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واذا قيل لهم امنوا كما امن الناس قالوا انومن كما امن السفهاء الا انهم هم السفهاء ولاكن لا يعلمون ١٣
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ ءَامِنُوا۟ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلنَّاسُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ ١٣
وَإِذَا
قِيلَ
لَهُمۡ
ءَامِنُواْ
كَمَآ
ءَامَنَ
ٱلنَّاسُ
قَالُوٓاْ
أَنُؤۡمِنُ
كَمَآ
ءَامَنَ
ٱلسُّفَهَآءُۗ
أَلَآ
إِنَّهُمۡ
هُمُ
ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ
وَلَٰكِن
لَّا
يَعۡلَمُونَ
١٣
And when they are told, “Believe as others believe,” they reply, “Will we believe as the fools believe?” Indeed, it is they who are fools, but they do not know.
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Reflections are personal perspectives (reviewed for quality) and should not be taken as authoritative.
Dr. Akram Kassab
28 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:13
The closer to Allah you become , The lower the tolerance of the enemies of Allah will have for you, and the more you increase in righteousness, the hypocrites increase in their hostility towards you.
Stay firm on your way and do not care about them, for they are worth nothing!
كلما ازدت قربا من الله كلما ضاق بك أعداء الله، وكلما ازددت صلاحا ضاق بك أهل النفاق... امض في طريقك ولا تعبأ بهم فإنهم لا شيء
Stay firm on your way and do not care about them, for they are worth nothing!
كلما ازدت قربا من الله كلما ضاق بك أعداء الله، وكلما ازددت صلاحا ضاق بك أهل النفاق... امض في طريقك ولا تعبأ بهم فإنهم لا شيء
Jasser Auda
11 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 2:13
One of the attributes of hypocrites, as illustrated by this ayah, is that they falsely project their corrupt states onto others, accusing them of the very faults that belong to themselves.
Here, they accuse the believers of foolishness (sufaha’), even though the true foolishness lies in hypocrisy. Hypocrites have a flawed value system, leading them to label believers as foolish—from the time of the Quran's revelation to our present day—based on ...See more
Here, they accuse the believers of foolishness (sufaha’), even though the true foolishness lies in hypocrisy. Hypocrites have a flawed value system, leading them to label believers as foolish—from the time of the Quran's revelation to our present day—based on ...See more
Tareq Abed
8 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:13
The safeeh or fool is the one who doesn't know what harms him or what benefits him, rather his actions being him more harm then good. which is why guardians are commanded to not give any 'safeeh' under their care their own money until they prove qualified to handle it in order to avoid them wasting it in what offers no benefit or may harm them. The kuffar in this verse are referring to the believers as fools (sufaha) for appearing to not be benef...See more
محمد اشراق
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 2:8-14
In the beginning of Surah Al-Baqarah, Allah discusses the characteristics of believers, disbelievers, and hypocrites. While these verses directly address the hypocrites of Medina, and have also some other implication but following are some forms of hypocrisy in light of these verses that should be reflect on .
Ayah 8 : True Belief Requires Action
Saying 'I am Muslim' isn't enough. If I don't pray, neglect Allah's words, mistreat others, lack ...See more
Ayah 8 : True Belief Requires Action
Saying 'I am Muslim' isn't enough. If I don't pray, neglect Allah's words, mistreat others, lack ...See more
Rabi'a Brown
45 weeks ago · Referencing Surah 2
#Week1 #QuranicCalendar #Yaqeen #Certainty #Iman #Faith #Hajj #Tilawat #Recitation #Reverts #Arabic #Tafsir #Commentaries #QuranInAYear
One of our reflection prompts this week (Week One of Qur'an in a Year) is 'How do we believe in Allah SWT without seeing Him?'
As a recent revert (March 2022) who was coming from a position of near-atheism, I worried greatly for a while about how it would ever be possible to truly believe in God. But little b...See more
One of our reflection prompts this week (Week One of Qur'an in a Year) is 'How do we believe in Allah SWT without seeing Him?'
As a recent revert (March 2022) who was coming from a position of near-atheism, I worried greatly for a while about how it would ever be possible to truly believe in God. But little b...See more
Razia Zahra
2 years ago · Referencing Surah 2 and Ayah 1:5-6, 2:121-122
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
I had read a few translations of the Qur’an several times during my teenage years. I was marvelled by the science of the Qur’an. Yet, I didn’t really contemplate about the Prophets peace be upon them all, the Day of Judgment and death. I believe I had not ‘experienced’ much about life and especially I had not suffered much loss during my youth.
Then one day, it was as though th...See more
I had read a few translations of the Qur’an several times during my teenage years. I was marvelled by the science of the Qur’an. Yet, I didn’t really contemplate about the Prophets peace be upon them all, the Day of Judgment and death. I believe I had not ‘experienced’ much about life and especially I had not suffered much loss during my youth.
Then one day, it was as though th...See more
Maryam Nazar
4 years ago · Referencing Surah 2 and Ayah 2:274, 63:9-10, 47:35, 2:270, 2:3, 2:254, 19:76, 2:265, 64:16, 2:261-262
The fruit that a plant bears depends on the seed that we sow.When allah provides us with seeds,we have to nurture and water it in a good fertile soil so that it produces lot and lot of fruits,flowers and seeds.
Throughout our lives Allah is constantly planting seeds of faith in our life and calling us to also plant seeds of faith in the lives of others, on an ongoing basis.
Remember —a farmer who plants good quality seeds,in a highly fertile so...See more
Throughout our lives Allah is constantly planting seeds of faith in our life and calling us to also plant seeds of faith in the lives of others, on an ongoing basis.
Remember —a farmer who plants good quality seeds,in a highly fertile so...See more
Deen Unraveled
4 years ago · Referencing Surah 2
2: Surah Al Baqara (The Cow/Heifer)
Get to know the Surah that angels descend to the sky for when it is recited.
Early Madani (among the first to be revealed to the Prophet after Hijra)
It was named after the story of Prophet Musa (عَلَيْهِ ٱلصَّلَاةُ وَٱلسَّلَامُ) and his people regarding the cow
Contains the last verse of the Quran to be revealed to the Prophet (2:281)
It has 286 verses, and is the largest Surah in the Quran.
Has been highly p...See more
Get to know the Surah that angels descend to the sky for when it is recited.
Early Madani (among the first to be revealed to the Prophet after Hijra)
It was named after the story of Prophet Musa (عَلَيْهِ ٱلصَّلَاةُ وَٱلسَّلَامُ) and his people regarding the cow
Contains the last verse of the Quran to be revealed to the Prophet (2:281)
It has 286 verses, and is the largest Surah in the Quran.
Has been highly p...See more
Salah
5 years ago · Referencing Surah 3, 2
Reading these two surahs and listening to them in taraweh over the last few days has reminded me just how special they are
Ebrar AhmedRabmal
5 years ago · Referencing Surah 2
in the Quran, Allah said in 183
'O you who believe, siyam is prescribed on you as it was prescribed to those before you so that you may become self-restrained. ' The importance of Siyam in Ramadan is clearly expressed in several sayings of the Prophet(S.A.W.).
'O you who believe, siyam is prescribed on you as it was prescribed to those before you so that you may become self-restrained. ' The importance of Siyam in Ramadan is clearly expressed in several sayings of the Prophet(S.A.W.).
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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