الَّذِي خَلَقَ الْمَوْتَ وَالْحَيَاةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا Alladhí khalaqal-mawt wal-hayāta liyabluwakum ayyukum ahsanu ‘amalā He, who created death and life that He may test you [to see] which of you is best in conduct. (Sūrat al-Mulk, No.67, Āyat 2) There are three important points to understand in this verse: The first point is that … Read more
وَاللَّـهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ الشَّهَوَاتِ أَن تَمِيلُوا مَيْلًا عَظِيمًا Wallāhu yurīdu an yatūba ‘alaykum wayurīdul-ladhīna yattabi ‘ūnash-shahawāti an tamīlū maylan ‘azīmā And Allah desires that He turns toward you, and those who follow their lusts desire that you should deviate, a great deviation. (Sūrat al-Nisā, No 4, Āyat 27) The verses … Read more
وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَّنثُورًا Waqadimnā ilā mā ‘amilū min ‘amalin faja ‘alnāhu habā’an manthūrā Then We shall attend to the works they have done and then turn them into scattered dust. (Sūrat al-Furqan, No 25, Āyat 23) The action that a human being does in this world always remains. It … Read more
وَيُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ Wayusāri ‘ūnna fil-khayrāt And they strive with one another in hastening to good deeds. (Sūrat Āli Imran, No 3, Āyat 114) Many different qualities of virtuous people are described in the Quran. The above is part of a verse that talks about some of these qualities. Among them is the habit of … Read more
وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْراهِيمُ الْقَواعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَإِسْماعِيلُ رَبَّنا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ Wa-idh yarfa‘u Ibrāhīmul-qawā‘ida minal bayti wa Ismā‘īlu rabbanā taqabbal minnā innaka antasamī‘ul-‘alīm As Ibrāhīm raised the foundations of the House with Ismā‘īl [they prayed]: Our Lord, accept it from us! Indeed, You are the All-hearing, the All-knowing. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No. 2, … Read more
وَإِذَا لَقُوكُمْ قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا عَضُّوا عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَنَامِلَ مِنَ الْغَيْظِ ۚ قُلْ مُوتُوا بِغَيْظِكُمْ Wa-idhā laqūkum qālū āmannā wa-idhā khalaw ‘addū ‘alaykumul-anāmila minal-ghayzi. Qul mūtū bighayzikum When they meet you, they say, ‘We believe,’ but when they are alone, they bite their fingertips at you out of rage. Say, ‘Die of your rage!’ (Sūrat … Read more
وَمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُم بِالَّتِي تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِندَنَا زُلْفَىٰ إِلَّا مَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا Wamā amwālakum walā awlādakum billatī tuqarribukum ‘indanā zulfā illā man āmana wa ‘amala sālihā It is not your wealth, nor your children, that will bring you close to Us in nearness, excepting those who have faith and act righteously. (Sūrat Saba’, No … Read more
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا Rabbanā lā tuzigh qulūbana b‘da idh hadaytanā Our Lord! Do not make our hearts swerve after You have guided us (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No 3, Āyat 8) In Sūrat Āli Imrān, Āyat 7, Almighty Allah talks about those who are firmly grounded in knowledge, the rāsikhūna fīl-‘Ilm. This … Read more
وَ ما أَرْسَلْناكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِلْعالَمِين Wa mā arsalnāka illā rahmatan lil‘ālamīn We did not send you but as a mercy to all the nations. (Sūrat al-Anbiyā, No.21, Āyat 107) If we look back in history, each prophet sent as a guide for the people came with a unique story and manifested Divine attributes to … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا Yā ayyuhal-muzammil, qumil-layla illā qalīla O you wrapped up in your mantle! Stand vigil through the night, except for a little of it. (Sūrat al-Muzzammil, No 73, Āyāt 1-2) Sūrat al-Muzzammil was revealed in Madīna and Mufassirūn believe that the first few verses were revealed in the early … Read more