أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ Did you suppose that We created you aimlessly, and that you will not be brought back to Us?’ (Sūrat al-Mu’minūn, No. 23, Āyat 115) The above noble verse is an indication of the intellectual proof put forward in Islamic theology for the necessity of the hereafter, known … Read more
قَالُوا يَا نُوحُ قَدْ جَادَلْتَنَا فَأَكْثَرْتَ جِدَالَنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ They said, ‘O Nuh, you have disputed with us already, and you have disputed with us a lot. Now bring us what you threaten us with if you are truthful. (Sūrat Hūd, No.11, Āyat 32) When people do not want to accept the truth, they … Read more
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ Indeed, We have sent down the Reminder, and indeed We will preserve it. (Sūrat al-Hijr, No. 15, Āyat 9) Those who have studied the history of the compilation of the Quran will appreciate that from the onset of Islam, Muslims gave a lot of importance to recording and … Read more
إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًۭا وَهُدًۭى لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ Indeed, the first house to be set up for mankind is the one at Bakkah, blessed and a guidance for all nations. (Sūrat Āli Imrān no.3, verse 96) The lexical meaning of the word “bakkah” is a place of swarming and gathering. It refers to … Read more
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِ وَادْعُوا مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ Do they say, ‘He has fabricated it?’ Say, ‘Then bring a surah like it, and invoke whomever you can, besides Allah, should you be truthful.’ (Sūrat Yūnus, No. 10, Āyat 38) The Noble Quran is the primary miracle … Read more
فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ So have faith in Allah and His Apostle, the ummī prophet. Sūrat al-A’rāf, No. 7, Āyat 158 One of the miraculous aspects of the Noble Quran is that it was revealed upon an individual who was untaught. By all apparent means, the Messenger of Allah sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam should have been … Read more
A useful summer gift for your children. Read below. قَالَ هَـٰذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّى لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓ ءَأَشْكُرُ أَمْ أَكْفُرُ ۖ He said, ‘This is by the grace of my Lord, to test me if I will give thanks or be ungrateful’. (Sūrat al-Naml, No.27, Āyat 40) When Prophet Sulaymān ‘alayhis-salām invited Queen Bilqīs and her people to submit to God’s … Read more
Bismillāh. 26 May 2023/6 Dhul-Qa‘dah 1444. Do you have the digital copy of our Dhul-Qa‘dah and Dhul-Hijjah Devotions? You can download it from https://academyofislam.com/product/dhul-qadah-and-dhul-hijjah-devotions/ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنًا On the Day of Resurrection, We will not give them any weight (Sūrat al-Kahf, No.18, Āyat 105) On the day of Resurrection, the actions of human beings will be … Read more
Bismillāh. 19 May 2023/28 Shawwāl 1444. ALI 663: Brief Review of al-Nudbah – for registration go to www.academyofislam.com/ali-663 قَالُوا أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِالْمُلْكِ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ سَعَةً مِّنَ الْمَالِ They said, “How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not … Read more
Bismillāh. 12 May 2023/21 Shawwāl 1444. ALI 663: Brief Review of al-Nudbah began last Friday. For more details see below. فَمَا وَهَنُوا لِمَا أَصَابَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَا ضَعُفُوا وَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا They did not falter for what befell them in the way of Allah, neither did they weaken, nor did they abase themselves. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No.3, Āyat 146) … Read more