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71 Have you considered the fire which you strike? 72 Is it you that produce the trees for it, or are We the producers? Shajar means tree. In Islamic culture the tree traditionally symbolizes the tree of life; its branches symbolize all the aspects of...

71 Have you considered the fire which you strike? ...

51 Then shall you, O you who err and call it a lie! In the Qur'an, a day (yawm) does not mean twenty four hours. It is said that the day of your Lord is like a thousand years of what you count. Elsewhere it is described as fifty thousand years. With ...

51 Then shall you, O you who err and call it a lie...

51 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny? In the garden, there are two fountains and there are two springs that flow. They are nourished in an invisible way, just as man's heart is also nourished. Man does not know how love is fed. Wh...

51 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will yo...

21 Or who is it that will give you sustenance if He should withhold His sustenance? Nay! they persist in disdain and aversion. Reflect upon what is above us in the form of birds. Nothing holds them up. The explanations given for this natural phenomen...

21 Or who is it that will give you sustenance if H...

11 So they shall acknowledge their sins, but far will be (forgiveness) from the inmates of the blazing fire. "So they shall acknowledge their sins." L'tarafu, de­rives from `arafa, to know; i`tarafa is to admit, confess or acknowledge. At the time of...

11 So they shall acknowledge their sins, but far w...

21 Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things, 2 Who created death and life that He may try you-which of you is best in deeds; and He is the Mighty, the Forgiving, The creation is based on the Creator's love for what...

21 Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom, and...

41 And those of the left hand, how wretched are those of the left hand! 42 In hot wind and boiling water, 43 And the shade of black smoke, 44 Neither cool nor honorable. Those at a loss in this world are grouped together and cast aside for their crim...

41 And those of the left hand, how wretched are th...

31 And water flowing constantly, 32 And abundant fruit, 33 Neither intercepted nor forbidden, 34 And exalted thrones. "And extended shade." In the desert culture of Arabia the sun, though a giver of life, is also a destroyer of life, so therefore sha...

31 And water flowing constantly, 32 And abundant f...

21 And the flesh of fowl such as they desire. This realm of experience, the janna (garden) is timeless. Man can only understand it from the reference point of his present existence which is based on existential needs, one person serving another. The ...

21 And the flesh of fowl such as they desire. This...

11 These are they who are drawn near (to Allah), "And the foremost are the foremost." Sabaqa is to be ahead, to precede. In this life everyone is either leading or being led. Allah refers here to the state of ultimate success which is the success of ...

11 These are they who are drawn near (to Allah), "...

1 When the great event comes to pass, 2 There is no belying its coming to pass 3 Abasing (one party), exalting (the other), "When the great event comes to pass." Waqa'a means to fall, to befall, to happen. The event which concerns man is the prom­ise...

1 When the great event comes to pass, 2 There is n...

41 The guilty will be recognized by their marks, so they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet. 42 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny? Everyone is caught by what he has put forth in his movements and his actions. Those who h...

41 The guilty will be recognized by their marks, s...

31 Soon will We apply Ourselves to you, O you two armies. 32 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny? Thaqula means to be weighty. Thaqalan means two entities or realities, seen or unseen. It can also mean two armies. Faragha means to b...

31 Soon will We apply Ourselves to you, O you two ...

21 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will you deny? The two seas have met before creation and they will meet again after creation. They are two seas, one of pure water, the other of im­pure, salty water. The sweet water that comes from the moun...

21 Which then of the bounties of your Lord will yo...

11 Therein are fruit and palms having sheathed clusters, Allah set up the earth in order that man, who is in continuous flux and disturbance, should come to recognize his origin, to recog­nize how he has fallen from before time into fitra (innate cha...

11 Therein are fruit and palms having sheathed clu...

1 The Beneficent God, 2 Taught the Qur'an. 3 He created man, 4 Taught him the clear evidence. Ar-Rahman (the Merciful) is one of the key attri­butes of Allah. Every attribute is an aya a sign indicating the oneness of Allah. Everything in creation is...

1 The Beneficent God, 2 Taught the Qur'an. 3 He cr...

41 The parable of those who take guardians besides Allah is as the parable of the spider that makes for itself a house; and most surely the frailest of the houses is the spider's house - did they but know. 42 Surely Allah knows whatever thing they ca...

41 The parable of those who take guardians besides...

31 And when Our messengers came to Ibrahim with the good news, they said: Surely we are going to destroy the people of this town, for its people are unjust. 32 He said: Surely in it is Lut. They said: We know well who is in it. We shall certainly del...

31 And when Our messengers came to Ibrahim with th...

11 And most certainly Allah will know those who believe, and most certainly He will know the hypocrites. The aspect most difficult for the nafs (lower self) to witness is hypocrisy. Most actions are justified in a hypocritical way. A man may say he i...

11 And most certainly Allah will know those who be...

21 He punishes whom He pleases and has mercy on whom He pleases, and to Him you shall be turned back. 22 And you shall not escape in the earth nor in the heaven, and you have neither a protector nor a helper besides Allah. The nature of existence is ...

21 He punishes whom He pleases and has mercy on wh...

1 Alif Lam Mim. 2 Do men think that they will be left alone on saying, we believe, and not be tried? 3 And certainly We tried those before them, so Allah will certainly know those who are true and He will certainly know the liars. There is a purpose ...

1 Alif Lam Mim. 2 Do men think that they will be l...