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We shall study
three
basic themes
of the
Quranic
verses
Himself
Relationship
with His
Creation
Relationship
with His
Messengers
LETS BEGIN THE
QURANIC PASSAGES
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Key Features of Allah’s
relationship with His creation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
He is most Gracious
& Merciful.
All Praise is due to
Allah
He is the Lord of the
Worlds,
Master of the Day of
Judgment
Will reward / punish
as per deeds
Only He is to be
worshipped
He is to be feared
He grants Guidance
Those who follow
guidance get Grace
10. Those who don’t,
earn His anger
11. He is the Creator of
all, us & all around
us; of Good & Evil
12. We Should not set
up rivals with Him
13. He gave us
knowledge
14. His refuge should be
sought from evil
8.
9.
Surah Al-Fatiha 1:1-7
In the name of Allah,
most Gracious, most
Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, the
Lord of the Worlds,
Most Gracious, most
Merciful,
Master of the Day of
Judgment.
You alone we worship,
and Your aid we seek.
Show us the straight
way,
The way of those on
whom You have
bestowed Your Grace,
those whose portion is
not wrath, and who go
not astray.
Surah Al-Fatiha 1:1-7
In the name of Allah, most
Gracious, most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the
Worlds,
Most Gracious, most Merciful,
Master of the Day of Judgment.
You alone we worship, and Your
aid we seek.
Show us the straight way,
The way of those on whom You
have bestowed Your Grace,
those whose portion is not wrath,
and who go not astray.
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The Main Theme(s)
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2.
3.
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6.
7.
This is the opening Surah of the Quran and it covers
a variety of themes in its text
It begins by introducing Allah and His Powers by
glorifying His praise, announcing that He sustains
everything, declaring His colossal mercy, and the
belief in Hereafter
It further highlights the two basic features of
Tauheed.
Firstly, that the focus of all forms of worship shall
only be for Allah and Him alone. Secondly, that we
should only ask Allah for help
Failing these two would mean committing an
unforgiveable sin, Shirk.
The Surah ends by teaching a Dua for guidance
from Allah of the „straight path‟ which is the path of
the Prophets and all pious people.
It also asks us to invoke Him to protect us from
going astray.
The Presentation of the Theme
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The Surah Fatiha presents a multitude of themes in
a very distinctive manner from most other passages
of the Holy Quran because it in covers so many
subjects in just seven short sentences.
Unlike many other Surahs that present different
arguments, it simply presents the outlines of all
basic Quranic themes
These include the attributes of Allah, Tauheed,
Allah‟s relationship with mankind, articles of faith
and following the path of Guidance
Many scholars call Surah Fatiha the preface or
introduction of the Holy Quran
It is also called „the seven oft repeated verses‟ in
the Quran as it is recited in every rakah of Salah by
all Muslims.
Repeated recital ensures that Quranic principles
become deeply ingrained in a Muslims‟ mind
Comparison Between (i) & (ii)
PART (I) MAIN
THEME
 Themes
 Meanings
 Content
 Teachings
PART (II) PRESENTATION
OF THEME
How themes have
been presented
by Allah to make
people
understand them
 How this passage
is different from
other similar
passages
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Surah Baqara 2: 21-22
21. O people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you
and those who came before you, so that you may have
the chance to learn righteousness
22. Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens
your canopy; and sent down rain from the heavens; and
by it brought forth fruits for your sustenance; then do
not set up rivals to Allah, when you know.
21. O people! Adore your
Guardian-Lord, who
created you and those
who came before you, so
that you may have the
chance to learn
righteousness
22. Who has made the earth
your couch, and the
heavens your canopy; and
sent down rain from the
heavens; and by it brought
forth fruits for your
sustenance; then do not
set up rivals to Allah,
when you know.
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The Main Theme(s)
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2.
3.
4.
The main theme of these verses is to help a
person understand the relationship of Allah
with humans.
It stresses that Allah is the Creator of all
peoples, past and present.
Also it is He who had created the heavens
and the earth, it is He who sends down the
rain that produces fruit; all these He has
done for mankind
Hence, it directs us that keeping these
bounties of Allah in mind, we should
worship Him alone, and that is the path to
piety.
The Presentation of the Theme
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The distinctive theme of this passage is that it
encourages us to recognize Allah through His
bounties.
The Quran says, “No vision can grasp Him, but His
grasp is over all visions” (Surah Al Anaam: 103).
As we cannot see Him, therefore it is through His
bounties that we may recognize Allah and see His
Hand in all matters
We are repeatedly reminded by the Quran to
worship Allah alone and not to commit Shirk with
Him, but in this particular passage it explains this by
reminding us of His unlimited bounties and blessings
that He sends down upon us
This appreciation and gratitude leads us to the path
of righteousness.
Surah Al Alaq 96; 1-5
1. Read! in the name of your Lord, who created
2. Created man out of a clot of congealed blood
3.Proclaim! And your Lord is most bountiful
4. He who taught by the pen
5. Taught man what he did not know.
1. Read! in the name
of your Lord, who
created
2. Created man out
of a clot of
congealed blood
3.Proclaim! And
your Lord is most
bountiful
4. He who taught by
the pen
5. Taught man what
he did not know.
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The Main
Theme(s)
The Presentation
of the Theme
(II)
(I)
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Teachings
Lessons
Beliefs
Theme
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How does the Quran
explain it
What examples etc it uses
How similar themes are
mentioned in the HQ
Example from the Quran
or the Ahadith
The Main Theme(s)
1.
2.
This is part of the first ever revelation sent
to the Prophet
It mentions two of Allah's most important
attributes and these are
i. His creating man
ii. bestowing knowledge upon him
Man has been asked by Allah to
acknowledge His great favours that make
man superior to all other creations
4. Allah perfected man through various
stages of development
5. and enabled him to read and write with the
help of pen.
3.
 These
The Presentation of the Theme
verses present the nature of
the relationship of man with Allah
by teaching him that He created,
shaped, and taught him
Knowledge
 While these verses do not directly
ask man to worship Allah as in
Surah Baqara where after
reminding of Allah‟s favours, man
is ordered to worship Him only.
 It presents the above facts before
man with the purpose of making
him recognize Him.
Surah ZilZal 99; 1-8
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
When the earth is shaken to her utmost convulsion,
And the earth throws up her burdens
And man cries out: 'What is the matter with her?
On that day will she declare her tidings
For that your Lord will have given her inspiration
On that day will men proceed in companies sorted out, to
be shown their deeds
7. Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good
see it
8. And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil shall
see it.
1. When the earth is shaken to
her utmost convulsion,
2. And the earth throws up her
burdens
3. And man cries out: 'What is
the matter with her?
4. On that day will she declare
her tidings
5. For that your Lord will have
given her inspiration
6. On that day will men proceed
in companies sorted out, to be
shown their deeds
7. Then shall anyone who has
done an atom's weight of good
see it
8. And anyone who has done an
atom's weight of evil shall see
it.
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The Main Theme(s)
 The
main theme contained in
this Surah are four
1. The fact that Allah is Master
of the Day of Judgment
2. Allah records all deeds
3. Allah will evaluate every
individual based on their
actions
4. Allah will reward or punish
even the smallest of deeds.
The Presentation of the Theme
1.
2.
3.
4.
While describing the relationship with the
mankind, Allah tells them that this life is a
temporary and it will end with the
unimaginable earthquake
The surah distinctly highlights the relationship
of Allah with mankind by making it clear that
Day of Judgment will be a day of justice for
everyone.
Other Surahs of the Quran also tell us
regarding the Day of Judgment, but this Surah
is different as it is one of the shortest Surah on
this Subject
E.g., Surah Waqiah has a similar theme but
presents lengthy details about the same
theme.
The 7 in Allah’s Shade
The Prophet said, "Seven (people) will be shaded by Allah by
His Shade on the Day of Resurrection when there will be no
shade except His Shade.(They will be),
1) A just ruler,
2) A young man who has been brought up in the worship of
Allah,
3) A man who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes are
then flooded with tears,
4) A man whose heart is attached to mosques,
5) Two Muslims who love each other only for Allah's Sake,
6) A man who is called by a charming lady of noble birth to
commit sin with her, and he refuses, saying, 'I am afraid of
Allah,'
7) And (finally), a man who gives in charity so secretly that
his left hand does not know what his right hand has given.“
“Allahhumma Rabbana Ja’alna Min Hum” May Allah include us
amongst them
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Key Features of Allah’s
relationship with His creation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
He is most Gracious
& Merciful.
All Praise is due to
Allah
He is the Lord of the
Worlds,
Master of the Day of
Judgment
Will reward / punish
as per deeds
Only He is to be
worshipped
He is to be feared
He grants Guidance
Those who follow
guidance get Grace
10. Those who don’t,
earn His anger
11. He is the Creator of
all, us & all around
us; of Good & Evil
12. We Should not set
up rivals with Him
13. He gave us
knowledge
14. His refuge should be
sought from evil
8.
9.
Surah Al-Nas 114: 1-6
In the name of Allah, most Gracious ,most Merciful.
1. Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of Mankind,
2. the King of Mankind,
3. the Allah of Mankind,
4. from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws,
5. who whispers in the hearts of Mankind,
6. from Among Jinn and Mankind.
Say: I seek refuge with
the Lord of Mankind,
the King of Mankind,
the God of Mankind,
from the evil of the
whisperer who
withdraws,
who whispers in the
hearts of Mankind,
from Among Jinn and
Mankind.
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Comparison Between (i) & (ii)
PART (I) MAIN
THEME
 Themes
 Meanings
 Content
 Teachings
PART (II)
PRESENTATION OF
THEME
How themes have
been presented
by Allah to make
people
understand them
 How this passage
is different from
other similar
passages

The Main Theme(s)
This is the last Surah of the Quran and is partner to
the preceding Surah (Al-Falaq)
 The Surah was revealed to cure the Prophet when
a spell was cast on him
 It also teaches us to seek protection of Allah
Almighty against the evil effects of the whispering
of Satan that are aimed at distracting man from
the Right Path
 This Surah focuses on three important themes of
man's relation with Allah:
1. Allah alone is the sole Sustainer and Supreme
over all humans
2. Therefore, He is only to be worshipped
3. Allah is the One who can protect us from all evil,
may that be hidden or visible
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The Presentation of the Theme
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The themes of this Surah, overall Lordship of
Allah and the seeking of His protection against all
evil, have been presented differently from other
similar passages in the Quran.
Firstly, the concept of „whisperings‟ has been
identified as a method used by both Jinn and Man
to divert a believer from the Right Path.
Secondly, it declares Allah in three short
sentences the relationship that Allah has with
Man, namely being their Sustainer, King and God.
In other similar passages, such as Surah Falaq,
such reminders of God-Man relationship are not
used, rather the powers of Allah as the creator of
all good as well as evil are presented.
It is as if Allah is reminding us that as He is our
Sustainer, King and God, it is He who shall
protect us from all evil.
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