اِنَّ صَلوتِي وَ نُسُكِي وَ مَحْيَايَ وَ مَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ My prayers, my sacrifice, my life and my death, are for Allah the Lord of the worlds. Sura al-An’am, verse 162 This statement was made by the Holy Prophet (s) to declare his complete sincerity. All he did was only for Allah. He … Read more
اِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ اِلى رِبِّي سَيَهْدِيْنِي I am going towards my Lord, He will guide me. Sura as-Saffat, verse 99 This verse is the statement of Nabi Ibrahim (a) after he emerged from the fire, safe and unhurt. He is going to migrate to another place, and tells the people that I am going towards … Read more
وَ مَا النَّصْرُ اِلاَّ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيْزِ الْحَكِيْمِ There is no help except from Allah and Allah is the Mighty, the Wise. (Sura Aale Imran, verse 126) Thoughts on the Verse Whatever help the human being gets to achieve success originates only from Allah. He is the source of all help. People, things, … Read more
And if you pardon, and forbear, and forgive, then surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful (At-Taghabun, Verse 14) This verse talks about the different stages of forgiveness. According to Tafsir, verse 14 of Sura at-Taghabun was sent after certain spouses tried to stop the early Muslims from migrating. Some of the Muslims listened to their spouses, while … Read more
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth declares the glory of Allah; to Him belongs the kingdom, and to Him is due (all) praise, and He has power over all things. He it is Who created you, but one of you is an unbeliever and another of you is a believer; … Read more
He is Allah besides Whom there is no god; the Knower of the unseen and the seen; He is the Beneficent, the Merciful He is Allah, besides Whom there is no god; the King, the Holy, the Giver of peace, the Granter of security, Guardian over all, the Mighty, the Supreme, the Possessor of every … Read more
Allah is He Who made for you the night that you may rest therein and the day to see; most surely Allah is Gracious to men, but most men do not give thanks. That is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of everything; there is no Allah but He; why are you then turned away? Thus … Read more
Surely Qaroun was of the people of Musa, but he rebelled against them, and We had given him of the treasures, so much so that his hoards of wealth would certainly weigh down a company of men possessed of great strength. When his people said to him: Do not exult, surely Allah does not love … Read more
Most surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day there are signs for a people who understand. Those who remember Allah standing and sitting and lying on their sides and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth Our Lord! You have … Read more
And when your Lord said to the angels, I am going to place in the earth a khalifa, they said: What! will You place in it such as shall make mischief in it and shed blood and we celebrate Your praise and Your holiness? He said: Surely I know what you do not know. And … Read more