by User-Secrets | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
A Timeless Beginning الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ All praise is for Allah [alone], Lord of [all] the worlds. Sūrah al-Fātiḥah 1:1 In the Arabic language, a compelling sentence begins with a verb. So why does Allah begin the Quran with the noun “all praise”...
by User-Secrets | Feb 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
The One Who is Eternally Blessed وَجَعَلَنِي مُبَارَكًا أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُ And He [Allah] has made me blessed wherever I am. Sūrah Maryam 19:31 In this verse, Prophet ʿĪsā (peace be upon him) states that he is blessed regardless of time or place. In analyzing this...
by User-Secrets | Feb 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Scarcity of True Friendship فَمَا لَنَا مِنْ شَافِعِينَ For us, there are no intercessors. وَلاَ صَدِيقٍ حَمِيمٍ Nor any true friend. Sūrah al-Shuʿarāʾ 26: 100-101 On the Day of Judgment, the one who disbelieved in Allah will say, “For us, there are no...
