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
اُدْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ ۖ وَجَادِلْهُمْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ Ud‘u ilā sabīli rabbika bilhikmati walmaw‘izatil-hasanah, wa-jādilhum billatī hiya ahsan Invite towards the path of your lord with wisdom and good advice and dispute with them in a manner which is best. (Suratun Nahl, No.16, Āyat 125) Everyone who believes in God … Read more
وَالَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْا زَادَهُمْ هُدًى وَآتَاهُمْ تَقْوَاهُمْ Walladhīna-htadaw zādahum hudan wa-ātāhum taqwāhum And those who follow the right direction, He increases them in guidance and gives them their Taqwa (God consciousness) (Sūrat Muhammad, No.47, Āyat 17) Almighty Allah helps those who take the initiative to go towards Him. Their efforts are rewarded and multiplied. The effects … Read more
لَقَدِ اسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ Laqadis-takbarū fī anfusihim Certainly they are full of arrogance within themselves (Sūratul Furqān, No.25, Āyat 21 Human beings sometimes have a conceited opinion of themselves. They think they are better than others and are needless of others. This self-pleasing and delusionary veil clouds their judgment and affects their behavior towards others. … Read more
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