Month: September 2018

مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًا Minal-mu’minīna rijālun sadaqū mā ‘āhadul-lāhā ‘alayhi famimhum man qadhā nahbahu wa-minhum man yantaziru wamā baddalū tabdīlā Among the faithful are men who fulfill what they have pledged to Allah: there are some among them who … Read more

إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ Innahū lā yuflihuz-zālimūn Indeed the unjust will not be successful. (Sūrat al-An‘ām, No.6, Āyat 135) Those who do ‘zulm’ will never prosper. This is a promise from Allah ‘azza wa-jall. It means that they will not achieve success in the world in the true meaning of success. They will also face … Read more

الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ Al-ladhīna ukhrijū min diyārihim bi-ghayri haqqi illā an yaqūlū rabubna-llāh Those who were expelled from their homes unjustly, only because they said, ‘Allah is our Lord’. (Sūratul Hajj, No.22, Āyat 40) One form of oppression is expelling people from the place that has always … Read more

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُوا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَافْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū idhā qīla lakum tafassahū fil-majālisi fafsahū yafsahil-lāhu lakum O you who have faith! When you are told, ‘Make room,’ in sittings, then do make room; Allah will make room for you. (Sūrat al-Mujadilah, No.58, Āyat 11) The verses … Read more

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ Wa-minan-nāsi man yashrī nafsahub-tighā’a mardhātil-llāhi; wallāhu ra’ūfun bil-‘ibād And among the people is he who sells his soul seeking the pleasure of Allah, and Allah is most kind to [His] servants. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 207) In this verse Almighty God talks about … Read more