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The Prophetic Legacy

A very beautiful and powerful lesson stems from this Aayah from Surah Muzammil, وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ تَبْتِيلًا. Allah gives a piece of advice to his messenger (Peace and blessings upon him), وَاذْكُرِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ. “Make mention of the name of your master . . .” Then Allah says this remarkable phrase, “وَتَبَتَّلْ إِلَيْهِ …

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Surah Ma’un | “Destruction for those who pray!” | Last 10 Surah’s Series

Moving onto the 3rd Surah in the Series of the Last 10 Surah’s following Surah Al-Feel & Quraysh which covered the Prayer of Ibrahim a.s, Suratul Ma’un, at face value seems as a complete departure from that subject. Having a closer and deeper look, let’s see what we discover and how Suratul Ma’un is connected. …

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Surah Quraysh | “For the ease of Quraysh” | Last 10 Surah’s Series

How beautifully Surah Al-Feel connects and ties in with Surah Quraysh. A bit of background first. Pre-Islamic Arabia, the Quraysh are the leading tribe in Arabia due to their control of the Ka’bah and therefore the capital, Makkah itself. For this reason, Quraysh could travel throughout the entire year on trade journeys. This made their …

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“The Colour of Allah”

An Aayah in Suratul Baqarah when translated literally, sounds very strange. Allah says (Aayah 138) “صِبْغَةَ اللَّـهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّـهِ صِبْغَةً ۖ” Literally translated as, ‘The colour/dye of Allah. And who is better than Allah in terms of colour’ It sounds like a very weird thing to say. In actual fact, it is …

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Opened and Closed Letter

Whilst reciting Surah Maryam, I only went as far as the second Aayah before I had to take a step back and think. I picked up on something which I had never noticed before. The Aayah reads; ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُ زَكَرِيَّا “The mention of the Mercy of your Master to his servant Zakariyyah” The …

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Maryam bint ‘Imran | A Role Model for Whom?

An eye-opening, extremely beautiful example in the Quran of Maryam a.s the mother of Isa (Jesus) Allah speaks about Maryam a.s in Surat-Tahreem, and brings the Surah to a close by saying, “وَكَانَتۡ مِنَ ٱلۡقَـٰنِتِينَ”. ‘Wa Kaanat minal Qaaniteen” Roughly translated, “She was from those who are devoutly obedient” ‘Qaanit’ however is someone who is …

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