Quranic Reflection No 710. Āyat 16:10 – Senility and old age

Bismillah. وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ ۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ أَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ لِكَيْ لَا يَعْلَمَ بَعْدَ عِلْمٍ شَيْئًا ۚ  إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ Allah has created you, then He takes you away, and there are some among you who are relegated to the feeblest stage of life, so that he knows nothing after having some knowledge. Indeed, … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 709. Āyat 3:92 – Reflecting on the quality of ‘birr’

Bismillah. لَنْ تَنالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّى تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ تُحِبُّونَ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِن شَىْءٍۢ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِهِۦ عَلِيمٌۭ  You will never attain righteousness unless you spend out of what you love, and whatever you give is certainly well known to Allah. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No. 3, Āyat 92) “Al-Bārr” is one of the ninety-nine beautiful names … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 708. Āyat 11:62 – Unlocking potential

Bismillah. قَالُوا يَا صَالِحُ قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّا قَبْلَ هَٰذَا أَتَنْهَانَا أَن نَّعْبُدَ مَا يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُنَا وَإِنَّنَا لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَا إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍ ‎ They said, ‘O Salih! You were a source of hope to us before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers have been worshiping? Indeed, we have grave doubts … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 707. Āyat 7:74 – The Dangers of Wealth and Power

Bismillah. وَاذْكُرُوا إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَاءَ مِن بَعْدِ عَادٍ وَبَوَّأَكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِن سُهُولِهَا قُصُورًا وَتَنْحِتُونَ الْجِبَالَ بُيُوتًا ۖ فَاذْكُرُوا آلَاءَ اللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ Remember when He made you successors after the people of ‘Ad and settled you in the land: you build palaces in its plains and carve houses out of … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 705. Āyat 69: 6 & 7 – An analogy: The ‘Ād and hollow palm trees

Bismillah. وَأَمَّا عَادٌۭ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍۢ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍۢ * سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍۢ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًۭا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍۢأَتْقَىٰكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌۭ  And as for ‘Ād, they were destroyed by a furious, bitter wind. Which Allah unleashed on them non-stop for seven nights and eight days, so that you would have … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 706. Āyat 49:13 – Inner qualities and the value of human beings

Bismillah. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍۢ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ شُعُوبًۭا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِأَتْقَىٰكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌۭ  O people! We have created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most honourable of you with Allah is that … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 704. Āyat 27:19 – Giving Thanks for Believing Parents

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ ‎ Whereat he smiled, amused at its words, and he said, ‘My Lord! Inspire me to … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 703. Āyat 27:16 – The Heirs of the Prophets

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ Sulaymān inherited from Dāwūd. (Sūrat al-Naml No. 27, Āyat 16) Prophet Sulaymān the son of Prophet Dāwūd ‘alayhimas-salām was one of the important prophets and the third monarch of the Banū Isrā’īl. To provide a bit of … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 702. Āyat 27:24 – The wisdom of the hoopoe

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allah, and Satan has made their deeds seem decorous to them. … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 701. Āyat 93:6 – 93:8 – Allah’s support for the Prophet(s)

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. أَلَم يَجِدكَ يَتيمًا فَـٔاوىٰ*‏ وَوَجَدَكَ ضالًّا فَهَدىٰ‏ * وَوَجَدَكَ عائِلًا فَأَغنىٰ Did He not find you an orphan, and shelter you, Did He not find you astray, and guide you? Did He not find you needy, and enrich you? (Surat … Read more