Allah T’ala says in the Holy Quran: إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوَءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً وَلَيْسَتِ التَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ حَتَّى إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبْتُ الآنَ وَلاَ الَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ أُوْلَـئِكَ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا 004.017 God accept the… Continue reading Repentance, but for Whom and When?
Category: Relating to Allah Subhanuhu wa T’ala
Jesus said, “Surely, Allah is my Lord and your Lord”
إِنَّ اللّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ هَـذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ (3:51) Surely, Allah is my Lord and your Lord; so serve Him alone. This is the straight way.'
Abraham confounds Nimrod
About four thousand years ago, Abraham (peace be on him) is brought to the court of the king Nimrod. A dialogue takes place between the two and the King is abashed. أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِي حَآجَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي رِبِّهِ أَنْ آتَاهُ اللّهُ الْمُلْكَ إِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّيَ الَّذِي يُحْيِـي وَيُمِيتُ قَالَ أَنَا أُحْيِـي وَأُمِيتُ قَالَ… Continue reading Abraham confounds Nimrod
I am indeed close
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُواْ لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُواْ بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ (2:186) When My servants ask thee O Prophet concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me: Let them also, with a will, Listen to… Continue reading I am indeed close
The scholar is he who fears Allah
Allah T'ala says in the Holy Quran, Surah 35 (Al-Fatir): 35:27 Seest thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky? With it We then bring out produce of various colours. And in the mountains are tracts white and red, of various shades of colour, and black intense in hue. 35:28… Continue reading The scholar is he who fears Allah
Mother Teresa: Jesus Could not Have …
Mother Teresa, the Humanitarian, also known as the "Saint of theGutters," devoted over 40 years of her life to the needs of theorphaned, penniless, and sick people of Calcutta. A new, innocuously titled book, Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light(Doubleday), consisting primarily of correspondence between Teresaand her confessors and superiors over a period of… Continue reading Mother Teresa: Jesus Could not Have …
Reject Taghut
طَّاغُوت Literally taghut means anvone who exceeds his legitimate limits. In the Qur’anic terminology, however, it refers to the creature who exceeds the limits of his creatureliness and arrogates to himself godhead and lordship. There are three stages of man’s transgression and rebellion against God. The first stage is that one acknowledges in principle that… Continue reading Reject Taghut
The Power of Dua by Khalid Baig
The dua can change our life, our outlook, and our fate. It is the most potent weapon of a believer.
Four Meanings of Ayah
آيَات The word "Ayah" is generally translated as "verse" in the Holy Quran. Ayat is the plural of ayah. Ayah literally means a 'sign' or 'token' which directs one to something important. In the Qur'an this word is used in four different senses as follows: Sometimes it denotes a sign or indication. In certain other places… Continue reading Four Meanings of Ayah
Concept of Reward and Punishment
Reward for good actions and punishment for bad ones rests entirely with God. The reward that one receives for good acts is not the natural consequence of those acts; it is rather due to the grace and benevolence of God and it is entirely up to Him to reward one or not. Likewise, punishment… Continue reading Concept of Reward and Punishment
