Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Qur'an 20100127

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

48. But when the Truth comes to them from Ourselves, they say, "Why are not sent to him like those which were sent to Moses?" Didn't they reject which were formerly sent to Moses? They say, "Two kinds of sorcery, each assisting the other!" And they say, "For us, we reject it all!"

49. Say, "Then bring you a Book from Allah which is a better Guide than either of them, that I may follow it, if you are truthful!"

50. But if they hearken not to you, know that they only follow their own lusts. And who is more astray than one who follows his own lusts, devoid of guidance from Allah? For Allah guides not people given to wrongdoing.

The Narrations 28:48-50
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Then bring you a Book from Allah which is a better Guide than either of them, that I may follow it, if you are truthful!

Monday, January 18, 2010

Qur'an 20100119

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

91. For me, I have been commanded to serve the Lord of this city, God Who has sanctified it, and Whose is all things. And I am commanded to be of those who bow in Islam.

92. And to rehearse the Qur'an. And if any accept guidance, they do it for the good of their own souls. And if any stray say, "I am only a warner."

93. And say, "Praise be to Allah Who will soon show you God's Signs, so that you shall know them." And your Lord is not unmindful of all that you do.

The Ants 27:91-93
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I am only a warner.

Praise be to Allah Who will soon show you God's Signs, so that you shall know them.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Qur'an 2010117

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

65. Say, "None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is hidden. Nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up."

66. Still less can their knowledge comprehend the Hereafter. No, they are in doubt and uncertainty thereat. No, they are blind thereunto!

67. The unbelievers say, "What! When we become dust, we and our fathers, shall we really be raised?"

68. "It is true we were promised this, we and our fathers before. These are nothing but tales of the ancients."

69. Say, "Go you through the earth, and see what has been the end of those guilty."

70. But grieve not over them, nor distress yourself because of their plots.

71. They also say, "When is this promise, if you are truthful?"

72. Say, "It may be that some of the events which you wish to hasten may be in your pursuit!"

73. But verily your Lord is full of grace to humans, yet most of them are ungrateful.

The Ants 27:65-73
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None in the heavens or on earth, except Allah, knows what is hidden. Nor can they perceive when they shall be raised up.

Go you through the earth, and see what has been the end of those guilty.

It may be that some of the events which you wish to hasten may be in your pursuit!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Qur'an 20080115

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

59. Say: "Praise be to Allah, and Peace on God's servants whom God has chosen. Who's better? Allah or the false gods they associate?"

60. Or, who has created the heavens and the earth, and who sends you down rain from the sky? Yea, with it We cause to grow well-planted orchards full of beauty and delight. It is not in your power to cause the growth of the trees in them. God besides Allah? Nay, they are a people who swerve from justice.

61. Or, who has made the earth firm to live in, made rivers in its midst, set thereon mountains immovable, and made a separating bar between the two bodies of flowing water? God besides Allah? Nay, most of them know not.

62. Or, who listens to the distressed when it calls on God, who relieves its suffering, and makes you inheritors of the earth? God besides Allah? Little it is that you heed!

63. Or, who guides you through the depths of darkness on land and sea, and who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, going before God's mercy? God besides Allah? High is Allah above what they associate with God!

64. Or, who originates Creation, then repeats it, and who gives you sustenance from heaven and earth? God besides Allah? Say, "Bring forth your argument, if you are telling the truth!"

The Ants 27:59-64

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Praise be to Allah, and Peace on God's servants whom God has chosen. Who's better? Allah or the false gods they associate?

Bring forth your argument, if you are telling the truth!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Qur'an 20100107

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

213. So call not on any other god with Allah, or you will be among those under the Penalty.

214. And admonish your nearest kinsmen.

215. And lower your wing to the believers who follow you.

216. Then if they disobey you say, "I am free from what you do!"

217. And put your trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

The Poets 26:213-217
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Qur'an 20091225

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

71. And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with a conversion-

72. Those who witness no falsehood, and if they pass by futility, they pass it with honor;

73. Those who, when they are admonished with the signs of their Lord, droop not down at them as if they were deaf or blind;

74. And those who pray, "Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us to lead the righteous."

75. These are the ones who will be rewarded with the highest place in heaven, because of their patient constancy: therein they shall be met with salutations and peace,

76. Dwelling therein- how beautiful an abode and a place of rest!

77. Say: "My Lord is not uneasy because of you if you call not on God, but you have indeed rejected, and soon will come the inevitable."

The Criterion 25:71-77
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Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us to lead the righteous.

My Lord is not uneasy because of you if you call not on God, but you have indeed rejected, and soon will come the inevitable.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Qur'an 20091223

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

54. It is God who created man from water: then has God established relationships of lineage and marriage: for your Lord has Power.

55. Yet do they worship, besides Allah, things that can neither profit them nor harm them, and the disbeliever is a helper against his Lord!

56. But you We only sent to give glad tidings and admonition.

57. Say: "No reward do I ask of you but this: that each one who will may take a path to his Lord."

58. And put your trust in God who lives and dies not, and celebrate God's praise, and enough is God to be acquainted with the faults of God's servants.

59. God who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between in six days, and is firmly established on the Throne. The Most Gracious: ask you then about God, of any acquainted.

60. When it is said to them, "Adore you the Most Gracious!", they say, "And what is the Most Gracious? Shall we adore that which you command us?" And it increases their flight.

The Criterion 25:54-60
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No reward do I ask of you but this: that each one who will may take a path to his Lord.