Knowledge Via The Pen

Category: The Qur’ān

  • Lessons from Sūrah 98 – Sūratul Bayyinah

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Every nation to which a messenger was sent, was commanded through him to worship Allāh alone. Those who disbelieved from amongst the idolaters and the people of the book, shall enter the fire of Jahannam, wherein they will suffer for eternity. The worst of the creation are those who will be…

  • Lessons from Sūrah 97 – Sūratul Qadr

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Qur’ān was revealed on the Night of Qadr (Power). The Night of Qadr is more virtuous than a thousand months. Jibrīl and other Angels descend on that night with blessings and goodness. The night ends at the break of true dawn.

  • Lessons from Sūrah 96 – Sūratul ‘Alaq

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم When reading, start with taking the name of Allāh. So too when doing anything else. The pen is one of the fundamental modes of teaching. Allāh is the one who truly teaches humans. Does the human not know that Allāh is ever-watching?

  • Lessons from Sūrah 95 – Sūratut Tīn

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The city of Makkah is divinely secure. The land of Palestine is blessed. The fig and the olive hold significance in the sight of Allāh. Allāh created the human in the best of forms. Those who believe and thereafter do good deeds, Allāh shall reward them limitlessly. Allāh is the Greatest…

  • Lessons from Sūrah 94 – Sūratush Sharḥ

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh elevated the rank of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to the extent that there is never a shortage of those who remember him. Indeed, with hardship there is ease. When you finish your worldly endeavours, or dealings with the people, take some time out in solitude with your Rabb.

  • Lessons from Sūrah 93 – Sūratuḍ-Ḍuḥā

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh never left the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in the lurch at any time. The Hereafter is better for us than the worldly life. Allāh promised to give the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in this world and the Hereafter until he would be content. Never forget your humble beginnings…

  • Lessons from Sūrah 92 – Sūratul Layl

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The one who spends in the Path of Allāh, adopts taqwā and believes in the best religion will be guided to extreme ease by Allāh (Jannah). The one who is miserly, thinks of himself to be in comfort and belies the best religion, Allāh shall facilitate for him the path to…

  • Lessons from Sūrah 91 – Sūratush Shams

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Succeeded has the one who purified his/her soul The one who has polluted his/her soul is truly a loser. The people of Thamūd defied openly the command of the Prophet, and were punished severely. Allāh does not fear the consequence of His actions, because He has no need to.

  • Lessons from Sūrah 90 – Sūratul Balad

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had the privilege of having the restrictions of the Ḥaram exclusively lifted for him during the Liberation of Makkah. Does the human think no one will have any power over him? Does the human think there is no one watching him? Allāh gave us two…

  • Prolonged Suffering? Help is Near!

    Prolonged Suffering? Help is Near!

    بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم For those Muslims going through a period of prolonged suffering in the world, I’d like to draw their attention to an āyah of the Qur’ān. In it Allāh addresses the believers, by firstly pointing out that their efforts in this worldly life are towards the everlasting bounties of Jannah. Then, the…