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قال مجاهد رحمه الله

مَرَرْتُ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بِخَرِبَةٍ، فَقَالَ: يَا مُجَاهِدُ، نَادِ: يَا خَرِبَةُ، أَيْنَ أَهْلُكِ؟ أَوْ قَالَ: مَا فَعَلَ أَهْلُكِ؟ قَالَ: فَنَادَيْتُ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: ذَهَبُوا، وَبَقِيَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ

Mujaahid relates that he was travelling with Abdullaah bin Umar R.A. when they happened to pass a desolate area

🌷 _Abdullaah bin Umar said to him, "Say; O desolate land! What has happened to those who resided on you?"_

_Mujaahid said, "O desolate land! What has happened to those who resided on you?"_

_*Abdullah bin Umar said, "They might all have passed on but their actions still remain."*_

📚 Reference

This report is attributed to Mujāhid رحمه الله and is recorded in Ḥilyat al-Awliyāʾ wa-Ṭabaqāt al-Aṣfiyāʾ by Abū Nuʿaym al-Aṣfahānī. The wording is also reproduced in later biographical collections.

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In another narration, 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (رض) used to go out of the city into some wilderness with the express purpose of training and teaching his heart.

_When he reached there, he would ask the spot of land_

_*"Where are those who lived here?"*_

After that he would answer his own question by saying:

_*"Everything must perish save the presence of His being."   (Ibn Kathir) *_

▪ This was how he summoned and preserved the remembrance of Afterlife in his heart.

_ [Excerpt from Ma'ariful Qur'an - Surah 3 - Aal-i-Imraan - Ayah 191] _

AHMADTRINI

FROM DUST TO LIFE AGAIN : The Qur’ān’s Evidence for Resurrection

 

Resurrection in the Qur’ān: A Journey from Death to Eternal Life

 

The Qur'an has encouraged man in many verses to ponder over the nature of their creation. He who created them out of nothing is indeed able to bring them back to life once again. Allah (عَزَّ وَجَلَّ) says:

 وَيَقُولُ الْإِنسَانُ أَإِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ أُخْرَجُ حَيًّا (66) أَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ الْإِنسَانُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْئًا (67)

(And (the disbelieving) man says: ‘When I am dead, shall I then be raised up alive? * Does not man remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?) 

[19:66-67]

Allah encourages man to ponder over how He produces fresh vegetation from land which was once dead. Allah (عَزَّ وَجَلَّ) says:

وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنَّكَ تَرَى الْأَرْضَ خَاشِعَةً فَإِذَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِي أَحْيَاهَا لَمُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ ۚ إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ (39)

(And among His Signs (in this), is that you see the earth barren; but when We send down water [rain] to it, it is stirred to life and growth (of vegetation). Verily He Who

gives it life, surely, (He) is Able to give life to the dead (on the Day of Resurrection). Indeed, He is Able to do all things.) 

[41:39]

Allah encourages man to ponder over they wake up from their sleep, which is similar to life after death. This is the reason why it is called the ‘lesser’ form of death. Allah (عَزَّ وَجَلَّ) says:

 

 اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ (42) 

(It is Allah Who takes away the souls at the time of their death, and those that die not during their sleep. He keeps those (souls) for which He has ordained death and sends the rest for a term appointed. Verily, in this are signs for a people who think deeply.) 

[39:42]

Al-‘Aas bin Waa`il came to the Messenger of Allah (r) with a crumbling bone, and crushed it, and then said:

‘O Muhammad! Will Allah raise this after it has become dust?” He replied, “Indeed Allah will raise this! He will cause you to die, then He will bring you back to life and then He will put you in the Hellfire.”

He (the narrator) said, “Then the following verses were revealed:

 أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الْإِنسَانُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ (77) وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِيَ خَلْقَهُ ۖ قَالَ مَن يُحْيِي الْعِظَامَ وَهِيَ رَمِيمٌ (78) قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا الَّذِي أَنشَأَهَا أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌ (79) الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الشَّجَرِ الْأَخْضَرِ نَارًا فَإِذَا أَنتُم مِّنْهُ تُوقِدُونَ (80) أَوَلَيْسَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ الْخَلَّاقُ الْعَلِيمُ (81) إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ شَيْئًا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ (82) فَسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ (83)

(Does not man see that We have created him from Nutfah [mixed male and female discharge semen drops]. Yet behold! He (stands forth) as an open opponent. 

* And he puts forth for Us a parable, and forgets his own creation. He says: ‘Who will give life to these bones when they have rotted away and became dust?’ * Say: (Muhammad (ﷺ)) ‘He will give life to them Who created them for the first time! And He is the All-Knower of every creation! 

* He Who produces for you fire out of the green tree, when behold! You kindle therewith. * Is not He, Who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the like of them? Yes, indeed! He is the All-Knowing Supreme Creator. 

* Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, ‘Be!’ and it is! * So Glorified is He and Exalted above all that they associate with Him, and in Whose Hands is the dominion of all things, and to Him you shall be returned.) 

[36:77-83]

101 LESSONS FROM THE QURAN

 

A Journey Through the Qur’an: 101 Lessons for the Soul

1.   Do not be rude in speech (3:159)

2. Restrain Anger (3:134)

3.  Be good to others (4:36)

4.  Do not be arrogant (7:13)

5.  Forgive others for their mistakes (7:199)

6.  Speak to people mildly (20:44)

7.  Lower your voice (31:19)

8.  Do not ridicule others (49:11)

9.  Be dutiful to parents (17:23)

10.  Do not say a word of disrespect to parents (17:23)

11.  Do not enter parents’ private room without asking permission (24:58)

12.  Write down the debt (2:282)

13.  Do not follow anyone blindly (2:170)

14.  Grant more time to repay if the debtor is in hard time (2:280)

15.  Don’t consume interest (2:275)

16.  Do not engage in bribery (2:188)

17.  Do not break the promise (2:177)

18.  Keep the trust (2:283)

19.  Do not mix the truth with falsehood (2:42)

20.  Judge with justice between people (4:58)

21.  Stand out firmly for justice (4:135)

22.  Wealth of the dead should be distributed among his family members (4:7)

23.  Women also have the right for inheritance (4:7)

24.  Do not devour the property of orphans (4:10)

25.  Protect orphans (2:220)

26.  Do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly (4:29)

27.  Try for settlement between people (49:9)

28.  Avoid suspicion (49:12)

29.  Do not spy and backbite (2:283)

30.  Do not spy or backbite (49:12)

31.  Spend wealth in charity (57:7)

32.  Encourage feeding poor (107:3)

33.  Help those in need by finding them (2:273)

34.  Do not spend money extravagantly (17:29)

35.  Do not invalidate charity with reminders (2:264)

36.  Honor guests (51:26)

37.  Order righteousness to people only after practicing it yourself  (2:44)

38.  Do not commit abuse on the earth (2:60)

39.  Do not prevent people from mosques (2:114)

40.  Fight only with those who fight you (2:190)

41.  Keep the etiquettes of war (2:191)

42.  Do not turn back in battle (8:15)

43.  No compulsion in religion (2:256)

44.  Believe in all prophets (2:285)

45.  Do not have sexual intercourse during menstrual period (2:222)

46.  Breast feed your children for two complete years (2:233)

47.  Do not even approach unlawful sexual intercourse (17:32)

48.  Choose rulers by their merit (2:247)

49.  Do not burden a person beyond his scope (2:286)

50.  Do not become divided (3:103)

51.  Think deeply about the wonders and creation of this universe (3:191)

52.  Men and Women have equal rewards for their deeds (3:195)

53.  Do not marry those in your blood relation (4:23)

54.  Family should be led by men (4:34)

55.  Do not be miserly (4:37)

56.  Do not keep envy (4:54)

57.  Do not kill each other (4:92)

58.  Do not be an advocate for deceit (4:105)

59.  Do not cooperate in sin and aggression (5:2)

60.  Cooperate in righteousness (5:2)

61.  Having majority’ is not a criterion of truth (6:116)

62.  Be just (5:8)

63.  Punish for crimes in an exemplary way (5:38)

64.  Strive against sinful and unlawful acts (5:63)

65.  Dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine are prohibited (5:3)

66.  Avoid intoxicants and alcohol (5:90)

67.  Do not gamble (5:90)

68.  Do not insult others’ deities (6:108)

69.  Don’t reduce weight or measure to cheat people (6:152)

70.  Eat and Drink, But Be Not Excessive (7:31)

71.  Wear good cloths during prayer times (7:31)

72.  protect and help those who seek protection (9:6)

73.  Keep Purity (9:108)

74.  Never give up hope of Allah’s Mercy (12:87)

75.  Allah will forgive those who have done wrong out of ignorance (16:119)

76.  Invitation to God should be with wisdom and good instruction (16:125)

77.  No one will bear others’ sins (17:15)

78.  Do not kill your children for fear of poverty (17:31)

79.  Do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge (17:36)

80.  Keep aloof from what is vain (23:3)

81.  Do not enter others’ houses without seeking permission (24:27)

82.  Allah will provide security for those who believe only in Allah (24:55)

83.  Walk on earth in humility (25:63)

84.  Do not neglect your portion of this world (28:77)

85.  Invoke not any other god along with Allah (28:88)

86.  Do not engage in homosexuality (29:29)

87.  Enjoin right, forbid wrong (31:17)

88.  Do not walk in insolence through the earth (31:18)

89.  Women should not display their finery (33:33)

90.  Allah forgives all sins (39:53)

91.  Do not despair of the mercy of Allah (39:53)

92.  Repel evil by good (41:34)

93.  Decide on affairs by consultation (42:38)

94.  Most noble of you is the most righteous (49:13)

95.  No Monasticism in religion (57:27)

96.  Those who have knowledge will be given a higher degree by Allah (58:11)

97.  Treat non-Muslims in a kind and fair manner (60:8)

98.  Save yourself from covetousness (64:16)

99.  Seek forgiveness of Allah. He is Forgiving and Merciful (73:20)

100.  Do not repel the petitioner/beggar (93:10)

101.  Be Patient and Seek Help Through Prayer

Surah Al-Baqarah (2:153)

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