Surah Al-Ma’idah Ayah # 19 – 26 (5:19 – 5:26) A. TRANSLATION ١٩ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ عَلَىٰ فَتْرَةٍ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ أَنْ تَقُولُوا مَا جَاءَنَا مِنْ بَشِيرٍ وَلَا نَذِيرٍ ۖ فَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ بَشِيرٌ وَنَذِيرٌ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ [Quran 5:19] O Ahle (أَهْلَ) the Kitaab (الْكِتَابِ)! Indeed, has Ja’akum (جَاءَكُمْ) to you OUR […]
WHO IS AL-MASEH IBN-E-MARYAM COMMON MISCONCEPTS The word Maseh is normally assumed to be the title of Nabi Easa but there are three points which need to be noticed, which are as follows The word is used alongside with ‘AL’, meaning ‘the’ referring to a specific Maseh among the many. Quran has not used Al-Maseh alongside with Easa in […]
DESCRIPTION OF JANNAT- HEAVEN BY QURAN- ‘JANNATIN TAJRI MIN TAHTEHA AL ANHAR’ COMMON MISCONCEPTS The phrase “Jannatin (جَنَّاتٍ) Tajri (تَجْرِي) of Tahteha (تَحْتِهَا) Al-Anhaar (الْأَنْهَارُ)” is normally mistranslated as ‘heaven below which rivers flow’ which is not how Allah is describing the Jannat. Each of us, as humans are different and there could be many humans, to whom gardens […]
Surah Al-Ma’idah Ayah # 15 – 18 (5:15 – 5:18) A. TRANSLATION ١٥ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ كَثِيرًا مِمَّا كُنْتُمْ تُخْفُونَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَعْفُو عَنْ كَثِيرٍ ۚ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُبِينٌ [Quran 5:15] O Ahle (أَهْلَ) of the Kitaab (الْكِتَابِ)! Surely has Ja’akum (جَاءَكُمْ) to you, MY Rasool (رَسُولُنَا), Yubayyin (يُبَيِّنُ) to you much […]
ROLE OF NAS’ARA IN ANIMOSITY AMONG MUSLIMS! WHO ARE NAS’ARA- GENERAL MISCONCEPTIONS As per common misconceptions, the word Nas’ara refers to those who are Christians, which is not backed by Quran. When Quran is for the whole of humanity for all times to come, why would Allah talk only about Christians and Jews and not every other religion? Additionally, […]
Surah Al-Ma’idah Ayah # 13 – 14 (5:13 – 5:14) A. TRANSLATION ١٣ فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِمْ مِيثَاقَهُمْ لَعَنَّاهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا قُلُوبَهُمْ قَاسِيَةً ۖ يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ عَنْ مَوَاضِعِهِ ۙ وَنَسُوا حَظًّا مِمَّا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ ۚ وَلَا تَزَالُ تَطَّلِعُ عَلَىٰ خَائِنَةٍ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِنْهُمْ ۖ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاصْفَحْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ [Quran 5:13] Then with what their Naqs’e (نَقْضِهِمْ) of […]
Who is Bani-Israel as per Quran? COMMON MISCONCEPTS A normal misinterpretation is that, when Quran refers to Bani Israel, it is assumed that Allah is talking about Jews, which is a completely wrong understanding because it restricts the divine guidance as if the Quran is talking about someone else, especially where Allah is addressing ‘Oh Bani Israel’ or where […]
Surah Al-Ma’idah Ayah # 12 (5:12) A. TRANSLATION ١٢ وَلَقَدْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَاقَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَبَعَثْنَا مِنْهُمُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ نَقِيبًا ۖ وَقَالَ اللَّهُ إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ ۖ لَئِنْ أَقَمْتُمُ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَيْتُمُ الزَّكَاةَ وَآمَنْتُمْ بِرُسُلِي وَعَزَّرْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَقْرَضْتُمُ اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا لَأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ فَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ [Quran 5:12] […]
Surah Al-Ma’idah Ayah # 7 – 11 (5:07 – 5:11) A. TRANSLATION ٧ وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمِيثَاقَهُ الَّذِي وَاثَقَكُمْ بِهِ إِذْ قُلْتُمْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ [Quran 5:7] And do Zikar (وَاذْكُرُوا) of Allah’s Na’imat (نِعْمَةَ) upon you and Allah’s Mees’aqahu (وَمِيثَاقَهُ) which Allah As’akum (وَاثَقَكُمْ) you with it, when you Qultum […]
Surah Al-Ma’idah Ayah # 6 (5:06) A. TRANSLATION ٦ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بِرُءُوسِكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَيْنِ ۚ وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ جُنُبًا فَاطَّهَّرُوا ۚ وَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ مَرْضَىٰ أَوْ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ مِنَ الْغَائِطِ أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ مِنْهُ ۚ مَا […]