[By the fig and the olive, And by Mount Sinai, And by the secure city] Tīn:1-3 Reflect on what the first three āyat of sūrah at-Tīn talk about. Scholars have commented that the oath by the fig and the olive stands for the land of Quds (Palestine) – where Prophet ‘Īsa son of Maryam (peace be upon him) was from. Mount Sinai is where Prophet Mūsa Son of ‘Imrān (peace be upon him) received his revelation. And the secure city…
When you do Tasbīḥ you are not only worshiping Allah, but by doing Tasbīḥ you are acquiring a guaranteed contentment, serenity and happiness. [So be patient over what they say and exalt Allah with praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night exalt Him and at the ends of the day so that you may be satisfied (pleased)] Tāha:130 In the above āyah, Allah Subḥāneh gives us a cure to the…
[The Day secrets will be revealed] Tāriq:9 All those shameful things that you didn’t want people to know? That you hid from everyone? All of it will be out on public display. There is a word for it in Arabic, Faḍīḥa(فضيحة): a shameful, scandalous exposé. A shameful, scandalous exposé – in front of all those whom you held in high esteem. Your parents, peers, loved ones, everyone. And this is what the ṣālihūn feared so they fixed their private life before it was too late. In Tafsīr of this āyah, commentators suggest that these secrets include everything from the beliefs of the heart to the deeds people did when they thought no one was watching – not only will these secrets be exposed but they will be put to test. [The Day secrets will be revealed] The one who praised will know the reality of whom he praised.…
When someone doesn’t stop at Allah’s limits, what assurance do you have that he’ll (she’ll) stop at yours? When he (she) so openly and blatantly goes against the law of Allah, what assurance do you have that he’ll (she’ll) respect you? Love? (Only a love loved and built for the sake of Allah is immortal and it continues beyond this life, to the Next) [But if they intend to betray you – then they have already betrayed Allah before]…
One of the words for rain in Arabic is maṭar (مَطَر) – and this is the colloquial word for rain. Another word for rain is ghayth (غَيْث). In the Qur`ān, maṭar is exclusively used to describe punishment coming down from the skies: [And We rained upon them a rain of stones, and evil was the rain of those who were warned] Naḥl:58 And ghayth is used for rain when mercy is sent down from the sky: [And it is He who sends down the…