فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا فِطْرَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ Fa aqim wajhaka liddíni hanīfā fitratallāhillatī fatarannāsa ‘alayhā lā tabdīla likhalqillāhi dhālikaddīnul qayyim walākinna aktharannāsi lā ya‘lamūn So set your heart as a person of pure faith on this religion, the original … Read more
وَسَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ Wasaya‘lamul-ladhīna zalamū ayya munqalibin yanqalibūn And the wrongdoers will soon know at what final place they will end up (Sūrat al-Shu‘arā, No 26, Āyat 227) This verse is a clear warning to those who are guilty of oppression. The word ‘munqalabīn’ is from ‘inqilāb’, to turn around. The wrongdoers … Read more
وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ الَّذِي صَدَقَنَا وَعْدَهُ وَأَوْرَثَنَا الْأَرْضَ نَتَبَوَّأُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حَيْثُ نَشَاءُ ۖ فَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ Waqālūl-hamdu lillāhil-ladhī sadqanā wa‘dahū wa-awrathanāl-ardha natabawwa’u minal-jannati hathyu nashā, fani‘ma ajrul-‘āmilīn They will say, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, who has fulfilled His promise to us and made us inheritors of the earth, that we may settle in … Read more
فَأَجْمِعُوا أَمْرَكُمْ وَشُرَكَاءَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُنْ أَمْرُكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ غُمَّةً ثُمَّ اقْضُوا إِلَيَّ وَلَا تُنظِرُونِ Fa-ajami‘ū amrakum washurakā’akum thumma lā yakun amrukum ‘alaykum ghummatan thumma-qdhū ilayya walā tunzirūn So, conspire together, along with your partners, leaving nothing vague in your plan, then carry it out against me without giving me any respite. (Sūrat Yūnus, No 10, … Read more
وَ أَقِمِ الصَّلاةَ إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ تَنْهى عَنِ الْفَحْشاءِ وَ الْمُنْكَرِ وَ لَذِكْرُ اللَّهِ أَكْبَرُ Wa-aqimisalāta innasalāta tanhā ‘anil-fahshāi walmunkari waladhikullahi akbar And maintain the prayer. Indeed, the prayer prevents indecencies and wrongs, and the remembrance of Allah is surely greater (Surat al-‘Ankabūt, no.29, Āyat 45) As we approach the Day of ‘Āshurā’, we send our … Read more
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّـهَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ ۚ إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ Alam tara annallāha khalaqas-samāwāti wal-ardha bil-haqq. In yasha’ yudh-hibkum waya’ti bi-khalqin jadīd Have you not regarded that Allah created the heavens and the earth with justice? If He wishes, He will take you away, and bring about a new creation. … Read more
إِذْ يَقُولُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ غَرَّ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ دِينُهُمْ ۗ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّـهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ Idh yaqūlul-munāfiqūna walladhīna fī qulūbihim mardun gharra hā’ulāhi dīnuhum. Waman yatawakkal ‘alallāhi fa-innallāha ‘azīzun hakīm When the hypocrites said, and [also] those in whose hearts is a sickness, ‘Their religion has deceived them.’ But whoever puts … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ حَسْبُكَ اللَّـهُ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ Yā ayyuhan-nabiyyu hasbukallāhu wa manit-taba‘aka minal-mu‘minīn O Prophet! Sufficient for you is Allah and those of the faithful who follow you (Sūrat al-Anfāl, No 8, Āyat 64) This verse was sent to comfort the Prophet sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam and remind him that he is not alone. Even … Read more
قالَ يا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ ما تُؤْمَرُ سَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ Qāla yā abati if‘al mā tumaru satajidunī in shā Allahu minas-sābirīn He said, Father! Do whatever you have been commanded. If Allah wishes, you will find me to be patient (Surat al-Sāffāt, No. 37, Āyat 102) One of the beautiful events that is … Read more
يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا تَنفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَرَضِيَ لَهُ قَوْلًا Yawma’idhin lā tanfa‘ush-shafā‘atu illā man adhina lahur-Rahmānu waradhiya lahu qawlā Intercession will not avail that Day except from him whom the All-beneficent allows and approves of his word. (Sūrat TāHā, No 20, Āyat 109) This verse is part of a passage that describes … Read more