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يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَأَوْلَادِكُمْ عَدُوًّا لَّكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ ۚ وَإِن تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿١٤﴾ Yā ayyuhalladhīna āmanū innā min azwājikum wa-awlādikum ‘aduwwal-lakum faHdharūhum, wa-in ta‘fū wataSfaHU wataghfrū fainnallāha ghafurur-raHīm. O you believers! Indeed among your spouses and children you have enemies; beware of them. And if you excuse, forbear and … Read more

مَا يَأْتِيهِمْ مِنْ ذِكْرٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا اسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونلَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ Mā ya’tīhim min dhikrin mir-rabbihim muHdathin illā-stama‘ūhu wahum yal ‘abūna lāhiyatan qulūbuhum There does not come to them a new reminder from their Lord but they listen to it while they play around, their hearts set on diversions . . .  (Sūratul Anbiyā’ No. … Read more

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū ‘alaykum anfusakum O you who believe, take care of your ownselves (Sūratul Mā’idah, No. 5, āyat 105)   This verse tells believers not to worry about others, but be concerned about their own selves, and their guidance and progress in the way of Allah. Human beings … Read more

وَمَنْ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ Wa-may-yaghfirudh-dhunūba illal-lāh And who forgives the sins except Allah? Sūrat Āli ‘Imrān (No. 3), Āyat 135 As we end the holy month of Ramadan 1434 we hope that we are among those whom Allah has forgiven during this month. According to the Holy Prophet (s) the person who is not … Read more

اُدْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً Ud‘ū rabbakum tadharru‘an wa-khufyah Call on your Lord, humbly and secretly . . . Sūratul A‘rāf (No. 7), Āyat 55 Du‘ā is to call out to Allah. It is to seek help, comfort, guidance, etc. from the Creator. Human beings are fortunate to have the doors of Du‘ā open for them. … Read more

قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَائِدَةً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدًا لِأَوَّلِنَا وَآخِرِنَا وَآيَةً مِنْكَ Qāla ‘Īsa-bnu maryama allāhumma rabbanā anzil ‘alayjnā mā’idatam-minas-samā’i takūnu lanā ‘īdan li-awwalinā wa-ākhirana wa-āyatam-minka Isa, son of Mary, said: O Allah, Lord of us! Send down for us a table spread with food from heaven, that it may … Read more

وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَسِيبًا Wa-idhā Huyyītum bitaHiyyatin fa-Hayyū bi-aHsana minhā aw rudūhā. Innallāha kāna ‘alā kulli shay’in Hasība And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet with a better (greeting) than it or return it; surely Allah takes account of all things. … Read more

ۗ أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ Wal-ya‘fū wal-yaSfaHū; allā tuHibbūna ay-yagfirallāhu lakum. Wallāhu ghafūrur-raHīm  Let them forgive and overlook, do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Sūratun Nūr (No. 24), Āyat 22 Historically, this verse was revealed to remind people not to withdraw … Read more

وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِنْهُمْ walā tamuddanna ‘aynaka ilā mā matta‘nā bihi azwājan minhum And do not stretch your eyes [in longing] after that which We have given for enjoyment to different groups of them . . Sūrat Tāhā (No. 20) Āyat 131 Human beings in this world often look at … Read more

وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَىٰ بَيْنَهُمْ Wa-amruhum shūrā baynahum. And their rule is to take counsel among themselves. Sūratush Shūrā (No. 42), Āyat 38 This sentence in Āyat 38 is part of a passage that describes the people for whom the Hereafter will be so much better than the world. One of their qualities is that they seek … Read more