(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 ...

(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 ...

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Blessed brother

This message is written by the ink of love, I poured my soul in every word wishing that it will reach the bottom of your heart. I implore you to accompany me with your mind, the mind which prevents you from committing ...

(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] ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Taken from Ibn al-Jawzee's Talbees Iblees, p. 393

"Satan has mislead the masses to believe that attending of religious discourses and raising a wail of woe are highly meritorious acts and the sole purpose of delivering these sermons. This is perhaps because the people have been told ...