At the end of Surat al-Anbiya, Allah talks about the people of Jannah. إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتۡ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰٓ أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ عَنۡہَا مُبۡعَدُونَ (١٠١) لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَاۖ وَهُمۡ فِى مَا ٱشۡتَهَتۡ أَنفُسُهُمۡ خَـٰلِدُونَ (١٠٢) لَا يَحۡزُنُهُمُ ٱلۡفَزَعُ ٱلۡأَڪۡبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّٮٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓٮِٕڪَةُ هَـٰذَا يَوۡمُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى ڪُنتُمۡ تُوعَدُونَ (١٠٣) But those for whom We have decreed Paradise will be…
In Surat Anbiya, most prophets are only mentioned briefly, but the theme common to all of them is how Allah heard their duas and answered them, or saved them from whatever difficulty they were going through. Stories of the prophets For example, we have the story of Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and how he…
خُلِقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِنْ عَجَلٍۢ ۚ سَأُو۟رِيكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِى فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ Man was created hasty: I will show you My signs soon, so do not ask Me to hasten them. [21:37] This ayah from Surat al-Anbiya is one of several verses in the Quran which talk about hastiness and human beings’ desire to rush things, almost wanting…
قَالَ ٱهۡبِطَا مِنۡهَا جَمِيعَۢاۖ بَعۡضُكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوٌّ۬ۖ فَإِمَّا يَأۡتِيَنَّڪُم مِّنِّى هُدً۬ى فَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشۡقَىٰ (١٢٣) وَمَنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَن ذِڪۡرِى فَإِنَّ لَهُ ۥ مَعِيشَةً۬ ضَنكً۬ا وَنَحۡشُرُهُ ۥ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ أَعۡمَىٰ (١٢٤) God said, “Descend, both of you, from here together ˹with Satan˺ as enemies to each other. Then when guidance comes…
Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) appears many times in the Quran, but the longest continuous part of his story is in Surah Taha. One of the episodes described in this set of ayahs is the incident of the golden calf, when Musa (peace be upon him) left his people for a short while to…
Surah Ta Ha opens with the individual letters Ta Ha, and it is a Makkan surah. All except two of the surahs which start with individually pronouned letters are Makkan (Surat al-Baqarah and Surah Ale ‘Imran). Surah Taha talks a lot about Prophet Musa (peace be upon him), especially the part of his story when…
The story of Maryam Allah rarely uses people’s names in the Quran, and Maryam is the only woman to be mentioned explicitly by name. Her story is mentioned in detail in both Surah Maryam and Surah Ale ‘Imran, and is well-known. She was from a very pious and educated family, and her father was the…
How do we prepare for the last ten nights of Ramadan, and what is unique about these nights? Our guidance, of course, is the Prophet ﷺ. To understand how he approached these nights, we turn to our mother Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who had access to him in a private capacity and…
Background to Surat al-Kahf Surat al-Kahf was revealed in the fifth year of revelation. The Quraysh wanted to discredit Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, so they went to the Jews in Yathrib to ask them for some difficult questions they could use to challenge him. They were told to ask three questions: about the youngsters who left…
ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًۭا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًۭا Wealth and children are the embellishment of the worldly life, and the everlasting virtues are better with your Lord, both in rewards and in creating good hopes. [18:46] The Quran was revealed to change our mindsets Allah’s revelation is intended…
Surat al-Kahf is one of most well-known and frequently recited surahs in the Quran. The sunnah is to recite it between sunset (Maghrib) on Thursday and sunset on Friday, and the first 10 ayahs also give you protection from Dajjal. Whoever recites Surat al-Kahf on Friday, a light will shine for him between this Friday…
Surat al Isra was revealed in Makkah and therefore its features are distinct from Madani revelations. Makki revelations are typically about belief, prophethood, the Unseen, resurrection and accountability. From ayah 90 to 97, we see the disbelievers are telling the Prophet that they would not believe unless a long list of their demands was met….
Allah Almighty stated in the Quran that we should be careful what we utter. وَقُل لِّعِبَادِى يَقُولُوا۟ ٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ يَنزَغُ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ كَانَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ عَدُوًّۭا مُّبِينًۭا Tell My servants that they should speak that which is best. Surely, Satan creates discord among them. Indeed, Satan is an open enemy…
Reciprocal reading of the Quran Ten days of Ramadan have flown by and we have two thirds ahead of us. God knows who will witness the rest of Ramadan and who won’t. There are no guarantees that any of us will be here. عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما: (كانَ رَسولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عليه…
مَّن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهُۥ فِيهَا مَا نَشَآءُ لِمَن نُّرِيدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَىٰهَا مَذْمُومًۭا مَّدْحُورًۭا Whoever desires this fleeting world ˹alone˺, We hasten in it whatever We please to whoever We will; then We destine them for Hell, where they will burn, condemned and rejected. [17:18] In this ayah Allah uses word…