The reality of belief in the Last Day
Q: What is meant by belief in the Last
Day?
A: Praise be to Allaah.
What is meant by belief in the Last Day is:
Firmly believing that everything that Allaah has told us about in
His Book and that His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) has told us about what will happen ...
Translation of the meanings of surah An-Nisaa (1)
(1) (1) O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. And fear Allāh, through whom[156] you ask one another,[157] and the wombs.[158] Indeed Allāh is ever,[159] over you, an Observer.[160]
[156]- In ...
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Translation of the meanings of surah Ibrahim
(1) (1) Alif, Lām, Rā.[648] [This is] a Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], that you might bring mankind out of darknesses into the light by permission of their Lord - to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy -
[648]- See footnote to 2:1.
(2) (2) Allāh, to whom ...
Continue ReadingTranslation of the meanings of surah Taa-Haa (1)
(1) (1) Ṭā, Hā.[831]
[831]- See footnote to 2:1
(2) (2) We have not sent down to you the Qur’ān that you be distressed
(3) (3) But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allāh] -
(4) (4) A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens,
(5) (5) The Most Merciful [who is] ...
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William, Ex-Jew, USA
My name is William, and I live in a large Midwestern city in the United States. I am a typical American in many ways that are reflected in both my professional and personal lives. Professionally, I am a supervisor with a major police department, and I have been in the military, both active duty ...
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What a Bad Servant We Are!
When hearts submit
Richard Leiman, Ex-Jew, USA
As a child, I always had access to a short-wave radio. I used to
listen to the BBC World Service about the Middle East. I also loved
the music from that part of the world, and I probably was listening
to the Quran being recited, but did not know it at the time.
As I grew older, I continued to ...
Translation of the meanings of surah Taa-Haa (2)
(83) (83) [Allāh said], "And what made you hasten from your people, O Moses?"
(84) (84) He said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased."
(85) (85) [Allāh] said, "But indeed, We have tried your people after you [departed], and the Sāmirī[847] has ...
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I Often Think When I Might Sin (Poem)
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