Sura Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

N0. 2 (286 Verses)

Volume 2

Aid of Allah Requires Eligibility.

Patience

Purgatory Life for All .

Martyrdom

Sorts of Life

Allah, the Living

Man's Life does not Perish after Death

Trial, an Indisputable Divine Rule

Allah Tests All Human Being

Fear

Hunger

Loss of Property

Loss of Life

Famine

Glad Tidings to Those Who Persevere with Patience

Imam Al-Mahdi

/Salawat/

Occasion of Revelation

Acts Done Ignorantly

The Qur'an, the Book of Guidance

Repentant Ones

Repentance at the Moment of Death

Faith in Theism

Unity of Allah, Fate of the Polytheists

Existence of Providence

Harmony of Universe

Creation of the Heavens and the Earth

Constant Change of the Day and the Night

Ships that Sail on the Sea

Rain

Disbelievers / Pagans

Beware Who Your Leader Is

Beware of Whose Love You Carry in Your Heart

Following Unfaithful Leaders

The Cruel Rulers Will Disown Their Faithful Followers

Only Lawful and Clean Food Should be Taken

Lawful and Unlawful Food

Stages of Satan's Invitations unto Temptation

Blind Following of the Ancestors is Condemned

Gratefullness

Logical Reasons for the Laws of Prohibition of Particular Food

May Eat Unlawful Food Only if Forced by Necessity

Explanations

Islam's Attention to the Problem of Food-stuff

Invoking Allah's Name at the Time of Slaughtering Animals

Islam, a Complete and Easy Religion

Do not Misuse the Exception Made for "Necessary Circumstances"

General Conclusion

Prophet Mohammad's (p.b.u.h.) Advent Recited by the Jews

Results of Barring the Truth

Explanations

Selling Faith is a Loss

Unlawful Food or Drinks will Incarnate in the Form of Fire

Punishment should be Appropriate to Crime

Concealing the Truth

Genuine Righteousness, Retaliation, & Bequest

Faith and Its Effects

Explanations

Acting According to this Verse is Equivalent with Complete Faith

Those Who " Claim " Faith and Those Who Practice It

Belief in Allah, Resuurection, and the Revealed Book

Reaching a True Piety: Donations to the Poor

Patience and Perseverance

Righteousness

Saving of Life in Retaliation

Answers to Questions Regarding Retaliation

Retaliation & Pardon, a Complete Assemblage

Other Questions Concerning Retaliation Addressed

Bequest in a Fair Manner

Circumstances Under Which Bequests can be Changed

The Philosophy of Testament

Justice in Testament

Bequest, Obligatory or Recommended

Bequest is Changeable During the Life

Fasting during Ramadan; Rights of Property

Fasting, the Origin of Piety

Some Specifics Regarding Fasting

Fasting and Its Educational, Social, and Hygienical Effects

Fasting in Former Religions

Ramadan, the Transcendent Month

The Principle of ' No Hardship

Conclusion

Occasion of Revelation

How are Supplications Answered?

Occasion of Revelation

Allah's Limits

The Dawn

Piety, the Beginning and the End

Bribery, a Calamity

Fighting in Self-Defence; Pilgrimage under Restrictions

Natural Measures

Fight :Why & Against Whom

Explanations

The Preliminary Holy Wars for Freedom

A Defensive Holy War

Holy War Against Infidelity & Idolatry

Explanation

Spending, a Prevention of Destruction

The Rites of Pilgrimage

Rites Regarding Hajj and 'Umrah

Hajj

Economic Activities in Hajj Season

Why 'Arafat?

Mash 'ar-ul-Haram

Explanations

Main Conditions Related to the Pilgrimage

A Few of the Qur'anic Verses on Hajj

The Time for the Pilgrimage and the Discipline Therein

Disciplinary Restrictions of Amnesty during the Hajj Period

Lawful Game during the Pilgrimage

The Sanctity of the Holy Ka'bah and the Month and Offerings

The Disciplinary Conduct to be followed during the Pilgrimage

Hajj & the Remembrance of Allah

Celebrate the Praises of Allah

Occasion of Revelation

Hypocrisy

The Plot to Kill Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)

Explanations

Speech of an Evil Person

Gaining Allah's Pleasure

Facing Danger in the Way of Allah

Occasion of Revelation

Wordly Peace

Satanic Temptations and Deviations Usually Come Forth

Gradually

Signs and Evidence of Allah

Allah, the Self-Sufficient

Rejection of the Signs and the Apostles from Allah

Manner of the Children of Israel

Occasion of Revelation

Mankind, but a Single Nation

Explanations

Complexity of Life Varies with size of Population

Necessity of a Judge

Faith in the Resurrection

Intentional Contradiction

Path to the Solution of Contradiction

Judgement of Prophets

Disputes Between Believers

" The Straight Path "

Occasion of Revelation

Intense Adversities as a Divine Practice

Occasion of Revelation

Charity: What Should be Spent and on Whom

Fighting in the Cause of Allah

Divine Laws of Creation and Legislation

Holy War

Referential Text from the Book of the Old Testament

Questions about Various Important Topics

Occasion of Revelation

Fighting in the Sacred Months

Effects of Belief and Disbelief on Deeds

Wine and Gambling

Disadvantages Resulting from Drinking Wine and Gambling

Concerning Orphans

Explanations

Orphans are Our Younger Brothers/Sisters

Endeavor Justly for Orphans

Beware not to Consume the Wealth of Orphans Unjustly

Duties in Islam are not Unbearable

Occasion of Revelation

Selection of an Appropriate Spouse

Regulation about Divorce

Occasion of Revelation

Hygienic Concerns During Menstruation

Permitted Sexual Intercouse

Old Testament: Concerning Menstruation

A Means of Protection for the Human Race

Be Mindful of Your Future (Life After Death)

Occasion of Revelation

Oath Taking

Responsibility of an Oath Taken

Messages

'Forswear' in the Age of Ignorance

Messages

Duty of Prophets: Wipe Out Superstitions

Husband to be Attentive to his Wife

Giving Respits

Islam, the Advocator of the Oppressed

Divorce Accepted in Islam When Necessary

Waiting Period After Divorce Prior to Remarriage for Women

Divorce & respect for the Law

Occasion of Revelation

Rules Regarding Divorce

Messages

Divorce should not be Taken Lightly

Limits of Allah Regarding Duty of Husband and Wife

A Law-Breaker is Unjust

Occasion of Revelation

Another Rule Regarding Divorce

Messages

Men Should not Misuse Conjugal Rights

Importance of Insight

Observing Family Affairs are Among the Limits of Allah

Divorce in a Fair Manner

Mock not Allah's Laws

Discipline During the Term, Remarriage

Occasion of Revelation

Another Chain was Broken

Seven Instructions upon Suckling

Superstition Against Women in Old Times

Can Widows be Engaged During Waiting Period?

Divorce Prior to Settling Dowry & Consummation of

Divorce Prior to Consummation but After Settling Dowry

Occasion of Revelation

Guard Your Prayers

How to Pray when Conditions are Unsafe or during Travel

Maintenance for the Widow

Provision for the Divorced Woman

Clear Signs of Allah

Fight in the Cause of Allah; References to the Conduct of the Ancient People

Occasion of Revelation

Fate of One of the Old Nations

Explanation of Ezekiel's Invocation

Why is Donation Rendered into Giving a loan?

Explanation

An Introduction to above Group of Verses

A Marvellous Incident!

Israelites Request a king

Disobedience of the Israelites

Saul Appointed King

Ark of the Covenant

Explanation

Description of the Holy Ark

Saul's Troops Tested at the Stream

Encounter With Goliath

Tradditions

Saul and his Troops Ask Allah for Patience & Perseverance

Reference to this Incident in the Bible

Leader should have Inspired Knowledge of Good and Evil

David Slew Goliath

Signs of Allah Recited to Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)

THE END OF PART TWO