Right Approach for True Hidayah

[ Yunus 10:35-36]  (35) Say, “Are there of your Shurka/’partners’ any who guides to the truth?” Say, ” Allah guides to the truth. So is He who guides to the truth more worthy to be followed or he who guides not unless he is guided? Then what is with you –  how do you judge?” (36) And most of them […]

HOW TO UNDERSTAND QURAN

If anyone wants to understand Quran, definitely it requires efforts, consistency, time, pure heart and mind, thinking & pondering. Pick any translation, not tafseer as tafseer drags our minds towards preconceived ideas and opinions of the writer. Translation on the other hand gives us only a general idea about the phrase. Check few ayahs before that particular ayah and few […]

Surah Baqara- Ayah no. 40-48 i.e. 2: 40-48

Surah # 2- Al-Baqarah: Ayah # 40-48 i.e. 2:40-2:48 A- Translation   ٤٠  يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُوا بِعَهْدِي أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُونِ [Quran 2:40] O Children of Israel, do Zikr (اذْكُرُ) of My Na’mat (نِعْمَتِيَ) which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill your covenant to Me, and I will fulfill My covenant to you, and be […]

Surah Baqara- Ayah no. 30-39 i.e. 2: 30-39

Surah no. 2- Surah Al-Baqarah – Ayah no. 30-39 A-   Translation   ٣٠  وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَنْ يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ [Quran 2:30] When your Rabb (رَبُّكَ) said to Malaik (لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ), “I am making Khalifa  (خَلِيفَةً) on earth,” they […]

Surah Baqara- Ayah no. 21-29 i.e. 2: 21-29

Surah no. 2- Surah Al-Baqarah – Ayah no. 21-29   A- Translation ٢١  يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ [Quran 2:21] O people! Do Abd (اعْبُدُو) of your Rabb (رَبَّ) who created you and those before you, that you may become Muttaqi (تَتَّقُونَ)   ٢٢  الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فِرَاشًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءً وَأَنْزَلَ مِنَ […]

Surah Baqara- Ayah no. 6-20

Surah Al-Baqarah – Ayah no. 6-20 i.e. 2:6-20 A- Translation ٦  إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنْذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنْذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ [Quran 2:06] Those who do Kufr* (كَفَرُوا), it is Sawa’a (سَوَاءٌ) for them, whether you Anzartahum (أَأَنْذَرْتَهُمْ) them or not Tunzirhum (تُنْذِرْهُمْ) them; they will not Yuminun (يُؤْمِنُونَ).   ٧  خَتَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَعَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِمْ ۖ وَعَلَىٰ […]

Surah Baqara- Ayah no. 1-5 i.e. 2: 1-5

Surah no. 2- Al-Baqarah – Ayah no. 1-5 A-   Translation   ١  الم [Quran 2:01] A (Alif), L (Laam), M (Miim) (الم)   ٢  ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ [Quran 2:02] This is the Kitaab (الْكِتَابُ)- No Raiba (رَيْبَ) in/through it, Huddan (هُدًى) for the Muttaqueen (لِلْمُتَّقِينَ)   ٣  الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ […]

Surah Fatiha- Ayah no. 1-7 i.e. 1:1-7

Surah no. 1- Surah AL-Fatiha- All Ayahs A-  TRANSLATION    ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ [Quran 1:01] The Hamd (اَلۡحَمۡدُ ) is for Allah who is Rabb (رَبِّ) of the worlds;    ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ [Quran 1:02] The Rahman (الرَّحۡمٰنِ ) the Raheem (الرَّحِيۡمِ);    مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ [Quran 1:03] The Malik (مَٰلِكِ) of the Youm (يَوْمِ) day of Deen (دِّيۡنِ);   […]