Lessons in tawakkul In Surat al-Ankabout Allah Almighty mentions that those who do good deeds will receive special treatment in the hereafter and attain a special level in Paradise: وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُم مِّنَ الْجَنَّةِ غُرَفًا تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ نِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ Those who believe and work righteousness—We will settle…
In Surat al-Ankabout, Allah Almighty said: وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَلِقَائِهِ أُولَٰئِكَ يَئِسُوا مِن رَّحْمَتِي وَأُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ Those who disbelieved in God’s signs and His encounter—these have despaired of My mercy. For them is a painful torment. (29:23) It is a common theme that disbelievers especially in the Makkah period deny the hereafter….
There were two types of inhabitant in Egypt at the time of Musa (peace be on him) – the Coptics and Bani Israel, the descendants of Prophet Yaqoob (Israel) peace be on him. Though Qarun was from Musa’s people, Bani Israel, he rebelled against him. Allah had made Qarun the wealthiest man on earth to…
Surat Al-Qasas means stories and indeed this surah is full of stories. The story of Prophet Musa (peace be on him) is mentioned the most in the Quran. When you put ‘Musa’ in a Quranic search engine, it comes up around 130 times, far more than any other Prophet. The story highlights the challenges he…
In Surat Naml, Allah Almighty says: وَتَرَى ٱلْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِىَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ ٱلسَّحَابِ ۚ صُنْعَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَفْعَلُونَ And you see the mountains, thinking they are standing still, when in fact they are moving just like the movement of the clouds. Such is the making of God…
In Surah Naml there are plenty of lessons, particularly in the verses when Allah Almighty describes the kingdom of the ants. One ant tells the other to watch out because Suleman (peace be on him) is coming with his troops and they might get trodden on accidentally. حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَتَوْا عَلَىٰ وَادِ النَّمْلِ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ…
In Surat Shu’ara Allah Almighty says that the one who carried the revelation is Jibril, and he revealed it onto the heart of the Prophet (peace be on him). وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ نَزَلَ بِهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْأَمِينُ عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنذِرِينَ بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِىٍّ مُّبِينٍ This is certainly a revelation from the Lord of all…
Ramadan like life is fleeting It seems like we started Ramadan yesterday, and yet today we are already halfway through it. Ramadan arrived a few days ago, and now it’s beginning to depart. Life is the same. We were born yesterday, and tomorrow we’ll be leaving. Even the alternation between the day and night shows…
The story of Ibrahim (peace be on him) which appears in 17 chapters (juz) of the Quran is the most frequently mentioned story after the story of Musa (peace be on him). In Surat Shuara, we see the discussion between Ibrahim (peace be on him) and his father and community. Ibrahim (peace be on him)…
In the very well known verses about the characteristics of the Ibad ur Rahman ‘Servants of Ar-Rahman’ in Surat al Furqan, the Most Merciful, Allah Almighty describes the qualities that will make us the VIPs of Jannah if we adopt them. Allah Almighty enumerates the attributes of these people and mentions the special treatment they…
In Surat al-Furqan the disbelievers wonder why the Messenger (peace be upon him) walks in the street and in the marketplaces like an ordinary person. Their assumption is that anyone who is important should not be accessible to the public. He should be aloof, dwell in an ivory tower surrounded by bodyguards, travel in fancy…
Allah Almighty addresses the issue of how to resolve a dispute and tells us that the point of reference in a dispute should be the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be on him), and the shariah. Yet if a group of people cannot agree on something, and are told this,…
In Surat Nur there are many rulings, as it was revealed in Madinah, and in general surahs revealed in Madinah contained guidance on what was permissible and impermissible in Islam. [This is] a surah which We have revealed and made ˹its rulings˺ obligatory, and revealed in it clear commandments so that you may be mindful. (24:1)…
Ramadan: victory against your nafs and your enemy Praise be to God, we have received an honourable guest, Ramadan, which will stay with us for around a month. Guests usually brings gifts, and Ramadan generously brings with it forgiveness and mercy in abundance. In Ramadan, God has made it compulsory for us to fast, as…
Arrogance and rebellion In Surat al-Muminoun, Allah Almighty tells us He punished the disbelievers, but despite this they did not turn back to Him, nor did they supplicate to Him. وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَـٰهُم بِٱلْعَذَابِ فَمَا ٱسْتَكَانُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمْ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ And We have already seized them with torment, but they never humbled themselves to their Lord, nor…