إنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَاءَنَا وَرَضُوا بِالْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَاطْمَأَنُّوا بِهَا وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِنَا غَافِلُونَ Indeed, those who do not expect to meet Us, being pleased and content with this worldly life, and who are heedless of Our signs. (Surat Yūnus, No.10, Āyat 7) This verse describes the qualities of people whose actions will result in loss and suffering … Read more
ٱلتَّـٰئِبُونَ ٱلْعَـٰبِدُونَ ٱلْحَـٰمِدُونَ ٱلسَّـٰئِحُونَ ٱلرَّٰكِعُونَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدُونَ ٱلْـَامِرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱلنَّاهُونَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْحَـٰفِظُونَ لِحُدُودِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ [The faithful are] penitent, devout, celebrators of Allah’s praise, wayfarers, who bow and prostrate [in prayer], bid what is right and forbid what is wrong, and keep Allah’s bounds —and give good news to the faithful. (Sūrat al-Tawbah, … Read more
فَلْيَضْحَكُوا قَلِيلًا وَلْيَبْكُوا كَثِيرًا جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ So let them laugh a little; much will they weep as a requital for what they used to earn. (Sūrat al-Tawbah, No 9, Āyāt 82) The above verse is preceded by an account of how some Muslims shirked their duty and chose this temporary world over sacrifice and danger … Read more
A‘zamallāhu ujūranā bimusābinā bil-husayni ‘alayhis-salām. May Allah magnify our reward for our grieving at the tragedy of al-Husayn, peace be on him. يَا أيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواكُونُوا أنْصَارَ اللَّهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيِّينَ مَنْ أنْصَارِي إلَى اللَّهِۖ قَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أنْصَارُ اللَّهِ O you who believe! be helpers in the cause of Allah, as ‘Isā … Read more
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ Did you suppose that We created you aimlessly, and that you will not be brought back to Us?’ (Sūrat al-Mu’minūn, No. 23, Āyat 115) The above noble verse is an indication of the intellectual proof put forward in Islamic theology for the necessity of the hereafter, known … Read more
قَالُوا يَا نُوحُ قَدْ جَادَلْتَنَا فَأَكْثَرْتَ جِدَالَنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ They said, ‘O Nuh, you have disputed with us already, and you have disputed with us a lot. Now bring us what you threaten us with if you are truthful. (Sūrat Hūd, No.11, Āyat 32) When people do not want to accept the truth, they … Read more
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ Indeed, We have sent down the Reminder, and indeed We will preserve it. (Sūrat al-Hijr, No. 15, Āyat 9) Those who have studied the history of the compilation of the Quran will appreciate that from the onset of Islam, Muslims gave a lot of importance to recording and … Read more
إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًۭا وَهُدًۭى لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ Indeed, the first house to be set up for mankind is the one at Bakkah, blessed and a guidance for all nations. (Sūrat Āli Imrān no.3, verse 96) The lexical meaning of the word “bakkah” is a place of swarming and gathering. It refers to … Read more
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