Quranic Reflections – Juz 6

Quranic Reflections – Juz 6

“If you should raise your hand against me to kill me – I shall not raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah, Lord of the worlds.” [5: 28] Thus is the believer forever restrained by his piety. You’ll come across many people in your life who’ll say...
Quranic Reflections – Juz 5

Quranic Reflections – Juz 5

“If He wills, He can do away with you, O people, and bring others [in your place]. And ever is Allah competent to do that.” [4: 133] We are not indispensable. People better than us have walked this earth and people more righteous than us will soon come. At times we...
Quranic Reflections – Juz 4

Quranic Reflections – Juz 4

“And how many a Prophet [fought and] with him fought many religious scholars. But they never lost heart due to what afflicted them in the cause of Allah, nor did they weaken or submit. And Allah loves the steadfast.” [3: 146] It’s not just the physically strong that...
Islam: The One and Only Religion

Islam: The One and Only Religion

A little while back I had written something up on “the purpose behind our existence.” I had mentioned there that the sole purpose behind our existence in this world is to worship the One who created us in the first place, and I had given supporting evidence for that....
Quranic Reflections – Juz 3

Quranic Reflections – Juz 3

“She said, “My Lord, how will I have a child when no man has touched me?” The angel said, “Such is Allah; He creates what He wills. When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, ‘Be,’ and it is.” [3: 47] In all your du’as and hopes, your thoughts and views on life,...