Month: October 2016

مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًا Minal mu’minīa rijālun sadaqū mā ‘āhadullāha ‘alayhi Faminhum man qadhā nahbahu waminhum man yantaziru wamā baddalū tabdīlā Of the believers are men who fulfill what they have pledged to Allah. Of them are some who have … Read more

لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ Laqad kāna lakum fī rashūlillāhi uswatun hasanah Surely in the Messenger of Allah there is an excellent example for you (Sūratul Ahzāb, no.33, Āyat 21) This verse tells believers that the Holy Prophet (s) is a role model for believers. His way of doing things, or his … Read more

يَاأَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ  ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَرْضِيَّا Yā ayyatuhan-nafsul-mutmainnatu-rji‘ī ilā rabbiki rādiyatan mardiyyā O soul that at peace! Return to your Lord, pleased, pleasing! (Sūratul Fajr, No.89, Āyats 27 – 28) This verse is an address on the Day of Judgement to the soul that his completely at peace. It is a soul that … Read more

وَيَضَعُ عَنْهُمْ إِصْرَهُمْ وَالْأَغْلَالَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ Wa-yada‘u ‘anhum israhum wal-aghlālal-latī kānat ‘alayhim And releases them of their burdens and the shackles that were upon them (Suratul A‘rāf, No.7, Āyat 157) Freedom is the right of all human beings. The Almighty guided them to His obedience and gave them the freedom to make their own … Read more