'Alas! I wish I had died before this, and was a thing long forgotten!'
Sometimes life can get so overwhelming and painful that we wish we could disappear.
When I read these ayat, I think of how Maryam (a) is being told about the blessings that Allah has provided her. Sometimes we are so weighed down with sorrow that we might overlook the blessings right in front of us.
Then she is told to take action. We cannot allow our emotions to paralyze...See more
There are 2 really beautiful lessons about these ayat that go hand-in-hand that didn’t strike me until today subhannallah.
The first is that Maryam (as) was so terrified and that her situation was so bad that she wished she was dead before this. That she can’t imagine how to get through this. So she utters this statement, and what was the response: 'don’t grieve.' This woman just wished for death before this and instead of the reply being, 'ast...See more
Surah Maryam has always been one of my favourite surah the way in this verse you can see how Allah is reassuring Maryam (AS), sometimes when you are feeling helpless and are in a state where you feel like u have no one with you, Allah is there and at that moment we mostly don’t look around ourselves, and we don’t see the blessings Allah has given us.
I used to say stuff like why is this happening to me now when I’m going through something I look...See more
Bilal May Allah be pleased with him stopped giving the athan after the prophet peace be upon him passed away as it would remind him of the blessed prophet.
I never truly understood this concept untill I had to recite these surahs after my mother الله يرحمها passed away. Tbh I’ve been avoiding these surahs because of the emotional weight they have on me now.
I still love these Surah , but there is this memory attached to them now that I recite...See more
6 years ago · Referencing Surah 19 and Ayah 19:10, 19:29-30
Isn't it so interesting that Zechariah (a), a healthy adult, couldn't speak for 3 days and then a few ayahs later, we read that Isa (a), a newborn baby, could speak clearly?
Has anyone reflected upon/compared these 2 events? I'd love to read your reflections and any lessons you can share. JAK.
In addition to being from amongst the greatest woman of mankind, their is another hidden wisdom as to why Maryam AS is the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran.
The Arabs of old, especially the elites amongst them (kings, noblemen, etc.) would never mention the names of their wives publicly because to them this was degrading to their honor as they held their wives too sacred to allow for their names to be on the tongues or ears of other men...See more
6 years ago · Referencing Surah 19 and Ayah 19:2-6
God (swt) frames the story of Zakaria's duaa by introducing it as a mercy from Him. As Zakaria is making his duaa, we're listening to him and we already know that God is having mercy with him. He's Merciful in listening to Zakaria, He's Merciful in answering him immediately, He's Merciful in allowing him to empty his heart of all concern before gifting him a son. What other mercies is God showing His slave?
مریم علیہ السلام کے واقعہ میں، یہ آیت میرے لیے کافی حیران کن تھی۔ مجھے اس آیت کو سمجھنے میں وقت لگا اور شاید اب بھی اس پر مزید تدبر کی کافی گنجائش باقی ہے۔ کوشش رہے گی کہ اپنے ان سطحی خیالات کی وضاحت کر سکوں۔ مریم علیہ السلام کی آزمائش، اپنی نوعیت کی ایک الگ آزمائش تھی۔ ہم ان کی تکلیف کا اندازہ ہی نہیں لگا سکتے۔ سیدنا عیسیٰ علیہ السلام کی ولادت سے پہلے کے وقت میں، وہ بالکل اکیلی تھیں، انہیں کسی انسان کا سہارا حاصل نہیں...See more