QURʾĀNIC REFLECTIONS

Browsing Tag

Tadabbur

Qurʾānic Reflections

Empathy

October 11, 2014

Sometimes remembering other people’s afflictions eases your own ordeals. In the Qurʾān, Allāh consoles Rasūl Allāh ﷺ by reminding him that if he is being challenged and refuted, a prophet before him had to go through worse:…

Continue Reading

Qurʾānic Reflections

What Hope Looks Like

September 11, 2014

Do you know what hope in Allāh looks like? Do you know what hope that Allāh will give you the very best of His bounties which your heart pines for, even though realistically and rationally speaking the mere thought, let alone an actual possibility, is too far-fetched, looks like? This:…

Continue Reading

Qurʾānic Reflections

What makes a strong woman?

August 17, 2014

What makes a strong woman? The kind of woman who lives by principle, who is unfazed by weak morals of those around her. One who does not succumb and give in and thereby give up what the Almighty expects of her (and what does the Almighty expect of her? This, I’ll discuss later.) The kind of woman who does not need validation of her worth from anyone, least of all strangers, least of all creepy, strange men lurking on the…

Continue Reading

Qurʾānic Reflections

August 15, 2014

Every difficulty is made easy with the Help of Allāh, we only need to be true to an oft-repeated vow, “وإياك نستعين” ﴾and You, we ask for help﴿…

Continue Reading

Qurʾānic Reflections

For Those Waiting…

August 5, 2014

Ever waited for something to happen? Something totally out of your control so that you are left without a choice and are forced to wait? Something so incredibly valuable that you are absolutely terrified that it just might not happen. And that fear – will it, will it not – is eating you away inside, (literally) queasiness has settled deep in your stomach; butterflies that turned into moths. You eagerly wait for tomorrow in hopes to hear some good news…

Continue Reading