The Father of the Flame A Tafsir of Surat 'l Lahab by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq published on 2014-03-31T14:13:40Z 'The Father of the Flame: A Tafsir of Surat 111 - Lahab' delivered by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq on 29th June 2012 at Al Kawthar Academy, Leicester Video: https://youtu.be/3Yhl2DfxPdY Sūrat ʼl Lahab is a damnation of Abū Lahab and his family. Being the paternal uncle of the Prophet ﷺ meant that he had a great responsibility to assist and support the Prophet ﷺ. However, when he chose to oppose the Messenger ﷺ, it was considered so evil by Allāh that he and his family have been damned in the Qur’ān for all eternity. He is the only enemy of the Prophet ﷺ mentioned in the Qur’ān by name. Despite all the wealth he amassed and the children he had, nothing could avail him before the wrath and punishment of Allāh and thus he is destined to enter the flaming fire of hell. Along with his and his family's traitorous behaviour some of the core messages of this detailed exegeses is that, it is not who you are but what you do that is significant with Allāh, even if you are related to a Messenger ﷺ. Along with this message, we learn that no one is responsible for another’s evil actions and behaviour. The Prophet ﷺ says in a ḥadīth, "Whoever’s deeds keeps him behind, his lineage will not propel him forward." [Muslim] ********************************************************************** Website: www.akacademy.org/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/alkawtharacademy Facebook: www.facebook.com/alkawtharacademy Twitter: www.twitter.com/alkawthar Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alkawtharacademy Tunein: http://tunein.com/radio/Shaykh-Riyadh-ul-Haq-p615599/ ********************************************************************** Genre Tafsir