Abu ‘Āliyah (a first generation tāb’ī) hated for people to call a sūrah of the Qur`ān small or short. Whenever he would hear someone say this, he would reply, “You are smaller than it, as for the Qur`ān — all of it is Great” الجامع لأحكام القرآن — تفسير القرطبي 1/31…
[The Day secrets will be revealed] Tāriq:9 All those shameful things that you didn’t want people to know? That you hid from everyone? All of it will be out on public display. There is a word for it in Arabic, Faḍīḥa(فضيحة): a shameful, scandalous exposé. A shameful, scandalous exposé – in front of all those whom you held in high esteem. Your parents, peers, loved ones, everyone. And this is what the ṣālihūn feared so they fixed their private life before it was too late. In Tafsīr of this āyah, commentators suggest that these secrets include everything from the beliefs of the heart to the deeds people did when they thought no one was watching – not only will these secrets be exposed but they will be put to test. [The Day secrets will be revealed] The one who praised will know the reality of whom he praised.…
When someone doesn’t stop at Allah’s limits, what assurance do you have that he’ll (she’ll) stop at yours? When he (she) so openly and blatantly goes against the law of Allah, what assurance do you have that he’ll (she’ll) respect you? Love? (Only a love loved and built for the sake of Allah is immortal and it continues beyond this life, to the Next) [But if they intend to betray you – then they have already betrayed Allah before]…
One of the words for rain in Arabic is maṭar (مَطَر) – and this is the colloquial word for rain. Another word for rain is ghayth (غَيْث). In the Qur`ān, maṭar is exclusively used to describe punishment coming down from the skies: [And We rained upon them a rain of stones, and evil was the rain of those who were warned] Naḥl:58 And ghayth is used for rain when mercy is sent down from the sky: [And it is He who sends down the…
The blindness to be sought refuge in Allah from is not a physical impairment. Rather it is a spiritual one. It is the blindness of the heart. The blindness that prevents the Nūr of guidance reaching the heart. What use is seeing if their blind hearts are prevented from recognising the Truth? [For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the chests.] Ḥajj:46 We seek refuge in Allah from the blindness…