Quran Reflections – English
Different types of calamities
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
Seeking crookedness in religion
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