Al-Fatihah - 3 Reflections

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الرحمان الرحيم ٣

ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٣

ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ

ٱلرَّحِيمِ

the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,

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Reflections are personal perspectives (reviewed for quality) and should not be taken as authoritative.

دكتورة حليمة

5 years ago · Referencing Surah 39 and Ayah 1:3, 39:53

In surah Az-Zumar, Allah addresses the human beings who have not just done wrong but have 'transgressed' against themselves.
What amazes me is the way He calls these people. He says, ' يَٰعِبَادِىَ - My slaves'. Just this word- يَٰعِبَادِىَ melts my heart. This word is full of love, care and compassion. After doing wrong, people or society and sometime we disown ourselves or runaway. But this ayah show that no matter how badly I mess up, Allah ...See more

Muhammad Abdulhakeem

5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 1:3

Whenever we are deeply impressed by the greatness of something we try to express our feelings by using superlatives. If the use of one superlative does not do full justice to our feelings, we tend to re-emphasize the extraordinary excellence of the object of our admiration by adding a second superlative of nearly equivalent meaning. * This would seem to explain the use of the word Rahim following Rahman. The form of the word Rahman connotes inten...See more

Noorr Sahar

5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 26:9, 67:14, 1:3

recall that one fellow in school who used to ask same thing over and over again. The teacher used to say,' Ask me over 1000 times and I will clear your confusion' but there was limit for her being tolerant with that one.
Sometimes she would get harsh,sometime she would say the class time is going to end and etc etc and eventually she would say someone else from the class to help that guy.

Our Master is so compassionate , so patient with us, so ...See more

Jasmina Ahmed

3 days ago · Referencing Ayah 1:3

When I reflect on ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ being repeated again after Bismillah, it feels like Allah is gently reminding us not to forget His mercy so quickly. It reminds me that no matter how heavy life feels or how lost I sometimes feel within it, I am still living inside the mercy of my Rabb.

So often we only recognise His mercy in the things that make us happy, the blessings we asked for, the ease we hoped for, the doors that open exactly wh...See more

Mominah Bhutta

5 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 1:3

This surah begins with “Lord of all worlds”. A phrase so vast that the mind can barely contain it. All worlds… seen and unseen, known and unknown. The scale of it stretches beyond imagination. Yet, immediately after declaring such absolute power and sovereignty, the next words do not emphasize dominance or distance. Instead, they speak of mercy.
He described himself as the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
It is striking , the One who needs...See more

Rayaan Shafi

42 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 1:1-4

Sometimes I listen to interviews on YouTube (most of the time I don't watch all of it, but just listen to the specific parts that catch my interest more to save time), and there's a common pattern that is observable in all interviews.

In the beginning or the opening of an interview, the interviewer introduces the guest (the one being interviewed) by mentioning some of his or her greatest achievements, skills, talents, and so on. A little backgr...See more

Omar Suleiman

3 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 1:2-7

The first thing that caught my attention, الحمد لله رب العالمين, right? The Lord of all of existence, العالمين, all of the realms, all of the worlds, all the creations, all the creatures and their functions.

And Allah سبحانه وتعالى is رب العالمين, the Lord of the worlds. And so this idea of His control over everything and how everything is going to function in full harmony.

And when you get into Surat Al-Baqarah, سبحانه الله, it's like the cate...See more

Rayaan Shafi

51 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 20:25-28, 21:83, 1:1-5, 21:87

One reflection that I've had is that in making a dua, the main goal of it is actually to strengthen our relationship with Allah in doing so, and the particular thing that we are asking for is secondary.

For indeed, if our relationship with Allah is good, then the ease, help, and the resources that we are asking for in order to handle our situation will automatically come to us through Allah's mercy and in the way that He wills.

It's the conne...See more

Razia Zahra

4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 1:1-6

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate,

So we open the Book of Allah again, it has not closed because Ramadan has gone. The Book of Allah is much needed. Engagement with the Qur’an is a great investment of time, when time in this worldly abode is limited.

We are in always need of Allah’s Guidance. The Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) are the best sources of guidance.

Keep the connection with ...See more

Razia Zahra

last year · Referencing Ayah 1:1-7

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

Another Ramadan which the Most Merciful has bestowed upon us and our imams and teachers will often rightly tell us that there are many who have not made it to this Ramadan. But here we are el hamdulillah. We are witnessing a great mercy. All praise is due to for Allah, Who has gifted us with an opportunity not to take without reflecting upon Allah’s love and mercy.

With the begi...See more