We have always sent messages (of guidance) as a mercy from your Lord. He alone is the One who hears all and knows all, the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if only you were firm believers. There is no deity other than Him; He gives life and…
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to Allah by all people who are able to make the journey. As for those who disbelieve, Allah is in no need of anyone in all the worlds. Say: People of earlier revelation, why do you disbelieve in…
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful Ya Sin. By the Qur’an, full of wisdom, you are indeed one of God’s messengers, pursuing a straight way. It is a revelation by the Almighty, the Merciful. (Ya Sin: 36: 1-5) This Makkan surah is characterized by short verses and a fast rhythm. These two…
Al-Quran Mission, launched by New Delhi-based Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, one of India’s best-known contemporary Islamic scholars, has been involved in setting-up Quran Distribution Centres around the world. The objective is to present the Quran to people so that they may understand Islam directly from its source and in a language that they can follow. The…
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful From on high have We bestowed it (i.e. the Qur’an) on the Night of Power. Would that you knew what the Night of Power is! The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. On that night the angels and the Spirit by their Lord’s…
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful Believers, fasting is decreed for you as it was decreed for those before you, so that you may remain God-fearing, Fast a certain number of-days. But whoever of you is ill, or on a journey, shall fast instead the same number of days later on. Those…
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful On the day when God’s enemies will be gathered together before the fire, they will be driven onwards until, when they reach it, their ears, their eyes and their very skins will bear witness against them, speaking of what they used to do [on earth]. They…
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful We bestow of the Qur’an from on high what serves as a healing and a blessing to true believers, while it only adds to the ruin of the evildoers. Yet when We bestow Our blessings on man, he turns his back and draws arrogantly aside, and…
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful In matters of faith, He has ordained for you the same as He had enjoined on Noah, that which We have revealed to you (Muhammad) and as We enjoined on Abraham, Moses and Jesus: “Steadfastly uphold the faith and do not divide into factions”. Hard for…
Ha. Mim. By the Book that makes things clear! We have made the Qur’an a discourse in Arabic so that you may understand. It originates in the source of revelation kept with Us; it is indeed sublime, full of wisdom. (Gold; Al-Zukhruf: 43: 1-4) By Adil Salahi This surah presents a detailed picture of problems,…
