Reflecties zijn persoonlijke perspectieven, deze kunnen niet worden aangenomen als maatstaf voor de interpretatie.
What affects me most about this ayah is how simple and short it is, how the message is so obvious, how the accusation (i.e. the love of life) is so real, and how the phrasing (i.e. to love a 'fleeting' life) shows so clearly the absurdity of the proposition.
Like we're being told, there's no need to overcomplicate it, there's no need to 'beat around the bush'; quite simply, look at what you're doing - you love a fleeting life! Or to expand it ou...Bekijk meer
Most people make New Year's resolutions, but about 90% fail to keep them beyond two weeks. This is a well-discussed topic among psychologists. A primary reason for this failure is that people crave immediate results - يحبون العاجلة- instant gratification. When they don't receive it, they quit pursuing their goals.
Another significant reason for the failure of these resolutions is that people often set collective and competitive goals. They draw...Bekijk meer'Race toward the forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is like the width of the heavens and earth, prepared for those who believe in Allah and His Messengers.' (57:21)
Allah tells us to race to His forgiveness and then, right after that, He gives us a simple portrayal of the vastness of Paradise, almost as if by linking them we should try to picture in our minds how big and great Allah's forgiveness is, to feel a greater desire to...Bekijk meer 
