Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh!  

 InshaAllah we will continue our Live Interactive Reflection Workshops -Reflection Retreats at 2:30pm (GMT) / 17 January 2026.   

These workshops are designed to help you in reflecting on the Quran more effectively inshAllah. The sessions touch on;   

1- The Five Lenses for reflecting on the Quran as developed by our resident scholar Dr. Sohaib Saeed which you can find here http://www.quranreflect.com/5lenses  

2- The Way to The Quran by Ustadh Khurram Murad (RA)  

3- Tadubbur Tips developed by Sr. Ilham  

4- Following a brief discussion of the above by our Quran Reflect Moderators (Br. Basit and Sr. Ilham and myself) we will then apply the principles learnt to a case study verse(s) in the Quran.  

5- Before our forthcoming workshop we invite you to study the following Surah/ Verses in advance: [Surah Al-Qasas, (28), Verses 1-20]   

Please join us and see details below.  

 📅 Session Date: Saturday, 17 January 2026  

⏰ Time:  
2:30 PM GMT (UK)  
9:30 AM EST (New York)  
7:30 PM PKT (Pakistan)  
10:30 PM MYT (Malaysia)  
5:30 PM AST (Saudi Arabia)   

👉 Join and interact live: www.quranreflect.com/zoom

#reflectionRetreat ​ ​

Sometimes when certain situation happens in our life, however we try to connect the dots we will not be able to connect it to create a big picture. It will remain incomplete.

We have to know that, this incompleteness is from Allah's PERFECT KNOWLEDGE and WISDOM. It may appear to us as a missing puzzle, but Allah, Al Aleem knows. And we should realise that, it is also from the Qadr of Allah which had been written thousands and thousands of years ago. 

It is not necessary that we should understand everything. The important thing is to submit to the will of Allah without knowing full picture with humility, gratefulness, and sabr. Hold on to the Quran, which is the clear book to KNOW our RABB more, to have reliance upon HIM.

May Allah help us to have a beautiful reliance on HIM.
AAMEEN....

We should not get consumed with trying to figure out the reasons behind events BUT should try our best approach in responding to events that align with the teachings of Quran and the sunnah of the Prophet PBUH

The surah begins with three letters, of which the meaning is not understood. Just as in surat baqara, it is followed by a reference to the Quran as a book of certainty/guidance. Lesson 1: We humans know not while Allah knows. What we need to know is present in Allah's words.

Musa (AS) is the Prophet mentioned most often in the Quran. His story parallels the Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) in many ways from having to watch his people be tortured (in Meccan times) to dealing with the challenges of a migration and building a new community, to dealing with the reality of hypocrisy in the community. Musa would serve as a prophetic diary for our prophet (SAW) to read about and draw inspiration and lessons from. 

Already these verses offer insight into two dimensions, physical and metaphysical: physically, the descriptions of the torture of the sons and women of Bani Israel is described. Metaphysically, Allah describes His plan to free those oppressed and destroy their oppressors. Indeed, Allah is the best of planners. It also highlights the mental burden of oppression, that oppressors will always live in an anxiety that one day, rebellion will lead to their being overthrown. It reminds me of Khalid Ibn Walid's statement 'may the eyes of cowards never sleep'. It also reminds me of Umar (RA) not needing guards because of his justice with the people.

Points from tafseer:
'natloo' or recite in verse 3 refers to Jibreel AS's relating these verses to Muhammad SAW
Verse 5: to be made leaders in faith and inheritors (although of what is not mentioned). This is in line with other verses that describe Bani Israel as being the initial chosen people. Yet, they would lose that status after constant disgracing of their messenger and Allah SWT
Verse 6: The exact identity of Haman isn't known, though some israelite and biblical references are used. Some scholar mention Haman may just be a title rather than a name. 'The fulfillment of what they feared' may refer to either the prophecy of Musa destroying Firawn's reign OR to Firawn's fear of losing power over a subservient group.

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