Quranic Reflections

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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DHIKR: Brings Tranquillity to the Hearts

“Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction” (Qur’an 13:28) Allah the Almighty informs us in the Noble Qur’an that all His Creation is engaged in His dhikr or remembrance and praise. “Whatever is in the heavens and on earth glorifies Allah. For He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.” (Qur’an 59:1) In this life, it is only mankind (and jinnkind) who have been given free-will to obey God or disobey Him and follow their own desires. But when we surrender to the

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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

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

Read More »

DHIKR: Brings Tranquillity to the Hearts

“Those who believe, and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for without doubt in remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction” (Qur’an 13:28) Allah the Almighty informs us in the Noble Qur’an that all His Creation is engaged in His dhikr or remembrance and praise. “Whatever is in the heavens and on earth glorifies Allah. For He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.” (Qur’an 59:1) In this life, it is only mankind (and jinnkind) who have been given free-will to obey God or disobey Him and follow their own desires. But when we surrender to the

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