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Quranic Reflection No. 399. Ayat 47: 7 – Helping Mission of Allah ‘azza wa-jall

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنْ تَنْصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنْصُرْكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَكُمْ Yā ayyuhalladhīna āmanū in tansurul-lāha yansurkum wayu thabbit aqdāmakum O you who have faith! If you help Allah, He will help you and make your feet steady (Sūrat Muhammad, No.47, Āyat 7) This verse shows that those who have faith will help and work for … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 384 Āyat 33:23 – Fulfilling the pledge

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

Quranic Reflection No. 385 Āyat 6:135 – Injustice will never succeed

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

Quranic Reflection No. 386 Āyat 22:40 – Expulsion from home

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