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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 42 – Sūrah Ash-Shūrā
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم There is nothing like Allāh. Allāh is kind to His servants; He gives provision to whomsoever He wills. Whoever wants…
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Lessons from Sūrah 41 – Sūrah Fuṣṣilat/ḤāMīm As-Sajdah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The people of ‘Ād were destroyed by a severe wind, that blew for days. They thought there was no one…
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Lessons from Sūrah 40 – Sūrah Ghāfir/Al-Mu’min
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم As well as being ‘Forgiver of Sin’, Allāh is also ‘Severe in Punishment’. There are angels that constantly make du‘ā…
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Lessons from Sūrah 39 – Sūratuz Zumar
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم No soul will carry the burden of another on the Day of Qiyāmah. When a human is afflicted with difficulty,…
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Lessons from Sūrah 38 – Sūrah Ṣād
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Many partners in business do injustice to each other; except those who truly believe and do good. Allāh tested his…
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Lessons from Sūrah 37 – Sūratuṣ Ṣāffāt
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh decorated the sky with stars. He also protected revelation from the eavesdropping Shayāṭīn The people of Jannah will be…
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Lessons from Sūrah 36 – Sūrah Yāsīn
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم There are people who won’t accept advice at all. Advising them and not advising them is exactly the same. There…
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Lessons from Sūrah 35 – Sūratul Fāṭir
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Whenever Allāh opens up mercy for someone, there is no one that can stop it. When Allāh decides to stop…
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Lessons from Sūrah 34 – Sūrah Saba
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh has knowledge of everything. Dāwūd عليه السلام was blessed with the skill of being able to mould iron. It…
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Lessons from Sūrah 33 – Sūratul Aḥzāb
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Adopt taqwā. Rely solely on Allāh. Hypocrisy is a grave evil. Allāh is oft-forgiving and merciful. Remember the favours of…
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Lessons from Sūrah 32 – Sūratus Sajdah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The blessings that lie in wait for us in Jannah are unimaginable. The people of Jahannam will want to escape…
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Lessons from Sūrah 31 – Sūrah Luqmān
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Those who try to divert the attention of people from the Book of Allāh shall receive a painful punishment. Ponder…
