الشَّيْطَانُ سَوَّلَ لَهُمْ وَأَمْلَىٰ لَهُمْ Al-shaytānu sawwala lahum wa-amlā lahum Shaytān had seduced them and had given them [far-flung] hopes (Sūrat Muhammad, No.47, Āyat 25) Shaytān uses different strategies to beguile the human being. His aim is that the human being ignore his inner voice and turn away from God. He wants him to be … Read more
وَإِنْ يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِنْ يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ Wa-in yamsaskal-lāhu bi-dhurrin falā kāshifa lahu illā huwa, wa-in yamsaska bikhayrin fahuwa ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr Should Allah visit you with some distress there is no one to remove it except Him; and should He bring you … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنْ تَنْصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنْصُرْكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَكُمْ Yā ayyuhalladhīna āmanū in tansurul-lāha yansurkum wayu thabbit aqdāmakum O you who have faith! If you help Allah, He will help you and make your feet steady (Sūrat Muhammad, No.47, Āyat 7) This verse shows that those who have faith will help and work for … Read more
وَإِنْ يَمْسَسْكَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِنْ يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ Wa-in yamsaskal-lāhu bi-dhurrin falā kāshifa lahu illā huwa, wa-in yamsaska bikhayrin fahuwa ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr Should Allah visit you with some distress there is no one to remove it except Him; and should He bring you … Read more
وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ Walā taj’a fī qulūbanā ghillā lil-ladhīna āmanū rabbanā innaka ra’ūfun rahīm Do not put any rancor in our hearts toward the faithful. Our Lord, You are indeed most kind and merciful. (Sūrat al-Hashr, No.59, Āyat 10) This is part of a verse that talks … Read more
سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ Salāmun ‘alaykum bimā sabartum Peace be to you, for your patience (Sūrat al-Ra‘d, No.13, Āyat 24) When believers enter Heaven, along with their families, they will be greeted by angels who come to them from the different doors of Heaven. These angels will welcome them into Heaven, greeting them respectfully. Different … Read more
أَمْ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَٰذَا الَّذِي هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ Am anā khyarun min hādhal-ladhī huwa mahīnun walā yakādu yubīn Am I not better than this fellow, who is contemptible and cannot even speak clearly? (Sūrat al-Zukhruf, No.43, Āyat 52) This verse is part of the response that Fir‘awn has to Prophet Mūsā ‘alayhis … Read more
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ Wamā arsalnāka illā kāffatan linnāsi bashīran wanadhīran walākinna aktharan-nāsi lā ya‘lamūn We did not send you except as a bearer of good news and warner to all mankind, but most people do not know. (Sūrat Saba’, No.34, Āyat 28) This verse declares the … Read more
وَمَنْ يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةً نَزِدْ لَهُ فِيهَا حُسْنًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ Waman yaqtarif hasanatan nazid lahu fīhā husnā; innallāha ghafūrun shakūr Whoever performs a good deed We shall enhance its goodness for him. Indeed Allah is all-forgiving, all-appreciative (Sūrat Al-Shūrā, No.42, Āyat 23) This is part of the verse that commands believers to love … Read more
وَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ فَأَيَّ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ تُنْكِرُونَ Wa yurīkum āyātihi fa-ayya āyāti-llāhi tunkirūn He shows you His signs. So which of the signs of Allah do you deny? (Sūrat Ghāfir, No.40, Āyat 81) The signs of Allah ‘azza wa-jall are all around us. They cannot be denied. Whether you look above you, or under you, around … Read more