Things You Need to Know About Ramadan
Introduction: Ramadan is the ninth month in our lunar calendar. The origin of this word is (Ra-ma-doo رَمَضُ) which means in the Arabic language: “intense or extreme heat.”[1] “When the names of months were copied from the old language, it coincided that Ramadan was in times of extreme heat and that is why it was […]
Sudden Death, How Do We Prepare To Meet God? Part 2
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم موت الفجأة … كيف نستعد للقاء الله عزوجل (٢)[1] هل موت الفجأة من علامات الساعة؟ تطرقت في مقالة سابقة إلى مقدمة حول موضوع (موت الفجأة)، والتعريف بحقيقته، وفي هذه المقالة سأتطرق إلى سؤال كثيرا ما يطرحه البعض، ألا وهو: هل يعتبر موت الفجأة من علامات الساعة وأشراطها المؤذنة بنهاية هذا العالم؟ […]
Ramadan: A Gift from Allah
It’s surreal how close Ramadan is. Every year we realize how fast it comes and how quickly it goes by. One of the scholars says, Ramadan has come like a large plot of land or farm for the servants to purify their hearts from corruption; so, give it the right it deserves throughout your actions […]
Human Responsibility Part 3
The belief in the Day of Judgment was among the major themes of the early messages of Quran that strengthened the principle of human responsibility. Consequences and outcomes change human actions and behavior. This concept has evolved into a science called eschatology. Quran perfected this science and reached the peak in emphasizing the belief in […]
The Month of the Quran: Ramadan Edition
“شَهۡرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِىۡٓ اُنۡزِلَ فِيۡهِ الۡقُرۡاٰنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَ بَيِّنٰتٍ مِّنَ الۡهُدٰى وَالۡفُرۡقَانِۚ…” It was the month of Ramadan in which the Quran was first sent down as guidance for all people, having in it clear proofs of divine guidance and the criterion for right and wrong.” (Translation from Ahmad Zaki Hammad) It is the […]
The Interpretation of the Word Earthquake
في تفسير لفظة الزلزلة الحمد لله بديع السموات والأرض، يخلق ما يشاء. يفصّل آياته لقوم يعلمون، وإذا أراد شيئاً فإنما يقول له كن فيكون.يقول المرزوقي في صدر كتابه “الأزمنة والأمكنة” وهو يتحدث عن عِظَمِ شأنِ القُرآنِ: اعلم أَنَّ الله تعالى عَظَّمَ شأنَ القرآن، وفَضَّلَ بيانَهُ بالنَّظمِ العجيبِ، والتأليف الرصيف على سائر الكلام، وإن وافقه في […]