Today we reviewed what we studied in the past of Surat Al-Hujurat and continued to Ayah 10.
1- Those who feel in their hearts love to the acts of belief and obedience to Allah and hate the acts of disbelief, deviant behavior and disobedience to Allah when confronted by such acts, are the guided ones.
2- Those who practice what was mentioned before in this Surah, are given favor & blessing from Allah. Allah is “Aleem”; All Knowing so we should be careful what we do and try to gain knowledge and “Hakeem” All Wise so we should accept our fate and try to be wise in our decisions.
3- Appreciating Allah’s gifts & blessings “Neama” is by recognizing that it is only from Allah, respecting it, preserving and protect it from waste, use it to please Allah in according to his commands and sharing it with others who deserve to.
4- Infighting among the believers is forbidden by Allah.
5- It is still possible that two groups of believers can have fighting among themselves. That does not change the fact that they remain believers & brothers.
6- Neutral believers have the obligation to intervene between other Muslim fighting groups to stop the fighting & arbitrate the dispute in a fair manner.
7- If one of the fighting groups of believers transgresses by refusing to stop the fight & accept arbitration, the neutral groups are commanded by Allah to fight that group only till they agree to stop fighting & accept arbitration.
8- After stop of the fighting, the initially neutral groups that fought the transgressing group, should remain neutral & arbitrate the dispute between the initial fighting groups in a fair manner in accordance to Allah’s commands & teachings.
Permanent Home work:
1- Read at least one page of Quran daily and the meanings. Give it priority over all else 1st thing in the morning.
2- Make a weekly check chart for the daily things you should be doing including, but not limited to, the 5 daily pryers, daily Quran, being best to parents, chores, …etc…
3- Think of the meaning of Surat Alfatiha during your prayers especially asking Allah for guidance to the straight with its 2 components. If you do so at least 17 times a day, He will guide you definitely.
4– Practice lowering your voice when speaking to or in the presence of your parents, elders and those of authority.
5- Receive the news and media with critical thinking and don’t form opinions without independent verification.
New Home Work:
– Recognize Allah’s Gifts and appreciate by preserving them and using them properly in accordance to His guidance.
– Fix broken relationships with or between others
– Get ready for next week’s quiz.
– Voluntary memorizing of Surat Al-Hujurat with no mistakes is rewarded with $20 prize. $1 deduction for each mistake.