Quranic Reflections – Juz 8

Quranic Reflections – Juz 8

“And it is He who has made you successors upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees, so that He may test you through what He has given you…” [6: 165] People think that the most tested are the destitute and impoverished; those who have nothing....
Quranic Reflections – Juz 7

Quranic Reflections – Juz 7

“So on account of what they said, Allah rewarded them with gardens in Paradise beneath which rivers flow…” [5: 85] Sometimes, a single statement that you make weighs so heavily on the Scale and is so powerful in the Unseen world that it qualifies you for Paradise....
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...