QURʾĀNIC REFLECTIONS

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February 2013

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February 18, 2013

If people comprehended [the magnitude of goodness] in reading Qur`ān with tadabbur (reflection), then they would have abandoned all else for it. Ibn al-Qayyim, in: دار مفتاح السعادة ٥٣٥/١…

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February 17, 2013

﴾The path of those whom You have blessed upon﴿ al-Fātiḥa:7 [Ṣaḥīḥ international translation] If living by Allāh’s commandments leaves you leading a lonely existence, don’t forget that Allāh ﷻ assures you that you’re not alone: ❝The path of those..❞ Righteous people may be be hard to find, but they exist.…

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Not a Small Deed Goes Unnoticed, Unaccounted

February 16, 2013

[And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, “Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?” And they will find what they did present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one.] Kahaf:49   To some, their sins may seem small and insignificant, “It’s no big deal!” “As long as…

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February 14, 2013

Whoever becomes accustomed to tasbīḥ before sleeping, will be given energy and strength in performing his worldly and religious duties. Sheikh’l Islām Ibn Taymiyyah, quoted in: فرائد الفوائد من مجالس العلم…

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February 12, 2013

In sūrah al-Ḥujurāt, Allāh gives us an insight into how our deeds become void: Ill-manners — particularly those that involve disobedience and disrespect to Allāh and His Prophet ﷺ.…

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Oversharing much? A Qur`ānic lesson in Netiquettes

February 11, 2013

In the Qur`ān Allāh relates to us an advice of a Prophet to another Prophet, a father to his son. The father, Yaʿqūb, warns his son, Yūsuf, from sharing his dreams with his brothers; lest they be overcome by envy and harm him. [He said, “O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy.] Yūsuf:5 In light of this advice what do…

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