In the name of God, the Merciful, the Beneficent Believers, be patient in adversity and let our patience never be exhausted, be ever ready and fear Allah so that you may prosper. – The House of Imran, Aal Imran: 3:200 The Surah is an address to the believers which sums up the obligations imposed on…
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Beneficent Say: To whom do the heavens and the earth belong? Say: to Allah. He has committed Himself to (bestow) grace and mercy. (Cattle,”Al Ana’am”: 6:12) The surah begins here to give Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) certain instructions for a confrontation with the polytheists who were fully aware…
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Beneficent Allah does not love evil to be spoken openly unless it be someone who has been genuinely wronged. Allah hears all and knows all. Whether you do good openly or in private, or pardon others for evil (done against you), Allah is indeed Most lenient, Powerful.…
In the Name of God, 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 O You who have attained to faith! If any iniquitous person comes to you with a [slanderous] tale, use your discernment (verify it), lest you hurt people unwittingly and afterwards be filled with remorse for what you have done. (Chapter 49: 6 Surah Al Hujjarat) (The…
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful We revealed it (the Qur’an) on the Night of Power. Would that you knew what the Night of Power is like. Better is the Night of Power than a thousand months. On that night, the angels and the Spirit descend by their Lord’s permission, with all…
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Beneficent O Believers! Fasting is decreed for you as it was decreed for those before you, so that you may remain God-fearing. Fast for a certain number of days. But whoever of you is ill, or on a journey, shall fast, instead of the same number of…
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Beneficent Are you not aware that it is God who causes the clouds to move onward, then joins them together, then piles them up in masses, until you can see rain come forth from their midst. He it is who sends down from the skies mountainous masses…
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful “We have sent revelations to you just as We did send revelations to Noah and the prophets following him; as We sent revelations to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and their grandchildren, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron and Solomon, and We gave the Psalms to David. We have…
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Beneficent As for the unbelievers, their deeds are like a mirage in the desert, which the thirsty traveller supposes to be water, but when he comes near to it, he finds that it is nothing. But he finds that God (has always been present) with him, and…
