Any ‘night owls’ here? Let me tell you, there is no such thing as a ‘night owl’. My proof? Allah ‘azza wa jal says in the Qur`ān: [And He made your sleep a means for rest; And He made the night as clothing; And He made the day for livelihood] Naba`:9-11 This sūrah tells us how it is: Sleep, one of His great blessings (ask any insomniac and they’ll confirm it) is a means of rest. In the…
[They will murmur amongst themselves, “You stayed no longer than ten days”] Ṭāhā:103 Ten days. That’s what this Dunyā will be worth. In the next āyah Dunyā is summed up to one day – [We know very well what they will say, when the best among them in knowledge and wisdom will say: “You stayed no longer than a day!”] Ṭāhā:104 This tells us of the fleeting nature of this world. And it also tells us that those…
The story of the garden’s owner in Sūrah al-Kahaf is a remarkable story highlighting transgression at a unique level: Materialism and love of wealth lead to arrogance which in turn leads to disobedience of Allah and then this results in denial of the Last Day. And this story is something we NEED to examine and ponder upon as it is a reflection of the times we live in – an era of consumerism and materialism. [And he entered his…
They indulge in sins and evil, they miss their obligations, they do not give rights to others, and they say: [It will be forgiven for us.] A’rāf:169 In the same āyah Allah subḥāneh wa ta’āla tells us that the Hereafter is khair (i.e. it has good) for the Muttaqīn – the pious, those who feared Allah and obeyed Him, subḥāneh. And He subḥāneh ends the āyah with: [afala ta’qilūn] – the literal translation would be, “don’t you use your ‘aqal…