وَأَدْعُو رَبِّي عَسَىٰ أَلَّا أَكُونَ بِدُعَاءِ رَبِّي شَقِيًّا Wa-ad‘ū Rabbī ‘asā allā akūna bidu‘ā’i Rabbī shaqiyyā I will supplicate my Lord. Hopefully I will not be disappointed in supplicating my Lord. (Sūrat Maryam, No.19, Āyat 48) When Abraham (i.e. Nabī Ibrahim ‘alayhis salām) talks to his uncle Āzar about belief in One God, Āzar refuses to listen … Read more
وَأَدْعُو رَبِّي عَسَىٰ أَلَّا أَكُونَ بِدُعَاءِ رَبِّي شَقِيًّا Wa-ad‘ū Rabbī ‘asā allā akūna bidu‘ā’i Rabbī shaqiyyā I will supplicate my Lord. Hopefully I will not be disappointed in supplicating my Lord. (Sūrat Maryam, No.19, Āyat 48) When Abraham (i.e. Nabī Ibrahim ‘alayhis salām) talks to his uncle Āzar about belief in One God, Āzar refuses … Read more
وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي الزَّبُورِ مِنْ بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ Walaqad katabnā fiz-zabūri min ba‘didh-dhikri annal-ardhayarithuhā ‘ibādiyas-sālihūn Certainly We wrote in the Psalms after the Reminder: ‘Indeed My righteous servants shall inherit the earth’ (Sūratul Anbiyā, No.21, Āyat 105) This verse gives the good news of a reward in the world for the … Read more
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَ Innahum kānū qabla dhālika mutrifīn Indeed they had indulged in affluence before this (Sūratul Wāqi‘ah, No.56, Āyat 45) When Allah ‘azza wa-jall talks about the people of the left hand in Sūratul Wāqi‘ah He describes them as being from the mutrafīn – people who indulged in luxuries and pleasures. The … Read more
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ Subhānalladhī asrā bi-‘abdihni laylan minal masjidil-harāmi ilal-masjidil-aqsā allādhī bāraknā hawlahu linuriyahu min āyātinā; innahu huwas-samī‘ul- basīr. Glory be to He who carried His servant on a journey by night from the Sacred Mosque … Read more
وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ تَرَىٰ أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ مِمَّا عَرَفُوا مِنَ الْحَقِّ Wa-idhā sami‘ū mā -rasūli tarā tafīdu -dam‘imimmā ‘arafū –And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger you will see their eyes overflowing with tears on account of the truth that they recognize (Sūratul Mā’idah, No.5, Āyat 83) … Read more
إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ Innamā waliyyukumu-llāhu warasūluhu walladhīna āmanū-lladhīnā yuqīmūnas-salāta wayu’tunaz-zakāta wahum rāki‘ūn Your guardian is only Allah, His Apostle, and the faithful who maintain the prayer and give the zakāt while bowing down. (Sūratul Mā’idah, No.5, Āyat 55) In this verse Allah talks about the walī of … Read more
وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُونَ wafī dhālika falyatanāfasil-mutanāfisūn So for that let the aspirants aspire (for the bliss) (Sūratul Mutaffifīn, No.83, Āyat 26) In Sūratul Mutaffifīn Allah ‘azza wa-jall describes the bounties of Heaven. He mentions the pure drink that will be given to the people in Heaven and then says that is what people should … Read more
لَهُ دَعْوَةُ الْحَقِّ ۖ وَالَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُمْ بِشَيْءٍ إِلَّا كَبَاسِطِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى الْمَاءِ لِيَبْلُغَ فَاهُ وَمَا هُوَ بِبَالِغِهِ Lahu da‘watul-haqqi walladhīna yad‘ūna min dūnihi lā yastajībūna lahum bishay’in illā kabāsiti kaffayhi ilāl-mā’i liyabluga fāhu wamā huwa bibālighih [Only] to Him belongs the true invocation, and those whom they invoke besides Him … Read more
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا Rabbanā ātinā min ladunka rahmatan wa-hyyi’ lanā min amrinā rashadā Our Lord! Grant us mercy from Yourself and help us on to rectitude in our affair. (Sūratul Kahf, No.18, Āyat 10) When the youths of Ashābul Kahf (People of the Cave) sought refuge in the … Read more