Keyword: Patience. In observing His commands. In abstaining from His prohibitions. Patience over what befalls……
Lately, I’ve been listening to the ending verses of sūrah Āle-ʿImrān on repeat, and thinking. These verses are some of the most beautiful yet powerful verses in the Qurʾān. I don’t think there is any student of the Qurʾān who does not hold these verses dear. In a Ḥadīth, it is narrated to us that Rasūl Allāh ﷺ would recite these verses upon waking up from sleep, and thus scholars have encouraged us to do the same. And truly, I…
Assuredly, it is they, in the Hereafter, who will be al-khāsirūn (the losers). – an-Naḥl:109 Assuredly, it is they, in the Hereafter, who will be al-akhsarūn (the greatest losers). – Hūd:22 Who are the losers and who are the greatest of losers? First, it is important to note the difference between al-khāsirūn and al-akhsarūn. There are those who are the losers (al-khāsirūn) and then there are those worse than the losers, worse in their loss; al-akhsarūn. Why then is al-khāsirūn…