فَقُولا لَهُ قَوْلاً لَيِّناً لَعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشى Fa qulā lahu qawlan layyinan la‘allahu yatadhakaru aw yakhshā Speak to him in a soft manner; maybe he will take admonition or fear. (Sūrat Taha, No. 20, Āyat 44) Throughout the course of history, we gain valuable lessons from our Prophets and Imams. This verse was revealed … Read more
وَإِذَا تَوَلَّىٰ سَعَىٰ فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيُفْسِدَ فِيهَا وَيُهْلِكَ الْحَرْثَ وَالنَّسْلَ Waidhā tawallā sa‘ā filardhi liyufsida fīhā wayuhlikal-hartha wannasla If he were to wield authority, he would try to cause corruption in the land and to ruin the crop and progeny. (Sūrat al-Baqarah, No 2, Āyat 205) Almighty Allah ‘azza wajall talks about different types of … Read more
فِيهِ آيَاتٌ بَيِّنَاتٌ مَّقَامُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ۖ وَمَن دَخَلَهُ كَانَ آمِنًا ۗ وَلِلَّـهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا Fīhi āyatun bayyinātun maqāmu Ibrāhīma waman dakhalahu kāna āminā walillāhi ‘alan-nāsi hijjul bayti mani-statā’a ilayhi sabīlā In it are manifest signs; Ibrahim’s Station, and whoever enters it shall be secure. And it is the duty … Read more
فِيهِ آيَاتٌ بَيِّنَاتٌ مَّقَامُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ۖ وَمَن دَخَلَهُ كَانَ آمِنًا ۗ وَلِلَّـهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا Fīhi āyatun bayyinātun maqāmu Ibrāhīma waman dakhalahu kāna āminā walillāhi ‘alan-nāsi hijjul bayti mani-statā’a ilayhi sabīlā In it are manifest signs; Ibrahim’s Station, and whoever enters it shall be secure. And it is the duty … Read more
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا Rabbanā ātinā min landuka rahmatan wahayyi’ lanā min amrinā rashadā Our Lord! Grant us a mercy from Yourself, and provide for us a right course in our affair. (Sūrat al-Kahf, No 18, Āyat 10) When the companions of the cave sought refuge from being persecuted … Read more
إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ Innamā ya ‘muru masājida-llāhi man āmana billāhi wal-yawmil-ākhiri wa-aqāmas-salāta wa-ātaz-zakāta walam yakhsah illal-lāh Only those shall maintain Allah’s mosques who believe in Allah and the Last Day and maintain the prayer and give the zakat and fear no … Read more
وَلَمْ أَكُنْ بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا Walam akun bidu‘ā’ika rabbi shaqiyya Never have I, my Lord, been disappointed in supplicating You! (Sūrat Maryam, No 9, Āyat 4) When Prophet Zakariyyā (a) prays for a child in old age he knows he will not be disappointed in his supplication. He says he has become quite old, but … Read more
دَعْوَاهُمْ فِيهَا سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَتَحِيَّتُهُمْ فِيهَا سَلَامٌ ۚ وَآخِرُ دَعْوَاهُمْ أَنِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ Da ‘wāhum fīhā subhānaka-llāhumma wa-tahiyyatuhum fīhā salāmun; wa-ākhiru da‘wāhum anil-hamdu lilli rabbil-‘ālamīn. Their call therein will be, ‘O Allah! Glory be to You!’ and their greeting therein will be, ‘Peace!’ and their concluding call, ‘All praise belongs to Allah, the … Read more
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْ Wamin āyātihi khalqus-samāwāti wal-ardhi wakhtilafu alsinatikum wa-alwānikum Among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the difference of your languages and colors. (Sūrat al-Rūm, No 30, Āyat 22) Social equality is an important issue discussed in the Quran. All people are created … Read more
نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ Nahnu naqussu ‘alayka ahsanal-qasas We narrate to you the best of stories (Sūrat Yūsuf, No 12, Āyat 3) Stories have always been an important part of human connection. Even before they could read and write human beings were telling stories. It connected people together and was important in passing on … Read more