100. Al-‘Adiyat/The Chargers
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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a. By the war-horses, charging, snorting, rushing to the battlefield,
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a. striking sparks with their hooves,
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a. and charging by the dawn,
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a. raising a trail of dust,
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a. and storming into the midst of the enemy troops together.
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a. Indeed, the human being has always been ungrateful and grudging to his Rabb - The Lord,
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a. and truly he is a witness to it,
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a. and he is truly very excessive as well as aggressive in his passion for wealth.
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a. But does he not realize what will happen to him when the contents of the graves are thrown out -
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a. and that which is within the hearts will be made known,
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a. at that Time, their Rabb - The Lord will be Fully Aware of them?
Rules of Tafseer are basically concerned with understanding meaning of the Holy Qur’an and learn how to take advantage of it. This article preliminary defines the importance of Rules of Tafseer of the Qur’an and also elaborates the different terminologies associated with rules of Tafseer and how these rules are made and developed with the passage of time. This paper also provides an insight into the previous and current studies carried out in the field of Rules of Tafseer. In the beginning, the Rules of Tafseer were considered as part of Usool-e-Fiqh, Tafseer and Qur’anic Science. The knowledge and awareness about Rules of Tafseer was actually accumulated from the Holy Qur’an, Hadith, teachings’ of Sahabah (R. A), Usool-e-Fiqh, Arabic grammar, books of Quranic Science and books of Tafseer, while later on new books were introduced in 14th century.
Customer awareness plays a pivotal role in developing perceptions about products and Islamic
banking products are no exception. This study was aimed at performing a comparative analysis of
customer awareness levels about Islamic banking products (IBPs) vs. conventional banking products
(CBPs) in Pakistan. A survey was conducted by using a structured questionnaire for this purpose,
with close-ended questions adapted from previous studies, using Convenience Sampling method. A
total of 285 responses were recorded from walk-in banking customers in both Islamic and
Conventional branches in the two cities of Lahore and Sialkot and the data was statistically
analyzed in SPSS using paired samples t-Test technique to determine if a statistically significant
difference existed in the awareness level towards IBPs and that of CBPs. Overall results show that
the awareness level of customers regarding IBPs was lower compared to CBPs. As regards the
specific products, awareness level of Musharakah and Ijara was lower than their CBP counterparts,
namely Joint Venture and leasing respectively. However, no significant difference was discovered in
the awareness level of Mudarabah and Murabaha in comparison to their conventional banking
counterparts, namely Passive Partnership and Deferred Payment Sale. The study will be assistive in
ascertaining the role of awareness in building a favorable perception about IBPs being Shariah
Compliant.