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
إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يُبَدِّلَ دِينَكُمْ أَوْ أَنْ يُظْهِرَ فِي الْأَرْضِ الْفَسَادَ Innī akhāfu an yubaddila dīnakum aw an yuzhira fil-ardhil-fasād Indeed I fear that he will change your religion or bring forth corruption in our land. (Sūrat Ghāfir, No.40, Āyat 26) The Quran discusses many aspects of the conflict between Prophet Musa ‘alayhis salām … Read more
وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَنْتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ Walā tahinū walā tahzanū wa-antumul-a‘lawna in kuntum mu’minin – Do not weaken or grieve: you shall have the upper hand if you are believers. (Sūrat Āli Imran, No.3, Āyat 139) This verse was revealed after the battle of ‘Uhud when the Muslims were overcome by the … Read more
وَمَنْ يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ Waman yuqa shuhha nafsihi faulā’ika humul-muflihūn And whoever is saved from the covetousness of his soul—they are the successful ones. (Sūrat al-Hashr No.59, Āyat 9) The above is part of a verse that describes selfless people who are willing to give others even when they themselves are needy. … Read more
وَالَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿١٨٢﴾ وَأُمْلِي لَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ كَيْدِي مَتِينٌ ﴿١٨٣ Walladhīna kadhdhabū bi-āyātinā sanastadrijuhum min hathyu lā ya‘lamūna wa-umlī lahum; inna kaydī matīn As for those who deny our signs We will draw them imperceptibly [into ruin], from where they do not know. And I will grant them respite, … Read more
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