[Allāh chooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guides to Himself those who turn (to Him)] Shūrā:13 Turn to Allāh and He will guide you. Those who disobey Allāh and justify this disobedience by claiming that they have not been guided by the Almighty have simply stamped themselves astray.…
In sūrah al-Qalam we learn about a group of companions who owned a garden. The story is as follows; the garden was initially owned by a generous man. During seasons of harvest, he would divide the income into three portions: one to spend on his family, one to store, and one to give in charity to the poor and the needy. When he passed away, the garden was inherited by his children, who, sadly, did not hold the same values…
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…