Quran Reflections – English

Quranic Reflection No 705. Āyat 69: 6 & 7 – An analogy: The ‘Ād and hollow palm trees

Bismillah. وَأَمَّا عَادٌۭ فَأُهْلِكُوا۟ بِرِيحٍۢ صَرْصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٍۢ * سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍۢ وَثَمَـٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًۭا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍۢأَتْقَىٰكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌۭ  And as for ‘Ād, they were destroyed by a furious, bitter wind. Which Allah unleashed on them non-stop for seven nights and eight days, so that you would have … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 706. Āyat 49:13 – Inner qualities and the value of human beings

Bismillah. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍۢ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ شُعُوبًۭا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِأَتْقَىٰكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌۭ  O people! We have created you from a male and a female and made you into nations and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most honourable of you with Allah is that … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 704. Āyat 27:19 – Giving Thanks for Believing Parents

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ ‎ Whereat he smiled, amused at its words, and he said, ‘My Lord! Inspire me to … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 703. Āyat 27:16 – The Heirs of the Prophets

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَانُ دَاوُودَ Sulaymān inherited from Dāwūd. (Sūrat al-Naml No. 27, Āyat 16) Prophet Sulaymān the son of Prophet Dāwūd ‘alayhimas-salām was one of the important prophets and the third monarch of the Banū Isrā’īl. To provide a bit of … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 702. Āyat 27:24 – The wisdom of the hoopoe

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. وَجَدتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُونَ I found her and her people prostrating to the sun instead of Allah, and Satan has made their deeds seem decorous to them. … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 701. Āyat 93:6 – 93:8 – Allah’s support for the Prophet(s)

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. أَلَم يَجِدكَ يَتيمًا فَـٔاوىٰ*‏ وَوَجَدَكَ ضالًّا فَهَدىٰ‏ * وَوَجَدَكَ عائِلًا فَأَغنىٰ Did He not find you an orphan, and shelter you, Did He not find you astray, and guide you? Did He not find you needy, and enrich you? (Surat … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 700. Āyat 6:162 & 163 – Submitting to the Purpose of creation

Click here for details on online course on Islamic Laws Related to the Workplace Bismillah. قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِى وَنُسُكِى وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِى لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ   Say, indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. I … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 699. Āyat 5:25 – Establishing Justice in Society

Bismillah. لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ النَّاسُ بِالْقِسْطِ  Certainly, We sent Our apostles with manifest proofs, and We sent down with them the Book and the Balance, so that mankind may maintain justice. (Sūrat al-Hadid, No. 57, Āyat 25) Human societies have always wanted peace. They need peace to progress both individually and … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 698. Āyat 6:163 – The Prophet (s) – The First Muslim

Bismillah. لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ۖ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ He has no partner. I have been commanded to follow this creed and I am the first of those who submit [to Allah]. (Sūrat al-An‘ām, No. 6, Āyat 163) A few verses of the Quran refer to the Prophet of Islam sallallāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālihi wasallam as … Read more

Quranic Reflection No 697. Āyat 21:88 – Deliverance from Sorrow

Bismillah. فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ  So, We answered his prayer and delivered him from sorrow; and thus do We deliver the faithful. (Sūrat al-Anbiyā No. 21, Āyat 88) The story of Prophet Yūnus ‘alayhis-salām and his mission to the large city of Nineveh was discussed in previous reflections. To recap, the … Read more