A very beautiful and powerful lesson stems from this Aayah from Surah Muzammil, وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا. Allah gives a piece of advice to his messenger (Peace and blessings upon him), وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ. “Make mention of the name of your master . . .” Then Allah says this remarkable phrase, “وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ …
I’m not the biggest fan of basing beliefs on modern science as I believe that methodology is flawed for many reasons, having said that, science does many a times work hand in hand with what our Deen teaches. After all, it is Allah who created the sciences. Our understanding of sciences is constantly evolving and …
Moving onto the 3rd Surah in the Series of the Last 10 Surah’s following Surah Al-Feel & Quraysh which covered the Prayer of Ibrahim a.s, Suratul Ma’un, at face value seems as a complete departure from that subject. Having a closer and deeper look, let’s see what we discover and how Suratul Ma’un is connected. …
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How beautifully Surah Al-Feel connects and ties in with Surah Quraysh. A bit of background first. Pre-Islamic Arabia, the Quraysh are the leading tribe in Arabia due to their control of the Ka’bah and therefore the capital, Makkah itself. For this reason, Quraysh could travel throughout the entire year on trade journeys. This made their …
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Unknown to most, the entire last 10 selection of Surah’s are actually part of the prayer of Ibrahim a.s In order to understand Surah Feel extensively, I’ll have to first give you a quick overview. Ibrahim a.s, when he built the Ka’bah, he made Du’a to Allah for a few things. I’ll highlight two of …
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An Aayah in Suratul Baqarah when translated literally, sounds very strange. Allah says (Aayah 138) “صِبْغَةَ اللَّـهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّـهِ صِبْغَةً ۖ” Literally translated as, ‘The colour/dye of Allah. And who is better than Allah in terms of colour’ It sounds like a very weird thing to say. In actual fact, it is …
Whilst reciting Surah Maryam, I only went as far as the second Aayah before I had to take a step back and think. I picked up on something which I had never noticed before. The Aayah reads; ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُ زَكَرِيَّا “The mention of the Mercy of your Master to his servant Zakariyyah” The …
A marriage proposal recorded in history packed with lessons til the rest of time. An indirect, yet subtly direct marriage proposal from the Quran itself. I really enjoyed reviewing and rewriting this piece. Anyhow, before we get to the crux of it, some background is required to truly appreciate it. In the Arabic language, there …
An eye-opening, extremely beautiful example in the Quran of Maryam a.s the mother of Isa (Jesus) Allah speaks about Maryam a.s in Surat-Tahreem, and brings the Surah to a close by saying, “وَكَانَتۡ مِنَ ٱلۡقَـٰنِتِينَ”. ‘Wa Kaanat minal Qaaniteen” Roughly translated, “She was from those who are devoutly obedient” ‘Qaanit’ however is someone who is …
A grammatical error in the Quran? Rather, Musa’s (Alayhis Salaam) words carry a powerful nuanced statement. Before we get to the Aayah in question, I’ll feed you the story briefly and set the scene. Musa a.s had run away from Egypt as he was wanted for murder. Many years later however, Allah revealed to Musa …
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