(61) (61) And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees.[759] He said, "Should I prostrate to one You created from clay?"

[759]- See footnote to 2:34.

(62) (62) [Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You ...

(1) (1) Alif, Lām, Meem, Ṣād.[363]

[363]- See footnote to 2:1.

(2) (2) [This is] a Book revealed to you, [O Muḥammad] - so let there not be in your breast distress therefrom - that you may warn thereby and as a reminder to the believers.

(3) (3) Follow, [O mankind], what has been revealed ...

(74) (74) And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham said to his father Āzar, "Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your people to be in manifest error."

(75) (75) And thus did We show Abraham the realm of the heavens and the earth that he would be among the certain [in faith].

When someone converts to Islam, God forgives all of his previous sins and evil deeds. A man called Amr came to the Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, and said, «Give me your right hand so that I may give you my pledge of loyalty.» The Prophet stretched out his ...

Q: Will anyone die in Hell? Is there any saheeh hadeeth to that effect or not? If it is true, then what is the nature of this death, and to whom will it happen?

A: It was reported in Saheeh Muslim that Aboo Sa'eed al-Khudree (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah ...

Compiled from the works of Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, Ibn Al-Qayyim
al-Jawziyya, and Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.

SINCERITY


Sincerity is the freeing of one's intentions from all
impurities in order to come nearer to Allah. It is to
ensure that the intentions behind all acts of worship and
...

(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) ...

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

Praise only be to Allah, and peace and blessings be on his last Prophet, and so:

I shed a tear in Ramadan on those who don't consider the sacredness of the month, and his virtues and merits, not only they meet it- as the other months- ...

(1) (1) [All] praise is [due] to Allāh, who created the heavens and the earth and made the darkness and the light. Then those who disbelieve equate [others] with their Lord.

(2) (2) It is He who created you from clay and then decreed a term[291] and a specified time [known] to Him;[292] then ...

Satan Hinders the Slave from Acting by Means of Procrastination and Laziness

Dr. `Umar Al-Ashqar
Chapter: From the Ways of Satan in Leading Humans Astray
The World of the Jinn and Devils
© 1998 al-Basheer Publications and Translations


Concerning this point, Satan has many ways and means. ...