims can deal with Non-Muslims in the spirit of tolerance , sympathy, good will,
equity & kindness.
 Refrain from deep / fast friendship and indiscriminating intimacy with people of Book.
 There is no social boycott, this refrainment is to protect one’s own Deen & Iman . Do
self evaluation
 Five qualities God’s beloved people; who strive for establishment of Deen
(1)He loves them & they love Him (2)humble towards the believers (3) firm towards the
unbelievers (4) strive hard in the way of Allah (5) not afraid of the reproach of any critic
 Self evaluation ------ Which qualities we have?
ٌ‫ي‬ِ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ٌ‫ع‬ ِ‫اس‬َ‫و‬ ---- He bestows His blessing(to strive for His deen) upon whom He wills.

22. Action Items Surah Al Maaidah Ruku 5-8
 The basic laws of human life - denying falsehood and live and die on the
truth.
 The resources of reform --- Throughout the life constant struggle for
nearness of Allah SWT
 Shariah of ignorance or the Shariah of Allah SWT --- the responsibility of
protecting the Book and conveying this trust to the humanity.
 Switch of fellowship – Adopt virtuous quality of those who uphold the deen.

23. Ruku No 9 (Ayah 57-66)
 Keep away from those who make a mockery and jest of your faith.
 Eating of the unlawful ---- It develop selfishness ,greed and miserliness
 Corruption of society which lead to collapse ----- When religious leaders do
not forbid people from sinful utterances and devouring unlawful earnings
 Full obedience to divine commands brings blessing in this world too

24. Ruku No 10 (Ayah 67-77)
 Emphasis on Tableegh and comfort for the Prophet(saw) ---- Deliver the message
as is; Promise of Allah’s protection
 Allah has forbidden Paradise to those who associate anything with Him in His
divinity. But in Duniya still chance to repent --- ٌ‫م‬‫ی‬ ِ‫ح‬َّ‫ر‬ ٌ‫ور‬ُ‫ف‬َ‫غ‬
 Do not overstep the bounds of truth (Ghlu), prevent excessive in faith ----- Examples
from daily life
 Do not follow the vain desires of people in your religious beliefs ----- Materialism,
Greek and Roman myths, science, fashion, peer pressure
 Helplessness of something other than God, have no power ----- ُ‫م‬‫ی‬ِ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫ال‬ ُ‫ع‬‫ی‬ِ‫م‬َّ‫س‬‫ال‬

25. Ruku No 11 (Ayah 78-86)
 Committing the abominable deeds is a crime as well as not forbidding other from
committing it. Allah’s curse and punishment for both.
 Lot of hadith on importance of enjoining good and forbidding evil .
 Accepting truth even after propaganda against it has double reward.
 Conscientious and God-fearing people of Book ---- Role of Nijashi (Ruler of Ethiopia)

26. Ruku No 12 (Ayah 87-93)
 Lawful and unlawful are only those which Allah allocate, exceeding or decrement
from it is transgressing from the bounds of right.
 Forms of transgressing from the bounds of right - Making Halal Haram, unlawful
earnings etc.
 Forms of oath & their injunctions -- Expiation of breaking oath+Guardedness of oaths
 Allah make clear to us His commandments ------ We have to be grateful.
 Intoxicants, games of chance, idolatrous sacrifices at altars, and divining arrows -----
Enmity and malice between each other

27.  Refraining from them is true success here and Hereafter ---- Listen and obey
rather than arguing about their advantages and disadvantages ----- Self
Surrender and obedience
 Three times ‫وا‬َ‫ق‬َّ‫ت‬‫ا‬ ----- Repetition ; Everything depends on God fearing
 Ranks of Iman and Taqwa ----- Iman , Righteous deeds and Ihsan

28. Action Items Surah Al Maaidah Ruku 9-12
 Enemies of Religion - Trying to overcome your psychological weaknesses
 The ideological deviation of Jews and Christians ---
Convey Allah’s religion to humanity
 Truth recognizer --- Instill the attributes of truth upholder
 Restrictions of Halal and Haram --- To observe the law of halal and haram
established by Allah SWT

29. Ruku No 13 (Ayah 94-100)
 A trial of temptation ---- Forbidden will come across again and again to test you.
 Taqwa -Fearing Allah truly in your heart without seeing Him ;don't exceed the
boundaries set by Him.
 Hunting in state of Ihram is prohibited --- ٍ‫م‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬ِ‫ت‬‫ن‬‫ا‬ ‫و‬ُ‫ذ‬ ٌ‫يز‬ِ‫ز‬َ‫ع‬
,
ٌ‫ي‬ِ‫ح‬َّ‫ر‬ ٌ‫ور‬ُ‫ف‬َ‫غ‬
 Sea food is permissible.
 The bad things (foul)and the good things(wholesome) are not equal.
 Abundance of evil (impure) is pleasing ----- Test
 Ampleness should not be the logic for pursuance. Action of majority/peer pressure
is mostly a test.

30. Ruku No 14 (Ayah 101-108)
 Prohibition of asking unnecessary questions --- ٌ‫ي‬ِ‫ل‬َ‫ح‬ ٌ‫ور‬ُ‫ف‬َ‫غ‬
 Mixing up cultural traditions and religion ----- Superstitious practices
 Following your forefathers ---- Our attitude and reasoning
 Individual responsibility / accountability ----- Enjoining Good and forbidding evil ;
not just comment, review and criticism but also self evaluation.
 Bearing false witness is a major sin ------ Injunctions regarding wills.

31. Ruku No 15 (Ayah 109-115)
 The first question asked of Prophets on the day of Judgment.
 Five questions for us at the day of judgment ----- what we did in our life? ; Where and
in what activities spent our Youth? ; From which source earned our property? ; Where
and for what purpose spent our wealth? ; How acted upon for our acquired
knowledge or science?
 Some particular questions asked from Isa(AS) - Special blessings and favors on him.
 Demand of repast from the disciples . Believers should not demand miracles.
 How we show our gratitude?

32. Rukooh No 16 (Ayah 116-120)
 Did Jesus claim divinity?
 Prophets do not have the knowledge of unseen ---- ِ
‫ب‬ۡ‫و‬ُ‫ی‬ُ‫غ‬ۡ‫ل‬‫ا‬ ُ‫م‬ َّ
‫َّل‬َ‫ع‬
,
ۡ‫ي‬ِ‫ز‬َ‫ع‬ۡ‫ل‬‫ا‬
ُ ۡ
‫ي‬ََِِۡ‫ل‬‫ا‬ ُ‫ز‬
 The only truth that exist is Allah is one.

33. Action Items Surah Al Maaidah Ruku 13-16
 Halal and Haram --- At all times assure yourself that All is All Knowing and
hard on punishment.
 Care for yourself – Check what we say and listen, where we spend time,
mutual relationships and Tazkiya Nafs.
 Ideological Reform - Overcoming psychological obstacles in the path of truth.
 Testimony of Tawheed - Living the Truth

34. The Muslim ummah need to refrain
from the attitude of the previous
Muslims ummahs i.e., Jews and
Christians, in order to sincerely
follow the final shari'ah revealed to
the Final Messenger. There is no
room for secularism in Islam.
Ayah 1-11
Ayah 12-32
Ayah 33-50
Ayah 51- 86
Ayah 87-108
Ayah 109- 120
‫سورۃ‬
‫المائدہ‬
Commands of the
completion of the shari'ah
Invitation of
tawhid to the
Christians.
Miscellaneous
commandments
of shari'ah. The crimes of the Jews and Christians
and guidance to Muslims.
Criminal code, the
legislative authority
of Allah and His
commands and
punishments.
The crimes committed
by the Jews and
Christians and advice.

35. Let's evaluate our selves
Am I sure? Yes No mostly to some
extent
I am not afraid of blames of critics in the pursuit of religion.
I can't keep silent witnessing evil and immorality
I don’t feel any dangers while inviting others to Islam
I deliberately avoid swearing
I avoid blind imitation of forefathers completely
I never cooperate in sin and hostility.
I save myself and my family from all forms of Riba.
Islam can always be practically implemented
I believe that guidance has taken away from those are continuously
disobedient
I always make judgments with Truth between people according to
the Divine Book