The Qur’ānic Worldview

WITH ALLĀH’S NAME, THE MERCIFUL BENEFACTOR, THE MERCIFUL REDEEMER
The Qur’ānic Worldview
Khatīb: Jibrīl Abdul-Hafīz (جبريل عبدالحفيظ)
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Friday, April 30, 2010 / Khutba-tul-Jumu’ah, Ju-mā-dal_ū-lā 16, 1431

As Salām `Alaykum: We thank Allāh, we seek His help, we ask for His forgiveness, we believe and put our complete trust in Him, Mighty and Sublime is He. We witness evidence that there is no deity except Allāh, He alone is without partners, and we witness evidence that Muhammed is His servant and messenger, Allāh sent the prayer and salvation on him, peace be on his descendants, his companions, and on all of Allāh’s messengers, and what follows of this noble salutation.

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

Allāh (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى) teaches in Qur’ānic Prayer Language that which means: And (it is binding that you) do not marry the idolatrous women until they believe; and no doubt a believing female servant is better than an idolatrous woman even if she pleases you and (it is binding that you) do not marry idolatrous men until they believe; and no doubt a believing male servant is better than an idolatrous man even if he pleases you; these are they who call you to the fire and Allāh calls you to the paradise and to the forgiveness by His permission and He makes His signs clear for the people so that they might be thoughtful. Read the Qur’ān | البقرة سورة | Sū-ra-tul_Ba-qa-rah | 2: 221

﴿ وَ لاَ تَنْكِحُواْ الْمُشْرِﻜَﺎﺖِ حَتَّى يُؤْمِنَّ وَلأَمَةٌ مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكَةٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ وَلاَ تُنكِحُواْ الْمُشِرِكِينَ حَتَّى يُؤْمِنُواْ وَلَعَبْدٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكُمْ أُوْلَـٰئِكَ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ وَﷲُ يَدْعُواْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَيُبَيِّنُ آيَٰـتِهِ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ﴾

The jurists of Qur’ānic Science | أسباب نزول | underscore the fact that captives of war were kept as servants and that this verse was revealed about a case wherein a Muslim wanted to marry a woman who had not declared that there is absolutely no god other than Allāh (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى) and that Muhammed (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) is His Messenger. Briefly, this says we believe in the Seen (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) and the Unseen (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ).

Prophet Muhammed (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) said that which means: “A woman is chosen for marriage for four reasons: her wealth, social status, beauty, and religion. So, marry the religious woman” (Tafsīr ibn Kathīr).

« تُنْـكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ لِأَرْبَعٍ: لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا، فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ »

Allāh (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى) teaches in Qur’ānic Prayer Language that which means: (It is binding that you) marry the single ones from among you and the virtuous ones from among your male and female servants; if they are poor, Allah will enrich them from His Grace. Read the Qur’ān | النور سورة | Sū-ra-tun_Nur | 24: 32

﴿ أَنْكِحُواْ الأَيٰـمَى مِنْكُمْ وَالصَّٰلِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ وَإِمائِكُمْ إِن يَكُونُواْ فُقَرَآءَ يُغْنِهِمُ ﷲُ مِن فَضْلِهِ ﴾

And in accord with this line of thinking Allāh’s servant (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) said that which means: O young men, whoever among you can afford to get married, let him marry, for it is more effective than lowering the gaze and protecting the private parts. Whoever cannot do that, then let him fast, for it is a protection for him (Tafsīr ibn Kathīr).

« يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ، مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ »

And continuing on with this line of thinking about the importance of the institutions of marriage and family life, Allāh’s servant (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) said that which means: Marry and have children, for I will stand proud of you before the nations on the Day after the raising of the dead (Tafsīr ibn Kathīr).

« تَزَوَّجُوا تَوَالَدُوا تَنَاسَلُوا فَإِنِّي مُبَاهٍ بِكُمُ الْأُمَمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ »

We should always be mindful of the true significance that is placed on marriage and family life knowing that Allāh (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى) teaches in Qur’ānic Prayer Language that which means, pray: .Our Lord: give us wives and children who will comfort our eyes and make us an Imām for the ones who will take Allāh for protection from sins and harmful things Read the Qur’ān | الفرقان سورة | Sū-ra-tun_Nur | 25: 74

﴿ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّـتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَاماً ﴾

And concluding this line of thought, Allāh’s servant (ﺼﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻮ ﺴﻠﻢ) said three times that which means: Shall I not tell you of the greatest of major sins? We said, of course, O Messenger of Allāh. He said: Associating others in worship with Allāh and disobeying one's parents.