Checklist of Muslim's minimum activities

Below are some basic activities that Muslims perform daily when it comes to religion. Some go beyond this list and add many other activities, while some others perform only the mandatory ones. Muslims’ activities are very diverse. The list below is just an example, and may be considered relaxed by many Muslims, note that the list doesn’t include special events.
 
1-      When Waking Up: the following are recommended Azkaar to be said in the morning to start a new day.

 
اللّهُـمَّ ما أَصْبَـَحَ بي مِـنْ نِعْـمَةٍ أَو بِأَحَـدٍ مِـنْ خَلْـقِك ، فَمِـنْكَ وَحْـدَكَ لا شريكَ لَـك ، فَلَـكَ الْحَمْـدُ وَلَـكَ الشُّكْـر .  أبو داود 4/318 -1  

Allahumma ma asbaha bee min ni’matin, aw bi-ahadin min khalqik, faminka wahdaka la shareeka lak, falakal-hamdu walakash-shukr.

1-‘O Allah, what blessing I or any of Your creation have risen upon, is from You alone, without partner, so for You is all praise and unto You all thanks.’

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 (اللّهُـمَّ عافِـني في بَدَنـي ، اللّهُـمَّ عافِـني في سَمْـعي ، اللّهُـمَّ عافِـني في بَصَـري ، لا إلهَ إلاّ أَنْـتَ. (ثلاثاً -2

اللّهُـمَّ إِنّـي أَعـوذُبِكَ مِنَ الْكُـفر ، وَالفَـقْر ، وَأَعـوذُبِكَ مِنْ عَذابِ القَـبْر ، لا إلهَ إلاّ أَنْـتَ . (ثلاثاً) أبو داود 4/324

Allahumma AAafinee fee badanee, allahumma AAafinee fee sam’ee, allahumma Aafinee fee basaree, la ilaha illa ant.(three times).

Allahumma innee a’oothu bika minal-kufr, walfaqr, wa-a’oothu bika min Aathabil-qabr, la ilaha illa ant (three times).

2-‘O Allah, grant my body health, O Allah, grant my hearing health, O Allah, grant my sight health. None has the right to be worshipped except You.’ (three times)

‘O Allah, I take refuge with You from disbelief and poverty, and I take refuge with You from the punishment of the grave. None has the right to be worshipped except You.’ (three times)

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  حَسْبِـيَ اللّهُ لا إلهَ إلاّ هُوَ عَلَـيهِ تَوَكَّـلتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ العَرْشِ العَظـيم . ( سبع مَرّات حينَ يصْبِح وَيمسي)    أبو داود موقوفاً 4/321 -3

 Hasbiyal-lahu la ilaha illa huwa, Aalayhi tawakkalt, wahuwa rabbul-Aarshil-Aatheem

3-‘Allah is Sufficient for me, none has the right to be worshipped except Him, upon Him I rely and He is Lord of the exalted throne.’ (seven times morning and evening)

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4- اللهم صلي على محمد
4- Allahumma sallee ala Mohammad (10 times).

2-       Fajr Prayer (it’s a recommended prayer which is performed just before the Subh prayer)

3-      Subh Prayer (one of the five mandatory prayers, its time starts at twilight)

4-      ½ Juzu’ of Qur’an (It’s recommended to read one juzu’ of Qur’an every day, half during the morning and half during the evening, so that within a month you can finish the whole Qur’an)

5-      Duhr prayer (2nd mandatory prayer, it’s performed from noon to the point where the shadow of objects under the sun becomes the same size of the original object), it’s also recommended to perform 4 Sunnah rakaats just before and 4 rakaats (2 Sunnah, 2 Nawafil) just after the Duhr prayer but not mandatory.

6-      Asr Prayer (3rd mandatory prayer and can be performed anytime within the following times:  starts when the shadow of objects under the sun becomes taller than the actual objects themselves and it ends just before sunset).

4 Sunnah rakaats are recommended before the Asr prayers.

7-      Maghrib prayer (4th mandatory prayer and can be performed after sunset and ends when there is no more redness in the sky from the effect of the sunset, when the sky is totally dark, you can also check online for the time of prayers),

8-      2 rakaat after Maghrib are recommended.

9-      Evening Azkaar
أَعـوذُبِكَلِمـاتِ اللّهِ التّـامّـاتِ مِنْ شَـرِّ ما خَلَـق . (ثلاثاً إِذا أمسى)   أحمد 2/290، وصحيح الترمذي 3/187  -1

aAAoothu bikalimatil-lahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq.

1-      ‘I take refuge in Allah’s perfect words from the evil He has created.’ (three times in the evening)
 
اللّهُـمَّ بِكَ أَمْسَـينا، وَبِكَ أَصْـبَحْنا، وَبِكَ نَحْـيا، وَبِكَ نَمـوتُ وَإِلَـيْكَ المَصـير.   الترمذي 5/466 -2
 Allahumma bika amsayna, wabika asbahna, wabika nahya wabika namootu wa-ilaykal-maseer.

2-      ‘O Allah, by Your leave we have reached the evening and by Your leave we have reached the morning, by Your leave we live and die and unto You is our return.’

اللّهُـمَّ عافِـني في بَدَنـي ، اللّهُـمَّ عافِـني في سَمْـعي ، اللّهُـمَّ عافِـني في بَصَـري ، لا إلهَ إلاّ أَنْـتَ -3

اللّهُـمَّ إِنّـي أَعـوذُبِكَ مِنَ الْكُـفر ، وَالفَـقْر ، وَأَعـوذُبِكَ مِنْ عَذابِ القَـبْر ، لا إلهَ إلاّ أَنْـتَ . (ثلاثاً)   أبو داود 4/324

Allahumma AAafinee fee badanee, allahumma AAafinee fee samAAee, allahumma AAafinee fee basaree, la ilaha illa ant.

Allahumma innee aAAoothu bika minal-kufr, walfaqr, wa-aAAoothu bika min AAathabil-qabr, la ilaha illa ant (three times).

3-      ‘O Allah, grant my body health, O Allah, grant my hearing health, O Allah, grant my sight health. None has the right to be worshipped except You.’

‘O Allah, I take refuge with You from disbelief and poverty, and I take refuge with You from the punishment of the grave. None has the right to be worshipped except You.’ (three times)

حَسْبِـيَ اللّهُ لا إلهَ إلاّ هُوَ عَلَـيهِ تَوَكَّـلتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ العَرْشِ العَظـيم . ( سبع مَرّات حينَ يصْبِح وَيمسي) أبو داود موقوفاً 4/321 -4

 Hasbiyal-lahu la ilaha illa huwa, AAalayhi tawakkalt, wahuwa rabbul-AAarshil-AAatheem

4-      ‘Allah is Sufficient for me, none has the right to be worshipped except Him, upon Him I rely and He is Lord of the exalted throne.’ (seven times morning and evening)
 
  أَعـوذُبِكَلِمـاتِ اللّهِ التّـامّـاتِ مِنْ شَـرِّ ما خَلَـق . (ثلاثاً إِذا أمسى)  أحمد 2/290، وصحيح الترمذي 3/187-5

 aAAoothu bikalimatil-lahit-tammati min sharri ma khalaq.

5-      ‘I take refuge in Allah’s perfect words from the evil He has created.’ (three times in the evening)
 
لا إِلَهَ إِلا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِين   الأنبياء/87 -6 

La elaha illa anta subhanaka enni kunti mena adhalimeen.

6-      "None has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah), Glorified (and Exalted) are You. Truly, I have been of the wrong-doers."

10-   Ishaa’ prayer (5th mandatory prayer, and is performed after dark, when there is no sun light outside, not even a redness in the sky, when it’s completely dark in the horizon).

11-   Shaf’ and Wetr (these are highly recommended after Ishaa’ prayer, Shaf’ is a 2 rakaat, and wetr is a single rak’aa and should be the last prayer performed that night).

12-   ½ Juzu’ of Qur’an (also called hezb, Qur’an contains 30 Juzu’ or 60 Hezb) hezb = ½ Juzu’.

13-   What to say after the each end of mandatory prayer:

أَسْـتَغْفِرُ الله (ثَلاثاً)  -1

اللّهُـمَّ أَنْـتَ السَّلامُ ، وَمِـنْكَ السَّلام ، تَبارَكْتَ يا ذا الجَـلالِ وَالإِكْـرام .  مسلم 1/414

Astaghfirul-lah (three times)
Allahumma antas-salam waminkas-salam, tabarakta ya thal-jalali wal-ikram.

1-      ‘I ask Allah for forgiveness.’ (three times)
‘O Allah, You are As-Salam and from You is all peace, blessed are You, O Possessor of majesty and honour.’ AS-Salam: The One Who is free from all defects and deficiencies.
 
لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وحدَهُ لا شريكَ لهُ، لهُ المُـلْكُ ولهُ الحَمْد، وهوَ على كلّ شَيءٍ قَدير، اللّهُـمَّ لا مانِعَ لِما أَعْطَـيْت، -
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 وَلا مُعْطِـيَ لِما مَنَـعْت، وَلا يَنْفَـعُ ذا الجَـدِّ مِنْـكَ الجَـد.   البخاري 1/255 ومسلم 414

La ilaha illal-lahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul-mulku walahul-hamd, wahuwa AAala kulli shayin qadeer, allahumma la maniAAa lima aAAtayt, wala muAAtiya lima manaAAt, wala yanfaAAu thal-jaddi minkal-jad.

2-      ‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent.O Allah, none can prevent what You have willed to bestow and none can bestow what You have willed to prevent, and no wealth or majesty can benefit anyone, as from You is all wealth and majesty.’

 سُـبْحانَ اللهِ، والحَمْـدُ لله ، واللهُ أكْـبَر . ثلاثاً وثلاثين -3
لا إلهَ إلاّ اللّهُ وَحْـدَهُ لا شريكَ لهُ، لهُ الملكُ ولهُ الحَمْد، وهُوَ على كُلّ شَيءٍ قَـدير.    مسلم 1/418

Subhanal-lah walhamdu lillah, wallahu akbar (thirty-three times).

La ilaha illal-lahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul-mulku walahul-hamd, wahuwa AAala kulli shayin qadeer. ‘How perfect Allah is, all praise is for Allah, and Allah is the greatest.’ (thirty-three times)

3-      ‘None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise and He is over all things omnipotent.’
14-   Before Sleeping
 
بِاسْمِكَ رَبِّـي وَضَعْـتُ جَنْـبي ، وَبِكَ أَرْفَعُـه، فَإِن أَمْسَـكْتَ نَفْسـي فارْحَـمْها ، وَإِنْ أَرْسَلْتَـها فاحْفَظْـها بِمـا تَحْفَـظُ بِه عِبـادَكَ الصّـالِحـين -1   

Bismika rabbee wadaAAtu janbee wabika arfaAAuh, fa-in amsakta nafsee farhamha, wa-in arsaltaha fahfathha bima tahfathu bihi AAibadakas-saliheen.

1-      ‘In Your name my Lord, I lie down and in Your name I rise, so if You should take my soul then have mercy upon it, and if You should return my soul then protect it in the manner You do so with Your righteous servants.’
 
بِاسْـمِكَ اللّهُـمَّ أَمـوتُ وَأَحْـيا     البخاري مع الفتح 11/113 ومسلم 4/2083 -2

Bismikal-lahumma amootu wa-ahya.

2-      ‘In Your name O Allah, I live and die.’
 
 اللّهُـمَّ أَسْـلَمْتُ نَفْـسي إِلَـيْكَ، وَفَوَّضْـتُ أَمْـري إِلَـيْكَ، وَوَجَّـهْتُ وَجْـهي إِلَـيْكَ، وَأَلْـجَـاْتُ ظَهـري إِلَـيْكَ، -
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 رَغْبَـةً وَرَهْـبَةً إِلَـيْكَ، لا مَلْجَـأَ وَلا مَنْـجـا مِنْـكَ إِلاّ إِلَـيْكَ، آمَنْـتُ بِكِتـابِكَ الّـذي أَنْزَلْـتَ وَبِنَبِـيِّـكَ الّـذي أَرْسَلْـت .   البخاري مع الفتح 11/113 ومسلم 4/2081

Allahumma aslamtu nafsee ilayk, wafawwadtu amree ilayk, wawajjahtu wajhee ilayk, wa-alja/tu thahree ilayk, raghbatan warahbatan ilayk, la maljaa wala manja minka illa ilayk, amantu bikitabikal-lathee anzalt, wabinabiyyikal-lathee arsalt.

3-      ‘O Allah, I submit my soul unto You, and I entrust my affair unto You, and I turn my face towards You, and I totally rely on You, in hope and fear of You. Verily there is no refuge nor safe haven from You except with You. I believe in Your Book which You have revealed and in Your Prophet whom You have sent.’

This is just one way to keep track of the daily activities without forgetting, once you get used to it then you wouldn’t need a list. If you have any question don’t hesitate to contact us.

Sifatu Sallatun Nabi

Sifatu Sallatun Nabi, The authentic prayer of Rasullah Sallalahu alehe was Sallam

Translated by: Usama ibn Suhaib Hasan

Table of Contents

Introduction
Reasons Behind The Compilation Of This Book
Methodology Of This Book
Sayings Of The Imaams Regarding Following The Sunnah And Ignoring Their Views Contradictory To It
1) Abu Haneefah (Rahimahullaah)
2) Maalik Ibn Anas (Rahimahullaah)
3) Shaafi'i (Rahimahullaah)
4) Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (Rahimahullaah)
5) The Imaams' Followers Leaving Their Views If These Contradicted The Sunnah
Misconceptions Cleared
Misconception One
Misconception Two
Misconception Three
Misconception Four

The Prophet's Prayer Described
Facing The Ka'bah
Standing In Prayer
The Prayer Of A Sick Person In A Sitting Position
Prayer On A Ship
Sitting And Standing In The Night Prayer (Tahajjud)
Prayer Wearing Shoes And The Command To Do So
Prayer On The Pulpit (Minbar)
The Sutrah, And The Obligation To Have One
What Breaks The Prayer
Prohibition Of Prayer Facing The Grave
Intention
Takbeer
Raising The Hands
To Place The Right Arm On The Left Arm, And The Command For It
To Place The Hands On The Chest
To Look At The Place Of Prostration, And Humility
Opening Supplications (Du'aa's)
Recitation
Recitation Of One Verse At A Time
The Necessity Of Al-Faatihah, And Its Excellence
The Abrogation Of Recitation Behind The Imaam In The Loud Prayers
The Obligation To Recite In The Quiet Prayers
The Aameen, And The Imaam's Saying It Loudly
The Recitation After Al-Faatihah
Combining Similar Soorahs And Others In One Rak'ah
The Permissibility Of Reciting Al-Faatihah Only
Quiet And Loud Recitation In The Five Prayers And Others
Quiet And Loud Recitation In The Night Prayer (Tahajjud)
What He (Sallallaahu 'alaihi Wa Sallam) Used To Recite In The Different Prayers
1 - Fajr Prayer
Recitation In The Sunnah Prayer Before Fajr
2- Zuhr Prayer
Recitation Of Aayaat After Al-Faatihah In The Last Two Rak'ahs
3- 'asr Prayer
4- Maghrib Prayer
5- 'ishaa' Prayer
6- Night Prayer (Tahajjud)
7- Witr Prayer
8- Friday Prayer
9-'eid Prayer
10- Funeral Prayer
Tarteel (Recitation In Slow, Rhythmic Tones), & Making The Voice Beautiful When Reciting
Correcting The Imaam
Seeking Refuge & Spitting Lightly During Prayer In Order To Repel Temptation
The Rukoo' (Bowing)
The Rukoo' Described
The Obligation Of Being At Ease In Rukoo'
The Adhkaar Of Rukoo'
Lengthening The Rukoo'
Forbiddance Of Reciting The Qur'aan In Rukoo'
Straightening Up From The Rukoo', & What Is To Be Said Then
Lengthening This Standing, & The Obligation To Beat Ease In It
The Sujood (Prostration)
Going Down Into The Sajdah On The Hands
The Sajdah Described
The Obligation To Be At Ease In Sujood
The Adhkaarof Sujood
Forbiddance Of Reciting The Qur'aan In Sujood
Lengthening The Sajdah
The Excellence Of The Sajdah
Sajdah On The Ground, And On Mats
Rising From Sajdah
To Sit Muftarishan Between The Two Sajdahs
Iq'aa' Between The Two Sajdahs
The Obligation Of Being At Ease Between The Two Sajdahs
Lengthening The Sitting Between The Two Sajdahs
The Adhkaar Between The Two Sajdahs
The Second Sajdah
The Sitting Of Rest
Supporting Oneself With The Hands On Rising For The Next Rak'ah
The Second Rak'ah
The Obligation Of Reciting Soorah Al-Faatihah In Every Rak'ah
The First Tashahhud
Moving The Finger In Tashahhud
The Obligation Of The First Tashahhud, & The Validity Of Supplication During It
The Manner Of Tashahhud
As-Salaah 'alaa An-Nabiyy(Sending Prayers On The Prophet) - Its Place & Manner
Important Notes About As-Salaah 'alaa An-Nabiyy - Sending Prayers On The Prophet Of The Ummah
Du'aa' In The First Tashahhud
Standing Up For The Third, And Then The Fourth, Rak'ah
Qunoot In The Five Prayers Because Of A Calamity
Qunoot In Witr Prayer
The Final Tashahhud
The Obligation Of This Tashahhud
The Obligation Of Sending Prayers On The Prophet (Sallallaahu 'alaihi Wa Sallam) In This Tashahhud
The Obligation To Seek Refuge From Four Things Before Supplicating
Supplication Before The Salaam, & Its Various Types
The Tasleem (Salutation Of Peace)
The Obligation Of The Tasleem
Addendum
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Appendix 6
Appendix 7
Appendix 8
Glossary
Author's Bibliography

Kill all non-Muslims ? - II

#277 by dost-mittar on June 30, 2003 7:04am PT
ali87#266

What confuses non-Muslims

I wish I were as certain about the meaning of these verses as you are and I hope it's not entirely due to my preconceived notions and prejudices. I do not deny that I could have these prejudices. Who wouldn't, given all that the world has been witnessing these past years and in my case, I also happen to be carrying the additional baggage of the personal victimhood of partition. So, if you want to ignore the rest of this post or take it with a grain of salt, I wont blame you.

In my opinion, all of the verses of the Al Tauba do not appear to be in the context of the treaty of Hudbaiya. Some of the verses relate to christians and jews who were not part of the quraishis. To me, the following verse (9.07) clearly defines the pagans who were to be spared:

“How can there be an agreement for the idolaters with Allah and with His Messenger; except those with whom you made an agreement at the Sacred Mosque? So as long as they are true to you, be true to them; surely Allah loves those who are careful (of their duty).”

I am no fan of Maudoodi but he was no detractor of Islam and is acknowledged to be quite a scholar of quran. According to him, this sura was revealed in three stages and chronically, the first third came last. He has described the context of the verses in detail which can be accessed at:

Extracts from translation of Maududi

The first discourse (vv. 1-37), was revealed in Zil-Qa'adah A. H. 9 or thereabout. As the importance of the subject of the discourse required its declaration on the occasion of Haj the Holy Prophet despatched Hadrat Ali to follow Hadrat Abu Bakr, who had already left for Makkah as leader of the Pilgrims to the Ka'abah. He instructed Hadrat Ali to deliver the discourse before the representatives of the different clans of Arabia so as to inform them of the new policy towards the mushriks.

The second discourse (vv., 38-72) was sent down in Rajab A. H. 9 or a little before this, when the Holy Prophet was engaged in making preparations for the Campaign, of Tabuk. In this discourse, the Believers were urged to take active part in Jihad, and the shirkers were severely rebuked for holding back their wealth and for hesitation to sacrifice their lives in the way of Allah because of their hypocrisy, weak faith or negligence.

The third discourse (vv. 73-I 29) was revealed on his return from the Campaign of Tabuk. There are some pieces in this discourse that were sent down on different occasions during the same period and were afterwards consolidated by the Holy Prophet into the Surah in accordance with inspiration from Allah. But this caused no interruption in its continuity because they dealt with the same subject and formed part of the same series of events. This discourse warns the hypocrites of their evil deeds and rebukes those Believers who had stayed behind in the Campaign of Tabuk. Then after taking them to task, Allah pardons those true Believers who had not taken part in the Jihad in the Way of Allah for one reason or the other.

If we keep in view the preceding background, we can easily find out the problems that were confronting the Community at that time. They were:

1. to make the whole of Arabia a perfect Dar-ul-Islam,
2. to extend the influence of Islam to the adjoining countries,
3. to crush the mischiefs of the hypocrites, and
4. to prepare the Muslims for Jihad against the non- Muslim world.

1. Now that the administration of the whole of Arabia had come in the hands of the Believers, and all the opposing powers had become helpless, it was necessary to make a clear declaration of that policy which was to be adopted to make her a perfect Dar-ul-Islam. Therefore the following measures were adopted:

a. A clear declaration was made that all the treaties with the mushriks were abolished and the Muslims would be released from the treaty obligations with them after a respite of four months.(vv. 1-3). This declaration was necessary for uprooting completely the system of life based on shirk and to make Arabia exclusively the center of Islam so that it should not in any way interfere with the spirit of Islam nor become an internal danger for it.

b. A decree was issued that the guardianship of the Ka'abah, which held central position in all the affairs of Arabia, should be wrested from the mushriks and placed permanently in the hands of the Believers, (vv. 12-18) that all the customs and practices of the shirk of the era of 'ignorance' should be forcibly abolished: that the mushriks should not be allowed even to come near the "House" (v. 28). This was to eradicate every trace of shirk from the "House" that was dedicated exclusively to the worship of Allah.

c. The evil practice of Nasi, by which they used to tamper with the sacred months in the days of 'ignorance', was forbidden as an act of kufr(v. 37). This was also to serve as an example to the Muslims for eradicating every vestige of the customs of ignorance from the life of Arabia (and afterwards from the lives of the Muslims everywhere).

2. In order to enable the Muslims to extend the influence of Islam outside Arabia, they were enjoined to crush with sword the non- Muslim powers and to force them to accept the sovereignty of the Islamic State. As the great Roman and Iranian Empires were the biggest hindrances in the way, a conflict with them was inevitable. The object of Jihad was not to coerce them to accept Islam they were free to accept or not to accept it-but to prevent them from thrusting forcibly their deviations upon others and the coming generations. The Muslims were enjoined to tolerate their misguidance only to the extent that they might have the freedom to remain misguided, if they chose to be so, provided that they paid Jizyah (v. 29) as a sign of their subjugation to the Islamic State.

3. The third important problem was to crush the mischiefs of the hypocrites, who had hitherto been tolerated in spite of their flagrant crimes. Now that there was practically no pressure upon them from outside, the Muslims were enjoined to treat them openly as disbelievers (v. 73). Accordingly, the Holy Prophet set on fire the house of Swailim, where the hypocrites used to gather for consultations in order to dissuade the people from joining the expedition to Tabuk. Likewise on his return from Tabuk, he ordered to pull down and burn the 'Mosque' that had been built to serve as a cover for the hypocrites for hatching plots against the true Believers.

4. In order to prepare the Muslims for Jihad against the whole non-Muslim world, it was necessary to cure them even of that slight weakness of faith from which they were still suffering. For there could be no greater internal danger to the Islamic Community than the weakness of faith, especially where it was going to engage itself single-handed in a' conflict with the whole non-Muslim world. That is why those people who had lagged behind in the Campaign to Tabuk or had shown the least negligence were severely taken to task, and were considered as hypocrites if they had no plausible excuse for not fulfilling that obligation. Moreover, a clear declaration was made that in future the sole criterion of a Muslim's faith shall be the exertions he makes for the uplift of the Word of Allah and the role he plays in the conflict between Islam and kufr.

Therefore, if anyone will show any hesitation in sacrificing his life, money, time and energies, his faith shall not be regarded as genuine. (vv. 81-96).

If the above-mentioned important points are kept in view during the study of this Surah, it will facilitate the understanding of its contents.

Topics and their Interconnection

1 - 12 This portion deals with the sanctity of treaties and lays down principles, rules and regulations which must be kept in view before breaking them, in case the other party does not observe them sincerely.

13 - 37 In this portion the Muslims have been urged to fight in the Way of Allah with the mushrik Arabs, the Jews and the Christians, who were duly warned of the consequences of their mischievous and inimical behaviour.

38 - 72 In this discourse, the Muslims have been told clearly and explicitly that they will inherit the rewards promised by Allah only if they take active part in the conflict with kufr, for that is the criterion which distinguishes true Muslims from hypocrites. Therefore true Muslims should take active part in Jihad, without minding dangers, obstacles, difficulties, temptations and the like.

73 - 90 This portion deals with the problems of hypocrites and lays down rules and regulations governing the treatment that should be meted out to them and points out their distinctive marks from true Muslims.

91 - 110 This portion deals with the case of those who remained behind and did not accompany the Holy Prophet for Jihad to Tabuk. For this purpose they have been separated in different categories, that is, the disabled, the sick, the indigent, the hypocrites, the believers who realized their guilt and punished themselves before the return of the Holy Prophet from Tabuk and those who confessed their error. Their cases have been dealt with in accordance with the nature and extent of their offence.

111 - 118 In order to make their noble qualities look all the more conspicuous and dignified by contrast, the characteristics of the Believers have been mentioned, and they have been reassured that Allah, the Sovereign of the Universe, is their helper and guardian. Accordingly, because of their sincerity, He has forgiven the Three Believers who did not take part in the expedition.

119 - 127 In the concluding portion, general instructions have been given to the Believers for their guidance.

128 - 12 This is the conclusion: "Follow the Messenger who is gentle and compassionate and your greatest well-wisher, and trust in Allah, the Lord of the Universe".