إِلَى اللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًا Ilallāhi marji‘ukum jamī‘ā To Allah is your return, all of you. (Sūratul Mā’idah, No. 5, Āyat 105) Every human being in this world is on a journey towards God. The return to God is the destination, when the journey will end. But the idea of the return to God can be … Read more
ذَٰلِكَ أَدْنَىٰ أَنْ يُعْرَفْنَ فَلَا يُؤْذَيْنَ Dhālika adnā an-yu‘rafa falā yu’dhayna This is more proper, that they may be known and thus they will not be abused (Sūratul Ahzāb, No.33, Āyat 59) The Holy Quran talks about Hijab in various places. At times it addresses the wives of the Prophet (s) only (Q 33:33). Sometimes … Read more
فَإِنَّهَا لَا تَعْمَى الْأَبْصَارُ وَلَٰكِنْ تَعْمَى الْقُلُوبُ الَّتِي فِي الصُّدُورِ Fainnahā lā ta‘mal-absāru walakin ta‘māl-qulūbul-latī fis-sudūr Surely it is not the eyes that are blind, but blind are the hearts that are in the chests. (Sūratul Hajj, No.22, Āyat 46) It is not enough to have good vision to see things correctly. More important than … Read more
لَقَدِ اسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْا عُتُوًّا كَبِيرًا Laqadi-stakbirū fī anfusihim wa-‘ataw ‘utuwwan kabīrā Certainly they were full of arrogance in their souls and they were exceedingly defiant. (Sūratul Furqān, no. 25, Āyat 21) Those who rejected the Holy Prophet (s) and his mission made many strange demands. They wanted the Prophet to bring down angels … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُبْطِلُوا صَدَقَاتِكُمْ بِالْمَنِّ وَالْأَذَىٰ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū lā tubtilū sadaqātikum bil-manni wal-adhā O you who believe! Do not nullify your charities by reproaches and causing offence (Sūratul Baqarah, No.2, Āyat 264) Giving charity is a noble act. It is, or should be, a selfless act when a human being goes … Read more
وَقَالَ إِنِّي مُهَاجِرٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ Wa-qāla innī muhājirun ilā rabbi, innahū huwal-‘azīzul-hakīm And he said, ‘Indeed I am migrating toward my Lord. Indeed He is the All-mighty, the All-wise.’ (Sūratul ‘Ankabūt, No. 29, Āyat 26) The above verse is a statement of Nabī Ibrāhīm (a). Migration here could mean the … Read more
قُلِ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ أَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمَٰنَ ۖ أَيًّا مَا تَدْعُوا فَلَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ Qul-id‘ullāha aw-id‘ur-rahmāna, ayyam-mā tad‘ū falahul-asmāul-husnā Say: Call upon Allah or call upon, the Beneficent Allah; whichever you call upon, He has the best names (Sūratul Isrā, No.17, Āyat 110) Almighty Allah cannot be described or understood by names that are limited in … Read more
وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ Wahuwal-qāhiru fawqa ‘ibādihi wahuwal-hakīmul-khabīr And He is the All-dominant over His servants, and He is the All-wise, the All-aware. (Sūratul An‘ām, no. 6, Āyat 18) Almighty Allah is described as the Qāhir in this verse. Qahr is the ability to overcome without resistance such that it makes the … Read more
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ Awalam yaraw ilal-ardhi kam ambatnā fīhā min kulli zawjin karīm Do they not look at the earth, how many of every splendid kind We have caused to grow in it? (Sūratush Shu‘aā, No. 26, Āyat 7) The verse above is a question to those … Read more
وَتَحْسَبُونَهُ هَيِّنًا وَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَظِيمٌ Watahsabūnahū hayyinan wahuwa ‘indallāhi ‘azīm And you thought it to be a light matter, while it was most serious in the sight of Allah. (Sūratun Nūr, No. 24, Āyat 15) This verse is part of the passage that talks about a rumor spread about ‘Ā’ishah, the wife of the … Read more