Marked for Greatness: The Tafseer of Surah Maryam
Verses 41-98
Introduction:
This Tafseer session, is a deep study of the last 57 verses of Surah Maryam. We will learn about the lives of great Prophets and Messengers, and connect them to our own life. These 58 verses beautifully summarize their lives:
“It is these upon whom Allah has bestowed favor among the Prophets, from the descendants of Adam; and from those whom We boarded along with Noah; and from the descendants of Ibrahim and Israel; and from those whom We guided and chose; when the verses of the Most Gracious were recited to them, they fell down, prostrating and crying.”
Course Outline:
- Summary of the first 40 verses
- Life of Zakariyya (as) and Yahya (as)
- Dua of Zakariyya (as)
- Seerah of Maryam (as) and Isa (as)
- Ibrahim (ah), a truthful Messenger
- His invitation to Tawheed
- His wisdom of Dawah
- Dialogue with His Polytheist father
- Being expelled from his home
- His prayers for his father
- Allah’s Mercy bestowed upon him
- His generation: Ishaq (as) and Yaqub (as)
- Example for migrant Makkans
- Musa (ah)
- A dedicated Prophet and Messenger
- Harun (ah): Musa’s brother and a Prophet
- Visit to Tur
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- Ismail (ah)
- A man of his words and a Prophet
- Commandments of establishing Salah and Zakah
- Allah’s pleasure
- Idrees (ah)
- A truthful Prophet
- Allah raised him to a lofty place
- Best of the best “chosen”humans
- Allah bestowed His special Mercy upon these Prophets
- Generation of Adam (ah)
- Generation of Noah (ah)
- Generation of Ibrahim (ah)
- Degenerate People:
- Loss of connection with Allah (SWT)
- Neglected Salah
- Followed their lusts
- Relative Consequences
- Obedient People:
- Seek Repentance
- Righteous Deeds
- Servants of Allah(SWT)
- Promised blessings
- Heaven
- Reminders:
- Angel Gabriel comes with Allah’s commands
- Lord of Heavens and Earth
- Be steadfast in His obedience
- Life after death
- Would I be raised to life again?
- Man’s creation from nothing
- The gathering around Hell
- Punishment for the rebellious
- Ranks according to deeds
- Everyone held accountable for their actions
- The followers of Satan will be burned
- Pious believers will be honored
- Believers vs. Disbelievers
- The Day of Judgment
- Shirk
- Physical Occurrence
- Time is close
- The Blessing of Quran
- Easy language
- Good news for the pious
- Warning for the obdurate
- Lessons from past nations
