It is essential, before we explore and derive the vision and the worldview of Quran, to understand its overall structure. There are four levels at which Quran can be understood
Surat Al-Zumar Ayat 55-56 وَاتَّبِعُوا أَحْسَنَ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ العَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ ﴿٥٥﴾ أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَا حَسْرَتَى علَى مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي
World’s population is estimated to be around 8 billion people. The Muslim population is around 1.5 billion. If we divide that number by 5, the average number of a Muslim
Historicity (the quality of being part of recorded history) is usually a late development in the historical journey of a nation. It may take decades before communities recognize the importance
قُلۡيٰعِبَادِىَالَّذِيۡنَاَسۡرَفُوۡاعَلٰٓىاَنۡفُسِهِمۡ لَا تَقۡنَطُوۡامِنۡرَّحۡمَةِاللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَيَغۡفِرُالذُّنُوۡبَجَمِيۡعًا ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الۡغَفُوۡرُالرَّحِيۡمُ وَاَنِيۡبُوۡۤااِلٰىرَبِّكُمۡوَاَسۡلِمُوۡا لَهٗ مِنۡقَبۡلِاَنۡيَّاۡتِيَكُمُالۡعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنۡصَرُوۡنَ Continuing the Quranic Reflections series, I wanted to do something a little bit different
Surat Al-Fajr Ayat 1-4 وَالۡفَجۡرِۙ ﴿89:1﴾ وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرٍۙ ﴿89:2﴾ وَّالشَّفۡعِ وَالۡوَتۡرِۙ ﴿89:3﴾ وَالَّيۡلِ اِذَا يَسۡرِ “By the dawn, and the Ten Nights of the Month of Pilgrimage! By all
The word Eid in Arabic means: “a gathering of a group at any day.” It also means “to return” which indicates that this day returns every year. From an Islamic
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim said: “And for a believer, in every moment, there shall be two migrations. One to God through love and obedience, relying on Him, submitting to Him, having
Lessons from Al-Hajj The season of Al-Hajj is an opportunity to look inward and introspectively at our performance as individuals and as a community. I will limit myself to two
What makes you scared of me? I really want to know why are you so afraid? Is it the way I look or the way I dress? I do not