Bismillah Ar-Rahmaan Ar-Raheem. Alhumdulillah. Peace and blessings on Muhammad (sallalahu alaihi wa sallam), his Noble Companions and Family. Ma'ashar Al Mu'mineen, Committed Muslims… Audio on http://www.islamicc SURAH AL FIL- DRAWING THE PERTINENT LESSONS As we inch ourselves closer to the high days of the Hajj, it would be relevant to try to build an understanding of this Hajj and of Makkah so that if Allah provides us the opportunity to fulfil this obligation, we do so with the power of reasoning along with the power of motivation to be there. To better contribute to our understanding of the centrality, the significance, the status of Makkah and Al Bayt Al Haram, (we shall with Allah's assistance), reflect on a short Surah that hopefully is in the memory of all of us. This concise Surah brings to our attention, (we're supposed to read these Surahs with all the mental capacity we have), Allah says and His words are the guiding truth and the enlightening facts of life- present and the future- He says Have you not seen how Allah dealt with the companions of Al Fil? (Surah Al Fil verse 1) In another understanding of this ayah, Do you not consider what Allah has done to the companions of Al Fil? (Surah Al Fil verse 1) In the 1st understanding of this ayah, the 1st explanation of the word Have you not seen… (Surah Al Fil verse 1) Of course, the Prophet was not born when this happened, so how could he see it when he was not born?! (But) still, the meanings stand as such because it has been said that there have been visual evidence of what happened during that year that was called the year of Al Fil, and those visual evidence were in the stones and rocks that are around and in that area and in two individuals who stayed behind in Makkah and did not perish as a result of this military campaign (where) enemies (were) coming to Makkah. At the time of Allah's Prophet, they were beggars, blind and disabled so the traces of that assault to obliterate Makkah and the Ka'bah were there during the time in which this ayah was revealed. This Surah was revealed in Makkah. (It is) one of the 1st 30 Surahs to be revealed in Makkah. The other meaning Do you not consider what happened (or) how Allah dealt with the companions of Al Fil? (Surah Al Fil verse 1) The switching of months during the year is an addition of Kufr/denying Allah… (Surah At Tawbah verse 37) That became a tradition. So this person, during this time period, goes and he expresses defiance to this Church that was supposed to replace Al Bayt Al Haram and he stirs the Asabiyah i.e. the clannish solidarities amongst the people in that area against the foreign Imperialists presence/occupation of that part of Arabia. This person i.e. the African Habashi ruler in Have you not considered what your Sustainer has done with the companions of Al feel? (Surah Al Fil verse 1) The word As'haab al Fil, even though it is translated in the mainstream fashion as "the companion of the Elephants" for those of you who can understand both languages, it really doesn't mean that. What it means is like the superior force. Later on, in our history, there was another clash between Muslims themselves and it was called As'haab Al Jamal. This one was called As'haab Al Fil. It's like saying in today's language "Elephant times." The Elephants at that time were like saying an F15 or an F16 in our time. Al Fil, for those who dig deeper, is a cause for optimism; "we're going to win" because we have this force juxtaposed to Al Khail, another reference in the Qur'an to a military description. Everyone in Makkah had left so there was no one there and we have this superior force. The orders are given and they march on Makkah, Then Allah says Has He not turned their conspiracy into a cul-de-sac or into a dead end? He sent swarms of moving elements in the air. (Surah Al Fil verse 2-3) The conventional understanding is (that) these moving creatures in the air is simply birds- which could be. No one's denying or affirming, but it could be other things that were sent in the air. Whatever it was, It targeted this fighting/hostile/ Once again this has an open interpretation. Could it be small pebbles and this was a physical miracle in the biblical sense of the word or was it something like bacteria virus, etc. that came upon this fighting force and destroyed it. They couldn't conquer Makkah nor destroy the Ka'bah. Many of them were killed and the remaining remnant force along with Abraha, who fell ill, returned to And then He rendered this military force as if it was a field of harvest/wheat/ This is our Makkah, not just that Black Stone and that cubical form of the Ka'bah that everyone goes to with their emotions and what is called piety and then everyone dismisses or is ignorant of this vital information pertaining to Makkah. There are a couple of issues at least that this small Surah should bring to our attention and mind. The 1st thing is we know is that an enemy/fighting force that was sent to Makkah was destroyed itself- this Surah tells us so. But on the other hand, the Prophet of Allah went to Makkah with a fighting force and Makkah was liberated. In Surah Al Fath, an ayah says Allah has verified for His Messenger, His Messenger's vision in accordance with the truth: you will indeed enter Al Masjid Al Haram in a state of safety and security… (Surah Al Fath verse 27) Which happened after that. Therefore Makkah can attract hostile forces as well as forces of liberation as is demonstrated by the ayaat in the Qur'an. But who is reading Surah Al Fath and Surah Al Fil or Surah Alam Tara, (it is called both ways) at the same time? This is where we reflect on ourselves and we find that we are deficient. We still/yet have to coordinate and consolidate the meanings of this Qur'an so that we can carry it's message in the world that we are in. Brothers and sisters of the Islamic way/As Siraat Al Mustaqeem… We just quoted some ayaat of a military nature and this military nature is not frozen in history. There's also now extensive military activities that are taking place in a ring around Makkah i.e. to the South, East, North and West- virtually. This is no exaggeration or hyperbole. Makkah is in the centre of military forces all around it and this is a time when our minds have gone A.W.O.L. Our minds are absent from this fact. What is the power that has occupied Makkah- this is an occupying power,(is anyone ashamed/afraid to say that?) The protection of this occupying power comes from its imposed perception upon us about it. How many hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars has this illegitimate government in … you repel by your policies, administration, consulates Muslims from going to Makkah and Al Madinah… (Surah Al Baqarah verse 217) Without any conditions is the way Muslims are supposed during the Hajj and Umrah there to Makkah and Al Madinah. No conditions, terms or stipulations! Why do they contrive all of this and at the end of the day they want to be called "the custodian of the two sacred Masjids in Makkah and Al Madinah." They don't fool us, because Allah has enlightened us and we pray for the day when this enlightenment touches the hearts and the minds of the rest of the Muslims in the world because after Makkah is liberated, (this is a historical task), the liberation of Al Quds, Jerusalem will be, (in simple language) "a piece of cake." This khutbah was presented by Imam Mohamed Asi on the occasion of Jum'ah on 6 November 2009 on the sidewalk of |
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