The First RevelationSurat Al-`Alaq (The Clot) - العلقسورة

الرحيمالرحمنهللابسم

1Read in the name of your Lord who created

2Created man from a clinging substance.

3Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous

4Who taught by the pen

5Taught man that which he knew not.

6No! [But] indeed, man transgresses

7Because he sees himself self-sufficient.

The Main Point of the Verse 2 PartsRebellion (Taghut)

Knowledge (‘Ilm)

“Angel Jebraeel peace be upon him was invited theProphet to “Read” and to Gain Knowledge right fromthe very beginning by his Lord Allah.

The same chapter also says: “Indeed man becomesrebellious when he considers himself without need.”

Rebelliousness (Tughyan) : Foremost thing to be tackled by Man.

Wealthy

Knowledge

Positions

Lack of self-purification

Mission (Bi’that)To save us from such rebellions.

To purify ourselves.

To purify our souls.

To save us from darkness.

“Light of the Qur’an and DevineManifestation”

“There will be no inclination towardrebellion.”

Subject of Prophetic MissionTeaching the Book and Wisdom

Training

Education

Verses

Self Purification

Self PurificationParts of Self Purification.

1. Actual/physical bath.Q2:222“For Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and He lovesthose who keep themselves pure and clean. [al-muttahireen]”

2. Spiritual purification.Q5:6 “O believers! when you stand forprayer wash your face and hands to the elbows, wipe a part ofyour head and your feet to the ankles”

3. Person who are purified (tahir) by Allah. Q33:33.“Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], Opeople of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with[extensive] purification.”

4. Teacher of the book.Q56:79“ No one can touch the book exeptthe purified one.”

Pure LadiesLady Fatima 33:33 Allah wants to remove from you the impurity

[of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify youwith [extensive] purification .

Aisha 66:11 And God presents the wife of the Pharaoh as anexample for those who believe. She prayed: "My Lord! Build forme a home in Paradise in nearness to You, and keep and save mefrom the Pharaoh and his conduct; and save me from thewrongdoing people. “

Maryam 3:42 And when the angels said: O Marium! surely Allahhas chosen you and purified you and chosen you above thewomen of of the world.

"Khadijah was the first person to believe in Allah and HisMessenger and believe in all that he brought. Allah comfortedHis Messenger by that. The Prophet never heard any unpleasantthing from her whenever she talked to him." "The best of theworld's women is Mary [during her lifetime], and the best of theworld's women is Khadijah [during her lifetime]" (Al-Bukhari).

Fostering Unity

Monotheism

Unity of expression throughout the world.

Unity to be under single formulae

Campaign Against Injustice and Ignorance

Injustice

o Great powers

o Darkness

Justice

o Light of knowledge

o Light of justice

o United

“You can observed that the HolyProphet was the one who sufferedmost for the training of people; forrescuing this oppressed peoplefrom the hands of thoseoppressors.”