Do you know to what the Lord of the Worlds likens those who turn away from the Qur`ān? Donkeys. Fleeing donkeys. [Then what is the matter with them that they are, from the Reminder (the Qur`ān), turning away As if they were alarmed donkeys Fleeing from a lion.] Muddathir:49-51 Al-Qurṭubī, a commentator of Tafsīr explains that there are two ways in which a person turns away from the Qur`ān: 1. by denying it outright. 2. By not acting according…
Most of Ahl al-ʿIlm, post-reflecting on sūrah al-Kahaf, have concluded that the main purpose of this sūrah is to provide guidance for surviving and overcoming fitan (trials, tests) The four main fitan highlighted in this sūrah, including their solutions, are: 1. Test in religion, and how to survive it. 2. Test in wealth, and how to avoid a ‘poor investment’. 3. Test in knowledge, at the essence of knowing is being thankful to Allāh. 4. Test in leadership, and how…
Temporary amnesia during exams, anyone? A duʿā` to prevent that: نسأل الله أن ينفعنا بما قرأنا و يرده إلينا عند الحاجة Translation: We ask Allāh to make what we have read beneficial for us and to return it to us in times of necessity. Transliteration: Nas`al Allāh an yanfaʿanā bemā qara`nā wa yarudhu ilayna ʿind al-ḥājah. A naḥow professor of mine often makes this duʿā` at the end of each class. NOTE: This is not a duʿā` from the Qur`ān…