We all feel touched when we open up a good translation of the meaning of the Qur'an and we ponder and wonder at the beauty of the words and the deep meanings within. But in reality we are just seeing a glimpse of ... Continue Reading

(1) (1) [All] praise is [due] to Allāh, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter. And He is the Wise, the Aware.

 

(2) (2) He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the ...

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By Abd Al-Kareem Al-Kateb
 

Sitting by myself, saddened with the news of Muslims and the calamity that happened to them, I heard a voice from within me (my inner self) saying: You are the one to blame. You are the reason why we don't have victory. You are a main factor in what Muslims are ...

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(1) (1) Certainly will the believers have succeeded:

 

(2) (2) They who are during their prayer humbly intent

 

(3) (3) And they who turn away from ill speech

 

(4) (4) And they who are observant of zakāh

 

(5) (5) And they who guard their private parts

 

(6) (6) Except from their wives or those their ...

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(51) (51) And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before,[891] and We were of him well-Knowing

[891]- i.e., before Moses. Allāh had guided him from early youth.

 

(52) (52) When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"

 

(53) (53) They ...

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(51) (51) I did not make them witness to the creation of the heavens and the earth or to the creation of themselves, and I would not have taken the misguiders as assistants.

 

(52) (52) And [warn of] the Day when He will say, "Call My 'partners' whom you claimed," and they will invoke them, but ...

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(58) (58) And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown.[602]

[602]- Due to the change in his appearance over the years.

 

(59) (59) And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, "Bring me a brother of ...

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(1) (1) Alif, Lām, Rā.[582] These are the verses of the clear Book.

[582]- See footnote to 2:1.

 

(2) (2) Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’ān[583] that you might understand.

[583]- i.e., revealed in the Arabic language.

 

(3) (3) We relate to you, [O Muḥammad], the best of stories ...

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(61) (61) And to Thamūd [We sent] their brother Ṣāliḥ. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so ask forgiveness of Him and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and responsive."

 

(62) (62) ...

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