كُونُوا رَبَّانِيِّينَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الْكِتَابَ وَبِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَدْرُسُونَ kūnū rabbānīna bimā kuntum tu‘allimūnal-kitāba wabimā kuntum tadrusūn Be a godly people, because of your teaching the Book and because of your studying it. (Sūrat Āl-i Imran, No.3, Āyat 79) This verse begins by saying that it does not befit for someone blessed with the Scripture, … Read more
مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا mā lakum lā tarjūna lillāhi waqāra What is the matter with you that you are not in awe of the Majesty of Allah? (Sūrat Nūh No.71, Āyat 13) Nabī Nūh (a) draws the attention of his people to the reason for their polytheism by asking them a question. … Read more
وَمَنْ يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةً نَزِدْ لَهُ فِيهَا حُسْنًا ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ wa-man yaqtarif hasanatan nazid lahū fīhā husnā. Innallāha ghafūrun shakūr Whoever performs a good deed, We shall increase its goodness for him. Indeed Allah is all-Forgiving, all-Appreciative. (Sūratush Shūrā No.42, Āyat 23) The Grace of the Almighty envelopes the human being, allowing him … Read more
تَحْسَبُهُمْ جَمِيعًا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ شَتَّىٰ Tahsubuhum jamī‘an wa-qulūbuhum shattā You think they are united but their hearts are divided. (Sūratul Hashr No.59, Āyat 14) When Allah talks about the hypocrites and their enmity with the Muslims, He mentions a quality about them that weakens their strength. Although they fight as one group and seem united, they … Read more
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِمَنْ كَانَ لَهُ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى السَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ inna fī dhālika ladhikrā liman kāna lahū qalbun aw alqās-sam ‘a wa-huwa shahīd Surely in this there is a reminder for one who has a [mindful] heart, Or lends an ear as a witness. (Sūrat Qāf, No.50, Āyat 37) After talking about … Read more
وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا شَيْئًا اتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا wa-idhā ‘alima min āyātinā shay’ani-ttakhadhahā huzuwā And when he learns anything about Our signs, he takes them in mockery (Sūratul Jāthiya, No.45, Āyat 9) When people are faced with something that is beyond their comprehension but are unwilling to accept that, an easy resort is mockery. It can … Read more
وَقَالُوالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي صَدَقَنَا وَعْدَهُ وَأَوْرَثَنَا الْأَرْضَ wa qālūl-hamdu lillāh-ladhī sadaqanā wa‘dahū wa-awrathanal-ardh The [righteous] will say, ‘All praise be to Allah, who has fulfilled His promise to us and made us inherit the earth’ (Sūratuz Zumar, No.39, Āyat 74) This verse talks about the people who are led to Heaven and told to enter … Read more
وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِ wa-‘lamū anna-llāha yahūlu baynal-mar’i wa-qalbih And know that Allah intervenes between a man and his heart. (Sūratul Anfal, No.8, Āyat 24) The heart (qalb) of the human being as mentioned in this verse and other verses of the Quran is the medium through which the human being thinks … Read more
كُلُّ امْرِئٍ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ kullu-mri’im bimā kasaba rahīn Every person is a hostage to what he has earned! (Sūratut Tur, No.52, Āyat 21) The actions of a human being stem from the level of his knowledge and intelligence and are a sign of the state of his soul. Actions reveal the qualities of an … Read more
وَلَا يَحِيقُ الْمَكْرُ السَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِ walā yahīqul-makrus-sayyi’u illā bi-ahlih The evil plot will beset none but the its authors (Sūrat Fatir, No. 35, Āyat 43) One of the patterns established in God’s ways is that those who plot evil will suffer the consequences of their plots themselves. This is a reality mentioned in this … Read more