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
وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجَاتٌ مِمَّا عَمِلُوا Walikulli darajātun mimā ‘amīlū For everyone there are ranks in accordance with what they have done. Sūratl An‘ām, No.6, Āyat 132 All created beings who are mukallaf, i.e. they have been entrusted with responsibility, will have ranks according to their deeds. The beings referred to in this verse are both the … Read more
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ Man ‘amila swālihan min dhakarin aw unthā wahuwa mu’minun falanuhyiyannahu hayātan tayyibatan walanuhyiyannahum ajarahum bi-ahsani mākānū ya‘malūn Whoever does good, male or female, while having faith, We shall make Him live a decent life, and We shall … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ وَلَا تَمْنُنْ تَسْتَكْثِرُ وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ Yā ayyuhal-muddaththiru qum fa-’andhir warabbaka fa-kabbir wa-thiyābaka fa-tahhir war-rujza fa-hjur wa-lā tamnun tastakthiru wa-li-rabbika fa-sbir O you wrapped up in your mantle! Arise and warn, and magnify your Lord, and purify your cloak, and keep away from all impurity, … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا نِصْفَهُ أَوِ انْقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا أَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا إِنَّا سَنُلْقِي عَلَيْكَ قَوْلًا ثَقِيلًا Yā ayyuhal-muzzammilu qumil-layla illā qalīlā. Nisfahu awi-nqus mihu qalīlā. Aw zid ‘alayhi wa-rattilil-qur’āna tartīlā. Innā sanulqi ‘alayka qawlan thaqīlā. O you wrapped up in your mantle! Rise to pray in the night … Read more
رَسُولًا يَتْلُو عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ مُبَيِّنَاتٍ لِيُخْرِجَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ Rasūlan yatlū ‘alaykum āyātil-lāhi mubayyinātin li-yukhrjal-ladhīna āmanū wa-‘amilus-swālihāti minaz-zulumāti ilan-nūr A Messenger who recites to you the clear communications of Allah so that he may bring forth those who believe and do good deeds from darkness into light. (Sūrat Talāq, … Read more
الْأَخِلَّاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَ On that day, friends will be one another’s enemies, except for the God conscious ones. (Sūratul Zukhruf, no. 43, Āyat 67) This verse describes how some friendships of this world will be turned into enmity on the Day of Judgment. Friendship that is not based on God consciousness … Read more