Lesson from sūrat al-Anʿām: Deprivation of something precious is often times a result of our own sins and transgressions. …
After a catastrophic end to a beautiful dream, how is one to console himself if not with the Words of Allāh? Where do you begin the restoration (of heart, soul, hope, life…) process? If you wonder, then let me tell you. With this āyah: You do not know, perhaps Allāh will bring about a [better/different/another/rectified…] matter after that. –aṭ-Ṭalāq:1 The use of لعل (perhaps) does not indicate uncertainty when Allāh uses it for Himself. Rather, it indicates an obligation: Allāh…
• An African student reading the Qurʾān before playing football at the Islāmic University of Madīnah • I love this. This is a vivid depiction of the life of a ḥāfiḏh-—he does NOT need to be a recluse who confines himself within the four walls of a mosque in hopes of completing this noble journey. It shows how easily the Qurʾān can be integrated into our every day lives; how every spare moment can be filled with the Qurʾān; how…