This document discusses two main themes from Quranic verses: knowledge of Allah and the varying degrees of belief among those who claim to be Muslims. It emphasizes that Allah knows all things openly and secretly. No one knows the secrets of the unseen except Allah. It also distinguishes between Muslims, munafiqun (hypocrites), and mu'mins (true believers). True believers submit verbally and physically perform all Islamic obligations, while hypocrites only profess belief outwardly. The document cautions that one cannot fool Allah by making false claims. Allah knows what is in the hearts of those who say they believe but do not act accordingly. The lessons are that one should not boast or show off in

2. SESSION 12
Who Knows Better?
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ور‬ُ‫س‬‫ات‬َ‫ر‬ُ‫ج‬ُ‫ـح‬
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‫ال‬

3. TRUE BELIEVERS
‫ال‬َ‫و‬
ْ
‫م‬
َ
‫أ‬‫ب‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫د‬
َ
‫اه‬َ‫ج‬َ‫و‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫اب‬
َ
‫ت‬ْ‫ر‬َ‫ي‬ ْ‫م‬
َ
‫ل‬ َّ‫م‬
ُ
‫ث‬ ‫وِل‬ُ‫س‬َ‫ر‬َ‫و‬
َّ
‫اَّلل‬‫ب‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫ن‬َ‫آم‬ َ‫ين‬
َّ
‫اَّل‬
َ
‫ون‬ُ‫ن‬‫م‬
ْ
‫ؤ‬ُ‫م‬
ْ
‫ال‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬
َّ
‫ن‬‫إ‬ْ‫م‬‫ه‬
ُ‫م‬
ُ
‫ه‬
َ
‫ك‬‫ئ‬ََٰ
‫ول‬
ُ
‫أ‬ ۚ
َّ
‫اَّلل‬ ‫يل‬‫ب‬َ‫س‬ ‫ِف‬ ْ‫م‬‫ه‬‫س‬
ُ
‫ف‬
ْ
‫ن‬
َ
‫أ‬َ‫و‬
َ
‫ون‬
ُ
‫ق‬‫اد‬ َّ‫الص‬
The believers are (only) those who believe in God and His Messenger, who
do not change their belief into doubt and who strive hard for the cause of
God with their property and life. They are the truthful ones. (49:15)
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ور‬ُ‫س‬‫ات‬َ‫ر‬ُ‫ج‬ُ‫ـح‬
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‫ال‬

4. FALSE CLAIMS TO THE PROPHET
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ور‬ُ‫س‬‫ات‬َ‫ر‬ُ‫ج‬ُ‫ـح‬
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‫ال‬

5. WHO KNOWS BETTER?
ٍ‫ء‬ْ َ
‫َش‬ ‫ل‬
ُ
‫ك‬‫ب‬ ُ َّ
‫اَّلل‬َ‫و‬ ‫ض‬ْ‫ر‬
َ
‫األ‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬َ‫و‬ ‫ات‬َ‫او‬َ‫م‬ َّ‫الس‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ ُ‫م‬
َ
‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬ ُ َّ
‫اَّلل‬َ‫و‬ ْ‫م‬
ُ
‫ك‬‫ين‬‫د‬‫ب‬ َ َّ
‫اَّلل‬
َ
‫ون‬ُ‫م‬‫ل‬َ‫ع‬
ُ
‫ت‬
َ
‫أ‬
ْ
‫ل‬
ُ
‫ق‬‫ل‬َ‫ع‬‫ي‬‫م‬
(Muhammad), say [to the masses]: “Will you teach God about your
[commitment to] religion [and your state of conviction in it]? God knows
whatever is in the heavens and the earth. He has the knowledge of all
things.” (49:16)
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ور‬ُ‫س‬‫ات‬َ‫ر‬ُ‫ج‬ُ‫ـح‬
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‫ال‬

6. TWO MAIN THEMES TO REFLECT UPON
Knowledge
of Allah
Beliefs of
“Muslims”
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ور‬ُ‫س‬‫ات‬َ‫ر‬ُ‫ج‬ُ‫ـح‬
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‫ال‬

7. KNOWLEDGE OF ALLAH
َ‫و‬ ْ‫ن‬‫م‬ ُ‫ط‬
ُ
‫ق‬ ْ‫س‬
َ
‫ت‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ َ‫و‬ ‫ر‬ْ‫ح‬َ ْ
‫اْل‬ َ‫و‬ َ‫ب‬
ْ
‫ال‬ ‫ِف‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ ُ‫م‬
َ
‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫و‬ َ‫و‬
ُ
‫ه‬
َّ
‫ال‬‫إ‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ه‬ُ‫م‬
َ
‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬
َ
‫ال‬ ‫ب‬ْ‫ي‬
َ
‫غ‬
ْ
‫ال‬ ُ‫ح‬‫ات‬
َ
‫ف‬َ‫م‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫د‬
ْ
‫ن‬‫ع‬ َ‫و‬
َ
‫ق‬َ‫ر‬ٍ‫ة‬
َّ
‫ال‬‫إ‬
ٍ‫ني‬‫ب‬ُ‫م‬ ٍ‫اب‬َ‫ت‬‫ك‬ ‫ِف‬
َّ
‫ال‬‫إ‬ ٍ‫س‬‫اب‬َ‫ي‬
َ
‫ال‬ َ‫و‬ ٍ‫ب‬ ْ‫ط‬َ‫ر‬
َ
‫ال‬ َ‫و‬ ‫ض‬ْ‫ر‬
َ
‫األ‬ ‫ات‬َ‫م‬
ُ
‫ل‬
ُ
‫ظ‬ ‫ِف‬ ٍ‫ة‬َّ‫ب‬َ‫ح‬
َ
‫ال‬ َ‫و‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ه‬ُ‫م‬
َ
‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬
“And with Him (Allah) are the Keys of the Unseen. No one knows them (the Secrets of the
Unseen) except for Him (Allah). And He (Allah) knows all that is on the land and all that is in the
seas and there is not even a single leaf that falls except that He has full knowledge of it and there
is also not a single dry thing that is hidden in the darkness of the Earth, nor anything that is wet or
dry, except that (all of these) are preserved in a Clear Book.” Surah al-An’am (6), Verse 59
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ور‬ُ‫س‬‫ات‬َ‫ر‬ُ‫ج‬ُ‫ـح‬
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‫ال‬

8. DEGREES OF “BELIEF” OF “MUSLIMS”
Muslim
• Those who have
submitted verbally but
not necessarily
physically through the
practical actions of
Islam
Munaafiq
• Hypocrites who
profess acceptance of
the religion outwardly
but don’t believe
inside their heart
Mu’min
• Those who have
submitted verbally to
the belief system and
physically perform all
of the required actions

9. YOU CAN’T FOOL ALLAH!
ْ‫ن‬‫م‬َ‫و‬ْ‫م‬
ُ
‫ه‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬َ‫و‬ ‫ر‬‫اآلخ‬ ‫م‬ْ‫و‬َ ْ
‫اْل‬‫ب‬َ‫و‬
َّ
‫اَّلل‬‫ب‬ ‫ا‬َّ‫ن‬َ‫آم‬
ُ
‫ول‬
ُ
‫ق‬َ‫ي‬ ْ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ ‫اس‬َّ‫انل‬َ‫ني‬‫ن‬‫م‬
ْ
‫ؤ‬ُ‫م‬‫ب‬.
َ
‫ون‬ُ‫ع‬‫اد‬
َ ُ
‫ُي‬
َ
‫ون‬ُ‫ع‬َ‫د‬
ْ َ
‫ُي‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬َ‫و‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫ن‬َ‫آم‬ َ‫ين‬
َّ
‫اَّل‬َ‫و‬ َ َّ
‫اَّلل‬
‫ا‬َ‫م‬َ‫و‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬ َ‫س‬
ُ
‫نف‬
َ
‫أ‬ ‫ال‬‫إ‬
َ
‫ون‬ُ‫ر‬ُ‫ع‬
ْ
‫ش‬َ‫ي‬
“And of the people there are some who say, ‘We believe in ALLAH, and the Last
Day;’ while they are not believers at all. They are trying to deceive Allah and the
believers; and in fact they deceive none except themselves while they have no
understanding.” (2:8-9)
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ور‬ُ‫س‬‫ات‬َ‫ر‬ُ‫ج‬ُ‫ـح‬
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‫ال‬

10. WHO KNOWS BETTER … LESSONS TO LEARN
1. Boasting and showing off in front of the Prophet is, in reality, boasting in front of Allah. Seeing
as how a group of people came to the Messenger and began to brag, the Qur’an addressed
them. ( ‫مون‬ّ‫عل‬ُ‫ت‬‫أ‬‫ه‬ّ‫للا‬ )
2. In the presence of Allah, the One who knows everything, we must not make false claims and
become braggadocios. ( ‫مون‬ّ‫أتعل‬...‫ه‬ّ‫وللا‬‫یعلم‬ )
3. Allah knows not only about the existence of everything, but also all of their specifics. ( ‫یعلم‬...
‫وهوبكل‬‫شى‬‫علیم‬ )
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ور‬ُ‫س‬‫ات‬َ‫ر‬ُ‫ج‬ُ‫ـح‬
ْ
‫ال‬