Quranic Reflection No. 333 Āyat 23:61 – The Race towards Goodness

أُولَٰئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ Ulā’ika yusāri‘ūna fil-khyrāti wahum lahā sābiqūn It is they who hasten to every good work and these who are foremost in them. (Sūratul Mu’minūn, No.23, Āyat 61) One of the qualities of believers is their eagerness to perform good deeds. Their desire to please Allah propels them towards … Read more

Quranic Reflection No. 334 Āyat 10:9 – New Intentions

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ يَهْدِيهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِإِيمَانِهِمْ innalladhīna āmanū wa-‘amilūs-swālihāti yahdīhim rabbuhum bi-īmānihim Indeed those who have faith and do righteous deeds, their Lord guides them by the means of their faith (Sūrat Yūnus, No.10, Āyat 9) To have faith and do good deeds are the pre-requisites for an all-encompassing guidance that guides the … Read more

30 Day Challenge – Day 1

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

30 Day Challenge – Day 2

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

30 Day Challenge – Day 3

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

30 Day Challenge – Day 4

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

30 Day Challenge – Day 5

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

30 Day Challenge – Day 6

وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا Wa’tasimu bihablil laahi jamee’an Hold fast to Allah’s rope, all together   Sura Aale Imran, 3:103 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word وَاعْتَصِمُوا Hold fast بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ to the rope of Allah جَمِيعًا all together   __________________________ Day 6 – Verse 6

30 Day Challenge – Day 7

اِعْدِلُوا هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ I’dilu huwa aqrabu littaqwa Be fair, it is nearer to God consciousness Sura Ma’idah, 5:8 ______________________________________________________________________ Word by Word اِعْدِلُوا Be fair هُوَ it أَقْرَبُ is nearer لِلتَّقْوَىٰ to God consciousness _________________________ Day 7 – Verse 7

30 Day Challenge – Day 8

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