Quran Reflections – English

قَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَى اللَّـهُ بُنْيَانَهُم مِّنَ الْقَوَاعِدِ فَخَرَّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّقْفُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَأَتَاهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ Qad makaralladhīna min qablihim fa-atallāhu bunyānahum minal-qwā’idi fakharra ‘alayhimus-saqfu min fawqihim wa-atāhumul-‘adhābu min haythu lā yash‘urūn Those before them also devised plans, but Allah demolished their building from the foundations, and the roof fell … Read more

وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا ۚ قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْكِتَابِ Wayaqūlul-ladhīna kafarū lastma mursalan. Qul kafā billāhi shahīdan baynī wabaynakum wamin ‘indahu ‘ilmul-kitāb And those who disbelieve say: You are not a messenger. Say: Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you, and whoever has knowledge of … Read more

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ Innaladhīna qālū rabbunal-lāhu thummas-taqāmū tatanazzalu ‘alayhimul-malā’ikatu allā takhāfū walā tahzanū wa-abshirū bil-jannatil-latī kuntum tū‘adūn Indeed, those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah!’ and then remain steadfast, the angels descend upon them, [saying,] ‘Do not fear, nor … Read more

رَبَّنا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنا صَبْراً وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدامَنا وَانْصُرْنا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكافِرِينَ Rabbanā afrigh ‘alaynā sabran wa thabbit aqdāmanā wansurnā ‘alalqawmil-kāfirīn Our Lord pour down upon us patience and make our steps firm and assist us against the unbelieving people. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 250) This verse is part of a set of verses that describe … Read more

يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَاتٍ Yarfa‘i-llāhul-ladhīna āmanū minkum walladhīna ūtul-‘ilma darajāt Allah will raise in rank those of you who have faith and those who have been given knowledge. (Sūrat al-Mujādilah, No 58, Āyat 11) In verses 9 – 11 of this sūra, Almighty Allah ‘azza wajall talks about certain rules for social … Read more

وَلَيْسَ الْبِرُّ بِأَن تَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِن ظُهُورِهَا وَلَـٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنِ اتَّقَىٰ ۗ  وَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا ۚ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ Wa laysal-birru bi-an ta’tūl-buyūta min zuhūrihā wallakinnal-birra manittaqā, wa’tul-buyūta min abwābiha. wattaqullāha la‘allakum tuflihūn It is not righteousness that you enter houses from the back; rather, righteousness is [personified by] one who is God … Read more

وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا ۚ قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْكِتَابِ Wayaqūlul-ladhīna kafarū lastma mursalan. Qul kafā billāhi shahīdan baynī wabaynakum wamin ‘indahu ‘ilmul-kitāb And those who disbelieve say: You are not a messenger. Say: Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you, and whoever has knowledge of … Read more

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ Innaladhīna qālū rabbunal-lāhu thummas-taqāmū tatanazzalu ‘alayhimul-malā’ikatu allā takhāfū walā tahzanū wa-abshirū bil-jannatil-latī kuntum tū‘adūn Indeed, those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah!’ and then remain steadfast, the angels descend upon them, [saying,] ‘Do not fear, nor … Read more

وَمَا كَانَ هَـٰذَا الْقُرْآنُ أَن يُفْتَرَىٰ مِن دُونِ اللَّـهِ وَلَـٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ الْكِتَابِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ Wamā kāna hādhal-Qur’ānu an yuftarā min dunil-lāhi walākin tasdīqal-ladhī bayna yadayhi watafsīlal-kitābi lā rayba fīhi min rabbil-‘ālamīn. This Quran could not have been fabricated by anyone besides Allah; rather, it is a confirmation … Read more

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Yā ayyuhalladhīna āmanū kutiba ‘alaykumus-siyāmu kamā kutiba ‘alalladhīna min qablikum la‘allakum tattaqūn O you who have faith! Fasting has been prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those who were before you, so that you may be God wary. … Read more