وَيَدْعُ الْإِنْسَانُ بِالشَّرِّ دُعَاءَهُ بِالْخَيْرِ ۖ وَكَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ عَجُولًا Wayad‘ul-insānu bishsharri du‘ā-ahu bilkhayri, wakānal-insānu ‘ajūlā Man prays for ill as [avidly as] he prays for good, and man is overhasty (Sūratِ al-Isrā No.17, Āyat 11) This verse tells us that man prays for what will harm him as eagerly as he prays for good. This … Read more
إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ وَإِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ Innal-insāna lirabbihi lakanūd, wa-innahū ‘alā dhālika lashahīd Indeed, man is ungrateful to his Lord and indeed he is witness to that! (Sūratِ al-‘Āadiyāt No.100, Āyāt 6-7) This verse tells us about the human being who has not refined and trained himself. He does not rein in his … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Yā ayyuhan-nāsu-‘budū rabbakumul-ladhī khalaqakum wal-ladhīna min qablikum la‘allakum tattaqūn O mankind! Worship your Lord, who created you and those who were before you, so that you may be Godwary. (Sūrat al-Baqarah No.2, Āyat 21) Worship has been mentioned many times in the Quran. … Read more
خُشَّعًا أَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُنْتَشِرٌ Khushsha‘an absārahum yakhrujūna minal-ajdāthi ka-annahum jarādun muntashir They will emerge from the graves as if they were scattered locusts with their eyes cast down. (Sūrat al-Qamar No.54, Āyat 7) Many verses of the Quran describe the Day of Judgment in vivid detail. Believers can visualize the happenings … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū qū anfusakum wa-ahlīkum nārā waquduhān-nāsu wal-hijārah O you who have faith! Save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel will be people and stones! (Sūra al-Tahrīm, No.66, Āyat 6) In this verse believers are told that they should be … Read more
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ Fada ‘ā rabbahu annī maghlūbun fantasir Thereupon he invoked his Lord, ‘I have been overcome, so help [me] (Sūrat al-Qamar, No.54, Āyat 10) Prophet Nūh ‘alayhis salām has the distinction of being one of the Ulul ‘Azm Prophets who lived a long time and worked hard for his people. He … Read more
وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ اتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ بِغَيْرِ هُدًى مِنَ اللَّهِ Waman adhallu mimanit–taba‘a hawāhu bighayri hudan minal-lāhi And who is more astray than him who follows his desires without any guidance from Allah? (Sūrat al-Qasas, No.28, Āyat 50) Human beings have strong emotions and desires. The desire for intimacy, for beauty, for wealth, children, all have … Read more
وَمَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلَّا أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ Wamā min dābbatin fil-ardhi walā tā’irin yatīru bijanahayhi illā umamun amthālakum There is no animal on land nor a bird that flies with its wings but they are communities like yourselves (Sūrat al-An‘ām, No.6, Āyat 38 This verse addresses people and shows them … Read more
وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ Walā taqfu mā laysa laka bihi ‘ilm Do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. (Sūrat al-Isrā, No.17, Āyat 36) Intrinsic to human nature is to pursue that which we know. A person whose natural instinct has not been corrupted pursues those matters which he knows … Read more
وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَاتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ بِإِيمَانٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ Walladhīna āmanū wattaba ‘thum dhurriyatuhum bi-imānin al-haqnā bihim dhurriyatahum The faithful and their descendants who followed them in faith, We will make their descendants join them (Sūrat al-Tūr, No.52, Āyat 21) Many people wonder if they will be together with their families in the Hereafter. Will they … Read more