وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِّمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّـهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ وَاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۗ وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّـهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا Waman ahsana dīnan mimman aslama wajhahu lillāhi wahuwa muhsinun wattaba‘a millata ibrāhīma hanīfan wattakhdhallāhu ibrāhīmā khalīlā And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allah while being a doer of good and follows … Read more
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسانَ فِي كَبَدٍ la qad khalaqnal insāna fī kabad Certainly, we have created human in distress. (Surat al-Balad, No. 90, Āyat: 4) A certain reality that we all face is that life is full of ups and downs. We wait to get through a challenge only to find ourselves in another. No … Read more
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسانَ فِي كَبَدٍ la qad khalaqnal insāna fī kabad Certainly, we have created human in distress. (Surat al-Balad, No. 90, Āyat: 4) A certain reality that we all face is that life is full of ups and downs. We wait to get through a challenge only to find ourselves in another. No matter … Read more
يَوْمَ تَرَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَسْعَىٰ نُورُهُم بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَبِأَيْمَانِهِم Yawma taral-mu’minīna walmu’mināti yas‘ā nūrūhum bayna aydīhim wabiaymānihim The day you will see the faithful, men and women, with their light moving swiftly in front of them and on their right. (Sūrat al-Hadīd, No 57, Āyat 12) This verse describes the believers on the Day of … Read more
وَإِن كَادُوا لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ عَنِ الَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ لِتَفْتَرِيَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهُ ۖ وَإِذًا لَّاتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلاً Wa-in kādū layaftinūnaka ‘anil-ladhī awahaynā ilayka liyaftariya ‘alayna ghayrahu wa-idhan lattakhadhūka khalīlā They were about to beguile you from what Allah has revealed to you so that you may fabricate something other than that against Us, whereat they would have befriended … Read more
وَمِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَانِهِمْ ۖ وَاجْتَبَيْنَاهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ Wamin ābā’ihim wadhurriyātihim wa-ikhwānihim wajtabaynāhum wahadaynāhum ilā sirātin mustaqīm And from among their fathers, their descendants and their brethren – We chose them and guided them to a straight path. (Sūrat al-An‘ām, No 6, Āyat 87) Verses 84-87 of this Sūra mentions the progeny of … Read more
وَ إِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا عِنْدَنا خَزائِنُهُ وَ ما نُنَزِّلُهُ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٍ مَعْلُوم Wa in min shay’in illā ‘indanā khazā’inuhu wa mā nunazziluhu illā biqadarin ma‘lūm There is not a thing but that its sources are with Us, and We do not send it down except in a known measure. (Surat al-Hijr, No.15, Āyat:21) The … Read more
مَا يَكُونُ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِحَقٍّ Mā yakūnu lī an aqūla mā laysa lī bihaqq It does not befit me to say what I have no right to [say]. (Sūrat al-Mā’idah, No 5, Āyat 116) When Prophet ‘Īsā/Jesus ‘alayhis-salām is asked by Allah ‘azza wajall if he had told his people to take himself and his … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ فِئَةً فَاثْبُتُوا Yā ayyuhalladhīna āmanū idhā laqītum fi’atan fathbutū O you who have faith! When you meet a host [in battle], then stand firm. (Sūrat al-Anfāl, No 8, Āyat 45) One of the outstanding characteristics of a true believer is to stand firm in the face of any attack … Read more
وَمَن يَسْتَنكِفْ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَيَسْتَكْبِرْ فَسَيَحْشُرُهُمْ إِلَيْهِ جَمِيعًا Waman yastankif ‘an ‘ibādatihi wayastakbir fasayahshuruhum ilayhi jamī‘ā And whoever disdains His worship and is arrogant, He will gather them all toward Him. (Sūrat al-Nisā, No 4, Āyat 172) The first part of this verse talks about how Prophet ‘Īsā ‘alayhis-salām and the angels close to Allah ‘azza wajall would not … Read more