Quranic Sciences Part 4: The First to be Revealed and the Last to be Revealed is Specific
المقال الرابع أول ما نزل وآخر ما نزل مخصوصًا “الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ الْكِتَابَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُ عِوَجًا”، ثم الصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين الذي أرسله ربه رحمة للعالمين، وأكرمه سبحانه بتلقي القرآن الكريم، وأعطاه الفصاحة والبيان، ليكون مبشرًا ونذيرًا للإنس الجانَّ، أما بعد: ها هو المقال الرابع من لقاءنا المتجدد حول القرآن […]
High Hopes
الأماني العالية… الحمد لله ولي المؤمنين، وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، وأشهد أن محمدًا عبده ورسوله إمام المتقين وحجة الله على الخلق أجمعين، صلَّى الله عليه وعلى آله وأصحابه وزوجاته ومن تبعهم بإحسان إلى اليوم الدين. للمرءِ مع نفسه أسرارٌ وأمنياتٌ، وتطلُّعٌ وطموحاتٌ، فما من عبدٍ إلّا وقد […]
Prophetic Qualities
Prophetic Qualities: Honesty and Trust يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَكُونُواْ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ “O you who have believed, fear Allah and be with those who are truthful.” (Translation from Sahih International) When witnessing such calamities that have fallen upon and are still currently falling upon the Muslim Ummah around the world, how will we answer […]
Be Close
الحمد لله خلق الإنسان وصوّره وحسّن أخلاقه وكرّمه، وقرّبه منه وعزّزه. والصلاة والسلام على النبي العدنان، فهْوَ الذي تَمَّ معناهُ وصُورَتُه ثمَّ اصطفاهُ حبيبًا بارئ النَّسمِ مُنَّزَّهٌ عن شريكٍ في محاسنهِ فَجَوْهَرُ الحُسْنِ فيهِ غيرُ مُنْقَسِمَ. في صورة روحيةٍ عابقة بالقُرب والغفران، وبلسان المُبَلْسِم للآلام والجِراح، ينزل جبريل عليه السلام مطمئناً مبشٍراً حاملاً بين جناحَيْه […]
“And Another, That You Would Love”
From the first moment of human existence, God explained that life includes struggle between truth and falsehood. Following the path of prophets and messengers was explained as the path of truth, as Allah (ﷻ) said: {He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, […]
Complacency
Complacency is a feeling of self-satisfaction without awareness of potential danger or defect. Individuals, communities, and governments are considered complacent when they stand neutral in the face of injustice, ethnic cleansing, genocide, or any form of oppression. The history of Prophecy is a history of standing up to all forms of oppression being political, economic, […]
Nurturing Good Manners
Islam places a strong emphasis on good manners, or “akhlaq,” which are the behaviors and attitudes that reflect our faith and spirituality. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was sent to perfect noble character, famously saying, “The only reason why I was sent by Allah is to perfect good character.” Our outer appearance (khalq) should be matched […]
Quranic Sciences Part 3: The First and Last of What Was Revealed of the Quran
“الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ الْكِتَابَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَل لَّهُ عِوَجًا”، ثم الصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين الذي أرسله ربه رحمة للعالمين، وأكرمه سبحانه بتلقي القرآن الكريم، وأعطاه الفصاحة والبيان، ليكون مبشرًا ونذيرًا للإنس الجانَّ، أما بعد: ها هو المقال الثالث من لقاءنا المتجدد حول القرآن الكريم وعلومه الشريفة، ولقد تكلمنا في المقال السابق عن […]
Prostrate and Draw Near
It may come to the minds of some people when they read the Almighty’s word: {And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me} (51:56), that God the Almighty is in need for entities to worship Him! This is an incorrect concept, as one of the names of God the Almighty […]
The High Values of Al-Hajj
The pillars of Islam constitute the foundation of its great structure of knowledge and practice. These pillars are like the roots of a huge tree going deep into the soil to provide the needed nutrients. The pillars of Islam provide the high values that give Islam its meaning and vision. Islam dissociated from its high […]