Thread by @funkyplet

Surah Qalam

This refers to the divine pen.

The prophet SAWS said the first thing that Allah created was the pen and Allah told the pen “Write” and the pen said “What shall I write?”. And Allah said “Write everything that will happen until the day of judgement”.

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The primary theme of Surah Qalam is to honour the prophet SAWS and to discuss the temporary Marie is this world and the permanency of the hereafter.

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The prophet SAWS is praised in the one of the highest ways in Surah Qalam “you are a man of outstanding character”. Allah has said that his character is exemplary. He is the most outstanding charactered human being that has ever walked this earth.

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A small portion of this character should therefore be attempted to be had in the followers of the prophet SAWS. We should try to embody the exemplary character of the prophet SAWS.

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The next portion of Surah Qalam deals with the story of those who owned a luxurious garden and they wanted to hide the fruits of this garden. They were stingy and conspired amongst themselves to not give charity to any poor people thinking it would preserve their wealth.
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Because of their stinginess their wealth was destroyed.

Lesson: giving charity preserves our wealth, increases our wealth.

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Surah Qalam then moves on to a vivid description of the day of judgement.

On the day of judgement they will be asked to prostrate to Allah SWT.

But those who did not prostate in this world will not be able to prostrate on the day of judgement.

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