Quran Reflections – English

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِى وَنُسُكِى وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِى لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ   Say, indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. I … Read more

Bismillah. لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ النَّاسُ بِالْقِسْطِ  Certainly, We sent Our apostles with manifest proofs, and We sent down with them the Book and the Balance, so that mankind may maintain justice. (Sūrat al-Hadid, No. 57, Āyat 25) Human societies have always wanted peace. They need peace to progress both individually and … Read more

Bismillah. لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ۖ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ He has no partner. I have been commanded to follow this creed and I am the first of those who submit [to Allah]. (Sūrat al-An‘ām, No. 6, Āyat 163) A few verses of the Quran refer to the Prophet of Islam sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam as … Read more

Bismillah. فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ  So, We answered his prayer and delivered him from sorrow; and thus do We deliver the faithful. (Sūrat al-Anbiyā No. 21, Āyat 88) The story of Prophet Yūnus ‘alayhis-salām and his mission to the large city of Nineveh was discussed in previous reflections. To recap, the … Read more

Bismillah. وَأَنزَلْنَا ٱلْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌۭ شَدِيدٌۭ وَمَنَـٰفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُۥوَرُسُلَهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌۭ And We sent down iron, wherein is mighty power and benefits for the people, and so that Allah maymake evident those who support Him and His messengers in secret.Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted (Sūrat al-Hadīd, no.57, Āyat 25) As mentioned … Read more

Bismillah. يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ, ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةًۭ مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ O Soul at Peace, return to your Lord, pleased and pleasing (Sūrat Al-Fajr, No.89, Āyat 27-28) This verse is a direct address from the Almighty to an extraordinary soul, one that is exceptional due to its being tranquil. The scholars of Arabic dictionary point out that the … Read more

Bismillah. فَلَوْلَا كَانَتْ قَرْيَةٌ آمَنَتْ فَنَفَعَهَا إِيمَانُهَا إِلَّا قَوْمَ يُونُسَ لَمَّا آمَنُوا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمْ عَذَابَ الْخِزْيِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ    Why has there not been any town that might believe, so that its belief might benefit it, except the people of Yunus? When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace … Read more