Quran: Surah 55 – Ar-Rahman – The Most Gracious

Quran: Surah 55 – Ar-Rahman – The Most Gracious

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ With the Glorious Name of Allah, the Most Gracious [Who has bestowed upon mankind His Guidance [10:57-58, 17:82], the Most Beneficent [Who showers His special blessings upon those who rehearse it and abide by it [7:204, 6:155]. الرَّحْمَنُ 55:1 Ar-Rahman[1], The Most Gracious (, has bestowed upon man not only all the means for his physical nourishment but has provided him also all the guidance that he needs for the development of his ‘self’) (10:57-58, 17:82, 41:2)…

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Quran: Surah 1 – Al-Fatiha – The Opening

Quran: Surah 1 – Al-Fatiha – The Opening

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1:0 With the Glorious Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate [Who has bestowed upon mankind His Guidance], the Most Beneficent [Who showers His special blessings upon those who rehearse it and abide by it]. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ 1:1   All the praise, glory and thanks to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds [Who brings things into existence, nourishes, sustains, maintains, regularizes, and directs them from their earliest state to that of ultimate completion and perfection]. اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ 1:2 [O…

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Tranquillity and Peace of Mind

Tranquillity and Peace of Mind

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All human beings seek tranquility and peace of mind, searching for ways and means for attaining real mental satisfaction. But the question is how is it obtained really? The Quran has associated tranquility and peace of mind with the fulfillment of physical needs[1]. One cannot have mental satisfaction unless one’s basic physical needs are fully met. Allah sets forth, in the Quran, the example of a city which enjoyed perfect peace and tranquility and means of sustenance were coming to…

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Believers among Themselves

Believers among Themselves

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The Believers – men and women – are protecting friends and guardians to each other. They enjoin what is recognized as good by the Quran and forbid that which the Quran does not so recognise[1]. Whenever (unfortunately) two groups of the Believers fight one another, immediately make peace between them.  If one of the two groups again commits aggression against the other, you should (not be indifferent but) fight the transgressors until they return to the Divine Law.  Thereafter if they do return, make…

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True Believers in the Quran

True Believers in the Quran

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Only those believe TRULY in the Revelations of Allah, who, when these are brought to their attention, fall down in complete submission and actively and incessantly occupy themselves to work for the manifestation of the Glory of their Guardian-Lord, without showing any arrogance or pride [32:15]. These people are not swayed by emotions and they take every step after a lot of deliberation, so much so that even when the Revelations of their Guardian-Lord are presented to them, they do…

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Debilitating Deeds

Debilitating Deeds

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Allah has forbidden: Things and deeds which tend to undermine one’s active physical and mental strengths; Things and deeds which tend to exhaust the vigour and vitality of one’s self; Deeds which gradually and insidiously impair one’s personality; Deeds which slow one down in the walk of life; Deeds which enervate, incapacitate or devitalize human potential; Deeds which might retard man’s personal development; Deeds which, as human weaknesses, might stand in the way of achieving sublime objectives Allah has used…

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Muslims

Muslims

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Allah gave the name ‘Al-Muslimeen‘ (The Muslims) to all those who would submit to His Commands. هُوَ سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ …He named you all Al-Muslimeen… [Al-Quran Surah 22: Verse 78]  But some of the Muslims do not seem to quite like this name, which was given to them by the Almighty. Some call themselves Sunni, some Shia, some Ahl-e-Hadith and some like to be known as Ahl-e-Fiqh. Some Ahl-e-Fiqh call themselves Hanafi, some Maliki, some Shafi’ee, and some Hambli. Some Hanafi like to be identified as Barelvi and some Deobandi. This is only with respect…

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