QURʾĀNIC REFLECTIONS

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July 2019

Qurʾānic Reflections

A Trait of Ahl Al-Kamāl

July 19, 2019

There are seven traits of the People of Nobility (Ahl Al-Kamāl; People who possess a lofty character) listed in Sūrat Al-Qaṣaṣ. Amongst them is one contained in the following āyah: ❰وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱللَّغۡوَ أَعۡرَضُوا۟ عَنۡهُ وَقَالُوا۟ لَنَاۤ أَعۡمَـٰلُنَا وَلَكُمۡ أَعۡمَـٰلُكُمۡ سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَیۡكُمۡ لَا نَبۡتَغِی ٱلۡجَـٰهِلِینَ❱ ❰and when they hear frivolous talk, they turn away, saying, ‘We have our deeds and you have yours. Peace be with you! We do not seek the company of ignorant people.’❱ Al-Qaṣaṣ:55 Abū Bakr al-Jazāʾirī…

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Personal Reflections

ʿUlū al-Himmah

July 18, 2019

One of the best gifts you can get from Allāh is lofty aspirations (علو الهمة) and ability (tawfīq/توفيق) to follow through with them. Much of the worldly good and that of the Hereafter is then achieved with Allāh’s permission. Be it ḥifḏh of the Qurʾān, a healthy body, children who do well at school, knowledge of the dīn, children who do ḥifḏh of the Qurʾān, success at work, pursuing passions (as opposed scrolling yer ol’ timeline day in and day…

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