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The Night Of Power

Let us analyze chapter 97 Al-Qadr (the Night of Power) in the Qur’an taking into considerations several comments by different scholars. Al-Qadr This chapter (surah) was revealed in Makkah. Its basic theme is honoring the revelation of this blessed book, the Holy Qur’an. The Night of Power or honor is a special gift only to the community (Ummah) of Islam. The night is one, which even the angels in the heavens see as worthy of witnessing. The night is so rich with holiness, as it is the night in which good deeds are returned, and it is better than a

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The Quranic Rule on evil plots!

It is quite essential to understand the rules Allah has revealed in his final message the Holy Quran. Those are given as a gift for mankind from the creator presenting fundamental guidelines to understand the cause & effect of every single step we -human beings – make while living this life. A person needs to comprehend the fact that these rules are applicable regardless of time or place until the Day of Judgment. This is stated in the Book of Creator very clearly to eliminate any sort of doubt may raise: {you will not find any change in the law

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How to confront anti-Islam propaganda

There should be actions rather than reactions, the steps should be made after carefully examining the possible results, actions should be weighed by the scales of mind as well as the provisions and teachings of Islam. All the nation’s actions should be taken after thorough consultations and understanding between all the nation’s segments and denominations so that they agree on one opinion and the entire nation arrive on a unified attitude. In such a way the nation becomes unified against the enemies of Islam and its reactions to anti-Islam conspiracies become sound and conducive, balanced by the mind and abiding

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Preserving the Islamic identity

A Muslim’s personality should be built on the basis of the Islamic values and concepts conducive to creating an independent nation that is far from being influenced by other nations. The Muslim nation should be proud of its identity as it is rooted in such high values as Allah the Exalted warned against the Muslim nation being submitted to others as He said in the Holy Quran: (O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies, extending to them affection while they have disbelieved in what came to you of the truth, having driven

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Being Content

? *(وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوسَىٰ لَنْ نَصْبِرَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْبِتُ الْأَرْضُ مِنْ بَقْلِهَا وَقِثَّائِهَا وَفُومِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَا ۖ قَالَ أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَىٰ بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ ۚ اهْبِطُوا مِصْرًا فَإِنَّ لَكُمْ مَا سَأَلْتُمْ ۗ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَالْمَسْكَنَةُ وَبَاءُوا بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ النَّبِيِّينَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ)* ? [سورة البقرة 61] *”And remember ye said: “O Moses! we cannot endure one kind of food (always); so beseech your Lord for us to produce for us of what the earth grows, -its

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Seeking Piety

    ?*يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ))*? [سورة البقرة 21]   *”O you people!  Adore your Guardian-Lord,  Who created you and those who came before you, that you may have the chance to become pious”* [Al-Baqarah 21]   ? Meditation Pause:   ?A wise man defined the piety: ” One does not reach the top of piety unless if he will not  be ashamed when what is inside his heart is shown to people. ?The Muslim is required to practice piety from the beginning of his life to the end because life is

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Appreciating Allah

Applying the verses: ? *”O you people!  Adore your Guardian-Lord,  Who created you and those who came before you, that you may have the chance to become pious”* [Al-Baqarah 21]   ✨ Ramadhan is your chance and a training course to be pious in your actions and your words, and to curb your desires; thus, be careful to get its benefits. ? *”Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens your canopy, and sent down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewith fruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto Allah when you know (the

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A Call to the Hearts – With the Qur’an – Part 1

By Dr. Yousuf Al Aufi (yalaufi@hotmail.com) One of the key characteristics of the Qur’an is the paramount confidence that is prevalent throughout its verses. The reader is repeatedly given a real certainty about the truthfulness of the Qur’an and that it is a divine revelation and all the content it contains is of divine origin. Allah, the creator of the heavens and the earth and all that exists, with His mercy and favour provided guidance to the whole mankind. Here is one such call in the Qur’an;   ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُمْ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ

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The Quranic Rule On Obtaining Allah’s Guidance

}وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمَعَ المُحْسِنِينَ { chapter 29,Verse سورة العنكبوت ، 69 Al-‘Ankabut (The Spider) – · وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمَعَ المُحْسِنِينَ { { · And those who strive for Us – We will surely guide them to Our Path. And indeed, Allah is with the doers of good. Guidance for the main purpose of living has always been a mystery for the humanity, why were we born? What are we supposed to achieve? And how do we achieve it? For whom are we supposed to give up things we can enjoy

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The Night Of Power

Let us analyze chapter 97 Al-Qadr (the Night of Power) in the Qur’an taking into considerations several comments by different scholars. Al-Qadr This chapter (surah) was revealed in Makkah. Its basic theme is honoring the revelation of this blessed book, the Holy Qur’an. The Night of Power or honor is a special gift only to the community (Ummah) of Islam. The night is one, which even the angels in the heavens see as worthy of witnessing. The night is so rich with holiness, as it is the night in which good deeds are returned, and it is better than a

Read More »

The Quranic Rule on evil plots!

It is quite essential to understand the rules Allah has revealed in his final message the Holy Quran. Those are given as a gift for mankind from the creator presenting fundamental guidelines to understand the cause & effect of every single step we -human beings – make while living this life. A person needs to comprehend the fact that these rules are applicable regardless of time or place until the Day of Judgment. This is stated in the Book of Creator very clearly to eliminate any sort of doubt may raise: {you will not find any change in the law

Read More »

How to confront anti-Islam propaganda

There should be actions rather than reactions, the steps should be made after carefully examining the possible results, actions should be weighed by the scales of mind as well as the provisions and teachings of Islam. All the nation’s actions should be taken after thorough consultations and understanding between all the nation’s segments and denominations so that they agree on one opinion and the entire nation arrive on a unified attitude. In such a way the nation becomes unified against the enemies of Islam and its reactions to anti-Islam conspiracies become sound and conducive, balanced by the mind and abiding

Read More »

Preserving the Islamic identity

A Muslim’s personality should be built on the basis of the Islamic values and concepts conducive to creating an independent nation that is far from being influenced by other nations. The Muslim nation should be proud of its identity as it is rooted in such high values as Allah the Exalted warned against the Muslim nation being submitted to others as He said in the Holy Quran: (O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies, extending to them affection while they have disbelieved in what came to you of the truth, having driven

Read More »

Being Content

? *(وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوسَىٰ لَنْ نَصْبِرَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْبِتُ الْأَرْضُ مِنْ بَقْلِهَا وَقِثَّائِهَا وَفُومِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَا ۖ قَالَ أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَىٰ بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ ۚ اهْبِطُوا مِصْرًا فَإِنَّ لَكُمْ مَا سَأَلْتُمْ ۗ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَالْمَسْكَنَةُ وَبَاءُوا بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ النَّبِيِّينَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ)* ? [سورة البقرة 61] *”And remember ye said: “O Moses! we cannot endure one kind of food (always); so beseech your Lord for us to produce for us of what the earth grows, -its

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Seeking Piety

    ?*يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ))*? [سورة البقرة 21]   *”O you people!  Adore your Guardian-Lord,  Who created you and those who came before you, that you may have the chance to become pious”* [Al-Baqarah 21]   ? Meditation Pause:   ?A wise man defined the piety: ” One does not reach the top of piety unless if he will not  be ashamed when what is inside his heart is shown to people. ?The Muslim is required to practice piety from the beginning of his life to the end because life is

Read More »

Appreciating Allah

Applying the verses: ? *”O you people!  Adore your Guardian-Lord,  Who created you and those who came before you, that you may have the chance to become pious”* [Al-Baqarah 21]   ✨ Ramadhan is your chance and a training course to be pious in your actions and your words, and to curb your desires; thus, be careful to get its benefits. ? *”Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens your canopy, and sent down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewith fruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto Allah when you know (the

Read More »

A Call to the Hearts – With the Qur’an – Part 1

By Dr. Yousuf Al Aufi (yalaufi@hotmail.com) One of the key characteristics of the Qur’an is the paramount confidence that is prevalent throughout its verses. The reader is repeatedly given a real certainty about the truthfulness of the Qur’an and that it is a divine revelation and all the content it contains is of divine origin. Allah, the creator of the heavens and the earth and all that exists, with His mercy and favour provided guidance to the whole mankind. Here is one such call in the Qur’an;   ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُمْ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ

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The Quranic Rule On Obtaining Allah’s Guidance

}وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمَعَ المُحْسِنِينَ { chapter 29,Verse سورة العنكبوت ، 69 Al-‘Ankabut (The Spider) – · وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمَعَ المُحْسِنِينَ { { · And those who strive for Us – We will surely guide them to Our Path. And indeed, Allah is with the doers of good. Guidance for the main purpose of living has always been a mystery for the humanity, why were we born? What are we supposed to achieve? And how do we achieve it? For whom are we supposed to give up things we can enjoy

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