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Quranic Reflection No 806. Āyat 3:159 – The Magical Effect of Love

w3plus — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:51:31 +0000

Bismillāh فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لَانفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِكَ It is by a mercy from Allah that you [O Prophet] were lenient and gentle with them. And if you had been harsh-mannered and hard-hearted, they would have surely scattered from around you… Sūrat Āl ‘Imrān, No. 3, Āyat ... Read more

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Quranic Reflection No 805. Āyat 3:18 – Ways of proclaiming Shahādah

w3plus — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:00:07 +0000

Bismillāh شَهِدَ اللَّـهُ أَنَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ وَ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَ أُولُوا الْعِلْمِ قائِماً بِالْقِسْطِ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ Allāh bears witness that there is no god but He, and so do the angels and those who have knowledge; [Allāh is the One who] maintains His creatures with justice. There is no god ... Read more

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Quranic Reflection No 804. Āyat 2:268 – A Promise From Allah

w3plus — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:05:08 +0000

Bismillāh الشَّيْطَانُ يَعِدُكُمُ الْفَقْرَ وَيَأْمُرُكُم بِالْفَحْشَاءِ وَاللَّهُ يَعِدُكُم مَّغْفِرَةً مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلًا وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ Shaytan promises you poverty and urges you to immorality; but Allah promises you forgiveness from Himself and grace, and Allah is Ample-giving, All-knowing. Sūrat al-Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 268 In verse 267 of this Sūrah, Allah addresses what we give in ... Read more

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Quranic Reflection No 803. Āyat 27:62 – Sincere Du’ā and Divine Response

w3plus — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:15:29 +0000

Bismillāh أَمَّن يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَاءَ الْأَرْضِ Is He who answers the call of the distressed [person] when he invokes Him and removes his distress, and makes you successors on the earth…?. Sūrat an-Naml No. 27, Āyat 62 In the verses prior to the above verse in Sūrat an-Naml, Allah ‘azza ... Read more

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Quranic Reflection No 802. Āyat 9:40 – In the Cave of Mount Thawr

w3plus — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:19:28 +0000

Bismillāh إِلَّا تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا If you do not help him, then Allah has already helped him when the unbelievers expelled him, he being the second of the two, when the two of them were in ... Read more

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Quranic Reflection No 801. Āyat 16:106 – A Heart Firm in Faith

w3plus — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:21:58 +0000

Bismillāh إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِ Excepting someone who is compelled [to recant his faith] while his heart is at rest in it. Sūrat al-Nahl, No. 16, Āyat 106 The above verse states that there is a great punishment for those who disbelieve in Allah after affirming belief. However, an important exception is made ... Read more

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Quranic Reflection No 800. Āyat 33:40 – The Seal of the Prophets

w3plus — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:42:18 +0000

Bismillāh مَا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَآ أَحَدٍۢ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن رَّسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets. And Allah is All-Knowing of everything. Sūrat Ahzab, No.33, Āyat 40 In this blessed verse of the Noble Qur’ān, ... Read more

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Quranic Reflection No 799. Āyat 46:29 – The Prophet’s Trip to Tā’if

w3plus — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:13:37 +0000

Bismillāh وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَآ إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنصِتُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِىَ وَلَّوْا۟ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ When We dispatched toward you a team of jinn listening to the Qur’ān, when they were in its presence, they said, ‘Be silent!’ When it was finished, they went back to their people as warners. ... Read more

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Quranic Reflection No 798. Āyat 80:1 – Who Frowned and Turned Away?

w3plus — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:28:03 +0000

Bismillāh عَبَسَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ أَن جَاءَهُ الْأَعْمَىٰ He frowned and turned away. When the blind man approached him. Sūrat ‘Abasa, No. 80, Āyāt 1-2 There is no difference among Muslims that this sūrah was revealed when a blind companion of the Messenger of Allah sallā Allāhu ‘alayhi wa-ālih, ‘Abdullāh ibn Umm Maktūm, once came seeking to ... Read more

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Quranic Reflection No 797. Āyat 33:37 – Marriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh

w3plus — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:01:44 +0000

Bismillāh وَإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَتُخْفِي فِي نَفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَاهُ When you said to him whom Allah had blessed, and whom you [too] had blessed, ‘Keep your wife for yourself, and be wary of Allah,’ and you concealed within ... Read more

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