Tag: Quran
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Allah does not create a human isolated from others; He expects them to live with and among others. This means that a human will give and take, love and hate, be happy and angered, be kind and recompense, buy and sell, gift and be gifted, reject and be rejected. All this is intrinsic to human…
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم I briefly met one of my former students today, and he began by asking about my car. It’s funny how the student-teacher relationship evolves into mutual friendship outside the class setting, yet amazing in a way too. It’s got quite a lot to do with the way the teacher treats his/her…
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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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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…
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh sent many nations before us but when they disbelieved, He removed them and sent others. Those that mock the punishments of Allāh will be faced with the same punishments they would mock at when warned of. All things disputed in this world will become clear on the Day of Judgement.…
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One of the pious predecessors once said: “When I hear an example from the Qur’ān and do not understand it, I lament over myself, because Allāh says, ‘We cite these examples for people, but no one understands them except the knowledgeable ones[1].’[2] This is a reality check for those of us who think of themselves…