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Be Guided! There are those who say, “Just focus on practice. Practice what you know and don’t worry about learning more!” But learning to understand the Qur’an isn’t a luxury— it’s essential. It’s still the most basic book given to us by Allah (swt) as guidance. If we neglect it how will we be guided? … Read more

Reading Without Understanding Reading the Quran without understanding is like eating very tasty foods with no taste buds— you read wonderful verses but miss their impact. Reading From Translations A person reading from a translation is like a blind man being given a tour of a wonderful garden; the tour guide is the translator and … Read more

إِنَّآ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ قُرۡءَٲنًا عَرَبِيًّ۬ا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ Indeed We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’an that you might understand. [Quran, 12:2] There’s no excuse for non-Arabs, especially for those who’ve learned other languages! Many of us work hard to master English because it can bring us money, status, and other worldly benefits, and we … Read more

A Warning وَقَالَ ٱلرَّسُولُ يَـٰرَبِّ إِنَّ قَوۡمِى ٱتَّخَذُواْ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ مَهۡجُورً۬ا The Messenger has said, O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Quran as [a thing] abandoned. [Quran, 25:30] Our Prophet (saws) said this before God against those who had left the Quran. Scholars say that we abandon the Quran when we cease … Read more

In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful Let’s start with a “reality” check. On which occasions in your daily life do you say bismillaahir-rahmaanir-raheem? Do you only say it in your prayer at the beginning of surah al Fatihah? When reading the Quran? Are you of the ones who constantly say … Read more

By Islamic Online University Read, in the Name of Your Lord Knowledge is an integral part of Islam. In one example, Allah tells us in Surat AzZumar, verse 9: (هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ)  .  .  . are those who know equal to those who do not know? And everyone is familiar with … Read more

by Bela Khan I’ve been happily married for a year and a half to a man who’s truly my soul mate!  In our daily lives I make it a point to  guard against Satan by consciously noticing how he tries to creep into our lives.  Alhamdulillah, hubby and I have never had a major argument … Read more

Allah calls Himself Al-Jabbaar— The Compeller, The Restorer— on one occasion in the Quran. He is the One who compels all things according to His will. Al-Jabbaar is the Highest One, who irresistibly restores, repairs, and completes all of creation! The Compeller, The Restorer, The Greatest Jabbaar comes from the root jeem-baa-raa which points to … Read more

by Khawlah bint Yahya It is the main reason people will enter Paradise. It counts highest on your Scale of Deeds and makes you close to the Prophet on Day of Judgment. It causes you to reach the stations of those engrossed in worship. And it was the way of the Prophet ﷺ. What is it? … Read more