كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ Kānū qalīlam minal-layli mā yahja‘ūna wabil-as-Hāri hum yastghfirūn They used to sleep but little in the night. And in the early part of the morning they asked forgiveness. Sūratuz Zāriyāt (No. 51), Āyats 16-17 There are many verses of the Holy Qur’an which talk about the … Read more
اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنْفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا ۖ فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى Allāhu yatawaffal-anfusa Hīna mawtihā wal-latī lam tamut fī manāmihā. Fayumsikul-latī qadhā ‘alayhaal-mawta wa-yursilul-ukhrā ilā ajalin musamma Allah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that have not died in their … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ Yaa ayyuhal-ladheena aamanoos-tajeebu lilaahi wa-lirrasooli idhaa da‘aakum limaa yuHyeekum O you who believe! Answer (the call of) Allah and the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life … Suratul Anfaal (No. 8), Aayat 24 To answer the call of Allah … Read more
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ حَرْفٍ ۖ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُ خَيْرٌ اطْمَأَنَّ بِهِ ۖ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ انْقَلَبَ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِ Wa-minan-naasi man-ya‘budullaaha ‘alaa Harfin, fa-in aSaabahu khayru-niTma-anna bih, wa-in aSaabathu fitnatu-ninqalaba ‘alaa wajhih And among men is he who serves Allah (standing) on the verge, so that if good befalls him he is content, but … Read more
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Wa nunazzilu minal-Qur’ani maa huwa shifaa’un wa-raHmatun lil-mu’mineen And We reveal of the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy to the believers. Suratul Israa (No. 17), Aayat 82 Health is a great asset for the human being. Both health of the body and health … Read more
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طَائِفٌ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ تَذَكَّرُوا فَإِذَا هُمْ مُبْصِرُونَ Innaladheenat-taqaw idhaa massahum Taa’ifum minash-shayTaani tadhakkaroo fa-idhaa hum mubsiroon. Surely those who are God conscious, when a visitation from the Shaytan afflicts them they remember [Allah] and, behold, they perceive. Suratul A’raaf (No. 7), Ayat 201 This verse shows how believers can defeat … Read more
وَتَرَى الْأَرْضَ هَامِدَةً فَإِذَا أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ وَأَنْبَتَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ بَهِيجٍ Wa-taral-ardha haamidatan fa-idha anzalanaa ‘alayhal-maa’a ihtazzat wa-rabat wa-ambatat min kulli zawjin baheej. And you see the earth barren and lifeless, but when We send down water on it, it stirs and swells and brings forth of every kind of delightful plant. … Read more
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ Man ‘amila swalihan min dhakarin aw-unthaa wa-huwa mu’minun falanuHyiyannahu Hayaatan Tayyibah, wa-lanajziyyannahum ajrahum bi-aHsani maa kaanoo ya‘amaloon. Whoever acts righteously, whether male or female, and he is a believer, We shall revive him with a good … Read more
إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً Wa-idh qaala Rabbuka lil-malaa’ikati innee jaa‘ilun fil-ardhi khaleefah And when your Lord said to the angels, I am going to place in the earth a khalifa Suratul Baqarah (No. 2), Aayat 30 When the Almighty created the human being and sent him to the earth, He … Read more
مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ أَعْمَالُهُمْ كَرَمَادٍ اشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ Mathalul-ladheena kafaroo bi-rabbihim, a‘maalahum ka-ramaadini-shtaddat bihir-reeHu fee yawhin ‘aaSifi The parable of those who disbelieve in their Lord: their actions are like ashes on which the wind blows hard on a stormy day.Surat Ibrahim (No. 14), Aayat 18 Actions in Islam carry … Read more