يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ Yurīdullāhu bikumul-yusra walā yurīdu bikumul-‘usr Allah desires ease for you and He does not desire hardship for you (Sūratul Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 185) This verse is part of a passage about fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. Almighty Allah states an important truth: He does … Read more
وَإِنْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَهُمْ Wa-in min shayin illā yusabbiHu biHamdihi walākin lā tafqahūna tusabbīHahum There is not a thing but celebrates His praise, but you do not understand their glorification. (Sūratul Isrā, No. 17, Āyat 44) Tasbīh is a glorification of Allah. It proclaims that He is free of … Read more
فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَ مَلِيكٍ مُقْتَدِرٍ Fī maq ‘adi sidqin ‘inda malīkin muqtadir In the seat of Truth, with a most Powerful King. (Sūratul Qamar, No. 54, Āyat 55) This verse talks about the reward of the pious and God conscious believers. They will be in Heaven hosted by Allah. The description of their place … Read more
إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لأَنفُسِكُمْ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا In aHsanatum aHsantum li-anfusikum wa-in asa’tum falahā If you do good, you do good for your own souls, and if you do evil, it is for them [the souls] (Sūratul Isrā’, No. 17, Āyat 7) Human beings are vulnerable to the effects of their actions. Although we assume … Read more
وَأَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةٌ Wa-ardhu-llāhi wāsi‘ah And Allah’s earth is vast (Sūratuz Zumar, No.39, Āyat 10) The Holy Quran has many verses that talk about the Earth. The Earth is a carpet for mankind (Q 2:22), a resting place to live on (Q 27:61), it is smooth and subservient (Q 67:15) and has many signs for … Read more
وَلَقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا فُرَادَىٰ كَمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ Walaqald ji’tumūnā furādā kamā khalqnākum awwala marrah And [Allah will say]: certainly you have come to Us alone as We created you the first time. (Sūratul An‘ām, No. 6, Āyat 94) According to tradition this verse is what God will say to the human being on the Day … Read more
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمُ الْأَمْنُ وَهُمْ مُهْتَدُونَ Alladhīna āmanū walam yalbisū īmānahum bi-zulmin ulā’ika lahumul-amnu wahum muhtadūn Those who believe and do not taint their faith with injustice, for such [people] there shall be safety and they are the rightly guided (Sūratul An‘ām, No. 6, Āyat 82) This verse comes at … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanūdhkurū-llāha dhikran kathīrā O you who believe, Remember Allah, a frequent remembrance (Sūratul Ahzāb, No. 33, Āyat 41) Constant remembrance of Allah is the starting point of the spiritual journey. Through it a believer is able to counter the whisperings of the nafs and the … Read more
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا Rabbanā ātinā min landunka raHmatan wa-hayyi’ lanā amrinā rashadā Our Lord! Grant us mercy from You and provide for us a right course in our affairs. (Sūratul Kahf, No. 18, Āyat 10) This invocation is from the People of the Cave (ashābul Kahf) when they … Read more
وَمَامُحَمَّدٌإِلَّارَسُولٌقَدْخَلَتْمِنْقَبْلِهِالرُّسُلُۚأَفَإِنْمَاتَأَوْقُتِلَانْقَلَبْتُمْعَلَىٰأَعْقَابِكُمْ Wamā Muhammadun illā rasūlun qad khalat min qablihil-rusul. Afa-in māta aw qutilan-qalabtum ‘ala a‘qābikum And Muhammad is no more than a messenger; the messengers have already passed away before him; if then he dies or is killed will you turn back upon your heels? (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No. 3, Āyat 144) This verse was … Read more