وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَسِيبًا Wa-idhā Huyyītum bitaHiyyatin fa-Hayyū bi-aHsana minhā aw rudūhā. Innallāha kāna ‘alā kulli shay’in Hasība And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet with a better (greeting) than it or return it; surely Allah takes account of all things. … Read more
ۗ أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ Wal-ya‘fū wal-yaSfaHū; allā tuHibbūna ay-yagfirallāhu lakum. Wallāhu ghafūrur-raHīm Let them forgive and overlook, do you not wish that Allah should forgive you? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Sūratun Nūr (No. 24), Āyat 22 Historically, this verse was revealed to remind people not to withdraw … Read more
وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِنْهُمْ walā tamuddanna ‘aynaka ilā mā matta‘nā bihi azwājan minhum And do not stretch your eyes [in longing] after that which We have given for enjoyment to different groups of them . . Sūrat Tāhā (No. 20) Āyat 131 Human beings in this world often look at … Read more
وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَىٰ بَيْنَهُمْ Wa-amruhum shūrā baynahum. And their rule is to take counsel among themselves. Sūratush Shūrā (No. 42), Āyat 38 This sentence in Āyat 38 is part of a passage that describes the people for whom the Hereafter will be so much better than the world. One of their qualities is that they seek … Read more
فَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَمَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَمَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ So whatever thing you are given, that is only a provision of this world’s life, and what is with Allah is better and more lasting for those who believe and rely on their Lord. Sūratush Shūrā (No. 42), … Read more
﴾قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٤٣﴾ وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ ﴿٤٤ ﴾وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ ﴿٤٥﴾ وَكُنَّا نُكَذِّبُ بِيَوْمِ الدِّينِ ﴿٤٦ Qālū lam naku minal-muSallīn* walam naku nuT‘imul-miskīn* wa-kunnā nakhudhū ma‘al-khā’idhīn* wa-kunnā nukadhdhibu biyawmid-dīn* They shall say: We were not of those who prayed; and nor did we feed the poor; and we used to gossip along with the gossipers; and … Read more
إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ Inna akramakum ‘indallāhi atqākum; innallāha ‘alīmun khabīr Surely the most honorable of you with Allah is the one who is most God conscious; and Allah is all-Knowing, all- Aware. Sūratul Hujurāt (No. 49), Āyat 13. To be respected is one of the basic needs of … Read more
وَالسَّابِقُونَ السَّابِقُونَ أُولَٰئِكَ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ Was-sābiqūnas-sābiqūn, ulā’ikal-muqarrabūn And the foremost are the foremost; These will be those Nearest to Allah Sūratul Wāqi‘ah (No. 56), Āyats 10-11. The group of believers mentioned in these verses are those who are foremost in faith. These people strive to acquire good actions and noble characteristics, and want to be in … Read more
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ* فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ Innā anzalnāhu fī laylatim-mubārakatin, innā kunnā mundhirīn. Fīhā yufraqu kullu amrin Hakīm. Surely We revealed it on a blessed night surely We (ever) wish to warn (against Evil). Therein every wise affair is made distinct. (Sūratud Dukhān (No. 44), Āyats 3- 4. … Read more
قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَٰلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ Qul, bi-fadhlillāhi wabi-raHmatihi fabi-dhālika yafrahū huwa khayrum-mimā yajma‘ūn In the grace of Allah and in His mercy, in that let them rejoice; it is better than that which they gather. Sūrat Yūnus (No. 10), Āyat 58 This verse follows the verse that talks about the … Read more