أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ ۖ قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِسُورَةٍ مِّثْلِهِ وَادْعُوا مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ Do they say, ‘He has fabricated it?’ Say, ‘Then bring a surah like it, and invoke whomever you can, besides Allah, should you be truthful.’ (Sūrat Yūnus, No. 10, Āyat 38) The Noble Quran is the primary miracle … Read more
فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ So have faith in Allah and His Apostle, the ummī prophet. Sūrat al-A’rāf, No. 7, Āyat 158 One of the miraculous aspects of the Noble Quran is that it was revealed upon an individual who was untaught. By all apparent means, the Messenger of Allah sallal-lāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam should have been … Read more
A useful summer gift for your children. Read below. قَالَ هَـٰذَا مِن فَضْلِ رَبِّى لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓ ءَأَشْكُرُ أَمْ أَكْفُرُ ۖ He said, ‘This is by the grace of my Lord, to test me if I will give thanks or be ungrateful’. (Sūrat al-Naml, No.27, Āyat 40) When Prophet Sulaymān ‘alayhis-salām invited Queen Bilqīs and her people to submit to God’s … Read more
Bismillāh. 26 May 2023/6 Dhul-Qa‘dah 1444. Do you have the digital copy of our Dhul-Qa‘dah and Dhul-Hijjah Devotions? You can download it from https://academyofislam.com/product/dhul-qadah-and-dhul-hijjah-devotions/ فَلَا نُقِيمُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَزْنًا On the Day of Resurrection, We will not give them any weight (Sūrat al-Kahf, No.18, Āyat 105) On the day of Resurrection, the actions of human beings will be … Read more
Bismillāh. 19 May 2023/28 Shawwāl 1444. ALI 663: Brief Review of al-Nudbah – for registration go to www.academyofislam.com/ali-663 قَالُوا أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِالْمُلْكِ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ سَعَةً مِّنَ الْمَالِ They said, “How can he have kingship over us while we are more worthy of kingship than him and he has not … Read more
Bismillāh. 12 May 2023/21 Shawwāl 1444. ALI 663: Brief Review of al-Nudbah began last Friday. For more details see below. فَمَا وَهَنُوا لِمَا أَصَابَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَا ضَعُفُوا وَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا They did not falter for what befell them in the way of Allah, neither did they weaken, nor did they abase themselves. (Sūrat Āli Imrān, No.3, Āyat 146) … Read more
Bismillāh. 5 May 2023/14 Shawwāl 1444. Have you registered for ALI 663? See below for details. وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ نَادُوا شُرَكَائِيَ الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ مَوْبِقًا And the Day when He will say, “Call ‘My partners’ whom you claimed,” and they will invoke them, but they will not respond to them. And … Read more
For sponsorship of this Quranic Reflection click here. اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ Guide us on the straight path! (Sūrat al-Hamd, No. 1, Āyat 6) In this verse we ask Allah ‘azza wajall to guide us towards the straight path. The apparent understanding of this verse is that we are being taught by Allah to say this sentence, and … Read more
For sponsorship of this Quranic Reflection click here. وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ So that you may complete the prescribed period and proclaim the greatness of Allah for guiding you, and perhaps you will be grateful. (Surat al-Baqarah No.2, Āyat 185) At the completion of the month of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the festival of Eid … Read more
For sponsorship of this Quranic Reflection click here. الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. (Sūrat al-Hamd, No. 1, Āyat 2) The significance of this oft-repeated verse can be seen in the following narration from Imam Ja‘far al-Sādiq ‘alayhis-salām: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon … Read more