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Recited by Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai. The theme of this Surah is about the second life after death and presentation in it before man of the full record of the deeds done by him in the world. In the first three sentences it has been told briefly how the second life after death will take place and how confounding it will be for man. In the next two sentences it has been said that this very earth on which man has lived and performed all kinds of deeds thoughtlessly, and about which he never could ...

Tags: Surah Az-Zalzalah Earthquake Qur'an Recitation Islam Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai

Recited by Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai. The main theme of this Surah is to make the people realize how evil man becomes when he denies the Hereafter, or becomes heedless of it, and also to warn them that in the Hereafter not only their visible and apparent deeds but even the secrets hidden in their hearts too will be subjected to scrutiny. For this purpose the general chaos and confusion prevailing in pre-Islamic Arabia, with which the whole country was in turmoil, has been presented as an argument ...

Tags: Surah Al-'Adiyat Galloping Steeds Qur'an Recitation Islam Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai

Recited by Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai. The basic teaching of this Surah is that the Day of Judgement about which man is being forewarned is destined to come. No one has any prior knowledge about its arrival, which will be as sudden as an unexpected rap at the door. Al-Qariah also means to strike something with an intense pounding. For this reason, some translators have chosen to define Al-Qariah in English as 'The Striking Day.' The theme of this Surah is only one - the end of the world as we know ...

Tags: Surah Al-Qariah Calamity Qur'an Recitation Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai

Recited by Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai. In this Surah, the people have been warned of the evil consequences of world worship because of which they spend their lives in acquiring more and more of worldly wealth, material benefits and pleasures, and position and power, till death, and in vying with one another and bragging and boasting about their acquisitions. This one pursuit has so occupied them that they are left with no time or opportunity for pursuing the higher things in life. After warning ...

Tags: Surah At-Takathur Competition Piling Up Qur'an Recitation Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai

Recited by Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai. This Surah is a matchless specimen of comprehensiveness and brevity. A whole world of meaning has been compressed into its few brief words, which is too vast in content to be fully expressed even in a book. In it, in a clear and plain way it has been stated what is the way to true success for man and what is the way to ruin and destruction for him. Imam Shafi'i has very rightly said that if the people only considered this Surah well, it alone would suffice ...

Tags: Surah Al-'Asr Time Qur'an Recitation Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai

Recited by Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai. In this Surah, some of the evils prevalent among the materialistic hoarders of wealth in the pre-Islamic days have been condemned. Every Arab knew that they actually existed in their society; they regarded them as evils and nobody thought they were good. After calling attention to this kind of ugly character, the ultimate end in the Hereafter of the people having this kind of character has been stated. Both these things (ie the character and his fate in the ...

Tags: Surah Al-Humazah Slanderer Qur'an Recitation Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai

Recited by Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai. In 570 AD, Abrahah, commander of the Abyssinian army, took 60000 troops and 13 elephants and set off to destroy Ka'abah, in Makkah. On their way to Makkah, they were attacked by the allied troops of Shahran and Nahis. Abrahah's army single handedly defeat them all. Then, finally, he came to the outskirts of Makkah, ready to attack. As soon as they marches towards Makkah, swarms of birds appeared carrying stones in their beaks and claws and showered these on ...

Tags: Surah Al-Fil Elephant Qur'an Recitation Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai

Recited by Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai. In Makkah over 1400 years ago, the unstoppable army of Abrahah Al-Ashram was annihilated miraculously, the Ka'abah was still standing, and victory had come to the tribe of Quraish. This raised the tribe status among the people of Arabia. The Makkans were not farmers, they lived in mountainous valleys with no vegetation. Their livelihood came from these safe summers and winters of business. The caravan of the winter was to Yemen, in the summer it was to Shaam ...

Tags: Surah Quraish Tribe Qur'an Recitation Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai

Recited by Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai. This revelation was given to the Prophet at a point in time of Islamic history when opposition forces were trying to diminish the growing spread of the Muslim religion in the Middle East. This Surah details the activities of some pretenders who claimed that they are the real Muslims. However these people did not comply with the instructions and verses of the Holy Qur'an. They were carrying out their life activities without remembering Allah. They were not ...

Tags: Surah Al-Ma'un Small Kindness Qur'an Recitation Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai

Recited by Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai. This Surah was revealed at the time when the Prophet was passing through one of the most difficult conditions. His own nation has turned hostile against him. There was resistance and opposition on every side. The Prophet and a handful of his followers did not see any remote chance of success. Furthermore, he was bereaved by the death of his two sons, one after another. Abu Lahab (whose house next to his) hasted to tell the pagans of 'good news'; "His line has ...

Tags: Surah Al-Kauthar Abundance Qur'an Recitation Sheikh Hani Ar-Rifai