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Listen
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| Do not mock, backbit or lie about others |
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Explanation of Sura Humaza (Quran: Chapter
104)
The Surah's Name
The 104th chapter of the Qur'an is called Humaza as well as in most of
the books of tafsir. Imam al-Bukhari in his Sahih, as well as some other
scholars of tafsir, referred to this chapter with the title, "Woe
to every slanderer and backbiter" - the first ayat. The great
scholar of the Arabic Language, al-Fayruzabadi, wrote in his book that its name
is Al-Hutama [the Constant Crusher].
Period of Revelation, Number of Verses and Chronology
Scholars agree that Surat al-Humaza was revealed in Mecca. They also agree that
it consists of 9 verses. It was the 32nd chapter sent to the Prophet Muhammad 
(Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), after the revelation of Surat al-Qiyamah
and before Surat al-Mursalat.
Why Was It Sent?
It is narrated that Surat al-Humaza was sent due to a group of the Meccan
polytheists who insulted the fledging community of the Prophet
by spreading lies about them. This vile group consisted of Walid bin al-Mughirah
al-Makhzumi, Umyah the son of Khalaf, al-'As the son of Wail, who we discussed
in great detail earlier [see
the explanation of Surah Al-Kawthar], and Jamil the son of M'amar
from the tribe of Jum'a. Jamil would later be guided to Islam, accepting
it on the day Mecca was conquered. These men were considered the leaders of the Qur'aish
and the greatest enemies of Islam.
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| Poisoning
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Following is an excerpt form the introduction
to Muhammad Asad's book "The Road to Mecca" in which he outlines a
discussion about the root causes of bias against Islam and the Muslim world in
the West with a non-Muslim friend.
When it comes to Islam - Western equanimity is almost invariably disturbed by an
emotional bias. Is it perhaps, I sometimes wonder, because the values of Islam
are close enough to those of the West to constitute a potential challenge to
many Western concepts of spiritual and social life?'
And I went on to tell him [non-Muslim friend of Muhammad
Asad] of a theory which I had conceived some years ago - a theory that
might perhaps help one to understand better the deep-seated prejudice against
Islam so often to be found in Western literature and contemporary thought. 'To
find a truly convincing explanation of this prejudice I said, 'one has to look
far backward into history and try to comprehend the psychological background of
the earliest relations between the Western and the Muslim worlds. What
Occidentals think and feel about Islam today is rooted in impressions that were
born during the Crusades.'
'The Crusades!' exclaimed my friend. 'You don't mean to say that what happened
nearly a thousand years ago could still have an effect on people of the
twentieth century?'
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| Shaikh
Junaid
discusses remedy
for racism by the example of the Prophet |
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Shaykh Junaid Kharsany was born in Durban, South Africa in 1975. He is the founder of the Riyadhul Uloom Institute in Torrance, California and also serves as the Imam of Masjid Jamat Islam in Inglewood, California.
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The Thief Will Enter
No matter what plans you make,
no matter what you acquire,
the thief will enter from the unguarded side.
Be occupied, then, with what you really value
and let the thief take something less.
Mathnawi II, 1505-07
The Pocket Rumi by Kabir Helminski
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