Al-Ahzab 35-44

Which of the following topics did we NOT discuss in last week's Ayaat?

• Nullifying absolute adoption, and the story of Zayd bin Harithah and Zaynab bint Jahsh

• The Ayah about Hijab

• The equality between men and women in the sight of Allah SWT

• The Prophet SAW is not the father of any men

In Ayah 43 of Surah Al-Ahzaab, what does يصلي mean? 

{ هُوَ ٱلَّذِی یُصَلِّی عَلَیۡكُمۡ وَمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَتُهُۥ لِیُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِۚ وَكَانَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ رَحِیمࣰا }

• Salah here means Du’aa

• Salah here means the reading of the Qur’aan

• Salah here means He SWT has mercy on you and compliments you

• Salah here means seeking forgiveness

In Ayah 38 of Surah Al-Ahzaab, who does الذين خلوا من قبل refer to?

{ مَّا كَانَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِیِّ مِنۡ حَرَج فِیمَا فَرَضَ ٱللَّهُ لَهُۥۖ سُنَّةَ ٱللَّهِ فِی ٱلَّذِینَ خَلَوۡا۟ مِن قَبۡلُۚ وَكَانَ أَمۡرُ ٱللَّهِ قَدَرا مَّقۡدُورًا }

• The prophets who came before you

• The believers who came before you

• The nations that came before you

Which Sahabi, if survived after the Prophet SAW, would have been appointed his Khailfah?

• Ja'afar ibn Abi Talib RA

• Zayd ibn Haritha RA

• Saad ibn Muadth RA

BONUS: What is the wisdom behind the plural of ظُّلُمَ and the singular نُّورِۚ

لِيُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِۚ

• The paths of ignorance are many

• The path of guidance is ONE

• It's random

What is meant by the favor of Allah SWT and the favor of the Prophet SAW upon Zayd RA?

وَإِذۡ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِىٓ أَنۡعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِ وَأَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِ

• Favor of Allah SWT upon Zayd RA by guiding him to Islam

• Favor of the Prophet SAW by freeing him from slavery and taking him in

• Favor of the Prophet SAW by guiding him to Islam