Bismillāh. يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّكَ كَادِحٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ كَدْحًا فَمُلَاقِيهِ O man! You are laboring toward your Lord laboriously, and you will encounter Him. (Sūrat al-Inshiqāq, No. 84, Āyat 6) This verse addresses mankind regardless of their creed or worldview, and regardless of whether they are living a life of piety or one of sin. … Read more
Bismillāh وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱهْجُرْهُمْ هَجْرًۭا جَمِيلًۭا And be patient over what they say and keep away from them in a graceful manner. (Sūrat Al-Muzzammil, No.73, Āyat10) People react differently to change. While some may be ready to accept new ideas, others choose to resist change. When the Holy Prophet sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam spread the message … Read more
Bismillāh. أَنتَ وَلِيِّي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ۖ تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ You are my guardian in this world and the Hereafter! Let my death be in submission [to You] and unite me with the Righteous. (Sūrat Yūsuf, No.12, Āyat 101) When Prophet Yūsuf ‘alayhis-salām reunites with his family he concludes his conversation with them by turning to Allah, subhānahu wata‘ālā. He expresses … Read more
Bismillāh. وَالْبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ ۖ وَالَّذِي خَبُثَ لَا يَخْرُجُ إِلَّا نَكِدًا ۚ The good land—its vegetation comes out by the permission of its Lord, and from the land that is bad, it does not come out except sparsely. (Sūrat al-A‘rāf No.7, Āyat 58) The allegory of a good and fertile land versus … Read more
Bismillāh. Have you visited ALI Quran Portal to Explore and Connect with the Quran. Go to https://academyofislam.com/quran/ إِنَّ نَاشِئَةَ اللَّيْلِ هِيَ أَشَدُّ وَطْئًا وَأَقْوَمُ قِيلًا Indeed, the rising by the night is the firmest way to tread and more upright in respect to speech. (Sūrat Al-Muzzammil No.73, Āyat 6) Sūrat al-Muzzammil was the second or third … Read more
Bismillāh وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا My head is all aflame with the whiteness of age. (Sūrat Maryam No. 19, Āyat 4) As mentioned in an earlier reflection about similes in the Noble Quran, figures of speech are usages of a word or a phrase that intentionally deviate from the original usage to produce a rhetorical effect. … Read more
Bismillāh Have you visited ALI Quran Portal to Explore and Connect with the Quran. Go to https://academyofislam.com/quran/ وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ He said, ‘Indeed I am going toward my Lord, who will guide me. (Sūrat al-Saffat No.37, Āyat 99) When Prophet Ibrāhīm ‘alayhis-salām decides to migrate from Babel to Syria to continue his … Read more
أُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِ فَأَصْبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَىٰ مَا أَنفَقَ فِيهَا وَهِيَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا وَيَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي لَمْ أُشْرِكْ بِرَبِّي أَحَدًا And ruin closed in on his produce, and he began to wring his hands for what he had spent on it, as itlay fallen on its trellises. He was saying, ‘I wish I had not … Read more
Bismillāh. 15 March 2024/4 Ramadan 1445 Did you join ALI 678: Daily Ramadan Reminder? See details below. وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا And the Apostle will say, ‘O my Lord! Indeed, my people consigned this Quran to oblivion.’ (Sūrat al-Furqān, No. 25, Āyat 30) The Holy Quran is – … Read more
Bismillāh. 8 March 2024/27 Sha‘bān 1445 Have you registered for ALI 678: Daily Ramadan Reminder? See details below. أَعْمَالُهُمْ كَرَمَادٍ اشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ Their deeds are like ashes over which the wind blows hard on a tempestuous day. (Sūrat Ibrāhīm No. 14, Āyat 18) Figures of speech are usages of a word … Read more