وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ wamā arsalnāka illā rahmatal-lill‘ālamīn And We have not sent you but as a mercy to the worlds (Sūratul Ambiyā, No. 21, Ayt 107) In the verse above the Holy Prophet (s) is described as a mercy to the worlds. He was sent to people (and other creatures) as a mercy … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ O Mankind! Worship your Lord Who created you, and those before you, so that you may acquire Taqwa. al-Baqarah, 2:21 Worship of Allah is what makes the human being soar. It calms and soothes, elevates and enriches. It fulfills the true potential of … Read more
لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ Certainly a Messenger has come to you from among yourselves; grievous to him is your distress, he has deep concern for you, to the believers (he is) compassionate, merciful. Sura al-Tawbah, 9:128 The Holy Prophet (s) loved people and cared … Read more
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا Our Lord! Grant us mercy from You, and provide for us a right course in our affair. Sura Kahf, verse 10 The above is the prayer of the companions of the cave who sought refuge from being persecuted for their belief in Tawheed. They first … Read more
وَلَا يَحْزُنْكَ قَوْلُهُمْ ۘإِنَّ الْعِزَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا ۚهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ And let not their speech grieve you; surely all honor belongs to Allah; He is the Hearing, the Knowing. (Sura Yunus, verse 65) What people say affects us greatly. We are vulnerable to their words, often letting them have a great impact on our mental … Read more
قَالُوا لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ فَاسْأَلِ الْعَادِّينَ Qālū labithnā yawman aw ba‘da yawmin fas-alil-‘āddīn They will say: We stayed a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate (Sūratul Mu’minūn, No. 23, Āyat 113) The above verse is the reply of people in the Hereafter when they will be asked about their … Read more
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ Innallāha ya’muru bil-‘adli wal-iHsān Surely Allah enjoins the doing of justice and the doing of good (Sūratun Nahl, Āyat 90) In the verse above, Almighty Allah orders the human being to be just and do good to others. This is part of a verse that actually enjoins the human being … Read more
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّة ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَرْضِيَّةً فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِيُ Yā ayyatuhan-nafsul-muTma’innati-rji‘ī ilā rabbiki rādiyatam-maridyyah. Fadkhulī fī ‘ibādī wadkhulī jannatī O soul at peace! Return to your Lord, well-pleased (with Him), well-pleasing (Him), So enter among My servants, And enter into My garden. (Sūratul Fajr, No. 89, Āyāt 27 – 30) … Read more
كَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ Kadhālika zuyyina lil-musrifīna mā kānū ya‘malūn Thus are the deeds of the extravagant ones made fair seeming to them (Sūrat Yūnus, Āyat 12) According to this holy verse, those who are extravagant do not see their deeds as evil, they actually think the deeds they do are good. … Read more
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا Yā ayyuhalladhīna āmanūt-taqullāh wa-qulū qawlan sadīda O you who believe! Be God conscious and speak upright words (Sūratul AHzāb, No. 33, Āyat 70) Words of the human being are a reflection of what goes on in the heart and mind of the person. The cleanliness … Read more