(a)Comment on the following verses:
*Iyyāka nacbudu wa iyyāka nastacīn. (Q.1:5)
*Alaysa Llāhu bi aḥkamil hākimīn. (Q.95:8)
*Innā anzalnāhu fī laylatil Qadr. (Q.97:1)
Explanation
*It is the fifth verse of Sūratul Fātiḥah.
*It means: “Thee alone do we worship and from Thee alone we seek for help:
*Man should worship none but Allah.
*In worship, man is not to associate partner(s) with Allah.
*Associating partner(s) with Allah is a major and unpardonable sin.
*Humankind’s source of help is Allah.
*Those who seek help from sources other than Allah are on the wrong path
*Such persons incur Allah’s displeasure.
- It is the last verses of Sūratut –Tīn.
- It means: Is Allah not the best of Judges?
- Allah;s judgement is straight and fair.
- Human judgement is full of flaws.
- Those who flout Allah;s regulations are to be punished.
- The law-abiding ones will enjoy unending reward.
- In Allah;s court, there are no lawyers to argue a case.
- One cannot also deny wrong- doing if one indeed committed it.
- It is the opening verse of Sūratul- Qadr
- It means: we have revealed it on the Night of Power.
-The objectof revelation is the Qur;ān.
-It was on the Lawḥul-Maḥfūz (Heavenly preserved Tablet).
- It was kept in the <em>Baytul- cIzza
- The revelation began in the year 610 C.E. at Cave Hira.
- The revelation to the Prophet was through the agency of Jibrīl.
- The revelation ended in 632 C.E.
- The compilation of the Qur;ān started in the reign of Caliph Abū-Bakar.
- It was standardization during the rule of cUthmān b. cAffān.