مَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ Mā min dābbatin illā huwa ākhidhun bināsiyatihā; inna rabbi ‘alā sirātin mustaqīm There is no creature but that He holds it by its forelock. Indeed, my Lord is on a straight path. (Sūrat Hūd, No.11, Āyat 56) When Prophet Hūd (a) talks … Read more
وَهُدُوا إِلَى الطَّيِّبِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ وَهُدُوا إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْحَمِيدِ Wa-hudū ilat-tayyibi minal-qawli wa-hudū ilā sirātil-Hamīd They shall be guided to that which is good and pleasant in speech and guided to the path of the Praiseworthy (Sūratul Hajj, No.22, Āyat 24) Conversing gently with others can be a source of satisfaction and joy for the … Read more
لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٌ Lil-ladhīna ahsanūl-husnā wa-ziyādah For those who do good, will have the best reward and [even] more. Sūrat Yūnus, No.10, Āyat 26 It is the Grace of the Almighty that He promises to reward the one who performs good deeds with much more than is deserved. In this verse Allah promises two … Read more
يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْآتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا ۖ وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ ۚ Yā banī Ādama qad anzalnā ‘alaykum libāsan yuwāri saw’ātikum warīshā wa-libāsut-taqwā dhālika khayr O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of piety – that is … Read more
وَلَا تَنَازَعُوا فَتَفْشَلُوا وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ Walā tanāza‘ū fatafshalū watadhaba rīhukum And do not quarrel for then you will lose heart and your power will depart. (Sūratul Anfāl, No.8, Āyat 46) A Hadith of Imam al-Bāqir (a) quoted in Al-Tibyān states that this verse was revealed when Khabbāb bin Manzar suggested to the Holy Prophet (s) … Read more
وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا wa’mur ahlaka bis-salāti was-tabir ‘alayhā And enjoin prayer on your family and be steadfast on it. (Sūrat Taha, No. 20, Āyat 132) In this verse Allah tells the Holy Prophet to enjoin salāt on his family or some say on his people. The verse was revealed in Makkah and commentators … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū qū anfusakum wa-ahlīkum nārā wa-qūduhan-nāsu wal-hijārah O you who believe! Save yourselves and your families from a fire whose fuel is mankind and stones (Sūratut Tahrīm, No.66, Āyat 6) This verse talks about a basic family responsibility – to guide and … Read more
وَأَنْ لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ wa-an laysa lil-insāni illā mā sa‘ā And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for. (Sūratun Najm, No.53, Āyat 39) One of the Divine principles as taught by all the Prophets is that human beings would only get what they work for. The sum of what they … Read more
يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ اللَّهُ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا عَمِلُوا ۚ أَحْصَاهُ اللَّهُ وَنَسُوهُ Yawma yab‘athuhumu-llāhu jamī‘an fayunabbi’uhum bimā ‘amilū. Ahsāhu-llāhu wanasūh On the day when Allah will raise them up all together, then inform them of what they did: Allah has kept account of it while they have forgotten it. (Sūratul Mujādilah, No.58, Āyat 6) This verse … Read more
فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا fa-aqim wajhaka liddīni hanīfā Then be devoted to the upright religion. (Sūratur Rum, No. 30, Āyat 30) Two words must be understood well in this verse to get its message: Wajh – translated as face. Here it means the inner essence and soul of a person. To turn with the face … Read more