Quranic Reflection No 589. Āyāt 33:35 – Different but Equal

إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْقَانِتَاتِ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالصَّادِقَاتِ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّابِرَاتِ وَالْخَاشِعِينَ وَالْخَاشِعَاتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَاتِ وَالصَّائِمِينَ وَالصَّائِمَاتِ وَالْحَافِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَافِظَاتِ وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا Innal-muslimīna wal-muslimāt wal-mu’minīna wal-mu’mināt wal-qānitīna wal-qānitāt was-sādiqīna was-sādiqāt was-sābirīna was-sābirāt wal-khāshi‘īna wal-khāshi‘āt wal-mutasaddiqīna wal-mutasaddiqāt was-sā’imīna was-sā’imāt wal-hāfizīna furūjahum wal-hāfizāt wadh-dhākirīnallāha kathīran wadh-dhākirāt a‘addallāhu lahum maghfiratan … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 588. Āyāt 3:146 – The Ribbiniyyūn

وَكَأَيِّن مِّن نَّبِيٍّ قَاتَلَ مَعَهُ رِبِّيُّونَ كَثِيرٌ فَمَا وَهَنُوا لِمَا أَصَابَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَا ضَعُفُوا وَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا ۗ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الصَّابِرِينَ Waka-ayyin min nabiyyin qātala ma‘ahu ribbiyyūna kathīrūn famā wahanū limā asābahum fī sabīlillāhi wamā da‘ufū wamastakānū, wallāhu yuhibbus-sābirīn. And how many a prophet has fought with whom were many worshippers of the Lord; … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 587. Āyāt 17:84 – A Two-Way Relationship

قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِ Qul kullun ya‘malu ‘alā shākilatih Say, ‘Everyone acts according to his character…’  (Sūrat al-Isrā, No. 17, Āyat 84) Human beings possess an external and internal dimension to their being. These dimensions are deeply intertwined and connected with one another. The external influences the internal, and as the above verse indicates, … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 586. Āyāt 16:78 – The Senses and Awareness

وَاللَّهُ أَخْرَجَكُم مِّن بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَةَ ۙ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ Wallāhu akhrajakum min butūni ummahātikum lā ta‘lamūna shay’an waja‘ala lakumus-sam‘a wal-abasāra wal-af’idah, la‘allakum tashkurūn. And Allah has extracted you from the wombs of your mothers not knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing and vision and intellect … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 585. Āyāt 26:83 – Du ‘ā for Wisdom

(رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ)  Rabbi hab lī  hukman wa alhiqnī bissālihīn My Lord, grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous  [Surat Al-Shu‘arā, Āyat 83] One of the beautiful supplications taught to us in the Holy Quran is the Du‘ā of Prophet Ibrāhīm ‘alayhis-salām when he asks Allah ‘azza wajall for wisdom … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 584. Āyāt 6:125 – Receiving the Divine Guidance

فَمَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ  وَمَنْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يُضِلَّهُ يَجْعَلْصَدْرَهُ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًا كَأَنَّمَا يَصَّعَّدُ فِي السَّمَاءِ  كَذَلِكَ يَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ   Faman yuridillāhu an yahdiyahu yashrah sadrahu lilislāmi wa man yurid an yudhillahuyaj‘al sadrahu dhayyiqan harajan ka annamā yassa‘‘adu físsamāi kadhālika yaj‘alullāhur- rijsa ‘alaladhīna lā yuminūn  Whoever Allah … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 583. Āyāt 3:36 – Concern for future generations

وَإنِّي سَمَّيْتُهَا مَرْيَمَ وَإنِّي أعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ Wainnī sammaytuhā maryama wainnī u‘īdhuhā bika wadhurriyatahā minash-shaytānir-rajīm. I have named her Maryam and I seek Your protection for her and her progeny from Shaytān, the outcast. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No 3, Āyat 36). When Hannah the mother of Lady Maryam ‘alayhas-salām gave birth, she … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 582. Āyāt 30:41 – Corruption on land and sea

THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT YOUR INPUT.  PLEASE FILL IN THE SURVEY IF NOT DONE YET:   https://forms.gle/q7Sq8nWfjdMogyQt8 ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ Zaharal-fasādu fil-barri wal-bahri bimā kasabat aydin-nāsi liyudhīqahum ba‘dal-ladhī ‘amilū la‘allahum yarji ‘ūn. Corruption has appeared in the land and the sea … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 581. Āyāt 2:127 – Acceptance of Deeds

REMINDER: WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE FILL IN THIS SURVEY:  https://forms.gle/q7Sq8nWfjdMogyQt8 وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا  إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ Wa-idh yarfa‘u Ibrāhīmul-qawa‘ida minal-bayti wa Ismā‘īlu rabbanā taqabbal minnā innaka antas-samī‘ul ‘alīm. And mention when Ibrahim was raising the foundations of the House and Ismail, [saying], “Our Lord, … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 580. Āyāt 70:19-22 – Man’s Inclination Towards Wealth

WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. PLEASE FILL IN THE SURVEY The link to the survey is:  https://forms.gle/q7Sq8nWfjdMogyQt8 READ BELOW ABOUT OUR LATEST PUBLICATION. إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوعًا إِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ جَزُوعًا وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا  إِلَّا الْمُصَلِّينَ Innal-insāna khuliqa halū‘ā, idhā massahush-sharru jazū‘ā, wa-idhā maasahul-khayru manū‘ā illal-musallīn. Indeed, man has been created covetous and intolerant. He … Read more