Rumina It was during the years of 1950-60 when the Khawja Abdul Latif Ansari, the eminent Pakistani scholar and preacher, was once discussing the glory and high status of the book Saheefa Al-Kamilah. He related his experience and contact with an American Christian lady who had come to the East in the course of her research … Read more
وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الْكِتَابِ أَنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ آيَاتِ اللَّـهِ يُكْفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ بِهَا فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا مَعَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ ۚ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا مِّثْلُهُمْ ۗ Wa-qad nazzala ‘alaykum fil-kitābi an idhā sami ‘tum āyātillāhi yukfaru bihā wa-yustahza’u bihā falā taq ‘udū ma ‘ahum hattā yakhūdū fī hadīthin ghayrih; innakum idhan mithluhum Certainly He … Read more
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَرْصُوصٌ innal-lāha yuhibbul-ladhīna yuqātilūna fī sabīlihi saffan kannahum bunyānun marsūs Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way in ranks as if they were a compact structure. (Sūratus Saff No.61, Āyat 4) This verse describes people who fight and struggle in a particular way … Read more
InshāAllāh, the believers will begin the 1st of Rajab in a day or two. The Academy for Learning Islam (A.L.I.) presents the following tips to prepare for this distinguished month of worship. 1) Go out to seek the hilāl (crescent) in your area. Upon sighting the new crescent, recite the following Du‘ā as practiced by the Messenger of Allah … Read more
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance Sura Qamar, 54:17 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word وَلَقَدْ And certainly يَسَّرْنَا We have made easy الْقُرْآنَ the Quran لِلذِّكْرِ for remembrance __________________________ Day 1 – Verse 1
إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ Inna Ma’iya Rabbi Sayahdini Indeed my Lord is with me, He will guide me Sura Shu’ara, 26:62 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word إِنَّ Indeed مَعِيَ with me رَبِّي is my Lord سَيَهْدِينِ He will guide me __________________________ Day 2 – Verse 2
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا Afahasibtum annama khalaqnakum abathan Did you think that We have created you aimlessly? Sura Mu’minun, 23:115 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ Did you think أَنَّمَا that خَلَقْنَاكُمْ We created you عَبَثًا aimlessly __________________________ Day 3 – Verse 3
تَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَىٰ tazawwadu fa inna khairaz zaadit taqwa Take provision, indeed the best provision is God consciousness (Sura Baqarah, 2:197) ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word تَزَوَّدُوا Take provision فَإِنَّ indeed خَيْرَ الزَّادِ the best provision التَّقْوَىٰ is God consciousness __________________________ Day 4 – Verse 4
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِ Man ‘amila salihan falinafsihi Whoever does good it is for his own soul Sura Fussilat, 41:46 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word مَنْ Whoever عَمِلَ does صَالِحًا good فَلِنَفْسِهِ it is for his own soul _________________________ Day 5 – Verse 5
إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُبِينٌ Innash Shaytana lil insani ‘aduwwum mubin Indeed Shaytan is an open enemy to the human being Sura Yusuf, 12:5 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word إِنَّ Indeed الشَّيْطَانَ Shaytan لِلْإِنْسَانِ to the human being عَدُوٌّ مُبِينٌ is an open enemy __________________________ Day 8 – Verse 8