ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً Ud‘ū rabbakum tadarru‘an wa-khufyatan Call on your Lord humbly and secretly (Sūratul A‘rāf, No. 7, Āyat 55) When a human being supplicates to God he acknowledges that he is the needy servant who is asking from the source of all good and bestowal. Supplication thus strengthens the relationship between the Creator … Read more
فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُون Fabi dhālika falyafrahū huwa khayrun mimmā yajma‘ūn In that they should rejoice; it is better than that which they gather. (Sūrat Yūnus, No. 10, Āyat 58) Almighty Allah talks about the different roles of the Holy Quran in verse 57 of Sūrat Yūnus. He says it is an admonition, … Read more
شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ Shahru ramadānal-ladhī unzila fihil-qur’ānu hudan linnāsi wabayyinātin minal-hudā wal-furqān The month of Ramadan is that in which the Quran was revealed, as guidance to mankind and with clear proofs of the guidance and the Criterion (Sūratul Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 185) Believers are … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُمْ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Yā ayyuhan-nāsu qad jā-atkum maw‘izatun min rabbikum wa-shifā’un limā fis-sudūri wa-hudan wa-rahmatun lilmu’minīn O mankind, There has certainly come to you an advice from your Lord, and a cure for what is in the chests, and a guidance, and a … Read more
الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ Alladhīna yu’minūna bilghayb Those who believe in the unseen (Sūratul Baqarah, No.2, Ayat 3) Belief in the unseen is described in this verse as the first essential quality of pious believers (the muttaqīn). It is the foundation of religion and is the basis of all the roots and branches of religion. Although … Read more
لَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ الْجَهْرَ بِالسُّوءِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ إِلَّا مَنْ ظُلِمَ Lā yuhibbullāhul-jawra bissū’i minal-qawli illā man zulim Allah does not like the disclosure of [anyone’s] evil [conduct] in speech, except by one who has been wronged (Sūratun Nisā, No.4, Āyat 148) To nurture the potential of perfection in the human being Almighty Allah (swt) has … Read more
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ Iqra’ bismi rabbikal-ladhī khalaq Read in the name of your Lord who created (Sūratul ‘Alaq, No.96, Āyat 1) This verse is the first verse to be revealed on 27th of Rajab 23 BH, on the night of Mab‘ath – the beginning of the mission of Prophethood of the Holy Prophet … Read more
لَهُ مُعَقِّبَاتٌ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظُونَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ Lahu mu‘aqqibāt mim bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi yahfazūnahu min amrillāh He has guardian angels, before him and behind him, who guard him by Allah’s command. (Sūratur Ra‘d, No.13, Āyat 11) In this verse Almighty Allah tells the human being that He has assigned angels … Read more
إِنَّمَا يَسْتَجِيبُ الَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ Innamā yastajībul-ladhīna yasma‘ūn Only those who hear can answer. (Sūratul An‘ām, No.6, Āyat 36) When the Holy Prophet (s) was distressed that people would not accept his call inviting them to worship One God, Almighty Allah reassures him that many people do not actually hear him. They may hear with the … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَصُوحًا Yā ayyuhalladhīna āmanū tubū ilallāhi tawbatan nasūha. O you who believe, turn to Allah a sincere turning (Sūratut Tahrīm, No. 66, Āyat 8) This verse is an invitation to turn back to God after having turned away from Him. For all those who have become distracted … Read more