Month: July 2020

يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا تَنفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَرَضِيَ لَهُ قَوْلًا Yawma’idhin lā tanfa‘ush-shafā‘atu illā man adhina lahur-Rahmānu waradhiya lahu qawlā Intercession will not avail that Day except from him whom the All-beneficent allows and approves of his word. (Sūrat TāHā, No 20, Āyat 109) This verse is part of a passage that describes … Read more

قَالَ بَلْ سَوَّلَتْ لَكُمْ أَنفُسُكُمْ أَمْرًا Qāla bal sawwalat lakum anfusakum amrā He (Ya‘qūb) said: No, your souls have made a matter seem decorous to you. (Sūrat Yusuf, No 12, Āyat 18) When the brothers of Prophet Yūsuf  ‘alayhis-salām brought his shirt to their father and narrated the false story of how the wolf ate him, Prophet … Read more

ثُمَّ جِئْتَ عَلَىٰ قَدَرٍ يَا مُوسَى Thumma ji’ta ‘alā qadarin yā Mūsā Then you turned up as ordained, O Mūsā (Sūrat TāHā, No 20, Āyat 40) Verses 11 to 47 of Sūrat TāHā talk about the conversation that Allah ‘azza wajall had with Prophet Mūsā ‘alayhis salām at the encounter on Mt Sinai. There are a lot of matters … Read more

وَلْيَخْشَ الَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَافًا خَافُوا عَلَيْهِمْ Walyakhshal-ladhīna law tarakū min khalfihim dhurriyatan dhi‘āfan khāfū ‘alayhim Let those fear [the result of mistreating orphans] who, were they to leave behind weak offspring, would be concerned on their account. (Sūrat al-Nisā, No 4, Āyat 9) When Allah ‘azza wajall talks about the importance of treating … Read more