Category: The Qur’ān
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Another amazing choice of wording I came across today was in the following āyah of Sūrat Luqmān: وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا لُقۡمَـٰنَ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ أَنِ ٱشۡكُرۡ لِلَّهِۚ وَمَن يَشۡكُرۡ فَإِنَّمَا يَشۡكُرُ لِنَفۡسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ (31:12) Allāh narrates the wisdom of Luqmān, and in doing so states that whoever is grateful to Allāh benefits only…
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The Qur’ān is a miracle in many ways. One of these ways is how each word, in each āyah, is so apt and unique in expressing its meaning. One such example we came across today was the term ‘نَجَّيْنَاكُم’ in the āyah: وَإِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَـٰكُم مِّنۡ ءَالِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ يَسُومُونَكُمۡ سُوٓءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبۡنَآءَكُمۡ وَيَسۡتَحۡيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمۡ ۚ…
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Allāh’s sustaining of His creation is of two types: (Paraphrased from the tafsīr of Shaykh ‘Abdur Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir As-Saʿdī رحمه الله)
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Start off any good with the praise/name of Allāh. All praise is due to Allāh, for everything. Allāh is the most Merciful. Allāh is the Master of the Day of Judgement: our fate lies with Him alone. Only Allāh should we worship, and from Him alone should we seek help. Regularly…
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh is the true King of the people. He controls them and their hearts. Seek refuge in Allāh from the evil whispers of those who whisper, from among the people and the Jinn. It is advisable to make du‘ā upon the completion of a task. May Allāh grant us all the…
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Seek refuge in Allāh from all evil. Seek refuge in Him from the evil of the creation. Seek refuge in Him from the darkness of the night. Seek refuge in Him from the evil of the sorcerers. Seek refuge in Him from those who harbour jealousy.
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh is one. Allāh needs no-one. Allāh does not give birth; He has no offspring. Allāh was not born; He has no beginning. Allāh never had an equal, nor will He ever have one.
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Never cause grief to someone involved in the work of Allāh. Wealth and power are worthless if your actions do not please Allāh. Assisting someone in opposing the people of Allāh is also blameworthy. How grave must the actions of Abū Lahab have been for Allāh to reveal a whole sūrah…
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Help of Allāh eventually does arrive, as long as you remain steadfast. When you see signs that it has arrived, show gratitude to Allāh. Upon the completion of any task, seek the forgiveness of Allāh and praise Him.
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم There comes a point when dealing with non-Muslims where you have to express explicitly, that there is a big difference between your beliefs and theirs. There is no room for compromise in Dīn. Always know your boundaries when it comes to interfaith dialogue.