Surat Sabaa 15-33 (2nd class)

▪️ Which of the following topics was NOT discussed today?

• Debates between the guided and misguided

• The angels disassociating themselves from the worship of the polytheists on the Day of Judgement

• ➖ The discussion between leaders and their followers on the Day of Judgement

▪️ State one unique word/phrase from Ayah 24 of Surah Saba’.

قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَإِنَّآ أَوْ إِيَّاكُمْ لَعَلَىٰ هُدًى أَوْ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

• قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ

• فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

▪️ How many times does the phrase ويقولون متى هذا الوعد إن كنتم صادقين come in the Qur’aan?

• 4 times

• 5 times

• 6 times

▪️ How many times does the phrase ولكن أكثر الناس لا يعلمون come in Surah Saba’?

• 3 times

• 2 times

• it does not come at all

▪️ In Ayah 19 of Surah Saba’, what does وجعلناهم أحاديث mean?

فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا بَـٰعِدْ بَيْنَ أَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ وَمَزَّقْنَـٰهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ

• We made them an example to those who take heed and a conversation piece among people

• We blessed them with eloquent speech and logic

• Both answers are incorrect

▪️ In Ayah 23 of Surah Saba’, what does فزع mean?

وَلَا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا لِمَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُۥ ۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُزِّعَ عَن قُلُوبِهِمْ قَالُوا۟ مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

➖

• Terror/fear was removed

• Their souls were taken

• They were hit with terror

▪️ In Ayah 31 of Surah Saba’, what does موقوفون mean?

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَلَا بِٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ۗ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ مَوْقُوفُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يَرْجِعُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ٱلْقَوْلَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أَنتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِينَ

• They are forbidden from speaking

• Their heads are lowered from humiliation and defeat

• They are forced to stand for judgement on the Day of Judgement

▪️ What can we learn from Ayah 24 of Surah Saba’?

قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَإِنَّآ أَوْ إِيَّاكُمْ لَعَلَىٰ هُدًى أَوْ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

• A person’s share of guidance/misguidance is according to his deeds

• We should show gentleness and good words when calling to Allah SWT

• Argumentation and disputing is disliked, even for the sake of Allah SWT

▪️ What can we learn from Ayah 21 of Surah Saba’?

وَمَا كَانَ لَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مِّن سُلْطَـٰنٍ إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مِمَّنْ هُوَ مِنْهَا فِى شَكٍّ ۗ وَرَبُّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَفِيظٌ

• Alerting the believers of the ways of Shaytaan and the consequences of following him

• Showing the virtues of knowledge and the power of its influence on the heart

• Doubt is contrary to the origin of faith; it is one of its contradictions

TRUE OR FALSE:

▪️ The following Arabic proverb means:

تفرق القوم أيدي أو أيادي سبأ

“The people dispersed in the same way that the nation of Saba’ did.”

• TRUE

• FALSE