God is the Sovereign, the Holy, the Almighty, the Wise
- Glorifies God whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth – the Sovereign, the Holy, the Almighty, the Wise (62:1).
Note: We should glorify God reflecting that He is the Sovereign Who is being glorified by whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth.
God bestows His bounty whomever He wills
- He is the One Who has raised among the gentiles a messenger from them, he recites His revelations to them, and he purifies them, and he teaches them the scripture and the wisdom, and indeed they had been from before surely in a faraway straying (62:2). And others from them have not yet joined with them, and He is the Almighty, the Wise (62:3). That is God’s bounty—He gives it to whomever He wills, and God is Possessor of the great bounty (62:4).
Note: Here is a clear indication that Prophet Muhammad was a gentile messenger prophet as God had chosen him from the gentiles to teach them the scripture but many of them did not join with the believers those who had listened to the scripture (Quran) and had believed it. However, the gentiles were those who have not been given the scripture or those who have no knowledge of the scripture or those who have not followed any scripture when the Quran has been revealed.
The Jews had failed to understand and uphold the Torah
- The example of those who had been entrusted with the Torah, then they did not carry it, is as the likeness of the donkey carrying great books. Miserable had been the example of the people who have denied God’s revelations, and God does not guide the people of the wrongdoers.” (62:5). Say, “O you who have become Jews, if you have claimed that you are allies of God other than the people, then wish for death if you had been truthful ones!” (62:6). And they do not ever wish for it for what their hands have sent forth, and God is a Knower of the wrongdoers (62:7). Say, “Indeed, the death which you flee from it, then indeed it is meeting you. Then you are returned to a Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, so He informs you of what you had been doing.” (62:8).
Note: The Torah was given to the Jewish prophets and the Jews were failed to uphold it except just claiming them that they are followers of it, and the example as cited is very unfortunate for the Jews but also an warning for the followers of the Quran. Thus, what we see now most people who claim that they know the Quran have not learned from it what they need to learn to do the righteous deeds except turning over the pages of the scripture or memorizing it.
Commandment of the Friday prayer for the believers
- O you who have believed, when it has been called for the salat prayer on the day of Friday, then hasten to the remembrance of God and leave business. That is better for you, if you had been knowing.”
(62:9).
Note: Here is a commandment for the Friday congregational prayer that God wants His believers not to miss it at any circumstances even being an opportunity to learn the scripture through 2-part sermon along with 2-unit salat prayer.
Making efforts for seeking of God’s bounty
- Then when the salat prayer has been completed, then spread in the land and seek from God’s bounty, and remember God much, that you may succeed (62:10).
Note: Upon completion of the prayer the believers will set out for seeking of God’s bounty in the land when they also remember Him.
The salat prayer is better than entertainment and business deal for the believers
- And when they have seen a business deal or an entertainment, they have rushed to it and have left you standing. Say, ‘What is at God is better than the entertainment and than the business deal. And God is the best of providers.'”(62:11).
Note: Here is a commandment for the Friday congregational prayer that God wants His believers not to miss it at any circumstances even for entertainment or business deal.
Surah al-Jumu’ah (The Friday) has addressed the Friday prayer for the prophet’s contemporary believers including the gentiles when the Quran is being revealed to observe it not being distracted from anything, which has reflected in the Arabic word, wa-tarakuuka having 2nd person singular object pronoun (ka) meaning “you” referring to prophet at the ending verse of the surah.
Tafazzal (01/03/2021).