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Reflections on Surah An-Naml Ayah 22

27:22
فمكث غير بعيد فقال احطت بما لم تحط به وجيتك من سبا بنبا يقين ٢٢
فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍۢ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ وَجِئْتُكَ مِن سَبَإٍۭ بِنَبَإٍۢ يَقِينٍ ٢٢
فَمَكَثَﳂ
غَيۡرَﳃ
بَعِيدٖﳄ
فَقَالَﳅ
أَحَطتُﳆ
بِمَاﳇ
لَمۡﳈ
تُحِطۡﳉ
بِهِۦﳊ
وَجِئۡتُكَﳋ
مِنﳌ
سَبَإِۭﳍ
بِنَبَإٖﳎ
يَقِينٍﳏ
٢٢ﳐ
It was not long before the bird came and said, “I have found out something you do not know. I have just come to you from Sheba with sure news.
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Dr Maryam Fayyaz
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 16:68-69, 27:18, 27:20-22
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I repeatedly asked God about my purpose in life.

I pleaded, cried, and begged for an answer, desperately wanting to know why I am here and what I am meant to do.

My heart ached for a sign or revelation to guide me.

In my search for answers, I came across the stories of the ants, bees, and the hoopoe in the Quran. These stories opened my eyes to a profound truth: no purpose is insignificant. 

In Surah Al-Naml, the story of the ants illustr...
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