Allah Made Mankind Dwellers on the earth, Generation After Generation, of Various Grades, in order to Test Them Allah said, وَهُوَ الَّذِى جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَـئِفَ الاٌّرْضِ (And it is He Who has made you generations coming after generations, replacing each other on the earth.) meaning, He made you dwell on the earth generation after generation, century […]
Islam is the Straight Path Allah commands His Prophet , the chief of the Messengers, to convey the news of being guided to Allah’s straight path. This path is neither wicked, nor deviant, دِينًا قِيَمًا (a right religion…) that is, established on firm grounds, مِلَّةَ إِبْرَهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ (The religion of Ibrahim, […]
Islam is the Straight Path Allah commands His Prophet , the chief of the Messengers, to convey the news of being guided to Allah’s straight path. This path is neither wicked, nor deviant, دِينًا قِيَمًا (a right religion…) that is, established on firm grounds, مِلَّةَ إِبْرَهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ (The religion of Ibrahim, […]
The Command to Sincerely Trust in Allah Allah said, قُلْ (Say), O Muhammad , to those idolators, about worshipping Allah alone and trusting in Him, أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْغِى رَبًّا (Shall I seek a lord other than Allah…) 6:164, وَهُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ (while He is the Lord of all things ) and Who protects and […]
Islam is the Straight Path Allah commands His Prophet , the chief of the Messengers, to convey the news of being guided to Allah’s straight path. This path is neither wicked, nor deviant, دِينًا قِيَمًا (a right religion…) that is, established on firm grounds, مِلَّةَ إِبْرَهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ (The religion of Ibrahim, […]
The Qur’an is Allah’s Proof Against His Creation Ibn Jarir commented on the Ayah, “The Ayah means, this is a Book that We sent down, so that you do not say, إِنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ الْكِتَـبُ عَلَى طَآئِفَتَيْنِ مِن قَبْلِنَا (“The Book was sent down only to two sects before us.”) This way, you will have no […]
The Qur’an is Allah’s Proof Against His Creation Ibn Jarir commented on the Ayah, “The Ayah means, this is a Book that We sent down, so that you do not say, إِنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ الْكِتَـبُ عَلَى طَآئِفَتَيْنِ مِن قَبْلِنَا (“The Book was sent down only to two sects before us.”) This way, you will have no […]
The Disbelievers Await the Commencement of the Hereafter, or Some of its Portents Allah sternly threatens the disbelievers, those who defy His Messengers, deny His Ayat and hinder from His path, هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلاَ أَن تَأْتِيهُمُ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ رَبُّكَ (Do they then wait for anything other than that the angels should come to them, […]
Criticizing Division in the Religion Mujahid, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and As-Suddi said that this Ayah was revealed about the Jews and Christians. Al-`Awfi said that Ibn `Abbas commented, إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُواْ دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُواْ شِيَعًا (Verily, those who divide their religion and break up into sects…) “Before Muhammad was sent, the Jews and Christians disputed and divided […]
The Good Deed is Multiplied Tenfold, While the Sin is Recompensed with the Same This Ayah explains the general Ayah; مَن جَآءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهَا (Whoever comes with good, then he will receive better than that.)28:84 There are several Hadiths that are in agreement with the apparent wording of this honorable Ayah. Imam Ahmad […]