ADHIKR

This Surath contains 206 verses and was revealed during the last phase of Messenger Muhammad’s Meccan life close to the revelation of Surath An’aam (The cattle). Verses 46 and 48 of this Surath mention a wall between the inhabitants of Paradise and the inhabitants of Hell. Upon its top, there will be some men who recognize both the inhabitants of Paradise and the Fire with their symptoms. From this, this Surath got the name ‘Al-Ahraaf’ which means the ‘Recognizers’. 

This Surath teaches that Adhikr is the Insight for the soul to identify the one and the only path to Lord and different paths to Satan. Whoever utilizes Adhikr as the Balance and Trust in this world for weighing his deeds, will only be triumphant. It also teaches that when Adam and Eve due to the temptation of Satan intended for sexual intercourse which is banned in Paradise, both of them were sent down from Paradise bodily bearing the soul of all mankind on the nape of Adam. It teaches that Adhikr is the Food, Cloth, and Sight of the human soul. For the disbelievers, Satan is the patron; whereas for the believers, the Impartial Lord is the patron. This Surath warns that on the Day of Judgment believers who selected the Lord as the patron will be guided, while the transgressors who selected Satan as their patrons will be strayed. It also warns that the hypocrites who forge lies upon Lord and their blind followers who reject Adhikr will witness at the time of their death against their soul that indeed they were disbelievers; and these hypocrites who hide the Lord’s Book and their blind followers who reject It are the Mujirims, wrongdoers and the inmates of Hell. This Surath says about the men at the high walls between the inmates of Paradis and Hell at the Hereafter answering as: "indeed, the curse of Lord is upon the wrongdoers". This Surath warns the condition of the disbelievers in the Hellfire asking for water and food from the believers in Paradise, and the believers reply to them: "Food and drinks are forbidden upon the disbelievers who selected their religion as play and amusement, and were deceived by the worldly life". It teaches that Adhikr is the Three-Time-Knowledge from the Three-Time-Knower Lord, but only the believers will utilize It as Guidance and Mercy. This Surath warns about the disbelievers wailing on the Day of Judgment: "Our Messenger had come to us with the Truth, then is there any intercessor for us, or will we be sent back to the worldly life for doing righteous deeds which we had not been doing in the worldly life". Through verses of this Surath it is taught that to all Messengers like Noah, Hood, and Swalih, only Adhikr was revealed, and that the people of the concerned Messenger were rejecting the Message and the Messengers just like Meccan pagans and today's Fujjar. It also teaches that just like the Book-bearing Fujjar are involved in sodomy (homosexuality) which is against nature, and are reducing weight and measure; the people of Prophet Looth were also involved in such heinous sins. Just like the people of Messenger Muhammad are not fulfilling their covenant made with Lord at the Paradise, the people of previous Messengers were also not fulfilling their covenant.

Historical events of Messenger Moses who was deputed to Pharaoh and the competition held between the sorcerers and Moses are also explained. This Surath also explains the deviation of the Children of Israel within the short period in the absence of Moses by worshiping a calf made with their ornaments. This Surath also teaches that no one can see Lord with their eyes in this world, but can see Him with the soul utilizing the Insight Adhikr. It warns that whoever is arrogant on the earth without the Truth Adhikr, Lord Allah will divert them from His verses, and whoever rejects Lord’s verses and their meeting with the Lord, all their deeds are in vain. Messenger Muhammad is deputed for the entire mankind from the Lord of the Universe. His people who inherited Lord’s Book are gathering worldly gain just like the Jews and Christians did during Messenger Muhammad's time. A verse of this Surath compares the hypocritical leaders among Fujjar and their blind followers to a dog that will not change its attitude whether disturbed or not. It teaches that Hell will be filled with aimless hypocrites and their heedless blind followers who are not seeing or hearing the Book Dhikree. It also teaches that among the people of Messengers, a group is there guided by the Truth Adhikr and is dealing justly with It. This Surath commands us to see the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. It also asks: "In which speech they are going to believe after rejecting Lord’s Speech Adhikr". It teaches that all mankind is created from a single soul. The hypocrites and their blind followers are associating with the dominion of the Lord, and if they are called to the Guidance, they will not follow It. To such Fujjar, the Messenger and the believers are commanded to challenge as: "All of you and your false deities gather together and plot against me and no need to give respite". The heedful are those, whenever any temptation from Satan affects them, they will remember the Lord so that they will have the Insight. But the brothers of Satan, he will drag them into the lurch, then they will never be relaxed. Verses 205-206 command to do ‘Prostration of Recitation’ by glorifying and remembering Lord beseechingly and fearfully with the soul in the dusks and dawns without uttering the words.