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Featured: The Etiquette of Differing: twenty short passages from the scholars on how to disagree well, in Arabic with English beneath.
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Lessons from Sūrah 30 – Sūratur Rūm
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم To Allāh belongs all matters, at all times: Allāh does not go against His promise. Most people are aware of…
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Lessons from Sūrah 29 – Sūratul ‘Ankabūt
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Do we think that we will be left alone without being tested on our Īmān? Being tested is inevitable. Allāh…
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Lessons from Sūrah 28 – Sūratul Qaṣaṣ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم If Allāh wants something doing, His plans for it are meticulous. You cannot give hidāyah (guidance) to whomsoever you love…
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Lessons from Sūrah 26 – Sūratush-Shu‘arā
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم When we set out on fulfilling the command of Allāh, know that Allāh guides us. Some people will just not…
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Lessons from Sūrah 25 – Sūratul Furqān
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم People thought the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was too ‘normal’ and ‘down to earth’ to be a prophet. They…
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Lessons from Sūrah 27 – Sūratun Naml
بسم الله الرحمين الرحيم Be thankful to Allāh just like Sulaymān عليه السلام The mark of a person working for Allāh is that he/she…
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Lessons from Sūrah 24 – Sūratun Nūr
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Don’t make unfounded accusations. When you hear of slander or a false accusation, say: سُبْحَانَكَ هَذَا بُهْتَانٌ عَظِيْم Don’t spread…
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Lessons from Sūrah 23 – Sūratul Mu’minūn
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Eat ḥalāl only. Read this du‘ā regularly: رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ ‘My Rabb,…
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Lessons from Sūrah 22 – Sūratul Ḥajj
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Day of Qiyāmah will be one full of horrors. We don’t even realise some of the things around us…
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Lessons from Sūrah 21 – Sūratul Anbiyā’
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Day of Reckoning is drawing closer while we are still wandering in neglect. Ask the people who know if…
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Lessons from Sūrah 20 – Sūrah Ṭāhā
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Make this du‘ā regularly: رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي ‘O Allāh put…
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Lessons from Sūrah 19 – Sūrah Maryam
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم No matter how audacious something may seem, never let that stop you from making du‘ā for it. Dates are healthy…
