3. Allâh tells man
that he should never attempt to foretell the future by means of omens and other
means of divining because such acts are the practice of sinners. All good and
evil are in Allâh’s control. Allâh tells the Muslims that
they should have firm faith in their Dîn of Islâm which Allâh
has perfected, thereby completing His enormous bounty on them. Therefore, Muslims
should uphold the sanctity of Islâmic injunctions and critically distinguish
between the lawful and the unlawful. Muslims are enjoined to abstain from evil
and to be grateful.

Sûrah Mâ’idah
contains laws that relate to man’s religious, civil, social and political
life. This Sûrah contains detailed guidance about:

· The etiquette of
the Hajj journey

· Revering the landmarks
of Dîn

· The perimeters
of Halâl and Harâm

· Marriage and interaction
with the Ahlul Kitâb [Jews and Christians]

· The laws of Wudhu,
Ghusl and Tayammum

· Dealing with rebellion

· The punishment
for robbery and theft

· The prohibition
of liquor and gambling

· The Kafâra
[atonement] for breaking vows and

· The detailed laws
concerning testimony

Allâh ordains that
the hand of a male or female thief is to be cut off. The Muslims are also warned
against taking the Jews and Christians as friends. Allâh makes it clear
that the belief in the ‘Trinity’ constitutes kufr and that enmity
and hatred for the Muslims have been entrenched into the hearts of the Kuffâr
until Qiyâmah.

Allâh entreats Rasulullâh
Sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, not to be grieved about the disbelief of the Kuffâr
because he is not responsible for them. Sûrah Mâ’idah also
states that Jannah is forbidden for the Mushrikîn and that oppressors
will have none to aid them against Allâh. Allâh says that those
people of the past who adhered to the divine religions of their times will attain
salvation if they firmly believed in Allâh and in the Day of Qiyâmah.

End of the Sixth Juz

Beginning of the Seventh
Juz

Allâh also draws man’s
attention to the fact that the person who forbids something that Allâh
has permitted will be guilty of following his carnal desires [his nafs] instead
of Allâh’s injunctions. An example of this is the concept of monasticism
that the Christians devised by which they would totally forsake the world and
forbid themselves Halâl pleasures. This concept is incorrect and impermissible.

Allâh also reminds
the Mu’minîn that they will be taken to task for every oath that
they fail to fulfil. The Kafâra [atonement] for breaching such a promise
is that a person should either feed ten poor people, clothe them, set a slave
free or fast for three days. Allâh also urges Muslims not to take intoxicants,
not to gamble and not to divine the future. Allâh declares these acts
to be Harâm (temptations) of Shaytân.

Sûrah Mâ’idah
mentions how Allâh will question every Nabî about his nation. They
will declare that they only did as they were told and that Allâh alone
knows the reality of all hidden matters. The Sûrah also mentions the penalty
for hunting an animal while in the state of Ihrâm. Of course, every such
situation has its own unique set of circumstances, which will necessitate a
unique ruling. These matters should be referred to the men of knowledge.