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Reoccurring Themes in Surah Al-Baqarah

 

– Retribution – Challenging – Rising of the Dead – Transactions – Characteristics – Guidance – Glad tidings – Reminder of Allah’s Favors – Establishment of the Prayer – Forgiveness – Bani Israel (The tribe) – Angels – Corruption – Changing of the Scripture There are more theses are only a few of them, feel free to post if you know of anymore inshallah.

The Virtues of Surat Al-Baqarah

In Musnad Ahmad, Sahih Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa’i, it is recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said, «لَا تَجْعَلُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ قُبُورًا فَإِنَّ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي تُقْرَأُ فِيهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ لَا يَدْخُلُهُ الشَّيْطَان» (Do not turn your houses into graves. Verily, Shaytan does not enter the house where Surat Al-Baqarah is recited.) At-Tirmidhi said, “Hasan Sahih.

The Teaching of Surah Al-Baqara. -Examples of people before us – Beginning of the creation – Pillars of Islam – Retribution – Ibadaah – Jihad – Relations -Nursing – Divorce – Taqwaah – Prophets – Purification

Elequence of Al-Fatiha

Muslim recorded in his Sahih, and An-Nasa’i in his Sunan that Ibn `Abbas said: “While Jibril (Gabriel) was with the Messenger of Allah , he heard a noise from above. Jibril lifted his sight to the sky and said, `This is a door in heaven being open, and it has never been opened before now.’ An angel descended from that door and came to the Prophet and said, `Receive the glad tidings of two lights that you have been given, which no other Prophet before you was given: the Opening of the Book and the last (three) Ayat of Surat Al-Baqarah. You will not read a letter of them, but will gain its benefit.”’ An-Nasa’i (Al-Kubra 5:12) and Muslim recorded similar wording (1:554).

The Opening, Al-Fatiha

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The Opening – Al- Fatiha & its eloquence: Message of optimism to human kind (hope in the mercy and rewards of Allah Tallah)   Determination – to the path of righteous, as well as being steadfast on it. It is known as: · Umm Al-Kitab (the Mother of the Book) · Ash-Shifa’ (the Cure) · Ar-Ruqyah (remedy) The prayer is not completed without it. Some of the lessons we learn from Surah Al-Fatihah: <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Aqeedah <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Ibaadah <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Sharee’ah <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Eiman in Day of Judgment <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Eiman in Asmaa’ wa Husna <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Tawheed <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Issue of Dua’ – assistance in times of need <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Stability in Eiman <!–[if !supportLists]–>· <!–[endif]–>Protecting us from breaking our covenant and many more!

And when you recite the words of Allah, recite the words with the heart and understand their meaning, try to learn the lesson from it. Look for what Allah Subhana Tallah is trying to teach you by his words. After you have learned a lesson from the verses, get to work and start implementing right away, because if you don’t than you might forget and always ask Allah Tallah for Guidance