Quranic Reflection No 579. Āyat 11:46 – Real and Lasting Relationships

قَالَ يَا نُوحُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ Qāla yā Nūhu innahu laysa min ahlik He said, ‘O Nūh! Indeed, He is not of your family (Sūrat al-Hūd, No 11, Āyat 46) This verse is Allah’s answer to Prophet Noah ‘alayhis-salām when the Prophet asks Him about his son who was drowned in the flood. Noah … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 578. Āyat 4:36 – Rights of Neighbors in Islam

وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَبِذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ Wabil-wālidayni ihsānā wabidhil-qurbā walyatāmā walmasākīni waljāri dhil-qurbā waljāril-junub And be good to the parents, the relatives, the orphans, the needy, the near neighbour and the distant neighbour. (Sūrat al-Nisā, No 4, Āyat 36) Allah ‘azza wajall has created man in such a way that he has … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 577. Āyat 65:5 – Results of Taqwā

وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يُكَفِّرْ عَنْهُ سَيِّئَآتِهِ وَيُعْظِمْ لَهُ أَجْرًا  Waman yattiqallāha yukaffir ‘anhu sayyi’ātihi wayu‘zim lahu ajrā And whoever has taqwā (is careful of his duty) to Allah, He shall absolve him of his misdeeds and give him a great reward. (Sūrat al-Talāq, No 65, Āyat 5) The above verse is part of verses that … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 576. Āyat 84:19 – Different Stages in Life

  لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ  Latarkabunna tabaqan ‘an tabaq You will surely travel from stage to stage. (Sūrat al-Inshiqāq, No 84, Āyat 19) Before this verse, Allah ‘azza wajall swears by three created things: the sunset, the night, and the moon. These phenomena are the process that happens when the day ends. First the glowing ... Read more

Quranic Reflection No 575. Āyat 2:206 – A Sense of False Honor

    وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ أَخَذَتْهُ الْعِزَّةُ بِالْإِثْمِ  Wa-idhā qīla lahut-taqillāha akhadhathul-‘izzatu bil-ithm And when he is told, ‘Be God conscious,’ pride carries him to sin. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No 2, Āyat 206) This verse is part of a passage that describes the qualities of the hypocrites. It reveals the inner working of a ... Read more

Quranic Reflection No 574. Āyat 82:6 – What has deceived you about your Lord? 

  يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ  Yā ayyuhal-insānu mā gharraka birabbikal-karīm O man! What has deceived you about your generous Lord? (Sūrat al-Infitār, No 82, Āyat 6) In this verse Allah ‘azza wajall poses a question to the human being: what has made you unaware of your Lord, and deceived you about His ... Read more

Quranic Reflection No 573. Āyat 17:9 – The Quran’s Guidance 

  Did you upgrade your Tahajjud Salat App from Google Play and Apple Store? إِنَّ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا ‎ Inna hādhal-qur’āna yahdī lillatī hiya aqwamu wayubashshirul-mu’minīnal-ladhīna ya‘malūnas-swālihāti anna lahum ajran kabīrā Indeed, this Quran guides to what is most upright, and gives the good ... Read more

Quranic Reflection No 572. Āyat 7:31 – Adorn your prayers in Ramadan

  Download the latest copy of all tafsir sessions https://academyofislam.com/resources-category/quran-tafsir-sessions/   Get the New version of Tahajjud Salat App from Google Play and Apple Store. يَا بَنِي آدَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ  Yā banī ādama khudhū zīnatakum ‘inda kulli masjid O Children of Adam! Put on your adornment on every occasion of prayer. (Sūrat al-A‘rāf, ... Read more

Quranic Reflection No 571. Āyat 17:9 – Guidance of the Quran 

  Holy Prophet (s): The month of Ramadan is a month in which Allah has made fasting obligatory on you, so whoever fasts in it with faith and mindfulness (ihtisāban) becomes free of his sins like the day his mother gave birth to him. (Rayshahrī, Shahrullāh fil-kitāb wal-sunnah, H 38)   Have you visited https://academyofislam.com/quran/ ... Read more

Quranic Reflection No 570. Āyat 41:30 – Steadfastness

Imam Ja‘far al-Sādiq (a): Whoever fasts the last three days of Sha‘bān and joins it to the month of Ramadan, Allah will write for him [the reward of] two consecutive months.  (Al-Sadūq, Man lā yahduruhu Al-Faqīh 2:94; Ibn Tāwūs, Iqbāl 723) إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ أَلاَّ تَخَافُوا وَلاَ تَحْزَنُوا ... Read more