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
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
(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
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
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
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
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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
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
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