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
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
Bismillah. وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتًا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ Do not suppose those who were slain in the way of Allah to be dead; no, they are living and provided for near their Lord. (Sūrat ‘Āli Imrān, No 3, Āyat 169) This Āyat was revealed after the battle of … Read more
Bismillah. وَلَمَّا بَرَزُوا لِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِ قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ So, when they marched out for [encounter with] Goliath and his troops, they said, ‘Our Lord, pour patience upon us, make our feet steady, and assist us against the disbelieving people. (Sūrat al-Baqarah No. 2, Āyāt 250) The story … Read more
Bismillah. وَلَا يَحِيقُ الْمَكْرُ السَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِ But evil plots encompass only the people themselves. (Sūrat al-Fātir, No 35, Āyat 43) One of the principles of justice mentioned in the Holy Quran is the consequences to be faced by oppressors. Before the advent of Islam, the polytheists of Arabia claimed that if a warner were … Read more
Bismillah. الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ Those who, when an affliction visits them, say, ‘Indeed we belong to Allah and to Him do we return.’ (Sūrat al-Baqarah No. 2, Āyat 156) This verse appears within a cluster of five verses (Q 2:153–157) that prepared the early Muslim community for the … Read more
Bismillah. وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ ۚ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ There has to be a nation among you summoning to the good, bidding what is right, and forbidding what is wrong. It is they who are the felicitous. (Sūrat Āli ‘Imrān, No. 3, Āyat 104) In his own blessed … Read more
Bismillah. عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٍ Knower of the Unseen, He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] Unseen to anyone, except to an apostle He approves of. (Sūrat al-Jinn, No. 72, Āyāt 26-27) These two verses in Sūrat al-Jinn initially affirm that the knowledge of the unseen … Read more
Bismillah. فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْاْ نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءنَا وَأَبْنَاءكُمْ وَنِسَاءنَا وَنِسَاءكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَةُ اللّهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَ And whoever disputes with you concerning him, after what has come to you of knowledge, say: ‘Come! Let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your … Read more
Bismillah. مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ كَمَثَلِ الْعَنكَبُوتِ اتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنكَبُوتِ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ The example of those who take guardians other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if only they … Read more