Whenever the Qur’an wants to illustrate the nature of life on earth, it often begins with the image of rain descending, followed by vegetation sprouting and then withering away. To me, this is not a mere poetic metaphor—it is profoundly deliberate. It captures the entire rhythm of existence: emergence, growth, decay, and return.
Allah has placed within man an insatiable curiosity—a restless longing to understand his own being, the world he inhab...
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Some verses of the Qur'an are so 'literal' and it is so obvious. We can see the moon, we can see the sun, but we choose to be oblivious to what Allah has created. We do not ponder in amazement at the beauty and all that Allah has subdued for us in the world. We do not become amazed when our children are born and see how Allah fashions, creates from a sperm drop and indeed like a plant h...
6 years ago · Referencing Surah 71 and Ayah 71:15-18, 96:6-8
If we didn't know anything about astrophysics and we looked up at the night sky, we might assume the moon is glowing from within, just like the other small stars that glow at night. It would be hard to believe that it is reflecting light - particularly while it is surrounded by darkness.
Sometimes human beings, when surrounded by the darkness of misguidance, will assume the same about themselves. That every good thing, or every good quality they...