Quran Reflections – English

مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ Mā asāba min musībatin illā bi-idhni-llāh No affliction comes about except by Allah’s permission (Sūrat al-Taghābun, No 64, Āyat 11) This verse comes after two verses that describe believers and disbelievers. It talks of afflictions as a point of reflection for both groups. Those who believe should understand … Read more

الَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ كَافِرُونَ Alladhīna yasuddūna ‘an sabīlillī wayabghūnahā ‘iwajan wahum bil’ākhirati kāfirūn Those who hinder [others] from the way of Allah, and seek to make it crooked, and disbelieve in the Hereafter. (Sūrat al-A‘rāf, No 7, Āyat 45) This verse describes some qualities of the zālimīn – the … Read more

قُتِلَ الْخَرَّاصُونَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ Qutilal-kharrāsūnal-ladhīna hum fī ghamratin sāhūn Perish the liars, who are heedless in a stupor. (Sūrat al-Zāriyāt, No 51, Āyats 10-11) This verse condemns the group of people who spread falsehood about the belief in the Day of Judgment. Because they did not believe in a life hereafter, these … Read more

وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا Wa-‘ibādur-rahmānil-ladhīna yamshūna ‘alal-ardhi hawnā And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth humbly  (Surat Al-Furqān, no.25, verse 63) In Sūrat al-Furqān, beginning from verse 63 to 76, Allah ‘azza wajall describes for us the qualities of those whom He considers as His … Read more

فَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ Faman yuridillāhu an yahdiyahu yashrah sadrahu lil-islām Whomever Allah desires to guide, He expands his chest for Islam. (Sūrat al-An’ām, No 6, Āyat 125) The human capacity for deep understandings is expandable. A small mind can have limited horizons of thought and can only grasp so much. … Read more