إِنَّاللَّهَلَايَظْلِمُالنَّاسَشَيْئًاوَلَٰكِنَّالنَّاسَأَنْفُسَهُمْيَظْلِمُونَ Innallāha lā yazlimun-nāsa shay’an walākinnan-nāsa anfusahum yazlimūn Surely Allah does not wrong people in the least; rather it is people wrong themselves. . (Sūrat Yūnus, No.10, Āyat 44) The Holy Quran often talks about injustice against the self. Human beings know that oppression and injustice is wrong and condemned but strangely enough they often … Read more
وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّمَا نُمْلِي لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّمَا نُمْلِي لَهُمْ لِيَزْدَادُوا إِثْمًا ۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُهِينٌ Walā yaHsabannal-ladhīna kafarū annamā numlī lahum khayrun lianfusihim. Innamā numlī lahum liyazdādū ithman, walahum ‘adhābun muhīn Let the faithless not suppose that the respite We grant them is good for themselves; We give them respite only … Read more
اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنْفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى Allāhu yatawffal-ansfusa Hīna mawtihā wallatī lam tamut fī manāmihā, fayumsikul-latī qadhā ‘alayhāl-mawta wayurlsilul-ukhrā ilā ajalin musammā God takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die during their … Read more
مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًا Minal mu’minīna rijālun Sadaqū mā ‘Āhadullāha ‘alayhi, faminhum man qadhā naHbahu wa-minhum yantaziru, wa mā baddalū tabdīlā Of the believers are men who are true to the covenant which they made with Allah: so of … Read more
وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّتِي نَقَضَتْ غَزْلَهَا مِنْ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ أَنْكَاثًا Do not be like the one who unravels her yarn, disintegrating it into pieces after she has spun it strongly (Sūrat an-Nahl, No. 16, Āyat 92) Commentary When Bibi Zaynab (a) was taken prisoner along with Imam al-Sajjad (a) and the womenfolk and children to Kufa, … Read more
ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِيَ كَالْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً ۚ Thumma qasat qulūbukum min ba‘di dhālika fahiya kal-Hijārati aw ashaddu qaswah Then your hearts hardened after that, so that they were like rocks, rather worse in hardness; Sura al-(Sūrtual Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 74) Commentary The above verse refers to the Banū Israel … Read more
وَإِنْ تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ Wa-in ta‘fū wataSfaHū wataghfirū fainnallāha ghafūrur-raHīm And if you pardon, and forbear, and forgive, then surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (Sūratut Taghābun, No. 64, Āyat 14) This verse talks about the different stages of forgiveness. According to Tafsīr Namūne, verse 14 of Sūratu Taghābun was sent after … Read more
إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِلَّهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ Inna Ibrāhīma kāna ummatan qānitan lillāhi Hanīfan walam yaku minal-mushrikīn Indeed Ibrahim was a nation, obedient to Allah, upright, and he was not of the polytheists. (Sūratun Nahl, No. 16, Āyat 120) This verse praises Abraham (Nabī Ibrāhīm), the great Prophet of Allah, the … Read more
وَإِذْ جَعَلْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَثَابَةً لِلنَّاسِ وَأَمْنًا Remember We made the House a place of assembly for men and a place of safety (Sūratul Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 125) The holy Kaaba is described in the above verse as: 1) A place of assembly or pilgrimage. The Arabic word used is ‘mathaba’ – a place of … Read more
أَلَا لِلَّهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ Now, surely, sincere devotion is due to Allah (alone) (Sūratul Zumar, No. 39, Āyat 3) Being a true servant of Allah means to be devoted to Him and Him alone. He is the focus of life, and all else revolves around Him. Just as the pilgrims circumbulate around the Ka’ba, the … Read more