ومن الناس من يعبد الله على حرف فان اصابه خير اطمان به وان اصابته فتنة انقلب على وجهه خسر الدنيا والاخرة ذالك هو الخسران المبين ١١
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَعْبُدُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ حَرْفٍۢ ۖ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُۥ خَيْرٌ ٱطْمَأَنَّ بِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ ٱنقَلَبَ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦ خَسِرَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْخُسْرَانُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ١١
وَمِنَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
مَن
يَعۡبُدُ
ٱللَّهَ
عَلَىٰ
حَرۡفٖۖ
فَإِنۡ
أَصَابَهُۥ
خَيۡرٌ
ٱطۡمَأَنَّ
بِهِۦۖ
وَإِنۡ
أَصَابَتۡهُ
فِتۡنَةٌ
ٱنقَلَبَ
عَلَىٰ
وَجۡهِهِۦ
خَسِرَ
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۚ
ذَٰلِكَ
هُوَ
ٱلۡخُسۡرَانُ
ٱلۡمُبِينُ
١١
And there are some who worship Allah on the verge ˹of faith˺: if they are blessed with something good, they are content with it; but if they are afflicted with a trial, they relapse ˹into disbelief˺,1 losing this world and the Hereafter. That is ˹truly˺ the clearest loss.
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Fariha Guncha
41 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 22:11
So, growing up, I watched shows like Bear Grylls and Walking the Himalayas.
And I remember thinking as a child 'How could he eat that?
How could he drink that?'
It didn’t make sense.
Until I grew up.
Until I understood , that’s survival instinct.
Now in my own life, I often find myself saying, 'I feel like I’m living on the edge.'
I complain, I rant, I ask for advice over and over to the point people around me get tired of listening.
But...See more
And I remember thinking as a child 'How could he eat that?
How could he drink that?'
It didn’t make sense.
Until I grew up.
Until I understood , that’s survival instinct.
Now in my own life, I often find myself saying, 'I feel like I’m living on the edge.'
I complain, I rant, I ask for advice over and over to the point people around me get tired of listening.
But...See more
Arslan Khan
44 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 22:11
#wordings
You know, I recently learned something really insightful about the word 'Fitna.' It's not just about trials and struggles, but there's a deeper meaning – it’s actually linked to the process of purifying gold. When gold is put through heat, the impurities rise to the surface and are removed. This process of purification happens through fire. And when you think about it, the struggles in our lives work in a similar way.
Difficulties are ...See more
You know, I recently learned something really insightful about the word 'Fitna.' It's not just about trials and struggles, but there's a deeper meaning – it’s actually linked to the process of purifying gold. When gold is put through heat, the impurities rise to the surface and are removed. This process of purification happens through fire. And when you think about it, the struggles in our lives work in a similar way.
Difficulties are ...See more
Razia Zahra
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 22:11
In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
In our taddabur group thanks to Allah, then a respected teacher who advised on reciting the Qur'an daily (5 pages per day) which is doable without much difficulty (may Allah reward him immensely). So, being a mother of four small children sometimes I have been reciting using the Qur'an Hive app. I thought I had bookmarked my last ayah (quite long into Surah An Nisaa). I do not know how I...See more
In our taddabur group thanks to Allah, then a respected teacher who advised on reciting the Qur'an daily (5 pages per day) which is doable without much difficulty (may Allah reward him immensely). So, being a mother of four small children sometimes I have been reciting using the Qur'an Hive app. I thought I had bookmarked my last ayah (quite long into Surah An Nisaa). I do not know how I...See more
Razia Zahra
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 22:11, 47:31, 67:2
In the Name of Allah the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate,
It is easy to claim that we love Allah in the times of ease, but whatever difficulties we may be facing hold on. By holding on, a person shows a true conviction of faith, resolute and unwavering in their trust upon Allah. The One who created mothers and fathers for their children, and every kind of blessing has the best plans for us. Even, if we are seemingly losing everything hold ...See more
It is easy to claim that we love Allah in the times of ease, but whatever difficulties we may be facing hold on. By holding on, a person shows a true conviction of faith, resolute and unwavering in their trust upon Allah. The One who created mothers and fathers for their children, and every kind of blessing has the best plans for us. Even, if we are seemingly losing everything hold ...See more
Ali Ali
27 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 22:11, 33:43
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
For the longest time, I used to think:
If you chose righteousness, if you held tight to the rope of Allah ﷻ,
Then you'd win in the Akhirah, but maybe not so much in the Dunya.
And those who chased the Dunya without Allah — they'd get it now, but lose it later.
But then I came across the verse in Surah Al-Ḥajj,
where Allah ﷻ describes those who lost their faith:
خَسِرَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ه...See more
For the longest time, I used to think:
If you chose righteousness, if you held tight to the rope of Allah ﷻ,
Then you'd win in the Akhirah, but maybe not so much in the Dunya.
And those who chased the Dunya without Allah — they'd get it now, but lose it later.
But then I came across the verse in Surah Al-Ḥajj,
where Allah ﷻ describes those who lost their faith:
خَسِرَ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ه...See more
Razia Zahra
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 21:83, 22:11
In the Name of Allaah the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate,
Ayyub Alahis salaam a great example of a true and firm believer:
Prophet Ayyub Alahis salaam was tested with many hardships; loss of property, wealth, children and his health. Many of the tests that we face ourselves, see our loved ones face and are seeing the world facing. He understood what is going on; that everything befalling him is a test, to be patient during these difficul...See more
Ayyub Alahis salaam a great example of a true and firm believer:
Prophet Ayyub Alahis salaam was tested with many hardships; loss of property, wealth, children and his health. Many of the tests that we face ourselves, see our loved ones face and are seeing the world facing. He understood what is going on; that everything befalling him is a test, to be patient during these difficul...See more
Ali Ali
26 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 37:87, 22:11, 19:46, 12:100, 3:172-175
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Inspired by a reflection From Khalisa M. https://quranreflect.com/posts/39229
How many times do we stop and ask ourselves —
فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
'What then do you expect from the Lord of all worlds?' [Surah As-Saffat 37:87]
Yes —
Life hurts.
It leaves wounds we can't explain.
It may make you feel abandoned… forced to stitch your soul back together… alone.
But even when life turns its back on us,
Don’...See more
Inspired by a reflection From Khalisa M. https://quranreflect.com/posts/39229
How many times do we stop and ask ourselves —
فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
'What then do you expect from the Lord of all worlds?' [Surah As-Saffat 37:87]
Yes —
Life hurts.
It leaves wounds we can't explain.
It may make you feel abandoned… forced to stitch your soul back together… alone.
But even when life turns its back on us,
Don’...See more
Hana Alasry
7 years ago · Referencing Ayah 22:9-13
In these verses, Allah tells us about a sound fact, that any disgrace that we incur in this world is not by anyone's doing except our own. Then in the following verses, Allah tells us about ways that disgrace can be incurned. One way is through misrepresenting the trials we face as not tests from God but as evil that leads us to either resentment of God or searching for ungodly means of relief (ie. in financial distress, lying/cheating/stealing t...See more
UmAyoub
4 years ago · Referencing Surah 22
The main purpose of Hajj is to ‘remember Allah’
-10 days of dul-Hijjah, Allah says:
'That they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah on known days…..'[hajj:28]
-in Muzdalifa, Allah says:
'But when you depart from 'Arafat, remember Allah at al- Mash'ar al-Haram. And remember Him, as He has guided you, for indeed, you were before that among those astray.[Al-Baqara:198]
-days of Tashreeq , Allah says :
'And re...See more
-10 days of dul-Hijjah, Allah says:
'That they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah on known days…..'[hajj:28]
-in Muzdalifa, Allah says:
'But when you depart from 'Arafat, remember Allah at al- Mash'ar al-Haram. And remember Him, as He has guided you, for indeed, you were before that among those astray.[Al-Baqara:198]
-days of Tashreeq , Allah says :
'And re...See more
Hana Alasry
7 years ago · Referencing Surah 22 and Ayah 22:1-2
In verse 1, put simply, God did not come to play. Allah sets the scene for very serious warnings. Allah uses the world 'zalzalat' in reference to the Day of Judgement, and while it refers to the physical quaking/shaking of the Earth, we can understand it as so awe-strikingly terrifying that it 'shakes' each creation of Allah; human, jinn, animals, and even mountains.
In the second verse, Allah describes events we find incredibly off-putting in th...See more
In the second verse, Allah describes events we find incredibly off-putting in th...See more
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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