Exploring the meaning and eloquence of the divine message
This is the third part of a series of articles looking at Ayaat 22-25 of Surah Yunus, which describes the nature of the life of this world, where Allah, s.w.t, in His holy book, employs very powerful language and imagery. You can read the first and second parts if you missed them. The example of... Continue Reading →
This is the second part of a series of articles looking at Ayaat 22-25 of Surah Yunus, which describes the nature of the life of this world, where Allah swt, in His holy book, employs very powerful language and imagery.
This is an excerpt from Imam Ālūsi's commentary on Sūrah Yūnus, āyah 38.
In His (subhanahu wa ta'ala) words: فَٱسۡتَقِيمُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُوهُ "So be straight with Him and ask His forgiveness," there is an indication that it is unavoidable that there will be shortcomings in the going unswervingly straight ahead with which we are commanded, and that that is repaired by the act of seeking forgiveness, which is... Continue Reading →
This is the first part of a series of articles looking at Ayaat 22-25 of Surah Yunus, which describe the reality of the life of this world, employing very powerful language and imagery.
Say, "If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained among you a lifetime before it. Then will you not reason?" Yunus:16 The below is an excerpt from Imam Alusi’s commentary on the above verse: Whoever has even a... Continue Reading →
Fasaha in mufradaat (words/phrases) is for a word to be in accordance with the rules that are derived from surveying the language of the Arabs, while the letters are appropriate to one another and it is prevalently used. In accordance with the rules – e.g. according to sarf rules it would be inappropriate to say... Continue Reading →
Oppression is considered something very severe in Islam. There are repeated warnings in the Qur’an against committing any form of oppression. From a hadith of the Prophet, we come to know that Allah most definitely answers the du’a of the oppressed: Allah causes their supplications to rise above the clouds, and gates of heaven are opened for them, and... Continue Reading →
“…the sciences of Balagha and its associated sciences are from the most exalted of sciences in terms of rank and the most subtle of them in terms of intricacies, because by them the intricacies of the Arabic language and its secrets are known, and the coverings are removed from the angles of miraculousness within the... Continue Reading →
And they say, "Why is a sign not sent down to him from his Lord?" So say, "The unseen is only for Allah [to administer], so wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait." [Yunus:20] Some questions are not meant to be answered directly because the intention behind the question is not what... Continue Reading →
Qur'anic Reflections 