Quran Reflections – English

 قَالَ رَبِّي يَعْلَمُ الْقَوْلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ Qālā rabbi ya‘lamul-qawla fis-samā’i wal-ardhi; wa huwas-samī ‘ul-‘alīm He said, ‘My Lord knows every word [spoken] in the sky and the earth, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-knowing.’ (Sūratul Ambiyā’, Number 21, Āyat 4) In this verse the Holy Prophet (s) reminds people that Allah … Read more

 ومَا تَكُونُ فِي شَأْنٍ وَمَا تَتْلُو مِنْهُ مِنْ قُرْآنٍ وَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا عَلَيْكُمْ شُهُودًا إِذْ تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ ۚ Wamā takūnu fī sha’nin wamā tatlū minhu min qur’ānin walā ta‘lamūna min ‘amalin illā kunnā ‘alaykum shuhūdān idh tufīdhūna fīh You do not engage in any work, neither do you recite any part of the … Read more

مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً Man ‘amila SāliHan min dhakarin aw unthā wahuwa mu’minun falanuHyiyannahu Hayātan Tayyibah Whoever works righteousness, man or woman, and has Faith, verily, to him will We give a new Life, a life that is good and pure. . . (Sūratun Nahl, No. 16, … Read more

وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَالْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ نَصِيرًا Wamālakum lā tuqātilūna fī sabīlillāh wal-mustadh‘afīna minal-rijāli wan-nisā’i wal-wildānil-ladhīna yaqūlūna rabbanā akhrijnā min hādhihil-qaryatiz-zālimi ahluhā waj-‘al lanā min ladunka walliyan waj-‘al lanā min ladunka … Read more

On the martyrdom anniversary of Amīrul Mu’minīn Ali b. Abī Talīb (a), we convey our condolences to Imam al-Mahdī (af) and to the entire Muslim ummah.   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 … Read more

تِلْكَالدَّارُالْآخِرَةُنَجْعَلُهَالِلَّذِينَلَايُرِيدُونَعُلُوًّافِيالْأَرْضِوَلَافَسَادًاۚوَالْعَاقِبَةُلِلْمُتَّقِينَ Tilkad-dārul-ākhiratu naj ‘aluhā lilladhīna lā yurīdūna ‘uluwwan fil-ardhi walā fasādan; wal-‘āqibatu lillmuttaqīn And that the abode of the Hereafter, We shall assign it to those who have no desire to exalt themselves on the earth, nor to make mischief. And the good outcome is for the pious ones. (Sūratul Qasas, No. 28, Āyat 83) … Read more

 ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُوا وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا وَيُلْهِهِمُ الْأَمَلُ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ Dhar-hum ya’kulū wayatamatta‘ū wayulhihimul-amal, fasawfa ya‘lamūn Leave them to eat and enjoy and to be diverted by longings. Soon they will know. (Sūratul Hijr, No. 15, Āyat 3)  The above verse gives us three qualities of disbelievers who have reached a stage where there is not much … Read more

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Yā ayyuhal-ladhīna āmanū kutiba ‘alaykums-siyāmu kamā kutiba ‘alal-ladhīna min qablikum la-‘allakum tattaqūn O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you so that you may become God conscious.  (Sūratul baqarah, No. 2, … Read more

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ Shahru ramadānal-ladhī unzila fihil-qur’ānu hudan linnāsi wabayyinātin minal-hudā wal-furqān The month of Ramadan is that in which the Quran was revealed, as guidance to mankind and with clear proofs of the guidance and the Criterion (Sūratul Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 185)  Muslims around … Read more