SURA AL-MAEDA

سُوۡرَةُ المَائدة

ٱلۡيَوۡمَ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتُ‌ۖ وَطَعَامُ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ حِلٌّ۬ لَّكُمۡ وَطَعَامُكُمۡ حِلٌّ۬ لَّهُمۡ‌ۖ وَٱلۡمُحۡصَنَـٰتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَـٰتِ وَٱلۡمُحۡصَنَـٰتُ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ إِذَآ ءَاتَيۡتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ مُحۡصِنِينَ غَيۡرَ مُسَـٰفِحِينَ وَلَا مُتَّخِذِىٓ أَخۡدَانٍ۬‌ۗ وَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِٱلۡإِيمَـٰنِ فَقَدۡ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ ۥ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلۡأَخِرَةِ مِنَ ٱلۡخَـٰسِرِينَ (٥)

سورة المَائدة

آج تمہارے واسطے سب پاکیزہ چیزیں حلال کی گئی ہیں اور اہلِ کتاب کا کھانا تمہیں حلال ہے اور تمہارا کھانا انہیں حلال ہے اور تمہارے لیے پاک دامن مسلمان عورتیں حلال ہیں اوران میں سے پاک دامن عورتیں جنہیں تم سے پہلے کتاب دی گئی ہےجب ان کے مہر انہیں دے دو ایسے حال میں کہ نکاح میں لانے والے ہو نہ بدکاری کرنے والے اورنہ خفیہ آشنائی کرنے والے اورجوایمان سے منکر ہوا تو اس کی محنت ضائع ہوئی اور وہ آخرت میں نقصان اٹھانے والوں میں سے ہو گا (۵)

Surah Al-Maeda

This day are (all) good things made lawful for you. The food of those who have received the Scripture is lawful for you, and your food is lawful for them. And so are the virtuous women of the believers and the virtuous women of those who received the Scripture before you (lawful for you) when ye give them their marriage portions and live with them in honour, not in fornication, nor taking them as secret concubines. Whoso denieth the faith, his work is vain and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter. (5)

Prof.Ahmad Rafique Akhtar

Prof.Ahmad Rafique Akhtar (born April 15, 1941) is a Sufi Islamic scholar from Gujar Khan(Near Rawalpindi,Islamabad) in Pakistan.

His philosophy is simple: "If a man commits thousands of mistakes he still remains a human being, but if we find even one mistake of God, He can not be a God."

Researching God

Prof.Ahmad Rafique Akhtar dedicates himself to giving lectures on various aspects of Islam. He does so all over Pakistan but mainly from his home in Gujar Khan where he receives many students.

Most of his books are published in Urdu except for 'The Argument', a book which outlines his main ideas.

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After having been a university professor for many years, Prof Rafique Akthar has retired from his post, dedicating himself to giving lectures and offering advice to all who seek for it. He has a particular following among the middle and upper class circles of Pakistan, which is why some of his ‘students’ (as he calls them) are important politicians and bureaucrats.

One day, I found myself in a room on the roof of his house, surrounded by about ten of his students. I was interested to hear what such a ‘modern Muslim guru’ had to say on God, religion, life and society. What follows is a small part of the long talk we had that day. If the answers of Prof. Akthar sometimes don’t seem to answer the questions, that’s simply because this was how the conversation went. In fact, it felt somewhat more like a monologue than a dialogue.

God should be the top priority of our intellectual curiosity.’ When I read your texts or look at some of your lectures, it quickly becomes clear that this statement is your main message