يَا قَوْمِ لَكُمُ الْمُلْكُ الْيَوْمَ ظَاهِرِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَمَن يَنصُرُنَا مِن بَأْسِ اللَّهِ إِن جَاءَنَا O my people! Today sovereignty belongs to you, and you are dominant in the land. But who will save us from Allah’s punishment should it overtake us? (Sūrat Ghāfir, No 40, Āyat 29) When people are in power and have … Read more
وَنُمَكِّنَ لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنُرِيَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا مِنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَحْذَرُونَ Wanumakkina lahum filardi wanuriya fir‘awna wahāmāna wajunūdahumā minhum mā kānū yahdharūn And to establish them in the land, and to show Fir‘awn and Haman and their hosts from them that of which they were apprehensive. (Sūrat al-Qasas, No 28, Āyat 6) This verse … Read more
وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا Wa-in ta‘uddū ni ‘mata-llāhi lā tuhsūhā And if you should count the favor of Allah, you could not enumerate them. (Sūrat Ibrāhīm, No 14, Āyat 34) As we complete the month of Ramadan believers are filled with a mixture of sadness and joy. The sadness that the blessed month … Read more
وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا Wa-in ta‘uddū ni ‘mata-llāhi lā tuhsūhā And if you should count the favor of Allah, you could not enumerate them. (Sūrat Ibrāhīm, No 14, Āyat 34) As we complete the month of Ramadan believers are filled with a mixture of sadness and joy. The sadness that the blessed month … Read more
إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ Innā anzalnāhu fī laylatil qadr Indeed, We sent it down during the Night of Decree (Sūrat al-Qadr, Ayat 1) Every Divine Scripture that was sent down to the Prophets of Allah ‘alayhimus-salam was sent down instantaneously; in other words, all at once with the full commands and expectations provided for the people … Read more
لَمْ أَكُن بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا Lam akun bidu‘ā’ika rabbi shaqiyyā Never have I, my Lord, been disappointed in supplicating You! (Sūrat Maryam, No 19, Āyat 4) One of the etiquettes of supplication is having hope in Allah ‘azza wajall. The attitude of the supplicator/invoker (dā‘i) must show a confidence in his prayer being accepted, based … Read more
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ Wa-idhā quri’al-qur’ānu fastami‘ū lahu wa-ansitū la‘allakum turhamūn When the Quran is recited, listen to it and be silent, maybe you will receive [Allah’s] mercy! (Sūrat al-A‘rāf, No 7, Āyat 204) The believer’s awe for Allah ‘azza wajall is reflected in the attitude with which he listens to the words … Read more
إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا Illā man tāba wa-āmana wa-‘amila swālihan faulaā’ika yubaddilul-lāhu sayyi’ātihim hasanāt; wakānal-lāhu ghafūran rahīmā Except for those who repent, believe, and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving … Read more
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَانٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ Innallāha yuhibbul-ladhīna yuqātilūna fī sabīlihi saffan ka-annahum bunyānun marsūs Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly. (Sūrat al-Saff, No 61, Āyat 4) This verse talks about those who fight in … Read more
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهِ سُلْطَانًا Lā taqtulūn- nafsal-latī harramallāhu illā bilhaqqi wa man qutila mazlūman faqad ja‘alná liwaliyyihi sultānā And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden, except with due cause. And whoever is killed unjustly – We have given his heir authority! … Read more