Quranic Reflection No 754. Ayat 64:14 – Forgiveness Begins at Home

Check our new online courses here; or see the details below. Bismillāh. يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَأَوْلَادِكُمْ عَدُوًّا لَّكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ ۚ وَإِن تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ O you who have faith! Indeed, you have enemies among your spouses and children; so beware of them. Yet if you excuse, forbear, and … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 753. Ayat 2:204 – The Talk of the Hypocrite

Check our new online courses here; or see the details below. Bismillāh. وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُهُ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيُشْهِدُ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا فِي قَلْبِهِ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ الْخِصَامِ Among the people is he whose talk in the worldly life pleases you, and he holds Allah witness to what is in his heart, though he is … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 752. Ayat 4:148 – Trust and Guarding Secrets

Check our new online courses here; or see the details below. Bismillāh. لَّا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْجَهْرَ بِالسُّوءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَن ظُلِمَ ۚ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ سَمِيعًا عَلِيمًا Allah does not like the disclosure of [anyone’s] evil [conduct] in speech except by someone who has been wronged, and Allah is all-hearing, all-knowing. (Sūrat Al-Nisa No. 4, Āyat … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 751. Ayat 5:32 – Giving Life to Humanity

Check our new online courses here; or see the details below. Bismillāh. وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا Whoever saves a life is as though he had saved all mankind. (Sūrat Al-Mā’idah No. 5 Āyat 32) The above was revealed as part of the verse following the account of the sacrifice of the sons of Prophet … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 750. Ayat 38: 75 – The Consequences of Iblis’ action

Check our new online courses here; or see the details below. Bismillāh. قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الْعَالِين He said, ‘O Iblis! What keeps you from prostrating before that which I have created with My two hands? Are you arrogant, or are you one of the exalted … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 749. Ayat 11:112 – A Heavy Burden

Check our new online courses here; or see the details below. Bismillāh. فَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَا أُمِرْتَ وَمَن تَابَ مَعَكَ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا ۚ إِنَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ‏ So be steadfast as you have been commanded, and [so be] those who have repented with you, and do not transgress. Indeed, He is Seeing of what you do. (Sūrat … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 748. Ayat 17:79 – The Praiseworthy Station

Bismillāh.  Have you registered for course on Islamic Epistemology? See the details below وَمِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ عَسَىٰ أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودًا And from [part of] the night, pray the tahajjud (the late-night prayer) as an additional prayer for you; it is expected that your Lord will raise you to a Praiseworthy … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 747. Ayat 3:59 – Moral Traits for Leadership

Bismillah. Have you registered for our course on: 14 Lessons from the Timeless Movement of Imam al-Husayn (a). See below for more info. فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَ ۖ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ It is by Allah’s mercy that you [O Muhammad] are gentle to … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 746. Ayat 7:142 – Significance of the Number Forty

Bismillah. Have you registered for our course on: 14 Lessons from the Timeless Movement of Imam al-Husayn (a). See below for more info. وَوَاعَدْنَا مُوسَى ثَلاَثِينَ لَيْلَةً وَأَتْمَمْنَاهَا بِعَشْرٍ فَتَمَّ مِيقَاتُ رَبِّهِ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً وَقَالَ مُوسَى لاَخِيهِ هَارُونَ اخْلُفْنِي فِي قَوْمِي وَأَصْلِحْ وَلاتَتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ. And We made an appointment with Musa for thirty nights, … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 745. Ayat 2:30 – Understanding the Role of ‘Khalīfah’

Bismillah. وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً When your Lord said to the angels, ‘Indeed I am going to set a khalīfah on the earth’. (Sūrat al-Baqarah No. 2, Āyat 30) The term khalīfah is often translated as ‘successor’, and its root, khalaf, means ‘that which comes after’. This interpretation can be … Read more