Then after that We forgave you so that you might be grateful. (Q2:52)
Allah created everything as a means of seeking nearness to Him.
Thus, His forgiveness and pardon are means of drawing us closer to Him.
'Every obedient person, to the extent of his obedience, is thankful for the means he uses in that obedience as these are blessings from God' Imam al-Ghazali
We are creatures endowed with choices. You wi...عرض المزيد
Going though these verses and reflecting on how many times the children of Israel had to be reminded of the favours of God upon them struck something in me. Why would we have these written and so detailed in the Qur'an if not to serve as a reminder and warning for us too. I applied this to my life and thought about all the things that God has done for me that I've forgotten,all the times He saved me,all the times He ga...عرض المزيد
These verses somehow insured me, who are sinful and worthless to the eyes of humans that no matter how bad my past and mistakes were, turn to Allah and ask for His forgiveness. Remember to not lose hope and always believe that everything happened for a reason. The mistakes you made then might be the reason which makes your faith stronger now.
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...عرض المزيد
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.
قبل ٤ سنوات · المراجع سورة ٢ و آية ٢٧٤:٢، ٩:٦٣-١٠، ٣٥:٤٧، ٢٧٠:٢، ٣:٢، ٢٥٤:٢، ٧٦:١٩، ٢٦٥:٢، ١٦:٦٤، ٢٦١:٢-٢٦٢
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...عرض المزيد
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...عرض المزيد
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.).