وَمَا أَنْتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَنْ فِي الْقُبُورِ Wamā anata bimusmi‘in man fil-qubūr And you cannot make those who are in the graves hear you. (Sūrat Fātir, No.35, Āyat 22) Life and death apply to different faculties of the human being. There is the physical life and death of the body. It is an obvious occurrence with … Read more
مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًا Minal-mu’minīna rijālun sadaqū mā ‘āhadul-lāhā ‘alayhi famimhum man qadhā nahbahu wa-minhum man yantaziru wamā baddalū tabdīlā Among the faithful are men who fulfill what they have pledged to Allah: there are some among them who … Read more
إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ Innahū lā yuflihuz-zālimūn Indeed the unjust will not be successful. (Sūrat al-An‘ām, No.6, Āyat 135) Those who do ‘zulm’ will never prosper. This is a promise from Allah ‘azza wa-jall. It means that they will not achieve success in the world in the true meaning of success. They will also face … Read more
الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ Al-ladhīna ukhrijū min diyārihim bi-ghayri haqqi illā an yaqūlū rabubna-llāh Those who were expelled from their homes unjustly, only because they said, ‘Allah is our Lord’. (Sūratul Hajj, No.22, Āyat 40) One form of oppression is expelling people from the place that has always … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُوا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَافْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū idhā qīla lakum tafassahū fil-majālisi fafsahū yafsahil-lāhu lakum O you who have faith! When you are told, ‘Make room,’ in sittings, then do make room; Allah will make room for you. (Sūrat al-Mujadilah, No.58, Āyat 11) The verses … Read more
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ Wa-minan-nāsi man yashrī nafsahub-tighā’a mardhātil-llāhi; wallāhu ra’ūfun bil-‘ibād And among the people is he who sells his soul seeking the pleasure of Allah, and Allah is most kind to [His] servants. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 207) In this verse Almighty God talks about … Read more
إِنَّا أَخْلَصْنَاهُمْ بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى الدَّارِ Innā akhlasnāhum bi-khālisatin dhikrad-dār Indeed We purified them with exclusive remembrance of the abode [of the Hereafter] (Sūrat Sad, No.38, Āyat 46) This verse is part of a passage describing outstanding qualities of some of the Prophets (Ibrahim, Ishāk and Ya‘qūb ‘alayhimus salām) as examples for others. Almighty Allah says they … Read more
قَالَ تَاللَّهِ إِنْ كِدْتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ Qāla tāllāhi in kidta laturdīn He shall say: By Allah! You had almost caused me to perish! (Sūrat al-Saffāt, No.37, Āyat 56) On the Day of Judgment the people in Heaven will ask about the people who were with them in the world. They had rejected the belief in the … Read more
وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ مَسْئُولُونَ Waqifūhum innahum mas’ūlūn [But first] stop them! For they must be questioned. (Sūrat al-Saffāt, No.37, Āyat 24) Accountability is an important part of the life of a believer. All of us are responsible to Allah ‘azza wa-jall and will be questioned on the Day of Judgement. To remember that fact alone … Read more
هُوَ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَلَائِكَتُهُ لِيُخْرِجَكُمْ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ ۚ وَكَانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَحِيمًا Huwalladhī yusallī ‘alaykum wamalā’ikatuhu liyukhrijakum minazzulumāti ilannūr, wakāna bilmu’minīna rahīmā It is He who blesses you, and so do His angels, that He may bring you out from darkness into light, and He is most merciful to the faithful. (Sūrat al-Ahzāb, … Read more